farmhouse ditty

Chapter 12 Eating and Sleeping
Because the rice in the big stove was not yet cooked, Chu Ge took stones and built a small stove in the courtyard. He put a pot on it to try to see if it was even.

Chu An came over with the hay, "Brother, you really want to throw that big pheasant into the pot."

Chu Ge smiled at him, "Why, wouldn't it be good to make meat for you?"

Chu An thought for a while and shook his head, "It's good to have meat to eat, but brother, don't you want to exchange money?"

Looking at his brother, Chu Ge said with a smile, just beat him after eating.

Hearing Chu Ge's affirmation, Chu An slit his mouth at him, then lowered his head and stared at the stone stove in front of him, wondering how his brother made it.

A while ago, he and Hei Wazi secretly broke off the corn from Wu Dazui's house, thinking about roasting it on the fire, but they couldn't build a stove anyway, so they threw the corn back for nothing.

Seeing Er Wazi's monkey spirit, Chu Ge smiled secretly, and tried to level the small stove again.

Just now Xiuniang asked him for the pheasant, but he didn't understand, he just asked her what she wanted in exchange, Xiuniang laughed, and whispered that he was a fool, of course she wanted to get the pheasant It's time to eat.

He thought that Xiuniang was tired of eating sweet potato rice, and women were greedy. He just said that the meal is out today, and he will change her to taro rice tomorrow.

After hearing this, Xiuniang just sighed, and when she was done, she gave him a small look, alluding to Xiaoxiang'er to complain to him, and said, the family sees a pot of rice without any oil or meat, adults can bear it, but there are still The two young ones, the doll is growing up at this time, so it needs some nourishment and nourishment.

Thinking of this, Chu Ge unconsciously smiled to himself, he is really not a good brother.

Then he said, "Anzi, tell me the truth, do you and Xiang'er feel miserable following Brother?"

Chu An stood up abruptly, with a wrinkled face, "It's not bitter, brother, it's really not bitter, but I love Xiao Xiang'er, don't send us back."

Chu Ge was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Chu An to react so much, he smiled, "Brother just wanted to ask, I'm afraid you and Xiang'er are thinking about your parents."

That being said, brother is not going to send them back, Chu An was relieved, and said with curled lips, "Didn't you just read it a year ago, what do you want to read?"

Chu Ge didn't say any more, stretched out his hand to press his head, and smiled, "Understood, now help me tie the hay into strands."

Handing him the hay in his hand, Chu Ge stepped aside and continued to split the bamboo tube. Xiu Niang would have to start a fire later, so it wouldn't be enough.

At this time, laughter came from outside, it was the good sixth sister-in-law who was talking to Xiu Niang, Chu Ge asked Chu An to go back to the house to get a fire bag, thinking that Xiu Niang was coming.

Xiaoxiang entered the courtyard with a bowl, saw Chu Ge obediently shouted, and then came Xiu Niang, who was holding a basket in her hand.

Chu Ge watched Xiu Niang come to the small stove, she smiled to herself, as if she knew what he was thinking, and said to him, "Sister-in-law Liu helped me tidy up the pheasant just now, when I came here I kept Banla and made some wine for Brother Six."

Chu Ge smirked when he heard this, Xiu Niang really knew what he was thinking, before neither of them knew how to kill chickens, Xiu Niang wanted to go to Liu Sister's, but now everyone is busy eating, Didn't she cause trouble for the sixth sister-in-law in the past?

But before he could say anything, Xiu Niang called Xiao Xiang, and the two of them drove the pheasants into the bamboo baskets, carried one big and one small, and then went out. come out.

Seeing Xiu Niang staring at him, Chu Ge pointed forward, "I just set up the stone stove, but it's a little low, you sit on the small stool to fry, so you won't get tired."

The more Xiu Niang watched, Chu Ge's voice became quieter, and she immediately laughed, "Understood, then help me take out the oil bowl first, what's the matter without that."

Chu Ge responded in a muffled voice, and went into the kitchen stiffly. Although Xiu Niang left half of the pheasants for Mrs. Liu, she also had a lot of them. There were only four of them here. After careful calculation, there are only three and a half people, how can they eat so much.

Besides, there is no such thing as keeping fresh in this day and age, and the pheasant will probably go bad tomorrow, so it's better to give it to others as a favor.

Just now at Mrs. Liu's house, the two of them were still talking about how to fry the chicken slices. Mrs. Liu said that they want to be stewed in oil, and Xiu Niang said that they want to fry them in a pan with scallions and ginger, because she only knows how to fry them in a pan with scallions and ginger.

Liu’s family’s kitchen knife is a big slice, and Xiu Niang used her hand to chop a piece of pheasant. The ingredients were taken from Liu’s kitchen, the main ones were shallots and ginger, which was also sliced ​​by Ren’er. Everything is ready, and all you need to do is fry it when you get home.

Xiuniang first heats up the oil pan, then puts in the onion and ginger, and pours the chicken pieces down when the aroma comes out. She used to fry the chicken first, which is quicker and delicious, but now she doesn’t have so much effort and care. The fresh and tender pheasant is delicious.

The hay strands that Chu Ge prepared were so fast that the pot was about to burn, so he was helping to add hay.

Xiuniang was just busy frying, adding some soy sauce when it was almost ready, seasoning and adding some color, then Xiuniang asked Xiaoxiang to bring a bowl of water to add in, and set the fire to collect the juice, so that the meal will be served in a while Soup is also very good.

After a while, the chicken accompanied by scallion and ginger smells like a glutton, so even Chu An helped to bring a porcelain basin to put it in, and put it in the main room.

It was also dark now, Chu Ge brought out hot rice, and lit an oil lamp in the main room.

As usual, Xiu Niang cleaned up the pot first, added water and warmed it with heat, and when she turned around, she saw that the whole family in the main room was gathered around the table, the heat of the food was rising, and the lights illuminated the family talking and laughing. It's a good feeling that the empty seat is still reserved for oneself.

Going in and sitting in the main room, Chu Ge still used the chipped bowl, Xiao Xiang and Chu An each filled a big bowl of sweet potato rice, originally there was not much rice in the house, so adding some sweet potato would be better for hunger.

Xiuniang has been letting Xiaoxiang eat, but she is too thin, she looks only five or six years old, so eat more.

Chu Ge didn't move his chopsticks much, and Xiu Niang picked it up for him as soon as he saw it. Chu Ge is the backbone of the family, so he has to eat more because of the busy work all day long.

Chu Ge dodged a little at first, but Xiu Niang stuck it straight into his bowl anyway, so he could have thrown it away if he wasn’t satisfied, and then there was that brat Chu An, he didn’t need to hold it by himself...

The small stove in the courtyard was removed, and Xiu Niang was holding hot water in the stove room. The pots and pans were empty for dinner tonight. Seeing the family eating comfortably, she was also satisfied, thinking about waiting Clean the bowls and chopsticks in a good pot, and then boil some water later, everyone can sleep after washing
Suddenly Xiu Niang paused, it was over, she hadn't thought about sleeping yet.

(End of this chapter)