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Chapter 5 Shepherd's Purse Dumplings (Add More!)

After sending Li Guofu away, Zhao Wenmu went directly to the clinic.

Sure enough, it cost 1 cents to deal with the foot injury.

野菜一共卖了3块4毛，加上李国富给的5块钱，以及昨天剩下的1毛，他现在一共有6块8毛5分钱。

He went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy ten catties of white flour. Because there was no flour ticket, the price was slightly more expensive, 1 cents and 2 catties.

I bought two catties of fat and thin pork, which is called pork belly in later generations, which is now called three-layer pork.

Three-layer meat is the best, 7 cents and 5 catties.

I also bought two catties of lard suet, which is used to extract lard, and the leftover oil residue after boiling the lard is also delicious when eaten with a little salt.

Stir-fried vegetables with oil residue are also delicious.

Pork suet costs 6 cents a catty.

It is not popular to eat lean meat at present, but pure lean meat is cheaper.

I bought another two catties of white sugar, one yuan per catty.

I also bought some soy sauce, vinegar, and salt for 7 cents.

I bought a few more candies.

All of a sudden, there were only 2 yuan left in the money in his hand, and 2 yuan was reserved for the small shop in Sanlizhuang. After all, he still owed 2 yuan for yesterday's rice noodles.

Zhao Wenmu sighed in his heart that the money was still too little, but it was only the first day, and he was still very confident in making money.

To live a new life, he must let Zhao Jing and the little girl live a good life, and help relatives and villagers get rich.

He thought that his rebirth must have something to do with his good deeds in his previous life.

On the way home, with the breeze blowing, Zhao Wenmu felt extremely happy when he saw the small wild flowers blooming on both sides of the road. He hadn't been this happy for decades.

In the previous life, a person lived alone in the world, seemingly powerful and magnificent, but in fact, only he knew the misery in his heart.

I went to Sanlizhuang to pay back the money, and it was about ten o'clock when I got home.

Zhao Jing is not at home at this time, probably going to work in the fields.

For the newly allocated land, every villager can't wait to hold it in his hand and serve him, and Zhao Jing is no exception.

Zhao Wenmu put the things in the kitchen, picked up the basket and the hoe, and went up the mountain.

The eldest brother and sister-in-law have contracted a small peach orchard on the mountain. It is the time when the peach blossoms are in full bloom. He is probably busy pollinating the peach blossoms, so he plans to go to the elder brother first.

After all, the amount of wild vegetables needed was a bit large, and he certainly couldn't dig that much by himself.

When I arrived in Taoyuan, I found that not only the eldest brother and sister-in-law, but also the second brother, second sister-in-law, and Zhao Jing were here, as well as the little girl and the two little radish heads of the eldest brother's family, Zhao Zimeng and Zhao Ziting.

Everyone is helping pollination. After all, the flowering period is very short, and it may be windy or rainy at any time, so pollination will not be possible, so take advantage of the good weather to hurry up and work.

So many people can finish it in less than half a day.

It is not uncommon for relatives to help each other with farm work.

Before I got close, I heard my brothers and sisters-in-law discussing me, and my second brother even encouraged my sister-in-law to beat me up.

Zhao Jing said softly, "My little brother is working hard."

Zhao Wenmu was sweating, and just about to hide, he heard a crisp "Uncle".

It was Zhao Ziting who discovered her. The little girl was four years old, and she was very cute and tender, making her giggle.

Although Zhao Wenmu is a street slut in the eyes of adults, he is very popular in the eyes of his nephews and nieces.

After all, only Zhao Wenmu is willing to lead them to catch fish and shrimps, catch birds and eggs, and occasionally buy them candy.

Zhao Zimeng also rushed over.

The adults also looked over, and Zhao Wenmu took out a few pieces of candy from his pocket with embarrassment and gave them to Zimeng and Ziting.

She peeled off the last piece of candy again, and signaled Zhao Jing to open her mouth.

Zhao Jing blushed, a little shy in front of everyone, Zhao Wenmu insisted on raising her hand, she had no choice but to open her mouth to eat.

A trace of sweetness entered her throat, mixed with the aroma of milk, and a warm current surged in Zhao Jing's heart.

"Okay, little brother, take care of the daughter-in-law, where are the sister-in-laws?"

The second sister-in-law Song Yun asked with a wry smile.

"Second sister-in-law, if you want sweets, you have to find my second brother. My daughter-in-law hurts herself, right?"

Hmph, who told you to encourage my sister-in-law to beat me up!
Zhao Wenmu asked Zhao Jing to rest and help pollination, but Zhao Jing resolutely refused.

Before noon, a few people finished all the work.

It is customary for the sister-in-law to invite everyone to have lunch together. Generally speaking, helping out in rural areas does not cost money, but at least you have to take care of the meals.

But we are all brothers, so we don't care about these things.

Zhao Wenmu said mysteriously that he had a business to do with his eldest brother and second brother, and asked everyone to go to his home for dinner and discuss it by the way.

The brothers and sisters-in-law were not interested in eating at Zhao Wenmu's place, but when they heard Zhao Wenmu say "there is business", they made up their minds to listen to it.

Not really wanting to do business with him.

Instead, he was worried that he would act mischievously again.

The second brother also winked at the sister-in-law, which means that you should not be too light when you start.

Zhao Wenmu naturally knew what the brothers and sisters-in-law were thinking.

It's no wonder that everyone doesn't trust themselves, after all, the previous self was too ignorant.

The two sister-in-laws knew what was going on at Zhao Wenmu's house, and they both planned to go home to get some steamed buns, cabbage and radishes before going there.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, I have noodles at home, so don't go back and get them."

Zhao Wenmu couldn't help saying, and led everyone to go home.

I also dug some shepherd's purse along the way.

A group of people went to Zhao Wenmu's house in a mighty way.

Looking at the white noodles, pork, and sugar in the kitchen, everyone was shocked. They are not willing to buy so much pork for the New Year, right?

There is no joy and excitement as imagined.

The elder brother Zhao Wenlin's face was ashen, and his tone could not hide the anger and disappointment. Even the two little guys, Zimeng and Ziting, were scared and hid behind.

"Little brother, where did these things come from?!"

Zhao Wenmu is idle, cheating money from Ah Jing every day is nothing more than that, is he still stealing and robbing now?

The other brothers and sisters-in-law also looked worried.

Although Zhao Jing also had anxiety on her face, she still held Zhao Wenlin, for fear that he would beat Zhao Wenmu.

"Brother, don't worry, just listen to my brother's explanation."

Hearing what his daughter-in-law said, Zhao Wenmu was very moved. No matter how miserable she was, Zhao Jing was willing to believe in herself.

However, the former self failed her trust time and time again.

The chickens she worked so hard to raise were stolen and sold by herself, and the money from selling corn was taken away by herself to gamble. Even the money from selling her hair was taken away to buy wine and drink.

He is not angry at all for everyone's distrust of him at this time, this is what he deserves, and he will try his best to change everyone's impression of him.

He was only glad that it was still too late, and Zhao Jing was still willing to believe him.

"Brother, these things are really not stolen or robbed. I earned them by selling wild vegetables."

Then Zhao Wenmuzai described in detail how he sold wild vegetables, even Li Guofu's advance payment of 5 yuan was also explained in detail.

Things are clear, the cause and effect are simple and clear.After listening to it, everyone believed it.

"I called everyone here today because I need too many wild vegetables. I can't dig that much by myself. I want everyone to help me dig it together."

"Let's dig together, how about selling it to me for 5 cents a catty?"

After listening to Zhao Wenmu's words, everyone basically believed that he was not lying, but the wild vegetables worth 1 cents a catty still surprised everyone.

In the end, the sister-in-law made the final decision:

"Little brother, after dinner, everyone will go dig wild vegetables, brother and sister-in-law Qian don't want them."

"Second brother, you will accompany my younger brother to sell wild vegetables tomorrow, and you will be driving the family's ox cart."

The eldest brother has an ox cart at home, and Zhao Wenmu really plans to borrow the ox cart from him.

As for letting the second brother go with him, it is not only to confirm whether the matter is really what he said, but also to help him drive the car.

After all, Zhao Wenmu, who doesn't do farm work, really doesn't know how to drive an ox cart.

It's good to let the second brother follow, the second brother is quick-witted and can speak, Zhao Wenmu originally planned to recruit him into the group.

As for money, don't worry.

Just wait until the business grows bigger and then share the money with the big brother and the second brother.

After talking about this, everyone got busy for lunch.

The elder brother went to cut the suet into small pieces, and then set the pan on fire to squeeze the lard.

Several sisters-in-law are kneading and rolling dough.

Taking advantage of this time, Zhao Wenmu quickly washed the shepherd's purse, chopped the meat stuffing, and prepared the dumpling stuffing.

After a while, the smell of lard permeated the yard, and the two little radish heads lay beside the old man, staring at the oil residue in the pot without blinking, and their saliva almost flowed to the ground.

Zhao Wenlin fished out some browned and crisp oil residue, sprinkled some salt on it and handed it to them, and the two of them rushed to the side with their bowls in their hands and began to eat happily.

The little girl Zhao Ziting did not forget to give her mother and aunts a few dollars.

What a sweet and sensible girl.

The sisters-in-law were busy making dumplings. Zhao Wenmu took some oil residue and fried a shepherd's purse with oil residue. He also mixed some cooking sauce and made a cold shepherd's purse.

After thinking about it, he called Zhao Zimeng to his side:
"Xiao Meng, go home and get some sesame seeds."

Zhao Zimeng went home quickly to get some sesame seeds, and Zhao Wenmu sprinkled them.

A delicious cold shepherd's purse is complete.

The dumplings with thin skin and big stuffing rolled in the pot, and gradually became bulging, like boats riding the wind and waves.

Just like the sailing of a generation of catering giants, at first it was silent, but finally it was vigorous.

The dumplings were cooked twice. After the first pot was cooked, Zhao Jing brought two big bowls to Zhao Xuehai and his wife.

The rest is served on a grate made of sorghum stalks. This thing is called a curtain in dialect. It is large and has grooves, which is especially suitable for holding dumplings.

The old couple was still angry with Zhao Wenmu because of the separation. Zhao Wenmu recalled this and thought it was better to wait a while before visiting them.

The two little ones ate first.

The adults continued to cook another pot, and only started eating together after it was cooked.

"Delicious! It's delicious!"

"It's better than the dumplings made during the Chinese New Year!"

Zhao Zimeng's mouth was full, and he did not forget to praise loudly.

This is natural, the freshest shepherd's purse in early spring, with so much meat in it, is naturally fragrant.

"Stir-fried shepherd's purse with meat dregs is also delicious!"

"This cold shepherd's purse is also delicious!"

The two little ones were chattering, and the adults were also full of praise:
"Little brother, your cold shepherd's purse sauce is really delicious!"

"I didn't expect shepherd's purse to be so delicious. No wonder people in the city are willing to spend so much money on it!"

……

"Sister, is the food I cook delicious?"

Zhao Wenmu looked at Zhao Jing tenderly, with a smile in his eyes, and asked softly.

"good to eat!"

Zhao Jing couldn't remember the last time she ate such a delicious thing, maybe she had never eaten it before, she nodded seriously.

A pair of big almond eyes are shining brightly.

"Then I will cook for you every day from now on!"

　I received an invitation to sign a contract today~ We ordinary people are so happy today!

　　Readers, rest assured to invest! PS: There is another update tonight

　　
　
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