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However, fortunately, although I don't know my life experience in this life, fortunately, the people in the second room of the Tong family regard her as a relative, and everyone loves her very much, which can be regarded as making up for the misfortune that Su Miaoqing was an illegitimate child in her previous life and was rejected after returning, and even suffered a plot in the end. Since the family is good to themselves, then at least they have to repay others
Su Shi quickly brought in a bowl of egg custard, steaming slightly, causing Nan Nan to swallow several mouthfuls of saliva desperately, staring at the egg custard's eyes flashing with a little starlight, but said: "Sister Miaoqing, eat it quickly, the steamed egg custard is the best." ”
"Come here." Su Miaoqing beckoned, "There are so many egg custards, my sister can't finish it, so let's eat it with my sister." ”
When she heard this, her eyes lit up, she glanced at Su Shi, and found that she didn't blame herself, so she opened her mouth and ate a spoonful of egg custard handed over by Su Miaoqing. In her previous life, Su Miaoqing had eaten too many delicious things, but none of them could compare to the bowl of egg custard without any condiments in front of her. She vowed in her heart that she must rely on her own skills to make the family live a good life.
"Mother, mother." Heavy footsteps accompanied by shouts came in from outside, it was Tong Yi, the third child in the second room of the Tong family, with beads of sweat on his thin face, and a little piglet about thirty pounds on his shoulder, "This is what I found in a trap in the mountains, I have been dead for a few days, and the meat is not bad." ”
Tong Yi is nine years old this year, and because of the fact that his nutrition can't keep up, he looks like he is only seven or eight years old, Su Miaoqing really can't imagine how Tong Yi carried this little piglet back. Although the Tong's three-room residence was on the outskirts of the village, close to the foot of the mountain, Su Miaoqing remembered that the nearest trap on the mountain was five or six miles away.
Su Shi looked at Tong Yi's excited appearance, and couldn't help but feel sad, it was all useless, the child's father was not at home, and he couldn't take good care of these half-grown children, but they worked hard for this family every day, digging wild vegetables, and going up the mountain to find everything they could eat to supplement their lives.
"Brother Yi is really capable, my mother will clean up the piglets and give you stewed meat to eat." Su Shi praised, "Your sister Miaoqing is awake, go in and talk to her." ”
When Tong Yi heard this, he didn't care about washing his face, so he plunged into the house. He went up the mountain today, just to get some good things back, thinking that he could let Sister Qingqing eat something good, God has long eyes, let him get a big item back, although it is not fresh, but it can be eaten.
"Sister Miaoqing, I got a wild boar back, and I'll ask my mother to stew soup for you later." Tong Yi said excitedly.
"How did you go up the mountain by yourself, don't you know how dangerous it is on the mountain" Su Miaoqing bluffed him with a cold face, "You forgot that the eldest grandson of the eldest lady of the Zhao family met an adult wild boar when he went up the mountain by himself, and one of his legs was broken"
Tong Yi muttered in a low voice: "Sister Miaoqing doesn't often go up the mountain to find food for us by herself."
Although Tong Yi was very quiet, Su Miaoqing still heard his words, and her apricot eyes glared, and she wanted to reprimand him. Tong Yi hurriedly said: "Don't take it as an example, don't take it as an example." ”
Su Miaoqing glared at him, but she was helpless, fortunately, there were no accidents, otherwise, this family would be even more chaotic.
Su Shi cleaned up the wild boar cubs in the kitchen, heard the conversation in the house, and smiled with relief, although the days are a little poor, but the children are sensible, this can be regarded as a consolation to the poor life.
"Mother, I'm back." Tong Rui's voice sounded.
After eating the egg custard, Su Miaoqing, who had recovered some of her strength, insisted on getting off the kang, and as soon as she got out of the back room, she saw Tong Rui standing at the door of the kitchen with injuries on her face.
"Brother Rui, what's wrong with your face" Tong Rui dodged and whispered: "I'm afraid you're in a hurry, so if you go in a hurry, won't you fall down." ”
"Sister Miaoqing, eldest brother is lying." A small figure appeared at the gate of the courtyard, it was Tong Chen, who had just returned from school, "When I just passed through the village, I heard them say that when the eldest brother went to the uncle's house to ask for something, he was beaten by the eldest brother." Tong Chen's little face was full of anger.
"Brother Chen, what nonsense are you talking about" Tong Rui was annoyed, he knew Su Miaoqing's temper too well, it was because Tong Dazheng bullied herself that she went to Tong Dazheng to theorize, but as a result, something like that happened, and she almost lost her life. also blames his own body for not being angry, other people's thirteen-year-old boys are half adults, but he is not as distressed as Tong Rui as his younger brother, and he doesn't want to tell what he was bullied by Tong Dazheng just now.
Su Miaoqing is now very sure that Tong Rui is lying, and what Tong Chen said is the truth. She can understand Tong Rui's thoughts very well, and she also knows that even if she goes to the big house to make trouble now, she won't be able to get any benefits, so save it first, and it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years.
Su Miaoqing didn't say anything, turned around and walked into the kitchen, and helped Su Shi cook.
The meat on this little piglet is very tender, and it didn't take long for the meat and bones to boil into a big pot of soup. Su Shi grabbed a large handful of wild vegetables and threw them into the pot, and suddenly the aroma of meat mixed with the fragrance of wild vegetables wafted into everyone's noses. The family is poor, and there are basically no meat stars all year round, like today, such a big pot of broth, Su Miaoqing still has the first time in her memory.
Su Shi quickly mixed a pot of vegetable cakes with coarse bud grain noodles and wild vegetables, and the family gathered around the table, eating large cakes, drinking broth, and leaving all the unpleasant things behind.
"Mother, the rest of the meat, when I finish eating, I will marinate it with you, and when my father comes back, I will stew the broth for my father." Su Miaoqing said while eating.
When Su Shi heard this, there were tears in his eyes again, the child's father had been out for more than half a month in order to earn a few big money to supplement the family, and he didn't know when he would come back.
"Mother, don't worry." Tong Rui hummed, "I asked the eldest brother of the Zhao family to send a message to my father, and let my father take the time to come back and have a look." ”
Su Miaoqing quickly calculated in her head, she knew that her father was going to work on the dock hundreds of miles away, it was hard work, and only ten big money was given for ten bags of marijuana, and her father could only earn a hundred big money a day after working hard. I have to think of a way to make money as soon as possible, and when my father comes back this time, I won't let him go out.
"Mother, this broth is so delicious." Tong Chen smashed his mouth, "I want to study hard, become a big official in the future, and let our family eat broth every day." ”
Su Shi listened, the haze on his face was a little less, and he reluctantly smiled and said: "Brother Chen'er is really promising, my mother will wait for Brother Chen'er to let my mother eat meat every day." ”
Su Miaoqing didn't eat much for dinner, because of this injury, her body was too weak, and eating too much at once was not good for her health, and besides, eating too much at night was easy to accumulate food. After eating, he and Su Shi boiled two large basins of hot water, let a few little guys take a bath in turn, and sent them to sleep, and then they carefully pickled wild boar with coarse salt under the oil lamp with Su Shi.
Tong Rui moved a stool and sat in the kitchen to accompany them. Originally, Su Miaoqing took him into the house to rest, but he refused to live or die, so he could only let him.
After everything is done, it is already the moon on the willows. Tong Rui was already dozing off on the bench, Su Miaoqing stepped forward and shook him awake, asked him to go back to the room to rest, and he and Su Shi also went back to the room. The family is poor, and there are only two rooms that can sleep, one for my father and mother, and the other for four brothers and sisters, and five people living together. On weekdays, a large box is placed on the kang to separate them, Su Miaoqing takes her younger siblings to sleep on one side, and Tong Rui sleeps on the other side. Since her father went out to carry the work, Su Miaoqing went to sleep with Su.
There was the sound of Su Shi's even breathing beside her, and after making sure that she was asleep, Su Miaoqing took out the jade plate that Tong Rui went to give her back, and the word Su Miaoqing was engraved in the lower right corner of the oval jade card. Su Miaoqing smiled bitterly, this should be the reason why she can cross this jade plate is made of a jade heart born from psychic jade, Su Miaoqing is sure that this jade heart should be a valuable thing even in ancient times, and now it has been made into a jade plate, which can only prove one problem, his life experience should not be simple.
Looking at the jade card carefully at the moonlight, although she found the psychic jade before, she didn't have a good observation and crossed it, so she naturally had to study it carefully. With a milky white texture, this jade plaque looks like something soft and textured, but in fact it is extremely hard, and when you hold it in your hand, there is a hint of warmth coming out. After placing the jade card closely, Su Miaoqing thought that she didn't know if Xiaoxue had fled after she died, if so, how good it would be to see Xiaoxue again
Today was haggard, and it didn't take long for Su Miaoqing to fall into a deep sleep.
"Ahh A scream woke Su Miaoqing from her sleep, and looked at her side, Su Shi had already gotten up, and this scream seemed to be made by Su Shi, and before she had time to think about it, Su Miaoqing put on her clothes and hurried to the kitchen.
Su Miaoqing raised her hand to cover her mouth, so that she wouldn't scream, this is not a dream, Su Shi sat on the ground, and in the open space of the kitchen was a Tibetan mastiff with a snow-white coat and a huge body, which was Xiaoxue who depended on him in the previous life. Could it be that after crossing by himself, Xiaoxue also wore it
Su Miaoqing stepped forward cautiously, first helped Su Shi up, then slowly squatted down, and called tentatively: "Xiaoxue"
Hearing Su Miaoqing's voice, Xiaoxue raised her head and let out a low snoring sound in her throat.
Su Miaoqing suppressed the excitement in her heart, not only Xiaoxue had also crossed over, but now she actually had a heart to mind with it. In his previous life, although he had a tacit understanding with Xiaoxue, he did not have a heart with it, and now he feels that Xiaoxue is like a snow mastiff-type person, and Su Miaoqing can clearly know the meaning of its expression in her heart.
"Miaoqing, you stay back, don't let this beast hurt you." Hearing Su's scream, Tong Rui and a few others stared at Xiaoxue nervously, for fear that it would hurt Su Miaoqing, who was closest to it.
Su Miaoqing quickly thought in her heart, how to give Xiaoxue a reasonable identity and leave it at home here.
"Brother Rui, don't worry, it won't bite me, you see." As she spoke, Su Miaoqing stretched out her hand and stroked Xiaoxue's neck, "It's very well-behaved, you don't have to be afraid, Xiaoxue, don't hurt people." ”
When the family saw Su Miaoqing stretching out her hand to touch the big dog, their hearts instantly rose to their throats. But as Miaoqing said, this beast didn't say anything about Su Miaoqing's touch, and looked at its expression as if it enjoyed Su Miaoqing's touch
In the puzzled eyes of everyone, Su Miaoqing spoke: "Mother, Brother Rui, wasn't I in a coma before I saw Xiaoxue in my dream, it has always protected me, and after I woke up, I felt that if it wasn't for its protection in my dream, I'm afraid I wouldn't have woken up." I think it's sent by God to protect our family."
People in this era are very superstitious and believe in the existence of God, Su Miaoqing said this, and she also took advantage of everyone's psychology, otherwise, she really couldn't think of any excuse to explain Xiaoxue's existence.
When Su Shi heard this, the vigilance on his face relaxed, and this beast was indeed very close to Miaoqing, and she immediately believed Su Miaoqing's explanation. Although Tong Rui still had doubts on his face, it seemed that except for Miaoqing's explanation, there was really no evidence to refute Miaoqing's words.
After hearing Miaoqing say this, a few little ones no longer had any worries on their faces, replaced by curiosity about Xiaoxue.
"Sister Miaoqing, can I touch it" Nan Nan's eyes revealed her love for Xiaoxue, and asked cautiously.
"Of course. Come over and touch it, Xiaoxue is very well-behaved. Su Miaoqing greeted with a smile.
"Wow, its fur is so soft and slippery," Nan Nan said excitedly, "Second brother, third brother, you can also touch it." ”
Xiaoxue roared lowly, as if she was a little unaccustomed to the intimacy of these little radish heads, its roar startled several small ones, Su Miaoqing saw this, and said unhappily: "Xiaoxue, they are all my relatives, you have to obediently protect them from being bullied." ”
The hair that was originally a little fried, after Su Miaoqing's words fell, they all lay down softly, and let a few small ones play around it.
Chapter 6 is rewarding when you go into the mountains
With the leftover broth from last night and drinking the freshly boiled brown rice porridge in the morning, the family happily finished breakfast. Tong Chen was going to the school as usual, and now was not the busy season for farming, and the Su family didn't have to go to the fields to work. Tong Yi and Nan Nan have new playmates, and they are very happy to play with Xiaoxue.
Su Shi took the embroidery basket out of the house, sat on the edge of the south wall and began to embroider some patterns. Su's embroidery is very good, and there is no one in the entire Tongjia Village who is better at embroidery than her. The land in the second room of the Tong family is very small, and the food produced is very barely subsisting, so the Su family spends his free time embroidering patterns to supplement the family.
Su Miaoqing looked at the drawings embroidered by Su Shi, and there were a few simple patterns on them, which were quite popular nowadays.
"Mother, is this trick selling well?" asked Su Miaoqing.
Su Shi raised his head and smiled: "Now they are all sold like this, and they can't be said to be good or bad, my mother's embroidery is still over, and this one can be sold for five or six big money." "She can basically embroider one a day, but this thing can't be sold as much as you embroider, so it can't be used as a long-term income supplement for the family.
"Mother, I'll draw a pattern, mother to see if I can embroider" Su Miaoqing picked up a stone and drew it on the ground one by one, she drew a stick figure of a begonia, although it didn't look very different from Su's embroidery, but if she looked closely, she felt that the flower she drew would be more aura if it was embroidered.
Su Shi carefully measured Su Miaoqing's drawing, and his eyes showed surprise, "Miaoqing, what kind of flower is this, it is so beautiful, if you embroider this into a pattern, it will definitely sell it at a good price in the county." ”
Su Miaoqing pretended to be surprised and said: "Really, I don't know this flower, but I usually see it when I go up the mountain, so I write it down." If my mother thinks it can be used, I can still draw several kinds of it. ”