Chapter 253: Dark Shadow
Two pig's heads have two cauldrons, fortunately, Xu Miao's kitchen is three stoves, when she cooked for Xu Zhenghu's funeral day, she experienced the "advantage" of fewer stoves, so the kitchen of this new house directly made three stoves and an oven. Book Lovers' Building
Put the pig's head into the pot, throw the pig's trotters, pig's heart, pig's liver, and pork belly all down, and add water to the pot. Add fire to the stove, and after the fire boils, cover the pot with a lid and surround it with a rag to save gas.
After the fire, Xiao Nizi came out, the yard had been cleaned, Li Tie and they kept saying that the green brick floor at home was good, and it would be clean after scrubbing. Shiro swept the water on the side, otherwise it would freeze for a while, and it would be time to slip if you stepped on it.
The Qian family and the Jiang family are very quick in their hands, and the blood sausages are almost used to it, a full twenty. Xu Miao was dizzy when she looked at it, this thing ...... She was really not very proud, so she took three and kept them for a while to make pig-killing dishes, and she planned to share the rest with them.
slaughtered two pigs, returned one hundred and fifty catties of pork, and the rest of the water and pig's head or something, there are still so many left, if they can't catch up with Quandong, this meat will not be eaten.
Thinking of Quandong, Xiao Nizi couldn't help sighing, it had been almost two months since she went out, and she said that she would be able to come back in Layue, but she didn't know what it was, and there was no letter until now......
pursed her lower lip slightly, sighed lightly, and continued to cut her shredded sauerkraut, life has to pass, since she let people out at the beginning, she believes in them, if she really takes the opportunity to slip away, it doesn't matter, at least she recognizes them clearly.
Near noon, the pig-killing dish is ready, two large pots, which are full of weight, big bones, blood sausage, pork belly, pork belly, and sauerkraut. It smells very fragrant, let alone eats it.
Xu Miao stir-fried a shredded beans and a potato slice, slipped a liver tip, and cut a plate of spicy cabbage. Remove the pork head meat, cut it while it is hot, and mix it with green peppers and carrot slices. Tear the pig's trotters and put them on the plate, these two dishes are the best to drink.
There is a table in each of the east and west wings, one table for men and one table for women, Shiro and Xiao Wu are not here, and they go to the east wing. Xu Miao took Xu Ya and Dongmei to entertain Shan and Aunt Li.
I ate until the end of noon, this pig-killing dish was finished, Chunwang, Chunzhu and Xu Liang drank too much, Li Tie and they carried each other home, Jiang stayed and helped Xu Ya and Dongmei brush the dishes and plates.
After Xu Miao sent everyone away, he took out two taels of silver from the money from selling the pigs, and took a pig's knuckle from the tank, came to the kitchen, and said:
"Third uncle, you can take the pork knuckle for a while, there is too much meat at home to eat, so don't buy it."
"Ah, that's okay, the third aunt won't be polite to you." Jiang originally wanted to refuse, but seeing that Xu Miao was sincere in giving it, as long as this girl wanted to give it, it was basically useless for you to refuse, just think about it.
Xu Miao put the pig's elbow at the door, walked over and squatted down, and directly stuffed the two taels of silver into her waist, this action suddenly made Jiang Shi stop drying, and stood up "fiercely", regardless of his wet hands, took out two taels of silver from his waist and stuffed them to Xu Miao, saying:
"Girl, you gave the elbow to the third aunt and took it, but this silver, the third aunt said that she couldn't ask for anything, do you understand? Don't get used to the third aunt and go back to the past, that's not right. ”
"Third uncle, I don't have ......"
"Nope." Jiang Shi said firmly, frowned and looked at Xu Miao in front of him, and continued, "You are a good boy, you are all good children with Ya'er and San Lang, and you all know all the things you did to help your third uncle and me. ”
"Last time, your third uncle was beaten for you, and you quietly sent a piece of pork belly over, I found out later, and I wanted to send it back to you, but as soon as I thought about accepting it, you can feel at ease, then I will accept it, so if you want to make the third uncle feel at ease, this silver will be taken back, you know?"
Xu Miao heard her say this, and for a while, she really didn't know how to persuade her. Seeing this, Xu Ya, who had put the dishes away, came to Jiang's side and said softly:
"Third uncle, you can take it. When you helped us feed the pigs, didn't we all say that we would pay you a pig. ”
As soon as Xu Ya finished saying this, Jiang raised his hand directly, but instead of fighting, he gently pinched Xu Ya's cheek, pursed his lips slightly, and said:
"Girl, can you say that, you can't be busy, I'll help feed the pigs. Besides, your sister gave a pig's knuckle, that's the salary. ”
Two taels of silver and pork knuckle, which one is more and which one is less, do you still need to ask!
Xu Miao's face was full of grievances, looking at the silver in his hand, he didn't know what to do. Dongmei on the side looked at their mothers, "poof", and laughed. Everyone immediately looked at her.
Dongmei coughed awkwardly, then pointed to the elbow, looked at Xu Miao and said:
"If Sister Miao thinks it's less, just add more, then the third lady of the silver doesn't want to hurt you, why make it bitter and hateful."
As soon as Jiang Shi heard this, he immediately understood what Dongmei meant, patted his head, and then said:
"I almost forgot, I almost forgot, are the pig's trotters still there? Your third uncle likes to eat, you can bring me some. ”
Xu Miao smiled and nodded, put the remaining three pig's trotters, two pig's tails, and five blood sausages, all with the elbow, handed them to Jiang's, and said matter-of-factly:
"You, just spoil us, be careful that we use you as an old slave and don't pay you."
Jiang Shi listened, tapped her forehead with his other hand, didn't say anything, left the kitchen with his things, and went home. Xu Ya looked at Jiang's back and muttered:
"This third aunt, and the third aunt that time...... It's not a single person! ”
"Hmm."
Xu Miao responded almost inaudibly, and put away the two taels of silver again. This year, the pig was raised, even if it was originally gone. If it weren't for the tofu dregs on the tofu shop every day, it is estimated that this pig would have to lose money.
According to this calculation, you will have to catch a few more in the coming year, and even if you don't increase the price, you can't drop the price anymore. That night, the family was in the study again, San Lang took Xiao Wu and Shiro to study, and Xu Miao and the others were free to move.
Erlang continued to practice his abacus, Xu Ya practiced calligraphy with Dongmei, and Xu Miao read the book that San Lang took back from Mr. Wu, some grammar still didn't understand too well, and it was very beneficial to read more books.
After the grandmother came that time, she never came back. In fact, when I think about it, Xu Miao still feels that something is wrong. When she started the factory, the grandmother made it clear that she would not do it.
What she means is that she is a woman's family, and if she opens two shops, she can earn her own money, and she doesn't need to be so tired and tossed. But when she came that day, she didn't have the same attitude as she had at the beginning, what was going on?
Xu Miao couldn't read the book in thought, so she put the book on the table and thought with one hand on her cheek.
At the end of the day, everyone dispersed, each went back to their respective rooms, Xu Miao washed up briefly, and planned to go to bed, but when he turned around, there was a dark shadow in front of him, and then it was dark in front of him, and he didn't know anything......
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Xu Ya did not go back to the room, but went to find Dongmei to learn embroidery, these days of getting along, she found that Dongmei can embroider a lot of patterns. In the past, she embroidered either by looking at other people's paintings, or by thinking about them.
Although it is good-looking, it is not atmospheric in the end. Dongmei's is different, the same embroidered are peony flowers, people embroider it is particularly attractive, but she embroidered the effect in general.
Sitting next to Dongmei on the kang, both of them are holding embroidery supports, and the pattern paintings are basically the same, which is the technique of embroidery. Basically, when Xu Ya learned, it was the same stitch that was embroidered until the end, but Dongmei was not, repeated changes, although it was difficult to understand, but it was good to be proficient.
“…… Hey, yes, yes, that's it, when you line the needle, remember to change it more, so that the embroidered things look good. When Dongmei said this, she couldn't help but sigh and muttered,
"If only the winter snow was still there, then the girl would have more, I learned by watching her embroider by accident."
Xu Ya nodded, put down the support in his hand, and looked at Dongmei, "Sister Dongmei, you said that Brother Ouyang is ...... Still alive? ”
"Alive." Dongmei nodded firmly.
"Why?" Xu Ya was puzzled, "Since he is alive, he should appear below, everyone is very anxious about him." ”
"There may be something, it's delayed." Dongmei sighed lightly, put on her shoes on the ground, and after walking around the house a few times, she said, "The eldest young master has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and his kung fu is unmatched, so the reason why he has not appeared is definitely inconvenient." ”
"Doesn't Sister Dongxue also know kung fu?" Xu Ya asked.
Dongxue and Dongmei were cultivated by Mrs. Ouyang herself, and it is said that there is a total of one, after Ouyang Minrui took charge of the house, Mrs. Ouyang gave all the people in her hands to her son as a gift.
Large families are basically like this, and they will cultivate some of their own people for their own convenience.
"No matter how high your kung fu is, the master will let you die, and you dare to live!" After Dongmei finished speaking, she sighed heavily, sat back on the kang and looked at Xu Ya and said, "Our deeds are all in the Ouyang family, it can be said that people let us be, that is a matter of one sentence." ”
"In the final analysis, if I hadn't escaped in time, as long as they caught a little whereabouts, you wouldn't have seen me today, and the things in the Shenmen Mansion are more pickled than anything else."
Although Xu Ya didn't understand it too well, he still understood the meaning of his words. Big family? Oh, yes!
"If it weren't for the eldest sister's desperate efforts to split up, I guess it would have been ...... I don't know if I'm dead or alive. ”
"So I envy you, Sister Miao protects you so much, although I follow Master Ouyang, but after all, I am a slave, how can I have my own life, it's just a joke."
Dongmei's words made Xu Ya very sad, but she didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only gently lean on her shoulder......