The Life Through Books of the Salted Fish Family

  Chapter 14 Eating Meat Today

   "Father, what are you talking about fifty taels? Our family has fifty taels?" Yan Yu's ears are pointed!

"Well, don't you want to report to you at night?" Yan Laoer looked around like a thief, and whispered: "I went to the town today, but the people from the gambling shop stopped me. They insisted on money, Mr. Yan pawned all the ten mu of land for the family, no, I didn’t see a **** ticket, it should be sold, seventy taels, and I owed the twenty, leaving fifty taels.”

   "Father!" Yan Yu gagged dissatisfied, "Why didn't you talk about such a big thing when you came back!"

"Isn't it too late? Your uncle asked me to go to the town again to cash in these notes. It's only at noon. I don't have to pay for it first. Look at you, Dabao, you are not willing to do it." , why don't you go to town with me in the afternoon? Don't say, you are really good at drawing that simple map, thanks to it, otherwise I would be caught blind." Yan Laoer said happily.

   "Going to town?" Yan Yu's eyes lit up, twinkling like little stars, "Okay, okay!"

  Li Xuemei listened to the two men discussing the scenery of the town enthusiastically, and smiled helplessly. There are not many streets in such a big town anyway.

  The three members of the family drank some watery rice soup, and Yan Laoer took his wife to Cui Langzhong's house, and returned it to the donkey cart by the way.

  He suddenly realized why Old Yan asked him to make another trip. There might be too many things. It might just be one of them. He walked on his legs so that he could drive the ox cart back on the return trip.

  When I arrived at Cui Langzhong's house, I thanked him first, and gave way for a long time to the straw prepared for the donkey, and finally it was Mrs. Cui who took the decision.

  Cui Langzhong felt Li Xuemei's pulse, and it really was a happy pulse.

  Amidst Mrs. Cui's repeated congratulations, she returned home in a daze.

  Although my daughter had said it a long time ago, she was definitely confirmed by the doctor, and she felt different.

   "It's true, almost two months." Li Xuemei said to Yan Yu.

  Yan Yu laughed so hard that she couldn't see her teeth, she laughed and said: "In a few months, our family will have a second treasure!"

   "Yes, the second treasure is coming! We have to prepare in advance." Yan's second cheered up.

  Of course I was happy at first, but after a while, I became a little sad.

  What kind of harsh conditions are they in now, how to raise children!

   "Second Uncle, Dad called you over." The eldest nephew came over and called him.

   He responded and hurried away.

   Entered the room and asked nonchalantly: "Brother, do you want to..."

   "Shut up!" Yan Huaiwen couldn't help but stop him, he was too blind to see, he was already able to go to the ground by himself, and he kept asking.

  He gasped heavily, "The car was returned? Did you thank him properly?"

   "I went back, cut a bag of straw and sent it." Yan Laoer replied honestly.

   "Why are you still bringing your daughter-in-law with you? Are your younger siblings feeling unwell?" Yan Huaiwen vaguely remembered that his younger siblings had suffered a serious illness at this time, but he didn't know why.

   "My lady, she has it!" Yan's second son was not yet happy, and when someone asked, he couldn't wait to share: "Cui Langzhong felt his pulse and said he was two months old, hehe!"

  Yan Huaiwen was shocked!

  Two months pregnant...a serious illness...

  This child, this child, should not be kept.

   And in these days.

  He warned himself again that the family must not be separated.

  Look at his second brother, how can we do without him? I can't even keep my own children.

  Thinking of adding a newcomer, Yan Huaiwen couldn't help but beam with joy, pointed to the dean to give him Cheng Yi, and said:

   "Our family's heirs are weak, and adding children is a big deal. I didn't think carefully before, and all I bought was starving brown rice. It's okay for us to eat. My younger siblings are rich. You go to the grain store to buy some polished rice and fine noodles."

  He thought for a while, and then said: "Although the age is not good, don't be too frugal. Erya is still young. I see that the child is very thin, so I will cut some meat back and give it to the children."

  Yan's second heart is hot, old Yan is really good, he is sick, and he still misses this and that.

"Brother, your health is also suffering. You can't just rely on medicine, you have to eat more and nourish yourself." Yan's second son decided to buy more, not only for pregnant women and children at home, but also for old Yan to make up for it. What can I do by taking medicine alone.

   "I'm fine." Yan Huaiwen waved his hand. In his last life, he went to Fucheng to take refuge, and the journey was difficult. This time, he plans to move his family to the north. The journey will be farther, and it will only be harder.

   Poor family and rich road, no amount of preparation is enough.

   In the end, money is still tight, and I don't know if I can persist until Guanzhou.

   "You go, go early and come back early."

"well!"

  …

  Yan's second son still didn't take his daughter to the town.

  It was just after noon, the sun was high, and he was walking again. He felt sorry for the child, so he had to promise to take her with him next time.

   Walking all the way, Yan Laoer first went to pick up the ox cart when he arrived in the town.

  The twenty-eight taels of ox carts are really extraordinary, and they look more magnificent than the mule carts next to them.

  Driving the bullock cart all the way to pick up the goods, and finally arrived at the grain shop, he knew the great generosity of Old Yan.

  I bought four whole bags of brown rice, and the buddy helped to lift it into the car. He tried to lift it a little, but it was very heavy.

  He bought some rice and flour, and when he saw that there was millet, he weighed less.

  Cut a piece of moderately fat and lean meat, picked some big clean shaved bones, and finally had a long inkling with the butcher stall owner, who asked him to spare half of his pork liver.

  There is still some money left, but he doesn't know how much.

  I only know that there are two pieces of broken silver and a string of more than a dozen copper plates.

   Illiteracy is not terrible, what is terrible is ignorance...

  Back home, the eldest brother went out with the eldest nephew.

   "I said I was going to see how much wheat was still not recovered." Li Xuemei helped organize the small things, and went to the kitchen with the meat, big bones and pork liver.

It's hard to be able to eat a meal of meat, but she has to cook well. She doesn't know how good Da Ya's cooking is, and she hasn't had the opportunity to show this child these days, but she understands and respects her father's cooking skills. definitely.

  Today, Yan Lao Er must be allowed to cook in person.

   A small basin of water, don’t be too pretentious, it’s all pig parts, don’t dislike anyone, wash it in one basin.

  Yan Lao Er finally unloaded the four bags of brown rice, and felt a little bit on his upper body, one bag was about a hundred catties.

  Removed the carriage frame, **** the cows, his daughter volunteered to take over the job of feeding the cows, and he rushed to the kitchen.

"Let me do it."

   Kissing the couple, I want to go together.

  Li Xuemei moved out of the way, lowered her lower body, and studied the stove.

  Yan Laoer weighed the kitchen knife, found a large and thick porcelain bowl, and began to sharpen the knife.

  Yan Yu heard the voice and ran over.

  Hanging on the door frame, staring at her father without blinking.

  Separate fat and thin with a knife, and then peel off the skin.

   Chop the big bones. Chop it.

  Start to ignite and heat the stove.

  Da Ya heard the movement and hurried over.

   I saw her second uncle cut the fatty meat into pieces and put it directly into the pot. The meat became smaller and smaller, and the lard became more and more fat, and the alluring aroma burst out all at once.

   It’s not easy, the author finally arranged to eat meat, ahh! o(*￣︶￣*)o

  (end of this chapter)