Rebirth: the fiery age of Mori Gong's children

Chapter 374 Discussing going to the county seat

Keep the old dough, pour the remaining dough on the board, and knead it vigorously to evenly knead the dough and thin dough together.

After the dough is kneaded, sprinkle a thin layer of flour underneath, hold the dough in a basin, and let the dough rise again.

At this time, add the minced onions and vegetable fillings to the marinated meat fillings in batches, and stir evenly with chopsticks.

The celery itself has a special aroma, and when mixed with seasonings, minced meat, minced green onions, etc., the room is immediately filled with a delicious smell.

Originally, Zhang Shuzhen wanted to steam steamed buns, which had a lot of dough. Now she wants to steam steamed buns, which will probably take several pots of steaming.

Zhang Shuzhen looked at the clock on the wall. It was almost four o'clock.

School has to finish at 04:30, and if you include on-duty duties, it will probably be closer to [-] o'clock for those few to get home.

Forget it, let's get started and do it slowly by myself. Later, the three people outside can help after they finish their work.

In this way, Zhang Shuzhen cut a piece of dough, kneaded it into a long strip, cut the ingredients, rolled out the dough and filled it by herself.

Two-part noodles are not as chewy as pure white noodles and cannot be used to make round buns with too many pleats, so Zhang Shuzhen still kneads them into long buns like dumplings.

Zhang Shuzhen worked quickly, and the buns were big. It didn't take long for her to wrap them up with a curtain.

Zhang Shuzhen was making dumplings in the house, while Sheng Xiping and his two brothers separated the meat in the basin and sent some to the familiar families in the forest farm.

The weather is warm, and this kid Sheng Xinhua is wild-minded and can't stay at home. When he sees his father going out, the little guy has to follow him.

Sheng Xiping took a look, what's going on?Take it.

In this way, Sheng Xiping carried the meat in one hand and led Sheng Xinhua in the other, first to Wang Jiachuan's house, and then to Li Zhenggang's house, delivering three or four kilograms of meat to both families.

In the busy season, except for one person from each family to cook and knead the hair, everyone else goes up the mountain.

Even Wang Jiachuan was no exception. He took his two sons into the mountains to collect cow hair and generate income.

Sheng Xiping left the meat with Wang Jiachuan and Li Zhenggang's daughter-in-law, and then led Sheng Xinhua home, carrying another seven or eight kilograms of meat, and headed west out of the house to Liu's house in Dajianchang.

It's a long way here, and Xiao Xinhua will feel tired after walking for a while.

Sheng Xiping had no choice but to hold his son in one hand and the meat in the other. The two of them chatted while walking, which made Xiao Xinhua very pretty.

The Liu family's situation was similar. Liu Changde followed Liu Yujiang and Liu Yuhe to the mountains, while Qin Qiuyan led the two daughters-in-law to collect the half-dried cow hair.

The second oldest child in Liu Yujiang's family is almost one year old, and Liu Yuhe's wife will also give birth to a baby in less than three months, and she can't live without him.

Therefore, no matter how anxious the two daughters-in-law were, they could not go up the mountain.

Qin Qiuyan was surprised to see Mr. and Mrs. Sheng Xiping coming over, "It's such a busy season, why do you have time to come over?

Hey, little Xinhua, come here and let grandma give you a hug. "

When Qin Qiuyan saw Sheng Xinhua, she liked it so much that she quickly picked up the child and hugged him.

Sheng Xinhua was held in Qin Qiuyan's arms. She was not afraid at all. Instead, she hugged Qin Qiuyan's neck and called her grandma affectionately.

This made Qin Qiuyan so beautiful that she kissed Sheng Xinhua several times on the face.

"Come on, go into the house, grandma will get you some candy.

Xiping, let’s go into the house and talk.Wife, boss, please quickly boil a pot of water and make tea for Xiping. "

"Master's wife, stop working. Sister-in-law, don't listen to my master's wife. What water are you boiling? I'm not thirsty."

When Sheng Xiping heard this, he quickly stopped Liu Yujiang's wife.

"I was making salt nests and catching feet in the mountains two days ago. I went for a walk today and caught a deer. I also met two black blind men. It happened to be so I brought some for home.

At this time, everyone is busy and tired from work, so I need to eat some meat to make up for it. "Sheng Xiping raised his hand and handed the two pieces of meat to Liu Yujiang's wife.

"Hey, have you met a black blind man? You must be careful." Qin Qiuyan was startled when he heard this.

For the old hunters of their generation, it is very dangerous to go into the mountains and meet the black blind man.

At that time, they used old-fashioned cannons that were loaded with gunpowder and lead bullets. After firing a shot, they had to reload them with powder and bullets, which was very laborious.

Moreover, the old-fashioned cannons are not lethal enough, so it is difficult to deal with the thick-skinned and thick-skinned black blind men. If they make trouble, they will be kicked by the black blind men.

So when hunting at that time, several gunners would go into the mountains together and take turns shooting in order to have time to load the guns.

"Well, I'm taking the dog with me, and I'm carrying five or six on my back. It's okay." Sheng Xiping knew that his wife was concerned about him, so he explained.

"Well, don't tell me, the gun we use now is much stronger than ours back then.

It has a long range, high lethality, and can fire continuously. Why wouldn’t hunting be so easy now?The gun is handy.

Alas, I just don’t know how many prey will be left in the mountains in a few years if this continues? "

Qin Qiuyan nodded when he heard this, recalling the scene when the couple dominated the mountains and forests, she couldn't help but sigh.

The older generation of hunters had a lot of rules when they went into the mountains. There were no hunting in spring and summer, no hunting of mothers, no hunting of mothers with cubs, etc., etc., etc., etc.

Hunting was not the purpose, it was just a way to make ends meet in those days. It was a last resort to support the family. At that time, hunting was a profession.

For the sake of long-term development, there are so many rules passed down from generation to generation.

People today don't care much about that anymore, and with the development of guns, they do pose a certain threat to wild animals in the mountains and forests.

"Master Wife, if that day comes, the country will take care of it.

The most important thing is that we ordinary people have a difficult life. We have to take risks in the mountains for the sake of stuttering.

In the future, when we have meat in our bowls, money in our pockets when we go out, and no worries about food and clothing, who will take the risk and go hunting in the mountains? "

Sheng Xiping smiled and comforted Qin Qiuyan.

"Yeah, that's right. Anyway, I'm old and I can't see what happens in the future. Out of sight, out of mind.

In the future, just push your legs and you won’t have to worry about anything. "Qin Qiuyan waved her hands and stopped worrying about these things.

"Come on, come and sit in the house. It's rare for you to come here and you have Xinhua with you. You have to come and sit in the house no matter what. I'll find two pieces of candy for Xinhua."

"Master's wife, no need, I have to go back quickly. At home, my mother has sent out dough for steamed buns.

My wife, Yunfang Yunfei and the others haven't finished school yet, so I have to go back to help. "

Sheng Xiping was just here to deliver meat. There were a lot of things at home, so how could he have time to go in and drink tea and chat?

At this time, everyone was busy. Some of the Liu family's four babies were still nursing, and some were running around. Qin Qiuyan's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were worried enough. How could Sheng Xiping have the nerve to go in and cause trouble?
"Look, it's rare for you to come here and not even enter the house. Your master knows it when he comes back, so you can't tell me?"

Qin Qiuyan became anxious when she heard this, and had to let Sheng Xiping and his son enter the house to sit down.

Sheng Xiping was thinking about his family and refused.

Qin Qiuyan was at a loss and sent her eldest daughter-in-law back to the house, found two pieces of candy and gave them to Sheng Xinhua.

Qin Qiuyan wanted to give sincerely, and Sheng Xiping couldn't refuse anymore, otherwise the old lady would get angry and wouldn't let them come to her house in the future.

Sheng Xiping had no choice but to let his son accept the candy and teach him to thank him. "Hurry up, thank you grandma and aunt."

Sheng Xinhua clasped his hands and nodded towards Qin Qiuyan and Liu Yujiang's wife, thank you.

Then Sheng Xiping took his son, said goodbye to Qin Qiuyan's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, turned around and left with the child in his arms.

Sheng Xinhua lay in his father's arms, not forgetting to wave his little hand to say goodbye to Grandma Liu.

By the time Sheng Xiping returned home with her son in her arms, Zhang Shuzhen had already wrapped one curtain and was about to make the second curtain.

Just now, Sheng Xinhua had been walking outside with his father. He didn't know that the family was making buns. Now when he entered the house, he saw his grandma making noodles. Is that okay?
The little guy broke free of his father's arm and was about to get on the kang.

Sheng Xiping took a look, is this dead bandit coming?He was so frightened that he hugged his son and went to the courtyard without saying a word.

"Where's the candy? The candy Grandma Liu gave you just now. Come, daddy will pick up a piece for you. You can eat it here and play with the dog on the way."

Sheng Xiping put his son on the small bench, took out a piece of candy from the kid's pocket, and waved it in front of his son.

The colorful candy wrappers were more attractive than the ones in the room. Sheng Xinhua's attention was immediately focused on the piece of candy in front of him.

"Yes, yes." The little guy stretched out his hand, trying to reach for the candy.

"Then it's agreed, you're eating sweets outside and you're not allowed to come in and cause trouble again."

This kid can hold a piece of candy for half an hour, just in time for Sheng Xitai and others to come back later, and someone will comfort the child.

Sheng Xiping's plan was very clear. He helped his son peel off the candy wrapper and put the sweet candy into the little baby's mouth.

The sweet taste captured Sheng Xinhua's heart. The little guy held the candy in his mouth and showed his brightest smile to his father.

"Third brother, you stay here and watch Xinhua for a while. I'll go in and help our mother make buns."

Just at this time, Sheng Xikang came back, and Sheng Xiping directly passed the blame and asked the third child to take care of the child. He washed his hands and went into the house to make buns.

There was a lot of noodles and a lot of fillings. The two women rolled out the dough and wrapped it in a bag. After a while, they wrapped it up again.

Zhang Shuzhen took a look and asked Sheng Xiping to wrap the buns first. She went to the kitchen to light the fire, wash the pot, and add water. When the water in the pot boiled, both layers of pot curtains were filled with buns, and she steamed a pot first.

As soon as the lid of the pot was put on, Sheng Xitai jumped through the door first.

As soon as he entered the yard, the boy smelled the fragrance and said, "Mom, what delicious food are you cooking at home?"

Zhang Shuzhen gave her old son a stunned look, "A dog's nose is sharp. The steamed buns have just been put into the steamer and the steam hasn't come out yet, so you smell it?"

Sheng Xitai ignored his mother's strange anger. He only heard the key word, steamed buns.

"Are there any steamed buns tonight? What's the filling? Is there meat? If not, they can be soaked in oil."

"Go away, as long as you have something to eat, why are you asking so many questions?" Zhang Shuzhen was annoyed by the question.

Sheng Xitai didn't care at all. He jumped into the east room with his schoolbag on his back, stretched his head to look at the stuffing basin, and then smelled it.

Well, it's stuffed with celeriac and has meat in it.Hehe, there are meat buns to eat tonight.

"Brother, can you help me?" Sheng Xitai asked cheerfully.

"No, you hurry up and finish your homework. Just coax Xinhua after you finish." Sheng Xiping waved his hand and signaled Lao Liu to get down to business.

"Hey, I got it." Sheng Xitai agreed, then lay on the edge of the North Kang and quickly did his homework.

After a while, Sheng Yunfang, Sheng Yunfei, and Zhou Qinglan also came back one after another.

At this time, half of the noodles and stuffing were left. When everyone saw this, they immediately washed their hands and came over to work.

There is strength in numbers, and within a short time, the remaining noodles and fillings were rolled out, and three more curtains were set up.

"Oh my God, Mom, what are you going to do today? Open a canteen? Make these old steamed buns?"

Zhou Qinglan took a look and saw that there were several steamed buns covered with curtains in the room. The east pot was already boiling and steaming, and the west pot was being placed inside. My dear, it's almost time to catch up with the canteen.

"I originally planned to steam the steamed buns with noodles, but Xiping and the others brought back the older meat and a lot of celery.

I couldn't hold the meat at this time, so I thought I might as well make more buns. It happened that they had something to bring with them when they went up the mountain. "

Zhang Shuzhen didn't feel anything when she was chopping stuffing. When her daughter-in-law said this, she turned around and looked at the outhouse, and she immediately started laughing.

"Well, we have a large family. Except for Xinhua, it's good to make more buns when we can eat. It will save us the trouble of cooking tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."

Zhou Qinglan thought about it. At this time, she was busy with her feet hitting the back of her head. She would prepare more food and save herself from being busy every day.

When the first pot of steamed buns came out, the whistle of a commuter bus rang out from the small train station north of the forest farm.Needless to say, the people who went to the mountains to collect cattle came back by car.

"Just in time, your dad will eat right after he comes in. Today he is the only one who goes up to the mountain to pick up the vegetables. There aren't that many. We can just boil the vegetables after we finish the meal."

Zhang Shuzhen picked up the buns from the pot and put them into a small bamboo basket and asked Sheng Yunfang and the others to carry them into the house.

Sheng Xi'an ran to the vegetable garden, picked up a few garlic seedlings with roots, cleaned them up and chopped them into pieces.

It’s already this time, where is the garlic left over from last fall?They have sprouted long ago.

But there was no garlic in the steamed buns, so it felt like it lacked a bit of flavor, so Sheng Xi'an went to the fields to harvest garlic sprouts, which he could eat anyway.

Two baskets of steamed buns and a bowl of garlic sauce were served on the kang table. The remaining steamed buns were picked up on the curtain. At this time, Sheng Liancheng also walked through the door with his pockets on his back.

"Hey, what delicious food are you cooking at home today? I can smell the fragrance in the yard?

Xiping, I just heard someone say that you brought back two black men today?What's going on? Sheng Liancheng asked loudly as soon as he entered the courtyard.

"Dad, the buns made at home today are stuffed with bear meat and celery leaves. They are so delicious.

Quickly change your clothes, wash your hands and eat. My mother just said, eat first and then iron the vegetables. "

Before Zhang Shuzhen and the others could speak, Sheng Xitai, who had finished his homework and was coaxing his nephew in the yard, hurriedly told his father.

Sheng Liancheng went into the mountains alone, so naturally he couldn't collect that much ox hair, only sixty or seventy pounds.

Upon hearing this, Sheng Liancheng threw his pocket on the ground, took off his coat, patted the dirt on his pants, then went into the house, scooped up a basin of water, and washed his face and hands.

The whole family was together, and Zhang Shuzhen shouted to eat quickly.Eating steamed buns is easy, no side dishes are needed, just garlic sauce and vinegar.

So each of them grabbed a bun and took a big bite. The unique fragrance of celery was mixed with the plump bear meat. After taking a bite, the juice flowed down along the cracks in the bun. The taste was amazing.

"Oh, these buns are so delicious."

Sheng Liancheng took a big bite, chewed it, and nodded repeatedly. Others also followed suit, and even the little guy Sheng Xinhua shouted Haoqi there.

Zhou Qinglan is four months pregnant. She didn't have any trouble or vomiting during the early stages of her pregnancy. Now she has no reaction at all. She eats delicious food.

The only thing is that I like to eat sour food anyway, so whether I eat steamed buns, dumplings or noodles, I have to add vinegar.

Like just now, others were spooning a little garlic sauce on the buns, but she was getting a separate portion of the sauce, with a lot of vinegar poured into it. She thought it was delicious.

Pregnant women have all kinds of strange tastes. Everyone is used to it and no one says anything.

Eat whatever you like, as long as you are in good health.

Everyone was satisfied with this meal. Even Sheng Xinhua ate a bun.

People in this day and age don't pay much attention to refinement, they just want to take care of themselves and work quickly, so the Sheng family's buns are as big as a slap in the face.

It's really a lot for Sheng Xinhua to eat one steamed bun for one baby.

I really made a lot of steamed buns today. I steamed them in four pots, and the steamed buns filled a large basin.

Zhang Shuzhen took a look and was very happy. She didn't have to worry about what to cook for almost two or three days.

After cleaning up the house, the cow hair outside was also permed, weighing six to seventy pounds. Sheng Yunfang, Sheng Yunfei and Sheng Xita took it out without anyone else having to do anything.

The two sisters were quick with their hands and each pulled out a basket of soil. Sheng Xitai worked slowly, but Zhang Shuzhen was the one who helped, so they took out most of the basket.

But in the end, Zhang Shuzhen still paid five cents, which made Sheng Xitai jump for joy.

Sheng Xiping didn't need to do anything about that. He just processed the deer antlers.

The next day, those who should go up the mountain went up the mountain, those who should go to school went to school, everyone was busy with their own affairs.

At home, Zhang Shuzhen cut off all the fat parts of the bear meat and refined it into oil. The refined oil can be eaten for a long time and can be stored even if it is stained by oil.

The remaining lean meat and venison should be placed in a cool place and soaked in cold water so that they can be eaten for two more days.

In the past few days, the Sheng family has been eating meat in different ways, such as stir-fried meat slices, stewed soup, boiled meatballs, and fried meat sauce. At least they all finished it before the meat went bad.

If there is meat to eat, people will have strength and work more.

Sheng Liancheng and his three sons would go up the mountain as long as it didn't rain heavily, and they would come back with young and old people every day.

In the blink of an eye, more than half of June has passed, the forest farm's silviculture production has begun, and this season's Niu Maoguang has come to an end.

This year, the price of Niu Maoguang has increased a bit. More than 300 kilograms of dried vegetables were sold for more than 700 yuan, which made Zhang Shuzhen extremely happy.

The forest farm is so big that every household can't hide how much they sell it for. If they sell it in the morning, the news will spread throughout the forest farm in the afternoon.

The four laborers of the Sheng family earned seventeen or eight hundred yuan from Niu Maoguang in less than a month, not counting the bear bile and deer antlers that Sheng Xiping harvested. Who wouldn't be tempted by the speed of making money at this rate?

Seeing that the second eldest son of the Sheng family has reached an age, who wouldn't think twice if there is a daughter of the same age in the family?

As a result, guests came to the Sheng family every day, asking in a roundabout way whether Sheng Xi'an had a partner.

Being stirred up by these people, Zhang Shuzhen also started to think about it. When she had nothing to do after dinner in the evening, Zhang Shuzhen brought it up.

“Last year I said, if we save money, we will renovate our old house this year.

Now that the second and third sons are getting older, my wife may get married one day, so we can’t all be squeezed into these three houses, right? "

Zhang Shuzhen mentally calculated her family's savings and decided that it would be no problem to build a house and hold a wedding for her second son's wife.

When my son reaches his age, he has to do what he needs to do. If it takes a long time, the older he gets, the harder it is to find a partner.

"Mom, you are too anxious. The second child is only twenty years old. Why are you so anxious to marry him?" Sheng Xiping was happy when he heard this.

"You have to ask the second brother about this, does he mean that?
It’s not like you don’t know about our second son, he hasn’t figured it out yet. Isn’t it a little early for you to get him married now? "

From the bottom of his heart, Sheng Xiping didn't want his second son to talk about his daughter-in-law's marriage now. The college entrance examination would be resumed this winter. The second son was good at studying, so he had to give it a try.

If you talk about a partner at this time, everything will be in trouble.

If Sheng Xian really gets admitted to college, what will happen to her partner?Continue to be yellow?
Why don't we mention these things now and wait until the college entrance examination is over. If Sheng Xian passes the exam, he will have everything in the university.

If you don't pass the exam, it won't be too late for your partner to get married.

“Another one, policies have changed very quickly in the past two years. Look, another batch of workers will be recruited in the spring of this year.

You never know when we will recruit workers on a large scale, and if you have enough qualifications, you will be able to recruit them.

If the second child is recruited as a worker, what kind of wife will he be?Mom, why are you so anxious? "

Others don't know what the future will be like, how can Sheng Xiping not know?

It has been several years since the Songjianghe Forestry Bureau was established. People like Sheng Liancheng and others are basically older and will have to retire in two years.

On the other side, there are so many educated youths waiting to be recruited back to the city. How can the superiors ignore this?It is really unwise to talk about marriage at this time.

If Sheng Xi'an falls in love with someone, there's nothing he can do about it, but since he's so stubborn, there's really no need to think too much about it at this time.

"Mom, what my eldest brother said is that I don't want to find someone to get married at this time." On the other end, Sheng Xian choked out something.

Zhang Shuzhen was originally full of joy and wanted to marry her second son, so that she could complete her child's life-long affairs as soon as possible, so she would have one less thing to worry about.

But the eldest son disagreed, and the second son also said he didn't want to find a partner. Zhang Shuzhen couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

"If you don't want to look for me now, then when will you look for me? I'll worry about you all day by day."

Sheng Xi'an scratched his head and glanced at his eldest brother.

"Let's talk about it in two years. As my elder brother said, what if we recruit workers one day? Let's start a career first and then start a family. Why worry about getting married?"

After Sheng Xi'an said this, Zhang Shuzhen had no choice but to look at her sons blankly, turned around, and made the quilt.

"No matter how much I love you, I won't care about you."

The two brothers looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly. Mom was angry.Okay, let’s coax him slowly from now on.

"Second brother, read more books when you have free time. No matter when, you can't let your homework go to waste.

The knowledge you learn is your own, and it will be useful sooner or later, I believe it. "Sheng Xiping moved closer to his brother and whispered to him.

"Well, brother, I know. I'll read the set of books you bought when I have time. I've almost finished the questions above."

Sheng Xi'an was already good at studying, and with his elder brother nagging him from time to time, he really didn't neglect his homework.

After working during the day and coming back at night, Sheng Xian would always read for a while and do some homework.

Due to Sheng Xian's dissatisfaction and Sheng Xiping's objection, the matter of marrying Sheng Xian was temporarily shelved.

Later, when someone came to the Sheng family to propose marriage, Zhang Shuzhen could only say that the child was young and uncertain, and she did not want to propose marriage to the second child too early, so she rejected them all.

Because of this, many rumors spread from the forest farm.

Many people say that the Sheng family is now living a better life and has a higher standard of thinking. This is just a matter of picking and choosing.

"Those who pick flowers, those who pick civets, pick the ones who are skinless. I want to see what kind of wife the second son of the Sheng family can find in the future?" Someone said this behind his back.

Of course, Sheng Xiping has no control over what is going on outside.

Love can be spread as it is. If the second child is admitted to college, what else can these people say?
"Brother, second brother, what happened recently?"

One day in early July, Sheng Xiping found brothers Liu Yujiang and Liu Yuhe and asked them if they were free recently.

"Xiping, what's going on? Is there any work at home? Just tell me what you have to do.

It just so happens that there's nothing going on recently, so both of us are free and can help you. "When Liu Yujiang heard this, he immediately patted his chest and said.

"No, brother, we don't have much work at home." Sheng Xiping laughed when he heard this. What could happen to his family?
"That's right. Didn't you save a lot of skins, bear bile, deer antlers, etc. before? I remember you said you had some at home.

How about our brothers teaming up with each other and going to the county to sell them together? "

After the last time he went to the county and encountered a gangster, Sheng Xiping never went there again. He had saved a lot of things at home, but he was reluctant to sell them to the Songjianghe Purchasing Station, so he came to find the Liu Yujiang brothers.

"Going to sell mountain products? Oh, I thought your family was going to build a house.

I heard my aunt mention it before, saying that she wanted to renovate the old house this year. A few days ago, I heard people shouting that the second oldest child in your family wanted a daughter-in-law. "

There was a hint of disappointment in Liu Yujiang's words.

The main reason is that the Liu family has a good relationship with the Sheng family. Liu Yujiang is much older than Sheng Xi'an. He has watched him grow up and treats him like his own younger brother. Liu Yujiang also hopes that Sheng Xi'an will get married soon.

"Okay, it just so happens that your second brother and I haven't been selling mountain products for a long time. We have a lot of people at home, so let's go together. When are you leaving?"

Liu Yujiang didn't think much about it. At this time, there was no work in the fields. He sold the things he had saved at home and took a stroll around the county town to buy some useful things.

"There happens to be a train tomorrow on the [-]rd, so let's do it tomorrow." Sheng Xiping had already made a plan.

"By the way, brother, don't forget to bring your gun when the time comes."

The conversation between the two just now was quite normal, and Liu Yujiang didn't think much about it. But as soon as Sheng Xiping said he was carrying a gun, Liu Yujiang immediately realized that something was wrong.

"What's going on, brother? Is there something wrong with you? Why do we bring a gun when we go to sell goods?"

Sheng Xiping smiled bitterly and told him about the last time he went to the county and met Jie Dao, and he stabbed him.

"I was thinking, there are more of us this time, so we won't run into those brats. We can just go to the county to buy some things and have fun.

If I meet those little brats, I have to show them something awesome, and I have to say this. "

(End of this chapter)