Chapter 101 Chapter 101
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Eating and drinking is nothing, he still went to the flower house, and went to the casino with the young master in the city. He got mixed up in what he should do and what he shouldn't do.
It's a crime, but tell my girl and brother to stay away from him. This person is not a decent person. If one day he drinks too much and commits a crime, then the unlucky one is not the girl and brother.
As soon as the words fell, Xu Changren, the host, yelled loudly: Zhang Tuzi, you are here, the water in this pot for scalding pig hair has been boiled for several turns!
The fiery villagers who were talking in the yard fell silent when they saw the burly and fierce young man striding in.
Zhang Fangyuan went into the courtyard and saw that the people in the courtyard were all looking at him. Just now he heard that it was lively outside, but when he came in, there was no sound. It was unclear who everyone was talking about.
People in the village love to gossip, and it’s not just a matter of a day or two. At the beginning, he couldn’t hear these people always talking about his parents behind his back, so he went to the city to drink because he was depressed, and he didn’t go back to the village every three days. . After that, everyone didn't talk much about his parents, but started talking about his idleness, anyway, it didn't stop.
After a lifetime of watching flowers and flowers, he turned around and faced them again. He suddenly felt that it was funny, and it was really not worth it for gossip.
I'm sorry Uncle Xu, I was delayed on the road for a while, and the fat pig just dragged it out.
Xu Changren, a man from the Xu family, didn't see much guilt when he heard the words, he quickly called the man who came to hold the pig and dragged the animal out. The boar was so strong that the four men managed to control it.
Zhang Fangyuan took out the sharp knife with a silver face and cold light, his eyes sharpened, and he lifted the knife with his hand. Even though he hadn't done this business for many years, his movements were still very skillful.
After the pig was bled, the pig's skin was scalded to remove the hair. The man carried the pig onto two long benches. The shaved fat pig was cut into small pieces, and the villagers who wanted to buy meat immediately surrounded him.
What kind of meat do you want, and how many catties do you want? Even if you don’t have a scale, Zhang Fangyuan can cut it to a similar weight.
Even if the villagers looked down on him no matter how hard they worked, some people couldn't help but say, Zhang Tuzi's hands and feet are really nimble!
Zhang Fangyuan wiped the blade: It's all done through practice.
This is his craft, otherwise no one would ask him to butcher pigs because of his temper.
Although Zhang Fangyuan can estimate the weight, Liu Xianglan, the plump lady of the Xu family, is still worried. After all, she has worked so hard to raise the animals for more than half a year. Come out on the scale: Everyone who wants meat come to the scale!
Xu Niangzi, it's really good to raise this animal of yours, and the meat is too fat.
Liu Xianglan felt proud when she heard this: That's not true, our livestock used a lot of pig food twice a day and three times a day to feed them fat and strong.
After working for more than half an hour, most of the owner's pigs were sold. The pigs were fat, and everyone was greedy for the oily taste. Pork was also very easy to sell in the village. Liu Xianglan had a lot of money in her pocket, and she was worried satisfy.
After the meat was sold, the women and brothers were busy with the work in the kitchen, and the men who came to help had nothing to do, so they gathered around and played dice with small bets. It was almost Chinese New Year in winter, and there was another meal of meat. Eat, everyone likes to go and play for a while.
Put it away, can you come and have two?
Zhang Fangyuan waved his hand: I'm going to the latrine, you play first.
He got into the house. Xu's family is considered a high-ranking family in the village, and they can live without a search. They don't have many houses, but the house passed down from their ancestors is larger and different in structure from Zhang's. His left The threshold on the right of the threshold somehow crossed to the side of a small house.
Brother He, cook the meat quickly, put away the ingredients for the vegetables, and go to the stove to light the fire and have a rest for a while, you have been busy for a long time, let the second sister come.
Zhang Fangyuan laughed when he heard Ruanmi's soft voice, it's all done, what else do you need to do? Hearing the sound, he couldn't help but tilt his head to see which girl could talk like this, but when he looked up, he saw two young people in the room, a girl and a brother.
Without stepping forward to ask, he immediately knew who the two were.
It is said that the Xu family has no sons, the eldest died when he was young, and now there is only one girl and younger brother. The second girl, Xu Shaochun, is fair and juicy, and she is well-known as a village flower, but the youngest, Xu He, is sallow, thin, and poorly made.
People in the village always talk too much after dinner and dinner. How can the same parents give birth to two very different children? Compared with his sister, He Geer is even more inconspicuous.
Zhang Fangyuan looked at the little girl who was standing by the stove with her waist pinched, her pearls and jade were round, her face was white and rosy, her black eyes matched with red cherry lips, she was wearing a delicate royal blue velvet winter coat, she was alive and well Like the proud daughter of a rich family, it's no wonder that Chen Si almost swallowed when he mentioned it, but he really has a good appearance.
On the other hand, the little brother who was working on the stove by the side, was dressed in a cross-neck linen dress that was stitched together in small steps, wrapped in a bony body, with a scorched yellow face with no flesh, and two protruding eyes that were extraordinarily large. But he didn't look very bright, the circles around his eyes were black and blue, his whole body was very gray, like a short and thin little monkey, he was really different from his sister.
Steaming the heart and lungs with radishes is so fragrant. I've already prepared the soup. I just need to stir-fry the vegetables.
The little brother’s tone is light, and his voice is mixed with the hoarseness of the winter cold. It is neither soft like a girl’s, nor like the clear and beautiful voice of my brother. .
Wearing an apron, he was cooking with a spatula in front of the stove, but he was quick to put salt and ingredients into the pot, but the smell of cooking with a few spatulas filled the small stove.
Zhang Fangyuan rubbed his chin, the food is really delicious, it can catch up with the best restaurants in the city.
Zhang Tuzi!
With a sudden cry, Xu Shaochun who was in the room was startled and picked up an earthen jar nearby.
Zhang Fangyuan tilted his head, saw Liu Xianglan hurriedly approaching, and said unhurriedly: Miss Xu, let me find a latrine.
On the left hand side, you just go along the eaves and turn the corner.
it is good.
Zhang Fangyuan walked to the place she said, and Liu Xianglan got into the stove when she saw that the person had gone far away.
Xu Shaochun breathed a sigh of relief, put down the earthen jar, and stepped forward to hold Liu Xianglan's arm: You scared me so much.
Liu Xianglan scolded: You have to be careful to avoid this man, he goes to the city to drink and have fun all day long, I think he is deliberately groping to see you, and even pretending to be looking for a latrine. You girl has such a big heart , didn't even notice.
Mother knows that the man's character is not good, so why invite the family over?
Where did I call it? It was your father who called him to kill the pigs. Since the old butcher died, he is the only butcher in our village. If you don't call him to kill the pigs, then you have to go to another village to call someone else. , your father said it's too troublesome to do it.
Liu Xianglan stopped talking, and then glanced at Xu He who hadn't spoken all this time: How is the cooking? Oh, it's delicious.
Xu Shaochun saw that when talking about the food, even her mother praised it, and couldn't help but said: The meat and vegetables are delicious. Brother He is good at cooking, but the taste is too big. Mother wants me to be in this kitchen. I'm learning from here, but unfortunately, the new clothes my mother made for me in the city are full of smell.
You silly girl, I know you don't like to smoke and smoke, but there are many customers outside today, so don't take out something to meet them.
The mother and daughter talked for a while, then remembered that there was another person in the side stove, turned around and said to Xu He: Brother He, don't go out after the food here is ready, someone will do the cooking and serving, you Go back to the house for dinner. It’s not that your mother won’t let you go out, there are a lot of gossips from the village here today, and they will have to use you to talk to Shaochun.”
Xu He didn't even lift his eyelids, just nodded his head, no matter if it's someone else's business or his own business, he always arranges like this anyway. The villagers can't eat a few good meals throughout the year. Today, there are some meat dishes. He and others have gone out to eat and add a big bowl of rice. It is more comfortable to eat two big spoonfuls of vegetables in the house.
Zhang Fangyuan came back from the hut and played a few dice with the men in the village. He was lucky. He won several times in a row, and those who lost were not very happy. The dice were withdrawn.
Everyone started setting up and eating lively again.
The fried pork liver is so tender, so delicious.
After taking a sip of wine, Chen Si praised the stir-fried pork liver with sliced green onions, and all the men at the table moved their chopsticks when they heard this.
It's really tender, it can't be done without a few kung fu.
At this moment, Liu Xianglan heard the news and came over. Taking advantage of the time to refill the wine, she pointed her chin at the daughter in the room: The child is fried, it's not a good thing, everyone, don't laugh at her.
Zhang Fangyuan ate with a sullen head, and couldn't help but look up at Liu Xianglan who was full of smiles when he heard the words. Just now this dish was clearly fried by Xu He, who was out of the way. No matter how he served it, it was Xu Shaochun's cooking.
I've heard about the second daughter of Mrs. Xu's family, Shui Ling, but I didn't expect her craftsmanship to be so good. If anyone gets married, it would be a great blessing.
Immediately a few women joined in, Liu Xianglan couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear, and said, Everyone knows how to joke.
Zhang Fangyuan saw through but didn't say anything, and threw a few pieces of radish into his mouth. This Xu family is really interesting. He raised his neck and shamelessly yelled at Liu Xianglan: Miss Xu, if you don't call your girl and brother out for dinner on such a good day, you've been busy around the stove all morning, and you're still hiding it at this time. .”
Hahahahaha, this can only be said by Zhang Fangyuan.
The men at the table picked up Zhang Fangyuan again and started joking.
Without letting her mother shout, Xu Shaochun actually walked out in response to the chatter and laughter of a group of men, and Shi Shiran said that he would pour wine for the elders who came to eat. Seeing Xu Shaochun who came out with a rosy face, all the men at the table stopped serving food, they were really filial and reasonable.
Zhang Fangyuan raised the corners of his mouth, took advantage of this spare time, and picked pork lung slices from the big chopsticks in the bowl by himself. The Xu family's cooking skills are good, but after digging and searching, there are not many pieces of meat in a large pot of radish lung slice soup.
When the man at the table turned his eyes away from Xu Shaochun, Zhang Fangyuan ate up all the meat.
After the meal, Zhang Fangyuan, as a butcher, not only got a meal of planed pig soup, but also a piece of pork as a reward from the host.
Xu Changren was quite generous, and gave Zhang Fangyuan two catties of fat and thin pork. After he took the things, he didn't keep much, and he was about to leave.
The ones left on this side are all those who have the idea of the second daughter of the Xu family. If he hadn't bumped into the two children of the Xu family in Pianchu today, seeing Xu Shaochun's good looks, plus her mother's bragging, he would definitely have missed it. Some fascinated.
He shook his head, people need to watch more.
He didn't go home directly with the meat, but turned his head and went to the village alcove first.
The woman's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately retracted her scrutinizing gaze politely, not daring to vent her anger, and being careful not to look elsewhere.
Xu He looked at Zhang Fangyuan, the two of them looked at each other, hurriedly glanced at each other without speaking, and the vest lay on his lap safely, blocking most of the cold wind.
His hands were covered by a furry vest, and the soft and smooth touch was very obvious on the back of his hands.
Rabbit fur is of excellent quality and keeps warm. His second sister has a scarf made of white rabbit fur. It costs 40 cents a piece, but it is really warm and looks good when worn around her neck. It complements her second sister's pink face. Yuxue is even cuter, and the second sister is usually reluctant to wear it.
If it weren't for being able to hunt, no ordinary family could afford such an expensive fur vest.
There was an indescribable feeling in Xu He's heart, the care and protection that his family and relatives had never given him, he actually felt it from a poor judge in the village.
How can this feel good.
The ox cart followed the official road to the city in about an hour, and Zhang Fangyuan paid for the ox cart master. The three kind-hearted people who knew how to do business got two renminbi and received ten renminbi.
Chen Si was still thinking about asking Xu He to bring pastries to Xu Shaochun, but thinking about Zhang Fangyuan's dull fist, he held back his words, and stood alone at a distance, waiting for Zhang Fangyuan to go into the city together.
thanks.
After Xu He got out of the ox cart, he took the vest and returned it to the owner, and thanked him with the money for the ox cart.
Zhang Fangyuan took the vest that was still warm, he casually tucked it under his arm, and asked, Are you suffering from a cold?
Nothing serious.
Is it the wind and cold from the rain last time?
Xu He said: It has been a bit cold for a long time, but the cold weather seems to be more serious recently.
Without waiting for Zhang Fangyuan to say more, Xu He directly cut off the conversation between the two: I'm entering the city.
Zhang Fangyuan didn't bother anyone, and saw the little brother walking forward with a basket on his back, thoughtful.
Since when have you become so familiar with Brother He?
From afar, Chen Si saw the two of them muttering something, and when he saw Brother He walking up, he looked at Zhang Fangyuan suspiciously: People are still staring after walking so far? You are afraid that people will be exposed to the wind and give you a vest, and you are asking people to ride in an ox cart, don't you!
Zhang Fangyuan grabbed Chen Si's raised index finger suddenly: Don't talk nonsense.
Who is talking nonsense, you are protecting Brother He like this just because you want to get closer to Shaochun. It's all brothers talking straight. Anyway, there are many people in the village staring at Shaochun, so you don't have to hide it. Well, we can compete fairly.
Zhang Fangyuan gave Chen Si a sideways look, speechless, and strode towards the city.
But you go to another house to prepare for a meeting, and you think that Shaochun is even more hopeless?
Chen Si was a little confused, so he hurriedly chased after him.
Following the instructions of his fourth aunt He, Zhang Fangyuan first bought a box of honey-flavored shortbread, and then pulled two pieces of cloth. In order to show his sincerity, after buying these basic gifts from the villagers , and added a box of silk flowers that girls will wear at home.
He felt that it was really troublesome. The one store in the east and the one in the west bought them with many different styles, so he might as well just take two pieces of meat to Guang's house, and Guang's family would probably like it if he saved the trouble.
The fourth aunt laughed and scolded him for being so unsuitable for the etiquette in the village, because people would deduct points from the begging family when they saw each other.
Auntie had specially confessed this thing, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and find a jewelry shop that he had never stepped into before, and as soon as he inquired with Xiaoer, he immediately brought out big boxes and small boxes.
When the box is opened, it is colorful, and there are all kinds of flowers. The price is not judged by the size, but by the degree of delicacy. The more it looks like a real flower, the more expensive it is.
Looking at the pile of silk flowers, Zhang Fangyuan frowned and fiddled with them: It's better to wear real flowers, wouldn't it be more real?
Xiaoer said: Look at what this guest officer said, silk flowers bloom much longer than fresh flowers.
Zhang Fangyuan knew nothing about these things, and had no interest in understanding them, so he said in a business-like manner, Take two pairs.
What kind of flowers does the guest officer want?
Just pick two festive ones for you, and ask your relatives to see them.
Xiao Er was eager: Okay, I'll choose two beautiful and festive flowers for you, and I'm sure the girl will be happy when she sees them.
Chen Si was also eye-opening, dazzled: Far away, why don't I pick one for Shaochun too? I think she should like it.
As soon as the words were finished, Xiao Er, who had wrapped the silk flowers in a box, said to Zhang Fangyuan with a smile, Silk flowers are fifteen yuan a pair, two pairs are thirty yuan, and a gift box is twelve yuan. Guest officer, pay here.
Chen Si shut his mouth immediately when he heard the words, and hurriedly put back the silk flowers he was playing and looking at carefully. The fake flowers are too expensive. Four flowers plus a box cost forty-two yuan, and pork can eat two catties. Jewelry shops are really not something ordinary people can come to.
No wonder it is said that getting married is a big hurdle, and it also costs money.
Zhang Fangyuan didn't think it was expensive, mainly because he was used to being extravagant. Although he was determined to be frugal, he thought that the money was spent on the real thing, and it was not a waste of money. When he used to spend money recklessly, he used to go to Fengyuelou, where a meal in the city cost more than 1,000 Wen, but today it cost nearly 300 Wen to buy these things, and he just found it troublesome. , I didn't feel distressed either.
The two came out of the shop, Chen Sidao: My mother asked me to bring some candles and salt back home, how about we meet up at the tea shed outside the city after shopping?
Zhang Fangyuan responded, OK.
On the left and right, he also needs to buy some things that are missing at home, and the two of them will go separately to buy things, and it will be faster to join together.
Zhang Fangyuan was going to a dried fruit shop to buy some dried fruit for Xiaomao to make snacks. Before leaving, he passed a small medical clinic.
We don't use credit or keep accounts in our medical center. How much should it be?
Three doses of common typhoid medicine are only 30 Wen, how come two doses here cost 40 Wen?
Food, cloth and clothes can increase in price, but the price of our medicine for curing diseases and saving lives will not go up? The doctor boy who picked up the medicine said impatiently, Can you afford it? It's only thirty yuan, so why don't you have it?
Xu He opened his mouth: I don't want it anymore.
Hearing the words, the medical boy stroked his sleeves: The medicines are prepared and you say no, you are so funny, you don't need the things, but you have to pay for them!
It was also the first time for Xu He to meet such a strong buyer and seller. He frowned and turned around to leave without answering the doctor boy. Suddenly, two men came out of the door and guarded the door.
If you want to leave, it's not so easy not to lose money.
The medical boy put down his abacus and came out from the counter, sneered and approached Xu He with his hands behind his back: What's the matter, pay or not?
Xu He's heart beat a little faster, and he subconsciously stepped back. How could he not be afraid of being surrounded by a few men so unkindly: How much do you want?
The medicine specially prepared for you must not be used by others. If you calculate the manpower and material resources, you will have to pay double the price!
When Xu He opened his eyes, he also wanted to use the money to calm things down, but there was not enough money to buy medicines, where did he get so much money, and just when he didn't know what to do, two muffled groans suddenly came from behind: People are quite weird. It's lively, what kind of money do I need to accompany, I'll take a look.