Chapter 7: Please respect yourself
Lin has a bottom in his heart, so he doesn't care about how much he spends and how little he spends, this child shouldn't have suffered with her, he hasn't had a good life for so many years, and now he just bought a little honey and brown sugar, which is nothing.
Seeing that Lin no longer blamed herself, Pan'er smiled and showed two shallow dimples on her cheeks, she took the honey jar into the kitchen, found two coarse porcelain bowls, scooped a spoonful of honey into each bowl, and added two drops of spring water to it. Honey can't be brewed with boiling water, Pan'er scooped a scoop of hot water from the pot and poured it into the sea bowl, put it aside to dry, and waited until it was not so hot, then used warm water to melt the honey and went into the house with the bowl.
After adding spring water, this simple honey water is also like a change of taste, sweet and moist, very delicious, Lin took a sip, only to feel a warmth slowly rising, dispelling the tiredness, so that her slightly frowning brows couldn't help but stretch out, the original pale lip color, now a little ruddy.
Lin has been tortured by illness in recent years, a little old, if you can keep it from time to time, life is smoother, and you can recover a little color, after all, Lin is not very old, this year is less than thirty, the foundation is good, and she is also a beauty when she is young, how can she be like an old woman early?
Pan'er leaned against the window on the side and drank honey water, if it weren't for the lack of silver at home, she would have wanted to use honey to wipe her face, I heard that honey can beautify and nourish the face, and it can also make the scars on her face fade, her mother was a big beauty when she was young, if it wasn't for taking care of her ugly and stupid self, I'm afraid she would have been able to remarry a long time ago.
There are pig breeders in Shiqiao Village, now there are a lot of pigweeds on the mountain, the pigs in the village are all diligent people, feeding the pigs are particularly diligent, Pan'er cut a pound of pork belly back, Lin's craftsmanship is good, can make a sweet and sour sauce, the red plum meat burned out is soft and glutinous and melts in the mouth, so that people eat and almost bite off their tongues.
Lin was cooking in the kitchen, Pan'er went back to the house, holding the bronze mirror in her hand, looking at the girl in the mirror, the scar on her face was as big as the mouth of a bowl, but it was not as uneven as before, and the color changed from black to dark red, and there was only a thin layer of blood scabs on the flesh, and when this layer of blood scabs fell off, the new meat inside could be revealed.
Put the porcelain bottle on the table, Pan'er pinched her arm hard, the transparent spring water flowed out, dripped into the porcelain bottle, and soon filled a small bottle, covered with a lid, Pan'er put the porcelain bottle into her arms, and the rest of the spring water was smeared on the scar by her, and the feeling of numbness was even worse, which made Pan'er very happy.
Lin made a bowl of red plum meat, a plate of fried large-leaf celery, and cut the pickled cucumber into dices, Pan'er took out the dish and put it in the bowl, and went to the front of the West House, before entering the house, Pan'er took a deep breath, thinking that she had been stripped of her clothes in the hut before, revealing a pocket made of cotton cloth and a white shoulder, she couldn't help but worry, even if the scar on her face was a little better, it was much stronger than before, but compared with other girls with white and clean faces, it was not a little worse, as long as a man saw her, They all had to be scared out, and the reason why Qi Chuan was able to endure her and coax a fool with good words was nothing more than for the fifty taels of silver in the Lin family's hand.
Pan'er knew that Chu Liang didn't look down on her, he stripped her clothes just to get more spring water, thinking of the porcelain vase he bought in the town, Pan'er felt a lot more settled, pushed open the wooden door and walked into the house.
She put the food on the table, Chu Liang sat at the table, her eyebrows were high, her outline was as deep as an axe and a chisel, although her face was sallow and haggard, not as handsome as Qi Chuan, but she was a little more manly.
Pan'er snorted secretly, what kind of manhood can this shameless man have, he is just a despicable and shameless villain, in order to survive, he can't care about any courtesy, righteousness and shame, and he strips all the clothes on the women of good families, he is really not a polite gentleman.
Chu Liang saw Pan'er standing in front of the table, her eagle eyes flickered, she stretched out her arm to wrap around Pan'er's slender and soft waist, and wanted to repeat her old trick and get some spring water to use, but the little woman herself put her little hand into her arms, groped for a while, and finally took out a porcelain bottle.
"There is spring water in it, and the concubine will send it to Master Chu in the future, and please respect yourself."
The word 'self-respect' Pan'er bit very hard, and a pair of moist eyes stared at Chu Liang fiercely, as if she wanted to peel his skin and eat his meat.
Chu Liang took the porcelain vase, and did not shy away from it, in front of Pan'er, he directly took off his shirt, revealing his strong chest.
Pan'er has grown so big, she has only seen Chu Liang's body as a man, she doesn't know anything about men and women, her face can't help but be a little hot at the moment, she gritted her teeth, her sharp nails picked at her palms, and she resisted the urge to turn away, staring carefully at the wound on Chu Liang's chest, and found that pale pink new meat had grown on the big scar at the mouth of the bowl, and the contrast between the new meat and the man's wheat-colored skin and flesh was very obvious, and it looked thinner.
Chu Liang poured the spring water on the wound, wiped it with his palm, looked up at Pan'er motionless, and grinned: "What? Don't set up a chaste archway? ”
Pan'er didn't take a breath of relief, her teeth creaked, and she turned around and went out to eat.
After two quarters of an hour, Pan'er hastily ate some food before entering the Westinghouse again.
Chu Liang was already dressed neatly, still sitting in place, the food on the table was eaten fine, there was no left, Pan'er cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, and said: "Master Chu, the concubine looks at the wounds on your body and is almost healed, you can't stay in a remote place like Shiqiao Village all the time, you must also know that the concubine mother and daughter are widows, if it is known that a man is raised in the house, the reputation of the concubine mother and daughter may not be saved......"
Although Pan'er has never had a round house with Qi Chuan, it is a husband and wife in name only, but the two of them have worshiped heaven and earth and held a banquet, and it is still recorded in the government, she is Qi Chuan's daughter-in-law, even if Qi Chuan has been missing for three years, no news has been transmitted, life and death are unknown, Pan'er is also a widow, if she is involved with other men and does those messy pickled things, the villagers of Shiqiao Village can drown her just by spitting Xingzi!
She didn't want to be like a cow widow, who said on the surface that she was chaste for her husband, but in fact she was like a secret prostitute, relying on a good skin and flesh and a fair and even face, she seduced many men, and these men sent a lot of diesel rice noodles to the cow widow's house on weekdays, so that she didn't have to do anything, and she could earn money while lying down.
Chu Liang threw the porcelain vase to Pan'er, closed his eyes and recuperated, his resolute and handsome face did not have a trace of fluctuation, as if it was covered with a layer of frost, he didn't look at Pan'er, and said lightly: "When it's time to leave, I will leave." ”
The implication is that now is not the time.
Pan'er grinded her teeth angrily, only thinking that this person was like a stone in a pit, smelly and hard, but she didn't dare to anger Chu Liang, so she could only stomp her feet hatefully, take something and leave.
Before leaving, Pan'er also slammed the door of the West House shut, making a loud noise, which startled the Lin family who stayed in the kitchen, and hurriedly came out to take a look.
Lin walked over and took Pan'er's hand, and asked worriedly:
"What's wrong? Such a big person is still frizzy, how can my mother rest assured? ”
Pan'er shook her head and explained with a little weakness:
"Mother, I just accidentally tripped when I came out."
Lin believed it and said a few more words before turning around and going back to the kitchen and continuing to make pickles.
Pan'er turned around, glared in the direction of the West House, and secretly scolded the man surnamed Chu several times, and the anger in her heart only subsided a little, she followed to the kitchen, Lin took a basin in her hand, washed the soybeans she bought, the well water was cold and biting, Lin's body was weak, Pan'er squatted on the ground, reached out and rubbed the soybeans clean one by one.
"Mother, you go make soup first, I'll wash the beans." Seeing that her daughter was so caring, as if she had drunk hot water in the winter, her whole body was warm and indescribably comfortable, she nodded, walked to the stove, cut the cleaned mushrooms into thin slices, and carried them down to the pot with a knife.
The pot is boiling old soup, Pan'er bought two hens, killed one before, and killed another one today, in order to make the old soup taste delicious and mellow, this pot of old soup must be simmered over low heat all the time, and another chicken must be added to it within half a month.
Because it has been boiled for too long, the chicken in the small fire has been chopped into small pieces, and now the bone and meat have been separated, very crispy, but it is a pity that this chicken is left in the hanging soup, the taste is salty, not good to eat, can only be used for pickles.
There is not much meat at home, although Pan'er is greedy, but he is used to living a poor life, and he will not use much if he has good things, he always wants to leave some for Lin's, Lin's is a distressed daughter, and he has the same idea as Pan'er, but unfortunately there is a distinguished guest at home who has a lot of food, no matter how much meat he buys, Chu Liang can eat cleanly.
Pan'er couldn't help but suspect that the people living in this hut might not be a person, but a brute cow with infinite strength, otherwise how could that belly be like a bottomless pit, wasting food all day long.
Soybeans are used to make soybean paste, this soybean paste is also Lin's specialty, the soybean paste is salty, fresh and delicious, rich in aroma, whether it is dipped in vegetables or cooked, as long as a little use of the top seasoning, the ingredients will become more delicious.
It's a pity that the soybean paste has to be pickled for several months, and it is difficult to make it quickly for a while, so the Lin family made pickled cucumbers and sold them to the Rongfu Building in the town.
Soybeans have to be cooked in a pot after washing, the Lin family's kitchen has two stoves, one is used to boil old soup, and the other is put on a large pot, boil water, pour a pot of washed soybeans into the pot, be sure to cook the soybeans thoroughly, Pan'er has a bad grasp of the heat, but with Lin watching from the side, there is no big problem.