A small breakfast shop in the street market, supporting the family and making money

But it is understandable. After all, if it weren't for the cold weather and the end of the year, ordinary people would never be willing to spend so much money to buy mutton.

You have to know that one pound of mutton at this time of year costs about sixty copper coins, and with the same amount of copper coins, you can buy more than three pounds of pork!

After looking around, Leng Yan decided what to buy.

"Mom and Dad, let's buy some more lamb chops. Not only can we make soup with them, but we can also eat them with our hands!"

Such fresh mutton must be stewed to make it delicious. Leng Yan couldn't wait just thinking about it.

"to make!"

Zhang Cui Niang obeyed her daughter: "I will listen to you. We have a large family, so we will buy more today. If we want to eat, we can eat our fill all at once!"

Their family is not like before, when they had to be frugal and spend every penny carefully.

Now that the family has a stable income, Zhang Cuiniang naturally wants to be generous and ensure that everyone in the family has good food and warm clothing.

"Yes, yes, yes, buy more, buy more, our daughter is a good cook, the food she makes will definitely be delicious!"

Leng Xun also echoed with a smile.

After the villagers in the queue in front had finished buying, it was Leng Yan's family's turn.

They ordered twenty pounds of lamb chops and a whole leg of lamb, which weighed a total of thirty-four pounds, and spent a total of three taels, two hundred and forty copper coins.

A total of more than three taels of silver were spent. Zhang Cuiniang still felt a little distressed when paying, but when she thought that it was to nourish the whole family, she felt that the money was well spent.

When she was about to pay the money, Leng Yan pointed at a pile of things nearby and asked, "Uncle Lan, how much are these wooly sheep's hooves?"

Uncle Lan is Mr. Lan’s eldest son. He was busy weighing things at the moment. He turned his head and took a look when he heard this.

"Ah, these sheep's trotters are troublesome to clean, and they have a strong fishy smell. If they are not cooked well, they will not taste good. Are you sure you want to buy this, girl?"

In the past, most of these sheep's trotters were taken home to be cooked and eaten. Except for those who liked them, few could be sold.

"Sure, Uncle Blue!"

Seeing her determination, Uncle Lan thought for a moment and said, "If you want them all, just pay thirty copper coins and take them all!"

"make a deal!"

Leng Yan was smiling happily. This pile of sheep's trotters weighed about twenty-five or twenty-six pounds. Although the sheep's trotters were troublesome to clean, they would taste delicious if cooked well. It was really a big profit.

Leng Xun and Zhang Cuiniang saw that their daughter was happy and knew that she had her own ideas, so they naturally followed her wishes.

After paying the copper coins, Leng Xun put the mutton into a basket, and the family of three returned home the same way they came.

Leng Yan was walking halfway, taking one step deep and one step shallow. When he was halfway through, he was exhausted and out of breath, and suddenly he thought of the three dogs at home.

"Yes, there is a dog!"

Leng Yan slapped his forehead and instantly thought of a sled as a means of transportation.

She looked around and saw that this place was close to Carpenter Chu's home. She thought for a moment and said, "Mom and Dad, you go first. I'll go to Uncle Chu's house and be back soon."

"But what's the matter? Do you want us to go with you?"

Faced with their daughter's impulsive personality, Leng Xun and Zhang Cuiniang did not question it.

"No need!" Leng Yan shook his head: "I can do it alone, you guys go home quickly!"

As she spoke, she walked towards Carpenter Chu's house. When she arrived at Carpenter Chu's house, Leng Yan borrowed paper and pen, drew the general appearance of the sled, and explained the details to Carpenter Chu.

"How about it, Uncle Chu, can you do it?"

Leng Yan asked in a low voice.

"no problem!"

After listening to this, Carpenter Chu patted his chest confidently and said, "Don't worry, little girl Yan. I happen to be free these two days. I will speed up the work for you. You can come and pick it up in two days!"

They had a tacit understanding after working together many times. Leng Yan was very happy to see that Carpenter Chu was confident. After that, she paid the deposit and said goodbye and left.

When Leng Yan arrived home, the brothers Leng Kang and Leng Xun were driving an ox cart to take Leng Huai, Leng Cang and others to private school.

Originally, it was Grandpa Leng who wanted to send them off, but he was afraid that the road would be difficult to travel, and the Leng Kang brothers were worried, so they decided to go.

In this way, even if the ox cart got stuck on the road, the two strong brothers could push it out.

However, the luck of the few people was obviously not very good. They had been driving the ox cart for less than two quarters of an hour when heavy snow began to fall from the sky again.

Zhang Cuiniang and Chen Yueshu looked at the cotton-like snowflakes falling in balls outside and couldn't help but start to worry.

The weather is so bad and the snow is so thick. I don’t know if the road is easy to walk on.

"If I had known the weather would be like this, I shouldn't have let Huai'er and the others go to the private school today!"

Another half an hour later, Old Man Leng sat behind the stove, making a fire, regretting everything.

Leng Yan was also a little worried after hearing this, but she suppressed it and said comfortingly:

"Grandpa is fine. My father and uncle are both tall and strong men with plenty of strength. What's more, my uncle knows martial arts and has been on the battlefield before, so he will be fine!"

When Mr. Leng heard this, he agreed. It was a peaceful time now and he had walked the road to the private school many times. Nothing would happen except that the road was difficult to walk on due to the snow.

Sure enough, another hour passed and they finally returned safely in the snow.

Except for the ones who were freezing, no one else was hurt. Fortunately, there was still the brown sugar ginger tea cooked in the morning. After everyone drank a bowl, their frozen limbs gradually warmed up.

Originally, Leng Huai, Leng Cang and the other two were to be sent to a private school, but not only did they come back, but each of them also brought back a few books.

It turned out that the private school had no accommodation, so classes would be suspended as soon as it snowed heavily.

But because the Leng family lived far away, they were not notified for a while. Leng Kang and his family only found out about it after they sent their children to private school.

Upon seeing this, the teacher explained the situation and said that the New Year was approaching and if the snow didn't stop, he would resume classes after the New Year.

So Leng Huai and the others were asked to take their textbooks home, and they were given some exercises to do at home, warning them not to slack off.

It’s nice not to have to go out early and come back late in the cold winter.

The family put their worries to rest and started to prepare dinner as it was getting late.

It was too troublesome to clean up the sheep's trotters, so Leng Yanjue decided to leave it for tomorrow, and today she was going to make some braised lamb chops.

There is no need to blanch the fresh lamb chops. Leng Yan took a large wooden basin, filled it with clean water, and then soaked the fresh lamb chops in the basin to soak out the blood water, which can remove the fishy smell.

After soaking for about half an hour, a lot of blood came out of the lamb chops, so Leng Yan cleaned the lamb chops and set them aside.

Then boil water in a pot, put the lamb chops into the pot with cold water and cook, then add a little vinegar to effectively remove the fishy smell.