"Yes." Worthy of being born as an Orion, Liu Erbadger nodded immediately, "The second uncle's family asked for three catties of fat meat to refine oil, and the skin of the meat was scraped on the case." ”

"Wonderful!" The little fat man immediately laughed and said, "Why don't you go and get it yet!" ”

Liu Erbadger just turned around and ran out a few steps, and then moved back, "Third brother, those flesh skins ......"

However, the grandmother next to her sighed, took out a dozen coins and stuffed them into the hands of the two badgers.

"Come on!"

Although the skin of the meat is not worth much, it cannot be given away for nothing. With these more than a dozen dollars, others are also more happy. Sure enough, not only did he bring back a lot of meat skin, but he also gave him a palm-sized piece of pork belly.

"I have Mother Lao to wash the skin of the flesh, and I will be of great use."

"Okay." Although she did not know what her son wanted to do, the woman still had the greatest love and made it as convenient as possible for him.

Perhaps, the nineteen-year-old is also curious.

When his mother washed the pigskin, the little fat man found that the firewood at home was also insufficient. Fortunately, this thing is not worth much, and the friends each brought a bundle and quickly solved the problem.

Wash and dice the pig skin, put it in a clay pot, boil it over high heat first, and boil the pig skin over medium heat; The boiled soup is filtered, and the collagen rich in the pork skin solidifies on its own after cooling, which is the skin jelly that is often eaten in later generations. Pig skin contains a large amount of collagen, which can be converted into natural gelatin. And gelatin is the most important raw material for little fat people to make jelly.

It's a long process. It was getting dark, and the call of the parents sounded in the village, making an appointment to come back tomorrow, and the friends left one after another.

"Mother, it's going to be a long time, let's go rest." The little fat man lifted the lid and looked at it, although the pigskin was cooked, it was still far from boiling.

"yes, okay."

The basin was not used today, and was retrieved by my mother to wash it. The little fat man ate half full milk again and fell into a deep sleep. Grandma tucked the corners of the quilt for him and began to wipe the dirty floor that he had stepped on.

Early in the morning, the little fat man was gently woken up by his mother. I've always slept until I wake up naturally, so why is this an exception?

"Wake up, the patriarch has a big test today, go to the ancestral hall quickly."

"The big exam? Patriarch? The little fat man was stunned. That said, this era ...... Is the clan already taking shape?

"There are many children in the clan, and those who choose the good ones go to school. Don't go yet! Putting on the long gown, the mother lifted the little fat man up.

In this era, private learning flourished. Many scholars and Confucians have established their own 'fine houses' and 'fine houses', and opened the door to teach apprentices. The study of scriptures is the only way to become an official, and there are too many students of the masters of scripture to accommodate, some of them can be employed in time, while others are called bibliographic disciples as long as they have a name, and they do not need to come to receive karma in person.

Of course, whether it is 'receiving karma' or 'recording disciples', this apprenticeship fee is very expensive.

The big family is fine, but the small family wants all the children in the clan to go to school, which is obviously impossible. That's why there is a big test.

The little fat man is also very curious, they are all half-grown children, what does the patriarch want to test?

Mother was obviously very concerned about this. The little fat man realized that he was lifted out of the bed early in the morning to groom himself.

After eating half a sugar cake, his mother pushed him out of the door.

When I turned around, I was facing a gaze full of hope. The morning glow shines through the thick shade, scattering into the light and dust, and the outline of the mother, soaked in light, warm but not dazzling.

"Mother, don't remarry...... the little fat man whispered, turning his head and walking towards the village.

The friends who knew each other also came out of their homes like dogs, and walked towards the ancestral hall in twos and threes. Bypassing an old stone monument and struggling to cross the high threshold of the ancestral hall, the little fat man found that low tables were already set up along the courtyard. The ancestral hall of this era is different from that of later generations. Not only is the ancestral tablet enshrined, but there is also a huge clan cemetery in the backyard. The little fat man was a little strange as to why there was such a large cemetery in Lousang Village. Or why Lousang Village is connected to the cemetery. It's just that the sudden tense atmosphere in front of him makes him have no time to think about it.

He took off his shoes and got on the straw mat, and knelt down at the low table. There was nothing else on the table but a bowl of water.

Pen, ink, paper, inkstone, nothing. Could it be that the title is this bowl of water?

Just puzzled, suddenly heard a light cough in front of the hall, and an old man with crane hair slowly walked out, his eyes were bright, and after looking around, he said: "A hundred steps away from the village, there is a merchant selling pears. Three texts, one hundred texts can be bought? ”

Seeing many people dipping in water and writing and drawing on the table, the little fat man suddenly realized that this bowl of water was used in such a way.

"Hongjiazi, why don't you move?" Just when the little fat man was stunned, the patriarch had already asked. Father's name is Hiroshi. Hongjiazi is obviously talking about the little fat man.

The little fat man fights between heaven and man, thinking about whether he should answer or not.

"Your father died young, and he neglected to discipline ......"

The little fat man soared, and the whole person seemed to be set on fire. He stood up suddenly, bowed down and replied, "You can buy pears for thirty and three, and there is still one penny left." ”

After speaking, the little fat man couldn't help but say loudly: "Father and mother are here, and I don't dare to neglect a day by day!" ”

The elders of the clan who sat on the side changed color together, and they were about to open their mouths to reprimand, but they were stopped by the old patriarch waving his hand: "The basket can hold eight, how many baskets do you need to hold it?" ”

"Four baskets for more than one, or five baskets."

"How do I return home?"

"Is there anyone else selling pears?"

"There were a few children."

"How much, exactly."

"About three or five people."

"One person, one pear, help me go home!"

The voice fell, and the needles fell in the hall. Seeing that the patriarch was silent, an elder got up and reprimanded: "Four baskets of pears, why do you divide them among five people?" If you can mention it, three people are enough! ”

The little fat man argued: "Don't suffer from widowhood but unevenness!" ”

The old patriarch stroked his palms and laughed, "Really, the master! ”

The little fat man woke up at this time, it was over, and he played too well.

"Let's wait outside the door." The old patriarch was kind and pleasant, and blasted the little fat man out.

The front of the ancestral hall was already full of people watching the excitement, and when he saw the little fat man drooping his head, he was the first to walk out. Immediately provoked a whisper.

"It's the son of the Hong family, but it's a pity that his father was filial piety in his twenties, but now he has given birth to a loser......"

"My father died early, what can a woman understand, don't blame him!"

"It's a pity, the huge mansion is almost as bad as a kennel......"

"Silence, his mother is coming......"

The little fat man looked up when he heard the sound, and at a glance he saw his mother on tiptoe behind the crowd. He smiled and waved at his mother, and everything was silent.

"Hey, looking at his appearance, it seems that he is acceptable?"

"I guess so, otherwise why don't you leave?"

Sure enough, many dejected children rushed out, and the parents in the crowd knew that they were blushing at this time, and they hid their faces and ran away.

And the little fat man's mother always stood there.

"Third brother, the patriarch called you back." Looking up, it's the big brother.

"Hmm." The two entered hand in hand, and in addition to the parents in the ancestral hall, there were only two children.

Dragged by the eldest brother, he walked to the middle of the hall and obediently stood in a row with the remaining two children.

The old patriarch who finished paying tribute to the incense pointed his finger on the top of the four children's heads in turn: "Wen-Xiu-Wu-Bei!" ”

The little fat man thundered to the top, and his eyes were full of gold stars, "Liu-Bei?!" ”

Isn't the master's name Liu Ping!

"You are the dragon and phoenix of my Liu family in Zhuo County, and the old man gave the name today, which is in accordance with the ancestral teachings. Each generation selects four people, and the others are exactly that: civil and military equipment. Remember, remember! ”

What was said later, the little fat man couldn't hear clearly. was hugged out of the ancestral hall, until he was thrown into his mother's arms, then he cried and mourned, raised his head and shouted: "Mother, my name is Liu Bei!" ”

"Don't be careful, be prepared. There are unforeseen circumstances, and you need to be cautious in your actions, and the patriarch gives the name with the word "preparation", which is to let you always take it as a warning. The mother said a chapter, but she didn't find that the little fat man wanted to cry without tears.