"It's almost time to eat and you're still roasting potatoes (potatoes). It's a good fire and it's all gone. Go and die!"
Mrs. Tang was so angry that she raised her hand, patted Tang Nianniannian lightly a few times, grabbed her by the collar, and pulled her aside, not forgetting to give her a fierce look.
I have never seen anyone more greedy or lazy than this girl. If she hadn't had a smart mind, this girl would have starved to death sooner or later!
"Milk, my sweet potatoes and potatoes!"
Tang Niannian was thinking about her delicious food, and she didn't forget to scream when her collar was pulled off.
She hasn't eaten it yet!
"Do you want to eat chai cake? Get out of here!"
Mrs. Tang's face turned dark and she cursed a lot, but she still moved the sweet potatoes and potatoes that Tang Niannian had put to one side of the stove, stuffed some firewood into it, and pulled the bellows a few times, and the fire was burning brightly.
"Pearl, come and light the fire!"
Mrs. Tang shouted outside and asked the lazy girl to light the fire. She would not be able to have a hot meal until midnight.
Xuan Zhenzhu was washing clothes in the yard. Hearing this, he wiped his hands and hurried in.
"Second Aunt, don't forget to bake my sweet potatoes and potatoes!"
Tang Niannian leaned over and reminded her that she wanted to take a bite now, and she was so greedy.
"Know!"
Xuan Zhenzhu couldn't help but laugh, and couldn't help but think of Tang Niannian when she was a child. The same thing happened.
When she first got married, Tang Niannian was only three or four years old. A very beautiful little dumpling came over to her while she was lighting the fire. She held a sweet potato and potato in one hand and said in a sweet voice: "Second aunt, help me bake it, okay?" good?"
Thinking of the past, Xuan Zhenzhu couldn't help but gently touched Tang Niannian's head. Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, the little dumpling back then was so big.
Earning 98 yuan a month, I can still run a sock factory!
Xuan Zhenzhen's fire-making skills were excellent, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law worked together very well. They quickly prepared a meal. The sweet potatoes and potatoes were also roasted, and their skin was as black as charcoal.
But don't be deceived by this ugly appearance. Tear open the dark skin and you'll find golden meat inside, steaming hot and fragrant. It's 10,000 times more delicious than what's sold on the street.
"Nine pounds!"
Tang Niannian called the little girl to share the delicious food together.
"Coming!"
Tang Jiujin ran over and his eyes were bright when he saw the roasted sweet potatoes and potatoes. The two sisters squatted by the stove, each holding one and blowing on the hot air while eating.
"It's delicious, second sister, I'll bake the six grains next time!"
"Bake it tomorrow!"
Tang Niannian agreed wholeheartedly that the roasted corn was also delicious.
[Liugu is the dialect of corn]
Mrs. Tang came in to serve the dishes. When she heard the conversation between the two, she was angry and funny. She laughed and scolded: "You know how to eat every day, so hurry up and wash your hands and eat!"
"Milk, give it to you!"
Tang Niannian still had half a roasted sweet potato in her hand. She broke it and didn't eat it.
She doesn't like to eat what others have eaten, and she won't share what she has eaten with others.
Except Shen Xiao.
"I won't eat it...it's quite sweet."
Mrs. Tang said she wouldn't eat it, but when she ate it, she couldn't help but chew it. The sweet potato had been left for a whole winter to dry out the moisture, and when cooked it was as sweet as honey.
"Is it delicious?"
Tang Niannian smiled slyly. The little old lady always said that if you don't eat this, you won't eat that. It tastes better than anyone else.
Mrs. Tang glared, finished the sweet potatoes in three mouthfuls, then fetched hot water and asked the two girls to wash their faces. Their mouths were blacker than coal.
"I'll wash it myself."
Tang Niannian dodged the old lady's enthusiastic claws. She didn't want to be shoved in the face again. This honor should be given to Jiu Jin.
"I'll send some...ah yo..."
Tang Jiujin failed to escape, and her little face was turned red from being ravaged by Mrs. Tang. After washing, Mrs. Tang pinched her face a few times to check the results.
Tang Niannian quickly finished washing and ran to eat.
There was a soft sound of rain outside, and there was steaming food on the table. The Tang family sat in a group, talking and laughing while eating, which was very warm.
Only halfway through eating, there were hurried footsteps and voices outside.
"Zhang Laowu, weren't you leading the way for Director Zhou and the others? Why did you lose the person?" the captain yelled angrily.
"Director Zhou didn't ask me to follow him. He said he had a day off today."
Zhang Laowu's voice was very aggrieved. He earned one yuan less today.
"Has anyone seen them?" The captain's voice became hoarse.
These people from the capital disappeared in his village. This was a matter of life and death. How could he, a small captain, afford it?
The heavens and the earth are spirited, please protect these people from dying here.
It’s okay to keep your breath!
"I didn't see it, I was working in the fields!"
"I work in a factory, who cares where they go!"
"Maybe we can take shelter in the mountains and come back when the rain stops!"
The villagers were talking a lot and were not in a hurry. There were no wolves or large beasts on the mountain, so nothing serious could happen to these people.
The captain thought about it. The wild wolves have gone to the mountains. The wild boars don't come out when it rains. They must be taking shelter in the mountains.
"What happened?"
Mrs. Tang went out to ask with a bowl in hand.
"Those people from the capital haven't come back yet!" someone answered.
It was getting dark. Usually at this time, Zhou Siming and the others would have come back to rest early.
"It's raining. I must be hiding in the mountains. What can happen?"
Mrs. Tang disapproved and felt that the captain was making a fuss.
"I said the same thing. The captain is very anxious and insists on dragging us to find someone." A villager curled his lips and expressed his dissatisfaction openly.
The captain glared at him. This man was not afraid either. In terms of seniority, he was still the captain's uncle, so he was nothing to be afraid of.
"Captain, wait until the rain stops before we go look for him. If he gets wet and gets sick, will the cadres in the capital pay me?" a villager asked.
They don't want to go up the mountain on rainy days, they just want to lie down at home.
Although the cadres in the capital are high-ranking, they do not want to go up the mountain to risk catching a cold because they are not paid.
"You won't get lost on the mountain. Let's go inside and sit for a while. It will stop raining soon." Mrs. Tang also said.
The captain hesitated and agreed.
He actually didn't want to go up the mountain. Although he was wearing a raincoat, his pants and shoes couldn't stop him. They were all soaked and he felt very uncomfortable.
A group of people entered the room, and Xuan Zhenzhu and Xu Jinfeng moved chairs and made hot tea for them.
"Captain, didn't these people in the capital go up the mountain with hoes and dustpans? Did they find something?" someone asked.
"Is there really a monument on the mountain? It can't be a tomb, right?"
"It must be a grave. Maybe it's the grave of some prince!"
"These people are so courageous. They even dare to dig graves and are not afraid of bad luck!"
"The people in the capital are tainted with the dragon's energy, so bad luck cannot come from them!"
…
The villagers chatted enthusiastically and were not interested in the so-called monuments. Even if it was really the prince's tomb, it had nothing to do with them and they would not benefit from it.
They are more concerned about the harvest in the fields and the profitability of the sock factory.
"when……"
The clock struck quickly, it was half past seven in the evening, and the rain stopped.
Zhou Siming and the others haven't returned yet, and the captain's mood, which was about to calm down, started to become irritable again.
