Chapter 36: The county seat
And that horsetail grass can grow so big...... Could it be that the soil near the wild sugarcane forest is particularly good compared to other places?
It seems, and it's not?
recalled that Tian Funiang and Tian Changxing were not surprised when they saw the sugarcane and the horsetail. That means that at least these two things are normal in their eyes.
Zhao Guo'er blinked, it couldn't be her native world, the quality of the land and soil everywhere was preferred, right?
No.
If this is really the case, there is no reason why the grandfather's family always eats wild vegetables and multigrain porridge. When she and her mother were in the Yan family, they couldn't even eat thick porridge with wild vegetables and grains, and they often starved.
If the soil is really of good quality, how can this be the case?
Zhao Guoer quickly rejected this speculation, thinking that she still had to wait for when she could go up the mountain alone to have a look.
They will live at the foot of the mountain in the future, and there will be opportunities.
I thought of the house that I bought cheaply with my mother. already knew the origin of the house and knew that it was still a real new house, and Zhao Guoer's heart was more comfortable.
She smiled beautifully, and then listened to Tian Changxing say hehehehe: "There are boiled eggs in the basket, let's have four of them." Take your share first, and don't stay in the way. ”
"Mm-hmm, I knew at a glance that this egg had my share and my mother's share."
Zhao Guo'er was not polite at all when she heard this, so she grabbed the egg and gave it to Tian Funiang first, and then grabbed one by herself, peeled it and took a bite, and said with emotion: "The eggs are so delicious." ”
There was no politeness in her words. The eggs laid by the chickens raised by this farmer are different, small and delicious, let alone one, and they are not tired of eating five or six in a row.
"It's delicious, and my share is yours."
"It's delicious, and my mother will cook it for you every day until you get tired of it."
Tian Changxing and Tian Funiang both laughed at the same time and said.
"Patriarch Grandpa, it's enough for me to have my own share. Enjoy your share for yourself. Zhao Guo'er refused with a smile, "There must be a lot of delicious food to eat in the county today, and I have to keep my stomach to eat other delicious food." ”
"That's right." As soon as Tian Changxing heard the reason, he thought that now the mother and daughter were not short of silver, nor were they short of these eggs, so they were no longer reluctant.
An hour and a half, that is, a three-hour journey, is not long, but it is not short. In the small talk between the three of them, Zhao Guoer soon learned about the reeds by the river outside the village where the second uncle went to find the wild duck eggs.
I knew that there was a flock of ducks in the hundreds.
There, although it is not easy to catch the flying mallards, it is not difficult to touch a few duck eggs. It is also a favorite place for the children in the village on weekdays, so if you want to eat wild duck eggs, you have to eat them early, because if you go late, you won't be able to get a single duck feather.
Duck feathers? Eiderdown...... Not only that, but raising geese can also do. You don't necessarily need to raise it yourself, you can buy it......
Even if the weather hasn't completely cooled down yet, Zhao Guo'er, who was sitting on the empty board cars around and felt that the temperature was not too friendly, immediately shifted to keeping warm from the cold. Thinking about going back, I instigated my mother to arrange the duck down quilt and down jacket.
Thinking like this, Zhao Guo'er immediately came to his senses. The feeling that there is an endless amount of silver waiting to be earned by oneself suddenly lingers.
With the support of such a feeling, the county seat has finally arrived.
The gates of the county town are not very spacious, but it is enough to let two carriages enter side by side.
At the gate of the city, two soldiers who looked not too young were stationed. Not only do you need to pay a penny per capitation to get in, but you also need to check the large items you carry. It usually doesn't come out.
The inspection at the gate of the county seat was very fast, but the head money was paid in four copies......
Zhao Guoer knew that the original livestock was also to be counted as a portion. This made her cry and laugh. However, looking at Tian Changxing, he looked like he had long been accustomed to it.
After entering the county seat, the mule cart quickly stopped at the door of the grain store, Tian Changxing put Zhao Guoer and Tian Funiang down, pointed out the way to the county government for the two, and then left.
As soon as he left, Zhao Guoer and his mother-in-law Tian Funiang entered the grain store.
In addition to brown rice, rice, millet (yellow rice), millet (millet), and flour, there are also beans such as red beans, mung beans, black beans, and soybeans.
Zhao Guoer knew that those beans were also a staple food.
Nowadays, unless it is a wealthy family, it is very rare for people to eat only white rice. Rice is barely visible on the dining tables of ordinary people. Millet (yellow rice) and millet (millet) are also rare. There are not many people who can mix brown rice with various beans and cook them.
More is the so-called wild vegetable porridge, that is, wild vegetable paste.
The one who can eat thick can be regarded as a "solid" person.
Seeing those beans, not to mention what Tian Funiang thought of. Zhao Guoer thought of all kinds of red beans, mung bean filling, dim sum and bean sprouts, tofu, tofu brain, and so on.
I asked about the price, and found that except for the rice, which was particularly expensive, everything else seemed to be okay. Especially beans, the cheap Zhao Guoer thought about it carefully, and then determined that he had never seen tofu and tofu brain in his previous life.
So, without thinking much about it, she asked for fifty pounds of everything in the grain store.
"Guo'er, what are you buying so much for?"
Zhao Guoer's generosity startled Tian Funiang, and she hurriedly pulled the person aside: "When do you have to eat this?" Besides, we have to buy something else, so much, the patriarch's car can't fit in. ”
"Don't worry, two ladies, you buy a lot, our grain shop can give it away. Even if it's something you bought elsewhere, we'll bring it back to you. ”
In order to make this not a small deal, the guy at the grain store stretched his ears and listened to the two talking.
Hearing this, he was afraid that Zhao Guo'er would regret it, so he hurriedly assured.
"Mother, nine kinds of grain, fifty catties each. It looks like a lot, but in fact, it is a total of four hundred and fifty pounds. It won't take a few months to finish eating. ”
It's not good to say that she can make all kinds of snacks right away, so Zhao Guoer can only shake Tian Funiang's arm and say coquettishly: "I know it in my heart." It's not easy for us to come out on a trip, we can't just buy a little bit of it, and we have to run from time to time, right? ”
Yes, didn't you say that the money in the family will be the master of the family?
Hearing Zhao Guo'er say that she knew what she had said, Tian Funiang immediately remembered what she had said. couldn't help but smile bitterly, and looked at her helplessly: "Okay, since you know it in your heart, then it's up to you to decide, I won't worry about it." ”
"Mother, what to eat and what to use at home in the future, is it up to me to be the master?" Zhao Guo'er immediately smiled, and hit the snake with the request on the stick.