Fields of Gold

Chapter 103: Broken promise

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Mrs. Zhang glared fiercely at Mrs. Li who lowered her head to avoid her gaze, and said, "Why didn't you make it clear when you started? Was it on purpose?"

Xiaocao was overjoyed and said, "Grandma, when you are in the food business, you must treat your heart with your heart! When you cook your own meals, do you have to wash the ingredients first? Braised pig's head should be like this, do you need others to say it? Look at this large intestine, the feces in it haven't been cleaned, how can people eat it!"

The dock worker who bought the braised large intestine saw Xiaocao pull out a lump of black substance from a section of large intestine, and suddenly felt a churn in his stomach, and couldn't help but rejoice that he hadn't started eating it yet.

Xiaocao continued: "Grandma, judging from the color of the stewed vegetables, the amount of seasoning added is not enough, so both the large intestine and the pig's head meat have a kind of dead white. And the heat of the stewed vegetables, first boil on high heat, half After an hour, switch to a low heat, and cook for a total of one to one and a half hours, subject to the fact that the flesh and bones can be separated by hand. It is very important to master the heat and time. If the fire is too high, the time will be long, and the pig head will be boiled, which will reduce the yield. ;The fire is low, the time is short, and the color, aroma, and taste of the product are all bad. Your braised meat is obviously not cooked enough... "

These, Xiaocao has confessed. However, Li's slacker was impatient and always stood by the stove, and she turned off the fire before the hour and ran to smash her teeth with others. Regarding the seasoning, Mrs. Zhang's eyes flickered a few times with guilt. To save money, she halved the seasoning...

"Oh... so it's not the stewed vegetables made by Xiaocao. You still lied to us that it's an authentic one-cent stewed dish! Hmph! Just throw these two pennies into the water, and don't think about us buying your penny stuff in the future! !" Old Hao slammed another bag of stewed vegetables in his hand at Zhang's feet, and walked away angrily.

Xiaocao hurriedly stopped him, and said, "Old Uncle Hao, I am going to apologize to you on behalf of grandma. These are two servings of bad fish, which can be regarded as compensation for you! Xiao Lian, bring two servings of bad fish to old Uncle Hao."

Old Hao rubbed his hands in embarrassment, took out two copper coins from his pocket, and said: "She is her, you are you! I bought these two bad fish..."

Xiaocao pushed back his hand holding the copper coin, and said: "The elder is wrong, so the younger generation will naturally help to bear it. Although we have separated, it is also necessary to show filial piety to the elder. Anyone who just bought stewed vegetables from my grandma is fine." Come to me to get the corresponding amount of bad fish. The money you give to my grandma is considered as our filial piety to her!"

When Mrs. Zhang heard that she didn't have to return the money she got, she finally let go of her gripping heart. Seeing that everyone praised Xiaocao for her filial piety and honest business, she curled her lips in disdain. Counting the dozen or so copper coins in her hand, she secretly resented that old Hao would come to find trouble later, otherwise her capital would be returned. When she thought that half of the money for the seasoning hadn't been returned, she felt as if a piece of her heart had been dug out, and she felt a throbbing pain.

When Xiao Lian, carrying a basket, went to the crowd to help everyone get the bad fish, people were surprised to find that the two little girls were almost identical in appearance. Xiaocao smiled and said, "Everyone, this is my twin sister Xiaolian. Yesterday and every afternoon before that, she was the one who came to sell braised vegetables."

After being taken aback for a while, Lao Hao laughed and said, "I mean! How come Xiaocao doesn't talk much in the afternoon. So it's a change! It's ridiculous that we haven't found out that there are different people in the morning and afternoon after so many days." . interesting, really interesting!"

A pair of identical sisters attracted more people's attention, and Xiaocao's business boomed like never before. The sixth brother also came to buy two bad fish, his cold eyes glanced at the two sisters, and when he left, the corners of his mouth curled up almost invisibly—he guessed right...

Zhang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were very greedy when they saw the endless stream of people coming and going around Xiaocao. But no matter how much they yelled, their poorly made stewed vegetables had already spread among the dock workers, shouting until their throats were smoky, and they still didn't sell any more, so they had to leave in despair.

In the future, even if their stewed vegetables can be eaten, no one is willing to patronize their business. That's how business is, once you lose your integrity, it's hard to get it back.

After a few times, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law not only failed to make any money, but lost all their capital. It is so laborious to marinate the pig's head and pig into the water, neither the mother-in-law nor the daughter-in-law are suitable for work. Gradually, the thought of making money by selling braised vegetables was put off.

In March, it should be a good time when the weather warms up and a hundred flowers bloom. At the beginning of March this year, it ushered in a cold snap, which corresponds to the phrase "a cold spring".

Fortunately, Xiaocao’s family’s new quilts, Liu’s and Xiaolian’s, have already taken the time to put them on. The old quilts, after the disassembled cotton has been flicked again, are covered with new quilts and used as mattresses instead of straw. On the kang. And the quilt covered with new cotton was fluffy and soft, and four beds were sewn.

When Xiaocao covered her with a warm and soft quilt, she sighed happily and rolled on the kang, reluctant to get up. Liushi and Xiaolian looked at her with joy.

When the cold snap came, Yu Hai drove the donkey cart to the town and gave his two sons a new set of cotton clothes. Although it is made of cheap coarse cloth, the cotton inside is new, and the warmth retention is not comparable to that of the old ragged jackets.

Xiaocao and Xiaolian also put on new jackets with red flowers on a blue background, and huddled together on their parents' kang after dinner. The whole family looked outside worriedly, Yu Hai sighed, and said, "I'm afraid it will snow at night..."

Xiaolian asked: "Father, what is Peach Blossom Snow?"

Liu patiently explained the changes of the solar terms to her, and recited another agricultural proverb: In March, on the third day of the third month, the mountain is full of apricot and peach blossoms. Peach blossoms, apricot blossoms wither, and plums grow. Peach blossoms bloom, apricot blossoms fade, persimmon blossoms and apricots fall. In March, the peach blossoms are snowing, and there are not many fruits.

In the end, I concluded: "It's snowing today, I'm afraid that the villagers who have planted fruit in the village this year will have a headache..."

Xiao Lian looked at the vegetable garden outside the window, and said worriedly: "Then... will the vegetables grown by our family be affected? Let me see, they can be harvested in a few days. If it freezes, all previous efforts will be wasted …”

Yu Hai glanced at Xiaocao, and couldn't help asking: "Cao'er, you Cao thatch, don't know if you can withstand this snowstorm?"

Xiaocao glanced at the little golden cat lying on her bed and pretended to sleep, and communicated with it in her heart: "Little Tangyuan, it doesn't matter if we grow vegetables? Don't you say that you watered your bath water, can it withstand drought, cold and insect damage?"

Every night is the time to absorb the aura of heaven and earth to restore spiritual power. Yes, besides soaking in water, it can also absorb the essence of the sun and the moon and turn it into its own spiritual power. The little cat stretched itself, yawned, rubbed its eyes with its paws, and said, "Don't worry! As long as it doesn't last for more than three days, there will be no problem... I'm sleepy, so I'll serve my god stone to bed.]

go to bed? Shit, isn't it just taking off the multicolored stones and soaking them in a jar? Reluctantly, Xiaocao brought the resting pot for Butianshi, put the multicolored stones in his hand, and repeated the words of Xiaobutianshi to his family. Xiao Lian asked strangely: "Sister, where did you pick up a broken stone, soaked in water like a baby all day? What's the use of this stone?"

[Who broke the stone? You only break rocks, and your whole family breaks rocks!]Xiao Butianshi bared his teeth and bristled at Xiao Lian, learning the mantra of the Lingzu Empress to ten percent. After scolding, he showed a complacent expression.

"Xiaocao, why is your little glutinous rice ball crazy? Get it out of the way!" Seeing the lazy sleeping kitten, Xiao Lian suddenly jumped onto her head and scratched her hair with her tiny paws. It hurts, but the picture is quite joyful.

The Yu family still loves this beautiful golden kitten that suddenly appeared at home. However, this cat is very lonely and doesn't care about the rest of the family except Xiaocao.

Xiaocao grabbed the little golden cat with fried fur, put it in her palm and stroked it comfortingly, and said with a smile: "I picked it up in the stream by chance. Xiaolian, don't you think it's colorful and beautiful? I found that, It is nourished with spring water every day, and its color will be more vivid. And, since I picked up the small stone, I found that our family's life is getting better and better. Maybe this is a lucky stone!"

Seeing her daughter holding a colored stone like a treasure, Mrs. Liu felt a little sour in her heart, and secretly made up her mind that when she sold the vegetables and made money, she would definitely buy some pearl flower belts for her two daughters. Daughter, it's time to love beauty, so soon...

That night, the chimney flue in Dongshan Village, which had been stopped for a while, started to smoke again. Xiaocao's family laid out new mattresses and covered them with new quilts, so there was no need to burn the kang.

When I woke up the next day, the mountain village was completely covered in silver, and everything was dressed in silver. The continuous mountains are covered with white snow, as if they have returned to the icy and snowy winter. The pond behind the house is like green jade inlaid in white marble, shining brightly.

There are big and small snowballs on the tops of rows of old pine trees. In the bamboo forests, the tall moso bamboos are bent over by the snow, row by row, layer upon layer, covered with silver. cloak.

The sun came out from the top of the mountain in the east, shining brightly. The mountain village has become extraordinarily enchanting, the snow on the distant mountain peaks is like colorful clouds in the sky, and the treetops show a faint golden light under the sunlight. The sparrows in the nearby woods jumped up and down, shaking the branches, and the fine snow fluttered down like powder, reflecting the sun like silver fog.

In previous years, Xiaocao would have a serious illness every snow season, and this year she had a serious illness (pretending). The family was worried about her health, so they let her stay at home, and Yu Hai drove Xiaolian to the pier to sell stewed vegetables in a donkey cart.

After all, it was March in Yangchun. After the warm sun rose, the snow began to melt under the sunlight. "Clatter, clatter" several times, several large snow balls fell from the moso bamboo, the moso bamboo straightened up, and even shook its head, as if to say: "If you want to crush me, there is no way!" The high-spirited sound of old cows, the quacking of ducks, and the laughter of people...

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