Chapter 27: Looting
The younger siblings chased and fought in the yard.
The firewood in the yard was not lit, the sackcloth was spread on the ground, and there were already a lot of things piled up inside, Tang and Rou were afraid that they would trip and fall, so they quickly stopped them: "Don't run at night!" Be careful of falling! ”
That's when they stopped.
Tang Youniang ran over, gently pulled Tang Yourou's clothes, and whispered: "Sister, the young lady also wants one!" This duckling is so cute! ”
This sister is always worried about this and that, and she looks mature, but in fact she is only a ten-year-old child.
Tang Yourou said with a smile: "I said that I can't feed it in winter, and I will sell the ducklings to the county seat tomorrow." If a young lady takes a fancy to it and accepts it as a pet, maybe she will give a high price. When the ice hydrates in the spring of the next year, and a lot of duck eggs can be sold to hatch, there will be a flock of ducks. If you like this bow, I'll teach you to make it tomorrow when you ride in the ox cart. ”
My sister happily agreed.
Tang and Rouge Tang Niang continued to tidy up, Tang Dou'er seemed to be helping, but the six-year-old child was very playful, and after a while he was playing with ducklings near the chicken pen.
Tang Youniang carefully held the round porcelain inkstone, came to Tang Yourou's side, and asked, "Sister, is this round porcelain inkstone something from Brother Wen Shou's house?" This one looks precious, is it really given to us? ”
"This is temporarily pressing on us, that little guy is serious at such a young age. They all told him not to give me, just send some rice and millet rice, and he had to give money. Tang Yourou took the round porcelain inkstone, temporarily placed it on the low table, and said, "You have to be careful, don't break it." ”
Tang Youniang muttered: "Sister, aren't you only fourteen?" He is about the same age as Brother Wen Shou. ”
When Tang and Rou heard this, they glanced at their sister: "Yes, yes." That's not that my sister is sensible, my sister can only be more sensible than my sister! However, the men's twenty weak crowns, when you reach the end of the year, you happen to be the right age to match him......"
Tang Youniang was teased, pouted in shame, and stomped her feet away.
After sorting out the supplies, Tang and Rouhe Tang Youniang kneaded the cakes and baked them, thinking that they could eat on the ox cart when they went to the county seat tomorrow.
There was still uneaten dog meat on the low table, and Tang and Rou wanted to throw away the remaining dog meat, but they felt a pity.
Although the temperature in the well is cold, the temperature is not low during the day, and when I cook and eat it today, I already feel that it is not as fresh as yesterday, and I can't eat it again tomorrow.
She suddenly remembered Tang Dou'er's trap and asked, "Dou'er, is your trap lacking bait?" ”
Dou'er came out of the chicken pen, took a chicken feather, grabbed the chick in one hand and the duckling in the other, and strangely imitated the words of Orion Ah Jin: "Uncle Ah Jin said, 'This bait is not really exquisite, it just has a fishy smell.'" If there is really no meat, it is better to put the fish, but if there is no fish, it is better to leave it empty. If the little beast notices something strange and runs away with a trap in his mouth, wouldn't I have made one for nothing? ”
After listening to the great music, the young lady also imitated her younger brother's appearance, imitating the foreign accent of Orion Ah Jin.
Tang Yourou thought for a while, then took out the remaining dog meat from the kettle, rinsed it with water, and put it on a piece of old linen clothes that he was going to throw away.
In fact, the fishy smell of this meat is still obvious.
In this era, there were only a limited number of spices that were identified, and the use of peppercorns, cinnamon, ginger, green onions, mustard, shallots, and leeks during the Chinese New Year was limited, but in normal times, spices were limited to the nobility. Farmers occasionally collect wild crops in the mountains, but because they are not taxed, they only keep them for their own taste.
Tang and Rou have been mainly herbs when they have gone up the mountain several times, and they have not paid attention to these spices, not to mention that she is not a person who pays attention to appetite, and she is not very particular about eating.
But the cooked food was no more fishy than raw, and she suddenly remembered that there was a crockpot of chicken blood at the bottom of the well that was useless, so she took out the chicken blood, poured it on the dog meat, and put it in a basket, and said, "You can try it tomorrow." You might even be able to catch a big one! ”
Her luck after being reborn is good, and these days are getting better and better day by day.
What if you use this strange bait, and you can really hit the big luck?
Tang Dou'er looked at the thing that her eldest sister was making, sniffed it curiously, and then was smoked by the fishy smell: "It's so fishy, if I were a mountain wolf, I would definitely take it and eat it!" ”
Tang Yourou couldn't help laughing at him: "Okay, look at your chicken feathers, go and wash yourself, so as not to eat dirty things in your stomach, and it's uncomfortable here, it's uncomfortable there." ”
Tang Dou'er said yes loudly and ran away.
The cakes prepared for tomorrow were still baking on the stove, and the sound of Mrs. Donald cursing floated from far away outside the fence.
"You three lost stars, losers, and you still eat dog meat? Is this black dog something you can afford? Why don't you bring me the rest of the dog meat?! A few money-losing goods, and a face to eat everyone's dog meat, do you know that this was originally used to make up for your second uncle? ”
She scolded all the way and ran over.
When she was about to reach the edge of the fence, Song Ming's voice was loud: "Rou girl, come out quickly, you have a big deal!" ”
The neighbors all came out of the house and stood in the courtyard looking in the direction of the dilapidated house.
It's dark this day, why can't you wait for dawn to quarrel?
It was also because Tang and Rou were sorting out the materials before and lit the fire in the yard, so that they could see the surroundings clearly.
"Grandma is here......" Tang Youniang was so frightened that she hid behind Tang Yourou.
Tang Yourou patted her to appease, and when she raised her head, she saw Song Ming helping Mrs. Tang and stepping into the courtyard.
Mrs. Tang snorted angrily, with phlegm in her voice, and scolded, "There is such a big fire, you three losers, you have firewood and don't honor your grandparents, waste firewood here." What are you doing on the stove? She glared at Tang Yourou, quickly moved to the stove, glanced in, saw that it was just ordinary bread, and said, "I thought I could stew meat when I had a chance, but what about the rest of the black dog?" ”
As soon as she finished asking, she saw several dog bones drying on the side of the low table, and next to the dog bones, there was a round porcelain inkstone.
The firelight shone from below, and on the smooth surface of the round porcelain inkstone, the birds, beasts and animals on the cyan pattern were vivid, reflecting the bright light, leaving a long shadow on the low table.
It's a rare thing worth a lot!
There was wind under her feet, and together with the old linen clothes spread on the low table, she wrapped the dog bones and threw them into Song Ming's arms, and copied the round porcelain inkstone without saying anything, and turned around and wanted to leave.
Tang Yourou was stunned by her blatant robbery, and said that the dog meat could not be eaten anymore, but this was not as important as the round porcelain inkstone, so she hurriedly chased after her and stopped her: "Grandma, this round porcelain inkstone is not our family, but Zhang Xiucai's younger brother is here to deduct the medical fee!" ”
She also wanted to explain to Mrs. Donald that she hoped not to take away other people's things.
Mrs. Tang didn't care about her, she didn't believe that there was such a stupid person in the village at all, but Tang Yourou refused to give her this treasure, she was fooling her, and scolded: "You little cheap hoof, you even show people sick." Just you stay in a dilapidated house and rub hemp and farm all day long, you don't even know a single big character, and you still want to heal people? Why can't you give me what you cheated? ”