The rural life of a peasant girl

Chapter 7 Digging Bamboo Shoots

Before arriving at the village, I found Mother Su standing at the entrance of the village looking around, probably waiting for the two siblings, very anxious.Seeing the ox cart stop, I ran over, "Why is it taking so long! I'm worried about my mother." Parents are so anxious when a child goes out for the first time!Even if you don't travel far.Seeing Su's mother worrying about herself, Su Ling thought of her parents in her previous life, wondering if they were doing well now, and felt a little sad.

"Mother, we were delayed shopping for a while, aren't we back now? Don't worry, besides, I'm here! What are you afraid of?" Su Dong raised a smile and said to Su's mother.

"Okay, let's go home first! Your father and He'er are waiting for you at home!"

Before entering the house, I heard Su Ho's waxy voice, "Sister, you are back! Did you buy me something?" Said and ran out bouncing.

"Of course I have. If you forget anyone, you can't forget our well-behaved and sensible He'er!" He took out the candied haws he bought for Su Ho.

"Just pamper her! What will you do in the future?" Su Mu rubbed Su Ho's head and said to Su Ling, and then she walked into the yard.

After removing the basket, Su Ho rummaged through the contents of the basket while eating candied haws. "Well, what's so smelly?" He said, holding his nose and walking away.

"Ling'er, what did you buy? It smells so bad!" Mother Su asked.

"Mother, this is pig water. Now you smell bad. After I fix it, I'll keep it and you all say it's delicious." Su Ling replied with a smile.

"He'er, go to the riverside with your sister and wash the pig offal. Brother, tell your parents what happened today." After speaking, he dragged Su Ho to the riverside with a basket on his back. .

"Mother, this is the money that Ling'er and I bought mushrooms and fungus today." He took out the remaining 54 taels of silver after shopping. "We bought shiitake mushrooms and fungus for 30 taels, and He'er sold vegetables for 30 taels, and bought things for 15 taels. We had agreed with Xiaocao to share the money for selling shiitake mushrooms and fungus equally, so our Give Uncle Li's family [-] taels of silver."

Su's father and Su's mother were stunned when Su Dong took out the 54 taels of silver. They didn't expect that they could really make money when they went to the town. They thought it was just a joke among children, even if they couldn't make money You can also eat at home.If you can earn money, you can go to pick more. Now there is nothing to do in the field. I was thinking of asking his father to go out and see if he can find odd jobs!Even if it's [-] copper coins for a trip, it's good, but there's no need to go out now. I have to say that Su's mother is quite intelligent, and she turned the corner immediately.

"Father, I'll send the money to Uncle Li's house first, we'll talk about it tonight." He hurriedly took 15 taels of silver and went out.

Here, Su Ling and Su He are also about to clean up the pig's sewer, turned the pig's intestines over, scraped off the inner wall, poured water into the pig's lungs and beat them until no blood came out. , pork loin, etc. were also cleaned up, packed up and headed home.

When I arrived at the house, I happened to meet Su's mother who was sending money back, "Mom, I will teach you how to cook these pigs and keep them delicious."

The two came to the kitchen together. After putting the big bones and pork ribs to stew, Su Ling directed Su's mother to cook. She made a stir-fried pork intestine, adding pepper, salt and oil. Unfortunately, there was no soy sauce. Or even more delicious, the pork belly is also fried in the same way, as well as the pork lung and pork loin.For the rest, Su Ling asked Su's mother to marinate it so that it could be kept longer.

After more than half an hour, a whole pig feast was ready, and steamed white steamed buns, which looked very delicious, Su Ho yelled that he was hungry as early as when the smell of the kitchen began to smell, what did he ask? It's time for dinner!After the food was served, Su Ho picked up the chopsticks and tried it.

"Yeah, it's really delicious, sister, how do you know so much!"

"Ghost girl, if you study in the kitchen like my sister, you will understand." Speaking of which, I am ashamed. This is a very common dish in modern times. Unfortunately, they don't understand it. Su Ling sweated silently. .

"Forget it, I don't want to understand." Su Ho smiled.

"Ling'er, I heard that you signed a contract with the shopkeeper Qian in the town, and you will sell all the shiitake mushrooms and fungus you pick in the future to him, right?"

"Yes, mother, that's what I think. Now that the work in the field is finished, our family will go up the mountain to pick mushrooms and fungus from tomorrow. Oh, and Uncle Li's family will also go, and we can take them to the town. The eldest brother is also 10 years old, he should be at school age, the family conditions were not good before, so we couldn’t let him go to school, now we have a way to make money, we have to let the elder brother go to school.”

Su's mother looked at her daughter's thin body, and she burst into tears. This is her daughter, and she knows how to think about the family at such a young age. Also unwelcome.

"Well, it's decided like this. We will go up the mountain to pick mushrooms and fungus starting tomorrow." Mother Su said confidently, as if a beautiful life was in front of her eyes.

Early in the morning, the Su family's yard was busy, and only Su He, a little confused person, was still refusing to get up, "Eating candied haws? Who wants it?"

"Smack." Su Ho stuck out his tongue, as if he was tasting something delicious, "Candied haws, where is the candied haws?" He grabbed Su Ling's hand and was about to put it in his mouth. That little figure was as cute as it could be. .

"Hurry up, go pick mushrooms and fungus today, and eat candied haws." Su Ling coaxed Su He.

"Sister, you lied to me again. I was still eating delicious food in my dream, and I was woken up by you. You are so annoying. I will ignore you, hum."

"Okay, okay, sister is wrong, next time I will take you to the town, and I will buy you whatever you want, okay?" Su Ling stroked Su Ho's head, helped her get dressed, and combed her. Putting on a bun, she looks very energetic. After more than half a month of recuperation, Su Ho's face is no longer the yellowish color it was before, but red and bloody, especially her round face. It makes people want to pinch her, thinking, Su Ling really pinched her.

"Sister, what are you doing? I hate it. You keep pinching people's faces. I'm going to tell Mom." He said and ran out of the room, and went to the kitchen to wash up.

"Mother, mother, let me tell you, my sister pinched my face again, I hate it." After speaking, she gave Su Ling who came in right behind her a look.Su Ling looked at Su's mother apologetically.

"Mother, I swear, I didn't do it on purpose, who made our He'er so cute! I just want to pinch it when I see it." Looking at Su He again, "He'er, sister didn't do it on purpose! Just pinch it back." Su Ling stuck out her tongue and smiled playfully.

"Mom, let's go!" After a hasty breakfast, the Su family prepared all kinds of tools. Father Su carried a small hoe and a machete.Su's mother, Su Dong and Su Ling each carried a back basket and straddled a basket. Su Ho went up without taking anything.

(End of this chapter)