Fat Niang makes a fortune in farming

Chapter 65 Enriching the Dragon Boat Festival
Because of the festival, Ping'er was happy to get up early with everyone.

Hanging around his neck was the acacia rope Huang wove for him, and inside it was a salted duck egg. After breakfast, he hopped and ran to find Yue Yue'er.

Huang's eyesight is almost healed, and just as he was about to reach out to put away the bowls and chopsticks on the table after breakfast, Meng Kejun stopped him.

"Mother, no matter how healthy you are, you can rest for two days, don't be in a hurry at this moment!"

After speaking, he swiftly brought all the bowls and chopsticks on the table into the kitchen.

After washing the dishes, Meng Kejun hurriedly took the fish and snails that had been raised in the basin for two days to the well to dispose of them.

The fish kept in the pot weighed more than two catties, big and small, and the snails were fat and big, weighing four to five catties.

"But sir! I'd better come to help you! I'm still idle, and it's good to pass the time if I have something to do. Besides, this is not a labor-intensive job!"

Huang brought out two small benches from the back room, gave one to Meng Kejun, and sat beside him.

Thinking about it, although there are not many small fish and snails, it is more troublesome to cook according to the recipe in her mind. These people have more hands, and things can be done faster, and dinner can be served earlier at noon.

"Mother, then you pick up these snails by size."

"Have you figured out how to burn it?"

Mrs. Huang brought the snail pot over. The snail had been kept in the pot for two days, and all the sand in the stomach was vomited out. After washing it with hands several times, all the dirt on the shell was cleaned together. up.

"Think about it, the big snail will be cooked later. I will pick out the snail meat and fry it with pepper and fat. The small snail will chop up the buttocks and bring it to braise. Dad and Qingfeng will bring it to drink It's the best."

"There is also this fish, the small ones are deep-fried, then mixed with minced garlic and ginger and chili peppers, and brought to us to serve with rice dumplings, and the big fish are stewed with wild peppers chopped a few days ago. This summer eats this sour Hot and sour, very appetizing!"

"This is good! This is good!"

Meng Kejun's words made Mrs. Huang and Dong Jingye, who was sitting under the eaves weaving dustpans, nod repeatedly.

No daughter-in-law in this Wangjiatun family who knows how to live will not have Meng Kejun who knows how to plan. She obviously has two ingredients, but she skillfully manipulates them, and there are two extra dishes. This is just what she said. delicious.

"Let's make meatball soup for Ping'er, and a wild vegetable in cold salad. We will have a big table at noon."

"Yes! Yes! There are also zongzi and salted duck eggs! We have a really comfortable time this festival!"

What Huang said was from the bottom of his heart. It was not only about having food. What Meng Kejun didn't know was that in the past when the family was in good times, even though there was food and drink, it was difficult to have a comfortable holiday.

That Xu Meijiao would always bring Yanpeng and Xiaoyan to the house early in the morning of the festival, not only for food and drink, but also for other things. All the valuables in the family were taken away by her in this way.

She didn't come after this hour today, and thinking about it last time when she came to make a fuss, not only didn't she get any advantage, but also shared half of the family's bill, it seemed that she was really scared, and she didn't dare to come again.

"It's just that I still owe the price increase, alas..."

While picking snails, Huang said with a deep sigh. Her eyesight has healed. She has been thinking about how to make money in her heart these days, and she still feels uncomfortable with the account she owes.
What's more, it was not other people's money that was borrowed, but Wang Maocai's. They didn't know what the purpose of Wang Maocai's loan was, and it was better to pay it back as soon as possible.

"Mother, don't worry, it won't take long to pay back his debt. Let me tell you, we've already saved half a tael of silver here and there!"

Meng Kejun stopped what he was doing and spoke quietly.

"Ah? Why are there so many? It's only been a few days? You can't calculate it wrong, right?"

The number that Meng Kejun said shocked both Huang and Dong Jingye.

"Father, mother, you can't be wrong! You don't know, I take the money bag and count and count every night before going to bed, thinking that I can save enough money to pay back the debt as soon as possible!"

After Meng Kejun finished speaking, he playfully stuck out his tongue at Mrs. Huang and made a grimace.

Especially last night, after listening to Dong Qingfeng's words, she stared at the money in the purse all night, hoping that there would be enough four taels in it as soon as possible. Married into the door of his old Wang's family.

"At this rate, it really doesn't take long for us to pay back the account of his Wang family!"

Sitting under the eaves, Dong Jingye, who had been listening to the conversation between the two women by the well, also smiled at this time.

"Tomorrow I will do some needlework. Although I can't sell it for a big price, I can more or less save two bucks."

"Mom, don't worry, let's take our time!"

"This can't be too late! Let's pay back Wang Maocai's debt, and your father and I will start preparing for your wedding with Qingfeng immediately!"

Mrs. Huang has never talked about this plan with Meng Kejun and Dong Qingfeng, only she and her old man Dong Jingye lie on the bedside every night before going to sleep, and the two discuss it quietly.

"Mother, you..."

Meng Kejun didn't expect that Mrs. Huang and the others had such plans all the time, and suddenly they didn't know what to say.

"As soon as possible! Our Dong family can't treat you badly! To be able to marry a good girl like you to be our Dong family's youngest daughter-in-law is the blessing of our Dong family's eight lifetimes of cultivation!"

Mrs. Huang stopped what she was doing, looked up at Meng Kejun carefully, and her eye sockets gradually became moist.

"But sir! Our family is really thanks to having you! Look at how thin you are, I almost don't recognize you!"

As she spoke, Huang rolled up her sleeves and began to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes.

At the moment when her eyes were clear and she could see clearly, if she hadn't recognized Meng Kejun's voice and her shadow, she would never have recognized that the girl in front of her would be the Meng Kejun picked up by Qingfeng.

"Mom! Don't cry, you hurt your eyes again!"

Seeing that Huang Shi started to cry again, Meng Kejun immediately stopped what he was doing, shook the water from his hands a few times, and then reached out to touch Huang Shi's face and wiped her tears.

"Mom, you can't cry any more, these eyes were finally healed! Besides, wouldn't it be better for me to be thinner! This body is more flexible in doing things! Standing at home doesn't take up space!"

Meng Kejun laughed and joked with Huang Shi about his former fat body, which made Huang Shi and Dong Jingye laugh.

As soon as Dong Qingfeng entered the courtyard, he heard them laughing in the courtyard.

"What's the matter, you are smiling so happily!"

Dong Qingfeng took off the bow and arrow from his body, as well as the sharp knife pinned to his waist, and threw them on the chopping board in the yard.

These tools are all stained with blood, and they will need to be cleaned and maintained later.

"Why did you come back so early today?"

(End of this chapter)