Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 16, Treat yourself to dinner

Xiahetun is not far from the county seat of Changli County, only a few dozen miles away, on the road connecting the two.

Liu Jin admired everything in this era with great interest. There was no industrial pollution, and the sky was blue and blue. It was also the golden autumn season, and the mountains and plains were full of red.

"Autumn is cool and crisp, but the temperature is indeed a bit cold, and the power of the Little Ice Age is still a bit strong."

A gust of cool wind blew, and Liu Jin couldn't help wrapping his clothes tightly.

It is only the ninth month of the lunar calendar at this time. If it is in later generations, this time will be the most comfortable season of the year, but now, affected by the extreme cold of the Little Ice Age, the temperature is almost equivalent to the midwinter month in later generations. It is worth it Thankfully it didn't snow, otherwise it would have been even worse.

"There will definitely be a disaster next year. If the temperature is too cold, although the wheat is cold-resistant, there is a limit. If the temperature is too low and the winter lasts too long, next year's wheat may not be able to harvest any."

Liu Jin looked at the busy farmers in the field, and a trace of unbearableness flashed in his heart.

It has been a few days since we traveled to this era, and Liu Jin knows very well that the people who are at the bottom of this era are almost all struggling in the most marginal areas, and when they encounter natural disasters or man-made disasters, they will immediately feel overwhelmed.

Almost every household has no savings or much food. They only hope that the weather will be smooth and the weather will be good and that they will have a good harvest every year in order to survive.

The Little Ice Age had a great impact on agriculture. It was not just a drop in temperature. More importantly, the winter lasted too long, which seriously affected the growth of crops. Without a certain temperature, even if crops can grow, its Yields will also be greatly affected.

In itself, in this era, agriculture is dependent on the sky. There is no technology to speak of. The harvest is very low, and you have to endure exploitation. It will emerge in endlessly.

There are various reasons for the demise of the Ming Dynasty, among which the impact of the Little Ice Age is also a very important one, because the arrival of the Little Ice Age has greatly affected agriculture, coupled with land mergers, taxation has gradually concentrated to the lowest working people.

It eventually led to one after another of peasant uprisings, no matter how hard they could be suppressed, they could not be suppressed completely, because more and more people could not survive, serious internal worries, coupled with foreign aggressions from the north and south coasts, eventually led to the demise of the Ming Dynasty .

"Ah~"

"Crossing over, there is always something to do."

Liu Jin sighed softly, looking at the busy farmers in the fields along the way, these people, like the villagers in Xiahetun, were honest and honest, and only wanted to survive with their own hands, as long as they were satisfied There is no problem with this wish, whether it is a cow or a horse.

However, such a simple and simple wish has gradually become a luxury in this era. The most important land is slowly concentrated in the hands of a few people.

Once these simple people can't go on, they will either die in silence or explode in silence, and finally it will be a new round of beginning.

China's thousands of years of history, although dazzling, can't break away from this cycle.

Liu Jin thought a lot in his mind, but Zhao Erhu, who followed Liu Jin, was full of smiles, and followed Liu Jin to eat a full meal of delicious dumplings in the county today.

More importantly, there were several catties of pork in the basket he was carrying. Liu Jin said that he would eat pork at night and eat large pieces of braised pork. Zhao Erhu couldn't help but salivate when he thought of this.

He hasn't eaten meat for a long, long time. It's been so long that he has forgotten what meat tastes like. While walking, he would look at the pork in the basket from time to time, and suddenly he felt full of strength. He wished he could go back and eat it sooner. Serve the braised pork.

"Brother Jin is really good. What's so delicious about these ribs? Why don't you buy more fat?"

Seeing a few ribs on the side, Zhao Erhu didn't understand why Brother Jin would buy something that no one wanted.

Ribs need meat or not, or fat or not. They are always the most undemanding items. It’s hard to understand why people want to buy these ribs after eating meat for a rare meal.

When the sun set and night fell, Liu Jin and Zhao Erhu finally returned to Xiahetun.

"Mom, I'm back~"

As soon as he entered his small courtyard, Liu Jin couldn't help but yelled out.

"Did you encounter anything on the road? I don't know how to come back soon."

When Wang saw Liu Jin coming back, she was also relieved. She knew about Liu Jin's trip to the county, and she didn't come back after going there for a day. She was also worried that Tang Huo would make trouble again.

"Dog, eat at my house tonight."

Seeing Zhao Erhu behind Liu Jin, Wang also smiled and asked him to have a meal with him.

"Mother, I'm going to the county to buy some things. You can take these meats and cut them into braised pork. Cook them all. Don't keep them. There's still some rice. Cook a few catties of rice."

While taking out the things in the basket, Liu Jin usually kept explaining.

"Huzi, go and call everyone from your family over, come to my house for dinner, remember, call everyone over, just say that I have something important to discuss."

Then he turned his head and gave Zhao Erhu instructions again.

"Okay, I'll go right now."

Zhao Erhu was stunned, and immediately went outside after hearing Liu Jin's words.

"Brother Jin, why are you crazy?"

"Where did you get so much money?"

"How many things do you buy?"

"How much meat did you buy? You can forget about buying meat. What are you buying these ribs for?"

Liu Jin's mother, Mrs. Wang, was dumbfounded, watching Liu Jin keep taking things out of the baskets. There were two baskets, one basket was full of rice, the best fragrant rice from Jiangnan, and the other basket was full of Also full of stuff.

There was meat bought, a fish, half a basket of soybeans, a new padded coat that Liu Jin bought for Mrs. Wang, and the pens, inks, papers and inkstones that Liu Jin used for reading and writing, and so on.

"Mom, do you see if this dress fits you well?"

Liu Jin didn't reply to Wang's words, but said with a smile while holding the clothes he bought for Wang.

"Tell me honestly, where did you get the money?"

Mrs. Wang looked at the clothes. They were made of high-quality materials and filled with warm cotton. They were definitely very warm to wear. Naturally, she liked them at first glance, but she didn't figure out where Liu Jin's money came from. He felt uneasy, and said sternly.

"Mother, I wasn't tossing about boiling salt a while ago, that's how I earned my money."

Liu Jin looked at Wang's serious expression, and had no choice but to explain honestly.

"How much money you can make by cooking salt, the people in our village have already given it away, and it will be your turn."

Naturally, Mrs. Wang didn't believe it. During the slack season, Mrs. Wang would cook salt to subsidize the family. She knew very well the income from cooking salt.

"I can't tell for a while. I will tell you slowly later, and you will know when the time comes."

"Hurry up and cook, I've already asked Erniu to treat people to dinner."

Liu Jin also said while busy putting away things.

"It's not necessary to invite Zhao Erhu's family to dinner. There are nine brothers and sisters in their family, and they have more than ten mouths. It's enough to invite a few people."

Wang shook her head helplessly, picked up her things, and started to get busy.

"It's just a meal, and it doesn't cost much. My son, I have mastered the way to make a fortune. I won't be afraid of running out of money in the future."

"Please invite Zhao Erhu's family because we will rely on them a lot in the future."

"I'll wash the rice."

Liu Jin smiled, and then started to wash and wash the rice. Mrs. Wang saw that Liu Jin was not afraid of using grain as food at all. It was very painful to put bowl after bowl of rice into the basin, but since his son wanted to treat him, The words were so clear, she didn't say anything more.

Soon, Liu Jin's kitchen was full of enthusiasm again, and at the same time, bursts of meaty fragrance slowly wafted out.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, Zhao Erhu also brought Zhao Heishan and Zhao Dahu to Liu Jin's home. When he heard that Liu Jin was going to invite his family to dinner, Zhao Heishan was no more stupefied than Zhao Erhu. A family of more than a dozen people, young and old, all came over.

But it's not good to hurt Liu Jin's face, so he brought Zhao Dahu with him. This is also the rule of the rural people. Generally, when there are any happy events and banquets, the talking people in the family go to participate. Children and Women are basically off the table.

"It's so fragrant, it's really meaty."

At the door, the three of them smelled the smell of meat, Zhao Dahu couldn't help but swallowed and said.

"Look at your future, pay attention later, don't embarrass me."

Zhao Heishan couldn't help knocking Zhao Dahu, fearing that Zhao Dahu's eating would be too ugly, so he solemnly reminded him.

"Brother Jin~"

Entering the courtyard of Liu Jin's house, Zhao Heishan also said with a smile when he saw Liu Jin who was busy setting the table.

"Uncle Black Mountain, Brother Big Tiger~"

"Didn't I say that all of your family should come over, Erhu, you go one more time and call everyone over. I cooked a lot of rice today, if you don't eat it, it will go bad."

Liu Jin looked at Zhao Heishan, Zhao Dahu, and Zhao Erhu, and hurriedly gave Zhao Erhu instructions.

"Brother Jin, we appreciate your kindness. There is no reason for a family to come and eat together."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Heishan said quickly.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's just a meal, Erhu, hurry up and call my aunt and sister-in-law. My mother can't do it alone, so they all say that we have a meal together."

Liu Jin said again and again, pushing Zhao Erhu, Zhao Erhu stared blankly at Zhao Heishan, very afraid of Zhao Heishan.

"Uncle Heishan, it's really all right, or I'll invite you in person."

Liu Jin looked at Zhao Heishan and said helplessly.

"Go, let them come over and help quickly."

Zhao Heishan looked at Liu Jin, nodded to Zhao Erhu and said.

　There seems to be a custom in ancient times. When there are guests at home, women and children are not allowed to eat at the table~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)