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"Do you want to eat, eat quickly." Nan Shu's eyes were sore, the two children were getting more and more fond of You Ning.Others don't know, they are afraid that the two children are You Ning's nephews.

"When did you start telling them stories?" Nan Shu couldn't help asking You Ning after being unable to speak.

"Didn't we go to Yudai River to play? Later, in class, we told a few short stories. Maybe Xiaori and Xiaoyue found it interesting."

"Tell me the story of the boiled egg." Nan Shu deliberately picked on the thorn.

"Ama, didn't you say that you can't talk after eating?" Zhang Yue's speech became more and more fluent, which was a good thing, but now, Nan Shu felt uncomfortable.Why do my own children speak to outsiders?

"Uncle You will tell you the story of boiled eggs in water tomorrow after class. Now eat obediently." As he said that, You Ning picked up fish with chopsticks for each of the two children.Peel two hard-boiled eggs and place them in two children's bowls.

Seeing the two children obediently bowing their heads to eat, Nan Shu pulled the rice grains in the bowl twice, not wanting to eat a bite.Suddenly, a piece of fish meat with chopsticks was handed over from the side, "Eat this, I just caught it today, the meat quality is good."

"Don't eat." Before Nan Shu could say anything, You Ning opened his mouth first and said, "No matter how many troubles you have, you have to eat, and the two children have to rely on you to support them."

"Ama, don't worry, I will take my younger brother and study hard." Zhang Ri put down his chopsticks, pulled Nan Shu's clothes and said seriously.

Nan Shu's eyes became hot, and she sighed in her heart, isn't it just the child's attachment to the teacher, can she be so stingy?Touched Zhang Ri Zhangyue's head, "You are all good. Ama is not bothered."

Zhang Yue tilted her head, bit the small spoon in her mouth, and glanced at Nan Shu, "Ama is not good, she didn't eat well. Uncle You said, if you don't eat well, you have to endorse."

Nan Shu glared at You Ning, she really didn't know what to say to him.It’s enough for a teacher to teach characters and read books, and even teach these principles of life. These are the things that one should do.Now that she has been robbed of her "job", Nan Shu is also embarrassed to say that You Ning is not, other than staring at him, she can only stare at him.You Ning had to be thick-skinned and let Nan Shu stare at him until the end, Zhang Yue poked her head over strangely and asked, "Is Ama's eyes sick?"

The days passed like this.Xu Xiuyi came to work as a servant, and Nan Shu taught him how to wash his hair, asking him to wash his hair every two days, and pointing out what he did wrong.He not only washes his own hair, but sometimes also washes Dou Mama's hair. After nearly a month of practice, Xu embroidery has gradually become proficient.

In addition to washing hair, Xu Xiu is also good at needlework. Nan Shu simply gave him the work of making new clothes for Zhang Ri Zhangyue. Having him make clothes also saves the money spent on sending them to the sewing shop in the county town.

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spices

People from the Song family finally came after autumn. Jiang Mama came over with a basket of gifts, and laughed and said a lot of good things. He is too heavy to travel far, so he wants to invite Nan Shu over to the residence.

Nan Shu didn't care about him.After the fall, things came one after another. First, the old head of the farm came to the door, wanting to return the income of the farm, and then You Ning found out that the farm where there were officials who committed crimes in Fucheng had been split up and sold. , and a large basket of seeds and ingredients sent by shopkeeper Hu, mixed with soil and piled up under the courtyard wall. The last thing is that shopkeeper Hu sent someone to learn the craft, and Nan Shu also thoughtfully gave advice.

Lin Lin had a lot of things going on, Nan Shu only spent half an hour listening to Jiang Mama's muttering, and then she got impatient and pushed Xu Xiu out.Jiang Mama wanted to say a few more words, but Nan Shu had already waved Dou Mama to see her off.

Jiang Mama gritted her teeth and her face was gloomy. Dou Mama sent someone to the gate of the yard, and deliberately lowered her voice and said, "Jiang Mama, although that person is a new servant of my family, the relatives who come and go in the family are all servants. Someone waits on the shampooer, my Mama once said privately that he has learned the craft well, almost ninety-nine percent of the time."

Jiang Mama's expression relaxed, but she deliberately said worriedly, "It's not the master himself after all."

"Oh, my Mama has a lot of things to do recently, and I'm very worried. A few days ago, I asked someone to find a field. I just got the news, and a shopkeeper I know sent it. Where, it is said that it is a special product from the other side of the sea. Let my Ma Ma, try something new. My Mama is struggling with how to deal with this mess. Jiang Mama, please tell Song Shao Mama when you come back, and ask him to be more considerate."

When Jiang Mama heard this, her face naturally changed again.In his opinion, the Zhang family has no head of the family, only two young children to support the family, no matter how it was in the past, it is nothing more than that now.However, after a few months, it turned out to be a businessman who bought land and knew the long-distance fleet.Jiang Mama suddenly had another calculation in her heart.

"It's also our fault. It's autumn, and there will be more things in each family." Jiang Mama gave Dou Mama a haha, and took Xu Xiu out to return home.

Seeing the sedan chair go away, Dou Mama immediately trotted to the backyard, told You Ning the whole story, and finally said, "Mr. The people at home listen. That person really left just as you guessed, but Mr. You, will they detain Xu Mama and not return her?"

You Ning just smiled and sent Doumama back to work.

Xu Xiu was sent back by a carriage sent by the Song family in the early morning of the next day.Nan Shu asked briefly, and knew that the Song family did not make things difficult for Xu Xiu, and she was full of praise for Xu Xiu's craftsmanship.Jiang Mama even took the opportunity to talk to Xu Xiu, wanting to know Xu Xiu's family background.

"If someone wants to buy you back, let them come to me directly." Nan Shu left a sentence, and continued to process those ingredients and seeds.

Xu Xiu stood alone in the main hall for a long time, and smiled wryly in a low voice, "Who would buy me back? The people from the Song family kept me that night and didn't let me go, and panicked the next day, lest they send me away One step slower, which affects the luck of the whole family." Xu Xiu walked out of the main hall slowly, the sun was just right in the courtyard, Xu Xiu looked up at the ground, the newborn sun was warm and warm, but it couldn't shine into the area in front of the main hall shadow.

Nan Shu didn't notice Xu Xiu's sadness.He devoted all his attention to the ingredients delivered by Shopkeeper Hu.Flush with clean water, wash the ingredients, separate them one by one, and identify them.Nan Shu could barely recognize some of the foods that she used to eat frequently, while others had no idea what they were used for.

The lower half is dark purple, and the upper end is dark green. It stands upright like a bamboo stick. When you rub the skin with your fingers, you can feel the white powder. Nan Shu guesses that it should be sugar cane.A round one with a few green leaves on the upper end and a light yellow lower half. When you tap it with your fingers, the sound is crisp. Looking around, Nan Shu thinks it is similar to the old coconuts, but the color is slightly different. Most of the old coconuts are green. It is now light yellow.

"Mama Dou, open a hole here." Instructed Mama Dou to make a hole in the suspected coconut.Nan Shu then fiddled with several large packages, which were said to be seeds, wrapped in oiled paper.

Opening the oiled paper bag, there is a pair of powdery things inside, and a spicy smell hits the nostrils.Nan Shu took two strong sniffs, and felt that the smell seemed familiar.

Flipping through the package of powder with fingers, yellow and red, pinched a little and put it on the tongue, licked it, and the pungentness choked the throat.Nan Shu hurriedly stopped talking, "cough cough" coughed again and again, and it took a while to catch her breath.

"It must not be curry." Nan Shu wrapped the oil paper, put it aside, and looked through the other packs, but this time, no matter from the color or smell, she couldn't tell what it was from, so Nan Shu had to put it aside .

After tidying up the things in the box, Nan Shu took the bag of curry powder into the kitchen.Dou Mama raised her knife and slashed at the coconut, when she saw Nan Shu coming in, she complained, "Master, Mama, what is this thing? It's very troublesome. The knife made a cut, but it still couldn't be cut open. "

"Go out and ask someone to help you take a look. This thing has a hard shell, and it's full of meat and juice inside."

"Master, Mama, what did you do with the seeds?"

"This is not a seed, it should be a spice. I want to see if it can be made into a dish."

"Master, Mama, these things from outside are not commonly used by us, so be careful."

"I have a plan, you go out and find someone to help."

Seeing that Nan Shu could not be persuaded, Dou Mama agreed to go out, and then ran to the backyard, called Fuzi, and said a few words.Fuzi's eyes widened when he heard this, and he was amazed.

Dou Mama patted Fuzi on the head, "Hurry up and tell Mr. You, I still have something to do here."

"I know, I know." Fuzi quickly ran back to the study.

Dou Mama took the coconuts and quickly walked out of the yard to find help.

Here, Nan Shu rummaged through the kitchen, but found no chicken or pork, only the leftover cold rice from the morning.Thinking about it, I'm trying to make it anyway, so let's just have a curry fried rice.

Find a half-palm-sized piece of meat, chop it into shredded meat, put oil on the large pot, heat it until it smokes, sprinkle the shredded meat into the pot, and fry until it is half cooked, add a small amount of water, and turn down the heat Some.Pour about two spoons of curry powder into the bowl, mix with cold water, stir slowly, wait until the powder is almost melted in the water, pour the water into the pot, and continue to stir.When the water is half boiled, use a spoon to scoop some out and taste it.Nan Shu frowned, it was still too spicy, what did you use to season it before?

The curry I ate before was fragrant and smooth, definitely not the current one, only spicy.Nan Shu's head was thinking quickly, and several materials flashed in her head.

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