Chapter 21: Etiquette is light but affection is important
Anyway, in the end, Yang Yuanding was not only loved by Mrs. Xu, but even Mrs. Yang, who had always been serious about words, smiled at Yang Yuanding.
Looking at Yang Yuanding who was surrounded, at this moment, Zhang Sijiu only had four big words in his mind: Friends of Women!
Because of this love and the fact that it started to rain again, the Xu family strongly kept Yang Yuanding brothers for dinner - to be precise, Yang Yuanding was left behind and Yang Yuanfeng was given a meal.
It can be seen that Yang Yuanfeng is extremely embarrassed.
But he couldn't stop his brother at all.
Yang Yuanding was like a husky that had escaped from the reins. He was completely confused by Yang Yuanfeng. He passively followed his younger brother and watched helplessly as his younger brother performed.
However, it was raining and she couldn't go out to buy meat, so Yang went to the village to buy a fish.
Because it is close to water, fish and meat are not expensive, even cheaper than pork.
The silver carp bought by Yang has a big head, which is perfect for stewing fish head tofu.
As for other dishes - cucumber salad and braised beans with rice, they are all daily meals in the countryside.
In order to entertain the fellow villagers, Zhang Sijiu also suggested: "Second aunt, I will go look for mushrooms in the bamboo forest to see if there are any mushrooms. If there are any, boil them in the soup and eat them."
Mrs. Xu immediately felt that this suggestion was good: "Yes, yes, this is quite rare."
Bamboo rhizome, as its name suggests, is a fungus that grows near the roots of bamboo.
But only after heavy rain.
Even in the countryside, it is a rare delicacy.
In addition to bamboo rhizomes, there are bamboo eggs.
Each one is round, and its head is quietly poked out. When the outer skin explodes, a small snow-white skirt will open, which is very beautiful-at this time, it is the bamboo fungus.
Actually, Zhang Sijiu didn’t know him very well.
But Xiaosong knew him - even though he was only five or six years old, he obviously knew everything around him.
Zhang Sijiu put on his hat and said solemnly: "Xiao Song, you take the lead, it's up to you!"
Xiaosong had no idea that this was a trap from an adult. He immediately puffed up his chest and said without hesitation, "Follow me!"
Just looking at the momentum, it's really a bit majestic and high-spirited.
Behind him were Zhang Sijiu, Yang Yuanding, and Yang Yuanfeng - he was worried about his younger brother, so he had no choice but to follow.
As for Xiaobai, because he was too young, he was forced to stay at home.
But Zhang Sijiu also arranged a job - smashing conchs and snails with stones, breaking them open, and throwing them to the chickens.
Yang Yuanding couldn't help but look at Zhang Sijiu with admiration. When others weren't paying attention, he lowered his voice and said sincerely: "Brother, I can tell you have been a supervisor before."
Zhang Sijiu was slightly confused: "How do you know?"
Yang Yuanding raised his thumb: "He is too good at squeezing other people's labor."
Zhang Sijiu squinted at him: "This is called knowing people and being good at assigning them."
What kind of oppression? How can we call things like oppression when we work hard to build a better life?!
Yang Yuanding was dumbfounded: Everyone said he was thick-skinned, but why did he think the other person was thicker-skinned? That confident look on his face made it sound like it was true!
Under the leadership of Xiaosong, the group arrived at the edge of the bamboo forest.
I have to say that at this moment, Zhang Sijiu understood why the poet said: It is better to eat without meat than live without bamboo.
The poetic and picturesque feeling brought by bamboo is truly irreplaceable.
Because of the rain, the bamboo leaves were covered with rainwater, and the upper part, which was as fluffy as a tail, drooped slightly. It looked particularly humble, and the bamboo trunks were straight and green, so they looked upright.
The most important thing is that when you look at it from a distance, you will see a hazy green field with shimmering bamboo tails, as if all the beauties of heaven and earth are gathered here.
Yang Yuanfeng couldn't help but chanted: "Chanjuan still retains her beauty, and Xiao Sa is as charming as she is. When I raised my head, it didn't look like a painting, and I lowered my ears to listen for suspicious sounds."
Zhang Sijiu:???Are all the scholars in the Song Dynasty so good at talking?
Yang Yuanding applauded: "Good poem, good poem! The second brother is both civil and military, he is really amazing!"
Yang Yuanfeng asked indifferently: "Where do these sentences come from?"
Zhang Sijiu turned his head to look at Yang Yuanding and understood from his suddenly frozen expression: Oh, he doesn't know either.
However, Zhang Sijiu breathed a sigh of relief: It seems that this was written by predecessors, and Yang Yuanfeng just recited it. Not bad, not bad. The world is still normal, and there are still too few people who speak well.
Yang Yuanding was completely choked.
Finally he forced out a flattering smile——
"Go back and copy it twenty times and recite it tomorrow morning. If I'm wrong, I'll tell dad." Yang Yuanfeng ignored his brother's plea and directly issued an ultimatum.
Yang Yuanding suddenly felt like a deflated balloon. The man was deflated and dejected: "Yes."
Zhang Sijiu looked at Yang Yuanding, then at Yang Yuanfeng, and quietly looked away before the other party noticed.
Originally, she was a little envious of Yang Yuanding. After all, a good background would save ten years of hard work.
But now, she feels that she is no longer envious.
After all, this scene reminded her of her fear of being dominated by her class teacher in elementary school.
Xiaosong had discovered the first bamboo root fungus, and he was so surprised that he shouted out: "It's such a big one!"
Classmate Yang Yuanding immediately became full of energy again, and Sayazi chased after him: "Where is it? Let me see, let me see!"
When Zhang Sijiu and Yang Yuanfeng arrived, Yang Yuanding was squatting in the bamboo forest with Xiao Song, looking curiously at the light gray umbrella cover on the ground and the snow-white fungi elsewhere.
The fungus is really big, bigger than Yang Yuanfeng's hand.
He gestured with his hands and looked at it with curiosity like a country bumpkin, his eyes full of novelty.
When he picked the fungus with his own hands, he held it up as if he had found a gem, and then showed it to them: "Look, look, I picked this! It's such a big one!"
Zhang Sijiu couldn't help but laugh: "It's quite big."
She understood Yang Yuanding's mood.
Children in the city have never seen what the countryside looks like, nor have they experienced these fun things. Isn’t it novel?
Even she found everything strange when she first came here.
Yang Yuanfeng looked at Yang Yuanding's silly smile, his expression became gentler, and his tone was doting and helpless: "Well, it's so big. But be careful not to get your clothes wet. There is no need to change now."
"Don't worry, second brother." Yang Yuanfeng felt that he was an adult and could take care of himself. Moreover, he also made a lofty ambition: "Wait until I pick a big pot for you so that you can eat enough!"
Zhang Sijiu: ... wake up, this is wild, not a farmhouse, it can still be managed!
Moreover, she discovered something with her sharp eyes.
So, Zhang Sijiu asked Yang Yuanding: "Are you afraid of insects?"
Yang Yuanding was stunned: "What kind of insect?"
"A worm that looks like a maggot." Zhang Sijiu glanced at Yang Yuanding's finger and said, "Well, it has already crawled up. Then there is no need to tell him in a hurry."
Chapter completed!