Chapter 12: Poverty
"Come, eat!"
The aromatic boiled fish aroused the hungry stomachs of the four people.
A family of four, swept away the previous haze and displeasure, and enjoyed their dinner happily.
"This fish is a little delicious, and it can be cooked like this, how did you come up with it?"
Mohs took a piece of fish and ate it and asked.
"Mother, I tossed it casually, hehehehe, which Cheng wanted to really be tossed out by me, but I didn't expect it to be unexpectedly delicious, if the seasoning is sufficient, it will be even more delicious!"
"Ahem. Ahem"
There was a painful cough from Xiao Anjiao, and tears crackled and fell.
"What's wrong?"
"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts," she cried with tears streaming down her face.
"It's a fish bone stuck in the throat, mother, do we have vinegar at home?"
An Xi, who reacted in time, asked anxiously.
"Yes, yes, I'll get it"
"Er, be careful to take a sip and go in, don't swallow it in a hurry, leave it in your throat for a while and then swallow it" An Xi instructed on the side.
"How's it going?" An Xi asked worriedly.
"Sister, okay, it seems that the fish bone was swallowed by me, and it doesn't hurt anymore"
Xiao Anjiao wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and a smile bloomed on her face again.
"Well, it's okay, be careful when eating fish, come and sit here with my sister."
"Mother, it's okay, you eat with my brother, I'll help my sister remove fish bones"
"It's good for my mother to come, you eat"
"Mother, I'm almost done, I'll help my sister, you eat with your brother, don't you have to go to the farm tomorrow? I don't have the strength to eat."
What An Xi said was that An Yi and Mo gave up, but the boiled fish in their mouths was not fragrant just now.
An Xi's eyes widened cautiously, and the fish bones were removed little by little before putting them into An Xi's bowl.
After eating and drinking, as an elder brother, he cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, washed the dishes, and tidied up the kitchen and stove.
Most of the life in the village is like this, leaving early and returning late, working at sunrise and resting at sunset.
After dinner, every family put out the dim candle flame and lay down to rest, waiting for tomorrow to come.
The Anxi family is no exception.
As soon as Mo and An Yi lay down, they fell into a deep sleep, letting out bursts of low snoring.
The little girl was sleepy, moving her body from time to time, and making a murmur from time to time.
On the contrary, Anxi, lying tossing and turning, just can't sleep, it stands to reason that it shouldn't be, she also worked and fished today, how could her body not be tired?
The hand placed on the outside of the quilt felt the coolness, it turned out that the window was not closed, so that a trace of cold wind ran in, but it was also a light step.
An Xi tightened the quilt tightly, pulled it on his body again, and did not forget to shrink his hand that was resting outside into the quilt.
Her bright black eyes perceived the world through the window.
The wind outside was not very arrogant, only occasionally it was a little louder.
In the dark sky, a bright moon emitted a faint silver light.
There are countless sparkling stars, like the glimmer of longing.
Anxi is a little homesick.
Before she knew it, there was a slight sound of insects, and she slowly fell asleep.
In the dream, she returned to that time.
……
The next day, the big rooster next door crows early in the morning and at eight o'clock!
Mo and An Yishen got up from the bed in a hurry, opened their sleepy eyes, and added a few more clothes before getting out of bed.
The two walked out of the room gently, and finally finished washing, and the sky was already dark.
With a large basket on his back and an axe in his hand, An Yi walked towards the mountain.
He has to chop some firewood and stock it up, and when the time comes, he will bring it to the town to buy it, and he can sell it for dozens of dollars!
Mo's walked towards his field.
Along with the early risers, there are other people in the village, and the life of the people in the village begins slowly and orderly.
After another hour, An Xi woke up leisurely, looked at his sister who was still sleeping beside him, couldn't bear to disturb, and got up gently.
Dressing, washing, feeding the chickens, sweeping the floor.
During her illness, her sister did the work of sweeping the floor and feeding the chickens.
The hen is still a bit like talking, and when she is full, she knows how to lay an egg!
An Xi cautiously approached the hen's nest, and cautiously put her hand into the hen's nest.
Ahem, after all, she had never tried to take her eggs in front of a hen at such a close distance.
After all, the hen was staring at her hand.
"Good girl, I'm the egg, if I don't hurt you, you don't want to peck me"
When her hand touched the still warm egg, An Xi couldn't control the excitement in her heart, she was half the battle!
It wasn't until the eggs were taken out completely that she relaxed her nervous heart.
"Sister, what are you doing?"
Xiao Anjiao clenched her hands into fists and rubbed her eyes, and asked glutinously.
"Stealing eggs under the hen's territory!"
"Huh?"
"Wait for my sister to cook you a bowl of sugar water to drink"
"Okay, then sister, I'll go wash up first."
An Xi poured some water into the pot, stuffed a few handfuls of firewood under the stove, and lit a raging fire.
When the water in the pot boiled, Anxi put out the fire and took two bowls and a small amount of cane sugar.
I thought the kitchen was empty, but I didn't expect to find a small amount of sucrose in the corner yesterday when I was making boiled fish.
So Anxi made up his mind that he must finish drinking sugar water!
After all, she is a thief who loves to drink sugar water in this world, and once she crossed over and came to this impoverished family.
Shouldn't she try to be kind to herself?
Ah, it's really unlucky, it's all different from others.
Others cross either the queen or the concubine, no matter how bad it is, it is also the home of Zhong Shi Dingming.
However, God still treats her well, and as soon as she crosses over, she has a family that loves her.
It's just that you will inevitably encounter a few blind relatives with some dog blood!!
But she's not a vegetarian either!
took out one of the eggs given by Aunt Wu and slapped it into the bowl.
Crack the freshly pulled egg into another bowl.
Sprinkle some cane sugar separately.
Then scoop a spoonful of boiling hot water into a bowl.
Then use chopsticks to stir quickly.
"Wow, it smells so good"
This is also the egg of this era she dares to operate like this, to change to modern times, if it is not a sterile egg, she really does not dare to drink so full, what if bacteria or something?
"Sister, it's so fragrant, what is this?"
"Sugar water, it's delicious, but it's a little hot now, wait for it to cool down and drink it later."
"Well, sister, are we going fishing today?"
"Wait until the fish caught yesterday is finished and then go, don't worry"
That's right, fishing, An Jiao reminded her of a way to make money.
Anxi was wondering what to do to get the fish alive and sell it in the town.
After all, the people in the town are quite rare.
Think about it left and right, or because it's too poor!
Everything that needs to be used in thought of needs to be bought, but she knows the situation at the goose's house very well, and she has no money!
It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and she Anxi was not short of money in her previous life! Now I'm worried about money, ahhhh
Forget it, I'll ask Aunt Wu if she has an ox cart and a big wooden barrel later!
"Okay, it's time to drink."
An Xi cautiously brought the egg sugar water to the table, and beckoned her sister to come over and drink it.
Xiao Anjiao took a sip, her eyes were full of stars, and she looked at Anxi with a look of adoration.
"Sister, this one is delicious,"
"But can't we drink eggs casually?"
An Jiao asked a little sensible and worried.
"It's okay, my sister will make money, and soon we will be able to wear new clothes and eat delicious food, my mother will agree"
Xiao Anjiao's round head nodded, and she drank it in small sips.
An Xi looked at her sister like a doll, her big watery eyes flickered, and suddenly she had a feeling that my family had a girl who had just become a girl!
Wrong! It's a feeling that is being cultivated.
Thinking that he would make money in the future, he would buy her delicious food and feed her well
He bought her beautiful clothes and a beautiful headband, and then dressed her up beautifully, like a little fairy.
Thinking like this, An Xi was a little excited.
The motivation to make money is like a fountain in her heart.
Hey, hey, hey, who made her sister too small and let her think about how to spoil her!
After the two drank the egg syrup, Anxi washed the dishes and put them away.
Looking at the fish still alive in the basin, I couldn't help but be excited.
This shows that the idea of selling fish can be put into practice!
Thinking of doing it, An Xi was ready to raise his legs and walk towards Aunt Wu's house.
It's just that I thought that Aunt Wu should also be busy working in the fields now.
Taking advantage of the fact that there was nothing to do now, Anxi watered some water on the vegetable patch in the yard.
He pondered and set up a barbecue pile with the firewood he had chopped back and lit a fire.
After the fish was cleaned, he put the fish on a cleaned stick and drove it to the fire.
Slowly spinning the stick.
It's a pity that there is no pepper and paprika, and no cumin powder, but it will be, alas.
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Both fish were grilled, and it was finally noon.
An Yi came back with a basket of chopped firewood and piled it up in the firewood room.
"Brother, you can bring this fish over and eat it with your mother."
Anxi took down a grilled fish, which tasted original and did not put anything in it, because there was no seasoning in the kitchen and there was not much salt left.
The cane sugar ran out this morning.
"Brother, when are we going to town, the oil and salt in this house are gone, and we have to buy them."
An Yi was a little difficult, and touched his clothes, but he didn't feel anything.
"I, I'll ask my mother, let's borrow an oxcart from Aunt Wu's family first."
"Aunt Wu's family has an ox cart?"
"Well, yes, when the time comes, all the firewood in the firewood house will be moved to the ox cart and transported to the town to be sold."
"I guess I can sell it for a lot of money."
"Brother, do you know who has a big wooden barrel?" An Xi hurriedly asked.
"Barrel, why do you want a big barrel?"
"Brother, don't worry about it, you'll know when the time comes, you tell me who has it first"
"Like, the village chief's house has a big wooden barrel"
"Okay, then get ready, let's go to town tomorrow and sell some money to stock up on some food."
Anxi washed and dried the banana leaves prepared in advance, wrapped a grilled fish and put it in An Yi's hands.
"Brother, you and your mother will eat together, and when the materials are sufficient, I will make something delicious for you."
"Okay, then I'll go to my mother's side to help first, do you know how obedient you are with her?"
"Promise to be good,"
Sending An Yi out of the door, Anxi went to dig up some earthworms and wrapped them in banana leaves.
Pick up the fishing rod that day, pull Xiao Anjiao and walk towards the river with a basket on her back.
An afternoon passed.
Harvest bountiful!
Caught more than thirty fish.
Anxi was a little shocked, the fish here are stupid, one catch is accurate?
Hahaha, secretly happy in my heart, and the two of them smiled and squinted their eyes and counted the fish.
Anxi felt that he had fallen into a nest of money, what kind of fish is this, it is clearly money that has not yet been realized, hehe, happy.
"One, two, three......"
"Sister, there are thirty-seven fish"
The excitement of the little baby is no less than that of Anxi.
An Xi smiled and touched An Jiao's little face.
"Good, don't make a sound, let's sell this fish for money, and when the time comes, my sister will buy you meat buns to eat!"
The little brain nodded, unable to hide the excitement in his eyes.
The two quietly did not alarm others, covered their backs, and walked home before the sun went down.