Rebirth Farmer Yaomei

Chapter 41 Relatives
After Second Young Master Lu left, Father, Third Uncle Yu, Uncle Ning and others continued to clean up the other wild boars.

There are only three big wild boars among the five wild boars, the largest of which is a boar weighing more than 300 catties, the other two are sows, also weighing two to three hundred catties, and two small pigs, one and a half weighs a hundred catties. The smallest one that the Ning family ate weighed dozens of catties.

Now that the skin and internal organs have been removed, there is a total of four to five hundred catties of meat piled up in the Ning family's yard like a hill.After the parents and Ning Wan discussed it together, they left fifty catties of meat for themselves, except for those they ate in the past few days. One catty of meat, some heart, liver, and bones, and two catties of meat for each family in Sanjia Village.

Parents have feelings for the people in Sanjia Village no matter what, and Ning Wan has no objection. After all, if her family doesn't spend a dime, it doesn't look good. After all, she still has to live in Sanjia Village for many days.

Uncle Yu and the others were all very happy when they heard Ning Liang's words, and praised the kindness of the Ning family's eldest son, and helped to divide the wild meat and send it to each family. It was a flurry again.

Seeing that everyone was busy outside the house, Mrs. Yu took a handful of sorghum rice and fried it in an iron pan until it was slightly charred, then soaked it in boiling water until it turned a light yellow-brown color, and gave it out to everyone.

It turned out that Sanjia Village couldn't afford tea on weekdays, so they often used this method to make water for tea.Because people from the village came to help their family with work, Mrs. Yu entertained them very much. Unfortunately, they only brought out plain water, but there was not enough tea leaves for making tea. Tea made from fried rice was better than plain water.

Ning Wan had already forgotten the taste of fried rice tea at home, and she also drank a bowl after helping to deliver it. The burnt and slightly sweet taste was very mild, but she found it very delicious, so she filled another bowl, "Mother, you can rest too. rest."

Mrs. Yu took the bowl, but pulled Ning Wan into the room, took a few sips and asked quietly: "Young master of the Lu family, why do I think I treat you well? Although I helped him, but last time I gave so many things That's enough, why are you here again, helping to hunt wild boars, and sending us all the meat?"

"Mother, what are you thinking?" Ning Wan was overjoyed, would Second Young Master Lu like her?That's impossible, because he doesn't like anyone, he only likes to practice!It is said that he was practicing boyhood skills, so he could no longer enter the country after he broke his body, so he took a concubine and married a wife, and kept his boyish body for a long time. Later, because Mrs. Wu wanted a grandson, he was not allowed Don't consummate the house with wives and concubines...

"The reason why Young Master Lu came here is because he met me when I was selling gold jewelry last time. He saw our family's life is very difficult, so he wanted to help." Seeing whether Mother believed it or not, Ning Wan said again: "He will soon go to the Duolun Hundred Households to serve as a soldier, and he will not be able to return for a few years."

"Duo Lun?" After hearing this name, Yu finally dispelled any thoughts in her heart. People who went to Duo Lun's hundred households to serve as soldiers, let alone narrowly escaped death, probably had no good results. Even Yu Shi, a peasant woman who lives in Sanjia Village all day long, knows that no one is willing to go to Duolun to serve as a soldier, so her daughter should find a farmer who is well off.But she complained to Mrs. Wu, "Obviously that lady doesn't look very poor, how can she be willing to let her son go to that place?"

Generally, poor families send their children to serve as soldiers, and only the poorest go to Duolun, because the Anping Guard will give Duolun soldiers an extra military salary.Mrs. Yu thought that Mrs. Wu sent her son there for the military salary.

Ning Wan also didn't want to explain to her mother why the Wu family sent her teenage son to join the army, and why Commander Lu arranged for his son to be in Duolun, but seeing that her mother had dismissed the point just now, she felt relieved. .Although she admired the crippled general very much, and had a good impression of the second young master Lu, she never developed any affection for him. The crippled general, he was only someone to respect and admire, but not someone who could be by his side.

He only likes military camps, and only loves war. In order to help Hutai County, he gave up his wives and concubines without hesitation, and Ning Wan didn't want to be the one who was given up.

At this time, the people outside dispersed, and my father went back to the house to sleep. Not long after, he got up again and sent more than 100 catties of meat to Hutai County with a little donkey.

Naturally, there is so much wild pork that the family can’t eat, and they have to sell it. I heard that wild pork is more valuable than ordinary pork, but no one around Sanjia Village is willing to pay a big price for it. Even Ma Yi Town may not be able to sell it. Many, it is better to send them directly to Hutai County.Besides, there is a little donkey at home, so it is convenient to transport things.

Father himself had to carry dozens of catties of meat to send it, but Ning Wan insisted on stopping him, "It's very hard to go back and forth every day, and how can people bear it if they carry things on their backs?"

The mother also stopped him, and the father dispelled his thoughts.

After Dad left, everyone slept for a while, got up and had breakfast and started to marinate bacon.Under the direction of Yu Shi, Ning Qing and Ning Wan made it. First cut the wild pork into long thin strips, then marinate it with salt, onion, pepper, star anise, brown sugar, etc. in a large pot for a while, and then take it out after it tastes Hang to dry on the beam above the kitchen.

After that, you don't have to worry about it anymore, the bacon won't go bad.Take one when you want to eat it, cut it into thin slices, add some onion and ginger, and steam it in a pan. It is fragrant and salty, and it goes well with rice.

I have never marinated so much meat at home, so there are not enough pots and bowls, and there are not so many salt and various seasonings, so I can only marinate some meat first, but even so, I have marinated a lot of meat strips and hung them on the stove. On the beams of the room, it is very spectacular.

The houses in Sanjia Village are almost all the same. There are three main houses with a door in the middle. The door is opposite to a small hall and a kitchen. Generally, there are two stoves, which are connected to the partition walls of the two houses on both sides. It's here to make a fire and cook.Under the smoky fire for many years, the plastered walls are inevitably blackened, but there are no insects and ants. The bacon is very suitable for hanging here, and it can be drier under the smog of the stove.

So when my uncle and eldest brother-in-law entered Ning's house, the first thing they saw were the many strips of meat hanging from the beams, and they all exclaimed in unison, "So much bacon!"

In fact, this is only a small part, and there is still a lot of meat left to cook.

Dad followed in and said with a smile: "This time I got a lot of wild boar meat for nothing, so naturally I will make more."

When Niang saw the person coming, she came out with a smile, "Her uncle, her brother-in-law, hurry up and sit on the kang! I'll go make tea."

Lishu Village, where my aunt and sister married, is not far from Hutai County. There is a plain where wheat is mainly grown, so it is richer than Sanjia Village.Although the two aunts of the Ning family are far away from their natal family, they both miss their impoverished natal family, and their relatives leave well. Every year during the Chinese New Year, the two families will send some white noodles to the Ning family, which is extremely rare for the villagers of Sanjia. , Of course, the Ning family will also give back beanbags and other soil items from place to place.

Dad called his uncle and brother-in-law to ask them to take some wild pork back. After all, it is rare to have such a lot of wild pork at home, so naturally they have to give it to their loved ones.Of course, if there wasn't too much meat at home, Dad would send it to them, but with such a large amount of meat, it would be too busy to send it to Hutai County, so they had to let them pick it up by themselves.

This was discussed at home yesterday.

Although my uncle and elder brother-in-law's family is richer, they are actually a little stronger than Sanjia Village. They are also ordinary farmers. They only buy some meat for New Year's Day on weekdays. Now they are very happy to have so much meat. coming.Although they only arrived at night, they are naturally very close to each other, regardless of their fatigue, they sat in one place and talked for a while.

Even if they are very close relatives, Lishu Village and Sanjia Village are far apart, and usually they can only visit two or three times a year. Originally, the two families planned to wait for Ning Qing to get married to Sanjia Village. coming.Everyone naturally talked about the mountain vegetable business started by the Ning family, and that their mother was pregnant and so on. They only heard the news, so they were all very happy, but they complained that Dad didn't go to Lishu Village earlier.

My uncle is of the same generation as my father, and my father is a few years older, so he directly said: "Why do you have to go back that day? Why don't you go and stay at home for the night, we are all a family, it is too heretical."

The eldest brother-in-law also said: "Xian'er also misses her parents very much. Isn't it a good idea for my father to come to our house for a night every time in Hutai County? It also saves the day-to-day exhaustion."

Father and mother smiled and explained, "It's not heretics, it's because this business has only been in business for a short time, and I'm in a hurry every day. I originally planned to tell everyone when Qing'er got married when we met. I didn't want to have this wild business first. pork."

Uncle and brother-in-law had seen the pile of meat at home a long time ago, and just now they let go of their appetites and ate a big meal. They had already admired for a long time, and they had already heard about the young master of the Lu family on the way, so they all said: "Let's help transport the meat for a few days. If it's just a donkey, the meat will be ruined if it can't be transported. Although salted meat is okay, it's not as good as fresh meat, which can sell for a high price; and the wild boar's bones and liver You can sell ringworm in the water, and you are about to send it over.”

It turned out that there was a family raising livestock in Lishu Village. When my uncle and elder brother-in-law came, they borrowed a donkey and helped my father deliver the meat, bones, and offal to Hutai County in two days. The two families each had [-] catties of meat and some heart, liver, and other things. They agreed that Ning Qing would come to give them away when they got married before bidding farewell.

During the period, when Merchant Liu arrived in Sanjia Village, his parents also brought him more than ten catties of wild pork. But Merchant Liu didn't help.

Parents told Ning Qing specifically, so Ning Qing couldn't say anything, but Merchant Liu was very moved. After all, although he and Ning Qing were engaged, they were not married yet, so they could be counted as in-laws or not. Zhang Tian couldn't stop thanking her, which made both father and mother very happy.

Ning Wan listened, knowing very well that her uncle and eldest brother-in-law were real people, and they were willing to lend a helping hand when their family was in trouble, but Merchant Liu just talked nicely, and when it came time to contribute, he couldn't find them.Parents don't know yet, let them be happy first.

After a few days of busy work, strips of meat were densely hung on the beams of the kitchen at home, and the rest of the wild boar meat was sold. My uncle and elder brother-in-law also left, and my father stayed at home to rest for a day, with Ning Wan settled the accounts, after all, it's hard to talk about money when there are outsiders around.

It is said that it has been settled, but in fact this account is still a bit messy.According to my father, he was the first to send the wild pork to Wangyuanlou. The shopkeeper of Wangyuanlou paid it at 35 yuan per catty when he saw it, but the next day Wangyuanlou raised the price to 38 yuan per catty. Money, on the third day, as soon as my father, uncle, and brother-in-law entered the city gate, they were stopped by a clerk from another hotel and offered [-] yuan per catty. There was a quarrel in the street, and several restaurants joined in, promising [-] yuan per catty.

Although some restaurants gave more money than Wangyuanlou, my father still sent most of the meat to Wangyuanlou. According to his words: "The shopkeepers of Wangyuanlou have friendship with us. The food, we have not lost our family in the daily exchanges, we can't just forget about it for a few money."

Ning Wan listened with a smile, "Father, it's right for you to do this." Although the people in the country are simple, they are actually in line with the principles of doing business.

When all the meat was delivered, the shopkeeper of Wangyuanlou quietly packed a lot of things for Dad, such as snacks, vermicelli, fruit, etc., and told him that any fresh game must be sent to Wangyuanlou first.

Therefore, my father was always dizzy from these people, especially on the last day, how many catties were divided by each family, and how much money was given. The money and cents were all given to Ning Wan when she got home.

Ning Wan couldn't do a detailed calculation, so she only listed the total amount. She sold a total of more than 300 catties of wild pork, and some bones into the water, and got a little more than nine taels of silver. Might be too accurate.

This is really a huge sum of money. My family has not been able to earn ten taels of silver from the mountain vegetable business these days, but Second Young Master Lu got it back after only two days in the mountain. If there is a chance, I must repay Young Master Lu a big favor.

After earning money, the whole family is happy. At night, the food at home is very rich, including meat and eggs, and there are many kinds of vegetables. Seeing that Mrs. Yu only ate vegetables, Ning Liang brought her a large piece of wild boar, "You Eat, now there is no shortage of meat at home, don't be reluctant to eat."

Yu hesitated for a moment, "Actually, I don't like meat anymore," and then looked at everyone and said embarrassedly: "In the past, I said I didn't like it because I was reluctant to eat it, but now I eat too much. I really don't like it." have eaten."

"Do you think I have money to burn?"

Everyone laughed.

In fact, it’s not just my mother. When Ning Wan and her father came back from Mayi Town and Hutai County, the most common thing they bought was big meat buns. The stuffing inside is all meat. The whole big meatball is full of oil, and everyone in the family loves it , I can’t eat enough, so I have to eat sparingly. Now that I bought buns, no one likes to eat them. Instead, they all grab sorghum rice, so my father stopped buying them a long time ago, and replaced them with Piaoxiangju dim sum and Laohengji sauce. Meat, grandma's dried fruit, etc., and one day I brought back ten catties of rice.

In the past more than ten years, the Ning family only ate rice porridge once or twice, but now the family often boils a small pot of rice porridge in the morning, and each person serves a bowl.After eating a lot, it doesn't feel too strange to serve it with sorghum rice noodles mixed with white noodles, various vegetables, and salted eggs and bacon.

"It's nothing, I am the same," Ning Wan told her mother after laughing enough, "I like to eat vegetables and sorghum rice at home now."

Ning Qing also answered, "There are also cat's claw dishes."

Sure enough, there was a lot of wild boar left on the plate of stir-fried cat's claws with wild boar on the table, but the dish was picked and almost eaten.

Father looked at the three mothers and felt helpless, "You don't like to eat, I will eat." After all, he put down his chopsticks before eating a few pieces of meat, and sighed, "There is too much oil and water in my stomach, and I can't eat any more! "

So everyone sighed, "The rich life is good!"

Ning Wan disagreed, "How can our family be considered rich? We still need to earn more money, move to Mayi Town, and buy a house in Hutai County in a few years!"

In the past, Ning Liang and Yu Shi would have laughed at Ning Wan's big-eyed and big-hearted, but now they all believed it a little, but thought, "What about the land at home?"

Well, in the dream, Ning Wan sold all those lands. If it wasn’t for the fact that the ancestral house couldn’t be sold, she would have sold it too. Now the family doesn’t have to sell the land anymore, and of course the land can’t be left unused, “Then let Uncle Ning Help plant, and give him half of the grain per mu of land every year!"

Mother whispered, "Is it too much?"

Father also felt that Ning Wan was too extravagant, "There is no reason to divide the achievements into three or four, so there is no reason to divide them in half." But he said again: "Actually, I don't want to leave Sanjia Village at all."

"I don't want to part with it either," Yu said, "but when we go to Mayi Town, we will live with Qing'er, and when we go to Hutai County, we will be close to Xian'er, so we can take care of each other."

Ning Qing smiled and said: "Father, mother, Wan'er, you can go to Mayi Town, and then find a house next to Liu's house to live in. It would be great for us to be together!"

Now that her family is rich, Ning Qing is willing to live in Mayi Town with her family. Before that, she had always complained that she should not have sold her family's land and moved to Mayi Town.

It's really good that money touches people's hearts.

Father and mother didn't think so, and father replied with a smile: "Of course we go to Mayi Town first to join you."

"Purchaser Liu and I will definitely help the family settle properly!"

Both father and mother laughed happily, but mother thought about it, "We don't do any work at the moment, why don't we turn off the oil lamp, so as not to waste lamp oil."

This is the case in Sanjia Village. If you don't do any work, you will turn off the lights early. Mother has always lived carefully, especially so.Ning Wan originally said that the family was not short of this little oil money, but her father had already blew out the lamp, so she had no choice but to let it go.

Everyone thought about it for a while in the dark, and they all felt that the future must be better and better, so they went back to their rooms to sleep.

(End of this chapter)