Bianshanhan [farming]

After having lunch together, the old man of the Du family couldn't help but asked Li Qingwen again if he wanted to open a restaurant.

Li Qingwen still shook his head, but Li Qingrui started talking to the old man about this matter, asking about the pan shop and other things.

The old man is an old neighbor here, and he is very clear about the big things and small things in this area. He can guess which shop should be opened in which area, and which shop rents for a year.

Li Qingwen thought, so the old men and aunts in the alleys and alleys are as powerful, disrespectful, disrespectful.

After admiring him, Li Qingwen turned to look at Li Qinghong, and said, "Third Brother, Big Brother really wants to leave me here to cook?"

"I'm afraid I will be left behind." Li Qinghong said with a complicated face.

"What do you mean?" Li Qingwen asked incomprehensibly.

"All these years, my parents have been looking for a suitable girl for me..." Li Qinghong sighed helplessly, "On the way to the border town, my mother and sister-in-law talked to every girl, thinking that I might not find a wife in the border town. You want me to come to the capital..."

Li Qingwen suddenly realized, no wonder his mother and sister-in-law got close to those girls on the road, so they were picking a wife for the third brother.

Li Qinghong will be 20 years old after today, in order to prevent his son from being single, Mrs. Chen is also heartbroken.

There are quite a few families fleeing famine to border towns, except those in the village, there are about a hundred girls who are about the same age as Li Qinghong. Both Jiang and Chen have talked and think that there are six girls who should be able to get along with Li Qinghong.

When the first snow fell, Li Qinghong was locked at home and asked which girl he liked, but there was no result.

Chen didn't fall asleep for several nights, her second son was studying far away in the capital, she couldn't control her, and the third son was at the door of the house, if she couldn't find a wife, how could she fall asleep.

Li Maoxian saw that she was about to have a heart attack, so he said that he would let the third child go out to roam around and meet more people, so maybe he could meet his marriage.

It is said that they are going out to wander around, but they can't run around rashly. The panic in Bingzhou is not over yet, so naturally they can't go back. Fan Yangcheng is too close to Bingzhou, and I'm afraid it will be affected too.After thinking about it, Beijing is a good place to go, Li Qingzhuo is also here, the two brothers can take care of each other.

Before they came, what they discussed was to open a grocery store and ask Li Qinghong to sell all kinds of things produced in the border town, so that the goods they brought in in the future would not need to be sold in a hurry, but just put them in the store.

After arriving in the capital city, there are many shops in various cities, Li Qingrui and the others are also looking at what kind of business is better. After all, the main purpose of Li Qinghong's coming to the capital is to find a wife, and then to do business...

Li Qingrui is the eldest brother. Although he doesn't nag, he still cares about the marriages of his younger brothers. He wished Li Qinghong would stay in the capital. There are dozens of hundreds of families in this alley. As long as the third brother works hard, Neighbors in the neighborhood have a match, and they will inquire about their daughters, nieces, nieces, granddaughters and so on.

Of course, except for the Chen family, other families also regard their children's marriage as a top priority, and those aunts and mothers-in-law are not idle.

There are many men and few women in the border town, and there are many more. No one wants their children to be unable to marry a wife.

If you want to open a grocery store, Li Qingwen can't help you. He doesn't understand. He told Li Qinghong that cooking is not difficult, and the amount of meat and seasoning is certain. If you want to open a restaurant, he can think about the recipe.

Li Qinghong patted his head, now that the capital is like this, can they explain it carefully, the shop and so on are all things to come later.

The preparations were almost done in the morning. In the afternoon, a few people tidied up the yard. Li Qingwen deliberately turned his head to look at the two officers and soldiers. Seeing that there was a layer of dirt on their faces, he couldn't help but ask if he wanted some food. something, drink some water.

He wanted to get close and ask some questions, but the two of them didn't talk to each other at all, and Li Qingwen got frustrated again and returned home.

In winter, the days are short, so I feel the sun shining on my face, and the sky darkens in a blink of an eye.

Someone in the distance lit a fire, threw bamboo into the fire, and the crisp sound of firecrackers rang out.

At this moment, as if something was ignited, there was a sudden killing sound from the gate of the city.

The horse neighed and ran, and the ground shook slightly.

The room was filled with the smell of food, and everyone stood in the yard, looking at the sky in the direction of Yudao, which was illuminated red by torches, very disturbed.

Li Qingzhuo's eyes flickered, not knowing what he was thinking.

Li Qingwen found that the two figures at the door had disappeared. His heart moved and he took a few steps forward. Suddenly, he saw two vague black figures in the shadow of the wall at the end of the yard...

Li Qingwen: "..."

I don't know when, these two officers and soldiers entered the courtyard gate from outside, so they were also frightened by the situation outside?

For some reason, a word suddenly popped up in Li Qingwen's head - same fate and sympathy.

"Let's eat, it's not very interesting." Li Qingzhuo said.

The others stomped their feet and followed them back to the house, mother, you can't be a starving ghost!

A group of people entered the house one after another, Li Qingrui and Li Qinghong stayed at the back, and brought in the small pot on the stove.

The child who was separated from his family was the happiest when he saw more and more dishes on the table, and he had no idea what was going on outside.

After closing the doors and windows tightly, it seemed that the movement was quieter. Fang went to the stove to boil the dumplings, while Li Qingwen packed up the dishes and put them on the table.

Lamb scorpion, stewed chicken nuggets, aspic, smoked duck, braised fish, Sixi meatballs, pot-wrapped meat, shredded taro...

A group of people gathered around, looking at so much meat, they immediately forgot about the mess outside, each picked up their chopsticks, and when the steaming dumplings were served, the pairs of chopsticks seemed to have eyes, and they all rushed towards themselves I like to eat.

Li Qingwen was afraid that the old man wouldn't be able to let go of their group's meal, so he found an empty bowl to help him pick up vegetables, but when he handed it over, he found that Old Du was holding a sheep bone in both hands, as if his head was not afraid of being scalded.

The mutton scorpion has been stewed for a long time, and more than [-] kinds of seasonings and warm medicinal materials have been added in it. People's mouths are full of oil and they can't stop.

Stewed chicken nuggets and meat jelly are cold dishes, you don’t need to blow or wait, you can swallow it in your mouth. The chicken is firm and delicious, and the meat jelly is full of chicken broth, full of salty fragrance.

Two smoked ducks were sliced, with a layer of meat under the bright yellow skin, chewed together with small bones, and the taste was good.

The braised fish was made by Li Qingwen. Before making it, I asked the old man what kind of flavor he would like to eat. After all, he climbed six walls and came here with frozen fish, so he must like fish.

This obsession must be respected.

But the old man only said, follow the big guy, you can make whatever you want to eat.

Li Qingwen looked up and saw that there were a lot of gnawed lamb bones piled up in the empty basin next to the old man. The braised fish was always in front of him, and his chopsticks did not move.

He didn't take a bite, so it shouldn't be unpalatable, it might just be that the sheep scorpion is more to his appetite.

Maybe it's because he tasted it when preparing the dishes. Li Qingwen moved slower than others, and while eating, he picked up shredded taro for the little guy on his lap, thinking in his heart, when will the New Year's Eve dinner start in the border town.

Although they have moved, they should follow the rules of Yangshu Village to worship the ancestors around Mo Hai, and then the whole family will have a reunion dinner together.

Then I wondered, there are a lot of food beside the pier, I wonder if Jiang Cong and the others will ask someone to buy some and send it to the boat.

If I had known, he should have bought things when he disembarked...

Last year, Li Qingwen spent the year on the road. At that time, he made a wish on the shooting star, hoping that the family would be reunited in the coming year. Although the wish was not fulfilled, but now, he only hopes that everyone can be safe, even if they can't be together, each of them is safe. .

He had just finished thinking, when there was a lot of movement from the entrance of the alley, Li Qingwen really wanted to sew his mouth shut, no, no, he didn't say it just now, he just thought about it in his head, could this not work? !

Everyone wanted to stand up, but Li Qingrui didn't let him. Only he and Li Qingzhuo got up and went out. Then they saw a group of war horses galloping by quickly, and soon, the doorway fell silent.

It was just passing by.

He breathed a sigh of relief and went back to the house to continue eating.

This time, the old man opened the wine he brought, and immediately, the aroma filled the room. Even a non-drinker like Li Qingwen knew that the wine should be good.

This jar is really small, it doesn't look like it can hold much wine.

Therefore, except for the ignorant little baby, everyone else shared a small cup, and Fang's was no exception.

Li Qingwen poured the wine into his mouth, and found that the wine seemed a bit sweet, he tapped his mouth, it didn't seem to have any spicy taste.

The New Year's Eve dinner finally came to an end without any risk, and a group of people started to clean up the dishes together.

It may be that the string in his head was too tight, or it may be that he woke up early in the morning, Li Qingwen felt a little tired, especially when he saw Li Qingshun and the others making up the floor in the house and saw the bedding, his eyelids began to sink.

There was also the one who was sleepy earlier than him, and that was the one who picked up the doll, with a circle of sugar residue around his mouth, and his head was like a chicken pecking at rice.

Li Qingzhuo moistened a cloth with warm water and wiped the child's face, hands and feet. Li Qingwen put him under the quilt, and the little thing fell asleep in someone else's house with confidence.

It's so dark, Li Qingrui and the others definitely can't let the old man climb the wall to go back, let him be wronged here all night...

Hearing the voices outside, Li Qingwen fell to the ground and fell asleep.

Li Qingwen fell on Li Qingshun's bedding, Li Qingzhuo and Li Qinghong lifted him up, Li Qinghong said distressedly: "Zai'er is really exhausted this day."

He was so tired and fell asleep all at once.

"He's drunk." Li Qingzhuo said.

Li Qinghong was stunned, no one got half of the mouth just now, he stared at his younger brother's face, it was no different from usual.

However, it seems that the alcohol is really strong, several people were in high spirits after eating just now, but now they are lying on the bedding and snoring everywhere.

After hearing what the second brother said, Li Qinghong also began to feel a little dizzy.