Volume 1 The Wind Rises in Nanyang Chapter 80 Village Life
By the time Wu Yong and his entourage returned to Fuwangli again, it was already more than five o'clock in the afternoon.
In the study of Taishou Mansion, Wu Yong taught Chen Wang health knowledge, and saw that Taishou Chen Qiu seemed to have something important to talk about, and he felt that he had nothing to do, so he asked Chen Qiu to say goodbye, and today he wanted to return home early.
He came home late two days ago, and his family was worried about his safety, and even his elderly grandmother waited until he came back to rest.
Chen Qiu thought about it for a while, and there was really no place to use him, so he asked Steward Wang to give him a ride.
The two came to the kitchen and found that the twenty cooks, taking advantage of Wu Yong's absence, had almost dealt with the two pigs killed by the two butchers of the Ren family.
Wu Yong nodded with satisfaction, instructed them to finish the finishing work, and said goodbye to them.
The cooks were very grateful to Wu Yong for teaching them to make bean food and pig feasts, and they all said that they wanted to give Wu Yong money, but Wu Yong refused one by one.
is still the shrewd cook of the Taishou Mansion, and when Wu Yong went to say goodbye to Cheng Ying, the wife of the Taishou, after the consent of the Wang Steward, she secretly filled Wu Yong's carriage with a lot of leftover ingredients for bean food and pig feast.
Therefore, when Wu Yong returned home, he unloaded not only three large pig's heads and twelve pig's trotters from the carriage, but also a variety of ingredients.
The reason why they all pulled to the Wu family is also something that can't be helped, who let Wu Yong's family have ten iron pots in the entire Fuwang.
Nowadays, people generally have two meals, the morning meal is around 9 o'clock in the morning, and the evening food is around 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and after the evening meal, they generally do not go out again, and the men gather in groups to chat about family life, or repair farm tools and make furniture at home.
So when the carriage just entered Fuwang, some villagers came to watch.
Ren Laosan is also a master who loves to show off, and in the face of so many people's curious inquiries, he sat in the carriage and shouted loudly: "The big guy will come to the Wu family for a while, and he killed the pig for Taishou today, and got some pig heads and pig trotters, and he will share the food today." ”
"Okay, let the three be righteous!"
Many villagers who like to join in the fun followed the carriage all the way to Wu's house, without Wu Yong's hands, and the ingredients of the carriage were quickly unloaded into the Wu family's courtyard.
Then, under the leadership of Ren Laosan, everyone carried three pig heads and twelve pig trotters, and hurried to the back of the Wu family's house.
No one deliberately instructed them, everyone spontaneously went to carry water, chop wood, and then boil water, help Ren Laosan and Ren Laosi clean up the pig's head and pig's trotters, and then divide it into four large cauldrons to boil.
Taking advantage of this time, everyone asked about what Ren Laosan had seen and heard in Taishou Mansion today, and they were all very curious about what the back house and life of the head of a county were like.
As soon as Ren Laosan heard that he was asked to talk about the Taishou Mansion, he came to the spirit, and immediately sneered: "I used to think that this Taishou Mansion is also the back house of the imperial court, even if it is a slave, it should know etiquette and etiquette, who knows that after entering, it is not at all what I imagined, it is all some things that look down on people." ”
When everyone heard this, their curiosity was immediately aroused, and they hurriedly asked what was going on.
Ren Laosan coughed lightly and sighed: "You also know the pig-killing skills of me and the fourth. Who knew that when I entered the Taishou Mansion, I was ridiculed by a few butchers for being countrymen, not letting us kill pigs, and letting us get out, do you say that we are angry or not? Obviously, Lord Taishou invited me to go over with the fourth child to kill pigs, but these subordinates look down on us, don't you say it's strange? ”
Everyone felt the same way, and someone immediately shouted: "Then don't kill the pigs for them, let them kill themselves, we won't be angry." ”
"At that time, I thought the same thing with the fourth child, I was about to leave with Wu Yongxian's nephew, but I was stopped by Zhang Thief Cao, who said all the good things, and severely criticized the butcher of the Taishou Mansion, so we stayed."
Speaking of this, Ren Laosan asked everyone again, "Zhang Thief Cao, have you all seen it?" We've been here twice. ”
Everyone was very cooperative and said: "I have seen it, every time I ride a horse, with a long sword at his belt, and the guard is next to the Taishou carriage, which looks majestic and tight." ”
"Yes, that's him!" Ren Laosan continued: "Since he has spoken, we can't help but give face, right?" The fourth child and I also had a comparative mind at that time, thinking that we must suppress the butcher of the Taishou Mansion, guess what happened? ”
"What happened later, Ren Laosan, you should say it quickly, I used to see that you were also a cheerful person, but now I have a word and I have resold it. If you don't say anything more, the pig's head is stewed. ”
Ren Laosan was choked for a while, and said to the person who opened his mouth angrily: "Boss Li, you have to get along with me, right, it's rare for me to have gained knowledge today, and I will say a few words to everyone, you just don't give face, then in a few days your son will get married, if you ask to kill the pig, I won't go." ”
Boss Li was suddenly like a defeated rooster, wilted, he used to think about what kind of meat should be used for this son's marriage, beef and mutton are too expensive, and dog meat can't be on the table, but fortunately, at this time, Wu Yong made pork, and the taste was really amazing.
He thought that his son would use pork when he got married, to increase his knowledge to relatives and friends, and also to increase his own face, although spices are expensive and difficult to get, but this is not Wu Yong's family, so the day before yesterday when Ren Laosan said that he wanted to collect spices, he privately found Ren Laosan to talk about it, and Ren Laosan also agreed at that time.
Seeing that because he was straightforward for a while, he made Ren Laosan unhappy, if he really didn't come to kill the pig for himself, the loss would be great, so he smiled and said: "San, you don't know me yet, you can't hide the words in your heart, aren't you anxious to listen to what happened later." ”
Ren Laosan was not unforgiving, so he skipped the matter at the moment and continued to speak to everyone: "Later, those butchers who guarded the mansion saw that I and the fourth child handled a pig so neatly, and they immediately became convinced, and clamored for me to teach them to kill pigs. ”
"Since they look down on people, we won't teach them."
"Yes, don't teach them, let them regret their death, and see if they dare to look down on people in the future."
People were filled with righteous indignation, and Ren Laosan knew that the time had come, so he sighed: "I thought the same way at first, but then I thought that since Wu Yongxian's nephew selflessly taught me and the fourth child to kill pigs, I can't be too selfish."
What's more, there are so many pigs in the world, only me and the fourth child can't kill much, so it's better to pass on the pig killing technique, so that other people can also eat this pork, so that it won't be too wasteful. ”
"That's so cheap for them, and I want to say that you can't pass it on to anyone else. They are so hateful. ”
Ren Laosan laughed and said: "The fourth child and I also hate them, so I didn't pass on the technology of dealing with pig's heads and trotters to them, and told them that in the future, pig's heads and pig's trotters will be sent to Fuwang, and they all agreed." ”
Everyone laughed when they heard this, "Yes, they should be allowed to suffer some losses and learn a lesson." ”
At this time, Wu Yong came over with a basket of dried tofu and tofu skin, and when he saw everyone laughing, he asked Ren Laosan puzzled: "What did my uncle say, the villagers are so happy." ”
When Ren Laosan saw Wu Yong coming, he said with a little weakness: "I didn't say anything, but those butchers in the Taishou Mansion looked down on us and were put on a table by me." ”
What he said just now is actually a bit false, if it wasn't for Wu Yong at that time, they would have been kicked out of the Taishou Mansion, no matter how powerful your skills are, they can't compare to other people's backgrounds, and it will be in vain.
After Wu Yong heard this, he gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "Uncle is really temperamental!" Those people are truly hateful. ”
As he spoke, he asked Ren Laosan to help open the lid of the pot and pour the dried bean curd and tofu skin into it.
After that, he said to everyone: "Today, the boy went to the Taishou Mansion to make this bean food in the banquet." When they came back, the cook of Taishou Mansion gave some to the boy in order to thank him for teaching them to make bean food and pasta. Just now, my grandmother said that this bean food was a bit too much, so I told the boy to take out some of it and eat it with the villagers. ”
"Is the bean food a bean, I saw the things in Wu Yong's hand just now, I have never seen it!"
"It should be, there is a bean word, it is estimated that it is made of soybeans, but we can't do it. I'll ask Wu Yong, can we learn? ”
After listening to Wu Yong's words, everyone began to discuss, in their opinion, bean food should be the same as pasta, not a big deal to eat.
At this time, Ren Laosan interjected: "Don't underestimate this bean food, I heard from the people of the Taishou Mansion that the powerful gentry in Wancheng are willing to exchange 10,000 stone grain for this bean food." It is said that this bean food can prolong life if eaten regularly. ”
At this time, the grain yield per mu is generally about three stones, although most people have one hectare of land, but the remaining grain of a year, excluding taxes and daily household consumption, is only thirty or fifty stones, so once a famine occurs, these people can only become displaced people and flee to various places.
10,000 stone grains is like an astronomical amount for the villagers in Fuwangli.
"Ah, can we learn to make this bean food?"
After listening to Ren Laosan's words, everyone's first reaction was whether Wu Yong could teach them how to make bean food.
Wu Yong shook his head, "Lord Taishou has an agreement with the kid that he can't teach people to make bean food at will." If you are not a powerful gentry, ordinary people can't be taught even if they can produce 10,000 stone of grain. ”
Everyone showed disappointment, and Wu Yong couldn't help but smile: "Don't be disappointed, everyone, in order to reward me for rescuing the displaced people and sacrificing bean food, Lord Taishou specially allowed the villagers in Fuwang to make bean food, but it was not allowed to be passed on." ”
Seeing everyone's happy faces, Wu Yong continued: "After Zhu Lidian discussed with the boy just now, I felt that in a few days, it would be the day of the ancestral shrine, and when the ancestors were sacrificed on that day, the boy taught everyone to make bean food, I don't know what everyone thinks? ”
"It's set on that day, we don't have an opinion, and then everyone must make an oath not to spread the law of bean food, and the ancestors who violate it will abandon it! Wu Jiaxian's nephew has already done a lot for everyone, and we can't make it difficult for him. ”
Everyone supported and threatened that whoever dared to break his oath would be expelled from Fuwangli immediately.
He Lian, who came with her, looked at Wu Yong's words, which attracted the support of many villagers, and it became more and more difficult to hide the love in her heart, and whispered to Cheng Zhao beside her: "Brother Yong knows a lot, how did you get along before, has he always been so powerful?" ”
Cheng Zhao pursed his lips and chuckled, then sighed: "He was not like this before, he always hid behind me, maybe because he grew up, but I still miss him before!" ”
He Lian glanced at her and was silent. For Cheng Zhao, although the previous life was hard, only the two of them and their grandmother depended on each other, and life was very happy.
Now Wu Yong is gradually showing his edge, and his mother has brought the three of them sisters to rob Wu Yong's love, and if they are ordinary people, they have already started to make noise, but Cheng Zhao is still silently guarding Wu Yong, not fighting or grabbing.
It seems that in this world except for Wu Yong, there is nothing she pays attention to!