Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 4 Grandma’s Love
  Li Nan paused in his chops, swallowed the food in his mouth, and said, "Dad, Aniu fell down while planting rice seedlings today, and his clothes got wet. I came back and changed my clothes."

Hearing this, Li Mu looked at Li An who was eating and said, "Aniu, did you boil some eggs secretly when you came back?"

"egg?"

"That's right. Didn't you throw away the egg shells in the yard? You can't just throw the egg shells in your yard while others eat eggs, right?"

Li An was stunned, and suddenly remembered that Shi Zhu gave him an egg today, and when he peeled it, the egg shell was thrown on the ground in the courtyard.

It seems that my grandfather saw the egg shell and mistakenly thought that someone had boiled the egg and ate it.

Just as Li An was about to explain, he saw Li Mu's face darken and said, "You have to keep the eggs laid by the chickens at home and sell them for salt. In addition, your cousin has worked hard at school, so you have to keep some for him to replenish his health in the future." Don’t eat it secretly, you know?”

Mrs. Liu's face turned ugly when she heard this, and she glared at Li An fiercely.

She wasn't angry at Li An for eating eggs secretly, but she should wipe her tail clean after eating eggs secretly. Why did she give birth to such a stupid son?

"Grandpa, I didn't steal the eggs, those eggs..."

"Even if you pick up eggs laid by chickens, you can't boil them and eat them."

While Li An was explaining, his aunt Feng interrupted him directly.

"Sister-in-law, Ah Niu suffered from colds a few days ago and is weak. What's wrong with taking an egg to replenish his body?"

Ms. Liu didn't dare to confront her father-in-law, but she was not afraid of this sister-in-law.

All the work at home is done by the family. The boss’s son is studying, and the remaining one is his daughter.

In comparison, their family has contributed the most. As a result, the elder's son is studying and her two sons can only farm. It's strange that she has no objection.

"I didn't say I couldn't eat it, but I had to say it first anyway," said Feng.

"The eldest daughter-in-law is right. If you want to eat one today, and he wants to eat one tomorrow, how can you survive this day?" Li Ban said with a straight face.

"Okay, okay, let's forget it this time. It's getting dark. Let's eat quickly and wash up and go to bed." Ding said to smooth things over.

"Grandpa, grandma, I didn't boil that egg myself, Goudan gave it to me." Li An said.

Although eating an egg secretly is not a big deal, Ang Lee has never done it before, and he definitely doesn't want to be wronged like this.

"Uh…"

The eldest aunt's face stiffened and she said angrily: "Then why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Auntie didn't give me a chance to say anything. As soon as I opened my mouth, auntie interrupted." Li An blinked innocently.

"Yeah, Ah Niu just opened his mouth, and the sister-in-law didn't give Ah Niu a chance to speak at all." Ms. Liu said with a hint of ridicule.

"Okay, there's so much to talk about, let's eat!" Li Mu said, tapping the bowl with an unhappy expression.

As the head of the family, Li Mu did not dare to speak after he opened his mouth.

Li An's heart sank. His grandfather obviously favored his uncle's family, so even if he collected medicinal materials in exchange for money, it would be difficult for his grandfather to agree to let him study.

After all, the discipline of studying is not given just once, but every year.

Moreover, when he goes to study, there will be one less worker in the family, so his grandfather will not agree even more.

Now it seems that what he thought before was still a bit naive.

But giving up before fighting for it is not Ang Lee’s character.

Although as a time traveler, you don't necessarily have to rely on studying to get ahead. You can also prosper in doing business.

Moreover, the Song Dynasty encouraged business and did not look down upon businessmen like other dynasties.

Although the status of merchants in the Song Dynasty was still very low, it was far higher than that of other dynasties. There were no regulations that restricted the children of merchants from participating in the imperial examinations like other dynasties.

But without dividing the family, Li Mu is the head of the family. Even if he can make money, so what, the decision-making power is still in Li Mu's hands.

Therefore, Ang Lee will fight for it no matter what.    …

At night, Li An listened to Li Ping's even breathing, but he didn't feel sleepy at all.

In his previous life, he had also read some time-travel novels, and felt that after the protagonists traveled through time, it was easy for them to use some knowledge of later generations to become famous.

After he traveled through time, he realized that everything was not that simple. The ancient rules and regulations had too many restrictions.

Li An fell asleep in a daze while thinking wildly.

"Ah Niu is up. It's already dawn. Let's get up quickly, eat, and go to work in the fields."

When Li An was sleeping soundly, he was woken up by his mother Liu.

When he opened his eyes, he saw that the light in the room was a little dim, but Li An knew that it must be bright outside.

Because there are only two small windows in the house, the light transmittance is very poor, so even if it is bright outside, the house is still dark.

Li An rubbed his eyes, got dressed and walked out.

After leaving the house, Li An picked up a willow branch from the window sill and walked to the well to fetch water and wash up.

Willow branch is the earliest toothbrush in ancient times. Put one end of the willow branch in your mouth and chew it. The fiber of the willow branch is relatively strong and soft. When chewed into silk, you can brush your teeth.

Rich families will also use green salt or tooth polishing medicine to brush their teeth.

The so-called teeth-cleaning medicine is actually the ancient toothpaste.

The Li family's conditions don't even have green salt, let alone teeth-cleaning medicine, so they can only brush with willow branches.

Li An actually admires the wisdom of the ancients. The liquid from willow branches has a faint bitter taste. When chewing willow branches, it can effectively cleanse the breath.

Regardless of whether the juice from willow branches smells good or not, it can cover up bad breath.

Because it is a busy farming period, rice is always eaten for breakfast.

However, we didn’t eat on the table in the morning. We squatted at the door with rice in hand to eat.

After Li An finished eating, he took the dishes to the kitchen. As soon as he put them away, he heard slight footsteps from behind and the light dimmed.

Turning around, it turned out that it was my grandmother who had followed me.

Ding looked outside, felt in the pocket of her clothes, took Li An's hand, stuffed something into his hand, and whispered: "Take it and eat it secretly, don't let anyone see it."

As soon as he got the thing, Ang Lee knew what it was.

What Ding gave him was an egg, the shell of which still exuded a faint warmth.

"Grandma, there are a lot of eggs in the house. If grandpa finds out, it's time to tell him." Li An whispered.

"Haha, grandma secretly hid this egg when she collected the eggs in the morning. They don't even know that you are not in good health and you need to take a supplement." Ding said.

Li An's eyes were a little moist when he heard this. In his previous life, his father died of illness when he was very young. His mother was busy making money and had no time to take care of him. He was raised by his grandparents.

However, his grandmother passed away when he was seven or eight years old.

When Li An grew up, he had long forgotten what his grandmother looked like. However, one thing he always remembered was that his grandmother was very good to him. At that time, the family conditions were very poor and he had no money to buy snacks, so his grandmother would try her best to make him some snacks. food.

At this moment, Li An felt his grandmother's tenderness and care from Ding, which made him feel the urge to cry.

"Grandma, you can eat it, I don't like eggs." Li An said.

"Grandma is so old, there is no point in eating these." Ding said with a smile: "You can eat it, don't let your grandfather and the others see it."

After saying that, Ding walked out.

(End of this chapter)