Pinellia pastoral

Chapter 23 Partnership
Looking east at the entrance of the village, the third uncle went to the town by himself.

Ban Xia followed Mr. Li to Niu Ling.

Niu Ling is only four or five miles away from Dongwang Village, and it is possible to take a shortcut from the field ridge, but at this time, Mr. Li obviously has no such intention, walking there with a strong body.But after suffering from pinellia, he almost trotted to keep up, and was out of breath after a while.

Mr. Li laughed loudly, and his pace slowed down a lot, "Ban Xia, where did you get the money?"

Knowing that this question would be asked, Ban Xia chuckled, her small eyes were treacherous, "Grandpa, you earned it anyway, you will find out later, but you, you found a job for my father so quickly, Third Uncle Grandpa was tricked by you too."

In such a hurry, seeing third uncle and grandpa coming over again, Ban Xia really thought that this was a temporary excuse made by Mr. Li.

"What's so easy to lie about! Look at your kid worrying about this, otherwise I'll just call your father over, who can say anything!" This is really something that Mr. Li can do.

Her father really found a job, and Ban Xia was relieved.

"Grandpa, let's go back and get some cassava, and I'll make it for you to drink in two days." Ban Xia saw this thing on the short slope by the road, and said quickly.

She didn't really come back after she had nothing to do. She said that the smaller one could solve the current father's problem, and the older one would involve the livelihood of the two families. She had already thought about the first deal that could last for a long time. Been there for a long time.

Seeing the cassava stick that Ban Xia pointed at, Mr. Li laughed loudly, "So this is what your brother picked back?"

The high beam has already been brought back. Could it be that he hasn't been idle these days?

Before he could react, Mr. Li had already stepped forward, but he didn't use all his strength, and he pulled it out when he shook it loose. This kind of arm strength is not something ordinary people can have, "Yes, this is what your brother picked back! So For many years, I didn’t know that this could be eaten, and this kid specially made some soaked ones, saying that you can do it!”

Brother!Could it be possible to say it all at once? Fortunately, they are all from my own family. If I want to cooperate with outsiders, I really have no advantage.

Before Ban Xia could speak, Mr. Li unconsciously walked away again, completely out of habit, Ban Xia gritted his teeth and continued to run.

It took less than two quarters of an hour to arrive at Niuling after a few miles. There was a small river at the entrance of the village, and a stone arch bridge crossed it. Going down a dozen stone-paved steps, both sides were polished bluestones. , It is specially used for washing clothes by women in the village.

By the river is a camphor tree surrounded by several people.The shadow of the tree just covers the stone, it is interesting to look at it
From this point of view, the wall of Li's courtyard can already be seen.

Li's house is different from Su's house in that the courtyard walls are made of mud, with grass on top, and brick houses and white walls can be seen through the fence.

Mr. Li was still talking about Yuan Guang, so Ban Xia followed him into the yard.

The courtyard is no different from the Su family's. The upper room is slightly higher with half-person-high eaves, and there are wing rooms on both sides. The difference is that the wing rooms are also covered with tiles.Under the eaves hung red peppers and white garlic, and a row of slightly yellowish tobacco leaves.I am happy to see it.

Under the eaves is Yuan Chen, who is sitting upright on the small bench, watching Pinellia coming, and then showing a different look, Nuo Nuo called sister.

Ban Xia's heart softened into a ball, and she went over to pat his head, "Yuanchen is waiting, sister Hui will cook something delicious for you."

Mrs. Li is the youngest child in the family, and the three elder brothers are not at home today. It is the elder aunt Guo and Lancao from the third room. This year, she is eight years old. Seeing Pinellia, she poked her head out, "Cousin, you are here!"

Guo Shi also came out to greet Pinellia to eat.

Speaking of Yuanchen, he was full of praise, "I have never seen such an obedient child. When your cousin was at this age, he would go to the house for three days without hitting the tiles. Yuanchen is good. He sits obediently by himself. Cousin went to the vegetable garden, uncle and cousin went up the mountain, maybe there is something good to eat today!"

Hearing this tone, he should go hunting in the mountains again.

Pinellia laughed, followed into the kitchen, the inside was also flat, the stoves were not stained, and saw that there were really soaked cassava in the two wooden barrels, and everything was ready-made over there, "Then we When the uncles come back, eat something to fill your belly."

The outsider is very familiar with Pinellia, and he doesn't treat himself as an outsider, so he uses a bamboo basket to exchange water, and the blue grass is helping there, "Is this really edible?"

Ban Xia looked at her figure similar to Gu Ya'er, and laughed, "If you can eat it, you can eat it, but you should eat less orchid grass."

"Cousin—" Lancao muttered.

Guo Shi on the side laughed, "Is that right? Is the aunt partial? Your mother asked me to watch you when she went out!"

Lancao smiled unnaturally.

Pinellia didn't talk too much, washed the soaked cassava with water, soaked it for a while, and asked Guo, "Auntie, do you have garlic leaves at home?"

This fried cassava is actually very easy to make. Seeing Pinellia skillfully draining the cassava and cutting garlic leaves in a decent manner, Guo felt relieved after observing for a while, "Your mother is very handy, look I'm relieved to see you."

The stove is that kind of big stove, the fire set up by the firewood in it licks the iron pot, the pot is so big, the spatula makes Pinellia a little hard, Guo Shi on the side looks a little funny and pity.

Pinellia has nothing to do with it. Heat oil, fry cassava in a pan, add salt, and finally add garlic leaves, stir-fry out of the pan, the whole process is not long, but white is white and green is green, put it in a bowl It was very gratifying, and there was already a scent in the air.

Lancao swallowed her saliva, turned to look at Mrs. Guo, "Auntie, I'll take one piece, just one piece, don't tell my mother."

Mr. Li, who smelled the fragrance, also entered the door, "This thing is so fragrant?!"

After eating a few pieces, I nodded in appreciation, "This thing is a bit like a yam, but it has a taste. It's more delicious than that, and it's still full." It's a very pertinent evaluation.

Not long after, a few uncles and cousins ​​returned home with a pheasant in their hands, with strange expressions on their faces, "It's strange if you say it's weird, but it looks like you're digging for some kind of treasure on the mountain. You can see someone, but you can't see them in the past." Yeah, I almost sprained my leg while chasing a pheasant, yo, why is it so fragrant."

On this end, Mrs. Guo is a quick talker, and she recounted what Yuan Guang came over in the morning, focusing on how Su Qian made the injured Su Youli fall into pieces, "Fortunately, Ban Xia and Yuan Guang have an idea. His aunt's temper is too good to be so old."

All the uncles looked at Mr. Li.

Only then did Mr. Li tell the story.

Uncle Li Zhiping was very upset, "Father, who is this? He didn't ask me to go, see if I don't knock down that door!"

But the second uncle, Li Zhiyao, thought of something else, "Father, how many days can the third uncle invite? It doesn't matter, the worst is to let my brother-in-law live at home, they dare to come and call, even if it is not good to be a man, maybe half a tael of silver is hard for us to pay." Sorry?"

This discussion went on and on, and in the end they almost said that they were going to make blanks for Su Youli. Anyway, they all have all their strength, but there is no such thing as Pinellia.

Ban Xia looked at it and giggled, "Uncle! My father will come here no matter whether he has third uncle's job or not. I plan to let him do business with you in partnership!"

"Business, what business?"

(End of this chapter)