Chapter 157: Take Care of Yourself

Chapter 157: Take Care of Yourself

The sky is blue and the sun is golden.

Lin Zisu and Lin Xianwen, brother and sister, walked out of the door of People's Bank, smiling so hard that their teeth were showing.

"Moo~ Moo~"

"Moo~moo~moo~"

"Moo~"

The street suddenly became noisy, with the sound of cows mooing and the sound of cows' hooves stepping on the concrete ground, making a "da da da" sound.

A group of cows were walking on the street. There were people guarding the herd. The cows and calves were walking forward in an orderly manner.

The streets were crowded with people, and people followed the herd of cattle with bright smiles on their faces, pointing at the cows and talking and laughing.

Lin Zisu saw an old man wearing an apron and holding a spatula. He walked more than ten meters and stopped. As the cattle walked away, he stood on tiptoe and stretched his neck to look.

A young man was eating while walking with a bowl in his hand, and he did not forget to talk to the young man next to him.

Several men and old men were walking around the cattle with shining eyes, chatting with the herders from time to time.

A herd of cattle passed by the two siblings, and they stood on tiptoe to look. Unfortunately, there were too many people joining in the fun, and they had a long way to go to grow taller.

Lin Xianwen looked ahead at the crowd of people and backs, and withdrew his gaze. He said to his sister, "Shall we go shopping now, or go home directly?"

Lin Zisu walked towards the mule cart parked on the side and said, "Let's go find my mother and buy some vegetables."

The two siblings drove a mule cart to Qingshui Pharmacy. Shen Xianglan was responsible for collecting medicines in the shop and checking the traditional Chinese medicines sold by the people.

The temporary job was in line with her major, and she could also find out what Chinese medicines the people near Qingshui City were selling and which ones were the most frequently used. Most importantly, she knew the prices of various Chinese medicines and had some understanding of the prices and market conditions of Chinese medicines.

The two siblings walked to the backyard of the medicine shop and saw Shen Xianglan busy. They told their mother that they were going to buy vegetables and drove the mule cart to the vegetable market.

The two not only bought food, but also a bunch of snacks, and went to the bookstore to buy notebooks and pens. Today's consumption was all paid by Master Lin.

The two siblings returned home with lots of bags and opened the gate to the yard, and were greeted by Dahei's enthusiastic tail-wagging dance.

"I bought you some good stuff today. Let me show you my skills." Lin Zisu found a bag of pig lungs from a pile of things. Today, when the two of them went to the vegetable market, there was only a bunch of pig lungs hanging there.

Most people don't like to eat pig lungs. If they are given away for free, everyone will fight for them. If they have to pay for them, few people are willing to buy them. The price of a whole pig lung is not cheap. Most people here like to buy fat meat, with a little lean meat. Because the people's food is short of oil and water, fat meat can be boiled into oil, and then eaten after boiling, which is very cost-effective.

Today the two siblings received their reward, and they will definitely reward Dahei who has been guarding the house diligently.

The two of them didn't buy pork, so they bought pig lungs for Dahei. The two siblings were thinking that they should go shopping early in the future. Just then, someone came into the market carrying a wooden barrel. Lin Zisu saw that his trouser legs were rolled up, he was wearing straw sandals, and there was mud on his hands. She guessed that this person had just caught fish.

Lin Zisu walked over to take a look. The wooden barrel was filled with loaches, which were very fresh and delicious. The last time the family of four ate loaches was in the previous life, when the father got a bucket of wild loaches from someone else.

Dad removed the head and internal organs of the loach, stir-fried the loach with chili peppers, garlic, and old ginger, and added some basil before serving. That day, Chen Huiqin, Li Jun, Li Ai, and Li Hao, a family of four, all ate two bowls of rice, and complained that the rice was not cooked enough. Li Ai even shouted in the morning that she wanted to lose weight.

Lin Zisu asked about the price and bargained for a bit. Seeing that they wanted them all, the young man sold them to them at a low price.

When Lin Zisu took out the folding bucket, the man was stunned, but he didn't ask curiously. He took the money and poured the fish into their bucket.

Lin Zisu zipped up the lid of the gauze bucket, and at most a little water splashed out. This era was not like the modern era, when plastic bags could be bought for a few cents, and there was no need to worry about what to put when going out to buy things. Their family had to buy vegetables from time to time, and they would prepare plastic bags, folding buckets, cloth bags, and baskets when they went out in the morning to facilitate the storage of ingredients.

Lin Xianwen poured the loach he bought into a wooden barrel and waited to stir-fry the loach with chili peppers in the evening.

Lin Zisu used the faucet to rinse the pig lungs. The pig lungs were for Dahei to eat, so the blood didn't need to be rinsed too clean.

Lin Xianwen lit the fire, Lin Zisu cut the pig lungs and put them into the pot, then added water and a little bit of salt, and a pot of pig lung soup was ready.

Dahei followed Lin Zisu closely and was grabbed by Lin Xianwen who was making the fire to help him.

Lin Xianwen rubbed the dog's head and said, "You are such a heartless person. I bought you the pig lungs with my own money!"

After the pig lungs were cooked, Lin Zisu washed Dahei's bowl, scooped a bowl of the lungs and soup for him, and put it aside to cool before feeding it.

Cover the pot and let the pig lung soup cool down naturally. Feed Dahei with it at night and put the rest in the refrigerator. A big pot of pig lungs, mixed with some rice, can keep Dahei full for two days.

Lin Zisu looked at Dahei's bowl and remembered something. She felt like something was missing. "Oh, I forgot!"

Lin Xianwen quickly asked: "What did you forget?"

Lin Zisu said depressedly: "We should have had lunch in the city before coming back."

“…” Lin Xianwen sighed, “After school, we opened the envelope and went to the cafeteria to have lunch!”

“…Yes~” Lin Zisu recalled that it seemed to be true. . .

"If you're hungry, go get some snacks. Didn't we buy some cakes and dried fruits?" Lin Xianwen was too lazy to pay attention to her. "I'm going back to my room to take a nap!"

Lin Zisu: "Brother, have you fed the mule?"

Lin Xianwen: "I fed it. I just tied it to the shed and added feed and water."

The so-called feed is bran, old corn kernels, and beans bought from the grain store. The grain store also sells dry food for livestock.

The cows and mules at home are now fed a mixture of grass and fodder every day. If conditions permit, they must be fed with good food. Even if people eat less meat, they cannot be deprived of food.

In this era, livestock is an important resource for a family and an expensive property.

The brother and sister went back to their rooms, took a half-hour nap, and then got up to continue their writing.

In the evening, when Shen Niang and Lin Die came home from get off work, the rice was cooked, the loach had been headed and gutted, and the side dishes had been washed, waiting for Lin Die to stir-fry them.

Lin Zisu: "Did you go to see Xiao Tao?"

Shen Xianglan squatted by the ditch to wash her hands: "After work, everyone went to see Xiao Tao. He didn't complain of stomachache all day. He looked a little weaker, but otherwise he was fine. What did you do so fast after school today?"

The two brothers and sisters talked to each other and explained everything in detail.

Lin Xianwen sold five short stories, each of which was over 5 words long and cost 100 yuan. He got 500 yuan, and he paid for today's dishes and snacks.

Lin Zisu wrote a novel, she submitted the story outline and the first few dozen chapters. The story was 100 yuan for 17 words, and she has written 1700 words so far, and received yuan.

The two siblings gave their royalties to their mother, but their parents refused to accept them.

Shen Xianglan: "Keep it to yourself. You are so grown up now, and I still have to manage your money!"

Lin Youcai: "Just take it and put it away."

Lin Zisu said with a smile: "Other families have to pay money even when their children get married and have children, not to mention the income of unmarried children."

Shen Xianglan left her with her back, "Don't be so ungrateful after getting such an advantage!"

Lin Youcai: "That's different. A whole family has to pay for food and drink, and they don't divide the family, so everyone must pay for the household expenses."

Lin Xianwen: "We eat and drink together."

Lin Youcai waited for the oil to heat up, put the shredded ginger into the pot, then put the loach in and fried it slightly. The pot was full of the "sizzling" sound of hot fried food.

Lin Youcai flipped the loach with a spatula, turned his head to look at the two and said, "You are still young! Our family is small! The Lin family is so big, there are so many mouths to feed! It's better to separate the family! Each of us should take care of our own business!"

Lin Zisu: "So, has our family been separated or not?"

"Of course, they have been separated! When we register our household registration, all families will have to separate their household registration." Lin Youcai scooped up the fried loach in the pot, "You two go wash your hands and add more rice. I'll fry some leafy vegetables and we can eat!"