Chapter 18 Don't pretend, I'm in a showdown
After the showdown between Ming Lanying and Ye Jielu, she didn't have any burden in her heart, she should eat and sleep, and now she didn't have to avoid him when talking to the little animals.
Save a baby carp today, keep it at home and talk, and tomorrow when you release the baby carp, you will talk to the wild ducks passing by, but you won't talk to the chickens and lambs at home.
Ye Juelu was different, he was shocked that he didn't sleep well for three days, worked hard to digest it for three days, and figured out a lot of things.
He thought that her concubine outside turned out to be a bird, and he saw her chatting back and forth with the two little squirrels, and when Ning'er was about to go out, the two little squirrels followed Ning'er; The little sparrows under the eaves flew to her to rub and beg for food, and would help her pick up tender grass and feed the sheep; Sometimes two eagles would fly in to help her catch mice and beg for food.
It's too shocking, it's even more outrageous than Hebai's chatting book, but when I think about it, since Ming Lanying's temperament has changed greatly, it doesn't seem to be very difficult to accept.
The heavy snow has been falling for a few days, today finally stopped, there was a thick layer of snow outside the house, before Ye Jielu went out in the morning, Ming Lanying specially asked him to shovel all the snow into a pile, and then with gloves and a small shovel to build a huge rabbit snowman, standing on the side of the yard, snow white and lovely.
Crane Bai crossed his waist and looked at the masterpiece of the morning with satisfaction, "Fortunately, we live far away from the village, so we don't let such a good-looking snow rabbit be seen by them!" ”
Ning Er nodded, and Ming Lanying looked at the big snow rabbit and licked the corners of her mouth, "Hebai, how are your martial arts?" ”
Hebai cocked his chin proudly, "Except for my brother, I haven't lost to anyone!" ”
Ming Lanying smiled and took a bamboo cage, "In that case, it should be easy to catch two rabbits in the snow, right?" ”
"Of course!" Hebai replied without thinking, and only came back to his senses when he was holding the bamboo cage in his hand, and looked at Ming Lanying in shock, "What do you mean?" Want me to catch rabbits? ”
"Although it is difficult to catch rabbits in winter, but for our most powerful crane in the world, it is a trivial matter that can be caught by hand, right?" Ming Lanying nodded with a smile, "Catch two rabbits, and there will be braised rabbit meat and spicy rabbit dices to eat today." ”
Tears flowed from the corners of his mouth, "Just a little rabbit, this girl is just catching a nest!" ”
Hebai ran into the mountains with the bamboo cage on his back, and when he slipped through the smoke, he couldn't see her figure, Ning'er sighed: "Aunt Hebai is so powerful!" ”
"Does Ning'er want to learn? Mother let your father teach you, your father is better than Aunt Hebai. ”
"Hmmm! Ning'er also wants to become as powerful as her father and protect her mother! ”
Ming Lanying rubbed Ning Er's little face, the pink carved doll was raised by her to look better and better, better than Ye Juelu, and a thick moon-white rabbit down hooded cloak was added to the beige little cotton jacket.
Rabbit down is the complete fur contributed by every fat rabbit she ate before, she asked Ye Jielu to take it to the town to process it into a rabbit down, and it took almost two months to complete this one after learning from Dong Xia, and she also sewed two short rabbit ears with excess rabbit down on the hood, and the small hood is cute and lovely.
When the finished product was made, it was amazing in winter and summer, and Hebai was still clamoring for a rabbit ear cloak, and he didn't squeak after being attacked by Ming Lanying for a wave of age.
It was difficult to get a little sun at noon, and the mother and mother had eaten lunch and Hebai hadn't come back yet, and Ning'er looked at the direction of the mountain worriedly.
Minglan Ying called the little squirrels and asked them to go to the mountains to ask where the people had gone, and the two little squirrels only asked in the forest next to them, and soon came back.
The weather is getting colder, the pavilion is not suitable for eating, the table was withdrawn to the kitchen by Ming Lanying, a fire pit was dug on the ground, surrounded by a stone that gathers heat, burning charcoal, and a boiling water shelf is set up on it, which is convenient for making tea, hot tea and snow scene, very comfortable.
The little gray squirrel came to her side, "I asked, that man went around the mountain and caught a nest of rabbits, which is too vicious." ”
The little brown squirrel nodded, "The little rabbits don't let go." ”
Ming Lan Ying threw two chestnuts to them, "Got it." ”
Before dinner, Hebai ran back with a head of snow, shook the snow under the gazebo, threw the bamboo cage to Ming Lanying, and said proudly.
"How's that, a litter of rabbits!"
Ming Lanying praised two sentences perfunctorily, opened the bamboo cage, two big rabbits and three little rabbits, Ning Er's small eyes were shining.
"Aunt Hebai is so amazing!"
Hebai cocked his nose proudly, Minglan Ying pulled out two big rabbits, and gave the remaining little rabbits to Ning'er, "It's too small, I don't have to eat, take it and raise it with the chickens." ”
"Good!"
Ning'er went to feed the little rabbits, and the two big rabbits carried by Ming Lanying went to the kitchen, blocking the language communication, and the knives fell in their hands, and they peeled and chopped the meat neatly. Hebai glanced at Ning'er in the yard and the two little squirrels beside him, and followed up the kitchen with confidence.
Ming Lanying cut the side dish, and told her to do things without raising her head, "Go and burn the fire and boil hot water." ”
Crane Bai roasted on the fire, looked at the rabbit meat cut into pieces, and asked suspiciously, "Aren't you able to understand the little animal?" So aren't you scared when you eat them? ”
"Then I won't eat meat?" Ming Lanying looked at her amusedly, "There are dialects between animals, but there are also people who can communicate, don't they eat each other if they can communicate with each other?" ”
Hebai frowned and tried to think about the logic of this with few brain cells, and Ming Lanying smiled, more like a husky.
"The law of the jungle is the law of nature, we don't have a choice, so we can only do our best in this rule, if you are so kind, then don't eat it."
Hebai shook his head again and again, "I can see it, if you don't want to eat well one day, then you must not want to live." ”
Ming Lanying sneered, "Do you know what is the most unacceptable in the world?" ”
"What? Money? Right? ”
Ming Lanying shook her head inscrutablely, "It's food." ”
"Huh? Why? ”
Ming Lanying: "Money, when you earn it, it is used to spend, life does not bring death, and food, if you eat it, it will make you feel happy, and it will become the meat on your body, which will follow you for a lifetime." After following your whole life, how can you live up to it? ”
Hebai nodded as if she didn't understand, and then when Dong Xia came, she told her this unfathomable word, and fooled Dong Xia too.
When Ye Jielu came back in the evening, Hebai told him again, and Ye Jielu looked at her indescribably, "Who told you?" ”
"Sister-in-law!" Crane Bai snorted proudly, "Isn't that reasonable!" ”
Ye Juelu: "......"
Since Hebai came, there has been no lack of excitement in this house, and Ning'er sleeps between her father and mother every night, happy to death.
Ming Lanying felt that Ye Jielu was too ruthless to her sister at first, but later found that she was still light.
The reason is that Hebai is too capable of making trouble, and he has never stopped making trouble, but he admits his mistakes faster than anyone else, and he is extremely sincere, and even his hair is full of sincere remorse, which makes people angry and laughing, like a husky who owes and cutes.
Ye Jielu was afraid that she would cause some big trouble, so he arranged a task for her to vent her energy.
"Let me teach Ning'er to practice martial arts?!" Hebai couldn't believe it but was faintly excited, "Really? I absolutely know everything! ”
Ming Lanying raised her eyebrows, in fact, she wanted Ye Juelu to teach more, but Hebai was too energetic all day long, so it was good for her to vent.
"It's okay if you want to teach, but you are not allowed to teach messy, otherwise you won't have anything to eat."
Hebai nodded again and again, patting his chest, "Sister-in-law, don't worry!" I was taught by my brother! ”
In this way, it was decided that Ning Er would practice martial arts for an hour every morning. One hour to practice martial arts, another hour to read and write, Ming Lanying felt a little sorry for her baby son, but Ning Er couldn't help it.
Since Ming Lanying had a showdown, Ma Yi reported to the Golden Eagle King, and the Golden Eagle King never shied away from coming to her again, and sometimes provoked him in front of Ye Jielu, but it made Hebai angry.
"Ming Lanying came out, this king arrived, and he didn't come out quickly to greet him."
"It's coming, it's coming." Ming Lanying happened to be frying sesame balls, and after the last one was fried, she wiped her hands and went out, "Come on, come on, what to shout!" I'm afraid that no one around will recognize you! ”
The Golden Eagle King shook his head proudly, "This king only came to your house, and you are not interested in thanks." ”
"Yes, yes, what do you have to say, my pot is still hot!"
The Golden Eagle King was dissatisfied with her perfunctory, but for the sake of her ability, he didn't care a lot about it, and snorted coldly, "What you said, this king has no capable subordinates to do, but I heard about other things, do you want to listen?" ”
"I see, it's fine."
Ming Lanying also knew that there were some difficulties, so she didn't care too much, although she could understand all animal languages, but there was still a dialect gap between animals, and not all animals could understand each other's words.
"What did you inquire?"
"Your rival in love, Song Shanshan, will be back in the spring next year." The Golden Eagle King pecked at the feathers, "And one of your cousins, too." ”
"Cousin?" Ming Lanying thought about it carefully and didn't remember who it was, and she didn't bother to think about it, no matter who came, she could make them take off a layer of skin.
However, Song Shanshan came back, which was unexpected by her. She didn't climb so many young talents in the capital, and she didn't look down on them, so she hanged herself on a tree in Ye Jielu, which also shows that Ye Jielu has something she is greedy for.
"Okay, I see, is there anything else you can do?"
"No, I'll prepare a sheep for this king in two days, change the taste." The Golden Eagle King flapped his wings, "Your man is back, and this king is going back." ”
As soon as Ye Jielu entered the yard, he saw the golden eagle resting on the livestock shed, and the golden eagle glanced at him disdainfully before flying away. Although this was the first meeting of one person and one sculpture, Ye Jielu understood the meaning of that glance.
Disdain, ridicule, banter, no one in sight.
Ye Juelu's fist hardened, but he could only watch the golden eagle fly away.
"When is the next time it comes?"
Ming Lanying looked at him in surprise, "It comes as you like, have you taken a fancy to it?" ”
Ye Jielu clenched his fists, "Next time, I'll have a fight with it." ”
"Huh?" Ming Lanying looked him up and down, "One of you is an adult, the other is an adult eagle, what is there to learn, the number of fights is different." ”
"I agree with my brother!" Hebai suddenly burst out and raised his hand to agree with Ye Juelu's statement, "That's a reward of 10,000 taels of gold!" My brother is so powerful, what if he catches all this! You can be exempted from sins and return to Beijing! ”
Ye Jielu slapped her head, "What's the matter with you." ”
"Whew!"
Ming Lanying raised her eyebrows, crossed her waist and looked at him with a smile, "Ye Juelu, let me make it clear first, the golden eagle is my friend, you are my nominal father-in-law, you are all your own people, I have no objection to the discussion." But if you're paying attention to it, don't blame me for being ruthless, it's just as good as Ning'er without a father. ”
Ye Jielu panicked, "I didn't, I just tried my skills." ”
"That's good."
Ming Lanying went back to the kitchen to continue frying sesame balls, Hebai covered his head, and cautiously tentatively said, "Brother? Haven't you and your sister-in-law been in the same room? It's all husband and wife! Why does my sister-in-law say you're only in name only? ”
"Don't ask what children shouldn't ask."
Ye Jielu left with a word, leaving Hebai alone in the same place and didn't even think about it, one is a legal husband and wife, even the children can play soy sauce, and they still sleep in a room every day, on a kang, what else is only nominal?
Ming Lanying took advantage of the sunny and snowless weather in the past two days, and took Ning Er and Ye Juelu to the city to sell their children and save some money for the New Year.
Hebai was clamoring to go and see, but he couldn't help it, so the family had to set off lively.
Shopkeeper Li saw her as if she had met her mother, her eyebrows were smiling, Ming Lanying thought that it was almost the New Year, so she sold an extra festive recipe, Shopkeeper Li couldn't close his mouth happily, and set a high price happily, and sent more New Year's goods.
Because in the past six months, the income of the restaurant has been compared to the total income of the previous year, and in his opinion, Ming Lanying's recipe is his God of Wealth, and he has to provide it well.
On the way back, Hebai's eyes never moved from the cart of rice, meat, and egg dishes, "Sister-in-law is really capable!" ”
Ning Er held Ming Lanying with her left hand and Ye Jielu with her right hand, happily swinging between the two, "Hmm! Mother is capable and beautiful! ”
was suddenly praised by her son, and Ming Lanying was a little fluttering, "Oops! Who taught you that? ”
"Sister Dongxia said, Ning'er will be happy if she tells the truth, are you happy?"
"Of course I'm happy!" Ming Lanying couldn't control the corners of her mouth, "When I go back, I will call your sister Dongxia and Grandpa Zhao by the way, eat dumplings together today, and steam a ham and stuffy rice." ”
Ning Er and Hebai cheered, and even Ye Juelu smiled.
Ye Juelu is not very good at cooking, but he is very skilled now. Hebai looked at his hand that used to only hold a sword, but now he wields a kitchen knife to chop meat and vegetables, and he also wields it vigorously.
"Brother, you look so virtuous now."
Ye Jielu chopped the meat, and with the last hard chop, the kitchen knife stuck into the board, and the frightened crane was excited, as if it had been cut on her head.
When Dongxia and Imperial Physician Zhao came with the newly brewed wine, they saw Ye Jielu holding a wooden stick in his hand, chasing Hebai all over the yard, Ming Lanying and Ning Er were making dumplings in the kitchen, and watching the excitement through the window.
Imperial Physician Zhao sat under the gazebo and made tea on the fire, and entered the kitchen with a smile in Dong Xia, "Sister-in-law, I'll help you." ”
Ming Lanying moved a seat to the side, "Come, the sight here is good, look at it while wrapping, don't worry." ”
In the end, Hebai was beaten by Ye Juelu, and then was punished for a handstand under the eaves for an hour, plus cleaning up duck dung.
Hebai muttered while standing upside down with red ears and red faces: "In this winter, wild ducks are going to freeze to death, and they will lay eggs......"
Dong Xia heard her muttering through the window, and said with a smile: "That's my sister-in-law's skill, and she made a warm nest for the wild ducks to keep out the snow." ”
"That's a few duck eggs, and you won't make much money......"
Ming Lan Ying smiled, "I'm sorry, it's not much, it's only about one or two silver for a month." ”
Since the snow has fallen in winter, there have been many fewer eggs, and the dishes launched by Li's shopkeeper's restaurant use more eggs, so it costs a little more money to provide daily supplies.
Before Hebai came, she couldn't look down on one or two pieces of silver, and it wasn't enough for a dish she ate at You's house, but after she came, she found that one or two pieces of silver here could take a long time, but it was really hard to earn. And Ming Lanying can earn one tael of silver a month just by selling wild duck eggs conveniently, plus the silver she collects every day for others to look at the account book, there are sixty taels this month.
When she was in Youjia, sixty taels was enough for her to buy a silver hairpin, but on this side, sixty taels was a huge amount of money, which could make their family a rich and noble family.
Tsurubai muttered and fell silent.
After the handstand was finished, the dumplings happened to be out of the pot, a big pot of dumplings, Ming Lanying wrapped almost ten servings, and several large plates were boiled out of the winter and summer.
"Sister-in-law, how can you finish cooking so much?"
Ming Lanying rubbed her sour waist, "Don't worry, my family has two big stomachs, and they can eat more than pigs." ”
Ye Juelu: "......"
Tsurubai: "......"
Hebai wants to eat all the strength of the handstand back!
The dumplings are round and chubby, full of meat filling, and the three flavors are mixed, and the food is also surprising. Ming Lanying ate first, and then Dongxia and Imperial Doctor Zhao also supported, and what was surprising was Ning'er's appetite.
Ming Lanying looked at Ning Er and Ye Juelu's seven-point faces in a trance, and now she feels that she is nine-pointed, and even her appetite has inherited his.
Imperial Physician Zhao laughed, "Okay, it's a good thing to be able to eat, it proves that the body has been raised, and if you can eat, you are growing your body!" ”
Ye Jielu and Hebai were in charge of the final disc, and most of the dumplings for almost ten people went into the stomachs of the two brothers and sisters.
Dong Xia looked at Hebai's bulging belly with surprise, "Is this the appetite of people who practice martial arts?" ”
Hebai touched his stomach and smashed his mouth, "I'm full, comfortable." ”
Ming Lanying took Ning Er for a walk in the yard, "When you're full, go wash the dishes, and your brother will shovel the snow." ”
Hebai glanced at Ming Lanying, and then at Ye Juelu, afraid that the world would not be chaotic, "Brother, can you bear this?" You're the head of the family! ”
Ye Jielu silently picked up the shovel in the corner of the yard and began to clear the snow in the yard, and by the way, he also cleared the snow on the roof.
Hebai didn't see it, such a virtuous and obedient person was not her brother!
Imperial Doctor Zhao said to Dong Xia with a smile: "See, learn more from her, arrange the family in an orderly manner, everyone has something to do, this is happiness and contentment." ”
Dongxia sighed, "Grandfather, you actually like to be called by your grandmother, right?" ”
Imperial Physician Zhao: "......"