There are one hill and eight buildings in the Northern Prefecture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Chapter 16: Brothers are united in filial piety to their mother
Chapter 16: Brothers are united in filial piety to their mother
Liu Daogui smiled slightly: "Brother, we have been waiting here for so long. If we wanted to eat secretly, would we still keep this bowl until now?"
Liu Yu nodded. This second brother has always been timid and cowardly since he was a child, and even had some developmental delays. This was probably because when Xiao Wenshou first married, Liu Qiao's family was in a poor family and his nutrition could not keep up. Xiao Wenshou also had insufficient milk after delivery.
Influenced Liu Daolian.
Later, when Liu Daogui was born, thanks to Liu Qiao's hard work, the family situation was slightly better. Xiao Wenshou also had a lot of milk because he had some fish soup to drink. Liu Daogui was also smart since he was a child, and he followed Liu Yu since he was four years old.
He started practicing boxing, kicking, and stick kung fu, and he became much more successful than his second brother.
Liu Yu touched Liu Daogui's head: "I knew it was your kid's idea. The second brother is a lazy guy. Let him get up at this time, unless he is tempting with this delicious food. Isn't it, second brother?"
Liu Daolian's eyes kept looking at the few pieces of dried fish piled on the bowl of rice. At this time, the rice in Jiangnan did not have the Champa rice of later generations. It took more than a year to mature, and the grain output was still low, so various supplementary foods were needed.
seems very important.
Since ancient times, the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River have been crisscrossed by rivers and rivers. Although there is not a large area of grassland to raise cattle and sheep like in the north, the land of plenty is not unworthy of its reputation. Even in the poorest places, there are always small streams and rivers where fishing is possible.
Picking water chestnuts is almost a must-have skill for every Jiangnan person.
As for the way to eat fish, many people in this era used it as fish dumplings, which was later known as sashimi. They were cut into slices, scaled and deboned, and then dipped in minced ginger and vinegar.
In addition, it is also a common way to eat dried fish by exposing it in the sun and spreading it with fine salt. Especially for business travelers, this is almost a must-have in their luggage. When I was at the ferry today, I had at least
One-third of the small stalls sell this small dried fish.
However, this kind of dried fish is not an ordinary thing for Liu Yu's family. The two younger brothers are underage, and the stepmother rarely goes out. Fishing outside can almost only be left to Liu Yu alone, and he usually has to farm and go up the mountains.
In addition to collecting firewood, we also have to deal with various errands of the government and tribes, as well as fishing, which only takes about ten days and a half.
Therefore, even dried fish is a rare thing in Liu Yu's family. In addition to the rice mixed with soy sauce, bran peel and old rice, there are only a few green and yellow wild vegetables.
Dried fish has become a luxury.
Liu Yu looked at the dried fish in the bowl and his nose was slightly sour: "Have you ever eaten these dried fish?"
Liu Daolian said without hesitation: "Mom said that the eldest brother is the backbone and pillar of the family. We spent a lot of effort today. If there is any dried fish, you should eat it first."
Liu Daogui sighed: "We all advised my mother to eat first, but she refused and said this is reserved for you. Brother, what do you think we should do now?"
Liu Yu frowned, took out another wooden bowl from a small cabinet on the side, used chopsticks to pick out a few dried fish in the rice bowl, put it into a new wooden bowl, and said seriously: "We are sons.
, we must be filial to our mother. Our father passed away early. It was our mother who raised us with one hand. How can we enjoy the good things first and not give them to my mother? I can’t eat this dried fish. Put it away and we will give it to my mother tomorrow morning.
How about making dried fish porridge?"
Liu Daogui smiled slightly: "What the elder brother said makes sense, and the younger brother thinks so too, so I am waiting for you to discuss it here."
Liu Daolian wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth and said: "Then do as the elder brother said, but, we haven't eaten meat for more than ten days." At this point, his eyes became dim.
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Liu Yu's face darkened: "If you don't have anything to eat, tell me, second brother, you have to remember that no matter what, you have to think of your mother in your heart. If you get something good, you must first honor her. Do you understand?"
Liu Daolian looked at Liu Yu's face, his expression was so serious, his heart trembled, and he quickly said: "I know, brother."
Having said this, Liu Yu's expression softened a little, and he put the small bowl containing a few dried fish into the cabinet. He looked at a clay pot on the cabinet. This was originally used to hold dried fish, but now it was filled with dried fish.
It was already upside down. Obviously, these dried fish were the last meat dishes at home.
Liu Yu's eyes heated up and he said: "It turns out that the family is in such difficulty. It's all my fault. I haven't been paying attention to it these days. Today I went to the mountain to collect firewood. I wanted to sell the firewood and buy two kilograms of meat and come back. It's a pity that I saw Er Xizi
He was beaten badly, so he relented and gave him the firewood. But it doesn't matter, I will sell the straw sandals tomorrow and buy some fish and come back. Are those straw sandals ready?"
Liu Daogui said with a smile: "It has been prepared a long time ago. It is hanging on the wall of the wing room. Before you came back today, my second brother and I have been knitting straw sandals. This time we have forty pairs. They cost two dollars each.
It was sold for eighty yuan."
Liu Yu laughed: "You two boys, you even know the price of straw sandals. There are many refugees coming from the north this time. I see that they have walked a long way, and their shoes are very tattered."
"Hmph, even a bookworm like Xu Xianzhi can think of going to the ferry to sell preserved fruits. I will take these shoes to the ferry tomorrow and sell them to those poor people for three yuan each. I don't think they will be sold out in half a day."
Liu Daolian smiled and clapped his hands: "Okay, okay, once these straw sandals are sold out, we will have fish to eat."
Liu Yu looked at his two laughing brothers and felt sad, thinking that he had made up his mind to join the army and might leave them in a few days. Their young shoulders could really support the whole family.
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Liu Yu looked at Liu Daogui and said quietly: "Third brother, if one day my eldest brother is no longer at home, can you take good care of your mother and live on?"
Liu Daogui's expression changed slightly, and he puffed up his chest and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, brother, we will not let you down. We can knit straw sandals, collect firewood, and help in the fields."
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Liu Yu nodded: "Very good, I know that my brother is good. It's very late today. You guys should share this bowl of rice. I'm going to bed."
Liu Daolian looked happy, but Liu Daogui frowned: "Brother, what's wrong with you? You've been busy outside all day, how can you not eat? The dried fish was left for mother, but this meal, you
We need to eat. We have all had too much dinner."
Liu Yu shook his head and patted Liu Daogui on the shoulder: "When I was at the ferry this afternoon, I ate a lot of dried fish and preserved fruits. After beating Diao in the evening, someone also gave me pancakes to eat. Now I don't want to eat them at all.
I'm hungry, but you are the ones who are growing taller. If you don't eat enough, how can you learn kung fu from big brother in the future?"