Marrying a village tyrant husband with space, being spoiled by the in-laws
Chapter 40 Caustic Soda Water
"Okay, be careful not to burn yourself. Big boy, you are so well behaved. When I make money, I will send you to school. Then you can pass the imperial examination and become a high-ranking official."
The eldest boy, who was originally in high spirits and preparing to light the fire, suddenly fell in despair.
He was helping his aunt with work out of kindness, so why did his aunt send him to that kind of place?
He doesn't like reading or writing at all.
His future dream is to become a butcher and sell meat so that he can eat meat every day.
Or they sell candied haws and you can eat as much as you want.
Of course, Yu Suihuan had no idea what Da Wa was thinking. He cooked a pot of cornmeal and then steamed a pot of mixed noodle dumplings.
Slice the tofu, put a little lard in the pan and fry it slowly until all the tofu slices are golden on both sides, then put them into the broth and boil over high heat. The aroma will immediately waft out.
She also fried a large pot of eggplant and made a bowl of cold cucumber salad.
There are many people in my family, and they have worked all day today, so they must be very hungry. There is no shortage of vegetables at home, so I made some more.
By the time she finished cooking, the people working in the fields had just returned, pulling a large cart of wheat ears, which they unloaded on a large open space not far from the door.
All the wheat ears in the field had to be pulled back, and then a donkey or a person pulled a stone mill to circle around on them and crush them.
Grind out all the wheat, and pick out the remaining straw with a fork and pile it aside, which can be used for burning firewood for cooking later.
At this time, all that is left on the ground is wheat, which is dried and packed into bags. At this point, the busy farming season is almost halfway through.
After the wheat is harvested, the next thing to do is to plow the fields, dam the land, plant corn and water it. Only after all these tasks are completed can everyone take a rest and the busy farming season is officially over.
Although there is no meat in the dish made tonight, the tofu stewed in broth is delicious.
Everyone ate until their bellies were full.
Li Zhou looked at the satisfied look on the family's faces and swallowed back the words she was about to say.
Although such a life is good, it is too expensive. Whether it is tofu, pork offal or lard, they all have to be bought with money. A meal costs a lot of money.
"Tomorrow we will have almost finished harvesting the wheat in the fields. You don't have to work on the wheat milling the day after tomorrow. Go to town with your wife to sell honey apricots. We made a lot last night. Go and sell them quickly."
Li Zhou always felt uneasy as long as she kept these things at home and didn't exchange them for money.
"After the wheat is harvested, the second brother and I will be the ones to grind the wheat. You and your third sister-in-law should hurry up and sell the honey apricots to make money."
Li Chengjia knew that doing business would always make more money than farming, but farming was the root of farmers and the guarantee of their survival.
"That's fine. After we finish harvesting the wheat tomorrow, I'll go to town with Huanhuan to sell honey apricots the day after tomorrow. When we make some money, we'll come back and cut some meat for everyone."
Li Chengjin no longer wanted to do these jobs; they were too tiring.
Before he got married, he didn't care what others said. But now that he has a wife, he is afraid that his wife will look down on him if he doesn't work, so he has been working in the fields obediently these past two days.
After dinner, Tao Guihua and Zhang Lanxiang cleaned up the dishes and prepared to wash the dishes.
The three brothers of the Li family went out to spread out the wheat outside to dry.
Before I even walked out of the door, I saw Li Chenghong walking in carrying two big grass carps.
"Uncle, eldest cousin, second cousin, third cousin. I've brought you some fish."
As soon as he entered the door, he called everyone.
"Chenghong is here. It's not easy to catch two fish. Now is the busy farming season and everyone is short of oil and water. You can just keep them at home and eat them. Why are you giving them to us?"
Boss Li took a look at the two fish. They were really big, half the length of an adult's arm, and each one must weigh at least three or four kilograms.
"Uncle, I went to the river and caught a lot of fish today. My father told me to bring two big ones over. We still have a lot at home. You can keep them for yourself."
Li Chengjin was not polite and took it immediately, then walked forward and hooked his shoulder around Li Chenghong.
"Chenghong, remember to call me next time you go fishing in the river."
"Okay, don't worry, Third Cousin, I will definitely ask you to go with me next time."
When the three children saw that the two fish were still alive, struggling with their tails wagging, they couldn't help but clap and shout excitedly.
"Eat fish, eat fish!"
Li Zhou took a basin of water from a wooden basin and put the two fish in it.
"This fish is still alive, so let's keep it first. We'll kill it tomorrow so the meat is fresh. Third daughter-in-law, how do you think we should eat this fish tomorrow?"
Her cooking skills are not very good. In the past, when she had fish, she would just boil it in water and add some salt, and sometimes put some vegetables in it. The fish always had a fishy smell. It was not very delicious.
Yu Suihuan looked at the two fishes. Together they weighed about seven or eight kilograms, which should be enough for the whole family.
"Chop up the fish head and tail, and use them to make soup with tofu. Cut the fish meat into small pieces, fry them, and then use them to stew eggplant. Tomorrow I'll make you some steamed buns made with yeast. They're soft and delicious, and they'll go really well with the fish soup."
After hearing her words, everyone couldn't help but start looking forward to tomorrow's lunch.
Speaking of steamed buns made from leavened dough, she now has to knead the dough and let it rise.
Fortunately, the weather is hot at this time. If I knead the dough in the evening, it will be almost ready by tomorrow morning.
A large bowl of noodles was kneaded, which of course was mixed with cornmeal. After all, the family could not afford to eat white flour for every meal.
After kneading the dough, she ran outside to the yard, got a pile of straw and lit it.
Put the burnt straw into a wooden basin and add half a basin of water.
Use a piece of gauze to filter out the wood ash again, let the remaining water stand overnight, and you will get alkaline water.
"Huanhuan, why are you still imitating Da Wa and the others to play in the mud?"
Li Chengjin laughed mercilessly.
"Don't talk if you don't understand. Go boil some water. I want to wash my hair!"
After spending the past few days together, Yu Suihuan is no longer afraid of Li Chengjin, and he is not even taking advantage of him to order people around to do things.
"Chengjin, third sister-in-law, are you home? The bathtub is ready and can be brought over now."
Li Chengli walked into the yard holding a simple clothes rack in his hand. Although it had no decorative patterns, it looked very sturdy.
"Thank you for your hard work, brother Chengli. You still find time to do this when you are so busy."
Yu Suihuan quickly took out a can of candied apricots.
"This is a snack I made myself. I'm going to give it to Tiedan and Xiaohua to try."
"You don't have to be so polite, Third Sister-in-law."
Li Chengli refused to take it no matter what.
"It's for the children, not for you."
Li Chengjin was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, so he took the jar and went to his second uncle's house next door. He took out two large bowls from his kitchen and poured out the honey apricots.
"Tiedan, Xiaohua, come here quickly. Your third aunt has prepared something delicious for you."
The two children happily took a bowl each and ate it, saying it was so sweet and delicious.
With the bathtub, Yu Suihuan took the most comfortable bath since he traveled through time, but it was a bit wasteful of water, so he boiled a big pot of water.
Yu Suihuan had a good dream that night. She dreamed that there were countless copper coins on the ground. She picked up several sacks of them, and finally woke up because she had to pee...
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