Outsiders of Mianjia Dyeing Workshop

The children in Suilin Village each carried wicker sticks with big fish on them, which were caught by the adults in the river at the entrance of the village, and were arranged by the adults to be sent to Mianjiazhuang.A few days ago Mianli started collecting fish in Mianfu.To say that the food at this time was really scarce, and even a lot of spices were imported. Tulude, who came and went, specially brought two bags of spices to Mianli. It was a gift of friendship, so Mianli helped him buy an extra The piece of colorful brocade, Tu Lude thanked him vigorously when he left, and specially sent a cook with him to study in Mianfu for two days. To Tu Lude's hometown.

"Housekeeper Ying, hello!" Xiao Gouzi, as the head of the village children, respectfully saluted Xiaoying who was storing medicinal materials in front of the Mian Mansion.

Xiaoying looked at the fish in the hand of a pole doll, and smiled happily. As soon as she stretched out her hand, she took out a few large pieces of uncracked maltose from the cloth bag beside her, and handed it to the puppy: "No, Take it quickly, this is what Sixth Master prepared for you, and he said it was for you little ones, why did you come here so early today?"

Xiao Gouzi took it over with a smile: "Thank you, Lord Marquis! Today, Grandpa and the others went to the field early, and we have already pulled out the thatch. It's like a new rice field is full of water, and the crops are growing well. Grandpas will be free to help us fish in the river, you see, the fish is big and good today, my grandpa said it was thanks to the little marquis."

Xiaoying laughed after hearing this, not to mention Liu Ye and the others were celebrating, Xiaoying also felt comfortable after hearing it!There are successors in the Hou's mansion, the land is in good weather, and she, the big housekeeper, can do it comfortably.The vegetables in those vegetable fields grow up in less than ten days, supplying the food of the whole village, and the big watermelon put in the well is really thirst-quenching!The output of these in Suilin Village is very high, and the villagers also rely on the blessing of the Houfu to sell them in the shops in Lijingli, Houfu County, earning some money.With the money, the clothes were changed, the thatched huts were repaired, and the children were full. The villagers in Suilin Village looked much better in the past few days, especially the children began to have small growths on their faces. Fat, the change started when Mianli became a Marquis and Buqi was pregnant. Everyone said it was the blessing brought by the little Marquis.

After the servants brought the buckets, the fish that had been strung up were put into the water one by one. After a while, some of the fish came alive, splashing and splashing in all directions!A tenant farmer who took care of the melon fields came over with all kinds of melons and vegetables, and the watermelons were counted for money.

Xiao Wuzi is also responsible for taking care of part of the melon field.Since the imperial court took over the distributing of medicinal soup, the gate of the village was opened, and then two soldiers from Mianfu took over, and the three of them returned to the field, and were arranged by Mianli to occupy dozens of acres of sandy land in Mianfu. .At that time, Xiao Wuzi and the others still felt that it might be cold. There were no crops growing here, and even if they were planted, the output would not be high. I didn’t expect that after planting the seedlings given by Mianli, the seedlings would grow slowly, and it would take a few The big watermelon, which grows on a monthly basis, grows well in more than ten days, which shocked the experienced farmers, but thinking about the strangeness of Mianli, the villagers of Suilin Village are no strangers to it.The income from melon fields is mainly from Mianfu, and Mianli gives half of the profits to the tenant farmers who take care of the melon fields.But even this half profit has caught up with the small rich. It is really that the melons are worth twenty catties each. After returning home with a purse of copper, the wife and children are all happy, and the new clothes are already being cut.

"Little Fifth Brother, looking at your complexion, you are very happy today! How many melons can you harvest today?" Xiaolu patted the big watermelon. There were at least ten watermelons in this load. I didn't expect that Little Fifth Son's strength is really good.

"Steward Lu, my wife is picking it in the field right now! Thanks to the little duke, let's not say that we can collect it three or four times today." The fifth son said happily.

Xiaolu hissed twice: "It's terrible, Brother Fifth, you're just earning a tael of silver at least!"

Little Wuzi showed a mouthful of yellow teeth: "Hehe, TOEFL, TOEFL!" As he spoke, he cupped his hands at the Hou Fu.

Xiaolu shook his head: "It was agreed in advance, the Hou Mansion does not accept bad melons, if something goes wrong and you are put on an errand, Brother Wu, don't blame me for not reminding you."

The little five quickly nodded with a serious face: "Steward Lu, don't worry, even if I'm broken or rotten, I won't dare to let the melon go bad."

Little Wuzi’s words made the people around him burst into laughter. Those who had divided other fields all looked enviously at Little Wuzi and these melon farmers. After all, other food would have to wait for half a month, but look Looking at the twirling ears of rice, everyone is full of confidence in this autumn's harvest.

As soon as the small road is collected, there will be a special carriage to load it next to it. As long as two carts are full, there will be a coachman and a soldier to transport it to the county capital.There are special stores selling these fresh melons and fruits.In the past few days, the melons and fruits went out, and what came back was heavy copper coins and silver taels.Mianli and Buqi didn't care about these operations, but just looked at the ledger.Mianli is responsible for the maintenance of the field, and Buqi keeps the accounts. Although Mianli is faster in theory, but watching her memorize things from time to time, Buqi simply refuses to let her help.

Mianli once again froze the mountain spring water in the pool lined with stone slabs, and a few servants quickly tied the ropes and carried them out, covered them with two quilts, put them in the carriage, and followed the melons and fruits. sent to the shop together with the carriage.

Seeing that it was over, Buqi took out a silk scarf and wiped off the powder on her hands.

"I think we can double the amount tomorrow. I heard that due to the scorching heat, many people's ice cellars have been sold out, and our house can earn more." Buqi said to Mianli.

Mianli stretched out her hand to rub her forehead. Before, she felt that Buqi wanted to do business with all the things she took out, but she didn't expect that Buqi was so keen on making money!It's just that she made a fruit smoothie that day when she saw her suffering from the heat. Unexpectedly, Buqi even thought about ice, and now she specially asked the craftsman to repair the pool for ice making. As a slave, life and death are in the hands of the master.Because there was such a slave planet in the Federation in the previous life, Mianli didn't think much about it.It’s just that a pregnant woman stares at the ice-making every day. Mianli is afraid that Buqi will get cold and doesn’t want her to watch it. But Buqi is still very keen on ice-making. If she doesn’t watch it, she will feel uncomfortable. Buqi said that if it doesn’t work , she made it herself, and it was almost noon before starting to make ice. At that time, the temperature was hot, and it would not cause trouble to Buqi's body.

"What do you want to eat today?" Buqi now adds extra meals from time to time, but she always doesn't have enough, so she is looking forward to the main meal.

"Returning to the little lady, the housekeeper Ying took a lot of fish from the villagers, saying it was for the little lady to stew with sauerkraut fish." Yingcao said while waiting on Buqi

"Let's braise it in soy sauce!" Mian Li said beside her.

"Braised?" Buqi heard it for the first time.

"Lady, sit here for a while, I'll come as soon as I go." Mianli looked at Buqi puzzled and didn't explain, but cleaned her hands and went to the kitchen!In a side room near the kitchen, Mianli opened the door with a copper key. After a while, he opened the door, came out with a bucket, and went straight into the kitchen.

"Aunt Qu, are you the chef today?" Looking at the middle-aged woman cooking by the stove, Mianli asked.

The woman wiped the sweat from her forehead with a towel and nodded to Mianli: "Yes, Lord Hou, I won't salute you if I'm not good at it. The recipes in the county need a cook from our house, so there's no way." , I’m left in the mansion.”

Mianli smiled: "Stop saluting, then the mansion will work hard for you today, there are fish today, let's make new dishes!"

Mianli and the kitchen have always gotten along well. Ever since they burnt the dishes because of saluting, Mianli forbade them from saluting while cooking. At first, everyone was not used to it, but now gradually Mianli doesn’t blame him. The cook in the kitchen got used to it.

After the dishes were fried, Aunt Qu washed the frying pan in her hand, and brought a carp about three catties in.

"Master Hou, do you think this is feasible?" Aunt Qu asked.

"Okay!" Mianli nodded.

Then she dug a large piece of fat into the wok, and Mianli frowned, thinking that after the soybean harvest, she must fry the soybean oil.When the fat is boiled and melted, Mianli asks Aunt Qu to fry the fish on both sides and take it out, then melt the oil again, add sugar and fry it, then put in the fried fish, add wild onion and wild garlic, these two things It was found by the herb collectors, and Mianfu collected a lot, and some were dried and preserved.After stir frying on both sides, Mianli asked Aunt Qu to pour in the water that hadn't covered the fish.

"Aunt Qu, where's the white wine? Add two tablespoons." Mian Li instructed, and Aunt Qu followed suit.

"Hey, this is a secret recipe." Mianli watched Aunt Qu add liquor, then picked up the bucket in her hand.

After Mianli put three spoons into the pot with a soup spoon, he plugged the wooden barrel again.

Aunt Qu stared at it and asked, "Master Hou, what is this?"

Mianli smiled and patted: "This is soy sauce, a special seasoning made by our mansion. It can be used in fish and stir-fry dishes. I will write it into the recipe soon, and you will know how to use it!"

Aunt Qu nodded, asked Aunt Qu to cover the pot, waited for both sides to cook for about half a quarter of an hour, and then poured the sauce into the pot after mixing the starch she made with soy sauce and water , carefully thickened the cornstarch, because she had taught the mansion before to thicken the meat, so Aunt Qu was very familiar with this process. She put a few coriander leaves in the cotton, and when they worked together, she hurried out of the pot, and then smiled. He took the fish and two bowls of rice and walked to the gazebo in the inner courtyard. He turned around and told Aunt Qu: "Aunt Qu, just bring the rest later, my lady is hungry! You can also cook some fish for the others. The rest should be made into dried fish!"

After hearing this, Aunt Qu repeatedly said yes, and Mianli hurried towards the gazebo.