After a few days, Yuan Bao and Ah Xian have been able to roughly calculate the rice and silver money at home, and they have also learned to break a copper plate into two halves. Sometimes when he watched Lin Yuan return to the house with unsold bean sprouts, he would look at their father and sigh together.

Lin Yuan would smile and coax them to say that there was still money at home, and then Yuan Bao would frown and touch his father's handsome face, and educate him bitterly, "Dad, don't coax me, I will already settle the account." ”

When Mr. Wang took Ah Xian to the bookstore to cut paper and the tailor shop to measure winter clothes, Ah Xian always remembered to bring some snacks made by his mother to the children to eat. These people are sophisticated, with the words and deeds of his father and mother, as well as the guidance of Mr. Wang.

"Your mother-in-law's cough has gotten better these days? My aunt stewed loquat pear juice, and you take it back and give her a hot one at night, which is better than medicine. Ah Xian's little man struggled to take out a small black jar from the back basket.

The shopkeeper Liu of the butcher shop only shook his hand and refused to answer: "How can I get back to your house?" Your family is not rich. ”

The shopkeeper Liu's face was full of meat, but Yuanbao didn't scare him, he only took the clay pot from his brother's hand and put it on the meat case in front of the shopkeeper Liu: "Take it, you sent a lot of water to my house last time, let's exchange gifts." ”

"Then Uncle Liu is welcome! Your mother's craft is known to everyone. The shopkeeper Liu took the clay pot, rubbed his hands and chopped two ribs with meat to put in Ah Xian's back basket.

Seeing that the two little people hesitated not to answer, he smiled again, "The good gift is still exchanged, take it, last time Ah Xian said that the weather will be colder and send me pickles, Uncle Liu and wait." ”

Ah Xian and Yuan Bao thanked him at this time, and took the bone, "Well, I remember, the pickles made by my aunt are the best in winter, and they will be sent to you when they are pickled in a few days." ”

The busy butcher Liu couldn't help laughing, and when he turned back after helping other guests cut meat, he saw that the two brothers had already walked away holding hands. Yuan Bao was very cheerful when he was bouncing, but Ah Xian wiped his nose with his hand and scolded him, "Be steady." ”

Yuan Bao obediently let Ah Xian take him, and when he saw that his brother was satisfied, he took out a piece of peanut candy from his pocket and squinted and bit half of it, and stuffed the other half into his brother's mouth.

The person who cut the meat on the side couldn't help but urge, "Cut the meat, shopkeeper Liu." ”

After coming back to his senses, Butcher Liu saw a few copper coins on the board where the meat was sold, and was stunned for a while before scolding with a smile, "These two brothers!" ”

Wen Wan was cooking wine in the kitchen, and when she saw the two of them returning to the house, she hurriedly wiped her hands and helped them unload the back basket, "Is it heavy?" There are eggs stuffed with wine in the pot, and you can eat them when your father comes back, so go wash your hands! ”

Yuan Bao cheered and rushed to wash his hands, and Ah Xian followed behind slowly, not forgetting to report to his mother, "Ah Niang, Uncle Liu sent bones today." ”

Wen Wan smiled and looked back at him, "Then do you remember to give the silver money?" ”

Seeing Ah Xian nodding solemnly, she was relieved, turned around and continued to cook her wine, "Ah Niang will make salted egg baked pork ribs for you to eat at night." ”

In winter, it was cold, and Lin Yuan and she had to get up before dawn every morning, preparing bean sprouts and sauerkraut for Lin Yuan to sell at the market. Although her things are good, sitting in the cold wind for a day can freeze people's kneecaps. So, whenever Wen Wan arrived, she always had to go to the kitchen to make a pot of wine-stuffed eggs and wait for Lin Yuan to come back and eat.

The sake brewing is made from the leftover rice that is eaten every day, and it costs no money, but it is only packed in a washed clay pot and wrapped in a quilt, and placed in the space under the stove, and then unsealed for three days, and then you can smell the aroma of wine and the sweet aroma of rice.

At this time, pour the wine in the clay pot into the pot, add water and boil, and put some sugar on it. When the soup turns milky white, lie a few eggs in it, and then rub some glutinous rice cakes and cut them into slices. When the egg white has solidified and the egg yolk has not yet solidified, you can turn off the heat and put it in a bowl, which is a sweet and stomach-warming wine-stuffed egg.

Lin Yuan entered the door with his nose sipped, and when he was happiest in winter, he went home after selling vegetables, and the big and small ones closed the door and sat in the warm kitchen, holding a bowl of wine-stuffed eggs and drinking happily.

In a few moments, it can warm people's hands and feet, and sweat on their foreheads. When a bowl of wine is brewed, the tip of the mouth and nose is full of intoxicating aroma, which can warm people's hearts!

"Today, when I met a big customer, I actually bought a load of bean sprouts and sauerkraut in one go, and gave me dozens of extra money!" A few dozen dollars is enough for his child to eat meat for two months.

Wen Wan went to the pot and poured a bowl of steaming wine to him: "Or you can do it!" Our family can leave anyone, but we can't do without you! Isn't it a pillar? ”

He was coaxed by her to laugh while holding the bowl to warm his hands: "It's not like that, the man's family has to take more responsibility than you women." ”

and flattered his mother-in-law slowly: "You cook hard every day." ”

Wen Wan smiled and went to the hall to call Mr. Wang over, and gave each of the adults and children bowls for them to serve their own wine, and he hugged him and gently coaxed him in his arms.

There are no men in her family who don't like sweets, and they don't get tired of eating wine-stuffed eggs for a few days, and they still eat in the bowl, eating deliciously.

Mr. Wang took two sips of the yellow and white wine stuffed with warm eggs, and nodded his head, "Sweet and palatable, mellow wine, warm stomach in winter, and nourishing for women and young children, it is really a good health product!" ”

Wen Wan looked at him and smiled, "Eat it quickly, if you keep talking, the rest of the pot will be snatched up by them!" ”

After listening to this, Mr. Wang drank all the wine in three sips, squeezed to the side of the pot and grabbed the spatula, "Hey, leave me some, respect the old and love the young, respect the teacher, do you understand?"

It's a pity that the Lin family's family rule is that the world is big, and the food is the biggest. You can make everything, but you can't let delicious food! Mr. Wang just squeezed his head, but he was just able to grab a bowl. At this moment, a room of several men took a big sip of cow drink and turned into a small sip, and they couldn't help but laugh when they saw it.

She hugged the little man in her arms and pointed at them, "We are a daughter's family, can we learn from your unpromising fathers, brothers and ancestors, you know?" ”

Mr. Wang was still struggling with wine, and when he heard this, Azu's ears couldn't help but blush slightly, but he coughed lightly twice and quickly covered it up. Everyone said that he was unknown, but he was still a little lucky to be able to touch this family when he was old.

When Lin Wan was full of moon and Wen Wan had saved sixteen taels of silver in her hand, Lin Yuan took his family and prepared to continue to the capital. It's a pity that the heavens didn't fulfill people's wishes, and when they drove to the city gate, they knew that the whole city was under martial law, and they couldn't leave if they wanted to.

To make matters worse, within two days, the city of Shuozhou began to be heavily guarded by officers and soldiers, and the streets began to become deserted, to the point where the doors of every house were closed.