The Garden Life of a Little Gardener

A night of violent wind and showers, followed by snowflakes.

The sun did come out the next day, but instead of rising, the temperature showed a downward trend.

From a meteorological point of view, although it is very cold and the temperature is very low, it has not yet entered winter, and it can only be regarded as late autumn.

But Zhou Quan believes that after this sharp drop in temperature, the real winter should not be far away from them.

Zhou Quan is now standing on the warm wall outside the solar greenhouse, wearing gloves, pulling the straw mat ropes covering the greenhouse for heat preservation, trying to pull them up and roll them up again.

However, after pulling it a few times, Zhou Quan found that the straw mats were all frozen together and could not be pulled up at all.

It's no wonder, yesterday evening it was sleet first, and then it turned into light snow. The outdoor temperature at night was absolutely below zero, and the wet straw mats would freeze. It's not surprising that they were frozen together.

With a headache, Zhouquan tried to use the snow-clearing long-stem broom to swipe on the grass mat a few times, trying to sweep the ice down.

But I didn't expect that the sleet yesterday directly caused the subsequent snowflakes to freeze into a layer of ice shell on the straw mat. Let alone a broom, a shovel may not be able to handle it.

Uncle Chen, who was also deicing the flower shed next door, tested it a few times, and quickly judged that in this situation, it would not work by force.

So he helped the sheepskin hat on his head, and shouted to Zhou Quan: "Ah Quan, don't do it, the straw mats are frozen together now, if you pull too hard, the thread will be broken. Wait a minute and see." When the temperature rises at noon, can the straw mats on it melt, if not, we can only use the fluorescent lamps in the shed to fill in the light for the roses."

Roses are light-loving plants. Even in winter, if you want them to grow vigorously and bloom smoothly, you must ensure that they receive more than 4 hours of sunlight every day.

If the straw mats that were frozen on the flower shed today can’t be opened, then in the afternoon, fluorescent lamps must be used to fill in the light for the flowers in the flower shed.

Hearing this, Zhou Quan had no choice but to go down from the warm wall and go back to the flower shed to continue to shape the rose.

It was noon in a blink of an eye, and because of the high sun and a warm wall, the temperature in the solar greenhouse was always stabilized at around [-] degrees, which is very suitable for the growth of roses.

After finally finishing the work of shaping, Zhouquan put on the cotton clothes again, and wanted to go out to see if the straw mats on the flower shed had melted, but when he went out, he was shy away from the cold wind blowing in front of him.

"Although there is plenty of sunshine, the temperature is still very low. One autumn rain and one cold, the old saying really makes sense."

Although he said so, Zhou Quan still climbed up the flower shed with the help of the ladder.

The ice shell on the flower shed, which had been exposed to the sun for a whole morning, finally loosened a bit. Although most of the straw mats were still hard, when Zhou Quan pulled the rope, it could be moved.

However, the weight of the wet and frozen grass mats is not comparable to that in the past. Pulling them up and rolling them up, I feel like I am dragging lead weights, and they are still falling heavily.

He was innocent and good at learning since he was a child. As the only child under his knees, although Mr. Zhou let him learn everything, he never let him do heavy work.

It was the first time that Zhou Quan grew up so big to pull the frozen grass curtains to this kind of rainy and snowy weather.

The wet rope and the heavy straw mat made Zhou Quan's hands turn red from the cold even though he was wearing gloves, and deep marks were drawn on his palms.

But even so, Zhou Quan still had to grit his teeth and carefully control the strength to roll up those grass mats, just so that the roses in the flower shed could enjoy enough sunlight.

If you can enjoy natural light, the effect will of course be stronger than artificial supplemental light. The sun goes down early in winter in Northeast China. If you can’t seize the time to pull up the grass mat now, it will be difficult to complete the 4 hours of sunshine per day.

It took a lot of effort, and finally successfully rolled up a straw curtain, Zhouquan put his hands that were frozen stiff by his mouth, and exhaled lightly to warm himself.

The frozen and thawed straw ropes were damp and wet, and Zhou Quan's gloves were already wet after just holding them for a few minutes.

Wearing a pair of wet gloves in this kind of weather is simply suffering, but Zhou Quan still dare not take them off, because his skin is thin, and he works without gloves. It won't take long for the palms of his hands to be rubbed with a straw rope to form a string of blood blisters. I can't even work anymore.

After a dozen breaths to warm up the air, Zhou Quan's frozen fingers could move freely again. He thought about the roses in the flower shed, took a deep breath and decided to continue working with wet gloves on.

Half an hour later, the straw mats covering the first flower shed were finally lifted off. Zhouquan climbed down from the flower shed, and took the ladder to another flower shed.

He had just put the ladder in place, and before anyone could climb up, Chef Bao came over with a food box to deliver the soup.

He also came with Bao Erlong, who has a round head, but now has earmuffs to cover his ears, which looks more like a ball.

Bao Erlong, who went up the mountain ahead of Chef Bao while blowing white air, hissed and said: "It was raining yesterday, and the temperature is so low today, I guess the straw mat on your side must be frozen. It's just now that the sun is shining." All morning, I came to help you pull the curtain."

Zhou Quan, who was holding the ladder, said politely: "It's okay, I can do it, it's melted now, I can pull it."

Upon hearing this, Chef Bao put down the thermos bucket in his hand, frowned and pulled Zhou Quan over, and took off the gloves Zhou Quan was wearing regardless of his struggle.

The glove was already wet and cold, and Zhou Quan's hand under the glove was as wet and red as a frozen radish.

Bao Erlong stretched his head to look at Zhouquan's hand and said in surprise: "Why are you still wearing gloves when they are wet? You don't want your hands anymore. What if you get frostbite?"

Chef Bao held his hands in his own, warmed them for a while, and after making sure that his hands were no longer red, he let go and said, "You drink the soup in the bucket, and I'll pull the straw curtain for you." .”

Zhou Quan, who was holding the thermos, wanted to stop him, but he was not as fast as the other two.

Bao Erlong, who had climbed up to the top of the flower shed by the ladder, smiled and shouted from above: "Brother Quan, we are stronger than you, and work much faster than you. Believe it or not, you haven't finished the bucket of soup yet. Are we done with our work?"

What Bao Erlong said is indeed true. Compared with Zhou Quan, who is good at studying, has a good personality, and is cute, Bao Erlong, who has been a monkey since he was a child, has basically done all kinds of farm work.

In the words of Bao Erlong's mother, Zhouquan's godmother, if you don't study hard, you will have to rely on your strength to eat in the future.

Compared with the rough-skinned and thick-skinned Bao Erlong, Bao Yan was born to continue the family's craftsmanship. Since childhood, Grandpa Bao's grandson's arm strength has been specially trained. This one can make roasted whole lamb by himself in his teens. man.

Of course, Zhou Quan couldn't let others do the work for him, and then he drank hot soup underneath. Seeing that Brother Baoyan pulled the ladder up to another flower shed in his home, he quickly put down the thermos and ran to help him at the bottom of the flower shed. They lifted the straw mat so that the people above could pull it.

Just like Bao Erlong said, he and Chef Bao worked much faster than Zhou Quan, what he finished in half an hour alone, the two above didn't even take 15 minutes.

Seeing this, Zhou Quan could only smile wryly and say, "It's really useless to be a scholar."

Bao Erlong just jumped down from the flower shed and heard the words: "You work hard and I work hard. The social orientation is different. If you ask me about the technical aspects of planting roses, I am far behind you."

Chef Bao, who also came down from the flower shed, rubbed his hands, but he did not forget to urge Zhou Quan to drink the soup. The chicken soup in the thermos was stewed with sliced ​​ginger and green onions, which was very effective in warding off the cold.

Zhou Quan, who thought the bucket was his own lunch, was a little dumbfounded looking at the half bucket of soup, and asked in a daze, "Are you going to eat this for lunch?"

Chef Bao, who was dusting the dirt, replied, "Of course not. This is brought here to warm you up. We'll have pot for lunch today."

The so-called pot is a hot pot, not the spicy hot pot in Sichuan and Sichuan, but a copper hot pot unique to the north.

This kind of hot pot is made of copper or iron, with a hollow base underneath and a garden hole in the middle, which can be filled with charcoal. The upper part is a round pool-shaped pot, and the middle is a chimney that communicates with the lower part.

When in use, the charcoal is lit, and the dishes placed in the copper pot are cooked with the temperature of the charcoal fire in the hollow base.

Although it takes a long time to make, because it can heat food for a long time, it is very popular in the cold northeastern region. In the cold winter, everyone in the alleys, whether it is a big restaurant or a small restaurant, can see a dozen stews under their window sills. Copper hot pot with various ingredients.

This kind of hot pot is mainly stewed, simmered, stewed, and boiled. The taste is mellow, delicious and smooth, and the food inside can be added according to personal taste. It is especially suitable for sharing and eating when family and friends get together.

As an old homestay that focuses on nostalgia, Baojia Homestay is naturally indispensable for this kind of old hot pot with Northeast characteristics.

As a homestay with heritage, the old hot pot here at Baojia is really old hot pot. Of the twenty or so copper or brass pots currently in use under the eaves, the youngest must be four or 50 years old. history.

And the old copper pot handed down by their family, with carvings on the face and cloisonné inlaid on the side of the pot, is now being stewed in the main house with four entrances.

The three people who came back against the cold wind breathed white breath and entered the east room, washed a little, and got on the kang with their legs crossed.

There are two copper hot pots on the kang table. The old one can become the copper cloisonné of their ancestors. Inside the pot is the most traditional sauerkraut and white meat pot. In order to cater for the taste of the guests, Chef Bao added a lot of blood sausage.

In the other hot pot, there are only some shiitake mushrooms, sliced ​​ginger, wolfberry and so on. Looking at the various seafood placed around it, it seems that it is going to be used to cook seafood.

The three of them gathered around the kang table and were about to enjoy a sumptuous meal when Bao Erlong suddenly remembered something, put down his chopsticks and ran out.

He came back a few minutes later, holding a small basin in his arms, which contained some light yellow liquid.

Smelling the aroma of wine that suddenly diffused in the room, Zhou Quan suddenly had a very bad feeling.

Chef Bao looked at the familiar color of the liquid in the basin, and stopped the hands that were making the dipping sauce. He asked suspiciously, "Er Long, what did you bring back?"

"Medicated wine, it's the barrel of wine that you brewed after you asked me last time. I helped you prepare the ingredients, and it should be ready by now. Let me tell you, this wine has a particularly good effect on warming the sun. It is most suitable for drinking in winter, and it is also good with seafood. There is perilla in it, which can expel the cold and relieve the cold poison of fish and crabs, and the effect is particularly good.”

When Zhou Quan heard the word medicinal wine, his expression was more guilty and guilty, but Chef Bao’s expression remained as still as a mountain, and he took the small basin and poured some for Zhou Quan and himself in a very calm manner, and then said: "Drink, In the evening, I will go to the flower shed to burn the walls and put up straw curtains for you."

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The author has something to say:

Chef Bao: Let’s drink, I’ll drive Bao Erlong away after dinner, and at night I’ll burn the walls and put straw curtains on your flower shed.

Zhou Quan shivered: So what do you want to do in the afternoon? ...Damn it, sooner or later pour that jar of wine! ! !

Medicinal Wine: Hey, what do I care?When you need it, you call him Xiao Tiantian, and when you don't need it, you have to dump him.

However, in the end, the vat of medicinal wine was safely preserved...