The poor man grows watermelon

Twenty acres of land, except for winter wheat, are all planted with water radish and spicy cabbage.

I didn't feel it when I planted it, but now it is dug out from the ground, and they are piled up one by one like a small mountain bag.

Aunt Su Hua was worried about these two people, "There are so many dishes, how can I finish them all?"

Su Ye was indeed a little worried. These dishes looked small, but there were a lot of them. Even the whole village could eat them all in one winter.

"Can you sell it in the county?"

Yu Feng shook his head, "Every family grows these two kinds of vegetables, and no one will buy them, try to put them in the kiln as much as possible, share the extra with everyone, and use the leftovers as side dishes for spring pancakes, sell as much as you can .”

Su Ye sighed, that was the only way to go.

Aunt Chunjiu looked at the appearance of the two of them, and burst out laughing, "In the past, I only saw people worrying about not having enough food, but this is the first time I see worrying about too much food!"

Su Ye smiled embarrassedly.

Aunt Su Hua rolled her eyes and couldn't help asking: "The underground kiln that Fengzi just mentioned, could it be the big pit dug a few days ago?"

An elderly woman said on her behalf: "It's not just a pit. My pillars drilled into it and saw that it's square and square like a house, and it's still warm."

Su Ye smiled. The term "warm" is a bit exaggerated. However, in winter, the temperature inside the kiln is indeed higher than outside, and the food and vegetables will not freeze if they are put in.

"If it's really that good, I want to live in it!" An aunt next to her was full of expectation.

Yu Feng was bending over to throw radishes into the cart, when he heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said, "If Auntie wants it, I'll dig one in your yard tomorrow, the leaflet says it's warm in winter and cool in summer. Although it cannot accommodate people, it is suitable to put vegetables and fruits."

"That's a good time to catch up!" The aunt responded happily.

Su Ye began to think about how to deal with these dishes.

Aunt Chunjiu saw his thoughts, and said thoughtfully: "Don't worry, Xiaoye, the spicy cabbage can be kept for a whole winter, and the water radish is cut into slices and dried in the sun. As long as there are no rats, it won't go bad in two or three years."

These words reminded Su Ye, and a series of delicacies flashed through his mind.

Stir-fried bacon with dried radish, spicy radish strips, dried spiced radish, grandma's dish, pickled radish... Especially in the north, dried radish, yuba, frozen tofu, these are all standard winter stews.

However, just slicing and stripping these radishes is a big project. It seems that the grater board must be made first.

Hmm... It would be great if there was soy sauce. Spicy cabbage head and water radish are good ingredients for pickles. Su Ye's grandmother's family runs a pickle factory. It's not a small business, but the kind that is qualified to participate in the World Expo.

Among the food crops in Wannian County, soybeans account for the majority. However, the locals eat soybeans, except for grinding them into noodles and steaming them, or frying them and giving them as snacks for children.

As a modern person, Su Ye knows eight ways to eat soybeans, if not ten.Among them, the most contacted is the soybean soy sauce produced by grandma's home.

Whether it is stir-fried, braised or marinated, as long as some soy sauce is added, the taste of the dish will have a different fragrance.

If soybean soy sauce can be made, will the people's table be greatly enriched?

When thinking of soybean soy sauce, bean paste is naturally not left behind.

Although there is no special recipe from grandma's family, ordinary ones can still be made.

Su Ye nodded secretly, and waited for the vegetables in the field to be cleaned up before he tried.

Five or six acres of land, according to the current speed, can be harvested almost after dark.

Fortunately, there were people from the village to help. If it was just him and Yu Feng, I'm afraid they would have to wait for the Year of the Monkey.

Not only the aunts and aunts worked hard, but even the half-grown children also put in a lot of effort.

Su Ye thought about it, and rewarded everyone with a good meal in the evening.

I happened to hear two aunts chatting nearby, saying that someone in Xitou Village had killed a pig, and a message had been sent two days ago, asking if anyone in the village bought meat.

"I'm thinking about it, or I'm going to buy some."

The other looked at her in surprise, "Why are you willing?"

The person in front sighed, and said: "You brat is about four years old. Last time I tasted meat for the first time at Fengzi's place, and I've been talking about it until now..."

"Don't say he is only four years old, we are in our forties, isn't this the first time we have eaten pork?" Hearing this, he disapproved.

Another person joined in and said loudly: "If sister-in-law Hua hadn't brought wild animals back from her mother's house for us to taste, I'm afraid we wouldn't even know the taste of meat in the coffin."

The aunt who started the conversation explained: "I thought, I made some money by making shoes this year, and it happens to be the end of the new year, so I just grit my teeth and let the children have a good meal."

Aunt Su Hua interjected: "That's right, the children have lost their parents and fathers, so we can't let them suffer with our women!"

These words touched the hearts of the women, and those who were originally reluctant to spend money also talked about wanting to weigh some.

Su Ye heard it in his ears and quietly called Su Qingzhu to him.

Now when Su Qingzhu sees him, those bright big characters on the household registration are in his mind—he no longer has the confidence to laugh at him for being white and weak.

People have land, so much!

However, with Su Qingzhu's temperament, he doesn't bother to curry favor with the "big landlord", so he is somewhat awkward facing Su Ye now.

"Why?" Su Qingzhu answered dryly, with her head turned away.

Su Ye smiled, not caring about his attitude at all, but said in a low voice: "You know how to drive a carriage, please go to Xitou Village to buy some meat, preferably pork ribs and plate ribs, if it is in pigskin and large I also need some bones, let’s stew meat tonight!”

Su Qingzhu swallowed unconsciously when he heard it, and asked suspiciously: "Really?"

Su Ye didn't speak, but took out a full sling of money from the cloth bag, and waved it in front of Su Qingzhu's eyes.

Su Qingzhu snatched the money away with a swish, and immediately forgot the original awkwardness, "Wait, I'll buy it back for you!"

Su Ye couldn't help laughing, after all, he was half a child, there was nothing that a good meal couldn't solve.

Before setting off, Su Ye said again: "Take Su Ya'er and make him familiar."

"Success!" Su Qingzhu took a rare turn to hear the words, and pulled Su Ya'er into the car involuntarily.

Su Ya'er was startled, and asked in a panic, "Brother Zhu, what are you doing?"

Su Qingzhu rolled his eyes, "Look at you being so scared, could it be possible to pull you out and sell you?"

Su Ya'er looked at him pitifully with a bitter face.

Su Qingzhu was really defeated, and yelled angrily: "Even if I want to betray you, my aunt won't agree!"

Aunt Su Hua couldn't see Su Ya'er being wronged, so she yelled at Su Qingzhu, "Speak clearly, don't be frivolous and scare people!"

Su Qingzhu curled her lips, she really didn't know who the kiss was!

However, he didn't dare to disobey Mrs. Su Hua, so he had to say angrily: "The little page said that you are not familiar with it, let me take you out of the village!"

Su Ya'er breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Su Ye gratefully.

Su Ye hooked the corner of her mouth, and deliberately softened her voice, "Go, just relax."

"Yeah!" Su Ya'er nodded heavily, her panic turned into anticipation in an instant.

Su Qingzhu sat on the side of the car, folded her arms and muttered, "Mother-in-law, I can't stand you twins..."

Su Ya'er climbed into the car, pursed her lips and smiled.

Su Ye shook her head, turned around and went to transport radishes with Yu Feng.

A small cannonball rushed over from behind the pile of radishes, and shouted loudly while running: "Uncle Zhuzi, wait for me, I will go too!"

It turned out that it was Aunt Su Hua's little grandson, Yu Douzi.

Su Qingzhu knocked on his forehead, "Aren't you afraid your mother will beat you?"

The little guy lifted his short legs, kicked and crawled and struggled to the side of the car, and said out of breath: "Gu, I can't take care of it anymore, I want to beat you back, I'll talk about it after I get over my addiction!"

Su Qingzhu laughed loudly, raised his whip and set off.

Xiaoxia's sister-in-law was anxious and angry at the back, but her mother-in-law was beside her, so she couldn't say anything.

Aunt Su Hua was not too worried, she just said in a loud voice, "Be careful when crossing the river, don't go deep!"

Su Qingzhu waved her hand without looking back, "Got it!"

When Su Ye heard this, she was a little puzzled, "Do you still have to wade in Xitou Village?"

Yu Feng nodded, wiped the sweat off his forehead, and patiently explained: "Xitou Village is on the south side, separated from our village by a river. There is no bridge on the river, and people walk to places where the water is shallow."

Su Ye frowned, and couldn't help looking in the direction of the carriage, feeling a little worried.

Yu Feng comforted in a warm voice, "It's okay, the river is not deep, and the current is slow. The villagers are used to walking, so just be careful."

Su Ye couldn't help asking, "Why didn't you build the bridge?"

"It costs a lot of money. The government is unwilling to pay it, and the common people can't afford it. After so many years, I'm used to it." Yu Feng replied naturally.

Su Ye sighed, still feeling a little worried.

It wasn't until Su Qingzhu and the others came back safely that Su Ye was completely relieved.

All three of them had happy looks on their faces, especially Xiaodouzi.

Although he is only six years old, he is a complete gossip, as soon as he comes back, he rushes to the middle of the friends, showing off in various ways.

"Uncle Zhuzi is very good at driving a cart. With such a big horse, he can listen to everything!"

"Uncle Zhuzi is also very good at bargaining. Zhu Laosan said that the money can buy two pieces of meat at most. Uncle Zhuzi said a few words, and he gave us the whole stomach, and a big piece of pigskin!"

The little friends let out a "wow" exclamation, and they were all envious.

Only then did the women realize that Su Qingzhu's carriage was not "going out for a stroll" at all, but had been instructed by Su Ye to buy meat in Xitou Village.

Although it is not the best fat meat, but such a large slice will cost a lot of money!

Yu Feng didn't expect that at this moment, his heart was sore and he didn't know what to say.

Su Ye kicked him, and this guy came to his senses, and said loudly, "Aunts and aunts have been busy all day, don't leave today, let's eat stewed meat, it's an early New Year's Eve!"

When everyone heard this, they were even more surprised. They got up in a panic one by one, did not do any work, and only said that they would come back tomorrow.

The aunts who discussed pork earlier were particularly embarrassed, as if they wanted to eat it on purpose.

In the end, it was Aunt Su Hua who crossed her waist and yelled, "The work is not done yet, why go away! It's just a meal of meat, you can eat as you please, our village is living like a family now, and we don't even care about it." this?"

Aunt Chun Jiu also smiled and said: "The two of them are young people living in the village, there are still many places that need everyone's help, just treat them as their own juniors."

Then everyone stayed there embarrassed, and started to work harder.

There is a new pot in the kitchen, which was brought back by Su Ye from the Hou Mansion, and it is most suitable for cooking big pot rice.

There was also a large frying spoon, which Su Ye couldn't handle, so Su Qingzhu volunteered to let him direct and do it himself.

Not to mention, the pot of stewed pork ribs with radishes made by two people tastes even more delicious than those in modern big hotels.

The children were happier than in the Chinese New Year. Their small faces were buried in the big bowl, and they gnawed hurriedly while breathing.

Although the women were embarrassed, they ate enough after being greeted by Yu Feng.

I don't know who took the lead, but everyone started crying as they ate.

At first, I just wept silently, and then I cried and laughed while talking, as if taking this opportunity to vent all the sourness that had been buried for many years.

Su Ye also felt uncomfortable. For the first time, he took the initiative to hold Yu Feng's hand and said emotionally, "We will surely live a good life!"

With red eyes, Yu Feng replied firmly, "I believe in you!"