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Chapter 109 0106 [Uncle]

A thousand shi of grain, plus the rest in the warehouse, is enough to last until the grain from the south is brought over.

When we returned to the barracks, the sun was already westward.

After repaying the reward money of the soldiers of the three teams, Han Zhen left [-] shi of grain behind the barracks, and returned to the house with the rest of the grain.

When passing by the market, he found a long queue outside Zhang He's wine shop.

Right now, many villagers are harvesting summer, there is no shortage of food, and they have made money by working, so they start scratching their mouths.

Zhang and his mother-in-law are very business-minded, and only sell cheap soju and rice wine.

A catty of soju is only [-] Wen, and a few villagers can buy a catty for a catty, and they can drink a meal.

This is a good thing, which means that some villagers have improved their quality of life.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw Yang's father and the others set up a small table in the front yard, eating wine with pickles.

Since a few days ago, they stopped going to the Second Courtyard for dinner.

The main reason is that there are female family members like An Niang and Han Zhang. Father Yang and the others felt uncomfortable and inappropriate, so they simply set up a small stove in the front yard to be self-sufficient.

As for Tan Qiang's group of tenants, they offered to give some food early on, and they did it at home, which saved the trouble of the owner's family and saved them from running halfway up the mountain several times a day.

Now, only Han Zhen and the female relatives are left to eat in the Second Courtyard.

Seeing Han Zhen, Father Yang took the initiative to invite: "Erlang is back, let's have a drink together?"

"No, I had wine in the county town at noon."

Han Zhen refused with a smile, and entered the second courtyard through the vertical flower gate.

As soon as he entered the yard, he saw several women gathered around a water tank.Holding a kitchen knife, Han Zhang wanted to step forward several times, but finally stopped.

Seeing this, Han Zhen asked curiously, "What happened?"

Seeing him come back, Fang Sansan immediately explained: "Ah Lang, Tan Qiang was working in the field today, caught a few snakes, and sent one over, saying it was for A Lang's health."

Han Zhen stepped forward and glanced at it.

I saw a snake as thick as a baby's arm coiled in the water tank, nearly two meters long, black and yellow all over its body.

He recognized it at a glance. It was a king snake, also known as a cauliflower snake.

It is non-poisonous, but this cauliflower snake is really big, no wonder a few women dare not approach it.

"Fang Sansan, go find a nail."

After Han Zhen gave an order, he put his hand into the water tank and pinched the snake's head.

The next moment, under the stress reaction, the whole snake body was tightly wrapped around his arm.

As Han Zhen lifted the snake out of the water tank, a pungent stench immediately permeated the noses of everyone, making Han Zhang and Jiang Siniang's pretty faces change color, and they retreated quickly.

All snakes have a smell, but the stench of the cauliflower snake is particularly strong.

It is said that it is because the cauliflower snake will release a smell gland when it is in danger, but it is not known whether it is true or not.

"Ah Lang, I found the iron nail... Wow, it stinks!"

Fang Sansan frowned, and quickly covered his mouth and nose.

After receiving the nails, Han Zhen pressed the snake's head against the tree trunk in the yard, while holding the iron nails in the other hand, he exerted force with his thumb suddenly.

The iron nail passed through the snake's head and was firmly nailed to the tree.

Gudong!

Fang Sansan swallowed, Xiaoyuan's face was full of horror.

Also... can you still drive nails like this?

Taking the kitchen knife from Mrs. Han Zhang, he cut a slit along the lower edge of the snake's head, grabbed the snake's skin and pulled it down.

With a squeak, a complete snake skin was peeled off.

Throwing away the snake skin casually, Han Zhen ordered: "Clean up and make some soup."

"Leave it to me."

Chef Shen immediately stepped forward and began to clean the snake meat.

Han Zhen came to the well, washed his hands, and asked, "Why did you two come back so early?"

Fang Sansan replied: "The shop is really out of business, Sister An Niang asked us to come back first."

One of them guards the tailor shop and the other guards the jewelry shop.

The business is getting worse one by one, Si Niang's clothing store can occasionally sell some fabrics, and Fang Sanshou's jewelry store has not opened yet.

"Just because there is not much business at the moment, you should learn more arithmetic in the store."

"I see."

Chef Shen's movements were very swift, and while the two of them were talking, they processed the snake meat.

Cut into small pieces, and then move out a small stove to cook in the yard.

Han Zhen found it interesting, because in his previous life in the countryside, if every household cooked snake meat, they would not cook it in the kitchen, but in the yard.

He once asked his elders, but his own elders also hesitated and couldn't explain clearly, only that snake meat could not be burned at home.

I didn't expect this custom to exist at this moment.

Thinking of this, Han Zhen asked with interest: "Why don't you cook in the kitchen?"

Before Shen Chef could answer, Han Zhang said in a soft voice: "Uncle, you can't cook snake meat at home."

Han Zhen asked, "Why?"

Han Zhang was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "I don't know, that's what my mother said back then."

At this moment, Mrs. Shen smiled and said, "When I was young, I heard that the old man in the village said that if you cook it at home, it will attract centipedes. If centipedes fall into the soup, it will become poisonous and you can't drink it."

The cauliflower snake was extremely smelly when it was alive, but when it was made into soup, it was extremely fragrant.

There is no need to put other seasonings, just a few slices of ginger and a small pinch of salt.

When the snake meat was cooked, Han Zhen ordered: "Fang Sansan, pack some and send it to Wei Da and Uncle Yang in the front yard."

With a pot of snake soup, several people sat around in the hall and had dinner.

In fact, the snake meat was nothing to eat. On the contrary, the snake soup was extremely delicious. With a few spoonfuls of wheat rice soaked in it, Han Zhen ate three bowls in a row.

After dinner, it was getting dark.

The Han and Zhang family lit the oil lamps, dug out pens, inks, papers and inkstones, and sat in the hall.

After a while, the clerk in charge of teaching came.

Seeing this, Han Zhen got up and went back to the study in the backyard to continue writing materials.

……

Midday on the moon.

Han Zhang woke up from his sleep and touched his forehead, which was full of sweat.

Xu Shi watched Killing Snakes in the evening. She had a nightmare just now, in which she was chased by a big snake as thick as a bucket.

No matter how she ran, she couldn't run fast, and her legs were so limp that she couldn't use her strength.

Seeing that the big snake was about to catch up, she also woke up from her dream.

Panting heavily, Mrs. Han Zhang picked up the handkerchief next to the pillow and wiped the sweat off her body.

It was late July, but the weather was still so sweltering.

After lying down again, Mrs. Han Zhang couldn't fall asleep tossing and turning. As soon as she closed her eyes, a big snake would immediately appear in her mind.

After a while, she simply sat up.

Looking out the window, he suddenly thought of something, got up and gently opened the window.

I saw the study room in the main room, the lights were still on.

Biting her lip lightly, and hesitated for a moment, Mrs. Han Zhang put on a coat and walked out the door lightly.

All the way to the door of the study, she reached out and knocked on the door, calling softly, "Uncle."

"It's sister-in-law, come in."

Hearing the sound, Han Zhang pushed the door and walked in.

Seeing that Han Zhen was shirtless, she couldn't help turning her head slightly.

"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, the weather is really hot."

As Han Zhen said, he picked up the coat at the side and started to put it on.

"Uncle, if it's stuffy, then... don't wear it, it's fine." Han Zhang said at the end, her voice became smaller and smaller, as thin as a mosquito.

"it is good."

Han Zhen put down his clothes smoothly and asked, "Why is sister-in-law still up?"

"I just fell asleep, had a nightmare, and was awakened."

When I was alone in the room just now, thinking of that nightmare, I panicked for a while.

After seeing my uncle at this moment, I immediately felt much better.

Hearing this, Han Zhen chuckled lightly and said, "Did you get a little frightened by the snake today?"

"How does uncle know?"

Han Zhang was surprised.

"Most women are more afraid of snakes."

After Han Zhen explained a sentence, he greeted: "Sister-in-law, don't stand, and sit down for a while."

With that said, he poured her a cup of tea.

When Mrs. Han and Zhang sat down opposite, Han Zhen couldn't help but glance over the pair of fruits.

There is no way, Han Zhang only has an inner garment inside, which can't cover it at all, and it's hard to pay attention to it.

Sensing Han Zhen's sweeping gaze, Han Zhang felt his heart beating wildly and his mouth was dry for a while.

So she quickly picked up her herbal tea and took a sip.

Xu Shi drank too much, choked on the tea, covered his mouth and coughed several times.

For a moment, the fruit shook for a while, and it seemed to be on the verge of falling.

Han Zhen hurriedly looked away. The weather has been dry recently, and he is very angry. It would be bad if something happened.

Stopping coughing, Han Zhang asked curiously, "What are you writing, uncle?"

Han Zhen casually replied, "About some matters concerning the village."

Hearing the implication in his words, Han Zhang panicked, and hurriedly asked, "Uncle is going away?"

"It's not a long trip, I'm going to move to the county town in a while."

After Xiaowang Village stabilizes, he will definitely move to the county seat.

It's not just for enjoyment, but because the county seat is good for controlling the surrounding villages, and the speed of receiving information is also faster, so you can know immediately if there is any trouble.

Han Zhang was silent for a while.

Now, she is familiar with life with Han Zhen, and now that she hears that he is going to move to the county, she feels empty in her heart.

After all, she is just a 19-year-old girl.

Her husband passed away early, and her natal family has no relatives. Right now, only her uncle, Han Zhen, can rely on her.

It is normal to inevitably become dependent on Han Zhen.

Seeing his sister-in-law looking lonely, Han Zhen pondered for a moment, and tried to ask: "Would my sister-in-law move to the county with me?"

These words instantly dissipated Han Zhang's originally lost mood, and replaced it with an indescribable joy.

Under Han Zhen's gaze, Han Zhang lowered his head and stuttered to find an excuse that didn't seem like an excuse: "I... I was helping my uncle manage the warehouse, and my uncle... went to the county seat, so naturally I also go."

"It's late at night, I'm going to bed, and my uncle is going to rest earlier."

After finishing speaking, Han Zhang stood up, twisted the small millstone and hurried out of the study.

(End of this chapter)