Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 22 The Warmth of the Family

The county lieutenant was overjoyed when she got the answer from Mrs. Ma. Since Widow Li said it, it was intentional, and the matter was six to seven points, and she couldn't help being in a good mood. will agree.

From the first time he saw Youqin Moyan, he had a strong desire to possess. He was young, but it was definitely a woman's embryo, a disaster-level peerless beauty. He made up his mind to strike first, so he made it up. This uninteresting lie left Widow Li with a little favor, and also planted a threat. Merger between Enwei and Wei is the best way to win the beauty.

"Then there will be Mrs. Lao Ma. After the matter is completed, I will thank you very much." Thinking of the tender beauty embryo, the county captain was agitated, wishing to immediately press the beauty under his body and taste it.

Mrs. Ma's wrinkled face smiled like a chrysanthemum, and said: "Thank you, my lord, how dare the old woman bother you."

The county lieutenant was very satisfied with Mrs. Ma's knowledge, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mrs. Ma, I take your second brother's matter to heart, and I will give him a housekeeper in a few days."

"Thank you, my lord."

Not to mention the messy matter of the county captain and Mrs. Ma, but to say that Wang Xiu had a brainstorm, and through Wang Qingzhu's skillful hands, he finally realized the decolorization of granulated brown sugar directly. The effect is excellent and the white sugar is produced very fast, almost a pot When the prepared yellow mud water goes down, more than ten liters of white sugar can be produced, which makes Wang Xiu laugh so hard.

There are gains and losses, and it is true that rare goods can be lived in. If you want to get a good price, you must stock up to a certain extent in order to create an eye-catching effect.Brown sugar needs money, and the family also needs money for food. All kinds of things make life more difficult for the Wang family. If it weren't for the bags of white sugar piled up in the cellar, Wang Xiu might have collapsed.

"Big sister, big brother, what are you doing in your house? Hurry up and come out to eat. Today, mother made stir-fried pork." Xie wiped away her usual worries and put on a smile.

Wang Xiu was reading a book, and when he heard the scallion fried meat, his eyes lit up immediately, and he immediately thought of scallion fried mutton. He dropped the book and rushed out of the room, causing Wang Qingzhu, who was making yellow muddy water, to roll his eyes , cursed fiercely: "Greedy boy."

As soon as the words were finished, Wang Xiu scratched her head and came back with a face of embarrassment, and said weakly: "Eldest sister, mother told us to eat."

"Understood, greedy cat." Wang Qingzhu put down a wooden stick for stirring, clapped her hands and stood up, swept the dust on the skirt, and gouged out Wang Xiu's eyes.

Wang Xiu shrank her head, and followed Wang Qingzhu out with a flattering expression, spitting continuously, not eating meat for a while, and a bird faded out of her mouth.

"You've been in the house all day... oh, hurry up and eat." Seeing his children coming in, Mrs. Xie complained and felt heartbroken.

Wang Qingzhu hurriedly said: "Mother, brother is studying, I have to watch him, hey, where is daddy?"

"Hey, your father has been away for a long time, and he probably went to Niu Yao's shop again. Before he went out, he asked us not to wait for him, saying that he would not come back for dinner." Mrs. Xie turned to tidy up the dishes while talking. , said: "Brother, mother made you your favorite fried pork with green onion, you should eat it while it's hot."

"Father is going to Niu Qishu's place, isn't he going to be the shopkeeper?" Wang Qingzhu frowned slightly, looking very displeased.

Mrs. Xie shook her head, said with a wry smile: "You guys eat first, the quality of the pork sold today is good, mother bought some for you."

Originally, Wang Xiu was fascinated by a plate of fat pork belly. To be honest, it was like a thunderbolt that woke him up.Is it fried lamb with scallions? How can you use fried pork with scallions?No wonder, mutton is a commercial meat, it is too expensive, it costs tens of dollars per catty in the market, and ordinary people can often eat it. Consuming mutton is an unbelievable luxury for the Wang family who is now in distress.

Pork is relatively cheap, and many people above the Chinese capital look down on pork. It can be said that pork is only a little better than dog meat, but it also costs money!He hesitated and said, "Mother, pork is so expensive, where can I get the money?"

Mrs. Xie smiled lightly: "Silly brother, no matter how expensive you are, there is no shortage of you."

What the family lacked was money, and the mother's deep love made Wang Xiu's nose sore, like a stick in her throat.

The delicious pork made him salivate.

"Eat more." Xie Shi and Wang Qingzhu couldn't stop picking meat from his bowl, but they picked some vegetables to eat themselves.

"Mother, you can eat some too." Wang Xiu couldn't help but put some meat into Xie's bowl.

"Mother is not hungry, you eat more, and grow taller." Mrs. Xie took a piece of fat from the bowl and gave it to her son.

"Mother, the boy is a handsome man now, mother should nourish her body more." Wang Xiu stopped her chopsticks, feeling very sour.

Xie smiled and said strangely: "Silly brother, you are a child in mother's eyes." Then, he put another piece of delicate fat meat into his son's bowl, and said softly: "When the pork is cold, it will smell bad Eat it, eat it while it's hot."

The more you stick to yourself, you must eat a piece. "

"Mother doesn't like meat."

"If mother doesn't want to eat, I won't eat either." Wang Xiu was surprised, she was acting like a baby, yes, she was acting like a baby, it felt so strange.

"Okay, okay, mother can't eat it." Xie looked at her son helplessly, took a bite of the pork, and smiled in relief.

"Since mother has eaten, eat more."

"Eldest sister, don't just pick vegetables to eat, you are skinny and have little meat." Wang Xiu picked up some pieces of fat for Wang Qingzhu.

"Eating your meat makes you tired of looking at fat." Wang Qingzhu rolled her eyes at Wang Xiu, and hurriedly lowered her head and took two mouthfuls of rice.

"If Elder Sister doesn't want to eat, I won't eat either."

"Okay, don't let it go, you siblings eat together, don't give up any more, mother will also eat a piece..." Mrs. Xie picked up the thinnest piece of meat and put it in the bowl until dinner.

The mother and son had a happy lunch, Wang Xiu rushed to wash the dishes for the 'first time', the smile on Xie's face became brighter, and Wang Qingzhu gave him a big white eye.

"Big sister, where did you get the money for buying so much brown sugar?" When Wang Xiu saw several bags of brown sugar, she was surprised. This is more than [-] candies worth of sugar!

The family has no income, and even eating meat is a luxury, where is the basic money to buy brown sugar.Wang Cheng sighed when he got home. Yesterday, it was convenient for Mrs. Xie to discuss that he was going to be the shopkeeper for him.

This is a great shame!For a proprietor to be a shopkeeper and greet guests with smiles all day long, this is more uncomfortable than killing him.Of course, the shopkeeper of Wanshixing branch is an exception.

Thinking of what Wang Cheng said to him yesterday, I still remember it vividly.

Wang Cheng's face was ashen, he paced back and forth, finally stood in front of the desk, sighed a long time, facing him dejectedly said: "In a few days, I'm going to Sun Sanlang's place, that is, I have to take care of myself and don't fiddle with those clever things, so that I can survive read."

"Father, hold on for a while longer."

"Okay, I don't know what you and elder sister are up to, and I don't want to know, you have to study hard." Wang Cheng sighed softly and walked out the door quickly.

Only then did Mrs. Xie come out from the side, pulled Wang Xiu and said, "Brother, your father is also helpless, I don't know what you and elder sister are doing, you want so much candy, but you have to fight!"

Wang Xiu turned to look at Mrs. Xie, and nodded slowly. Under Mrs. Xie's comforting gaze, he said slowly, "Mother, do you still have money at home?"

Xie looked at her son in surprise, her face darkened, and she sighed softly.

The scene went back to the conversation between the two siblings. Wang Qingzhu, who looked a little haggard, smiled and said, "Why do you ask so many questions? It's my last bit of money."

　There was no part about eating in this chapter. I wrote it, and I remembered a past event in the early 80s.

　　Meat: The economy of the Song Dynasty was highly developed, and pork was worthless. Like millet, the middle class with a certain fixed income did not bother to eat pork, but it was still quite expensive for the poor. Mutton was the most exquisite and most popular. Meat.

　　Lean meat: In ancient times, fat was regarded as the delicacy, which is contrary to the taste of everyone today. The so-called taboo is the piece of fat under the neck of the pig. The children eat the fat meat, and the mother eats a piece of lean meat for a meal, without saying anything.In order for the protagonist and his family to eat fat and delicious dishes, vote to buy meat.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)