"Xiao Shu, if you don't agree, then I won't want your snails from now on."
Song Xi handed a stack of cents to Zhou Xiaoshu, "Xiaoshu, count them. If there is no problem, then you can pick up snails for me in the future."
Zhou Xiaoshu hesitated for a moment, then slowly reached out and took the stack of money, but did not count it.
No matter how much his aunt gives him, he will accept it.
Because he knew that he had taken advantage and the snails were not worth anything at all.
"Auntie, thank you. If you need help with anything in the future, just ask and we will definitely not refuse."
"Xiao Shu, share this money with your sister, then give some to your family, and save the rest yourself. When the time comes, you can go to school and learn knowledge. Knowledge can change your destiny, and knowledge can help you live a good life."
Since their father can beat their mother away, it means their father is not very good.
If all the money is handed over, it is very likely that it will be used by their father, or used to marry their stepmother.
Song Xi just wanted to help these two children, not those insignificant people.
"Auntie, we understand, thank you, auntie."
Both children were very excited and bowed to Song Xi to thank her.
This is the first time they have received so much money!
Even if they have to give some to their father, they can still have a lot left.
Song Xi quickly reached out to stop their movements and warned, "Xiaoshu, Xiaohua, don't tell anyone about this, okay? Otherwise the three of us will be dead. Wait until I tell others that we can tell others."
Tell others, you know?"
Children have no one to keep their mouth shut, so it is easy for them to tell the truth, and then it will spread.
No matter how sensible they are, she has to beat them up.
Seeing the two children nodding their heads, Song Xi continued, "And this snail, as long as it's not too small, I want it."
After the two children drank the water and ate the biscuits, they left with their empty backpacks satisfied.
As for how to divide the money, that is a matter between the two of them, and she, an outsider, will not interfere.
Song Xi came to the well, threw the wooden bucket tied with a hemp rope into the well, and brought up half the bucket of water.
I carried the well water into the supermarket and poured it into a storage box filled with large snails.
Although time stands still in the supermarket, the things you put in will not change, and the snails will not die.
But she still felt that snails nourished with well water would be cleaner.
Song Xi moved two more large white plastic buckets that could hold two thousand kilograms of water and placed them in the most convenient place.
When you have time, plan to slowly draw water from the well and fill the big plastic bucket, so that it will be more convenient to use water in the future.
Although there are a lot of mineral water and bottled water in the supermarket, you can drink it directly. She will not waste that water!
In the evening, Zhou Yi returned home with a full load.
Carrying a basket full of mountain berries, as well as a pheasant, a large grass carp and a snake.
When she saw the snake, Song Xi was startled, and her whole little face turned pale with fright. Zhou Yi hurriedly took the snake away, "Daughter-in-law, I'm sorry."
There were many people coming to eat in the evening. He was thinking of adding an extra meal to the evening, but unexpectedly he frightened his wife.
"It's okay, it's okay, just get busy!"
Song Xi adjusted her emotions and returned to the room carrying the raspberries.
But her pounding heart still showed her fear.
Song Xi did not dare to put all the raspberries into the supermarket, fearing that Zhou Yi would not be able to answer questions.
So I collected two-thirds of it and left one-third outside.
Presumably Zhou Yi would think that she ate it, so he wouldn't ask so much.
But if you want to use raspberries to make wine, don’t worry just yet, after all, it won’t go bad in the supermarket.
Song Xi just came out of the supermarket and returned to the room. Before she had time to rest, she heard a knock on the door and Zhou Yi's worried voice, "Daughter-in-law, how are you?"
"I'm fine." Song Xi patted his chest gently, then went over and opened the door, "Brother Yi, let me help you, otherwise how long will you be able to do it alone!"
In the evening, he had to feed five or six people, with so many dishes, and he didn't know how long he would be busy by himself, so she wanted to do something as small as her ability.
"Okay!" Zhou Yi was very happy, with a bright smile on his face.
Of course he is very happy that his little wife can participate in his life.
Zhou Yi knew that Song Xi was afraid of snakes, so he made the snake soup early and put it in the cupboard.
In this way, Song Xi would not see it. Zhou Yi fried sweet potato stalks and bacon, braised fish tails, steamed egg custard, stewed fish head soup, and pheasant soup.
The rice is coarse grain rice that everyone eats. They only have a few kilograms of rice. Even if it is cooked, it is not enough for everyone.
So I just added two handfuls of rice to the whole-grain rice and let everyone taste the rice.
"Brother Yi, let me make these potatoes!" Seeing Zhou Yi about to cut potatoes and throw them into the pheasant soup, Song Xi couldn't help but suggest, "Brother Yi, please help me light the fire. I'll make a new potato today."
How to eat.”
There was no fertilizer in this era, so farming relied entirely on farmyard manure.
However, farmyard manure is not enough even for paddy fields, let alone dry land.
We can only rely on manual watering, so the yield of coarse grains is extremely low, with one acre producing at most two to three hundred kilograms.
So when people eat potatoes, they don’t peel them.
Because potato skins are also edible.
After that, Zhou Yi was responsible for controlling the heat, while Song Xi showed off his skills with potatoes.
She made a dish of vinegar-glazed shredded potatoes and a dish of spicy diced potatoes.
Because Song Xi was willing to add seasonings, the colors of both shredded potatoes and diced potatoes were very bright and looked very attractive.
Zhou Yi sat behind the stove and lit the fire. The rich fragrance hit his nostrils and made him swallow his saliva. "Smelling this smell, I suddenly feel so hungry. Wife, I didn't expect you to be so good at cooking."
The ones he made before were simply pig food, and it was really aggravating for his wife to eat them for so long.
Seeing the expectant look on Zhou Yi's face, Song Xi picked up a chopstick and fed it into his mouth, "Brother Yi, as long as you are willing to add oil and salt in the future, you can make delicious meals."
Come."
If you want to push the cooking task to her, don't even think about it. She can cook occasionally.
Zhou Yi felt as sweet as honey as he ate the shredded potatoes fed by his little wife.
The shredded potatoes are crisp and refreshing with a bit of sourness, which is particularly delicious.
He opened his mouth and waited for his little wife to feed him again, but Song Xi ignored him.
What a man you are, you still push yourself to the limit, how childish!
At 7:30 in the evening, Zhou Yi's three good brothers Zhou Ping, Sheng Jiahe, and Mo Jiaxiang came to have dinner with rations.
What Zhou Ping brought was potatoes, which weighed about five kilograms.
The Sheng family and the sweet potato sticks in a basket.
What Mo Jiaxiang brought was wild honey collected in the mountains. It was packed in cans and bottles and weighed about a kilogram.
