Chapter 20: Heart
The next day, the sorghum harvest officially began in the village.
The beans were soaked the night before, and because there were scalpers, they soaked more.
Lin Yi pulled the cattle to grind them early in the morning, squeezed out the soy milk and boiled them, a small part of the tofu brain, and most of the tofu was pressed.
Wang used the lard squeezed the night before to make a thick stack of oil cakes, and the family drank hot tofu brains and ate oil cakes, full of energy.
The men all went to the ground, even Wang and his two younger siblings followed.
Lin Banxia didn't need it, she was arranged by the Wang family to cook at home.
The family left, and at the door, the Li family poked their heads sneakily, and saw that there was only Lin Banxia in the courtyard, so they put on a smiling face and shouted through the courtyard gate: "Banxia, you are at home." ”
Then he made a fuss and said: "Oh, why are you yourself, my younger brother and sister too, let you cook the food of the whole family alone." Auntie will give you a hand, don't tire us for half a summer. ”
As he spoke, he stepped forward, lifted the lid of the pot, and turned his head to pick up the wooden basin, "Banxia, you grinded beans in the morning, can you eat bean cakes at noon?" ”
The corners of Lin Banxia's mouth twitched, and he stepped forward to take the wooden basin from Li's hand: "How dare you work and the aunt is busy here." Auntie, go home and cook for grandpa and uncle, I'll be enough for myself. ”
"There's your grandmother at home. Your uncle told me to come over and help in the morning. As he spoke, he was about to snatch the wooden basin in Lin Banxia's hand.
Lin Banxia took a step back and said with a smile: "Auntie, how can you let grandma cook, don't be told that you are not filial." ”
The words of filial piety are on the lips of the old man Lin and Mrs. Lin, and she uses it to talk about her father all day long.
I don't know if they said this about their eldest son and daughter-in-law in their uncle's family.
Li smiled and reluctantly smiled: "How can it." Your grandmother knows I'm here to help. ”
Lin Banxia shook his head, and his expression instantly became serious.
"Auntie, this is your mistake. Grandma is so old, it is when you need to be filial, and the aunt can't take grandma's politeness seriously. ”
Lee's outstretched hand froze suddenly.
Lin Banxia continued solemnly: "Grandparents often come to teach us, saying that children should be filial, so my father and mother never dared to let grandparents do a little work.
Auntie, how dare you let grandma cook, ah, is grandpa still on the ground. Hey, auntie, you didn't come here to be lazy and not work. ”
was said to be lazy, Li's face turned red, and he endured his anger and said, "I know that you are filial......"
Before he finished speaking, he was held by Lin Banxia's shoulder and turned slightly, and his face was towards the door.
"The eldest mother is a daughter-in-law, and she must be more filial than me. Auntie, go back quickly, if you don't go back, what if grandma is tired? Grandma is tired of cooking for the uncle and aunt. ”
With a slight push, she was pushed out of the yard.
Lin Banxia stopped at the gate of the courtyard and deliberately raised her voice, "Auntie, don't you dare to let grandma get tired, and when she gets sick, her aunt is not filial." ”
For the first time, Li was choked by words, and glared at Lin Banxia angrily.
Lin Banxia almost burst out laughing.
This is to go back to discuss, it can't be robbed, change the Huairou policy? It's a pity that she doesn't eat this set.
Lin Banxia washed the rice to make a fire, put the rice into the pot, and spread a layer of eggplant on top.
I started another pot, cut the meat that had been boiled yesterday, and cut a cabbage in the backyard and stewed it together.
Finely dice the soaked mushrooms, cooked meat, and green onions.
The unique aroma of rice and eggplant soon came out of the pot, and Lin Banxia withdrew some of the firewood from the stove and simmered over a low fire.
The cabbage stew on the other side is also good.
I changed to a small clay pot, threw diced meat, mushrooms and chopped green onions into it, stir-fried it until it was fragrant, and scooped in a large spoonful of peasant mish.
It's a pity that there are no potatoes.
Otherwise, potatoes and eggplant mixed with sauce are more delicious.
Wang came back with two small ox carts, on which were a tall stack of sorghum ears, which were pulled to dry in the yard in front of the house and in the back of the house.
There are also bundles of sorghum stacks in the field, which are dried on the spot.
"Mother, you're back."
The two little ones jumped down from the ox cart excitedly and grabbed a handful of sorghum ears to feed the cows.
Lin Banxia hurriedly took another wooden basin, loaded it with the bean dregs left over from making tofu for the scalper to eat, rubbed the head of the scalper, and then helped unload the truck.
"Fortunately, there is this scalper, which saves the boss's energy." Wang gently stroked the scalper's head.
"Mother, the meals are ready, you and your younger brothers and sisters are eating and resting at home, and I will go and deliver food to my father."
"There are cows, what are you doing on a trip?" Wang asked puzzled.
"It's just a run." As he spoke, he filled a pot of rice, topped with eggplant, and added a layer of sauce.
And there was another pot of cabbage stew, which was covered with a curtain of grates, and placed in the back basket.
"Have you eaten?" Wang asked busily.
Lin Banxia casually filled a bowl of rice, mixed cabbage, and pulled it to his stomach in a few bites.
"I've eaten it."
"This kid." Wang was disgusted, "You go first." ”
Lin Banxia carried the basket on his back, waved his hand, and walked towards the ground excitedly.
Outside the village, there is a scene of a bumper harvest in the fiery sorghum fields, and large sorghum sorghum has been harvested and stacked neatly on the ground.
"Dad, it's time to eat!" Lin Banxia walked to the edge of the field, put down the back basket, and took out the food.
The aroma immediately spreads.
"Banxia, I've brought food to your father!" A young man straightened up and shouted.
"yes!" Lin Banxia replied crisply.
"You don't have to work long hours for your uncle's family this year!" Another lad shouted.
"No need!" Lin Banxia also shouted, "Uncle's family is not busy, but my aunt still has to help my family work." ”
She is not as easy to bully as the Wang family, and whoever wants to bully her family in the future must weigh it first.
Lin Yi has never had an autumn harvest so comfortable in any year.
You don't have to worry about your own land, and you don't have to worry about your daughter-in-law working alone in the field.
You can also eat hot rice, cabbage stew, and meat in the eggplant sauce.
I can't eat such a good meal during the Chinese New Year.
"Second Lin, you have raised a good girl."
"Second Brother Lin, you good girl is reluctant to get married."
The mother-in-law in the field next door also came to deliver the meal, and said: "Banxia is not exchanged, Banxia will marry in the county town to enjoy happiness in the future!" ”
In the palace, Xia Changyan was also sitting at the dining table, looking at the dishes on the table, but he had no appetite.
Hmph, I'd rather go back and be bullied than stay in his backyard.
I would rather cook for the family than stay with him and enjoy the blessings.
Could it be that the side concubine still wronged her?
"Master, there is a white jade tofu shop in the county." Li Weidao, "Hang in the name of the county master's mother." ”
Xia Changyan swallowed the tofu in his mouth slowly and methodically before saying, "The so-called people don't fight with officials. That's why Miss Lin's master keeps rotting the tofu recipe in her stomach. ”
Xia Changyan suddenly smiled again: "Miss Lin is also a smart person and knows how to lean against a big tree. She sent a rich and noble to the village chief and the magistrate, and her life in the village was not difficult. ”
"There is another thing, it just came back, after Miss Lin delivered the meal at noon, she went to the carpenter's house in the village and ordered something."