Chapter 315: Want to Eat Hot Food
With the cart of things sent by Uncle Yan, the Xin family can have a good New Year.
The old woman stewed the bones early in the morning, kneaded flour to make a pot of white flour buns, took out the bacon hidden at home and fried it with radish, and steamed four or five eggs.
Dazhuang's wife knows how to cook pig's head. With the help of the old woman, she cleaned the pig's head, put it in the pot, and started to simmer it over low heat.
At night, the whole yard was filled with the smell of meat.
Erzhuang and his wife came with a cloth bag and a basket.
In the cloth bag was half a bag of old rice, which was what they often ate at home. In the basket were some dried vegetables and mushrooms stored in the autumn, which were all good things for farmers.
The old woman saw what they were carrying, looked behind them, and glared at Erzhuang: "Just the two of you? Where are the children?"
Erzhuang glanced at his wife and said cautiously, "Dahua is at home looking after her sister. They have already eaten."
The old woman looked at Erzhuang's wife and said, "Niece-in-law, my aunt's family still has no children to eat, and you two, alas."
She didn't say anything else and loudly called Xiaohua, who was playing outside, to come in.
"Xiaohua, go to Second Aunt's house and call Dahua and Erhua over for dinner."
Xiaohua agreed promptly and ran out.
Erzhuang's wife looked at the old woman with a face full of gratitude: "Auntie, I'm just thinking that there are not many things at home."
"It's enough for the children to eat, even if it's not much. Stop standing there and help me with the work."
The old woman interrupted Erzhuang's wife, and Erzhuang's wife quickly went forward to work.
It can be said that the two daughters-in-law married by the Xin family are both good at managing the household. However, the eldest daughter-in-law is too timid, and the second daughter-in-law has given birth to two daughters, so she is always a little weak, fearing that the Xin family will be cut off.
Erzhuang's parents have passed away, and Erzhuang's wife doesn't dare to say much when she sees the old woman, her aunt.
The old woman knew her niece's wife's temper and had always taken good care of their family. So during the days when Dazhuang was injured, Erzhuang and his wife had been coming to their house to help, which made their lives a little better.
The Xin family’s kitchen was not big, so the old woman kicked Ye Yunan and the others out and told them to just wait for dinner.
Uncle Yan simply asked Ye Yun'an to go to Doctor Yuan to buy some medicine, and they would go back tomorrow.
They had already wasted two days treating Mung Bean's illness, and they couldn't afford to waste any more time.
Ye Yun'an ran out to buy medicine and was seen by Shi Tou, who ran back and told the old woman.
The old woman didn't expect that several people would leave tomorrow. She thought about it and asked Dazhuang's wife to save some meat from the pig's head and give it to them to eat on the road tomorrow.
After it was completely dark, several people sat at the table, on which two oil lamps were luxuriously placed. Everyone's face was filled with joy and satisfaction.
"Eat." After the old woman said these two words, only the shadows of chopsticks were seen on the table for a while. No one spoke, and everyone's mouths were blocked by food. Several children nodded while eating. The wild boar meat was really delicious.
Ye Mingzhu was infected by the atmosphere at the table and also quickened her eating pace. When she put down her chopsticks, she realized that she had eaten too much.
Xiaohua picked up the steamed bun crumbs that fell on the table and put them in her mouth, saying with emotion: "Grandma, these white flour steamed buns are so delicious."
"There's also broth, it's so delicious." Erhua, who was as tall as Xiaohua, poured water into the bowl, drank the water used to rinse the bowl, and patted his stomach with satisfaction.
The adults looked at their actions and felt both amused and sad. If life wasn't so difficult, how could the children live like this?
Uncle Yan asked Dazhuang about the situation in their village. The grain grown every year was not enough to eat, and everyone had to dig wild vegetables to fill their stomachs. Fortunately, Dazhuang knew how to hunt, so life was much better.
At this time, Uncle Yan thought of the sweet potatoes grown by Ye Mingzhu. If everyone grew sweet potatoes, would they be able to eat their fill? After all, the yield of sweet potatoes is so high.
Ye Mingzhu looked at the satisfied expressions of the children and thought of this. She wondered how the sweet potatoes on the farm were doing.
After dinner, Erzhuang's wife helped clean up the pots and dishes, and then took the children home.
The old woman and Dazhuang's wife started to boil the pot and knead noodles again. Ye Mingzhu went to help them fetch water, only to find out that they were making dry food for them.
"You have helped us so much, we can only make some dry food for you to eat on the road." The old woman's face was very gentle against the backdrop of the stove fire, which was a world of difference from the greedy old woman when they first met.
Da Zhuang's wife urged Ye Mingzhu to go back to sleep, saying that they should go to sleep after they were done.
When Ye Mingzhu woke up the next morning, smoke was still rising from the roof. She looked over and saw an old woman busy at the stove.
It turned out that the old woman got up early in the morning and made breakfast for them. There was not only porridge made from white rice, but also a lot of boiled eggs.
That basin of eggs contained all the eggs that the Xin family had saved.
The old woman scooped all the eggs into the basin, wiped the moisture off them with a cloth, took out four, and wrapped the rest in cloth and put them away.
When Ye Mingzhu took the cloth-wrapped eggs, she could clearly feel the reluctance of Dazhuang's wife next to her, but she said nothing.
She silently took out five eggs from the cloth bag and put them on the table: "Let's have boiled eggs together this morning."
The old woman wanted to refuse, but Ye Mingzhu had already turned around. Xiaohua and Shitou, who had arrived at the kitchen door at some point, were staring at the eggs with eager eyes. She swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
After breakfast, Da Zhuang's wife handed Ye Mingzhu a basket of food that the old woman and Da Zhuang's wife had prepared for them after working hard for half the night.
Ye Mingzhu accepted the food and before leaving, she left two gold leaves in the space and placed them on the bedside as a thank you.
The old woman brought Dazhuang's wife and two children to see them off at the door. Erzhuang hurried over and handed Uncle Yan a bag.
"Brother Yan, this is the egg pancake my wife made. You can eat it on the way."
Uncle Yan thanked Erzhuang for his kindness, took the cloth bag, shouted, and continued on his way home.
Ye Yun'an opened the cloth bag and took a look. The rich aroma of eggs wafted out. Even though he had eaten breakfast, Mung Bean still swallowed his saliva.
"Have this egg pancake at noon." Ye Mingzhu didn't dare let Green Bean eat too much, for fear of indigestion.
Green Bean listened to the advice and didn't clamor for food.
In the following days, in order to hurry on their way, they ate only dry food, and even when they passed through a county town, they did not stay overnight.
It was the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, and they were only a few kilometers away from Xinzhuang, where they had bought the sweet potatoes.
Ye Yun'an and Luodou both looked a little wilted. Not to mention Luodou, even Ye Yun'an looked thinner than before.
"Sister, can we eat something in the county before going back? I want to eat hot dishes." Ye Yun'an looked at Ye Mingzhu pitifully, and his voice was heard by Uncle Yan who was driving the coach.
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