Porridge and side dishes [farming]

The cold wind is blowing, the teeth of the cold people are trembling, and every household has reduced going out, that is, children like half-big monkeys will go out to find friends to play, and they are asking their parents.

Li Ji steamed a large pot of buns, stuffed with cabbage and wild pork, a little pickled cucumber mixed with chili oil and some minced garlic.The steamed buns are big, and you will be full after eating two or three.What I said was based on Li Ji's appetite.

Li Ji began to control Er Gouzi gradually. He only gave him five buns for this meal. After Er Gouzi finished eating, he touched Er Gouzi's stomach and it was already bulging.

Li Ji pays attention to Er Gouzi's weight change, as long as his figure is maintained.It means that the amount of food given is just right.

The habit developed in the wild makes Er Gouzi prefer to eat as much as he can, so that he will not feel hungry even if he is hungry for a few days, so it is actually very cruel to see that the food cannot be enjoyed. matter.

But Er Gouzi really listened to Li Ji's words, and when Li Ji refused to let him eat, he really put it down. Although he kept staring at the buns, he didn't reach out his hand again.

After the first snowfall, the temperature dropped rapidly, and half of the stream was frozen. Every household was busy storing water. Some of them had a large population, and the pots and pans were filled with water for future use.

Li Ji took Er Gouzi to fetch water again, and the two also bought wooden buckets for bathing, and they both took a clean bath. Before the heavy snow fell, there would be no chance to take a bath.

Then fill up the large and small tanks at home, and then fill in some idle large basins. The last two buckets for fetching water are also full, and I am basically at ease.

After two days, the stream was completely frozen, and every household in the village was guarding the few precious water resources they had left.

In order to save water, Li Ji didn't cook rice for several days, because washing rice wasted water, and when there was water, I froze some steamed buns and steamed buns, and it was enough to heat up a meal. Make snacks on the kang in the house with Ergouzimao.

The last time I went back to the city, I brought back a lot of snacks, which are good to pass the time.

The snow has been falling very little, although it hasn't stopped much, but the little snow on the ground has not yet reached the feet, and it can be endured in three days and five days. If it takes half a month or a month, it will kill people.

On the ninth day, some people were already running out of water.When the ice in the creek was gone, I started to borrow water from everywhere.At this time, whose water is not saved by frugality?I am too embarrassed to refuse the door-to-door, and the meaning of one pot and two pots will send people away.

At this time, Li Ji's house obviously has the most water storage. The big tank at the door is bigger than anyone else in the village. Is there less water?

At the beginning, Li Ji was able to borrow water when he came over. Anyway, I still have enough for the time being. I just use some when I feed the chickens, wipe my face in the morning, and heat up meals. I can’t bear to wash my clothes and face, and there is still a lot of water left.

But if one or two have borrowed water, more will come to borrow water, and some people who still have some water in their homes will also come to borrow, so as not to run out of water later.

Li Ji is not a fool, he is smart enough to support himself for such a long time.Someone came to borrow water again, Li Ji sat in the back room and didn't go out, so Er Gouzi went to face the borrower.

Er Gouzi went out for a stop, and he was as tall as a horse with a blank face like a black-faced god. He directly told the person who borrowed the water that I bought the tank, and I picked the water, so I don't want to borrow it.

In fact, at this time, there is not really a lack of water to survive. Although there is little snow on the ground, it can be collected and used.It's just because the snow on the ground is thin and there are many parts in contact with the ground. People in the village think it's dirty, so they don't use it.

When the water at home was in short supply, I began to borrow water from everywhere. First, I wanted to eat more clean water for a period of time. Second, I felt a little embarrassed to see myself eating dirty water and others drinking clean water.

So in this case, of course Li Ji would not wrong himself to take advantage of others.

Er Gouzi wanted to go up the mountain again, but a layman like Li Ji knew that there were only ferocious beasts in the mountains at this time, and the easy prey were hidden for the winter.Moreover, hungry beasts are more ferocious, and they will double when they encounter danger.

Li Ji didn't agree, and killed another chicken and boiled more eggs for Er Gouzi, which stopped Er Gouzi from thinking about going up the mountain to hunt.

In fact, Li Ji somewhat guessed why Er Gouzi was in a hurry to go up the mountain. When he was on the mountain, Er Gouzi's food sources were various meats and wild fruits and weeds in the mountains.After winter, wild fruits and weeds are gone, and nuts are hard to find. They can only look for edible prey like beasts to survive the winter.

Put on more fat to survive the winter, and Er Gouzi has developed the habit of hunting more when he sees snow.

Recently, there are five or six eggs every day. The skin of the new egg will be difficult to remove the flower of the hard-boiled egg, so I can only fry the egg or poach it.Egg drop soup is also good. While eating the steamed stuffed buns and drinking the soup, Li Ji couldn't help but wonder why he forgot to buy some dried noodles when he went to town last time.

Isn't it enjoyable to eat some dried noodles and two poached eggs in this cold weather?Although it is also possible to make hand-rolled noodles, it is not as neat as dried noodles.

There are women in the village who have given birth. Women need to eat more nutritious food to promote lactation. The simplest and cheapest thing is eggs. It’s just that in the winter, most hens refuse to lay eggs because of the cold. Occasionally, one or two The owner of the chicken that only lays eggs must eat closely with the elderly and children.

Li Ji's family is the only family in the village that has more eggs.

Some people come to buy eggs. They have just had a baby and need eggs to supplement nutrition. It is really unreasonable not to sell them to them.

Li Ji found a cloth bag, took two scoops of millet, put the six eggs he saved before, and told him the truth:

"They are all from the same village. These are my gift money for the milk. My family does have a lot of eggs, and I don't hide it from you. My second dog likes to eat eggs. There are seven or eight eggs a day. These eggs are my family's province. That's right, but my chickens lay eggs every day, so it's okay to leave one or two for your family every day, and you can come and pick them up every day, and one egg counts as two copper coins for you."

This price is relatively expensive. It is still in the depths of winter. Eggs are a good thing that even the rich can't buy. Two copper coins are already very generous.

After sending the person away, Li Ji saw Er Gouzi's resentful eyes as soon as he turned his head.Selling one or two eggs every day means that Er Gouzi will eat fewer eggs.

Li Ji looked funny, patted Er Gouzi on the head like a child, and coaxed: "Hey, can I give you my share, you will still eat so much in the future."

Er Gouzi shook his head and said no, and then sat on the kang.Li Ji thought that Er Gouzi was having a fight, so he took off his shoes and got on the kang and approached Er Gouzi and said, "It's difficult for a woman to give birth to a child in this winter. If the mother's milk is not enough, it will be even more difficult for the child to grow up." gone."

Li Ji was born in winter. At that time, his father was 52 and his mother was 48. Half of the people of the same age in the village died. It can be said that it is much more dangerous than ordinary mothers.

At that time, there was nothing to nourish in the winter, and the three chickens in the family were killed and cooked for the mother every day, so that they persisted through the confinement period. Li Ji was small when he was born, and after the confinement period, he could not provide enough milk. .After all, the second and third brothers in front of Li Ji all died young.

Maybe it was God's grace, Li Ji survived, but his mother left when he was two years old.

It's normal to die at the age of 50, but some people will say a few words that Li Jiniang died because she gave birth to Li Ji.

So this winter when I heard that someone else was having a baby, Li Ji reached out to help if he could.

Er Gouzi grew up in the mountains, so it's good to speak fluently, how can he understand what Li Ji said?It's just that Er Gouzi will not refute any of Li Ji's decisions. Although Er Gouzi is reluctant to bear eggs, he will not stop Li Ji's decision.

The snow finally got heavier, and the children who had adapted to the cold winter made snowmen in small groups and had snowball fights.The villagers who have finally solved the water crisis finally no longer need to spend carefully on water.Pick the place where the snow is thick and pick the snow that has not touched the ground. The water for drinking is boiled, and the water for washing clothes does not need to be so fine.

As long as the snow keeps falling, the villagers will not lack water. Even if it stops now, it is not difficult to collect the snow outside the village by walking a long way.In short, as long as it snows, God will have no way out.

When he woke up in the morning, Li Ji took Er Gouzi to clear the snow in the yard. First, he collected the top layer and poured it into a water tank in a large pot. Then he shoveled the rest of the snow into a wheelbarrow and pushed it outside the village to dump it. .

After the yard was cleaned up, two people came in from the gate, and Li Jixian called fourth uncle.

Li Ji raised his head and smiled: "Jin Zi and Er Ying, why did you think to come here?"

Li Jin and his daughter-in-law Erying are Li Ji's biological nephews, the eldest son of his eldest brother, who is in his early thirties this year, and his son is almost ten years old.

"Look at what you said, how can you not come, isn't today your birthday?" Li Ji was taken aback, not to mention Li Ji really forgot.Because no one remembered his birthday after his father died, so he didn't notice it after a long time.

"Oh, I forgot if you didn't tell me, didn't you, come into the house, Er Gouzi, Er Gouzi? Come, make a pot of tea, your brother Jin and your sister-in-law Ying are here."

Er Gouzi is very obedient, although he doesn't know each other, the freshly boiled water washes over this year's new tea leaves, filling the room with the fragrance of tea.

The tea in the village is either old tea, which has been kept because you are reluctant to drink it, or tea powder, which contains all kinds of tea, and the tea fragrance is mixed.The tea from Li Ji's family was bought in the city last time. It is not considered good tea in the city, but it is definitely the only one in this village.

The tea is good tea, but it is a pity that there is no teacup in the teapot, so we still have to drink it in broken porcelain bowls.

Four bowls of tea were poured, and there were only two stools in the house, so the two of them sat on the stools, and Li Ji and Er Gouzi sat on the kang.

It's a great feeling to be remembered for a birthday. Li Ji is in a good mood. Although he didn't meet much in the past, his words are very soft.

"Why didn't you bring Little Potato over here?"

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