Li Laosan said: "I also want to stay, but my eldest brother insists on asking me to come back, saying that not only will I not be able to help, but it will also hinder the family."
"My eldest brother wants me to go home to look after the house and water the vegetable garden!"
Mrs. Liu's curiosity was satisfied, so she waved her hand: "Okay, I understand, then you go home and water the vegetable garden!"
Mrs. Liu turned and left.
Li Laosan didn't want to stay any longer at the door of the fourth room, so he walked forward.
When passing by the gate of Luo's house, I happened to meet Blacksmith Luo.
"Third brother? Why are you alone?" Blacksmith Luo asked in surprise.
Usually wherever the three Li brothers go, they always act together as brothers, and it is rare to see them alone.
When young Li Laosan saw Blacksmith Luo, he was still very respectful.
"Good afternoon, Uncle Luo. I'm back from Qingshui Town..." Li Laosan told the three brothers about their trip to town in a few words.
Blacksmith Luo raised his head and looked at the sun directly overhead, and asked Li Laosan: "You haven't had lunch yet, right?"
Li Laosan shook his head honestly.
We got up early and put down a bowl of overnight tea, and then the three brothers hurried on. When they arrived at the Baimeizhai breakfast shop at the south gate of the town, the eldest brother went over and bought three steamed buns and three fried dough sticks.
The food we ate at that time was really satisfying, but a whole morning had passed, and Li Laosan’s stomach was already empty!
"You didn't even drink a sip of water, did you?" Blacksmith Luo asked again, looking at Li Laosan who was covered in sweat, face flushed, and covered with heat.
Li Laosan shook his head honestly again.
The three brothers basically don’t bring water with them when they go out. As long as the water in the ditch on the roadside looks clean, just hold it in your hands and drink a few sips, right?
It's just that on the way back today, because he was holding a pack of rat poison in his hand, his two brothers specifically told him not to drink from water. When he got home, he should take the ashes from the stove and wash his hands thoroughly, and then use a teacup to pour tea.
So Li Laosan was so thirsty that his throat was smoking. He stopped by the ditch several times and hesitated for a long time, but he didn't dare to make a move.
He was thinking about sending rat poison to the fourth room later. If his uncle and the others invited him into the room to drink tea again, he would go in and wash his hands and drink tea slowly.
But Fourth Aunt Yang didn't mean that at all, so he couldn't say much.
"Come on, come in, kid, have a drink of water, wash your face, eat and then go back!"
As soon as his arms tightened, it turned out that Blacksmith Luo had dragged him into the Luo family's yard.
"Uncle Luo, no need, really no need. I'll have some leftover food when I go home later. I can make it with tea..."
"Hey, you kid, you've already arrived at my door, why are you so polite?"
Although Blacksmith Luo is already in his early sixties, his arm, which has been swinging hammers for half his life, is stronger than Li Laosan, who is fifteen or sixteen years old.
Li Laosan was immediately pulled into the yard and to the backyard by Blacksmith Luo.
In the courtyard in front of the backyard kitchen and dining hall, brothers Tuantuan and Yuanyuan were playing games under the shade of trees.
Next to the outdoor stove, Yang Ruoqing, wearing an apron, was cooking with a spatula. The aroma of vegetables wafted into Li Laosan's nose, and he was hungry. He was so hungry and thirsty that he couldn't walk immediately. Way to go.
"Qing'er, please whip up an extra pair of chopsticks at noon. Li Laosan comes back from town and is hungry. I'll bring him to my house to deal with him." Blacksmith Luo and Yang Ruoqing gave the order.
Yang Ruoqing raised her head and nodded towards Li Laosan with a smile, and responded: "Okay, you go to the dining hall to drink tea first, dinner will be served soon!"
Blacksmith Luo then pulled Li Laosan into the dining hall.
Wang Cuilian happened to be clearing the table in the dining hall, and she also heard the noise outside.
So he directly poured tea for Li Laosan and entertained him. He also asked about the situation of Li Laosan and Li Laoer. He learned that Ge Liang stayed in the town to help repair the doors and windows of relatives. Because he was worried about his family, he sent Li Laosan ahead of time. go home.
I happened to pass by the entrance of the Luo family's yard during lunch time and met Blacksmith Luo. Blacksmith Luo felt sorry for his child, so he forcibly dragged his family to have lunch.
In this regard, neither Yang Ruoqing nor Wang Cuilian had any objection to Blacksmith Luo's idea of being good at making decisions. On the contrary, they quite agreed with it.
After all, it was a hot day for a fifteen or sixteen-year-old child to walk so far on foot and feel hungry and thirsty. It was nothing to help him with a sip of tea and food.
Even if there is a strange beggar fainting from hunger at the door, any normal and kind-hearted person will give a helping hand to the beggar.
What's more, what about Li Laosan, who has had a cooperative relationship with the Luo family?
So soon, the food was put on the table.
Today's lunch at the Luo family is relatively simple. After all, the weather is hot, so we don't want to prepare too many dishes. If we can't finish it in one meal, it will be left for the second meal, which will be very stale.
Some dishes are more susceptible to spoilage, so now that the weather is hot, the Luo family's dishes are guaranteed to be enough for every meal.
So in Yang Ruoqing's opinion, today's lunch meal was very simple.
Mainly, it was a combination of vegetables she picked from Sanfang’s family’s vegetable garden.
Make a soup with cabbage and egg meatballs. This is the favorite of Tuan Yuan Yuan, and it is also a family repertoire of summer meals. A bowl of soup before or after a meal.
In addition, Yang Ruoqing followed the example of Da Sun and made eggplant and potato mashed with eggplant and potatoes.
The eldest Sun never eats other people's food for free. After taking the vegetables back, he brought a piece of fresh pork liver to Yang Ruoqing.
Yang Ruoqing picked a few dried red peppers, patted a few ginger and garlic, pinched two chive sprouts, and fried a large plate full of bandit pork liver.
Therefore, two simple dishes and one soup are enough, which is enough for the original Luo family.
But because of Li Laosan's temporary joining, and at Li Laosan's age, he had an astonishing appetite.
So Yang Ruoqing temporarily cut two more cucumbers, beat four or five eggs, and cooked a cucumber scrambled egg.
As for side dishes such as sour beans, fermented bean curd, and fried peanuts, they are regular guests at every meal at home and need no special mention.
When these dishes were brought to the table, in the eyes of the Luo family, the simplified lunch was really just a simple meal for Li Laosan to deal with.
However, in Li Laosan's eyes, he seemed to be seeing a scene that only happened during the New Year and the holidays.
And at this moment, he also found the dish that had made him thirsty before.
It’s not the red plate of bandit pork liver on the table, but that big bowl of eggplant and potatoes!
It must be made with lard, it’s so fragrant!
After a few days of Dragon Boat Festival, I also begged my eldest brother to have a meal like this!
Li Laosan thought silently in his heart, his saliva flowing secretly.
"Come on, third brother, don't be polite, eat whatever you want, gobble it up!"
A bowl of sizzling white rice was stuffed into Li Laosan's hand.
