She thought about it, and the word "half a catty" was about to blurt out, and suddenly it occurred to her that in ancient times, half a catty was equal to eight taels. Isn't there an idiom "half a catty, eight taels"? So he hurriedly changed his mind and said: "Let's use four for each item first."
Vinegar and soy sauce cost her five cents. Forget it, my mother gave me 20 Wen pocket money, Xiao Lian sold 100 Wen for her embroidery, 10 Wen for the silk thread, 30 Wen for the spices, and 10 Wen for the elder brother, and the rest 80 essays, isn't it too prodigal, right
"Gululu..." I ate early today, and even Xiao Shitou, who was used to two meals a day, held a grumbling stomach and made a bitter face, but he didn't say that he wanted to buy something to eat.
There is a stall selling breakfast in the vegetable market, but the stall has not yet been closed. Xiaocao carefully carried the seasonings she bought, walked over with her brother, ordered a bowl of hot soup, took out the shepherd's purse pancakes she brought, and soaked a piece of pancake for her brother first. soup.
The hot soup is actually cabbage soup, seasoned only with salt, with a few drops of oil floating on it. To be honest, the taste is really not very good, but it has been simmering on the small stove, and it is hot in the stomach. The pancakes I brought in the morning had already cooled down, so I soaked them in and ate them warm, not to mention how comfortable they were.
The child who bought breakfast, about four or five years old, watched greedily at the siblings eating the delicious pancakes, and shook his arms to make trouble with his father: "Father, I want to eat that delicious pancakes too, buy me one." Bar!"
The owner of the breakfast stall saw the green vegetables on the pancakes and asked strangely: "Little girl, where did you buy these pancakes? Why are there vegetables at this time?"
Little Shitou ate the pancakes, and said triumphantly: "My second sister made the pancakes, and the vegetables in them were not green vegetables, but wild vegetables we dug on the mountain. My second sister's craftsmanship is so good, no one else can make them so well." Eat pancakes."
"I want to eat pancakes, Dad, Dad, I want to eat wild vegetable pancakes, wow..." The little guy saw that the stone was eating so deliciously, drooling and crying for pancakes.
In the morning, Mrs. Liu packed the remaining three pancakes and brought them to the siblings. The siblings broke one and soaked it in the soup bowl, and there was one left on the table. Seeing this, Xiaocao hurriedly said: "We still have a piece of pancake here, if the uncle doesn't dislike it, why don't you give it to the little brother?"
"Why is this so embarrassing? You siblings don't have enough to eat!" The uncle who sold breakfast coaxed the child in a low voice, while smiling awkwardly at the siblings.
"It's okay, we came here after breakfast in the morning, just want to drink some hot soup to warm our body." Seeing that the little boy couldn't be coaxed well, Xiaocao cried so much that his nose was blowing bubbles. She and her younger brother ate a pancake and drank another bowl of soup. They were already at the bottom of the list. When they got home in the evening, they had dinner, so they gave up the pancake.
The uncle who bought the breakfast thought for a while and said, "Thank you then. I won't charge you for the soup you two drank. Let's take it as uncle's thanks."
A bowl of hot soup costs a penny, and if you can save a penny, it is a penny. After Yu Xiaocao thanked her, she took her younger brother and left the vegetable market. Before the appointed time, she arrived at the city gate. Uncle Ma's donkey cart had already It was full of people, just waiting for their siblings.
It took thirty renminbi to buy seasonings, if Liu Shi knew about it, he would definitely complain for a while. The food at home is almost out of food, what seasoning should I buy
When she got home, Xiaocao opened the door and cautiously poked her head in. Xiaolian, who was doing embroidery work in the yard, saw her sneaky appearance, and laughed: "Xiaocao, what are you doing? Don't worry. Come on, mother is not at home!"
Only then did Xiaocao walk in reassuringly, curled her lips, and said, "Who did something wrong? But I bought some seasonings, and I was afraid that my mother would say that I wasted money. Hey, this is left over from selling embroidery. money… "
"As I said before, you can spend the rest of the money as you like. How can you spend money on seasoning?" Xiao Lian took it casually, weighed it, and said strangely: "How much money did you buy for the seasoning? What's the matter?" The money doesn't seem to be too small, does it?"
The five purses she embroidered were only sold for seventy-five cash in the past, but what Xiaocao left today is only five cash more than usual, which can still be weighed.
Xiaocao told her about the price increase that the owner of the embroidery shop gave her, and said, "Xiaolian, don't tell mother about the seasoning, I'm useful!"
"What's the matter, you can't let your mother know!" Yu Hai limped out of the room and looked at the two lovely daughters with a smile. His legs are now able to walk without crutches.
"It's okay, it's okay! Dad, can you make this kind of bamboo tube? Make two for me when you have time? I want to return it!" Xiaocao changed the topic, and handed the bamboo tube with soy sauce to Yu Hai hands.
"This is the simplest bamboo crafting, and it won't trouble your father." Yu Hai smelled the smell in the bamboo tube, and said with a smile, "Soy sauce? If you weigh a catty of pork belly, make a bowl of braised pork... that's really good." It's so satisfying!"
Ever since Yu Hai's mother passed away, he had never tasted braised pork again, and he smacked his lips reminiscently.
Xiaocao hurriedly snatched the soy sauce from his hand, and emphasized again: "These seasonings are useful to me, so don't touch them! By the way, where did mother go?"
"The aunt of the Zhou family next door has received a big business order, and she is in a hurry to ask for it tomorrow, so I asked my mother to help kill the chicken." Xiao Lian took the seasoning in her hand and put it in a secret corner of the kitchen.
Yu Hai greeted Xiao Shitou: "Son, let's go and cover the vegetable field with daddy... Our vegetables are growing well, and sprouts half an inch high have sprouted in only five days. In previous years, when the spring was warm, we didn't see them growing like this." Fast… "
Of course it grows fast, and she waters the vegetables with spirit stone water every day. Xiaocao touched her nose with some guilt, and said, "I'll go to Aunt Zhou's house to see if there is any need for help." Saying that, she ran away quickly.
Mrs. Fang went to the market today to sell chickens and eggs. Mr. Huang’s father’s 60th birthday in the town required more than 30 chickens for a banquet. The manager of the purchase ordered 40 chickens from her and asked her to pack them up today and deliver them tomorrow morning. past.
She came back in a hurry, the family didn't have enough staff, and she had to kill the chickens in the afternoon, pluck their feathers, and clean them up. The man was not at home, afraid that his mother and three would miss a big deal, so he asked Liu's for help.
When Xiaocao arrived, Zhou Linglong and her sisters were boiling hot water in the kitchen, and Fang was killing chickens with a kitchen knife. There were already five or six roosters lying on the ground, and her mother, Liu Shi, was beside a large wooden basin, pouring hot water from a bucket into the wooden basin. In the wooden basin, there were three dead roosters that had not yet shed their feathers after being slaughtered. chicken.
"Mother, Aunt Zhou, I'm here to help you!" Xiaocao frowned, staring at the puddle of chicken blood on the ground, and casually greeted her.
Fang picked up a chicken with tied feet, pulled a small piece of chicken feathers from its neck, and was about to cut it, when he heard the voice, he looked over and said with a smile, "Xiaocao is back? If I had known, you would also be in town today." Go, my mother and I will be together. How's the walk around town?"
"Aunt Zhou, does your family kill chickens without their blood?" Xiaocao answered irrelevantly, looking regretfully at the chicken blood seeping into the soil.
Fang was taken aback, and said, "What do you want chicken blood for? It's not tasty!"
Yu Xiaocao blinked her eyes and said: "Chicken blood is edible! If it is cooked well, it won't smell fishy. Eat blood to nourish blood, chicken blood can nourish blood, and it can also dispel wind." , promoting blood circulation, and dredging collaterals!"
"Uh... Chicken blood has so many benefits, I really haven't heard of it, who told Xiaocao?" The kitchen knife in Fang's hand hesitated, wondering whether to rub it on the chicken's neck.
Yu Xiaocao rushed into the kitchen, asked Zhou Shanhu to bring a pottery pot, put it in front of Fang, and said, "Aunt Zhou, listen to me! If the chicken blood is cooked properly, it will be tender and delicious, and it will be delicious." .Chicken blood can be made into soup with tofu, or stewed with cabbage. If you eat it marinated, it will be tender and smooth, not to mention how delicious it is!"
"This kid, I'm almost drooling. Okay, I'll leave all the chicken blood to you. When it's ready, don't forget to bring a bowl to Aunt Zhou..." Fang wiped a knife on the chicken's neck neatly , The bright red blood flowed into the pottery basin.
Xiaocao seemed to see delicious food floating in front of her eyes, and she was so greedy that she wished she could cook chicken blood right away. It's been more than two months since the new year, not to mention meat, even coarse grains can't be eaten open. These days, she is so hungry!
"Why are you standing there in a daze? Didn't you come to help? Go home and get our vegetable sink, and the two of you can pluck chicken feathers faster together!" Mrs. Liu glanced at her daughter with a smile, her tone full of With a spoiled reproach.
"Okay!" Xiaocao agreed and ran out.
Fang looked at her cheerful back, and said with a smile: "Sister Muyun, your family must be at odds with that side. You see, since you moved out, your man's legs have improved, and Xiaocao's body has also become hard. Great, you have never been sick again. Just relax, your family will definitely get better and better in the future. When the chickens hatch at home in spring, you catch a few and go back to raise them, and lay eggs to nourish the children , look at you and the children are thin..."
Liu raised her head and gave her a gentle smile. After moving out, she smiled more and more. With a smile on her face, she skillfully plucked chicken feathers, steam was rising from the tub, and there was a slight fishy smell in the air...
When Xiaocao came back, she saw that Mrs. Liu cut open the belly of the chicken, pulled out the internal organs, and threw them on the ground aside. She tentatively asked, "Do you want to throw all of this away?"
Mrs. Liu glanced at her, and joked: "Such a dirty and smelly thing, wouldn't you make it and eat it? It's full of chicken feces, so you can eat it yourself! Well, don't be lazy , bring over the chicken that Aunt Zhou killed, and I will iron it, and you will be responsible for plucking the chicken feathers!"
"Xiaocao, work hard! If you do a good job, Auntie will give you ten cents..." Seeing that Xiaocao is doing a good job, Fang smiled and promised.
Liu said angrily: "Fellows from the village, what kind of salary will you give me for doing a favor! Besides, she has only one child, how much can she help..."