Reborn under the White Mountain

Chapter 79 No.70 I Went to the Zhao Family

After the successful trial of soybean sprouts, Yuxian asked someone to bring some mung beans back, and she wanted to try mung bean sprouts again.The mung bean sprouts are much more difficult. The water must be clean and must not be oily, otherwise the bean sprouts will rot. Yuxian tried twice, but failed. The temperature was not well controlled, and finally this time it finally grew. Got bean sprouts.Mung bean sprouts are delicious when they grow more than an inch and a half. At this time, the bean sprouts will slowly dry up and then fade away. This is the difference from soybean sprouts.Another point is that a catty of soybeans can produce five or six catties of soybean sprouts, while a catty of mung beans can produce eight or nine catties, and sometimes it can reach ten catties, so the yield is also higher.But relatively speaking, mung beans are also more expensive. A pound of soybeans is about three Wen, but mung beans cost seven Wen, so the calculation is about the same.

Yuxian also wanted to make more and sell them in the town, but there is no food in the countryside, so what will the people in the town do in winter?Yuxian couldn't understand it.But it's okay to think about it. First, I don't have many soybeans at home this year, and I have to save the seeds next year to make soybean oil and make sauce.Mung bean sprouts are not good either. I didn't order mung beans in advance with others. I'm afraid there won't be many in the town now. They sell a lot in summer, and few people buy so much in winter.Another thing is that there is no transportation at home, so it is a bit difficult to go to the town.So after careful consideration, Yuxian had to give up for the time being. However, she was firm in her belief that she must buy a horse or a cow in the beginning of spring, so that the spring plowing would save effort. Yuxian told her mother, and Fang agreed.

It’s already the twelfth lunar month, and Yun Song brought his sons into the mountains again. He meant to buy some things, exchange some money for the New Year’s goods, and save some for his own family to eat during the New Year, so there is no need to collect firewood these days It's over, anyway, Tong's family has piled up several stacks of firewood.The father and son had an early breakfast and went up the mountain. Yuan Qingyun felt much better after taking Fang Yun's medicine for a while, so he had to follow, so he was added.

Yuxian and her mother were the only ones left at home. Fang had already made all the new clothes for the family, and made two more sets for Yuan Qingyun, and found two more quilts. Two more quilts have to be made.Fang's quilt, Yuxian has nothing to do, so she told Fang to go to Grandma Zhao's house in the back. "Mom, I'm going to send some bean sprouts to Grandma Zhao. When your accident happened, she came here without saying a word. We have to remember her kindness." Then, I went to find a small basket and filled it with yellow bean sprouts. Bean sprouts and mung bean sprouts are both wrapped in cloth, placed in a basket, and then covered with a thick cloth.It was too cold outside, and Yuxian was afraid that the bean sprouts would freeze.Going out and heading north, Zhao's house is just behind his own house, with a land of more than a mile.

When we arrived at the gate of Zhao's house, it happened that the son of Zhao's family was pushing the snow outside, "Hello, Uncle Zhao, is Grandma Zhao at home?"

The Zhao family's son raised his head, "Hey, it's Yuxian, come in, my mother is at home." He led Yuxian into the house. "Mother, Yuxian is here."

Mrs. Zhao was making clothes in the room. When she heard that Yuxian was coming, she quickly put down her work, "Yuxian, come quickly and sit on the kang. Why is it so cold?"

"Grandma Zhao, these are the bean sprouts I learned to grow, I'll bring you some to taste." Yuxian put the basket on the kang.

"Bean sprouts? I haven't heard of it. Let me take a look." Mrs. Zhao lifted the thick cloth and unwrapped the cloth bag, and saw the bean sprouts inside, the yellow bean sprouts, and the white and fat roots, which looked very cute.In the other bag, there are white and tender roots, two small leaves, watery. "Yuxian, are these bean sprouts?"

"Yes, Grandma Zhao, the one with watercress is soybean sprouts, made from soybeans. The other one without watercress is mung bean sprouts, made from mung beans. I learned to make them at home when I was free. Soybean sprouts are delicious when fried. The more chewy the watercress, the more fragrant it is. It can also be stewed with many dishes. Mung bean sprouts can be fried or boiled in boiling water. They are all good when mixed with some garlic. We don’t have much food this winter, but this is pretty good.” Yuxian told her how to eat bean sprouts.

"Okay, this is a precious thing, Cui'er, come quickly, Yuxian brought some dishes, you quickly find a basin and pour them out." She called her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zhao only had one son and one daughter.

"Mother, here is the basin, what kind of food is it?" Zhao's daughter-in-law came in with a basin.

"One doesn't work, but the two are dishes you haven't seen before." Mrs. Zhao said with a smile.

The daughter-in-law of the Zhao family went to get a basin again, and then looked at Yuxian's basket, "Oh, what is this, it's white, tender, and watery, it's rare to see it."

"Auntie, these are called bean sprouts. They are made from beans. I told grandma how to eat them. I'll let grandma teach you later, so you can try something new." Yuxian explained.

"It's rare that you can still think of us. You are a little person, but you are very clever. It's hard to understand how you came up with it. Tweety, go and see how much sauerkraut is left in our house, and get two for Yuxian. .Her family doesn’t have any vegetables this year, so why don’t you come up with bean sprouts? Hey, it will take nearly five months before we can have vegetables. What will happen in spring?” Mrs. Zhao said worriedly.

"Grandma, there's no need. I didn't want sauerkraut. We live in the front and back of this house. Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors." Yu Xian shied away.

The Zhao family's daughter-in-law hurriedly picked up some sauerkraut, squeezed the water vigorously, and then put it in the basin to control it, so as to save too much water for a while.

"Grandma Zhao, isn't Grandpa Zhao at home?" Yuxian sat on the kang and chatted with Mrs. Zhao.

"Well, my daughter's house is going to kill a pig these two days. Let me help butcher a pig. Your grandfather has killed a pig before." Mrs. Zhao chatted with Yuxian while sewing clothes.

"Oh, it's time to kill pigs too. Grandma, I have to go back. My mother is making quilts at home, and my father and the others have to come back for dinner at noon." Yuxian sat for a while and was about to leave.

"Let's sit down again, it didn't take much time to come. Tweety, is the sauerkraut ready? Put it on Yuxian." Zhao Pozi shouted.

His daughter-in-law grabbed the sauerkraut outside again before putting it into Yuxian's basket, and the cloth wrapped with bean sprouts just covered it.

"Auntie, don't be so busy, there is enough food at home, and I made a lot of bean sprouts." Yuxian said hurriedly.

"Take it, this year is going to be hard anyway, next year it will be fine to grow vegetables at home." Mrs. Zhao said. "Tui'er, send Yuxian back, the road is slippery, she is a child, don't fall."

"Hey." The daughter-in-law of the Zhao family carried the basket and took Yuxian out with the other hand, "Yuxian, come and play when the weather is warmer. There is also a girl who is similar to you at home. She followed her grandfather to her aunt's place. Your little one Children should be able to play together."

"Okay, I don't have any playmates. It's nice to have a little sister. When she comes back, let her go to my house to find me." Yuxian was very happy.Just as he was talking, he heard scolding in the courtyard next door. "You eat for nothing, you lose money, and you don't hurry to work, you are dead there." It was the voice of a young man.

"Auntie, what's going on?" Yuxian was taken aback when she heard that.

"Hey, don't mention it, it's the Wang family. There are two sons and two daughters in his family. Last year, the man in his family died, leaving a widow with four children. When his son is old enough to work and support the family, he will I think the two younger sisters can't make money, and they have to waste the family's food. They beat and scold them all day long. The two girls in his family are skinny and skinny. It's pitiful. Hey, they committed crimes." Zhao's daughter-in-law said as she spoke. Shake your head.

At the gate of Tong's house, Yuxian asked her to come in for a meeting, but Zhao's daughter-in-law refused to come in, saying that there was too much work at home.It's almost Chinese New Year, and every family has a lot of work, so Yuxian didn't force her to stay.Seeing them leave, Yuxian went into the courtyard with a basket on her shoulders, and returned to the backyard, only her mother was at home. "Mother, my father and the others haven't come back yet?"

"Well, it should be far away. At this time of slack, our village also has a few good hunters. There may not be many prey. They must have gone deep into the woods. They may not be able to come back at noon today. Mother, let's go to the fire. The two of you will eat first, and leave the rice in the pot for them later." Fang saw the sauerkraut in the basket, "Yuxian, where did you get this sauerkraut? Did it come from the old Zhao family?"

"Yes, Grandma Zhao said that our family has no food this year, so we must give it."

"The Zhao family is a good family. When you wait for the 27th, you can send some bean sprouts to her house, and you can also add some dishes for the New Year. The neighbors have to get along well." Fang didn't say anything, and went out It's on fire.

Yuxian and her mother simply ate a mouthful of rice and put the rest of the rice in the pot, not knowing when the people who went up the mountain would come back.After eating and resting for a while, Yuxian was a little sleepy, so she fell asleep on the kang, and Fang covered her with a small quilt.

After sleeping for half an hour, Yuxian woke up, "My father and the others haven't come back yet?"

"Yeah, I don't know where I went today. It's okay. Your father often goes up the mountain, so there is no one who is unfamiliar with this area. Besides, there is your Uncle Yuan. Maybe you have something big. "Fang's comforting Yuxian is also comforting herself.

Yuxian remembered hearing the voice next door at Zhao's house, so she asked Fang: "Mom, do you know the family next door to Grandma Zhao's house? What's going on with his house? I heard shouting and cursing in the yard today." .”

"You are talking about the Wang family. There are many things in his family. The two sons are grown up and can earn money to support the family. They despise the sister and his mother. They beat the two girls at every turn. The two girls were born They are all good, but it is a pity that in this family, I heard that the boss of his family is going to sell his sister to be used as a girl, and he is doing something wrong." When Fang talked about going home, he kept shaking his head.

"It's so pitiful, shouldn't the elder brother love the younger sister?" Yuxian was puzzled.

"Do you think everyone is like your brothers, who love you so much?" Fang glanced at her daughter.

"Hee hee," Yuxian smiled and said nothing, just in time to hear movement in the front yard, got up and ran to the front yard.

　The second one will be delivered, my dears, if you have any pink, just throw two, Xueer is waiting for your pink.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)