"Mother!"

"I'm going to get in the house, I'm tired all the way, right?"

Li Kui walked into the house and found that the dark room was cold, without a trace of fireworks. It's getting late, and if you're not in a hurry to cook, you're going to have to eat. Li Kui took Li Quan's package, put all the books he brought from Zhou Yuan in his room, and then brushed them and began to prepare for cooking.

By the way, he asked Li Quan to take out the things he bought from the town: "Mother, this is to honor your old age." ”

Zhang looked at the brown sugar and linen cloth in his hand, his eyes were red, and he recalled: "When I gave birth to you, your father just wanted to buy a few catties of brown sugar for me to replenish my body, so he went into the mountains to hunt in winter, and finally stayed in the mountains and did not come back. ”

As he spoke, tears fell down his face.

"The child makes my mother sad, don't eat this brown sugar!" After speaking, Li Kui put the paper bag wrapped in brown sugar and was about to bluff outward.

Where is the Zhang family, he dodged over and hugged him in his arms, and laughed: "This is my son's filial piety to me, how can I be bad." After speaking, he stretched out his finger and twisted a little brown sugar in the paper bag and put it in his mouth, and the sweet taste instantly comforted and satisfied.

What food in the world can satisfy people, most people would say, sugar.

Sugar is a miracle food. When people are sad, after eating sugar, they can quickly calm their wounded hearts, which is especially useful for children.

Not only children but also adults love sugar.

It is a pity that this precious food source is so scarce that in the long historical period, sugar became one of the tributes when sacrificing ancestors, and ordinary people have heard of it, and may not have tasted it in their lifetime.

Sugarcane varieties from India were introduced to China during the Tang Dynasty and planted in large areas in the south, greatly increasing sugar yields. Especially after entering the Song Dynasty, sugar was the favorite source of sweets for the people. In fact, before the Tang Dynasty, there was also sugarcane in the south, and even in the pre-Qin period. First, due to the limitation of soup technology, sugarcane can only be made into syrup, and cannot be turned into rock sugar and granulated sugar. In addition, the variety is not high, and it is difficult to extract. Coupled with transportation restrictions, the wealthy families in China can only choose caramel or honey, which is a high-priced sugar.

After the Northern Song Dynasty, the sugar industry has been greatly developed, and technological breakthroughs have allowed this era to have solidified sugar - rock sugar.

The transportation industry of the Northern Song Dynasty was quite developed, even in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

This has greatly alleviated the high prices caused by transportation, and the release of production is also key. But even so, sugar is still a very expensive luxury for ordinary people.

Li Kui squatted on the ground, brushing the pot with snow water, and asked, "Mother, when did the eldest brother come back?" ”

"He's it!" As soon as Li Dalang was mentioned, Zhang's face was very ugly, and he pouted in disgust: "In the warehouse, I was able to throw away the car and the cattle pulling the cart together, not only to send it back, but also to lose a lot of money, and to come to the village to be embarrassed." But how can the family have money to accompany others? ”

Zhang's is also at a loss, she is a woman, even if she does some handicrafts at home, she can't earn a lot of money. What's more, she won't ...... yet

If Li Kui didn't hunt, their family would really have to eat the northwest wind.

Li Kui frowned, he found that he seemed to be about to break the fortune again. The money that Han Dahu promised has not yet been earned, and as soon as it changes hands, he will fill the famine for his eldest brother. When he encountered such a bad thing, his mood was a little more gloomy. However, if a family is really ignored, it is impossible to say that in a clan society, family harmony is a very important aspect of evaluating an individual.

Li Kui thought for a while, and said in a loud voice: "If you don't let the eldest brother come in to talk first, it's not a matter of not letting him in this cold winter." There will always be a way to solve it, mother, you can rest assured. ”

"Alas, what an uneasy one, let him in!"

Before Zhang finished speaking, Li Dalang, who was waiting at the door, cautiously slipped into the house from the edge of the door frame, sat on the edge of the fire, and didn't dare to speak, curling up his body in a circle, as if he was being entrapped.

Li Kui didn't stop in his hands, and his mouth was not idle, and asked: "Tell me, where was the car lost, can you find it back?" If you can't get it back, how much will the owner let you lose? ”

"The car was lost near Wang Zhuang, it was stolen by Wang Fu, this bastard thing has been idle all day, but suddenly he has a lot of money. Later, I found the cart in a dry ditch near Wangzhuang, but the cattle were gone. Looking for Wang Fu, this dog thing didn't admit it. He also said that I had falsely accused him and wanted to report it to the official. After Li Dalang finished speaking, he hugged his head in annoyance, squatted on the ground, and howled twice, and the people who listened to it felt rough and uncomfortable.

Li Kui glanced at Li Dalang and asked, "Have you reported to the official?" ”

"Don't dare!" Li Dalang's timid eyes revealed a touch of gray. The mouth is full of spirit, this thing is a husky, the mouth is sharp, if you really want to rush forward with a real knife and a real gun, you will immediately coax the bag.

How dare he report to the official! I heard that false accusations are the same crime as theft, and if the value of the goods is high, maybe they will be distributed. If he meets a foolish official, won't he be able to become an innocent person in this life?

How did he know that false accusations would be punished, and they were all threats from Wang Fu's impatience after being dragged by him. If it was a different person, he would have already gone up with a big mouth, but Li Dalang was a wilted person and was bluffed.

When Zhang heard this, he clapped his knees with both hands and cried: "Shame! ”

Li Dalang also thought that his wife was helping him speak, and he was responsible for Wang Fu's shameless behavior from the depths of his soul. echoed: "Mother, you are right. Wang Fu's shameful thing has lost all of Wang Zhuang's face. ”

"I didn't say him, I was talking about you? Shameful thing, your father and your brother are both martial arts practitioners, why don't you beat him half to death when you encounter such an annoying thing? Zhang was furious, but her anger was directed at her son. Li Dalang's performance made her angry, and she picked up the firewood at hand and hit Li Dalang on her head and face.

Li Kui didn't stop him, as the old saying goes: people are good at being bullied, and horses are good at being ridden.

Li Dalang has a temperament to do things outside, and it is difficult to be bullied.

"Mother, be careful, don't fall." Although he was beaten, Li Dalang didn't shout in pain, but just reminded Zhang to be careful of his feet, which made Zhang not beat, not to fight.

At this time, Li Kui had already cut the wead, cut some radish, and put some lamp oil in the hot pot, which was actually sesame oil. In the south, tea seeds are mostly used to extract oil, while in the north, sesame seeds are used. It can be used for stir-frying. The oil smoke immediately got up, poured the slices of bacon into the pot, stabbed a sound, quickly stir-fried a few times, and the vegetables, the hot oil in the hot pan quickly mixed with the vegetables, the water vapor and smoke, and the aroma of the food were mixed together, and spread in the room.

When you buy lamp oil on the market, you have to beware not only of the annoying little guys such as oil guzzlers, but also of your own children. After all, most of the children of poor families in this era have no oil and water in their stomachs, and they are extremely hungry, and it is common to eat a few mouthfuls of sesame oil.

Li Dalang saw that Li Kui was so expensive that sesame oil was used for stir-frying, and immediately jumped up and pointed at Li Kui's nose, and was angry: "You are a stupid thing that is not at home, do you know how expensive sesame oil is?" I used a quick one or two sesame oil to cook, you loser......"

was scolded for no reason, Li Kui was a little stunned, his eldest brother wilted outside, he didn't expect to go home and want to be the head of the eldest brother?

Besides, he doesn't rely on Li Dalang to eat, this thing is so bold that he thinks he is the head of the family?

Li Kuinu said to Li Quan: "Li Quan, drag Da Lang out to fight, remember, start lightly, don't break it." ”

"Second brother, it's okay to let me go, but you can't hold me out and steal food." Li Quan took Li Dalang under his arm as he spoke, and ran out.

Li Dalang's screams came from outside the courtyard, as well as angry cursing: "Oh, Li Quan, you fool, I am your brother, you really dare to do it!" ”

"Oops!"

"Li Quan, you are dead-eyed, you eat our family's food, I haven't spoken yet!"

Li Quan was worried about eating, and returned to the edge of the fire pond after a few hasty beatings. The steamed millet rice on the pot exuded a soft aroma, and he was reluctant to leave Li Kui's house at this time.

After a while, Li Dalang leaned against the wall and appeared on the door frame again, Li Kui's threatening eyes glared at him, he suddenly shrank his head in fright, and returned to the fire pond like a gourd, but he didn't dare to continue to sit next to Li Quan.

Li Kui was amused: "I knew this was the case, why bother to be cheap?" ”

During the meal, Li Dalang picked out all the meat in the pot and put it in Zhang's bowl, at this moment, he seemed to have returned to the previous character of the filial son. But one person couldn't help it, Li Quan looked at Li Kui aggrievedly, and muttered: "Second brother, ......" He seemed to be complaining to Li Kui, but at the same time, there was another meaning, he was willing to beat Li Dalang again, this thing is too eyeless.

Looking at what he meant, Li Quan, a stupid boy, regretted that he didn't beat Li Quan just now, and even picked up his share of meat.

Zhang didn't speak, and gave Li Kui some of the meat in the bowl, and Li Kui said in a low voice: "Thank you, mother." ”

also gave Li Quan some, and Li Quan said in a similar way: "Thank you, mother!" ”

"It's my mother, not your mother!"

Li Dalang and Li Quan, the fool, got on the bar again, and there was no problem with what he said, he just expounded one fact after another.

But these words make Qingzhou people talk about this, full of gunpowder. As soon as Li Dalang opened his mouth, he scolded everyone within a radius of five meters around him, and even his mother Zhang didn't hide from him. Zhang's brows also jumped, and her hands were itchy, this unlucky child was almost twenty years old, but he had a mouth that was not cleaned up, which was too annoying.