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But with a large population, they have to pay attention to food standards, and they can't live without meat for a day.

So meat is the most consumed by their family. Fortunately, other ingredients are from the vegetable garden, as well as cabbage, radishes, and potatoes in the vegetable field.

This year, they didn't sell a single catty of potatoes. After digging through all of them, they picked them up and stored them in the cellar for winter.

"In winter, save salt." Brother Xiao joked.

In fact, people in the village are generally like this. When pickling vegetables, put more salt, and when it’s time to eat, you don’t need to add salt.

Simple and convenient.

Aunt Xiao brought back the meat, and the four of them ate half of it. The next morning they got up and put some potatoes in, stewed it, and ate another meal.

On this day, many people came to Lao Wei's village chief's house, waiting for the people from the Song family's grain store to collect grain.

Tie Qing didn't come, but Lao Boss Xiao came.

As a villager, he must come.

Seeing that Tie Qing didn't come, the others felt a little ready to move.

Especially Liu Er's family, with several women: "With such a good price, Lao Tie's family must sell grain, right?"

"That's for sure."

"It's more than one copper plate per catty. If you're stupid, you won't sell it."

"That's right, but if the Tie family doesn't sell our grain, no one will take it."

This is to publicize the matter first to let everyone know that without the old iron family selling grain, they would not be able to sell this grain.

Old Aunt Wei looked at Liu Er's family inexplicably, why did this sound so awkward?

But at this moment, Tie Qing came.

Brother Xiao is still at home, saving the dried mushrooms and fungus with others.

The other thing is to make winter clothes, autumn clothes are easy to manage, and spring clothes can also be worn in autumn.

But winter clothes must be made in autumn.

Besides winter clothes, they may make new ones every year. A set of cotton clothes can be worn for three to five years. What's more, their cotton clothes are all newly made last year. No need to move, just sew it back on.

If it is a quilted jacket that has been worn for three years, the cotton may have to be re-stretched and then subsidized; for a quilted jacket that is more than five years old, the cotton padded jacket must be plucked before it can be renewed.

Old iron family, these are all new, so there is no need to trouble.

After Tie Qing came, many men greeted him, now Tie Qing is the number one household in their village.

"Old man." Tie Qing first greeted Old Chief Xiao, then nodded to Old Village Chief Wei: "Old Uncle Wei."

"Young man, your family sells grain, right?" Old Wei village head confirmed again, and also let the people around him understand clearly.

"Sell it, three copper coins a catty!" Tie Qing said, "I sell everything from my father-in-law's."

Corn is a promising thing, even if it is planted by the relatively old methods in ancient times, if you go to the field twice, you can still get a good harvest.

What's more, this year is good.

Everyone was relieved after hearing this, and they were waiting all the time talking and laughing.

But it was almost noon, and no one came, but Wei Daliang ran back.

"Father!" Wei Daliang looked for the old village head Wei as soon as he came back.

"Didn't I tell you to pick him up? Where's the man?" Old Village Chief Wei stood up, the smile on his face gone.

"Don't mention it, I don't think we can get through these two days." Wei Daliang said loudly: "I heard that the imperial court sent a general to guard the border, passing by us, and going to Shanlang Pass to take up his post. They are all guarded by soldiers, and the ostentation is so great that ordinary people are not allowed to walk on the road, saying that they will wait until the general’s carriage and the sent sergeants pass by.”

"Why is the general so ostentatious?" Old Village Chief Wei had a headache: "The road is closed?"

"Well, the road is closed, after all, you have to go through the army." Wei Daliang said: "People in our village also remember, don't go out these few days, just stay at home, don't go out in the village, wait a few days, The general is gone, and if we go out again, the food will not go bad after a few days."

"Where did this general come from?"

"I don't know, it should be a senior official."

"The roads are closed, what else can I do?"

It is impossible for ordinary people to stand up to such a big official. When people say that the road is closed, the road is closed, and it is the army that has passed, so no one dares to stand up.

Only Liu Er's family was a little unwilling: "At this time, what kind of army is there!"

Others didn't have any opinions. Grain would have to be sold sooner or later. The ordinary people who had experienced the change of dynasty were very respectful and insensitive to the army and high officials.

Anyway, after hearing this, they all gradually dispersed.

"Why is there still an army?" Old Chief Xiao was a little nervous: "There will be more troops here? Is there going to be a war?"

"Isn't it?" Old Village Chief Wei also became serious: "Da Liang, what news did you go to inquire about?"

"I didn't inquire about any news." Wei Daliang also became nervous: "I just saw the head of the village, and he asked me to come back. I haven't inquired about any news yet."

When he heard about this, he ran back in a hurry.

"Then what did the chief of the village say?" Old Chief Xiao asked him.

"Just let me come back and tell you, don't let people go out casually." Wei Daliang scratched his head: "In order not to collide, the army passes by, not to mention that no grass will grow, and idlers have to avoid it."

"It seems to be a major matter for the imperial court. Let's not go out if we have nothing to do." After all, the old village head Wei has a lot of experience and knowledge: "So as not to cause trouble."

No matter when it comes, the army is not something ordinary people can afford.

"Okay, that's it for today. When the family comes, let's talk about the food collection." Old boss Xiao stood up a little dull: "Let's go, livid."

"Hey." Tie Qing hurriedly got up, and followed behind Old Chief Xiao.

The father and son left the old village head Wei's house, and then returned to their own house, without speaking all the way.

However, Tie Qing discovered that with the news, many people's doors and windows were closed, and even the young and old were hiding. The firewood piles and potato cellars at home could hide people.

The atmosphere in every household is tense.

He sent Old Chief Xiao to his home.

Old Aunt Xiao looked at Old Chief Xiao with a forced smile: "Are you back?"

"En." Old Chief Xiao changed into the big clothes he was wearing outside when he came back, took off his shoes and got on the kang, leaning there without saying a word.

His face was heavy, his eyes were blank and a little sad and angry.

"Mother-in-law, what's wrong with my father-in-law?" Tie Qing asked Aunt Xiao in a low voice, "It doesn't look very happy."

"He's thinking of your uncle, it's okay." Old Aunt Xiao said in a low voice, "It was the same back then. Someone came to conscript... Sigh^."

Old Aunt Xiao didn't want to bring up the past.

Tie Qing understood: "I'll call Brother Xiao to come back, he's in front of your second elder, your second elder will feel better."

"No, let him stay at home, don't toss back and forth." Old Aunt Xiao wiped her eyes: "I've been busy making cotton clothes these two days, don't toss about, just stay at home."

What are you fussing about?

Brother Xiao has gone out, so it's great to be so close.

Besides, this is not something that Xiao Geer, a young husband, can solve.

Tie Qing had no choice but to say goodbye and leave, but after returning home, seeing Brother Xiao, she still told him.

"Then I'll go back and see them." Brother Xiao said, "I won't be at home for lunch."

At this time, everyone usually eats two meals, but some people do heavy work and still have to eat three meals. When the grain is sold, it is estimated that they will have to eat two meals.

"I'll go with you. We don't have anything to do at home. On the contrary, there is no one to take care of them." Tie Qing said very considerately: "I think the old man is a little depressed, why don't I drink with him?" A ton of wine?"

"Drink?" Brother Xiao was taken aback, because although Tie Qing was born as a hunter, he never asked for a drink.

Although there are several jars of sorghum wine in the house, burning knives is old Baigan'er.

But he never offered to drink, and the long-term workers in the family only took a bath and soaked their feet at night after doing heavy work, and had a bowl of wine during meals to relieve fatigue after drinking.

"Didn't everyone say that getting drunk relieves a thousand worries?" Tie Qing said, "I'll go have a drink with my father-in-law, he should be able to sleep well, and he'll be fine soon."

"Alright!" Brother Xiao nodded.

"Then I'll go get a jar of good wine." Tie Qing simply took a jar of sorghum wine, which is not high in alcohol but full of stamina.

The couple went to Lao Xiao's house just like that.

Aunt Xiao and Tou Xiao, father and mother, are lying on the kang, one on the top of the kang and the other on the kang, with a kang table in between.

Even though there were fried melon seeds, pine nuts, peanuts and a pot of Gao Moer on the kang table, the atmosphere was still very dull, the old couple were relatively speechless and looked at Fangba together in a daze.

When he was sad, Brother Xiao came back: "Father, mother, why didn't you two cook?"

It's almost time for lunch.

Because they thought they would sell grain today, the whole village ate breakfast very early and was full. Every household had prepared grain bags, but no one came, but a news that shocked and frightened everyone.

The old Xiao family is not afraid, because there is no one in their family who meets the conditions for conscription.

The old Tie family is not afraid, because there is only one man in their family, Tieqing, and the others are long-term workers, not from the old Tie family at all.

It is not on the household registration of Lao Tie's family.

It's even more impossible for Aunt Xiao's family, all of them are women.

"Why are you back?" Old Aunt Xiao sat up: "Didn't I say that you were not allowed to come back?"

"Don't worry if you don't come back." Brother Xiao stretched out his hand to touch the kang, and it was still warm: "What do you want to eat at noon? I'll do it."

"Do you know how to cook?" Old Aunt Xiao smiled.

"I can't, mother can't!" Brother Xiao pulled Aunt Xiao off the kang: "Let's go, mother."

Old Xiao Boss also got up, but he looked at Brother Xiao without saying a word, then looked at Tie Qing: "Why are you back?"

"Don't worry about your elders, come and have a look, anyway, it's not far away." Tie Qing put the wine jar on the kang table: "Drink two cups with you at noon?"

"Drink two cups, that's fine!" Old boss Xiao really became more energetic.

Old Aunt Xiao also had a lot of things in her house, but she slaughtered two young roosters and stewed a mushroom.

Brother Xiao picked two green persimmons from the stock at home and fried potato chips.

There are also prepared sugar garlic and chili powder at home.

The big pancakes with pot stickers have a burnt flavor.

The four of them ate on the kang table, as if they had gone back to the past, but the conditions here were much better, not just the earth embryo house, but the brick and tile house.

The furnishings in the room are also quite different, even the kang table is made of mahogany, with some embossed patterns.

There were only four dishes including pickles, and Aunt Xiao even made egg soup, because it was too dry to eat like this.

"Old father-in-law, come and drink." Tie Qing poured a bowl of wine for Lao Boss Xiao: "We don't engage in nonsense, so let's drink in a big bowl."

"Well, drink in a big bowl." Old boss Xiao didn't eat, so he wanted to drink first.

"Wait, dad, eat something first." Brother Xiao hurriedly picked up a chicken thigh for Lao Boss: "Eat a chicken thigh first."

Tie Qing calmly held the other chicken leg to Brother Xiao.

Old Aunt Xiao was happy, and she was still the same as before. If there is anything good, I will give it to Brother Xiao first.

"Yes, let's eat something to fill our stomach first." Old Aunt Xiao gave a sweetheart to Brother Xiao and the other to Tie Qing.

The chicken liver was given to Old Chief Xiao.

"Okay, I'll eat." Old Chief Xiao gnawed on the chicken legs as if he was gnawing on the bones of an enemy, and he felt aggrieved.

The boy is gone, only a little brother.

He has been strong all his life, but it is not easy for a child.

After eating, Old Chief Xiao drank a bowl of wine in one gulp and drank heavily.

In the past, Aunt Xiao would persuade him, but this time she didn't say anything.

Tie Qing drank with him.

The appetizers were good, and the two little roosters picked out the chicken heads, chicken feet, chicken wing roots, wing centers and wing tips and other bits and pieces and ate them.

But the good chicken has been kept. Brother Xiao is not as fond of chicken as before, but mushrooms are delicious.

He ate a big bowl of mushrooms!

When I was full, I went to the back with Aunt Xiao to clean up, leaving the father and son to drink together.

Tie Qing chatted with the old boss Xiao about the situation on the mountain, and the old boss Xiao talked about the moisture in the ground, just drank, drank, drank a jar of wine, and the two fell asleep on the kang up.

Old Aunt Xiao took Brother Xiao to clean up the mess, and covered the father and son with a thin quilt.

Pulling Brother Xiao to the bedroom reserved for Brother Xiao alone: ​​"Why are you back? You two can't solve this matter when you come back."

This is a dead end.

"Msanggong said, I'm afraid you two will be aggrieved and bored." Brother Xiao pulled Aunt Xiao to sit on the kang: "Mother, don't be sad, you, dad and me are here."

"Well, luckily you're still here." Old Aunt Xiao patted his head: "Okay, let's take a break."

"Mom, should I sleep with you? There's not much work at home. If there's something to worry about, I'll just bring someone to do it." Brother Xiao lay in the bedroom reserved for him by his mother's family: "You two, don't hold on to it by yourself. on."

"Mother knows." Old Aunt Xiao also lay on the side, looked at her brother, and thought of her boy who was gone.

At the same time, on the official road close to Shulin Town, there was a group of people galloping past quickly.