Chapter 113: Son-in-law comes to visit

There were no adults at home, and I was too lazy to cook it seriously. There was a lot of radish stewed with pork in the jar, so I scooped out a large pot and cooked the cold rice directly. I took out a jar and opened it. Inside was pickled dried radish.

Slice the already cooked pig head, heart and tongue, cut the belly into shreds, add some raw lettuce leaves, green onion segments and mix it in to prepare a meal.

With soy sauce and spicy rice oil for seasoning, Sichuan cuisine's cold salad seasoning is one of the best. Vinegar, soy sauce, pepper noodles, spicy rice oil, sugar frosting, onion, ginger, garlic, celery, crushed peanuts, sesame oil... form a unique and complex taste.

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The mouse smelled the smell and ran over: "Xiaoyou, can I eat here?"

Su You smiled and said, "As long as Third Brother doesn't beat you up, I have no problem with it."

The mouse waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, as long as you take the thin boy and say you are here, they won't be angry!"

Su You smiled and said: "Then wash your hands, set the bowls, and call everyone over to have dinner!"

The mouse was very happy: "Well! Your pork is much more delicious than other people's!"

The kids were all playing like crazy, and some had steam coming out of their foreheads.

Su You was afraid that they would catch a cold, so he asked them to dry their heads, put dried handkerchiefs in their vests, and then came over to eat.

Of the more than fifty children, I am afraid that none of them have ever had a New Year's Day like this. Only during this Spring Festival did I see their faces really have the smiles that some children should have.

Just looking at this, Su You felt that his half a year of hard work was not in vain.

Old people are as old as humans, young people are as young as humans. The difference between humans and animals is not that they can use fire or tools, but that they have a compassionate heart that animals do not have.

Although it is still a child's body, what is inside is an adult soul after all.

Hachigong came back a little late and was a little drunk. Su You brought him water to warm his feet, and he asked Su You to talk.

"I'm happy today. I've made an agreement with the village elders in several villages. Next year, they can keep all the male pigs in several villages if they want. I'll take all the sows in Longli!"

Su You said: "If the folks from the countryside are willing to learn how to stir up pigs, I don't have any problem with it."

Hachiko said: "That won't work. The reputation is not good. Let the butcher practice this year and then pass on the skills next year. You are a scholar and you cannot bear this reputation."

Su You smiled and said: "Actually, I really don't mind. It can make every household in the village eat meat. This is the greatest reputation."

Hachiko smiled and said: "You don't mind, but I'm not willing to do it. They are smarter than monkeys. They are like hawks who don't let go of rabbits."

Su You said: "I think in the future we can choose some good pigs here in Longli to keep for breeding. When this breeding method spreads, people from all over the country will definitely be willing to raise them, and then we will sell pig babies!"

Hachiko said: "It makes sense. It's just like you deliberately leaving chickens and ducks to breed. I'm good at this. Let's just wait until spring starts, choose some good pigs from around and raise them, and we'll raise our own pigs!"

Helping Hachigong to go to bed, Hachigong did not forget to tell him: "Don't sleep too late. Don't forget the rice cakes and rice krispie treats from last time. Tomorrow you are going to Shijiacun to pay New Year's greetings."

The second day of the Lunar New Year is Mother-in-law's Day. On this day, the married daughter must take her son-in-law to her parents' home. The gifts must be in pairs.

The Shi family is also a big family and a family of generals. Su You likes it, and the team he leads will directly discuss everything.

Twenty kilograms of Yongchun Dew made four jars. Two baskets of oil parfait, twenty kilograms of soy sauce, sixty kilograms of bean paste, two jars of bean sprouts, and two jars of pickled mustard.

There are also two pairs of fat geese, four pairs of fat chickens, four pairs of fat ducks, and ten strips of sauced meat.

It looks like a lot of stuff, but in fact, except for four jars of wine, the rest didn't cost much.

Walk all the way along the stone road to the river. There is a stone bridge here. There is no bridge deck, only piers. It is a piece of square stone standing in the water. This is the Tiaodeng Bridge.

There is a kind of fish that abounds under the rocks. It is called stone rake locally. It looks even uglier than Jiayu. There is a sucker under the big head. It has no scales. The locals, adults and children, dare not eat it. They call it "rotten straw sandal", but it is actually rare.

The delicacy is only cheaper than that of Su You, and Shi Wei, a fan like this, occasionally joins in for a meal.

But now that sauerkraut, mustard and suyou are available, they are probably just like eels, and more and more people will eat them.

Beyond the Tiaodeng River is the land of Shijia Village. Unlike Kerong where the majority of farmers are farmers, here there are mostly tenants, surrounded by a large manor.

Outside the manor is a piece of flat land. This is a horse farm with a facility rarely seen in the countryside on the Fourth Road in Central Sichuan.

There is a stable at the end of the racecourse, and there are several horses in it. What is very different from the Sichuan horses is that these horses are very tall, and only one yellow one is smaller.

This Su You knows nothing about it.

A group of people came to the door of the manor. The door smiled brightly when they saw it. He turned around and shouted in surprise: "The new uncle is here!"

I saw a small figure running out from the gate of the manor, holding a short sword in his hand: "Brother Xiaoyou is here!"

Su You was startled: "Weier, what are you going to do?!"

Shi Wei returned the sword to its sheath and said with a smile: "I'm bored and I'm practicing my sword!"

Fortunately, you are not trying to kill me! Su You held her hand and said, "Happy New Year, Wei'er."

Shi Wei smiled and said: "Happy New Year to Brother Xiaoyou, oh, hold on, Brother Si, Brother Zao, are you all here?"

Shi Tong came out and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, please stop blocking the door. The elders are all waiting to see the master."

A group of people entered the manor. From the outside, it looked like a tall wall. From the inside, the wall was wide and thick, and people could stand on top. There were also many equilateral trapezoidal stone steps that could lead directly to the top of the wall from the inside.

Close to the wall, some small spaces were dug out in the middle of the stone stairs, where combat equipment and sergeants could be stored during war, and there were also small holes for poking outside and shooting arrows.

This is not a manor at all, but the East-West Fort that often appears in history books!

Entering the entrance is a semicircular square, which is similar to Su You's small playground. It is full of exercise equipment and weapon racks.

Although the Song Dynasty had legislation prohibiting the private possession of weapons among the people, it was the same as other dynasties. But the so-called weapons here were defined in the "Song Xingtong".

"Armor, crossbows, spears, armor, equipment, etc., are not allowed to be owned by private individuals according to the order."

As for "bows, arrows, knives, spears, and short spears, these five matters are privately heard."

As a result, there were policies and countermeasures, and Su You saw a sharp knife with a long handle appearing on the weapons rack.

Seeing Su You's interest, Shi Wei said, "That's a simple knife. I have a small one. If you like it, I can show it to you."

Su You shook his head: "I'm more interested in bows and arrows."

Shi Wei smiled and said: "Okay, then let's go archery and ride horses. Have you seen my yellow chick?"

Su You applauded: "This name is domineering! Pei Guo of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, whose courtesy name was Rong Zhao, was generous and ambitious, and was known as the 'Yellow Young Boy'. In the middle of Wei Taichang, he was the Prime Minister of Pinglian County. He joined the army in conquests. Every time he was the first to enter the battle, he was the most brave.

then."

"He once served as the governor of Meizhou, and later became the general of Chijie. The little yellow horse in the stable outside the door turns out to be yours."

Shi Wei chuckled and said: "Huang Chu is a Dali horse. It is a mature horse in three years. It is not a pony. It can travel four hundred miles a day. Despite its small size, it is the best among all horses."

"When it first came, its fur color was very cute, just like that of a chicken, so I named it Huang Chu, but he was not a Northern Zhou general."

Uh, okay, you are from a family of generals, and knowledge of history and literature is not your major!

"I see. Riding horses must be fun, but we have to visit our elders first."

The Shi family members all came back for the holidays, and the Wubao was bustling with activity. Everyone looked at Su You, the youngest son-in-law of the Shi family, with curiosity.

I heard that this child is very naughty, but now he is wearing a t-shirt and a headscarf, smiling and nodding to everyone, he is clearly a delicate little scholar!

Someone had already tied them up and took them to drink sugar water and eat snacks. Su You and Shi Wei went into the main room to pay homage to their elders.

The family members were also there, and Shi Kuan's wife laughed when she saw Su You: "What a handsome young man! Wei'er has a good taste! The old man kept pushing back and forth, it makes no sense!"
Chapter completed!