The splendid life of a small peasant girl

Chapter 20 Rice Crust

Yao Yu sighed, she said before that she wanted to buy new clothes for Nuoer, so she should go and have a look, but when she entered the shop, Yao Yu found that the most common ready-made clothes cost five hundred dollars, and a piece of cloth was only two hundred arts.

Yao Yu picked up the things, and then went to the flour shop. Seeing Yao Yu's left and right hands carrying things, the waiter hurriedly said, "Where are you going? I'll help you deliver the flour."

Yao Yu was thinking about how to move his things back, when he heard what Xiao Er said, he hurriedly said, "Then thank you, Brother Xiao Er, I will go to the east of the town to take a ox cart."

When he walked to the door, Yao Yu saw the rice on the sidelines. Because of the placement problem, Yao Yu ignored it earlier, "How much is this rice per catty?"

Xiaoer put down the flour in his hand and replied, "Seven cents a catty."

"I want five catties!" Yao Yu had never tasted rice before coming here, and Yao Yu had long wanted to eat delicious white rice.

The waiter in the shop neatly weighed five catties of rice, and Yao Yu put the rice into a basket. The waiter hurriedly carried the flour and sent Yao Yu to the east of Hehua Town. Is there any room?" An ox cart can only accommodate five people.

Little Wuzi replied hurriedly, "Yes, yes." He helped Yao Yu put things on the cart.

Yao Yu stuffed the flour under the seat, then put the basket under his feet, and hugged the cloth he bought directly. The bullock cart was full in a while, and there were curious people everywhere. They sat in the cart and kept wanting to see Yao Yu’s hands What was he holding, but they didn't ask, and Yao Yu pretended he didn't see it. He just hugged his cloth tightly and didn't talk to anyone else.

There were too many things, so Xiao Wuzi specially drove the ox cart to the door of Xie's house, and helped Yao Yu move the flour into the house, "Thank you, Xiao Wuzi."

"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? It's a matter of convenience." Xiao Wuzi put down his things and drove back.

Nuoer hurried to help, and Xie Zhimo also limped and moved the things into the house. After putting away all the things, Yao Yu looked up and found that Xie Zhimo's face was not very good, "What's wrong?"

Xie Zhimo sighed, and said after a while, "They locked the door today."

Yao Yu was stunned for a moment before realizing that Xie Zhimo meant that the Xie family had locked the front door. Although Yao Yu didn't want to have any contact with the Xie family, the Xie family took the initiative to lock the door, which made Yao Yu feel awkward again, "What happened? What's up?"

Nuo'er knew that Xie Zhimo was not happy today, so after moving the things into the house, he didn't say to see what Yao Yu bought, although he really wanted to know what was in the baskets and bags.

Yao Yu and Xie Zhimo sat down around the table, Nuoer sat on the other side obediently, Xie Zhimo poured Yao Yu a glass of water, and then began to talk, "There is a big family in Shangyao Village, the Liu family, the youngest son She is still unmarried, but the youngest son of the Liu family said a long time ago that she should find the most beautiful one, and Xiuhong is one of the best in Shuangshui Village and Shangyao Village."

Yao Yu nodded, Xie Xiuhong's looks were indeed pretty good in these two villages.

"The Liu family is not picky about Xiuhong's appearance, but..." At this point, Yao Yu obviously felt that Xie Zhimo couldn't continue. Yao Yu was about to change the topic, when Xie Zhimo said, "The Liu family despises me for being a thieves..."

Yao Yu immediately became angry, "But you are not a thieves at all!"

"Who else would believe it except you?" Xie Zhimo laughed at himself, "Tomorrow the Liu family seems to invite someone to come and see them. In order to avoid suspicion, they locked the front door."

Yao Yu suddenly thought that the reason for meeting Xie Zhicai and Xie Zhichuan in Shangyao Village that day was because of Xie Xiuhong's marriage. No wonder they avoided her when they saw her.

Yao Yu patted Xie Zhimo on the shoulder. After all, he was a family member. Let him see that it would be difficult to do it for a while, so he simply didn't mention it, "Would you like to eat crispy rice tonight?"

"What's that?" Nuo'er asked immediately.

Yao Yu opened the basket, took out the rice inside, and said patiently, "This is rice, if you cook with it, it will taste better than fine noodles."

Nuoer looked at the little Mi, her eyes were full of curiosity, and she asked cautiously, "Can I touch it?"

Yao Yu nodded, and Nuoer touched the rice curiously, feeling slippery.Yao Yu looked amused, and started cooking with a fire. He scooped up a large bowl of rice and put it in the pot. Then he took out the meat, cut a small piece, cut it into shreds, and put the cabbage and onion Wash and set aside.

After the rice was cooked, Yao Yu fried the shredded pork and green vegetables in the pot, specially added the ginger and vinegar bought today, and then took it out, then put the cooked rice into the pot and spread it out.

After it was done, Yao Yu put the vegetables and shredded pork on the top layer, covered the pot, took out a few sticks of firewood, turned the fire to a low fire, and then slowly filled the pot with rice and vegetables.The rice cooker needs patience and heat, if you don't pay attention, it will get mushy. Seeing that it is almost done, Yao Yu quickly put out the fire, and then started to serve the rice cooker.

The bottom layer is crispy rice, the middle is rice, and the top is shredded pork and vegetables, which are delicious in color, fragrance and taste.Xie Zhimo looked at this bowl of rice, and put all the unhappiness of today into the sky. He was not polite, picked up the chopsticks and brought them to the bowl and started to eat. Nuoer was not to be outdone, holding the bowl and pulling the rice .

Yao Yu looked at the two father and son with a smile, feeling a little satisfied at this moment.Yao Yu took a bite of the rice, the fragrance of the rice combined with the strong aroma of the shredded pork, Yao Yu couldn't help sighing, the rice that hasn't been seen for a long time is so delicious.

Xie Zhimo finished a bowl in a while, "Is there any more?"

"Yes, there are a lot of them, just keep your fill." Yao Yu hurriedly poured another bowl for Xie Zhimo.

The three of them ate the whole pot of rice, Xie Zhimo put down the bowl and chopsticks, "Yu'er, you are really amazing, I have never eaten rice before, but this is the first time that it is so delicious."

Nuo'er put down the bowl and kept nodding, "I also think mother is amazing, this meal is delicious, I've never eaten such a delicious meal."

Yao Yu chuckled, the two father and son are really her loyal fans, no matter what they do, they find it delicious.

After the meal, Nuoer took the initiative to clean up the dishes, and Yao Yu was free to pack the things he bought today. He put the fine noodles and rice in the cabinet, vinegar, ginger, salt and lard together, and pork in the bottom of the cabinet. On the lower layer, the eggs are placed next to the pork.

After collecting the delicious food, Yao Yu took out the fabric, "Look, do you like it?"

Nuoer looked at the brand-new cloth and asked curiously, "Mother, is this used for making clothes?"

"Yes, do you like it?" Yao Yu turned to look at Xie Zhimo, and took out the stone blue one, "This is yours."

Xie Zhimo didn't expect to have his own, "I still have a lot of clothes, don't buy them next time, and make more beautiful clothes for myself and Nuoer."

How can Yao Yu not know if Xie Zhimo has any clothes, and said yes with a smile, but he will definitely buy them next time. Winter is coming, and the family must have a set of clothes for each person, and they must wear new clothes for the New Year, "First Say yes, I am not good at being a female celebrity, and the clothes I make will definitely not look good, but you all have to wear them."

"The clothes made by mother are the most beautiful." Nuo'er retorted immediately, they were much prettier than those given by Zhuang Zhu, and he liked it very much.

Xie Zhimo also quickly promised, "Wear it, definitely wear it."

The laughter from the small room seemed to bring warmth to the cool autumn.

Because the Bafang Inn wanted too many fish cakes, Yao Yu got up early in the morning to go fishing, and before going back, he cleaned the fish clean.The fish meat and fish heads were placed separately. Yao Yu was a little sad when he saw a large pile of fish heads. Today, he went to the vegetable market and grocery store to look for them. In the end, not to mention chili powder, there was not even chili pepper. The fish head Yao Yu from before I was also reluctant to throw it away, and I was going to buy chili peppers to make fish heads with chopped peppers.

On the way back, when a gust of cold wind blew, Yao Yu's mind suddenly came to his attention. Now that the weather is cold, she can't make fish heads with chopped peppers, but she can make fish jelly!When he got home, Yao Yu sliced ​​up all the fish, and asked Xie Zhimo to chop it.

Yao Yu started to process the fish head, melted the lard in the pot, put the fish head in and fried until cooked, then added green onion and ginger to stir-fry, and then poured water to start cooking.Xie Zhimo's fish has been minced, and Yao Yu puts in flour, ready to steam the fish head after it is cooked.

There was a sudden voice directly outside the front door, "Oh, we, Xiuhong, depend on you."

"Sister, you're welcome. Xiuhong can marry me, and I have a bright face. Besides, Xiuhong is a good seedling." It seems that the person who invited the matchmaker is about to leave. It seems that the Xie family is talking to this person. not bad.

"However, sister, I still have to say something. There is a thief in this family. After all, he has a bad reputation. You guys should separate them out as soon as possible. Xiuhong's marriage is one thing, and the future of your fourth child is also important." It cannot be ignored!"

After hearing this, Yao Yu glanced at Xie Zhimo beside him, sure enough, someone's face was extremely dark.

The courtyard was lively for a while before it subsided. Xie's family stood in the courtyard and muttered something in a low voice. Finally, Xie Zhiwen said, "If you have something to do, let's talk about it in the house."

Yao Yu had a premonition in his heart that the family might be separated today. Thinking of this, Yao Yu began to look forward to the arrival of Xie's family.After a while, someone seemed to run out from Xie's house. Yao Yu glanced at the pot. The fish soup was almost ready. Yao Yu took out all the fish heads and seasonings, and found a small pot for the soup. Put it on.

(End of this chapter)