Chapter 17
The sky was gradually darkening, and the smoke of cooking rose in Huangjia Village, Tang Xiaoqing walked into the kitchen, and Huang Ailian was preparing to light a fire to make dinner.
"What are you going to do, go back to your room and rest, your mother will call you when the meal is ready." Huang Ailian wanted to push her out, although she knew that Tang Xiaoqing could cook, she was still reluctant to come to work in the kitchen.
"Mother, I'll cook tonight." Tang Xiaoqing said as she bypassed Huang Ailian, walked to the corner of the kitchen, and picked up the hare that she had picked up when she was hunting wild boars.
She stripped off the rabbit's fur, disposed of the rabbit's internal organs, and then cleaned it, and after a series of actions, Huang Ailian was stunned.
Although she has seen Xiaoqing's cooking skills, she is so skilled in handling rabbits that she is afraid that even she can't do it.
"Mother, help me pour out the water." Tang Xiaoqing shouted when he saw the person who was still stunned.
Huang Ailian's thoughts retracted, and she hurriedly walked over, "It's here." ”
After a lot of hard work, the rabbit was finally processed, she chopped the rabbit into a quick piece, and sprinkled it with spices on the rabbit meat, so that the flavor could enter the meat.
For a foodie, the most intolerable thing is that the food is tasteless.
Huang Ailian saw the spices in her hand, and couldn't help muttering: "You girl loves to spend money, these things can be bought or not." ”
"Mother, the seasoning is very important, if you don't put in these seasonings, you will waste these rabbit meat." Tang Xiaoqing lifted the cauldron, wiped the water stains inside, and then dropped the oil.
"What waste is not wasted, now the silver is not easy to earn, you can't spend it indiscriminately, you have to save up the silver you earn, and you won't be looked down upon by your in-laws when you marry in the future." While Huang Ailian felt sorry for the silver, she was also planning for Tang Xiaoqing's future.
Tang Xiaoqing smiled indifferently, marrying someone is too long-term, she hasn't thought about it yet, she just wants to get rich and become well-off now.
"Mother, only when you are full can you have the strength to earn silver, if you don't put any seasonings, it is really difficult to swallow." Tang Xiaoqing argued with reason, but the movements in his hands still did not stop, picked up the rabbit meat and poured it into the pot and stir-fried.
The sound of "crackling" came, and Wang Ailian picked up the firewood next to her and threw it into the fire.
Tang Xiaoqing was busy in the kitchen, and finally put the cut potatoes into the pot, closed the lid, and raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
Huang Ailian felt sorry for Tang Xiaoqing, knowing that she would definitely not be used to eating things here, so she didn't say anything anymore.
She immediately thought of her daughter's lesson to the gangsters, and asked again: "Xiaoqing, those gangsters were really injured by you?" ”
"Haven't I seen it yet, not only am I not stupid when I wake up this time, but my strength has also become very strong, and I won't let others bully us at will." Tang Xiaoqing sat on the wooden bench next to him and said.
Huang Hailian had already seen the pungent personality of her daughter, and persuaded softly: "Xiaoqing, we are outsiders, and we can avoid the people in the village." ”
"If we keep putting up with it, we will only let those people gain an inch, and only if we let the people in the village know that we are not good at bullying, they will stop there." Tang Xiaoqing doesn't know how to tolerate it, and she won't let others bully her.
"But ......"
"Mother, even if we keep putting up with it, the people in the village will not look at each other, they will only let them bully us unscrupulously, so we can't go against the grain anymore." Tang Xiaoqing persuaded patiently.
She had to let her family know that there was nothing to be ashamed of outsiders, and she shouldn't be so angry all the time.
Huang Ailian sighed, and was about to say something, when Tang Xiaoqing suddenly smelled the smell wafting from the cauldron, and she jumped up from the wooden bench suddenly.
"Oops, it's mushy."
Huang Ailian was frightened by her startled appearance, and after a while, she smiled and shook her head, although Xiaoqing is a little spicy now, but I have to say that this is also good.
The rabbit meat is quickly stewed, and the smell of the aroma makes you appetite, and the meal is ready.
The Tang family gathered around the table, watching the rabbit meat swallow saliva one by one.
"Little sister, why are you stewing this rabbit meat so fragrant?" Tang Sikui has also beaten rabbits to eat in the past, and the taste is average, and it is by no means as fragrant as this time.
"Taste it." Tang Xiaoqing hasn't stewed rabbit meat for a long time, and I don't know if the craftsmanship is rusty.
Duanmu Qi couldn't help it for a long time, and was about to use chopsticks to clip a piece of rabbit meat, but was stopped by Tang Xiaoqing's chopsticks.
"It's not your turn yet."
After Tang Xiaoqing finished speaking, he turned his head to Tang Wanqiang and said, "Dad, try it." ”
Tang Wanqiang picked up a piece of rabbit meat, put it in his mouth and tasted it carefully, and showed a satisfied smile today, "Well, it's really good." ”
The others moved their chopsticks one after another, and everyone ate with relish, and a pot of rabbit meat quickly bottomed out.
"Little sister, you are so powerful, I will definitely learn from you another day, how to stew rabbit meat so delicious." Lin Yao looked at Tang Xiaoqing with adoring eyes, this was the best rabbit meat she had ever tasted.
The second sister-in-law, Zeng Jingying, also said: "I will also learn." ”
"It's actually very simple, you need to prepare the seasoning, and marinate the rabbit meat when you make it." Tang Xiaoqing briefly talked about how to make braised rabbit meat.
Lin Yao and Zeng Jingying listened carefully, and nodded seriously after listening, like students listening to the class.
After eating, Tang Xiaoqing was going to clean up the dishes and chopsticks with her, but Lin Yao pushed her outside the door and said, "It's okay to have us here, it's getting late, you better go back early to rest." ”
"Okay." Tang Xiaoqing turned around and walked towards the room, but was stopped by Duanmu Qi halfway.
"Why do you make braised rabbit meat?" Duanmu Qi's tone was questioning, if she was really that person, she shouldn't have made such a dish.
"Why can't I?" Tang Xiaoqing didn't understand where his questioning words came from, it was just braised rabbit meat, and she would be more than just this dish.
"Are you ......" Duanmu Qi suddenly hesitated, not knowing whether to ask or not.
"It's fine." Duanmu Qi shook his head with a sigh and left, this matter still needs to be investigated, don't say it well for the time being.
A trace of doubt rose in Tang Xiaoqing's eyes, this person is really strange, could it be that he hurt his brain during treatment? The thought was immediately embraced by her.
Back in the room, Tang Xiaoqing closed the door, took out the medicinal materials from the space, and used the technique of the hand doctor to prepare the medicinal materials into medicines.
It took her a quarter of an hour to finish the potion, and when she looked at the things in her hand, she had a happy expression on her face, and the sweat on her forehead did not have time to wipe off, so she hurried out.
Tang Daqing hasn't rested yet, what he hates the most is the night, everyone wants to have a good rest at night, but he has never slept well.
Lin Yao spread the quilt, and when he saw the person who was still sitting there, he called: "What are you still sitting there doing, hurry up and go to bed, you have to go to work in the field tomorrow." ”
"Sleep, sleep, when did you see me sleep well?" Tang Daqing's tone was a little annoyed, and he was irritable when he mentioned sleeping.
He didn't want to have a good night's sleep like everyone else, but such an idea was a luxury for him, and whenever everyone else was asleep in the middle of the night, he would be woken up with a headache, and then he couldn't sleep for a long time.
Lin Yao was also only in her husband's pain, and she sighed, "Another day, I'm asking my little sister to see when she can give you acupuncture." ”
"Don't ask, the fifth brother's illness is more serious than mine, and this pain will be endured." Tang Daqing has a simple temperament, and he can't bear to urge his little sister to give her acupuncture.
The little sister is in good health, she should rest more, she is tired of running around every day, and she should not be burdened with her.
"Hey." Lin Yao sighed, and her mood instantly fell.
There was silence in the room, except for sighs, and the husband and wife sat in their chairs melancholy.
"Knock knock" A quick knock on the door sounded, and the two people in the room were startled, and even the Tang family was woken up.
Lin Yao and Tang Daqing glanced at each other, who would come so late?
Tang Xiaoqing leaned on the door and listened, there was no sound of speech inside, but there was a fire in the room, "Sister-in-law, eldest brother, are you there?" ”
The door of the "crunch" room was opened, and Lin Yao walked out in a coat, "Little sister? Is there anything wrong with this late hour? ”
"Is Big Brother resting?"
Lin Yao pursed her lips and shook her head, "Not yet." ”
"It just so happens that I have just prepared a medicine for headaches, and together with acupuncture, it should be able to cure my eldest brother's headache." Tang Xiaoqing said with a smile on his face.
When Lin Yao heard this, there was a look of joy in his eyes, "Really? ”
"Of course." Tang Xiaoqing's tone was very firm.
She is confident in her medical skills, and a little headache will not bother her, and now that she has medicine in hand, plus acupuncture and moxibustion, she can definitely cure her eldest brother's headache.
Lin Yao hurriedly got out of the way and invited Tang Xiaoqing into the room, Tang Daqing heard that he would test the needle tonight and hesitated: "You are also tired these days, it is better to talk about it tomorrow." ”
"What are you doing here when you don't sleep at night?" Huang Ailian and the Tang family gathered at the door, looked at the people in the house and asked.
"Mother, my little sister said that I can test Daqing tonight." Lin Yao said in an excited tone, thinking that her husband's headache could be cured, and she couldn't stop rejoicing in her heart.
Her husband had a headache for a long time, Lin Yao looked distressed but couldn't do anything, she had persuaded her husband to go to the doctor, but the village looked down on them as outsiders, and even the doctor was perfunctory to them, and then the matter was over.
"Big brother, you sit on the bed and don't move, it may hurt when I try the needle." Tang Xiaoqing took the silver needle and looked at Tang Daqing who was sitting on the bed and explained.
When she tries acupuncture, she needs to find a good acupuncture point, and a wrong acupuncture will be fatal.
"Hmm." Tang Daqing took a deep breath, his nervous body was tense, his hands were clenched into fists, and his breathing was a little unsmooth.
"Big brother, don't be nervous, trust me."
Tang Xiaoqing's words seemed to have magic, and the originally nervous person instantly relaxed.
Tang Xiaoqing picked up the silver needle, this time it was still the vast cloud smoke needle, she looked at the acupuncture points on Tang Daqing's head, the needle qi in her body surged, spreading to her fingertips, taking this opportunity she quickly started, the needle qi entered the acupuncture point along the silver needle, and a puff of white smoke came out.
Soon, one stitch, two stitches......
The Tang family looked nervously, such a method of curing diseases, the first time they saw it, in addition to shock, it was worship.
After the acupuncture ended, Tang Xiaoqing's body shook, and Duanmu Qi's hands were quick and he held the person up.
"Are you alright?" Duanmu Qi didn't sneer this time, but also had a hint of concern.