Princess of Nongmen

Chapter 16 A Small Box
Hearing that Liu Xu'er changed her name, Liu Ya nodded, she was satisfied.Then he said: "I didn't find the pestle and mortar, so I rolled the yam eggs with a rolling pin. I'll make yam cakes later. Doesn't our family have any sugar?"

"No, no." Liu Xu'er was even more surprised.She doesn't even know what kind of yam cake can be made from yam eggs, isn't Liu Ya always stupid, and how did she know?
"Without sugar, this yam egg will always taste a bit bitter." Liu Ya scraped up the yam spread on the panel again, pounded it, and then rolled it out.As soon as he looked up, he saw Liu Xu'er looking at him in surprise.Liu Ya didn't want to explain too much, she simply pretended to be ruthless and said, "Don't look at me like that, I know a lot of things."

"Oh, then you do it." Liu Xu'er almost trembled at Liu Ya's cold words.He hurried to the stove, and avoided Liu Ya's gaze by using the effort of boiling water.

Seeing Liu Xu'er's trembling look, Liu Ya wanted to laugh.Bearing it up, he pretended to be okay and said, "The yam eggs are steamed. Peel off the skin, roll it into puree, put sugar on it, and then wrap it with red bean paste. It's a yam cake. It's a pity that there is no white sugar, and don't count on red bean paste. "

Liu Xu'er heard Liu Ya finished speaking, and the water ladle in her hand fell to the ground with a "bang".

Liu Xu'er was surprised where did Liu Ya hear such a practice.Isn't this yam egg boiled and peeled directly to eat as food?
Whoever has food will not eat this bitter yam egg.Only the Liu family is so poor that they can't even eat enough brown rice, so they dig yam eggs for food.

But according to Liu Ya's approach, it is estimated that the yam eggs can be eaten as a snack.That's a way their Liu family can't even think of eating during Chinese New Year.

"Eldest sister, try it, this is the stir-fried wild vegetables made by the second sister. It's delicious." Willow raised his head from the bowl in front of him, seeing Liu Xu'er's surprised look, he thought that the eldest sister wanted to eat such delicious wild vegetables I was busy holding my bowl over.

Liu Xu'er took two breaths, pretending that Liu Ya was still stupid, and ignored it, she lowered her head and took the chopsticks from Liu Shu's hand, and ate wild vegetables with them.

Putting a mouthful of fried wild vegetables in her mouth, Liu Xu'er felt that the taste was really delicious.Chew it, it's crispy and full of saliva.This is not a wild vegetable that is bitter and astringent, it is really better than fresh vegetables.

"Ya'er...oh, no, Ya'er, you really made this stir-fried wild vegetables?" Liu Xu'er was so startled that she was almost speechless.

"It would be even more delicious if all the seasonings are complete." Liu Ya said casually, and began to shape the yam eggs that had been completely mashed in her hand.Since there is no sugar and bean paste stuffing, at least make it look better and increase appetite.

Before modeling the yam paste, Liu Ya glanced at the willow tree that was staring at her intently.Liu Shu's eyes were particularly clear, and he was full of expectation when he looked at him.Liu Ya thought for a while, and she already had a plan in her heart.

Under Liu Ya's fiddling, the white yam mud turned into a little white rabbit, a little round pig and two little snowmen.

"Second Sister!" Liu Shu was the happiest, and shouted joyfully, pinching a little white rabbit made of yam paste with his little hands and shouting: "Second Sister is really skillful, I have rabbit meat to eat. This is pork, and this is...human flesh? ?”

"Pfft!" Liu Ya couldn't help laughing when she heard Liu Shu's immature voice and such a cute answer.

And Liu Xu'er was still in shock, wondering if she was about to become stupid?Or are you going crazy?At this moment, she looked at Liu Ya more like looking at a monster.

"Okay, let's eat. Today's meal can only be done like this." Liu Ya said, and she had already sat down at the table.After being busy for a long time, she was already hungry.

Liu Xu'er came back to her senses slightly, she lowered her head and didn't know what she was thinking.Seeing that Liu Ya and Liu Shu had already started eating, she hurriedly said, "I'll bring food to dad." After speaking, he quickly went to fill a bowl of vegetables, then went to get a snowman made of yam paste, turned around and left.

Liu Shu shouted from behind: "Elder Sister, Dad has already eaten. Second Sister asked me to deliver food to Dad."

But Liu Xu'er didn't stop, she still walked a few steps and said, "Then I'll ask Dad if there's enough food. You eat first, don't wait for me."

Liu Xu'er came to Liu Dacheng's room with a bowl. Liu Dacheng had already eaten and was rubbing his legs vigorously.

The legs were completely numb, and all the muscles were atrophied.But if you don't knead it every day, I'm afraid your legs will rot.Liu Dacheng is not afraid of death, but he is afraid that if he dies, he will have to spend money on medical treatment, which will drag the three children even more.

When Liu Xu'er entered, she didn't think the room was smelly, and even closed the door behind her back.

"Xu'er, what's the matter?" Liu Dacheng asked quickly when he saw his eldest daughter flustered.

"Father, have you noticed that Ya'er...is not right?" Liu Xu'er lowered her voice, still not daring to call "Ya'er" like before.But he called out "Ya'er, and he didn't feel like a family, and felt even more awkward.

Liu Dacheng heard Liu Xuer ask this question, looked at the empty rice bowl on the table, and said to Liu Xuer: "Xuer, you mean Ya'er is not stupid anymore? Isn't that good. Ya'er won't cause trouble in the future, I can help you too."

"No. Dad, she won't let us call her Ya'er. She said her name is Ya'er, Liu Ya." Liu Xu'er recalled Liu Ya's aura when she emphasized her name, and couldn't help trembling again. .

Liu Dacheng frowned after hearing Liu Xu'er's words, then sighed, looking thoughtful, but didn't speak out again.

"Father, do you think it's normal for Ya'er to behave like this? You're just talking." Liu Xu'er suddenly lost her mind and had to regard her father as the backbone.

"Xu'er, help Dad open the small box on the top of the kang." Liu Dacheng said, untied a bunch of keys from his waist, held the smallest brass key, and handed it to Liu Xu'er.

As long as Liu Xu'er can remember, she has seen a small box on the back of her father and mother's house.But I have never seen my parents open it.Later, her father became paralyzed, and her mother also passed away. The burden of the whole family fell on Liu Xu'er, but she forgot about this little box.

Now hearing her father tell her to open it, Liu Xu'er's eyes lit up immediately.He quickly took the small brass key, pulled the small box to his side, and opened it carefully.

But after opening it, Liu Xu'er's originally excited mind suddenly turned cold.I saw that the small box was empty, except for a book.

Originally, Liu Xu'er had hoped that this little box would contain some of the wealth her father and mother had accumulated back then.But what is the use of this book?You know, none of the Liu family can read and write!
(End of this chapter)