Chapter 110: Indifferent to both oil and salt and only interested in oil and salt
Shen Qing gave a bowl of meat to each of Jiang Erye's three families.
Although the mall did not sell meat, it had some silver in its bank account. In particular, a batch of brushes were sold in Yangcheng, earning a total of 27 taels of silver. It was easy for him to buy pork belly at more than 30 wen per pound.
Shen Qing: ...It’s great to have money to spend.
She still had to work hard to earn money. Once she settled down in Jincheng, she would need a lot of money. The money she had now was enough to make a living, but it was far from enough to live a comfortable life.
Jincheng's climate isn't suitable for bamboo growth, so the brush business is dead. I'll have to find a new business when I get a chance...
Meat was delivered to each family, and only a coarse earthenware basin was left of the original large iron pot. After serving it out, Shen Qing began to cook other dishes.
Fry the palm-sized wild crucian carp until both sides are golden brown, pour it into the boiling water in a ceramic pot on the side, and the crucian carp soup will immediately turn milky white.
After adding salt to season, Shen Qing poured the crucian carp soup from the iron pot back into the ceramic pot, and then fried an egg according to the number of people, one per person;
The fried eggs are also transferred to a ceramic pot and simmered over low heat with the crucian carp soup.
Put a steamer in the big iron pot to steam the buns, and put the small iron pot to stir-fry the vegetables. By the time the buns are out of the pot, the other dishes are also ready.
It was hot in the summer, and Jiang Yu took out a small plate of spicy side dishes that he had pickled earlier.
Fluffy white flour steamed buns filled with spicy pickles are extremely appetizing in the hot summer!
Others don't need an appetite.
They had been running around all day and were so hungry that they wanted to eat a whole cow!
Even though he was crying with hunger, he did not eat the meat that Shen Qing brought him directly. Instead, he picked out the meat inside and cut it again.
Cut the meat, which is one finger long and two sticks wide, into long thin strips, so that one piece becomes two, ensuring that everyone in the family can get a piece of meat;
Pour out the soup and stew it with the wild vegetables, so that the wild vegetables will also be covered with oil and meat aroma.
Cook a big pot of corn grits, eat it hot with meat and vegetables, and you will feel all the fatigue and confusion of the past few days disappear!
Those who got the meat were satisfied with the meal, while those who didn't had different thoughts.
Zhang Heshun finished the thin wild vegetable porridge in his bowl in two or three gulps, walked to Hongming, and said casually: "There are eleven households in the village, and only four of us don't have meat. The women are still too stingy and not presentable.
If it were us men, we would definitely distribute the meat evenly and give each household a bowl of meat, don’t you think, Uncle Hong?”
Not only do they not come with us when we divide the food, but we don’t even take them with us when we eat the meat!
Before Hong Ming could speak, his wife spoke first: "Hey, this is my fault! The family that ate the meat was either from the Jiang family, or they gave Shen Qing their own dishes, so she should return the gift;
My vegetable garden was badly damaged, and since there were so few vegetables, I was so stingy that I didn't give them away. Why should they give me anything in return since I didn't give them anything?
If everyone returns the favor, won’t the person who sent the gift be unhappy? Heshun, don’t you think this makes sense?”
Hong Ming happily cooperated with his wife: "How can I blame you? There are more than a dozen mouths to feed in a big family. If you don't budget carefully, you won't be able to fill your stomach. Besides, it's much better than the past few days. At least I can eat something hot!"
Zhang Heshun's face changed, knowing that Hongming and his wife were not going to listen.
He rolled his eyes around, walked towards Zhao Lao Er on the other side, and said in a low voice: "Brother Zhao Er, is it tasteless without meat?
In fact, we are not fighting for a bite of meat, but for pride. Why do other families have meat to eat, but our four families don’t? Isn’t this looking down on us?
Zhao Lao Er looked up blankly from holding the large earthenware bowl, smacking his lips and saying, "Who said there's no meat? Look what's in my bowl?"
Zhang Heshun stretched his neck and saw the eels cut into pieces, stir-fried with dried chilies. The spicy and fragrant taste was perfect with rice, and he couldn't help swallowing.
Zhao Laoer took the opportunity to teach him a lesson: "Can a living person be killed by holding his urine? As long as you have the skills and work harder, you can eat better than others wherever you go!
It's because your father spoiled you too much when you were a child. How many people living by the water don't know how to catch eels? You are so hypocritical and say you are afraid of snakes. What are you afraid of? It tastes delicious, isn't it? Hey, Heshun, don't go. Why are you leaving? Come back and listen to what your second brother has to say!"
This guy only eats oil and salt! Zhang Heshun returned with a belly full of anger. Just when he had no place to vent his anger, he heard Wang Fugui cursing loudly.
He came closer...
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After dinner, there was still afterglow in the sky.
The men of the Jiang family hurried to pick up dead branches and cut straw. His father said that now they have three meals a day, so they have to prepare firewood for tomorrow morning tonight so that the woman who is responsible for making breakfast can make it when she wakes up and it will not affect the departure.
Thatch is spread on the ground to isolate moisture. It's okay for men, they can sleep anywhere with a straw mat, but women and children are weak, so they have to be careful.
Jiang Ying was laying out the straw mat and mattress when she looked up and saw Shen Qing coming over. She greeted him warmly, "Come quickly, Daddy and I are waiting."
I had planned to go find Shen Qing after I had cleaned up the sleeping area and settled the children, but unexpectedly she came first.
Shen Qing knew that they were thinking the same thing.
As expected, Mr. Jiang Er said, "The flood has just begun, and most of the victims have silver and food. We are at the top, heading north ahead of them, so we should be safe for now.
However, in the areas severely affected by the disaster, it is estimated that everything has been washed away. They are traveling alone, so their pace must be much faster than us who are traveling with our families. Moreover, the further they go, the less food and money they have, and the more dangerous it will be.
Furthermore, we are afraid that the original evildoers will use the flood to cause harm to the people, so we have to be on guard in advance."
Shen Qing agreed very much: "Okay, I'm the first to agree! I'll do whatever you say, Second Uncle."
But why didn't Second Uncle mention this when we were discussing the team formation this afternoon? By then, the head of each household was present. Wouldn't it have saved trouble if he had mentioned it?
Mr. Jiang said what he thought: "It's okay during the day, but the main thing is the night. What I mean is that we must arrange for people to guard the night, but staying up late is not pleasant, and even the strongest man can't stand traveling during the day.
I'm telling you this because we're the only four families with large animals. I've already informed the third and fifth families in advance. We'll take turns giving up a car so the night watchman can catch up on his sleep during the day. What do you think?"
Shen Qing understood. No wonder he didn't tell her when everyone was there in the afternoon. It was because he had to ask her for her consent before telling others.
She absolutely agreed with keeping watch at night. After all, she and the Guan family were the only ones who kept watch at night before. When going out, one must be on guard against all kinds of sudden accidents involving humans and beasts, so keeping watch is a must.
However, "We four families have animals to pull carts, and we have enough strong labor. Even if we can catch up on sleep, can other families handle the lack of strong labor to pull carts?"
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