Escape from the desert

After the customers left, Jiang Yan arranged for them to pack their things, because there was a basket with purchased things, and the extra things had to be tied with a rope and carried on the back.

"Eat first and then go home."

Jiang Yan also carried a bucket, thinking about whether to eat a wonton.

Lin Bei seemed to see what Jiang Yan was thinking, and immediately grabbed her: "Mother, we can just eat buns..."

When Lin Feng ate steamed buns last time, he secretly took a bite. The smell of the meat kept him thinking about it. The most important thing is that the meat buns cost three cents each, but a bowl of wontons costs seven cents. For cold tofu, he had to sell it for seven yuan to eat a bowl of wontons.

The other three hurriedly shook their heads and refused, Lin Nan was even more violent, he said, "Mother, we won't eat the buns either, let's go back and eat."

Lin Dong nodded: "Yes, mother, Jinhua must have prepared lunch, and she will definitely wait for us to go back to eat."

"Eat steamed buns, one vegetable bun per person." Jiang Yan looked at a few silly sons and continued, "Since you all don't want to eat in town, then eat a vegetable bun over your mouth, and I'll cut two pounds of meat. "

Jiang Yan originally wanted to make one vegetable bun and one meat bun per person, but thought that it would be more cost-effective to use the money to cut meat.

When they arrived at the steamed buns stall, Jiang Yan ordered five vegetable buns, and after giving 10 cents of money, she took her sons to drive the bullock cart.

Lin Bei was eating vegetable buns and counting how much money he made today with his fingers, but he didn't dare to ask directly.

Several people were eating steamed buns, sighs of contentment and happy smiles filled their faces. A few days ago, they didn't even dare to imagine that they would be full, but now they have eaten steamed buns.

The fluffy dough, the sweet and greasy vegetable juice emerges after a bite, and the vegetable filling with oil is very delicious to eat.

"It's delicious, mother, you are so kind to us." Lin Xi licked the juice dripping on his fingers after eating the vegetable buns, and his fingers were clean.

Jiang Yan looked at his simple and honest face with a greedy cat look, and patted his shoulder.

"That's enough. In the future, mother will let you all have a full meal every day, and eat meat every day."

"really?"

Hearing this, several people looked up at Jiang Yan, stared straight at her, and their eyes began to shine.

Jiang Yan nodded to them. The life of the Lin family was much more difficult than that of the villagers. It was rare for the family to eat meat once a year. It was really delicious. Dare to squeak.

"Of course it's true. Mother will not lie to you in the future. Let's go, let's cut the meat now."

Jiang Yan took them straight to the butcher's shop. The meat salesman was tall and had a few months' pregnant belly. He had a smile on his face. He didn't look like a butcher, nor did he look down on their shabby clothes.

The meat stalls on the street are close to closing, only the shops will be open for a longer time, but there will be no people at this meeting. The meat stall owner is sitting leisurely on the rocking chair, the fan of the small shop is swaying, and when he sees them in front of the shop, he slowly relaxes. stand up to say hello.

"What part does this eldest sister want? My flesh is fat and thin, and I will cut everything you want."

Jiang Yan poked with her finger and saw a piece of fat and thin pork belly, which was just right for dry frying or braised pork.

She chose a slice of pork belly, a slice of front leg meat, and two catties of pork suet to squeeze oil. The family has long run out of oil. Recently, she rubbed a pot of oil to eat everything.

"That's all, boss, it's cheaper for you, and I will often take care of your business in the future."

"Prices have risen recently, and my meat has also risen a bit. Pork belly counts as 18 cents a pound for you, front leg lean meat is 13 cents a pound, and pork suet is 20 cents a pound."

The butcher shop owner said while weighing: "Big sister, what you want, two pounds of pork belly, one kilogram of lean forelegs, two pounds of pork suet, a total of 89 cents, you want a lot, I will send you two big bones. ."

"That's okay, thank you boss, that's all you need."

In this era, poor families generally do not buy lean meat. Most of them eat fatty meat. The fat is refined into oil, and there is still some oil residue to eat. When cooking, it is very fragrant. For farmers, it can be regarded as a plate. meat dishes.

The boss quickly cut the meat and put it away, wrapped it in oiled paper and handed it over. When Jiang Yan counted the money, he talked to the boss about the price. The boss was also quick to give her four cents less, and finally accepted 85 cents.

Throwing the meat into the wooden bucket and carrying it, Jiang Yan happened to see a pot of pigs in the shop going into the water. Because the weather was hot, she could already smell a little smell.

This pig into the water is a good thing for Jiang Yan. After being marinated, the taste is unparalleled. Jiang Yan likes to eat spicy food, or stir-fry it directly, which is also a delicious dish.

"Boss, how do you sell your pig into the water?"

"There are few people who buy this pig into the water. If you want it, I will give you three cents a pound."

Pig internal organs are collectively referred to as pig water, but this large pot is full of pig intestines, pig lungs and pig stomachs, which are not easy to wash, very dirty and smelly. People who buy it are usually some rare meat. country villagers.

When Jiang Yan heard this, she was all wrapped up. This thing didn't sell well because the people here couldn't wash it cleanly and couldn't get rid of the smell, but she could.

This pot of pigs weighed 38 catties and 114 coins in total. The boss rounded it up and gave her 100 coins.

After shopping, the family walked to the intersection. Fortunately, Lin Gui's bullock cart was parked outside.

After getting in the car, Jiang Yan let out a heavy sigh of relief. After tossing around early in the morning, she was also exhausted, but when she tilted her head, she saw Lin Xi holding a wooden barrel and staring at the meat inside. .

I don't know what I thought of, but the saliva flowed out in an instant. Jiang Yan just happened to be staring at it, but this Hanhan didn't realize it.

Jiang Yan's face twitched a few times, forcing herself to turn her head and stop looking. As long as the saliva didn't drip onto the flesh, she could bear it!

The ox cart waited for a long time, and after a few people from the same village got on, it started to walk back slowly.

But today there was a person from Liujia Village on the ox cart. She was a scrawny woman. Sitting on the ox cart, she didn't speak.

"Sister-in-law, don't cry. If you keep crying, you won't be able to hold your body."

Lin Gui couldn't help comforting her. The old woman had been standing at the gate of the town crying. Seeing that she couldn't stand up, she took her halfway for free.

An old lady next to her couldn't help asking: "Uncle Gui, do you recognize this eldest sister? But what happened? Are you crying so pitifully?" An old lady next to her couldn't help asking.