butcher's little man

It has been more than ten days since that day, and Tian Xiaoman still can't calm down, sometimes he can always think of that man, and the feeling of him hugging him that day.

But there was no time for him to think too much, because the villagers were preparing for the summer harvest.They grow rice in two seasons here, because the fields are not like the ones in the north, where there are large expanses. Farmers want to have enough to eat, so they have to concentrate on digging into the fields.The rice of the first season usually matures in July, and the second season around October.

Tian Xiaoman's family doesn't have much land, only six mu of paddy field and two mu of dry land. The dry land is used to grow seasonal vegetables, while the paddy field is used to grow rice.Two days ago, Tian Dali had already gone to the fields to release water. There is a lot of water in the fields here. If the water is not released in advance, the weak brother will not be able to pull it up even if he steps on it.

Seeing that the field was almost done, Father Tian and Amu Tian went to the field this morning with a sickle attached.Originally Tian Xiaoman wanted to go too, but his father and mother didn't let him go, they only let him cook at home.

The two brothers Tian Fu and Tian Shou also wanted to ask for leave to come back to help, but they were stopped by Tian Dali. He thought that his two brothers were enough to take care of his two sons, but people have to rely on their conscience and can't push their feet. Regarding Xiaoman's matter, they have already asked for leave twice, and if they ask again, it will cause trouble for others.

What's more, there are only six acres of land, and it will be fine after a few days of hard work.Originally, he didn't even allow Tian Amu to go to the field, but Tian Amu felt sorry for him and said that it would be good if there were more people to accompany him to talk, so he insisted on going to the field.

Seeing his father and mother's body gradually thinning due to exhaustion, Tian Xiaoman's heart ached to death.He can only try to make the meals more delicious to help them replenish.Vegetables can be picked in the garden, but harvesting in summer is more tiring than harvesting in autumn, at least autumn is not so hot!It is impossible to eat only green vegetables!The bacon hanging on the beams last year has already been eaten, Tian Xiaoman decided that tomorrow he will go to the county town to buy some, pickle them with salt, and then hang them in the well in a basket, so they can eat them for several days in summer!

On this day, Tian Xiaoman was preparing to make lunch to deliver to his father and the others later, when he heard someone knocking on the door outside, he wiped his hands and ran to open the door, only to find that it was Uncle Ma from the village.

He was very puzzled, this Uncle Ma was a ox cart driver in the village, and he would send people to the county town every day, and then come back at noon, so it seemed that the ox cart hadn't been unloaded, but instead came to their house.

"Grandpa Ma, what's the matter?" Tian Xiaoman was still very polite to the old man, "Come in and drink some water, it's a hot day!"

"No, no, no," Uncle Ma shook his hand, and said with a smile, "Xiao Man, your family is so close. I have never seen a brother-in-law who is so filial in my life for so many years. Nuo , Li Xiaozi from Liushupo asked the little old man to bring it back, and he also said that Xia Shou asked me to bring a piece back every day during these days!"

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It turned out that since Li Wenxuan frightened the villagers away with a dead pig, he realized that the business of butchering pigs could still be done. He only needed to work hard and sell here for a whole morning every morning.

He used to sell meat here, and the people in Xingtian Village didn't know him, so they all bought it at the original shop, but the butcher was a bit evil, relying on his being from the county, he only liked to bully these honest people from the village, didn't he? Short catties and less two are shoddy.

The people in the village dare not speak out because they heard that someone in the butcher's family was a gangster, for fear of retaliation.Someone said, don't buy it with him!Little did he know that his family was the only butcher in this big county town, and his business was monopolized by him.Can you live without eating pork for a year?What's more, they are relatively wealthy in Xingtian Village, and they can still fill their stomachs from time to time.

When Li Wenxuan first came to sell pork, he was targeted by that person. When he returned home after selling pork, he called several big men to block him on the road. Of course, with Li Wenxuan's skill, he would not be subdued by these people. It was these people who were cleaned up by him.

The butcher was unwilling, so he went to a well-connected relative, and wanted him to teach Li Wenxuan a lesson. The man agreed, but when he found out that Li Wenxuan practiced martial arts since he was a child, he also had an elder brother who served as a teacher for Master Fucheng. , and immediately dismissed this idea, turned around and warned the butcher not to cause trouble for him again, and not to report his name.

Since then, Li Wenxuan has gained a firm foothold in the county.As for the people in the village, they also recognized Li Wenxuan's stall, and only bought from Li Wenxuan every time. Their son-in-law in Xingtian Village would never cheat his fellow villagers. I have to say that the people at that time were very simple, The trust between people is also very strong.

In the past few days, there have been a lot of people buying pork like him in the village. After asking, he found out that the summer harvest has started, and people have to buy some meat to make up for it.He thought that Tian Xiaoman's family should also harvest in summer, why didn't his Yuemu come to buy meat?

People in the village told him that his father-in-law and mother-in-law had gone to the fields, and Tian Xiaoman was cooking at home, and he might come back every two days.

Although he wanted to see Tian Xiaoman, he couldn't bear Tian Xiaoman's running back and forth in the hot weather, so he found Uncle Ma who came back and forth to the county every day, and asked him to bring some meat back to Tian Xiaoman every day.For this reason, he also promised to give Uncle Ma a pair of kidneys and fat intestines.

Uncle Ma refused immediately, and only accepted his things after repeated requests.Li Wenxuan understands that it is affection for others to help you, but you still have to express what you should express, otherwise it will be difficult to say next time.

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Holding the basket, Tian Xiaoman stood by the door and watched Uncle Ma go away with the ox cart, feeling very complicated in his heart.There is joy, there is shyness, and some embarrassment.

He was always very bad to Li Wenxuan, beating him or scolding him, but he was very kind to him.Tian Xiaoman came to the kitchen with the basket, uncovered the cloth covering the ashes, and found some pork and a big bone inside, he also asked Tian Xiaoman to cook it for a meal, and let someone bring it tomorrow.

Thinking of him, Tian Xiaoman blushed and spat, "This prodigal man!" He felt that he must not let Li Wenxuan be the housekeeper in the future, otherwise he would definitely not be able to keep anything!

After standing in the kitchen for a while, he looked at the sky, no, he had to cook right away!He quickly took out the pork and big bones and washed them clean.

He cut the pork into pieces and prepared to eat it braised in soy sauce. This dish is the most oily and watery!What about Big Bone?He cut off a piece of winter melon picked at home, and prepared to cook soup with the winter melon, but he couldn't drink it at noon, so he had to drink it at night.

He boiled the big bone slowly in a small pot, braised the pork in soy sauce, and cooked it slowly in the pot. Then he quickly prepared a chili scrambled egg, a fried cucumber and a stir-fried bitter gourd.After all these were prepared, he took out a big basket, packed the rice and vegetables together, and sent them to his father and mother.

It was too hot, and their field was far away from home, so it took a lot of time to go back and forth, so Tian Xiaoman volunteered to deliver food every day.But his mother still felt sorry for him, afraid that he would get sunburned, and ordered him to wear a straw hat before he was allowed to go.

When Tian Xiaoman walked to the edge of the field, he found that his father and mother were already sitting under the tree near the field, ready to enjoy the shade while waiting for dinner.

"Xiao Man, is it hot all the way here?" Tian Amu took a big bowl of water and handed it to him, "Drink some water!" There is a mountain behind their field, about 200 meters away. There is a small mountain spring, the water in it is sweet and thirst-quenching, so there is no need to bring water from home.

Tian Xiaoman gulped down the water, he was indeed thirsty.Father Tian on the side opened the basket swiftly, and at a glance, he saw a large bowl of braised pork in the middle.He immediately took a piece with his chopsticks and brought it to his mouth, "Well, it's delicious! Xiaoman, your craftsmanship is getting better and better!"

Tian Amu thinks more, the bacon at home has been eaten, the meat is very fresh, where did it come from?

"Xiaoman, have you gone to the county town to buy meat?"

"No," Tian Xiaoman shook his head.

"Then where did this meat come from? It couldn't have fallen from the sky, right?" Tian Amu joked.

"No, it was delivered by Li Wenxuan." Tian Xiaoman couldn't help blushing recently. "He also said that Xia Harvest will be delivered every day in the past few days."

"That child, you have a heart!" Tian Amu sighed, this family is really a pair, and I have to thank those who spread the rumors, otherwise he would definitely not agree with his family's Xiaoman marrying so far away.

He was about to share his experience with Tian Dali, but found that the old man was holding a bowl and trying to eat rice!Angrily, he shook his head, picked up the bowl and started to eat.

Just as the three of them were eating vigorously, Yang Xiaoguo came.The field of Yang Xiaoguo's family is some distance away from theirs, so the two families did not eat together.

"Uncle Bomu, Xiaoman, what are you eating? It smells so good!" Yang Xiaoguo also came to deliver the meal, but he delivered it earlier, and the Yang family had already finished eating and were sitting and resting. Yang Xiaoguo sniffed. , I found it by following the taste.

Tian Xiaoman rolled his eyes, what a dog nose!It can be smelled so far away, this bowl of meat is impossible to keep.He couldn't help but sighed for this bowl of meat, and saw that his mother really greeted Yang Xiaoguo.Seeing Yang Xiaoguo feeding meat into his mouth piece by piece, he couldn't help speeding up.

Tian Amu couldn't help laughing at Tian Xiaoman's stingy look, this silly boy didn't eat less from Yang Xiaoguo's house, it was because of food protection.