Blissful Days After Widowhood

    After sending Wen Peifeng away, Mrs Wang went into the house and quickly helped Gu Yin dry her hair - before she was to prevent her from going out, so she only let her wrap it first, now that she knows her You won't go out until the next day, so you don't have to think so much.

    At noon, the not-so-hot sun came late, and Gu Yin helped Wang to take out the bedding at home to dry.

    The door of the Xu family next door was opened. Mrs Xu yawned and stretched in the patio.

    Gu Yin and Wang Shi were drying the quilt when they saw Xu Shi's two fat arms sticking out from the wall.

    Wang hilariously said: "It's all sunbathing, just got up? I heard the sound of reading in your Qingchuan at the dawn of time. Why are you a mother later than your son? so much?"

     Mr. Xu replied from the earth wall: "It's rare for me to get up late and let you meet!"

      It's pretty normal."

    Xu shi listened to Gu Yin's words, how comfortable it was, she no longer bothered with Wang shi, and yawned: "going to the market to buy things is not tiring. It's just not at night. I slept well, and in the middle of the night, the wild cat scratched the cracks in the window, which woke me up alive, and hit the window with my shoes before driving the wild cat away."

    Hearing this, Gu Yin couldn't help laughing: "It's only in the spring that the feral cats make a fuss, this winter..."

    Speaking of this, Gu Yin stopped the movement in her hand, thinking of the dark shadow she saw at the entrance of the alley when she returned home the day before.

    Wang saw her stop and asked her what she was thinking.

    When Gu Yin finished speaking to her in a low voice, surprises flashed in their eyes at the same time!

    …

    Before lunch, a particularly attractive scent wafted out of the kitchen, pulling Xiao Wuan out of the room.

    "It's so fragrant, so fragrant, what is my sister-in-law doing here?"

    Gu Yin is stewing elbows.

    Her skills on the red case are a little worse, but stews, which require mastery of the heat, are similar to porridge, and they are also very good.

    The elbow was first scalded to remove the pig hair, and then the surface was scrubbed to remove the **** smell. Then spread the soy sauce evenly on the surface of the elbows. When the oil in the pot is 50% hot, add the elbows and fry them until they are 50% hot. When the skin of the elbows is browned, take out. Then heat the oil in the pot again, add sugar to fry the sugar color, and when the sugar syrup in the pot turns into jujube red, add boiling water to stir the sugar syrup, then add the elbows, onion ginger, soy sauce, appropriate amount of salt and star anise and other spices. Bring to a simmer.

    Xiao Wu'an came in at this moment, smelling the fragrance and spinning around the stove.

    Wang looked amused, and pulled him back, "Your sister-in-law is stewing elbows, why do you still want to drill into the pot?"

      New Year's Eve?"

    Wang Shi and Gu Yin looked at each other and laughed, Gu Yin winked at him, "Let's stew elbows to catch wild cats!"

    Xiao Wu'an wanted to ask in detail, and Mrs. Wang covered his mouth, "Don't ask children, just pretend we are celebrating the New Year early!"

    Xiao Wu'an was already waiting beside him with his small bowl.

    However, after Mr. Wang presented the elbow, he did not bring it to the table, but went straight out of the house with the soup bowl.

    Xiao Wu'an looked at Wang's back in disbelief, put the small bowl and chased out.

    The Xu family next door smelled it for a long time. At first, I smelled the more and more intense fragrance. It was thought that the Wang family specially brought it to my house. ? It's weird to be used to!"

    In the end, Mrs. Wang left without looking back. She didn't send her elbow to another house, but walked around all the nearby alleys. The end point was when Gu Yin saw it the day before. The entrance of the dark alley.

    After going around three or five times, many people could smell the fragrance and stick their heads out of their homes to see that Mrs. Wang felt cold on her elbows, so she walked back with the soup basin.

      ?"

    Wang was about to elaborate, but she couldn't think about it, the "little kitten" might be nearby.

    So she curled her lips and said, "That's it? And there's no rule that you can't bring it out for everyone to smell?"

    The two were about to quarrel again, Gu Yin hurriedly came out of the house and explained: "This is my new stew, I don't know how it tastes, let my mother bring it out to everyone After tasting it, if you smell the fragrance, you can rest assured to do it next time."

    "So that's what it is." Mrs. Xu believed Gu Yin's statement that she was experimenting with new products, and no longer went to see Mrs. Wang. It's okay, I think I know the taste won't be bad!"

    "Thank you for your compliment, I will come back and share some for you to taste."

    As she spoke, Gu Yin pulled Wang back home.

      Out, the fragrance is only strong and undiminished.

    Gu Yin divided the elbow into three parts, the most of which was reserved for her family, a small part was sent to the next door, and the other small part was poured into the hot soup in the pot and placed in the stove On the window sill next to the open space in the backyard, there is an endless stream of fragrances sent outside the house.

      People can't stop chopsticks.

    Wang Shi and Wu An ate two sesame cakes in a row before they stopped their chopsticks burping.

    Send Xiao Wu'an to the kitchen to wash his own small dishes, Wang Shi lowered his voice and asked Gu Yin: "The smell must have drifted out, if the child is nearby, he can definitely smell it It's just that he went to the next door yesterday, your aunt Xu didn't open the door for him, would he think he found the wrong place and left again? Besides, as you know, our family has a very complicated terrain. Anyone who doesn't recognize the way will be dizzy. Do you think he can recognize the way today?"

     Of course, Gu Yin can't guarantee this, she only said: "Let's wait. It's all collected from the pier. He probably hasn't eaten enough these days. I smell this now. The scent, as long as people are still there, must be unbearable."

      the sound of.

    "Wu An, what's the matter with you? Can you touch the bowl after washing a small bowl?"

    Wu An walked out of the same stove room as the main room with wet hands, "No! My small bowl has been washed long ago."

    The three entered the stove lightly, and saw that the small bowl placed on the windowsill of the stove room had been knocked over.

    The soup overturned on the windowsill, and there was less meat in the bowl.

    The three of them looked at the nose, nose and heart with their eyes and breathed lightly.

    It was quiet for a while, and a little black hand stretched out.

    Wang sprinted over and grabbed the little hand straight.

    The other party did not expect to be caught, and started to struggle hard after being frightened.

    However, this strength is nothing in Wang's eyes, but she can only use her strength for fear of hurting him.

    Gu Yin immediately opened the back door and went out.

    Sure enough, the child on the pier was hanging on his windowsill at this time - he was still wearing that dark cloak, one arm was grabbed, and two little feet were laboriously on tiptoe, and he was He twisted his body violently.

    Gu Yin quickly stepped forward and picked him up.

    The little guy still has a chill on his body, and the bones all over his body are light and weightless, and he is really like a cat when he is held.

    Wang saw that she was holding the child, afraid that she would not be able to hold the child when she struggled, so she quickly let her carry the child into the house.

    "Finally caught!" Wang Shi smiled and let out a long breath.

    The child hasn't appeared since he was shocked that day, and the weather became colder and colder one day later, and Guan Zhaotou couldn't find him. Both Wang Shi and Gu Yin had already made the worst guess. Unexpectedly, after going around, he actually appeared near Jinyi Lane again.

    "This little brat doesn't seem to be thinner than before?" Wang Shi said, and reached out to take him from Gu Yin's hand.

    "Maybe it's because he likes to eat what I make, that's why he treats me differently." Gu Yin hugged him, afraid of scaring him away again, and said in a soft voice: "Are you still hungry? ?"

    The child put away his gaze towards the back door and nodded honestly.

    Wang went to put away the small bowl that was knocked over on the windowsill, poured a spoonful of hot soup from the pot, and took another sesame cake.

    Gu Yin carried the child to the table in the main room, and asked Xiao Wuan to help twist the cloth and come over to wipe the child's hands.

    The child obediently allowed Gu Yin to wipe his hands, and then he threw himself on the table and ate.

    "Slow down, no one will **** you!" Wang Shi took a step away from the child and saw that he was ruthless, and said helplessly to Gu Yin: "It's your fault I'm at home today, otherwise I really can't control this cat. It's been really cold these two days, and I don't know how he survived until now."

    Of course, Wang shi can definitely catch him with brute force, but just like the time when Guan Yutou went to find him, he almost forced him to jump into the river, trying to avoid hurting him. Catching him is not an easy task.

    Gu Yin pouted at Xiaowu Annu and asked him to help him pour a bowl of water over, then fed the child to drink, then smiled and said: "Mother, don't say that, he was just yesterday. It flashed before my eyes, and I didn't react at the time. It took your skill to catch him."

    While they were talking, Xiao Wuan saw that the child did not have enough elbows in the small bowl after eating, and said, "Mother, I think I can eat more. A biscuits."

    Wang said that you eat farts!

    "You just ate two big biscuits like me, you can't eat it anymore?!"

    Xiao Wu'an lowered his head embarrassedly, "But I did the dishes just now, so I'm not that full."

    He is not usually so greedy, but he has a big elbow! Something I can't eat once a year, and what my sister-in-law cooks is so delicious, it seems to be the most delicious meal he has eaten since he was born!

    Wang squatted down and touched his belly. This is a method used by parents to judge whether the child has accumulated food.

    Xiao Wu'an tried to **** his stomach, but his stomach was still bulging.

    "Your belly is swollen like a ball, isn't your mouth full of Hu Qin for stuttering?"

    "Mother, please!" Xiao Wu'an has always been sensible, but in the end he is still a child under six years old, so he took Wang's hand and whispered, "Mother, my good mother , let me eat some more."

    When Gu Yin saw it, she also followed the pattern to touch the child's belly. Sure enough, his stomach was hard.

    She hurriedly held down his two little hands and forbid him to eat any more.

    This kid can talk! Both Wang Shi and Xiao Wu'an became quiet.

    Gu Yin was also surprised and asked him, "Do you want to eat more?"

    He refused to speak, only nodded heavily.

    Gu Yin is not as experienced and sophisticated as Wang, so she did not agree at once, and relayed the hardness of his stomach to Wang.

    Wang said: "It sounds like he is full, so give him some water."

    Gu Yin fed the child half a bowl of hot water according to Wang's words, and sure enough, he didn't make any more noise to eat.

    After that, I cleaned up and washed the child.

    Fortunately, when Mr. Wang boiled the bath water for Gu Yin in the morning, he chopped enough firewood and brushed the wooden bucket, so he only needed to boil another pot of hot water and pour it into it, without much trouble.

    It wasn't until Gu Yin gently took off his clothes and put them in the hot water that he suddenly opened his eyes.

     The other hand picked up the hot water and poured it on his small body. Feeling the comfort of the hot water, the child didn't struggle any more, and obediently grabbed the tub and let her wash.

    Standing a step away from the tub, Mrs Wang looked at the protruding bones behind him with red eye sockets, turned around and wiped his eyes, "The child who is blessed with great life doesn't know this. How did he come here in more than half a month?"

    This was also Gu Yin's curiosity, so she helped to ask.

    The child seemed to be incapable of understanding human language, so he didn't respond, but splashed with two short legs.

    Gu Yin and Wang Shi looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.

    In the back, Mrs. Wang handed Gu Yin a loofah, and Gu Yin took the loofah and carefully washed the child from head to toe.

    Wang saw that her forehead was sweating, and she reached out to help, but it was the same as before, the child would hide when she saw her.

    No way, she still had to back away.

    Wang sighed, twisted the towel and handed it to Gu Yin, asking her to wipe the child's face, "This child can't speak, and we don't know how he's been doing these days. How did you find this piece?"

    Well, now I know, it came with a carriage.

    Wang took out Xiao Wu'an's clothes, he was wearing wide and wide, and it was strange to feel the small clothes and pants on his body.

    Wang took a closer look at his appearance and couldn't help but praise: "This little appearance is really Zhou Zheng!"

    Gu Yin also looked at it, this child has big eyes and a high nose bridge, although his skin is dark, his eyes are brighter. There is also a black mole under his eye, which is very delicate, but he has frostbite on his face, hands, and feet, and if he looks closely, he will only feel distressed.

    Wang took out the frostbite cream she bought for Gu Yin before and asked her to apply the frostbite on the child's hands and feet.

    The child curiously watched Gu Yin give him medicine, smelled the cool and cool smell and even wanted to lick it, but let Gu Yin hold it down again, and he was honest.

    After a while, he became sleepy again and couldn't open his eyes, so Gu Yin tucked him into the bed. As soon as he touched the pillow, the little guy started to snort.

      If you don't leave, you'll stay here. I'll get a doctor for him to come and take a look."

    Although the little guy can eat and sleep, but after wandering outside for so long, he still needs to see a doctor to feel at ease.

    After the notification, Mrs Wang went out.

    She is familiar with the way to the medical center, and within two quarters of an hour, the doctor was invited over.

    The old doctor still remembered Wang, and when he entered the room, he said strangely: "Didn't your family take the last tonic for a month? Logically speaking, your daughter-in-law's body should be completely intact. Okay. Or like last time, arguing with people and making them dizzy?"

    It wasn't until I entered the house that the old doctor knew that it was for the pulse of the child.

    After checking the pulse, the old doctor's face was solemn, and Gu Yin and Wang Shi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

    After a while, he opened his mouth and said: "The frostbite on his body is not a big problem. I think you have given him medicine, and the medicine looks good. As for the other side...he was hungry before. It's ruthless, the foundation is broken, and it needs to be taken care of!" He touched the child's hands and feet again, looked at his teeth, the little guy woke up suddenly, and saw Gu Yin beside him in a daze, He closed his eyes again.

    "Looking at the bones and teeth, this child is four years old, but he looks only two or three years old. It is not easy to take medicine at this age, so I can only raise it slowly... This child should not belong to your family Right?" Speaking of which, the old doctor went on and said apologetically, "It's the old man who talks too much, your family is naturally not someone who will do bad things, otherwise you wouldn't have given him such a good ointment, and more You don't need to spend money to invite me here. In this world, sigh... If you meet him, it's fate, so treat him well. I won't publicize what happened today, you can rest assured."

    Wang just knew that this old doctor had an excellent reputation, so he specially invited him. At this time, listening to his personal assurance, his heart became more and more settled.

    Wang sent the old doctor out, but the other party refused to accept the money. In the end, at Wang's insistence, he only received half of the consultation fee. In the future, the child must be allowed to eat less and more meals, so that he can no longer endure hunger.

    …

    In the Mochizuki Tower that night, shopkeeper Zhou was the one who stayed the last.

    Everything was silent, and the shopkeeper Zhou went to the back kitchen to take the food that he had specially left behind and warmed on the stove to the back alley.

    In the back alley, there is a small shack used for daily storage of sundries, and in the hidden corner of the shack is a simple den built by shopkeeper Zhou with a blanket.

      He got close and hid.

    He frantically went around in circles, but in the end he found nothing.

    Just as Shopkeeper Zhou was about to give up, there was a sudden sound behind him.

    He turned his head in surprise, and when he saw that behind him was Chef Zhao holding his hands, his face turned cold again.

    "What are you doing here so late?"

     Chef Zhao raised his eyebrows and smiled: "I just wanted to ask the shopkeeper. The past half month is always kept until the latest. Could it be that there is some hidden secret?"

    The shopkeeper Zhou knew that the other party wanted to find fault for a long time, so he ignored his provocative attitude and asked calmly: "What secret can I have?"

     Chef Zhao naturally did not know the reason, his eyes fell on the bowl in the hands of the shopkeeper Zhou, "Is the shopkeeper feeding the wild cats and dogs with the things in our restaurant?"

    "This is my own meal, not in the restaurant. If you don't believe it, you can count the things in the back kitchen... I don't see you as thoughtful when I usually do things. Right on the way." After speaking, Shopkeeper Zhou stopped looking at him, put the bowl in his hand in the corner of the shack, and left.

     Chef Zhao followed step by step to the shack, and carefully searched the corners and found nothing.

    But the other party is still the shopkeeper of Wangyuelou, and he himself is only the chef of the other party, so he can't make it happen.