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Chapter 11

"Uncle Third, I want to buy a steamed bun with shrimp paste."

The little boy looked like he was only four or five years old. The pregnancy mole between his eyebrows was very dark, his face was fair and clean, he was wearing light green clothes, and he looked handsome and tight. .

He is Brother Fu from the village chief's family. He is the first among the grandchildren. The rest are all boys. One is more handsome than the other. The gentle and elegant Brother Fu is particularly rare.

"Brother Fu, haven't you had breakfast yet?" Chen Yuping brought him a steamed bun. He looked good-looking, like a little fairy boy, and spoke softly and sweetly with a milky taste. He also liked it, even the shrimps There is too much sauce.

Brother Fu took the steamed bun and nibbled it in small mouths: "I've eaten a bowl of egg custard."

Liu Guixiang put the small stool under the shade of the tree: "Come, sit down and eat." She poured him a glass of water.

"What is this?" Brother Fu looked at the soup pot on the stove and blinked twice with his big round eyes.

"The vegetarian pot skewers are slightly spicy and delicious. Do you want to try it, brother Fu?"

Brother Fu took out his small purse, with a large word "福" embroidered on it, which looked very delicate: "How much does it cost for a skewer?

"Two skewers for one penny." "

I want six skewers. I'll eat one." Brother Fu counted out three coins and said, "Uncle, I want to take the rest home.

" Chen Yuping knew

that the boys in the village chief's family would like it more spicy. How about I put some hot sauce on it and bring it to you in a bowl

? After eating a steamed bun with shrimp paste and a bunch of potato slices, Brother Fu showed his bulging belly, holding the bowl in both hands, and said goodbye to his third uncle and second aunt with a smile.

"Brother Fu is here to eat shrimp paste steamed buns."

"It's delicious."

"Hey, what's that in your hand?"

"Cuan Chuan, the new one from my third uncle's house, it's also delicious." Brother Fu smiled so hard that his eyebrows crumpled. A look of satisfaction on his face.

While he was talking, someone came over and said, "I look like Brother Fu from a distance. Do you want Brother Fu to go home? Come on, I'll carry it for you. It's really hot today. Let's go under the shade of a tree and go to your house." Where is Grandma?"

"Grandma is busy."

"Is this for my brothers?" No more, no less. "It smells weird. Brother Ping has come up with something new."

"It's very fragrant. It's delicious, two skewers for one penny." Brother Fu held out two fat fingers.

As we walked further away, we could no longer hear the voices.

Only then did Liu Guixiang look away and smiled at her third brother: "Brother Fu, this child is really good-looking. He is only four years old and speaks very logically and clearly. I heard that we will send him to school next spring. I Take a look, you're sure she's a good reader."

"Our Qiao Niu'er is also good-looking." Chen Yuping picked up Qiao Niu'er and rubbed his face against hers.

"Third brother, I heard that you have come up with a new food again. This time it is very affordable. You can buy two skewers for one penny?"

"Third brother, I want two skewers. It is considered as waiting for the third brother to come up with some cheap food."

Several The teenage boy ran over happily, not knowing where he was playing, and his forehead was covered with sweat.

"It's vegetarian pot skewers." Chen Yuping pointed to the table next to the small stove. Through the thin gauze, you can see the skewers placed in the bowl.

"Yes, we want vegetarian dishes too."

"Yes, yes, it smells delicious. You can buy two skewers for one penny."

Several heads gathered together and started picking.

Chen Yuping listened to them reciting. After reciting a string, he took one string and boiled it in a soup pot. Then he asked, "Dip them all with some hot sauce? It tastes good just like this. It's slightly spicy."

"I want it, I want it." A bunch of voices said They all responded in unison.

Take it in your hand, put it in your mouth and take a bite.

"It doesn't burn your mouth! It's delicious."

"I just realized that green vegetables can be so delicious." Seeing that the green vegetable skewers were larger, the child felt that the portion needed to be larger, so he hesitated and gritted his teeth and bought two skewers of green vegetables.

"Give me one to try, and I'll give you a potato chip. My potato chips are particularly delicious."

"I'll trade beans for you. Who wants to trade with me? Is there anyone you want to try?"

"I, I'll take it. I'll trade the kelp with you. I still have radishes

.

Who wants to trade them? , I taste yours, my eyebrows are squealing with excitement, I don't even bother to wipe the sweat from my forehead, my face is red, I don't know if it's from the sun or the heat.

Chen Yuping thought of his childhood. The long spicy sticks cost a dime a piece, and he shared them with his neighbor's brother. There were also a pack of spicy shredded sticks costing thirty cents each, which were thin and chewy. A few people buy it together, and you take one piece and I take it in turn. No one can cheat.

My favorite thing to eat is stinky dried seeds. I dream about how happy I would be if I could eat a pack of them every day. When I grow up, I have money in my hands, but I can no longer buy them.

Before this group of children left, another group of children came running.

They were the boys from the village chief's family. They all said that the boys from the village chief's family were very thick-skinned. Chen Yuping looked at these little mud pigs and thought to himself that these were no ordinary little pigs. On a hot day, the pigs were little more than half a month old. It hadn't rained, so they were playing in some nook and cranny, and not a single part of their body was clean.

"Third uncle, we want to buy skewers."

"Uncle Fu just bought the skewers. Third uncle, we want to buy them too."

"I want mushroom skewers, I want two skewers of mushrooms."

"Third uncle and I, too. I want more spicy food. I want green vegetable skewers. "

"Uncle, I have two coins, can I have five skewers?"

Before Chen Yuping could say anything, he saw the other four children turning their heads to the man who was speaking. Both children's eyes were widened, with the word "shock" written clearly on them.

Why do you have two pennies! ! ! And they only have one penny! ! !

"Two pennies can only buy four skewers." Chen Yuping was amused by these five children. It was so interesting.

"Then I'll take four skewers and choose myself."

"Second brother, why do you have two cents?"

"That's right, why should I give you an extra cent?"

"You're not Brother Fu, I don't care . , I also want two cents."

"Second brother, where did you get the money?"

"I washed the dishes at home last evening, and my father rewarded me."

"Wow! You actually know how to wash dishes, but you are not as tall as a stove."

"I also want to go home and wash dishes, and I want to eat skewers."

It is said that if three women perform a show, five children can make up to 500 yuan. Just a duck.

Chen Yuping watched with great interest, letting them pick and choose, trying hard to pick out the biggest bunch. His serious look seemed to be doing something big.

After the skewers were boiled and dipped in hot sauce, the children took them and ran away, but they were not in a hurry to eat them. They were so busy that they didn't know where to go.

As soon as they left, the shade of the trees suddenly became deserted.

"It's really lively." Liu Guixiang couldn't help but laugh: "Even Qiao Niu'er is staring at them, and she's looking at them seriously."

Chen Yuping sorted out the messed up strings: "It gives me a headache when it's noisy, or... I like Brother Fu better." He paused and then said, "I didn't expect it. All I do is deal with children."

"Two strings for one penny is not too expensive. I'll see, they will come back in the future. "It's rare for someone to chew something."

"Brother Ping, what new food did you come up with? I just saw a few children from the village chief's family holding skewers in their hands."

"This is a vegetarian pot ." Chuan Chuan, two skewers for one penny, mainly green vegetables from the vegetable garden."

"Two skewers for one penny?" He seemed to be unconvinced: "It's so cheap, give me ten skewers and let me taste them first."

Ask him: "Sit here to eat, or take it home to eat?"

"I'll eat it here." He was not polite, entered the kitchen room and moved a chair out: "Brother Ping, what do you have for your braised pig intestines?" When will you make it again? I ate it yesterday, and I'm thinking about it now." After tasting the skewers, my eyes lit up: "I like the taste, please put more hot sauce on it, I can eat spicy food."

"We won't sell it for now . Braised pig intestines. You have to go to town to buy them. It takes a lot of time if you don't have an oxcart at home.

" Forget it at the stall, don't go home to finish the meal."

Chen Yuping stood up and said, "I'll go take a look, it should be ready soon."

Chapter 12

The portions of the braised pork and braised pig's trotters were not large, and I couldn't buy them in the queue, but I wasn't disappointed at all with this one.

Because the vegetarian pot Chuan Chuan is no less delicious than the braised pork and braised pig trotters. Although the Chuan Chuan is only a vegetarian dish, it has an extremely rich texture and is so fragrant that it almost doesn't feel like eating green vegetables.

Some people joked and joked: "Brother Ping, this is your conscience. You have seen our thinning money bags."

"With this vegetarian pot skewers, I can finally come here every day to satisfy my craving."

"Brother Ping, here is what to eat . Well, from now on, you can think more about affordable and delicious food like this."

Chen Yuping smiled and nodded.

There were a lot of skewers and they were not sold out at the same time.

Chen Yuping asked his second sister-in-law to help guard the stall, and he had to go into the kitchen to prepare lunch.

Lunch was simple. The duck that was used to make the broth early in the morning was stewed very well. It was delicious and very light. It was divided into two bowls. One bowl was filled with broth and only sprinkled with chopped green onions. This portion was relatively small and was given to the second sister-in-law. Put it back in the pot to steam until hot. In one bowl, tear it into strips by hand, pour some scallion oil on it, cut some coriander and mix it with hot sauce. It is a cold dish, spicy and fragrant and very appetizing.

There was still some stock left, so I picked some green vegetables and boiled them in it, then cooked some fried pork with chili peppers, shredded hot and sour potatoes, and scrambled eggs with bitter gourd.

When Father Chen and the others came back from the fields, there were still people at the stall, and Liu Guixiang was doing business.

"Brother Ping is cooking in there?"

"Yes."

As he spoke, Chen Yuping came out of the kitchen: "Father, father, second brother and youngest, you are back, you can eat." He came to the stall and said: " Second sister-in-law, let me come, you take Qiao Niuer into the house, the sun is getting a little hot right now. "

It's noon, and it's not cool under the shade of the trees.

During the meal, old man Chen asked: "Brother Ping, are you still setting up the stall this afternoon?"

"If you don't, it will be a waste of soup base. This soup base must be boiled every day." "After a

while, Yuan Qiu and I will help move the stall . Come inside." Chen Yuandong said.

Father Chen said: "After dinner, let's skewer some vegetables. There are not many skewers left."

"I'll cut the skewers." Chen Yuanqiu laughed happily: "Now I can cut them very fast."

The whole family didn't even take a lunch break. Chen Yuandong The couple didn't go back either. After Qiao Niuer fell asleep, they put her on the bamboo couch.

Peeling bamboo skewers, skewering green vegetables, picking vegetables, washing vegetables, slicing and dicing, etc. Fortunately, there are enough people in the family, there are many trivial things, and it gets busy quickly, and it takes less than half a day to do it. The hour is all.

After finishing their busy work, they each went back to their houses to relax for a while, refresh themselves, and then hurried to the fields.

When selling skewers in the morning, Chen Yuping said that he would also sell the skewers in the afternoon. If you want to eat, you can come over in the afternoon.

He also made a pot of mung bean soup, which was relatively thin, added some sugar, and simmered it in the well. If you sell more than ten skewers, you will receive a bowl of iced mung bean soup. Of course, most of them will drink it close to their own family.

"Brother Ping, you are so unkind, why don't you have mung bean soup in the morning?"

"The morning is not as hot as the afternoon."

"Then I will come to eat in the afternoon."

"You are welcome to come anytime."

In the middle of the afternoon, Liu Guixiang showed her third brother Being a clever girl, she carried mung bean soup to the fields.

There was not much business in the afternoon, maybe it was too hot, maybe it was because the fields were busy, and it was getting into the evening, and people started to arrive one after another.

In less than a day, everyone around the Kung Fu Village knew about vegetarian pot skewers.

Chen Yuping saw several strangers from neighboring villages, and the children of the Shen family came over. The Shen family was wealthy, and they bought twenty strings for twenty strings, so they were considered big patrons.

"No worries this afternoon." Liu Guixiang breathed a sigh of relief.

"Now that the days are long and the nights are short, and it gets dark later, the stalls can close their doors later, and they can always sell out. If there is even a little left, it's okay, we can eat it at home."

On this day, the vegetarian pot skewers were sold very successfully, and every penny was eaten . Not expensive, but profitable.

The money is still divided into four parts. Chen Yuping and Chen Lao get the same 40%, and Chen Yuandong brothers each get 10%.

"We still have to do business." Liu Guixiang sighed: "It's only been a while since I was sitting at home and haven't done much work yet. I have saved two to three hundred coins. Thanks to Brother Ping, I can earn this money so easily. It's easy."

Old Chen smiled cheerfully: "Brother Ping is good at his craftsmanship, but we really wouldn't be able to earn this money."

Old man Chen drank the strong tea leisurely, without saying anything, but his eyebrows were clear. proud.

The two brothers, Chen Yuanqiu and Chen Yuandong, each dragged back a piece of bamboo and carried a large bundle of firewood on their backs. Taking advantage of the good weather and some free time, they planned to cut more bamboo sticks for preparation.

This thing comes in handy.

Father Chen got up and put the firewood away, chopped it into small sections with a knife, and piled it in the firewood shed.

Chen Yuchun came over at dusk. He was the eldest son of the Chen family. He married into the Zhang family in the village and lived in the south of the village.

"Father."

"You're here." Old Chen took a puff of his cigarette

and said, "Where is the child?" "Zhiwei watched, but didn't bring him over."

Old Chen, who was washing clothes behind the house, heard the voices and left. Come over: "Brother Chun is here."

The father and son had a conversation, and Chen Yuchun asked: "Why don't you see Brother Ping?"

"He is taking a bath, he will have to wait for a while."

"I heard that there was a lot of talk in the village, and I always wanted to come over . Look, I just can't spare the time."

Father Chen looked at his eldest son and said, "Everything is going well at home, and Brother Ping seems to be a little more cheerful. I'll discuss it with your father, and we'll finish the work in the fields here. I'll go to Zhang's house to see you."

"I left Da Zhuang in the old house. It was not hot in the morning, so I took An Ge'er to help him in the fields. Zhiwei is also a capable man. I don't need you to help him in the fields this year. "

How can you let Da Zhuang live in your old house? What if you get burned by boiling water again!" Old Chen was a little anxious, and his voice became louder: "Brother Chun, why are you so confused?"

Old Chen also frowned! Brow: "I told you we will go over to help, just keep an eye on the two children."

"The eldest brother and the second brother's children can take care of them, why can't I take care of my children? There are all his grandchildren on the left and right. Father and father are tired. You can't breathe and you have to worry about me. It's better for them to be at home."

Chen Yuping came from behind the house and looked at him: "Brother,

I asked you to build the new house here, but you didn't. "Listen, it's better to be closer so I can take care of you." Father Chen's tone was not very good.

Chen Yuchun lowered his voice, and there was a bit of anger in his words: "The Zhang family doesn't agree. If we insist on making trouble, what can we do?" After a pause, he said: "Dad, let's not talk about these old sesame seeds and rotten millet. "I said it, it's all over."

"Brother Ping, I just came to see you. I took a look at you when you were sick a while ago." Chen Yuchun looked at his third brother carefully and smiled: "You look fat." "Young master, you are in good spirits." He reached out and patted his shoulder: "I heard from many people that the food you cook is very delicious. You have been tinkering with it since you were a child, and now you are quite promising."

Chen Yuping pursed his lips and smiled slightly, looking a little embarrassed: "Brother, I will live here now, and you will try my craftsmanship tomorrow morning."

"No, there are many things at home, if I stay here for one night, I don't know what kind of chaos the house is in. "Chen Yuchun came over to take a look and found everything was fine. He didn't sit there for long. He saw that the sky was getting dark and he hadn't taken a shower or washed clothes yet. He couldn't stay tomorrow. The son has to work in the fields.

Chen Yuchun came and left in a hurry.

Old Man Chen and Father Chen were sitting under the eaves, each frowning and silent for a while.

"What's wrong with Dad?"

"Your eldest brother threw Da Zhuang away at the Zhang family's old house. I feel bad."

Old man Chen looked at his wife: "Go and pick up Da Zhuang tomorrow. Brother Chun is trying to be brave. If you want to work in the fields, just go with him and don't need to help them. Yuan Qiu and I are enough in the fields. There are many things at home now, so you can just stay at home."

Chapter 13

Da Zhuang is two years old this year and is a little baby who can't walk very steadily.

Da Zhuang is not strong at all, he is thin, dirty, and a very quiet child.

His name is Zhang Mingcheng, and he is called Da Zhuang because he wants to make him stronger.

The first thing Mr. Chen did when he brought his grandson home was to add a basin of warm water to his grandson. With gentle and meticulous movements, he washed his grandson from head to toe.

Da Zhuang, who had taken a shower, was actually a fair-skinned boy, with features and eyes like his father's, very handsome.

"Be good, sit next to your third uncle." Father Chen carried the dirty clothes to the well.

Chen Yuping waved to Da Zhuang and smiled kindly: "Come here." He held half a steamed bun with shrimp paste in his hand. The shrimp paste was thickly spread and smelled delicious: "Come, eat the steamed bun."

Da Zhuang secretly looked at him . He took aim but did not move.

Chen Yuping waited for a while, but when he saw that he didn't move, he had to stand up and walk towards him. He squatted down and looked at him with a soft smile: "Do you want to eat steamed buns? They say the steamed buns made by uncle are delicious. Smell it, is it right? It's delicious." After thinking for a moment, he added, "Your father also likes it."

"Thank you, uncle." Da Zhuang spoke softly, his words not clear with the smell of milk, and he stretched out his hand. After taking the steamed bun, he ate slowly, taking small bites, but his eyes were looking around, as if he was on guard against something, and he was in a nervous state.

Chen Yuping didn't dare to disturb him. Seeing him eating steamed buns, he went back to what he was doing, but his heart felt a little sour.

Fortunately, my dad picked him up.

After Chen finished washing his dirty clothes, he turned to look at his grandson who was standing there eating a steamed bun. He didn't say anything. He was minding his own business helping his third son, but he would look back from time to time, waiting for him to finish half of the steamed bun. He quickly poured a bowl of warm water and said, "Drink some water."

Da Zhuang was very obedient and drank the water obediently.

"Go sit in the kitchen room." Father Chen held his hand, made him sit on the small stool, and rubbed the top of his hair.

Liu Guixiang came over with Qiao Niu'er in her arms and entered the kitchen. When she saw her, she immediately smiled: "It's been a long time since I last saw Da Zhuang. Do you remember me, Da Zhuang? I am your second sister-in-law, and this is your Qiao cousin." "

When Qiao Niuer saw Da Zhuang looking at her, she grinned and fluttered her little arms as if she wanted to hug her, looking very lively.

"Second sister-in-law."

"Hey." Liu Guixiang responded sweetly: "Dad, help me keep an eye on the little girl, and I'll bring the basket over."

"I'll go."

"It's okay, Ah. Dad, I'll do it."

Father Chen had no choice but to pick up his eldest granddaughter.

Liu Guixiang not only brought the basket, but also the honey-baked coins: "Dazhuang gives it to you to eat. It's sweet. You can't bite it. You can only put it in your mouth and sip it." She was afraid that he would choke, so she broke off one. The tip was put into his mouth.

With the sweet taste in his mouth, his big eyes suddenly lit up. He looked at his second sister-in-law and smiled slightly, looking extremely shy.

"We are so strong that we have dimples when we smile." Chen Yuping felt soft at heart.

Father Chen said: "Like his father."

"Dazhuang, can you play with your sister?" Liu Guixiang put Qiao Niuer in the basket and moved the basket to Dazhuang.

Da Zhuang nodded, curiously stretched out his hand, and gently shook his sister's hand, but Qiao Niu'er grabbed his index finger. Qiao Niu'er pulled his index finger, grinning and laughing, very happy. Da Zhuang looked at it and laughed.

Liu Guixiang saw that they got along well with each other, so she felt relieved to help her third brother work.

A little guest came to the house, and Chen Yuping was thinking about making two dishes suitable for the little guest at noon.

Shrimp and tofu, stir-fried corn kernels. If I don't have pine nuts at home, I chop the pork belly into pieces and stir-fry the corn kernels when it becomes fragrant and slightly yellow. The stir-fry is also very fragrant.

Make a three-fresh soup, and fry the small fish until it is crispy and delicious. Sprinkle a little salt and it is already delicious. Finally, have pork belly, steamed prunes and vegetables, and eat two cucumbers for cold serving.

Dazhuang is only two years old, he can feed himself, and he eats well without spreading it everywhere.

He finished the shrimp, tofu and corn kernels that were given to him, and drank another bowl of Sanxian soup. When asked again if he wanted more, he shook his head and put down his bowl and chopsticks.

"Do you like eating the food cooked by your uncle?" Chen Yuping asked him with a smile.

Maybe they are a little familiar after spending the whole morning together. He has bright eyes and nods in agreement.

Not long after the meal, Chen Yuchun came over.

"Daddy!" Da Zhuang, who was sitting next to the basket, saw his dad and even raised his voice a little louder. His eyes were shining and he swooped over with his little arms and legs.

Chen Yuchun picked up his clean eldest son, his eyes slightly moist.

It's better to be your biological father.

Old Chen raised his head and glanced at his eldest son: "Why are you willing to throw him into the old house?"

"Where is Brother An?" asked Father Chen. The grandson is only four months old.

"His father is here and he is sleeping."

"Don't worry, the child will stay here. We will take him back in the evening."

Chen Yuchun pursed his lips: "There are a lot of things at home..."

"Not much." Old Chen intercepted His words: "Your father and I have discussed that the children will be left here during the day. If you want to work in the fields, you can go. Later, your father and I will not go to the Zhang family to help."

"Brother, just leave Da Zhuang here. " Come here, he is very well-behaved and very easy to take care of," Chen Yuping said with a smile.

Liu Guixiang also added: "Qiao Niuer likes my brother. The two children had a great time playing in the morning."

Chen Yuchun felt warm in his heart when he heard the left and right sentences. Originally, he didn't want to trouble his father and father, but in the end he left Da Zhuang alone. Stayed.

It is indeed better for the child to be placed in the Chen family, and he feels more at ease.

Chen Yuping can go out and walk around even if Chen's father doesn't work in the fields. He plans to go into the mountains to take a look and pick up some mushrooms and fungus if they come back. It's also good if he doesn't pick up bundles of firewood.

"I'll go into the mountains and you stay at home." Father Chen disagreed. On such a hot day, it would be much hotter to go to the mountains.

"I don't know how many times I've been in the mountains these days, and I'm very familiar with it. Besides, Dad, you only recognize a few edible mushrooms. I'll be careful when I go into the mountains."

Chen Yuping carried a bamboo shoot on his back and went in. Mountain.

A neighbor from the village who came to buy skewers saw him absent and asked casually.

Father Chen was a little helpless: "This kid won't listen. He still wants to go to the mountains on a hot day. I can't stop him."

"What are you going to the mountains for?"

"There aren't many mushrooms left to dry at home. You all like to eat them. "

It hasn't rained for half a month. Where can I get the mushrooms? By the way, Uncle Chen, ask Brother Ping if he can collect dried mushrooms. I have a lot of them at home."

"Okay, I'll ask him later." After the

people left, Liu Guixiang said: "Not only the dried mushrooms, there are not many vegetables left in the vegetable garden."

The Chen family only has a vegetable garden. Although Chen Yuandong moved out, he still went to the old house to pick vegetables. , the couple didn't eat much, and they would go to the old house every now and then to get food. It wasn't worth opening a vegetable garden, it was a waste of time.

A vegetable garden can be used by two families. There is enough food for two families, and they can also dry a lot of dried vegetables. Nowadays, there are vegetarian hot pot skewers. The business is good and they need a lot of green vegetables. One vegetable garden is obviously not enough.

"If I buy this in the village, won't I make much money?" Father Chen thought: "Look, two strings for one penny, we have it in our own land, so there is no cost. If you go out to buy it, you have to count the cost. "

Liu Guixiang thought about it: "I'll wait until Brother Ping comes back and ask him what he thinks. The vegetables in our garden can still last for a few days, but we can't dry them.

" It's nothing, we don't eat much dried vegetables in winter."

It was still far from evening when Chen Yuping came back. The bamboo shoots were empty and there was no bundle of firewood.

However, he held a small baby in his arms.

Chapter 14

"Dad, I picked it up in the mountains. It looks like the month is not very old."

Liu Guixiang took a closer look and said, "She looks thinner than Qiao Niu'er. I think she only lasted three months. He's a brother." Pregnancy moles are very light and almost invisible in color. "This is too immoral."

"I'm afraid it has something to do with the birthmark." Father Chen pointed at the baby's left forehead, where there was a dark birthmark at the end of the eyebrow, which was particularly eye-catching.

How pitiful. Chen Yuping asked in a low voice: "Can you keep it alive?" It would be better if he didn't see a living human life, but if he saw it, his conscience would be uneasy if he turned a blind eye.

"Brother Ping, do you want to keep him?" Liu Guixiang frowned slightly: "I can't say for sure." There were some words that she, the daughter-in-law, couldn't say. The third brother's marriage was difficult. If he raised another child and was abandoned by others, Even if the baby can make money with good cooking skills, it may be more difficult to get married.

To take a step back, my father and I are both kind people. They value their children very much and would rather suffer than burden their children.

Brother Ping has made up his mind to raise this baby. In the end, the matter may fall on the father and the father. Father and father cannot just watch Brother Ping spend the rest of his life alone for a child. He doesn't even have a companion.

Father Chen had raised several children and had quite a lot of experience. He picked up the baby from his third son's arms and inspected it carefully: "There is nothing wrong with the body and bones. It just looks a little thinner. How many months have it passed?" I'm really not sure. He was asleep all the time?"

"I only found him when I heard the cry. Maybe he fell asleep on the way back because he was tired from crying."

"Was it loud?"

"It was very small and weak. Weak."

Father Chen looked at the sleeping baby in his arms: "Do you

really want to raise him?" "We can't just throw him into the mountains again." After a pause, Chen Yuping said, "It's okay that he didn't touch him. , You can't just die without saving him, he's so young, it's so pitiful."

After a long silence, Father Chen said, "You can keep it if you want. I'll go to the town tomorrow and leave the household registration with you and me. He is your younger brother in his father's name. Let's see what he will name him."

Liu Guixiang didn't say anything, thinking to herself that she had guessed it right.

It's not easy to raise a child. It's just that little time. My parents are getting older and their energy is far less than before.

She felt that Brother Ping was quite ignorant. After all, he was young, unmarried, and didn't know the difficulties of raising a child. He didn't just have something to wear for his stuttering.

"Dad, this child is mine."

"What do you mean?" Father Chen looked at his third son and his voice became even tighter.

Chen Yuping put the baby back in his arms and looked at his sleeping face: "Daddy, please put the baby in my name. Whether I can get married or not is still a matter of debate. Having a baby here means I have someone to rely on." As he spoke, he added: "Even if you can find a reliable partner, you have to have a child. I picked him up in the mountains. It's fate."

Father Chen has a lot to say. When it reached his mouth, he felt that he couldn't say it. After a while, he compromised: "Okay."

"When I go to town tomorrow, I will go to your uncle's house to borrow some fruit powder. I'll help you feed it now."

Liu Guixiang The man next to him answered: "The clothes, shoes and hats Qiao Niu'er is wearing are still in good condition. I'll bring them over later, so there's no need to buy anything else. The child is small and grows quickly, so he won't be able to wear it more than once."

"Thank you, second sister-in-law."

"You don't have to be polite in the family."

My brother is a magical existence. Different from the boy's and girl's families, after my brother was born, he quickly registered his household registration, and then went to the town to collect the fruit powder with his household registration book.

You can get fruit powder for free, and you have to drink it until you are one year old. Once you are one year old, if you want fruit fans, you have to pay for them.

For those who have light pregnancy moles, if they drink fruit powder every day before they are five years old, unless there are special circumstances, the color of the pregnancy moles between their eyebrows will become darker, and there will be no problem with childbirth. But fruit powder is expensive. You have to pay at least 300 cash per month, which is an average of 10 cash per day.

There are also poor families who, seeing that their brother is strong and strong, simply let him go. If they have the money to buy fruit powder, they might as well marry him a brother or a girl when he grows up.

Father Chen went to his eldest brother's house to get some fruit powder. As soon as he left, the little baby woke up on his hind legs.

She cried like a newborn kitten, with a weak and pitiful cry.

"Maybe I'm hungry." Liu Guixiang touched the diaper and found it was very clean. "It's so small. When Qiao Niu'er was three months old, it was harder to hold this child and he was a bit fatter." After saying that, he asked again: "Do you want my third brother to give him a nickname first?"

"Just call me Brother Cao." The spring breeze blew again.

"Are you awake?" Father Chen hurriedly entered the house: "I was afraid that he would wake up, so I came back with the fruit powder."

"I just woke up. My second sister-in-law said that Xu was hungry and had been crying."

Father Chen laughed . He said: "I'll make some fruit powder and give it to him right away."

"Dad, I gave him a nickname, Brother Cao."

"Brother Cao, Brother Cao'er is good. Once you have a nickname, it takes time to get a big name. I think it's okay, let's settle it with a nickname first, and then add it after we think of a big name."

Use the fruit powder brewed in warm water and feed it with a small wooden spoon.

Brother Cao'er ate one bite after another in a hurry.

"Look at this little mouth, it sucks really hard." Father Chen smiled with kind eyes. This is Brother Ping's child, his grandson.

Brother Cao, who had a full stomach, neither cried nor fussed. He moved his eyes wildly, looking left and right. Qiao Niu'er and Da Zhuang were very curious about him, so they leaned their heads over to take a look.

"Give him a bath and change into clean clothes."

"Okay."

Liu Guixiang put Qiao Niu'er in the basket: "I'll get some clothes."

Brother Cao was also very well-behaved during the bath.

She was really thin. Chen Yuping felt very distressed when she looked at him.

"Let's raise them well. Children grow up quickly. They look the same in a few days, and they will be fat and fat in a short time." Father Chen spoke softly and slowly: "You only had a little bit when you were born. Your father is particularly worried about not being able to support you. He is even more alert than me when he sleeps at night. If you make the slightest movement, he will immediately open his eyes. If you don't move, he will also wake up and reach out to touch your face. Son, he lost weight very quickly, but you have gained weight." As he spoke, he smiled, his eyes showing warm happiness.

Father Chen and Chen Yuping were taking care of Brother Cao, and took a look at Qiao Niuer. There was business at the stall, and it was Liu Guixiang who took care of it.

Fortunately, not many people came to visit in the afternoon. As evening approached, the number of people gradually increased.

At this time, Brother Cao had been packed up and was sleeping soundly on the bamboo couch. Qiao Niuer also fell asleep, with one on his side. Da Zhuang sat beside the bamboo couch, looking at his younger brother and then his younger sister. He is a quiet child, very worry-free.

When old man Chen and his son came back from the fields, they were a little stunned when they saw the two babies sleeping on the bamboo couch.

We all know Qiao Niuer. Whose family does the other little milk baby belong to?

"Brother Ping picked it up in the mountains. He looked very pitiful, so he wanted to keep it by his side. He named it Brother Cao, and he will go get the fruit powder when he settles down tomorrow." Father Chen explained.

Old man Chen stuttered a little and obviously couldn't react: "Brother Ping, do you want to raise a baby like this?"

"Brother Ping is having a hard time giving birth. Now he has a baby. Maybe God has pity on him. It's better to keep him smaller. He'll keep him since he was a child. It's no different from his own child."

"Okay." My wife made sense. .

Chen Yuanqiu smiled and had no idea what raising a baby meant. He asked happily: "I'm going to be an uncle."

"I've been an uncle twice, so I have to be sensible." Father Chen took the opportunity to teach him: "Don't

"Dad, how can I not be sensible?"

Old man Chen glanced at him: "When will I find a partner to live with and be truly sensible? " "

..." Chen Yuanqiu became depressed and rushed to the bamboo couch: "My little brother slept so soundly." He looked at it with gusto.

Chapter 15

Chen Yuchun came to pick Da Zhuang home in the evening and learned that Brother Ping had picked up a child and planned to keep it by his side.

After he took Da Zhuang home, he packed up two small clothes, took a box of fruit powder, and hurried back to Chen's house.

"Brother Ping, according to my opinion, don't rush to settle down in the child. Let's raise the child for a few days and see how it goes. It won't be too late to settle down if the child can be raised." Chen Yuchun didn't have anything to say about the third brother wanting to raise a child before he got married. In my opinion, it is difficult for the third brother to give birth to a child. This child is good and can be raised, which is a good thing for the third brother.

Father Chen really didn't expect this: "Brother Ping, I think your eldest brother is right. How about we raise him for a few days?" The eldest son brought a box of fruit powder and went to town in no hurry.

"Okay, let's take care of him for a few days."

After saying that, Chen Yuchun was about to get up and leave. He had to go home to make dinner, bathe and wash the children, and clean up the trivial things inside and outside the house. There were a lot of things to do.

"Brother, wait a minute."

Chen Yuping called to stop, took out a bowl, and poured half a bowl of shrimp paste into it: "Put some on when cooking to enhance the flavor. Apply a layer on it when eating steamed buns, it is also very delicious."

"I don't want it . ." Chen Yuchun shook his head: "It's not easy to catch some shrimps. Just boil them into sauce and sell them for money. I don't like shrimps."

The tone of this voice was so familiar. In a daze, Chen Yuping seemed to hear his grandma. Talk in your ear, I don't like meat, I don't like to eat chicken legs, I don't like to eat fish. It was really, really helpless: "My eldest brother doesn't like to eat it, so I took it back and let Brother Zhiwei have a try."

"He doesn't like it either."

Father Chen knew his eldest son's temperament well and said from the side: "Brother Ping , the soup base of the vegetarian pot skewers, didn't you say we can eat the noodles tonight? We can't use so much. Let your brother take half of it back and eat the noodles directly tonight. This soup tastes very good. It's hotter. Putting green vegetables in it will make it more delicious. "

"You can't keep this soup until tomorrow. If you don't want to eat it, you have to pour it out. Yesterday's soup base was poured out. I thought it was a pity and asked Brother Ping to make some noodles. Put it inside."

The words of rejection were on his lips. Hearing what his father said, Chen Yuchun nodded: "Third brother, please pour me a bowl of soup base."

Chen Yuping not only poured a bowl of soup for his eldest brother, but also poured a small bowl of chili sauce.

Chen Yuchun walked away in a hurry.

"I'll make bone soup tomorrow night, and I'll ask my eldest brother to bring some back to eat." After contacting him twice, Chen Yuping felt a little close to his eldest brother. Seeing that he was dark and skinny, he felt a little unbearable. At first glance, the eldest brother seems to be difficult to get along with, but in fact he is also a soft person.

Old Man Chen sighed: "When he was born, it was the most difficult time for the family. This child has been sensible since he was a child, and he has shared the family's burdens early. He was busy at that time, and all he thought about was food and clothing, and he had no time to pay attention to other things. When I was relieved and able to take a breath, I realized that your eldest brother has developed a temperament. He wants to take everything from himself, so that we can relax. If he has something to do, he likes to hide it in his heart, for fear of making it worse. Trouble, but he has a good

idea.

No matter how much he talks, he will still do whatever he wants. The small clothes on the top were worn by Da Zhuang before. Later, Brother An picked them up and put them on. Now it was Brother Cao's turn. Thinking about it, he laughed: "Let's send these small clothes over."

Mr. Chen Dad took the clothes in his hand and looked through them carefully: "Yes, Brother Chun takes good care of them and they are still very new." He would definitely not take them if they were not good. "I also sent a box of fruit powder to Brother Cao. Let us raise it for a few days to see how it goes, and then settle down if we can support it."

"Brother Chun is thoughtful."

Brothers Chen Yuanqiu and Chen Yuandong returned.

The two of them went into the mountains to get the cages. They put them far away this time. They had to walk into the mountains for half an hour and only retrieved them every two days. They gained a lot.

The people came back and started preparing dinner.

I ate gnocchi. I used the bottom of the pot to make soup and put the gnocchi inside. If you like spicy food, you can put some hot sauce and blanched a handful of green vegetables. It tastes very good, very tasty and delicious.

"I will never get tired of eating these noodles every night." Chen Yuanqiu slurped the noodles and talked happily. He ate quickly and added hot sauce. After half a bowl, he was already sweating profusely: "The more I eat, The more energy you get." He took a few sips of the mung bean soup and said, "It's so refreshing!"

Old Man Chen said with disdain, "Eat it slowly, no one will compete with you."

"It tastes really good, I think it's better than Chuan Chuan." It has to be delicious." Chen Yuandong felt that the noodles should be more flavorful and chewy, and the more they tasted, the more delicious they became.

"It's too heavy. You can't eat it every day. It's okay to eat it once in a while." It's delicious, but not very healthy. Chen Yuping specially made three fresh noodle soup for his second sister-in-law. She's nursing a baby, so she can't eat such a heavy meal. mouth.

Within two days, the green vegetables in the vegetable garden were no longer enough to supply the vegetarian pot skewers.

Since stalls are set up all day long, in addition to the village itself, there are also people from neighboring villages coming to buy, so the consumption of green vegetables is too high.

It was impossible to buy ingredients from the village to maintain the stall. The profit was too low for Chen Yuping to be interested.

"Starting from tomorrow, the vegetarian pot skewers will not be sold."

Liu Guixiang thought it was a pity. In just six or seven days, the couple had divided two to three hundred coins from the vegetarian pot skewers.

The money in this business seems to be small, one penny is two strings, but there are so many people buying it, and every penny seems inconspicuous. When I close the stall in the evening and count the money, I am full of surprises.

Old man Chen took a sip of the strong tea, narrowed his eyes with enjoyment, and said slowly: "After the busy farming season, the land in our mountain valley will no longer be planted with corns, but will be renovated and renovated to grow vegetables."

"I watched . Okay." Father Chen thought for a moment and then said, "Plant less sweet potatoes and let's order more vegetables."

Chen Yuandong said, "I also have a vegetable plot next to my house. I'll clear it out tomorrow." A bit of land was deliberately left aside, and every household would leave some land next to their house to grow vegetables.

Everyone couldn't believe it when they heard that they would not be selling vegetarian hotpot skewers for the time being. It was far scarier than a nightmare.

"Brother Ping, they are all saying that you don't plan to sell Chuan Chuan anymore?"

"Third Brother, is it true? You don't want to sell Chuan Chuan anymore? What's going on?"

"This can't be done, I'm still counting on Chuan Chuan If you don't eat skewers, how can you live this day? You won't be able to sleep well at night."

Everyone was talking in a hurry, urging them to continue selling skewers, and some even said that even for a penny. One string doesn't matter.

Chen Yuping rejected them ruthlessly: "It's too hot. It's good for your health to eat less Chuan Chuan."

"I think if you don't eat Chuan Chuan, your whole body will be bad."

"It's just that it doesn't taste good. "

I'm going to be sick now. Come on, someone help me. I can't bear the painful days without Chuan Chuan in the future. I feel dizzy, my limbs are weak and my brain is dizzy."

"..." No. Come to think of it, drama queens can also be seen in ancient times. Chen Yuping rolled his eyes: "Stop pretending, your acting is so fake. Chuan Chuan is not available recently. I'll take a look. I'll fix the braised pig intestines in a few days. If not, I'll come up with some new food for you." "

Is it the same as the vegetarian pot skewers? It's cheap and affordable, and it tastes great." Someone climbed up the pole and asked.

"I can't say for sure, I don't know now."

"Brother Ping, you have to hurry up. I'm used to eating the food you cook. If I don't eat for a day, I feel unwell. The braised pork and braised pig's trotters are a bit expensive. I can't bear to eat every day."

"Speaking of it ." Let me tell you about this. Two days ago, I saw Ershanzi, a well-known gangster in our village, running into the town to do hard labor. I thought I had made a mistake, but when I got closer, I saw that it was really him. Why, I'm just greedy for the food at Brother Ping's stall. I have no money in my pocket, but I have to find a way to make money to satisfy my craving."

This was really novel, and everyone laughed when they heard it.

"Brother Ping's food is really delicious. It is said that the five sturdy children of the village chief's family are now sweeping the floor, washing dishes, feeding chickens and helping the family in order to eat skewers."

"Hahahaha, Third brother, I said you really can't stop the skewers. Everyone said, "

The skewers should stop. No matter how much everyone made noises, Chen Yuping still stopped the skewers. "

You don't have to get up early to fill the pot with soup, and you can sleep in, which is bliss.

The only shrimp paste steamed buns left on the stall were sold throughout the day, and the business was also much lighter.

Chapter 16

Every seventh day of every month is market day.

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Father Chen and Chen Yuping, father and son, went to town to buy ingredients as usual, and by the way, they settled Brother Cao's household registration, took home this month's fruit powder, and bought some necessities for the baby. , and finally bought all the daily necessities that were missing at home.

There are a lot of things to do and it's complicated. I definitely won't be able to get home in time at noon.

Before setting off, I specially organized lunch for Mr. Chen and his son, two cold dishes, and stewed a soup on the stove. Liu Guixiang came over to take a look at it, and ate it with steamed buns with shrimp paste. It was a complete lunch.

Da Zhuang is a very well-behaved and quiet child. He is only two years old and does not have to worry at all. He is very worry-free and easy to take care of.

Liu Guixiang said that it would be fine for Da Zhuang to stay at home, and he could still play with Qiao Niu'er, so he couldn't delay her.

With the addition of a stupid guy, she really didn't have the energy to care.

Therefore, Brother Cao was brought into the town by Father Chen and his son.

They took a ride on the village's oxcart when they went there. When the oxcart came back, Chen Yuping and his son had a lot of things to do, so they had to miss the free oxcart.

After they had finished their work and bought all the things they needed to buy, it was already the end of noon. For lunch, they had a bowl of chicken soup wontons at a stall. The skin was thin and the meat was fresh. They cost five cents for a bowl of ten. They were relatively big, so I ate them all. Full belly.

"When I was a child, this wonton stall stood at the entrance of the alley. In the blink of an eye, decades later, this stall is still there, and the taste is the same as before, light and delicious. Even though the stall is small, there are only two small low tables, and the business is... But it is very prosperous and supports a family of eight. Now the eldest son is setting up the stall. "

Chen Yuping asked casually: "Aren't the other sons jealous?"

"What are the other children to be jealous of? Except for the eldest son, they were all sent to work as apprentices. When the family was separated, they were given enough money. "

"The old stall owner and his wife are very thoughtful in their business.

They don't even have a store. It has been displayed at the entrance of the alley for decades, and it is still prosperous in the hands of his son, which is enough to show that this couple is thoughtful." Father Chen pointed to his brain and said with a smile: "What a smart man. ."

There was no oxcart available, so the father and son had to walk home.

Walking under the shade of trees, talking slowly and leisurely, we arrived at the entrance of the village before we knew it.

"Secretary Chen has just come back from town?" A neighbor from the village met him and greeted him with a smile.

Father Chen responded kindly.

"Why didn't you rent an oxcart? Fortunately, the sun wasn't very bright today." After a pause, he glanced at the sleeping Brother Cao: "Is this the child that Brother Ping picked up in the mountains? He was well-raised and has a pretty face. "I saw some meat."

"No one is coming to Kuzhu Village. It's just the two of us. It's not cost-effective to rent a bullock cart." Speaking of the child, Father Chen smiled cheerfully: "This baby is very easy to take care of." Now that he has settled down, he will be my little brother from now on, but we can no longer say that he was picked up."

He said it gently, and the neighbors in the village were not angry, and just nodded in agreement with a smile.

After walking not far, I met several young people, staring at Chen Yuping with keen eyes.

"Brother Ping, are you selling braised pig intestines tomorrow?"

"Yes, I bought ten pairs of pig intestines in one go, and they will be enough tomorrow." This one was a bit heavy, so Chen Yuping asked the villagers to help him carry it back in the morning. Home.

"Ten pairs are not enough. It looks like I have to go over there early to keep watch."

"Brother Ping, have you thought of any new food? I've been thinking about it every day."

"I'm not afraid of jokes. I had a dream yesterday. I also dreamed that Brother Ping invented a new food, and it cost three skewers, which was unprecedentedly affordable."

Chen Yuping laughed: "That was really a dream. I originally wanted to make braised pig intestines, but it's a pity that I didn't buy a cow. If you know who is buying cattle, remember to come and tell me."

"If you want to buy cattle, it's hard to say. You have to try your luck."

"Brother Ping, I'll keep an eye on you. If you have good news, can you give me some food? It doesn't matter, as long as it's done by Brother Ping."

This

word spread throughout the village somehow.

People who come here to buy food always ask, is it true?

Some people came here specifically to ask, just wanting to know if it was true.

Of course it's true.

Two days later, I don't know who the wicked person was, but the message changed again, saying that as long as you tell Brother Ping who is willing to buy the cow, you can eat as much of the delicacies on the stall as you want without spending any money. Eat as much as you want.

This is obviously unreliable. Most people still know that this is not credible. There are also a few who are lucky and shameless to ask.

"I have never said this." Chen Yuping replied with a cold face and seriously: "I want to buy a stronger cow that can go to work directly in the fields. If anyone has the trust and knows which store sells cows, please come here. Tell me, I will go and confirm that this is true. I can give him some food. As for what to give and how much to give, I have the final say."

In the evening, everything was tidied up inside and outside the house. Dusk fell, and there was a gentle night breeze. The breeze blew, a rare moment of leisure in the day, and the Chen family, who had nothing to do, sat in front of the house to enjoy the cool air.

Father Chen said angrily: "If you encounter a thin-skinned person, this may be a blackmail. Who on earth spread this word? If you let me know, I have to beat you up."

"It's really disgusting. ." Chen Yuanqiu was also very angry.

"It's not difficult to know who spread the news. You can find out by asking two more people." Old man Chen said, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.

Chen Yuping said: "There is no need to worry about this kind of person, he will not succeed."

Kuzhu Village is not big, but it is not as big as the Shen Family House next to it, and it is not too small, compared with the surrounding villages, it is a village. The number of people is considered to be above average. No matter how wealthy each household is, they can still have enough food and clothing, and their lives are relatively stable.

It is really not easy to find this person who talks nonsense in the village. The most important thing is that it is not sure whether he is malicious or simply wants to eat the delicious food from the stall. There is a big difference between the two. different.

The Chen family set up a stall in their house to do business. Not only was the deal successful, but the business was also very good. It must be a lie to say that no one was jealous or secretly jealous. We are on the cusp of the storm, and for small things like this that have no real harm, we should keep a low profile if we can.

Seeing that the seventeenth market day is coming again, there is still no idea about buying cattle.

Chen Yuping became a Buddha, but he couldn't spend any money.

It seemed that the braised pig intestines had to be pushed back again. As more and more people came to ask questions, he had to think about new foods.

Chen Yuping thought about it for a whole night, and then he focused on the eggs in the jar.

The eggs were sold in town for two for a penny.

The family raises twelve chickens, one rooster, and the rest are hens. Nine or ten eggs are laid every day, which is not a small amount.

Instead of selling them to the town at a low price, let him make spiced tea eggs for a penny each, and there is still a profit margin.

Thinking of Chen Yuping, I got excited. There was tea at home, too, and it was homemade cigarette tea. Old man Chen smoked dry cigarettes. He was not particularly addicted to cigarettes. He smoked once every three to five times. Only this bowl of strong tea every day was half a bowl of tea. A bowl of water is a must every day. If he doesn't drink it any day, he will even speak with an unknown anger.

In order to make a bowl of strong tea, the Chen family specially moved a piece of land in the mountain valley and planted several tea trees. Now, they have grown into more than ten years old tea trees, and the tobacco tea produced is also very authentic.

"Father, I want to discuss something with you."

Old Chen raised his eyelids and said, "You tell me." He was worried, always feeling that something was wrong with his third son's eyes.

"Can you share some of your cigarette tea with me?"

"If you want to drink it, just take it and make it."

"Father, what I mean is, I want to have a bowl of cigarette tea like this every day." Chen Yuping hid behind his back The bowl was taken out.

This bowl of tobacco tea is no more than one tael, enough to make two bowls of strong tea.

Lazy old man Chen immediately widened his eyes, straightened his body and looked at his third son: "Every day?"

"Yes, every day."

"I, my bag of tea is not enough for you, and there will be more until new tea is released next year. Half a year's work!" That expression and tone barely mentioned the word "unfilial son".

Father Chen looked at the side for a while and said with a smile: "Brother Ping can do it if he wants. You don't have to worry about him. There was still some old tea left last year. This year's new tea is a little more than last year. There will definitely be a lot left." , He just cares about food, and he can't change it as he gets older."

"He wants a bowl every day," Old Man Chen said with a twist of his face, "It's enough for me to soak for two days!

" Try not to put so much and see if the flavor can come out. Maybe one bowl can be used for two days."

Old man Chen frowned and said unwillingly, "Okay, use it if you want." He stood up and left with his hands behind his back. Not long after, I saw him coming out with a bowl of strong tea in both hands, drinking it with great care and treasure, as if he would never drink it again.

Chapter 17

What Chen Yuping is going to make is spiced tea eggs.

For a while, he really wanted to eat, so he looked for food videos. The first time he didn't succeed, the second time it was not satisfactory, and the third time it was like that. Later, he became more and more skilled.

Later, he didn't like eating anymore.

Calculating the time, I haven't made spiced tea eggs for two or three years.

Chen Yuping didn't dare to make too big a mistake, so he decided to try his hand first. It wouldn't be much, so he would do six.

"Brother, are you planning to make braised eggs?" Chen Yuanqiu's eyes sparkled. He knew that braised eggs are sold in the town. They cost a penny each. He had bought them before. The taste was good. Compared with the braised eggs made by his third brother, But it was still not enough: "There are also braised eggs sold in the town, and they cost a penny each. When your braised eggs come out, we will pay the same price."

Chen Yuping added spices to the pot: "Not counting the braised eggs, the taste is the same as the braised eggs. It's different, these are spiced tea eggs."

"No wonder, my father looked like he had his heart cut out."

"What are you talking about, little bastard!" Old Man Chen walked in with a tigerish face.

Chen Yuanqiu immediately came over and said with a smile: "Father, in order to support the third brother's business, I even took out the most beloved cigarettes and tea at the request." Thumbs up.

"Of course!" Old man Chen leaned on his back with his hands and walked slowly to his third son's side. He glanced at the pot and said, "Have you put down the tea leaves?"

"Well, the tobacco tea made by my father is very fragrant.

Old man Chen was a little proud: "How much can you make from this skill?" "

If you count one penny, you can make six pennies.

" Six cents?" The corners of his eyebrows and eyes were filled with distress.

"Yes." Chen Yuping nodded seriously.

Old man Chen looked like he was about to faint, and he was completely confused.

"Father, this marinade can be reused." Chen Yuping burst out laughing.

If it were the youngest, Old Chen would have slapped him long ago, but this is the third son. "You, where did you learn the skin from? It must be from the youngest." A pair of tiger eyes looked at the youngest son next to him.

"It's none of my business!" Chen Yuanqiu, who was drooling over the stew pot, felt that he had been wronged and said: "Father, I didn't say anything. I didn't hear anything, let alone see anything." A strong desire to survive.

Father Chen walked in: "What are you doing? Youngest boy

, have you messed with your father again?" "Dad!" Chen Yuanqiu was about to cry: "How come you one or two of you blame me! What did I do to me? "He looked confused.

As for the real culprit, he was standing in front of the small stove laughing so hard that his stomach hurt.

When the spiced tea eggs came out of the pot, Chen Yuanqiu ran into the stove happily: "Third brother, is it ready?"

"Yes, there is only one for each person."

"One is fine, let me taste it first." Regardless of whether it was hot to his hands, Chen Yuanqiu picked up the egg and exhaled while peeling off the eggshell. The cracked eggshell was particularly easy to peel. The rich fragrance flew towards him with the scalding heat: "Wow, it smells so good, so hot, so hot, ouch." The third brother is the third brother, I know it will be better than the braised eggs in town." Before I even tasted it, the rainbow fart was already blowing.

Chen Yuping has been spared the youngest's rainbow fart. There is nothing unpalatable in his mouth. He can blow even a simple egg fried rice into a colorful flower.

"Father, please try the five-spice tea eggs I made." Chen Yuping helped peel the shell. He also held a bowl with two eggs in his left hand: "I'll go next door."

This one is a On a rainy day, it was drizzling outside. It was only a few steps from the old house to the second brother's house. He was lazy and rushed into the yard of the second brother's house in the rain.

"Brother Ping is here."

"Second brother, I made five-spice tea eggs. They have just come out of the pot and are still a little hot. I will give them to you and my second sister-in-law to try."

"I have long smelled the fragrance coming from the direction of the old house. "My second sister-in-law and I were wondering if you were messing around with the food."

"We were just wondering when we had nothing to do."

As soon as he entered the kitchen after returning from his second brother's house, Chen Yuping was hugged by the youngest.

"Third brother, third brother, the braised eggs you make are so fragrant and delicious!"

Chen Yuping opened his hands and ruthlessly peeled the man off his body: "There is only one delicious one."

"I know, I'm just excited. , I'm so excited. Third brother, your brain is so amazing. You can make so many delicious things. I must have been blessed for eight lifetimes to be your brother.

" Do you want half an egg white?"

"My dear brother!" Chen Yuanqiu was moved to tears.

Chen Yuping rubbed the top of his hair. "That's almost it."

Chen Yuanqiu laughed while holding half of the egg white.

The five-spice tea egg was a success and even tastier than anything made in modern times.

Chen Yuping has long discovered that since he came to ancient times, this craft suddenly became a bit magical. As long as the food is made by his hands, it will be particularly delicious. Maybe this is his golden finger.

On the market day of the 17th, steamed buns with shrimp paste, braised pork trotters, braised pork intestines, braised pork, and five-spice tea eggs.

As more and more food is served at the stall, braised pork and braised pig's trotters are far less popular than before. After all, braised pork intestines cost one penny and three cents each. Compared with one penny, braised pig intestines are still a good deal.

Now there are spiced tea eggs that cost a penny each.

Chen Yuping reduced the portion of braised pork to twenty kilograms, compared with thirty kilograms before. He only bought five pairs of braised pig trotters, instead of eight pairs before.

The braised pig intestines are sold as much as they can be sold, the shrimp paste steamed buns are still 500, and the five-spice tea eggs are new, and they will be sold steadily at 200.

With Brother Cao in the family, Father Chen did not go to the market with him and let his third son and fourth son go together.

Despite the fact that the youngest usually talks a little out of tune, he has a childish nature, and he is quite reliable in doing things. The last time he went to the market was the first time he did business with him, and he didn't make any mistakes. He has a sharp eye, a quick brain, and a sharp tongue. It is better to be green than blue.

This time, Father Chen could rest assured and follow the two children.

Just before noon, the brothers came back.

"Dad, the braised eggs made by third brother are very good. The braised eggs and braised pig intestines are sold out first. Today's braised pork is sold out even slower than the shrimp paste steamed buns." As soon as he entered the house, Chen Yuanqiu started to scream. He started talking loudly.

Chen Yuping said a word or two when he saw the gap.

Brother Cao was awake, as if he felt the excitement in the room. He stared at his uncle with his big round eyes, as if he was listening to him attentively. Chen Yuping saw this and felt soft in his heart. He stretched out his hand to pick up Brother Cao.

After returning from the market, I set up a braised pork stall at home from the next day and reduced the portion. I only made ten kilograms and braised a pair of pig trotters. The stall mainly sells shrimp paste steamed buns and five-spice tea eggs. The vegetable garden The green vegetables in the house are growing well, and occasionally they sell vegetarian pot skewers.

Soon, the eggs saved at home were used up, and the hens alone were not enough to produce nine or ten eggs a day. Fortunately, the second brother's family raised a lot of chickens, and he could collect more than ten eggs a day, and the eldest brother also raised chickens. , and then buy some from my uncle's house, I can barely maintain sales at the end of the day.

Not only in this village, the stall has been set up for a month, and its reputation has already spread throughout the surrounding areas, and many people from neighboring villages will come to buy it.

"We'll catch a few more hens and raise them before next year." Old man Chen said.

"A few are not enough."

"Catch nine more to make a total of twenty chickens." Old man Chen said and looked at his second son: "The second son's family will also raise a few more, and the elder's family will also raise a few more." "

Except for the eggs from the eldest brother's family, which were bought with money, the remaining eggs from the eldest brother's and second brother's families received dividends directly. Chen Yuping wanted to help his brothers.

If you want to buy hens, you can buy more than ten or twenty hens. You can't buy them in the village. Father Chen specially went to the east side of the town. There is a village in the east that raises a lot of chickens. It can be cheaper to buy more. He picked up the hen that was laying eggs and bought another hundred eggs. This was a big business, and it was easy to negotiate the price, and he gave a very affordable price.

There are twenty more hens to lay eggs, and there are enough eggs without having to go to the uncle's house to buy eggs every day. Chen Yuping will still go to the uncle's house to buy them every day. The extra eggs are saved and used on the seventh market day, so that he does not have to go to the east of the town. Buy it in the village.

Chapter 18

The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, the hot weather has cooled down a little, and sleeping at night is much more comfortable.

There are more and more rainy days, and the soft drizzle moistens the newly planted crops. When it rains, the daytime is also very cool.

Brother Cao'er has been in Chen's house for nearly two months. He has changed a lot. Not only has his face become fleshy, but his arms and legs have also gained a lot of flesh, and his hands feel slightly pinched when held in his hands.

After the busy farming season was over, Chen Yuchun did not send Da Zhuang over again. The adults didn't feel much about the absence of a child. The child was too well-behaved and quiet. But coincidentally, Niu'er was a bit fussy and fussy. Fortunately, Brother Cao was a little more lively now. The two babies were of similar months, so they could play together if they were put together.

Two days before the Mid-Autumn Festival is Liu Guixiang's birthday.

Chen Yuandong had long thought about asking his third brother to help prepare a table of food for his wife's birthday. The father-in-law and mother-in-law would both come over.

He mentioned this matter to his third brother in advance, and Chen Yuping naturally agreed.

The day before his second sister-in-law's birthday, Chen Yuping went to his second brother's house to discuss the dishes for the birthday with his second brother and his second sister-in-law.

"My father-in-law has a good drink of wine, and my mother-in-law will also take a few sips of rice wine when she has nothing to do. Brother Ping has prepared two more dishes to go with the wine. I think they will like it."

"Stewed chicken, garlic pork ribs, braised pork, braised pig's trotters, Crispy pan-fried fish, stir-fried pork with chili, fried bitter gourd and egg, and three delicacies soup. There are no spicy dishes, but they are also delicious with rice and wine. There are light and fragrant red sauces, and a combination of meat and vegetables."

Liu Guixiang's eyes lit up as she listened to the menu. : "Okay! The third brother has arranged it very well. That's it. Dad, please give a hundred coins to the third brother. Later, go to Shen's house to get some wine and buy a few taels of rice wine. Let's have a good time tomorrow. "

We don't need so much money." Chen Yuping thought about it and said, "I don't know what to give to my second sister-in-law for her birthday. I'll arrange this meal. It's just a little thought. Second brother, second brother." Sister-in-law, you don't need to be polite to me. We don't need it as a family."

Chen Yuandong shook his head: "No, no, it's your second sister-in-law's birthday. I have already said that the whole table should be lively. Third brother, you can't steal it. My job. Come on, take the money."

"Third brother, take the money. Your second brother has been talking about celebrating my birthday for a long time. This is his wish.

"

Father Chen saw a bunch of money in his third son's hand: "Did your second brother give it to you?"

"Yes, I said it was to prepare food for tomorrow." Chen Yuping smiled bitterly: "I gave you more."

"If you want to give it to you, just keep it. , I will pay back the extra money tomorrow."

Chen Yuping nodded: "I don't know what to give to my second sister-in-law for her birthday. I originally thought of setting up a table with food."

"No need to give it, it's not the whole life, your father and I. If you don't give it away, you don't need it." Father Chen added, "We will eat at your second brother's house at noon and eat here at night. You have to work harder and call your eldest brother and his family over."

"I'm going to the third uncle's house later, and I'll tell my elder brother about this on the way." The third uncle helped to set aside the meat and ribs that will be used tomorrow. The meat on the ribs cannot be cut too cleanly.

Chen Yuandong went to Shen's house to get a drink. When he came back, he took a turn to his eldest brother's house and invited them to have lunch tomorrow.

When Chen Yuping went there, he happened to see his eldest brother seeing his second brother off. He immediately laughed and said, "Big brother, second brother." He explained his purpose.

"It's easy tomorrow, no need to worry about lunch and dinner." Chen Yuchun joked with a smile.

The three brothers chatted for a while, and Chen Yuandong and Chen Yuping walked home.

The next day, it was still a rainy day, with a thin drizzle, and the heaven and earth seemed to be covered with a thin layer of gauze, which was particularly cool and comfortable.

Chen Yuchun came early, so he brought his two children over first. Zhang Zhiwei went to the field to take a look at the crops. There had been a lot of rain recently, and the water in the fields was so deep that ditches had to be dug to release water to prevent them from being soaked. Small grass seedlings.

An Ge'er is more than a month older than Qiao Niu'er, and Qiao Niu'er looks older than Brother Cao. As for which month the two children are older, I'm really not sure. Brother Cao has raised nearly two children in the Chen family. Month, he has grown a lot. He looks about the same as when Qiao Niu'er was four months old. Let's say he is four months old. Qiao Niu'er is more than five months old. At two years old, he is the youngest of the four children. .

The children at home are very well-behaved, neither noisy nor tactful at all. We put them on the bamboo couch and played quite happily.

Chen Yuping was working in the kitchen house, and Chen Yuchun was helping. Chen Lao and Liu Guixiang looked at the four children at home and took care of their own stalls. As for the others, they were busy in the fields, and it was still raining a little. Farm work needs to be sorted out. Unless it is winter and there are no crops in the fields, it can be considered truly free.

When the Liu family arrived, Chen and his son had just entered the house. Their trousers had not been lowered, and their legs were covered with mud and water.

Father Chen greeted first and served tea with peanuts, melon seeds, dried apricots and sweet potato strips, etc., all from his own land.

There were about ten people at the table, and it was full. Today was a good day. Liu Guixiang also drank some rice wine and had a lively lunch.

The food was very clean, and Old Man Liu and Old Man Chen were a little drunk. The two old men talked like good brothers, stuttering and having a big tongue.

"The day for the in-laws to enjoy happiness has come." Madam Liu said with a kind look on her face: "I also heard about Brother Ping in the town and said that the food he cooked was particularly delicious. After eating this, it turned out to be true. Can Guixiang marry into my family? The Chen family is blessed. Thanks to the help of their in-laws, the young couple live a smooth and comfortable life. "

Dad Chen smiled cheerfully: "Guixiang is a good boy, he is meticulous and thoughtful. "My family, Yuan Dong, is truly blessed to be able to marry such a good girl."

Chen Yuping couldn't help laughing as he listened to the two elders' business bragging, and hurriedly entered the kitchen room with a stack of empty dishes and chopsticks.

In the kitchen room, Chen Yuchun was already washing dishes and chopsticks with his sleeves rolled up quickly.

The two of them were very fast and managed to tidy up the kitchen in a short time.

In the afternoon, the Liu family wanted to go back to town, and they drove a bullock cart there. However, Old Liu was a little drunk, so Chen Yuandong sent his father-in-law and mother-in-law back.

Liu Guixiang placed the things brought by her parents, including fish and meat, two live chickens and two live ducks, Qiao Niuer's clothes and shoes, and two pieces of soft cotton material. You can tell one by looking at the color. The piece was given to her and given to Yuan Dong.

"My in-laws are thinking of you two in their hearts, and you two are also thinking of them a lot. You often go out and walk around when you have free time." They are both fathers, and Father Chen feels the same way. When the children live well, they feel at ease and at ease.

Liu Guixiang's eyes were red and her voice was a little hoarse: "Dad is right."

For dinner in the old house, a table must be set up.

Seeing that it was almost time, Chen Yuping went to the old house to do some work.

Father Chen did not let his eldest son help, and asked him to stay in the house and watch over the three children.

Soon, Liu Guixiang came over with Qiao Niuer in her arms, followed by Chen Yuandong, who was carrying a chicken, a duck, fish and meat in his hands.

I didn't kill the chicken. I made chicken soup for lunch and ate it twice a day.

I cooked rice wine duck, twice-cooked pork, braised fish, shrimp paste tofu, loofah stuffed meatballs, dry pot potato slices, winter melon bone soup, and stir-fried vegetables.

Eat a hearty meal at noon, and focus on vegetarian dishes in the evening.

After my second sister-in-law's birthday, the Mid-Autumn Festival arrived in a blink of an eye.

Chen Yuping had been thinking about coming up with something fresh for a long time. He was very confident in his craftsmanship. After all, he was also a person with golden fingers, and he had brightened up his gastronomic skills.

He planned to make snow-skin mooncakes, which would be beautiful and delicious, and would look exquisite and elegant. He doesn't plan to sell it, and he doesn't have enough time to show it off to the neighbors. He will make preparations in advance for the Mid-Autumn Festival next year, and business should be good by then.

Chapter 19

Nowadays, the family stall only sells shrimp paste steamed buns and five-spice tea eggs. The portion of braised pork has been reduced to ten kilograms a day, and braised pig trotters are a pair a day. Every now and then, when the family wants to eat to satisfy their cravings, they will make a little more. .

It was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Chen Yuping got up early. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, he made up his mind to roll up his sleeves and prepare the table for a sumptuous meal.

After Chen finished doing the trivial things inside and outside the house, he went to his second son's house next door to help clean up the house. After finishing, he carried Brother Cao back home and stood guard in front of his stall.

Thinking of celebrating the festival today, every household will eat and drink well.

Therefore, the portions of the food at the stall were reduced by half, including fifty steamed buns with shrimp paste, thirty five-spice tea eggs, ten pounds of braised pork, and a pair of braised pig's trotters.

After selling out early and closing the stall early, you can also take a breather.

"Second uncle, where is brother Ping?"

"Busy in the kitchen room."

"Brother Cao looks fat again, but second uncle can take care of the children."

Seeing that he didn't look like he wanted to buy food, Father Chen took the initiative Asked: "But I have something to talk to Brother Ping? I called him out."

"Brother Ping said before that he wanted to know who is willing to sell his cattle. If he has the information, he will come over and let him know, and he will give him some food he made himself."

"That's right." Chen Yuping greeted him with a smile: "Who wants to sell a cow? I want to buy a stronger cow that can work directly in the fields."

"Yes, my neighbor Helang wants to sell his cow. They have been raising cattle for more than two years. They are young, strong and fat, and they work very hard whether they are harnessing the cattle to a cart or working in the fields. The family did not want to sell it, but the old man at home was sick and needed money urgently. Therefore, the price should be a little more expensive to give up love. It takes seven taels of silver before I am willing to pay it. If brother Ping has an idea and is free now, he can go to the village with my Helang to take a look. It is a bit expensive, but Niu But he is a good cow, and he is afraid of being bought by others. "

My wife calls me wife and mother-in-law, and my brother usually calls me Alang or calls him by his name. It is obvious that this man loves his brother very much, and his words are affectionate. The title of Helang. He is the name of his brother.

There are still a lot of things to do in the kitchen, and Chen Yuping really doesn't have time. It seems that he doesn't know what a good cow is and what a bad cow is: "Dad, let dad go and take a look?"

"This matter must be done. Go to your father, he knows how to look after the cows, I will call him back."

Old man Chen came back soon, took the money and went to the village where the cows were sold.

After about half an hour, old man Chen led the strong cow back home with a proud look on his face.

"This cow is a good cow. We have found a treasure! Seven taels of silver is not a loss." He touched the cow's head as he spoke, with deep satisfaction and joy in his eyes.

"Fortunately, we didn't delay. If we were a little later, we wouldn't be able to buy it." The man said with a face full of joy: "Brother Ping, you see this cow is bought. As for me, I have a small request. Listen, it's okay if it's troublesome. I bought two kilograms of pork belly. Could you please help me make braised pork? I won't have to eat on the side."

Chen Yuping smiled and nodded: "Okay, you can take the meat. Come here and pick it up in the afternoon."

"Okay, thank you, Brother Ping. You're ready."

Chen Yuping sent the man away. When he turned around, his father and the cow were gone. "Where are the people?"

Chen Yuping pointed to the house. Finally, there was teasing in his smile: "I said I want to clean up the cowshed."

"The cowshed I just built before, there is no need to clean it up."

"Who knows him."

Chen Yuanqiu just entered the house and was attracted by the excited Chen Yuanqiu. The old man caught the job: "Young man, go cut the fresh grass and come back."

"Father, I will take the cow out to eat. It can eat as much as it wants."

"No, you go and cut it back."

"Okay."

" I've been missing this cow a lot these days, just look at it, I'll take it with me wherever I go." Father Chen didn't have to guess: "He will definitely chatter in my ear when I go to bed tonight."

Chen Yuping laughed . She has a crooked look on her face, and my father always says that the youngest is a loser. This problem is probably due to my father himself.

This Mid-Autumn Festival is about reunion and reunion.

Chen Yuandong and his wife brought Qiao Niuer with them and came to the old house to have dinner with them.

Two pairs of cloth shoes, a pound of wine, a pound of honey cake, a pound of meat and a fish, this is a heavy gift.

My father-in-law and father-in-law were always kind to them and always looked after them. Liu Guixiang thought about her love, so she naturally took her father-in-law into her heart. What it's like for your mother's family, it's the same for your husband's family. A bowl of water is equal to each other's.

Originally, he was going to buy mooncakes, but Chen Yuping told his second brother in advance not to buy mooncakes from the town. He planned to make them himself. Instead, his second sister-in-law would go back to her parents' home tomorrow and get the mooncakes directly from the old house.

Therefore, the mooncakes were replaced with honey cakes.

When the snowskin mooncakes were placed on the table, Chen Yuping didn't explicitly say that they were mooncakes. He didn't say anything.

The family thought this was his new Mid-Autumn Festival treat.

"It's so beautiful. How did Brother Ping make this? It's so beautiful." Liu Guixiang endured it a little hard. She really wanted to reach out and touch it. She was itching to look at it: "Is this a pastry? It has a faint smell. It's sweet, and it seems to have a strong meaty flavor? There's also a hint of egg flavor, and what is it?"

Chen Yuanqiu stared at the dish intently: "I don't know, it looks delicious." My saliva was almost drooling, so I quickly wiped my mouth.

Even Cao Ge'er and Qiao Niu'er were very interested in the snowskin mooncakes. They looked at them with their little heads and fluttered their chubby little arms, looking very cute.

"Brother Ping, what kind of food is this?" Old Man Chen asked.

Father Chen helped. He had some guesses, but he didn't say anything out loud. He let his third son pretend to be mysterious and whet everyone's appetite.

The food is all on the table. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a very important festival, so the food must be rich.

Normally, this fragrant local food would have attracted everyone's attention, but today was different. Everyone is looking at the plate in the middle. There are layers of cakes on the plate. I don't know if they are cakes. They look a bit similar, but the ones sold in the store are not as beautiful and beautiful at all. They are small and exquisite, and can almost be eaten one by one. They are crystal clear. With its transparent exterior, you can vaguely see the inside, but it's not very clear, and it's hazy and alluring.

"What festival is today?" Chen Yuping said with a smile: "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. What do you want to eat during the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

Chen Yuandong's eyes widened: "Moon cakes! Third brother, is this the moon cake you made? I said the flowers on it look familiar. , like the usual pattern of mooncakes, but how come the mooncakes made by third brother are so different? "

"The mooncakes I made are not only different in appearance from those bought in the town, but even the fillings inside are different. The difference, try them all, there are several kinds of fillings, I started making them yesterday, and I got up at dawn today. I spent a lot of effort, but finally it was not in vain. It tastes very good." "

This is a moon cake. ." Liu Guixiang was in a daze. She was a little dizzy to be able to take such a beautiful mooncake back to her parents' house as a gift, and it was great for her third brother!

Chen Yuanqiu has a sharp eye and quick hands. He reached out and picked one up. He took it in his hand and took a bite: "It's sweet! So tender, smooth, fragrant and soft. Oh my God! What kind of fairy mooncake is this? Third brother, what kind of filling is this? I smell it." It has the fragrance of lotus seeds, but I have never tasted such fragrant lotus seeds. It is sweet but not greasy, delicious, so delicious."

"Salty, salty?" Old Chen looked confused and chewed it twice. : "Meat?" He looked at the mooncake in his hand in confusion: "Is this meat?" A thin ball of silk, a little chewy: "Is it a little sweet?" He swallowed it in one gulp, smashing it. Mouth, endless aftertaste: "It's so fragrant."

"I ate the bean paste filling, which is soft and waxy, sweet and delicious." Father Chen smiled cheerfully. He liked to eat this bean paste mooncake. His taste.

Chen Yuandong thought about it and was not sure: "My mooncake has a lot of stuffing, including peanuts, walnuts, almonds, sesame, and... I don't know what it is, but it tastes weird! The more you eat, the more fragrant it becomes, crispy and refreshing. "It's delicious.

My youngest ate lotus paste stuffing, my father ate meat floss stuffing, my dad ate bean paste stuffing, and my second brother ate five-nut stuffing. In addition to peanuts, walnuts, almonds, and sesame seeds. Pine nuts." Chen Yuping raised the mooncake he took a bite of, revealing the golden egg yolk, which made him very appetizing: "I also have braised pork filling, jujube filling, and ham filling." He cooked everything he wanted to eat. Ham was not cheap, so he felt a little distressed when buying it. But when he ate the ham mooncakes, he felt it was worth it.

It's money well spent!

Chapter 20

On the 15th, I spent the Mid-Autumn Festival at my husband's house, and on the 16th, I went back to my parents' house to celebrate the festival.

The mooncakes made by Chen Yuping have a total of nine flavors, two of each flavor, eighteen mooncakes, a full box, which looks very grand.

This is too much, and it is still such an exquisite, beautiful and delicious mooncake.

Chen Yuandong and his wife thought it was too much, so they thought ten would be enough. You don't need to think about it to know that making mooncakes must be very troublesome. Although they are made at home, I don't know how much I spent to buy the ingredients. They are very particular about the ingredients. They are delicious, fragrant, tender, glutinous, soft, crisp and delicious. The nine kinds of fillings have their own tastes. , the third brother didn't know how much time and effort he spent, but he took away eighteen pieces in one go, which was too much.

"It's not as troublesome as I thought. I made over a hundred of them in one breath. In addition to giving them to my second brother's house, my eldest brother and his friends will also give eighteen when they come over tomorrow. Second brother and sister-in-law, don't think too much, I will You may find it difficult to tinker with food, but it's very easy for me."

After Chen Yuping finished speaking, Chen and his father Chen also gave some advice, and finally took away the mooncakes.

My family ate fifteen, and my eldest brother and my second brother each had eighteen, leaving fifty-five at home.

Chen Yuping felt very satisfied when he looked at these crystal clear mooncakes. They were all small and cute, good-looking and delicious. They were made by himself, and the taste was quite successful. He had never made it in modern times, that is, looking at I have made several videos in this area. I have always wanted to do it but thought it was too troublesome. I didn't think about it. This time I made it in one go.

As expected of someone who has illuminated his culinary skills, this golden finger is really powerful.

After this experiment, he was sure that he had a golden finger. God had treated him well, so he was grateful.

There are fifty-five snowskin mooncakes left. Fifteen are left out and the remaining forty are sold and sold. Chen Yuping is grateful. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, he thanks all the folks, villagers and neighbors for their support of his business in the past two or three months. Take care, the snowskin mooncakes don't make any money, they are only sold at cost price, five cents each!

The sale started at 1:00 p.m. on August 16th. Forty snowskin mooncakes came in late. I couldn't help but feel sorry for them. I had to wait until next year's Mid-Autumn Festival to eat them again.

Chen Yuping was so shameless that he hired two young men in the village for five cents to beat gongs and drums and roar. After the villagers roared, they went to surrounding neighboring villages to roar.

By the afternoon, several surrounding villages knew that the Chen family in Kuzhu Village was only selling snow-skin mooncakes at cost price, five cents each.

Pooh! Paying 5 cents apiece, and selling them at the cost price without making any money, who is this fool trying to deceive?

There are those who are purely curious and those who are malicious, and there are also old customers of the Chen family who are quite confident in Brother Ping's craftsmanship. The snowskin mooncakes are resounding when they hear the name. They cost five cents each. Maybe they really don't make money. Sold at cost price.

There was nothing going on, and it was still idle. It was still early before Youshi, so many people gathered in groups in twos and threes and came to see what was going on.

The crystal clear snow-skin mooncakes are placed on a clean white plate, stacked neatly, like a hill, and as beautiful as a painting.

The folks who came to join in the fun were shocked!

This, this is a moon cake?

The mooncakes cost five cents a piece, and they were indeed Brother Ping. He was the only one who could speak so loudly. This mooncake, just by looking at it, looked particularly rich. It was a high-quality pastry. It was worth a lot of money and had a lot of face!

The mooncakes in the town cost twelve cents per catty. If you weigh the mooncakes, there are only a few per catty. Calculated, they cost two or three cents each. Brother Ping's snowskin mooncakes only cost five cents! Five cents each is really not a loss!

Looking at this person, one after another came, and the door of Chen's house was almost crowded.

Chen Yuping had already made plans. Now that he is busy with farming and it is the holidays, he is free, so many people will definitely come over. Therefore, when setting up the stall today, he asked his father and youngest to put two tables together to form a platform. Placed on the table, you can clearly see what the snowskin mooncakes look like from a distance away.

There are more and more people, and the scene is getting more and more noisy.

The Chen family stood guard around the stall to prevent anyone from maliciously overthrowing the stall and fearing that the stall would be overturned during the push.

"Third son of the Chen family, there are enough people. Start selling. Don't wait any longer. These people won't be able to squeeze in."

"That's right, you only have forty mooncakes, which are not enough to fill the gap between your teeth. The formation is so good. " It's so big, what's the fuss about? "Hurry up and start selling."

"How to sell? Is it a queue or something? Brother Ping came out first and told me to prepare. I'm not short of money. I brought enough money." Brother, I won't be disappointed. This snow-skin mooncake is very appetizing just by looking at it.

"It's too crowded, so don't wait, let's start selling!"

The noisy voices all turned into one. There are many voices, all clamoring to start selling mooncakes.

Chen Yuping glanced at the time, half a stick of incense away from You time: "Don't be excited, don't be excited, since everyone wants to start selling, we will start the business right away, but before selling mooncakes, I have a few words to say "The mooncakes cost five cents each, and they really don't make any money. If you take into account the time and effort spent on making the snow-skin mooncakes, it's a total loss."

"The price is just for the holidays. " , with this joy, I would like to thank all the villagers and neighbors for taking care of the Chen family's business in the past few months." I bowed deeply.

"Knowing that everyone is eagerly waiting, I will start selling them right away. There is a very important point to tell you that there are nine kinds of fillings in snowskin mooncakes, that is, nine flavors. They are: five-nut mooncakes, which contain Peanut, walnut, almond, sesame and pine nut, lotus paste mooncake, meat floss mooncake, bean paste mooncake, egg yolk mooncake, date paste mooncake, braised pork mooncake, osmanthus mooncake, ham mooncake. There are several kinds of mooncakes that I have never heard of, but they are very strange to me! I guarantee that you will be amazed when you eat it. It is extremely magical and wonderful."

"Snow-skin mooncakes, from the snow-skin on the surface to the fillings inside, are all made with great effort by me. It costs only five cents. One, some people may think it's expensive, it's sky-high. Strictly speaking, it's really not expensive at all. When you eat it and taste the deliciousness of the snowskin mooncakes, even if I say selling them for ten cents each, you will do the same. I think it's worth it!"

"Finally, the snowskin mooncakes are limited, and each person can only buy one. Take them from top to bottom. Whatever flavor you get, don't say what flavor you want to buy. I really can't help it. Next year, I make more, so I will separate each kind of mooncake. This year, I only have forty for sale, so I won't waste this time."

Father Chen gently nudged his third son to indicate that it was time for you.

"We are now selling mooncakes. My father has a sign in his hand. I will shout to ten and quickly go to the queue. Then I will bring a bamboo stick to buy mooncakes." After saying this, Chen Yuping started to count.

Old man Chen deliberately stood under the big tree in front of the house, some distance away from the stall.

When everyone saw Old Man Chen, they all ran to the big tree.

At this time, Chen Yuping shouted to ten, and then Old Chen yelled: "Queue up and get the bamboo sticks."

"I got it! Hahahahahaha, third brother, hurry up, I want a mooncake, and I'll give it to you for five cents. I want to Eat ham. I have never eaten ham before. It is a rare thing and very expensive. But the third brother was willing to take it and made moon cakes with ham. "

"I also got bamboo sticks. I have moon cakes to eat." "

I didn't grab it. If anyone is willing to give me a bamboo stick, I'll give you a penny in exchange for it."

No one is willing to exchange it. They squeeze in to queue up to get bamboo sticks. They just have some spare money in their hands. People who are relatively relaxed are just foodies to put it simply. If you want to exchange delicious food from foodies, how is it possible? Don't be stupid.

"It's really delicious!"

"Is this a mooncake? Mooncakes are so delicious."

"My lotus seed mooncake is smooth, tender, fragrant and delicious. It must be made from lotus seeds. Brother Ping is so thoughtful! "It's so wonderful!"

"The osmanthus mooncakes I bought in the town are far less delicious than those made by Brother Ping. The ice skin is so waxy, elastic and chewy. Eat it with the fillings. The more you eat, the better. "Fragrant."

Many people bought the mooncakes and ate them on the spot. The crowd had not completely dispersed yet. The door of Chen's house was still very crowded, but there was no noise. Everyone was watching them eating mooncakes. They didn't need to listen to them. It's so delicious, just watching them eat it is enough to make everyone salivate.

It's really amazing, shocking, and shocking. Not only is the surface of the snowskin mooncake beautiful and crystal clear, but even the filling inside, I don't know how Brother Ping made it, makes it very appetizing.

"Brother Ping, I'll pay for it. Each one costs ten cents. I want to buy nine. I want to taste all the flavors." The person who spoke was a child of the Shen family. There were several people surrounding him. The child of the Shen family was not very lucky. , only two of the ten or so people got the tickets, and even a small bite for each person was not enough. The more we ate, the more we ate, the more we wanted to eat.

"I want nine, too."

"Everyone of us wants it. Brother Ping, look, can you accept this business?"

There are ten children of the Shen family present. Each person pays ninety cents, so ten people are nine hundred cents. .

Wow! As expected of a member of the Shen family, he is so generous and wealthy!

"And me, I'm not short of money either. I'm just short of food. I want nine."

"I'll take nine, too, and take them home for my parents to try."

Those who spoke were all from the surrounding villages. Man, no one in Kuzhu Village has spoken yet.

Brother Fu, who was held in the arms of the village chief, looked at his grandpa longingly. His milky voice was soft and glutinous: "Grandpa, I still want to eat."

He formed a circle around the village chief . When the little boys saw Brother Fu opening his mouth, they all started chattering: I want to eat, I want to eat, I want to eat.

I just bought one, tried it, and it's gone!

"Brother Fu, I have ninety cents." The village chief's heart ached.

Brother Fu took out his own money bag: "Give it to Grandpa."

The five little boys also took out the money they had saved for their own homes. It was not much, one or two cents, plus Brother Fu's seven cents, oh, almost twenty Wen.

"Grandpa, buy it for us. I can cut pig grass now."

"I catch earthworms, chop them up, and feed them to the chickens. The chickens lay lots of eggs, and the eggs are sold for money."

"Me, I can sweep the yard."

Grandson They are a bit thick-skinned. The village chief says he dislikes them, but in fact he still loves them. Besides, his beloved brother Fu is here: "Okay, remember what you said, go back and do it honestly." Live." Then he said to Chen Yuping: "Brother Ping, give me nine."

"We will buy nine in total." The person who spoke was a second-rate gangster in the village who didn't look serious at all. They work and idle all day long. They are already twenty years old, and no brother or girl is willing to marry them.

"Where did you two get the money, Ershanzi Shuba? For nine moon cakes, each of you gets forty-five cents!"

"Where does the money come from? It's naturally the money I earned. I can't steal it." "

That's right. These two people hang out together, and they are not sneaking around. They just wander around all day and look ridiculous.