North and South groceries

That night, when Luo Yong returned to Xipo Village, it was already very late. When he passed by the sheep house, some disciples opened the door to greet him.

Today Luo Yong went to Lishi County alone. His disciples said they wanted to arrange two people to go with him, but Luo Yong refused. In this cold weather, everyone is also very busy, so there is nothing to do with him to the city. What are you doing.

Although these disciples obeyed Luo Yong's words and did not follow, they still felt a little uneasy. At times like this, they all remembered that their master was actually just a young man in his teens.

When Luo Yong walked to Xu's guest house, Xu Erlang didn't sleep for a while. Seeing Luo Yong came back, he hurriedly called Luo Yong to eat some hot food in the shop.

"Why haven't you slept yet?" Luo Yong handed the five pairs to a ten-year-old boy from Xu's family, and went into the hall with them.

"The guests at the table just sat a little late. No, you just cleared their kang table, and you came back." Xu Erlang's wife said: "Your sister left dumplings with you, you wait, I Let’s cook it.”

Not long after, Xu Erlang and his wife brought a plate of steaming white and fat dumplings from the kitchen, as well as a bowl of corn porridge and a plate of green salad.

The vegetables were bought from those who grew vegetables in the greenhouse. At that time, they built a heated kang in the house and covered the roof with oiled paper. The vegetables grown in this way are better than those grown in the darkroom. It looks green and tastes more delicious.

This cold dish is also easy to make, that is, wash and chop the green vegetables, blanch them in boiling water, then add a few drops of sesame oil, sprinkle a pinch of fine salt, and mix them together. It tastes very refreshing.

"Is Lin Erlang's wife coming today?" Luo Yong asked Xu Erlang who was sitting next to him while eating dumplings.

"Here we come." Xu Erlang said, "I think she's doing a pretty good job."

"That's good." Luo Yong nodded.

Luo Yong and Aunt Luo had talked about hiring another person to work very early on, but the delay dragged on until this autumn, which was the busiest time for the Lin family, and Aunt Luo did not It's easy to open that mouth, so I just dragged it on and on until now.

Aunt Luo told Luo Yong that in a few days, the weather would get colder and it would be freezing outside, so she planned to make some frozen dumplings and sell them to the county town, and Luo Yong naturally had no objections.As a result, the matter of hiring workers has also been put on the agenda.

Originally at the Lin family, Sister-in-law Lin and Second-sister-in-law both wanted to come, and Lin Liulang's daughter-in-law also wanted to come, but Aunt Luo didn't like it.

Some time ago, Mrs. Lin was pregnant again. In the words of this time, she is also a blessed one.So the job of coming to Xu's Guest House to help naturally fell on Second Aunt Lin. She was very happy to be able to work here, but if she could choose, she would actually rather be the one with the baby in her stomach at this time.

Mrs. Lin originally had two sons, and now she is pregnant again. Whether it is a son or a daughter, it is very good for the couple.

Second Sister-in-law Lin only had one daughter, and the doctor in the city said that she had hurt her foundation, and she didn't know if she would be able to have one in the future.

Aunt Luo has been married for four or five years, and she hasn't made any movement until now. If she is left in some family that pays special attention to children, her life may be difficult.Although Lin's father and Lin's mother murmured in secret, they didn't say much in person after all, which naturally had something to do with Aunt Luo's natal family being tough enough.

As for the newly married Liu Lang's daughter-in-law, she often yells about back pain and chest tightness. At the beginning, the old lady of the Lin family really took it seriously, but later she didn't bother to talk to her. ah.

After eating the dumplings and returning home, Luo Yong thought about his aunt before going to bed that night.

In terms of poor nutrition, my aunt has been selling dumplings, jujube bean cakes and other things at Xu's guest house for more than a year, and they should still be able to eat them. Luo Yong also often improves their meals.

So it's probably not a matter of nutrition...

Luo Yong thought about it, but he remembered that when he was still at work, a female colleague in the office also said that she couldn't conceive, so she went to see a Chinese medicine doctor, and then said that she wanted to warm the palace or something.

Luo Yong didn't quite remember what medicine she was supposed to be taking, but he remembered that the man often drank brown sugar water, and occasionally soaked water with longan and red dates.

At this time, Aunt Luo was twenty years old and nineteen years old, so she was supposed to be able to have children.

If she said she didn't want to have a baby, then Luo Yong would definitely support it unconditionally, and she must be willing to have a baby.But judging from Aunt Luo's attitude, she actually still wanted to have a baby, and she was also vaguely uneasy, probably because she was afraid that she would really not be able to give birth to a baby.

Early the next morning, Luo Yong got up and searched at home. There were no longans at home now, but there were still some brown sugar, red dates and eggs. There were quite a lot of them in Xu's guest house.

Luo Yong generously took the small jar of brown sugar to Aunt Luo and told her that she had nothing to do on weekdays, so he cooked some ginger, brown sugar, red dates and egg water to eat.It made Mrs. Luo feel a little embarrassed. It is made of ginger, red dates and eggs. It sounds like it is for women to maintain their health. Her brother is young and has not married a wife. How can she even say such things? Do you have to be so generous?

However, after being reminded by Luo Yong, Aunt Luo will cook brown sugar and egg water for herself in the days to come, put some ginger and red dates in it, and eat it warmly in a big bowl, and the whole person will feel happy It's almost like steaming.

The second sister-in-law Lin has been helping her recently, and her body is in such a state, sometimes Aunt Luo will cook more for her to eat.Second sister-in-law Lin thought of her well, and she told her husband about it after returning home. Lin Erlang was quite moved when he heard it, and when he talked to his elder brother a few days later, he also brought up this incident by the way. Aunt Lin was a little envious when she heard it from the sidelines, and when she was talking to some daughters-in-law in the village, she also mentioned this matter...

Then for some reason, this word was passed on, and it was passed on to others: I heard that Luo Sanlang wanted to hug his nephew, and two days ago he took brown sugar eggs to eat with his elder sister.

"Sanlang, are you a rare nephew or a niece?" In the past two days, Luo Yong was always asked this question every time he went out.

Luo Yong: "..."

It feels like those bear children in later generations were asked by their parents if you want a younger brother or a younger sister?

The problem is that he is now 17 years old this year, even if he does not count his age as a human being in two lifetimes.

A few days later, the weather became colder than before, and there were snowflakes outside, so Auntie and the others started making frozen dumplings.

Si Niang Wu Lang's book shop has been running out of business recently, so instead of waiting for business to come to the door in that deserted shop, he simply went to the Xu's guest house next door to help his elder sister make dumplings. When Luo Yong had nothing to do, he would He also took Liu Lang and Qin Niang to help.

The hall of Xu's guest house, Luo Yong now sees it as a place like an activity center for the elderly, it is bustling every day, and there are tables one by one on the long hot kang, but there are no tables on the kang table. Mahjong only.

Everyone eats vegetables and drinks, eats vegetables and drinks, those who do arithmetic problems do arithmetic problems, and those who make dumplings make dumplings.The brothers and sisters of the Luo family are the ones who make the dumplings. After all, the kitchen of the auntie and the others is still a bit small, and this large group of people will be crowded when they go in. Anyway, as long as the fillings are adjusted well, the final dumpling-making process is not afraid of others. So I simply moved to the hall to pack.

Most of the people who lived in Xu's guest house recently, except those who came to learn arithmetic, were merchants who bought cashmere and came to them for processing.

Those who can trade in cashmere are usually relatively powerful big business stocks. These people live in Xu's guest house all day long, eating and drinking, which can bring Xu Erlang and the others a lot of income.

The brothers and sisters of the Luo family have been making dumplings there all day recently and listening to them chatting all day long.

At this time, people didn't have the habit of talking about the mountains and fooling around, and the small talk was usually more serious. The children of the Luo family were listening, and they were relatively knowledgeable.

"How do you sell the frozen dice?" From time to time, people will come to them to buy dumplings.

"Six coins per catty." At this time, a catty is roughly equivalent to a catty of two or three taels in later generations, and the weight is quite sufficient.

"I'm leaving the day after tomorrow, so you can prepare fifty catties for me." Needless to say, I must have bought this for myself to eat, and if I wanted to sell it, I would definitely not just buy fifty catties.

"Okay." Fifty catties of dumplings are actually not enough for a big family in this era. Let's take someone like the Lin family for example. , not to mention those big families with big trees and deep roots.

"What's the stuffing for your dumplings?" Someone asked.

"Mixed cabbage stuffed with mutton." Goro raised his head and replied, "Isabed cabbage" is cabbage, and the dumplings they made recently are all dumplings stuffed with cabbage and mutton.

"Are there any other fillings?" The man asked again.

"Nothing." Luo Yong said with a smile.

At this moment, the business of making this kind of stuffing alone is too good to keep them busy. There is really no need to fiddle with other flavors. The main reason is that their mutton is cheap in this season, and the cabbage is just harvested at the end of autumn. Those who came back can also be stored in winter, so the dumplings with this stuffing are very good quality and cheap.

When it comes to thin skin and big stuffing, this is a test of skill. Luo used them to make dumplings not by pinching, but by squeezing, and squeezed out gold ingots with round bellies. Chubby than a chubby.

It can't be round. In Lishi County right now, white noodles are more expensive than mutton.