Although Yi Yuxiu's "Three Dynasty Wine" is small in scale, the rules of the seats still have to be followed. A living room is generally divided into east and west. The top seat on the east side is the largest seat, followed by the top seat on the west side. It is also the upper seat, and the seat in the middle aisle is the largest, which is called the tiger's mouth seat, and the seat next to the wall. Today's "Three Dynasty Wine", the head seat on the east side is naturally sat by the guests from Yi He's mother's house, and which person will sit on this tiger's mouth is determined by themselves. Generally, it is the oldest person among the visitors who sit on this top, and only then does it enjoy this honor. The upper seat against the wall was originally a guest of Yi Zhang's mother's family, but because Yi Zhang's family had no close elders, Yi Ande decided not to invite him to do "Three Dynasty Wine" this time. Then this seat is enjoyed by Yi Yan, the wife of Yi An'an, who is the family of the clan, and Yi Yan sits on this, mainly as a midwife.

Doing a banquet for a happy event in this area of Yuanzhou is not only particular about the seats, but also about the standards for making a banquet, generally there are two standards, one is "sea cucumber seat", and the other is "prawn seat". The "sea cucumber seat" is usually served with ten bowls of dishes, and the "prawn seat" is usually only nine bowls. Although the two standard banquets are only one bowl of dishes different in quantity, the taste of the actual dishes is very different. The dishes of "sea cucumber seat" pay attention to the combination of "water and land", that is, half of the dishes are raised in the water and those raised on land; The prawn table is not so particular, there is meat, chicken, and fish. "Sea cucumber seat" is more standardized, the first bowl of dishes is generally to swim in the water, most of them choose sea cucumbers, the second bowl is raised on land, most of them choose chicken, and the back is a bowl of water in a bowl of land in turn, not confused, the sixth bowl of meat is an ironclad non-adjustable rule, and the tenth and last bowl is fish, which means that the fish swings its tail. If these order and rules are broken, people who know how to do it will say that they are wrong or do not understand the rules of cooking. However, the real "sea cucumber seat" is difficult for ordinary dealers to do, and it is difficult for large families to choose the "sea cucumber seat" for happy events. Many "sea cucumber seats" are in vain, and many dishes are peach instead of plum, and fish eyes are mixed. For example, sea cucumber is replaced with steamed eggs, and mutton is filled with some garlic with pig's foot skin, anyway, as long as there are a lot of bowls, after a long time, everyone will be accustomed to it, and it is not strange.

Yi Wangding's family was not wealthy, and he was a baby girl making "Three Dynasty Wine", so he chose the "Prawn Banquet" according to his parents' wishes. But the wine and food are quite rich, each bowl of nine bowls of dishes is genuine, and the portion is large, the chef's skills are quite good, the bowls and dishes are sweet and delicious, salty and light. The guests also ate happily, and a table of "Three Dynasty Wine" ate for nearly half an hour before leaving the table.

After Yi Yuxiu's "Three Dynasties Wine", Yi Wangding's family returned to its former calm, but the difference was that there were occasionally a few more "Hmm...... Hmmm" baby cry.

Yi Wangding continued to take care of the four acres and three points of land rented from large households, driving water, pruning crops, fertilizing, pulling weeds, and was busy every day, doing carpentry in the neighborhood during the slack time, earning some pocket money to help the family's livelihood.

Yi Ande and his wife went to the Lotus Nunnery less often, this is not because their daughter-in-law did not give birth to a boy and lost their faith in Guanyin Bodhisattva, but because the daughter-in-law and Xiuxiu's eating, drinking, and Lazar took up most of their time, and this woman had many "privileges" during confinement, such as not being able to meet cold water, not eating hot and sour, and not doing heavy work...... Especially the little granddaughter Xiuxiu is a for a while, a while to pee, a moment to cry, a moment to make trouble, which makes the second old man busy and exhausted, so they have only been to the Lotus Nunnery twice in the past month.

Yi He sat in confinement, although she lived a life of food to open her mouth and clothes to stretch her hands, but she did not feel a little happy, because she was not a boy, she knew that her parents-in-law did not say it, but she was still very dissatisfied in her heart. Especially when her mother-in-law Yi Zhang took care of her life in confinement, she often made irresponsible remarks about some trivial things, and was suspected of deliberately blaming. Therefore, when she was not yet full moon, she took the initiative to take over all the housework from her in-laws, so as not to be blamed again. However, the job of taking care of the little granddaughter Xiuxiu undoubtedly fell to Yi Ande and Yi Zhang. With the drag of their little granddaughter, the two of them no longer have the leisure they used to have.

Time is like an arrow, the sun and the moon are like a shuttle, and in a blink of an eye it is the winter of 1921. Although the winter in the south is not as icy and snowy as the winter in the north, it is also very cold, especially in the freezing weather after the sleet, and the hands and feet are numb and cracked.

It was the twenty-second day of the lunar month, the howling north wind blew all night, and in the early morning, a few sparse snowflakes drifted in the gray sky, making the already cold weather even more chilly.

After breakfast, Yi Wangding looked at the firewood in the firewood corner, and saw that the original firewood in a large corner had burned out after a few days of continuous cold, so he asked his wife loudly: "Son and mother, in addition to these firewood in the firewood corner, is there any firewood in the house?" ”

"No, all the firewood is piled up here!"

"There is not much firewood, and it can only be burned for two days at most."

"Yes, it's snowing again, and my parents are very afraid of the cold, and the fire is going to burn big, so I need a lot of firewood!"

"It's almost the New Year, I have to chop a few loads of firewood and come back." After speaking, he took a firewood knife and went to Yangsi Chong to chop firewood.

The stove in the house was dug in the north corner of the kitchen, diagonally opposite the stove. It stands to reason that the area of his kitchen is not large, and the whole kitchen should be warm and dry after a fire is burned and the residual heat from the stove for cooking. Maybe it's because I'm older and more afraid of the cold, Yi Wangding's mother, Yi Zhang, often has a fire in front of her, and a fire cage under her feet, but sometimes she feels that her back is as cold as if cold water has been poured on her back. So, after Yi Wangding left, Yi He picked out the largest miscellaneous tree in the firewood corner and put it in the stove. Soon, the stove was blazing, and the kitchen was warm like spring. Yi Ande and his wife greedily enjoy the warmth of the fire, while guarding the delicate and lively little granddaughter Yi Yuxiu.

Yi Yuxiu, who is two and a half years old, has a thin body, bright eyes, can speak well, and is very likable. Only the brain hair is slightly sparse and red, which may be caused by the diet and nutrition of the Zhuang family, or the genetics of the parents.

When people are old, they don't always want to sleep at night, but they always look drowsy during the day. This is the case with his wife, who is warm in the kitchen, especially by the fire, despite the snow falling outside. The second elder lay on the bamboo chair by the fire, feeling extremely comfortable, and after a while, he dozed off. This sleep is a big disaster.

It turned out that Yi He said after putting the tree in the stove: "Mother-in-law, today is twenty-two, the day after tomorrow is the new year, I want to go to the upper hall to grind some glutinous rice flour to prepare to fry the balls, Xiuxiu is here to play, I hope that my mother-in-law will pay more attention, don't let her fall into the stove." ”

"Go, go! We're here, so you can go with confidence! I also have to grind some sticky rice flour and fry some shredded beans, windmill nets...... Waiting for pastries, in the new year, there are few pastries to entertain guests, which looks like a family. Come, Xiuxiu, come to my mother-in-law's place to bake the fire. After Yi Zhang finished speaking, he pulled Xiuxiu into his arms.

Children are active by nature, and Xiuxiu is the same, how can she stay in the arms of her mother-in-law Yi Zhangshi and obediently roast the fire? Soon after Yi He left, she broke free from her mother-in-law's shackles, came to the upper hall to play with other children for a while, and returned to her kitchen stove to play for a while. At this time, the second old man woke up like a dream, saying that it was too late, and it was too soon, and the two old men shouted loudly: "Come on!" Come on! He hurriedly dragged Xiuxiu up from the stove.

"Sister-in-law Wangding, sister-in-law Wangding, hurry! Something happened to your family. Yi Andong's second daughter, Yi Fanglan, happened to be in the front hall, and when she heard the third uncle and the third aunt shouting in panic, she knew that something must have happened, so she shouted loudly and ran towards the kitchen of Yi Wangding's house.

Yi He heard the shouting in the front hall, and then stopped the stone mill in his hand, when he heard that there was an accident in his own house, he dropped the work in his hand, got up and ran towards his kitchen, saying that he was running, but in fact, he was walking more quickly, at this time, she really hated how her little feet were so disobedient, and it took so long to reach her own kitchen, and when she saw the scene, her eyes were black, and she almost fainted. She cheered up and picked up Xiuxiu, who was crying to death, only to see that Xiuxiu's face was covered with dust, the hair on her forehead was burned, her eyebrows were gone, the half-new shirt was still smoking, and a pungent smell of burning permeated the entire fire room. At this time, the fire room was crowded with adults and children, and the children watched the excitement while playing, without the slightest anxiety or worry, only the adults asked one by one with sincere concern: "Didn't it burn there?" And consciously got busy, fetching water, handing towels, washing faces, changing clothes, and looking for hot medicine...... It took most of the day to come to an end. Fortunately, Xiuxiu's burns were not particularly serious, but there were some bubbles on her forehead and the left side of her face.

When Yi Yuxiu fell into the stove, although her feet were stuck by her grandfather's long cigarette stick and did not fall her whole body, her head still fell off the stove. If you fall down and hit the firewood burning with an open flame, the burn area will be much larger.

Due to the location in the mountains and countryside, he couldn't find good burn medicine for a while, so Yi He had to use the "rice soup treatment method" proposed by his aunt Yi Yan to treat Xiuxiu's wounds. The "Rice Soup Treatment" method is to boil the rice soup into a thick paste of rice soup, and then apply the rice soup paste to the burned surface. When it first burned, several bubbles of water bubbles appeared in Xiuxiu's wound as if they had been filled with gas, and then the bubbles burst unconsciously, revealing a piece of bright red tender flesh the size of three fingers. Yi He carefully applied the rice soup paste to the wound with chicken feathers, and his heart trembled with pain. The next day, tiny folds suddenly coalesced on the bright red flesh, and the next day the folds formed a thin layer of scabs, and a day later, some yellow water began to flow from underneath the scabs. At this time, Xiuxiu began to have a low-grade fever, which is not good! The wound became infected. Poor Xiuxiu, it is difficult to eat, it is difficult to sleep, and within a few days, the whole person seems to have changed, and she has become skinny. Every day, she cried and shouted repeatedly: "Mother, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts...... Xiuxiu's heart-wrenching cry did not prevent the wound from suppurating and ulcering and high fever. What to do? If it continues to deteriorate, Xiuxiu's life may be in danger. Yi Wangding and his wife saw the pain in their eyes, and the two had to leave everything at hand and concentrate on helping Xiuxiu seek medical advice everywhere. The hard work paid off, and one day, under the recommendation of a distant relative, he finally sought the ancestral burn ointment in the lower west, ten miles away. This burn ointment is really a panacea, after taking it home, only two times, Xiuxiu's crying weakened, and the third time, Xiuxiu's wound stopped bleeding yellow water, and the high fever slowly subsided. A week later, Xiuxiu's wound was no longer painful, and half a month later, Xiuxiu's wound was basically healed. It is said that this burn ointment is an ancestral secret recipe, and it is said that this secret recipe was stolen from the imperial pharmacy of the imperial palace. No matter how it came about, this medicine is very effective anyway. It took half a month to heal Xiuxiu's burns. Although Xiuxiu's burns were healed, due to the delay caused by the "rice soup treatment" in the early stage, she still had a visible scar on her forehead. There is a scar on the forehead, for every girl who loves beauty, it is fatal and sad, so good that Xiuxiu is still young and doesn't understand these things, and after the injury is healed, she has returned to her old happy appearance.