Fang Zhai more than ten acres [system]

Xing Lao took his wages and left, and Yu Rong hurriedly went to meet the carpenter and bamboo craftsman.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, and just as they were counting the furniture, the cooper came again pushing a cart full of large and small buckets.

As if they had made an appointment together, in less than a quarter of an hour, people from the cotton workshop also came... The fifty catties of cotton sent earlier were all beaten, and several beds of cotton tires with different lengths, widths and thicknesses were made.

The young doctor had no choice but to treat them one by one.

After paying the last sum, there is only a small amount of money left in the treasure box...Even Yu Rong has always been optimistic about spending money, so at this time, it is inevitable that he will feel a little bit pained. Hospital things, the mood was instantly healed.

A commander in casual clothes deliberately reduced his sense of presence, sitting quietly in front of a simple desk, flipping through a book of miscellaneous notes.

Yu Rong let out a long sigh of relief, and when he returned to the room, he realized that he was so busy that he had forgotten all the guests, and he felt a little apologetic in his heart: "I'm sorry, brother Xin, it's too messy here, and I couldn't entertain you well. you……"

Nie Xinzhi shook his head slightly, not caring: "No problem."

The young doctor smiled, and was not polite to his friend: "I have to move these to the new house as soon as possible, brother Xin, you can do it yourself."

It is very inconvenient to tidy up, tidy up, and move the furniture and things in a yard.

I can't help but feel that I made a mistake, it should have been sent directly to the new house... I was so busy, my head was short-circuited.

Fortunately, there are board carts, one large and one large, and they are also made by woodworkers. They have just been delivered and assembled on the spot, which is suitable for shipping things now.

There are too many things, plus some original belongings, with one person's strength, I'm afraid I won't be able to move them all afternoon... The new house is a bit far from Yizhuang, and it takes a detour to walk back and forth, and it takes seven or eight miles.

Yu Rong planned to go to the inn and invite a few odd workers to help carry it.

Nie Xinzhi stopped him, and under the inexplicable eyes of the young doctor, he left Yizhuang, and returned within a quarter of an hour, followed by four Lang Wei.

Yu Rong is silent...

I can't figure out where these people suddenly popped up.

With Nie Xin's order, several people immediately moved into action, quickly packed up their belongings, and loaded the furniture onto the trolley.

There is really a feeling of overkill.

With a ready-made helper, Yu Rong is not polite, otherwise, wouldn't it be a disappointment to his good intentions?

——Furthermore, these Lang guards looked at Mianshan... that day in Baijiu Town, they spent a month together day and night. The name of An Langxi, whose actual force value exploded, was the "culprit" who thought that a tael of silver was too little and subsidized the "cat food fee" out of his own pocket, which caused the three cats to gain weight rapidly.

Come back and invite everyone to have a drink!

Yu Rong thought to himself.

It doesn't matter what the wages are. These rebels and guards all have very rich family backgrounds, and no one cares about a few pennies.

Upright, young and middle-aged men work very quickly. Yu Rong wants to help, but he can't intervene at all. He can only give orders and watch them run back and forth quickly...

In half an afternoon, all the objects, ranging from wooden beds and traditional Chinese medicine cabinets to small ones such as a grate, were all transferred from Yizhuang to the new house.

While moving furniture, arrange the new house by the way.

First is the main house.

According to the habit of Yu Rong's hometown, a square table with four benches is placed in the middle of the main room; a long case is placed against the wall above, with east bottles and west mirrors, and a small incense burner in the center of the table; Wooden wall, a tea cabinet is placed against the wall on the west side, and two seats are placed on the left and right.

After the large items in the main room are properly placed, it is the turn of the study room...they are all conventional furnishings, such as bookcases, bookshelves, desks, chairs, etc. The [-]-square-meter room is not too big or too small, with a bamboo screen placed in the middle.The low couch is placed between the screen and the bookshelf, which is suitable for taking a nap when you are tired from reading and studying. The imitation Western Region blankets bought in Nanchuanbeima earlier are neatly stacked on it.

The bedroom is even simpler, and a bamboo screen is also used to divide the room into two parts, inside and outside.There is a bed inside, two stools and a table outside, and three large wooden cabinets are joined together against the wall, which can be locked and used to store clothes, quilts, or valuables.Bamboo beds are not used in this season, so they are placed in front of the windows, where things can usually be placed, and bamboo mats, mats, etc. are rolled up and placed on the top of the wooden cabinet.

Then there are the left and right compartments.

The guest rooms and consulting rooms are arranged casually, with tables, chairs and stools placed in each, and the beds are also simple detachable boards, stacked against the wall.Some objects that I haven't decided how to place will be placed in the half hall here for the time being.

The remaining large pieces of furniture, such as traditional Chinese medicine cabinets and special workbenches, were moved to the medicine room or quiet room.Medicine sieves, bamboo plaques, and small stone mills are placed in the half hall.Two half-person-high solid wood cabinets are placed against the corner of the half hall, which are reserved for storing medical or pharmaceutical equipment in the future.

It is still being arranged here, and Lin Sange, who was running errands for the young doctor, came back from Yanzhou driving an ox cart.All kinds of utensils custom-made in the iron shop, as well as the stoves and jars from the pottery workshop were all brought back.

Just used the solid wood cabinets.However, dangerous weapons called medicinal guillotines had to be locked in the house and taken out when needed.

Seeing that it was getting late, Yu Rong had no choice but to speed up his movements.

Farm implements tucked directly behind the barn.

The earthenware products, buckets and wooden basins, etc. were moved to the kitchen, and the cupboards and basin racks were also indispensable, and some small things, such as chopping boards and cage drawers, were brought along with them by the way.

There are still a lot of scattered ones left, occupying less than half of the space in the front yard, such as pots, bowls, cups, dried grains, charcoal and straws... and a lot of them were sent over as congratulations The local products, as well as the things purchased before, and the various medicinal materials brought back the day before yesterday, etc., had no time to sort them out, so they were placed randomly.

The banquet is about to begin, as the host, Yu Rong must go there early to entertain the guests.

The days are short in winter, and when the banquet is over, the sky is already dark.

Lanterns are lit and hung under the eaves on both sides.

In the hazy light, the man and the boy stood facing each other.

"Do I have to go now?" Yu Rong was a little worried, "It's so late, why not stay overnight at my house, and it will be early tomorrow..."

Even if you take the official road at night, it's dark and rumbling.Although the law and order in this area is good, it is not uncommon for the scissors to appear... Well, these few are the most powerful guards against the guards, so there is no need to worry too much about safety.However, it is not convenient to travel at night.

Nie Xinzhi answered irrelevantly: "I'll be a guest next time."

Yu Rong was silent for a while, then sighed: "Let's talk about it when you are really free..."

At this time, how can I not know that this person may have specially chosen this day to come to celebrate... There is not only the joy of being valued by friends, but also guilt.

The man seemed to be very sensitive to the young doctor's emotional changes, and he didn't say anything to comfort him. He raised his hand and touched the broken hair on the other side's temple with his fingers.

Yu Rong tilted his head subconsciously, and opened his eyes slightly: "Brother Xin," he said with a smile unconsciously, "I'm not a child, so don't touch my head all the time."

After hearing this, Nie Xinzhi didn't comment on the young doctor's statement. He withdrew his hand and turned his palm, as if doing a magic trick, there was an extra silk handkerchief in his hand: "Take it."

Yu Rong was puzzled: "Money?"

Nie Xinzhi nodded.

The young doctor was embarrassed: "What is this for?" A red envelope?But this person has already given He Yi away?

"The compensation for the medicine given by the Hanlin Medical Official Hospital."

"...Brother Xin, can you explain it more clearly?" It was too concise for him to understand!

Nie Xinzhi explained concisely.

The so-called "medicine money" is actually the "government bonus" issued by the Imperial Academy of Medicine, in recognition of Yu Rong's deeds in Baijiu Town, and to give some practical rewards.

Yu Rong was very surprised: "There is such a good thing?"

Nie Xinzhi's tone was light: "Not much."

"..."

Yu Rong was a little skeptical of the man who said "not much". After all, this guy is very aggressive. The standards of big and small, more and less are not on the same level as him... Although he also feels that "government bonuses" are average. Not too much.Thinking like this, without any scruples, he opened the silver coin wrapped in Sipa... One, two, three, four, there were five small silver ingots of two taels, which was unexpected.

Ten taels of silver is really a lot!According to Qinglian's standards, without any extra large expenses, it would be enough for an adult man to live for at least two or three years... After all, if you spend a thousand dollars to buy a meal of meat, the whole village, except for a certain young doctor, really There is no second person to be found.

Thinking of this, Yu Rong blushed, and then felt relieved, as long as you keep some emergency money on hand, other flowers will be spent... Anyway, there is a lonely family, and the whole family will not be hungry if one person is full, so I want to be comfortable.

The young doctor rewrapped the silk handkerchief, and stuffed the money into the man's hand: "Give the brothers a drink, thanks to them today."

"No need." Nie Xinzhi resolutely refused to accept.

"Hey……"

Seeing the young doctor's slumped face, the man changed his mind, took the cloth handkerchief, took a small silver ingot from it, and returned the rest to the other party: "Enough."

"..."

Looking at the hooked moon gradually disappearing between the sky, Yu Rong no longer politely refused to go with him—since, if you have to travel at night, then don't delay, if you start the road earlier, you can reach your destination earlier.

Standing at the gate of the wooden fence of the new home, the young doctor watched his friend's figure gradually drift away, and finally completely merged into the night.

The wind howled, and the night far away from Zhuangzi was deserted and lonely.

Looking at the dark night, Yu Rong sighed unconsciously: "It's so quiet."

Compared with the excitement before, I feel a little melancholy at this moment.

"Meow~"

The calf was rubbed left and right by the hot, soft little thing, and the young doctor, who was finally hurt by the spring and autumn, couldn't help laughing, leaned down, and picked up the cat.

"Aren't you hungry again, Xiaosan... Or did you steal it again and come here on purpose to be good?"

Sanxiu yelled again, which made Yu Rong's heart soften into a ball, put aside everything, went back to the house, and concentrated on stroking the cat.

Today was really busy from early morning till night, Yu Rong hugged the cat and slumped on the chair, not wanting to move...

However, there was a pile of miscellaneous things in the yard waiting for him to clean up.

Not to mention, the bacon and salted fish that some villagers gave as gifts must be put away, otherwise...

Yu Rong touched the cat's head, and when Sanxiu was struggling to run away, he let go of it.

Resigned to his fate, he went to the front yard to clean up.

Kitchen utensils and ingredients are sent to the kitchen, and vegetables that may not be eaten temporarily and can be stored are stuffed into the cellar.Other miscellaneous small items that are not needed for a while are put into baskets at one go and placed on the cabinets in the half hall. After a few days, they are idle and tidy up slowly.

The urgent thing to clean up now is the medicinal materials.The Chinese medicine cabinet was the first to be built by the carpenter according to Yu Rong's order, and after a period of drying, it can be used directly.The processed medicinal materials are put into the drawer of the medicine cabinet by category, and a few of them have to be dried in the shade, so they are sprinkled on bamboo plaques or medicine sieves.

After tidying up, Yu Rong went all out and wrote the labels of each drawer of the traditional Chinese medicine cabinet.It was also because of his greed that he asked the carpenter to make two large medicine cabinets and four small cabinets in a row, and put labels on them, so he had to write hundreds of notes... I couldn't finish this night, so I had to write the existing ones first. The name of the medicinal material.

It was not until the biological clock reminded me that I was so sleepy that I ended my work for the day.

It took Yu Rong three days to finally tidy up the inside and outside of the new home.After that, I went to Wangjiagou non-stop, and found the owner of Taoyuan to discuss the business of transplanting fruit trees.

The young doctor carefully prepared a small porcelain bowl of toothpaste for the owner of Taoyuan, which was exactly what he wanted.

The owner of Taoyuan is very talkative, and the attitude of negotiating prices is not tough.Yu Rong got his wish and bought eight four-year-old peach trees—there are not only peach trees in Taoyuan—and a ten-year-old pear tree.

With the help of the owner of Taoyuan, he bought one white plum and one red plum, four osmanthus trees less than three years old, and wintersweet...the most wintersweet, and the year is not too long, but a large piece is transplanted at one time. Looks good.

These trees are planted along the wooden fence, and willows will be cut next year. When the vegetation sprouts, it will be lush and lush.

However, transplanting a whole tree is not a small project, and there are many details in it.Therefore, after the negotiation was settled, Yu Rong first paid a [-]% deposit, and it would take ten days for these trees to really take root in the front and back of his house.

The beginning of winter came suddenly.

Yu Rong, who has been busy for several days, finally got leisure at this time.

...No, I can't say that I am leisurely.

The young doctor carried a hoe early in the morning and worked on loosening the soil in the open space behind the house.

The day before yesterday, I met an old village chief, who kindly reminded me that it was time to grow vegetables.After some time, some vegetables will not have time to grow.

Yu Rong, who almost missed the time, hurriedly found out the seeds he bought earlier, and soaked the seeds to accelerate germination if they were suitable for planting.

——For modern people, shopping for food is a common thing.But in this day and age, living in the village and wanting to buy vegetables every day is really inconvenient... It has nothing to do with having money.

Fortunately, based on the Gregorian calendar, this year's lunar calendar is almost only one month apart.

At the beginning of November, many types of vegetables can be grown.

Given the geography and climate of Xin'an Prefecture, reeds, chrysanthemums, coriander, and brassicas are commonly planted in this season——reeds are white radish, coriander, and brassicas are coriander and rapeseed, and the names are different from what Yu Rong is familiar with.In another month, mustard greens and pleng (spinach) can be planted.Of course, onion and ginger must not be missing, anyway, these two can be grown all year round.

In addition, Yu Rong also wanted to grow some cabbage and cress.

Cabbage is a large cabbage with high yield and easy storage. It is very delicious to eat hot in a pot in winter, but for some reason, it is rarely grown near Qinglian. It seems that people generally don’t like to eat it?

As for water celery, Yu Rong doesn't like it too much, the reason why he wants to plant it is mainly to test whether he can grow celery buds.

I still remember that on the first day when I arrived at my grandfather’s house, the first meal I ate was celery sprouts cultivated by my grandfather... The refreshing taste has been lingering in the depths of my memory, and I can’t forget it.

...Imagination is beautiful.

The reality is cruel.

The seeds prepared by the young doctor are enough to cover two acres of land. Unexpectedly, after digging up and down for a whole morning, they didn't get half of the land... You must know that it is far from enough to dig the soil before planting vegetables.

Yu Rong: "..."

It seems that I overestimated myself too much.As I said before, he would go to the countryside to experience life every holiday in the past few years, and he would also do ordinary farm work.The problem is that the modern countryside and the ancient countryside are not the same concept at all.

For example, digging the soil, although I know what it is, I have never done it myself, because in modern rural areas, all kinds of farm tools are not too complete. Who would bother to dig the soil slowly with a hoe?

Slightly panting, the young doctor put his hands on the wooden handle and put his chin on it, staring blankly at the large open space in front of him... At his speed, when the soil is turned over, it may be directly used for spring sowing.

Suddenly thinking of the proposal of Mr. Kuang's family, Yu Rong couldn't help thinking: It seems that we must find human help.

——Well, there is a specialization in art, he can't be a farmer, he can be a doctor.

After deciding to hire manpower, I found it at noon that day without any hesitation. They are a pair of middle-aged brothers. It is said that they were caught in a disaster in their early years and fled to Xin'an Prefecture. They had no land of their own and no money to buy it. They could only rent someone else's land. , and usually do some odd jobs nearby to support a large family.

Yu Rong inquired about the pair of brothers from the elder's house in the old village, and knew that they were both good at farm work—the most important thing was that they were conscientious and honest—and went directly to each other's house.

During the slack season in October, a family like a young doctor who has not grown a single vegetable seedling is the only one in the whole village.

The two brothers surnamed Li were worried that they couldn't find too many odd jobs in winter, so they got this job delivered to their door, wouldn't they be overjoyed!

The two sides did not bargain much, and directly agreed that one person would pay two hundred yuan a day, two meals were not included, and the wages would be settled daily.

It's not that Yu Rong is petty and unwilling to pay for his meal.One is that the general market is like this, and in this case, he will not pay for the meal. The other is that he is the only one in his family, and it is definitely not possible to use a small stove to cook meals for multiple people. It is time-consuming and laborious to use a large pot, which is troublesome...

The two brothers live not far away, and working here is almost the same distance as going to their own fields. It is very convenient to come here for dinner in the morning and go home for dinner after finishing work in the evening.

After negotiating the wages, the two immediately carried the hoe and shovel and followed Yu Rong away.

Yu Rong stood on the porch of the back eaves and looked at it for a long time, and he was sure that the brother surnamed Li was really fast and good at working, so he immediately felt relieved.

...It seems that it won't be long before he can pick vegetables and eat in his backyard without going out.

There is no need for supervisors or anything else, the young doctor stepped on a slightly brisk pace, was about to go back to the house, passed the kitchen door, and subconsciously touched his stomach.

After digging the soil all morning, I digested all my breakfast and felt a little hungry.

I can't get used to not eating lunch or anything.

Underfoot, he changed direction abruptly and went into the kitchen to find something to eat.

Then I belatedly thought, this is not modern, there is no such thing as snacks stored in the refrigerator.

I don't want to cook, and the dried fruit that I usually make for snacks...is too rough. To be honest, it's not very tasty. If I eat too much, I will get bored.

After hesitating for a while, Yu Rong opened the cabinet and rummaged through it.

He ate up the rice dumplings left over from the wedding banquet a few days ago.The cabinet below is full of all kinds of beans, which were all given by the villagers before, so they are not suitable for eating now.

When he saw sesame seeds, he thought of sesame paste, but unfortunately, he couldn't make it by hand.

Some sugar, a little refined white sugar is less than half a catty, granulated sugar and icing sugar are two or three catties... After thinking about it for three seconds, Yu Rong felt that these would not be enough to fill his stomach, so he could only close the cabinet door in disappointment.

His eyes casually cast into the bucket beside him.

There are cakes in the water.

Yu Rong was startled, and suddenly thought of the pancakes he had tasted in the countryside...it was quite delicious, and the recipe was simple, so he became interested in it instantly.

This kind of cake is not a cake made of wheat flour in the general sense, but a rice cake made of indica rice and a little japonica rice ground into rice milk, drained and wet.

After the rice cakes are steamed and taken out of the drawer, they are dried and hardened, and kept in water. The quality is good enough to eat for more than half a year.

When cooking porridge, put very little rice, boil the rice soup, and put a few cakes in it, which is easier to fill your stomach than eating white rice.

Yu Rong doesn't like to eat stale rice cakes, and feels that the taste is far inferior to rice cakes.

Except fried rice crackers.

As soon as the heart moved, the young doctor took seven or eight cakes out of the water—the cakes were very small, only half the size of a palm—and put them aside to dry, waiting for the water to dry up.

Wash the pot, clean the chopping boards and kitchen knives, pull off the stove seal, and stuff new charcoal.

The water on the cake surface dries up a bit, and two cuts are made horizontally and vertically, each of which is cut into four small pieces.

There is no need for any ingredients, just a little sesame oil, and stir fry the cakes... The hard cakes will gradually soften with the high temperature, and when they start to stick to the pan, they can be served.

Take out the granulated sugar from the cabinet, sprinkle two spoonfuls on the fried rice cake, and mix it a little.

Fragrant and sweet, soft and glutinous, it is delicious for Yu Rong who has a sweet tooth.

The young doctor was eating hot fried rice cakes, and suddenly thought of the sesame seeds in the cabinet, and had a flash of inspiration...

I don't know how to make sesame paste, but he knows how to make crispy rice noodles!

No matter it is dry or soaked in water, crispy rice noodles are very delicious... especially after soaking in water, it feels no different from sesame paste.

Thinking of the crispy rice noodles that he hadn't eaten for a long time, Yu Rong couldn't help eating fried rice cakes quickly.

After eating, he will start making crispy rice noodles, right?Make a little more, it can be used as a snack or as a staple food occasionally.