Pinellia pastoral

Chapter 44 Fermented bean curd comes in handy

Ban Xia is very happy to go to Niu Ling's grandfather's house.

Mrs. Li steamed the sugar cake, and in addition to sending it to Mrs. Su Qian, the second and fourth bedrooms of the big house also sent two yuan, so she packed up and went back.

"Third sister-in-law, I'm making sugar cakes! Before I tasted it, I let that damn boy Yuanwu eat it up. Is there any more?"

Mrs. Li didn't say a word, Ban Xia curled her lips, it's a matter of affection to send things over, so it doesn't matter if you are full?
Seeing that she was going to say something sour again, Ban Xia couldn't help asking, "Fourth aunt, isn't brother Yuan Wu younger than the two of Yuan Chen? Or is this sugar cake for Sister Shui Ping to eat? My mother Get up early in the morning to grind these rice and steam it. If you want to be full, this stone mill is empty. We are going to celebrate grandma’s birthday, so I don’t have time to greet you, mother—”

Mrs. Zhou was blocked. Once there was an advantage, she didn't care if she had quarreled the day before. She just took it and said it. Hearing what Ban Xia said was not pleasant, "I just wanted to come and say something, If you want to do this, do you need to be sneaky, just call me..."

Call you, do you still want to eat at home?
After finally waiting for Mrs. Zhou to leave, Mrs. Li took Yuanguang Banxia to celebrate his birthday. If he was not allowed to come back after being sent there, he comforted him and entrusted him to Wu Mei to take care of him. When Gu Ya'er heard that Yuan Chen would not go, her face wrinkled into a ball, and then she gritted her teeth and refused to say.

There was another layer of sadness in Li Shi's eyes.

Ban Xia took a small jar from the shed where Yuan Guang lived, took it with her, and explained to her by the way, "Mother, do you think our family doesn't have anything that can be used as a birthday gift?"

Mrs. Li shook her head, "Mother made a pair of shoes for your grandma before, and with this candy cake, your grandpa and uncle wouldn't say anything..."

If you can't say it, you won't say it, but if possible, whoever is a child would not like to be able to stand upright in her natal family and try her best to repay the parents for their upbringing.

The jar was handed over to Yuan Guang, and Ban Xia tugged at Li Shi's sleeve, secretly took out a silver bracelet from her bosom, and stuffed it into Li Shi's palm.

Mrs. Li quickly stopped in her tracks, her face became stiff and serious, "Ban Xia, tell me, where did this come from?!"

Missed?It was the first time for Ban Xia to see Li Shi staring at him like this, he stuttered, and suddenly stuttered.This was originally bought for Mrs. Li after making money, but I haven't found a suitable opportunity, so I didn't expect it to come in handy at this time.

Yuan Guang who was at the side said, "Mother, don't worry, it's money."

It's time to slowly reveal the matter of making money to parents. It's easier to start with Li's side, and it's more difficult for Su Youli to break through, not to mention trying to save face.

Li also knew when she saw Yuan Guang, her complexion was a little relaxed, Yuan Guang was bigger and she understood the severity, "Where did you get the silver bracelet?"

And the weight is not light.

Ban Xia had no choice but to say what she accidentally discovered that cassava was edible.

Mrs. Li patted her chest and was very scared, "My little ancestor! You can't get rid of this problem. You can put anything in your mouth? Gu Ya'er is the most like you... If this happens... What happened, what should I do, I blame my parents for their incompetence..."

While talking, Mrs. Li didn't continue to pay attention to the silver bracelet, she taught Ban Xia a lesson, and she didn't give up until after Ban Xia made repeated promises, Mrs. Li was surprised, "This thing can still be sold for silver?"

"This is for my aunt to sell, so we'll make a prescription, five or five cents!"

Mrs. Li chuckled, "You still know five or five points!" His eyes were doting.

No more words along the way.

When the three of them arrived at the Niuling courtyard, the courtyard was already buzzing. There was a big temporary stove at the entrance, and half a fan of pork was lying there, and the uncle raised the knife in his hand and dropped it.The kitchen was not idle either, so the second uncle and the third uncle took people to each house to borrow tables, chairs and benches.

"Ban Xia, you are here, you come to light the fire for uncle, Yuan Guang, you go play with your cousin and let your mother talk to your grandma." The uncle waved the knife in his hand and greeted rudely .

This is what a family should be like.

Ban Xia naturally obeyed, Yuan Guang got along well with several cousins, so he went after him, Mrs. Li touched the silver bracelet in her bosom, and entered the main room.

Firewood was piled up in the earthen stove, the flames licked the big iron pot, and the smell of meat wafted out. It was early in the morning, and it was still early for the evening banquet, but the scene was in full swing.

It doesn't need a fire, does it?

While chopping the meat, the uncle said to Banxia, ​​"Banxia, ​​use a fire stick to probe, there are taro buried in it, I am afraid it is ripe."

Ban Xia thinks of what Li Shi said about her on the road, does she really have to eat enough money every time she comes?He lowered his head very embarrassed, "I have eaten, uncle."

The uncle laughed loudly, "We can eat whatever we want at home!"

Seeing that Banxia really pulled it out with a fire stick, he said, "Banxia, ​​the cassava flour you mentioned has been dried and placed in the attic. Your aunt wanted to ask you what to do last time." Yes, I thought, anyway, don’t worry about it.”

Don't be in a hurry, Ban Xia smiled mysteriously, the weather is also cold now, before Chinese New Year, I still hoped to make a small profit from this, but it's hard to say now.

"Uncle, wait till we finish eating!"

Seeing them busy up and down like this, I don't know who dragged a bag of taro and threw it on the ground for peeling.

Banxia has such a jar of fermented bean curd on hand. If you eat it directly, it will not reflect its benefits. Now that there is such an opportunity, how can she let it go? Besides, if the banquet is well organized, the Li family will naturally There is also a radiance on the face.

"Uncle, what to cook tonight!"

"Don't worry, the meat will fill you up, and you have to kill a few chickens. For the rest, your aunt will stew taro, tofu, and cabbage." As he spoke, he threw the piece of meat into it.

It's all stewed...

Ban Xia reacted and saw that the piece of meat was missing, so she quickly stopped it, "Uncle, I have a secret recipe, stop it first!"

"What secret recipe?"

"Uncle, let's secretly cook a dish for grandma. If it doesn't work out, then it's okay. It's just the two of us." Ban Xia wrinkled her little nose and said, which convinced Li Zhiping even more.

Thinking that with him watching, no matter what, it wouldn't be too much, not to mention that Pinellia sells cassava and makes that noodle, there is no trace of a greedy girl.

With the approval of my uncle, Ban Xia didn’t talk too much. When I came here with the bean curd jar, I thought of these things, but the things in this place are really limited. There are two earthen stoves next to it. They were also set on fire.

Pinellia used a small pot, "Uncle, use this kind, one layer is thinner and the other is fat, cut it like this."

Li Zhiping followed suit one by one, with a knife in his hand, he threw a piece of pork belly into the pot, and Pinellia also put in the star anise and cinnamon to cook together.

The meat is cooked and fried in a frying pan.

The smell of meat in the yard became even stronger, and it couldn't be hidden from people, and there were more people around.

Ban Xia made a fuss about it, "Second Aunt, cut the taro into pieces like this, bring it here quickly, I'll fry it too."

"Lancao, don't just eat it, go dig taro."

"Bowls, you need to bring more Dahai Bowls."

"Ah? You will know later!"

(End of this chapter)