Chapter 1 For the happiness of the little daughter-in-law
Chapter 1 For the happiness of my little daughter-in-law
In the fourth year of Zhenguan, June.
Nineteen-year-old Zhang Yang was busy in a field, pushing a big stone and repeatedly grinding rice.
Since there was no millstone at home, Zhang Yang had to push a heavy stone.
Rice is rare these days. Last year, Zhang Yang bought some rice seeds from a Lingnan businessman. He planted them in spring this year and can now harvest them.
Although the rice grains grown are not full, there is not much rice that can be eaten on one rice plant, but it is enough for myself and my wife to have a meal of rice.
When he came to this dynasty, Zhang Yang was a very poor man. His family did not even have an acre of land that could be cultivated. If he wanted to cultivate land, he could only dig a piece of land by himself. It should not be too big, otherwise the villagers would make trouble.
The rice was grown by myself in a paddy field dug by the river.
Sweat had soaked his clothes. Zhang Yang looked at the light yellow rice that had been ground out of its husks and smiled with satisfaction.
Because of the relationship between water and soil, rice is rarely eaten in Guanzhong, and ordinary people eat only corn.
Before dawn, Zhang Yang went out early to go to the market. Going to the market is an exciting thing. If you go late, those cheap and good goods will have been picked up by sharp-eyed people.
She had poor Qi and blood when she was a child, so she should have been anemic when she was a child.
I don’t know why she cares so much about what happened in the DPRK.
I don’t have decent cooking utensils at home, so I use this small tripod as a pot.
Zhang Yang sat in the yard and said, "What did you hear?"
Li Yue couldn't tell the origin of this little tripod, but he just said that it came to his family a long time ago.
After saying that, Zhang Yang walked into the backyard of his home and started working.
However, Zhang Yang, who has traveled to this era and has lived two lifetimes, has never considered this issue.
I bought some pork liver, some dates, a few eggs and half a chicken on the street.
The little daughter-in-law spoke with some pride in her eyes.
The chair was too high, and Li Yue's feet couldn't touch the ground, so she was dangling happily.
Li Yue lowered her head and looked at the bag, "Ah! Rice!"
My home is in Chang'an City, in a house on the corner of Dongshi Street.
Because Li Yue was in poor health and too young, Zhang Yang always refused to have sex with her.
Since she is very poor, the younger daughter-in-law has her own house.
According to people around him, when he moved into the woman's house, he was considered as a wife, and the neighbors also had some gossip.
Li Yue washed the dishes and chopsticks, rubbed Zhang Yang's shoulders and said: "The Turks were defeated by the Tang Dynasty, Jieli Khan was captured alive, and those small foreign countries worshiped our Majesty as the Khan of Heaven."
Li Yue sat on the chair made by Zhang Yang, holding a rice bowl and taking a mouthful of rice, her eyes narrowed in happiness.
The folk customs of the Tang Dynasty were tough and simple, and there were often scenes of housewives beating their husbands.
My daughter-in-law's anemia requires nutritional supplements, and she also needs blood and iron supplements.
The younger daughter-in-law said that she had eaten rice once when she was a child. Seeing the longing in her eyes when she told the story, Zhang Yang insisted on letting her eat it again.
Zhang Yang was not interested in such things at all.
Zhang Yang grinned and said, "I still have some bacon and wild vegetables at home. Let's eat rice in the evening."
This is the money saved this year.
Li Yue gave him a pretty look.
Maybe he has already started a family outside.
After the meal, Li Yue washed the dishes and said, "Have you heard?"
Under the auspices of the old lady, the two were considered married.
After the old lady passed away, only the husband and wife were left to live in the family. Although they lived in poverty, they could still afford food and clothing.
Zhang Yang felt very disgusted with this backward thinking.
Li Yue cried very sadly at that time.
This small tripod is one of the most valuable items in the house.
The night was getting darker and Li Yue went to bed early.
The couple sat opposite each other and ate.
Feeling the strength of his little daughter-in-law massaging his shoulders, Zhang Yang relaxed his body and said, "I think Li Shimin's tail must be raised to the sky now, he must be so proud."
Li Yue's complexion is much better now than before, and she is no longer so pale.
Sitting on his bed, counting money one by one, he looked like he was always counting money.
Li Yue frowned and looked at him and said, "Did you go out to do hard work again?"
Watching Zhang Yang come back from sweating profusely, his collar was wet.
Put all the milled rice into a cloth bag so that not a single grain falls out. It should weigh about three kilograms.
These days, men are also superior to women, especially when it comes to giving birth to a boy or a girl. Many families only want boys.
It's just that her anemia is a bit serious and her complexion is still a little pale, but she's better than before.
After lighting up the clay oven, Zhang Yang put the washed rice into a clean small cauldron, which was just the right size. He put a lid on it and started cooking the rice.
As long as my little daughter-in-law lives well with me, that's fine.
I heard from my daughter-in-law before that her father went away from home and never came back. His mother died of dystocia during childbirth, and there was only an old woman in the family to take care of her.
Zhang Yang was holding a cloth bag filled with rice and said, "Look what this is?"
Rice was served on the table, along with a plate of wild vegetables and a plate of bacon.
Li Yue stretched out her slender fingers and poked Zhang Yang's temple and said, "You are calling His Majesty by his first name again."
My daughter-in-law is still too young. She is only fourteen years old this year. It is also the time when her body is growing and she needs to take good care of herself.
Zhang Yang straightened up with difficulty, relaxed his sore back, wiped the sweat from his forehead and walked towards home.
Generally speaking, the tripod can only be used by rich and powerful people.
She wiped Zhang Yang's sweat with her sleeve and said, "You must have suffered a lot, rice is precious."
After the two got married, the old woman passed away.
It was said that his father had traveled far away and never came back. Zhang Yang thought that this man probably thought that his wife had given birth to a daughter and was frail and sick, so he left.
Zhang Yang looked around and said, "No one heard me."
Surprised, Li Yue picked up a handful of rice and looked at it repeatedly, then looked up and saw Zhang Yang frowning and putting down the rice.
After washing himself with water from the water tank at home, Zhang Yang put on clean clothes, went to his room and took out a money bag.
The wedding of the two was very simple, with no matchmaker and no guests.
The house is neither big nor small, and was left behind by her parents.
I don’t know if I can buy some animal offal in the market tomorrow.
Zhang Yang used the earthy love words he learned in his previous life to coax his daughter-in-law into her.
Buy two more naan pancakes for breakfast.
When he returned home, it was just getting dark. Zhang Yang stewed the porridge. When the aroma of the porridge started to rise, Li Yue also woke up.
Li Yue walked out of her room sleepily, looked at Zhang Yang and said, "Are you still going out to do hard work today?"
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