At noon, Shen's father and Zheng's came back, and they bought everything they should have bought, and they bought all the glutinous rice, red beans, mung beans, and soybeans that Shen Pomegranate wanted, but they didn't buy much, and they were afraid that Liang's side would not be able to eat them and spoil.

Shen Pomegranate cleaned up slowly, and Shen Shu also came over to help choose beans.

Shen's father handed over the silver ticket with the money to the Zheng family for safekeeping, knowing that his mother-in-law was leaving, he took two hundred yuan for the Liang family to take, and the Liang family naturally refused, but the Zheng family insisted on letting the Liang family take it, and the Liang family took it.

On the day Liang left, the whole family was sent to the entrance of the village, and Shen Shiliu also prepared a lot of things for Liang and took them away.

"Mother, you always pay attention to your body, I will go to see you in two months!" Zheng's eyes are red, no matter how old he is, he feels sour when he is separated from his mother.

"Okay, let the kids come too!" Liang smiled and picked up his things, waved his hand at everyone and left.

Seeing that Liang's back was getting smaller and smaller, Shen Shiliu patted Zheng's hand, took Zheng's hand and left.

The family was walking home, and a group of people rushed back from outside the village, and Shen's father took a closer look, and several people were carrying Han Laofu'er back to the village.

"What's wrong?" Father Shen looked at Liu Zheng who was running next to him, so he grabbed Liu Zheng and asked.

"The ploughing cow was shocked and kicked Uncle Han's leg!" Liu Zheng wiped his sweat and said.

Father Shen nodded, ploughing cattle are generally not very shocked, but Han Laofu'er is also too unlucky, this can also be kicked in the leg.

The Shen family didn't think it would be serious, and there would be no problem when they went back to pick up the bones, but they didn't expect to hear the old lady and daughter-in-law in the village start to say that the old man Han's leg was very badly injured.

"Is it that serious?" Zheng was puzzled, Shen's father felt that the villagers should go and see, but the dispute between the two families felt that it was better not to make up.

Shen Pomegranate still works hard every day, Shen Shu continues to go to school, after a begging festival, Shen Pomegranate pondered, there are a lot of ways to make money, he really wants to develop it well, although selling pastries is good, but there are seasonal, and there are not many people who sell pastries on weekdays. And there are only four things that I have researched, and everyone will not be willing to buy them anymore when they are tired of eating.

"It's not easy to make money!" Shen Shimei sighed and continued to pick his own medicinal herbs.

There are a lot of people picking herbs and mushrooms on this side of the hill, and those who are close to each other chat, Shen Pomegranate usually listens, and today is no exception.

"I heard that Han Lao'er's leg injury was not light, and he was sent to the county seat last afternoon, and the doctor said that the injury was too serious, and the bones had to be spent!" The mother-in-law of the A family said.

"Yes, this old Han family is pointing to Han Lao Fu'er to work, the injured injury, the little one, this family won't fall, right?" The girls of the B family also chimed in.

Shen Shiliu listened on the side, but he didn't expect Han Lao'er to be so seriously injured.

Shen Pomegranate was busy all morning, and when he saw that it was almost dark, he went home, Zheng was boiling porridge at home, and Shen Pomegranate just washed the wild lilies he picked back with water and threw them into the pot.

"Mother, I heard that Uncle Han was seriously injured this time, don't you really need to go and see it?" Shen Shiliu said: "I don't care about what their family says about me, if our family doesn't go, it's easy to be talked about, right?" "There are many rights and wrongs in the village, and what is valued is simplicity.

Zheng sighed when he heard this: "Our pomegranate can accommodate people, but your father still has to call the shots in this matter, and your father is very angry because of this." ”

Shen Shiliu nodded, after all, she was "hanged" because of this incident, and ordinary people would not be so generous to forgive and forgive.

In the afternoon, Shen's father came back from the county seat, and the Zheng family told him about the Han family.

Father Shen was entangled for a moment and said, "Send something over in the afternoon, you can't really ignore it." ”

Shen Pomegranate studied it, since it was a gift, he couldn't get some cucumbers and persimmons and sent them, and finally pondered for a while, so he went to the duck house to catch a duck.

"This duck hasn't grown to the fattest yet, so I'm afraid it's not okay to send it like this?" That's true.

Shen Pomegranate pinched the duck, in fact, it is the best now, a little oily but not greasy.

"That's it, let's send it over." Shen Shiliu said and began to pull the duck's neck, and after pulling off the hair, he wiped his neck with a kitchen knife and bled out.

She used a bowl to pick up the duck blood that was released, and it was used for another purpose. When the blood is done, he throws the duck on the ground and lets the duck flutter as it pounces.

"I'll help you boil water, you can rest first!" Zheng is also afraid that the child will be tired, although Shen Pomegranate still looks quite fat now, but he doesn't eat well every day, and he always drinks porridge and eats pickles.

Shen Shiliu sat down and rested for a while, but in recent days, she felt that her body was a little lighter, she used to sweat and her heart beat faster when she moved, but now although she still sweats or her heart beats faster, it is much lighter, it seems that she has lost weight for so long It is still a little effective.

After boiling the water, the mother and son scalded the duck feathers, and the duck feathers poured with hot water were very good, and the mother and mother soon made the ducks more out.

"Mother, don't throw the duck feathers, keep them!" Shen Shiliu said.

"Huh? What's the use of keeping this thing? "Zheng is confused, her pomegranates are getting better and better, so she won't let her throw anything away?

"I'm useful!" Shen Pomegranate smiled, this duck feather is very useful, you can save enough to make a duck down cotton jacket! It's warmer and saves money than cotton!

The cleaned duck is marinated with seasonings, onions, ginger, garlic, cumin, star anise, cinnamon, peppercorns, sugar, salt, and finally white vinegar, and the duck is prepared with a more adequate "SPA" inside and out, and then Shen Pomegranate went to the village to cut some pine and pine branches for smoking ducks.

In the evening, Shen Pomegranate's duck was almost smoked, and Shen's father looked at the duck for a long time.

"Let's make one of our own tomorrow!" Shen Shiliu said that with such good craftsmanship, his family can't lose oil and water!

Father Shen was a little painful: "This duck is still counting on being sold at the end of the year, can't we let our family eat it ourselves, right?" ”

Zheng smiled: "How can we, we are not that family, and there is nothing wrong with eating occasionally to improve the food!" ”

Father Shen nodded, and said, "Then I will bring some soju when I come back from the county seat tomorrow, and I can't blind the duck in vain!" ”

Shen Shiliu smiled, seeing that the duck was almost good, he took the duck off the fire, it was really fragrant.

Zheng brought a pack of oiled paper, and when he saw that the time was almost up, he said, "I'll send it now, and they can eat it in the evening." ”

As soon as Zheng left, Shen Pomegranate thought that it would be good if they could have some more honey, but they didn't have this thing at home, and although the taste was a little worse, it was still good overall.

Shen Shiliu counted the ducks in the duck house, and there were twenty-one left, among which she wanted to keep five or six for herself, and sell the rest. Shen's father also thought so, and Shen Pomegranate meant that the too fat duck was angry, so he asked Shen Pomegranate: "Girl, do you want to catch another nest and come back and raise it?" Wait until the end of the year to sell another wave! ”

Shen Pomegranate thought about it, counted the days, and waited for the Mid-Autumn Festival, this nest would just be able to shoot all of them, at this time raise another nest, just another nest a year ago, and immediately nodded: "Catch it, but when it comes to winter, the duck food will have to be changed, and I will study how to feed the ducks in winter tomorrow." ”

"Okay, don't worry, our family has it, don't make compensation!" Father Shen said.

At this time, Shen Shu also came back from the school, and there was still a little thought in the courtyard, he sniffed and asked, "What does it smell like?" So fragrant? ”

Shen Shiliu smiled: "I made a mistake today, let's get two together!" ”

"I'll be a practitioner today, and tomorrow I'll slaughter another duck, and we'll eat it too!" Father Shen is happy, he can't sleep today.

Shen Shu didn't know what his father and Shen Shiliu were talking about, but he still said to Shen Shimei: "Pomegranate, the Du family brother said that he made a lantern, I want you to go and check it to see if it is good!" ”

Shen Shiliu knew that Shen Shu was talking about Du Xuanmo, so he said, "I know, I will go to the county seat tomorrow." ”

Shen Pomegranate went to the county seat the next day, and when Du Xuanmo saw Shen Pomegranate coming, he came over and said, "You can come, come and see how my lanterns are!" ”

"Okay, I'll see!" Shen Shiliu followed to Du Xuanmo's stall.

Du Xuanmo took out a lantern, which was made of pink light yarn, which was carved lace from bamboo, and painted with a beautiful figure on the light yarn, which looked very exquisite, although she had seen a lantern made of various patterns made by modern technology, but it was not as tasteful as this one. When some things are done, you can feel pity when you look at them.

"Good, you drew it yourself?" Shen Shiliu said quickly: "It's really good." ”

Du Xuanmo's little face was a little red, and he said, "I painted it." ”

Shen Pomegranate said, "How many have you made here?" What price are you going to sell? "This lantern takes the high-quality route, and it is too much of a loss to sell it if it is cheap, and I am afraid that it will not be sold if it is expensive.

"Prepare three hundred wen each." Du Xuanmo pondered that poor people must not be able to sell, and if they want to sell, they are also loved by rich and noble people.

Shen Shiliu nodded: "It's okay, it's not expensive, it's good." ”

Du Xuanmo saw that Shen Shimei liked this lantern very much, and finally said: "If you like this lantern, take it back, and I will give it to you." ”

Shen Shiliu hurriedly shook his head: "Then which is it!" Three hundred wen a piece, I don't dare to accept such a heavy gift! ”

Du Xuanmo looked at his bookstall and finally said, "Does the pomegranate girl want to learn to read?" ”

Shen Shiliu nodded, Shen Shu also learned the basics when he went to the academy, and his progress was always slower.

"Then I'll teach Pomegranate Girl to read!" Du Xuanmo said, very sincere.

"Okay!" Shen Shiliu said that there was just such an opportunity to make her become a literate person quickly. But......

"But don't you all think that a woman is virtuous if she is not talented?" Shen Shiliu asked, the oppression of women in the old society is not a day or two!

Du Xuanmo smiled: "That's all what men say who are not strong enough, and it's not a bad thing for women to be literate." ”

Shen Shiliu nodded: "There are really not many people like you who are not pedantic. "Finally, it's not all about oppressive women.