Chapter 347

Go to bed early and get up early to be healthy. In this way, after dinner that night, everyone will go back to their respective houses. Those who study continue to study, and those who sleep are of course sleep.

The next day, when the sky was gray, Yun Xiaoxiao opened his eyes naturally, obviously no longer drowsy, and now his mind is extremely clear, and it is very comfortable to sleep until he wakes up naturally.

Today, he was going to Xu Meiying's house to discuss buying necessities for the New Year, so Yun Xiaoxiao didn't dawdle on the bed, but got up directly and put on thick clothes.

It's too cold today, so I have to get a quilt.

As for the clothes that were not stuffed with cotton, they were too thin, and they shivered.It's just cotton on the clothes, but if it is discovered, it will definitely cause unnecessary trouble, which is really a headache.

It seems that it is best to get wool, rabbit fur, chicken feathers, duck feathers, etc. in the clothes.It's just that the amount is too large, and there are no large-scale farms here, which is not easy to handle.

This matter can be slowed down for the time being, after all, it is not too cold to warm up at home every day.I still have to help the villagers to get today's New Year's goods, otherwise this year will not be able to survive.

Moreover, refugees appeared in the county. If they were wearing thick cotton clothes yesterday, they probably would not have returned safely, and would end up with the group of people who were robbed.

Moreover, the clothes worn by the villagers were also thin. If she went out in thick cotton clothes, she would probably attract people's envy, and in the end there would be a bunch of shit waiting for her.

Before there was a capable person in the family, now pretending to be poor and low-key, there is nothing wrong with it.In the future, after the two men in the family are admitted as scholars, they will dress up, eat and eat, and no one will say anything, and they will even put their hot faces on their cold buttocks to curry favor with them.

Thinking of this, Yun Xiaoxiao had already put on her shoes, so she went to the kitchen with the washbasin and washcloth. This is the only warm place in the house, but it is a bit expensive for firewood.

No, the fire has been burning during the day, and the firewood has bottomed out.

It seems that I still have to find time to go up the mountain to collect firewood, otherwise I won't be able to survive the winter at all.

The door of the stove room was closed, and when he opened the door and entered, he saw Yun Dashan and Bai Chi squatting in front of the stove, holding roasted sweet potatoes in their hands, which were delicious.

After Yun Xiaoxiao entered the room, she closed the door smoothly to prevent the cold wind from blowing in, and then said hello, "Father, Bai Chi, why are you up so early?"

Yun Dashan laughed, "I'm hungry, so I got up and baked some sweet potatoes to eat."

Bai Chi agreed, "Me too!"

There is a water tank in the kitchen, and it is full of water now. It must have been filled by the two men in the family. Yun Xiaoxiao took a spoonful of hot water with a spoon, and then a spoonful of cold water. Just started to wash up.

Afraid that others would ask about the source of the New Year's goods, Yun Xiaoxiao had to communicate with the family in advance, "Father, Bai Chi, I'm going to Xu Meiying's house today to discuss about bringing New Year's goods for everyone. If anyone asks, just say I know you." The owner of a meat stall in a county town said that he could send the meat, and if he paid for the travel, he could also bring me some other things. If those people continue to ask, you can say that you don’t know, and I arranged this matter.”

Yun Dashan nodded, "No problem."

Bai Chi said, "Okay."

"Father, Bai Chi, I'm here to warm up too!" After Yun Xiaoxiao finished washing, she poured out the water and put away the washbasin and facecloth.After drinking a glass of warm water, they also ran to sit in front of the stove, and Yun Dashan and Bai Chi naturally gave up the good position in the middle.

"Here, girl." Yun Dashan handed Yun Xiaoxiao a bowl of steaming millet porridge.

"Here, daughter-in-law." Bai Chi handed over a peeled roasted sweet potato, which smelled tangy and very tempting.

"Thank you, Dad, thank you Bai Chi." Yun Xiaoxiao took the warm millet porridge and peeled roasted sweet potatoes, and sincerely thanked them for being so kind to herself.

"It's all a family, so thank you." Yun Dashan thought it was natural for a father to do everything for his daughter, and if he didn't want to be his father, why not be a father, just go to be an ancestor and be sacrificed by others.

"Father is right, we're all one family, and it's meaningless to say thank you if we're estranged." Bai Chi smiled slightly, not to mention that the firelight shone on it, not to mention it suddenly looked pretty.

"Okay, then I won't say thank you, then I will use actions to thank you for being kind to me. I will eat all the millet porridge and peeled sweet potatoes. That's fine." Yun Xiaoxiao took a sip of millet porridge, and then Eating a sweet potato not only warms the body, but also sweetens the heart. Happiness is actually that simple.

Seeing Yun Xiaoxiao was very happy, Yun Dashan and Bai Chi couldn't help but looked at each other and smiled, as long as she was happy, it would be worthwhile for them to do these things.

Yun Dashan added dry firewood to the fire. Today, Yun Xiaoxiao will definitely not be able to cook when she goes out. In order to wait for her to come back to have a hot meal, he asked, "Girl, what do you want for dinner? Dad and Bai Chi you do."

Yun Xiaoxiao was surprised, "Can I order food?"

Yun Dashan nodded, "Yes!"

Yun Xiaoxiao made a long-pitched hum, and then laughed mischievously and directly reported the names of a bunch of dishes, "Father, I think I want to eat snowflake chicken nao, hot kidney, hot and sour glutinous rice tendon, soy cucumber, Anchovies in sesame sauce, home-cooked sea cucumber, flower tofu, jar meat, fish-flavored beef shreds, ginseng-wheat tuna fish, celery yellow fish shreds..."

Immediately, Yun Dashan surrendered, "Girl, these fathers don't know how to do it! In this way, I will remember the names of the dishes, and I will learn them later, and I will cook them for you after I learn them. Now, let's talk about some simple dishes."

Yun Xiaoxiao smiled, "Father, I'm just kidding, I don't want to eat those dishes, as long as my father cooks, I like to eat whatever it is."

Yun Dashan shook his head, his daughter was really sensible, and immediately made a decision, "Well, today, Bai Chi and I will make the simplest scrambled eggs with tomato, fried shredded potatoes, cabbage soup, and folded ears with cold salad. Do you think these are good? "

Yun Xiaoxiao swallowed a big mouthful of millet porridge, then nodded obediently and said, "Okay, I will eat whatever you do, Dad, I still have sausages here, steam some on the rice when I eat, I haven't eaten for a long time Satisfy your hunger with meat."

Yun Dashan nodded, "Okay, listen to my daughter, let's steam sausages for rice today."

After Yun Xiaoxiao finished eating the millet porridge and sweet potatoes, his whole body was warm and comfortable, and he was sweating. As for his stomach full and strong, he got up and said, "Father, then I'm going to Xu Meiying's house now."

Yun Dashan nodded, and then said worriedly, "Okay, girl, be careful on the road, and if you see strangers, remember to stay away."

"Okay, Dad." As soon as Yun Xiaoxiao finished speaking, she had already left the kitchen.

There were only two big men left, and they took out the books from their pockets and began to chew on them.

"The Master said, it's such a joy to learn while practicing..."

There is not much time left before the imperial examination, and they have to hurry up and memorize these contents by rote.Bai Chi has the foundation, so he is a quick learner.Yun Dashan started to learn from the beginning, but his speed was still a bit slow in the end. Even if he was taught by Xueba himself, he still learned slowly.

But Bai Chi is very confident that as long as Yun Dashan memorizes the contents of these books by rote, he will definitely be admitted to Tongsheng, aside from being a scholar.

Children's students are not difficult, they all memorize the content by rote, and they have the key content and notes that the county magistrate has studied, which is equivalent to knowing the scope of the exam syllabus.

It was agreed to prepare some food and go to Xu Meiying's house, so Yun Xiaoxiao took out a basket and filled it with a lot of melon seeds, sesame candy, and some potato chips.

Once things are ready, you can go out.

Just as Yun Xiaoxiao went out, the cold wind howled, making people shrink their necks.Putting his hands into his sleeves, he walked out of the house facing the wind.

It was cold, and no one could be seen in the village.

Following the route in memory, Yun Xiaoxiao walked quickly towards Xu Meiying's house.After walking for about a few minutes, I arrived at the place along the path.

"Miss Yingzi, are you there?" Yun Xiaoxiao didn't see anyone in the yard through the gate, so she didn't rush in, but yelled loudly.

"Here!" As soon as the voice fell, Xu Meiying's figure appeared at the door, "Little girl, you are here, come in quickly, everyone is already waiting in the room."

"Okay." Seeing that it was Xu Meiying, Yun Xiaoxiao carried the basket and entered the courtyard gate.

Under Xu Meiying's hospitality, Yun Xiaoxiao entered the room, which was already full of women, with familiar faces, such as Liu Xiaohong, widow Liu Rumei, and Ma Fen, as well as unfamiliar faces whose names could not be named.

Firewood was burned in the center of the room, and the fire was very large. With the doors and windows closed, the room was still very warm, and it was not cold enough to keep stomping.

"Little sister, you are here!" The acquaintances naturally greeted each other when they met.

Yun Xiaoxiao hurriedly took out the snacks she had brought, and hurriedly started to say, "Yes, here I come, not only did I come, but I also brought you delicious food. Look at what you all like to eat, don't be too polite Take it directly to eat. But it’s fine to take it home, there are not many things, and the guy who wants to take it home will have nothing to eat.”

Everyone was unfamiliar at first, and they were still very cramped.

Now that Yun Xiaoxiao said this, the conversation box opened immediately, and everyone started to answer the conversation.

"What delicious food, let me see!"

"The men at home are all like wolves. If you take this food home, your eyes will probably be green. If you don't take it with you, we women won't have a bite of the delicious food."

"The men in the family don't think about us women when they have delicious food, and we women don't need to think about the men in the family. It's enough for everyone to eat well here, and don't take them home."

"That's right, if you take it home, you'll probably have to honor your parents-in-law, uncle, and sister-in-law. It's better to eat here, and feel more at ease."

Everyone, let me tell you something, so that those women who were tempted to secretly take some back home can rest their minds for a moment, wouldn't it be good to eat more here?I just want to take it back to the group of old ancestors and young ancestors at home.

In this way, none of the women put it in their pockets, and they ate happily in the room.

"These melon seeds are really fragrant when fried!"

"This is sesame candy. I heard it's very expensive. This little girl will eat it for us!"

"What is this, it's crunchy and delicious!"

Women are also greedy, but at home, the parents-in-law should eat first, then the men first, and finally the children first, and finally the women only eat the leftovers.

This is the first time I ate something good, my mouth couldn't stop.

But everyone has a sense of proportion. The amount of sugar and potato chips is limited, so everyone tasted a fresh one. As for the melon seeds, there are too many, so everyone grabs a handful.

It's just some food, which not only doubles the favorability of the women in the village towards Yun Xiaoxiao, but also improves their relationship, making them not as unfamiliar as they were at the beginning.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Xu Meiying started to talk about the business, "I told everyone about this yesterday. The little girl knows a meat stall owner in the county. He can send meat to our village as long as he pays the shipping fee, and he can also bring some meat along the way." For other New Year's goods, if you have anything you want to buy, tell me today, just give the money and wait for the things to arrive."

After mentioning the things everyone cares about, everyone's mouths slowed down, and then they began to ask about things they wanted to know but didn't know.

"Little girl, how long will it take for this thing to be delivered to the village after we report it today? If it can't be delivered, will you refund our money?"

"Little sister, is the price of this pork expensive? I actually want to buy some lean meat. The fat meat can be boiled in oil to eat, and the lean meat can be eaten with dumplings."

"Little girl, I will also buy some melon seeds, can you buy me some melon seeds, and finally some sesame candies, so that I can take them home when I return home."

……

There are so many questions, Yun Xiaoxiao's head is getting dizzy.

"Listen to me, everyone. I can only ask the owner of the butcher to make a trip for us. It's best to talk about what you want to buy at once. And the things reported today will probably arrive tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and they only bring food.

"If the things you want to buy don't arrive in the end, I will refund the money to you. Everyone is here, and everyone can be a witness."

"As for the price, the current price in the county is the price. Everyone knows that the county is full of refugees. If the refugees are not resettled, the traders will not dare to do business, and the price will only be high in the future. There may be some things to buy. No, I can only say that I will try my best to bring it here for you.”

After hearing this, everyone has no opinion, and I heard that I only made a trip for help. I originally bought it with the mentality of giving it a try, but now everyone has to take it seriously.

For Chinese New Year, this meat is definitely indispensable, and basically every household must buy some.

The fat ones boil lard, and the thin ones make dumplings.

Eating dumplings during the Chinese New Year represents a reunion. This is a matter of custom, and it has to be done whether you have money or not.

Flour is also needed. After all, eating glutinous rice balls on the first day of the new year is a rule left by the ancestors.

As for dry goods, they are melon seeds, sugar, snacks, etc., which should be taken away by relatives. Of course, more practical things such as eggs and meat can also be sent.

In this way, the types of things that I got were actually not many, and they were all the third-class items during the Chinese New Year.

As for the couplets and window grilles with blessing characters, there is no one, but someone in the village bought red paper, so Yun Xiaoxiao suggested that the two men in her family can write, and the couplets and blessing characters can be solved at that time. As for the window grilles, let the village's handy woman cut them. , As for money, give as much as you should, and don't give it if you don't want to.

Everyone expressed their wish for auspicious Chinese New Year.

After discussing like this, it took most of the day. Everyone calculated how much money they would need, and gave it all to Yun Xiaoxiao.And Yun Xiaoxiao also said that more refunds and less compensation, anyway, it will not let everyone spend more money.

Everyone said that it doesn't matter, if there is more, it will be used as a benefit fee for Yun Xiaoxiao, and if there is less, they are willing to make up.After all, the snacks brought by Yun Xiaoxiao today are not worth a few pennies.

After negotiating the purchase of new year's goods, there are still a lot of melon seeds in this snack. Under Yun Xiaoxiao's gesture, everyone grabbed a handful of melon seeds and took them home. They were very happy. Not only were the new year's goods settled, but they also ate a lot of good things , Now my mouth is full of sweetness.

(End of this chapter)

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