It was almost ten o'clock, and Feng Guizhi had already gone to bed. She woke up when she heard a faint knock on the door. She lit the kerosene lamp in the dark, put on her clothes, and went out.
"Who is it?" Feng Guizhi asked from inside the door.
"Mom, it's me." Song Jianshe's voice came from outside.
Feng Guizhi opened the door and looked at him with a frown: "Why are you back at this time?"
As he said this, he made way and called Song Jianshe in.
"I miss home and the food my mother cooked." Song Jianshe hurried into the yard and said with a grin.
Although it was summer, it was still a bit chilly at night. Song Jianye wore a short coat and didn't dare to shout for fear of being heard by others. He just kept knocking on the door. When Feng Guizhi came to open the door, he had been standing outside for a long time, shivering from the cold.
Feng Guizhi looked at him and said, "You didn't eat dinner, did you? I'll make something to fill your stomach."
Song Jianshe was busy rushing home, feeling tired and hungry. He nodded quickly, "Thank you for your hard work, mother."
"Come in and sit for a while."
"Let me light the pot. It's a good time to warm up by the fire." Song Jianshe put down his things and went into the kitchen first.
Feng Guizhi did not refuse and went back to the house to get a kerosene lamp. Song Jianshe had already started the fire.
After placing the kerosene lamp on the stove, Feng Guizhi went out to pick up some green onions, intending to make egg soup. This was already ordered, and making anything else would be too laborious and time-consuming.
Boil water and beat eggs, stir with chopsticks, sprinkle some seasoning, and soon a bowl of egg soup with chopped green onions will be ready.
Song Jianshe started eating the hot black-faced steamed bun. Every bite warmed him from the inside out.
Comfortable.
While eating, Song Jianshe said, "Mom, I bought some pork and offal when I came back. Please take them out quickly so they don't get spoiled."
He went to the supply and marketing cooperative early this morning and lined up, buying two kilograms of flour, two kilograms of rice, and a bucket of oil. Since it was summer and things didn't last long, he didn't buy any meat or anything. It was only just before he left that someone happened to be selling some, so he bought some. After all, those offal weren't expensive.
Feng Guizhi listened and went to look in the big bag at the door, took out the rice and flour inside and put them away. Then she took out the pig's liver, heart and feet, smelled them and found that they had no smell, put them on the chopping board and covered them with the steamed bun basket.
It is too late now, and I can't do it. Plus, the temperature is low at night, so I put a few
The hours wouldn't be bad.
That's right, Feng Guizhi felt a little distressed when she saw him buying so many things as soon as he came back, but after all, they were all edible and useful things, so she didn't think about it anymore.
These pig offal can be eaten for a few meals if the weather is cold, but it is hot now and nothing can be left out. They have to be cooked tomorrow morning.
After Feng Guizhi put away the things, Song Jianshe finished his bowl of egg soup.
"It's getting late. You should wash up and go back to sleep. Be careful not to wake up Tiantian Yuanbao."
"Why."
After saying that, Feng Guizhi ignored him and went back to her room with the kerosene lamp to sleep.
Song Jianshe went to the yard to clean up and then returned to the house. However, although his movements were very gentle, Li Qingyan still woke up.
She half-supported herself and sat up, looking at the dark figure in front of her and asked, "Is that Jianshe?"
"It's me." Song Jianshe responded in a low voice and slowly groped his way to the bed.
Li Qingyan immediately breathed a sigh of relief and carefully moved Tiantian to the side, leaving space for Song Jianshe to sleep.
"Why are you back now? Why are you back so soon this time?"
In the past, he only came back once every one or two months, but this time he came back in less than half a month.
"This time it went smoothly." Song Jianshe didn't say much. "It's too late. Let's talk about it tomorrow. Go to sleep."
Song Jianshe patted Li Qingyan gently, and soon he fell asleep with a light snore.
He was really a little tired after this journey.
Li Qingyan looked at him with amusement, then found a comfortable position to sleep.
The next day, Feng Guizhi got up early, went into the kitchen and looked at the pig offal under the steamed bun basket. She sniffed it several times and made sure it was not spoiled before she started to work.
Feng Guizhi planned to make some pork liver porridge. She originally wanted to stir-fry it, but then she thought that drinking pork liver porridge early in the morning would be good for the stomach, so she just made pork liver porridge.
Pork liver porridge is also easy to make. First, boil the water and add the washed rice, cover the pot and start cooking over low heat.
While cooking porridge, you can prepare the pork liver. First, cut the pork liver into small pieces, then add some ginger slices and salt, add two drops of oil, thicken it with starch, and marinate it.
When the porridge becomes thick, add the marinated pork liver, stir it with a spoon, cover the pot and cook for a while.
When serving, sprinkle some chopped green onions on it. Not only will the color look good, but it will also smell delicious.
Song Jianshe bought pork belly, Feng Gui
Zhixian refined the oil first, and the oil residue was so fragrant that it made people drool.
After scraping out all the oil, Feng Guizhi cut the rendered pork into small strips and prepared to make pork stewed with vermicelli.
If you want to know how to make delicious pork, braised pork is the best. It's a perfect balance of fat and lean, yet not greasy. However, making braised pork is a wasteful endeavor, especially for the Song family, who have so many members. If you only make braised pork, you're afraid each person will only be able to eat one bite.
So I made some pork stewed with vermicelli, which was enough for the whole family to eat.
When Feng Guizhi was almost done, people from several rooms came out. As soon as they came out, they smelled the fragrance and followed it to the kitchen.
"It smells so good. Grandma, what delicious food did you make?" Song Boyu sniffed and took two deep sniffs.
"This smells so good, like the smell of meat~"
"It'll be ready soon. You'll know what it is in a moment. Go wash up and get ready for dinner."
"Okay!" The little ones immediately ran away happily, wondering what delicious food it would be.
Yuanbao also woke up in the east room. When he was about to get out of bed to go to the bathroom in a daze, he suddenly stepped on something and fell down.
“Ah~!”
"Hmm."
Yuanbao fell on his father. Song Jianshe was still dreaming, but suddenly he felt as if a mountain was pressing down on him, making it difficult for him to breathe.
He suddenly opened his eyes and saw Yuanbao lying on top of him, staring at him with wide eyes.
"......." Song Jianshe took a breath and told himself in his heart, my dear son, my dear son.
He lifted Yuanbao aside, then rubbed his chest, feeling like he almost suffocated.
Yuanbao lay back down, blinking and asking him, "Dad, why are you back now?"
"......I missed you guys, so I came back to visit."
"Then when did you come back? How come I didn't even know?"
"I came back last night, and you were asleep at that time."
"Oh. Dad, the bed has become smaller since you came back, which caused me to fall down just now." Yuanbao sat on the bed, rubbed his eyes and said.
"......." You still dislike him coming back? Song Jianshe looked at Yuanbao and always felt that he was not at home enough, making Yuanbao feel like he was in trouble.
Yuanbao scratched his head, looking puzzled: "What was I supposed to do just now? I can't remember it."
“.......”
Yuanbao always felt like he had forgotten something important, but now he
He couldn't remember anything. He got up, replayed the scene, stepped on Song Jianshe again, and then suddenly remembered -
"I'm going to pee!"
Song Yuanbao quickly covered his mouth with his hands, jumped out of bed and ran out.
Song Jianshe: “….” To be honest, he now really doubted whether Yuanbao was his biological son.
Li Qingyan was woken up early by the father and son. She was angry and amused as she watched them, and shook her head helplessly.
Then he lowered his head and whispered to Song Tiantian, "Tiantian, don't be as stupid as your brother in the future. We must study hard in the future."
"Yes, you can't be like your brother. You have to be as smart as your father, and as beautiful and educated as your mother." Song Jianshe also followed.
Li Qingyan glared at him with amusement.
Soon everyone got up and started to uncover the pots in the kitchen.
Today's breakfast was arguably the most sumptuous the Song family had ever had. Each person had a bowl of pork liver porridge, accompanied by a fragrant stew of pork and vermicelli noodles. Just the smell of it made one's mouth water.
"Mom, what day is today?" Chen Xiuxiu was stunned. She had never dared to have such a dream.
She could have such a delicious meal early in the morning, with pork liver and pork. If it weren't for the aroma that kept drilling into her nose, she would have thought she was dreaming.
"Yes, Mom, is there any big news?" Sun Suyun also asked in surprise.
Yang Yulan and the others didn't say anything, but they didn't quite understand what was going on and didn't dare to pick up their chopsticks.
"What kind of happy event is this? I just bought some from someone when I came back from construction. Since I can't set them off today, I just made them."
Several people looked at Song Jianshe. They felt that it was a bit extravagant in their hearts, but they were indeed greedy just looking at it.
"Actually, it's a happy event. Didn't I ask Bowen and the others to pick up cicada shells a while ago?" Song Jianshe said with a smile.
"Yes, and then what?" Chen Xiuxiu asked.
"I went to the city a while ago and tried to look for it to see if anyone would buy it. Finally, I found someone who wanted it. Guess how much the cicada shells, which weighed more than a pound, were sold for?" Song Jianshe said this while still keeping the audience in suspense.
Chen Xiuxiu was so excited when she heard this. She had never thought that those cicada shells could actually be sold for money. She thought about it and said hesitantly, "50 cents?"
"I think there needs to be... one piece?" Sun Suyun.
"I guess it's about one yuan." Song Aiguo also guessed a number.
Song Aimin thought for a moment and said, "On the contrary,
It should be no more than one dollar and fifty cents. I also think it might be one dollar."
"I, I think it's 80 cents!" The children at the smaller table also started guessing.
"I think there's a piece...three."
Song Jianshe smiled and shook his finger: "No one guessed right."
"How much is that?"
"The total was—two and thirty cents."
Everyone in the room was stunned. They had never imagined that cicada shells could fetch so much money. An egg was only seven cents, and the tuition for several small children was three yuan.
That means the cicada shells they picked up are almost enough to cover their tuition fees!
"Fourth Brother, you...you are not trying to make us happy, are you?" Chen Xiuxiu's voice was a little shaky at this moment.
"Really not, we did sell so many." Song Jianshe couldn't help but smile happily.
"Then, if these cicada shells are so profitable, why doesn't anyone else pick them up?" Chen Xiuxiu was still a little confused, and at the same time began to regret it. If she had known earlier, she would have gone to pick up some after work, and maybe she could have sold them for three yuan.
"This thing might be used in some folk remedy. Not many people know about it. It took me several days to find someone who would buy it."
Chen Xiuxiu understood now and quickly said, "Old Four, you've worked hard out there, hurry up and eat more."
"Yes, thanks to you, our family can eat these. Please eat more."
Song Jianshe quickly waved his hands and said, "This credit cannot be taken from me. It was the little guys who went out to find it every day. This money is earned by them."
The children at the table were overjoyed when they heard this. They didn't expect that the cicada shells they found could be sold for so much money. They all wanted to go out and continue looking for cicada shells.
Of course, it was just because of this thought that they were reluctant to give up the pork liver porridge and the fragrant pork stewed with vermicelli on the table.
"I'll go out and look for it after work today." Chen Xiuxiu couldn't help but say happily.
Feng Guizhi frowned and said seriously, "Old family, you can't go."
She glanced around at the people at the table and continued, "None of you can go. Only a few of you can go out and look for this thing. If you all look for it, and everyone else is aware of it, what will happen if everyone starts working on it and the construction speculation gets exposed?"
Chen Xiuxiu shuddered as soon as she heard this and gave up the idea: "I'm sorry, Mom. I didn't think enough."
Feng Guizhi said to the younger one, "You too, find some secretly when no one is around, don't let anyone see it.
Also, you must never tell anyone about this, understand?"
Although the younger ones were young, they knew the seriousness of the matter. They all pursed their lips and nodded heavily.
Baoya and Yuanbao were the youngest, but since Song Jianshe was in charge, Yuanbao knew better than to tell anyone. Baoya didn't quite understand, but she never said anything, so naturally, no one worried about her.
"Okay, okay, it's almost cold. Let's eat quickly. We have to go to work after we finish eating."
Everyone started eating. Baoya lowered her head and went to the bowl to taste the pork liver porridge first. The porridge had been cooked slowly over low heat and was very thick. Pork liver was added to it. A small piece of pork liver and chopped green onion were mixed in each mouthful of porridge, which was very fragrant.
Not to mention the pork stewed with vermicelli. Nowadays, any meat is a precious thing, and the pork belly is even more fragrant. When the vermicelli is stewed like this, the vermicelli is soaked with the flavor of meat, and the taste is so rich that people can't stop eating.
Everyone was busy eating. Even the black-faced steamed buns that usually didn't taste very good, now tasted much better with a little oil on them.
After finishing the breakfast, everyone burped with satisfaction.
Baoya finished the last mouthful of porridge from the bowl, licking her lips with satisfaction. Then she looked down at her bulging belly, feeling that it had filled up too quickly.
Such a delicious meal, she felt like she could eat a little more. But, her little belly couldn't hold any more.
Thinking about it, she burped lightly.
......
After dinner, the adults went to work in high spirits, and the children also took baskets and prepared to continue picking cicada shells.
After reaching the mountain, a few children dug wild vegetables and collected cicada shells, but they didn't attract anyone's attention. And because everyone was motivated this morning, they worked extra hard to find cicadas today, finding quite a few in the morning.
We returned home at noon with a full load. The pig's trotters that had been stewed for hours were now tender and ready to eat. We all had a satisfying lunch and drank up all the soup.
After a full meal at noon, everyone lay comfortably on the bed and took a nap. In the afternoon, everyone went to work full of energy.
The people in the Song family really felt that life was starting to get better.
.......
After dinner in the evening, Song Jianshe went to the west room to find Song Jianye and told him about selling reed mats.
"Third brother, those reed mats were sold for
"Six yuan and eighty cents, and two food coupons. But on my way back, I bought some rice and flour and used both food coupons. This is the money from the sale." Song Jianshe handed over the money.
Song Jianye was very happy to hear this, but he didn't take the money. He just smiled and said, "You also have a share of the money here. You can give my share to mother."
He couldn't work because his legs weren't healed yet, so he was genuinely happy to earn some money weaving reed mats. Six yuan would be enough for his two children's tuition.
"Okay, I'll give it to Mom later."
The family hadn't split up yet, and Feng Guizhi was still the housekeeper. In the past, all the money Song Jianshe earned was given to Feng Guizhi. However, after all, the money was Song Jianye's own, so it was up to him to decide who to give it to. So, even though Song Jianye had guessed this would be the outcome, he still came to ask.
"I've made several more while you were gone. How long do you plan to stay at home this time? I'll see if I can rush and make a couple more before you leave."
"Third brother, don't be anxious. Don't tire yourself out. I plan to stay a few more days this time. Just take your time."
Song Jianshe could actually understand his feelings, but health was more important. Of course, he felt that Song Jianye would not listen even if he told him.
Song Jianye smiled and said, "Don't worry, I know what's going on."
"That's fine." Seeing him so happy, Song Jianshe felt a lot more relieved.
After talking for a while, Song Jianshe went to the side room to find Feng Guizhi.
"Mom, this is the money I made from this sale. The reed mats sold for six yuan and eighty cents, and the cicada shells sold for two yuan and thirty cents. I spent some on buying things and kept some for myself. Here is seven yuan and fifty cents." Song Jianshe handed a small stack of money to Feng Guizhi.
Feng Guizhi took out a dollar from the box and gave it to him. "Give this dollar to the third brother. Let him keep it for himself."
Song Jianshe was the same way. Feng Guizhi would take out a little from it and let him save it for himself, if it was fifty cents less, he would get one yuan more. Now that Song Jianye made money from weaving reed mats, she would give him the same money.
Song Jianshe accepted it and said, "Okay, I'll give it to my third brother later. But——"
Song Jianshe thought of what he heard that day, pursed his lips and told Feng Guizhi anyway.
"After I went there a few days ago, I heard that a black market had been discovered by the police and that a lot of people had been arrested. I stayed at home for a few days, and then went to another smaller black market several days later to ask around..."
The more Feng Guizhi listened, the tighter her brows furrowed. She worriedly thought, fortunately Song Jianshe stayed at home during those two days, otherwise...
Then Song Jianshe said, "I asked him a question later, and he told me that the day the police went to arrest people was the day I had originally planned to go."
"That was also the day when Baoya tried to stop me from leaving."
The author has something to say: Yuanbao: I seem to have forgotten something important, what was it?
Oh, I forgot to pee!
I used to hunt for cicada shells when I was a kid. They were like 30 yuan a pound back then? Pretty expensive, but they were so light! I went out looking for them every day, and I think I sold them for a few yuan. (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
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