The husband's son-in-law

As soon as Liu Shu said this, everyone in the room looked at him, including the man. Liu Shu was afraid in his heart, but his face was still stubborn, but he said in a low voice, "I'm not wrong, this box of snacks is all broken. Just eat it yourself, take it away as a gift."

"Take it to yourself, I believe you don't stare at Xiaoshu and scare Xiaoshu." Grandma Yan came out to laugh.

Yan Jingxin just looked over, when did you stare at Xiaoshu?

Both parents in the family were afraid to look at him, and they were helpless in strict confidence. They didn't show it on the face, and said with a solemn face: "Bought dim sum is for the family to eat."

"That's edible." Liu Shu stretched out his hand to get it first, picked the biggest piece and handed it to Grandma first, "Grandma taste it." Then he took the box and sent it to mother-in-law and father-in-law to let everyone take it. , Then I took a piece and put it in my mouth first.

"It's delicious!!! I ate mung bean-flavored ones, with red stains on top, sweet and sour." Willow spoke happily and quickly, and finished eating by himself. Seeing the man kept looking at him, he couldn't help pinching Mix the two pieces and hand them to the man's mouth, "Eat it, it's really delicious."

Feed the man, shut up, don't keep looking at him.

Yan Jinxin frowned, how could he lose his sense of propriety in front of the elders outside, and then took it with his hands, and he couldn't tell what shape the pastry was, and said, "It should be mung bean cake with hawthorn cake on it."

"Eat quickly, this broken one is better than the one alone." After eating the one in hand, Liu Shu went to the box to find another mixed one. His eyes scanned around, and this time he mixed the white and pink ones to taste. taste.

Yan Jinxin was sullen at first, and a box of dim sum brought back by him had no shape, and it was all broken during the Chinese New Year, but now he feels that it is good to have broken pieces, so that he can eat different tastes.

For tonight's snack, the family didn't stick to the willow tree to eat.It may have something to do with Yan Jing's trust in the black face. With Willow coming out, the atmosphere is not as scary as before, so the Yan family is happy.

Willow was the happiest at the New Year's Eve. It was the first time he ate so much dim sum by himself since he grew up, but he didn't dare to eat all of them with his belly open. After eating more than three yuan, he didn't dare to do anything. Milk, everyone didn't eat it, so he put it away.

Eat it tomorrow.

There was a brazier burning in the house, and it was fairly warm, and the whole family gathered around to watch the night.

"Speaking of which, the harvest is good this year." Father Yan remembered the good news and said to his son: "The fertilizer is good. The family's one-acre paddy field really harvested more than five stones this year. The village was frightened and all came to the field to see it." It was lively, but fortunately I listened to Xiaoshu and rushed to collect two acres of land early and overnight. You don’t know that the neighbor’s family used fertilizer with us, but the next day the rice collapsed in half, and the rice was all soaked in water. It was designated by someone in the village."

Speaking of which, Father Yan was a little scared.

At that time, the whole village harvested it. No one paid attention to your family’s condition and mine’s. Half of his six-acre paddy field was harvested, and all of them were pulled back to the yard to dry in the sun. Because of the use of fertilizer, I was curious about whether it was more or less. After harvesting three acres, I took it home to beat the millet and weighed it, and I was naturally shocked.

There are more than five stones in one mu of paddy fields, and the sum of three mus is more than the previous six mus of land.

At the beginning, the neighbors of Yan's family put fertilizer together, and the villagers naturally said some jokes when they saw it, and they would put it on the field if they said anything. What status, so I couldn't refute it after being ridiculed. Now that the harvest is good, my waist is naturally straight, and I can't help showing off a few words.

If you don't believe me, come to my yard and have a look. The big guys go in and see that it is really full of piles like a hill. Ask how many stones are there in Sanmu?

"It's not dried yet, so it weighs two catties, about seventeen or eighteen stone."

There are seventeen or eighteen stones in three acres of land?

Yan's father was also shocked. His family hadn't threshed millet yet and was not on the scale. He wanted to clean up the scale to see how much he had, but Xiaoshu said first: "Father, don't worry about the yard, let's collect the remaining three in the field." mu."

"Your father didn't think about it at the time, and he was not in a hurry before. It took four days to harvest a six-acre field, so he hurried, but Xiaoshu was in a hurry to do the work, so your father and Xiaoshu went down together. In one night, we harvested two acres of fields, and your grandma and I went to help carry them back at dawn, only to hear that the fields next door had been ruined." Yan's mother was still terrified when she said it.

"Thanks to Xiaoshu, I don't rush to harvest the remaining acre at dawn. You are such an honest and irritating uncle Yan. The millet in half an acre of land was ruined with fertilizer. Don't be so angry." I was in a hurry to scold people, but no one came forward to admit it after scolding, and the village chief also checked, but nothing was found.”

After listening to this, Yan Jinxin was so angry that his face was clear and he said it was unreasonable.

"What's the point? These bastards are bad. Back then, they made fun of our family when we went to the fertilizer. Our harvest was good and we were jealous. They are all stinky bastards who stir up shit." Willow raised his teeth so angry that he couldn't stop. I didn't take a breath after working for a day and a night.

Yan Jingxin listened to Liu Shu's cursing and didn't say much this time. Although he felt that swearing was bad, it was justifiable this time.

"After the harvest was over, I didn't dare to call it first. I told the village chief about the fertilizer method. Only when there were fewer people coming to our yard, they all went to the village chief." Yan's father was also worried when he said it. Gao has no time to be happy, so let's work first.

There is no courtyard wall in his house. During the day, the millet is sunned and threshed, and at night, he quickly takes it back to pile up the granary. He is busy all the time, and then weighs together when the work is over. After seeing the results, the tiredness of those days is carefully swept away.

"My family has 32 shi of millet this year, and I kept four shi for myself, and sold all the rest. There are 11 taels and [-] Wen silver in total, and there are three taels of wheat sold this year. I believe you will get all of them when you go to school in the new year. Go spend it, your father and I will always worry about the money at home." Yan's mother said.

The harvest of six mu of dry land is not bad this year. There is only one stone and four buckets per mu, which is less than two stones. Eight stones are sold for about three taels.

At that time, the Yan family didn't dare to keep more, and they were still worried, how could these three taels of silver be enough to pay for it, it was too little, and when the rice was harvested in October, they were happy to understand their worries.

"Keep the money from the wheat at home, and I will take the money from the rice." Yan Jinxin made a decision without thinking too much about it. Parents are always afraid of leaving too much money at home, so it is better for him to take it away, so that the family can feel more at ease.

Yan's mother also felt that the family kept a lot of money, so how could they spend three taels of silver all year round, "There is food and drink, and the vegetables in the field are also grown by myself. In addition to salt, vinegar and oil to buy some meat, it is only a tael of silver all year round, my son. Take them all."

"That's it, mother." Yan Jinxin said affirmatively.

Yan's mother stopped talking.

After watching all night, the next day is a new beginning of the first year of the new year.Every household in the village was not allowed to use knives or scissors, so they ordered the wrapped dumplings. After the whole family ate them, they went to bed on the kang to catch up on sleep.

Liu Shu yawned sleepily. When eating dumplings, he could stuff his nose with his eyes closed. After eating, he took off his coat and trousers and went to the kang. He pulled the quilt over his head, and Yan Jinxin stood beside him and frowned.

"The quilt covered my mouth and nose, and I couldn't breathe."

Willow on the bed was so sleepy that he heard it but didn't want to make a sound, and deliberately let out a series of grunts to show that he was asleep.Yan Jinxin's eyebrows twitched, and he endured and endured, but couldn't hold back, he took off the quilt with his hands and tucked it under the willow tree's neck.

Willow closed her eyes tightly, I fell asleep, I fell asleep.

Yan Jinxin sighed silently, took off his clothes and went to bed.

Qingping Academy started on the [-]th and [-]th, and he had time to go back on the way, so he could stay until the [-]th.There is still time to not be in a hurry, and slowly solve the problem of Xiaoshu sleeping under the quilt.

Willow was pretending to be asleep, but fell asleep unconsciously as soon as he fell asleep. When he really fell asleep, the snoring disappeared, just shallow breathing, and then he used both hands and feet to drill into Yan Jingxin. Who made Yan Jingxin angry? Body temperature is high.

Strictly believing in the stable rules of lying down, being rubbed by the people on his back, he had to recite a book silently in his heart to calm down.

When Liu Shu woke up, it was already half an hour later, and the man on the kang disappeared.

"Grandma, do you really believe it?" Liu Shu came out wearing a coat and asked.

Grandma Yan said: "Just after noon, I went to the village chief's house with your father. It's been a while. I guess I'll be back later. Are you hungry? I'll give you a bowl of dumplings to eat."

Liu Shu didn't want to eat dumplings, he wanted to eat cakes, but he didn't have the nerve to ask.

Dim sum is expensive.

"I'm not hungry, I'll eat together when Jinxin comes back." Liu Shu had a small calculation in his heart.

As soon as Yan Jinxin arrived at the house, Liu Shu stood up, imitating Grandma's tone, and said, "Jinxin, you are back."

"……What's up?"

"Are you hungry? You still have some time to eat dumplings, do you want to have a snack first?" Willow asked.

Yan Yanxin believes that he doesn't like desserts, sweet and greasy, "No—"

"Don't ask for two yuan for one piece! Got it, I'll get it for you." Liu Shu interrupted, not daring to see the man rush into the house to dig out the snack box. Man, he eats the big one!

Yan Jinxin heard Xiaoshu talking to Grandma right outside the main room: "Grandma, I want to eat some snacks, I will bring him two pads to cushion his stomach first, and then eat dumplings later."

"Okay, don't be hungry, eat more." After finishing speaking, Grandma Yan muttered: "My grandson has never liked sweets since he was a child, why is it that he wants to eat snacks now?"

But I also think that when I was a child, I used to eat sweet water eggs with caramel sugar. They are not as delicate as the pastries bought from prefectures and counties. Maybe I really like this, but it is more expensive.Grandma Yan still felt sorry for the box of snacks when she thought about it, "If it's not broken, half of it will be taken back to Xiaoshu's family, and half to Caiyun's family."

Caiyun is the name of a strict believer.

But the broken dim sum moved a few more pieces, and now I can't give it to anyone, so I can only eat it at home.

When Liu Shu was happy to eat the snack, he also said: "If it is not broken, take it back to my mother's house, anyone can have a sweet bite, anyway, it's not my turn to eat."

Yan Jinxin listened silently, looking at the broken snack in his hand.

Only when it is broken can it be the turn of the little tree and the family to eat.

After eating snacks and meals, this year's harvest is good. When the man comes back, the dumplings are filled with meat. Liu Shu likes to eat them. After eating a big bowl, his belly is so round. .

"I eat a little too much. I heard that eating hawthorn is good for digestion." Willow told the man.

Yan Jinxin was taking off his clothes and was about to go to the kang, but his hands stopped when he heard the words, "The cake will fall to the bed."

"No, I'll eat it carefully, and I won't drop any of it with my hands." Willow hurriedly assured the man.

Strict, faithful, and upright words said: "A gentleman sits upright—"

"I'm not a gentleman!" Liu Shu is not a gentleman. A gentleman has to sit, sit and stand, eat without talking, and can't eat snacks on the kang. If he coldly let him go down, he is not a gentleman. He is justified. He lifted the quilt and sat up and said, "You are my man, and I am the person in your house."

Strictly believing it didn't make sense, he glanced at Xiaoshu's exposed neck, paused, looked away and said, "I'll get it."

Willow was happy, and sat back to tuck in the quilt, looked down and saw that his underwear was more than half opened, he said how cold it was, and quickly lay back.

Yan Jinxin picked out a small piece of haw jelly, and it was getting late, Xiaoshu ate a big bowl of dumplings, fearing that his stomach would bloat, so he took it back.Liu Shu saw how small the piece was, and pouted, but still happily ate it. He continued with his hands, eating carefully, without wasting anything, and even licked off the dirt on his palm and fingers.

"...Go to sleep." Yan Jinxin looked away and got on the kang seriously.

Willow was happy after eating, and lay on the bed obediently. It was too cold, so the man next door said: "There is nothing to do in winter, so I can rest more."

"That's right, the ground is frozen hard, what can I do, I should rest more." Willow sleeps a lot in the morning so he won't be sleepy.

Yan Jinxin added: "Thank you for your hard work when the family harvests."

"How could it not be hard work? I didn't close my eyes all day and night, and my waist would be broken. But after collecting the money and selling the money, grandma and mother saw that I was tired, so they even stewed meat. I ate eggs for three days." Willow was happy when he said it, and thought it was a good deal.

He also worked in the fields when he was at home, but he didn't have a whole egg to eat.

"..."

The man didn't speak for a while, and Liu Shu was bored and couldn't fall asleep, so he said, "Are you asleep?"

"No."

"Then what are you doing?" There was no movement.

Rigorous letter: "My heart is full of knowledge."

Willow pursed her lips, why did she lie down with him and still have to memorize the book, turned over and carried the man on her back angrily.Yan Jinxin turned his head to look at the back of the little tree. He couldn't fall asleep just now, but now he can sleep again, so he still read silently for a while.

The two of them were separated by a room, and the quilt had a big gap, allowing the cold wind to penetrate.

Willow was suffocated for a few minutes, then twisted back because of the cold, scratched the man's leg with his foot, and said, "Stop reading silently. After you've been away for so long, you have plenty of books to read in the prefecture. You'll lie down next to me when you come back. Give birth to a baby."

Strict letter, "...I just asked you what you don't want."

"Why don't I want to?" Willow was confused, and when the man was going to sleep with him, he obviously didn't say.

I haven't figured it out yet, anyway, Yan Jing believed that he took off his underwear and went up to him in the dark.

Early the next morning, Yan Jinxin got up and tidied up.Willow was tossed all night, and his waist was about to break again. He muttered in his mouth, "I said no later on, why do you want more, and won't let anyone sleep."

The serious and serious face was so embarrassing, how could the blue sky and day speak out what he said at night, how decent he was, he didn't speak the rules, and looked at the little tree on the kang.

The little tree underclothes haven't been worn yet.

Yan Jinxin looked away, tilted his head and said, "I'll go out to work first."

What is there to do?Willow doesn't understand why men love to work all the time. There is something to do around the house in the winter. He gets into bed and sleeps a little longer. Grandma and mother told him that there is nothing to do during the Chinese New Year, so let him rest.hey-hey.

In the kitchen, Grandma Yan is making eggs to make up for Xiaoshu.

After a few days of delay, Yan Jinxin took out the red cloth bought by the prefecture. Auntie Yan and Mother Yan saw that the red cloth was too old for them to wear, and it was just bought for Xiaoshu. They all laughed and said: "Little tree is good to wear this. I haven't sewed new clothes for a long time. I just sew a jacket for Xiaoshu."

"That's right, Xiaoshu didn't have a red dress to wear when she got married, but now she has made up for it."

When Liu Shu got married, the Liu family was poor, and the Yan family was even poorer. They couldn't even pull out a new piece of red cloth. They even borrowed the wedding dress from the older sister who married earlier, but they didn't dare to change it—the eldest sister cherished it and wouldn't let Liu Shu change it.There is no way, Liu Shu is wearing a skirt and covering his head, sitting in Yan Jing Xinla's car and married into Yan's family.

After the wedding was over, the willow tree was washed and returned to the eldest sister.

Unexpectedly, a few years later, Liu Shu would have his own red clothes. Of course he was happy, and could cry when he saw the red cloth. That night, in order to repay the red cloth, he pestered the man to "rest" three times.

He had already thought about it, the man said he wanted it if he didn't work and rest.

I almost didn't hear it.

The husband and wife of Yan's family circled around the kang all day long, and the strict and trustworthy gentleman Qingxin was not silent. After finishing the work, he talked to Xiaoshu about the prefecture and county affairs, and Xiaoshu liked to listen.

"... Li Fulang is really capable, and he can also make money in business."

Willow told the man when the academy would hold classes, which teacher would be good at giving lectures, and he had no interest in reading, writing, or poems, and only listened to leftovers.Yan Jinxin only mentioned Gu Zhao and Zheng Hui, and introduced them in a few words, but Liu Shu caught him wanting to hear them.

They are also brothers, why are they so capable.

"You are fine, the fields at home are doing very well." Yan Jinxin said.

Liu Shu felt that this was so powerful, "Is there anyone in the village who doesn't do this? You said that Li Fulang is doing business. Is the braised stew he sells delicious? Have you tried it? The business is so good and it sells fast. delicious."

"What is the prefecture like? Is it very big and crowded?"

On the other side is Xiping Village.

The Li family stayed in the village until the fifth day of the new year. After the relatives left, they went to Shili Village. Zhu Xiucai finally returned home. Gu Zhao and Li Zhouzhou took things to Zhu’s house to pay New Year’s greetings. Zhu Xiucai did not show up. Xiucai Niang came forward to receive her, and Gu Zhao took Zhou Zhou away after speaking for a moment.

Zhu Xiucai avoided them, he must have said something serious last time.

Mingming came back together, in one direction, and his family's ox cart could also carry them all the way, but Zhu Xiucai would rather spend money to hire a mule than talk to him.Gu Zhao sighed.

Li Zhouzhou was worried, so Gu Zhao said, "It's okay. After a while, I'll go back to school and I'll have a good talk with Brother Zhu. If we can talk about it, that's fine. If we can't, there's nothing we can do about it."

Maybe Gu Zhao was cold in his bones. He and Zhu Li were not close friends at first, but he always remembered that it was because Zhu Xiucai helped him at the beginning, because of his affection, and it was not easy for him to be a farmer, so he talked too much, but others If you don't listen to it, you are on the edge of your horn. If there is one, there will be two, but there will be no three.

It doesn't make sense to pull it down.

Just like when Gu Zhao got along with Zheng Hui and Yan Jinxin back then, if Zheng Hui was still obsessed with reading novels and pursuing love and freedom, then Gu Zhao must be treating him like an ordinary classmate.Yan Jingxin believes that if he is stubborn and stubborn and can't listen to good words, and has extreme self-esteem and pride in his bones, then there is no need to get along with him.

Anyway, for Gu Zhao, if they can't get along, if they don't agree with each other, they will break up.

Only Li Zhouzhou is different in this world.Not only can it not be loosened, but it has to be tied tightly, and it will last a lifetime.

Gu Zhao took Zhou Zhou's hand and went back.

At noon on the sixth day, Li's family packed up their luggage, took a mule cart, and went back to Fu County.It snowed all night, cleared the snow on the roof in the morning, and left quickly when the snow stopped at noon, otherwise it would be delayed, fearing that it would be difficult to leave due to heavy snow.

It was agreed that on the eighth day of the lunar new year, we would still do business for a living.

People in the village knew that Li's family was leaving, and there were buns delivered, as well as pickles, eggs and chickens, which Li's family didn't want.In the morning, Uncle Wang also sent a large plate of tofu, which could sell for hundreds of coins, but Li Zhouzhou didn't want it.

"I made it myself. It's cold and I'm not afraid of breaking it. Take it home and eat it." Afraid that Li Zhou would reject him, Uncle Wang said, "I don't have anything to give away. Lao Gu Xiucai still misses Xiaotian."

Gu Zhao knew that Uncle Wang came here to ask for some thanks, and said, "It's a matter of little effort. If Uncle Wang and Xiaotian make a decision, when the farming is slack this autumn and Dad comes back to collect grain, he will just pick up Xiaotian."

He also took the trouble to talk more about the Zheng family.

"My classmate's family is in the business of medicinal materials. Later, my grandfather learned medical books. Now the family has opened a pharmacy and a medical center. There is a shortage of apprentices who can read and write. The men who do rough work are not needed. If Xiaotian passes by, he will follow the school first." Concocting medicinal materials."

Gu Zhao said plainly, "As for whether I can be accepted by the Zheng family as an apprentice to learn medical skills, I can't guarantee it. It depends on Oda's talent. What I can guarantee is that the Zheng family is very warm-hearted and will not beat and scold Oda intentionally. , If you learn the rules of things, then I don't know."

"Anyway, if Xiaotian is willing, I will talk back to my classmate. Xiaotian will learn Chinese characters for more than half a year, and it will be over."

Zheng Hui's pharmacy has a large medical center, not only doing business in Ping'an Town, but also delivering medicinal materials to prefectures and counties.When suing the government years ago, Gu Zhao troubled Zheng Hui to ask the family servants to come and deliver the letter. After the lawsuit was over, Gu Zhao naturally invited Zheng Hui and Yan Jinxin to dinner as a thank you.

Give Xiao Qi a bowl of stewed pork ribs.Xiao Qi was happy.

During the meal, we naturally talked about sending letters to the village. Xiao Qi came back to report to the second young master, and explained in detail, saying that he took out the letter. Uncle was dazzled and struggled, and the village head was not very literate. Finally, Xiao Qi slapped his head Thinking about it, "Gu Xiucai said that there is a man named Xiaotian in the village."

The big guy just remembered Xiaotian, isn't it? Uncle Wang sent Xiaotian to learn how to read for almost a year.

Zheng Hui mentioned that it was Brother Kua Zhao, so he thought of all the details.

"It's not that thoughtful at all times. It seems that Xiao Qi is not as experienced as Xiao Qi who ate, drank and stayed overnight on the way here." Gu Zhaoxian said something, thinking of Xiao Tian learning to read, he asked Zheng Hui's family if they were still recruiting.

Then there was today's scene.

Gu Zhao had told Uncle Wang two days earlier that Uncle Wang had never heard of going to Ping'an Town at first, so he didn't want to deny it first, but before he said anything, Gu Zhao saw it and said, "Uncle Wang is not in a hurry, You go back and think about it carefully, my classmate's home is a medical center and a pharmacy. Familiarity, although the road is far from our town, but people are reliable."

Uncle Wang was shaken, and he didn't discuss it with his in-laws when he went back, but just talked to Xiaotian.

Oda said he was successful.

Uncle Wang thought about it all night, he was worried that Xiaotian was weak and had to travel far away, but Gu Xiucai was right, the Zheng family is a medical expert, and with this relationship, he could be sent to a certain errand as an apprentice directly. He didn't know anyone in any way, so when he was looking for an errand, it was Xiaotian who went to the town by himself.

What would Oda do if he met a mean boss?

Although it's far away here, but with Gu Xiucai's relationship, no matter what, he won't be mean to Xiaotian.

That's not necessarily the case.Uncle Wang thought of Li Guangzong, Li Guangzong was still Li San's nephew, so he was still mean.

So he hesitated all night, wanting to go and being afraid.

Gu Zhao didn't urge him, the decision was left to Uncle Wang and Xiaotian, it's okay if they don't want to.Another day later, Uncle Wang came here with Xiaotian, and it was Xiaotian who said he was willing to go and persuaded Dad.

Although he agreed, Uncle Wang was still uneasy, so Gu Zhao said more about the situation of Zheng's family, saying that he was not in a hurry, and asked Xiaotian to learn to read more, and send him off this autumn.

Oda's errand was settled, Uncle Wang came to send tofu as a thank you.

But the news is hidden, if it is said now, the in-laws are not willing to make trouble at home, it is better to wait for the autumn, and then send Xiaotian away without saying hello.

Now that Wang Xue is in charge of the family, she has more and more ideas about her father-in-law and mother-in-law.

"Xiaotian, go to class to read and learn more about the names of medicinal materials." Gu Zhao said to Xiaotian.

"I see, Uncle Gu." Oda clasped his hands together and bowed dignifiedly.

Gu Zhao patted Xiaotian's thin shoulder. Xiaotian was 12 years old when he was young, but he was still thin and small. Uncle Wang couldn't make up for it, but now Xiaotian's back is straight and his eyes are open and firm.

Facing the snow, the Li family returned to the prefecture.

It gets dark early, and when it gets dark at night, there is no way to go.Nowadays, it is rare to travel at night, not to mention that it is easy to get lost, because towns and villages are far apart, and most of them are wastelands that are sparsely populated. Once you encounter some bad people, it will be bad.

Even with Yan Jingxin's physique, he dare not take it too seriously when he walks home, especially in snowy days, sleeping outside at night is easy to freeze to death.Therefore, they are always on the road during the day, and when it is dark, they quickly find a place to stay and board with people in the village.

So why, from Fu County to Yanjia Village, it may take a day and a half to drive a mule cart, less than two days, and Yan Jinxin needs to walk five days by foot.

Li Dalai was familiar with this trip back and forth, and arrived at Dazao Village in the dark, which is the village where the stone powder is bought in the village. He spent [-] Wen to stay overnight. Some meaty smell.

However, the Li family didn't eat much, and even roasted the meat buns they brought, and divided the family between two children.

Naturally, the conditions of lodging in another house are not as good as our own, as it was in ancient times when traveling.At dawn, the three of them packed up their things and hurried away, because they set off half a day earlier, even if it snowed halfway, the time was leisurely, and they arrived before the city gate closed.

Finally home.

"Hey, Li Fulang's family is back? Happy New Year."

"Will you be able to open a shop tomorrow? After you have been away for so many days, you are really panicking."

People in the alley greeted Li's mule cart and said auspicious words one after another.Li Zhouzhou replied with a smile, saying happy new year, it will open tomorrow, and he feels happy to go back to the village, and now he is also happy to go to the courtyard in the prefecture, which is his home.

When he arrived in the yard, he unloaded his things and heated hot water. Li Da first took off the shaft for the mule to let the mule relax, and quickly fed the fodder, which also added wheat bran and beans.

Pour two large pots of hot water into the bath bucket and wash first.

In fact, it’s cold, so you shouldn’t take a shower, just wipe it off, but yesterday I slept in someone else’s house, even though I slept with my clothes on, Li Zhouzhou knew that my husband loves to be clean, and the two heating stoves at home burned all the carbon. to the bathroom.

"Msanggong, hurry up and wash, don't catch a cold from the wind."

"I feel cold, otherwise Zhou Zhou would have washed with me, and it would have been warmer soon."

Li Zhouzhou blushed and agreed.

It is warm for two people to take a bath together.

I didn't go out immediately after washing. I dried my hair with charcoal on the stove in the bathroom, dressed neatly and warmed up, and then went out. The water in the big bathtub was poured out, and two large pots were boiled on the stove for my father to use.

After such a toss, it was already late at night when I fell asleep, and I didn't have the energy to do other things.

The next day I did business, I bought goods, I washed them, and the plate of frozen tofu sent by Uncle Wang was just right for marinating, so I didn’t need to buy tofu.

"Father, if you have pigskins, buy some pigskins." Gu Zhaojian suddenly remembered that he could make skin jelly when it was snowing.

The pigskin was given by Mr. Zhu for free.

Li Da wanted to give money, but Boss Zhu didn’t need it, and said, “It’s not much money, my brother is unfamiliar with me. If you feel embarrassed, you can make some delicious food from pig skin at home, just give me some.” .”

"You are waiting for me here." Li Da happily withdrew his hand, and agreed, "Success. But Zhao'er hasn't said anything yet, in case something goes wrong."

"It might not be good, it's appointed."

In this way, Li Da got a large piece of free pigskin back to the yard.

Gu Zhao still had seven days left to go to school, and he would take good care of it during the Chinese New Year holiday, so he was working at home and acting like a baby, anyway, he didn't read books, so the two of them did it together quickly.As soon as the shop opened at noon, there were people queuing up outside braving the heavy snow, stamping their feet with their hands in their sleeves.

"Happy New Year." Gu Zhao greeted everyone, and said enthusiastically: "My husband told me that I will give you a piece of marinated frozen tofu today. Thank you for waiting for a long time."

The diners queuing up are warmed up all of a sudden, and they will be happy to suffer from the cold.

Carrying a food box to buy things, I bought three spoons and four spoons, and said: "My wife's natal brother is coming over, and he is waiting for this stewed ribs.", "Isn't it, my family is also the same.", "I'm different. I bought food from home. Hey, I haven't eaten for more than ten days and I'm so hungry."

I bought too much and it will be gone soon. The boxy girl who gave me the frozen tofu has big palms. The holes of the tofu are so full of marinade. Go back and heat it up, press it with a spoon, and it will be soup. A bite is not the same as tofu, especially delicious.

"It's delicious, why don't you buy more?"

"What did you buy? It was a gift from Boss Li, but it's funny to say, Gu Xiucai hasn't entered school yet, and now he's helping to issue signs and collect money. He opened his mouth and said it was given by my husband. It really fits the sign of Li's family. I don’t have any face.” The joke was that Gu Xiucai was afraid of Boss Li.

As a result, the daughter-in-law gave her a blank look, "It's called loving my husband."

When the business was over in the afternoon, and the pigskin was still there, Li Zhouzhou met and asked his husband if he still wanted to do it.It was only then that they were cleaned up. Today's pigskins are not as smooth as those in modern supermarkets. Now the pigskins are all covered with hairs.

When the iron pan is hot, rub the pigskin and hair side of the pan first, so that it can be processed quickly, and then wash it with hot water.Cleaned up, boiled ginger slices in boiling water, cut into strips, and started to boil the skin jelly. Naturally, there were star anise leaves and cinnamon in it, boiled it out, took the spice packet, poured it into the pot, covered it and put it under the eaves. Freeze overnight.

The next day Li Da got up to set up the car, opened the pot first, and saw that the things were ready.

Li Da cut a large bowl and brought it to Boss Zhu. At noon, Boss Zhu ate cold skin jelly.

The rest of Li's family didn't sell it, so they kept it for themselves.

But the next day when Li Da pulled the pork back, he brought another large piece of pigskin, which was given by Boss Zhu for free.Well, continue to boil, continue to freeze.This time it was too much, and after cooking a big pot, Li Zhouzhou added it to the stewed ribs set meal at noon the next day, saying that the cold salad was delicious.

A square adult man's palm is as big as a piece, worth eight cents.

Because Boss Pigpi Zhu sent and confiscated the money, it means that there is not much money except for aniseed and labor costs.

The skin jelly business has been in business for about half a month. After the [-]th year, the Chinese New Year was born. It didn’t take long for the skin jelly to freeze, so it became Li Ji Luzhu’s "new product" because it was coming out soon. The ones that were bought were quick, and the ones that I didn’t buy were still talking about the taste, but the ones I bought naturally praised how delicious they were.

If the weather doesn't cooperate, I really can't go there. If you want to eat, wait until next winter.

After the fifteenth day, Gu Zhao naturally started to go to school, and the eldest and second brothers were all present.During this period, two things happened. One was that Zheng Hui's wife was happy.Another thing is that the Majia noodle shop next door hasn't come back since fifteen.

Aunt Xu wondered and said, "No, the Ma family used to be hardworking. They eat less and work hard. You said how much meat they need to make wontons, but in order to save a penny and a penny, they eat it when it's cold. Go to the butcher shop in the west to buy meat, and run back and forth, do you think you are tired?"

Of course, time was too late, so I bought it nearby.But Aunt Xu has always remembered this matter. If the daughter-in-law's hands are too big to waste, she will use the Ma family couple as an example for her daughter-in-law to learn from.

It was almost NO.20, and the Ma family couple hadn't arrived yet.

The Zhou family is out of confinement, and they raise white and fat ones with a ruddy complexion. They carry red eggs and deliver them from door to door. Knowing that Li Zhouzhou is going to do business, he deliberately came here in the afternoon when Li's house closed the shop and finished the business. .

"You have a good omen if you get red eggs." Zhou said enthusiastically.

Li Zhouzhou: "Thank you, sister-in-law."

"But don't worry, when you first came to the alley, I couldn't see your brother's mole. Now that I have looked carefully, the mole between your eyebrows can be seen clearly. It's no problem to raise it again. It’s not like the Ma family’s men are broken and can’t give birth.” When Zhou said this, she suddenly lowered her voice: “Is your family, Gu Xiucai, all right?”

Li Zhouzhou said ah, still thinking about what Mrs. Zhang said just now, can you really see the mole between his eyebrows?Because he was busy all the time and there was no mirror at home, Li Zhouzhou never noticed the change.

Now I realized later that Sister-in-Law Zhang meant that, and she blushed with embarrassment, but the matter was related to my husband, and I couldn't lose my face, so I said seriously: "My husband is in good health."

"Then you can rest assured that Gu Xiucai is fine and you are fine. It is not easy to want a child, just work hard." Zhou said it bluntly, and said with a smile: "Remember to eat red eggs, there is a saying , maybe by this time next year, your baby will come out safely."

Mrs. Zhou went back after delivering the eggs, and she had to nurse Si Niang to take care of Si Niang.

this day.

Zheng Hui came to buy marinated offal. Rouniang was pregnant for some reason. She didn't like to eat offal, but now she misses it. On the contrary, she likes pig's ears and pig's head meat. He had a fight with Brother Zhao the day before. Well, hello, to save face, I left him a copy in advance, otherwise the Li family's business is so good, and I won't be able to buy anything after school.

As for why Zhang Ma was not allowed to line up, Zheng Hui was worried that Rou Niang was at home alone.

"...My father was still worried before, saying that I am not young, and he would give me tonics if he caught me. There is nothing wrong with me. I will go back this year, and he will take my pulse to see what's wrong with me. For me, luckily my grandpa came out—" Zheng Hui said halfway, then suddenly remembered and stopped, and said: "No, I almost forgot, I'd better go to Meiyuanzhai to buy some dim sum, and come over later to get stewed food. "

Gu Zhao: "Together, I happened to buy a peach cake for my family, Zhou Zhou."

Zhou Zhou likes to eat peach crisps, especially sesame and salty ones.

Both of them walked a few steps to the entrance of the alley, and when they turned around, they happened to meet the Ma family couple. The two of them came back with a shelf cart and pulled things. They were right behind them, and they didn't know what was going on. Mrs. Ma still had a slap mark on one cheek, and the red and swollen Lao Gao looked a little mad, and said to Zheng Hui, "What's wrong, what's wrong." She actually tore Zheng Hui's robe with her hands.

Zheng Hui's angry face changed, how could this man do it so well.