Chapter 44: The Non-Existent Laba Porridge
A table of people, looking at the smiles, in fact, each has their own thoughts.
Shen Pomegranate naturally didn't need to say anything, after taking the fish soup from Du Niangzi, he took a sip and boasted: "Lotus girl's craftsmanship is really good, the fish soup is very fresh!" "Actually, it's not much to taste, it is estimated that the fish is bought, not so fresh as it is killed, and it has a faint earthy smell when drunk, which is not fresh. But since you have eaten it, you have to praise it, and you have to give it face.
After Song Lianhua heard Shen Pomegranate praise like this, she had a smile on her face, and took a chopstick to grab a fish made by Shen Pomegranate with chopsticks, but her face stiffened after eating.
Song Lianhua had to admit that Shen Pomegranate's fish was better than her, the fish meat was shaved and thorny, and a large mouthful of fish meat was smooth and tender, full of fragrance. In such a comparison, her fish soup was ......, but Shen Pomegranate praised her, which made her feel even more uncomfortable.
Shen Pomegranate didn't think of it so much, he ate it by himself, and when he ate, he also ate it in small bites, afraid that he would accidentally eat too much and the fat on his body would grow back again.
Song Lianhua didn't say anything after eating the fish pot, Du Niangzi had a plan in her heart, no matter whether it was delicious or not, Shen Pomegranate gave a feedback, why don't you say one more word.
Du Xuanmo looked at Du Niangzi's expression, and smiled secretly in his heart, his mother was also from a scholarly family, and there were many rules in her mother's family, so she attached great importance to women's rules and etiquette. Although the family is in the middle of the road now, the things that are used to it cannot be easily changed.
Shen Pomegranate took the initiative to put chopsticks after eating some, originally to lose weight, but in the eyes of Du Niangzi, he became a sensible measure.
Song Lianhua saw that Shen Shimei stopped her chopsticks, and also stopped her chopsticks.
"Auntie, I'm done eating, and there are still things at home, so I'll leave first." Song Lianhua got up, except for one bowl of fish soup at the beginning, no one moved after that, but Shen Pomegranate's fish pot tofu was already about to bottom out. She lost her cooking skills today, and it's not good to stay here longer.
Shen Shiliu also got up and said, "I've also eaten well, thank you for your aunt and Brother Du's hospitality today, I'll leave first." With that, he left.
After sending Shen Shimei and Song Lianhua away, Du Xuanmo turned around and asked Du Niangzi: "Mother, don't you have a score in your heart?" Who's good? ”
Du Niangzi looked entangled and asked Du Xuanmo to hurry back to the stall, although she didn't say it, she also had a plan in her heart. Although Song Lianhua's fish soup is okay, it is indeed much worse than Shen Shimei's cooking skills. And in terms of etiquette, it seems that sending lotus flowers is not as thoughtful as Shen Pomegranate, although Shen Pomegranate is a country girl, but ......
Du Niangzi fell into a tangle all of a sudden, and she didn't know what to do.
Du Xuanmo went to the bookstall and happened to see Shen Shimei almost walking to the city gate. His heart is beautiful, and his mother should be able to see Shen Pomegranate this time.
Shen Shimei's heart is also beautiful, and this time it can be regarded as a face-fight. As soon as he got home, Shen Shu came over and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
Shen Shimei was proud: "What else can I do, it's always been good!" ”
Shen Shu didn't worry about Shen Pomegranate's appearance when he saw it, but could Shen Pomegranate really go with Du Xuanmo?
Seeing that Laba arrived, Shen Pomegranate made a pot of porridge, and there was nothing in it, all the miscellaneous grains at home were put in, and rock sugar and jujubes were also put in, a pot of porridge was fragrant, and the yard was fragrant.
"What's this?" Zheng came over to ask, feeling that this porridge was a rarity.
Shen Shiliu was stunned for a moment, and then said, "This is ...... Laba porridge ah......"
"Huh? What is Laba porridge? Zheng blinked, not knowing what Shen Shiliu was talking about.
Shen Shiliu was stunned, now everyone knows what Laba porridge is all about. If she came to another world, then there should be no begging and Mid-Autumn Festival, but there is no Laba porridge, does it mean that the time period she is in now is before the appearance of Laba porridge?
However, she had heard of the legend of Laba porridge, there were several versions, and it was not clear which dynasty it was, could it be said that this was just a parallel world? Some are the same, some are forked, not the same?
"It's okay, it's just ordinary porridge, I made it on a whim today, but it's Laba today, so I'm going to have Laba porridge!" Shen Shiliu said, first perfunctory Zheng.
Zheng nodded: "You said that you can toss so much, but it's a good thing, our family has a good mouth, and we have eaten a lot of good things!" Zheng said that he went to work on his own first.
Shen Shiliu pondered, she had also asked Du Xuanmo about this dynasty before, but she had never heard of the name of the dynasty at all, of course, China has been up and down for thousands of years, and there are countless dynasties and dynasties, and many dynasties have been directly skipped in history textbooks because of their short years, and it is not excluded that she is lonely and unknowable.
Shen Shu was knocking on the window of Shen Pomegranate, the weather was getting colder and colder, and Shen's father said that it seemed to be snowing soon, and he quickly cleaned up the window.
"I didn't expect it to snow so late on our side!" Shen Shiliu said, it seems that their place is not very northern, and it will snow until the moon is over. Before she came to this world, she also went on a business trip to the Northeast, and went to Qiqihar in Heilongjiang, where it was heard to be colder than Harbin. The geographical location of their Chaoxia Village is probably not as cold as she imagined in winter!
Shen Pomegranate sat on the stove at night with a pot of water, boiling broth here, and boiling water there. Soaking your feet in cold weather can get rid of the dampness and cold, and it is very warm to burrow into the quilt after soaking your feet in Shen pomegranate.
There was a rustling sound outside the window, Shen Shimei hurriedly turned over, and opened the window before his shoes were lifted, and it was really snowing outside.
Shen Shu next to him also pushed open the window, and the brother and sister looked at each other and smiled, the snow will fall early this year, and the land will be a little more fertile next spring.
Shen Pomegranate saw the snowflakes one by one, the snowflakes melted quickly when they floated to the ground, she reached out and took a piece, it was cold and cold, making people feel happy from the bottom of their hearts.
Seeing enough snow, Shen Shiliu closed the window and went back to sleep.
Early the next morning, Shen Pomegranate first pushed open the door and opened to look outside, there was not much snow in the yard, and the big trees next to it still had cyan leaves, and the snow on the leaves was thin.
Shen Shiliu changed into clothes, and the cotton clothes were not in a hurry to wear, it was not the coldest time, Shen Shimei put on two layers of clothes and pushed the door out.
The crunching movement of the feet on the school has a very winter atmosphere.
Shen Shu also happened to come out at this time, and when he saw the excitement on Shen Shimei's face, he said, "It's snowing, look at your beauty." ”
Shen Pomegranate just felt fresh, grabbed a handful of snow from the ground, rubbed it into a ball, and started to fight with Shen Shu. Shen Shu was an elder brother, and he couldn't really be ruthless, and he was stopped by the Zheng family after fighting with Shen Pomegranate for a while.
"Don't make a fuss, it's time to catch a cold when your clothes get wet in a while!" After Zheng finished speaking, he went to prepare some hot breakfast.
The broth in the pot was also heated with firewood, and after the family had breakfast, the broth was almost hot, and Shen's father took the two children to the county seat.
In winter, there are fewer people working here, and the four barrels of broth are sold out quickly on weekdays, but now they are sold much slower.
"This little brother, let me ask, do we have very few people who come out to work in winter?" Shen Shiliu asked, if it was too little, she would have to consider making less broth every day, otherwise it would be bad if there was too much left to sell.
The little brother nodded: "No, it is estimated that it is only a few days, after the winter, the frozen sea fish on the coast will begin to be in this warehouse, and there will be a lot of people when the New Year is approaching!" ”
Shen Shiliu smiled, it seems that this broth business can't be broken.
"Thank you, little brother, I'll fill it up for my little brother!" As soon as Shen Pomegranate was happy, he gave the little brother some more, and the little brother thanked him again and again.
Shen Shiliu pondered that if there were many people during the Chinese New Year, she could still ponder and ponder again, and the rice cakes could be sold for another wave to make some money.
Father Shen saw that Shen Pomegranate was so refreshing, so he said Shen Pomegranate: "Seeing that you are so happy, do you have any ideas?" ”
Shen Shiliu nodded and said, "Naturally, there is!" Then he studied it quietly with Shen's father.
It's good to sell rice cakes, even if they can't sell them, they can eat them at home, and now that the weather is cold, the rice cakes won't spoil even if they are left.
Shen Shiliu sighed, and when Shen's father saw it, he asked, "Why are you sighing again?" ”
"I originally wanted to open a restaurant, but now it seems that I won't be able to open it for a while!" Shen Shiliu said.
Shen Fule: "Look at what you can, I think it's very good to have such a stall now, you still have to open a restaurant, how can that restaurant be so easy to open!" ”
Shen Shiliu smiled bitterly, what Shen's father said was not wrong, there was no money, where could a restaurant be opened.
"Just wait and see, I will definitely open a restaurant for you when the time comes!" Shen Shiliu patted his chest and said, that little look made Shen's father happy.
"I really said that you want to open a restaurant, and my father will be the runner for you!" Father Shen said with a smile.
"When the time comes, let my father and mother enjoy it, how can I let my father come to the hall!" Shen Shiliu said with a smile.
Father Shen smiled happily, although Shen Shimei is a girl, but this capable energy is much stronger than that of other sons!
The broth of the morning was finally sold out, and Shen Pomegranate looked at the bookstall next to him.
Du Xuanmo was collecting money, and although he was wearing a fairly thick dress, he was still a little trembling.
When Shen Shiliu looked at him, he also noticed it, and when he turned his head, he could only wave his hand at Shen Shimei.
Shen Shimei also waved his hand and followed Shen's father to the butcher shop.
"Boss, how is business in winter?" Father Shen is also an old customer of this butcher shop, and he chats with the boss when he has nothing to do.
The boss smiled and said, "It's okay, there are more people who eat beef and mutton in winter, and the days are more relaxed." ”
Shen Pomegranate saw the beef sold in the store, so he pulled the corner of Shen's father's clothes.
"Want to buy beef?" Father Shen asked.
Shen Shiliu smiled and nodded, it is true that I haven't eaten beef for a long time, and the beef here is not easy to sell, the cattle that plough the fields are not allowed to be slaughtered casually, and the beef sold here is generally killed by natural causes or injured legs that cannot be cured, and the government has to register before it can be sold.
Shen Shiliu looked at the beef on the board and thought, if it is made into black pepper beef tenderloin, how delicious it will be!