Little Zhuangtou and the Great General

024

Shen Miao explained the reason frankly, and scratched her head in embarrassment when it was over: "Actually, I don't know much about farming, but I just think that a few little girls can be so happy after eating a white flour steamed bun, which is quite sad."

The steward was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then said with a smile: "Young Master, it's really nice to have such a heart. How about it, I'll send someone to invite the old man in the village who is familiar with farming to come over tomorrow. You can ask him if you have anything. It's just that it's spring plowing right now. During the season, every household is busy, and the old men may not be free, so you must wait patiently."

"I understand this, I won't delay the farming work." Shen Miao said with a smile, it would be great if the steward would help.

The steward smiled in agreement, asked some questions about whether the daily living was comfortable, and then left.

However, for three days in a row, the steward did not respond, but food and clothing were more refined. Last night, a silk underwear was delivered, saying that the wound had scabbed over the past few days and was afraid of scratching.

Shen Miao looked at it and scratched her head. He is a man, so what does it matter if he has a scar?But those old men are more important. Since the spring plowing is busy, they don't invite them specially. He can go directly to the field to ask.

After thinking about it, Shen Miao took action.

Early this morning, he greeted the four little girls, explaining that he wanted to go out for a walk today, and asked them if they were going out with her?Or stay at home?

The big girl immediately said that it was not good for them to go out, so they stayed at home and the two went with them.The four little heads started to discuss together, and Shen Miao stood aside and watched their chirping discussion with a smile.

After a while, there will be results. Da Niu and A Zhu are at home, while Xiao Hua and Duo Er go out with Shen Miao.

After the division, everyone started to prepare, Xiao Hua went to the kitchen to ask for snacks, Duo Er went to inform the steward, and Da Niu and A Zhu combed Shen Miao's hair.

Shen Miao used to tie her hair with a headband for convenience at home, but when she went to the field today, her waist-length hair was too easy to get dirty and had to be tied up.Da Niu and A Zhu were obviously used to tying the hair of their younger brothers and sisters at home, so they tied two buns for Shen Miao when they heard that the hair was tied high so that they would not lose their hair.

Shen Miao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she had to gesture: "Don't need two buns, just one, stick in the center."

The two little girls nodded, and quickly removed their hair and combed it again. They didn't want Shen Miao's hair to be so thick that a bun could not be tied up. It was either too heavy or in bad shape.

The two little girls scratched their heads hard but could not find a solution.

Shen Miao could only laugh and said: "Then let's braid the ponytail, wrap the hairband a few more times, and tie it firmly."

"Okay!" Da Niu and A Zhu hurriedly acted.

Not long after, Xiaohua also came back, carrying an exquisite snack box and said with a smile: "Aunt Zhang found this out specially, it is convenient and beautiful to carry when going out, and Auntie also put a lot of delicious food in it."

Shen Miao smiled and nodded when she heard the words. Seeing that Duo'er hadn't come back, she said, "We're going to find Duo'er while we're going out. The steward must be in the front hall."

Xiao Hua nodded and followed Shen Miao, the two of them left the inner house together, and they didn't see the steward and Duo'er until the door.

The steward obviously just came back from the outside, Duo'er was looking for him, and the two were talking, when Shen Miao saw this, she went forward and said it by herself.

Knowing that Shen Miao was going out, the steward smiled and asked, "Where do you want to go, Master?"

Shen Miao said with a smile: "I saw that the old men were busy, so I thought that instead of waiting for them to come, I might as well ask them myself."

"Then, did you ask the doctor to watch more, are you sure you can go out?" the steward asked.

"That's not true." Shen Miao shook her head, "But I don't feel any problem, so don't bother Lang Zhong."

"You can't do that. Before you go out, the young master specifically asked you to wait for the doctor to check and confirm that you can go out before you can go out." The steward said hastily.

Shen Miao frowned, remembering Wu Liu's original words before, he did say: If you want to go out, you can go after the doctor has checked and confirmed that there is no problem.But what Wu Liu said at the time meant to let him live with peace of mind, not like what the steward is doing now... it seems to be restricting his freedom.

Shen Miao was puzzled, why should his freedom be restricted?

The steward saw Shen Miao's thoughts, and did not give any unnecessary explanations, but said: "I was entrusted by the young master to take good care of the young master, so naturally I should always put the young master first. The injury of the young master has not been approved by the doctor, so I dare not let the young master take care of you." out."

"What if I have to go out?" Shen Miao asked intentionally.

The steward showed embarrassment: "Young master is considerate of servants, so don't embarrass me."

Shen Miao completely concluded that the steward deliberately prevented him from going out. He didn't understand the reason, and didn't want to give in for the time being. The two of them just stood in the courtyard of the front hall and froze. What a big deal.

Just then, there was a sound of hooves outside the front door.

"Hoo." Wu Liu reined in his horse and entered the door, before handing over his whip, he saw Shen Miao, and asked with a smile, "Why are you standing here?"

The steward hurriedly saluted: "Why did the young master come back suddenly, I didn't get ready in time."

"I came back early when things went well. Why are you standing here?" Wu Liu asked.

The steward didn't say anything immediately, but only gave Wu Liu a wink. Shen Miao wanted to speak, but Monk Gu's voice interrupted him: "Three waters, see what I got for you?" Monk Gu shook his head. Focusing on the old duck in his hand, "A year and a half old duck, the meat is fragrant, the bones are crisp, and it is nourishing and top-quality."

three water?Shen Miao was taken aback for a moment, then understood, and raised her eyebrows: "It's Miao, not three waters."

Monk Gu scratched his shiny bald head and smirked: "I'm a rough man, I don't know a few words, and it's good enough to know water. I really don't know about meow."

"It's Miao..." Shen Miao struggled.

Monk Gu quickly changed the subject: "Come on, come on, help me think about it, how can this old duck be delicious? Don't suggest dried bamboo shoots and old duck stew, this food is bland, monk, I want to change the taste today."

When Shen Miao saw this, she didn't want to answer Monk Gu, but she thought that not talking about family affairs in the front room is the minimum morality. Although the steward stopped him with some excuses, he didn't go out of line, and it's not suitable for him to spread his words in front of so many servants. After talking, he took Gu Monk's words: "Do you have ham? The hoof part is best."

"Yes!" Monk Gu said with a smile, "During the Chinese New Year, I bought two hams and they didn't open their hooves."

"To eat the old duck with ham and hooves, first blanch the water to remove the fishy smell, then simmer, add soy sauce and sugar, and stew the rotten duck until it becomes thick. If there are bamboo shoots, stuff them in the duck's stomach and stew them." Shen Miao explain.

Monk Gu's eyes lit up as soon as he heard it: "This is good! I'll find Aunt Zhang to burn it." Said and ran away.

Wu Liusui patted Shen Miao on the back: "I've been standing for a long time, you're tired, go in and talk."

Shen Miao heard Wu Liu's meaning, followed temporarily, walked through the front hall, walked to the inner hall of the second entrance, turned to the next meeting hall, Wu Liucai asked Shen Miao: "What happened just now?"

Shen Miao said truthfully: "I've been idle these few days, and I saw the big girl and the others so happy because they ate a white flour steamed bun. I wondered if there was any way to increase Zhuangzi's food. But I don't know much about it. For farming, I just want to go to the fields to find some old men for advice."

The steward said: "I was afraid that the young master had just recovered from a serious illness, so I stopped him."

Wu Liu understood the reason immediately. The Zhuangzi he was in charge of was not a pure Zhuangzi. The mountain road extending inward from Zhuangzi was the only way for their family to sell private salt. Illegal salt was rampant, and the people hoarded it in an attempt to make a profit, but because they had no way to export it, they went bankrupt.The Wu Liujia took advantage of their own advantages to buy back private salt from the common people at a low price, and then used their existing channels to traffic it out.If Shen Miao asked the farmers about Zhuangzi's farming in depth, the experienced farmers would definitely mention that going deep into the mountains could open terraces and plant tea trees, which would make Shen Miao aware of Zhuangzi's abnormalities.

The steward stopped Shen Miao from going out out of this consideration, Wu Liu understood.

As for Shen Miao's thoughts on Zhuangzi's farming affairs, Wu Liuyi smiled: "You and I have the same thoughts on this matter. When I went home this time, my father mentioned the military disasters on Zhexi Road and Huainan Road. I'm afraid it won't be long. There will be a lot of refugees coming to Zhedong Road. Once they flood into Zhuangzi, we will not be able to drive them out one by one. We can only accept resettlement. I discussed with my father and opened up places in the mountain that can be reclaimed one by one. Build terraced fields, open tea gardens, build houses, and encourage refugees and villagers to move inward.”

Shen Miao couldn't help nodding when she heard the combination of her previous vague assumptions, and said happily: "That's good, as long as the crops grown in the mountains are properly matched, it is not a problem to feed a village, or even supply them outside."

Wu Liu also nodded: "I think so too, so I'm going to invite the old men in the village to sit down tomorrow, and we can discuss how to do it."

"En!" Shen Miao nodded, "It's best to brainstorm for this kind of thing."

Wu Liu took advantage of the situation and said, "Then you first put your thoughts in order, and ask them one by one tomorrow."

"Okay!" Shen Miao agreed, and also heard that Wu Liu wanted him to leave first, so she left along the way.

After Wu Liu took Shen Miao far away, he said to the steward, "I won't blame you for your caution. Just remember, you don't have to be wary of Shen Miao in the future."

"Yes!" The steward agreed, then paused again.

Wu Liu knew what he was thinking, so he said, "What I just said is not a joke. My father said that farming is the foundation of the world, and selling salt is a temporary thing. The two roads in the west of Zhejiang and Huainan are in chaos, and the way out of the mountain has been blocked. Moreover, Yang Xingmi intends to gather evidence of our salt sales, and he cannot be allowed to succeed. My father decided not to traffic in private salt in the future and concentrate on farming. There are many mountains and forests in the east of Zhejiang Province, and there are few flat lands. It means a lot to the host.”

"I understand, I will definitely choose carefully for tomorrow's matter." The steward said hastily.

Wu Liu smiled: "Go."

The author has something to say: Stupid author: You said that the subtitle of each chapter is food, okay (^o^)/~