Pretend to be a fairy to farm

Chu Tianzhu fiddled with the charcoal basin with a dry branch to even out a gap, threw a few taro into it and simmered, enjoying the rare warm time.

Autumn is getting stronger and the weather is turning cold. After working on the mountain for a while, his fingers became cold and stiff.When making gunpowder, no open fire can be seen, so hot water can only be poured into the hand stove to keep warm, which is very laborious.

There are no four seasons in the lower city. The ventilation layer controls the temperature while ensuring the air circulation. Chu Tianzhu has never experienced the low temperature in autumn and winter, and some have poor adaptation.

Therefore, after going up the mountain every day to make, after returning to the bamboo forest in the middle of the mountain, he always likes to stand by the charcoal basin, baking to warm his whole body and dispel the cold.

There was a knock on the door outside.After a while, Huang Zhu came in with the puppy: "Master, Huang Li is here to deliver the winter clothes."

Huang Li is the name of the puppy.Ever since Aunt Ying opened a tailor shop at the foot of the mountain, Huang Li has also been helping with the work in the shop.He learned tailoring skills since he was a child, and his skills are better than some hired helpers, and he will soon be able to work independently.

For example, Cotinus cotinus and Huang Li are young, but they have been able to establish a family, and the villagers no longer treat them as children, but call them serious names.

Huang Li put the basket on the ground and saluted Chu Tianzhu respectfully: "I have met the immortal master. The immortal master only told me to make a winter coat that can be worn indoors and is easy to move around, and then make some everyday styles at will. My mother and I will do more. I’ve picked out a few, and I’ll ask the immortal master to have a look.”

He took out the new clothes from the back basket, and showed them one by one: "This one is a thin silk cotton gown, stuffed with thin silk cotton, which is suitable for wearing now; this brocade draped jacket is thicker than the one just now. Some are good at keeping warm and can be used whether you are out or at home. There is also this one with a lapel collar and narrow sleeves. The cuffs can be folded down to cover your hands. "

Chu Tianzhu pinched the one with the narrow sleeves, the fabric was thick and silky soft, one could imagine how warm it would be on the body.

With this winter coat, when he was making gunpowder weapons in the mountains, he would not be cold because of poor blood circulation due to inactivity for too long.

Chu Tianzhu nodded to Huang Li: "It's exactly what I want."

"As long as the immortal master likes it... Actually, there is one more thing, which I made extra myself."

Huang Li took out the last one from the bottom of the basket. It was a reverse fur coat with stone blue moiré brocade on the outside and a white fur lining.

Huang Li offered the leather jacket with both hands: "Everyone heard that my family had made clothes for Zhu Xianshi, and they often handed over the work to my mother. It is also thanks to the generosity of the fairy master that the family can open a tailor shop. My mother often told me to be grateful for the kindness of the immortal master, and I didn't know anything else, so I saved some rabbit skins and made them into a jacket, and I beg the immortal master not to dislike her."

He spoke sincerely, and looked at Chu Tianzhu full of expectations.

If what Huang Li gave was gold, silver and treasure, Chu Tianzhu would definitely not accept it.

But this leather jacket was sewn stitch by stitch by Huang Li himself, full of sincerity, Chu Tianzhu couldn't refuse.

"You have a heart. Every time the custom-made clothes are very good, go back and thank your mother for me."

Huang Li nodded, the corners of his mouth curved, and two small dimples appeared on his cheeks.

Cotinus cotinus stroked the fluffy lining of the leather jacket: "It's really well done. But where did you get so many rabbit skins?"

Huang Li lowered his head shyly: "My craftsmanship is far worse than my mother's... The rabbit skins are harvested. Uncle Gen and the others raise rabbits behind the cowshed and sell them to the newly opened 'Ye Yi Shi Fang'. I begged him to sell me more skins.'”

As soon as Suga heard that there was something to eat, his eyes lit up: "I haven't been down the mountain for a while, and I haven't heard of a new restaurant. What kind of food do they serve? Why do they use rabbits?"

"I haven't been there either. I heard that his family's main recommendation is a 'Baoxia offering', which uses wild rabbit meat. The rest are bamboo shoots, mushrooms, wild vegetables and other mountain delicacies. Tourists from the city like it very much. , Said it was wild."

Sumac: "The new food shop is on the long street built next to the village, right? The new street feels much more lively than Yuanxing Town. Every day, so many people come back and forth looking for immortals, and the living things in the forest have long since escaped." In the deep mountains, where are there any wild rabbits."

Huang Li agrees: "That's the reason. That's why the owner of the food shop specially explained that when the villagers send the rabbits, they must use cages and traps. If a guest asks, they can't say that they are raised by themselves, but that they are rabbits. A hare caught on the mountain."

Cotinus cotinus laughed loudly: "What a shopkeeper of chicken thieves!"

The next day, Huang Qiao went to the other courtyard to attend classes as usual, and during the chat after class, Huang Qiao mentioned to Ji Xuanling that the restaurant and the villagers used the rabbits as hares.

Ji Xuanling was very interested in what he called "Puxia offering", and asked the housekeeper to order the kitchen to prepare materials, and sent someone to invite Chu Tianzhu to come for dinner.

When Chu Tianzhu arrived at the other courtyard, the meal was ready, he took off his cotton robe, walked to the short bench and sat down.

Ji Xuanling and Cotinus cotinus each occupied one side, guarding the stove in the middle of the short table.

A small copper pot was placed on the stove, and not long after Chu Tianzhu sat down, the water in the copper pot boiled.

On the low table are several plates of rabbit meat, cut into slices as thin as a cicada's wing.

Ji Xuanling picked up thin slices of meat from the plate, put them into the pot, fiddled with the chopsticks for a while, the meat was cooked, and then took it out and dipped it in the sauce prepared in advance to eat.

According to his eating method, Chu Tianzhu and Cotinus cotinus also cooked the rabbit meat, and the steam was steaming and the meat was fragrant, and they enjoyed themselves together.

After a while, the three were full of rabbit meat, and filled the pot with fresh vegetables, eating to their satisfaction.

It was still afternoon after eating, and the warm sun shone in the courtyard.Ji Xuanling squinted his eyes contentedly: "The weather is cool and pleasant these days, suitable for autumn outings, why not find a day to go up the mountain, climb high and look far, and pay homage to Kaiyuan Temple."

Cotinus cotinus cheered and agreed, and Chu Tianzhu also readily accepted.He has been feeling tired these days, so it would be a good choice to relax a little and change his mind.

Moreover, Chu Tianzhu was bequeathed by Chu Yan and was connected by blood, so it was also appropriate to pay homage to Kaiyuan Temple.

When it came time to make an appointment to go up the mountain, Chutianzhu and Cotinus cotinus got up early in the morning, each took a sturdy bamboo stick, packed a water bladder and improved ration balls in their satchels, and set off.

There is a piece of golden osmanthus in flowering period on the mountain, and the fragrance is wafting for ten miles.Cotinus cotinus picked a lot of golden osmanthus flowers before, pickled them with honey, mixed them with the powder made from ration balls, and kneaded them into honey balls.

The honeyed balls are rich in floral fragrance and sweet in the mouth. The master and apprentice love to eat them very much. This time, they brought a lot of them and used them as dry food on the way up the mountain.

They walked to Ji Xuanling's other courtyard, and there were two carriages with dark green curtains parked at the door.Ji Xuanling was standing beside the car, still wearing a flowing gown.

Chu Tianzhu wondered: "Did you forget that we are going to climb the mountain today?"

Ji Xuanling shook the folding fan lightly: "Why did Immortal Master Bamboo say that? I've already made preparations here, just waiting for the arrival of Immortal Master."

"But it will be very inconvenient for you to walk in such clothes."

Ji Xuanling noticed that the master and apprentice in front of him were both dressed in bunts, holding bamboo sticks and carrying backpacks slung across their shoulders.

He was shocked: "Could it be that you are going to walk up?"

The three looked at each other.

In the end, according to Ji Xuanling's plan, he took a carriage down the mountain to Shanyang, turned to the official road and then went up the mountain.

The three of them sat in the first carriage, and in the second carriage were several attendants, carrying the ingredients prepared the day before, light rattan tables and chairs, and various sundries.

The carriage passed by Huangjia Village after going down the mountain.The current Huangjia Village has completely changed its appearance. The size of the village has more than doubled, and the new streets are lined with shops.

The dirt road in the village is paved with neat stones, and a tall green brick and tile house was built on the square where the villagers used to gather and chat.

With his hands behind his back, the village chief walked confidently and walked along the street.He recognized Ji Xuanling's carriage at a glance, and quickly turned sideways and bowed his hands at the side of the road.

Ji Xuanling ordered the coachman to stop, and the carriage stopped beside the village chief.The curtain lifted: "The village chief doesn't need to be too polite."

The village chief raised his head and found that Chu Tianzhu and Cotinus chinensis were also in the car, and suddenly he was pleasantly surprised: "Master Bamboo is also there. I was planning to visit Xianju, but I didn't expect to meet here."

Chu Tianzhu: "The village chief has something to do with me?"

The village head pointed to the brand-new green brick and tile house in the center of the village: "Thanks to the blessings of the immortal master, our Huangjia Village has finally turned around. The old man raised funds, built a new school, and found a teacher. From now on, our Huangjia Village The children can read and go to school."

Chu Tianzhu had heard from Huang Qiang that the village head was planning to build a school, but he didn't expect the efficiency to be so high that he even found a teacher.

"This is really a happy event. The descendants of Huangjia Village will definitely remember the village chief's foresight."

The village head couldn't help sighing: "It was actually my late father who had the foresight. His greatest wish was to build a school in the village, but it never came true. Later, when I became the head of the village, I realized how difficult it was—what scholar would like to have a school?" How about teaching a bunch of snotty country kids in a dark earthen house? To build a school, the village must first be developed.”

Thinking of the hardships and struggles of these years, the village head's eyes became moist: "Huangjia Village is today, thanks to the support of Immortal Bamboo, so I would like to ask Immortal Master to give this school a name."

Chu Tianzhu shook his head and refused: "All this is the result of your own persistent efforts, the village chief. I just pushed it aside. Besides, this school is your father's lifelong wish. The village chief not only inherits his behest, but also takes responsibility The task of naming it."

Thinking of his late father, the village chief felt his heart agitated, and couldn't hold it back any longer. Looking at the brand new school, he burst into tears.

He cried for a short while, then controlled himself: "...the old man lost his temper, please forgive me. The name of this school, I will go back and think about it."

After bidding farewell to the village chief, he entered the official road not long after leaving the village road.

The official road is spacious and flat, and the speed of the carriage has increased a lot.

Tourists from all over the world were mixed together, some took carriages, soft sedan chairs, shoulder cars, and many traveled on foot.

They went all the way up the mountain along the "zigzag" mountain road, and when they got close to the top of the mountain, the carriage had to stop.

When entering the area of ​​Kaiyuan Temple, regardless of your status, you must walk to show respect.