Chapter 27 It’s Time to Get a Dog
Zhao Liya and Hu Ling did not let the donkey cart enter the village. They asked the driver to stop at a distance and take a shortcut back.
Be modest when eating meat.
We have to show others that we are very poor.
Zhao Liya was very lucky that she happened to live in a house next to the village by accident. It couldn't be better.
When the two came back, Zhao Xiang had gone out to chop firewood and had not returned yet - he heard that the rainy season was coming soon, and was afraid that there would not be enough firewood at home. In the past few days, Zhao Xiang would go out to chop firewood in the morning and afternoon when it was not too hot.
Deng and the others were preparing to water the garden.
The whole family was so happy to see the two of them!
"Ya'er, A'ling, you're back!"
"Sister, brother!"
"Did the journey go smoothly? Are you tired? Come on, take a rest."
Zhao Liya and Hu Ling responded with a smile, and took out the things they had bought.
"We'll have meat to eat in the evening again!" Zhao Liya smiled happily.
"Okay!" The two children laughed even more happily.
Deng also smiled, feeling relieved, but also a little sad. When did their children become so happy just because they had meat to eat? But at least this life was much better than what they had imagined before.
Put the ingredients in the kitchen and take out the snacks for everyone to eat together.
The dim sum in remote small towns are naturally not as exquisite and refined as those from century-old brands in Beijing, but they also have their own characteristics, and with the fresh ingredients, they taste very good.
Everyone was talking and laughing, and the food was very delicious.
After a while, Hu Ling informed his adoptive father and went out to find him. Since it was going to be rainy soon, he would of course chop more firewood with him.
Zhao Liya asked Aunt Li Shiyi and her mother to remove the fat from the pork they bought and refine the oil. At the same time, she also braised the two pig's trotters with cinnamon, star anise, fennel, ginger, onion, garlic, cooking wine, soy sauce, etc., and kept the stewed and braised pig's trotters for tomorrow.
She took her younger brother and sister to the vegetable garden in front of their house to water it.
The backyard is filled with water. The old melon is split in half and the water is scooped up with water to water the fields. The various vegetables in the vegetable garden are growing well. The corn is as tall as chopsticks, the cucumbers and beans have climbed up the bean sticks, the pumpkin and winter melon have also climbed vines, and the leeks and green onions will soon be ready for harvest.
At most in another month, their family will no longer have to worry about daily vegetables.
Mrs. Gu passed by and gave him a sarcastic look: "You still have the leisure to water the garden? If you can't deliver the Ganoderma lucidum by the deadline, hmph!"
Zhao Liya smiled and said, "Second Sister Gu cares about us so much, why don't you help us find it!"
"Who cares about you?" Mrs. Gu raised her voice, feeling that this was an insult to herself: "Don't you see who you are?"
Zhao Liya asked curiously, "Then why are you asking? Isn't it the deadline? Why are you in charge of us?"
Mrs. Gu sneered: "You are sharp-tongued. I want to see what you can do when the time comes, humph!"
Zhao Liya nodded, still smiling, and said slowly: "Well, then you can take a good look at it."
Mrs. Gu: “.”
Her favorite thing was to rely on the Gu family to act domineeringly and stubbornly in the village, and to scold others unreasonably until they were speechless. Every time that happened, she felt so happy.
I have never felt like this before. It's like punching cotton. I can't vent my anger. I feel depressed and angry.
She stared at the Zhao family's vegetable garden, looking at the tender, green vegetable seedlings, with malice flashing in her eyes.
Zhao Liya noticed it instantly. She immediately glared at Gu Ersao with wide eyes like a cat with its fur standing on end. "I'm warning you! If you dare to destroy our vegetable garden, we will never let you off!"
Zhao Liya could be too lazy to care about her flowery words, but if Gu Ersao wanted to destroy the vegetable garden, she would definitely fight her! This kind of thing must never start.
Zhao Liya bluntly pointed out Gu Ersao's malicious thoughts. Her heart skipped a beat and she denied it guiltily: "Don't wrongly accuse me!"
Zhao Liya sneered: "It'd better be that they really wrongly accused someone! Otherwise, I will risk everything and this matter will never be over!"
Zhao Liya waved her fist murderously, like a little lion ready to pounce and fight at any time.
Mrs. Gu felt a tingling sensation on her scalp for no reason, and she muttered, "Are you sick?" and walked away cursing.
Zhao Liya stared at her back coldly and snorted silently.
Zhao Lixiang said worriedly, "Sister, that old lady is so fierce. Does she want to destroy our vegetable garden?"
Zhao Lin puffed out his chest and said, "We will watch over the vegetable garden and won't let her mess around!"
Zhao Liya smiled and said softly, "Well, we must protect our vegetable garden and never let bad guys destroy it."
The little brother and sister nodded in unison: "Yeah!"
Zhao Lin said, "Sister, let's get a dog. The dog can guard the house and bite bad guys."
Zhao Lixiang's eyes lit up, "Yes, yes! I like dogs too!"
Zhao Liya smiled. Several of the inns they stayed at on the way here had dogs, and the little ones were very impressed.
However, the little guy is right, it’s time to get a dog, no, it’s better to get two, the super fierce kind.
"You're right, let's buy it in the next two days."
“Okay!”
The little brother and sister were very happy.
"I'll feed them!"
"I want to feed too."
Today's dinner was a feast: braised pork slices with tofu and stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots. After the dishes were ready, Zhao Liya and Deng Shi even brought a bowl to Widow Qu. Widow Qu happily accepted it and chatted with them about her military service.
In addition to their family, two other families were also assigned the task of finding Ganoderma lucidum by the Gu family.
"You can ask them what their plans are, so that we can report to them together when the time comes."
Zhao Liya thanked him and asked Widow Qu to help find out, but not to tell them that it was their family who did the searching. If it was inconvenient to inquire, that was fine too.
This little thing was nothing to Widow Qu. Although she didn't understand Zhao Liya's behavior, she smiled and agreed happily. She picked three or four bitter melons and loofahs and gave them to them.
Zhao Liya and her mother thanked them and took it back.
As soon as they left, Widow Qu couldn't help but pick up a piece of meat and put it in her mouth. After chewing it for a while, she couldn't help but pick up another piece of meat and a piece of tofu. As she ate, she praised: "Delicious, delicious, so fragrant! Oh, they really don't use too much oil in this family. Look at this shiny oil, it makes my heart ache. But it tastes so delicious! Come on, come and eat!"
Qu Yutao glanced at her and couldn't help but say, "If our family interacts with hers, will it upset the Gu family? You should be more careful."
Widow Qu sneered, "No matter how tyrannical the Gu family is, can they stop the entire village from interacting with the Zhao family? If the Zhao family still needs to buy vegetables or something, can they stop the villagers from making money? Don't worry, I know what's going on. As long as we don't openly oppose the Gu family, it will be fine."
(End of this chapter)
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