Chapter 131: Storing Grain and Vegetables
As soon as the Mid-Autumn Festival passed, the sky suddenly cooled down, the original family wore a single dress in the morning and evening was a little cold, Cui'er was afraid that the two children were frozen, so they made a small vest or something in advance, and added a piece of clothing in the morning and evening, and then took off the vest or something at noon, which was very convenient.
Cui Yunniang is also out of confinement, because there is a wooden sister-in-law invited by Cui'er to take care of her in the confinement, and the food is much better than that of ordinary people, Yun Niang is a little fatter than before, and even her son Goudaner has taken off her previous red appearance, and has become white and fat, which is very cute.
It's cold, what worries Cui'er the most is that there is no food and vegetables for the winter, when she first arrived at Lian's house before, the dilemma of no vegetables and no food makes Cui'er remember deeply, so when she is fine, she studies with Lian Qingshan how to save food and vegetables well.
Even Qingshan was apprehensive about being hungry at the beginning of spring this year, and meticulously implemented Cui'er's instructions to store grain. Lian Qingshan was afraid that Cui'er would move back and forth and move the fetus, so he left Cui'er at home, and he ran to the town three times successively, so that he could buy all the food needed for the winter.
It cost Cui'er a lot of money to buy grain or something, and it cost two taels of silver to buy back two hundred catties of rice and white flour, and two hundred catties of yellow rice noodles, soybeans, peanuts and other miscellaneous grains cost one tael of silver, and the chickens and pigs raised at home also need to save some winter grain, and they bought hundreds of gold of rice bran and the like, and they also spent half a tael of silver, which adds up to three taels of silver.
In addition to the staple food to eat, I heard that the mountains will be covered by heavy snow in winter, and Cui'er saw that there were not too many seasonings at home, so she asked Lian Qingshan to supplement the oil and salt seasonings and the like.
Because she wanted to make sticky bean buns during the New Year, Cui'er wanted to make some snacks for the children, and this white sugar was indispensable, so Cui'er bought a large bag of ten catties of white sugar back, and the cola broke the two children of Da Niu and Xiaohu.
Even Qingshan bought spices in the town or went to the Qian family's shop, the money shopkeeper and Mrs. Qian were not there. It was Le Zi who was busy entertaining him, but because of the fact that the young master of the Qian family came before, Lian Qingshan had not sent tea recently, and Le Zi couldn't be the master of the shop. So even my family didn't sell tea this month.
When Lian Qingshan bought spices, he saw that the fabrics in the shop were very good, thinking that Cui'er had worked hard for a year and didn't have winter clothes, so he bought a red background Fu character pattern back for Cui'er, and bought some fabrics that could make winter clothes.
The money shopkeeper went to the county and never came back, although he brought a letter to the family and said not to worry, but Mrs. Qian was not sure, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, after the festival to each family. also packed up and went to the county seat.
This time, Lian Qingshan went to the town to buy, and after inquiring about the situation of the shopkeeper Qian, he was a little worried in his heart, but he didn't want Cui'er to be frightened, so he hid it.
And Cui'er is pregnant with a child. On weekdays, she didn't have a good appetite and was sleepy, and even Qingshan didn't mention it, so she forgot about it, and she was thinking about saving food for the winter, which made Lian Qingshan very relieved.
As the head of the family, Lian Qingshan, after the staple food and seasonings were ready, he felt that it was not enough. I got up early and came back with a few large stacks of firewood, for fear that Cui'er and them would freeze in winter.
When collecting firewood, Lian Qingshan also made some more traps by the way, and there were harvests every day, which made the big girl and Xiaohu happy wow and scream, and followed Lian Qingshan up the mountain every day. It invisibly made Cui'er a lot easier.
Seeing that there were many bags of rice noodles piled up in the kitchen, and there were stacks of firewood enough to burn for the whole winter, with firewood and grain, even if the mountains were covered by heavy snow in winter, their livelihood would not be a problem. You won't lose your life because of starvation and cold. With this level of cognition, Cui'er's heart can be regarded as slightly in her stomach.
When her life was worry-free, Cui'er thought that she could live a better life, and she had to have food and vegetables, right? It's just that this green vegetable is too rare for ancient times, so Cui'er thought about carefully preserving the meat, and when the winter can't catch wild things, the children also have a food to eat.
Cui'er has no experience in preserving food, but she has also watched food programs such as the tip of the tongue, and recalls the method of making bacon in the south, and after removing the internal organs of wild things such as pheasants and rabbits that Qingshan brought back recently, they are carefully castrated with salt, and then baked with fire until they are dried inside and out, and then hung in a cool and ventilated place to make something similar to cured chicken and rabbit.
Looking at the bunches of cured chickens and rabbits hanging behind her kitchen, and the still green and vibrant piece outside the yard, which was the autumn vegetables that Lian Qingshan had planted a long time ago, the smile on Cui'er's face deepened significantly.
Even after Qingshan's body was better, he was afraid that Cui'er, who was pregnant with a child, would suffer a loss if she had no vegetables in the autumn and winter, so she took advantage of the gap between the mountains to open up the wasteland around the new yard first, and planted all the vegetables that had been planted in the old yard again.
Now although the weather is cold, those autumn vegetables are still growing vigorously, Cui'er heard Lian Qingshan say that when the snow is about to fall, it is too late to collect the vegetables and keep them for the winter.
Cui'er's favorite is the fresh little cabbage, from the time it grows to the inch long, it will pull some back to stew soup from time to time, the fresh and tender ones are cooked with boiling water, and the taste in the mouth is exceptionally good, even after being pregnant with a child, Cui'er, who has a not very good appetite, can eat a lot every time.
"Cui'er, are you at home?" After Aunt Lu knew that Cui'er was pregnant, she ran to Lian's house every now and then, brought Cui'er food she cooked, and accompanied Cui'er to talk or something. No, Aunt Lu came again, and when she arrived at the gate, she began to shout Cui'er at the top of her voice.
"Here, auntie, come in!" Cui'er heard the voice, and hurriedly agreed.
Aunt Lu listened to Cui'er's voice, opened the door and walked in, put the basket in her hand on the table in the hall, rubbed her hands and shook her clothes, and then walked to Cui'er.
"Well, you don't have a good face, you haven't done heavy work these days, have you?" Aunt Lu saw that Cui'er's face was slightly more fleshy, and because of her good complexion, her small face was white and red, so she nodded reassuringly and asked.
"Auntie, are you still worried about Qingshan? He can't even afford me a plate now. Cui'er said with a smile, put the half-made small padded jacket she had just made into the sewing basket, and pulled Aunt Lu to the edge of the kang and sat down.
"I'm so busy at home that I have nothing to do, come and take a look at you, and bring you some fresh vegetables by the way, so as to save your little picky." Aunt Lu said with a smile, and picked up the half-made small padded jacket made by Cui'er as she spoke, "Heh, your craftsmanship is really good, this little padded jacket is not worse than the little young master in the town." ”
"Auntie always praises me, and I'll be embarrassed to praise me again." Cui'er was not proud after being praised, she said with a smile, and then took out a small red shoulder from the stack of clothes that had been made next to her, and handed it to Aunt Lu, "Auntie, look at how this is done." ”
Aunt Lu looked at the small shoulder in her hand, there is a faint golden Fu character pattern on the red background, although the material is not the best, but it is also a good material that is not available in the countryside of Tun'er, and there is a lot of cotton in it, and what is more interesting is that the collar, shoulder and placket of this shoulder are finely sewn with a layer of fluffy rabbit hair piping, if the child wears it during the New Year's holiday, it is warm and festive.
"Your craftsmanship is naturally good, looking at this dress, people can't love it." Aunt Lu was full of praise for Cui'er's craftsmanship, looking at this little dress, imagining what the effect would be if Xiaohu wore it, "If your little tiger wears this clothes, won't he be like the fortune boy in the New Year's painting?" ”
"Auntie, this is not for Xiaohu, this is for your family."
"What? For Fugen? But no, you have a lot of clothes that you have made with your body, how can you say that you can give it, you are in good condition now, you can't spend money indiscriminately, you better keep it! Aunt Lu heard that the clothes were for her eldest grandson Fugen, and she was happy with Cui'er's intentions, but she refused to let Cui'er spend money indiscriminately, and hurriedly folded the clothes and put them back in the stack where Cui'er took the clothes just now.
"Auntie......" Cui'er was moved and amused by Aunt Lu's resolute refusal, "Auntie, this dress is really made for Fugen, for the New Year, I, as an aunt, am not allowed to give my nephew a piece of clothing to wear!" ”
Cui'er saw that Aunt Lu's face was a little loose, so she turned over the stack of clothes and continued to Aunt Lu, "Auntie, look at these clothes I made, not only for Fugen, you see, this matter is for your family's Fugen, this is for Xiao Yam, these two are for Da Mao Ermao, and this is for the strong son of the Yinhuan family...... I'm pregnant, and Qingshan won't let me do the work in the family, so I can pass the time with such a little thing, if you don't, I'm going to be sad! ”
Aunt Lu watched Cui'er show her the little red shoulder under the water under her hand, everything had a place to go, and she knew that Cui'er sincerely wanted to give it to her grandson. Aunt Lu saw that Cui'er was not polite to herself, and she really liked the shoulder, so she accepted it unceremoniously, and prepared to wear it for her eldest son and son-in-law when she came back with Fugen'er before the New Year.
Thinking of her good grandson Fugen's appearance in this beautiful shoulder, Aunt Lu couldn't help but smile, and no longer politely accepted the clothes with Cui'er. Touching the delicate clothes in his hand, looking at the beautiful Cui'er in front of him, although he didn't know where he came from, it was really painfully tight.
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