The Life Through Books of the Salted Fish Family

When Yan Laoer entered the kitchen, he was as comfortable as returning home.

First checked the pots and stoves, then flipped through the seasonings, and walked around to see what ingredients were in the house.

The brown rice in the rice tank is about to bottom out, and the rough noodles in the noodle tank should have just been added, and there are still half a tank left.

Several pockets hold several coarse grains respectively.

The oil is clear oil, which he saw and smelled, like rapeseed oil.

Hanging on the beams are two pieces of air-dried meat, many dried beans, dried eggplants, dried radishes...

There were two tanks outside the kitchen, he opened the lid and looked, the smaller one was covered with snow to hide the meat, and the larger one used the same method to freeze vegetables.

The small courtyard where the teacher's wife lives is not big, it is a regular rectangle, from one end to the other at a glance, one wall, three houses, and a small vegetable field opened under the corner.

No cellar.

Those things in and out of the kitchen are all the food reserves at home...

Yan Lao Er was busy and worried at the same time.

This is not enough for winter!

He scooped up water from the water tank in the courtyard and lit the stove to boil the pot.

Move all the food brought to the kitchen, and hang up the dried mushrooms, fish and vegetables according to the habit of my teacher's wife.

The sealed jars of sauced meat and pickles were neatly placed by the wall.

Salted duck eggs and preserved eggs poured into the basket at the teacher's wife's house.

The eggs laid by our own hens are carefully placed in a smaller basket one by one.

The tank for the frozen meat outside was moved and stuffed with two pieces of frozen fresh fish and two pieces of frozen tofu. leg bones.

Looking at the plucked pheasant in his hand, Yan Laoer decided to make the whole hard dish today, chicken stewed with mushrooms.

Find hazel mushrooms from the hanging mushrooms, remove them one by one, and soak them in water first.

Yan Lao Er sharpened the knife twice with the bottom of the bowl, and then began to chop the chicken.

There is only one stove in the kitchen, and he washed the rice and put it aside.

As soon as the water here boiled, I quickly poured it out, brewed a pot of tea, poured another bowl of boiled water, and put the rice in the pot by the way.

Yan Laoer carried the pot and the bowl, and quickly sent them to the house.

Before entering the room, he heard his daughter's small mouth chatting non-stop. Looking at his wife, there was no coldness when he first entered the door. Looking at her daughter's eyes, there was a smile.

"...Master also has a sheepskin coat, it's cute to wear, please touch it, Master, isn't it so soft.

This mask does not blow your face in winter.

This is the fragrant pancake made by our family..."

Mrs. Tian smiled and said: "It's all good, but there are too many..."

She figured it out. Although the family came here from famine, they were not without wealth. Also, if the family was really poor, they couldn't afford to support three people in the family to study.

Li Xuemei: "Teacher's wife, ask Xiao Er to measure your body. I'm clumsy, and I can only make the simplest ones. Don't worry about it."

"Teacher's wife, the student will serve you tea." Yan Laoer looked solemn, poured tea and offered it with both hands.

Mrs. Tian took it, her eyes were soft and moist as water.

She took a small sip first, surprised at the right temperature, satisfaction flashed across her eyes, and then drank it all in one gulp.

"Huai'an, sit down." Mrs. Tian got up, "We will eat at home at noon, and my teacher will cook some dishes."

"Master, I don't need you, I'll come and I'll try my handicraft." Yan Er Er looked at Yan Yu: "Little Er, come out and help Dad."

Yan Yu responded, turned her head and said, "Master, mother, I'm going."

Mrs. Tian sat down slowly.

"Hui'an often cooks at home?"

Li Xuemei said with some embarrassment: "Xiaoer's father is better at cooking than me, and everyone in the family likes to eat the food he cooks, so I won't make a fool of myself in front of the teacher's wife, so you can let him do the work, Xiaoer will let him go, and both of you are free." Can't live."

"What is the name of Huai'an? You have to go to the entrance exam." Mrs. Tian asked.

The relationship between people is so wonderful. They are strangers who have just met, but because there is an extra layer of relationship in the middle, they gradually get close.

Master and disciple, according to Yan Laoer's simple understanding, the teacher is the father, and the teacher's mother is the mother, especially when Mr. Tian has no children, their master-student relationship is even stronger.

Mrs. Tian thought the same way, seeing her for the first time, and wanted to know more.

As a scholar, he must take the road of imperial examination.

Li Xuemei pursed her lips, and said softly: "Xiao Er's father has no fame yet, and plans to try it in the spring of next year."

Mrs. Tian thought for a moment, and asked: "But if you put your elder brother first, you won't end?"

"It's not that big brother treats us well in everything, it's just that the second child's father doesn't have any talent in reading, and his studies... are a bit difficult." Li Xuemei said truthfully.

Mrs. Tian was silent for a while, digesting this message.

This Mrs. Li doesn't seem like a modest statement.

She thought of her master's letter, which never mentioned the disciple's studies, but praised the disciple's character and temperament repeatedly.

"The master mentioned in the letter that Huai'an's eldest brother is a scholar, and he is temporarily a household secretary in Huju. He is capable and promising. He has a son who is studying in the county school with Huai'an. In that family, there are only your mother, daughter and a niece?"

"Yes, the family is busy with work, so I hired Miss Rong from the village to help. That lady Rong is quick and capable, she is a good cook, and the villagers are also very helpful. Her uncle let her be the head of the house, that child is a bit clever."

Mrs. Tian followed up and asked a few more questions.

Although Li Xuemei was embarrassed to boast about her daughter, but the fact is that she will come and go frequently in the future, so she can't hide it, so I just said it roughly.

These alone are enough to surprise Mrs. Tian.

I saw that the child was clever, but I didn't expect it to be so smart.

The two talked about the newly bought house in Fucheng by the Yan family.

Mrs. Tian thought it was a house, but she didn't think it was a shop on the street of Fuxue.

Mrs. Tian said: "I know that shop. I can see it as soon as I pass by. The front door looks small, but the yard is not small." The price can't be low.

Li Xuemei was tangled up again. The shop was several hundred taels of silver. If you explain it, you have to bring out the matter of Xiaoer killing Beirong. I also exchanged some reward silver before buying this shop.

It's not good to tell Mrs. Tian at the first meeting that her second child is born with supernatural powers, and it would be bad if she was frightened.

Mrs. Tian grabbed her hand nervously, and asked anxiously: "What? The Beirong entered your village? Are there any casualties? The master has not written much recently, and he always avoids talking about the destruction of the Huju city. I I went to ask the elder brother of the Cheng family to inquire, but he was vague. He only said that nothing happened. How can it be nothing? There are rumors in Yongning City that there are countless dead and injured in the tiger's house, and the city is full of white flags. There were four people, and three died...

In addition to entering the city, Bei Rong is also plundering in the countryside?

When did Huaian go to Huju, do you know the details of that day? "

Li Xuemei reassured: "Don't be in a hurry, the teacher doesn't say anything, because he definitely doesn't want you to worry."

She thought about it and said: "On the day the city was destroyed, Xiaoer's father was in the tiger's house, and the people in the city were indeed killed and injured, and the villages and towns were also severely affected.

The barn in the city was robbed, the second master and the third master were guarding there, and everyone was gone...

The teacher was with the second child's father that day, hiding everywhere, and survived.

As soon as the reinforcements arrived, the Bei Rong retreated, and it was not good for the tigers to occupy the inside and outside of the city. They were all pulled to help...

Finally, the most difficult time has passed, and now I can take a little breath.

The teacher is in good health, don't worry if you have Xiao Er's father here, you won't suffer any grievances in terms of food and lodging. "

Mrs. Tian patted her hand lightly, worried: "Good boy, you are all good boys, why should he be wronged? It is you who are wronged. I don't know if he can be a small city official on his side. I don't know if it will hurt Huai'an..."

Li Xuemei said in a low voice: "Master, our Huju also killed a lot of Bei Rong, a total of three thousand, that's what was written in the court report..."

Mrs. Tian's frown loosened.

"No wonder there are also rumors about the great victory of the tiger...so it came from here." She murmured.

"Master, mother, I'm going out to fetch water." Yan Yu stood at the door with a shoulder pole and said.

"Go." Li Xuemei said casually.

Mrs. Tian hurriedly stood up: "Xiao Er, come back, you don't know where the well is, so Master will pick it..."

"Master, just sit and drink some tea, just let her go, it's often done at home." Li Xuemei said: "I don't know where the well is, just ask someone."

"The child is still young, and it's cold outside..." Mrs. Tian chased a few steps outside, and when she left the house, Yan Yu had already run away and disappeared.

"She wears a lot, don't worry, we country children are used to doing things since childhood."

Li Xuemei said in her heart: Her daughter is very strong, and with your two small buckets, she fetches water like she is playing.

Mrs. Tian and Li Xuemei were gossiping about family affairs, while they kept looking at the door.

Seeing Yan Yu came back from carrying water, poured it into the water tank neatly, and ran out again.

Can't help but praise: "Xiao Er is so agile, it's really attractive to look at."

"Master, why are you alone in your family? Doesn't it mean that there are a few servants..." Li Xuemei sat for a while, and the more she looked at the room, the more she looked like no one else, but her daughter's father clearly said that there were servants in the teacher's house.

"In the past, there was a family. The son was on business with the master, and the mother and daughter-in-law followed me. Sun Quan had a son and a daughter, one was seven years old, and the other was three years old. Alas... the person was gone, and the grandma cried for several times. My God, I'm feeling really uncomfortable. Later, grandma grandma begged me to redeem her daughter-in-law and two children and go back to her hometown. I let go of their family's deeds and gave me some money..."

"Live alone? How can that be possible!" Li Xuemei frowned, and quickly said: "You might as well move in and live with us, so that we can take care of each other."

She said again: "When the shop is improved and a good day is chosen, we will move together."

Mrs. Tian refused: "It's fine for me to live by myself. I'm comfortable. When you move here, you'll be in the west of the city, not far away. If it's a few steps away, I can walk as soon as I want."

Yan Yu walked briskly in the alley, and was startled by a family who opened the door suddenly, and the bucket shook slightly. Fortunately, she had a strong hand, and she pulled the rope to stabilize the bucket without spilling a drop of water. come out.

"Hey, whose child is this, why is it so strange?" A woman who was looking at her looked her up and down, and asked loudly.

When she shouted, Yan Yu could hear the sound of people walking around in several nearby houses.

"I'm a child of Tian's family at the end of Xiangwei, grandma, you lean to the side, the road is narrow, don't rub against your clothes." Yan Yu said and was going to continue walking.

"You child, you don't even blink when you lie. There are only two children in the Tian family, and they are still surnamed Sun, not the Tian family. They moved away long ago.

You came here with your parents, right? You knew that old man Tian was working in the yamen, and he came because he had money and no children, right? Are your parents going to make you a son for Old Man Tian? "

The mother-in-law stared at her with a gossip face, for fear of missing any expression on her face.

Yan Yu: ...

The master and the master are really low-key, looking at this, no one in this alley knows that the master is the master of Hujucheng?

There is a long way between being an errand and being an official!

"Alas! Boy, don't go away. Which side of the Tian family is your relative? Old man Tian's side, or Mrs. Tian's natal family? Where did you come from, you guys? The bullock cart at the alley was rented by your family, right? There are many bags and small bags, what do you bring? Boy, how much money did Mrs. Tian give your parents to buy you? You are very handsome, and you have earned a lot of money. Tell your parents, just ask for more, then Lao Tian's family pretended to be poor, saying that they had no money and no money, and they could afford servants. Then Sun Quan died, so they sent Granny Sun a lot of money.

Whoops, speaking of this, old man Tian hasn't come back for a long time, child, let your parents inquire carefully, don't tell me that old man Tian is gone, Mrs. Tian is too late, too late, why are you thinking about it now? Get up, ask your parents to find a few more people to ask, others are gone, trick a child to come back to guard the stove, life is the most difficult for orphans and widows, how can they live without a head of the family!

Sorry to see you! Mrs. Tian had been wearing plain clothes for a month, and she kept asking her why the man didn't come back, so there must be something wrong here..."

Yan Yudang threw the bucket on the ground.

He shouted angrily: "You old woman, why is your mouth so stinky? My grandpa is fine. I just saw it yesterday, but it was gone in your mouth. You are gone, your whole family is gone!"

She looked around and saw that several houses had opened their doors to watch the excitement, and she couldn't help but get angry.

"Master, just stand here and let you all see clearly that there are people in my old Tian's family, what kind of bankruptcy, let our family hear this and break the door of your house and smash the stove of your house!"

She squinted her eyes and stared hard at the old woman who was full of shit.

"My grandpa and my grandma have a good temper, but my father and I have a bad temper. She doesn't want to provoke such tongues. Coincidentally, my father and I like to be serious with people the most. That woman, let me ask you, is there anything wrong with your empty teeth?" Credentials? Just because you have a big mouth, you talk nonsense and spread rumors indiscriminately. I’m afraid you don’t know that rumors and troubles will be dragged to the yamen! You also know that my grandfather works in the yamen, let me tell you , not only my grandfather, my uncle, my father, my elder brother are all working in the yamen, today you must give my family an explanation, otherwise we will go to the yamen to sue you, drag you to court, and beat you hard!"

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