At the beginning, the abandoned wife brought two children, and became the richest man by farming and

Chapter 10 Caramel and Trotters

"Auntie, I need time to set up a small stall in the town, and I have to come back to pick some mushrooms and wild vegetables. It's really too late."

"If the field is not busy, I would like to invite you to take your children to pick some mushrooms and wild vegetables. If you don't teach you to be busy, I will come back every night to share with you after earning money!"

"Hey, fine, or it's just a matter of taking the children to play (by the way)!"

"Okay, I'll go home to work first, auntie!" He said and waved to Xiaotuanzi. "Yinyin, let's go and go home with mother!"

"Yiren, leave Yinyin behind, I'll take the three of them to the field, it's easier to see!" Aunt Li said, her eyes swept over Song Yiren's swollen belly.

Song Yiren felt Aunt Li's distress and pity, and instantly felt her throat was congested, and her voice was choked up.

In her previous life, she was an orphan, not to mention that she had no food, no clothes, and no love.Later, she also fell in love, either because a scumbag cheated on her, or because she thought she didn't have a family to back her up.It can be said that Song Yiren has never been so close to others emotionally, and has never received pity and love from the elders.

"Auntie, I. Thank you!" Song Yiren hesitated for a long time, but still only said "thank you", but deeply remembered this kindness in his heart.

When Yi Ren returned home, he didn't have to take care of the two children, and he started working without even making lunch.

I took the remaining pig's trotters out of the cellar yesterday, washed them with clean water, scalded them several times with hot water, put them in large pottery bowls I just bought, and put them aside.

Take out the mortar that has not been used for many years, and wash it several times inside and out.

The original owner's cooking was average, at the level of an ordinary peasant woman, and she lived a poor life with Sima Jiangye.This mortar was originally used to pound spices or garlic, but the family was too poor to open the pot, so no one used it.

After Song Yiren washed the mortar, he dug out the wild onions and wild garlic that were left over from yesterday, which were also stored in the cellar, washed them and put them in the mortar, mashing them to get juice.After pounding a mortar, transfer it to a ceramic bowl, add water and some shochu and stir well, then pour it on the pig's trotters in the large ceramic bowl to marinate.

In ancient times, there were not so many seasonings. She was afraid that the fishy smell of pig's trotters would not be able to get rid of. She mashed the onion and garlic and marinated with shochu, which was also an alternative.

After she finished packing the pig's trotters, Aunt Li came back with her three children.

"Yi Ren, take a look at what our mothers have gained today!"

Song Yiren hurriedly greeted her with a smile: "Auntie, don't leave. When I'm ready to take it home, I won't have to fire at home at night. It's such a hot day!"

"Hey, okay!" Aunt Li took off the basket and poured the contents into the big basin that Song Yiren brought over. "Look, Yi Ren, here are the wild vegetables, fungus and mushrooms you told me to pick."

"So much?" Song Yiren looked at the pot full of mountain goods in surprise.She took Xiaotuanzi to pick for a few hours yesterday and there were not so many!
"I took three children with me, and while teaching them to know these mountain products, I asked them to help pick them!" Aunt Li said proudly. "Although there will be mistakes at the beginning, but after a while, there will be no mistakes!"

After speaking, she seemed to be afraid that Song Yiren would think she was enslaving children, so she quickly explained: "Children recognize things and move their hands. Their brains grow fast, and they won't tire the children!"

Song Yiren laughed, "Auntie, what are you talking about! I admire you, you brought the child, did the work, and even taught the child something!"

Song Yiren was not being polite, but admired Aunt Li from the bottom of her heart.Although I was grateful for her help before, I knew that she was good at doing the work in the field.

But I never thought that after 18 years of modern quality education, I was impressed by Aunt Li's "quality education"!Sure enough, the masters are among the people, and the wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated!
Aunt Li blushed when she said it: "My four children, although they are not usually around, but I raised them all by myself. Not to mention how promising they are, they are also very good boys!"

"Auntie, your little four is also studying in the county school, right?" Song Yiren chatted with Aunt Li without stopping, washing the mountain products in the big basin, removing the roots, Pick the leaves of the leaves.

Seeing her busy, Aunt Li also wanted to step forward to help.

"Auntie, just sit and rest, I'll come!" She pressed Aunt Li on the ponytail.

Speaking of Xiaosi, Aunt Li smiled even more. "Yes, Xiaosi is good at studying, and I have been studying in the county for several years! My husband said that in these few years, I may be able to pass the examination of scholar!"

"Auntie, I see that Xi'er and Er Niu are also smart, so I'll just send them to study later!"

Speaking of these two grandchildren, Aunt Li sighed. "Hey, it's a waste of money for the family to provide their fourth uncle alone. Besides... Xi'er is a girl, and the husband doesn't want to accept it!"

Although Aunt Li does not favor boys over girls, this era is still a patriarchal society, and it is even more difficult for girls from ordinary families to study.

Not to mention money, there are no female officials in this era, which means that there is no way for girls to study.

Usually they are the daughters of rich families, and they will invite private tutors to teach at home, so they can read and read.Even this is just a way to increase the girl's social status, and it can be up for grabs when it comes time to discuss marriage.

Sensing the anxiety in the atmosphere, Song Yiren glanced to the side, and saw a pancake basket she usually carried on her shoulders, which contained half a basket of melon seeds.Quickly changed the subject and said, "Auntie, did you pick this up to eat?"

"It's hard for your little one to recognize wild vegetables and mushrooms. I saw the Nine Lantern Lotus growing well on the mountain, so I picked a few of them and let your Yinyin play with them. I didn't expect her little hands to be quick, so I picked them up and picked them up." That's half a basket." Aunt Li smiled, pointing at Xiaotuanzi who was peeling Nine Lantern Lotus next to her.

Jiudenglian is the modern sunflower, you can pick melon seeds when ripe, but there is no mature technique of frying melon seeds and peanuts in this era, or raw melon seeds, which taste moist and not crisp, and have a raw taste.Either it is dry-fried in a pot, it is very easy to master the heat and get burnt, and it is easy to be heated unevenly, resulting in half-baked roasted seeds and nuts.

So not many people eat it, and not many people sell it.

Thinking of this, Song Yiren has a new idea of ​​getting rich!Stir-fried peanuts and fried melon seeds do not require so many ingredients and seasonings, and they can be delicious, and teahouses, restaurants, and opera gardens are all places where they can be sold.But frying is a laborious job. She is a pregnant woman, and I am afraid she cannot work like this for a long time.

Take your time, getting rich is not getting rich!Making money is good!Song Yiren's optimistic personality played a role.

"Auntie, I have a good way to make these melon seeds delicious! When I am free some other day, I will make them for you!"

Aunt Li agreed, but didn't take it too seriously.

The time for marinating the pig's trotters was enough. Song Yiren put the pork in the hot pot, put the washed wild onions and garlic into the pot, and after frying until fragrant, he threw the caramel that he bought before into the pot.

Aunt Li had never seen this kind of practice before, so she couldn't help but walked in to take a closer look, but she didn't ask any questions amidst the oily smoke.

After the caramel is fried and the color is darker, several large bowls of pig's trotters are put into the pot, and they are turned over with a shovel that is usually used for cooking, until the pig's trotters are fried to a little golden, then salt is added, and finally the boiled before Pour hot water into the pot, covering the trotters, cover the pot, and start to simmer.

(End of this chapter)