Chapter 3 Common people don’t eat treasures for no reason
Seven medicines, seven taels of silver, equivalent to two and a half years of Li Hui’s salary.
No wonder they all say, "If you have anything, don't get sick; if you don't have anything, don't have money." I don't lie to you as the old saying goes.
After leaving the medicine hall, the mother-in-law went straight to Mao'er Hutong, which is a place specializing in selling meat, fish, eggs, and vegetables in Shushan Town. Farm women also come here to exchange eggs for money.
There are many stalls but not many varieties. From beginning to end, there is one meat stall and two fish stalls.
Shushan Town is close to the Songhua River, so the price of fish is very reasonable. But the price of meat is not good. A pound of pork belly costs more than 100 yuan, which is more expensive than the most expensive modern second brother.
No wonder the ancients said that "common people do not eat precious things without any reason".
At this price, most people really can’t afford it.
After asking, I found out that compared with modern feed pigs that can be slaughtered in a few months, it takes three years at the earliest to be slaughtered here.
The cost of feeding for three years is high, so the price is naturally expensive.
Many online articles say that pigs are in the water, and pig bones are cheap. Compared with pork belly, which costs more than a hundred cents, it is indeed cheaper. But dogs with big bones are not willing to chew it. You can buy it for ninety cents per pound, unless you have a brain. p>
As for the pigs in the water, they came too late and were sold out long ago.
After much deliberation, I finally bought suet oil. The oil can be used for cooking and the oil can be used for stuffing. It kills two birds with one stone.
Thinking about the farming novels she had read, the heroine went to town just to buy and buy. Looking at her now, she couldn't afford this and was reluctant to part with that.
Sure enough, people will die when comparing with others, and goods will be thrown away when comparing goods!
The willow roots at the fish stall are fresh. The fish is not big and costs ten cents per catty, which is cheap. You can braise it in sauce or fry it.
I asked for three kilograms of either silver carp or silver carp, and asked for the price of thirty cents. I chose the smallest one, which weighed five kilograms. When I paid, I couldn't help but grabbed her sleeves and shook my head desperately.
"Mom, it's enough to have willow roots. Don't buy silver carp, it's expensive."
The child's sensibleness made her sad.
The Li family has money, but all the money is used for medical treatment and medicine. They have really lost three children in these years.
Squatting down to look at him levelly, he coaxed softly:
"Be good, just this once. You and your sister have been exhausted recently. Mom will give you supplements. Instead of spending money on medical treatment and medicine, it is better to eat something good to strengthen your body."
"But mother..."
"Don't worry, little one. Your mother is right. If you have money for medical treatment and medicine, it would be great for us to eat fish." The fishmonger was afraid that his business would be ruined, so he helped to persuade him, "Sister, don't let go of this fish."
Just stew it dry and it will become more fragrant. Add tofu, vermicelli and Chinese cabbage after the second meal."
Cheng Xue smiled and counted the money to pay the bill. When Tiedan tried to stop him to no avail, he could only take the things. Even though he was only six years old, his hands were quite strong and he could easily carry eight kilograms of things.
"Mom, let's find a car to go home. The doctor's grandfather said that mom can't be tired."
Tiedan always kept the doctor's advice in mind. Although he was stingy, he was very generous to his mother and family.
There were two candy stalls next to the rental car. I asked about the price, but only pumpkin candy was cheaper. I paid for five taels of candy. The iron egg-shaped mouth was pouted so high that it could hang a two-tael oil bottle.
Cheng Xue smiled and poked his forehead.
"You, are you just so picky? You don't want to give up at all? After breakfast, you went to the fields with your sister. Your sister collected firewood, and then walked with me to the town. Aren't you hungry?"
"Why aren't you hungry?" Tiedan smacked the candy in his mouth and Buyi said, "If you're hungry, go home for dinner. You can get there in a short time by car. There's no need to buy candy."
"Okay, we won't do it next time." Cheng Xue finished eating a piece of candy and stopped explaining.
Sugar is not sweet and not worth the price, but it is better than nothing.
In Wanghe Village, except during the spring plowing and autumn harvest periods, they eat three meals and everything else eats two. She was also worried that her body would be hypoglycemic, so she bought it.
It's a two-mile journey, and it's a quick ride. But the road conditions are bad, and the bumpy roads make people feel sick to their stomachs.
Not wanting to stand out, Cheng Xue gave the driver a coin and asked to go around to the village from the west.
Having money makes it easy to do things, so the coachman not only happily took a detour, but also helped carry things into the house before leaving.
Cheng Xue entered the house and saw Erya and Si Dan sleeping on the kang, so he put the remaining silver away and crept out.
Outside the house, Tiedan had already told Da Ya in detail what the doctor had told her.
"...Sister, I will help you with your work from now on and let our mother have a good rest. Don't limit it to two months, let her raise her until spring next year."
Listen, this is her leather jacket, it’s so windproof!
"Daughter, where is your father?"
"Dad went out as soon as he woke up. He said he was walking around for a while. Mom drank porridge and rice soup. Si Dan drank it. It was thick and fragrant."
Cheng Xue took the bowl, and Daya began to work aside.
Clean the suet, cut into pieces, light the fire, and put it in the pot. Take advantage of this time to clean up the fish, while not forgetting to keep an eye on the big pot.
In modern times, a nine-year-old would be like a second or third grader, but the maturity displayed at this moment is far beyond this age.
Cheng Xue felt distressed and opened the sugar packet she brought back, stuffed one into her mouth, put the rest into the bowl and continued to drink porridge.
She didn't stay in the outer room for too long. She was too tired. She went inside and got on the kang, lay down next to the two children, and closed her eyes to rest.
In a daze, Tiedan's harsh voice came——
"No, you are not allowed to move it. This is my belongings."
"Tiedan, don't be aggressive. This is the family food your mother promised to educate our Li family's children. Get out of the way."
"Uncle Wangchuan, Uncle Qingchuan, even if my mother agreed, we have to wait until my mother wakes up." Da Ya also helped to stop him.
Li Qingchuan waved his hand and scolded impatiently:
"What can I do if I wake up? I have to move when I have to! Get out of the way quickly and stay out of the way."
"Where did the beard come from? Is there any reason to move people's food?"
A calm, magnetic voice came, causing Cheng Xue, who was anxious to put on shoes in the room, to pause. The voice belonged to Li Hui, but the Li Hui in the original owner's memory would not speak with such confidence.
"Huizi, what do you mean? You want to regret it?"
"Brother Qingchuan can't do it, Hui Zi is not that kind of person. He studies as a child and keeps his word."
Li Hui looked at the red-faced and white-faced people who were cooperating, and sneered "haha".
"Don't put a hat on me, I can't bear it. I paid clan food because I was studying in a clan school. Now I don't study in clan school, and my son doesn't study clan clan school either. Why does my family still need to pay clan clan food?"
"This..." Li Wangchuan was speechless and didn't know how to continue.
Li Qingchuan didn't care about that, relying on his lineage with the clan leader, he waved his hand——
"Your family has a lot of land. If you don't want to hand it over, who will? Besides, your wife and your second uncle decided to do it. Do you want to back it up? Who doesn't know about your hen Si Chen? Don't pretend to be a wolf here!"<
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Cheng Xue, who was listening in the room, scolded the original owner. If it weren't for her connivance, the family's appetite would not be so big.
The Li family in Wanghe Village has a common surname, and there is a school within the family. Children of the Li family do not need to be bound to study, but only pay family food.
Li Huizhong stopped studying clan studies after he was born. The clan leader came to the house under the banner of "I can't write two Lis in one stroke", so the original owner foolishly continued to pay more and more, and now he pays thirty people every year.