Seeing that Boss Shen and his wife were getting timid, old Mrs. Cui was so proud, she put the bucket on her waist, with an aggressive posture: "Don't talk about that useless Reagan, or hurry up and pay my five taels of silver with the interest of these seven years. Give it back to us, yes, and the gift money that our family has given to your family every year, all of them will be returned to us, or we will meet at the yamen and let the county magistrate judge us. Is there no one else? "
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In the end, under the strong coercion of old Zhangtou and old lady Cui, Uncle Shen and Aunt Shen had to compromise, and promised to return them the five taels of silver as a betrothal gift, and pay five taels of silver for the seven-year interest and the seven-year annual festival. All the gift money from their old Shen's family was refunded, adding up to a total of ten taels of silver!
Aunt Shen has been saving for half her life, except for the expenses for Shen Fucun's marriage, now she has a total of one or two taels of savings in her hand, and now she has to take it out to count, and it has to be more than eight taels. , she was angry, anxious and heartbroken, and she burst into tears before Lao Zhangtou and Mrs. Cui walked away...
Shen Ruolan heard the long-lost cry again, and this time it was not only Shen Ruomei who was crying, the main force seemed to be an old lady, the two mothers scolded Lao Zhang's family for not being human while crying, as for why Lao Zhang's family is not human, She didn't hear clearly, and she wasn't interested in knowing.
With this disturbing cry, she must not be able to study anymore. She found out the old cotton jacket and trousers that looked like fishing nets that she was wearing before, picked out the thread ends and unraveled them, and was going to make a pair of cotton gloves , a cotton hat and a cotton scarf.
I'm going to the county seat the day after tomorrow. In such a cold day, I'm going from Taohua Village to Nong'an County in a carriage without a shed. I'm going to freeze her and burp her farts. She doesn't want to suffer that foreign crime. Just make a thick cotton hat and cotton scarf, no matter how good it looks, at least it is not cold.
She just did it, she took the scissors and sewed, cut and sewed, and she took the wadding cotton until it was dark and the lights were on before finishing.
The hat is made of the Lei Feng hat that northerners in China used to wear in winter in the 1970s and 1980s. It has two big cotton ears to cover your face. You can tie the two big cotton ears to the top of your head when it is hot, and you can put the cotton wool Put your ears down and cover your face. Although it is ugly, it still has a good thermal effect.
The scarf is an ordinary large cotton scarf, sewn like an extended version of the flour bag, only two-thirds narrower than the flour bag, thickly wadding, ugly as hell, but the warmth retention effect must be great.
Cotton gloves are made of only one thumb, and the four fingers are wrapped in an oval shape, also known as hand coverings. She deliberately wafted a lot of cotton in them to make them swollen, Chubby, like two piggies.
A few things look irritating to the eyes, but with them, at least they won't be frozen in the city the day after tomorrow, and this is her first time doing needlework, so she is already very satisfied with it.
After finishing the work, Shen Ruolan put away a few things, hummed a little tune and went to the kitchen to cook.
In the south courtyard, Aunt Shen and Shen Ruomei cried and scolded for more than an hour. In the end, they didn't know whether their voices were hoarse or tired from crying, and finally subsided. Shen Ruolan breathed a sigh of relief. Emma, after listening to the noise all afternoon, her ears The house is finally quiet, and the meal can be eaten well.
After dinner, she cleaned up the kitchen, ready to learn to study, and to make up the homework that was delayed this afternoon. Just as she took out her books, she suddenly heard a knock on the door.
Shen Ruolan was taken aback. Few people came to her house, and no one came at such a late hour. She quickly put away her books, pen and ink, picked up the self-defense stick prepared by her side, and tiptoed to the door Son, let out a low voice: "Who?"
"Miss Shen, it's me, Zhang Eryong, have you slept yet?"
Outside, Zhang Eryong was covered in cold air, standing in the moonlight in a dusty way, with a big burden on his back.
Shen Ruolan was taken aback: "It's so late? Why are you here?"
Zhang Eryong said in a low voice: "I want to come here and learn how to make spiced peanuts with you. I learned it today, and I will make more when I get home tomorrow. Later, I will go to the county town to sell it with you. I wonder if Miss Shen is not convenient now? "
Convenient, why not convenient
Shen Ruolan wished that someone could go with her. The last time she met that bad guy, she almost died, and now she still has a shadow in her heart. This time, she can have an acquaintance go with her, which is what she wished for!
"Wow-"
The door opened, Shen Ruolan stood inside, and said with a smile, "Come in, it's cold outside." Seeing his dusty appearance, she joked again: "You can do this, run back and forth twice a day, it seems There's nothing wrong with this leg!"
Zhang Eryong scratched his head, wondering if Shen Ruolan was really joking with him, or if he was blaming him for walking too much and not caring for himself, so he hesitated for a while and said, "My leg had a scab two days ago, and the swelling has subsided, don't believe it." I'll show you in a while."
Shen Ruolan rolled her eyes, in the middle of the night, who wants to look at his thighs? It's easy to be misunderstood, isn't it
"It's good that you know it yourself, why don't I believe it?"
She opened the door a little and let him in.
Zhang Eryong stomped the snow foam on his feet, followed her into the room, the room was warm, and there was a faint scent of soap powder, as soon as he entered, he felt a wave of heat rushing towards his face, which made his body feel warm. The cold air has dissipated a lot.
"Sit down and have a rest first, I'll go to the kitchen and boil some hot water for you to warm up." Shen Ruolan put the candlestick on the Kang table and motioned him to sit on the edge of the Kang for a while.
Zhang Eryong hurriedly said: "Miss Shen, don't be too busy, just teach me directly. I learned it earlier, so you can rest earlier..."
Originally, it was embarrassing enough for him to go to other people to learn art at such a late hour, so why would he be ashamed to be boiled for him by a busy person
However, before he finished speaking, Shen Ruolan had already entered the kitchen without answering his words at all. Then, there were sounds of scooping water, washing pots and breaking corn stalks from the kitchen. Zhang Eryong knew that dissuasion was ineffective, so he obediently Shut up, sat down on the edge of the kang to rest properly.
After a while, Shen Ruolan came out with a bowl of steaming water, and handed it to him: "Here, after walking such a long distance, you must be freezing, drink some hot water to drive away the cold."
Zhang Eryong took the water bowl and glanced at her gratefully: "Thank you Miss Shen."
Shen Ruolan smiled slightly, and sat on the edge of the kang opposite him, "You're welcome, it's not worth anything, if you want to say thank you, I would also like to thank you, thank you for your hare and pheasant, I ate it, it was delicious !"
"Uh... If you like it, I'll call you often..."
Looking at the smiling girl in the candlelight, Zhang Eryong blushed for some reason, and stammered a sentence.
Suddenly, as if he remembered something, he hurriedly untied the burden on his body, and handed it to Shen Ruolan: "This is for you, I left in a hurry last night, so I forgot to take this for you, these are all from me. Pick it in the mountains, you can keep it and eat it."
Shen Ruolan took the bundle, and when she unwrapped it to look, inside was a bunch of threaded dried mushrooms, a pack of dried fungus and a pack of pine nuts, all of which she liked to eat. Mushrooms are kept in stew, and fungus is delicious cold and stir-fried. As for pine nuts, it is good to make spiced pine nuts or stir-fry them like fried melon seeds.
"Haha, that's great, I like them all, so I won't be polite to you!"
"Uh, you're welcome, if you like it, I'll bring it to you often..."