Moon frost snow

He Yue fried the lean meat and the fat together. As soon as it started to cook, she poured some of it into the oil so that the leftovers could be saved for next time.

There is more oil than meat, so the meat is not easy to spoil in the oil and can be stored for a long time.

Xiaozhuang came back quickly and washed the radishes and turnips outside.

He Yue cut the radish and turnip into pieces, put them into the pot and stir-fried them with the meat, and sprinkled some salt.

This salt needs to be crushed because it is in pieces and contains a lot of impurities.

He Yue thought to herself, "I need to increase the salt level when I have time. This is too troublesome."

When the meat and vegetables in the pot were mixed, the aroma rushed straight into people's noses. He Yue saw that Xiao Zhuang's eyes were almost growing into the pot.

I couldn't help but laugh, so I picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks and handed it to Xiaozhuang's mouth, "Try it quickly to see if the salt is enough and whether it tastes good."

Xiao Zhuang couldn't wait to bite it into his mouth, not caring whether it was hot or not. He chewed it back and forth in his mouth, mumbling incoherently, "Hmm, so fragrant, so delicious."

"Look at you, go slow, there's still plenty. I'll let you eat enough later."

When He Yue saw that the vegetables and meat were almost done, she poured two buckets of water into them, and then found buckwheat flour and kneaded the dough in a basin.

She made the dough into pancakes and placed them next to the vegetables. This was the way she had eaten it at the home of a colleague in Northeast China.

Here, few people in ordinary families can eat white rice, and they can only eat it once during the autumn harvest. The rest will be handed over.

So by doing this, we have both the dish and the staple food.

There was no more firewood added to the kitchen, so the remaining fire was enough to slowly cook the vegetables and pancakes.

The two of them waited for their mother and elder brother to come back. Not long after, Li Guihua came back with Dazhuang.

As soon as he entered the door, Dazhuang said, "It smells good."

Li Guihua also asked, "What delicious food did you make today? Why does it smell so good?"

Xiao Zhuang ran over happily and said, "Brother, it smells good! We are having meat today."

"Meat? Where does the meat come from?" Li Guihua put down the hoe and asked He Yue.

He Yue explained, "Brother Daniu sent it."

"Why is he sending us meat for no reason?"

Xiao Zhuang said quickly, "He said he wanted to thank his sister for bandaging his wound."

Li Guihua looked at He Yue in confusion, and He Yue had no choice but to explain what had happened in detail.

Li Guihua was displeased when she heard this and said, "I told you not to run around, but you went up the mountain and even encountered a wild boar. Fortunately, Da Niu was here, otherwise what would I do if something happened to you?"

Xiao Zhuang then realized that he had said the wrong thing. He took Li Guihua's hand with a very kind attitude and said, "I'm sorry, Mom. Xiao Zhuang was wrong. Don't be angry."

He Yue also said, "Mom, aren't we all fine? I also want to find more medicine that is good for my body. I want to get better soon."

Hearing He Yue's words, she felt distressed again. "Will the medicine you randomly found work? It's better to wait for your father to come back with money and go to the city to see a doctor."

"Don't worry, Mom. I didn't just look for it randomly. I borrowed an old medical book from Grandpa Fu, and that's exactly what it says. I'll ask Grandpa Fu about it, too."

He Yue made up this story randomly, and the original owner had indeed borrowed a medical book from Grandpa Fu.

Li Guihua didn't say anything after hearing He Yue say that. Then, Li Guihua and Dazhuang washed their hands. He Yue found a large bowl and filled it with meat for Xiaozhuang, saying, "Take this bowl to Brother Daniu. Uncle Zhang has gone to the city. Brother Daniu must not be able to cook well at home alone. It's not right for us to eat his meat for free. Consider this as a thank you gift."

Xiao Zhuang held the bowl and looked at the pot. His eyes showed that he was reluctant to leave. He Yue smiled and said, "Don't worry! We will wait for you to come back and eat together."

Xiao Zhuang then went out and said, "You must wait for me!" he said as he walked.

Li Guihua and He Yue couldn't help laughing. Dazhuang didn't understand what they were laughing at, but when he saw his mother and sister laughing, he laughed too.

On the way, Aunt Wang was carrying vegetables back when she saw Xiao Zhuang passing by. Seeing that he was still holding a bowl of meat, she asked, "Xiao Zhuang, where are you going? What's in the bowl?"

Xiao Zhuang glanced at Aunt Wang and said, "Let's go to Brother Daniu's house and deliver the freshly cooked meat."

"Oh, one brings raw meat and the other brings cooked meat. When did they become so close?"

Aunt Wang muttered as she looked at Xiaozhuang's back.

Just as she was about to enter the house, she saw Yang coming out from the side, so she called out, "Mrs. He, Da Niu has killed another wild boar today. I guess he brought some meat to your house!"

Yang smiled proudly and said, "Yes! That child is filial and my family is lucky. She will be blessed to marry a big man in the future."

Aunt Wang felt uncomfortable seeing her smugness, but she still smiled and said, "That's right, Daniu is a capable kid, and he's kind to people. Your Hua is engaged to him, so I'm not only sending you meat, I'm also sending some to his future sister-in-law."

Upon hearing this, Yang asked, "What? Are you saying that Daniu also gave meat to that damn girl He Yue?"

"Yes! I saw it with my own eyes when I came back. I just saw Xiaozhuang carrying a bowl of cooked meat to Daniu's house!" Aunt Wang said again without thinking it was too much.

Yang ignored Aunt Wang and went back into the house. When she arrived at He Youcai's house, she looked directly at He Hua and said, "You still have the mind to embroider here? Why don't you go to Daniu's house and ask him why he sent meat to He Yue's family?"

He Hua stood up and said, "What? Grandma, this is impossible! They have never had any contact with each other, how could they give it to her..."

He Hua thought of what she saw on the mountain today and felt a little suspicious, but she didn't dare to say it out loud.

First, she was afraid that her grandmother and mother would find out and make a big deal out of it, and then her marriage with Brother Da Niu might not happen. Second, she was afraid that Brother Da Niu would dislike her if he found out.

Yang patted He Hua unhappily and said, "What are you still standing there for? Go quickly."

He Hua then ran out of the door. Lin Cuicui glanced at Wang Xiaoju with a smile and said, "Mom, don't you think that girl He Yue seduced Daniu?"

Yang slammed the table angrily, "She dares?"

He Youcai didn't believe that Da Niu would be interested in a skinny girl like He Yue, so he smiled and said, "Mom, don't be angry yet. We don't know if it's as my sister-in-law said. Besides, who in this village can compare to Hua's beauty? Maybe my brother bought some meat from Da Niu before he left."

Yang calmed down and thought about it, it was possible. After all, Da Niu's father Zhang Liu had a good relationship with He Youren.

Lin Cuicui looked at Wang Xiaoju with a smile, "Hey, second brother, why do you always speak up for He Yue when she has a problem? You always say that He Yue doesn't look like big brother. Could it be..."

He Youcai didn't wait for Lin Cuicui to finish her words before angrily saying, "Sister-in-law, stop talking nonsense. I'm not talking about He Yue. I'm talking about not guessing before things are clear. If we get it wrong, we'll be embarrassed. Besides, whether He Yue looks like big brother or not has nothing to do with me."