clang farming notes

Villagers naturally don’t need to start preparing for the New Year like big families, but after the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, the flavor of the new year will become stronger and stronger.

The market in the village is becoming more and more lively, not only the villagers go there to buy things, but even people from other villages come to buy new year's goods.Some people brought their own chickens, ducks and other poultry to sell, and the Du family had already bought three fat chickens.

The two families have long agreed to celebrate the New Year together, but the ancestor worship is separated.Because Du's family just moved in this year, they couldn't celebrate the New Year with an empty house in the first year, so it was agreed to spend at Du's house.

Of these two families, one was due to intrigue among the family members, and it was too late to protect themselves, so they were not in the mood to celebrate the new year.Furthermore, no matter how two people live together, they will inevitably be deserted.Now that there are a few more people, especially a child, it suddenly becomes lively.Several people were determined to have a good New Year, so they bothered to organize New Year's goods.

The first year the Du family worshiped their ancestors here was a little more solemn, so Du An and Zhao Ba asked Second Brother Li for help, and bought a pig and a sheep, and they only had to kill the pigs on the 26th.

And other families in the village, either one family or two joint purchases, after 23, began to slaughter pigs one after another.

It is a local custom that if you kill a pig for the New Year, you have to invite a good family to eat a meal of butchered pig dishes. Some people can't eat a pig by themselves, and they also take the opportunity to sell some.Because Du Zhongping has some prestige now, it is inevitable to invite him to have a meal.As for the families who got married this year, they even called several people from the two families.

Du An Du Zhongping had never eaten pig-killing dishes before, so he couldn't help but pay more attention to it out of curiosity, which also meant to learn - his family's butchered pork chops reached 26, and they would naturally have to return the table at that time.

The pig-killing dishes here are mainly homemade sauerkraut, shredded into thin slices, plus large pieces of pork belly, even if it is fatter, it doesn’t matter.There is blood sausage stuffing - wash the pig intestines clean, mix the next pig blood with some water and add a little salt, pour it in, tie the two ends with thread, and put it in the stew pot cook.This is the main course.

In addition, there are pig heart, pig liver, pig lung and various meat dishes.The sauerkraut is ready to be stewed, and the oil in the fatty meat has melted into the soup. Take out the large pieces of meat and slice them.There are also blood sausages taken out and sliced ​​- this requires excellent knife skills, the outer skin of the intestines is tough, and the blood inside is fragile, and the craftsmanship is almost cut into pieces.After serving on a plate, serve it with garlic sauce for dipping, everyone loves it.

Several people ate several restaurants in a row, and the dishes were all similar, so they had a bottom line in their hearts, and solemnly invited the person 26 to eat their own table that day.

On the 26th, because he was afraid of scaring Jin'er, he sent Du Zhongping early to take Jin'er to stay elsewhere for a long time before returning.Du Zhongping had no choice but to take Jin'er to other people's homes. After much deliberation, Li Zheng's family was the only one he knew best, so he went straight there.

Li Zhengzheng was going out to his house, because the Du family respected him very much when he came, and he never forgot to say hello to him if there was a big or small affair, and he did enough courtesy to let him be in the village very well. With face, if I have something to ask that Du Xiaoxiucai, he will not put on some sour and fake airs, and he will answer it as soon as he asks it, and it is not difficult.

Let's just say that a few brats in the village got married, but the whole Du family was involved in the battle. The adults and children were busy for a few days, and there was no extra word, which was really right for him.Besides, when there is a New Year's Eve, the Du family will send timely things, not to mention whether the things are worthless, but what they really care about.That so-called "cold dispelling picture" is hung on the wall of my house, and whoever comes here will give a couple of disapprovals, which is a rare decency.

Therefore, Li Zheng and his wife are very concerned about the Du family's affairs.Last time Du Xiaoxiu said he wanted to open the wasteland in the river bay, he agreed without saying a word, and only charged dozens of money for the land deed.

Today the Du family slaughtered pigs, although the Du family only said to invite him to a banquet, but he still went out early to help Zhang Luo Zhang Luo, the two of the Du family could see that they had never lived in a manor house, if they got busy and lost It's not good to lose face, um, after a while, let my wife go over to help clean up after killing the pigs.

Just as Li was thinking, he walked across to Du Zhongping.Hearing that Du Zhongping said that he was afraid of Jin'er and wanted to take shelter at his own house, Li was busy making way to his yard, while calling his wife to come out to pick him up.

Du Zhongping heard that he was about to go to his own house to help, and thanked him quickly: "I thought of asking you to help Zhang Luo, but these days you are too busy to touch the ground, so I have to bite the bullet and do it myself. .Now that you pass by, we will have peace of mind."

Li Zheng was so upset by what he said, and seeing his wife had come out to welcome him, he gave a few words of advice and left.

But she said that Mrs. Wang welcomed Du Zhongping and Jin'er into the house and sat down, busy pouring water for him.Du Zhongping looked around for a while, and the room was already tidied up, and the situation he was worried about did not happen, so he felt at ease, and he calmed down to talk to Mrs. Wang.

I got up early today, and Jin'er was still a little sleepy.When Mrs. Wang saw her, she put Jin'er on the kang, and covered him with a small quilt.Jin'er looked up and saw that Du Zhongping was sitting beside him, reached out and tugged at the skirt of his shirt, and fell asleep again in a daze.

Sister-in-law Wang chatted softly with Du Zhongping for a while, then went to the other room to call her two sons out to meet Du Zhongping.The two sons of Li Zheng's family, Du Zhongping, have met long ago. The eldest is ten years old, and the youngest is five years old. They are very sensible.

I heard Sister-in-law Wang say that she used to be in the army for a year or so when she was away from home. Thanks to her sensible son, who knew how to help the family from an early age, and her mother's family's help from time to time, she survived.

Zhao Ba also heard about this matter, and they also respected this sister-in-law very much, and even brought Sister-in-law Wang's natal family when they came to this village, everyone looked up to her.

Sister-in-law Wang was busy sending the younger one to eat, and after the older one finished eating in two or three bites, she talked with Du Zhongping.He only named him Dazhu, and the younger one was called Erzhu. He was only four years younger than Du Zhongping, and they had a lot to say when they were together.

Du Zhongping grew up in the northern suburbs in his last life, but he only played in the countryside before going to school. He had a little impression of the rural affairs. , there are only some good impressions left in my heart, but Da Zhu grew up in the countryside when he was a child, and he knows everything about farm work and play, so Du Zhongping is very willing to talk to him.

Sister-in-law Wang watched Du Zhongping talking to her son, she was very patient, and there was no trace of impatience on her face, so she couldn't help but rolled her eyes with a smile.

This man is just different.Although the young scholar of the Du family has no pretensions, his behavior is respected. Even the original family members of his family do things in a disciplined way, which makes people feel good. Being obedient and clever makes people feel pain.It will be beneficial for my son to associate with such a family and learn how to behave in the world with high and low eyebrows.

Although Sister-in-law Wang has never studied, she has her own calculations in her mind: Although the two adults of the Du family are both young, they can travel thousands of miles from south to north. Settle down smoothly.Get along very well with Zhao Ba's family, Zhao Bafangsheng takes care of everything.Fang Sheng didn't say anything, he was a thoughtful person, even Zhao Ba, he would talk and laugh on weekdays, but it was difficult for him to take care of him.I won't talk about it myself, how many people in the village don't boast?It is rare to act generously, and with Zhao Ba behind him, no one dares to handle it lightly.It is not so smooth for those who are experienced in handling affairs to settle in other places, right?I became more and more determined to let Da Zhu follow suit.

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Sister-in-law Wang looked at the sun for a while, guessing that the pigs had been killed, and she was afraid that it was time to clean up, so she said to Du Zhongping: "I guess it's time to start cleaning up now, so you stay with Jin'er for a while. Children Keep your eyes clean, and go back after everything is packed, so as not to be scared. I'll go and have a look and help, and I'll just send someone to call you when I'm done."

Hearing this, Du Zhongping thanked him again and again, and Mrs. Wang asked Dazhu to take good care of the guests and younger brother, and went to help herself.

Here, Du Zhongping and his elder brother gossip without saying a word, and they can't help but sigh in their hearts. The children in the crop yard are really sensible. Da Zhu can already follow him to work in the field, and even Er Zhu knows to help with odd jobs and run out to play. Son, whoever catches a grasshopper remembers to bring it back and feed it to the chickens, and he will live a good life.

Jin'er woke up for a while, stared in Du Zhongping's arms for a while, and regained his energy.It was rare for Erzhu to look at this little white-faced bun-like doll, and he was very curious. He saw him hugging Du Zhongping's arms for a long time, not only was he not beaten, but he was coaxed softly. After sitting down, Du Zhongping kissed him hard on the face twice. Finally, Du Zhongping took out an oiled paper bag from his sleeve and put it in front of him.

Jin'er's chubby hands opened the oil-paper package, and saw that it contained the snacks that he had eaten only two days ago, which were soft and sweet, so he couldn't help being very happy.But looking at Du Zhongping on the side, thinking about what his father taught him, he still generously invited a few people to eat together.

Du Zhongping saw that Jin'er was so sensible, and he was really elated. As expected of me, he was so sensible that his eyes were smiling.

Dazhu and Erzhu have never eaten, but Dazhu is too big after all, so he is too embarrassed to grab food from a little baby, but Erzhu looks at his brother eagerly—Sister-in-law Wang is very strong, and does not allow children to beg for food from others casually , caught is a good meal.

Seeing Du Zhongping, he stretched out his hand and took a piece for each of them: "Try it, you Uncle An made it, don't worry about eating it, it's not worth anything, even if your mother is here, it doesn't matter."——Because of talking about friendship with Li Zheng, The two of my family took advantage, even though he was not a few years older, Da Zhu wanted to call him uncle.

Knowing that his family has a good relationship with the Du family, Dazhu nodded and accepted, and the three children came to have some snacks.

Speaking of this dessert, Du Zhongping didn't think much of it, but it was made by Du An with very finely ground corn flour mixed with fine flour, and a lot of sugar was added in it, and only Jin'er at home likes such sweet things.Because Lizheng's family lived a small life, Dazhu and Erzhu didn't usually have such snacks, and the food they ate was extraordinarily sweet.

Because of the snacks, Er Zhu had a very good impression of Jin'er. After a while, the two young ones played together. Du Zhongping was happy that Jin'er had more contact with the lively children, so as not to be too quiet.

While Da Zhu was talking to Du Zhongping, he was also paying attention to the two small ones on the kang, for fear of falling and knocking.

As the sun rose above the head, it was estimated that the banquet had already started, so Fang Sheng came to find Du Zhongping and the two to go back to eat.Du Zhongping took Dazhu and Erzhu back for dinner.

Dazhu refused at first, because women and children were not served at the dinner table, and the kitchen usually left food behind, and some people were poor and couldn't even get a bite of food.

As soon as Fang Sheng saw that Da Zhu refused to go, he knew the reason, so he smiled and said, "Just take your younger brother and go, don't worry, the adults are all in our room, and you Zhao Bashu and Uncle An are drinking and eating with you. We are only in Zhongping Eating in the uncle's house has nothing to do with them, and your mother is here too, don't worry, with me here, I won't say anything about you." He pulled the two of them back.

Sure enough, before they got to the door, they heard the sound of Zhao Ba's fist punching coming from inside Zhao Ba's room. They went straight into the Du's courtyard and went to eat in the house.

Originally, Du Zhongping and Fang Sheng were supposed to accompany him, but Fang Sheng couldn't drink because of the root cause of his illness, and when Du Zhongping came to the table, everyone was more or less restrained and couldn't let go, so they only took their children for dinner , more comfortable.

In Du's house, a table of dishes was prepared underground, and Mrs. Wang was eating and talking with a few daughter-in-laws who came to help - Fang Sheng went to find Du Zhongping, and specially entrusted Mrs. Wang to accompany the guests.Sister-in-law Wang and the others saw them coming in, and quickly put them on the kang table, and someone went to the kitchen to serve hot food.

Sister-in-law Wang saw that the two had brought her two children, so she said, "How did you bring them both? They have something to eat at home, why did they come here on purpose? Our whole family came to play the autumn wind! "

Fang Sheng said: "You really don't need to worry about it, and it's not that there is no room. The children play well and are happy to be together. Who can talk about it?"

Sister-in-law Wang was happy in her heart, but she was afraid that people would gossip. She said a few words, and a smile appeared in her eyes.Others followed suit with a few words of persuasion, and that was all.

Fang Sheng and Du Zhongping took a few children to eat on the kang.Du Zhongping only cares about choosing some stewed rotten meat for Jin'er to eat. Seeing that the two children don't dare to use chopsticks, he knows that Lizheng's family is very strict - is there any child who doesn't like meat?It's not from a wealthy family who are tired of eating enough oil and water in their stomachs.

He simply lowered his chopsticks to pick up a large piece of meat and bone for the two of them, and then said to Fang Sheng: "Brother Sheng, I will take care of Jin'er's dinner, please help me entertain two small guests, don't come here and not be full .”

Fang Sheng also said: "Just eat, it's not someone else's house, your mother will definitely not beat you."

Even Sister-in-law Wang also said: "Eat, your Uncle Fang Sheng and your Uncle Du's house are no better than anywhere else." Only the two young ones dared to let go and eat.

It was really sweet when there were more people eating. Jin'er ate half a bowl more than usual. Du Zhongping didn't dare to feed him too much meat, so he coaxed him to drink a bowl of hot soup and let him go to play.

After everyone finished their meal, the daughters-in-law cleaned up the dishes neatly and were about to go back.Sister-in-law Wang was concerned that there was no one at home and wanted to go back, so she greeted the two young ones.

Because Jin'er played well with Erzhu, Du Zhongping simply left Dazhu and Erzhu to play, and went back at night. Sister-in-law Wang was willing, and told the two not to be naughty, so she went back.

Jin'er was showing off the three-character scripture that Du Zhong usually enlightened with him, pointing to the words with short fingers and saying, "At the beginning of human beings, nature is good,..." Not only Er Zhu bit his finger and looked at it, but felt that the doll was still serious. The words are so amazing that even Dazhu can't stop listening.Although Jin'er can only say a few words, and repeats them over and over again, the two of them don't find it annoying.

Du Zhongping looked funny, Jin'er felt embarrassed after reading for a while, so he looked up at Du Zhongping.Du Zhongping simply taught the two older ones together, overcoming his addiction to being a teacher.