Komatsu Xiaobai didn't have a urine kang very well, but the next day he got on fire - because only the two of them slept like piglets, got up in the middle of the night and went to the toilet in a daze, and fell asleep again.

Even Xu Shi couldn't bear it a little, and after getting up, he poured half a bamboo tube of cold boiled water in one go, and then he felt comfortable: "It's hot, it's too hot." ”

Zhang Sijiu and Yang felt that it was just right: how warm is it?

Zhaoyin completely kicked the quilt to sleep in the middle of the night, and when he got up, he made a request in a daze: "Auntie, let's drink porridge in the morning." I want to drink mung bean porridge. ”

Xu Shi agreed without hesitation: "Just drink porridge!" ”

I also want the kind of soup and little water!

As a result, when everyone got up, they found that Zhang Xiaoshan was already cooking on the fire.

The boiled white porridge is pickled scallion and tender ginger caught in the jar.

This kind of dish, a little like garlic, and a little like shallots, soaked in the sauerkraut jar, can be eaten in two or three days, sour and spicy, very good for rice, it is simply an artifact for the peasant family to eat.

Zhang Xiaoshan glanced at Xu and asked her, "You slept in Jiuniang's house last night?" ”

I don't know if it's an illusion, his tone is a little sad.

Xu didn't hear it, and described it to him: "Let me tell you, this kang is really warm." Woke up in the middle of the night! We're not going to freeze this winter! Hey, it's a pity that you're a man, otherwise I would have called you. ”

For the first time in his life, Zhang Xiaoshan felt sexism - what does it mean that you are a man?

Zhang Sijiu listened beside him, and almost died of laughter: Shouldn't the second aunt abandon her husband and enjoy the warm guilt alone?

Zhang Xiaoshan still loves Xu a little more: "If it's too hot, come back to sleep at night?" Forget it, you can sleep on a hot kang if you want, it's cold, so you don't have to say that your feet are not warm. ”

But Zhang Xiaoshan silently calculated in his heart: go back and find your father-in-law to see if they need help, and then mention by the way, do this little work as soon as possible.

This breakfast, the Zhang family ate very happily.

Yang Shi is particularly satisfied with this fire kang: "It's too warm, it's easy to use, it's easy to use!" You can still drink hot water all the time! You can also use hot water to wash your face in the morning! ”

After a pause, she felt a little distressed: "It's waste firewood." Otherwise, don't get my house, I'll squeeze it with Jiuniang and them. Anyway, I'm an old woman, and I won't live for a few years—"

Xu immediately opened his mouth and interrupted Yang: "What did my mother say?" Why don't you live long? Mother has to live a long life! What's the point of spending some firewood? It's really not good, ask Xiaoshan to go to the mountains and pull a car back! Isn't it just for the sake of a good life for our family? ”

Zhang Sijiu said a lot of this kind of thing, and the Xu family has learned it now, not only to persuade himself, but also to persuade others.

Zhang Xiaoshan also smiled innocently: "Yes, our yamen also has charcoal in winter." I'll switch to firewood when the time comes. It's no problem to burn a lump of wood overnight, so don't worry about that bit of fire. ”

Zhang Sijiu smiled and said: "Let's burn a lot of kang, you can use bacon." Bacon is also a favorite of many people. ”

Bacon and bacon are ancient techniques for preserving meat, and it can be said that they are also very appetizing to everyone.

Xu's heart moved, but then he felt that it was not very good: "It's cold, every household has to get it, let's get it and sell it, I guess no one will buy it, right?" ”

Zhang Sijiu highly praised the fact that the Xu family had gradually begun to think about making money in business: "The second aunt is now more and more good at doing business, but what if we don't have ordinary smoked meat?" But what about braised pork smoked overnight? ”

Smoked lo-mei, steaming is more delicious!

After hearing this, Xu immediately slapped his thigh: "I'll try it tonight, let's sell it if it's delicious!" ”

She thought ambitiously: Why do other people go to school at home, and they can't cure them? One by one, the scholars are fine, and they are angry when they look at it! I don't have to do a lot of tricks! Anyway, no matter how you burn the kang, make it more useful, it's all earned!

Zhang Xiaoshan habitually patted his ass: "Yes, yes, yes!" Or do you figure it out! ”

He happily put the peeled duck eggs in Xu's bowl: "Eat quickly, eat quickly." ”

Now the first wave of duck eggs has come down, although the number is not much, but each family can still afford to eat one duck egg.

The rest of the duck eggs, Zhang Sijiu's meaning, is to directly make all the duck eggs into preserved eggs, or soak them into salt duck eggs, and then wait until the festival time to sell them all in one go - both of which can be put in. And it sells more expensive than regular fresh duck eggs.

Even if you don't sell it, it's not bad to give it as a gift.

As for the ducks, wait a little longer, and then kill all the male ducks, leaving only the female ducks to lay eggs to eat. Anyway, lo-mei is sold at home, and ducks are also easy to sell.

All of a sudden, the dinner table was filled with the sound of everyone snoring and drinking porridge - porridge is not as thick as white porridge, and it belongs to the soup with less rice, so it is difficult not to make a movement when drinking.

In addition to the sound of drinking porridge, the rest is the sound of everyone eating scallion. That bite down, crunchy, chewy and crunchy, first feel sour, then feel spicy, you have to drink a big mouthful of white porridge to suppress it.

Zhang Sijiu proposed: "Next time, let's steam more steamed buns and store them, they won't be bad in winter, but just eat white porridge, and get hungry quickly." ”

Xu's proposal to Zhang Sijiu was almost responsive: "Okay, then I'll buy some sugar when I go back, and let's steam sweet steamed buns." ”

Yang also wanted to say that the Xu family was too indulgent to Zhang Sijiu, and he was afraid that Zhang Sijiu would learn to be greedy in the future, but before he could speak, Xu's words had already received a warm response from Xiaosong Xiaobai and even Zhang Xiaoshan: "Okay, good!" Just eating porridge is hungry fast! ”

Seeing everyone's happy appearance, Yang was stunned and swallowed his words again, but he felt a little bad in his heart, feeling that he had become a villain in the family.

After breakfast, Zhang Xiaoshan went to Yamen, Xiaosong Xiaobai went to mow the grass and put ducks, Zhaoyin went to sell eggs, and the Xu family also went out to do business, but only Zhang Sijiu and Yang were left at home.

Zhang Sijiu quickly put away the dishes, fetched a basin of hot water to wash the dishes, Yang walked to Zhang Sijiu's side, watched Zhang Sijiu wash the dishes skillfully, and washed it three times, thought about it, or said: "What a waste of water?" Also, how can you be so greedy as a girl? You are at home, your second aunt loves you, then you will get married in the future, do you still expect your mother-in-law to love you so much? ”

Zhang Sijiu now knows Yang's logic well, and immediately said back: "Of course, I can't expect my mother-in-law to feel so sorry for me, so I have to learn to love myself, earn more money, and take care of my own food, clothing and flowers, and no one dares to say anything about me." Grandma, you're so worried about me, I definitely can't let you worry too much, don't worry, I'll work hard to earn money. ”

After saying this, Zhang Sijiu put the cleaned bowl into the cupboard, and poured the dirty water into the pig food pot: "Grandma, don't you see that the hot water is not wasted, and the washed rice is not wasted." ”

Yang was not only stunned for a moment, but also stunned for a moment: What kind of crooked reasoning is this? But why does it sound like it makes some sense?

But whether it was reasonable or not, Yang was still so choked that he couldn't say a word.