sinovels Chapter 102 The homeless child makes Yan Mo's heart soft-
Chapter 102 The homeless child makes Yan Mo's heart soft-
Seeing Cuilan's envious look, a group of people ignored her and walked away.
Yuhu and Niuniu were still making funny faces at her, and Cuilan was so angry that she kicked the laundry tub far away.
A group of people talked and laughed, but they didn't feel that the journey was far away.
"Why don't you hold a temple fair in the county or Haizhou City?" Nian Xiaomi asked curiously.
Yan Mo smiled and explained:
"That's because there is a big temple in Xiaomiao Town, and the incense is constantly burning. Every year today is the Bodhisattva's birthday. There will be a large-scale puja, and believers from all over the world will come to worship. Even if they don't believe in Buddhism, they will come to join in the fun. Over time, the annual temple fair has become a custom."
Nian Xiaomi was very surprised and blurted out:
"I didn't expect to worship Buddha in ancient times?"
Fortunately, the carriage was fast, and it took only two hours to reach Xiaomiao Town.
There have been many small vendors gathered on the side of the road, extending to the temple gate halfway up the mountain.
Some sell self-produced fruits, some sell agricultural tools, some sell baskets, plaques and bamboo baskets, as well as various exquisite handicrafts.
Near the temple gate, I finally found an open space to set up a stall.
Nian Xiaomi brought a lot of people, and it was set up quickly.
Those who unload the goods, those who set up the tables and chairs, and even the three children are very sensible to help.
Nian Xiaomi and Shui Yunyan put the sliced bamboo sticks together, put the sliced stewed meat in the basin, and set up the small stove they brought with them to set up the spicy pot.
Several bamboo baskets are also filled with Malatang ingredients.
Yan Mo and the others also brought out the tofu brains made by Grandma Qi.
If someone comes to buy it, take a bowl of tofu brain, a small spoonful of soup, a few drops of sesame oil, and sprinkle with coriander and shallots.
In addition, Yan Mo also planted a specially made signboard flag on the ground.
It says "Nian's Snacks", floating in the wind.
Everything was ready, Nian Xiaomi taught them how to yell.
Yan Mo, Xiaoyong, and Gu Yunfeng blushed, and couldn't speak out after faltering.
But Yan Shubai rolled up his sleeves, puffed out his chest, walked to the side of the road and shouted:
"Every guest officer, come and see, the food here is the best! It's cheap and affordable, and you can taste it for free!"
Xiaoyong was dumbfounded watching him go all out.
I didn't expect him to have this side...
Shui Yunyan also approached the guests with a smile on her face.
There are more and more people passing by. Hearing the yelling and seeing the lovely water clouds, many people gather around here.
The price of tofu nao is not expensive, only four pennies a bowl.
For those who go to the temple fair, offering incense and worshiping Buddha is one aspect, and the other is to taste snacks.
Even those who live frugally on weekdays will pay some money.
In addition, there are free stewed pork and spicy soup, and Nian Xiaomi's booth is getting more and more crowded.
A few people were busy, but they quickly became proficient in the division of labor.
Skewers of skewered meat, hot skewers of hot skewers, and tofu nao filled with tofu are well organized, busy but not chaotic.
Nian Xiaomi said in her heart: Fortunately, I brought everyone here, otherwise I would be too busy!
The three children were also busy collecting bowls and wiping the table.
The stewed pork and malatang brought in soon bottomed out.
Those who haven't bought it are very annoyed, because the wafting smell is simply too ecstatic.
They asked where they could buy stewed pork and malatang.
Nian Xiaomi is very happy, the purpose of publicity has been achieved.
At this time, Shui Yunyan smiled and pointed to the flag, "The main store of stewed meat is in Haizhou City, and several nearby villages also sell it. Malatang and hot pot are in Haizhou City."
In addition, he did not forget to promote the camellia and soap at the Sunset Village grocery store.
For a while, Nianjia's shop became the biggest highlight of the temple fair.
Before noon, the tofu nao was also sold out.
Nian Xiaomi poured mung bean soup for everyone, and after a short rest, she was busy collecting things.
"Haha! I didn't expect it to sell so fast, my legs are weak."
Although Xiaoyong was tired, he was very happy.
When Yan Shubai heard about it, he immediately ran over, squatted down and pressed Xiaoyong's legs...
Shui Yunyan was also tired, drank water, and his face was flushed by the sun at noon.
Gu Yunfeng stepped forward and took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat.
Even Yuhu fanned Niuniu with a cattail fan.
Only Yanmo...
At this moment, he was gnawing on the leftover stewed pork, and he didn't even see Nian Xiaomi who was exhausted like a dog.
Nian Xiaomi sighed in his heart, what a tiger and how big this foodie is...
He smiled and took the purse over, happily said: "Let's see how much we sold today!"
As soon as money was mentioned, everyone got excited and came forward one after another.
The copper plates were poured on the table in a small pile.
After counting, a total of more than 200 articles were sold in the morning, which is quite a lot!
Nian Xiaomi no longer looks down on these little money, and his purpose of coming to the temple fair is to publicize.
He distributed the money to everyone, and even the three dolls got five cents each.
In fact, usually every month, he will distribute "wages" to his family, and each person has a few taels.
Shui Yunyan and Yan Shubai were embarrassed to take it.
Nian Xiaomi smiled and said:
"It's so hot and you guys are still here to help. You don't have much money. Go to the temple fair in the afternoon and do some shopping."
So everyone took advantage of the abundant time in the afternoon to go shopping one after another.
The next day I still got up early in the morning and returned in the evening with some oil tea and soap.
The effect of the two-day publicity was surprisingly good, and there were more and more buyers in the city and the village.
There are even guests who come from other places.
Nian Xiaomi understands that this is the word-of-mouth effect.
On the third day, the temple fair was over, and everyone could finally rest.
In the hot noon, the earth is scorching like fire.
The cicadas on the tree stopped singing, and they didn't know where to hide.
Nian Xiaomi brought out a large porcelain basin, and scooped out a large scoop of white flour from the noodle jar, watered it with one hand and mixed the noodles with the other.
The wheat-flavored flour quickly turned into a smooth and delicate dough as he rolled it with his dexterous hands.
After the noodles are reconciled, they are not rolled immediately, but wake up in the basin for a while before kneading, so that the noodles rolled out are strong.
After the noodles wake up, Aunt Liu and Granny Qi will be handed over the job of rolling the noodles.
After the roll is finished, it is placed on a pot cover made of sorghum ears to dry.
Yuhu and Mantang helped to light the fire, while Niuniu and Shui Yunyan peeled the garlic.
Xiaoyong and Gu Yunfeng carried the burden to fetch water.
Because the water freshly drawn from the well is cold, it is suitable for cold noodles.
Yan Mo went to the vegetable garden to pick fresh vegetables.
Nian Xiaomi crushed the peeled garlic and washed green peppers in a stone mortar, scooped them into a large bowl, poured half a bowl of water, added salt and sesame oil and stirred gently.
A bowl of oily and fragrant mashed garlic is ready!
After that, he cut up tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, etc. to make marinade, and cut some shredded chicken.
After the noodles are rolled out, the water in the big iron pot is boiled early, sprinkle with salt, and put the noodles into the boiling water pot to cook.
When the noodles are cooked, the Nian Xiaomi is taken out with a strainer and put into the freshly cold well water.
The noodles were smooth and cold.
Finally, take it out and put it in a basin, drizzle with sesame oil and chili oil, add chopped marinade and shredded chicken.
Of course, there is also garlic paste, add vinegar and ground peanuts, sprinkle with a little sesame and green onion, and stir evenly with chopsticks.
Delicious and delicious summer cold noodles are ready!
Yan Mo and Gu Yunfeng's appetite was astonishingly large, they could eat two large bowls at once!
Seeing everyone gobbling around the dining table, Nian Xiaomi smiled gratifiedly while waving the cattail fan.
After dinner, he came to the backyard alone.
Go to the exquisite and transparent gazebo above the pond, where the wind blows from all directions, and make a pot of fragrant and elegant honeysuckle tea.
A person is in a leisurely state of mind, with a peaceful expression, thinks carefully, adjusts his state of mind, and dispels the irritability in his heart.
In the gazebo, I fell asleep in a daze.
Until I heard Yan Mo's voice: and.evening.group.hate.read.Chia.
"Daughter-in-law, come and take a look, there are insects in the vegetable garden!"
Nian Xiaomi hurriedly followed him to the vegetable garden.
At first glance, it is true that there are many locusts in the vegetable garden
These little guys should have flown from the grass outside.
It seems that they also know that tender vegetable sprouts taste better.
Just after planting a new batch of vegetable seedlings, Yan Mo was very concerned about the vegetable garden and reached out to catch locusts.
But many locusts are very small, and they can't catch them all by jumping around.
These little bugs are very aggressive. They don't eat leeks, green onions, and garlic because they are spicy, but tomatoes, cucumbers, and green vegetables suffer.
Nian Xiaomi suddenly thought of the chickens, ducks and geese at home.
The poultry have had a blast since the canal came through.
Especially the ducks, who are soaked in the water all day long, don't bother to go to the pond.
Sometimes some small fish and shrimp will flow into the canal from the creek, and they will be driven out immediately.
Nian Xiaomi drove all the hens from the coop to the vegetable garden.
That mighty rooster was chained to 'cluck'.
Nian Xiaomi pulled it out, like walking a dog, and brought it into the vegetable field.
Seeing the bugs in the vegetable garden, the chickens suddenly became extremely excited.
Yan Mo scratched his head and said worriedly: "Will they eat vegetable seedlings?"
Nian Xiaomi replied confidently:
"Don't worry, my husband. As long as there are insects, they won't be interested in the vegetable seedlings. Besides, we are here to watch. If we kill them once a day, the locusts will be wiped out soon."
Xiaoyong and the others came back from the outside and saw Nian Xiaomi and Yan Mo strolling in the vegetable garden with chickens, and laughed:
"Haha, is this playing chicken?"
Nian Xiaomi also laughed.
Soon, Xiaoyong and Gu Yunfeng also led two chickens and began to follow behind to patrol the vegetable field.
Sister Lanhua also came back from the fishing ground. When she saw the four of them wandering around the vegetable garden with a chicken, she was stunned.
"Ah! Sister, is this a new event?"
Nian Xiaomi said with a smile: "This is called chicken, it's fun."
Sister Lanhua looked puzzled and asked, "It looks quite interesting."
Nian Xiaomi signaled him to try it too, "Come on, I'll lend you a chance to play."
Sister Lanhua hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said: "Okay, it happens that I am a little tired from being in love recently, so I also relax."
Nian Xiaomi quickly stuffed the cloth to him, and ran out of the vegetable garden with the wind on his feet...
Nian Xiaomi felt that there was nothing else to do, so she made a pot of tea and lay down on the bamboo chair under the jujube tree in the courtyard with her eyes closed.
At this moment, I vaguely heard Xiong Er's roar of "Woooooo" from outside the courtyard.
This is the sound it makes when it scares people.
When Nian Xiaomi was wondering, suddenly there was a child's scream.
With a thump in his heart, he rushed out of the courtyard immediately.
Looking around, at the edge of the pine forest not far ahead, Xiong Er was standing up and roaring.
The four dogs were also roaring nearby, and the fat monkey riding on Rhubarb also bared its teeth.
Their targets are the few children huddled behind the pine tree.
Nian Xiaomi ran over and shouted loudly:
"Xiong Er, Rhubarb Erhuang, Little Tiger and Little Leopard, come back to me!"
The dogs were very obedient and ran over wagging their tails.
Xiong Er directly chose to ignore his words, still growling at the children in a low voice.
It is estimated that Xiong Er has been depressed recently.
Always bullied by the dogs, commanded by the fat monkey, and even made to cry once by the old eagle...
Today, I finally met a child who was afraid of it, and it launched a desperate attack.
Nian Xiaomi ran over, slapped it on the buttocks, and reprimanded it:
"What a bad boy! Don't you even listen to me? Don't frighten people in the future, do you hear me?"
Of course, Nian Xiaomi just frightened it, and didn't hit it hard.
However, Xiong Er was like a child, who was slapped by Nian Xiaomi and howled.
I don't know, I thought Nian Xiaomi stabbed its ass with a knife...
After teaching Xiong Er a few words, Nian Xiaomi looked behind the pine tree.
The four children huddled together and looked at him in horror.
They are only in their teens, about the same age as Yuhu, three boys and one girl.
It was the girl who screamed just now.
At this time, Yan Mo and others also ran out of the vegetable garden when they heard the noise.
Nian Xiaomi felt that the four children were unfamiliar, unlike the ones they had seen in the village.
He asked Sister Lanhua if they had seen them in the village, and everyone shook their heads.
Puzzled, Nian Xiaomi asked:
"Children, whose family are you all children? Why are you here at my house?"
The four children were still huddled together in horror, no one said a word, and they still looked at Xiong Er from time to time.
Nian Xiaomi turned around and asked Yan Mo to take him and the dogs back to the yard.
Xiong Er probably didn't scare them enough, he turned around every step, and planned to open his mouth to scare them again.
Seeing Nian Xiaomi's sharp eyes, he turned around and left angrily.
Seeing the little bear and the dogs leave, the four children relaxed.
Nian Xiaomi walked forward, smiling.
When he swept his eyes, he saw that their palms were all stained with purple juice.
I know it!
They should have come to the fruit forest here to eat cherries, mulberries, and raspberries, and then they were discovered by Xiong Er who was playing outside. Xiong Er thought they were thieves, so he blocked them.
"Would you like mulberries or cherries?"
Nian Xiaomi plucked the mulberries from the nearby mulberry tree and said with a smile, "It's okay, just eat it if you like it. Can you tell me whose family you are from?"
The children all bowed their heads in silence.
It was only when Nian Xiaomi approached that they noticed that they were all in tatters, and their clothes were covered in dust and mud.
Yuhu and Niuniu who came together hurriedly covered their noses.
There was an unpleasant smell about them.
Sister Lanhua said:
"They are not children from the village, they should be street children nearby."
Nian Xiaomi asked in surprise, "Wandering children? You mean they are orphans?"
Sister Lanhua nodded and said, "Not long ago, locust plagues and famine occurred in many places in the east, and many refugees fled to the west."
In this ancient country, the west side of the sea is relatively rich.
And the east is close to the desert, which is very barren.
Just when Nian Xiaomi and the others were about to leave, the handsome, slightly older boy with dimples finally said timidly:
"Big brother, can you give us something to eat? We haven't eaten for a few days, and leftovers are fine!"
Another boy with a watermelon Taro hairstyle continued, "We can work for you in exchange for food."
Nian Xiaomi handed them the mulberries and said with a smile:
"You don't need to work for me. If you are hungry, come in and eat."
Hearing what he said, the teenagers were overjoyed and followed him to the yard.
Along the way, Nian Xiaomi got a general idea of the characters of the four children.
The oldest dimpled boy is the most stable and mature.
Watermelon Taro has a cheerful personality;
The girl with big eyes doesn't talk much, she looks very quiet but bright;
The remaining boy, who was very shy and inferior, always walked at the end with his head down.
"Where are you from?"
Just as Nian Xiaomi asked, Watermelon Taro rushed to answer:
"In Huangliang City in the east, we have been plagued by locusts so many people starved to death..."
Huang Liangcheng!
It sounds so desolate...
The handsome boy coughed, and Watermelon Taro knew that his elder brother was reminding him not to talk nonsense, so he shut up immediately.
Nian Xiaomi knew what they were worried about, and said with a smile:
"Don't worry, I won't tell the local 'Jibingfang', and they won't come to arrest you."
Jibingfang is an institution similar to orphanages and nursing homes in ancient times, but it is very dark.
Watermelon Taro wanted to express himself too much, and once again forgot the reminder from his elder brother, he said:
"We just escaped from the 'Jibingfang', where people are still beating people, and we can't get enough to eat..."
The dimpled boy got angry and coughed loudly.
The big-eyed girl smiled and explained to Nian Xiaomi:
"Big brother, we really don't want to go back, it's terrible there."
At this moment, Xiong Er has been locked in the barn, and is watching from the window with his small eyes exposed.
Nian Xiaomi let them sit at the stone table under the grape arbor.
Grandma Qi has already brought some bowls of tofu nao.
The four children were very cautious and squeezed together next to each other.
Although he had been staring at Tofu Nao all the time, no one moved his chopsticks.
Nian Xiaomi smiled, and each of them handed over a bowl.
When handing it to the shyest boy, he finally raised his head and said softly, "Thank you."
Only then did Nian Xiaomi discover that he had a pair of beautiful blue eyes, and his appearance was very similar to that of Westerners in the past!
This shy boy is simply too good looking!
Seeing Nian Xiaomi looking into his blue pupils, the boy hurriedly lowered his head, very cautious.
Sister Lanhua whispered in his ear.
Only then did Nian Xiaomi understand where the boy's inferiority complex came from.
In ancient times, blue pupils were considered unlucky, symbolizing ghost eyes.
Therefore, this child was spurned by everyone from birth.
Nian Xiaomi couldn't help sighing in her heart:
In modern times, many people use blue colored contact lenses on purpose, but why do they become ominous ghost eyes...
He smiled and patted the boy's shoulder, "Believe me, your pupils are very beautiful, we don't care about those superstitions."
The inferior boy quickly raised his head to glance at Nian Xiaomi, and then showed a cautious smile.
Although it was not sunny enough, it was finally a smile.
Nian Xiaomi walked into the kitchen and saw the leftover rice at noon, so he fried a large bowl of egg fried rice with lard.
Within a few minutes, the steaming red and yellow egg fried rice was ready.
Nian Xiaomi is also sprinkled with chives and green vegetables, which whets the appetite.
The aroma of the earthy lard fried rice made Yuhu and Niuniu salivate.
Nian Xiaomi said with a smile: "We have already eaten at noon, these are for these four children."
Yuhu and Niuniu nodded in a very sensible way, and then showed friendly smiles to the four children.
In addition to the blue eyes, the other three children responded with smiles.
Niuniu no longer cared about the strange smell on their bodies, she came to the girl and took her hand.
"My name is Niuniu, what's your name?"
The girl also had a good impression of Niuniu, and said with a smile, "My name is Zhaodi."
Nian Xiaomi took out another bowl of stewed pork.
The four children probably haven't seen rice and meat for a long time, and all of them opened their eyes wide, full of disbelief.
Yan Mo and the others stood around the stone table, looking at the scene in front of them, their hearts were full of pity.
Sister Lan Hua's eyes were even redder, "Hey, you are really poor dolls."
Nian Xiaomi sighed with emotion.
The youngest of these four children is seven or eight years old, and the oldest is only eleven or twelve years old. It is so pitiful that they are so young and wander outside without their parents.
Children's hearts are always sensitive and fragile, and this age is the time for them to build their self-esteem.
What Nian Xiaomi gave was not only food, but also respect.
He gestured: "These taste good, you can eat as much as you like."
He was worried that the child would not be able to let go in full view, so he led them away.
Xiong Er stared at the dolls maliciously through the window.
Seeing Nian Xiaomi leave, Fat Monkey jumped over to help it open the door.
Xiong Er sneaked out, trying to scare them again.
Nian Xiaomi turned around suddenly and found this scene.
He was angry and funny, and shouted loudly: "Xiong Er, get out of the house quickly, or you will be kicked out of the house, and Fat Monkey! I won't give you food when you open the door again!"
Xiong Er looked at the shivering dolls with regret, and entered the room shaking his fat buttocks.
Yan Mo and the others went to the vegetable garden to walk the chickens to catch bugs again.
Nian Xiaomi sat in the main room looking at the courtyard.
The kids were clearly starving!
They ate hungrily, eating fried rice with eggs and braised pork, and choked their heads up.
After washing down the meal with tofu brain, eat again.
After she was full, the girl named Zhaodi picked up the dishes.
Standing at the door of the main room, she asked timidly, "Brother, where is the stove? I'll go and wash the dishes."
Nian Xiaomi hurriedly got up and walked over:
"No, you can put it on the stone table, we can clean it ourselves."
The girl looked down at her dirty trousers and shoes, and silently placed the dishes and chopsticks on the stone table.
Fearing that she might misunderstand, Nian Xiaomi hurriedly took her to the kitchen.
"Of course, if you want to insist, then you can help wash it."
Hearing this, Zhao Di showed a smiling face, and said crisply:
"Big brother, I will definitely wash it clean."
After a while, Yan Mo called Nian Xiaomi upstairs.
"What are you going to do?"
"What should I do?" Nian Xiaomi wondered.
Yan Mo pointed to the downstairs, "Four homeless children."
Nian Xiaomi shook her head and smiled, "Give them some taels."
The two came to the window and looked into the yard.
After packing up, the four children reluctantly left the Nian's compound.
Yan Mo looked at their backs and asked:
"Daughter-in-law, are you really not going to... take care of them?"
Nian Xiaomi spread out her hands and said with a wry smile:
"We are a big family now. Once Xiaoyong gets married, Yan Shubai and his younger brother will definitely move in. There are still so many animals in the house."
Yan Mo pointed to the door.
"Our family has a lot of houses, and ten more people can live there."
Nian Xiaomi stared at Yan Mo's face and began to study.
It seems that he really wants to adopt them...
Seeing that Nian Xiaomi had no intention of adopting, Yan Mo could only stop talking.
Nian Xiaomi understood that when Yan Mo saw the four children, he remembered his miserable childhood as an orphan!
Just now.
The sky suddenly darkened, and thick dark clouds gathered to press down on the distant sea...
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Thanks to Doudou for catching bugs and correcting many mistakes.
Thank you all babes!