Pastoral affairs

Prepared all the sauces for the mutton that will be eaten later, washed the parsley and shallots, cut them, and put them in a large blue and white bowl aside. When Cui Wei was about to wash some cabbages and put them aside, Cui Jingping hesitated After a while, he still looked up at Cui Wei and said, "Sister, Mrs. Nie is eating here today, and Nie Er didn't do it on purpose yesterday..." He played with Nie Qiuwen and Wang Baoxue since childhood. So-so, Cui Wei paused while lowering her head to wash the vegetables, and from the corner of her eye, she saw Cui Jingping's troubled face, and she couldn't help but sighed.

Yesterday, when Nie Qiuwen didn't lock the door and caused disasters to his sheepfold, although Mrs. Sun didn't have any good intentions at first, Nie Qiuwen is indeed still young now. During the rebellious period, plus what happened yesterday, she also heard from Cui Jingping that it was Wang Baoxue who came over and called the two of them to play. I guess Nie Qiuwen was in a hurry, so he didn't close the door in a panic. Mrs. Sun is responsible, but in fact Cui Shifu also has some responsibilities. He should not have given the key to Nie Qiuwen. Nie Qiuran only bought these sheep and cattle.

Although Cui Wei didn't completely forgive Nie Qiuwen in her heart, she didn't want to make Cui Jingping feel bad at the moment. I'm afraid Cui Jingping felt a little uneasy since yesterday.After thinking about whether he would like to do it during the Chinese New Year, he hesitated.Then she nodded and continued to move her hands: "Third brother, if you want to call Nie Er to come over for dinner, you can go." She only said to call Nie Qiuwen alone, she didn't say to call Sun and others, Hearing what she said, Cui Jingping was so happy that he almost jumped up, and while stuffing some firewood into the stove, he said excitedly: "Sister, don't worry, let Nie Er remember this loss, and let him do things to pay back in the future. You must give him a good meal to vent your anger!"

When he said this, Cui Wei still didn't understand what he meant, so she nodded with a smile.Cui Jingping went out in a hurry, didn't even care about wearing a straw hat, and ran towards Nie's house cheerfully.Cui Wei looked at his back and smiled, without stopping to move her hands, she quickly washed the cabbage and put it aside.

The mutton soup stewed in the pot has already smelled of stew now, and the smell came out from the lid of the pot.Cui Wei lifted the lid and saw that the milky white soup had boiled inside.After thinking about it, I added two spoonfuls of boiled milk that I finally squeezed out this morning, and threw down the washed dried red dates and goji berries.Red jujubes appeared in the milky white soup base in the Instant Pot, which looked very eye-catching, and the smell was tangy after being stewed, not like the mutton that Yang and others said was full of mutton. On the contrary, it has a mouth-watering aroma.

Cut the lean meat into thin slices, roll them up and put them on a plate aside, Cui Wei was afraid that there would be too many people to eat tonight.Therefore, she deliberately cut more than three catties of lean meat, which made her arms feel a little numb.It was just a small plate, not even half a catty of meat.Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside, listening to the sound, it seemed that Cui Jingping came back, and Cui Wei didn't go out. After a while, after a while outside, Cui Jingping pushed Nie Qiuwen, who was blushing, and Nie Qiuwen walked in. Turning around, he timidly glanced at Cui Wei, and whispered in his mouth: "Sister Cui, I was wrong..."

"Who are you calling for?" As soon as the two entered the kitchen door, Nie Qiuran handed over the job of brushing the sauce to Cui Shifu, and hurriedly followed in, just in time to hear Nie Qiuwen calling for sister Cui , and suddenly his face was mostly black.At this moment, Nie Qiuwen was really afraid of him. When he heard Nie Qiuran speak, he shuddered all over his body, and quickly changed his address: "Sister-in-law, I was wrong, sister-in-law, please forgive me once, and I will come back later." I don’t dare anymore, Dad said that a man should earn his own money and spend it on his own...” When he said this, his face was full of disappointment and depression, it was obvious that the child was still a little bit unconvinced.

Cui Wei didn't want to teach her son for Mrs. Sun, Nie Qiuwen felt uncomfortable if she talked too much, and Mrs. Sun might not appreciate it, not to mention that Mrs. Nie was still outside now, so she really wanted to teach his son in front of him and keep this one It seems that the father-in-law, who is a big man with a strong mind, will be dissatisfied with her.What's more, the person was called by Cui Jingping, if he continued to hold on to what happened yesterday, it would be difficult for Cui Jingping to step down.So Cui Wei nodded, and said: "Don't do this in the future, even if your mother said it, but you should know the truth of not locking the door and not going out. It's a pity that so many sheep are killed." He was taken away Of the four sheep, two were bitten to death yesterday, and this morning Cui Shifu sent three more sheep that were injured last night, and in one day, nine sheep have been caught and lost!

What's more, the sheep can still be bought, but the goat milk will not be produced for a while, Cui Wei is also very depressed, but after all, Nie Qiuwen is still a child, and now everyone has come to admit his mistake, and she can't always give birth again. Holding on to him, he said something to him. Hearing that she no longer blamed him, Nie Qiuwen immediately smiled. Hearing what she said, he immediately answered: "The sheep can be eaten when they are dead, and you can save money to buy them." Meat money!"

This unlucky broken child!

Cui Wei glared at him, that Cui Jingping also turned dark and deliberately kicked his buttocks hard, Nie Qiuwen screamed, seeing Cui Wei's face and the elder brother with an indifferent smile, suddenly Knowing that he said something wrong, he didn't dare to refute, touched his butt, stuck out his tongue and ran out to help.

In the kitchen, Cui Jingping obediently sat in front of the stove to help light the fire, and Nie Qiuran simply rolled up his sleeves and took the kitchen knife in Cui Wei's hand to help her cut meat. Although he helped Cui Wei make a fire, he had never done it before. As for the meat, it can be seen that the movements are a little rusty, so Cui Wei simply instructed him while peeling the garlic.

Everyone was busily busy, and the night of the New Year's Eve was a bit lively due to the large number of people. Cui Jingping carefully said the news from Nie Qiuwen. It is said that Mrs. Nie ordered Sun to kneel outside yesterday After a long night and several hours of rain, Nie Qing also knelt for a long time, and both mother and daughter were sick when they got up early in the morning.Master Nie's methods were brutal and direct, neither beating or scolding them, nor speaking too much, just making people kneel like this, almost killed half of them!Today I just invited the doctor to go back to see it. At this moment, the mother and daughter are still lying on the bed and moaning. It's just that I don't want to worry my sister by saying it during the New Year's Eve.

Busy until it was completely dark, Master Nie and others went back to offer incense to their ancestors and hadn’t come back yet. The goat’s feet in the pot gradually softened, and the mutton outside had already been roasted. Cui Shifu and others were busy Carrying the roasted mutton into the house, Cui Wei's eyes lit up when she thought of a small stove specially made for cooking medicine when Cui Jingping had a high fever last time, and hurriedly accused Cui Jingping of moving in, while I followed Nie Qiuran to carry sliced ​​meat, washed cabbage, and vermicelli made from sweet potato.

The chopped yams were neatly stacked aside, the lettuce stalks were washed and peeled, cut into finger-sized strips, and placed on a white plate, looking particularly fresh and tender, the tips of the freshly picked pea leaves It has been washed and put in the bamboo basket. Seeing the dishes gradually being brought out, Cui Wei took out the shrimp paste again, put a lot of it in the soup pot, added a little salt, and scooped some of it with a spoon. Tasting the soup, the mutton soup was so delicious that she almost bit her own tongue!The soup has a special fragrance of mutton, and because of the addition of some goat milk, it just neutralizes the smell of mutton, and it also brings back the sweetness of red dates and a touch of almonds, which is unbearable I can't help but want to take another sip.

Cui Wei resisted the urge to serve another bowl of soup, and brought out the scallion and coriander, and the well-adjusted chili dish, while smiling, she asked Cui Shifu to help with the bottom of the pot, and a simple hot pot was made .It's a pity that there is no fish or meat, but it is enough to surprise Cui Shifu and others who ate such fresh dishes for the first time.The roasted mutton is fragrant on the outside and tender on the inside, spicy and has a unique aroma of fennel and star anise, which makes people want to taste it.They moved stools around the stove to eat, until only half of the roast lamb was left, and then they started to eat mutton hot pot again.Cui Wei also ate several pieces of roast mutton, and added a bowl of mutton soup with some scallions and coriander to taste. After adding these, the soup became even more delicious, and it was almost impossible to eat just the vegetables.

Winter is a good time to eat mutton, but if it was normal, Cui Wei would not be willing to kill the sheep to eat. This time, it was Nie Qiuwen's accident, otherwise she would never have thought of eating the sheep.A group of people ate around the stove, and everyone was sweating on their cheeks. It was the first time that Master Nie followed the crowd around the stove to eat in such a disreputable manner.

If it were different from previous years, every New Year's Eve, I would just eat some bacon and pork head meat. After paying respects to the ancestors every year, it would be like completing an itinerary after splashing water and rice. Generally speaking, in the past, it made him look inappropriate and did not understand the rules of the reunion dinner.But it is undeniable that eating like this is much more interesting than at home in previous years!

The people ate until midnight, the mutton soup in the pot was boiled to the bottom by the stove, Cui Wei added firewood several times, and she sat aside to cook some dishes for Cui Jingping and others after she finished eating by herself. After eating and drinking enough, they gradually dispersed. It was getting late. Mrs. Nie and his son were the first to leave. Before leaving, Nie Qiuwen reluctantly set his eyes on the untreated sheep in the yard. Seemingly unfinished, Cui Shifu and others helped Cui Wei clean up the house, and rinsed the outside corridor with water before returning with a full stomach. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

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