Traveling through ancient times, storing supplies and not fleeing famine

"I brought everything with me. If sister-in-law doesn't want to accept it, does that mean she thinks I didn't bring enough?"

Xia Shengsheng pretended to be angry and really scared the Ma Kui family.

"Hey my dear sister, aren't you slapping me in the face by saying this?

Anyone who despises such a good thing is a fool! "

The Magui family couldn't refuse, but finally accepted the gift, only thinking about how to repay the favor in the future.

Although it is a pheasant from the mountains, it is not easy to catch.

Her family also set up two traps in the back mountain, but it was good enough to catch one every few months.

Most of the pheasants and rabbits in the mountains rarely wander around the outskirts, and no one dares to go deep into the mountains, so Xia Shengsheng was the only one in the village who could bring a pheasant to see Huangdou.

Xia Shengsheng chatted with the Ma Kui family for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, she called Sicheng out and prepared to go back to cook dinner.

Hu Zi also came out and said hello to Ma Kui's family and Xia Shengsheng before going home.

The Ma Kui family walked Xia Shengsheng and his mother quite a distance before turning back.

When Ma Kui came back from working in the fields, he saw chicken soup being cooked at home.

"Killing chickens?"

Ma Kui thought that his wife killed the laying hens in order to provide nutrients for the child, so he didn't think much about it and asked casually.

"Where! This was brought by Sister Xia. She heard that Huang Dou broke his leg, so she brought this specially for Huang Dou to nourish his body.

I also brought a bag of dried sand apples and asked Sicheng to deliver it to Huangdou. Your precious son is eating it right now!"

After hearing this, Ma Kui went to open the pot and take a look.

"Is this a pheasant? This is hard to get. Are you just going to give it to us like this?"

Ma Kui's Dun was making a fire in the kitchen, sighing, "It's not easy for Miss Xia to live with several children alone, and it will be even more difficult with such a family of relatives.

It's not easy to get something good, and it's given to us, so we should remember the kindness of others."

Ma Kui also nodded.

Huang Dou, who was lying in the east room unable to move, took a piece of dried sand apple, put it in his mouth to taste it, then spit it out, and then put it back in his mouth, repeating the same action.

Because he thinks that eating this way is more economical, and one piece of dried sand apple can last for a long time!

Sand apples are more common in autumn.

There are several families in the village who still have sand apple trees, and there are several wild sand apple trees at the foot of the mountain.

However, families who have sand apple trees pick the sand apples and sell them for money.

If the children in the village want to eat it, they will go to pick it from the ownerless wild sand apple trees on the back mountain.

There were too many wolves and too little meat, so there was not much left for each child.

If you eat it sparingly, it will be gone in a few days, and you can leave some to dry.

At Magui's house, the chicken soup in the pot is almost done.

The black-faced steamed buns served in chicken soup were also detected.

I plan to put the kang table in the east room so that I don’t have to move the soybeans.

As soon as I brought the table in, I saw Huang Dou eating dried sand apples.

I was so angry that I wanted to slap him!

"Ouch! You damn kid, could you not be less disgusting? Why did you put it in your mouth and spit it out?

I think you have some good stuff but I don’t know what happened to it, so put it away and eat.”

Huang Dou quickly chewed the dried sand apple in his mouth and swallowed it, stuck out his tongue, and dared not speak anymore.

……

After Xia Shengsheng returned home, Ercheng told Xia Shengsheng that Doctor Zhao had arrived.

I want to ask Xia Shengsheng if it is okay to just give the money for the ingredients to Xia Shengsheng directly, so that he doesn't have to go to town to buy groceries every day.

Of course Xia Shengsheng agreed, this would save trouble.

There is no need to do anything special just because the ingredients brought by Dr. Zhao are different.

They could just add a portion of it to their meals and send it to Doctor Zhao every day.

Xia Shengsheng directly asked Ercheng to tell Doctor Zhao that he could give the money as he wished, and he would ask Ercheng to deliver dinner to him every night from now on.

He still prepares the staple food himself, and is responsible for breakfast and lunch. If there is anything special, a portion will be sent to him.

After hearing what Xia Shengsheng said, Liu Ercheng ran to Doctor Zhao to relay it.

When he came back, Liu Ercheng had one or two taels of silver in his hand.

"Mom, Grandpa Zhao asked me to give this to you. He said it's a month's worth of food money. If it's not enough, you can ask him for more."

Xia Shengsheng didn't expect that Doctor Zhao was so rich. He only earned a few cents from treating villagers, but he was willing to spend one or two taels of silver on dinner every month.

I don't know how he makes a living.

But it's none of her business.

One tael of silver is enough for just one dinner.

Besides, this is also the condition for agreeing to let Dr. Zhao testify.

After receiving the silver, Xia Shengsheng prepared the other pheasant and then stewed it in chicken soup.

But the difference is that Xia Shengsheng put some red dates, lotus seeds, mushrooms and wolfberries into the chicken soup.

When making chicken soup, I steamed a large pot of rice in a basin on top so that it could be cooked in one pot.

Because of the peppers he bought today, Xia Shengsheng prepared to make a dish of fried pork with peppers for the children to try.

I just don’t know if the children can bear it.

After the chicken soup and rice were cooked, Xia Shengsheng heated oil in the small pot at the kitchen door.

When the oil is hot, add the scallions, ginger and garlic and stir-fry. Then add the meat slices and stir-fry until they change color. Add soy sauce, oyster sauce and a little salt to season. Finally, add the chopped chili peppers.

When the peppers are put into the pot, the pungent aroma makes people sneeze instantly.

"It's so choking, mom! Cough cough..."

"Stay away, you won't choke after the frying."

Several children gathered around the pot out of curiosity.

Xia Shengsheng forgot to remind them in advance.

But this way you can experience new things better, right?

Although, Aqiu~

It's a bit choking indeed.

Doctor Zhao's family, who lived not far away, also smelled the scent.

Cough cough~cough cough~

"What's this for? It's so choking?"

……

Xia Shengsheng took the stir-fried pork with peppers out of the pot, served it in a bowl, and also served a bowl of chicken soup plus a chicken leg and asked Ercheng to take them to Doctor Zhao.

Put the rest of the fried pork with peppers on a plate and place it on the stove.

Liu Yiyi served everyone a bowl of rice and a bowl of chicken soup, and waited for Ercheng to come back before everyone started eating.

The first dish that everyone picked up their chopsticks for was the pungent fried pork with chili.

Xia Shengsheng reminded quickly.

“First, take a small bite of meat and taste it. If you think you can handle the spiciness, add more chili.

Otherwise, I’m afraid it’s too spicy and you won’t be able to bear it.”

A few children obediently picked up only a small piece of meat.

Try it in small sips.

Liu Yiyi took a small bite and felt that the meat in the fried pork with peppers had a slightly spicy and fragrant taste, which was particularly delicious.

Then I picked up the second piece. After tasting the second piece, I felt like I had received a very fresh surprise.

The taste was within her acceptable range.

The third time he took a chopstick, he bravely added a piece of chili.

I took a careful bite.

Siha~

"It's really spicy, but it tastes really good, and it goes really well with rice."

After eating two bites of meat, Liu Ercheng and Liu Shanshan carefully tasted the chili.

But they just couldn't stand the spiciness of the pepper.

I ate a few mouthfuls of rice and drank a few gulps of water, but it still couldn't cover up the taste of the chili.

The youngest, Liu Sicheng, acted as if nothing had happened.

A bite of meat, a bite of chili, a bite of rice, and finally a bite of soup.

He would hum when he got something delicious.

Just like a little piglet.

It seems that Yiyi and Sicheng can both eat spicy food.

Ercheng and Shanshan can eat a little less flavor, but they can't touch anything too spicy.

"You two can eat spicy food, but don't eat too much. Eating too much will easily irritate your stomach. Just eat in moderation. If you like to eat it in the future, Mom will make it for you."

Xia Shengsheng reminded him that if he ate too much for the first time, his stomach would feel uncomfortable in the middle of the night.

"I understand, mother..."