Fang Zhai more than ten acres [system]

Nie Xinzhi didn't answer the young doctor's question, but reached out to untie the package hanging on the horse's back.

It was bulging and didn't look like luggage.

It made Yu Rong look over his head, a little curious.

"This is?"

The man cherishes words like gold, and only said: "Here."

"..."

Suddenly thinking of the black-stalked snake in the big cage, Yu Rong silently stepped back a few steps before looking at the package carefully - there was no special movement inside, it shouldn't be a living thing like a snake, right?

Entering the house, Nie Xinzhi opened the package and took out the contents one by one.

An elegant and chic wooden box was stuffed into Yu Rong's hand, and when he opened it, he was caught off guard and was almost blinded.

"……pearl?"

According to Baoguang's photo, Yu Rong was dazzled by a large box full of it.

The man nodded slightly.

Yu Rong was silent for a while, then sighed leisurely: "Brother Xin sent this to me..." What does it mean?

If he was a woman, he might be happy to see these obviously top-quality orbs.

Nie Xinzhi took it for granted, "I don't need it."

Can I use it?Yu Rong subconsciously wanted to refute, in the end it was someone's wish, so he endured it and didn't blurt out.

The man seemed to be aware of his doubts, and reminded: "It can be used as medicine."

Yu Rong: "..."

I was really shocked by this man's arrogance, and I almost forgot that pearls are the finest medicinal materials, which are especially rare and rare in this era.

"Thank you," Yu Rongxin accepted the other party's kindness, but, "It's too precious, I can't accept it."

Nie Xinzhi did not take it back: "This thing is useless to me."

Yu Rong didn't think much about it, and subconsciously replied: "You can give it to the female relatives at home."

"There are no wives, no sisters, no one to give."

"...to show filial piety to elders?"

"It was originally given by the elders."

Yu Rong was dumbfounded, seeing the man's attitude of disdain for this box of pearls, he inexplicably thought of the phrase "pearls are like earth, gold is like iron", which is simply... "there is no humanity".

"It's really too precious."

Nie Xinzhi stared at the young doctor, and said calmly: "It is valuable to use well."

In the end, Yu Rong couldn't convince the man, so he accepted the box of pearls in a very embarrassing way... It's so hypocritical to feel like being good-looking when you get a cheap one.

Thinking about it like this, Yu Rong was embarrassed, it wasn't that he was deliberately twitching, but this box of treasures, it was really hot to hold!

But if he insists not to...

Look, Sanxiu was jumping and jumping, playing happily with the pearls, and even the usually aloof Sang Chen stretched out his hairy paws, plucking the rolling beads.

Trench is capricious.

It made Yu Rong, who had never cared much about money, feel a little unbalanced.

The rest of the package is relatively less valuable.

A large stack of colored paper, I don't know what it is for.

Nie Xinzhi gave the answer: "Colorful paper lanterns."

Yu Rong suddenly said: "But I don't know how to pierce."

As a non-indigenous resident, he has almost no concept of the Lantern Festival, and he didn't plan to celebrate the festival in a grand way, just to see the people's hustle and bustle.

The man said bluntly, "I will."

Yu Rong was speechless for a moment, and after a moment, he sighed with a smile: "Brother Xin is really virtuous."

Nie Xinzhi glanced at the young doctor who was making fun of him, and said in a calm voice, "Don't talk nonsense."

Yu Rong smiled even more happily: "I'm not talking nonsense, in Qinglian, the lanterns are all women... um..."

Something was stuffed into his mouth suddenly, it was sweet, with a thick milky aroma, and there was a bit of muttony smell that was not unbearable.

"What?" With food in his mouth, his articulation was a little unclear.

"Cheese."

There is also a large oiled paper bag, at least two or three catties.

Yu Rong, who hadn't eaten dairy products for a long time, was immediately nostalgic for it. After eating the one in his mouth, he couldn't help but chewed another piece: the more he chewed, the more delicious it became. It is rare to eat such delicious dried cheese in modern times.

but……

"You can't buy this stuff here, can you?"

Nie Xinzhi replied: "There is someone who feeds the cows."

"..."

Yu Rong raised his forehead, why did he forget, this Xin Zhi is not an ordinary person, will the royal family want to eat anything?

Then I suddenly thought, when I visited Yanzhou City last time, I saw a shop that seemed to sell cheese?In this way, although dairy products are extremely rare in this area of ​​Xin'an Prefecture—presumably the price is not usually expensive—but they are not completely unavailable.

After eating three pieces of dried cheese in a row, when Yu Rong wanted to take the fourth piece, the oiled paper bag suddenly "flyed".

"Brother Xin?"

Nie Xinzhi said calmly, "You eat too much."

Yu Rong...coughed dryly, diverted his attention, and fiddled with colored paper: "Didn't you say you want to tie colored lanterns?"

The pearls and dried cheese are put away.

According to tradition, two to four colorful paper lanterns need to be hung in each house. There must be at least twenty or thirty of the nine houses in the front yard, plus the kitchen, barn and shed greenhouse. All of them must be tied up before tonight. .

After moving out the tables and stools, the two set up lamps in the yard... To be precise, Nie Xinzhi was doing it, and Yu Rong helped him.

It's better not to fight and just toss around.The young doctor who has never played with colored paper lanterns has a rare childlike innocence. He couldn't help studying the tied colored lanterns, and accidentally dismantled them... Isn't it a waste of help? !

It would be too much help, Nie Xinzhi just...

Reattach the disassembled paper lanterns with a good temper.

Yu Rong recalled it, and stopped her meanness, she was very embarrassed, and just sat aside and pretended to be obedient.

Nie Xinzhi was unexpectedly dexterous.

The colorful lanterns are beautiful and majestic. The shapes of hexagonal and octagonal are graceful and luxurious, and have a palace style.

Yu Rong looked happy, but...

"This is a palace lantern, right? It's very troublesome to tie it up. Is there a simpler style, or something more interesting?"

In fact, I don't want my friends to work too hard.

"can."

The movements of Nie Xinzhi's hands changed subtly.

It took less than half of the effort to make a palace lantern before, and it was made...

Lampshade in the shape of a cat.

Cute, chic and fun.

Yu Rong was speechless.

I really didn't expect that a man like brother Xin has a "girly heart" too!

The sound of "meow" brought the confused young doctor back to his senses, his eyes went blind for a moment, and he almost thought that the cat-shaped lantern had turned into a ghost.

When there was a sound of "tearing", the paper lantern was cut through a big hole...

Instant embarrassment.

"Little San is more naughty..." Standing up with a smile, Yu Rong picked up San Xiu who caused trouble, walked towards the main room, and said, "Brother Xin, you are busy, I will cook cat food."

After feeding the cats, I saw the three lazily napping on the roof of the shed, and my nerves relaxed. The absence of these clawed guys will finally not disturb brother Xin.

Looking at the adorable appearance of the fur balls huddled together, Yu Rong's heart softened into a puddle of water. Today's not-so-bright sun shines on his body, but there is still a warm feeling that flows all over his limbs.

Suddenly there was a burst of laughter.

According to the prestige, there is a group of children, the older ones are only in their early ten years old, and the younger ones are only five or six years old, walking together between the fields, heading in the direction opposite to Zhuangzi, towards Dahenggou.

Yu Rong frowned subconsciously, and without any hesitation, walked out through the rear fence gate.

"Honey, where are you taking them?"

Yu Rong stopped the oldest child in the lead and asked about it.

The kid who has not yet acquired a nickname, and whose nickname is "杌子", called "Brother Xiaoyu" crisply, and answered Brother Xiaoyu's question very obediently——

"Go to the dike to dig fruit."

"What fruit?"

"It's the fruit in the mud. A Niang said that there are many fruits over there, all of which are ripe."

Yu Rong reacted for a while, and suddenly had an epiphany: the fruit refers to water chestnuts, right?

There are many waters in Xin'an Prefecture, and wild water chestnuts grow everywhere.In the southeast of Dahenggou, there is a patch of reeds, which must have grown a lot of wild water chestnuts.

"Does your mother know that you went to dig the fruit?"

The children spoke in unison, elongated their tone: "I know——"

Yu Rong: "..."

Well, don’t make a big fuss. In this day and age, children in rural areas are free-ranging, climbing trees and diving into the water. Adults are not surprised. In everyone’s eyes, nine or ten-year-olds are already half grown-ups, and they don’t have to worry about anything at all. Security Question.

"Wait for me, go back and get a basket, and go digging with you."

The grown-ups here can "see no surprises", but Yu Rong, as a doctor, can't be relieved.

On the other side of Dahenggou, there is water everywhere, and the reed pond is even more full of silt. The place is deep enough to drown adults. This group of children went there to play, without adult supervision, and there was no time for first aid in case of danger. It was really dangerous.

Anyway, there is nothing important to be busy, Nie Xinzhi tied up the lamp at home and didn't worry about the empty door, Yu Rong decisively decided to go down to the polder with the children.

If there are water chestnuts, it would be good to dig some back for food.

Then he greeted the man who was busy in the yard - counting the time, I really didn't know Nie Xinzhi for a long time, but probably because of the other's familiar and natural attitude, the two became acquainted somehow, and he basically Don't treat this man as an outsider, get along more casually - Yu Rong changed into work clothes, carried a large washing basket, and brought delicious snacks, and went to meet a group of children on the ridge of the field.

A large handful of dried cheese was scattered around one by one, and everyone got at least two yuan.

The children cheered happily, as if they were celebrating the new year. The laughter spread across the deserted countryside in winter and floated to the big pond on the other side of the ditch. Seeing the young doctor leading his children to play in the field, unconsciously, with a smile on his face, he became more energetic in his work.

The young doctor, covered in mud and water, sat panting on the head of the field, watching the children, especially the older ones, who moved very nimbly, and quickly picked out many water chestnuts...Compared with my harvest, I couldn't bear to look directly at them .

I have experienced life in the countryside before, and I have never gone to the fields to dig water chestnuts in winter... They said it was too tiring, and the elders in the village would not let him do it.So much so that, now, he can't even compare to a ten-year-old child.

I couldn't help but wiped my face, and sure enough...experience life, just experience, right?

Earlier, why was he so confident that he could support himself by farming the land with his own hands?

Thanks to my grandfather, thanks to the system!

At least he, Yu Rong, didn't become the first traverser who was starved to death because he couldn't feed himself!

After resting for a short while, seeing these children were all happy and neither complained of suffering nor tiredness, Yu Rong silently went back to the mud and continued to work.

Speaking of it, chopping water chestnuts is indeed the most tiring kind of farm work.Different from the digging of other rhizomes, tools can be borrowed, and the water chestnuts are all picked up with both hands.

Not to mention how cold it is with hands and legs stuck in muddy water this day.

just a little...

Water chestnuts have a head, which is hard and pointed. If you don’t touch the water chestnuts correctly, the pointed end will poke the nail cover.

Yu Rong, who was completely inexperienced, had his hands and fingers soaked in the cold muddy water, feeling faint pain, really...

Ask for it!

When the older children had dug enough water chestnuts and the younger children had enjoyed themselves, the suffering was over.

Using the water from the Dahenggou to wash the mud, the large basket was filled with more than half of the water chestnuts.

Most of the previous depression dissipated, and Yu Rong was very satisfied with the harvest of this trip. After all, it was not in vain. So many water chestnuts can not only be eaten as snacks, but also dried and used as medicine.

We parted ways with the children at the fork in the field ridge, and headed towards Zhuangzi. There was no Datang Shuidang. Yu Rong didn't worry about their safety, so he turned around and walked slowly home with his basket.

The sun hangs on the western mountainside.It’s been almost three hours since I went out before noon, and I’m really tired. Thanks to the system’s improvement of his physique, he’s still exercising, otherwise, I’m afraid he’ll be lying down and unable to walk now... I really don’t know that guy Where does the kid get his energy.

"Shaozhen."

Yu Rong raised his head, then laughed loudly: "Brother Xin, did you come here specially to welcome me?"

Nie Xinzhi did not deny it, and fixedly stared at the young doctor's face.

"Huh... am I dazzled?" Yu Rong was very surprised, "Brother Xin, you seem to be smiling?" So this guy is not facial paralyzed?

Nie Xinzhi didn't answer, and walked up to him in two steps.

Yu Rong, who was blocked, met the man's eyes in puzzlement.

The cheek was suddenly touched lightly.

"..."

Nie Xinzhi opened his fingers, and the fingertips were covered with black mud: "Dirty."

Yu Rong: "..."

Wouldn't he just walk all the way with his face covered in mud?Thinking back, there was almost no one in the field today, and I felt a little relieved... Not being seen is not embarrassing.

As for being seen by Brother Xin...the more embarrassing ones have been encountered before, and he is fearless.

When I got home, I found a big change.

The house that hadn't had time to buy all the furniture before was hung with paper lanterns, and it suddenly became deserted, and it was filled with bright and lively colors.

At the front and back of the main room, there is a lantern in the shape of a palace lantern on each side. The cross wind blows and sways, adding a sense of agility and excitement to the home.

The three cats were all half-squatting under the palace lantern, their little heads following the shaking tassels. Sanxiu, who was the most impatient, jumped into the air and stretched out her white-gloved paws to reach the lower part of the tassels. End, but fluttered to nothing.

As soon as Yu Rong came back and saw this scene, his mood suddenly flew, and he laughed heartily.

Putting down the washing basket, explaining to Nie Xinzhi, Yu Rong went to the greenhouse.

In order to ensure that the planted flowers can germinate and sprout, the stove has been burning these days, and the hot water in the cauldron is just used for washing.

After taking a hot bath to wash off his tired body, Yu Rong felt that he had enough rest, so Yu Rong went into the kitchen and began to prepare today's dinner.

Brother Xin has been bothering you all day, and it's a festival, so you should cook something delicious, but after all, Xiayuan is a time of sacrifice, and the food should be mainly vegetarian.

Freshly dug water chestnuts, washed and peeled, blanched in boiling water, and mixed with spices is a dish.

Add a casserole of wild mushroom soup, fried tofu with salt and pepper, stir-fry a plate of cress, cook half a pot of porridge, and simmer rice in a small clay pot, enough for two big men to eat to their heart's content.

"Brother Xin, won't you have a glass of wine?" Yu Rong asked with a smile.

Although he is underage and can't drink alcohol, he still has a reserve of rice wine and white wine at home—for medicinal purposes, of course.

Nie Xinzhi shook his head slightly: "Alcohol is prone to disorder."

Yu Rong understood, and didn't say anything else—he doesn't have any interest in persuading people who don't drink—and then asked: "How long can I stay this time?" He came and went in a hurry, and it was this man he was talking about.

"Leave after three to five days."

"It's rare, Brother Xin is not busy at times..."

After all, Yu Rong was thoughtful, and couldn't help thinking about something secretly.

So, the next morning, Yu Rong got busy again.

Busy to complete a very complicated thing.

——Incense making.

The reason why he suddenly wanted to do such a thing that was not in the short-term plan was the box of pearls that Nie Xinzhi gave him.

Feeling ashamed, Yu Rong couldn't help thinking about how to repay the other party's favor.

It's not that he's too outsider.

It is just a firm belief that people should pay attention to mutual communication, and when one party pays, the other party should give something back, so as to maintain a long-term and good relationship.

The treasure equivalent to that box of pearls, Yu Rong can't get it out, or it's not easy to give it away directly, such as the large amount of frankincense stored before...

At this time, you just need to change your thinking.

Anyway, the value of the item is second, and the most important thing is the mind.

I thought of making incense, which not only reflects the heart, making it by hand, full of sincerity, but also very classy, ​​a luxury that is dispensable to ordinary people, but a necessity of life for the upper class.

Even Nie Xinzhi doesn't like incense, and he can't refuse the needs of some official occasions.

Yu Rong is quite confident in his craft and systematic formula.

The water hemp skin is processed into fine powder, which is homemade sticky powder.Take sandalwood and develop it into wood powder.The frankincense is processed first, and then burnt to make a powder.

Mix sticky powder with wood powder, add face powder, add water and knead well to form fragrant mud.

The incense mud is put into a special template, extruded into a linear shape, and then wrapped with a log to connect the incense.

After the incense is received, it is tailoring, and the cut incense is put into the incense and begins to dry in the shade.

Handmade incense sticks have been successfully prepared so far.

After that, let it dry for three to five days in a cool and ventilated place, and then it can be ignited and used.

In fact, if you want the incense to have a better effect, you should put it in the shade for a longer time... But it doesn't have a big impact. Thinking about Nie Xinzhi, I don't know when I will light the incense. I made it early and gave it to him. Don't let it go bad for too long.

From morning till the end, the incense made by Yu Rong barely filled three boxes, two boxes were given to Nie Xinzhi, and one box was kept for himself.

It doesn't look like much, but fortunately, this thing is quite durable. According to his frequency of not lighting incense once every three to five days, one box is enough to last a whole year.

The incense sticks continue to dry in the shade.

The day before Nie Xinzhi left, Yu Rong thought about something new again.

Dried cheese wrapped in oiled paper can be eaten dry for a few pieces at a time, and it will be easily spoiled if left for a long time. If it is not handled properly, it will cause waste.

I thought of it, homemade biscuits.

There are both flour and eggs at home. He usually doesn’t eat much pasta, and he can’t eat a lot of eggs by himself, so there are quite a few left over... just right for making biscuits now.

Compared with making incense, biscuits are not too troublesome to make, although there are no such convenient ovens in modern times.

First let the dry cheese melt into oil, mix well with flour and eggs, feel that it may not be sweet enough, add a little sugar, knead it into a dough cake, press it with a template, and cut it into square pieces of similar size.

Instead of the oven, the iron plate is placed on the large pot stove, and the noodles are baked on it. While watching the heat, pay attention to turning the noodles.

This kind of biscuit is incomparable with the modern ones, not to mention other things, the flour of this era is far less fine than the modern ones...

Yu Rong ate a piece, but felt that the taste was a bit harsh, but fortunately, it was full of milky fragrance, and after one bite, the aftertaste was endless. In this era, even if there are some flaws in the biscuits, there is no way to be picky.

When Nie Xinzhi left, he not only brought two boxes of incense sticks, Yu Rong also sent a lot of biscuits... Good things have to be shared with friends, even if this man doesn't like to eat, the people around him, those subordinates, or don't know My younger brother always has a sweet tooth.

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The season of light snow arrived inadvertently.

The seeds of Atractylodes macrocephala and Platycodon grandiflora finally fell to the ground.

In the greenhouse, catnip and chrysanthemum have sprouted, and the survival rate is quite high, and the current growth is also very encouraging.

After Yu Rong was free, he continued to tinker with toothpaste and medicated soap... He can live so comfortably now, but it is all due to the money obtained from these two transactions.

As for making incense, I didn’t think about making money with it for a while. It’s too troublesome to make. The market competition is much bigger than the previous two. If you have time to make incense, why not make more toothpaste...

Then I thought of Brother Lin, who made an appointment to pick up the goods, but the other party didn't come back for some reason.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, he heard Lin Sange calling him at the door.

Brother Lin San not only came back, he also brought a few people with him.