Husband and wife are hot on the kang

Xiao Juren is still not doing well, Liu Wenxi behind him took the money happily, but it is a bit of a profit!

My little master is good, but he doesn't spend much money, such a big family!

"Let's take my leave now, my little one. The master is still waiting!" The yamen servant came here on horseback with his men, and he had to go back quickly, otherwise it would be inconvenient to go on the road after dark.

As soon as people leave, okay, Shibalipu is a sensation again!

Today is the Che family's dinner party. The old couple of the Che family are the oldest people in Shibalipu. Although they have no children, they have an adopted son in front of them. Everyone takes care of their family. Well, it's unreasonable for her to cook for so many people. Let others help. This Chinese New Year dinner is basically done by her own women.

Just like when Yang Da treats guests, Mrs. Qiao can follow her daughter-in-law to do it, and the Che family has nowhere to find someone!

His family invited Liu Wenxi to send four cucumbers to his family, but when Liu Wenxi came back, he said that Chef Huang went to his house the next day, and he went there after dinner early in the morning. Six tables of good dishes and meals were served.

When they arrived, the tables had already been set up. The cold dishes were home-cooked cold dishes. There were cucumbers in them, which smelled delicious. They were put on the table as soon as they arrived, and the rest were basically the same. Every table has a carp in a pot. Chef Huang saw that there are a lot of big carp in their house. They were caught during the Chinese New Year in Cheda. However, there are few people in the family and there is little food, so they didn’t finish it, so they just cooked it for them. Great.

There are also two dishes, a sauerkraut stew and a chicken stew with mushrooms.

The soup is kelp tofu soup, which is light and light, and is very suitable for Xiao Juren.

As soon as they arrived at the place, many people came to say hello, especially Yang Da, who was the first to jump over, the speed was so shocking!

"Brother told you, the big guy is holding back his stomach today, you should be mentally prepared!" Yang Da was afraid that Xiao Xiaoju would be confused by others, and even though the kid was good at reading, he couldn't speak well. Otherwise, he wouldn't let the villagers help him out and take away Shi Hongda's stepmother that time.

"I've been holding back my words too!" Yu Juren laughed and didn't take it seriously. This is what he and the old village chief wanted.

Sure enough, after the banquet, the old village head and Yu Juren sat at the kang table, there were only eight people, the old village head, Yu Juren, Grandpa Che and Shi Hongda.

Then there are two gentlemen from the school, as well as Uncle Sun and Blacksmith Shao who sell tofu.

Two people sat on each side of the square kang table, and Xiao Juren was next to Shi Hongda, and their place was on the big heated kang of Che's house, which was equivalent to the master's bedroom.

And eight of them were made on the table in the ground, and the two brothers of the Fu family were among them.

Every time we eat, everyone agrees that the two families are separated every time, and they are never at the same table!

After sitting down, move your chopsticks.

After drinking for three rounds, Blacksmith Shao couldn't hold back anymore. He was a bit impatient, so he asked Xiao Juren about Licorice Xing.

After all, I once said that I want to give it to the villagers, just to not waste the apricots I have worked hard every year.

It's just that everyone had the right to ignore it at the time, but now that they see the white money, who can ignore it?

"Didn't you say that the other day? If anyone wants to get this licorice apricot, just ask." Yu Liangji is not afraid of them asking, but afraid of them not asking.

The old village chief also drank a cup with a smile, and Lao Baigan said: "You have heard what everyone has said, and whoever wants to do it can do it. Anyway, these are some apricots that you can't finish eating and throw away. Get it done." You can also sell it to the shops in the county town, if the things are kept well, they will definitely be sold at a high price during the Chinese New Year in winter!"

There is no need for the old village chief to tell you about this, everyone knows it!

"Can you tell us everything?" Fu Dazhuzi curled his lips.

There is no other reason. He is different from Fu Erzhuzi's family. They planted three willow trees. Others have several apricot trees. Yes, there are not many flowers blooming!

And Fu Erzhuzi was even more angry, because this year, he saw that Xiaoju's family collected apricots and confiscated theirs. His prodigal daughter-in-law, in a fit of anger, took the apricot tree that the family had raised for seven or eight years and idled away with an axe What the hell, she's been chopped off!

As a result, his family just cut down the apricot tree, and the next year the apricot will be made into licorice apricot!

Fu Erzhuzi buried his head in drinking today, and the more he drank, the more sad he became. Everyone said that "a good wife is less of a misfortune." How could his deceased mother find such a wife for himself!

"Doctor Fu Village, what did you say?" Chef Huang was at the table with them, and immediately asked him when he heard this.

And because Chef Huang has a loud voice, this sentence can be heard inside and outside.

Normally, they would not invite other members of the Yu family to treat guests. After all, Yu Juren represented the Yu family, and Shi Hongda represented his own family.

Cook Huang works at Yu's family, so he is not considered a family. They are all registered with Yu Juren, and they are not usually invited, nor can they be invited.But at this time, when people come to help, you can't let people cook and go back, right?The Che family is not that kind of person either, so they might as well stay for dinner, and go back with Xiao Juren after eating.

"I said, can you tell us everything?" Fu Dazhuzi was a little unhappy when he was questioned in public, so he directly suspected it: "Master taught the disciples to keep a hand!"

"I'm not the master of the big guys, what should I do with my hands?" Yu Juren casually played with the wine glass in his hand: "I'm not the only one who can make this recipe, some people can do it, but we don't know it here, even if I won't tell everyone, but I can go out and find out, why should I keep this thing and share with everyone?"

Everyone nodded when they heard this, because Yu Liangji said at the beginning that this is a prescription passed from outside, and there is no secret at all. If it is really kept secret, it cannot be passed from outside to this place. , everyone knows in their hearts that this recipe can be spread here, and it may be flying all over the sky outside!

Considering that other villages don’t plant as many apricot trees as theirs, even if they want to follow suit, the apricot trees will not bloom and bear fruit when they are planted in the same year. It will take at least four or five years to see the fruit. When the results.

"Hmph!" Fu Dazhuzi hummed angrily, making noises from time to time, attracting people's attention, and his eccentric appearance made people feel awkward.

And Fu Erzhuzi kept drinking and eating vegetables from time to time, but he didn't even ask a word about Licorice Apricot!

Everyone thought that the two brothers of the Fu family were at odds with Xiao Juren, and that there was only one apricot tree in Fu Dazhuzi's house that could not bear fruit, and the three big apricot trees in Fu Erzhuzi's house had been chopped down by his mother-in-law for firewood. .

This matter is not unusual, his mother-in-law is a bad-mouthed person, everyone knows that when visiting the house during the Chinese New Year, which daughter-in-law doesn't say anything?His mother-in-law was hardened at that time. If she didn't sell apricots, she would chop down trees and set fire to them!

Now look at the two brothers of the Fu family, who doesn't know what's going on!

No one paid attention to them, they all turned to talk to Xiao Juren.

"Old village chief, there will be a lot of apricots in our village by then, can we sell them all?" Thinking of the 20 taels of silver that Xiao Juren sold, and then glanced at the jar, today they ate ten taels, ten taels of silver. Two silver!

"Are you afraid that you won't be able to sell it when you have a reputation?" The old village head picked up a chopsticks of vermicelli for himself. His teeth are bad, so he can only eat something soft and soft: "It's really impossible to sell to those shops in the county town. , is better than throwing away!"

"Besides, a penny is money, it's better than throwing it away!" Lin Jie was also beating on the side drums. He still admires Xiao Juren. Although the formula is not a secret, he won't say it here. people know.

But he is willing to share it with the villagers in order not to waste things. This kind of mind is much stronger than those who cherish their own brooms!

"That's right, a penny is also money!" The man figured it out, and then asked, "Then the recipe...?"

"As for Fang Zi, ask Yu Juren, they don't keep secrets about this matter." He said and glanced at the two Fu family brothers who were eating at the table.

This is really a comparison of people to death, and comparisons of goods have to be thrown away!

The old village chief didn't take credit for it, and when people asked him, he would directly push it to Xiao Juren, and let these people ask Yu Liangji.

Yu Liangji did not hesitate to tell them over and over again, and even wrote out the production process. Anyway, even if these people have not read any books, they still know the characters. The benefits of literacy.

The next day was a treat for the Sun's family, the home of Uncle Sun who made tofu. Yu Liangji specially asked Shi Hong to bring a jar of licorice and apricots over.

Everyone has tasted the taste of licorice and apricot, and they all remember it. Yu Juren also told them to let them eat it, but the taste may be slightly different due to the advanced training.

"There are different tastes in cooking, and it's the same with cooking. Your desserts don't have to be uniform, and they all have their own characteristics. Please remember that this licorice It is best to dry the apricots naturally, don’t dry them, the color of the dried apricots is not good-looking, I haven’t dried them here, they are all air-dried, but don’t make this mistake, who eats the dark ones? It looks like it has grown hair, it looks like it is broken, it has no appearance, and I won’t tell you if it’s sold or not, and I’m afraid I’ll eat it myself.” Yu Juren specially reminded them.

Natural air drying takes time, but drying does not need it!

Increase the firepower, the temperature of the room is higher, it takes three days to air dry, and it may take one day to dry, saving time.

After all, the maturity period of apricots is only a short period of time. After a few days, they will either be ripe and rotten, or people will eat them, or they will be pecked by birds. They will not be complete after all.

I'm afraid that someone who is greedy for money and in a hurry will spoil the good licorice apricot.

"Look at what you said, we all know it, pay attention!"

"That's right, if you say air-dry, just air-dry, it won't dry, and it's so hot to dry in summer!"

"There are just a few houses that are still being dried. Don't let the apricots not be dried by then, people will do it first!"

"Why do you speak so pleasantly?"

Everyone said what you said and I said so, Xiaoju just remembered that not everyone is like his family, most of them are ordinary courtyard houses with large vegetable gardens, the kitchen is connected to the kang, and cooking in summer They all use the stove outside, and if they really use a kang to dry, not to mention how much firewood they need, and there is no place to dry them!

If there is a kang, it is for people to sleep. Although the farmers are not very particular, they can’t sleep on a kang for their daughter-in-law and husband, right?

But it’s too hot for drying and heating, and it’s definitely not going to cool down at night, even if you can barely sleep on it, hehe, it’s no wonder if you don’t have heatstroke!

The possibility of passing out from the heat is eighty to ninety percent!

On the [-]th day of the first lunar month, there was no one to treat guests, and dumplings were cooked at home. Chef Huang also said with a smile that the two masters were not at home, and even the ingredients were saved a lot.

Xiao Juren also felt that eating Baijia rice can taste a lot of flavors, and discussed with him, such as Aunt Qiao's fried bean buns; .

This year, there are still no lanterns in Yu's house, just ordinary plain lanterns, which are usually hung outside for lighting, and there are no lanterns.

Instead, after breakfast, Yu Juren took Yu Baobao and went to the ancestral hall to offer incense. The things on the table had been there for a long time, mainly the three heads, which were removed the next day and replaced. A new batch has been bought, which are the prime points for the Shang Dynasty.

The three big heads were put into a big vat that was already filled with snow, and placed in a cold place in the shade, where it was freezing.

During this entire first month, each family took turns to treat guests to dinner, and the last family to treat guests to dinner was the two gentlemen of the school. It didn't end until the first day of February, and the next day was the second day of February.