Yan Lao Er entered the kitchen, and he was as comfortable as going home.

I checked the stove first, turned over the seasonings, and walked around to see what ingredients were in the house.

The brown rice in the rice jar is about to see the bottom, and the thick noodles in the noodle jar should have been added, and there are more than half a jar.

A few pockets for a few whole grains.

The oil was clear oil, and he saw and smelled it, like rapeseed oil.

There are two air-dried meats hanging on the beams, some dried beans, dried eggplant, and dried radish......

There were two jars outside the kitchen, and he opened the lid to see that the small one had snow hidden meat inside, and the large one froze vegetables in the same way.

The small courtyard where my wife lives is not big, it is a regular rectangle, from this end you can see the other end, one wall, three sides of the house, and a small vegetable field under the corner of the wall.

No cellars.

These things inside and outside the kitchen are all the food reserves in the house......

Yan Lao Er was worried while he was busy.

That's enough to survive the winter!

He scooped water from the water tank in the courtyard and lit the stove to boil the pot.

The food brought was moved to the kitchen, and the mushrooms, fish, dried vegetables were also hung up according to the habit of the master.

The sealed sauce meat jar and pickle jar are neatly placed on the wall.

Salted duck eggs and pine eggs are poured into the basket of my wife's house.

The eggs laid by their own hens are carefully placed in another basket one by one.

Moved the jar where the frozen meat was put outside, stuffed two fresh fish frozen into a lump, two pieces of frozen tofu, and it was basically full, Yan Lao Er didn't give up, and squeezed in two lamb leg bones full of meat.

Looking at the pheasant that had been plucked and picked up in his hands, Yan Lao Er decided to stew mushrooms with the whole hard dish today, the chicken.

Find the hazelnut mushrooms from the hanging mushrooms, remove them one by one, and soak them in water first.

Yan Lao Er sharpened the knife twice with the bottom of the bowl, and began to chop the chicken.

There was only one stove in the kitchen, and he washed the rice and put it aside.

As soon as the water boiled here, I quickly poured it out, made a pot of tea, poured a bowl of boiled water, and put the rice in the pot by the way.

Yan Lao Er carried the pot and the bowl and walked quickly to the house.

Before he entered the house, he heard his daughter's small mouth and horn, and then looked at his wife, where was there still the coldness when he first entered the door, and he smiled at her daughter's eyes.

“…… This sheepskin coat also has one, cute to wear, sister-in-law, you touch it, is it so soft.

This mask doesn't blow your face when you wear it in winter.

This is our own fragrant pancreas......"

Mrs. Tian smiled: "It's all good, but it's too much......"

She can see that although this family is from the famine, it is not without a family, and it is also that the family is really too poor to open the pot, and it can't afford to support a family of three people to study.

Li Xuemei: "Master, let Xiao Er measure for you, I'm stupid, I can only make some of the simplest, don't be suspicious." ”

"Master, the student will serve you tea." Yan Lao Er looked solemn and poured tea with both hands.

Mrs. Tian took it, her eyes were soft and warm as water.

She took a sip, surprised by the right temperature, her eyes crossed with satisfaction, and then she drank it all.

"Huai'an, sit down." Mrs. Tian got up: "Eat at home at noon, and my wife will cook a few dishes." ”

"Master, I don't need you, I'll come, you can taste my craftsmanship." Yan Lao Er looked at Yan Yu: "Xiao Er, come out and give your father a hand." ”

Yan Yu responded, turned his head and said, "Master, mother, I'm going." ”

Mrs. Tian sat down slowly.

"Huai'an also cooks at home?"

Li Xuemei was a little embarrassed and said: "Xiao Er, her father's skills are better than mine, and everyone in the family loves to eat the food he cooks, so I won't be ugly in front of my wife, you just let him be busy, Xiao Er will follow him, and the two of them will not be idle." ”

"What is Huai'an's reputation? Let's go up again. Mrs. Tian asked.

The relationship between people is so wonderful, obviously it is a stranger who has just met, because there is an extra layer of relationship in the middle, and it slowly becomes close.

Master and apprentice disciples, according to Yan Laoer's simple understanding, the teacher is the father, and the master and mother are the mother, especially when the master Tian has no children, their master-apprentice relationship is even thicker.

Mrs. Tian thought the same, and wanted to know more when she saw her for the first time.

Since he is a scholar, he must take the road of the imperial examination.

Li Xuemei pursed her lips and said softly: "Xiao Er, her father has no fame yet, and she plans to give it a try in the spring next year." ”

Mrs. Tian thought for a moment and asked, "But with the elder brother in the family first, did it not end?" ”

"No, the eldest brother treats us well in everything, it's just that the second brother and her father have no talent in reading, and their studies are ...... It's a little tough. Li Xuemei told the truth.

Mrs. Tian was speechless for a long time, digesting this information.

This Li lady doesn't look like a modest statement.

When she thought of her master's letters, she never mentioned this disciple's schoolwork, but praised this disciple's character and temperament again and again.

"The old man mentioned in the letter that Huai'an's eldest brother is a showman, who is a temporary household secretary in Huju, capable and promising, and has a son who is studying in the county school with Huai'an, so there are only your mother and daughter and a niece in the family?"

"Yes, the family is too busy to work, I invited the village Rong Niangzi helper, that Rong Niangzi is quick with hands and feet, very capable, a good cook, and the people in the village are also very helpful, my second child...... I won't hide it from you, her uncle let her be in charge of the house, and that kid is a little smart. ”

Mrs. Tian chased after her and asked a few more questions.

Although Li Xuemei is not too embarrassed to praise her daughter, the facts are here, and she will often come and go in the future, which is also impossible to hide, so she will say something roughly.

These were enough to surprise Mrs. Tian.

I saw that the child was a clever man, and I didn't expect it to be so smart.

The two talked about the Yan family's newly bought house in Fucheng.

Mrs. Tian thought it was a house, but she didn't want to, it was a shop on the street of Fuxue.

Mrs. Tian said: "I know that shop, I can see it when I walk by, the door is not big, but the yard is not small." "The price couldn't be lower.

Li Xuemei was entangled again, the shop cost a few hundred taels of silver, explain, you have to pull out the matter of Xiao Er's killing of Beirong, it's not good not to explain, so she had to sigh, vaguely saying that the family had a meritorious service in reporting the news, and Beirong's head was also exchanged for some silver before buying this shop.

It's not good to tell Mrs. Tian the first time they meet that her second child is born with divine power, and it won't be good if she is scared.

Mrs. Tian nervously grabbed her hand and asked urgently, "What?" Beijon entered your village? Are there any casualties? The lord has written very little recently, and he always avoids talking about the destruction of the tiger city, I went to inquire about the brother of the Cheng family, but he was also vague, only said that there was nothing to do, how could he be fine? Yongning City is rumored, the tiger has killed and injured countless people, the city is full of white flags, the day the city is broken, the beacon fire is extended, there are four people who follow the master, and three died......

In addition to entering the city, Beirong is also plundering in the countryside?

When did Huai'an go to Huju and know the details of the day? ”

Li Xuemei said with relief: "Don't worry, the teacher doesn't say it, he doesn't want you to worry." ”

She pondered and said: "On the day the city broke, Xiao Er's father was in the tiger, and the people in the city did have a lot of casualties, and the village and town were also harmed.

The barn in the city was robbed, and the second and third masters were guarding there, and the people were gone......

The teacher was with Xiao Er's father that day, hiding everywhere, and survived.

As soon as the reinforcements arrived, Beirong retreated, it was not good to be in and out of the city, there were thousands of problems, and the official office was understaffed, one person was a few people, Xiaoer, her father and her uncle had not been home for a long time, and even Heng'er was pulled to help......

Finally, I survived the hardest time, and now I can take a breather.

The teacher's health is fine, and you can rest assured that your father is here, and you will not suffer any grievances when you eat and live. ”

Mrs. Tian patted her hand lightly, worried: "Good boy, you are all good children, what does he have to be wronged, it is you who are wronged, I don't know if the city officials on his side can be stable, and I don't know if it will bring Huai'an ......"

Li Xuemei lowered her voice and said: "Master, we have also killed a lot of Beirong, there are three thousand, and this is what is written in the imperial court's report......

Mrs. Tian's frowning brows relaxed.

"No wonder there are also rumors of victory...... It turned out to be from here. She muttered.

"Mother-in-law, mother, I'll go out to fetch water." Yan Yu stood at the door with a flat pole.

"Go ahead." Li Xuemei said casually.

Mrs. Tian hurriedly stood up: "Little Er, come back, you don't know where the well is, the senior wife will pick ......."

"Master, you sit and drink tea, just let her go, it's a common thing at home." Li Xuemei said: "I don't know where the well is, just ask someone." ”

"The child is still young, it's cold outside...... Mrs. Tian chased a few steps outside, and when she got out of the house, Yan Yu ran away early.

"She wears a lot, don't worry, we country children have been used to doing work since childhood."

Li Xuemei said in her heart: Her daughter has a lot of strength, just your two small buckets, she fetches water and plays.

Mrs. Tian and Li Xuemei were gossiping while looking at the door.

saw Yan Yu Tengteng coming back with water, poured it into the water tank neatly, and ran out again.

couldn't help but praise: "Xiao Er's sharpness is really likable." ”

"Master, why is your family your own? It's not that there are a few subordinates......" Li Xuemei sat for a while, and the more she looked at this room, the less it looked like there were others, but her daughter and her father clearly said that there were subordinates in her mother's family.

"In the past, there was a family, the son was on a business trip by the master's side, the old lady and daughter-in-law followed me, and the grandson had a son and a daughter, a seven-year-old and a three-year-old, alas...... The person is gone, the grandmother cried for several days, I felt uncomfortable, and then the grandmother begged me, wanting to redeem her daughter-in-law and two children, and go back to her hometown, I released the deed of their family, and gave some coiled ......"

"Just live by yourself? How can that be! Li Xuemei frowned, and quickly said, "You might as well move in with us, and you can take care of each other." ”

She said again: "When the shop is improved, choose a good day, and let's move together." ”

Mrs. Tian refused: "It's good for me to live by myself, comfortable, when you move here, they are all in the west of the city, not far away, a few steps away, I want to go and walk with my feet." ”

Yan Yu walked briskly in the alley, startled by a family that suddenly opened the door, the bucket shook slightly, fortunately she had a strong hand, and with a pull of the rope, the bucket was stabilized, and not a drop of water was spilled.

"Oh, whose child is this, why is this so eye-catching?" A mother-in-law who looked at some years old, looked her up and down, and asked loudly.

When she shouted, Yan Yu heard the sound of people walking around in several nearby houses.

"I'm a child of the Tian family at the end of the alley, grandma, you lean to the side, the road is narrow, don't rub your clothes." Yan Yu said that he was going to continue walking.

"You, a child, don't blink an eye when you lie, the Tian family has two children, still surnamed Sun, not the Tian family, and they have already moved away.

You are here with your father and mother, you know that the old man Tian is on an errand in the yamen, he has oil and water, and he has no children, right? Is your father going to give you a son to Old Man Tian? ”

The mother-in-law was gossipy and stared at her, for fear of missing any of her expressions.

Yan Yu: ......

Shi Gong and Shi Po are really low-key, look at this, no one in this alley knows that Shi Gong is the master of Tiger City?

Errand and official, but far away!

"Alas! Boy, don't go, which end of the Tian family is your family's relative, is it from the old man Tian's side, or is it the Tian mother-in-law's family? Where did you come from? The ox cart at the entrance of the alley was rented by your family, right? I didn't take a lot of big bags and small bags, what did you bring? Boy, how much silver did Mrs. Tian give your father and mother to buy you? You are very handsome, you have a lot of silver, tell your father, just ask for more, then the Lao Tian family will pretend to be poor, saying that there is no money and no money, and they can afford to use the next person, then Sun Quan is dead, and send Sun Pozi a lot of silver.

Hey, speaking of which, Old Man Tian hasn't been back for a long time, child, let your father and mother inquire carefully, don't be Old Man Tian is gone, Mrs. Tian is not too early, not too late, why do you think about it now, let your father and mother find a few more people to ask, others are gone, trick a child to come back to guard the stove, this orphan and widow life is the hardest, how can you live without a top door!

Poor see! Mrs. Tian wore plain clothes for a month, and asked her back why the man didn't squeak if he didn't come back, there must be something wrong here......"

Yan Yu threw the bucket on the ground.

shouted angrily: "Why is your old woman's mouth so stinky, my grandfather is fine, I only saw it yesterday, why is it gone in your mouth, you are gone, your whole family is gone!" ”

She looked around and saw that several of them were open to see the excitement, and she was angry.

"Master just stand here and let you all see clearly, there are people in our Lao Tian family, what is the end of the household, and then let our family hear this, break the door of your house and smash your stove!"

Her eyes were crossed, and she glared at the old woman who was spewing feces all over her mouth.

"My grandfather and my grandmother have a good temper, my father and I have a bad temper, she doesn't want to provoke these tongues, coincidentally, my father and I like to be more honest with people, that mother-in-law, let me ask you, do you have a certificate for empty mouth and white teeth? Just because you have a mouth, you just talk nonsense, and spread rumors indiscriminately, I'm afraid you don't know, rumors and troubles are going to be pulled to the yamen to hit the board! You also know that my grandfather is on an errand in the Yamen, let me tell you, not only my grandfather, my uncle, my father, and my eldest brother are all on an errand in the Yamen, you must give an explanation to my family today, otherwise we will go to the Yamen to sue you, drag you to the court, and beat you hard! ”

Typos, change first, then change!

(End of chapter)