"Dad, what are you talking about, fifty taels? Our family has fifty taels?" Yan Yu's little ears are pointed!
"Then, don't I want to report to you again tonight?" Yan Laoer looked around like a thief, and whispered: "I went to town today and was stopped by people from the gambling house. I insisted on asking for money.
Yan pawned ten acres of land for his family. No, there is no pawning ticket. He must have sold it for seventy taels. After paying off the twenty taels he owed, there are still fifty taels left."
"Dad!" Yan Yu pouted in dissatisfaction, "Why didn't you talk about such a big thing when you came back!"
"Isn't it too late? Your uncle also asked me to go to the town again to cash in these notes. It's only this time at noon. I don't have to take a bite first. Look at you, Dabao, you're not willing to do it.
, How about you go to the town with me in the afternoon? Not to mention, you are really good at drawing that simple map, thank you for having it, otherwise I would be blind." Yan Laoer said happily.
"Going to town?" Yan Yu's eyes lit up, twinkling like little stars, "Okay, okay!"
Li Xuemei smiled helplessly as she listened to the two men discussing the scenery of the town enthusiastically. There were only a few streets in such a big town.
The three members of the family drank some watery rice soup. Yan Laoer took his wife to Cui Langzhong's house and returned the donkey cart by the way.
He suddenly realized why Lao Yan asked him to make one more trip. It was probably just one of the reasons why there were too many things. He had to go on his legs so that he could drive the ox cart back on the way back.
When they arrived at Cui Langzhong's house, they first thanked him and passed on the wheat straw prepared for the donkey for a long time. Finally, it was Mrs. Cui who made the decision to accept it.
Doctor Cui felt Li Xuemei's pulse, and it turned out to be a happy pulse.
Amid congratulations from Mrs. Cui, she returned home in a daze.
Although my daughter had already said it, her mood was different after the doctor confirmed it.
"It's really happened, almost two months." Li Xuemei said to Yan Yu.
Yan Yu smiled so hard that she couldn't even see her eyes. She chuckled and said, "In a few months, our family will have a second child!"
"Yes, the second treasure is coming! You have to prepare in advance." Yan Laoer cheered up.
Of course I was happy at first, but after a while, I also felt a little sad.
How can they raise children in such harsh and harsh conditions now?
"Second uncle, dad calls you over." The eldest nephew came over and called him.
He responded and hurried over.
He walked into the room and asked without thinking: "Brother, do you want to..."
"Shut up!" Yan Huaiwen couldn't help shouting at him. He was so incompetent. He could already get to the ground by himself, but he kept asking questions.
He gasped in anger, "Did you return the car? Did you thank me properly?"
"I returned it and cut a bag of wheat straws to send." Yan Laoer replied honestly.
"Why are you bringing your wife with you? Are your siblings feeling unwell?" Yan Huaiwen vaguely remembered that his siblings were seriously ill at this time, but he didn't know the specific reason.
"Mother, she's pregnant!" Yan Laoer was not overjoyed yet. When someone asked, he couldn't wait to share: "Mr. Cui felt his pulse and said he's two months old, hehe!"
Yan Huaiwen was shocked!
Two months pregnant... a serious illness...
This child, this child, should not be saved.
And just during these days.
He warned himself again that he must not separate the family.
Look at his second brother, how can he survive without him? He can't even save his own children.
Yan Huaiwen couldn't help but feel happy at the thought of adding a new member to his family. He pointed to the Cheng Yi gifted to him by the dean and said:
"Our family has few heirs, and having a baby is a big deal. I didn't think well before, so all I bought was brown rice, which was very hungry. We can eat it without any problem. My brothers and sisters are rich, so you go to the grain store and buy some fine rice and noodles."
He thought for a while and then said: "Although the years are 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 Lao Er is very excited. Lao Yan is really good. He is very sick, but he still thinks about this and that.
"Brother, your health is also suffering. You can't just take medicine. You have to eat better and take better care of yourself." Yan Laoer decided to buy more. Not only the pregnant women and children at home need to take it, but Lao Yan also needs to take supplements.
It's not enough to just take medicine.
"I'm fine." Yan Huaiwen waved his hand. In his last life, he went to Fucheng to seek refuge, and the journey was difficult. This time, he plans to move his family to the north. The journey will be longer, and it will only be more difficult.
A poor family is on a road to prosperity, and no matter how much you prepare, it still feels like it’s not enough.
After all, money is still tight, and I don’t know if I can hold on to Guanzhou.
"Go quickly, leave early and come back early."
"well!"
…
In the end, Yan Laoer did not take his daughter with him to the town.
It was just after noon, the sun was shining brightly, and he was walking again. He felt sorry for the child, so he had to promise to take her with him next time he had the chance.
We walked quickly all the way, and when we arrived at the town, Yan Laoer went to pick up the bullock cart first.
The twenty-eight-tael ox cart is indeed extraordinary, and looks more impressive than the mule and donkey carts next to it.
After driving an ox cart all the way to pick up the goods, he finally arrived at the grain store, where he realized Lao Yan's generosity.
I bought four full bags of brown rice, and the clerk helped to carry it into the car. He tried to lift it a little, but it was very heavy.
He bought some more rice and flour, and when he found some millet, he weighed less.
I cut a piece of meat of moderate fatness and leanness, picked out some large clean-shaven bones, and finally talked with the butcher stall owner for a long time, and asked him to spare half of the liver.
There was some money left, but he didn't know how much.
I only know that there are two broken pieces of silver and a string of more than a dozen copper plates.
Illiteracy is not terrible, what is terrible is not knowing how to count...
When I got home, my eldest brother went out with his eldest nephew.
"I said I was going to see how much wheat had not been returned." Li Xuemei helped organize the small items, and then went to the kitchen with the meat, big bones and liver.
It's not easy to eat meat, but she has to cook it well. She doesn't know what Da Ya's cooking skills are, and she hasn't had a chance to show it to the child these days, but she understands and understands her father's cooking skills.
definitely.
Today, Yan Laoer must cook in person.
A small basin of water, don't be too pretentious, it's all the parts of the pig, don't dislike anyone, just wash it in one basin.
Yan Lao'er finally unloaded the four bags of brown rice, and felt something on his upper body. Each bag weighed almost a hundred kilograms.
After taking off the frame of the carriage and tying up the cows, his daughter volunteered to take over the job of feeding the cows, and he scurried to the kitchen.
"Let me do it."
The couple kissed and wanted to go together.
Li Xuemei moved out of the way, lowered her body, and studied the stove.
Yan Laoer weighed the kitchen knife, found a large coarse porcelain bowl, and sharpened the knife.
Yan Yu heard the sound and ran over.
Holding the door frame, she stared at her father without blinking.
Raise the knife with your hands to separate the fat and thin, then peel the skin.
Chop the big bones, chop them.
Start lighting the fire and heat the stove.
Da Ya heard the noise and ran over in a hurry.
Then she saw her second uncle cut the fat meat into pieces and put it into the pot directly. The meat became smaller and smaller, the lard became more and more, and the alluring aroma came out in an overbearing manner.