The leisurely life of Lin Yuxi

"Big baby, is your body still hurting?" Da Zhu and Er Fatty swept the snow from the outside and entered the house.

Yuxi was sitting on the kang, and when she saw the two of them entering the room, she smiled and said, "It's much better. It's all skin trauma. But why did you two come here. It's snowing so much outside."

"The two of us just came from the street, Brother Mingzhi, let us bring you something. The snow was too heavy yesterday, and Brother Mingzhi couldn't come here. We went to the fair today to deliver something, and brought it back by the way."

"Oh." Yuxi thought of what she bought last time. "You two go to the kang. It's so cold."

"Stop sitting, it's good to see that you're still in good spirits." Da Zhu and Er Fatty winked, and they walked out without sitting down.

"Wait, brother Dazhu, you two are hiding something from me." Why does Yuxi feel that these two people are a bit awkward today.

Er Fatty chuckled twice, "It's all right. Nothing at all."

Seeing his face as if picking up money, Yuxi's heart moved, "You two are going to trouble that Liu Er, right?"

"How do you know?" Er Pang blurted out in surprise.Da Zhu next to him gave him a hard tug, with annoyed expression on his face.

When Yuxi heard it, it was true, "That man is a bastard, don't trouble you in the future."

"It's nothing, the two of us buckled a sack for him. It's not a big deal. Most of them are bruised and swollen. Who told him to bully you and Erwa?"

Yuxi had some haze in her heart but didn't show it, she just smiled and persuaded the two of them not to trouble him again in the future.

Seeing off the two brothers, Yuxi felt a little uneasy. Liu Er is a bastard, stealing chickens and dogs, fighting and making trouble, and is famous in ten miles and eight villages. His parents passed away early, and his brother and sister-in-law didn't like him, so he just messed around like this. In the past year, he harmed a girl in his village, and forced her to marry him. The first two years were fine, and he was raised by his father-in-law's family. up.Made my husband mad.He also punched and kicked his wife.This man is a domineering master, no one dares to provoke him.

Erwa bought candied haws that day and ran back, but because he accidentally bumped into him and the candied haws got on him, he was punched and kicked.It can be seen that this person is a rascal to a certain extent.

As soon as he touched his painful ribs in the past two days, he couldn't wait.As long as he thinks that he will be late for a while, Erwa's ribs may be kicked and broken.The sixth uncle and the others sent the two brothers home that day, and Erwa hummed for half the night.Now there is a large bruise on the belly.When he thought of Erwa's injury, he hated it.Today, Da Zhu and Er Fatty said that they beat Liu Er again, and he felt relieved.It's just that if you don't die by beating a snake, you will suffer from it.This Liu Er will definitely not let it go.

Fourth Uncle asked someone to make peace with this matter.

Anyway, it's Liu Er's fault, no matter what, he shouldn't hit Erwa like that.Later, when Yuxi made a move, he also fought back, just looking at the injuries on Yuxi's body.

But Fourth Uncle and the others still invited Liu Er to have a meal before they let this matter go.This is also for the sake of Yuxi brothers, because they are afraid that Liu Er will retaliate in the future.It's just a pity that the fourth uncle didn't know that Erpang and Dazhu gave Liu Er a set of sacks today and beat him up again.Liu Er, who didn't intend to let go, even blamed Yuxi for his anger.

Liu Er's eyebrow was cut by Yuxi's shovel, and he needed seven stitches. The cut on his body also required five stitches.It looks serious.In fact, it was nothing to Liu Er, who had been fighting since he was a child, and his injuries were not as serious as Yuxi's.It's just that this incident made him lose face, especially the cut on the eyebrow, even if it healed, it would be a scar like a centipede.It seemed to remind him that he was almost beaten to death by a brat.I couldn't swallow this breath.

"Brother, what are you doing?" Erwa yawned, rubbed her eyes and walked out of the east room, seeing her eldest brother sitting at the door sharpening a knife.Suddenly his eyes lit up and he ran over, "Brother, is this Dad's dagger?"

"Yeah." Yuxi didn't stop, she rubbed it slowly, until it was almost finished, she took a dry cloth from the stove next to her and wiped it clean.Gently touch it with your fingers to feel the sharp hardness.

"Brother, let me see."

"Be careful, don't scratch your hands."

Erwa took the dagger and looked at it happily, "Brother, what are you grinding it for? Are you going to go into the mountains? Now the mountain roads are crazy, and Uncle Six can't even hit the prey."

"Oh, it's nothing, I killed the chicken after grinding." Yuxi put away the whetstone.He took the washbasin and scooped water from the cauldron. "Come and wash your face."

Erwa put the dagger on the stove with some reluctance.Stretch your hand into the basin, hiss, it's so hot.

"By the way, wash your hair. Have a clean Chinese New Year."

"Yeah. Brother, our family doesn't have any chickens. Where did you get live chickens?"

"I exchanged two hares with my aunt's."

"Cut - her family is the best at making money." It was comfortable to have her head scalded by hot water, but she felt very resentful towards her fourth aunt in her heart.

"It's not cheap. It's not easy to raise the chickens for more than a year, and our rabbits are not picked for nothing." Yuxi put the dagger into the leather case and fastened it to his waist.

Why do you need a dagger to kill a chicken, and the kitchen knife at home is the same. I can't explain why, but I always have a bad feeling these days, as if something is going to happen.He had a nightmare in the middle of the night last night, and took out the dagger left by his father before dawn.

This dagger was passed down by his grandfather.It was as long as his forearm, with sharp edges on both sides, and looked more like an ancient bronze sword.There are circles of dark lines on it.In the past, his father always used this dagger to clean up his prey, but it was useless many times because the surface was covered with grease.It was still sharp after being sharpened, probably because it had eaten a lot of blood, and it still had a cold glow.

The two brothers washed up, and Yuxi's breakfast was ready.Now the food at home is not bad. Yuxi boiled a pot of rice porridge, put some shredded stewed beef in it, and chopped Chinese cabbage leaves in it. The porridge was sticky.This was originally made for Sanwa. He can eat a lot now. In the past, he was afraid that he would not digest well, so he always made chicken cakes, thin noodles, and white porridge. Recently, he added some minced meat.I still drink goat milk every day. I have gained a lot of weight these days, and I have started to walk, but it is cold and I wear a lot of clothes, so I always walk a little bit.

Put oil in the pan, put the yellow rice balls that have been slowed down for a while to fry in the pan, and when they are soft, press them with a shovel and they will become small pancakes.There are also marinated eggs and homemade eggplant sauce.The three brothers who ate breakfast were satisfied.

This year is the first New Year after their parents passed away, Yuxi can't help being sad every time he thinks of the joy when his parents were alive.Although Erwa is smiling all day long, he still misses it in his heart. In previous years, he always set off firecrackers with the children in the village and had a great time playing. This year, he didn't bring it up, and he was even more willing to stay by his side. .

The year still has to pass.The body can't move around these few days. Yuxi is just cleaning up. Her parents just passed away, so everything should be simpler.

Yuxi killed the living chicken that his fourth aunt just brought over. He didn't dare to do these things before, but now there is no obstacle. Maybe people will always grow up when they have no support.

He has been unhappy these past few days, and Brother Da Zhu helped bring the things for the New Year.Yesterday even brought a big head fish.The fish head weighs two or three catties.Yuxi chopped off the fish head and stewed it today.Save the fish for next time.

Before his parents passed away, he didn't know how to cook, but after studying with his third aunt for a few days, he was finally able to make do with it.I have been making rice for half a year now, and the taste is quite good, especially during this period of time when I read Four Seas Miscellaneous Notes. Some of the food preparation in it gave him some inspiration, and his cooking skills are getting better and better, especially the stewed pork and beef noodles. The taste is absolutely amazing. up.Of course, the reason for this is that the cooking recipes in Four Seas Miscellaneous Notes are too complicated, and the requirements for heat and seasoning are extremely high, and only these two things have relatively simple requirements.

Yuxi chopped the chicken into small pieces, put a little oil in the big pot, don't need to put more, the chicken raised by the fourth aunt is quite thick, directly fry it in the pot, put green onion, ginger slices, soy sauce, and a few seasonings.Add water, then cover and simmer.There are no tricks, and there is no need to talk about the order.Home-raised chicken, stewed in a large pot, is as delicious without seasoning.

When the chicken is rotten, add a few vermicelli.Both Yuxi and Erwa like to eat vermicelli stewed with chicken.Or add some pine mushrooms, the taste is also very beautiful.There are a lot of wild pine tree mushrooms here. Yuxi picked a big bag, strung it with string and hung it under the eaves. After a few days in the sun, they can eat it for half a year.It’s just that I eat it more often, and I want to eat chicken stewed vermicelli even more during the Chinese New Year.

Clean up the fish head and split it in half. Put oil in a large pot, fry the fish head with onion and ginger, and then put it in the miso sauce made at home. Speaking of this sauce, it was made on the eighth day of April last year. Unfortunately, he passed away within a few days.

In addition to the homemade soybean paste, Yuxi added a spoonful of homemade chili sauce. This is the chili sauce made according to the recipe in "Sihai Zaji". Need to put more, the taste of the dish is more delicious.Add more when cooking, slightly spicy, sweet, sour and salty, especially appetizing.As soon as the chili sauce is put into the bottom of the pot, a spicy aroma fills the nostrils as soon as it is fried.There is a tempting smell in the house.

When the chicken was ready, he took it out and put it on the west fish pot to heat up. Yuxi made another dish, this is the only dish that he learned from his mother, because he likes to eat it. After the meat pieces are fried, I can't help but eat a few pieces.He will always remember that taste.Even when I made it myself, I couldn't help but pursue that taste, and now I have done it very well.

I made a cold dish with cabbage hearts, cut a plate of stewed pork platter, and cut a plate of pig's trotters.Dumplings stuffed with pork and sauerkraut that had been reconciled earlier.Yuxi didn't go out these few days, and she didn't have any vegetables at home, so she didn't cook them.There are cabbage pads on the left and right, and there are more sauerkraut in the dumplings, which are not particularly greasy.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the New Year's Eve dinner was ready, the kang table was set up in the east room, and the three brothers sat on the kang.The fifty cents champagne bought from a small shop in the village smelled like saccharine, and the two brothers liked it very much.

Looking at the table full of dishes, the three brothers didn't know what to do for a while.Yuxi's heart was sour.Erwa seemed to be thinking of something, and was a little silent.

"Come and have a toast with us brothers." Yuxi held up the cup and handed it forward. "Today is the Chinese New Year, and I am happy. From now on, our brothers will depend on each other. We must always live well."

Erwa smiled and clinked glasses with Yuxi, Sanwa smiled stupidly and didn't know if she understood, picked up her own milk bottle and moved forward, Yuxi and Erwa smiled and touched him.The little guy cheerfully hugged the bottle and wrapped it up several times.

"Okay, drink less, I'll be peeing my pants later." The third baby was filled with water.Yuxi took a dumpling for him and bit off the sharp ends on both sides.Put it in a small bowl and let him pick it up by himself.There is not too much oil in the dumplings, so he can eat them now.This year is Sanwa's first New Year, and it will be his first birthday soon.

"Brother, the fish head you made is really delicious, better than the third aunt's." Erwa also recovered and became happy.The village started to set off firecrackers, and maybe some people started to eat.

The three brothers were eating, Yuxi watched the door being pushed open, and Brother Dazhu walked in.Yuxi went down to meet her.

"Brother Da Zhu is here, it's time for dinner at home."

"Ah, I'm getting ready to eat. My mother asked me to see if you've finished cooking. I know you didn't buy ribs this year, so I'll bring you a bowl of the ones that are ready." Da Zhu said as he put the small pot on the kang. Put it on, and there is a large bowl of ribs inside.

"I've also cooked a lot of dishes, and if I can't eat them, I might eat them until the first few days."

Da Zhu looked at the Kang table, and sure enough, there was a large bowl of fish head, chicken stewed vermicelli, all the dishes looked good.I'm relieved.

"I'll go then. I'm waiting for dinner at home."

"Wait." Yuxi walked outside to Mingjian, and quickly took out a large bowl from the cabinet, which was full of beef tripe, all of which were chopped and ready to eat directly on the table.

"It was prepared earlier. It's just that I can't go this year, so I let it go. Since Brother Dazhu is here, let's take it home and eat it." Although he doesn't pay attention to anything now, his parents haven't passed a year this year. , It’s not easy to go to other people’s houses during Chinese New Year.

"Look at what you said, our family doesn't pay much attention to this. My mother still talked about why you and Erwa didn't go there in the past two days. If she wasn't too busy, she would have come. You have been thinking about this for a long time. Our family I didn't say that. After dinner, I went to watch TV at home. Er Fatty also came over in the evening, and we played poker together."

Yuxi smiled, "I'll take my third baby there after dinner." In fact, my third uncle and aunt let them go to their house to celebrate the New Year when they were young.Yuxi declined, not just because of his filial piety, he just felt that only his family members could be together during the Chinese New Year to be considered a reunion.They celebrate the New Year together, which also means that their family is still there.Although he was young, he also supported a family.