The Life Through Books of the Salted Fish Family Chapter 469

  Yan Lao Er entered the kitchen, as comfortable as coming home.

   First checked the pot and stove, then flipped through the seasoning, 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 been added recently, and there are still half a tank left.

   Several pockets hold several kinds of coarse grains.

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

  There are two pieces of air-dried meat hanging on the beam of the house, some dried beans, dried eggplant, dried radish...

  There are two vats outside the kitchen. He opened the lid and looked. The smaller one was covered with snow to hide 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 under the corner.

   No cellar.

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

  Yan Laoer was worried while busy.

  This is not enough for winter!

  He scooped up water from the water jar in the yard, and lit a 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 the teacher's wife.

  The sealed sauce jars and pickles jars were neatly placed by the wall.

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

  Eggs laid by our own hens are carefully placed in another smaller basket.

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 hands, 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 Laoer 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 boils, pour it out quickly, make a pot of tea, pour another bowl of boiled water, and put the rice in the pot by the way.

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

  Before entering the room, he heard his daughter's small mouth chattering non-stop. Looking at the teacher's wife, there was no coldness when she first entered the door, and her eyes were smiling when she looked at her daughter.

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

  This mask will not blow your face in winter.

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

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

  She figured it out. Although this family came here from famine, it was 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 feel bad about it."

   "Teacher, the student will serve you tea." Yan Er Er solemnly poured the 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, her eyes flashed with satisfaction, 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."

  Madam 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 loves 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 apprentice, 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.

  Ms. Tian also thinks the same way. It's the first time I see you, and I want 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 she 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 the elder brother treats us well in everything, but the younger one'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.

"Yes, the family is busy with work, so I hired the lady Rong from the village to help. 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 is not too embarrassed to boast about her daughter, but the fact is here, she will come and go often in the future, and this cannot be concealed, so I just said it roughly.

  Just these are enough to surprise Mrs. Tian.

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

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

  Ms. 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 every time I pass by. The front door looks small, but the yard is not small." The price can't be lowered either.

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 when they first met that her second child is born with supernatural powers, so 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...

  Besides entering the city, Bei Rong is also plundering in the countryside?

  When did Huai'an go to Huju? Can you know the details of that day? "

  Li Xuemei reassured: "Don't worry, the teacher doesn't say anything, because I don'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 camp, and the people in the city were indeed killed and injured, and the villages and towns were also severely damaged.

  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 Xiaoer'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 breather.

  Teacher's health is fine, don't worry if Xiaoer's father is here, she 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, what can he do to be wronged? Will it bring Huai'an..."

  Li Xuemei lowered her voice and said: "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 of a great victory... So it came from here." She murmured.

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

   "Go." Li Xuemei said casually.

   Mrs. Tian hurriedly stood up: "Come back, Xiaoer, you don't know where the well is, so the master will pick it out..."

   "Teacher's wife, you just sit and drink some tea, just let her go, it is 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's heart is locked: 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."

  "Teacher, why is your family only you? Didn't it mean that there are a few servants..." Li Xuemei sat for a while, the more she looked at the room, the more she looked like there was 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 days , I felt very uncomfortable. Later, Mrs. Sun 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: "Wait for the shop to be renovated, choose a good day, and let's move together."

   Mrs. Tian refused: "It's fine for me to live on my own, and 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, who's child is this, why is he so new?" A woman who was looking at her looked her up and down, and asked loudly.

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

   "I'm a child of Xiangwei Tian's family, grandma, you lean to the side, the road is narrow, don't rub 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. 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 had a gossipy face, staring at her, for fear of missing any of her expressions.

  Yan Yu: …

  Senior Master and Master-in-law are really low-key, look at this, no one in this alley knows that 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!

   Poor! 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.

   Angrily shouted: "You old woman, why is your mouth so stinky? My grandpa is fine. I just saw it yesterday, but it disappeared from 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 was very angry.

   "Master, I'm just standing here to let you all see clearly that there are people in my old Tian's family who are bankrupt, and let our family hear this and break the door of your house and smash the stove of your house!"

  Her eyes turned sideways, and she 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!"

   Typos are changed first and then corrected!

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