"Oh, have you heard? In Liu Dazhu's house, there are wild boar. I'm thinking about going to farm tomorrow, go cut some meat and come back today, and tomorrow I will have a meat dish, will you go? ”

"Go, cut half a pound and come back. There will be an autumn harvest tomorrow, you have to eat something good, when can you save, this is absolutely impossible. ”

In less than half an hour, those who were originally eating dinner, or those who had not eaten dinner, or those who had already finished dinner, had already received the news that there was a small wild boar in Liu Dazhu's house, which was to be slaughtered tonight.

At this time, the Liu family, Erlang and Tie Niu were sharpening their knives and preparing to slaughter the little wild boar. Liu Dazhu, who originally planned to sell and exchange the silver, thought that there was no time to harvest tomorrow, and the little wild boar was already out of gas, so it was better to kill it today, tell everyone in the village, and sell some in bulk.

Du Yi and Peach Blossom were sitting on the small pestle in the courtyard at this time, and they waited for the slaughter to be finished, and then cut some meat to make something delicious. Liu Shi took Du Yi's hand and wiped tears from his tears.

"Mother, it's okay, don't you think I'm good? It's good to keep this hand for two days, and it's out of the way. If you want to cry again, Peach Blossom and I will cry too. ”

Liu wiped his tears and said in a low voice: "It's all the old slave's family that is useless, and it makes the young lady suffer so much." If Miss has something to do, how can you let the old slave live? How can you be worthy of the dead old lady! ”

Hearing that Liu called himself an old slave again, Du Yi was speechless and didn't know how to continue.

"Mother, I said that the third uncle is here, right?" As soon as the wild boar was killed, he heard the sound of spring apricots outside the yard. Iron Bull paused, and then pretended to be nothing.

Su Shi was originally a little impatient, she didn't want her third child to run this way at all. What's so good about the peach blossom, it's just a sick seedling, and whether it can give birth is still a question.

Besides, what is this family going to do if you want to marry a sick seedling, and be the same as your ancestors? How good are the three sons of their family, they look talented, hardworking, and filial, what kind of girl will they have?

When she heard that the Liu family was back, she originally thought that if the Liu family had some money, she could still think about it. It's just that before she came forward, I heard that the Liu family didn't have any money at all, and all the money in the family was filled into this medicine jar.

But when he saw the wild boar at this moment, his eyes flashed, and all his dissatisfaction was omitted. He glanced around his surroundings and froze as his gaze swept over Doe's face.

This girl is good, she looks like a rich life. He looks handsome, and he is in a good mood at first glance. If he can give his third or fourth son to the family, then the girl will look like the Wang family.

"San'er, I said why didn't you go home for so long, it turned out that you were hiding here. Yo, Sister Liu, what's wrong, why did you wipe away your tears in a good manner? This girl is your goddaughter, she looks white and pure, and she looks noble. ”

Before Doy could see anyone, he frowned when he heard the voice. A slight hint of impatience flashed in her heart, and listening to the voice, she felt that the person who came must be a very troubled person.

Liu is the one who leads Da Duyi with one hand, and he knows her better than his own daughter. At this moment, Doy's emotions flashed, and she knew what was going on.

Wiping his tears with the corner of his sleeve, he stood up, turned around and said lightly: "Sister-in-law Su is here?" Sit in the house, Peach Blossom, pour a glass of water for your aunt! ”

Originally, dinner had already been prepared, and it was being heated in the pot, just waiting for the two girls to come back to eat. But now that the two are back, they say that they will have an autumn harvest tomorrow, and they have to make fish to make up for the second brother and sister-in-law and their father.

Li Niang was very surprised that the salt shaker at home was suddenly full, or fine salt, but she was very smart and didn't say much.

When I saw the fish in the basket, I didn't want to do them all. Two small fish were used, one big fish was boiled into a thick soup with some wild vegetables, and the rest was salted and hung up for two days.

Thinking of the wild vegetables in the back basket, the pickled fish, and the wild boar outside the house, Li Niang suddenly felt that there was some hope for this day. The tip of his nose smelled the smell of fish wafting from the pot, and he couldn't help but swallow. This family hasn't eaten meat for a long time.

The child's father often chops wood and sells it at the market just to save some money. On an ordinary day, how can you go to the river to catch fish. It's just that the young lady is smart, and she doesn't know how to get back so many fish, and they are so big.

"Mother, the little tiger is hungry!" The little guy had let Liu feed him first. But this family can't eat enough at all, and how can those who often drink wild vegetable porridge be full? No, it hasn't done much work, and it's all been digested. In addition, I smelled the fragrance of the pot, so I was in the kitchen and didn't want to go out.

Su Shi in the courtyard moved his nose, and suddenly his stomach made a gurgling sound. Before Du Yi could say anything, he heard Na Su say, "It's so fragrant!" I don't know what this is doing. I said Sister Liu, as soon as you come back, the food at home will be different immediately. Sure enough, what comes out of this big family is different. I smell the smell of fish, I don't know if there are many at home, so I can let my sister-in-law take a sip too! ”

When Chun Xing heard her mother-in-law's words, she couldn't help but pout in her heart, this mother-in-law's cheekiness is really kind to a certain extent. Although their family is poor, they are not at this point, right? I also went to other people's houses to ask for food, as if I had been abused at home.

A trace of disdain flashed in Du Yi's eyes, and just when he saw Peach Blossom coming out with a bowl of water, he stood up and said to Liu very generously: "Mother, I'll go to the kitchen to take a look." Peach Blossom, you go to dinner and drink the fish soup. I worked so hard to catch two small fish today, but it was all for you. ”

When Su Shi heard the two small fish, they were caught by the girl she liked in front of her, and her face suddenly changed, and she said kindly to the peach blossom: "Since there are only two small fish, then I can't be cheeky." What's more, that's this girl's heart for peach blossoms, and I can't drink it anymore. ”

When she saw Du Yi smiling at her, her heart was even more like eating honey, and when she opened her mouth to say something, she saw Du Yi pulling the peach blossom into the kitchen.

"Sister of the Liu family, you are really blessed to have such a good girl. If I had such a girl, I am afraid that I would wake up laughing even if I dreamed. In the future, I don't know which family has the blessing to be able to marry such a good girl. ”

When Liu heard this, he didn't have to think about it to know what she meant. So it was just a smile, and there was no interface.

As if encouraged, Su Shi looked at Tie Niu, and said persistently: "The third son of our family is also a willing worker. It looks like it can be counted on five fingers in these ten miles and eight villages. Hey, I've seen a lot of girls this year, but I haven't seen any of them. In the future, he doesn't know what kind of girl he will be able to look at. ”

Hearing the meaning of Su's words, Liu said lightly: "Yes, I think Tie Niu is also a good one." But this is all about a fateful word. My family Yiyi is the same, her family affairs were decided a few years ago. That uncle is also a good one, not to mention the dignified appearance, and he is also very attentive to us Yiyi. ”

Chunxing's heart was about to laugh. It seems that the mother-in-law's mind is in vain, and the girls have already been engaged, no matter how good it is, it is someone else's.

After a while, Liniang came out, let cut a small piece of meat, and went into the kitchen.

Du Yi decided to take charge of the cooking himself today, looked at the wild boar on the board, looked at the potatoes piled up at the foot of the wall, and thought about making a potato roast.

I can't do the wild boar's water today, so I can only wait for tomorrow daylight to clean up. Tonight is also considered to have fish and meat, which is good.

The sky has begun to darken, and the people of Liujia Village are coming here one after another. Smelling the smell of meat wafting from Liu Dazhu's house, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

They hadn't eaten meat in a long time, and they had almost forgotten what it tasted like.

Liu Dazhu went to the village chief's house to borrow a scale, and weighed the little wild boar, which actually weighed fifty-four pounds, and his heart was even happier. If you add that pig into the water, I'm afraid it's almost sixty pounds. It's also a loss to those two girls, it's really hard for them.

This wild boar is more expensive than a domestic pig. The domestic pigs in this place are not easy to feed and are prone to disease and death. A pound of meat costs fifteen yuan, but it is much more expensive than grain. This wild boar meat has to be sold for at least 20 wen, but the folks in this township, everyone will give 16 wen.

"Brother Erlang, give me two catties of pork!" Finally, someone saw that it was handled, and it was cleaned very cleanly, and even the water was wiped dry, and it was not sticky, so they opened their mouths and bought it.

These two catties of meat are estimated to be enough for the family to eat until the end of the year, and it is rare to have such a cheap wild boar.

"Brother Erlang, my family has little money, give me half a catty."

This Liujia Village is not big, but it is not small. The sum of these large and small families is also seventy or eighty households. Except for the ten catties of wild boar meat that they deliberately left, the rest was sold out in less than a while.

Those who came later couldn't buy wild boar, only stomping their feet.

And just when everyone was selling wild boar, Liu was called back to the room by Du Yi. After a while, I saw her come out and said to the people at the door, "I wonder if everyone still has salt at home?" When I came back this time, I brought some back thanks to the reward of the Lord's house. It's not easy to think that everyone will go to the city, and tomorrow will be the autumn harvest again, so the family should eat a little salty. I thought, it's good salt, it's very fine, so I'll give a little salt to everyone. I have been away all these years, and my family is thanks to the care of the villagers. One pound will be given to everyone according to thirteen texts, which is also a little bit of heart. ”

As soon as Liu finished saying this, the women watching outside the door were moved. This salt is cheaper than the town, and it is still some fine salt, so they all nodded again and again.

"Auntie, bring me three catties."

"Big sister, let's have two catties from my family!"

……

The sound outside the door made Du Yi and Peach Blossom inside the door listen, and their faces bloomed.

"Yiyi, you really have a way!" This greed for small and cheap is the mentality of these women. Regardless of whether she has salt at home or not, when life is bad, salt is a necessity at home, and if she can buy it cheaply, why not buy it? It won't break if you leave it there anyway.

When the people outside the door gradually dispersed, it was already dark. The Liu family rarely lit an oil lamp and was extravagant. Su Shi watched his son follow for a long time, and the meat was all bought, so Liu didn't say that he wanted to give her a little, so he immediately stomped his feet, snorted coldly and left.

When he left, he was still pulling Tie Niu, but he was stopped by Erlang: "Tie Niu hasn't eaten yet, just eat something at my house and go back!" ”

Su Shi was originally very unwilling, but when he thought that he had roasted meat in this house, and thought that he would have to do farm work tomorrow, there was not much food at home, so he could save a meal for his family. In addition, she also feels sorry for her son, even if she is dissatisfied, she will give up.

This meal, because it was fish soup and potato roast meat, everyone ate with a mouthful of oil. Du Yi and Peach Blossom ate in their own room because they wanted to avoid suspicion, and the two who put down their chopsticks lay on the bed and smiled at each other.

When Tie Niu left, Liu cut a pound of meat and asked him to take it back. But Tie Niu didn't want to accept it, and said that he had already made a fortune and couldn't be cheeky anymore. Under the persuasion of Liu and Li Niang, they finally took a piece of meat and went back.

It's just that when I'm leaving, I don't know what I'm looking at, and my eyes have to look at the peach blossom room from time to time, with a hint of reluctance.

This meal was the happiest meal the Liu family had ever eaten. Even the little tiger is overwhelmed.

Hearing the sound outside the door, it gradually dispersed, and Du Yi and Peach Blossom walked out. Li Niang put away the dishes and chopsticks, and the family sat in the hall and started a meeting.

Liu Dazhu, who was originally the head of the family, looked at Du Yi at this time, opened his mouth, and said for a while: "Miss, no, Yiyi, you can talk about this meeting!" ”

When Du Yi heard that he was called Miss, he subconsciously frowned. But when I heard that it had changed, I didn't say anything.

"Mother, how much silver did you sell today?" This family is very short of money, and she doesn't know how much of today's things have been sold.

Liu and Li Niang counted the silver in front of everyone, and finally said with trembling hands: "Here are one or two pieces of silver." ”

In this rural place, how difficult it is to earn a tael of silver, everyone knows. This person who digs in the soil can't earn much silver after a year of hard work, but the meat and salt are the most expensive, and everyone is reluctant to eat the oil and salt on weekdays.

If it weren't for the special situation now, when the autumn harvest is coming, everyone's food must be improved, and the wild boar must not be sold so quickly.

"Dad, we will eat the food that will be harvested tomorrow. This year's tax, I will use this silver to pay on my behalf, and I will go back and find a way to make up for it for you. Dui breathed a sigh of relief, today was just a chance luck.

"Yiyi, where did you get so much salt at home?" Liu asked the Liu family's thoughts, of course, except for Peach Blossom and Xiaohuzi, who was already asleep.

Du Yi glanced at Peach Blossom, and Peach Blossom immediately told her what happened today. Finally, he said: "At present, we need to keep this matter secret and not let others know." Tomorrow, the second brother, sister-in-law and father will go to the autumn harvest as well, and Yiyi and I will continue to scrape salt. There are a lot of trees over there, and we have to save them, and the more we save, the better. Yiyi said that after a while, it will be cold and there will be no more. Mother at home, take care of the tiger and cook. Iyidang and I went digging wild vegetables. ”

The people of the Liu family had never heard of the salt in a tree, but they were not allowed to believe it. After all, there is so much extra salt in my house at once, and I can't explain it. Fortunately, today's mother said that it was a reward from the master's side, so if there is something like this, it is still the Du Mansion to take responsibility. After all, selling salt privately is punishable by jail.

"That's it, that's it. Yiyi and Peach Blossom don't let yourself get too tired, you can have as much as you can. Rest early, and you'll have to get up early tomorrow morning. Erlang, you cut two catties of meat in a while and send it to the village chief's house. In the future, Yiyi's affairs will need to trouble people a lot. Yiyi, this is the money you earned, and you take it. ”