After discussing, Yang Zheng and Du Yuling also did what they said, and they got up before dawn the next day.

"When I cleaned up yesterday, I saw a lot of mung beans at home, just right, let's make mung bean cake, I used to go to town with my father, I saw that the cook made by that person's cook. ”

Because they don't know if they can succeed, they are just doing an experiment and giving it a try.

Mung beans need to be soaked in water, and Du Yuling plans to do it after returning from the field in the afternoon.

Now that she's going to make some omelets, Yang is working on the sidelines.

At this time, the eggs are all eggs fed by the chicks at home, each egg yolk is red, and with the foil of shallots, the batter made looks particularly attractive.

Afterwards, Yang Zheng saw Du Yuling skillfully pour oil into the pot, about eighty percent hot, and put the batter in the basin into it a little, and then spread it quickly, and the fragrance of green onions came to his nose in an instant.

Within a few minutes, Yang Zheng saw that the piece of egg cake in the pot was fried golden brown, which was very attractive.

Du Yuling quickly put out the egg cake again, hot and steaming.

"Ah Zheng, you can taste it. ”

Du Yuling used chopsticks to clip a piece to Yang Zheng, and Yang Zheng couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Usually where is the oil in the cooking at home, but now that the cake has just been taken out of the oil pot, Yang Zheng can't wait.

When I took a bite, it was golden and crispy, and coupled with the umami taste of the eggs, Yang Zheng was full of praise.

Du Yuling also smiled when she saw that Yang Zheng liked it, and then skillfully made a few more cakes.

When Du Yuling finished the meal, Yang's father and Yang's mother also got up, and when they smelled the fragrance of the courtyard, their stomachs also rang at the right time.

It happened that at this time, Du Yuling walked out of the pot house.

"Daddy, it's time to eat. ”

Yang Zheng also walked out behind him, still holding the unfinished egg cake in his hand.

Seeing his father, he was also a little embarrassed, "Father, try it, this egg cake made by Yuling is fragrant." ”

When she heard that it was an egg cake, Yang's mother was a little distressed, after all, looking at the appearance of the cake, she knew that there was no less oil, but when she saw Yang Zheng eating happily, she didn't say anything, after all, Yang Zheng was the treasure in her and Yang's father's hearts.

When Yang's father and Yang's mother came to the table, they were very surprised to see the food on this table, which was a world of difference compared to yesterday's meals.

"Yuling, you made this meal?"

Du Yuling nodded, then suddenly thought of yesterday's meal, and immediately looked up at Yang Zheng.

Yang Zheng immediately said to Yang's mother:

"Yes, Yuling got up before dawn today, these are all made by her own hands, and I am still to blame for the failure of yesterday's meal, and I have been bothering her by the side. ”

For Yang Zheng's explanation, how could Yang's father and Yang's mother be suspicious, and they didn't continue to ask about the meal.

I have to say that this meal with enough oil and salt tastes different.

The meals on this table were all swept away in the end, but Mother Yang still pulled Du Yuling and said:

"Yuling, you just got married, you don't know a lot of things, this oil and salt, that's a rare thing, you can't use it like this in the future, otherwise, you can only eat boiled vegetables in white water in the future." ”

Hearing her mother-in-law say this, Du Yuling was also a little embarrassed, and nodded, "I know mother." ”

Seeing Du Yuling so well-behaved, Yang's mother was also very satisfied.

Because there is only one acre of rice field at home, Yang Zheng and Du Yuling are arranged at home, and Yang's father is going to go to the town with the prey, after all, these things are not fresh after a long time.

Yang Zheng suddenly had an idea and said to Father Yang:

"Dad, why don't you let me and Yuling go today, it just so happens that I haven't been to town for a long time. ”

Father Yang was a little hesitant, after all, she also knew that her son had never sold anything, but seeing the expectation in Yang Zheng's eyes, he didn't say anything.

"You just send the things to Zuixiang Building, find the second little man in the back kitchen, and they will deal with it." ”

After Yang's father explained, he let Yang Zheng and Du Yuling go on the road.

There is still a distance from the village to the town, and the people in the village all go by ox cart, two cents per person, and Yang Zheng and Du Yuling also just caught up with the last two positions.

As soon as he saw Yang Zheng, the middle-aged man greeted him warmly:

"Yo, isn't this a good boy, why did you take your daughter-in-law to the town to play today. ”

Because the prey is placed in a basket, wrapped in a blue cloth, others can't see it clearly.

Yang Zheng smiled and said:

"Well, uncle, what are you doing in town?"

Yang Zheng didn't want to talk too much about Du Yuling with others, after all, in this car, there were not only them, but also a lot of women, if one wrong sentence was spoken, then there would be all kinds of gossip in the village tomorrow.

"I, I'll take your aunt to the town to see if there's anything she can do, and you know that there isn't much to harvest in this field right now, and if you don't find any other work, you're afraid you'll starve to death." ”

Hearing this, Yang Zheng was also a little worried.

There is so much land in the village, but the people in the village are constant, after all, the annual growth has been bad in the past few years, coupled with various natural disasters, many refugees have fled everywhere, which makes the already insufficient land for distribution even more tense.

Not to mention, the tax that needs to be paid every year, as the so-called, 'harsh tax is fiercer than the tiger' is not false at all, every year there will be people in the village to catch strong men, want to escape such a fate, only to give silver, usually a person has to ask for ten taels of silver, which is a pipe dream for ordinary village households.

Therefore, there are very few strong men in the village, and the border pass is not very peaceful, and no one knows whether these captured strong men are dead or alive now.

"Zheng boy, I heard your father say that you are going to take the exam again after a while?"

The middle-aged man found a topic.

Yang Zheng nodded, "Well, no matter what, after more than ten years of hard work, I still have to gain something." ”

Hearing Yang Zheng's words, the middle-aged man sighed, and then said to Yang Zheng earnestly:

"Zheng boy, don't blame me for being an uncle, I also know the situation of your family, your reading is really a bottomless pit, your father is not easy to be alone, you look at our village, there is a family like your family, your father provides you to study to this point, it is already affectionate enough. ”

Yang Zheng also understood what this person meant, although he was a little irritated when he heard it, but he also understood that this was indeed the truth.

The family's income is not much, and almost all of it is spent on their own studies, which is really rare.

"I know, uncle. ”

The middle-aged man sighed and didn't say anything more.

There were other women on the oxcart, and at this time they also opened their mouths, and they thought that Yang Zheng was criticized, what is not filial, what qualifications are not enough, and what is useless to study......

Anyway, the words of these middle-aged women are all criticisms of Yang Zheng.

Du Yuling really couldn't listen to it anymore, and immediately said:

"My husband has been studying so far, and all the silver taels spent are all given by my father-in-law, and I haven't used a copper plate from anyone here, and my father-in-law hasn't said anything...... Nosy. ”

As soon as Du Yuling's voice fell, these women immediately shut up, but their faces were really angry.

Afterwards, the women immediately turned the conversation to Du Yuling.

"You are the new daughter-in-law, you don't understand the hearts of us as elders, and we won't blame you, but ah, your words are still too ugly We say this, not for the good of the boy, you really don't know the hearts of good people. ”

One person opened his mouth, and several others chimed in.

Yang Zheng suddenly spoke:

"Ladies and gentlemen, my daughter-in-law has only been in our village for a long time, I don't know the relationship between everyone, so it's no wonder that she said that, but she is right, this is my family ten, if you are not satisfied with anything, you can go to my grandmother, after all, you are all familiar with each other. ”

Hearing Yang Zheng say this, they were really speechless, not everyone was familiar with what they were talking about, don't be nosy, not to mention that Yang Zheng's grandmother didn't know it yet, that was a shrew, and when she said it, it was to find someone to quarrel.

But soon, they arrived in the town, and everyone was separated, after all, the embarrassing atmosphere just now had not been lifted.

When only Yang Zheng and Du Yuling were left, Du Yuling opened her mouth and said:

"Ah Zheng, you don't need to manage those people, they are just jealous, hum, and they don't look good. ”

Yang Zheng smiled, "It's okay, I don't care, don't think about it." ”

Soon the two walked to the back door of the Zuixiang Building.

"Hello, I'm from Yang Orion's family, and this is what I sent this time. ”

Yang Zheng showed the things to Xiao Er.

Xiao Er said:

"This time it's not big, so let's give you the old price, five hundred copper plates. ”

Hearing this, Yang Zheng frowned, if he remembered correctly, the things that were played in the house next door before were not as good as these, and they could be sold for one or two silver.

"Xiao Er, this is not good, my father said when I came, these have to cost one or two silver, one cent less, I can't give it to you. ”

Du Yuling on the side listened to it, and was very puzzled, obviously the price that Yang's father said before going out was not what the shopkeeper said.

The little second was also choked by the words, and then said:

"This is not good, it was this price before, and I don't want you to raise the price in an instant. ”

As soon as Yang Zheng heard this, he was about to pull Du Yuling and leave with her things.

After a few steps, he was stopped by the shopkeeper.

"Come back, come back. ”

The corners of Yang Zheng's mouth were slightly hooked, Du Yuling was very surprised, and then the two returned to the backyard of Zuixiang Building.

"One tael of silver is really a lot, or six hundred copper plates?"

The shopkeeper said tentatively.

Yang Zheng didn't reply at all, and was about to pull Du Yuling away, but the shopkeeper hurriedly spoke, "One tael of silver is one or two of silver." ”

After getting a tael of silver, Yang Zheng knew that he was still losing, but he couldn't force it too hard this time.

On the way, Du Yuling was very curious and asked:

"Ah Zheng, how did you know that he would take out a tael of silver?"

Du Yuling's eyes were full of admiration.

Yang Zheng smiled, "Look at his eyes, since we got there, he was full of greed, my father didn't know how much he was deducted by this shopkeeper before." ”

Du Yuling was also angry in her heart, "Why is this person like this, it's too much." ”

"Don't be angry, let's slowly get this money back in the future. ”

Because it was already noon at this time, Yang Zheng took Du Yuling to eat a bowl of wontons on the side of the road.

The wontons here are full of meat filling, and the meat feeling is full of meat when you bite into it, fat and thin, and the aftertaste is endless.

"Ah Zheng, add some chili oil, it's even more delicious. ”

Du Yuling said that when her father came to work in the town, he would occasionally bring her over for a bowl of wontons, but not often.

Du Yuling's favorite thing is to add a spoonful of chili oil, the chili pepper is fried and fragrant, and when you take a bite, the taste is really indescribable.

In the afternoon, Yang Zheng took Du Yuling to walk around the town again, and saw that there were pastries for sale, but they were all ordinary osmanthus cakes, plum blossom cakes, and some donkeys rolling around, and there were really not many mung bean cakes for sale, only two big pastry shops sold them.

However, the price is also quite high, and two pastries can buy a pound of pork.

At this time, a pound of pork was only ten copper plates.

Subsequently, Yang Zheng took Du Yuling to a jewelry store.

"Ah Zheng, what are we doing here?"

Before she entered the door, Du Yuling could already detect the price of the things in this store, but she couldn't believe it.

"It's okay Yuling, come in and have a look. ”

Under Yang Zheng's call, Du Yuling raised her feet and walked in.

"These two guest officers, what do you need?"

When the shopkeeper saw the visitor, he immediately stepped forward to take care of him, but then looked at Yang Zheng and Du Yuling, and the enthusiasm on his face instantly decreased by more than half.

Yang Zheng is wearing a faded gown, Du Yuling is better, wearing a pink shirt, but it can still be seen that it has been some years.

"Just take a look. ”

Yang Zheng didn't care about the shopkeeper's gaze and said.

Du Yuling on the side was a little embarrassed, after all, in her eyes. The things here are all worn by the rich lady's wife, and they don't have any fate with them countrymen at all.

"Yuling, what do you think of this?"

Yang Zheng walked to the hairpin, picked up a hairpin and said to Du Yuling.

Du Yuling looked up and saw a white hosta, the snow was bright and clear, there was a faint hint of milky white in the jade color, which was even more delicate, and a few tassels hung down, blowing with the wind, making a crisp sound, I liked it very much.

However, Du Yuling is not the kind of person who doesn't know proportion, this hairpin is not the kind of cheap at first glance, and then shook his head.

Yang Zheng didn't say anything, and then looked at the other hairpins.

Du Yuling found that Yang Zheng was bound to buy today, and immediately found a wooden hairpin.