Era: Retired from the army at the beginning and returned home.

Chapter 9

Peanuts are a non-staple food, and they are rare things in the city.The current land is mainly used to grow grain, and there is not enough grain to eat. How can it be possible to grow such things.In the past, when the harvest was good in some villages, everyone would get a piece of land to plant a little bit, and after the harvest, each household would share a little bit.

Now water is scarce, food is given priority, and many other things are not grown.

Although Luo Cheng gave them food that was rare during Chinese New Year, but now that Luo Cheng was asleep, they dared not.It's so delicious, if my parents find out, they will scold me to death.

"Sister, why don't you just give me one, I've opened the bag. I won't eat more, just try one."

"Okay, let's eat one each, and wait until the shell is hidden, so that no one can see it."

Luo Xiaoyu responded, after all, she is only 15 years old, although she is very sensible, knowing that anything eaten in these years is precious.But it's normal to be greedy. If you say you only eat one peanut, you just eat one, just because you want to taste the taste.

Peanuts are very plump and can be sold in bags. Most of them are not small in size.Luo Xiaoyu carefully picked out two peanuts and gave one to Luo Shishi.

The two of them looked at the peanuts in their hands, and they were a little reluctant to eat them. In the end, Luo Shishi couldn't help it, put it in her mouth first, and then her eyes lit up obviously.

Peanuts, generally in this era, are simply dry-fried without shells, and when they are cooked, everyone feels very fragrant.The peanuts that Luo Cheng brought out were five-spice and slightly salty, not to mention the smell of peanuts, there was a faint layer of five-spice on the surface of the peanut shells alone.

Luo Shishi put the peanut into her mouth, and tasted a fragrance before she bit it.The mouth is involuntarily secreting saliva, constantly drinking the delicious taste on the surface of the peanut shell.

Luo Xiaoyu thought it was because her sister was not willing to eat, and a peanut was still in her mouth like sugar.But when his own peanuts were also put into his mouth, he realized why his sister acted like that.The peanuts actually have a very fragrant smell on the surface, which seems to be completely different from the taste in memory.

It's been a long time, and the taste is completely lost on the surface, so the two are willing to bite.After biting it open, a more intense fragrance erupted, and the two of them couldn't believe that what they ate was just a peanut.

When people are hungry, in fact, whatever they eat tastes delicious.Even a white flour steamed bun, which has no flavor at all, may be able to make people in this famine era feel the illusion of sweetness.And five-spice peanuts will be regarded as a delicacy in later generations, not to mention the era when eating a steamed bun feels delicious.

The two sisters didn't sit by Luo Cheng's bed all the time, but went into the back room with the partition and chatted.The content of the chat is naturally related to Luo Cheng. Father Luo Wen is the backbone of the family, but although his father has a character in his name, he is actually uneducated and doesn't know a few big characters.In the countryside, they can only plan food on the ground, but in the current drought years, for farmers, no matter how capable they are, they will not be able to grow more grain.

The father is the backbone of the family, but the whole family follows the father, and there is no way to change the current situation.And the eldest brother Luo Cheng came back from the army. He is a man of culture and has traveled far, which means he still has knowledge.In the Luo family, it can be said that as soon as Luo Cheng appeared, the backbone of the family was transferred.

"Xiaoyu~~, Shishi, come out quickly, brother has brought you something to eat."

While Luo Xiaoyu and Luo Shishi were chatting, there was a shout from outside the house, and they knew that Luo Bing had returned.Luo Bing is the second child in the family. This year, he has studied for three years, but it is not material for study.He can write a little, and he also goes to work in the fields with the brigade when the farming season is busy.But now it's autumn, and the fields are failing again.

In his spare time, Luo Bing likes to run up the mountain. There is a hill not far from Longyang Town.Now many people wander there without eating, digging grass roots, bark and so on.Anyway, as long as you can put it in your mouth, you won't let it go.

In the past, rabbits and the like could be seen on the mountain, but now if you see a mouse, it is a great meat.In these years, if there is rat meat to eat, no one will dislike it.

Luo Xiaoyu and Shishi went out of the room, and saw that Luo Bing had a lot of grass roots in his hands, but they were thicker.They have all eaten this thing, and they can't name it. If you cook it and chew it slowly, you can taste a starchy taste.

But the root of this thing is a bit hard, similar to sugar cane, it can only be chewed in the mouth.Chew the starch inside and eat it, and this thing has a bitter taste, although the bitter taste is not strong, but if you keep chewing, your tongue will become bitter if you eat too much.

If a person is very hungry, it's nothing if his tongue is a little bit bitter, this thing can really hang his life.

If it was normal, Luo Xiaoyu and Shishi would definitely wash it immediately, then cook it and eat it.But now the five flavors of peanuts remain in my mouth. Although I am very hungry, I don't want to eat this bitter thing. At least I have to wait until the residual taste in my mouth is gone before eating this.

And there are steamed buns in the big brother's bag, Luo Shishi is thinking about it, even if she can't get one, she can always taste some.The steamed buns belonged to my elder brother, that was my elder brother, it was impossible not to let her taste his stuff.

"Bingzi, brother is back."

"Brother is back? What brother?"

"Who else can we have besides a big brother. The big brother has returned from the army and is sleeping in the room now. Don't disturb the big brother."

Of course Luo Bing knew that his elder brother Luo Cheng hadn't seen him for a few years, and he came back suddenly, and he didn't come back to his senses.

"Big brother is back, really, so big brother has eaten, there is no food at home."

Luo Bing is also like the guy from the countryside, relatively simple, and the first thing he thinks of when he hears his eldest brother is back is the problem of food.The main reason is that everyone puts food first these days, and the grassroots in Luo Bing's hands can't be given to the elder brother to eat such things.

"Brother is a man of culture and has been a soldier. You think he is the same as us. The others have nothing to eat. Brother can definitely get it, so don't worry about it. Shishi, go to the room and get one." Give the peanuts to Bingzi, and let him taste the peanuts that can only be eaten in the army."

Luo Xiaoyu said arrogantly, although Luo Bing is his second brother, it is wrong to question his elder brother.And there is another point, among the brothers and sisters, they rarely call brother, sister, sister, etc., usually when they are out, they will say who is my brother, who is my sister, and who is who. At home, they are basically called Xiao. name.

However, Luo Cheng is the boss, and he is the most promising, and is respected at home, so at home, everyone else calls him brother or big brother.But I dare not call Luo Chengcheng like my parents.

Giving Luo Bing a piece of peanut was discussed between Luo Xiaoyu and Shishi, so it can be regarded as equality between brothers and sisters.And don't look at Luo Bing likes to mess around, but he really misses the two of them when there are good things.

Then~~, a peanut shocked Luo Bing, and there are such delicious peanuts.After eating peanuts, take a look at the bitter grass roots in your hand. No matter how hungry you are, you will not eat such grass roots today. Don’t spoil the fragrance in your mouth.

Luo Cheng is resting, and no one really dares to bother him deliberately.Even after his father Luo Wen came back from the brigade and learned that his eldest son was back, he had a rare smile on his face. It was really hard for him these two years, and he was so worried about eating every day that he didn't smile much. Pass.

And I heard that Luo Cheng has food stamps, and there are also such things as discharge fees from the retired army, which can buy dozens of catties of food.There was joy from the inside out on that face, and half of the burden in his heart was relieved just because the eldest son came back.

Tomorrow, I will go to the grain station to buy grain. People in the town usually go to the grain station to buy grain. There are also supply and marketing cooperatives, but people in towns prefer to go to the grain station to buy.Farmers have to deal with grain stations every year and are more familiar with them.

Here Luo Cheng's family is obviously happy because of his arrival.On the other hand, because of half a piece of instant noodles and seasoning packets sent by Luo Cheng, Qin Lan's family was also worried.

　Such grassroots really exist, but I still don’t remember what it’s called.Let's make up your own brains. If you ask, if you don't have it, you should have it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)