"There's roast duck." Lu Chuan's eyes widened, his throat moved, he swallowed, and he picked up the pile of food on the kang and found two roast ducks, a sauced elbow, several roast chickens, and more than ten pig's trotters.
There is also a large intestine...
They were all wrapped in oil paper bags.
The president emptied his school bag and took a look, "Damn, this bag is useless, it's all soaked with oil."
After that, throw it aside.
Wang Zhenhai tinkered for a while and lit the kerosene lamp.
The room became brighter.
Xia Chen smiled and said: "Bring food and drink to the table. Although the conditions are difficult, we still have to enjoy the hardships."
Lu Chuan carried this pile of things over.
A little guy with a tiger-like head stuck his head out of the door and looked into the house, looking timidly.
Xia Chen looked at the little guy with a smile. He looked about five or six years old, with a teapot lid on his head, wearing a coarse cloth jacket, with his bare buttocks exposed.
Waving to him, Xia Chen said: "Come in, kid, come in, brother, there is delicious food here."
At first glance, this child appears to be malnourished and skinny.
He was also a little shy and at a loss, but the desire for delicious food in his eyes was not adulterated at all.
He looked at Xia Chen, a little panicked, and quickly lowered his head.
Xia Chen stood up and walked over, squatted in front of the little guy, took his dirty little hand, smiled gently, and asked, "What's your name?"
As he spoke, he took out two pieces of white rabbit from his pocket and said, "Tell me what your name is, and these two pieces of toffee will be yours."
The little guy was timid for a moment. Perhaps he sensed that Xia Chen meant no harm and whispered, "Brother, my name is Miao Yuan."
Xia Chen was happy, and put two pieces of white rabbit into Miao Yuan's little hand, and said: "Brother, I keep my promise. These two pieces of candy are yours, but you are not allowed to eat them now. You have to finish eating before eating.
Otherwise, you'll get cavities. Let's go eat something delicious with my brother."
Xiao Miaoyuan nodded and let Xia Chen walk into the house holding hands.
At this moment, the fellow and Liulang came back with a pile of hay.
Seeing Miao Yuan being hugged by Xia Chen and chewing a chicken leg until his mouth was full of oil, the fellow hurriedly said: "This can't be done, this can't be done. Oh, Miao Yuan, come down quickly. How can you let the guests do this?"
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The fellow was so anxious that he couldn't even speak.
Xiao Naehara's face suddenly turned red and he struggled to jump down.
Xia Chen hugged her tightly, struggling in vain.
Xia Chen smiled and said: "Eat yours. Uncle, don't be polite. It's just a meal. How much can a child eat? You can sit down and eat together."
This family is really poor.
Xia Chen remembered that Lao Luzi once said that in this town, every household only had one pair of pants, and it was a real situation that whoever went out would wear it.
At least when they came to this house, they had only seen the father and son until now.
In the current era when births are common in rural areas, how is this possible when there are only two parents in the family?
What does it mean?
It shows that the family is very poor.
He was so poor that he couldn't even wear pants.
The fellow sighed, put the hay on the ground, walked over and said, "They are all poor people."
It means that because of the limited financial conditions at home, the child has never eaten such delicious food since he was a child, which makes everyone laugh.
He Zhengbin pulled the old man over and pressed him on the chair, "Uncle, please don't be polite and come and eat with us. We have also seen the situation in your family. Life is not easy, but it will always get better."
The old man sighed again and took off the tobacco bag hanging on his shoulder. A deerskin tobacco bag was tied to the stem of the tobacco bag. He made a pot and lit it with a kerosene lamp. He took a puff and puffed out.
The strong smell of low-quality tobacco leaves wafted through the room.
"There will be no development in such a small town with the mountains at its back." The old man smiled bitterly and then said: "Let's not talk about this anymore, even a rural person like us doesn't understand so many truths. Alas, we can't let the children eat you for nothing.
What I brought here, old man, I brewed some corn wine myself. If you don’t mind it, I’ll give it to you to try.”
Lu Chuan smiled and said to everyone: "The Baogu wine brewed by Dong people is absolutely delicious and cannot be tasted easily. Don't miss this opportunity."
Xia Chen said to the uncle: "Then we won't be so polite to you anymore."
"It's just a few kilograms of wine. You city kids don't mind it." With that said, the old man went out to get the wine.
Xia Chen teased Miao Yuan, "Xiao Miao Yuan, tell me, how many people are in your family?"
Miao Yuan blinked his big eyes, "Abba, mom, grandpa, my two sisters and me."
"Then where have your parents and sisters gone?"
"My father has gone to work in the city, and my mother has gone up to the mountains to collect herbs. Two sisters, two sisters... are on the kang." Miao Yuan said with a blushing face.
Lu Chuan said: "If you don't have any clothes to wear, you won't be able to get off the kang easily."
The expressions of several people suddenly darkened.
Xia Chen shook his head slightly, and then said to Xiao Miaoyuan: "Can my brother give you a task? Can you send this roast chicken and these snacks to my sister, and then come back to eat after sending them?"
Miao Yuan was excited at first, then shook his head and said, "My grandma said you can't take other people's things."
He Zhengbin said softly: "Xiao Miaoyuan, this is not called taking indiscriminately. This is given to you by my brothers. Look, don't we live in your house? Your grandpa... That was your grandpa just now, right?"
Miao Yuan said yes.
He Zhengbin continued to smile and said: "Your grandpa didn't ask us for rent, he just didn't ask us for housing money. Brothers will give you some food and it will be used as rent. Can you understand what I mean?"
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Miao Yuan smiled, showing his fangs, "I am literate."
He Zhengbin couldn't help but stuff Miao Yuan with a roast chicken and a few snacks, and said, "Then go quickly."
Miao Yuan was still a child after all, so he ran away in a hurry.
The old man came back with a black porcelain jar and a stack of small black bowls. He opened the jar, and the aroma of wine overflowed, refreshing.
Rokuro hurriedly took it and poured wine for everyone.
Xia Chen invited the old man to take a seat again.
The old man shook his head and refused.
Farmers have the stubbornness of farmers.
Xia Chenqiang pulled him to sit down, tore off a duck leg and stuffed it into his hand, and said: "Lao He, my friend just now, was very right. We are staying at your house, so we are not polite to you.
Therefore, you should stop talking to us.
As you can see, we are from other places and have relatively good economic conditions. Shouldn't we treat you to a meal as a thank you for taking us in?
Besides, didn’t we also drink your corn wine? We can’t drink it in vain, right?”
Seeing that he was sincere, the old man also smiled, "Okay, I'll take advantage of you. This duck is roast duck, right?"
"You have good eyesight and you are a roast duck."
"How can this old man have any discernment? I just heard it mentioned by the educated youth who jumped in line in the early years."