Xia Hongsheng did not stay at Xu's house to eat, after all, it was a family banquet, Xia Hongsheng felt that it was inconvenient to stay, after resting, teasing the little girl for a while, he refused the housekeeper's retention, asked the housekeeper for a food box, picked up a few dishes for his sister-in-law to bring some, and did not say goodbye, so he left Xu's mansion. That little girl is quite reluctant, originally, Xia Hongsheng is also an uncle-level person in his bones, and he is also familiar with coaxing children, that little girl seems to have a very strict family education, and the lively nature of children is suppressed, Xia Hongsheng teased her, so that her childlike nature was revealed, but it made her feel very happy, and regarded Xia Hongsheng as a fun peer, and gave Xia Hongsheng a ride quite reluctantly. When he first heard the name of the little girl, Xia Hongsheng was indeed startled, but then he thought about it, now it is only the first year of Zhenguan, according to the history books, the Xu Hui in his impression was only born this year, and the little girl in front of him looks like she is ten years old, maybe not alone.

When I arrived home in the evening, my sister-in-law had already gone back, and Xia Hongsheng taught her all the ways to make mutton soup and braised pork. The woman told Xia Hongsheng that today in the bazaar, a fellow villager she knew went into the city, and when she saw her, she brought a message that her brother asked her to carry it, saying that the family had arranged it and would come tomorrow.

This is a relative, and I will rely on them to help my sister-in-law in the future, so I can't slack off. So Xia Hongsheng simply packed up a pot of clean mutton in advance, just waiting for his sister-in-law's brother's family to come over tomorrow, invite them to eat, and then tell them about his plans, although he doesn't know what the character of his sister-in-law's brother is, but compared to others, he is still a relative in the end, just wait for contact to understand. Xia Hongsheng's sister-in-law, her mother's house is not far away, if she doesn't stop walking, she can get there in half a day, but in ancient times, when her daughter got married, she didn't go back to her parents' house much, and she only went back to her parents' house a few times a year, sometimes she was far away, and even not going back to her parents' house for decades was a common thing, plus the sister-in-law's family was also an old man who had been gone for a long time, and the younger brother had already started a family, and the life of the two families was not easy.

The Xia family has three old houses, and now Xia Hongsheng and her sister-in-law each live in one, although it is very dilapidated, and there is always water leaking from the roof on rainy days, but in the end there is a place to live. The other room was empty, and there were some sundries in it, after the sister-in-law came out of the stall in the morning, Xia Hongsheng began to tidy it up alone, piled up all the old and moldy sundries in the courtyard to the outside of the wall of the stove, sprinkled water into the house, swept a few steps, cleaned up the cobwebs on the wall, and after a morning, tired and dusty and sweaty, it was finally sorted out, and people could live in.

As soon as I sat down and made a cup of tea, I saw a wooden cart parked outside the courtyard, on which sat a young woman, pulling the child sitting next to her, and the man in front of me looking around.

Xia Hongsheng hurriedly put down the tea and walked out, and when the man saw him go out, he arched his hand and asked, "This little brother, may I ask which one is the Xia family?" Can you show me the way? ”

That's it. Xia Hongsheng immediately laughed: "You are my sister-in-law's younger brother, Brother Ergou, right?" I'm Xia Hongsheng, this is the Xia family, I've sorted out the house, and the tea has just been cooked, sit down and rest! ”

Xia Hongsheng went over to help the man take off the things on his shoulder, and took the man and his mother-in-law enthusiastically to the courtyard, helping to put their things in the room. The sister-in-law probably said that Xia Hongsheng was a scholar, and in the face of Xia Hongsheng at this time, the man and his woman seemed a little nervous and cramped, but their children were not afraid of life, staring at Xia Hongsheng curiously back and forth, Xia Hongsheng saw that his son was very cute with thick eyebrows and big eyes, so he made a grimace at him, and the child laughed.

"Gong ...... Childe, put it down! These things are heavy, are you a son and brother who reads, or will I carry it! The second dog saw Xia Hongsheng carrying the things on the wooden cart into the house, and hurriedly went over to stop him and said.

"Hehe, Brother Ergou, have you ever seen a son who lives in a thatched house? It's all a family, what are you polite to me. Sister-in-law went to the stall in Shangfang City, it's also noon, after moving the things, the younger brother will cook some delicious food for you, let's talk while eating. Xia Hongsheng smiled and waved his hand, picked up a sack of things and moved them to the house.

There are not many things on the wooden cart, Xia Hongsheng and Lin Ergou quickly finished moving things, Lin Ergou is a person who works all day long, and his strength is terrifying, he can move Xia Hongsheng three times after one trip.

"Brother Ergou, you sit down and rest for a while, and wait for the younger brother to cook some food and come out. You've been walking all morning, and you're definitely hungry by now. With that, Xia Hongsheng turned around and wanted to go to the stove.

"Xia Gong...... Brothers! Where do you need to get your hands dirty?! Lin Ergou hurriedly went over and grabbed Xia Hongsheng, and as he spoke, his face twisted to the back, and shouted at his woman: "Phew! This mother-in-law who has no eyesight, where is the reason for a man's family to cook, why are you still stunned? ”

The woman was about to run into the stove fire at this time, Xia Hongsheng hurriedly took the first step: "I'll come, I'll come, my sister-in-law must have told you, there are not enough people at the food stall, I want to go to school, she can't be busy alone, I got the things inside, and the second dog sister-in-law may not be able to do it, so I have to wait until I teach you in the future." Let me do it today. ”

Xia Hongsheng said something badly, so he drove the two back to the courtyard and sat down. The ingredients are all things that have been prepared, very simple, cut a few pieces of cake shreds, stew a few bowls of mutton soup, and fry a plate of mutton to burritos to eat, but unfortunately there is no cumin, otherwise the taste will be better. Xia Hongsheng remembered that cumin was something in the south, India was still somewhere, and it was later introduced to the Central Plains through the Western Regions, but unfortunately there were no Hu merchants in Luanzhou City, so there was no way to inquire.

Lin Ergou and his mother-in-law were not rich in the family, so they ate less meat, and it was the first time to drink such a delicious mutton soup, and it was the first time to eat mutton burritos. also said that it was not easy for my sister's family, thinking that it had cost a lot of money to come to these mutton, the more I talked about it, the more guilty I became, Xia Hongsheng couldn't persuade him, so he ran to the house and carried out all the things he brought, and he was going to sell the meat. Xia Hongsheng smiled bitterly, and he didn't listen to him when he explained to him, but later he couldn't stop him, so he simply pulled him into the stove, lifted the lid of the pot to show him, and saw that there was still so much meat in the pot, so he believed Xia Hongsheng's words and sat back down. Originally, he may not have eaten much meat at home, his woman and child were happily eating mutton and drinking mutton soup, seeing Lin Ergou like that, he didn't dare to eat it, the child looked at the mutton soup and mutton on the plate in the bowl pitifully blinked and swallowed saliva, but he still stopped obediently, didn't cry or make trouble. Xia Hongsheng felt pity for the child in his heart, turned around and went back to the house, cut the braised pork and sandwiched it into the scallion pancake, made a few meat sandwich buns and took them out.

"I depend on my sister-in-law for my life, my sister-in-law raised me and treated me like a son, you are my sister-in-law's brother, we are a family. Now the situation at home is getting better and better, and the business at the food stall is booming, even if you let go of your stomach to eat, you can eat these meats three times a day! Xia Hongsheng put the meat bun on the table and stuffed it into their hands, with a posture that they would get angry if they didn't eat it.

In the end, it was a child, and he immediately swallowed happily, and under Xia Hongsheng's toughness, Lin Ergou and his mother-in-law also gnawed, and as soon as they ate it, Lin Ergou's eyes widened: "Xia Gong...... Brother, this is pork? ”

Xia Hongsheng smiled and nodded: "Yes, it's pork." ”

"This ...... I, Lin Ergou, have eaten pork a few times, and when I think about it now, I still think it's the same as boiling it with a bubble of urine, but it's not so delicious! Lin Ergou's eyes widened and he said in surprise.

Xia Hongsheng burst out laughing, as if he had boiled out a soak of urine, and he thought of it.

The woman suddenly blushed for her man, raised her hand and pushed her man, the man saw the woman's ashamed appearance, and Xia Hongsheng's grinning expression, before he reacted, and suddenly a black face became black and red, and scratched his head: "I am a rough person, I speak vulgarly, Xia Gong...... Brother is a scholar, I'm sorry! ”

"Haha, what Brother Ergou said is rough and unreasonable, although it is not embellished, but it is very vivid. The pork is indeed like this, if it is not properly conditioned, it will have a fishy smell, but it is not there...... It's the same as the one that comes out of it! Xia Hongsheng pursed his lips with a smile and said: "However, the younger brother's approach is different from others, as long as the dirty taste is removed, and the original taste of pork is returned, but it is a human delicacy." It's just that no one else will do it. Brother Ergou, what do you think of these things you eat at noon today? ”

"I haven't eaten anything better than this!" Lin Ergou shook his head: "I don't know what to eat next to me, the meal just now is the best meal I have eaten since I came out of my mother's womb!" ”

"Brother Ergou, my sister-in-law must have told you that I called you to help her take care of the food stall, and now the business is good, and my sister-in-law is too busy to do it alone. It's not in vain to use your labor, Brother Ergou, I will give these things you and your sister-in-law to you, and your husband and wife will do it with my sister-in-law, and the money you earn will also be shared together, my family will account for seventy percent, and your family will share three percent, no matter how big the business is in the future, this proportion will not change. Even, if one day my sister-in-law and I move away from this Luanzhou city, then all this stall will be left to you. I have only one request. ”

"This can't, we can't ask for this money. My sister and brother, your family is now better, and I am still thinking about our family's bitterness, giving us a share of things, and taking care of our food, this is love. We received this affection and worked hard to not let my sister and brother suffer, so that we could be worthy of this meal. If you want to pay back the money, it will not be authentic. Lin Er's head shook very resolutely.

Xia Hongsheng looked at Lin Ergou and smiled: "This is something that my sister-in-law and I have already agreed on, and I will not change it." My requirement is that in the future, no matter how much money you make or how much you lose, you must keep your duty, be honest, and never be blinded by money and bad conduct! DID YOU KNOW? ”

Lin Ergou looked at Xia Hongsheng in a daze, he was still a woman, and quickly pulled him to stand up, and bowed down to Xia Hongsheng.