Doctor Sun said with a smile: "The sea intestines are cleaned and dried, and there is not much weight left." Tong Ren Tang has branches in Beijing, Fucheng, and several cities in the south, so there is a lot of demand. ”

Xiaolian handed over about five or six catties of what she dug to the person in charge of weighing it, and walked forward with the bucket of grass. Xiaocao was afraid that she would sell it, so she hurriedly stopped: "Xiaolian, leave some for me, and make a sandworm feast at noon!" ”

"What? Can sea intestines also be cooked? It looks disgusting, who dares to eat it! Zhou Sango, who received the silver, came over, wrinkled his nose, looked at the soft fleshy sandworm with disgust, and pouted.

Yu Xiaocao smiled mysteriously at her and said softly: "I don't know if I don't eat it, and I can't forget it if I eat it." Let me tell you, sandworms are not only delicious, but also very nutritious, not inferior to sea cucumber and abalone. ”

Dr. Sun said with interest: "Oh? Do you know how this sandworm eats? ”

"You can stew soup, steam, boil, stir-fry and eat, of course, if you eat it raw with sauce!" Yu Xiaocao had a confident smile on her face and talked eloquently.

The disgust on Zhou Sango's face was even worse: "How can you eat it raw!" Who can eat it? ”

"It's like eating sashimi, dipped in sauce. Don't imagine what it looks like when you eat it, don't you? Yu Xiaocao pinched her crumpled little face and laughed out loud.

Dr. Sun stroked his beard and said with a faint smile: "Although sashimi is a dish ordered by the emperor today, it is not something that ordinary people can get used to. We're still used to eating cooked food. ”

"Yes, yes! Sashimi is not delicious! Zhou Shan nodded in agreement.

Xiaolian had also heard that in the year of famine, the villagers used sea intestines to satisfy their hunger, and when there was food to eat, no one really ate it. However, Xiaolian is still full of confidence in her little sister's cooking skills. She turned around and asked, "Little sister, how much do you say you want to keep for the ingredients?" ”

"Just leave half of it behind!" Ten catties is only one tael of silver, and for the current Xiaocao family, one tael of silver is nothing.

Zhou Shan was in a hurry, she stomped her feet and said, "What are you doing with so much stay?" I can't help but put the sea intestines, and if I can't finish eating and stink, wouldn't it be a waste? According to me, you should keep two or three catties first, enough for a meal at noon. If you want to eat it again tomorrow, I'll accompany you to dig it when the tide is low! ”

One or two pieces of silver is a lot of wealth for most families in Dongshan Village, enough for the family to eat for a few months. Leaving a sandworm worth a tael of silver as ingredients is either a fool or a loser.

Yu Xiaocao, who has always been low-key, noticed the tentative eyes around her, and hurriedly said: "Okay, just listen to the coral, only keep two or three catties." It's also the first time I've cooked with sandworms as an ingredient, and I thought I'd leave more practice for my hands! ”

As they spoke, Tong Ren Tang's work had already weighed up, and the sisters had dug up a total of twenty-eight catties of sandworms, which was more than many prime-aged laborers. The daughter-in-law of the pillar repeatedly praised Xiaocao for her ability.

Removing the three catties left by Xiaocao, Tong Ren Tang settled two taels of silver to the two sisters. Xiaocao and Xiaolian, in the envious eyes of everyone, walked home with tools.

Unfortunately, I met Zhang on the way. I hadn't seen Zhang for a while, the old lady's hair was whiter, she seemed to be thinner, the cheekbones on her face were more prominent, and her hanging eyes burst out with a gloomy gaze.

Tongrentang came to collect the news of sandworms, and she naturally heard about it. However, Lao Yutou, Yu Dashan and his son went out to sea to fish, and Yu Heizi ran to the dock before dawn. This kid is getting more and more slippery, and after the money he earned back for the first time was scavenged by the Zhang family, he no longer took the money home, but recorded it in the account, and waited until a certain amount was taken out together.

Only Zhang's mother and daughter and the lazy and greedy Li are left in the family. Zhang's was not originally from a fishing village, and he was not good at digging sandworms at all, and Yu Caidie had always been unable to go out of the door. And Li is a finger again.

Seeing that other people's families are taking money from their families for hundreds or thousands of dollars, Zhang's heart is like twenty-five rats - a hundred claws scratching their hearts. She heard that the Xiaolian sisters had also gone to the beach, so she deliberately waited at the place where they had to go home.

"Coming back?" Zhang Shi said without yin or yang, "Today's harvest is good, right?" How many taels of silver were sold? ”

"How many taels of silver? Milk, when your sea intestines are blown by the wind? Have you been to the tidal flats to see it? Dig up a sandworm, it will take a long time! Xiaolian and I have thin arms and legs, it's good to dig a few! Yu Xiaocao knew that it was not good to see Zhang's Zhun, so he first resorted to mourning.

Zhang was choked by her, and only after a while did he stare at the fierce eyes and said, "You dead girl, you are bold and fat when you go out separately, you dare to talk back to your!" How did your parents educate you? ”

Yu Xiaocao had a smirk on his face and said, "Milk, am I stating the facts?" Why did it become a backmouth? Or in your eyes, as long as it doesn't follow you, it is a confrontation and disobedience? The ancients said: The mother is unkind, and the strange son is not filial...... I wonder how you feel when you hear it? ”

"You stinky girl, lose money! Are you turning around the bush and saying that I am unkind? Did you say that about the elders? If I don't teach you a lesson, you're going to turn the sky upside down! "Zhang took off the broken shoes on his feet, and he was about to stage a full martial arts.

Xiaolian hurriedly stopped in front of Xiaomei. Yu Xiaocao pulled her, took a few steps back, suddenly covered her chest, inhaled heavily, and said weakly: "Milk!" I'm not in good health, don't be scared! If you scare me sick, I can rely on you, eat you and live yours, and you have to pay for the medicine......"

Zhang was stunned by the speed at which she changed her face, and said inwardly: "You don't pretend!" Don't think I don't know the tricks you play, pretending to be sick and deceiving people, who believes it! Unless you die in front of me, ......"

"Who cursed my daughter! Too long? A rough voice like thunder frightened Zhang almost to the ground.

Yu Xiaocao turned his head and saw that it was Godfather's House Town, and behind him was Yu Hai, who jumped from the donkey cart. The house was full of anger, his beard was cocked, and the horsewhip in his hand tried his best to control it so that he did not swing it at Zhang.

Yu Hai's eyes were red, and his gaze at Zhang was full of grief, disappointment, and strangeness. is so untreated by him, a stepmother, and even his children are implicated. The girl who hurt her on the tip of her heart was viciously cursed by her grandmother to die in the present. What a grudge, what a grudge!

He thinks he is worthy of the Yu family and the Zhang family. Before the separation, his retreat and his sacrifice turned out to be just in vain, and he could never warm Zhang's cold heart. Yu Hai's heart was like ashes in an instant: That's it, he should give it in the future, he won't lose a penny; He shouldn't have given it, and he wouldn't pay a penny. He would never think about it anymore because he had eaten better. Because - it's not worth it!

Zhang's bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, facing the angry King Kong-like General Fang, suddenly wilted, and she said expectantly: "Big ...... My lord! I...... I'm not cursing her, I'm just going to say it......"

The horsewhip in the hand of the house town pulled a whip in the air, and it exploded with a crisp sound. scared Zhang so much that he almost didn't pee.

"By the way? Why don't you let yourself die? Why don't you let your own son die? Our Xiaocao was not in good health before, it must have been your curse! If I hear you cursing my daughter again, I'll be in jail!" ”

The house town felt the need to scare the fool. This is still supported by him, and he dares to bully his grass unscrupulously; If it weren't for him, his precious daughter wouldn't have been bullied to death...... Phew! Why do you mention this word again? Unlucky!

Zhang's mouth trembled and whispered, "I...... I'm her elder, isn't it a crime to scold her......"

"What kind of elder are you? Who is the parent who sees their little granddaughter seriously ill, but is unwilling to pay for the medical treatment, forcing them to borrow money for treatment? Who took the three hundred taels of silver that their son exchanged for his life, but let them leave the house? Who can't see their children and grandchildren living a good life, and pop up from time to time to jump? Zhang, you are just a stepmother, and you are a vicious and eccentric stepmother. The law will not tolerate people like you! The house town stared at the tiger, and the majesty exuded from his body made Zhang's legs fall to his knees.

Yu Hai turned his face to the side and said in a deep voice: "Brother Fang, spare her this time!" Zhang, when the family was separated, it was clearly written on the contract, I will honor you 200 catties of grain every year, or convert it into silver taels. In the future, I won't publish any more articles! In the future, please don't humiliate yourself again! ”

Facing Yu Hai, Zhang's temper came up again, she sat on the ground, patted her legs and cried: "God doesn't open his eyes - let me spread an unfilial descendant!" But how do you want me to live in the future—"

Suddenly, her voice stopped abruptly as if someone had choked her neck. It turned out that he was frightened by the expression on the face of the house.

The house town said impatiently: "My brother Yu gave food according to the family contract, and there was no less than one and a half catties and taels, where is not filial?" I see, you are much more filial than your son who only knows how to reach out to his family for money! Girl, this old witch bullies you again, tell your godfather, and your godfather will be angry with you! ”

As he spoke, he bent down to support Xiaocao's armpit and lifted her onto the tall horse he had ridden. And he, acting as the twenty-four filial piety father, led the horse and walked in front.

Seeing that Xiaocao was very favored by the official, Zhang's heart beat a drum, for fear that his bad treatment of the little girl in the past would be liquidated by the official one by one. In the days that followed, it was much more honest.

In the envious eyes of the people in Yu Xiaocao Village, he sat on the back of a high horse. Godfather's performance today is too powerful, that old witch can finally have someone to stop her, and their family should be much cleaner in the future.

"Godfather, when did you come back from the capital? Why don't you say it in advance, I'll prepare a table of good dishes for you! Yu Xiaocao smiled very happily. For the great god who can subdue the Zhang family, you have to make a good offering.