Chapter 25: Touching the Eggs
Secretly thinking in his heart, Xu Wenlan leaned over to help Brother Bai carry the pig food bowl.
Brother Bai raised his eyes and glanced at her, but he didn't refuse or thank her.
The two of them carried the pig food bowl before going out, and Bai Yingkui came over head-on: "Come on, come on, give it to Dad, Dad carry it over." ”
"It's still daddy!" Xu Wenlan praised crisply, and on the other end, the white belt brother who let go turned his head to stare at Xu Wenlan, and opened his mouth to say, "Thank you, uncle." ”
Boy! How did this girl grow with this temperament?
Looking at Bai Yingkui's obviously darkened smile, Xu Wenlan really wanted to twist Bai Daidi's ears and ask why this child's temperament was so left.
Last night, she was a little scared by the two fat pigs, Xu Wenlan didn't dare to lean too close to the pigsty, just listening to the choking sound of the pigs eating, she was already a little scared.
The sky was already bright, and the energetic Bai Shengwu was waving a half-stick in the courtyard, and he didn't know what kind of stick technique he was practicing, looking like a horse monkey jumping.
Wearing a big cotton jacket, the old white man stood at the door, smoking a cigarette pouch and looking up at the sky, and opened his mouth to greet the old man who was carrying a wicker basket to pick up dung in front of him; Li entered the White Lotus House with a basin of hot water, this old girl of the Bai family, took the lead in everything, even washing her face in the morning, Li was the first to use hot water for her daughter.
In the second room, Bai Yinglu said something in a muffled voice, and when he lifted the door curtain, he came out with water and splashed thin white grass.
In the cowshed and horse shed, Bai Yingkui was combing the horses, muttering that this is a good day, it is a good day to go to the county to catch the market, and he can probably pull a few more feet when he turns around.
The small courtyard was full of life in the morning, and the chickens joined in the fun, and when the rooster finished crowing, the hens also "clucked".
Ah, when a hen "clucks", it lays eggs, right?
Xu Wenlan was interested, came to the chicken coop, and tentatively reached into the chicken coop to touch the eggs.
"Shhhh......h
Seeing the two bits of powder exposed in the haystack, Xu Wenlan grinned, and when she reached into the round and hot eggs, she smiled even more.
It's just that before the hand can squeeze the egg solidly, he suddenly hears a shout behind him: "What are you doing?" ”
Startled, Xu Wenlan hurriedly withdrew her hand, shrunk too quickly, but startled the chickens in the chicken coop, suddenly pulled a flutter, and grabbed it in her hand.
Ignoring the injuries on her hands, Xu Wenlan turned around and looked at Li Shi, who was glaring at her, inexplicably: "Touch the eggs!" The rooster crowed. ”
"What's the matter with you whether the rooster crows or not?" Li Shi didn't seem to understand what Xu Wenlan said, and stared at her coldly, as if she had made a big mistake.
"The rooster crows, it lays eggs - no, if the eggs don't come out quickly, they won't be eaten by the chickens!"
Li snorted, and before he could speak, the white lotus who came out of the house had already smiled: "This house is becoming more and more unruly?" Anyone can touch eggs, right? I said child daughter-in-law, even if my father promised you to eat an egg every day, you are not so anxious to get it yourself! Mother, you can't forget it like this, according to her, then anyone can take our eggs casually! ”
"Just an egg ......" Xu Wenlan really laughed angrily: "Also, aunt, I am famous - my name is Xu Wenlan, although you may not be able to write, but this pronunciation is quite good, or I will teach you ...... later"
"Dead girl, how do you talk?" White Lotus was so angry that she pulled the curtain of the door and got out of the house, but she was wearing a jacket, and as soon as she got out of the house, she was too cold and drilled back: "Mother, look at this dead girl, dare to talk to me like this now, then you have to be so presumptuous to you and my father in the future?" There's no one else in this house but her, right? ”
Li's face was already ugly, and when she heard the white lotus shouting, she was even more gloomy and about to drip water, but she just turned her head to look at the old man who was standing at the door talking to someone, she still didn't scold, but just waved at Zhu who came out of the stove room.
"Old man, you come to teach the future daughter-in-law in your house the rules of our family, don't make trouble everywhere, it seems that our family is troubled - his uncle Liu, get up early to pick up dung? Haven't eaten yet? ”
"I'm going to eat at home...... The old man with the wicker basket squinted at Xu Wenlan, and gave a thumbs up: "Brother Bai, your family is really kind, so you will leave that girl at home, good man!" ”
The old man smiled and didn't speak, just took two puffs of cigarette.
Seeing Li turn around and touch the egg, Zhu pulled Xu Wenlan and whispered: "Don't be afraid of ......" before saying loudly: "Wenlan, our chicken is your milk worked hard to raise, this egg is very useful, you just came to the house and don't know, you have to remember in the future, this egg, you can only touch it by yourself, ...... this egg"
Without waiting for Xu Wenlan to speak, Zhu raised his voice again: "Mother, let's make chili stuffy seeds today, you can bring me two eggs!" ”
"Isn't it in the cupboard? If you can't take it yourself, you can get it......" Li's face couldn't get up, and he touched a bunch of keys from his arms: "Go, take it yourself!" ”
Zhu took the key, pulled Xu Wenlan and turned back to the stove room, and as soon as he opened the cabinet door, Li turned in, staring at it: "Take the one that I saved before, keep it fresh and ......eat it later."
came over in person, carefully put the five or six eggs in his arms in the basket, and took two eggs for Zhu in a basket full of eggs next to him, and took another one after hesitation: "This one for Wen Lan's body, let's give it to you first!" ”
He carefully counted the eggs, then carefully dropped the lock, and then carefully carried the key into his arms.
Looking straight and happy, Xu Wenlan couldn't bear it so she didn't laugh out loud.
It was only for a moment, but she could see what was in the cupboard.
There were baskets of eggs, small jars of meat oil, sugar, peanuts, and a piece of meat that had probably been boiled in salt water, and a few jars, and I don't know what they contained.
It's not too precious, and it's worth locking with a lock, as if someone might steal it.
But think about it, maybe the farmers don't have any gold and silver to worry about, just eat like this, and whoever has the right to distribute it is in the hands of whoever is the big boss of the family.
"Wen Lan, eggs, do you want to eat chicken cakes? Or eat boiled eggs? ”
When Zhu asked, Xu Wenlan blinked, and really didn't know: "Whatever, I like to eat whatever my mother does." ”
"This little mouth is sweet." Zhu smiled, washed the eggs and threw them into the pot with water: "Huitou Niang fried it in oil for you to eat, that is really fragrant!" ”
Xu Wenlan nodded, sat by the stove and watched the fire, watching Zhu beat the remaining two eggs, adding chili peppers and mixing sauce into them, which couldn't help but be strange.
"This is to make chili peppers, just like chicken cakes, that is, put the sauce and put the chili peppers, and then it will be like a dipping sauce - this frozen cabbage, after blanching it with water for a while, it will be dipped in this chili pepper stuffy and eaten, it is delicious! It's also delicious when you mix it with sorghum rice. ”
I really haven't eaten it, so as soon as Zhu said it, Xu Wenlan was a little saliva, raised her head and was about to speak, when a cry of pain suddenly came from Li's outside.