peasant young lady

Chapter 36

Lietou Yang came out of the back room, stared at his eyebrows, and yelled at the people in the room in a bad tone, "Noisy, noisy, quarreling all day long, and I have never seen anyone talking as much as you."

Cheng Xia continued to lower her head to arrange the dishes, she felt dizzy, as if she was going to catch a cold.

Yang Lihua didn't worry so much. Although she was afraid of Headhunter Yang, she pointed to the pineapple rice on the table and continued, "Look, Dad, she made this thing for us to eat. Is this edible? Some people in the village ate this She almost lost her life, but she still dares to cook with this, what kind of intentions do she have in her mind?"

Headhunter Yang saw the two pineapple rice on the table, and frowned, as if he was thinking about Cheng Xia's intention.

Seeing that Headhunter Yang's expression changed a few times, Mrs. Chen was afraid that he would do something to Cheng Xia, so she hurried forward to persuade her, "The head of the family, Dalang's daughter-in-law didn't do it on purpose, maybe she hasn't heard that this thing can't be eaten, don't you eat it?" angry."

"Mom, what do you mean!" Yang Lihua said coldly, "When Dad scolded me, I didn't see you daring to come out and speak for me. Now that Dad hasn't taught her a lesson, you just come to beg for mercy. Who is you? Daughter."

"You also know that it's a daughter. The water thrown by a married girl will belong to someone else sooner or later. I can't count on your elder brother and second elder brother in the future. Can I expect you to be filial to me?" Chen looked at it carefully. It was Yang Lihua who was the headhunter who refuted Yang Lihua.

"I'm not married yet!" Yang Lihua refuted loudly, her voice full of sobs and grievances, "Mom, you think I'm a loser, and I have to rely on my elder brother and second elder brother for everything, but can you be reliable? You are so poor because of who, isn't it because of the second brother, do you have a brain?"

"That's better than you!" Mrs. Chen poked her neck and said, "Your second brother knew how much money he made and handed it over to me. What about you, you want to put it in your arms, can you miss your mother?" ?”

"Yes, second brother, take out two taels and bring back a couple of pennies, and you'll be satisfied. I'm not that cheap." Yang Lihua became impatient, and she couldn't help but speak more harshly.Lin Xiu held Xiaolong in his arms and went forward to comfort him, but he didn't dare, Xiaolong hugged Lin Xiu's neck tightly and didn't let go.

Hearing the loud noise, Cheng Xia felt dizzy, so she put down the bowls and chopsticks and walked out.

The heavy rain didn't seem to want to stop. On the way back to his room, he could still hear headhunter Yang's angry roar, telling everyone to shut up, and then there was another burst of beating and scolding.

Hey, Cheng Xia sighed, what is there that can't be said properly, and can only be solved by arguing and beating?
Back in the house, Yang Dalang was still reading a book while supporting the case. In the dark room, there was only a little bit of dim yellow at the corner, which looked very warm, like a bright light in the dark night, guiding people to keep leaning against it for warmth .

Hearing the sound, Yang Dalang asked without turning his head, "Is there a quarrel over there again?"

Although he knew that Yang Dalang couldn't see his movements with his back turned, Cheng Xia still nodded, "Aren't you going to eat something?"

Yang Dalang shook his head, "I'm not in the mood anymore."

Cheng Xia shrugged, that's right, who can eat in a noisy environment.Forget it, Cheng Xia shook his head, looked at the long-soaked wax gourd strips in the corner, thought about it and got them out as soon as possible, otherwise the soaking time was too long, and the taste would not be good when it came out.

Cheng Xia stirred the winter melon sticks in the clear water, and felt that it was almost ready, so she found a bag and put it on her body, and walked towards the stove in the yard with the pot of winter melon sticks in her arms.

Yang Dalang turned his head and saw Cheng Xia's movement, and hurried over to carry it with her, but Cheng Xia immediately stopped him, just kidding, it's raining heavily outside, Yang Dalang is so delicate and weak, if he gets sick again after being exposed to the rain, then she will be guilty up.

"I can do it myself," Cheng Xia swore, how tiring it would be with such a small distance in total.Without waiting for Yang Dalang's response, Cheng Xia directly brought the wax gourd strips under the thatched shed, and the stove was soaked to a large extent. Fortunately, Lin Xiu covered the firewood in advance and it was still usable.

The cauldron in the farmyard was very big, and Cheng Xia had used it before, and carefully washed it with clean water several times, then poured all the wax gourd strips in the big basin with clean water into the pot, lit firewood and started cooking.

Cheng Xia watched the flames in the stove burn up little by little, and his mood improved a lot.

The yelling in the main room kept going, even the sound of bowls and chopsticks falling to the ground, and the sound of someone being slapped, Cheng Xia shook his head, the more he heard this mixed sound, the more he wanted to fall asleep.

But after a while, the water began to boil. Cheng Xia boiled it for a while, then fished out the wax gourd strips and put them in two basins filled with clean water, and put ten catties of white sugar and brown sugar in them respectively. , In this way, soak in sugar overnight, and wait until tomorrow, the last step can be done.

It is not difficult to make this candied winter melon. In modern times, she often saw her mother make it, and she can remember the steps clearly.

First, slice the winter melon, soak it in lime water slurry for one night, then rinse it in clean water, change the water every two hours, then boil the winter melon strips like now, then mix sugar into the clear water basin Soak it and fry it tomorrow.

There is only one key step in making candied winter melon, which is soaking it in quicklime water overnight.At first, Cheng Xia was surprised when she saw her mother making it. How could this food be soaked in lime water? Later, I realized that the purpose of soaking in lime water is to keep the wax gourd sticks firm and prevent the flesh from becoming soft. If it is rotten, it can also make the melon flesh crisp and resistant to decay.The density of quicklime water should not be too thick, if it exceeds 30.00% V, it will make the melon flesh hard and yellow, which will affect the taste.Similarly, if the density is not enough, the desired crunchy and firmness will not be achieved, and the candied winter melon will not be delicious either.

As soon as Cheng Xia turned off the fire in the stove, she saw a person rushing out of the main room, crying and running towards the outside of the fenced yard. It was raining heavily, and she didn't bring any shelter from the rain. Cheng Xia wanted to catch up to see it, but In the blink of an eye, the figure disappeared.

Lin Xiu hurriedly chased him out, and took a closer look at the door. There was no one else there. Seeing Cheng Xia at the stove, he hurried over, "Sister-in-law, did you see where my sister-in-law went?"

It really is Yang Lihua!

Cheng Xia shook her head, and disappeared in a daze, "Why are you so noisy?"

"Hey," Lin Xiu sighed, "Father hit my little girl, and my mother said some harsh words, and my sister ran away," Lin Xiu said, anxiously going back to the main room to get an umbrella, "It's raining so hard , where can sister-in-law go, it's too dangerous, I'm going out to find her."

"No one is allowed to go out to find her!" Suddenly, an angry shout sounded at the door of the main room, and Headhunter Yang turned around anxiously, "It's all the other way around, anyone who dares to show me face, run away at every turn, whoever gave face, go out Just don't come back, it's really fucking bad luck."

Headhunter Yang went back to the house and saw the trembling Chen family looking at the door, and he kicked over, "A loving mother often loses children, and you are used to Erlang's current virtues. It's really fucking unlucky to marry such A broken shoe makes me unhappy every day."

Cheng Xia was taken aback, broken shoes?What's the meaning?
Lin Xiu wanted to look for Yang Lihua, but seeing what Yang Lihua meant, he didn't dare to act rashly, so he could only turn around and look at Cheng Xia pitifully, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law?"

Cheng Xia shook her head, she didn't know where Yang Lihua could go, and it was raining heavily at night, just as Cheng Xia wanted to get up, she lost her mind and fell to the side.

Lin Xiu quickly supported her, and asked her worriedly, Cheng Xia waved her hand, "I've caught a little cold, I'll be fine after a while."

"Sister-in-law, today my father brought me a wooden barrel. A while ago, Xiaolong lived in my mother's house and said that our family was poor and couldn't take a bath. My father asked my cousin to make one. My sister-in-law tried it in the afternoon. Try it, it doesn't leak water, and it can take a bath, do you want to try it, maybe it will be fine after sweating."

Cheng Xia nodded impatiently. She hadn't bathed for the past few days, and she felt like a dirty child. It would be even better if she could take a bath.

Yang Lihua should be back in a while, Cheng Xia and Lin Xiu exchanged glances, guessing so.

When Cheng Xia and Lin Xiu carried the bathtub to Da Lang's room, Yang Dalang was stunned for a moment, and before Cheng Xia could speak, he went out to the stove to boil water again.

Cheng Xia was quite grateful for Yang Dalang's thoughtfulness, watching him boil hot water and hurried over to carry the hot water into the tub again and again.

This bathtub is very simple, it is not as spacious and luxurious as seen in ancient TV dramas at all, it can barely soak the whole body, so Cheng Xia is already very content.

Fasten the door from the inside, and then take off the clothes on the side and put them on the small stool beside him. When the whole body was submerged in the warm water, Cheng Xia couldn't help sighing comfortably, feeling an inexplicable urge to cry.

I never felt that such a simple bath has become a luxury.

Intermittent crying came from the main room, it belonged to Chen Shi and Xiaolong, Cheng Xia shook his head, leaned gently on the edge of the tub, let his hair float outside the tub, and slowly fell asleep.

A long time passed, and Yang Dalang, who was standing at the door for a long time, felt that something was wrong. He held the door and called softly, but there was no response. He continued to call a few times patiently, but there was still no movement.

He was afraid that Cheng Xia would fall into the lake and get sick, so he saw her face turn red in the afternoon, and was afraid that she would fall asleep in the bath, but the door was locked and Yang Dalang couldn't open it.

After thinking for a long time, he found two medium-thick sticks on the stove in the rain, then stretched them to the door bolt, clamped them up and down, and moved the door bolt away little by little. The moment the door bolt fell to the ground, Yang Dalang I even feel more fulfilled than reading a few good books.

Not caring about other things, he hurried into the house, and saw Cheng Xia with his head hanging heavily on one side, Yang Dalang's heart stopped for a moment, he quickly carried Cheng Xia out of the tub, took the clothes beside her and wrapped her tightly, After wiping it clean, seeing that her face was flushed abnormally, she quickly put her on the bed, took out all the quilts and covered her.

Chen Shi and Lin Xiu who heard the movement came in hastily, and saw Yang Dalang holding Cheng Xia's hand tightly, the eagerness in his eyes was obvious.

Chen's movement of entering the door paused, staring blankly at Yang Dalang who had such gentle eyes, as if he didn't know him, and thought for a while before walking to the bedside.

"What happened to Dalang's daughter-in-law?"

"Mother," Lin Xiu smiled and comforted Mrs. Chen, "Sister-in-law must have caught a cold, and she will fall asleep easily after soaking in hot water to relax. I see that I will cover my sweat with a few more quilts at night, and it will be almost the same tomorrow." .”

Yang Dalang nodded, looked back at Mrs. Chen and said, "Go back, I'll just take care of her myself."

(End of this chapter)