Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 390 Buying Noodles

"It's better not to see him, so that he won't say anything unpleasant."

Li Chunhong nodded: "Then you guys go ahead, I'm going home."

"to make."

Arriving at Shen Yuanshan's house, Ji Wenhe asked, "Aunt Wang, how many kilograms of black flour do you want?"

"Weigh ten kilograms for me. There's one more person in the family this year. She just got married. I can't let her go hungry on New Year's Day. Weigh one kilogram of fine noodles."

"I came to your house in the morning to buy meat, and then asked them to go back and give gifts. After the New Year, they have to go back and give gifts again. They have to spend money everywhere."

"That can't be helped. I can't go back to my parents' home empty-handed."

"Of course." Wang Erfeng sighed, "It's easier to spend money than to make money. After the New Year, we have to get them to work in town."

"After marrying a daughter-in-law, my savings ran out. I was very anxious when I thought about how little money there was at home. Fortunately, I didn't listen to my mother-in-law and asked for two more sons."

Ji Wenhe poured the weighed black flour into the cloth bag and said, "Having more children has its advantages and disadvantages. It's up to you. Have as many as you want."

"My daughter-in-law has the final say on how many children she wants to have in the future. I don't care. If she has too many children, I don't want to take care of them. It's very tiring to take care of children."

She smiled and said, "Aunt Wang, you don't want to hold your grandson."

"Think about it, there's nothing wrong with a granddaughter. If it's the first one, my daughter-in-law doesn't want to give birth, and I can't force her, right?"

"I don't think Aunt Tao would agree."

"She also has to see if her daughter-in-law listens to her." Wang Erfeng put the counted copper coins on the table, "I'll visit your family after the New Year, and I'll go back first."

He took the bag of flour from her hand and said, "Go home and pour out five pounds of black flour. Let her take it back and come to your house to buy meat later."

"Okay, you go slowly."

Ji Wenhe put the money next to the scale and locked the door.

The sun is nice today, so I took all their quilts out to dry in the sun and waited for them to come back and clean up the house themselves.

At noon, the three men drove a donkey cart into the village.

Shen Yuanshan moved a table out of the house, put the basket on the table, and asked them to pull the wheat bran over.

When they reached the door, Shen Rongshan called out, "Wen He."

"Hey, I'm upstairs."

He looked up and saw her coming out of the house: "The meat and ribs have been bought. You clean them up while I take the bran to the pigsty."

"Okay, leave it there, I'll go down and clean it up right away."

Ji Wenhe took a broom and swept the house. There was not much dust in the house. He went downstairs and took out everything in the basket.

The two fish were placed in a basin, the string was loosened, and water was scooped in.

And all the small fish fell together.

It's cold, and the outside is like a natural refrigerator. The meat can be kept for half a month without going bad. But we don't keep the meat that long. It will be all eaten in a week at most.

Shen Wenshan walked into the yard and said, "Sister-in-law, we bought half a pound of fried peanuts and three strings of candied haws. Yuanshan and I ate them on the way, and there is one string left for you."

Ji Wenhe took out the peanuts and saw the candied haws underneath, wrapped in oil paper: "Wenshan, clean the small fish. We will fry the dried fish this afternoon."

"Braise a pound of pork and use the oil residue to make steamed buns and dumplings tomorrow. Oh, and grind the sesame seeds to make glutinous rice balls."

"I'll go clean the small fish first, sister-in-law, what about the big fish and shrimp?"

She thought for a moment and said, "Let's take them all away and clean them up."

There is a small cupboard upstairs, not big, with three layers, which was specially made by Shen Wenshan. The meat and dumplings are placed in it, latched and placed in the corridor.

I ate one candied haws and left the rest on the table.

I took a bite and it was sweet on the outside but very sour on the inside.

She frowned because of the sourness. Ji Wenhe spat out the hawthorn seeds and quickly drank a sip of the cold hot water.

It’s sour, too sour, not as delicious as the candied haws I had in my previous life.

Next to the pigsty.

Shen Liang helped move the wheat bran to the kitchen. There were fifteen sacks in total. The sacks were very large and could hold more than 80 kilograms of goods.

But wheat bran is very light and not that heavy.

"Rongshan, there's no room here. Put it in the pigpen inside. Move the rack over and put it on top."

Shen Rongshan nodded: "Okay, we'll go to town to buy more after we finish eating."

"So many bags can last them a long time. Instead of just feeding them with wheat bran, they should eat wild vegetables, winter melon, pumpkin, and pig grass mixed together and cooked." Shen Liang moved the wooden rack aside.

"By the way, Rongshan, I think the shelf is a bit of a hindrance here. It can't fit in the kitchen. You can put it up on the mountain and take it down next time you need it."

"I'll take it up later." He put the wooden shelf outside.

After moving down from the mountain, I rarely go to the cave again.

Shen Rongshan came to the front of the cave, put the wooden frame in the shed, and locked both doors.

After walking around, I went down the mountain.

When I got home, Ji Wenhe was cutting meat: "Where's Wenshan?"

"I'm going to kill some fish by the river and stew a pound of lard. I'll use the lard residue to make dumplings and buns tomorrow."

He washed his hands and took it over: "Let me cut it. Is there any hot water in the pot?"

"It's not burned yet."

Shen Rongshan put down the knife and added water to the pot: "Boil some hot water, it's just right for you to warm yourself by the fire. It's too cold, so don't touch the cold water."

Ji Wenhe blew air into his palms. His hands were a little unruly from the cold, so he stayed in the quilt to warm them up.

"I'll fry the dried fish later. I've left the tofu outside to freeze."

Frozen tofu is also delicious.

"I'll fry it later. You go inside. You'll smell like fumes. You'll have to take a shower at night. I'm afraid you'll get cold. I'm fine."

She loves cleanliness and must take a bath at night after cooking.

My hair and clothes are stained with the smell of cooking fumes, and I feel uncomfortable if I don't take a shower.

"Okay, then you go ahead and get busy." She wanted to lie down in bed.

The weather is too cold. If I don’t walk around, my feet will be cold.

After lunch, Shen Rongshan prepared the marinated oil while Shen Wenshan started the fire.

Shen Yuanshan went out to sell meat.

Ji Wenhe stamped his feet, went to the yard, turned the quilt over, and continued to dry it in the sun.

When I went to the front, I ran into Zhao Xiaoxi by the door: "It's cold, why don't you stay at home."

"My feet are cold staying at home, come out and walk to warm them up. Are you braising oil at home? I smell the aroma of meat."

"Yes, the oil at home is almost gone, and the oil residue is just right for making dumplings. Your family has already made steamed buns."

She shrank her neck and shook her head: "No, I'll pack it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, why rush?"

Ji Wenhe pushed open the gate and said, "It's not urgent. There are still three or four days until New Year's Eve. Come visit me after the festival."

"Okay, but it's still cold so you'd better stay in bed to keep warm. You can't knit today, your hands are frozen."

"Don't get it. If you get frostbite, it will come back every year and it will itch."

Zhao Xiaoxi stood at the door, leaning against the fence: "I had frostbite twice when I was a child, but somehow it healed on its own."

When I sleep at night, I get itchy when it gets hot. I can’t scratch it, otherwise my hands will get sore.

"I've heard people say that if you store snow in a jar, if you get frostbite on your hands the next year, you can wipe them with the water in the jar and the frostbite will heal. I don't know if it's true or not."