CHAPTER XLII

Today is another day of futility, fortunately she didn't mention to Old Man Li about buying fish, as soon as she got home, Mei Sanniang began to give Old Man Li a meal, she also specially bought a large piece of brown sugar, the price of brown sugar is more expensive than meat, although a little distressed, but eat in the stomach. Overall, it's a lot more comfortable.

"What good things did you buy? Sanniang. ”

Old man Li walked over slowly, on the surface, old man Li seemed to be much better than a few days ago, at least he could walk, but he just had a little cough.

"Of course it's meat, Uncle Li, if only you slaughtered your duck and ate it."

As soon as Mei Sanniang joked, Old Man Li was happy.

"You, you've been thinking about my duck for a long time!"

"If you are hungry and eat it, this duck has been old for a long time, and it no longer lays eggs, and if you continue to feed it like this, the meat will become less and less, and the meat will not be tender."

Mei Sanniang didn't have much of a mouthful, she just said it casually.

"Just kidding, I guess I won't be able to bite your duck for a day."

Mei Sanniang rinsed the pork belly repeatedly, then cut it into large pieces, and then put it in a pot under cold water, because there is no cooking wine, Mei Sanniang added a lot of green onions, ginger and garlic, and after the water boiled, remove the blood foam on the surface, and then cook it for another two minutes.

There is a mine at home, and the food is fragrant, and you have to save a little bit if you don't have a mine, that is, you have to take care of buying a piece of meat on the street, and you have to keep a little slag meat.

After boiling for two minutes, you can't cook for a longer time, so as not to become firewood, and then Mei Sanniang took out the water, and put it into the oil-free and water-free pot, stir-fry over low heat, and wait for the oil to bubble slightly in the pot, put the oil out separately, and then put the meat out.

Then put the oil into the pot, add some brown sugar, stir-fry the sugar, add the pork belly from the jujube red to stir-fry, add a little dark soy sauce, submerge the meat with water, and then reduce the juice over low heat.

Because the seasoning is limited, all the things that are made are not technology and hard work, but the taste is actually quite the same.

Mei Sanniang also tasted a piece after cooking, the meat was full of fragrance, and it was very delicious.

Mei Sanniang wanted to bring it back to the child after tasting it, but after thinking about it, she had already bought candy, which was left for Old Man Li, so forget it.

Mei Sanniang made braised pork and cooked dry rice, not many people eat dry rice, because they eat more porridge, if they are not full, they will drink more rice soup.

Mei Sanniang also specially smoked the pot, and the rice cooked in the iron pot was different, and the pots formed were all fragrant.

After it was cooked, Uncle Li also asked about the child with concern.

"You're not bringing the kid here? This is still young, and I put it at home every day, how can this work. ”

Mei Sanniang has a big heart, this child has to be taken with her at any time, so how does she work, how to turn the soil, and put it outside to get even colder, with her sister Mei Xue to take care of, Mei Sanniang put 10,000 hearts.

What's more, she put food in the cabinet before she left the house, and it was good to heat it in the cabinet, and Xue'er had already learned to cook, so she didn't worry about their hunger at all.

"Uncle Li, don't worry."

"Let's eat first."

Mei Sanniang scooped a big bowl of white rice, pressed it tightly, and she also fried an egg and put it under the rice, but she was still discovered by Uncle Li. But Uncle Li had already eaten, and it was not easy to take out this egg, so he could only complain: "What are you doing with such a good day by day?" I'm a bad old man, what do you do with eating so well, what's the use. ”

"And a waste of an egg, you see, if it were for the children, they would be happy."

Mei Sanniang listened and didn't refute it, old man, what the old man said was the biggest, you can't refute him.

Sometimes the old man is a dead duck with a hard mouth, which is all for the good of his children, although Mei Sanniang is not Uncle Li's daughter, but there is no doubt about her own daughter.

Mei Sanniang has always been very good to Uncle Li, in her memory, Uncle Li will always be the one who suffers, there is no doubt that Mei Sanniang also regards him as a relative.

"Eat more." Mei Sanniang kept putting vegetables into Uncle Li's bowl, and told Uncle Li that the braised pork he made today was good.

Uncle Li eats little, and he hardly eats much meat, Mei Sanniang can only help with the vegetables, otherwise Uncle Li won't eat it, and the old people like to keep the delicious food.

"Sanniang, leave it to the children."

Mei Sanniang was afraid that Old Man Li would keep nagging, so she told him: "It's all left for the children, don't worry, how can I treat my children badly." ”

In addition, Mei Sanniang also told Old Man Li: "Recently, the price of pork is cheap, and it is possible to eat it several times a month." ”

"I've always liked to eat meat since I was a child, and I've only picked meat to eat since I can remember."

After eating with Uncle Li, Mei Sanniang asked how Uncle Li was doing recently.

"Uncle Li, how are you feeling lately? Is there anything uncomfortable? You can talk about any symptoms. I'll get you some medicine here. ”

Uncle Li eats happily, coughing is indirect, Mei Sanniang almost didn't hear Uncle Li cough when eating.

"Do you look at me like I'm sick? I dried two bowls of rice in one go, and this braised pork was also eaten to the bottom. ”

"Sanniang, you go and take out the things under my bed."

Mei Sanniang finally saw the baby under Uncle Li's bed as instructed, but as soon as she entered the house, Mei Sanniang heard a violent cough.

Mei Sanniang's smiling face instantly drooped, and even bad thoughts appeared in her mind.

And she shuddered and took out something under the bed, which was a dusty wooden box with a lock on it.

Mei Sanniang walked out with the box, and she was puzzled: "Uncle Li, what are you doing with this baby?" ”

Mei Sanniang blew the dust on the box with her mouth and looked at Uncle Li suspiciously.

Then Uncle Li told her: "This thing has been with me for so many years, and it is finally going to be opened." ”

Old man Li stroked the wooden box, and his eyes couldn't help but burst into tears.

He opened the wooden box with a trembling hand that had been withered into the bones, and was greeted by a few pieces of paper in the box, and something wrapped in a red cloth.

There are still a few coins on the surface, which look like an old antique.

"Sanniang, old man, I haven't fought for anyone in my life, but I have saved these things little by little."

"What about me, don't ask for great wealth and wealth, just for peace, if God thinks I've lived too long and wants to take me, I don't know who to leave this thing to, what about you, you are kind, and you have two babies at home, this day is not easy, and the baby will marry a daughter-in-law and ask for money in the future, these will be left to you, but you can promise me, you must arrange my funeral."

Old man Li has already begun to explain the aftermath, and the more Mei Sanniang listens, the more uncomfortable she becomes, she scolded: "Uncle Li, what are you talking nonsense, aren't you almost well?" Don't talk nonsense. ”

"You're a man who wants to live a long life."

Uncle Li smiled, but still handed the wooden box to Mei Sanniang.

"To live, you must live a long life."

"You put the box away, there is the title deed inside, take it."

"The old man has nothing left in his life, only these things. Don't be disgusted, put it away. ”

Mei Sanniang held back her tears, she looked at Fang Liang, and heard that as long as she looked at the sky, the tears would pour back, she didn't want to cry, she didn't want to be sad because of this matter.

"Okay, let me keep it for you for the time being."

"You must remember that you will live a hundred years."

"You're in such good health, there's no way you're going to fall."

Uncle Li didn't speak, but Mei Sanniang had already seen the tears in the old man's eyes, how uncomfortable she was, and how painful she was.

"Uncle Li, after drinking the medicine, hurry up and rest, and I'll give you the medicine for the day after tomorrow."

Mei Sanniang left the village alone, and she was holding a wooden box in her hand, square and square, and passers-by all cast puzzled expressions.

After Mei Sanniang returned home, she looked depressed, Mei Xue beat Mei Sanniang's back very obediently, and told Mei Sanniang what she had done today, but Mei Sanniang was like a walking corpse, sitting and only going back to Oh hmm.

At this time, Mei Xue paid attention to the wooden box in Dao Niang's arms, and she asked curiously: "Mother, what is this?" ”

Mei Sanniang glanced at Xue'er, then put the wooden box in the basement, put it together with the medicinal herbs, and closed the door by the way.

After walking up, Mei Sanniang told Xue'er: "Child, the box that Fang Cainiang is holding is a particularly important thing, it belongs to your grandfather Li, remember that this thing can't be touched."

"If something falls inside, my mother can't explain it to your grandfather Li, do you understand? You can't tell anyone else, including your friends, you have to remember one thing, your mother will never harm you, and only your relatives can be trusted. ”

"You and the rest of the people call friends, no matter what reason you get together, but one day you will be separated, and there is no banquet in the world that will not be separated."

Mei Xue nodded, she listened to her mother's words very much, and always took her mother's words to heart.

Mei Sanniang left a smile, and then went to her own business.

On the third day, she was also like this, Mei Sanniang arrived in front of the fish stall early, but the boss did not open the door today, Mei Sanniang asked the vegetable stall not far away, and the aunt said to her: "Go to relatives, and it will open in a few days."

Mei Sanniang's heart instantly fell to the bottom. She had been waiting for several days in a row, and each time she had returned in vain, she once suspected that her boss had lied to her, "Thank you, auntie, then I'll come back tomorrow." If you see the owner of this fish seller, can you tell me that there is a girl who wants to buy marine fish, and she came today, but she didn't see anyone. ”

The aunt just smiled, Mei Sanniang saw that the other party was careful, and hurriedly stepped forward and stuffed something into the aunt's hand.

"Just help me."

Mei Sanniang glanced again, and her aunt reluctantly agreed.

"Okay, if I see it, I'll help you say it, what do you call it, big girl?"

"Mei Sanniang."

"Okay, I'll let you know when I see it when I look back."

"Eh, I'm in trouble."