"Mom?! Oh, why are you so injured? There's so much blood!"
Li Yue put the kitchen knife as he spoke. Li Hui, who was grinding flour in the yard, heard the sound and hurried into the house.
I saw blood pouring from the middle finger of Cheng Xue's left hand.
"Tangtang, hurry up, go to your Uncle Xiao next door and ask for the golden sore medicine, hurry up."
As Li Hui spoke, he pinched Cheng Xue's fingers, looked carefully, and cut off a piece of meat.
"You bought eight pounds of meat today, there's no need to add more."
If it were normal, she would have laughed when he said this, but today...
Sensing something was wrong with her, Li Hui led her into the house and asked:
"What's wrong? What happened? But the steward of Jinxiang Pavilion has wronged you?"
Cheng Xue shook her head and sighed:
"No, don't think about it. It's just that the driver I used to take the bus with the last two times is gone."
"You are absent-minded when you are gone? You are really promising. Does it hurt?"
Cheng Xue shook her head again.
"Not only because of this, but also because his wife ran away after his funeral, and then three of his six children were sold by his brothers. I...I feel bad."
"Then you can't be distracted while cutting meat." Li Hui insisted.
Cheng Xue also knew that she shouldn't, so she obeyed and said "hmm" again and again:
"By the way, you quickly go to Brother Dake and tell him that there is a fight in the south. The Marquis of Zhenbei has received the imperial edict to go to the north to garrison. There can be no further delay."
Li Hui did not move, looking at his bleeding fingers, his brows furrowed.
"What should I do? There is no tetanus here. Will the Golden Sore Medicine help? Do you have any reliable prescriptions for elective courses?"
"Oh, it's okay, you are so delicate. Go find Brother Dake quickly..."
"Why are you in a hurry? Wrap your hands before talking."
Seeing him raise his eyes, Cheng Xue chuckled and stopped mentioning it.
Although she is two years older than him, sometimes she acts like a little girl and is taken care of by him.
Li Yue came back with the medicine and found a red porcelain bottle in his hand.
"Dad, Uncle Xiao said that letting mom take one pill of this can speed up wound healing. Mom, does it hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt. Where's Tiedan?"
"I'm practicing calligraphy in Uncle Xiao's room. Tiantian and Sidan are also there. Uncle Xiao can read it very well." Li Yue replied with a smile.
Li Hui blew the wind while applying the medicine. Cheng Xue felt his meticulousness and felt warm in her heart.
This is because I have no chance to meet women in the military camp all year round. Otherwise, I would have been single long ago and would not have traveled across time to become a father.
After wrapping his fingers, Li Hui breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"Be careful not to touch the water or rice these days..."
"Duang...Duang...Duang..."
Before he finished speaking, the sound of gongs was heard outside.
This sound is heard every year when collecting taxes and grains. Now that the taxes and grains have been returned, the gong should be...
The two looked at each other, and Li Hui hurriedly got up and went out.
Li Yue was puzzled and looked at her mother and asked:
"Mom, what happened?"
"We'll find out when your father comes back. Come on, let's go to work."
"You don't need your mother, I can cut the meat myself."
"I'll peel the garlic, peel the onions, and give you a hand."
……
As soon as village leader Jiang Jianye explained the matter of conscription, the villagers burst into mourning.
Li Hui felt such an atmosphere in the crowd and couldn't help but feel sad for his comrades in this other world.
"Defending home and country" is such a sacred word, but it is so unbearable in the eyes of these villagers.
Of course, we can't blame them. The treatment of soldiers here is really bad, and some people who have committed crimes will be sent to the army.
The conscription had nothing to do with him. He only stayed for a quarter of an hour and left.
When I came home, I saw Cheng Xue grinding flour in the yard, and I quickly pulled her away.
"You're still working even if your hands are hurt? No need for you, just rest in the room."
Cheng Xue did not enter the room, but squatted beside him and said:
"It cost less to take medicine today, and many expensive medicines have been withdrawn. Doctor Lu said that I am recovering well and it won't take long for me to stop taking the medicine."
"That's not bad." Li Hui's gloomy mood eased a lot, "By the way, what does Jinxiang Pavilion do? Is it a restaurant?"
"No, they sell jewelry. There are so many things in there, and they are all dazzling. If you take any one back home, it will be an antique."
Li Hui's eyes gleamed when he saw her speaking, and the grinding of powder on his hands accelerated sharply.
Outside the door came the cries and complaints of villagers passing by. The two looked at each other, shook their heads and sighed in tacit agreement.
Li Yue heard the sound and came out, wondering:
"Dad, what happened in the village?"
"Nothing, it's just that the imperial court wants to recruit troops."
Li Yue muttered "Oh" and turned back to the house.
Although conscription has nothing to do with her, conscription means fighting, so the little girl is still quite worried.
The skewers were ready and the meat was marinated. Li Hui took the small stove for boiling medicine and went to the west room to light a fire.
Cheng Xue used one hand to cook some side dishes, while Li Yue and Li Heng moved the table to the west room.
Everything is ready, Li Hui goes to find Xiao Qinglin.
When he came to the west room and took a look, he was stunned.
She said she wanted to treat him to a nice meal, but... what was she eating?
There is meat in the basin, but it is all raw. Is it freshly cooked?
"Sister-in-law, how are your hands?"
"It's okay, it doesn't hurt anymore. I'm going to let you eat something you've never eaten before. Your elder brother and I read in the book that we always wanted to try but never had the chance." Cheng Xue deliberately showed off.
Place a table under the window, with six side dishes to relieve greasiness, peeled raw garlic, and washed perilla leaves.
Cheng Xue picked up the beef and put it on the grate. When the long-awaited "sizzling..." sound came out, she and Li Hui both swallowed subconsciously.
I think this is not a day or two, but it is considered a meal. Although the money spent is a bit high, the benefits are greater than the effort, which is very cost-effective.
After the first oven was baked, Li Hui took it and put it on the table.
Fill the meat with dipping sauce, wrap the perilla leaves, and put it into your mouth.
Xiao Qinglin just stared at him, not daring to move. Li Yue and Li Heng also imitated their father's example of eating meat. Watching the three of them chewing, swallowing, and nodding, he finally tried to pick up the meat and imitated
Eat like this.
Li Huai in the basin was so anxious that he "tap...". Li Tian ate the egg fried rice fried by his mother with relish.
"How is it? How does it taste?"
Faced with Li Hui's question, Xiao Qinglin nodded in support.
The meat seems to be mushy when you look at it, but when you eat it, it's not sour in your mouth. The beef is not muttony, and the dipping sauce is very fragrant. It's not greasy at all when paired with garlic and perilla leaves.
"Sister-in-law, is this beef you're cooking? It's too expensive."
"What's the point of spending money on eating for you? Our family has eaten a lot of good food these days because of you, that's right."
Pork is expensive, but beef is even more expensive.
Liangyan is not allowed to slaughter cattle at will. If you want to eat beef, you must go to a special place, and the price is not affordable for ordinary people.
He knew that the Li family had a lot of money, but no matter how much money they had for personal education, they couldn't squander it like this.
The couple is so sincere, they are so dedicated just to return his favor.
"Come on, come on, try this mutton. The mutton is so tender."
"Sister-in-law, I'm really too worried about it. You...this...can't do it. No matter what I give you tonight, you have to take it, otherwise I won't be able to get over the hurdle in my heart."