Chapter 37: Are You Literate?
Along the way, they first went to the reservoir to replenish two fish, picked a lot of northern mushrooms, dug up seven or eight iron rod yams, pinched tender yam leaves, and bright green bitter vegetables. She decided to make a delicious meal at noon today to treat everyone.
Archer usually stayed in the Orion Hut, rarely going out, and when he heard the movement, he knew that they were coming, put down the book in his hand, and slowly paced out.
is obviously a young man who fled to the barren mountains and mountains to avoid the enemy, but he is graceful and elegant like a young master of the family.
He Zao grinned, showed a sweet smile, and said with a hint of flattery: "Brother Ache, we are here to dry honeysuckle, and by the way, we will make some food here with you and then go back." ”
But a few people were carrying large bags of things in their hands, and there was no trace of honeysuckle.
Ah Che's eyes narrowed.
Sibao blushed a little because of He Zao's cheekiness, and opened his mouth to tell He Zao's plan.
He Zao added: "You eat with us, it's also lively, and you can learn some things to survive in the wild, like what wild vegetables can be eaten, how to make the best to eat, and so on." ”
obviously wants to rub his fire, but he likes to say these things for his good.
This little girl, like the first time I saw her, is articulate and refuses to suffer a loss.
But for some reason, he hated her for the first time, but now, he thinks she's a little cute.
Without thinking too much, Ah Che spit out two words from his mouth: "Feel free." The tone was flat.
The brothers and sisters of the He family all smiled gratefully.
They are all accustomed to doing their work, putting down their belongings, and giggling and starting to pack their things.
He was already the commander-in-chief.
The seasonings they bought were not complete, and Ah Che generously took out the things he bought for him last time, bottles and cans, all available.
Seeing that several people were busy, he seemed embarrassed to look at what he was doing, he thought about it, and suddenly hurriedly walked out with a bow and arrow.
By the time I got back, the fish was almost ready.
He Zao looked up and saw the two big pheasants he was carrying, he couldn't help but be surprised, and a little embarrassed, borrowing other people's fire, and letting people use them as free labor, it seems a little too cheeky!
Sibao was already embarrassed to speak: "Brother Ache, why are you still going hunting, there are fish here......"
Ah Che heard Uncle Zhong say that this piece of land has a lot of mountains and little land, and every household rarely eats white noodles, even the nest head that is usually eaten is also made of cornmeal and ground corn husk, and it hurts raw in the throat, not delicate at all, and it is rarely eaten. That's why Qibao was so excited, staring at the eldest sister of the He family without blinking, as if he was afraid that the white face would fly in the blink of an eye.
If even a serious steamed bun is extremely difficult to eat, let alone eat meat.
He looked at Shippo, and a kind smile appeared on Junxiu's face, "Will you clean up the chicken?" Let's eat stewed pheasant later. ”
Qibao jumped over at once, nodding his head as if he was dozing: "Huili, Huili, I'll clean up the chickens." Let's have northern mushrooms, stew and eat together. ”
The rest of the He family also knew his kindness, thanked him, and did not refuse again.
But He Chun'er decided to make the best white flour cake as a thank you gift.
Because it is located in the north, rice is very rare, and their staple food today is white flour and egg gnocchi soup, white flour cake with bitter vegetables, and meat buns, and the vegetables are also three meat and two vegetarian dishes, yam stewed fish soup, mushroom stewed chicken, mushroom scrambled eggs, fried yam leaves and shredded yam.
There is little material, but it is rich enough.
He Zao also steamed ten eggs in one go.
They are all children, even the eldest Ah Che is only the same age as He Chun'er, thirteen years old, because of his tall and tall posture, he looks like he is fourteen or fifteen years old. There is no need to avoid suspicion, five people eat together.
Qibao thought that he would be able to eat three three buns and three pancakes with his belly open, but he only ate one bun and one pancake, and drank a bowl of white gnocchi soup to fill himself.
He couldn't help patting his little belly, a little depressed: "This belly is too uncompromising......
Everyone else couldn't help but laugh.
In fact, they also eat very little staple food, this is because there are many vegetables, more meat, and with oil and water, people don't need to eat so many staple foods to be full.
The sisters and brothers of the He family ate sweetly, and Ah Che was also affected, and even ate two meat buns and a pancake, and couldn't help but feel a little ashamed. Since childhood, the elders in the house have taught them to cherish their blessings and cultivate their bodies, and they can only eat seven points full at each meal, and they cannot overeat......
But look at He Zao and them, all of them are sitting there with a fan of satisfaction, their foreheads and noses are covered with dense beads of sweat, but they are so happy and satisfied with their smiles, Ah Che can't help but feel that he has never eaten so happily because of eating for so many years!
The flush at the base of his ears faded, and he joined in their conversation with great interest.
After resting for a while, He Zao discussed something with Ah Che: "...... It is more profitable and trouble-free to circumvent the scorpion, but if you let the family know, it will cause a lot of trouble...... I want to put the scorpion here for you......"
The He siblings stopped talking and listened carefully to their conversation.
Scorpions can also be sold for money?
This was something that Ah Che had never heard of before, but he suddenly remembered that the medical techniques he had seen before seemed to say that the whole worm scorpion was a medicinal herb.
Looking at the faint look of satisfaction and excitement on the faces of the He family sisters and brothers, he couldn't help asking, "What is the price of this scorpion?" What was the price of the previous honeysuckle? ”
Although the honeysuckle had been drying at his place, he had never asked.
He Zao was a little surprised, as if he didn't expect him to ask this, but said generously: "Dry honeysuckle is one hundred and ninety-three wen a catty, nectar is three hundred wen a catty, as for the scorpion...... she pursed her lips and smiled, a satisfied look: "One thousand and dozens of wen a catty." ”
A thousand wen, that is, one tael of silver.
Qibao raised his face, and said proudly and excitedly: "Last night, the fourth brother went around alone for more than one or two pieces of silver. ”
For the Zhuang family, such an income is indeed a lot.
It's just a few children, and they have such ability.
In the past, he really underestimated the banker.
He nodded slightly at Shanghe's big dark and clear eyes: "It's okay." ”
A big smile bloomed on He Zao's face.
After hesitating, she whispered, "My father will go up the mountain with us tonight to circumnavigate the scorpions, and we must tell him about you...... Actually, if you want me to say, you want to hide from people in the mountains, so you might as well pretend to be the son of Orion, flee from the wilderness, and let Li Zheng give you a place to live, live with the people in the village, and take care of you, and you are not afraid of being discovered......
Whether you are hunting or cooking in the mountains, drying clothes may be discovered by hunters, especially cooking, as soon as there is cooking smoke, you just don't go up the mountain, you can see it clearly at the bottom of the mountain......"
Just now when they were cooking, they were very careful to cover up the smoke.
Sibao hesitated and said, "It's better to let my mother say that she is a relative of her mother's family, so that she is not considered an outsider......"
He Zao shook his head dryly: "No, if it is said to be a relative of our family, then people like our grandmother and eldest lady will definitely cause trouble for Brother Ache, but it is better to say that they are alone......"
The young man had been listening quietly and did not say anything, but when he heard this, he suddenly spoke, and looked at He Zao with clear eyebrows: "Are you literate?" ”
Ga? He was already stunned.