Chapter 728 Rabbit is the most delicious
"Come on up, do you still have the strength? There is tea in my carriage. I'll pour you a cup. Drink it and then take a rest. Let's climb faster so that our parents won't worry."
Liu Youyou got on her own carriage and brought a pot. The cups had all been used, so she simply let Jiang Tongtu drink directly from the pot.
This is how Jiang Tongtu drinks tea at home.
I didn't mind and drank all the tea in the pot in one gulp.
"Sit down and rest for a while. Are you hungry? I have some food." Liu Youyou said again.
"I'm hungry. I just had a bowl of porridge this morning, and all the air is gone after I peed." Jiang Tongtu covered his mouth after he finished speaking. It seemed that his words were too rough.
"Now that my mother is not around, you'd better watch your mouth in the future. You can say this in front of me, but don't dare say it in front of my mother." Liu Youyou glared at him, put the pot in, and came out with a piece of cake in his hand.
"This is all we have. Eat it and we'll go up the mountain."
"I'll give you half and we'll eat it all." Jiang Tongtu broke the cake in half, gave the big one to Liu Youyou, and stuffed the small one into his mouth in one gulp.
Liu Youyou was not hungry, but she also learned to eat like Jiang Tongtu.
After they finished eating and rested for a while, they started climbing the mountain without stopping. It might be because of the cake and tea, or it might be because he had someone he loved by his side, Jiang Tongtu continued climbing without complaining about being tired.
So much so that when they were halfway up, Liu Youyou was a little tired, and she also held on. The state of the two of them when they reached the top of the mountain could be described as wolves and beasts.
"Where did you two go, kids? We found out you were not there when we reached the top of the mountain. What were you doing?" Qian Yun asked seriously, frowning.
She was always very courageous, fearing that her daughter might do something earth-shattering.
She was also afraid that Jiang Tongtu would take advantage of her daughter.
After all, he disappeared for so long, who knows where he went.
Zhang Jinlan also glared at Jiang Tongtu. How could he secretly abduct someone's daughter? Wouldn't that harm the family? What if his reputation was ruined? It would be a pity that there were no other pilgrims in the temple today, and these monks were also very strict.
"Mom, Brother Jiang and I found a rabbit on the way and I got knocked unconscious. We thought we'd take it down the mountain and cook it for dinner that night. Live rabbits are so hard to come by. The ones sold in town are all dead. I was a little hungry, and Brother Jiang was worried that something might happen to me if I went down the mountain alone, so he followed me to escort me. That's why we've been delayed until now."
Afraid that Jiang Tongtu would be misunderstood, and even more afraid that her mother would get angry and dislike Jiang Tongtu anymore, Liu Youyou hurriedly explained.
"Child, why are you so greedy? You can buy rabbits anywhere? Don't you feel tired running back and forth?" Qian Yun stretched out his index finger, tapped his daughter's forehead, and cursed in a low voice.
"It has nothing to do with Sister You. It was because I mentioned that I liked fried rabbit meat with chili peppers that Sister You thought of sending the rabbit down the mountain. Auntie, I'm really sorry. If you want to scold me, just scold me. It's all my fault."
Seeing a red dot on Liu Youyou's forehead, Jiang Tongtu felt heartbroken and immediately took the responsibility on himself.
"Okay, okay, as long as nothing happened, let's go inside and don't stand outside like an idiot." Liu Weixian stepped forward to smooth things over.
Qian Yun's anger came and went quickly.
After a while, Liu Youyou coaxed her into submission.
At noon, they had a vegetarian meal in the temple, then went down the mountain. When they reached the foot of the mountain, they saw the rabbit still alive in the carriage. Qian Yun went forward and invited the Jiang family to visit his home.
Zhang Jinlan wanted to refuse, but when she saw that her grandson was eager to stick to Liu Youyou, she simply agreed.
She hadn't expected that her grandson liked Miss Liu so much. It was the second time, and Miss Liu also liked him. In this case, it would be better to have more contact and get married before the New Year.
Thinking of this, Zhang Jinlan took her son, daughter-in-law and grandson to visit Liu's home.
The Liu family was not originally from Lianshan Town, let alone Qixi County. The family of three came here five years ago. There was an official in the county government who was the nephew of Liu Weixian's mother, otherwise he would not have settled here. Having someone in the county government meant he had some connections.
After buying the house and moving in, Liu Weixian opened a cloth shop. The business was neither good nor bad. The Liu family also rented out land, and the grain paid by the tenant farmers every year was enough for them to live on. The conditions were not as good as the Jiang family, but this was the girl's family, and as they say, marrying higher and marrying lower, so it was appropriate.
The Liu family's house has only one entrance. The couple lives in the main house, and Liu Youyou lives in the right wing.
The left side is used for storage.
Although this house has only one entrance, the backyard is very large and has a small man-made pond, which is well maintained by the Liu family.
Even though it is early autumn, the scenery in the yard is still beautiful.
Qian Yun and Liu Weixian were entertaining guests in the main hall, while Liu Youyou went to the small house in the backyard and told the maid to start cooking.
After going to the toilet, Jiang Tongtu was about to take a stroll in the backyard when he happened to meet Liu Youyou who was coming out of the kitchen and about to go back to the house to change clothes.
"Brother Jiang, why don't you come in and sit down?" she asked.
"You know." Jiang Tongtu looked at her meaningfully.
"Oh, I understand. Then I'll sit here for a while. Come, let me show you the fish my father raises." Liu Youyou stood by the pond and waved at him.
"Here they come." Jiang Tongtu walked quickly forward, thinking that there would be beautiful red, yellow and white carp in the pond.
It turned out to be river fish sold on the street.
This fish is not good looking, it is black and ugly, it is simply ugly, but they actually raise it for viewing? It is very strange.
"Why do you keep this?" he asked in surprise.
"Because it's edible. Koi fish can't be eaten, but this fish can be fried and cooked into soup. It's so delicious. My father and I like to use this soup to cook noodles. It's so delicious." Liu Youyou smacked his lips.
The fish in the pond are trembling.
"You are so funny. No wonder I saw a chicken coop in the toilet. Why don't you raise pigs at home? Then you don't have to buy anything." Jiang Tongtu teased her.
"Yes, but not at home because they stink. There is a house in my field that I let the tenant farmers live in. Next to it is a pigsty where I raise six pigs and five sheep. The landlord doesn't charge them any money. They just have to help raise the pigs. When they are hungry, he sends his servants to kill one and eat it, and then shares some with the tenant farmers.
Well, now there are only three pigs and two sheep left. My mother said that we can’t eat them carelessly. We have to keep a pig and a sheep for the New Year. If Brother Jiang wants to eat them, I will tell my mother that these pigs and sheep are very fat. The tenant farmers raised them very well and the meat is delicious. "
Liu Youyou's straightforward look almost charmed Jiang Tongtu to death.
"Okay, if you kill sheep or pigs in your family next time, you must invite me. I must try it. But can you kill one of this fish?" Jiang Tongtu said, pointing to the pond.
He just saw Liu Youyou smacking her lips. Was she craving for fish?
"Do you want to eat?" Liu Youyou asked with blinking eyes.
"Yes." Jiang Tongtu nodded.