Farming in the future is also happy

"Hey, where have they all gone?" Xiu Ran came out with a plate of steamed dumplings, originally planning to make them some snacks to eat. "It seems that they can only take it home for supper after eating."

"Sauce skeleton, marinated chicken wings, twice-cooked pork, steamed pork with rice noodles, shredded potatoes in vinegar, grilled fish, Sixi meatballs, plus a spare rib soup should be enough! There is also a big pot of rice." Xiuran looked at the steamed rice, He would have to eat a full pot for half a month by himself.

As soon as the drinks and dishes were set up, the four of Gray came back.

"Your Excellency, I have troubled you again."

Gray washed his hands first, and then helped Xiuran serve the meal together.

"It's okay, if one person does it, five people still do it." Having said that, the weight of one person is much easier than that of five people.

"Come and sit after washing your hands."

Gray moved a few bamboo stools and put them down around a large table that could seat eight people. He chose to sit with Allen, Sey and Arthur, and Xiu Ran sat alone in the host seat.

"You're welcome, please use it!" Xiu Ran said to the three Alans who didn't know where to put their hands and feet, and then Shang at least picked up a chopstick of potato shreds.The dishes are divided according to the portion and placed in front of everyone. Xiu Ran's portion is the least, less than one-third of Gray's.

"Is there not enough food?"

Alan was not in a hurry to eat, but looked at the small amount of food in front of Xiuran and asked.

"Ah, no. I don't eat much, and I like to eat more vegetables than meat." Xiu Ran explained with a smile that the three of Gray were eating heartlessly, and Alan, the cool guy, was the most honest.

"That's right, you don't eat much at noon, I almost ate the whole table by myself." Gray testified on Xiuran's behalf, he had seen the chief's appetite before, it was really very little.

"Yeah." Alan saw that Xiuran didn't seem to be lying to him, and he honestly ate his own share.However, eating Chinese food with a knife and fork seems to have a sense of disobedience, which is very comical.

"Actually, Your Excellency, there is a question I wanted to ask at noon."

Gray asked while eating, the etiquette of the nobility disappeared under the food and curiosity.

"Excuse me."

Xiu Ran put down the bowl and chopsticks, sat upright and looked at Gray.

"Why do you use different tableware from everyone else?"

As soon as Gray said, everyone realized that Xiuran used only two wooden sticks.

"These are chopsticks. They make it more convenient for me to eat. You don't know how to use them yet, so you prepared extra knives and forks." He walked into the kitchen and took out a few pairs of unused chopsticks and handed them to them.

Putting down the knife and fork, picking up the chopsticks to pick up vegetables like Xiuran, the four of Gray had to admit after trying a few times, it was quite uncomfortable.

"It's very difficult."

Sey put down his chopsticks, his fingers no longer obeying commands.

"I'd better use a knife and fork!" Arthur also put it down. Compared with the knife and fork, the chopsticks seem to be specially designed to make things difficult for him, and they can't even pick up a piece of meat.It is better not to put the knife and fork than to keep him from eating a bite with chopsticks.

"I will work hard." Allen is not such a person who admits defeat easily, he competed with chopsticks.Because of his seriousness, he couldn't barely afford to hold the bigger meat and bones until after the meal.

"You'd better eat with a knife and fork first, and it won't be too late to use chopsticks after you get used to it." Xiu Ran shook his head, Alan was too stubborn.If you decide one thing and don’t let it go, all the steaming hot meals will turn cold, and the taste will be much worse.

"No." Allen refused to admit defeat, he had to do his best.

"Oh my God, Alan is really a lunatic." Gray couldn't bear it and fell on the table, and the whole table waited for Alan to clean up the dishes after eating.

"Alan, that's enough. I'll teach you how to use chopsticks after picking the tea, so don't be serious now." Xiuran held Alan's unyielding hand, took off the chopsticks in his hand and replaced them with knives and forks.

Looking at Xiuran, Alan has never been so close to anyone.Xiuran's hand was still on his right hand, and Allen could feel that his hand was warm, which was different from his own coldness.

Silently reusing the knife and fork, I agree.It's just that his awkward appearance makes Xiuran a little helpless, why does he feel like raising a child.God knows that he is only 20 years old, so he wants to bring a group of children who are two years older than himself?Xiuran asked God in his heart, did he come to the academy to study or to take care of the children?Unfortunately, God will not answer him.Xiuran had no choice but to accept this strange way of getting along—bringing up the children.

The tea tree found in Xiuran Field is a Tieguanyin, which is different from green tea like Longjing in that it can be harvested all year round, but autumn tea is the best in a year in terms of tea quality.Then it should be spring tea, but Xiuran prefers autumn tea to Tieguanyin, which is more fragrant and smoother than spring tea.

"Say, don't pick the bottom ones. We've got to pick the top bud, two or three leaves, and here's what it looks like."

Xiuran handed the one he picked to Sai Yi. Spring and autumn teas are "picked open", that is, when the top leaves unfold and buds appear, one bud and two or three leaves are picked; summer and summer tea are suitable for tender picking, with small openings noodle.Picking tea is not easy, you have to follow certain rules.It won't work if it's old, and it won't work if it hasn't grown.

"It's such a trouble, thanks to your excited face." Sai threw back the young tea in his hand to Xiuran, and ran to hide under a tree.

"You guys also go to rest, this tea tree is not too big, I can do it by myself." Xiu Ran said to the other three with a smile, seeing how they picked tea was harder than fighting with others.

The three of them glanced at each other, and then looked at the tea leaves in their empty tree baskets, it seemed that there were more disturbances.

"Okay, if you are tired, please call us." Gray thought it would be better for them to watch from the sidelines, this thing is more tiring than holding a sword.

"Yes, it's been hard work."

Xiu Ran waved his hand, then turned around and got busy again.You have to be patient when picking vegetables, otherwise, like Gray and the others, they are here to make trouble, not help.

For a tea tree, Xiuran weighed it with his hands, about a catty of fresh tea leaves, about seven taels after turning green, and at most three taels until the final drying, maybe not so much.In the end, a catty of tea only cost three taels, which makes me feel sad when I think about it.

After picking the tea, return to the small courtyard for bright drying.This is still the very beginning, followed by standing and stirring, greening, finishing, kneading, and finally drying and storing the raw and cooked tea according to your preference. The intermediate processes are very complicated and troublesome.

It is precisely because of the trouble that the tea maker must be very patient, as a single negligence can turn a high-grade tea into a low-grade one.So during the tea making period, Xiuran fully taught the envoys of the four seasons what true patience is.

"Okay, after a few more days, you can drink it."

Xiuran sealed the Tieguanyin, and it would be better to take it apart and brew it in a few days.

Finally, the four of Gray collapsed on the chairs.These days, they do a lot of hard work for making tea, not because of how hard it is, but because the work needs to be done meticulously, and their energy has become particularly concentrated invisibly, without even a single mistake.Now that they can relax, they have a feeling of being alive again.

"Okay, don't be like this. I'll make something delicious for you. Raise your hand if you want it."

Xiu Ran also knew that everyone had worked hard these past few days, but it was interesting to see them doing what he ordered with a sour face, and they were obviously very unhappy but had to carry out.

Shua Shua Shua Shua, the four hands were raised neatly.

"Then please wait a moment."

After Xiuran changed his clothes, he took out a large amount of porcupine pork from the freezer, some chicken and fish, and a few handfuls of vegetables and fresh mushrooms picked in the forest.

Potato stew, chicken stewed with mushrooms, four roasted chickens, two fried vegetables and a pot of chicken soup.But this time, some traditional Chinese medicines were added to the chicken soup, such as Danshen, red dates, lotus seeds, etc. These Chinese medicines were brought by him from Blue Leaf Star.After stewing the soup once, there will not be many. Maybe he will open up a piece of soil to grow medicinal materials. As for lotus seeds, he will have to dig a pond to grow them.

"What kind of soup is this?" Sai frowned after taking a sip, and the taste was completely different from usual.

"Is it hard to drink?" Seeing that Sai was unhappy, he thought the soup was not good.But he took another sip, and it was delicious.

"It's not bad, it's just that the taste is very special and I'm not used to it." The person who answered was Gray, who said he was not used to it, but the speed of drinking the soup was not slow.

"Well, if you don't like it, I won't cook this soup next time."

Xiu Ran is a bit strange, after all, both father and father like it, why don't other imperial people like it.

"No, it's delicious. Your Excellency, what's in it." Arthur hurriedly changed the subject, for fear that the benefits would be less in the future.

"It's several kinds of plants, which are also medicinal materials. They are good for the human body."

Xiuran picked out the ones in the bowl to show them. The chicken soup tasted different from usual because they were in it.

"This red one is a bit sweet, and it melts in the mouth immediately, and there are pits."

Gray ate a red date, and because it was stewed for a long time, the red dates were also rotten, and only a few survived.

"This is jujube, which nourishes qi and blood. Among the saplings we dug up last time, there is a jujube tree. It can be eaten as fruit after two years of hanging fruit."

When Xiuran talked about the red dates, he suddenly remembered that the hawthorn he picked last time was still in the space zone, because he forgot all about it because he was interrupted by Alan and others.

"That's great. I've heard that Gray and Your Excellency dug a lot of fruit trees back. We are blessed."

Arthur looked greedy, as if he had already eaten the fruit planted by Xiuran.And Alan, although he didn't say much from beginning to end, he was the smartest.He quietly put his favorite food in the bowl, and drank three more bowls of soup before specializing in other delicacies.Now the four of them can use chopsticks fluently. During this period of time, they have all worked hard to learn how to use chopsticks from Xiu Ran, which is the only joy in making tea.