Hearing that Wei Yi'an was going to make food, Yuan Niangzi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and the smile on her face was even bigger.

There are several women like her who do embroidery work to supplement the family, and there are several in this Zaoer Lane alone. The odd job in the embroidery workshop is just that, and she is also a good worker to get the job from time to time, but she doesn't want to have one more person to compete.

Yuan Niangzi looked around the courtyard and wanted to say something else, but heard a child's cry at the door.

A girl of seven or eight years old was struggling to carry a child into the yard, who looked about the size of Doudou.

I was crying breathlessly, and I was opening my hands to ask Yuan Niangzi to hug me.

Even the melon seeds and beans in the house heard the child's cry and peeked at the door frame of the hall.

Wei Yi'an looked at Yuan Niangzi,

Yuan Niangzi seemed to be a little annoyed with "oops", immediately took the child, and tapped the girl's head with her hand, glaring at her: "Dead girl, what do you think of your brother, let him cry like this, see if I go back and don't clean you up." ”

The girl staggered twice by her point, her body trembled like chaff, and she snorted her lips and did not dare to speak.

Wei Yi'an didn't want Yuan Niangzi to speak so harshly, frowned and then persuaded: "Yuan Niangzi, coax the child first, my voice is dumb when I hear it." ”

Yuan Niangzi then remembered to coax twice, then turned around and smiled at Wei Yi'an, "Sister, the child is making trouble, I'll go back first, if you have anything to help, go next door and say it." After saying that, he took the child and left.

The girl glanced at Wei Yi'an gratefully, and went out lightly behind Yuan Niangzi.

Not long after Mrs. Yuan left, Granny Jin, who lived on the right hand, also brought hot tea and a few rice cakes for the child.

It turns out that this is the custom here, when a new neighbor comes, the neighbors will bring tea and water, help together, and even help discuss what to do in the future.

Wei Yi thought with peace of mind, this custom was novel, and it was completely different from the atmosphere in later generations where one floor was not recognized.

Granny Jin is a little old, but she looks very kind, and she holds things steadily.

"I just heard that there was movement on your side, but I was too late."

Seeing that the house was almost cleaned up, Granny Jin was very surprised.

Wei Yi'an invited her to sit down, took the things and smiled a little embarrassedly, "You are so polite." ”

Granny Jin waved her hand and said, "It's all neighbors, it's a matter of effort." ”

Seeing that there were two other children, Granny Jin hurriedly distributed the rice cakes to them to eat, "I just made this today, it's hot." ”

The melon seeds didn't know if they could ask for it, looked at his mother, and when he saw his mother nodding, he stretched out his hand.

Granny Jin smiled and touched Doudou and then touched the melon seeds, and then said to Wei Yi'an: "These two children are really good-looking, but they have lost a little weight, just like my brother." ”

Wei Yi'an thought that Granny Jin was talking about her grandson, so she chuckled and said, "Yes, you have to make up for it." ”

Granny Kim thought about it and nodded, and she laughed too.

After sitting for a while, Granny Jin said that there was still something to do at home, and Wei Yi'an helped her cross the threshold and enter her own door before turning back.

At night, melon seeds and beans lie on the hot kang, and under them are new bedding, thick and warm.

After rolling in the quilt a few times, Doudou's face was flushed. Guazi couldn't help but rub his face and play, while asking, "Does Doudou like his new home?" ”

Doudou fluttered and tried to break free of his brother's hand, Guazi looked at him and laughed, "You must like it, hehe, I like it too." ”

As he spoke, he rolled his eyes, got up and went to the box and pulled out a small jar.

I took out the hijab, took out a few strings of copper plates inside, and counted them again.

Doudou now recognizes money, pointing to the things in his brother's arms and saying, "Money!" ”

Melon seeds smiled and said, you still know money! Then he went to Wei Yi'an with a few strings of money.

"Mother, have you slept?"

Wei Yi'an was crooked on the pillow thinking about things, when he saw the melon seeds tiptoe in with a ball of things in his arms, and the mysterious appearance was a little funny.

"Huh?"

Melon Seed touched his nose and said, "You stretch out your hand." ”

？

Wei Yi'an looked at him suspiciously, seeing that her mother suspected him of being a monster, the melon seeds must not be able to bear it, "I guarantee that you like it!" ”

Hey, this kid is a big ghost, and I promise to like it! I'm going to say I don't like it?

Wei Yi'an stretched out his hand suspiciously, "If you dare to tease me, you will wait to be beaten." ”

Guazi took out the money, "Mother, don't you like money?" ”

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Will you hide private money at such a young age?

Seeing his mother's stunned expression, Guazi was very proud in his heart, waved his hand, and said in a big way: "Aren't you out of money?" I borrowed it from you, so let's use it first. "I'm about to slip away.

Wei Yi'an: ......

"You come back to me and tell me where the money came from!"

……

The next morning, Wei Yi'an went out and still bought radish and herbs, and now that she lives close, it doesn't take much time to bring them all the way back.

When passing by the door of Yuan Niangzi's house, Yuan Niangzi was sitting at the door embroidering a handkerchief in the sun, and when she saw Wei Yi'an carrying so many things, she put down her needle and thread and enthusiastically wanted to come to help.

Wei Yi'an said no, she didn't have to carry it herself.

Yuan Niangzi asked curiously: "Buy so many dishes?" ”

Wei Yi'an smiled and said, "I bought it to make pickles." ”

Yuan Niangzi said again: "I can't eat so much at home,"

"Pickle and sell it."

Yuan Niangzi nodded, but thought in her heart, everyone can pickle radish and wead vegetables, and the taste is not like that? Can she sell it, she has sold these before, but she gave up at a loss in half a month.

This Wei Niangzi still has to embroider the same handkerchief as her at that time, thinking like this, Yuan Niangzi hurriedly went back and continued to do the needlework in her hands.

It is understandable for Yuan Niangzi to think like this, but Wei Yi'an didn't know that she was thinking about it at this moment, and she was going to do something to send back to her neighbors.

She didn't have the experience of dealing with neighbors before, but she understood the principle of courtesy, so naturally she had to have a relationship.

I couldn't think of anything good to do for a while, so I went to the well to fetch water and wash vegetables.

The plum plant is by the well, and the previous budding flower bones have now bloomed most of them, and they are faintly spitting incense. The yellow petals are as moist as amber, and it is pleasing to look at.

Wei Yi'an looked at this flower and already had an idea in his heart.

She went to the blacksmith to buy a plum-shaped iron mold, and then to the market to buy a slaughtered chicken.

When I came back, I put the chicken in a casserole and stew it on the stove.

When the pickles were made in the afternoon, she moved a stool and picked some plum petals and flower bones, the tree was two people high, and the good flowers were all in the high places.

Wei Yi'an washed the flowers, chopped them and soaked them in water, and added half a penny of sandalwood powder.

Scoop half a catty of flour with water and flour, roll it out into the thickness of two copper plates, chisel it out with a plum-like mold, and cook it in water.

That's not all, this food has to be cooked in chicken broth.

The chicken soup has already been prepared, and the meat has been fished out and eaten at lunchtime.

Cook the dough in the chicken broth, and the plum blossom soup cake is complete.

It smells fragrant, tastes delicious.

Wei Yi gave two copies to Yuan Niangzi and Granny Jin.