Defeat natural disasters with farming

After waiting for about five days, it was the day to collect the net.

It’s just that Ye Laoer and Ye Hai were the only ones who came to collect the net again this time. They came to the river, cut open the ice layer again, and then pulled out the fishing net with all their strength. There were roughly seven fish in the net. .

Two crucian carp, two carp, and two silver carp were evenly distributed, and the extra one was a black-spotted pike, which was as long as half an adult's arm.

Ye Laoer was very happy, he held the frozen pike and said: "This black-spotted pike is rare."

With one arm, Ye Hai put the fishing net back into the river with all his strength, and the hemp rope was fixed again. In this way, he can come to collect the net from time to time throughout the winter. If he is lucky, his family will always have fish when the snow melts next year. eat.

The two returned home with a net of fish, and Mrs. Ye saw it and said, "The two crucian carp can be kept for now. The time for Xiao Bei to start is about two days. , it’s good to eat with tofu.”

After freezing in the yard for a while, a few fish became as hard as stones, and then they were tied up with straw ropes and hung on the beams of the house. Everything else is the same as fresh.

Aunt Ye responded, feeling a little emotional, "Hey, time flies so fast. When I married in, Xiaobei was about the same age as Taohua, and now she is the mother of three children."

Second Aunt Ye also echoed, "That's right, Xiaobei was really the most proud person in our village back then. He's good-looking and good-natured and easy to marry."

Mother Ye didn't interrupt, just quietly listening to their chat, mainly because she didn't spend much time with her sister-in-law, and she didn't have much to say.

Things are mostly unbearable.

Just when they were thinking of taking the time to send the crucian carp to Aunt Ye's house, a villager from the county town carrying tofu and selling it along the street brought them a message.

That villager was Wang Qiang. Their family was afraid of poverty, so it would be good if they could earn a little more. They didn’t choose to sell tofu to restaurants in such a cold weather. Because of the weather, the price of each piece of tofu has increased, and I can earn a lot of money in a day. Even though I am a little tired every day, my heart is warm.

"I happened to go to a residential house to sell tofu this time. Their old lady bought two pieces of tofu for her daughter-in-law who had just given birth. It happened that this daughter-in-law was a sister of the Ye family, and she learned that I was from the same village as Ye Meizi. , just ask me to tell you that Ye Meizi gave birth to a daughter safely yesterday, and it is mother and daughter who are safe!"

After hearing this, Mrs. Ye clasped her hands together and prayed again and again, "Bodhisattva bless you, this girl gave birth in the winter, and the twins in front were also born under heavy snow, and even the midwife was not easy to invite. Fortunately, she She is in good health, and both babies are fine."

"Xiaobei is lucky, and now she has a good character, so you don't have to worry about her having a bad life in the county."

Aunt Ye smiled and handed Wang Qiang a bowl of white water, and casually invited: "The family made fried fish slices today, let's stay for a meal."

People will bring you a message from a long distance, and it is also appropriate to stay for a meal.

Wang Qiang took the bowl and drank it whole, then wiped his mouth, "Don't bother my sister-in-law, my wife is still waiting for me to go back."

After he finished speaking, he handed the bowl back, and didn't accept the Ye family's persuasion, and walked out with the empty pannier on his back.

Seeing this, Mrs. Ye quickly took out a few eggs from the basket, put them into the basket, and put the basket into Wang Qiang's hands.

"It's just a few eggs, not worth much. Go back and cook for Brother Shu to fill his stomach."

Eggs are hard currency, no matter if it is a congratulatory gift or a thank you gift.

Wang Qiang didn't push back this time, but he didn't ask for a basket. He took out a few eggs and put them in his back basket. When he left, he was still thinking that his mother would sell all the eggs at home. He hadn't eaten eggs for some time, and these few told him that he could eat one for several days a day.

After closing the door, Mrs. Ye immediately ordered, "When you two go to the county to deliver goods tomorrow, pick me up by the way, and let's go and see Xiao Bei."

Before Ye Laoer and Ye Hai could talk, she began to pack up her things. The two crucian carps must be brought over. There are still some eggs stored at home that she can bring over, and then the mountain products that have been exposed to the sun at home. , there are many here and there.

Some time ago, the in-laws bought furniture for them and only charged for the raw materials, which is equivalent to half selling and half giving away, and they have to appreciate it.

Old man Ye didn't stop his wife, he sat on the kang and smoked pipes with a smile on his face, the new pipe was purple all over, with this new pipe, he heard the good news again, he just felt that the cigarette made him smoke The whole body is comfortable.

Boss Ye and Father Ye had returned to the county a long time ago, but they left Ye Hai behind and asked him to run around the surrounding villages with Ye Laoer.

"By the way," Ye Lao Er thought of something again when he nodded, "I went there last time, and the third son asked me to bring Brother Bao with me this time, saying that there was another doctor who was good at children's diseases in Huichuntang, just in time Tell him to go and see again."

Mrs. Ye glared at him, "Why did you say that? If it wasn't for this, you might have forgotten about it."

Ye Laoer smiled and patted his head, "Isn't there a lot of things recently, so I forgot all of a sudden."

"Okay, tomorrow you take us to the county seat."

When they were talking about these things, Ye Yu was sitting on the kang in a daze, still thinking about how to make wool yarn more easily.

"Brother Bao!"

Seeing that he didn't respond, Mrs. Ye yelled loudly again, and Ye Yu finally heard it this time.

"Huh?" He raised his head in confusion.

Seeing this, Old Madam Ye couldn't help laughing, and pinched his cheek with her hands, "My grandma told your uncle to take us to the county tomorrow. You should go to bed early today, or you won't be able to wake up tomorrow morning."

Ye Yu nodded, thinking, it's good to go to the county, otherwise, staying at home every day will cause mold.

The whole family was in a good mood that night, laughing while eating, especially the fried fish section on the table was so delicious that people couldn't help eating it again and again.

The black-spotted pike has thick spines and few thorns, and the meat is very tender. It is most suitable for sashimi, but they do not have the habit of eating raw food, so their family chooses to cut the fish into pieces for frying.

Marinate with vinegar, soy sauce, green onion, ginger and garlic for a quarter of an hour, then wrap in flour, and then fry in a pan. The fried fish pieces are golden and crispy on the outside, tender and smooth on the inside, as if bursting with oil and water when bitten down Out, especially for the Ye family's appetite.

Not to mention that Mrs. Ye was so happy today that she generously put a lot of oil for frying, so that everyone at the table was full of oil.

Ye Yu even ate several pieces. The fried pike didn't smell fishy at all. Because it was marinated in soy sauce, it had a strong taste, which fit his heavy taste very much.

Early the next morning, before dawn, the Ye family got up, started cooking, and packed things.

Mother Ye hurriedly filled the water bag and stuffed it into Ye Yu's hands, and said: "It's windy in the morning, so remember to cover your head and face with a hat, there's boiling water here, don't open your mouth, if the water flows Come out, I'm afraid it will burn."

Ye Yu was wearing a long jacket today with two layers of inner and outer layers. The inner layer was shorter, filled with eight taels of cotton, and was [-]% thicker. The outer layer was a gown, a thin layer, and the color was plain blue. .

The cotton trousers are made of the same piece of cloth, and eight taels of cotton are also wadding.

Although this suit has many advantages, such as not afraid of the cold after wearing it, it is really heavy!Not at all convenient to move around.

He couldn't even get into the donkey cart by himself, but Ye Laoer carried him up.

Granny Ye held Ye Yu in her arms, covered him with a thick cotton blanket, and then adjusted the hat on his head, "This hat is very well made, and it protects the ears tightly."

This is a little thing that Ye Yu came up with. Two pieces of slightly thick cotton cloth were sewn on both sides of the hat, hanging down just enough to cover the ears. After Ye Mu sewed it, it was quite popular with the family.

Today the whole village wears such hats.

As I said before, Yejia Village is not far from the county seat, and it took only half an hour to drive the donkey cart, so Ye Yu held the water bag in his arms, and did not feel how cold his body was until the gate of the county seat, but his face was a little cold. stiff.

After paying the city entry tax, the three of them went to Ye's Braised Meat shop first.

Father Ye was waiting at the door early, and when he saw his donkey cart appearing, he rushed to meet him.

He helped Mrs. Ye down first, and wanted his elder brother to help his mother into the shop, but Mrs. Ye waved her hand and said, "You are your mother in her seventies and eighties, and you can't even walk?"

After speaking, he stepped into the shop.

Father Ye smiled helplessly, turned around and carried Ye Yu out of the car.

"Is it cold this way?"

Ye Yu was hugged by Father Ye and shook her head, "It's not cold."

He raised the water bag in his hand, "Mother filled me with hot water, and it's still warm."

Ye Laoer found a place to tie the donkey cart, and then also entered the shop.

At this time, Mrs. Ye was looking at the whole shop, seeing that there was no one in the shop, she asked, "Is business not good today?"

Boss Ye replied after hearing the words: "Where is it, it's not too early, it's too cold, and by noon, the lo mei we prepared will basically be sold out."

Ye's father also said: "The day before yesterday my sister gave birth to a daughter. Yesterday we both took a big bag of lo mei to the Qin family. Both my sister and niece are fine. I thought I would ask my second brother to tell me the news when he came today." Take them back, but I didn't expect the Qin family to ask someone to bring you a message."

"That's good. Your sister came back last year during the Chinese New Year. She didn't come back this year because she was pregnant. It's strange to me that such a long time has passed."

Father Ye thought for a while, and said: "Mother, you should rest in the back room for a while, and go to Qin's house after dawn."

Mother Ye nodded and asked, "Where's Brother Bao?"

"Brother Bao is not in a hurry. The new doctor in Huichuntang returned home from the Imperial Hospital. He specialized in treating children when he was in the Imperial Hospital. Dr. Wu specially sent someone to tell me that this Dr. Sun has superb medical skills. I have treated many princes, among them there are a few who are worse than Brother Bao, Dr. Sun came to the doctor this afternoon, and the news hasn't spread yet, so he told me to take a break at this time."

If you go late, then the rich people in the county should go to Dr. Sun with their money, but Dr. Sun made a rule that he only visits the doctor five times a month, and only sees three patients at a time. What do you think? It's not their turn.

"That's good, do you have enough money?"

"Enough, Dr. Sun's consultation fees are not expensive, only a little more than Dr. Wu's."

When Mrs. Ye heard this, she felt relieved, and then walked around the shop, feeling very satisfied. This was her first time here, and the shop was really good, and the rent was well paid.

Ye Yu went into the room to rest, while Father Ye and the others were busy unloading everything from the donkey cart.

During this period of time, the brine in the shop has to be boiled twice a day, and the spices are put into it in order to cook. In this weather, the brine does not need to be changed, and it can be used until it is hot. Therefore, in addition to chickens and ducks, there are several bundles of firewood on the donkey cart.