At this time, there were only a few individually packaged stewed vegetables left in the grass basket, and she promised Foreman Sun to leave him a portion of each. Excluding those, there was only one portion of shredded ear, one portion of pig's mouth and Two fat sausages.
"Okay! A total of 4 Wen!" Xiaocao swiftly used a piece of oil paper to pack all these braised vegetables together, and Xiaoshi stretched out his small hand, waiting to collect the money.
The treasurer Jin was taken aback, 4 Wen? He invited Yuan Daru to eat four Wen's worth of food, is it shabby to say that it is shabby? This is also disrespectful to Yuan Daru! what to do? Mr. Yuan is still waiting over there, who told me that he owed it and volunteered to run errands
"Excuse me, do you want more of these braised vegetables?" Xiaocao froze as if someone had cast a spell on him when she saw him take money out of his purse. Feeling puzzled, he asked softly.
Xiaoshitou made an expression of "I understand", and said sympathetically, "Sister, this fat uncle, has the money been stolen? I heard that there are pickpockets on this pier...Second sister, he is so pitiful." Yes, why don't we give him a piece of stewed vegetables for free..."
A few dock workers around who came late and didn't buy the stewed vegetables also repeatedly urged: "Master, do you want more? Little grass girl, if he doesn't want it, sell me a share—give you money."
Shopkeeper Jin gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, and said, "Who said I don't want it? Don't you have some in this basket? Wrap them up for me!"
Xiaocao hurriedly said: "Don't worry, someone has reserved these portions. It is true that there are only four portions left. I am really sorry. I come here every day to sell stewed vegetables. The penny meat dish is our family's signature. If you eat it If you like it, welcome to visit again in the future.”
The shopkeeper Jin was afraid that Mr. Yuan would be impatient to wait, so he took the paper bag containing the stewed vegetables, threw a piece of silver dimes that was about 1 yuan, turned around and left as if his butt was on fire. Xiaocao was holding the silver dime and was wondering if the money sold today would be enough to find it, when the shiny golden man left, she hurriedly shouted: "Hey, hey! I haven't given you any money yet!"
"No need, the rest will be rewarded to you!" This silver coin was rewarded by the treasurer Jin at home to the servant, and in his eyes, it was like a copper coin in the eyes of ordinary people.
With his little grandson, Yuan Sinian had already sat down at the noodle stall of Lao Wangtou's house not far away, ordered two bowls of plain noodles, and waited eagerly for shopkeeper Jin to come back.
"Why is it so long? It won't be sold out, right? Brat, you know that grandpa likes this one, but you don't know how to buy a copy for grandpa to taste, hum! If you can't eat that 'braised vegetables' today, give it to me Wait!"
At this time, Yuan Sinian didn't still have the temperament of a great Confucian, just like an awkward old urchin. Yuan Yunxi resisted the urge to roll his eyes, and secretly sighed in his heart... However, he seemed to have heard the voice of the little girl selling stewed vegetables in the crowd just now...
"Here we come! We come!!" Yuan Sinian hurriedly sat upright, returning to his inscrutable appearance. The corner of Yuan Yunxi's mouth twitched, and he lowered his head weakly.
Shopkeeper Jin smiled like a Maitreya Buddha, borrowed a bowl from the noodle stall, put the stewed vegetables in one by one, and asked: "Old man, do you have sesame oil? It would taste better if you put some sesame oil..."
Hearing this, Xiaocao, who was chasing after him for money, said with a smile, "That's right, if you drizzle some sesame oil on top and add two cloves of garlic, it will taste even better! Mister, I'm looking for ninety-six coins..."
Mr. Yuan glanced at the copper plate in her hand lightly, and said, "He said not to look for it, so you can just take it. Anyway, he has a lot of money, so no matter how much money he has, he doesn't care about it."
That sweat in Treasurer Jin's heart! Where did he offend this old ancestor again? Is it wrong to have more money? If Mr. Yuan is willing to let his son re-enter the academy, he would rather spend all his wealth and live a poor life...
"Uh...Mr. Yuan, he doesn't have sesame oil here, I'll look for it elsewhere..." Shopkeeper Jin ran away in embarrassment, found the only place selling stir-fried vegetables, threw another silver dime, and took the remaining half bottle of sesame oil I brought them all.
Xiaocao saw that the fat man in rich clothes and the gentle old man looked like they didn't touch the spring water with their fingers, so she volunteered to skillfully pat the garlic, mixed the stewed vegetables with sesame oil, and said: "Please use it slowly!"
"En!" Yuan Sinian tried his best to hold back the restlessness in his heart, slowly stretched out his chopsticks, picked up a piece of ear, and slowly put it into his mouth.
Yuan Yunxi beside him resisted the urge to roll his eyes again. No one knew this grandpa better. If there were no outsiders around, he would have devoured it long ago... However, this little girl looks familiar!
Yuan Yunxi's complaints were not over yet, but he saw his disappointing grandfather, who had already thrown away all his reserve, with tears in his eyes, his mouth was moving constantly, and the chopsticks in his hand seemed to be powered by an electric motor, and they were flying towards him quickly. There was a stewed vegetable in his mouth, as if someone had snatched it from him.
"Grandpa, please slow down! You have to chew the ear silk carefully to get the taste!" The kind and lovely little Shitou saw that Yuan Daru's mouth was full of stewed vegetables, and he kept picking them up. Unlimited sympathy in my heart: How long has it been since this old man tasted meat? Hungry like this.
Xiao Shitou kindly reminded Yuan Daru that there are other people here! However, in his opinion, the world is not as big as tasting delicious food. However, he also knew that it would be too wasteful to taste it so whole.
Gradually, he slowed down the speed of eating vegetables, chewing each bite for a long time, and praised while eating: "Little girl, this is called 'red oil ear silk'? It's wonderful! The color is bright red, and the texture is crispy and waxy. , salty and spicy, delicious, rich and delicious... How about this, what is this called?"
"This is called stewed fat intestine!" Xiaocao's voice was clear and loud.
Yuan Sinian took a piece of fat sausage, put it into his mouth, tasted it slowly, nodded repeatedly and said: "The taste is rich, soft in the mouth, fat but not greasy, making people never get tired of eating it... Not bad, not bad! Stewed fat sausage, huh? Is it made from animal intestines?"
"The old man is wise, this is made of pig intestines marinated with various spices. It is delicious and fat, and it is a good appetizer for wine. Not only can the marinated fat sausage be eaten cold, but it can also be stir-fried or stewed. Every day Each has its own unique taste!" Seeing that he didn't seem to have anything against him, Xiaocao enthusiastically introduced it.
The shopkeeper Jin was shaking his head in response to his criticism, but when he heard this, his movements froze, and his jaw almost fell to the ground. pig intestine? He actually asked Yuan Daru to eat pig's intestines, it's over, it's over! His son is definitely out of luck when he returns to the academy.
-well! How could the son have such an old dragging father? Shopkeeper Jin wished he could slam his head on the table to death!
"Good! Good! The old man once heard the emperor mention the dishes in his hometown, and his favorite is 'spicy fatty sausage'. Listening to his description of the fragrance, what is thick and soft, what is full of fragrance... I am drooling Yo—all rushing straight..."
"Ahem!" The young and mature Yuan Yunxi coughed a few times as a reminder when he saw that his grandfather ignored his image when he talked about eating.
Yuan Sinian's eyes widened, and he yelled in dissatisfaction: "What are you coughing? Food is the most important thing for the people. The Supreme Emperor even said that 'people are iron and rice is steel. If you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry', saying that it is shameful to eat. Is it shameful to love food? Brat, get the hell out of here, don’t let me see you—spoiler!”
"Huh? You're not that who...who..." Yu Xiaocao saw the true face of the little handsome boy in front of her, and immediately recognized him, but she didn't quite remember the name, "Are you a friend of Young Master Zhou? You just got off the boat ?”
Yuan Yunxi finally remembered where she met the little girl, and said with a faint smile: "Miss Yu..."
"Good grandson, do you recognize this little girl? Why haven't I heard that you know a friend who cooks so deliciously?" Yuan Sinian glared at his grandson, and when he turned to Yu Xiaocao, there was a kind smile on his face again. : "Little girl, you do a good job with braised fat sausages. Where is your ancestral home? You can't be from the Taishanghuang's hometown, right? Can you still make delicious pork head meat?"
Yuan Yunxi frowned her delicate eyebrows with a helpless expression.
Yu Xiaocao was amused by the old urchin-like grandfather and elementary school-like grandson. When she was watching happily, she was suddenly asked by him, her smile froze for a second, and she immediately shook her head and said:
"My grandparents have lived in a small fishing village near here for generations, and they all depended on fishing for their livelihood. Our family lives in poverty, so we thought about using things that other people don't eat as ingredients, so we emptied out the shredded ears and fatty intestines. .We are small people, how can we have the honor to share the same hometown with the Supreme Emperor..."
She has already determined that the Supreme Emperor was born in the same way as she was, so that he will change history and establish a Ming Dynasty that is completely different from her impression. Just kidding, she has already planned to make a fortune silently, and she will never be the first bird. She didn't want to have anything to do with that famous time-traveling colleague.
The little stone beside her said complacently: "My second sister's stewed vegetables are the best, old man, we have already sold out the pork head meat you mentioned today. However, this squid is also good, fat but not greasy , the taste is full, if you don’t believe me, try it!”
"Haha! Good, good! Little guy, you are quite eloquent. How old are you? Have you read a book yet?" Yuan Sinian saw that the plain noodles were coming, so he pulled the pork belly into the noodle bowl, mixed them together, and gulped. Eat it up.
Xiao Shitou said with a smile: "I am six years old. My second sister said that when she makes money cooking stewed vegetables, she will send me to the school in the town to study. Our village is too small and too poor, so there is no place to study. However, our neighbor Brother Xiaowen, I go to school in the most famous academy in the town. Xiu Mu will teach me and Brother Xiaowu to recognize some characters when I come back. I can already write my own name, and I can recognize 150 or 60 characters. !"
"Oh? You can read a lot of characters, and you can write your own name, yes, yes! Can you write your name to the old man?" Yuan Daru seemed to be very interested in this immature child. In the past two years, an enlightenment class has been set up to accept smart children from nearby.
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It takes half an hour to write essays, and you have to get up and move around, or you will have problems with your cervical spine, and your waist will hurt so bad that you can't straighten up!
For a chapter, people can finish writing in just over an hour, but I need three or four hours. Alas... silver for cervical spondylosis, I can't afford it!