Chapter 16: Brothers filial piety mother

Liu Daogui smiled slightly: "Brother, we have all been waiting here for so long. If we want to steal it, will this bowl remain until now?"
Liu Yu nodded. This younger brother has always been timid and cowardly, and even a little stunted, probably because when Xiao Wenshou first married, Liu Qiao's family was too poor, and nutrition could not keep up. Even Xiao Wenshou's milk after delivery was insufficient. Affected Liu Daoli.
Later, when Liu Daojiu was born, relying on Liu Qiao's hard work, the family was a little better. Xiao Wenshou's milk was also enough because some fish soup was drinkable, and Liu Daojiu was also clever and clever. He has followed Liu Yu since he was four years old. Starting to practice boxing, kicking, stick and kung fu, it is much better than his second brother.
Liu Yu touched Liu Daogui's head: "I knew it was your kid's idea. The second brother was a slacker. Let him get up at this time, unless he was lured by this delicious. Isn't it, second brother?"
Liu Daoli's eyes kept looking at the small pieces of dried fish piled on the bowl of rice. Jiangnan's rice had no later generation of Zhancheng rice at this time. After more than a year of cooked, the grain output was still low, so various food supplements were It seems very important.
Since ancient times, the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River have been surrounded by rivers and rivers. Although there is no large grassland to raise cattle and sheep as in the north, the land of fish and rice is not a worthy name. Even in poor areas, there are always small streams and fishing. Cailing is an essential skill for almost every Jiangnanese.
For how to eat fish, in this era, many were made with fish roe, that is, the sashimi of later generations, cut into pieces, after descaling, and then eaten with and vinegar.
In addition, exposure to the sun and smearing fine salt to make dried fish is also a common way of eating. Especially for business travelers, it is almost necessary in the luggage. Today, at the ferry, there is at least One third of the stalls are selling this dried fish.
However, this dried fish is not unusual for Liu Yu's family. The two younger brothers were not grown-up. The stepmother had difficulty getting out of the house. It was almost impossible for Liu Yu to do fishing alone, and he usually had to work on farming and farming. Qiao Cai also has to deal with various errands of the tribe of the government and fishing. It takes about ten days and a half months for the turn.
So Liu Yu's family, even dried fish are rare, eaten on weekdays, in addition to this rice mixed with soy sauce, mixed with bran hulls and Chen rice, there are only a few green vegetables that can't be connected, even eaten Dried fish has become a luxury.
Liu Yu looked at the dried fish in the bowl, his nose slightly sour: "Have you eaten these dried fish?"
Liu Daoli said without hesitation: "My mother said that the eldest brother is the backbone of the family, the top beam, and I spent a lot of energy today. You have to eat dried fish first."
Liu Daogui sighed: "We all advise the mother to eat first, but she insists on refusing to say that this is for you, brother, what do you say now?"
Liu Yu frowned, and took out a wooden bowl from a small cabinet on one side. Using chopsticks, he pulled out several dried fish in the rice bowl and placed it in a new wooden bowl. , Must be filial to the mother, the father died early, it is the mother who pulls us from an early age, how can there be good things we enjoy first, do not give the mother? This dried fish I can not eat, put it up, we will give the mother tomorrow morning How about making dried fish gruel? "
Liu Daojiu smiled slightly: "Big Brother makes sense, the younger thinks the same way, so I'll wait for you to discuss here."
Liu Daoli wiped the saliva around the corner of his mouth and said: "Then what Brother said, but we haven't eaten meat for more than ten days." Speaking of which, his eyes became dull .
Liu Yu's face sank: "The one who didn't eat told me, second brother, you must remember that whenever you think of your mother, if you have something good, you must honor her old man first. Do you know?"
Liu Daoli looked at Liu Yu's face, the expression was so serious, his heart sighed, and quickly said: "I know, brother."
Speaking of which, Liu Yu's expression slowed down a little, and put a small bowl of several dried fish into the cupboard, and looked at a clay pot on the cabinet, which was originally filled with dried fish. It is already the sky. Obviously, these dried fish are the last meat dish in the family.
Liu Yu's eyes were hot, and he said: "It turns out that my family is so difficult, and I blame me. I haven't cared about these all these days. Today I originally went to the mountain to fight for firewood. It was miserable, and I gave him firewood with a soft heart. But it does n’t matter. I will sell straw shoes tomorrow and buy a few fishes. Are those straw shoes ready? "
Liu Daojiu smiled and said, "I have already prepared it and hung it on the wall of the compartment. Before you came back today, my brother and I had been weaving straw shoes. This time there were forty pairs and two dollars each. I sold eighty dollars. "
Liu Yu laughed: "Your two kids, UU reading www.uukanshu.com even knows the price of straw sandals. This time there are a lot of refugees from the north. I think they have gone a long way and their shoes are very broken. Now. "
"Well, even Xu Xianzhi, a nerd, can think of selling fruits at the ferry. Tomorrow I will take these shoes to the ferry and sell them for three dollars to those yao. I can't sell them in half a day."
Liu Daoli smiled and clapped his hands: "Okay, okay, after selling these straw shoes, we will have fish to eat."
Liu Yu looked at the two young brothers who laughed a lot, and his heart was sour, thinking that his determination to join the army had been decided. Maybe they would leave them in a few days. Their young shoulders can really support the whole family. ?
Liu Yu looked at Liu Daogui and said quietly: "Third brother, if one day, your elder brother is not at home, can you take good care of your mother and live?"
Liu Daojiu's face changed slightly, and he lifted his chest, and said in a deep voice: "Brother, rest assured, we will not let you down. We will make straw shoes, we can pick up firewood, and we can go to the field to help work. . "
Liu Yu nodded: "Very well, I know that my brother is good. Today is late, you can share this bowl of rice, I'm going to bed."
Liu Daoli showed a happy face, but Liu Daogui was frowning: "Brother, what's wrong with you? How can you not eat for a busy day outside today? The dried fish is left to the mother, but this meal, you Eat. We all have too much dinner. "
Liu Yu shook his head and patted Liu Daojiu's shoulder: "I was eating a lot of dried fish and preserved fruits when I was at the ferry this afternoon. After finishing playing the surname Diao in the evening, some people also gave me croquettes. You ’re hungry, it ’s you. It ’s just when you grow up and do n’t have enough to eat. How can you learn kung fu with your elder brother in the future? "