Living in the mountains and forests as hunters

Chapter 26

An Dalang saw that the three of them stopped after eating one, and he knew what they were thinking. He felt a little uncomfortable for a while. In other words, it seems that his family is really not short of food!Where can the people who have worked so hard all the way be hungry? They hurriedly grabbed the steamed buns and stuffed them into their hands, and kept saying:

"Eat it, this steamed bun is delicious."

Uncle Seven is not holding steamed buns in his hand, nor is eating them. The most important thing is that he is the highest seniority here, and the other two are all looking at him!This made him a little uncomfortable, but fortunately, he immediately had the goal of changing the subject, coughed a few times, and asked:
"Da Lang! This steamed bun is white flour! It's not cheap! You seem to have harvested a lot from hunting recently! It's just that you should be more frugal in your life. It's a bit wasteful. Isn't black flour enough to eat?"

An Dalang was stunned, and complained secretly in his heart, yes, black noodles are enough to eat, but white noodles are only cheap at home, and you can buy a liter for three yuan!How can it be compared?It's just that it's hard to say that!He had no choice but to continue to make up lies, and he made up all the essence.

"Hehe, Uncle Seven, it's white noodles, but it's actually first-class noodles. Those rich households' white noodles outside are all precious things that have been sifted countless times. This one hasn't been sifted. Look, there are still some What about the wheat husks! I bought them at the price of my own people from the grain merchant. It’s not very expensive. It’s only three renminbi more than the black noodles. You can buy them for ten renminbi. I sent a fox there last time, but the manager just didn’t have enough money , simply gave me two bags of noodles for prey, calculated to be higher than the original price, I want it, and the steward also said that even if I go to buy it myself in the future, I can buy it at the price inside!"

For the fact that An Dalang can always get some cheap things, the people in Zhaojiawozi have learned a little bit about it in the past few months. They know that it is because An Dalang can always hunt some rare prey and send them to wealthy families. At this point, he nodded his head. He paid the price of the prey, which is not bad. An Dalang can have such a way. In the eyes of the people in the small mountain village, it is synonymous with ability.

Dazhu on the side heard Uncle Qi and An Dalang talking about this, looked at the white flour steamed buns, and wondered if he should eat another one?But seeing that Uncle Qi didn't move, he didn't want to eat any more, so he could only change the subject and asked An Dalang:
"Brother Dalang, what is this roasted with bacon! This soup tastes really good."

"Ah, this, this is kelp. Some pharmacies sell it for ten cents a catty. Don't listen to the high price, but it's actually not expensive! This thing is the same as dried vegetables. It's sold after drying. , I bought a piece soaked in water, and it was very big when it came out. Last time I bought the biggest one that could cut out a dustpan. Now, it’s not easy to get big neck disease, but it’s useful. It’s winter now, and there’s no fresh vegetables. It’s really good. Do you still drink it? There are still two pots at home. What! Let’s have another bowl, come on, eat another steamed bun, it’s all hard work all the way, it’s not good if you don’t get full!”

"It's such a good thing, then we should buy some and eat it."

"No, it's the easiest thing for a child with a big neck."

"Well, next time you go to town, Dazhu, you can also help bring some back."

"No, I want some too."

The three of them were shocked by the efficacy of the kelp, and the topic was changed.As soon as An Dalang said that he was filling a bowl, Zhao Yiyi came over to fill the four people on the big table, and then went back to the kang silently, watching his younger brother eating steamed buns , drink soup, even if the two children look at Zhao Dahu's eating, they can't help but eat a little more. The children are like this, the more people follow, the more booing, the little belly, unexpectedly stuffed another steamed bun A bowl of soup at home is not afraid to hold on.

An Dalang persuaded them to eat, and Zhao Yiyi added more soup. The three couldn't bear it anymore, so they ate again. They ate three steamed buns in a row. This time they were really full. Zhao Yiyi made The steamed buns are real!When they couldn't eat enough all the year round, they suddenly had soup and steamed buns, and they were full. Looking at the dustpan that was obviously empty, the three of them felt a little embarrassed. Turning their heads, Uncle Qi saw While making half of the kang, thinking that I ate so much food from others, I immediately said:
"You did this by yourself. How long will you be doing this? While we're all here, let's just finish it for you. Otherwise, how can you sleep at night?"

Without waiting for An Dalang to speak, he dragged the other two to work directly. Even Zhao Dahu watched, put down the bowl, and rushed to help. An Dalang was making a kang in the village, so he followed suit. But a proficient hand is much more useful than the others. Although most of the men in this mountain village are multi-talented and can basically do a few jobs at home, Zhao Dahu still thinks that he is a professional. This job can't be snatched away.

The four big men plus Zhao Dahu finished the kang in a short while, lit the kang, and after the kang was warmed, several people started to build the wall again, just like what Zhao Yiyi said yesterday, but only for a while After a while, the wall will be finished, and it will be better if there are more men!

Of course, Zhao Yiyi wouldn't let them do it for nothing. When they were busy, she immediately steamed a lot of steamed buns, and was going to let them take them home. She clearly said they were transporting things, which helped After doing the work, naturally the wages will go up, but this matter can't be too obvious, otherwise people will think you despise him!In the future, it will not be good in terms of human relations, so it is more appropriate to make some steamed buns for them to take back.

When it was getting late and the three big men were about to go back, Zhao Yiyi had already put things in their baskets. Each of them had a bamboo tube of broken rice, four steamed buns, and the piece of steamed buns for two. The cloth up and down the ruler, the three men who looked at it all blushed.It seems that their plan to make those steamed buns for Dani's family has failed again, and there are many more things, this Dani is too polite, how can they pay them back in the future!

"Dani, what are you doing? Didn't you agree to give me a liter of rice? This is really enough money. There are so many things used there."

Uncle Qi is going to show up again, really, he is only 30 years old, and Da Zhu next to him says he is a junior, but he is not much younger than him, so why is he always asked to stand out!What an embarrassment to say this!Taking advantage of the younger generation, and still a married girl, hey!

"Bring this steamed bun back to the third uncle, Aunt Liang, Aunt Seven, and the children at home. They can also eat a few mouthfuls to satisfy their greed. Could it be that you don't give them to eat the white noodles yourself? This cloth is broken Cloth, it’s worthless to buy, it’s just for wrapping things, if it’s useful, then show it to your aunt and the others to see if it can be used as a shoe upper or something, this is my filial piety to them, it has nothing to do with you.”

It was the first time for Zhao Yiyi to talk so much at once since they arrived. Uncle Qi, who was most familiar with her original body, froze for a moment, then said with a smile:

"It's different when you get married. The big girl can talk, and she looks more cheerful. Okay, uncle is not polite to you, so I will take it cheeky. Next time, let your aunt make a double for you." The shoes are enough, Da Zhu, everything is ready, let’s go, let’s go back, there is still some time on the road!”

While talking, the three of them walked out with baskets in their hands, and when they all walked out, they said to An Dalang:

"You are not far from here. The small road from Wangjiagou is quite close to your place. I will come to you later."

The big pillar on one side also said:

"Yes! Your sister-in-law Osmanthus osmanthus is from Wangjiagou, and you have to pass by here when you leave your mother's house. I will come to you next time. Let me know if you have any work. You are a strong laborer in your family. Where can you do this work? Come over, it is always necessary to help each other."

What's the situation?Zhao Yiyi was a little puzzled, it was just working together, the house was tidied up, and An Dalang already has a brother?What a strange thing men's friendship is!Turning her head and leaving it alone, watching the three Zhao family men talking and laughing as they walked home, Zhao Yiyi seemed to be able to see how they talked about her married daughter to her family after they returned. Before long, everyone in the village knew that Zhao Dani lived in a cave, and Zhao Dani's men were good at hunting!Zhao Dani's family is full!etc!

(End of this chapter)