Yipin Tianxia

As soon as Hui Niang entered the house at night, the old couple conveyed to her the important task of taking the girl to worship the gods. After hearing this, Hui Niang's face tightened, and she quickly pulled her daughter to sit down and asked her what was wrong.

The girl smiled and said, "Except for my poor memory, there is nothing else. Don't talk about me, mother. How are you doing today? Sit down and rest, I'll serve you food."

"Don't be too busy, let's see what this is?" Seeing that her daughter was fine and still joking, Madam Hui mysteriously took out something from her bosom.

The Shi family took a closer look and were all taken aback.

Inside the handkerchief was a pair of shining silver earrings, with patterns of beaming brows.Although small and exquisite, the plum blossoms and the magpies standing on the branches are both pleasing and exquisite, and weigh in weight. Even if the total is less than one or two, it is at least seven or eight dollars.This thing may not be a big deal to rich people, but it is worth a lot to small households like them.

Father Shi hurriedly asked, "Where did it come from?"

Hui Niang smiled triumphantly, "Ouyang's family rewarded me! I should be lucky today, the girl Qing Xing who was in charge of delivering food was sick and let me go temporarily, who would have thought that the third wife just happened to be looking at the new year's jewelry, Their third master was also there, and when I saw it, I asked, "They said that there is a new cook who makes tofu. Did you make that plate of tofu yesterday?" I agreed, and the third master gave a good compliment, and then He said he wanted to reward me, and let me choose from the jewelry pile by myself. How dare I choose from the big ones? Seeing that these earrings are small and unique, and have a good intention, I brought them back to Nianfu, and they happened to be worn by her during the Chinese New Year. Have some joy."

Hearing the reasoning was clear, the elders of the Shi family were relieved, but the girl immediately changed color.

"Mother, I can't take this earring. You should send it back to the third wife tomorrow! Go kowtow again to make amends, and make it clear who asked you to deliver the food. Even if the third wife wants to beat and punish you, you have to pay for it." Take it!"

Madam Hui happily wanted to try the new earrings on her daughter, but unexpectedly, her daughter said such words, which made the two elders change color.

Hui Niang couldn't help scolding, "You child, you have only been smashed once, why have you become so timid? Do you think your mother is stupid? If the third master rewards me alone, I will definitely not take it. But This is what the third master rewarded me in front of the third wife, and the third wife even asked me to pick it out, what is there to be afraid of? You children don’t know, this Ouyang family is no different from ordinary people, these jewelry are just made It's fine for the servants and the children who come to pay New Year's greetings."

But the girl said anxiously, "Mother, don't you think about it carefully. The Ouyang family is the third wife who is in charge. If the girl in front of her is sick and asks someone to deliver food, how can such an ostentatious errand fall on you by such a coincidence?" Come on? And you bumped into the third master of their family and asked you to please me? This is clearly someone who has set you up and sent you to the tiger's mouth!"

Father Shi smacked for a while, and then came back to his senses, "Nanfu's words are reasonable. Think about it, Mrs. Hui, the third master has already said that he wants to reward you. Even if the third wife is not happy in her heart, she can beat herself in front of others." Master's face? Naturally, you have to pretend to be generous. You have been better-looking than others since you were a child. Although you have gained some money because of it, have you heard few gossips? No matter whether this earring is really rewarded by someone or not, you will wear it tomorrow. Take back what Nianfu said first, and apologize to the third wife. If the third wife must reward you, you can continue, but you must tell others what you mean, so that they know that we are not the kind of people who wait for money."

Seeing that her father said the same thing, Madam Hui couldn't help but believe it, but she was still a little bit reluctant to touch the pair of earrings, "Do you really want to return it? I still want to leave it to Nianfu as a dowry."

"Retire! We didn't earn it ourselves, and we don't feel at ease holding it." This time, even Aunt Shi also stood by her granddaughter.He took out his purse from his bosom again, "Look at what this is? It's the money Agui left for his sister! I found it today when I was drying the quilt for Nianfu, and I just took it for the New Year. Go and give it to Nianfu and Pull on a new suit for yourself, and buy two flowers to wear. We don’t want anything from Ouyang’s family.”

Hearing such a good thing, Hui Niang was also very happy, and finally agreed to return the earrings, but she had other plans for the use of the windfall, "To tell you the truth, I have already made an agreement with Aunt Lin from the sewing shop up front. We weighed seven catties of new cotton and are making jackets for you. It will be available in two days, and this money is just used to pay the bill."

The girl hurriedly asked, "What about you?"

Niang Hui smiled, "I'm young and strong, and I'd get burned if I wore such thick clothes. But you are old and young, and you will get sick if you don't wear thick clothes. Besides, when your new clothes come back, I'll take your clothes." It is enough to change old clothes, why spend so much money?"

"Nonsense!" Aunt Shi was angry, pointing to Niang Hui's hand, "If you are not cold, how did you get frostbite? According to me, we are old, no matter how worn we are, we are always at home. People can see it. Besides, there is a fire in the house, so it is not so cold. You are a young daughter-in-law, you can’t dress too poorly when you are out in public. Go and tell Aunt Lin to change my clothes to yours. You If you don't comply, you will become a newcomer, and I won't wear it!"

The girl quickly agreed, "Yes! Mom, if you don't wear new ones, neither will I. How can I say that I am younger than you!"

Madam Hui had no choice but to scold her daughter resentfully, "You damn girl, you really failed at learning! Well, well, I'll do it too. But it's only a few days before the end of the new year, so I probably won't be able to catch up. I'll do it after the next year, It might be cheaper."

Aunt Shi's face darkened, "No! If Aunt Lin is not free, you go to her house and pull back the cotton cotton cloth, and I will make it for you. Forget it, I won't ask you for this matter, and you will read the blessing tomorrow and take the money to go Find Aunt Li and ask her to take you to buy things back, lest your mother be disobedient."

Ai!As soon as the girl answered, Niang Hui slapped her little hand away from receiving the money bag, and said angrily, "Okay, okay, can I go by myself? Don't let Nianfu go out, I feel so cold when I come back at night Panic, maybe it will snow tomorrow, let her stay at home."

Father Shi laughed and watched the three mothers bickering, until he came out to smooth things over and said, "That's it, let's eat quickly. The child is tired all day, he must be starving."

The family chatted and laughed, after dinner, Madam Hui went to the kitchen to rinse the bowls, and the girl fetched hot water for grandma and grandpa to wash.After the elders fell asleep, they went back to their room and saw that Niang Hui was so exhausted that she fell asleep on the bed halfway without taking off her shoes.

The girl felt distressed, so she hurriedly covered her mother with a quilt, brought a pot of hot water, took off her shoes and socks, and burned her feet. When she saw several bruised, red and swollen chilblains on Huiniang's feet, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Hmm... read blessings..." Seemingly aware of something, Hui Niang struggled to wake up from the dream, the girl hurriedly wiped away her tears and said softly, "Mother, sleep well, I will massage you."

"No need..." Madam Hui felt sorry for her daughter, and wanted to put her feet away, but she was so tired, her eyelids were so sore that they seemed to be pressed by a huge boulder, and she couldn't open them no matter what, and the feeling from her feet was too comfortable, which made her feel uncomfortable. Fell into a sweet dream almost without resistance.

Early the next morning, when the girl woke up, Niang Hui had finished cleaning the housework and was going to work again.He repeatedly told her not to forget to go to Aunt Lin's to order cotton clothes for herself, and then return the earrings, and the family said goodbye.

The girl stood at the door all the time, and did not enter the room until she could no longer see Hui Niang.

Tomorrow is the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, and it will be a new year.Although my family is poor, I still need to prepare something.I don’t have big fish and meat at home, but I have to make some delicious food anyway, which means meaning.

The girl saw that there were still a few wilted white radishes at home, so she peeled them and grated them. Aunt Shi knew that they wanted to make radish balls, but she didn't understand why the girl peeled off the skins. It’s gone, but is it different to eat after rubbing it into shreds? It’s a pity to throw it away for nothing.”

The girl smiled and said, "Don't worry, grandma, I won't throw it away. The skin is old, and there will be slag in the meatballs. It's better to cut it and soak it in ginger and onion salt water to make kimchi. It will be crunchy and chewy."

Aunt Shi nodded, and seeing that the girl pickled the shredded radish with sugar instead of salt, she couldn't help but anxiously said, "Nianfu, did you take the wrong one? It's sugar, not salt."

The girl laughed again, "Don't worry, grandma, I know it's sugar. Although salt can kill water, it's not as fresh as sugar. You'll know when I fry it in a while. Besides, the water will be available to you at that time." Drink it with grandpa to moisten your throat!"

Father Shi laughed straight after hearing this, "Look at our luck, we are much more capable than you. It's a pity that we don't have tofu at home, how delicious would it be if we fried a few tofu balls?"

Speaking of tofu, Mrs. Shi wanted to cry again.This tofu maker has no tofu, how miserable is it?But the girl laughed and said, "Grandpa, don't you feel tired of making tofu all your life? I don't want to change the taste at this time, and I'm still thinking about that thing. I really don't pursue it!"

Aunt Shi couldn't help laughing, and the sadness in her heart dissipated. She suddenly remembered that there was still a half-sack of peanuts in the backyard. On the bed, pick out the good ones one by one and ask the girl to fry them.

The girl fried the part, then took the garlic and smashed it, and asked the second elder to help smash a little of it into fine peanuts, then took an egg and sugar and beat it well, then added some flour and peanuts to make a paste, When the radish balls are fried out of the pan, use the bottom oil in the pan, take a small spoon to scoop them in, press them flat, and slowly bake them into small pancakes that are golden on both sides.Although it is not very beautiful, but when it is cooled and eaten in the mouth, it is full of fragrance and extremely crispy.

This time, even Mrs. Shi was pleasantly surprised, "It's really delicious, even better than the peanut candy bought outside. The one sticks to the teeth, but this one doesn't."

The girl proudly said, "Of course! If it has sesame seeds and some butter, it will taste even better."

Father Shi didn't notice this, but found another bright spot.He looked at each piece of pancakes which were golden on both sides, without any burnt bits, and admired, "Nianfu, your fire is really good, and the baking is really beautiful!"

Uh... The girl's eyes flickered suddenly, and she unnaturally hid the strange fire scar on her right wrist in her sleeve, and smiled modestly, "Luck, it's just luck."

Fortunately, the two elders had a kind of natural blind trust in their granddaughter, so they didn't care about it. They only tasted the pancake briefly, but they were reluctant to eat any more, so they asked the girl to put away the peanut pancakes for Huiniang's return.

(Thank you Ah Jiu and Li Zhi for your evaluation votes, and please don’t forget to vote. Then, the peanut and sesame cakes are really super delicious, and they are my favorite biscuits to bake.) [e="Celebrating the Harvest Year" ]

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