I trade in both worlds

Xu Xu heard that it was true. The things that the village lacked the most were vegetables, chickens and eggs. He calculated the amount and replied, "Four children need at least 2 eggs a day, and at most 4. 50 eggs won't last for a few days.

Now they are growing up, so it is good for them to eat more eggs. After all, they are not too unaffordable. Besides, in a few months, when the chicks grow up, there will be no shortage of eggs at home. "

Aunt Xu calculated that 50 eggs would only last for about 10 days. If she occasionally cooked a dish, they would probably be eaten up in less than 50 days. Having many children would waste eggs: "Although eggs are not a lot, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and eggs will go bad easily if left for a long time. Buy less and buy more after eating. Anyway, we are in the village, just a few steps away."

Xu Xu nodded: "I think so too."

After buying everything that needed to be bought, Xu Xu and Aunt Xu prepared to go back, but Xu Youyin had to continue squatting in the market selling bamboo baskets. He would wait until noon when everyone else closed their stalls before they would go home.

Aunt Xu carried the dog cage in one hand and the chicks she had bought in the other. Xu Xu carried a basket filled with the meat and seasonings for both families in one hand and the chicks in the other, and they walked home.

After finally getting home, Xu Xu went to Xu Jizong's house first to take out the dishes that would be used tomorrow.

Several children playing in the yard saw the dog cage in Aunt Xu's hand and rushed over to surround it: "Dog, dog."

The three puppies were frightened by the children and trembled. Xu Xu saw them and quickly separated the children: "Okay, the dogs are frightened by you. Go play. Don't surround the dogs. They are scared."

The children only stepped back a little, but were unwilling to go far. They squatted down at an arm's length away, staring at the dogs and laughing.

Xu Jizong saw a few dogs and looked at Aunt Xu in surprise: "Where did the dogs come from?"

Second Aunt Xu pointed at Xu Xu and said, "Xu Xu bought them. She raised two of them herself, and we raised the remaining one."

Xu Jizong opened the cages, took out the three dogs and put them on the ground. The puppies began to sniff around Xu Xu and Aunt Xu, and then sniffed around the children, making them giggle.

Xu Qiwei was too young to understand what fear was, so he grabbed the black dog with one hand, pressed it with his little palm to prevent it from escaping, and rubbed it hard with the other hand. The little black dog wanted to struggle free at first, but later it felt so comfortable being rubbed that it couldn't break free anyway, so it just closed its eyes and enjoyed it.

When Xu Zhun saw Xu Qiwei's actions, he opened his mouth in surprise and turned to Xu Xu to complain: "Sister, look, look."

Xu Xu looked in the direction Xu Zhun pointed. One was abusing the other was enjoying it. He didn't know what to say for a moment. He walked forward and rescued the puppy from Xu Qiwei's hands: "Weiwei, you can't do this. You can touch it gently, but you can't press it like this. The puppy will get hurt if you press it like this."

Xu Qiwei looked at the puppy in confusion, and since he didn't see that it was injured, it still said "oh" obediently.

Seeing the children playing with the dog, Xu Xu ignored them and prepared to discuss tomorrow's dinner with Xu Jizong and Aunt Xu.

Xu Xu took out pork belly, pig's trotters and pig's offal from the basket: "Second uncle, second aunt, we are inviting the clan leader to dinner tomorrow. Do you think these are enough?"

Aunt Xu picked out the pork belly and pork liver separately and put the others back into the basket: "You don't need that much, just take two and you can take the others back."

Xu Xu hesitated a little: "Is it a little less?"

Xu Jizong looked at the piece of pork belly, which weighed about two kilograms, and a large piece of pig liver: "These two are enough."

Aunt Xu agreed, "That's about right. Everyone is at the same level, and you're not that wealthy. You can just follow the village standards."

In the end, Xu Xu decided to listen to his uncle and aunt. They were experienced and would not make mistakes. "What other dishes do you want to add?"

Aunt Xu thought for a while and said, "Cut 200 grams of pork belly and stir-fry the cabbage. Use the rest to make braised pork and stir-fry pork liver. That's three main dishes. Stir-fry eggplant, make a loofah and egg soup, and fry some peanuts. This is already much better than many other places. Let's just leave it that way."

Xu Xu continued to ask: "Do you want some wine? And is the staple food rice or steamed buns?"

Xu Jizong remembered that he had not finished drinking the wine he bought during the Chinese New Year: "No need to buy more wine, I still have a jar here."

Xu Xu didn't feel good, after all, he was the one treating: "How about I go get another two pounds, and keep the jar for Second Uncle to drink slowly."

Aunt Xu refused, "No, just use that jar. Your uncle is old, so he should drink less. For the staple food, you can have some brown rice and some beans to make bean rice."

After counting the number of people, he calculated how much rice he would need tomorrow based on the amount of food an adult man would eat. After calculating, Xu Xu asked, "Will 5 liters of rice and 2 liters of beans be enough?"

Second Aunt Xu also calculated: "It's enough, there must be more, but we can't calculate just the right amount when we're entertaining guests, so it doesn't matter if it's a little more. Just follow the amount you calculated."

"I didn't buy any peanuts today." Xu Xu remembered that there seemed to be no peanuts at home: "Second Aunt, do you have any peanuts?"

Second Aunt Xu nodded: "Yes, there are still a lot of peanuts left from last year. We don't need to buy any more at home."

After repeated calculations, Xu Xu decided that nothing was missing, so he saved some of the salt and seasonings he bought today for tomorrow. Then he got up and prepared to go back to cook, and after lunch he would go find Aunt Xu to buy eggs, and bring the rice for tomorrow.

Xu Xu went into the house and carried the sleeping Xu Tiantian on his back, and called the children who were playing with the dogs and forgot themselves: "Xiao Jin, Xiao Zhun, take the white dog and the black dog home."

Picking up the basket and chicks in the yard, he prepared to go back: "Uncle, Aunt, we're going back first and will come back this afternoon."

Xu Jizong nodded: "Go ahead."

Seeing Xu Xu carrying a baby on his back, with a cage in one hand and a basket in the other, Second Aunt Xu asked, "How about I help you carry it back?"

Xu Xu refused: "No, it's not heavy, it's just a few steps, Second Aunt, you go ahead."

Before she got home, Xu Tiantian was awakened by the laughter of several children. Seeing the dog in her uncle's hand, she jumped up and down excitedly. Xu Xu was helpless: "Tiantian, don't jump, be careful not to fall down."

Unfortunately, she was too young to understand anything. Xu Xu was annoyed by the jumping, so he simply quickened his pace and returned home. He first moved the cradle under the eaves, put Xu Tingting down, helped her solve the problem of the cycle of life, and then put her in the cradle so that she could sit up against it and see her uncle and brother, which stopped her from making noises.

The children were also very sensible and tried to play within Xu Tiantian's sight. Xu Xu watched the two dogs following the three children in circles. Xu Qiwei kept calling "Dog, dog" and wondered if he could give the dogs a name: "Xiao Jin, Xiao Zhun, Weiwei, can we give the two dogs a name?"

Xu Jin's eyes lit up and he agreed, "Okay, how about calling them Dahei and Dabai?"