The two Qin brothers looked sad when they mentioned Junjun. The second uncle didn't want the two of them to be in a bad mood, so he comforted them: "Old Fan's house is not far away, and I can still see Junjun in the future. Just save more money in the past few years, and then I can redeem Junjun back. That's right. Yes, how much did Lao Fan’s family give?”
Qin Yi didn't want to say anything, but facing his second uncle's concerned eyes, he could only say quickly: "Five taels."
Second uncle seemed to be relieved, "Second uncle still has some money saved there. You can use it at any time if you need it."
Qin Yi nodded silently, and the three people on the dining table ate noodles in silence.
Jian Jia held the tongs and seemed to be roasting the peppers carefully, but her brain was running rapidly. It is really hard to raise a horse these days, but Qin Yi is not a lazy person. The thatch in front of and behind the house that is taller than a person's head was planted by him for Junjun. In addition, there are some soybeans stored at home, and Qin Yi will get up at night to give Junjun extra meals. How could a man who valued horses suddenly want to sell them?
In the memory of the original owner, horses are a very rare animal. There are only a handful of people raising horses within a radius of more than ten miles, so she always thought that the price of horses was very high. A horse like Junjun only costs five taels of silver. This is too cheap. How could Qin Yi give it up? Is he short of money?
Jian Jia frowned keenly: Although Qin Lang was a little frail, he was not dying. There was no shortage of food at home. Why didn't he sell it earlier and later? Why did he sell it now?
Suddenly a thunderbolt flashed through her mind: The fifteen taels of gift that Jian Xiaoqiang wanted forced Qin Yi to sell off his family's property, including this horse.
Junjun was sold not because Qin Lang had been sick, but because of her!
Realizing this, Jian Jia felt bad. It was only now that she realized what selling off the family property meant to Qin Yi and the Qin family. In order to repay his kindness and prevent her from becoming the concubine of an elderly landowner, Qin Yi sold his favorite car...
The smell of burnt chili came out of the stove. Jian Jia suddenly came back to her senses and shook her head. Fortunately, five taels of silver is not much, and the horse dealer won't come until tomorrow, so there is still room for change.
Jian Jia felt relieved and took out the burnt chilies one by one from the stove. After blowing off the ashes from the pepper skins, the red and black peppers roasted one by one were packed into a steaming bowl.
This method of roasting chili was shared by a fan when she was a food blogger. She said that chili roasted with plant ash is more fragrant after being mashed. It tastes good whether it is used as dipping sauce or chili oil. At first, she was still wondering if clean chili peppers were roasted directly in ashes, wouldn't the chili peppers become dirty? Can I still eat it?
Later I learned that plant ash is a very useful thing. It can be used as medicine and can also be used to make many delicious foods. Moreover, the ash of vegetation in rural areas is very clean, and many people are just deceived by its dusty appearance.
The roasted peppers exude an amazing aroma, become crispy when cooled, and fall apart with a gentle press of the blade of a knife. After a little crushing, Jian Jia got a handful of black and red chili noodles. Add Sichuan peppercorn powder, five-spice powder, cumin powder and a pinch of fine salt, then mix the powder with soy sauce and the preparation is done.
At this moment, Jian Jia took out a shiny copper spoon larger than his fist from the shelf on the side and poured more than half a spoonful of soybean oil into it.
In addition to meat oil, the people in Dajing eat most of the soybean oil squeezed from soybeans. I thought that the ancient pressing technology was not as good as modern soybean oil, and the soybean oil might be muddy, but the soybean oil in the copper spoon was clear in color and rich in flavor, and it looked no different from the soybean oil pressed with modern technology.
Insert the copper spoon into the stove. Under the hot charcoal fire, the soybean oil quickly emits green smoke.
Jian Jia carefully held the wooden handle of the copper spoon and moved it out of the stove. She only waited for the oil temperature to drop a little before she could use it to pour the chili oil.
Just as she was walking towards the stove with the copper spoon, a furry body stretched out in front of her legs. The Qin family's big black dog shook its head and rubbed its body against Jian Jia. It had been smelling the fragrance outside the kitchen for a long time. Seeing that its owners had put down their chopsticks, the dog had to come out to make its presence felt.
The half-human-tall dog was strong and strong. If Jian Jia had seen such a coquettish and fierce dog, she would have stopped and touched its head hard. But what she was holding now was scalding hot oil. If the oil spilled with a shake of her hand, whether it was splashed on a person or a dog, it would definitely taste unpleasant.
Jian Jia hurriedly sought Qin Yi's help: "Qin Yi, give Dahei the chicken bones quickly, I can't handle it anymore." In desperation, she temporarily forgot the name of the big dog, so she could only give him the chicken bones according to the color of the big dog. It arranged a simple and honest name.
Big black?
Qin Yi raised his eyebrows, with a smile in his eyes. He picked up the chicken carcass that Jian Jia had gathered in the bowl and called out: "Dahei."
The general unexpectedly turned his head, and it actually acquiesced to the name Dahei. The big tail shook out the afterimage, and Dahei twisted his buttocks and followed Qin Yi out of the kitchen.
Jian Jia couldn't laugh or cry: "So smart." Being so smart and obedient, he must be a good candidate to be a military dog in modern times.
It was obvious that such a big dog would not be satisfied with just a chicken skeleton. After Qin Yi came back, Jian Jia asked: "Dahei, no, what does the general usually eat?"
Qin Yi lowered his eyes and gently plucked the noodles with chopsticks: "It will eat whatever is left by people. It is not picky about food... More often, it will go to the mountains to catch some wild animals and make tooth sacrifices." Even if it only eats the leftovers of its owner, Even with the food, the general is still smooth, fat and strong, which is inseparable from the fact that he can be self-sufficient.
Jian Jia couldn't help but praise: "What a good dog." Dogs that can look after homes and homes and are self-sufficient are rare, and they must be better treated in the future.
As he spoke, the oil temperature had dropped to the point where chili oil could be poured on it. Jian Jia held a copper spoon in one hand and slowly poured hot oil into the bowl with the paste of chili peppers, and held chopsticks in the other hand to quickly stir the chili oil soaked in oil.
Just listen to the subtle "sting" sound, and big oil bubbles appeared in the bowl. The hot oil reacts violently with the water in the bowl. The chili powder loses its spiciness and the aroma becomes thicker. Jian Jia quickly stirred the chili noodles at the bottom of the bowl to fully integrate them with the hot oil.
The black and red chili noodles floated on the surface of the hot oil at first. As more and more hot oil was added, the oil bubbles in the bowl became smaller and smaller, and finally subsided. The amazing aroma spreads out domineeringly, and compared with the chili oil, the taste of the chicken soup is actually not too strong.
This aroma attracted the already full Uncle Qin Er and Qin Lang to look around. They were obviously full and wanted to taste the chili pepper.
Jian Jia stirred the chili noodles and mixed the chili peppers and red oil together: "The chili oil is ready, Qin Yi, bring the bowl." Qin Yi walked quickly to Jian Jia, and he stretched out the bowl , Jian Jia scooped a small spoonful of red chili oil on the noodles.
Stir the noodles and chili oil together while they are still hot. The plain noodles are stained with red oil and become red and spicy. It looks very lively. Qin Yi picked up a chopstick and stuffed the noodles into his mouth, and his tongue was immediately hit by the spicy taste. The chili oil was not only spicy, it also contained the numbing aroma of Sichuan peppercorns, the aroma of cumin, and the five-spice powder just provided a more complex flavor... This aroma was even more fragrant than what he had tasted in the army.
The fiery taste spread from the tip of his tongue to his whole body, and Qin Yi felt his body temperature rising rapidly. It was clear that his mouth and tongue had fully felt the spiciness, but he felt that the taste was not enough and wanted to add another spoonful of oily chili pepper.
This time Jian Jia didn't need to do anything. He dug out a spoonful of chili oil and put it in the bowl. After stirring it, the noodle bowl was filled with red, which looked very visual.
Regardless of sitting at the dining table, Qin Yi held the big bowl and put noodles into his mouth one after another. After a few mouthfuls, fine beads of sweat broke out on the tip of his nose. This hearty taste was so refreshing!
The fragrant chicken soup and hand-made noodles fully satisfied everyone's stomachs. Second Uncle Qin and Qin Lang were full by accident. They left the kitchen one after another and went to the courtyard to eat. Qin Yi took the initiative to clean up all the dishes and was now standing in front of the stove washing the dishes carefully.
The sound of clinking pots and bowls reminded me from time to time. Jian Jia finished feeding Junjun and sent the last bowl to the stove. Looking at Qin Yi's Lengjun profile, she wanted to discuss Junjun's matter with him, but when the words came to her lips, she didn't know what to say. After thinking about it, she got to the point directly: "Are you going to sell Junjun?"
The coarse porcelain bowl knocked on the iron pot and made a dull sound. Qin Yi stopped for a moment, "Yes."
Jian Jia carefully discussed: "Can we not sell it?"
Qin Yi's lips straightened and his eyes dimmed: "No, I've already made an appointment with someone." He lowered his head, as if talking to himself: "Junjun is the best light draft horse in our army, follow me and humiliate him It’s gone. Now that I’m no longer in the military, I can’t take care of it.”
It seems that it is a foregone conclusion that Junjun will be sold, but Jian Jia still wants to fight for it: "Can't you really keep it? I can make up for it with the money."
Qin Yi raised his eyes and glanced at Jian Jia in surprise, then shook his head solemnly, "That's your dowry." Jian Jia came here unfamiliar with the place where she was born. Dowry is the foundation for a woman to settle down and live a life. How could he But taking advantage of Jian Jia like this?
Seemingly knowing Jian Jia's purpose and motives, Qin Yi said seriously: "It was my idea to sell the horse and it has nothing to do with you, so you don't have to worry."
The sound of clinking dishes and chopsticks occasionally came from the kitchen, but Jian Jia felt that the atmosphere was so heavy that she couldn't breathe. She stood up and walked towards her room.
There was a cabinet with a red wedding dress under her bed. After dragging the cabinet out from under the bed, she opened the cabinet with the trousseau again and groped under the red wedding dress. After a while, she took out a piece of red silk and unfolded it, revealing a few silver corners and some scattered copper plates.
This was the red silk given to her by Jian Dayue when he caught up with her. After opening it, she realized that there was silver inside, which was used by the village chief of Jianjia Village to pay for the hush money that Jian Xiaoqiang and his wife could continue to live peacefully in Jianjia Village. She weighed it and found that there were about five taels of silver here.
Junjun is not only Qin Yi’s favorite car, but also a rare and rare horse. Whether carrying people or things, Junjun is a good hand. She will live in the Qin family for a long time. The Qin family is not just a temporary place for her, but a place where she wants to stay for a long time.
Not only does she want to have a good relationship with the Qin family, but she also wants to make the Qin family's life better and better.
For her better life, she will definitely try her best to redeem Junjun tomorrow.
