Chapter Thirteen: Liu Xiang Eats Lotus Seed Porridge
There are two or three thousand people in these hundred households.
The proportion of soldiers is actually not high.
Zhang Yong is not a soldier.
In winter, when he was free, he either drank or went around the streets to meet his drinkers. News came from above that the Mongolian Yuan people went south, and hundreds of households ordered the entire army to gather, and did not do his business.
The eldest son of his family is already married and has a grandson. Zhang Yong made the decision to let the eldest son live separately. At present, he only has his wife, Li, and the second son in his family.
In the evening, my second son went out to meet friends. Only Zhang Yong and Li were left at home for dinner.
Because it was still early and there was no light. His family's living conditions were much better than the Wu family before. In addition to pickles and dried radishes, he also had a plate of fried meat slices.
Zhang Yong was drinking turbid wine while eating fried pork slices, which was very comfortable.
Li was not so comfortable, and she felt uncomfortable all over. She put down the bowls and chopsticks and told Zhang Yong what she had heard. Finally, she said: "This incompetent waste, I went to the mountain and was not taken away by jackals, but instead hunted a sika deer."
"It's really God doesn't have any eyes."
The couple planned to let Li's brother Xiaoqi Li Ding use tricks to deal with Wu Nian. When they learned that Wu Nian had gone up the mountain to hunt, they wanted Wu Nian to die on the mountain.
As a result, Wu Nian actually came back and bought it. Although their family's conditions were the best people in the hundred households, Li had never eaten lotus seeds several times in his life and was extremely jealous.
Of course, the most important thing is the few acres of land in Wu Nian's family.
"Don't panic. Yesterday, the military order came down, but Wu Nian went to the mountain to hunt. This is a good excuse. The eldest brother can make him lose his skin even if he does not die."
Zhang Yong laughed sinisterly, put down the wine bowl heavily, and said.
"Really?" Li is a woman and doesn't know the key points, but she is skeptical.
"Can I still lie to you?" Zhang Yong glared at his wife, then sneered: "And this is just the beginning. Before Wu Nian obediently handed over the fields, he had all suffered."
"Yeah." Li then believed it and a smile appeared on his face. The couple looked at each other and felt very happy and satisfied.
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Wu Nian returned home with a bamboo basket on his back. He went into the house and looked at Liu Xiang. Seeing that she was sleeping soundly, he felt at ease, and then washed rice and put a handful of lotus seeds to make porridge.
Set up another pot and start cooking the venison.
Although there are no good ingredients at home, the ginger, garlic, soy sauce, and the venison that is cooked must be more fragrant than the wild.
After the venison was cooked, the lotus seed porridge was already thick. Wu Nian picked up a plate, served a bowl of lotus seed porridge, half a bowl of venison, and took it to Liu Xiang's bedroom.
This is considered that Liu Xiang has just recovered from a serious illness and should not eat too much venison.
Liu Xiang was woken up, and she stared blankly at the venison and lotus seed porridge placed on the stool beside the bed, as if she was dreaming.
She reached out and pinched her skinny face and woke up in pain.
After looking at Wu Nian's face again, Wu Nian showed a smile and said softly: "Eat it. It doesn't matter if your illness is, just eat and rest, and you will be cured in a few days."
It really changed.
It really changed.
When Wu Nian came back, Liu Xiang felt that she should still observe. Now Liu Xiang was directly impacted.
Liu Xiang felt something was about to flow out of her eyes, her nose was itchy, and something was about to flow out. She took a deep breath and held back her tears and snot.
Her vigilance is still working.
Liu Xiang looked at Wu Nian's face and wanted to say something, but she couldn't say anything. After many years, she was also sarcastic about Wu Nian and never said anything good, so she wouldn't say anything anymore.
"Why are you buying lotus seeds? One pound of lotus seeds can buy more than twenty kilograms of rice." Liu Xiang thought of a topic and complained.
After saying this, her own heart ached.
She has never eaten lotus seeds since she was a child. She has only heard of them and has seen this thing. Others say it is food for immortals, and it will last forever after eating it.
So it is expensive, and I am afraid that even hundreds of households don’t eat it often.
What kind of family is our family? If you can eat rice bran rice, you are already satisfied. Eating lotus seeds will make you live longer?
Liu Xiang felt so distressed that she felt so bad. The expression of her whole person became ferocious and sweat was flowing out.
Wu Nian didn't think much about it, only thought that Liu Xiang might have had an old injury relapse. She was a little panicked and hurriedly said, "What's wrong?"
He reached out to hug Liu Xiang, but his hands stopped halfway.
Because Liu Xiang had already had a stress reaction, she couldn't stop her fear when she saw Wu Nian's hands, hiding in the corner of the bed like a rabbit, trembling.
Even the distress of eating lotus seeds was covered.
Wu Nian looked at his palms, feeling distressed and a little embarrassed. Then he took a deep breath and said softly: "Eat slowly, and the bones will be spit on the plate. When you finish eating, I will clean up for you."
"Don't think about other things too much. For example, Lotus seeds. Brother has the strength to hunt. From now on, even if he eats lotus seeds every day, he can still eat them."
Liu Xiang was still trembling. She wanted to respond to Wu Nian in her heart, but her body was uncontrollable. She could only barely poke her head and whisper: "Yes."
Wu Nian felt very relieved.
At least from this little girl's mouth, she didn't say anything sarcastic. I have made any progress.
Ha ha.
Wu Nian said nothing, turned around and retreated, closing the door.
After Wu Nian left, Liu Xiang's trembling gradually stopped. She sat up weakly, put on a torn cotton jacket, and then picked up the bowls and chopsticks and started eating.
Although Wu Nian thoughtfully gave the lotus seed heart for the lotus seeds, the lotus seeds actually taste ordinary.
Without sugar, it is not sweet.
Liu Xiang served lotus seed porridge and ate it carefully, but she felt that this was the best bowl of porridge in her life.
The peanuts bought for her were delicious than the peanuts she bought when she was alive.
What she eats now is not the taste, but the hope of the future.
Hope to survive, hope to prosper in the family.
Liu Xiang ate so much that she stretched out her tongue to lick the bowl clean. She ate all the venison pieces, and ate all the bones that could be bitten, and no drop of soup was left.
She wanted to stand up and clean up by herself, but a coma came. She wiped the corners of her eyes, then took off her torn cotton jacket, stuffed herself into the bedding, and fell asleep.
Of course, Wu Nian did not treat himself badly. He ate two big bowls of lotus seed porridge and a big bowl of venison.
These days he has been eating meat and is exercising outside. He feels that his physical strength has increased significantly. His body has become stronger.
After eating, Wu Nian planned to clean up the dishes, but heard someone knocking outside the door.
"Wu Nian. Wu Nian. I am Tie Niu."
The door was shot and thudding loudly, and the person shouted loudly with anger, fierce and powerful momentum.
Wu Nian narrowed his eyes and remembered the incident between Zhang Yong and his family.
Chapter completed!