Lucky husband

A few days later, Niu Silang entered Li's house carrying a basket.

"Uncle Li, thank you for your life-saving grace." Niu Silang bowed sincerely to old man Li. Compared with his wife Niu Silang, he spoke a little less and was similar to ordinary men in the village. Old lady Xiang Li, take out the things in the basket and put them on the table.

"Ms. Li, this is a soft cake. I heard from the shopkeeper of the pastry shop that there is not a lot of sugar in it. It tastes so soft that you don't have to worry about breaking your teeth. Adults and children can eat it."

"My mother heard that brother Shi's daughter-in-law is pregnant, and asked me to bring her some brown sugar, saying that she can drink it no matter when she is pregnant or in confinement."

"When I went out in the morning, I happened to meet a peddler who bought caramel cubes and brought some sweet mouths for the children."

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All the same things were placed on the table. There were three most striking ones. One was the soft cake, exuding the aroma of rice and sugar, showing its presence constantly. The second was a piece of fat and thin meat, which weighed a pound by visual inspection. This kind of meat is delicious no matter what kind of dishes it is used for, and the last one is a big winter melon because of its large size.

Even though the things Niu Silang brings are not big except winter melon, but the price of each kind is not low. This season, the meat is about fifteen yuan a catty, and the soft cakes are filled with rice and sugar. It costs [-] Wen, brown sugar is [-] Wen a catty, caramel is [-] Wen a catty, and a basket of things adds up to almost [-] Wen, which is equivalent to a strong adult working hard in the county for two days.

"Niu Si, you take back the sugar and meat, we can't help you much, it's enough for you to deliver the winter melon yourself and thank you." Old lady Li began to put the things on the table back into the basket.

Such a large winter melon is not common in spring, and it can be sold at the market for at least a dozen yuan, but the winter melon is grown by the farmers themselves, so they don't need to spend money to buy it, and they will not feel bad when they accept it.

Niu Silang desperately protected the basket he brought over, shaking his head faster than a rattle: "No, no, Mrs. Li, this is a life-saving grace. How can a melon be enough? I was planning to go to Houshan with Brother Sangui that day. At the junction with Qishan, I looked for good wood suitable for beams and columns. Thanks to Brother Jin, we didn’t go deep, otherwise we were trapped in the mountains for several hours, and we don’t know what would happen. We Although the Niu family is not a rich family in the village, we know how to repay you. You saved my life, so I have to be very grateful. If there is anything wrong with the Li family, let Zhige or Lige come to our house and say One sound, I'll be right over!"

After finishing speaking, Niu Silang ran out quickly as if something was chasing him behind.

"Old man, our family didn't have much contact with the Niu family before, what do you think we should do?" Mrs. Li was a little worried when she saw the thank-you gifts on this table.

Old man Li thought for a while, then decided: "Take it all, Niu Silang said something right, if brother Jin hadn't reminded them, if he and Bai Sangui really went into the deep mountains and couldn't get out, maybe they would meet again." Whatever it is, even though we didn’t save their lives, it is still related. The Niu family has always been honest, and we will walk around with them more in the future, and we will get to know each other when we come and go in the neighborhood.”

"Okay, I know how to do it." Mrs. Li no longer struggled, took the things into the cabinet and locked it, thought for a while, she went back, and divided the pastry and caramel in half. One person, save the rest for later.”

After putting away the things, Mrs. Li couldn't help but muttered: "Speaking of which, the conditions of Bai Sangui's family are much better than Niu's. Before Bai Sangui's daughter-in-law took ten eggs and said that Bai Sangui would come to thank him personally, but in the end only Niu Silang is here, some people get richer and pickier..."

Old man Li interrupted her: "Okay, what do you say, you still care about their thank you."

"What kind of thank you gift? I just think that the Bai family's actions are not real. Because the Bai family is a big family in Shanghe Village, basically every village chief is from their family. When the Bai family looks at people, they always look at the sky. Yes, I don’t know if the eyeballs are going to fall out when you lower your head.” Mrs. Li followed the example of some Bai family members and succeeded in amusing Old Man Li.

"Most people in the Bai family are pretty good, otherwise the rest of the village would be convinced? You should not say these things at home, so that the children will not learn the tongue when they hear it."

"I know, it's just a few words with you, you will see me talking too much outside."

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Time passed quickly, fifteen days passed, and Muxiu came again, this time the county government was fine, Li Chengshi rushed back to the village early.

"Father, mother, I'm back." Li Chengshi first went to the main house to see the second elder, "This is the peach blossom cake that our magistrate gave me yesterday. I thought that the second elder's teeth are not so good, so I brought it back. You guys Try it."

Li Chengshi took out a pastry packed in a clean sweat towel from his pocket. After opening it, the scent of peach blossoms wafted into his nostrils. Because he protected it well, the shape and printing of the pastry had not been damaged, and the small pieces looked exquisite. And delicious.

"It's really fragrant. I'm afraid it's made of peach blossoms. Your magistrate rewarded you with such a precious thing, which shows that he values ​​you. Third, you must do a good job in the county government. Don't engage in stealing, rape and trickery. Do you know?" Old man Li looked at the pastry without reaching out, and taught his son a few words by the way.

At the age of old man Li, he is a man, and he has no interest in these delicious but not very filling snacks. In his eyes, a piece of peach blossom cake is not as good as a thin white flour steamed bun.

The old lady Li took one piece and wrapped the rest for Li Chengshi: "One piece is enough for mother, your father won't eat it, and you take the rest back to Yunniang and brother Jin, Yunniang is pregnant. It’s hard work with a baby.”

Li Chengshi persuaded him a few more words, seeing that his mother sincerely asked him to take it back to Yunniang, so he had to go back to the left room with the pastries.