Husband and wife are hot on the kang

During this period of time, the Spring Banquet could not be finished. When the [-]th day of the first lunar month came, the Ba family was the one to treat guests. The Hou Mansion gave everyone the Lantern Festival. They had the Lantern Festival for breakfast, and then went to the Ba family.

Batu has made a lot of money this year, and since Basong is pregnant, Chef Huang's family has also passed by early in the morning, but they are not very helpful, because Batu personally roasted four whole lambs for the big guy eat fresh!

"We don't have some seasonings here. I went to the county to buy them. They are all from the grassland, and the lemongrass I asked for from Lord Hou. After putting it in, it tastes even better!" Batu waved a small knife: "Who If you want to eat, come here, I will cut it for you, let you have a taste, the taste of the prairie."

So thirty tables, adults and children all holding plates and bowls, lined up to get the roast lamb.

Batu was very busy, and Aya also made some things from the grassland for everyone. A cow that was killed years ago is now made into sauced beef for everyone to eat, using the secret recipe given by Lao Huang.

Lao Huang made some home-cooked dishes for everyone, using beef and mutton, not pork at all, it can be said that it is very "halal".

Shi Hongda took two plates of roast mutton, without adding more chili powder, but the taste was really delicious. Yu Baobao ate half of the plate, and Yu Liangji ate the other half.

There was also a plate for Shi Hongda to eat by himself.

Others ate more. This roasted lamb was really fragrant, not greasy or greasy, and it had a faint scent. Yu Liangji ate it. It was the smell of lemongrass.

There is also a dish of fried mixed mushrooms, which is Yu Liangji's favorite; a dish of fried fungus with shallots is also delicious.

The spring banquet at the Ba family is the most outstanding in the village except for the Hou's mansion, because the beef and mutton made are delicious, and no one has eaten it before, and they think it tastes really good!

Even the haggis soup is boiled in vain, and it warms the whole body after drinking it.

After breaking up, on the way back, Yu Liangji felt that he was not cold!

"I'm afraid Batu spent a lot of money on this day." This is the first year that the Ba family has come out, and although the things they feed are profitable, they also cost a lot.

"It's okay, didn't you find out today that the Basong family has it? Let the housekeeper take care of the things and send them over so that people can take care of them. By the way, bring some gold and silver. Just say what you want to eat and buy, not to mention subsidized That's fine." Shi Hongda knew that Yu Liangji always felt that the Ba family had no money, so he reminded him: "Besides, they still have the reward they gave last time, it's enough, don't worry too much."

The Ba family belonged to the kind of people who made a lot of money in silence. After they were separated, although they built a new house, closed a shed, and raised livestock, the whole family was very simple, even the smallest Ba Jia, who usually wore They are no different from the children in the village.

In the past, they also ate coarse grains mixed with fine grains, which was not ostentatious at all. The only difference was that their family ate beef and mutton more often, and they seldom ate pork.

So their family didn't raise pigs, but they raised some chickens and ducks. Besides meat, they could also eat eggs.

"Oh, I forgot." Yu Liangji patted his forehead.

"Stop taking pictures, what should I do if I am stupid?" Shi Hongda hurriedly pulled him back, he was already dumbfounded enough, what should he do if his head is broken?

"Are you stupid?" Yu Liangji sniffed.

The family of three returned to the Hou Mansion.

He Demiao asked people to redecorate the Hou Mansion, including all kinds of lanterns on Shibalipu. When it was lit on the fourteenth night of the first lunar month, it almost illuminated half of the sky!

Today, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the sky lights up almost as soon as it gets dark, and all the children in the village come out to watch the lanterns.

According to He Demiao's meaning, this lantern should not be inferior to Fucheng. Even the people in the county town didn't pay attention to it. Sophisticated revolving lantern.

There are also many small portable lanterns, made of lotus flowers, lotus flowers, little tigers, kittens, dogs, and rabbits, etc.

This is the most popular lantern for children.

Each lantern has a small riddle, and whoever guesses the lantern will give it to him. A group of children pull the older children to guess the lantern riddle.

The bustle and bustle is no worse than that of the county town. Even the adults join in the fun to guess, but as a result, few guesses are correct and many guesses are wrong.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the spring banquet continued, and the two old gentlemen actually came back after the fifteenth day!

On the early morning of the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, two large carriages, four small carriages, and twenty guards followed them to the gate of the village at Shibalipu.

"Why so early?" At least come back on February [-]?

"There are so many people coming and going at home, it's annoying!" Mr. Han curled his lips.

"It's better to come back early, the house is noisy and can't be clean." Mr. Huang said more politely.

"Then it's not yet the first month..." Isn't it a bit bad?

"Why, you don't welcome me?" Mr. Han stared.

"Welcome, warmly welcome!" Yu Liangji smiled happily: "It just so happens that today is the old Ni's treat, let's go to the spring banquet!"

The two elders were happy, especially Mr. Han: "I've heard about the spring banquet at Shibalipu, let's go quickly!"

"Look at your virtue!" Old Mr. Huang was still able to hold back, but the corners of his eyes and brows also showed a lot of joy. Compared with the pile of things at home, he preferred the simplicity of Shibalipu.

Even if Shibalipu has a marquis's mansion, the people in Shibalipu are still the same, everything is reasonable, um, when it is unreasonable, they basically do it.

And every time they do it, they are justified.

Yu Liangji was very puzzled, since he disliked the noise at home, why didn't he dislike the noise of the Spring Banquet?

You must know that since everyone has money, there will be [-] tables for this spring banquet, and basically the whole village will take turns to eat.

Except for breakfast, I basically don't eat at home for a whole month.

And once invited, the whole family will go, there are a lot of children, how can it be quiet?Don't make too much noise, there are still babies who are not ordering, those who are breastfeeding, those who just know how to run, and those who cry at every turn, there are too many of them!

Don't talk about stopping, you can't even keep quiet!

A large group of people arrived at Lao Ni's house, and Lao Ni saw that two old gentlemen had come?

Ouch!

But he was so happy!

What an honor!

When eating, the children were laughing and joking, and what they ate were not delicacies from mountains and seas, but some dishes that the farmers did not cook, such as braised pork in brown sauce, sweet and sour fish and so on.

To say how delicious the taste is is to brag, but the home-cooked dishes can’t stand the crowds, and some green vegetables are grown in the greenhouse. They are picked directly, washed and fried in the pot. They are very fresh.

And there are so many people, so lively!

Mr. Huang was holding a wine bowl to compete with others, and jumping up and down was no longer disturbed by the crowd. After drinking some fruit wine, Mr. Huang began to recite poems against Yu Liangji and the eight young scholars.

Then I found out that this is Yu Liangji's shortcoming, because he can't recite poems to make right!

"You are a marquis, and you are still a dignified judge, don't you even know how to write poetry?" Mr. Huang clung to him.

"It's just a spring banquet, what does it have to do with writing poetry?" Yu Liangji was about to cry.

"Of course it does matter. When you go out to a banquet in the future, and order a drink or something, how embarrassing are you to show your timidity?" Mr. Huang criticized him very much, and forced him to compose a poem: "If you can't write well, you won't be allowed to eat, and the essay is not on the right topic. , No drinking!"

It’s okay not to drink, but not to eat!

"Then what are you doing?" Yu Liangji looked at Mr. Huang with a bitter face, knowing to bully him.

"This is the first month of the new year, with the theme of 'spring'!" Mr. Huang Lao became the chief examiner.

The eight young scholars all wrote poems, although they were not very brilliant, but they were able to get by. When it was Yu Liangji's time, Yu Liangji opened his mouth: "Chunmian doesn't feel dawn, everywhere..."

"I asked you to compose poems, not memorize poems!" Old Mr. Huang was upset.

"...!" Yu Liangji.

"Think quickly, you won't be allowed to eat if you don't do well!" Old Mr. Huang had a serious face, and the eight young scholars looked at him.

Just right now, Old Ni's family brought up a plate of soy-stuffed pig's ears. This is Yu Liangji's favorite dish. It contains shredded pig's ears mixed with shredded cucumbers, shredded coriander and green onions, some salt and balsamic vinegar. It is a refreshing cold dish.

Yu Liangji looked at the newly served dishes. The topic was "spring". What is spring?

"The wind and snow send spring back, and the flying snow welcomes spring. It is already a cliff with hundreds of feet of ice, and there are still beautiful flowers and branches. The beauty does not compete for spring, but only announces the arrival of spring. When the mountain flowers are in full bloom, she laughs among the bushes." Yu Liangji thought about it. After a long time, I finally thought of a song.

"Okay!" Mr. Huang applauded with high five: "Isn't this well done?"

The corner of Yu Liangji's mouth twitched, can it be good?"Bu Suanzi Yongmei" written by the founder of the country, his tutor liked this poem very much, and asked someone to make a picture of winter plums and proud spring. I saw it in the living room, so now that I think about it, I can still remember it.

"Can I eat?" Yu Liangji looked at Mr. Huang pitifully, "You asked me to write a poem, too!"

"Eat, eat!" Mr. Huang nodded.

Yu Liangji immediately sat down happily and started to eat. He grilled and mixed pig's ears and ate several mouthfuls.

The Spring Banquet lasted until February [-]nd, and it was not finished until the first month. There were two other parties who invited together because there were too many people and they couldn't make it.

On February [-], the dragon looked up.

The pig's head, sheep's head and bull's head enshrined by the family can finally be eaten.

After February [-], even after the new year, everyone finally calmed down.

However, after the third day of February, there was a cold spring, and the temperature dropped overnight, comparable to the cold in the twelfth lunar month, and people who were frozen couldn't stand it.

"It's so cold, can it be warm in the beginning of spring?" Shi Hongda looked at the gloomy appearance outside, and was a little worried about the weather.

"It's better to be colder, it's better to freeze those pests to death!" Yu Liangji was not worried: "It's only two days after the cold spring, and it won't be cold for long."

According to his opinion, the cold spot is also good, and the eggs of various pests buried in the soil will be frozen to death.

Yu Liangji's small tomatoes are already sold out, and strawberries are almost sold out. Although the Four Seasons Fruit Store has its own greenhouse, the supply is a bit short of demand. Buying some strawberries from Shibalipu can ensure sufficient supply.

In this regard, Harvest Grocery Shop can’t compare. Their sales last year were a complete failure because they didn’t have small tomatoes and a lot of strawberries, sweet watermelons, etc.

The coldness of late spring in February was especially obvious on the tenth day of February, when it snowed heavily, and it snowed heavily.

But the cold spring didn't last long, and the temperature rose after half a month. This kind of sudden cold and hot temperature, let alone insect eggs, was unbearable to people, and several children caught cold and caught wind chills.

Liu Quansen ran back and forth throughout the village, but he lowered the children's fever.

Yu Liangji asked Steward He to get a lot of medicinal materials in the mansion and send them to Liu Quansen: "If there is something missing, tell him to speak up quickly."

"Yes." He Demiao quickly agreed.

Yu Liangji asked him to do it quickly. What he was afraid of was influenza, and he remembered that winter, when the mountains were covered by snow, everyone caught a cold, and there was a shortage of dried ginger. Fortunately, they bought dried ginger for a year. This is enough, so that now the dried ginger at home is bought for a year, and this time I took a lot out.

I'm afraid it's not enough.

In addition to dried ginger, there is a separate pharmacy in Houfu. Although most of them are ginseng, ganoderma, longan and other tonics, there are some common commonly used medicines, such as Fangfeng, mugwort leaves, and Radix Isatidis. Some urgent.

With the support of the Hou Mansion, plus Steward He asked the village doctor Liu, and then went directly to the provincial capital instead of the county seat, and bought some medicinal materials back, plus the village doctor Liu had already purchased all the funds allocated by the superior. Medicinal materials, finally let everyone have medicine to eat when they are sick.