Cross-country exchange

Xia Yu deliberately left a large mouthful of rice wine and sealed the crock pot, intending to keep it for his own medicine and dietary supplements.I have already filtered the simplest recipes in my mind, and finally set this medicinal recipe as rice wine prawns.

Rice wine is readily available, the only thing missing now is shrimp.

After Xia Yu came to Xia's house, he found that the family's financial situation was very bad, and they were so poor that they didn't even make a sound.Not to mention shrimp, it is a miracle to see a trace of minced meat on the table.The nine people were all squeezed into one room. Except for him and his parents who slept on hard wooden beds that knocked people down, the rest of the elder brothers all slept on warm kangs. This summer can be a tossing up. , It is said that it is excellent to have a wooden bed to sleep on.

Fortunately, the nine members of this family can work, and the silver taels they earn in a year are only enough to support themselves, and there is nothing left for their daily expenses.The eldest brother is past the age of marriage, and has already become one of the remaining elder brothers in Hexi Village. He is often pointed at behind his back, and no one has come to propose marriage until now, which makes the whole family anxious. .But looking at his family's poverty, grandma and dad can only be anxious in their hearts, the dumb eats coptis, and can't tell what they are suffering.

Eldest brother Xia Bing is the oldest, not only taking care of the six younger brothers, but also wants to share some worries for the family. The third brother is also about to get married, and the eldest brother wants the younger brothers to marry first, and this procrastination has passed year after year.

Xia Yu is the youngest in the family, and the only one at that. The hope of the Xia family's succession rests on him.

Thinking of these disturbing things at home, Xia Yu felt that he had a great responsibility, and he knew very well in his heart that he wanted his elder brothers to marry a good family and live a good life, and to let his parents enjoy their old age. The problem is still silver.There is only one way, and the family situation must be changed. This is the only way out at present.

Xia Yu walked extremely slowly. Compared to the fast-paced boys in the village, he was like a snail.

People in the village passing by would stop to say hello to him and say a word or two to him.Xia Yu smiled slightly, didn't say much, and simply answered the current situation. He was humble and polite, which made people inexplicably feel a little bit of goodwill.

"How has this kid from the Xia family changed? He used to not be able to talk to me in a pleasant manner."

"Hey, I said you, don't you deserve a beating? It's hard for someone to treat you well. Could it be that you hope that he will beat you every time he sees you in the future?"

Listening to the discussion of the people behind him, Xia Yu shook his head with a smile and sighed. The owner of the original body had a tough temper and probably offended many people, but Xia Yu felt relieved when he thought about it again. If he lost his temper, he might not be able to take his turn. When he comes to this world, if there is a cause and effect, it will be fine if he thinks about it.

Xia Yu walked for a while, and came to a small stream in the north of Hexi Village. He looked around at the surrounding scenery. There were many small trees, the stream was crystal clear, and the fish in it were swimming happily. Thousands of years later, I can't see it even if I want to see it.

He stared at the fish in the water, thinking that the ingredient of prawns had been found.

After the sun went down, Xia's family came back one after another. Xia Bing was the last one. He was covered in mud and came back with a handful of Lei. His skin was so dark that it shone a little, and his whole face began to peel from the sun.

"Brother, come here, I have something to tell you."

Since Xia Yu was injured, it has been a long time since he took the initiative to speak to the brothers of the Xia family.Now that he opened his mouth, Xia Bing immediately put down the things in his hands, and then fetched water from the outside, washed his hands before leaning over.

Xia Yu pulled Xia Bing aside and whispered a few words.Xia Bing frowned deeply at first, but later his brows relaxed, and he nodded in agreement from time to time.

The whole family was busy with their own affairs, and didn't pay much attention to what the two of them were muttering aside.

In the middle of the night, after the whole family had fallen asleep, two figures got up cautiously. In order not to disturb the people inside, they both carried their shoes and crept out through the crack of the door.

Xia Bing followed Xia Yu back to the place where Xia Yu had been during the day. Fortunately, there was still a bright moon hanging high in the sky. It was almost halfway through, and the moon above their heads was very bright, allowing them to see clearly. The surrounding stream is quiet, only the rustling of the grass and the chirping of cicadas can be heard.

"Xiao Yu, what are we going to catch here——shrimp?" Xia Bing didn't agree with Xia Yu's proposal at first. I just got injured again, and I really need to make up for it, but my family can't afford a few extra coins to buy meat for them to eat. Before that, everyone spent more than half a year saving a tael of silver, and it was all spent in summer. Yu's medicine money was paid, and he agreed in desperation.

Xia Yu nodded, and took out the things he had prepared, "Brother, let's not go into the water, but fish on the shore. Shrimp are relatively dull and easy to get hooked."

There are more snakes, insects, rats and ants in summer, and they can't be seen at night. The medical equipment in this place is so backward, if you are bitten by something, it will not be worth the loss.What's more, if the two of them go back wet later, if the parents know about it, they will definitely be nagging again.

Xia Bing took the thin note Xia Yu handed over with some doubts. There was a long rope tied to the top of the note, and there was something hanging below it. It was too dark to see clearly. Xia Bing felt that it was a bit unreliable, so he whispered: Asked: "Xiao Yu, can I use this thing?"

Xia Yu said with certainty, "Brother, you will know later."

The two old monks sat cross-legged, holding their breath and staring straight ahead.Wait and wait, the slender strip didn't move, it was so long that Xia Bing almost dozed off, the strip in his hand jumped twice, he woke up with a start, the thin strip was still beating, obviously something was hooked , he pushed Xia Yu excitedly and said, "It's moving, it's moving, Xiao Yu, this, this."

Xia Yu immediately picked up the crude fishing rod in his hand proficiently, and several dumb river prawns were dragged out one by one.Following this method, the two caught almost half a bucket of shrimp in an hour and a half.

When the sky was a little bit dark, the two of them brought back the results of the night.

Xia Bing looked at his younger brother with a look of admiration, "Xiao Yu is so smart, you have already thought of this idea. But, are these enough?"

Xia Yu looked at the lively river prawns in the bucket, and then thought about the food intake of the family, he shook his head and said, "Not enough, I'm afraid we have to continue tomorrow."

"Okay, big brother will come with you then."

For three consecutive days, Xia Bing slept most of the night, and in the second half of the night, Xia Bing accompanied Xia Yu to fish for river prawns by the stream. Looking at the prawns in the bucket, Xia Bing felt very happy.

During the day, everyone has to go out to work.Xia Yu just took advantage of this time when no one was around. While punching and exercising his body, he removed the intestines and cleaned up the dumb shrimps, and then threw them all into the crock pot filled with rice wine, covered with a small half stick of incense It took about a quarter of an hour to fish it out.

Xia’s kitchen was relatively crude. Xia Yu looked at it for a long time, put the tip of his nose and sniffed each of them, and only after smelling them could he distinguish what was firewood, rice, oil and salt.

First go to the stove to light a fire, heat up the iron pan, and then pour a little bit of oil. Before putting it in, it is not enough to heat the pan.But now, Xia Yu can only make do with it. After heating up, he poured all the stupid shrimps in, added some rice wine and ginger, poured some water, and stuffed it in the pot for a while. It didn't take long.

After the Xia family all came back, the room was full of fragrances. On the table was a pot of yellow-eyed prawns in the center, surrounded by pots of greener vegetables, and a small bowl of rice. For two buns, you just need to wash your hands and move your fingers.

"Xiao Yu, did you do this?"

The grandma of the Xia family was dumbfounded, he didn't know that his kid could cook, he didn't expect that the kid is like a boring gourd on weekdays, and he is not vague at all when he cooks.

"Delicious."

The fourth and fifth brothers, who were attracted by the fragrant prawns, didn't care about anything at all, and rushed over after washing their hands. Each of them took a prawn, and they swallowed it quickly into their throats without chewing. The crunchy taste is really unforgettable once you eat it.After eating, he didn't even let go of his fingers that were a little bit oily, and sucked them one by one, making a smacking sound.

Seeing this situation, Xia Yu was inexplicably sad.

It suddenly reminded him of the precarious days he had spent with his master before, and Xia Yu still remembered those days until now.

"Father, Grandma, it's time for dinner."

Father Xia's family had already smelled the scent of rice wine mixed with the scent of rice wine, and he couldn't stop swallowing, so he couldn't leave a bad impression on the children, he smiled and nodded. Xia Yu said, "Brat, I said it's no wonder you hid that can of rice wine for this purpose. But what kind of dish is this, why have I never seen it before?"

"Yes, little brother, what is this? Why is it so delicious?"

Xia Yu was taken aback by this sudden question. People in this age are reluctant to eat meat, how could they find a way to catch shrimps in the river to eat, let alone make them with medicinal recipes.Then he responded quickly, "I saw the graphics of this kind of thing at Cao's last time, so I wanted to try to make them into a dish. I don't know if it's delicious or not. It's the first time I do it, everyone Just try it."

Xia Bing couldn't help interrupting everyone, "Since it's my brother's wish, everyone should sit down and eat quickly. After eating, rest early, and we will harvest a few acres of fields tomorrow."

The harvest has been good recently, coupled with the hot weather, Xia's grandmother and father are afraid that the weather will change, so they plan to harvest what should be harvested in the field, and continue to plant what should be planted, so things have become more complicated.The topic was interrupted by Xia Bing, and the Xia family also forgot to ask Xia Yu about the food. The brothers rushed to eat with one chopstick after another, and couldn't help but think about when was the last time they ate meat.

The Xia family had almost forgotten the taste of meat. Although they didn't know what the food was on this plate, it had all the flavors and tastes, and the appearance was not bad.The family ate very deliciously. Fortunately, Xia Yu also prepared a large bowl of rice soup for them. Everyone ate a little more than usual.

"Little brother, where did you find this meat? Is it easy to find? Can you make this tomorrow?" The second brother who felt that he had eaten too little secretly pulled Xia Yu aside, "Or, I will follow you and me at night Brother, shall we go find it together?"

Xia Yu: "..."

Xia Yu thought to himself, the second brother even found out about secretly fishing for shrimps in the middle of the night!

However, he still wanted to tell his second brother that this herbal diet is delicious, it is mainly used to treat the deficiency of kidney qi and unblock the blood vessels.But eating more is absolutely unavoidable, to invigorate the kidney and strengthen yang, the second brother is so young, shouldn't he need it?