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??Tan Ming also agreed to send Xiaobao to the school. After the autumn harvest, he went to the school.

??There are three well-known schools in Fuyun County. One is the county school run by the government. The county school is run by the government. There is no tuition fee, but the assessment is relatively strict. children of the family.There are two others who are not as famous as the county school, but there is no threshold, but Shuxiu's requirements are relatively high.Back then, Tan Ming's father taught in one of these schools for two years.

??Tan Ming went to the school, but Bai Ning did not go there with the child.

??When they came over, they brought a basket of tomatoes, and now they are sent to the back kitchen.

?? Uncle Tan's family harvests autumn, and Sister-in-law Yu and Sister-in-law Tan, as the daughters-in-law of the family, must go back to cook and dry the rice.Now that the autumn harvest is over, they will follow Bai Ning back.

?? The two sisters-in-law are making desserts in Changliu Restaurant, and Bai Ning specially separated a small room for them to use. Now the two sisters-in-law directly moved the tomatoes to the small kitchen.

?? On the way here, Bai Ning taught them how to make this tomato sauce.

??According to what Bai Ning said, first wash and peel the tomatoes, and cut them into small particles.

?? Mrs. Yu washed the tomatoes, and Mrs. Tan was boiling water to prepare for scalding.

?? "I'm going to buy sugar first." Sister-in-law Yu said, and went outside.

??The second sister-in-law Tan finished her peeling and was cutting tomatoes when she saw the elder sister-in-law Yu rushing back.

?? "What's wrong? Is there a ghost chasing after you?"

Sister-in-law Yu was not angry either, "No, I have to go quickly, you know, there is a new kind of sugar in the grocery store at the pier, what is it called white sugar, I saw that sugar, it's white, it's more Brown sugar is more expensive."

?? "What sugar are you talking about?" Bai Ning came in and heard the last sentence.

"Sugar, white sugar, it's Cui's sugar. I heard from the grocery store worker that the brown sugar frosting we eat is also from Cui's. This time, I went to see if there is white sugar. The sugar in it is white." Yes, I even tasted it for others, although it is not sweeter than frosting sugar, but it is more refreshing than brown sugar maltose, and it only costs 45 yuan per catty."

?? Bai Ning is interested, this is not white sugar!

?? He thought about their world, there was a method of refining sugar from bone carbon in the [-]th and [-]th centuries, and it is not unusual for white sugar to appear here.

??Sister-in-law Yu took a big jar and took Bai Ning to the grocery store.

??The grocery store doesn't only sell white sugar, there are brown sugar, maltose, and rock sugar, but it's called icing sugar here, and Bai Ning himself calls it rock sugar.They sell other things besides sugar.

??The place is elaborate. A long cabinet is cut horizontally in the middle of a shop, and four long trays are opened in a row, with a sign placed in front.

??Caramel sugar: twenty Wen a catty.

?? Brown sugar: 35 Wen a catty.

?? White sugar: 45 pounds.

??Icing sugar: two hundred cash a catty.

?? The other side is something else.

?? Really sugar!

??Bai Ning asked sister-in-law Yu to buy ten catties back.

?? Ten catties is only 450 Wen, which is less than one tael of silver.

??White sugar is a new thing in Fuyun County, and new things are always very popular.Cui's white sugar has been brought back in the past few days, and it is true that it has sold a lot in Fuyun County, but like Bai Ning, there are not many of them who sell for ten catties.

??So, the customers at the grocery store took a few more glances at Bai Ning.

??Bai Ning is a little curious about white sugar. He doesn't know if Cui's white sugar is always on sale, or if it's only for a few days.

?? "Will your white granulated sugar continue to be sold? Will it stop selling after two days?"

??This is a bit unreasonable at first, but the shopkeeper knows Bai Ning, who is a big sugar consumer.He also knew that Bai Ning opened a shop at the beginning, but later the business grew, and he has been buying sugar from him. After a year, he has bought at least dozens of catties of sugar from him, and it is the most expensive icing sugar.

?? He was not angry, "How could it be? Cui has several sugar workshops in the north, all of which make sugar. Our sugar is all brought from the north. This white sugar is still a new variety."

?? Bai Ning understands. Since this is the case, he doesn't have to worry that the white sugar will suddenly not be sold.

??Back to Changliu Restaurant, Bai Ning followed Mrs. Yu into the small kitchen, where there were two pots and a chopping board.

?? Steamed glutinous rice in a pot, used to make glutinous rice cakes.Soybeans are fried in another pot, which is used to make soybean noodles, which is necessary for making donkey rolls.

?? Second Sister-in-Law Tan thought for a while, there is still a little more to do today.Red bean paste has to be made fresh, and soybeans have to be ground. These are all time-consuming things.

??I will fry tomato sauce later.

?? "Are you frying soybeans?"

?? "The bean noodles are moldy and can't be used anymore. I will have to fry them again later. Fortunately, they are almost used up last time." She poured out the soybean noodles, which were indeed not much, only less than a catty.

??Sister-in-law Yu started to cut the tomatoes. I heard that they should be chopped finely, and then it would be easy to cook.

??The first time I made it, my sister-in-law Yu cut about a dozen of them.

?? Both pots are in use, Bai Ning suggested to go to the old house.

?? There is still a pot in the old house.

?? Mrs. Tan looked at the steamed glutinous rice, and Mrs. Yu came over.

?? Tomato sauce cooking is quite simple, that is, put the diced tomatoes in a pot and cook, then add a little white wine, then some salt, and finally white sugar.

??Bai Ning didn't know the reason, anyway, he did the same way when he met others before.

?? Bai Ning felt that he needed to build an ice cellar.

?? Not for anything else, but for those things that need to be refrigerated. This tomato sauce can be stored for a few days at most if it is not refrigerated. If it is refrigerated, it can be stored for half a month or even longer.Saltpeter is good for making ice, but it cannot make particularly hard ice.

??Bai Ning thought of Qin's saying that this winter will be colder, and that it will snow in October, and he immediately felt it.

?? He began to look at the old house.

??At the beginning, the location of the restaurant was built on the outside, and it was built directly on the side of the road, so it didn't occupy any space in the old house.That is to say, part of the yard is occupied, and if the ice cellar is repaired, it should be enough.

??It was lunch time when Tan Ming came back with Xiao Bao who looked aggrieved.

?? "What's wrong?"

?? "The master said that Xiaobao is too young, it is inconvenient to go to school."

??Bai Ning was immediately happy, "Haha, Master said Xiaobao is too young!"

??Tan Ming stretched out his hand to tease Tuan Tuan, and Xiao Tuan Tuan gave him a toothless smile, "The teacher said that the school usually only enters school at the age of eight, Xiaobao is only six years old, which is a false age, and I am only seven years old. Not enough either."

??Bai Ning simply let him hold the child, "Did you go to all three schools?"

?? "Well, I have to take a look!"

?? Bai Ning patted Xiaobao's head, "Don't be discouraged, I will let you go to school next year when you are one year older."

??Xiaobao is still feeling wronged and unhappy. Bai Ning feels a little distressed. Xiaobao has been sensible since he was a child, and he is not as naughty as other children. Therefore, Bai Ning has always paid limited attention to him. It is stocking state.

?? "Why do you want to study? Isn't it fun to find Xiaoshu and the others!"

?? "But Brother Dongzi can write his name."

?? "It's simple, I'll teach you tomorrow." Only after he said these words did Bai Ning realize that he doesn't seem to know how to teach anymore, and his knowledge of this era is only at the level of literacy.

??Bai Ning thought that Xiaobao would be unhappy for a while, and it would be fine when he forgot about it. Who knew that Xiaobao would not recover in two days.

??Bai Ning became worried, and asked Tan Ming to discuss, "Isn't your father a juren? Why don't you see if you can teach me?"

??Tan Ming couldn't help but smile bitterly, "How can I teach it? I only know the Three-Character Classic, and I have also learned the Book of Songs and Chu Ci. There will be no more."

?? "Hey, why are we both illiterate!"

Seeing that Bai Ning was very troubled, Tan Ming suggested, "Why don't I ask where there is a gentleman and ask a gentleman to teach me?"

?? When Bai Ning heard it, it was okay.

??The Qin family naturally knew about this, and secretly murmured that Bai Ning and the other two dote on their children.At the same time, she still has another Xiao Jiujiu in her heart. Although Xiao Bao is good, he is not a child of the Tan family. There is only Xiao Bao in the Bai family. Bai Ning can't say that he is partial to this child.

?? She wanted to say something, but could not say it.

??The couple didn't say anything about the sale of wine last time.So Qin didn't know, she thought that the land reclamation and house repairs in this mountain were all paid by Bai Ning, and now it seems that Mingzi's food and food are all paid by Bai Ning, so she couldn't open her mouth.

?? Sir, please come back. He is a scholar. He just failed the exam this time. He planned to go back to his hometown to prepare for the exam and fight again next time, but he was stopped by shopkeeper Li on the way.Shuxiu is two or two a month, and Bai Ning provides food and lodging here, and he is responsible for enlightening Xiaobao.

?? Bai Ning thought it was okay, so he went to the county bookstore to buy things for school, the four treasures of the study, the Four Books and Five Classics, and various reading materials. He also asked Uncle Tan to make a bookshelf for Xiaobao this morning.

??Bai Ning's house has quite a lot of rooms, so it's convenient to tidy up a room temporarily.

?? Mr. Zhang, everyone calls him Zhang Xiucai.

??Study is quite knowledgeable, Bai Ning went to listen to it himself.He thought that he should be a top student, but after listening to it for a while, Bai Ning realized that he had become a scumbag.If you doze off when you don't talk, you have no interest anyway.

?? After picking tomatoes, Bai Ning became interested in potatoes.He was afraid that potatoes would not be easy to grow, so he planted more potatoes in February.It is calculated that it is half a month earlier than the tomato.

??Now I have eaten tomatoes for several days, and even Changliu Restaurant has tomato pots. I don’t know if the potatoes are ripe?

?? A basket of potato seeds adds up to less than [-] catties.

??Bai Ning was planted sparsely, but not a single bud point was missed, but there were still about 220 holes planted.

??In less than three points of the land, Tan Ming and Li Po finished digging, and there were six large baskets dug.There is plenty of fat, and the potatoes are quite big. There are even more than ten taels in the most grown ones, and there are quite a few more than a catty.

?? On the scale, the six baskets actually weighed more than 300 catties.

?? This is exciting. Although potatoes are not real grains like wheat and rice, they can only be mixed.But here's where the output comes in!

??With less than three points of land, more than 300 catties of potatoes were harvested. This thing is really a good thing.

?? Bai Ning didn't care about anything else, and made fried chicken and French fries for Xiaobao that day.

??Fried chicken fries with ketchup, children's favorite.

??Seeing that Xiaobao is eating happily, Bai Ning can't help but think to himself: These words do not deceive me.

??My lord doesn't like this very much. After eating two of them, Tan Ming feels dull.The fried chicken is okay, but the French fries are not good, but I admit that it is okay to eat as a snack.

?? Li Po thinks it's all right.

??Stir-fried shredded potatoes, braised potatoes with braised pork, stewed potatoes with hooves, spiked potatoes, baked potatoes...

?? After eating potatoes for a while, he cleaned up the damaged potatoes and cleared the ditch. Bai Ningbaba picked up the remaining potatoes.This is the potato seed for next year, and these potatoes will be the seed for the four acres of land next year.

?? I heard that the yield of potatoes per mu is several thousand catties, and four mu is more than 4000 catties.When the potatoes are harvested, he can eat whatever he wants?

?? Everyone knows that Bai Ning and the others are harvesting potatoes, but no one knows how many potatoes they have produced, and nothing has been reported about it.

?? It was Bai Ning who hired a gentleman for Xiaobao to enlighten Xiaobao. Let the villagers know about this, and many villagers have ideas.Some people in the village even thought that since they have paid out money anyway, it would be better for the gentleman to teach their children together...

?? Bai Ning listened to Qin's description, but didn't care too much.

??Aside from this matter, his life is quite comfortable, and it is August before he knows it.

??This year's mountain grapes have produced a lot. Because of the sufficient light, they matured earlier than last year. Moreover, they are planted at the bottom of the mountain, and there are more people coming and going, so there are not many birds.

?? But because most of the vines were destroyed, the fruits were not as many as last year. The grapes were small, and the extra clusters were only five or six taels, and the few were only a dozen or so.

??More than 100 grapes are harvested and only two hundred catties, which is considered a loss-making business.However, a lot of new branches have been released this year, and next year's production should increase several times.

??I've brewed two hundred catties of wine, and this time I'm a little more proficient than last time, saving me a lot of trouble.Because white granulated sugar is not too expensive, the capital is also firmly grasped here.

??There is plenty of time this year, one day for harvesting grapes, one day for wine making, and two days for proper cooking.

?? On the third day, I started making moon cakes.

??One and a half months in advance, Li Po started to pickle the salted duck eggs for mooncakes.I bought all the duck eggs from several households by the river to feed the ducks, and pickled about [-] eggs in total.

??Egg yolks are kept for making moon cakes, and egg whites are given to villagers for cooking. There are more than 600, which is nothing to say. For one point, the family will be divided into one bowl.

??The first batch of mooncakes was tested. Li Po and the others made about [-] mooncakes, all of which were egg yolks. After two days of storage, they tasted very good.

?? Zhang Xiucai is going home for the Mid-Autumn Festival. His home is about three or four days away from here, and he will leave on the fifth and sixth day of the lunar new year.Bai Ning packed a box of mooncakes for him, with all kinds of flavors.

?? In addition to this, another ritual is prepared.

??But they had just delivered the mooncakes to the restaurant, and shopkeeper Li told him a piece of news: bean paste mooncakes also appeared in dim sum shops in the county.

?? Bai Ning didn't take it seriously. The mooncakes were meant to be given away, and he didn't do any business with them. He just sent them for the Mid-Autumn Festival for auspiciousness.

?? The matter of the moon cakes, Bai Ning didn't take it to heart, and just sent the moon cakes to the restaurant every day to be done.

??During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Miss Xu didn't go to Grandpa Xu's house for the festival, so she asked Liu Laosan to send her a gift, and Bai Ning also prepared a gift for him to bring over.

?? Dongzi also had a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival. He heard that Uncle Xiaobai had hired a gentleman for Brother Xiaobao.

?? Dongzi went back disappointed again.

?? "Uncle Xiaobai, grandma will ask you, Uncle and Xiaobao to come over for dinner tomorrow."

??Tomorrow's Mid-Autumn Festival is a day for family reunion. Last year, Bai Ning was away, but Grandpa Xu and the others came. Bai Ning and the others ate at the restaurant.

??This year, the Qin family made preparations in advance. They told Bai Ning and the others a few days ago, and Bai Ning himself made preparations.

?? He intends to make a roasted whole lamb.