Chapter 469: Quarrel (two in one chapter)
Author: Diary of a Home Girl
When Yan Laoer entered the kitchen, he felt as comfortable as going home.
First I checked the pot and stove, then turned over the seasonings, and walked around to see what ingredients were available in the house.
The brown rice in the rice vat is about to bottom out, and the coarse noodles in the noodle vat are probably just added, and there are still more than half a vat left.
Several pockets contain several kinds of whole grains.
The oil was clear oil, and he looked and smelled it, like rapeseed oil.
Hanging on the beam were two strips of dried meat, lots of dried beans, dried eggplants, dried radishes...
There were two vats outside the kitchen. He opened the lid and took a look. The smaller one had meat covered in snow, and the larger one used the same method to freeze vegetables.
The small courtyard where my wife lives is not big, it is a regular rectangle. From one end to the other, you can see one wall, three houses, and a small vegetable patch under the corner.
There is no cellar.
These things inside and outside the kitchen are all the food reserves at home...
Yan Laoer was worried while working.
This is not enough to survive the winter!
He scooped water from the water jar in the courtyard and lit the stove to heat the pot.
All the food he brought was moved to the kitchen, and mushrooms, fish, and dried vegetables were hung up according to Mistress's custom.
Sealed jars of meat sauce and jars of pickles are neatly placed by the wall.
Salted duck eggs and preserved eggs were dumped into the basket at my wife’s house.
The eggs laid by the own hens are carefully placed one by one in another smaller basket.
He moved the tank with frozen meat outside and stuffed it with two pieces of frozen fresh fish and two pieces of frozen tofu. It was almost full. Yan Laoer didn't give up and squeezed in two more pieces of mutton filled with meat.
Leg bones.
Looking at the pheasant that had already been plucked and trimmed, Yan Laoer decided to cook all the hard vegetables and chicken stewed with mushrooms today.
Find the hazelnut mushrooms among the hanging mushrooms, remove them one by one, and soak them in water first.
Yan Laoer sharpened his knife twice with the bottom of the bowl and started chopping the chicken.
There was only one stove in the kitchen, so he washed the rice and put it aside.
As soon as the water here boils, I quickly pour it out, make a pot of tea, pour another bowl of boiled water, and cook the rice.
Yan Laoer quickly carried the pot and bowl to the house.
Before he even entered the room, he heard his daughter's little mouth chattering non-stop. Looking at his wife, she still had the coldness when she first walked in. Looking at her daughter's kind eyes made her smile.
"... Master also has one of these sheepskin coats. It's so cute. Master, please touch it. Is it so soft?
Is this mask suitable for wearing in winter?
This is the fragrant rice made by our family..."
Mrs. Tian smiled and said: "All are good, but there are too many..."
She finally figured out that although this family came to escape from poverty, they were not without financial resources. Also, the family was really poor and could not afford to support three people in the family to study.
Li Xuemei: "Teacher, please ask the waiter to measure you. I'm clumsy and can only do the simplest things. Don't be dissatisfied."
"Teacher, I will serve you some tea." Yan Laoer looked solemn as he poured the tea and offered it with both hands.
Mrs. Tian took it, her eyes were soft and as gentle as water.
She took a small sip first, surprised by the right temperature, her eyes flashed with satisfaction, and then drank it all in one gulp.
"Huai'an, sit down." Mrs. Tian stood up and said, "Let's have lunch at home, and my wife will make some dishes."
"Master, I don't need you. I'll come and you can try my skills." Yan Laoer looked at Yan Yu and said, "Xiaoer, come out and help dad."
Yan Yu responded, turned around and said, "Master, mother, I'm going."
Mrs. Tian slowly sat down.
"Huai'an often cooks at home?"
Li Xuemei said with some embarrassment: "The waiter's father is better at cooking than me. Everyone in the family loves to eat his cooking. I won't show my shame in front of my wife. Just let him do his work. The waiter can do whatever he wants. Both of us are free."
Can’t live.”
"What is the name of Huai'an? You still have to take the 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 become closer.
Master and disciple, according to Yan Laoer's simple understanding, the teacher is the father and the master is the mother. Especially when Master Tian has no children, their master-disciple relationship is even more profound.
Mrs. Tian thought the same way. It was the first time she met him and she wanted to know more.
As a scholar, I must take the imperial examination route.
Li Xuemei pursed her lips and said softly: "Xiao Er's father doesn't have any fame yet. He plans to give it a try next spring."
Mrs. Tian thought for a moment and asked: "But putting the elder brother first in the family will not lead to the end?"
"It's not that the eldest brother treats us well. It's just that the second girl's father doesn't have any talent in reading, and his studies... are a bit difficult." Li Xuemei told the truth.
Mrs. Tian was speechless for a long while, digesting this information.
This Lady Li doesn't seem to be speaking modestly.
She thought of her master's letters. She never mentioned the disciple's studies, but instead repeatedly praised the disciple's character and temperament.
"The master mentioned in his letter that Huai'an's eldest brother is a scholar. He is temporarily appointed as household secretary in Huju. He is capable and promising. He has a son who is studying at the county school with Huai'an. In that family, there are only your mother, daughter and a niece?"
"Yes, I am very busy with work at home, so I hired Mrs. Rong from the village to help. Mrs. Rong is very agile and capable. She is a good cook and the people in the village are also very helpful. My waiter... To tell you the truth,
Her uncle asked her to take charge of the house, and that child is quite clever."
Mrs. Tian followed and asked a few more questions.
Although Li Xuemei was embarrassed to praise her daughter fiercely, the fact was that she could not hide it from her if she would come and visit her frequently in the future, so she just spoke in general terms.
This alone was enough to surprise Mrs. Tian.
I saw that the child was clever, but I didn't expect him to be so smart.
The two of them talked about the new house the Yan family bought in Fucheng.
Mrs. Tian originally thought it was a house, but she didn't expect it to be a shop on the street of Fuxue.
Mrs. Tian said: "I know that shop. You can see it when you walk by. The front doesn't look big, but the courtyard is quite big." The price cannot be lowered.
Li Xuemei was confused again. The shop had several hundred taels of silver. If she could explain it, she would have to lead out the waiter's murder of Beirong. It would not be good if he didn't explain it, so he could only sigh and vaguely said that his family reported the news and had merit, and Beirong was killed.
I also exchanged some reward money to buy this shop.
It would be wrong to tell Mrs. Tian when they first met that her waiter was born with supernatural powers and it would be bad if he got scared.
Mrs. Tian grabbed her hand nervously and asked urgently: "What? The Beirong army entered your village? Are there any casualties? The master has written very few letters recently, and he always avoids talking about the tiger's invasion of the city. I
I went to ask the brother of the Cheng family, but he couldn't explain anything. He only said that there was nothing. How could it be that nothing happened? There was a rumor in Yongning city that there were countless casualties due to tiger roosts. The city was filled with white flags. On the day the city was destroyed, the beacon fire continued.
There were four people, three died...
In addition to entering the city, the Beirong also looted the countryside?
When did you go to Huju in Huai'an? Do you know the details of that day?"
Li Xuemei said comfortingly: "Don't worry, the teacher won't tell you, because he definitely doesn't want you to worry."
She considered it carefully and said: "On the day the city was destroyed, Xiaoer's father was in Huju. There were indeed many casualties among the people in the city, and the villages and towns were also severely damaged.
The barn in the city was robbed, and the second and third masters were guarding it. No one was there...
The teacher was with Xiao Er's father that day, and they escaped and hid themselves everywhere.
As soon as the reinforcements arrived, the Beirong army retreated. It was not good to occupy the city inside and outside the city. There were thousands of things going on, and the government office was short of manpower. One person had to work as an envoy for several people. The waiter, her father, and her uncle were homeless for a long time. Even Heng'er
Everyone was roped in to help...
Finally, the most difficult time has passed, and now I can take a breather.
The teacher's health is not bad. Don't worry because Xiao Er's father is here. You won't suffer any grievances when it comes to food and accommodation."
Mrs. Tian patted her hand gently and said worriedly: "Good children, you are all good children. He has nothing to be wronged about. It is you who are wronged. I don't know if he can be a stable official in the city. I don't know.
Will it bring trouble to Huai'an..."
Li Xuemei lowered her voice and said: "Master's wife, we Huju also killed a lot of Beirong, three thousand in total. This is what was written in the report to the court..."
Mrs. Tian's frown relaxed.
"No wonder some people say that the tiger conquered the country...it turned out to be from here." She murmured.
"Master, mother, I'm going out to fetch water." Yan Yu stood at the door holding a pole and said.
"Go." Li Xuemei said casually.
Mrs. Tian stood up hurriedly: "Xiao Er, come back. You don't know where the well is. Master, go pick it out..."
"Master's wife, just sit down and have a sip of tea and let her go. This is what we do 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 her out for a few steps. By the time she got out of the house, Yan Yu had already disappeared.
"She wears a lot of clothes, don't worry, we country kids have been used to working since we were young."
Li Xuemei's heart is locked: Her daughter is very strong. With your two small buckets, she seems to be playing with water.
Mrs. Tian and Li Xuemei were chatting about household matters while constantly looking at the door.
I saw Yan Yu Tengteng coming back from carrying water, neatly pouring it into the water tank, and running out again.
I couldn't help but praise: "The waiter is so neat and tidy, he's really cute to look at."
"Master's wife, how come you are the only one in your house? You don't mean that there are several servants..." Li Xuemei sat for a while, and the more she looked at the house, the less likely there was anyone else, but her daughter's father clearly said that there were servants in the master's house.
"There used to be a family. My son went to work with the master, and my 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... they were gone, and Mrs. Sun cried several times.
God, I felt so uncomfortable. Later, Mrs. Sun came to me and wanted to redeem her daughter-in-law and two children and return to her hometown. I released their family's deeds and gave them some money..."
"Only you live by yourself? How can that be possible!" Li Xuemei frowned and said quickly: "Why don't you move in with us so that we can take care of each other."
She added: "When the shop is renovated and we choose a good day, we can move together."
Mrs. Tian refused and said, "It's fine and comfortable for me to live by myself. When you move here, we will be in the west of the city, not far away. It's only a few steps away. I can just walk away if I want to."
Yan Yu walked briskly in the alley when she was startled by a house that suddenly opened its door. The bucket shook slightly. Fortunately, she had strong hands and pulled the rope to stabilize the bucket without spilling a drop of water.
come out.
"Hey, whose child is this? Why is it so unfamiliar?" A woman who looked a little older looked her up and down and asked loudly.
When she shouted, Yan Yu heard the sound of people moving around from several nearby houses.
"I am a child from Xiangweida's family. Grandma, please lean over to the side. The road is narrow and don't rub your clothes." Yan Yu said and was about to continue walking forward.
"You are a kid who can tell lies without blinking an eye. There are only two children in the Tian family, and their surname is Sun. They are not from the Tian family. They have moved away long ago.
You came here to get married with your parents, right? You knew that Old Man Tian was working as an errand in the government, so you came here because he was rich and had no children, right? Are your parents going to give you Old Man Tian as your son?"
The mother-in-law had a gossipy look on her face and stared at her, fearing to miss any of her expressions.
Yan Yu:......
The master and the master are so low-key. Look at this, no one in this alley knows that the master is the big boss of the city?
There is a huge difference between being an errand and being an official!
"Alas! Boy, please don't leave. Which end of the Tian family are you related to? Are they from Old Man Tian's side or Mrs. Tian's natal family? Where did you come from? Did your family rent the ox cart at the entrance of the alley?
There are many big and small bags, what do you bring? Boy, how much money did Mrs. Tian give your parents to buy you? You are quite handsome, so you must have a lot of money. Tell your parents, just ask for more, then
The Lao Tian family actually pretends to be poor, saying that they have no money and can only afford servants. Then Sun Quan is dead, so they can send Granny Sun a lot of money.
Oops, speaking of this, Mr. Tian hasn’t been back for a long time. My child, let your parents inquire carefully. Mr. Tian is gone too. Mrs. Tian will not succeed sooner or later. Why don’t you think about it now?
Get up, ask your parents to find a few more people to ask, if the others are gone, trick a child into coming back to guard the stove. The life of an orphan and a widowed mother is the most difficult, how can they survive without a head of the family?
What a pity! Mrs. Tian has been wearing plain clothes for a month, but she doesn’t say a word when she asks her why the man doesn’t come back. There must be something going on here..."
Yan Yubao threw the bucket on the ground.
She yelled angrily: "You old woman, why do you have such a bad mouth? My grandpa is a good person. I just saw him yesterday. When it came into your mouth, it was gone. You are gone. Your whole family is gone!"
She looked around and saw that several houses had their doors open to watch the excitement, and she was furious.
"I will stand here so that you all can see clearly that there is someone in our Lao Tian family who is extremely wealthy. If my family hears this, they will break down your door and smash your stove!"
She rolled her eyes and glared at the old woman who was spitting shit.
"My father and my grandmother have good tempers, but my father and I have bad tempers. She doesn't want to provoke such remarks. It just so happens that my father and I like to be more serious with others. That mother-in-law, let me ask you, are you so empty-handed?
Do you have proof? Just because you have a mouth, you just talk nonsense and spread rumors. You probably don’t know that if you spread rumors and cause trouble, you will be taken to the Yamen to be punished! You also know that my grandfather works as an errand in the Yamen, let me tell you
, not only my grandfather, but also my uncle, my father, and my eldest brother are all working in the Yamen. Today you must give an explanation to my family, otherwise we will go to the Yamen to sue you, drag you to court, and beat you severely!"
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