Age: My Small World

Chapter 123 Treat
"We're having stir-fried bamboo shoots and pork tonight."

Thinking that the food in the village had changed drastically, he decided to bring some vegetables back and use these bamboo shoots to stir-fry a meat dish.

The fresh winter bamboo shoots have their outer skins peeled off, revealing the tender bamboo core inside.

With a flick of his hand, he cut it into evenly thin slices.

Take another two pounds of meat, wash it and cut it, then you can heat the oil in the pan.

The casserole appeared again, making Yang Jun sigh.

I had promised to get an iron pot, but it seems like a long time coming.

When the oil starts to smoke, add the ingredients and start stir-frying.

He should have added some chili peppers, but then he remembered that his mother was not used to it, so he didn't.

Soon, a dish of stir-fried bamboo shoots with meat was successfully taken out of the pot and placed into a large porcelain bowl.

"go home."

When he came back, my mother had a bowl of corn porridge waiting for him at home.

Yang Yumei was happily counting something. Upon closer inspection, she found that they were banknotes, and there seemed to be quite a few of them.

"Mom, I'm back."

"Son, you must be hungry. Come and have dinner." The mother stood up, not to greet him, but to go to the cabinet.

"Second sister, have you sold the ramie?"

Yang Jun approached and raised his eyebrows slightly. Wow, it looks like there are already twenty yuan. This is more profitable than selling grain.

"Xiaoshan, guess how much it was sold for?" Yang Yumei said with a smile on her face.

"Twenty-two dollars?" He took a look and almost figured out the specific number.

"You have a really good eye, but it's a pity it's not." The second sister laughed happily.

She pointed towards Li Xiaohua and saw her mother holding a bowl and placing it on the table.

When she opened it, the aroma of meat immediately wafted out.

"Mom said it was your birthday and she had to get you some meat to try, so we went to the restaurant and bought some braised pork. It cost us a dollar."

As she spoke, Yang Yumei couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

Yang Jun was a little amused and helpless. He had brought back some meat and vegetables, but he didn't expect his mother to make some too.

"Baby, come and eat the meat. It's still warm. Don't let it get cold later."

As I said this, I placed chopsticks in front of him.

A bowl of corn porridge and a bowl of braised pork, as if it was for him alone.

Yang Yumei pretended not to see what was on the table, but she couldn't help swallowing her saliva, which showed that she didn't eat.

Yang Jun had no choice but to put the cloth bag in his hand on the table.

"Mom, I also brought back some stir-fried bamboo shoots and pork, thinking I'd give it to you to nourish your bodies."

"You and my second sister do much more work than me every day, and now we can't even keep up with the oil and water. Don't exhaust yourself."

There were instantly two meat dishes on the table, so Yang Yumei stopped counting the money and looked over.

"Xiaoshan, why did you bring back meat?"

She was naturally surprised, knowing that few families in the village could afford to eat meat.

Even in the city's state-owned restaurants, meat and vegetables are now available in limited quantities.

"Never mind. I have a solution."

Seeing Li Xiaohua's worried look, he quickly explained, "Mom, I didn't break any village rules, and I didn't steal or anything. I got this through legitimate means, so I can eat it openly."

He stood up and brought over two more pairs of chopsticks.

"Mom, you and my second sister should eat together, otherwise I won't be able to finish this meal."

After much persuasion, Li Xiaohua finally came to the table, but she mostly ate with bamboo shoots.

That's fine. The bamboo shoots have just absorbed a lot of spiritual water, and eating them will nourish the body.

The second sister was cheerful. She and Yang Jun each ate a piece of braised pork, and she would give him an extra piece from time to time.

After finishing the meal, Yang Yumei cleared the table. Li Xiaohua then spoke up, "By the way, Yi Niu asked you to come over for dinner tomorrow night, but I was afraid the Wang family might want to retaliate, so I didn't agree."

I was worried that Wang Yilong was targeted last time, so of course I was worried.

Yang Jun also thought it was better to be cautious, but there was no need to be suspicious of an invitation.

Everyone in the village knows Wang Yiniu's temper. He is very honest and straightforward.

"Mom, I'll go take a look tomorrow. If anything happens, I'll run away quickly and make sure I don't get beaten up."

Li Xiaohua glared at him angrily: "You are just showing off."

"Alright, let's go. Do you really think that our Yang family is afraid of the Wang family?"

Having said that, she still gave a few more reminders.

the next day.

After dinner, it’s like I didn’t eat anything.

Yang Jun discovered that since he started practicing martial arts, if he did not use spiritual water, his own appetite had greatly increased, and he even urgently needed meat. Ordinary porridge could not fill his stomach at all.

Without drinking a drop of the spiritual water immediately, he turned and headed towards the west of the village.

Fanjiazhuang is roughly distributed like this:
To the south are a few families including the Yang family and Uncle Fan. The main Fan family lives in the middle to the north, right next to the road leading out of the village.

The east side is the main farming area, including the small front mountain and the big back mountain.

As for the west, there are more people from the Wang family.

Of course, in a production team with only about a hundred households, everyone actually lived not too far away from each other.

Wang Yiniu’s house is only three or four hundred meters away.

"Is Brother Daniu home?"

"Who is it?"

A woman came out upon hearing the noise. She had just finished her meal at the brigade, so she was washing dishes.

This is Wang Yiniu’s wife Li Hong. She has an ordinary-looking face with a slightly yellowish complexion. I heard she is also from Lijia Village.

It is common for Fanjiazhuang and Lijiacun to marry each other, and it is nothing strange.

"Mom." A child who was only three or four years old followed behind him, dodging and evading, looking a little scared.

"Who was I talking about? It turns out it's a college student." Li Hong was very enthusiastic and invited Yang Jun into the house. She and Wang Yiniu had quite different personalities.

"Your brother Niu said yesterday that he wanted to invite you over for a visit today. I'll go get him right away."

Wang Yiniu went next door to see Wang Yilong, so he was not there.

Sister Li brought him a bowl of water and left. Yang Jun was not in a hurry to leave.

After a while, the sound of Wang Yiniu coming in was heard.

"Xiaoshan, you are here. I thought you were not coming." Wang Yiniu said cheerfully.

"Xiaohong, quickly bring over the braised meat I prepared. I want to treat Xiaoshan well."

"By the way, bring the wine too."

"Brother Daniel, just sit down and relax. We just had dinner."

"Are you full with just that little bit of soup?" Wang Yiniu waved his hand like a big fan and told the truth.

"I made this braised meat from a musk deer I caught not long ago. It's good enough to go with wine. There's not much meat in it, so just make do with it."

A minute later, Li Hong came over with a plate of braised meat and a bottle of wine.

She rolled her eyes at Wang Yiniu and said, "Drink less, don't pass out again."

Wang Yiniu was embarrassed for a moment: "Don't talk nonsense, how could I be unconscious?"

It turns out that although he looks tall and strong, his alcohol tolerance is very average, which is why Wang Yiniu usually doesn't drink in front of others.

His wife is not the type to indulge him, and she directly exposed his secrets.

"Come on, Xiaoshan, have a sip of wine to warm yourself up first."

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