take a wife to support the family

Chapter 181 Onion white brown sugar water

As the weather gets cooler day by day, Song Haonian and Baihe work from dawn to dusk, wanting to complete Dongzang as soon as possible.

After the frost, the ground was covered with hoarfrost early in the morning, and the grass blades creaked when the feet stepped on them.Lily was sweating from ordering tofu in the morning, and felt that the kitchen was stuffy, so she went outside to get some air and unbuttoned a button to blow some air.

Wen Wa Niang saw her and quickly said to her: "You catch a cold from the wind carefully!"

"I'm young and full of energy, so I'm not afraid." Lily replied with a smile, and went back to work.

Lily slapped her mouth as soon as she spoke, relying on her young age, she didn't take Wenwaniang's reminder seriously, but unexpectedly that day when she took a nap, she felt that something was wrong, her head was dizzy, and her body ached all over.

Seeing her sleepy, Song Haonian hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Lily was about to say it was nothing, her voice was hoarse, she startled herself, cleared her throat and said, "I'm afraid I caught a cold in the morning."

She still has to get up and go to work, how can Song Haonian rest assured?Forcibly pushed the person back and said, "You take good care of it, and when you get up again, what kind of work is this at home, I can do it by myself."

Lily didn't have any strength on her body, and when she touched her body, it felt like a thin needle was being pricked, and several bones were stuck in the seams of her bones, so she had to lie down, thinking that she would be fine after a night of sleep, and fell asleep in a daze.

Unexpectedly, when he woke up again, he had a worsening headache and ran out of tears. He really had a cold.

That year, she was very sick as soon as she wore it, but she never got sick after that. If it wasn't for this time, Lily almost forgot that she would get sick too.These years, even a little headache and brain fever may develop into a fatal illness, Lily dared not neglect, and asked Song Haonian to take a thick quilt to cover her.

She still wanted to say something more, Song Haonian said: "Don't worry about it, I know what to do, you just rest well, just take it easy when you're tired."

After speaking, he took a porcelain pot covered with cotton wool, filled it with hot water and put it beside the bed, and poured a bowl of water for Lily to drink: "You moisten your mouth first, and I will boil scallion water for you."

He is very experienced in taking care of patients, Lily didn't feel uncomfortable at all, she drank a few sips of water while leaning on his arms, and then lay back under the blanket.

Song Haonian took a hoe from the utility room, and went to the yard of the thatched house not far away to dig out some scallions.The scallions that have been frosted are a little wilted, but the white of the scallions is still tender and raw.

When you come back, chop off the head and tail of the scallion, tear off the outer layer of old skin, rinse it and cut it into several sections, put it in a casserole, pour some water into it and cook.

When the cold water boils, add a lump of brown sugar, cook until the scallions are soft and the brown sugar melts, then remove the casserole from the heat, and filter the scallion whites and brown sugar water into a bowl.

Last time he brought some pepper home. This stuff is extremely rare. It used to be more expensive than gold, but it has gradually become cheaper over the years, and they can afford it even if they grit their teeth.

Lily ground the pepper into powder when she had time, packed it tightly in a small jar and sealed it, and refused to use it easily.Song Haonian opened the can, took a spoonful of pepper powder, stirred it into the brown sugar water, and served it to Lily.

Song Haonian gently lifted Lily up, supported her with one hand and brought the bowl closer to her mouth with the other, Lily took a sip and said: "Did you put pepper?"

"Well, this thing can sweat." No matter how expensive it is, it's a condiment, can it be more expensive than his daughter-in-law Jin?
The scallion white is spicy and irritating, and the brown sugar is sweet and delicious. The two things taste a bit strange when cooked together. Coupled with the strange aroma and smell of pepper, it is difficult to say whether a bowl of hot soup is good or bad.

Lily frowned after drinking it, and after taking a few sips, her body sweated slightly, feeling much more comfortable, and after tasting it carefully, the aftertaste seemed to be quite good.She was a little reluctant to part with the taste of this soup, so she drank it all at once with Song Haonian's hand.

As soon as she finished drinking, she retracted into the quilt: "I have to cover it."

Song Haonian felt distressed and laughed at the same time, and said: "You haven't been able to take a good rest for so many days, go to sleep for a while."

He thought about it, since his daughter-in-law married him, she really didn't have many happy days, she was either working or trying to make money.It's also fortunate that she can have some fun for herself from time to time. If it were someone with a sad face, her life might be so miserable.

Song Haonian made dinner by himself, Lily had no appetite due to illness, Song Haonian fried a cabbage with vinegar, it was sour appetizer, boiled some lard residue in the white porridge, it was sweet and nourishing.

After the meal, Lily also had a cup of steamed pears with rock sugar. There was a big pear tree growing in the yard behind the tofu shop. In autumn, two pears the size of fists were formed.

Song Haonian cut off the stalk of the pear and the small circle of flesh around it, scooped out the pear core with a small spoon, filled it with rock sugar, and sealed the cut stalk back with two bamboo sticks, it still looked complete The shape of a pear.

Put this pear in a bowl and steam it over water for a quarter of an hour. The rock sugar completely melts and blends with the pulp. When you scoop it lightly with a spoon, the pulp fills up softly, moist and sweet.

The portion of steamed pears with rock sugar is small, even those who have no appetite can eat one. Lily's throat seems to be stuck with a straw, and after eating the steamed pears, she feels much moisturised.

Song Haonian boiled hot water again to wipe Lily's body, and set up a brazier in the room, which was very warm, so he was not afraid of catching cold again.Lily is afraid of the cold when he is sick, but he is a healthy person, sweating from the heat, Lily said quickly: "Don't take off your clothes, don't catch the wind and cold like me."

"I know." Song Haonian tidied up the house, came back to touch Lily's forehead, prepared a water bottle on the table, and was about to sleep with Lily in his arms, but was pushed hard by his wife a few times.

Lily said: "I'm sick, and you're not afraid to let it go to you. Why don't you go to the east room first tonight and spend the night."

After Carpenter Li went home, the East Wing was vacant. When the weather turned cold, Lily moved the master bedroom from the East Room to the East Wing, and moved back when it was hotter.

Song Haonian said: "There is no one living in the east room for a few days, it's cold and damp, I'm going to get sick when I live back."

Lily was still hesitating, and he leaned closer and said, "Don't worry, I'm strong, so why would I get sick easily? Besides, I don't worry if you're sick. If you won't let me be with you, I'll get up to see you a few times in the middle of the night. That's true." to fall ill."

If this man wanted to insist on something, Lily couldn't resist him, so he had to get under the bed and put his two bodies together.

Song Haonian is young after all, and his body is hot, Lily can't help but move close to him to absorb the heat, then he heard him laughing in the dark and said: "Look, I don't want to come, I don't know who is sticking to my body right now." .”

Lily slept enough during the day, but now she is not sleepy deeply, and said: "Anyway, it's not me, I don't know which vixen has taken a fancy to you."

Song Haonian is a vigorous young man, and the young couple are very harmonious. Now that he has his beautiful daughter-in-law in his arms, how can he stand up to her teasing? He immediately responds.

Lily was startled, she quickly pretended to be asleep and didn't dare to speak, Song Haonian couldn't bear to torment her, gritted his teeth and said: "I'll take care of this vixen when I'm free tomorrow, and let her go today!"

Lily let out a sigh of relief, and Song Haonian touched her hand, took her hand down and held it, and whispered: "If you don't deal with the vixen today, you have to give me something sweet to eat."

Lily couldn't help it, she held his hand shyly and covered it there, her ears were burning like fire, and she didn't dare to move.

The next day, Baihe felt much more relaxed, but her head was still dizzy. Song Haonian didn't wake her up, but went to the store to deliver tofu, entrusted the store to Li Caifeng, and came back to take care of Lily.

When he came back, he brought a little tail by his side. It was Xing'er, who was clever and sweet-talking. She lay on the bedside and talked to Lily for a long time, and asked her: "Auntie, are you feeling uncomfortable? Do you want to drink water?" , eat something?"

He also talked about how uncomfortable she was when she was sick, how she wanted to drink water, etc., with her in Lily, she would not feel bored, and the two of them talked about childish things one after another.

Song Haonian went to the vegetable field to harvest the leftover radish, put all kinds of vegetables into the cellar and piled them up. After a while, he came in to see Lily, and asked her if there was anything she wanted to eat, if she wanted to go to the hut, or Is there any discomfort?

Xing'er jumped anxiously on the spot: "Uncle Da Nian, it is agreed that you will work and I will take care of Aunt Lily. You are not allowed to rob me!"

It turned out that Song Haonian used this reason to abduct the little girl home to accompany Lily.

Seeing that everything is fine with Lily, Song Haonian goes to work again, Xing'er is satisfied.

She took care of Lily for the whole afternoon like a house party, but she didn't get tired at all, when Li Caifeng came to pick her up, Xing'er still refused to leave, and said to her mother: "Mom, who will take care of Aunt Lily when I leave. "

Li Caifeng said: "Hey, you are a small person, and you can take care of your aunt? Don't make trouble, let your aunt take care of you."

Xing'er was not convinced, and pulled Song Haonian and Baihe to testify for her, Song Haonian said: "Thanks to Xinger today, otherwise I can't take care of so many things in the family alone."

Lily also said: "Sister Caifeng, don't underestimate our Xing'er, I have to ask her to take care of me tomorrow."

Xing'er raised her head, extremely proud, Li Caifeng almost burst out laughing, she had to pretend to be serious, coaxed her daughter to go home, and told her to come and take care of Lily tomorrow.

On the way home, Xing'er said, "Mom, I'm not doing it for fun."

"Oh, then why are you?" Li Caifeng knew that her daughter was very good at talking nonsense since she was born.

"I've heard people say that when you're pregnant with a baby, it's hard work for a woman. When you're pregnant with my brother, I'll take care of you. Now I'll learn first, and I'll take good care of you when the time comes!"

Li Caifeng didn't expect that her daughter really had a reason, this matter was her heart disease, Xing'er's words seemed to speak to her heart, her nose soured and she almost shed tears.

Then I heard Xing'er say: "The brother you gave birth to me wants to play with me, if he is disobedient, I will teach him a lesson!"

She was full of vigor, and she had already thought about how prestige she would teach her brothers in the future, so she hoped that her parents would give birth to a brother for her.But they don't know that her parents almost no longer have any hope for this, they only hope that her life will be safe and smooth.

At the end of the year, things were busy, and Lily was able to get up and do things in a few days, more energetic than before.By the end of the twelfth lunar month, the pigs raised at home were already very fat, so Song Dagui was invited to help kill the pigs on a good day.

(End of this chapter)