Pan Jinlian's petty bourgeoisie life

Qi, the world is like this, and she is powerless. If she didn't make careful calculations, she wouldn't even be able to support herself, let alone meddling in her own business.

"Then what are you going to do next?"

"Let's take one step at a time," the old man looked at Pan Jinlian for a moment, then suddenly knelt down on the ground and kowtowed, "My lady, please take care of me, a poor child, I'm old , life or death is up to fate, but she is still young, so she can't just follow me to starve to death. This girl is sensible and smart, and she is easy to feed, as long as she is given a bite of food to keep her from starving or freezing, she can be arranged by you when she grows up , or get married or be a girl for a rich family, there is always a way out and you just need to stay alive!"

"This……"

Pan Jinlian hesitated for a while, thinking that she really lacked a companion, not to mention that the child looked honest and kind, even if Sister-in-law Liu wanted to have a bosom friend who could serve tea and water when she got old, but she couldn't live in her house. I made up my own mind, thought about it, and said with a smile:

"Just wait a moment, there are still people in my family, I have to go in and ask."

After finishing speaking, she turned around and went into the house, and went to the second floor to find Mrs. Liu, who was leaning on the bed and squinting her eyes to rest. When she noticed someone coming in, she quickly opened her eyes. It turned out to be Pan Jinlian, so she let her in with a smile.Pan Jinlian explained to her what happened downstairs:

"I think the two of us are always more alone. It doesn't matter whether we have a child. Now is the opportunity to send it to our door. Besides, she is already in her teens. She can endure hardships and won't hurt us much. I can help, there are plenty of places downstairs, a bed and three meals will be enough, and there is no need to raise a kitten or dog.”

Sister-in-law Liu lowered her head in thought for a moment, then glanced along the window, and agreed.Pan Jinlian nodded, went downstairs with a smile on her face, and said to the two men:

"Okay, she will stay, but I also live in a small household, so you old man can't take me in. I hope you will forgive me."

"No, no, as long as this girl has a place, I will be satisfied. What else can I ask for. Come, Ying'er, kowtow to the lady."

The old man hurriedly pulled the little girl to kneel, but Pan Jinlian held her up:

"Don't be so polite, we will be a family from now on."

Seeing that the little girl had a home, the old man took the dry food from Pan Jinlian and walked out of the alley slowly on crutches. Pan Jinlian and Ying'er watched him go out before entering the house.

19 Promise

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Braving the scorching heat, fighting the high temperature, cats want heatstroke birds...

PS: The temperature is so high, isn't Bawang still out of water?To keep claws, to flowers, to collect!

On the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion night, the moon is full and people are not round.

Pan Jinlian sat on a small table in the backyard, staring at the huge yellow-orange moon to express her emotions, while duck stuffed with eight treasures was still steaming in the kitchen, and the aroma drifted far away along the small window, making her eyes even more blurred.Suddenly, there was a rumbling in her stomach, and Pan Jinlian sighed: I'm hungry, I'm really hungry.

"Er Niang, the duck has been steamed for an hour as you said, I just turned off the fire, let's see how it goes."

The little girl Ying'er has changed into a pink long skirt, an embroidered jacket, and two small braids on her hair. She is clearly about twelve or thirteen years old, but she still looks about ten years old, with her big eyes wide open and timid. Look at Pan Jinlian.

Pan Jinlian turned over and got down from the reclining chair. At first, Sister-in-law Liu felt that she was destined for this little girl, and asked Ying'er to call her the aunt, so Pan Jinlian naturally became the second mother. It sounds a bit awkward, listen to her It's also relieved when I get used to it.Ying'er could see that she was a child from a hard background, she knew how to act according to people's face at a very young age, she would always get up early to boil water for the two of them to get up, and help set the dishes and chopsticks to wash things, she was diligent, but diligent, But it's so old-fashioned that makes people feel distressed, it seems that Xing'er is much more lively than her.

It's just that this temperament can't be changed in a short time, Pan Jinlian had no choice but to tell Sister-in-law Liu that both of them loved her more, and slowly let her regard this place as her own home, that's all.

The full moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival is just a pretext for them to have a meal, and it can be regarded as a supplement for Ying'er.Pan Jinlian deboned and sliced ​​two mandarin fishes and marinated them in cooking wine. Other vegetables should be cut and chopped. At this moment, just a little tidying up is enough for a good banquet.When we arrived in the kitchen, the fire under the drawer had been extinguished, but there was still a little smoke above it.

Pan Jinlian opened the bamboo cage drawer, and immediately a scent came out from inside. The eight-treasure stuffed duck is roasted half-cooked first, and then filled with glutinous rice, red dates, ginkgo, chicken, etc. cooked in broth. Head rice, lotus seeds, lily wolfberry, small fruit pieces with a small size, steamed with lotus leaves in a steamer.The little girl Ying'er has never seen such delicious food, and her greedy eyes stared straight at it.

"Don't bite your tongue, come on, try to see if it's cooked."

Seeing her stupid look, Pan Jinlian felt very proud, put the cage on the chopping board, cut a small piece of duck meat with a knife, put it in Ying'er's mouth with chopsticks, and said with a smile.Ying'er chewed hurriedly, then nodded vigorously:

"It's delicious. Erniang's craftsmanship is the first in Yanggu County."

"Little girl's mouth is quite sweet. Okay, let's put it in the pot and let it sit for a while. I'll take it out after I've cooked all the dishes. It will be oily when it gets cold."

Pan Jinlian patted Ying'er on the head, put on an apron, made the marinated fish fillets into black pepper fish steaks according to the Western food method, and fried two small dishes, Chinese cabbage rolled with mushrooms and fungus, Qian Zhang rolled with golden needles and Roasted meat and tofu eggs were added to make a soup, and the rice was stuffed well, and they were all placed on the table in the small courtyard. Yinger asked Mrs. Liu to come over, and the three of them sat down.

"Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone is free to eat, there is still rice wine here, if you want to drink, you can drink enough."

She doesn't drink alcohol, but Pan Jinlian knew that men and women in ancient times had a certain amount of alcohol, so she also asked Wang Po to buy a jar of high-quality sweet-scented osmanthus wine, which was also due to solar terms.Sister-in-law Liu poured the wine cup for herself with a smile, while Ying'er tasted it with the tip of her chopsticks, sticking out her tongue and then stopped moving. Seeing that she was not interested in drinking, Pan Jinlian also poured some wine for her, and accompanied her for a few sips .

For a while, the small courtyard was also very fragrant and lively, and the three of them unknowingly realized that they had been making trouble until midnight, so they put away their things and changed to tea and melon seed snacks. Ying'er leaned on Pan Jinlian's lap, clutched her stomach and sighed , the two adults chatted while looking at the round moon in the sky.

Sister-in-law Liu also talked about how she got married during the Mid-Autumn Festival a few years ago. Pan Jinlian didn't think she began to recall the excitement of a group of students who didn't go home during the Mid-Autumn Festival in college and made dumplings in the school cafeteria. The smoke has passed, and there is no time to go back.

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The days to come went day by day, and the Chai family sent someone to send ten guan coins, which was regarded as a dividend for Pan Jinlian, and the rest would be decided at the end of the year.Thinking about the weight of their hops, Pan Jinlian knew that the ale was selling well, and she didn't worry about not being able to get her money. If the Chai family didn't give any more money at the end of the year, she would find a nearby wine shop to cooperate with. The family has made its own wine famous, so it is not afraid that no one will know it in the deep alleys.

The weather is getting colder, Wang Po's tea house has already put up thick cotton curtains, Liu's sister-in-law has also hung up the half-worn floral cotton curtains, and the two together pulled a cart of coal and stored it in a small room in the backyard for the winter only use.

Autumn passed quickly, and it was cold in a blink of an eye. Sister-in-law Liu was busy making winter clothes for the three of them. Ying'er helped unpack and wash the cotton quilts and mattresses. Wang Po bought cabbage and mustard greens and everything needed for the winter. Pickled vegetables were pickled in a big jar. Everything here was in season. Hard times.

The three of them are extremely busy, and Pan Jinlian spends all day in the kitchen. The two girls, Xing'er and Ying'er, admire her very much on weekdays, and they also find time to come over to help, so they are so busy. It took more than a month to be considered over, but he was already so tired that his back hurt and he lay on the bed for three full days before he could rest.

The days in winter were short, and she was unwilling to get up. Pan Jinlian stayed in bed for half a day before freshening up. Sister-in-law Liu and Ying'er had breakfast early, so they asked Xing'er to buy hot wontons at the entrance of the alley, and the two squatted at their door I had eaten in the sun before, drank hot tea and read a book for a while, then Wang Po came over and said with a smile:

"Young lady is in good health these days. There are many customers in my teahouse, so I don't care about visiting my lady often."

"Mom, you're being polite. We should pay our respects to your old man when we are young."

Pan Jinlian quickly got up and gave up her seat, poured her some tea, and replied with a smile.Seeing that Wang Po is wearing a deep red double-breasted long coat, a pair of embroidered shoes, and silk flowers on her hair, it is not exactly how she was dressed when she went out to be a matchmaker, but she didn't know why she came here, Pan Jinlian felt a little curious, and said: Don't ask, wait until she says it herself.

Wang Po held her to ponder for a while, then pursed her lips and smiled secretly, and said in a low voice while waving her hands:

"Young lady's luck is here. I, Mrs. Wang, have been a matchmaker for so many years, and I have never seen such a good match. To be honest, it was the Chai family yesterday, that is, the emperor's family who first ruled with Danshu Iron Scroll. You know the butler, Chai Daguan sent people to send so many things, I was dazzled by the sight, and guess what happened?" She glanced at Pan Jinlian with some meaning, and Wang Po covered her hands and eyes and looked around. Seeing no one, "He is here to let the old man protect the matchmaker, and the one who protects is the upright third young master of their Chai family.