Fang Zhai more than ten acres [system]

Randomly picked a few small hairy fishes and threw them over, and sent away some nagging guys, Yu Rong returned to the house with the remaining dozens of catties of fish.

- You have to hurry up and deal with it.

Live fish are kept in tanks.

Pick out the dead ones.

Kill the half-dead, cut open the abdomen and scrape the lin, find a large wooden basin, mix the spice powder into it, and sprinkle salt layer by layer... In this way, it will not be easy to corrupt after storing for a few days in winter, and then it can be made into salted fish.

On the other end, boil water in a large pot, put some medicinal materials such as fleas, neem seeds, etc., put the small fish that have been cleaned and removed their internal organs, into boiling water, and roll without adding salt. Put it on the bamboo mat, and when the sun is good, move it to the sun to expose it to the sun... Dried it to make a snack for cats, or grind it into powder to make it a staple food for cats. If it is stored properly, it will be enough for those cats to eat for a long time .

Yu Rong, who aspired to become a professional doctor, naturally did not focus on satisfying his appetite, but forgot his old profession.

Most fish meat has some medicinal value, but it is generally used fresh.Crucian carp, silver carp, or catfish, carp, etc. are not rare. This time, there is no need to worry about how to store or make medicine.

Compared with fish meat, swim bladder has higher medicinal value. The swim bladder gel made from it can be used as a natural adhesive and a valuable medicine. There are many suitable prescriptions, which are used to stop bleeding and disperse blood stasis, treat tetanus, etc. It is very useful very.

Generally, swim bladders such as yellow croaker and sturgeon are used to make swim bladders.

There are no such types in this pile of fish...

It doesn't matter, the swim bladder of catfish, carp and so on is also good.

So, after drying the dried fish, while the stove was still on, clean the cauldron and roast it to remove the moisture.

Heat the talcum powder over low heat, pour the cleaned and cut fish maw into the pan and stir-fry until the fish maw swells, sift out the talcum powder after filling it out, and place it in the shade to dry.

The baked fish maw is dried, soaked and steamed, and can be smashed into gelatin. Considering that the fish maw is too difficult to make, it is better to reserve it first and take it as needed when taking medicine.

This busy work lasted until midnight, and Yu Rong was so tired that he rarely stayed in bed the next day. When he woke up, he found that there was a small red lacquered wooden box next to his pillow. Did Brother Xin keep it?

I can't help but feel embarrassed, he really slept too hard, brother Zhaoxin's ability to come and go without a trace, if he is a guy with evil intentions, he really doesn't know if he is sold out while he is asleep... while rambling Thinking wildly, he opened the wooden box, and inside was a jade tablet, square and half the size of a palm, with abstract animals engraved on one side—probably auspicious beasts or the like—and pines and cypresses on the other. There are four big characters "Baifu Guzhen" wrapped around the branches, tassels are hanging, and several pearls of different sizes are strung together.

The tentacles are warm.Even if you don't know much about jade, you can feel the rarity and preciousness of this jade plaque.

Yu Rong was playing with the jade card, slightly distracted.

Suddenly there was a sound, coming from the front yard, which woke someone who was in a daze, and then got up and ran to the guest room...

Sure enough, Nie Xinzhi had already left.

Uncle Dumb made gestures, indicating that the man left before his due time.

Standing in the middle of the guest room, Yu Rong looked at the colored lights hanging on half of the wall, feeling an inexplicable emotion in his heart, soft, warm, and vaguely sour... After his grandfather, he once again encountered such an innocent The kindness I retained was both touching and ashamed, and I felt that I was not doing well enough.

Shaking his head, the young doctor secretly sighed.

If brother Xin continues to take care of him like this, he is afraid that there will be no repayment, so he can only choose to "promise with his body"... Cough, the pressure is huge!

Turning around, Yu Rong didn't think about it any more, the Chinese New Year is full of things, he is busy all day, and he doesn't know what he is busy with.

The days go by fast.

28. I went to the pig slaughterer to get the pork back, and I bought a few more baskets of fresh vegetables, and stored them in the cellar. 29. Mobilize the young and old to carry out a general cleaning, arrange the inside and outside of the house, hang the reeds, hang the banners and Baishiji, paste the heavenly stickers and lucky pictures...except for the peach charms and spring stickers, it is still waiting until the new day Insert/post again the same day.

There are more than [-] wisps of flowers, and two are distributed to each family member.Yu Rong didn't intend to put flowers on her head, so she tied the remaining silk flowers into a bouquet very skillfully, put them in bamboo tubes, and placed them in front of the study window.

Colorful and beautiful.

Pick out a few bright and festive big red flowers, and put them on the three cats and one dog... Good luck and share!

Catch up with the chicken and duck sellers carrying a load, and choose a rooster and a hen.

it's dark.

From time to time, Zhuangzi heard the sound of gongs and drums, and after a while, there was no movement again.

Yu Rong wondered secretly, finished the work in hand, and left the house with some curiosity, stood in front of the fence and looked west.

The night was dark, and nothing strange was found.Just as he was going back to the house, he suddenly saw a few blurred figures approaching.

There was only his family nearby, Yu Rong thought about it, and simply waited at the door.

There are several people in groups of three or four.

When they got closer, Yu Rong finally saw their faces clearly——

Hey!

One was caught off guard, and his heart almost jumped out of his throat in fright.

A few of them were wearing red and green, and they were combing women's hair buns, but they were clearly men... that's not the point.

The point is, one by one, they are painted with powder and makeup, and their faces are painted like ghost masks.

Yu Rong, who firmly stated that he was not afraid of ghosts, was fooled without any surprise.

thump—

Gongs were struck, drums sounded.

"The sky is clear, the earth is bright, the evil spirits are about to appear, the ghosts are frightened, the evil spirits are ecstatic..."

"..."

What the hell? !

After a while, Yu Rong realized that these people were here to "fight night beards".

"Hitting beards at night" is one of the local customs. Some people from poor families gather in groups of three or five, dress up as women and ghosts, and go door to door to beg for money, which is a way to drive away evil spirits.

Generally, people will give a little money more or less for auspiciousness.

Yu Rong then went to do as the Romans did, and rewarded each person with ten coins, silently complaining about "playing in ancient times" in his heart.

Unexpectedly, the "ancient man" is more playful than he imagined.

In the early morning of New Year's Eve, the head of the old village knocked on the door and invited him to participate in the small Nuo ceremony.

The so-called "small Nuo ceremony" is relative to the "big Nuo ceremony".

Every New Year's Eve, there will be a grand Nuo ceremony in the Banzhong, where the emperor's relatives will act as various ghosts and gods. It is said that there are hundreds of thousands of people, forming a huge procession, and holding the ceremony of exorcising evil spirits.

The folks learned from others, so the small Nuo ceremony became popular.

Yu Rong was speechless for a moment... Isn't this Min Chao's version of "Killing Pulai"?

There are dozens of people participating in the small Nuo ceremony.The backbone of the team is composed of men over the age of 16 and boys and girls under the age of seven.

The door god opens the way, the guardian celestial master, the left underworld official, the right god general, the land and the kitchen god, etc. are supported in the middle, followed by the boy played by children.

Firecrackers were crackling, from the beginning of the village to the end of the village.

The procession passed the gates of each family, walked around the entire village, crossed the official road, and walked to the uninhabited Longbend of the Nanhe River, where they burned paper to "bury the ghost".

Yu Rong wanted to cover her face.At this moment, he was wearing colorful clothes, with heavy makeup on his face, and he couldn't even imagine what he looked like at the moment...Of course, no one thought it was strange except him. Everyone was dressed in a similar attire to him. Even more "hot-eyed" than him.

It doesn't feel like a fairy.

The sky was dark, dozens of people were wandering in the countryside... Yu Rong felt that it was a night walk of ghosts.

The little Nuo ceremony didn't take too long, after all, the New Year's Eve is the busiest day, and when the sun rises, the "buying" is over.

All the way, the "fairies" went back to their respective homes.

"Brother Yu is so pretty."

Yu Rong wore pink makeup on her face, and when she got home, she heard Xiao He's heartfelt praise.

Brother Zhong and Brother Ming nodded together.

Yu Rong: "..."

I really don't understand the aesthetics of the people of Min country. Even his painting looks like a ghost, and he is praised as "good-looking"?

The young doctor, who felt that he was not mentally strong enough, quickly washed off the powder makeup on his face with water.

Hastily filled his stomach and started to get busy again.

No one is idle.

The three children shared chores as best they could.Some went to insert peach charms and paste spring stickers, some tidied up the house, washed kitchen utensils, or picked and washed vegetables, some lit the stove to watch the fire, and boiled pots of boiling water for emergencies.

Uncle Dumb was busy killing chickens and fish, dealing with pork and so on.

Yu Rong's main job is to cook.

——Considering that diseases come from the mouth, he always likes to cook and eat by himself, which is more at ease.

The large pot stove and the small charcoal stove are on fire at the same time.

The hen is slowly stewing on the stove, no one needs to watch it all the time, just pay attention to the heat occasionally.

Don't worry about big meat and stir-fried vegetables. It's freezing cold, and the dishes will be cold quickly if they are cooked too early.

The first thing is to cook the glutinous rice.

According to the customs of Yu Rong's hometown, there must be big and small balls on the New Year's dinner table, which means reunion.

Dayuanzi is glutinous rice dumpling, which is more troublesome to make.

Yu Rongsheng took out the cooked glutinous rice, sprinkled it with powdered salt, chopped chives, ginger, etc., mixed it in, then washed his hands, and kneaded the glutinous rice while it was hot until the rice in a pot was almost gelatinous. Rub balls.

Put the palm-sized balls into the hot sesame oil, fry until golden and take them out of the pan.

The freshly cooked dumplings are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

Glutinous rice balls are generally stored for more than half a month without any problem. They are suitable as a staple food during the Chinese New Year. They can be steamed or eaten hot in soup.

Making glutinous rice balls is a physical effort. After frying the last ball, Yu Rong felt hungry, so he grabbed a few hot balls and ate them.

Then I started to make xiaoyuanzi. Xiaoyuanzi are meatballs, which are much easier to make than glutinous rice dumplings.

However, fresh food cannot be cooked before the fourth day of the first lunar month, so on the day of the eve of the lunar new year, every dish should be cooked as much as possible, such as meatballs. When there are five people in the family, at least one large pot must be cooked.

Uncle Dumb had already minced the pork, Yu Rong added a little more tofu, filed it into fine pieces, mixed it with minced meat, and continued to knead the meatballs.

When the water in the pot boils, pour the prepared meatballs into the soup.

Once the big and small dumplings that took a lot of work are ready, it's time to cook the big dishes.

Braised rooster, silver carp and trotter.

The small pot that is seldom used in normal times is also on fire today. Use it to fry a few plates of vegetarian dishes, and cook a pot of rice when it’s done—the pot of rice is guaranteed to last until the third day of junior high school.

In the evening, the sound of firecrackers sounded from far or near.

Some people have prepared the New Year's Eve dinner, and the meal is already served.

There were several people helping, and Yu Rong's speed was not slow, before You hour, sixteen dishes were served on the table.

Two bowls, two pairs of chopsticks and wine glasses are placed on each side of the square table.

Then they started to set off firecrackers and burn gold and silver paper to meet ancestors and invite gods.

When the paper was burned out, all the dishes on the table were left cold.

Fortunately, Yu Rong was already prepared, ready to serve the hot pot.

It is not clear whether Min Chao has a way of eating shabu-shabu, but this does not affect his decision.

There is a kind of wind stove on the market, which is specially used for making tea. It can be placed on the table, with three legs and two ears, and a small tripod on it. The stove hall is open, and charcoal can be added into it at any time.

The first time Yu Rong saw this kind of stove, he thought of hot pot, so he bought one without hesitation and took it home.

Now comes in handy.

Homemade "three delicacies" pot, meatball soup, old hen soup and fish soup. After heating, put the cold vegetables into the pot. The taste is mixed, but it is still delicious. From time to time, some parsley, spinach or tofu... fragrant The room was full, and the hot pot made people move their index fingers. After eating this meal, the whole body was warm, which made people feel warm from the bottom of their hearts.

After the sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner, a fire is lit in the yard. Bamboo tubes are put in the fire, and it burns cracklingly. It is said that it can drive away the god of plague, which is the origin of "firecrackers".

Because of the risk of fire, the manufacturing technology of fireworks and firecrackers has become more and more mature, and the custom of setting fire to the courtyard on New Year's Eve has gradually passed away, and a tradition is still preserved on both sides of the Qianjiang River.

Candles were lit in the house, and lights were lit all night from the main room to the latrine.

Not long after the great cold passed, it was the coldest season, so Yu Rong lit a fire bucket to keep the children who were watching the year warm.

I took a book and stayed in the kitchen, flipping through it, and watching the stove—tea eggs were being stewed in the pot.

It looks like it works hard...

In fact, Yu Rong has been in a daze.

Maybe it’s an unusual day, and it’s easy to make people feel emotional. For a while, I recalled many things in the past, and for a while, I recalled all the things after time travel, and then it seemed that my mind was empty, and all thoughts disappeared like smoke. .

He didn't pay attention, when he touched the jade card hanging on his waist, the warm touch brought him back to his senses, and he immediately thought of his friend in Pingjing. When he received the jade card, he had expected that Nie Xinzhi would be impossible Like Xiao's New Year's Eve, I made a special trip to "accompany" him for the New Year.

——There must be a royal banquet in the imperial palace on New Year's Eve. With Brother Xin's identity and status, it should be impossible for him to be absent, right?

Suddenly thinking of the Grand Nuo Ritual, Yu Rong couldn't help but wonder: I don't know, did brother Xin play any role?Like door god?

Imagining the appearance of a man dressed as a door god is beyond joy.

New Year's Eve passed quietly in a lively and cool atmosphere.

Then came the first day.

The new clothes make his face look radiant, he has gone to a young and old age, he is a little more energetic, and his mood is undoubtedly good, not only because of the Chinese New Year, but more importantly, starting from today, he can be called...

——Ignore that the birthday is still in the second half of the year.

Finally "adult"!

In front of the door, the red plums, which had been in bud for several days, bloomed overnight, adding a sense of joy.

"Brother Yu/Sir, Happy Chinese New Year!"

Yu Rong returned the congratulations with a smile, gave each of the three a red envelope, then brought out Tusu wine, and invited the dumb uncle to drink.

The tea eggs filled with two sea bowls are today's breakfast.

Put on a fruit plate and burn a stove to receive New Year's guests.

Taking advantage of the early hours, Yu Rong took the New Year's gift tray and rushed to the old man's house to pay New Year's greetings. He stayed for a while, ate some fruits, and then left.

It's fine for people you don't know well, unless you happen to meet them on the road, just say "Happy New Year" more.

When I got home, before I could even drink my saliva, I heard someone shouting outside the yard.

"……anyone there?"

Yu Rongfu walked out the door again, saw the person coming, and paused slightly.

The new year and the new atmosphere are like wearing a faded red dress on a young man, which also has a kind of energetic spirit.

"You are..." Yu Rong hesitated.

"Little doctor is really a nobleman who forgets things a lot," the young man said with a half smile, "Didn't you go to my house on New Year's Eve?"

Yu Rong was silent.

Xiaoye...he has a deep memory, how can he forget things?

What he worries about is not that he doesn't remember who this person is, but that he doesn't know how to call him... The name "A Ruo" sounds very intimate, so it's not suitable for strangers to call it.

Without waiting for Yu Rong to speak again, Ah Ruo pointed to the big dog at the door: "Can you take it away?"

After someone entered the house and stuffed the basket in his hand, Yu Rong realized that this prickly guy was here to pay New Year's greetings, not to find trouble.

The red cloth covering the basket was lifted, revealing the contents inside, duck eggs wrapped in yellow mud.

"Here, are these ducks enough for the medicine money last time?"

Yu Rong was a little surprised, he didn't expect that Min Chao already had pickled duck eggs, he glanced at them and said, "There are too many."

Duck eggs are more expensive than chicken eggs, and there must be at least [-] or [-] eggs in this basket, which is as little as a penny.

Ah Ruo didn't intend to take it back when he heard the words, and was rambling around: "Take something to put it on."

Yu Rong shook his head.He is not so high-spirited that he doesn't need money to see a doctor and prescribe medicine, but he will definitely not cheat people.

"Don't think too much," Ah Ruo pouted, "These ducks are not given to you for nothing..." The voice weakened unconsciously, "Your, that ointment is very, very effective," hesitating, The tone became more hesitant, "Can you make a few more jars?"

Yu Rong couldn't help thinking about it, coughed lightly, and said, "I don't know what you... plan to use it for?"

"Why are you asking this?"

"The medicine cannot be abused." Of course, the ointment is mild in nature, and there are no major side effects if it is used too much.

Ah Ruo's complexion seemed to be red, and he said vaguely: "Just use it like that," his tone changed, a little impatient, "Are you willing to do it or not?"

Yu Rong was dumbfounded for a moment.

What is "just use it"?Or...a wooden wedge?

Too……

Of course, Yu Rong wasn't really pure and ignorant, and this time, seeing this person's reaction almost made him forget it.

"I can do the ointment again, but..." Out of the doctor's sense of responsibility, he couldn't help reminding gently, "It's better to minimize injuries, repeated wounds are too harmful."

A Ruo turned his face away and muttered: "I really like to meddle in my own business."

Yu Rong: "..."

Forget it, he shouldn't meddle in other people's private lives.

"These ducks are enough to replace two cans of lubricating ointment," Yu Rong said. "The ointment may deteriorate after being left for a long time. I will make one can first, and when you are about to run out, I will make a second can."

"also."

Satisfied, the young man who had achieved his goal got up and was about to leave, but suddenly turned around and said to the doctor seeing off the guests: "My family raises ducks and geese, if you want to catch cubs, buy duck eggs or something, you can come to me."

Yu Rong smiled and nodded: This person's temper doesn't look very good, but his character is quite upright, that's...

"After Shangyuan, I will come to get the ointment."

What should be said, Ah Ruo left without hesitation.

Standing in front of the fence gate, Yu Rong could see from a distance, across the ditch, the young man trotted a few steps, and rushed to the man who seemed to be waiting for someone, with a bright smile on his face.

It dawned on me.

Yu Rong really wanted to knock his head off.

He actually believed that man did that with a wooden wedge...

I thought that unknown man was weird before, so he and Ah Ruo are a couple?

Didn't realize it at all.How stupid of myself!

but……

Seeing that the two of them seem quite aboveboard, is Min Chao's atmosphere so open?

Obviously not a meddling temperament, Yu Rong couldn't help but think, the relationship between the two seems to be good at present, but this era still pays attention to the inheritance of future generations, will they or one of them choose to marry a woman?If so, it feels bad...

"Brother Xiaoyu, I wish you New Year's greetings!"

The immature voice interrupted Yu Rong's contemplation.

"It's you, Muzi, why are you alone? Come in first to eat candies."

Entertaining the little guests, Yu Rong couldn't help laughing secretly when thinking of the problem she was struggling with just now, she was simply worrying.

Everyone has their own fate, how can others explain clearly.

·

beginning of spring.

The first snow of the Gengzi Year fell from the sky.

Yu Rong sat leaning against the window, his feet hid in the fire barrel to keep warm, General Chi Yan was pressed on his thigh—the furry hand feels comfortable, but it is too heavy, sixteen catties or thirty taels after losing weight—the left hand has a Da Wuyi stroking the cat's fur, flipping through the scroll with his right hand.

"Sir..." There was a knock on the study door, it was Brother Zhong.

Yu Rong, who was fascinated by the book, didn't raise his head: "What's the matter?"

"Grandma Chen is here."

Yu Rong was startled, and it took a long while to digest this statement that seemed to contain little information.

"Is it Grandma Chen who lives next door to Zhuzi's house?"

Brother Zhong gave a "hmm" to express his affirmation.

Yu Rong was silent.

The fire barrel was so warm that he really didn't want to move while sitting.Of course, this is not the point.

The point is...

Isn't Grandma Chen well-known as a matchmaker?