Chapter 31: Returning home
After the customers left, Jiang Yan arranged for them to pack up their things, because there was a basket containing the things they bought, and the extra things had to be tied up with a rope and carried on their backs.
"Eat something and then go home."
Jiang Yan also carried a bucket, wondering whether to eat a wonton.
Lin Bei seemed to see Jiang Yan's thoughts, and immediately grabbed her: "Mother, let's eat steamed buns......"
The last time Lin Feng ate steamed buns, he secretly flickered to take a bite, the smell of meat has always made him think about it, the most important thing is that the meat buns cost three cents a piece, but a bowl of wontons costs seven cents, if he just cuts pieces and sells cold tofu, he has to sell seven pieces to eat a bowl of wontons.
The other three hurriedly shook their heads and refused, Lin Nan was even more violent, and he said, "Mother, we won't eat the buns either, let's go back and eat." ”
Lin Dong nodded: "Yes, mother, Jinhua must have made lunch, she will definitely wait for us to go back to eat." ”
"Eat steamed buns, one vegetable bun per person." Jiang Yan looked at a few stupid sons and continued: "Since you don't want to eat in the town, then eat a vegetable and wrap it in your mouth, and I'll cut two catties of meat." ”
Jiang Yan originally wanted to wrap a meat bun for one person and one dish, but it was more cost-effective to use the money to cut meat.
When she arrived at the steamed bun stall, Jiang Yan ordered five vegetable buns familiarly, gave 10 yuan, and then took her sons to drive the ox cart.
Lin Bei was eating vegetable buns and breaking his fingers to calculate how much money he made today, and he didn't dare to ask directly, he just counted with his head stuffy, but every time he added the front, he forgot the back, and he couldn't figure it out.
Several people were eating steamed buns, satisfied sighs and happy smiles were all on their faces, a few days ago they didn't even dare to imagine that they could eat a full meal, but now they all ate steamed buns.
The soft dough, the sweet and greasy vegetable juice comes out when you bite into it, and the vegetable filling with oil is very delicious to eat, and it is simply the best in the world for a few people who have less oil and less salt all year round.
"It's delicious, mother, you're so good to us." After Lin Xi finished eating the vegetable bun, he reluctantly licked the juice dripping on his fingers, and his fingers were cleaned by him.
Jiang Yan looked at his honest face and showed a greedy cat look, and patted him on the shoulder.
"This is satisfied, in the future, my mother will let you eat a full meal every day and eat meat every day."
"Really?"
Hearing this, several people raised their eyes to look at Jiang Yan and stared straight at her, their eyes began to glow.
Jiang Yan nodded at them, the life of the Lin family is much more difficult than that of the people in the village, and it is rare for the family to eat meat once a year, it is really delicious, and the original body is also secretly made by itself, and the sons dare not squeak even if they know.
"Of course it's true, my mother won't lie to you in the future, let's go, let's cut the meat now."
Jiang Yan took them straight to the butcher shop, the owner of the meat seller was tall, fat with a few months old pregnant belly, with a smile on his face, without the fierce appearance of a butcher, nor did he look down on them for their poor clothes.
The meat stall on the street is close to closing, only the shop will be open for a longer time, but there will be no one here, the owner of the meat stall sits leisurely on the rocking chair, the small shop fan is shaking, and when he sees them in front of the shop, he slowly gets up and greets.
"What does this eldest sister want? I'm fat and thin, I'll cut you whatever you want. ”
Jiang Yan poked with her fingers, and took a fancy to a piece of fat and thin pork belly, which was just right for dry stir-fry or braised pork.
She picked a knife of pork belly, a knife of front leg meat, and two catties of lard oil to squeeze oil, there are no drops of oil at home for a long time.
"That's all, boss, you can be cheaper, and I will often take care of your business in the future."
"Recently, prices have risen, and my meat has also risen a little, the pork belly is 18 wen a catty, the front leg lean meat is 13 wen a catty, and the lard is 20 wen a catty."
The owner of the butcher shop said while weighing: "What you want, eldest sister, two catties of pork belly, one pound of lean meat on the front legs, two catties of lard, a total of 89 yuan, you want a lot, I am sending you two big bones." ”
"Okay, thank you boss, that's all."
In this era, poor families generally do not buy lean meat, most of them eat fatty meat, fat meat refining oil, and there can be oil residue to eat, and some of the stir-fried vegetables are also very fragrant, for the peasant family, it can be regarded as a plate of meat dishes.
The boss quickly cut the meat and put it away, wrapped it in oiled paper and handed it over, Jiang Yan told the boss about the price when she counted the money, and the boss was also happy, giving her less than four yuan, and finally accepted 85 yuan.
Throwing the meat into the wooden barrel and carrying it, Jiang Yan happened to see a pot of pigs in the shop going into the water, because the weather was hot, she could already smell a little taste.
This pig is a good thing for Jiang Yan, the taste is a must after marinating, Jiang Yan likes to eat spicy food the most, or directly stir-fried, it is also a plate of delicacies.
"Boss, how do you sell this pig in the water?"
"There are few people who buy this pig in the water, if you want it, you will give it a pound."
Pig offal are collectively referred to as pig water, but this big basin is full of pig intestines, pig lungs and pork belly, which are not easy to clean, dirty, a smell, and the people who buy them are usually some rural villagers who rarely eat meat once.
When Jiang Yan heard this, she was all round, this thing didn't sell well because the people here couldn't wash it clean, and they couldn't get rid of the smell, but she could.
This pot of pigs has a total of thirty-eight catties, a total of 114 Wen, and the boss directly rounded it up and counted 100 Wen to her.
After buying things, the family walked to the intersection, but fortunately, Lin Gui's ox cart happened to stop outside.
After getting into the car, Jiang Yan exhaled heavily, tossing early in the morning, she was also tired enough, but as soon as she turned her head, she saw Lin Xi holding the wooden barrel and staring at the meat inside.
I don't know what I thought of, saliva flowed out instantly, and I happened to be seen by Jiang Yan, but this Han Han didn't realize it, and he smiled like a two hundred and five while wiping his saliva with his cuffs.
Jiang Yan's face twitched a few times, forcing herself to turn her head and stop looking, as long as the saliva didn't drip onto the flesh, she could bear it!
The ox cart waited for a long time, and after a few people from the same village got on it, they began to walk back slowly.
But today, there was one more person from Liujia Village on the ox cart, a skinny woman, sitting on the ox cart, and she didn't speak, just tears and sobs from time to time into Jiang Yan's ears.
"This sister-in-law, don't cry, if you keep crying, your body won't be able to hold it."
Lin Gui couldn't help but reassure, the old woman had been standing at the gate of the town crying, and when she saw that she couldn't stand still, she took her half the way for free.
An old lady next to her couldn't help asking, "Uncle, do you recognize this eldest sister?" But what happened? Crying so pitifully? An old lady next to her couldn't help asking.