Survive through the ancient apocalypse
68 - Lucky or Unlucky
Ye Mingze couldn't play go and chess like the other three, but he was good at military chess and backgammon.The three of Jiang Jingzhi are new students, so they are not his opponents.It's a pity that the good times don't last long. After a few people get to know each other well, Ye Mingze's odds of winning these chess games with them are probably less than [-]-[-], and higher than [-]-[-].
Who made the ancients good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and pondered these skills when they had nothing to do.The original owner is not bad, but it is a pity that Ye Mingze only inherited the memory, and it takes a long time to practice in order to master it.When he first came here, he was busy earning money to improve his family's living conditions. Later, famines continued, and he didn't think about it at all. With the level he learned in modern times, how could he be better than the ancients?
Chess Ye Mingze can occasionally win a few games, but Go will lose once next time.He wasn't discouraged, he had the background of the original owner, and after playing for a long time, he gradually recovered his hand, and he no longer lost so unsightly.
"Mingze, you've made some progress at last. Well, I'll reward you with a piece of fried peanut." Jiang Jingzhi saw that Ye Mingze had only lost about ten games in this game of Go.
"When did you learn it badly?" Ye Mingze squinted at Jiang Jingzhi and stepped aside.Playing Go is too brain-intensive. He put in all his effort in this game, but he still lost more than a dozen moves. It seems that there is a big gap between him and the players, but it is already his best result.Go is a thing that needs to be practiced, and it is difficult to achieve results if you play less.He could have the current skill because of the credit of the original owner, or else he might lose because of himself alone.
"Are you hungry? I'll send someone to roast some potatoes, pumpkins and yams. I'll give you a rough estimate of how much you want to eat." Ye Mingze was just in his early twenties, when he could eat. Consumption is greater than the average person.The other three people are better. They don't eat as much as Ye Mingze, but their appetites are bigger than ordinary people's. Usually in the middle of the afternoon, they will eat some snacks more or less.
"Xiu'er, tell Uncle Mingze what you want to eat, and ask him to bring you delicious food." Jiang Jingzhi picked up the good boy who was quietly watching the adults play chess, and faced him.
"I want to eat sweet taro balls." Although Lin Xiu looked well-behaved, he was not weak, and he still had his own opinions.
Jiang Jingzhi looked up at him and asked, "Mingze, is there enough sugar at home?"
"Not much, but there is still enough for one dessert. It is estimated that the sugar will be completely out of stock in the next few times. If you want to eat dessert next time, you have to wait for these beets to mature." After getting the sugar making recipe, Ye Mingze was not too frugal with sugar.
"Blessed are the children. If you produce sugar yourself, you don't have to worry about using sugar. Xiu'er, don't you think so?" Jiang Jingzhi shook Lin Xiu's little hand, teasing the children with great interest.This is a habit he has developed recently. Seeing Ye Mingze get used to teasing his two sons, he also felt a little itchy.
Lin Xiu didn't answer, pointing at Jiahui Jiayao with his little finger: "Brother, wake up."
Jiang Jingzhi turned around and saw that the two little guys looked around with their black eyes open. When they saw their father looking towards them, they began to make a "babbling" sound to find a sense of presence.
"Mingze, you are busy with your food. Let me watch over the sons." Jiang Jingzhi had no choice but to put Lin Xiu into Cai Jin's arms, got up to urinate for the sons, and warmed the milk for them by the way.Even though they are very well behaved now, they will clamor for it when they are hungry. If they are not supplied in time, they will inevitably hear the magic sound piercing their ears.
Ye Mingze and Jiang Jingzhi are not very interested in sweets. Desserts like sweet taro balls are fine once in a while, but they get boring if they eat too much.Children are different from adults. Most of them are addicted to sweets. Some children can't even walk when they see sweets. If they don't eat them, they will cry for you.
The kitchen of the main house of the Ye family is divided into two rooms, the inside and the outside. The inside is the special kitchen for the masters of the Ye family, and the outside is for the servants to eat.Ye Mingze's cooking skills are only at the average level, he is very self-aware, he didn't cook himself, he asked a chef to follow his instructions.
The method is very simple, wait for the cauldron to burn red and apply grease, cut the potatoes in half, stick them on the pot one by one, sprinkle salt water on the incisions before sticking.The pumpkin is cut into pieces, the potatoes are pasted on the left half of the cauldron, and the pumpkin is pasted on the right half of the pot. There are clear barriers between the two kinds of food, which can avoid the sweet and salty taste from mixing with each other.Wash the taro and steam it in a big pot.
Everything is ready, after the fire is boiled, turn to a low heat and roast slowly.It didn't take long for the salty aroma of potatoes and the sweetness of pumpkin to fill the kitchen.The iron pot is very large, and the taro is steamed at the bottom of the pot, which is also convenient for viewing potatoes and pumpkins.In order to prevent scorching, turn it from time to time. If it sticks to the pan, add more oil or water.
Because the fire was not big, potatoes and pumpkins came out first.Without these two kinds of foods that are easy to burn, turn the low heat to high heat, and the taro will be steamed soon.Lin Xiu wanted to eat sweet taro balls. Considering that there were two children at home, Li Xue and Li Zhen, Ye Mingze peeled half of the steamed taro and mashed them into a puree, then added some sugar and flour, and deep-fried them in hot oil , A large plate of sweet taro balls is freshly baked.
It's too cold outside, and the heat dissipates quickly when the food comes out of the pan. The food box is a special two-layer, with a small quilt in the middle, which just wraps the inner food box.With this insulation, the food is still hot from the kitchen to the room.Ye Mingze brought two food boxes, Jiang's house was crowded, so he put some more.
Before leaving, Ye Mingze said to the chef: "If you are hungry, take some potatoes and sweet potatoes from the outside and cook some in a hot pan inside. Whether it is roasted or boiled is up to you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Mingze strode out of the kitchen carrying two food boxes.Ye Mingze lived in a house close to the kitchen, so he turned in first and handed the food box to Jiang Jingzhi, and then sent another food box to his parents' room.
"Brother, what's there to eat?" Seeing Ye Mingze carrying a big food box, Ye Mingxi didn't even play chess, and didn't forget to mess up the chess pieces before jumping off the kang.Ye Mingze reckoned that his second brother was about to lose, so he took advantage of him to deliver the food.
"Second uncle, be ashamed, ashamed." Even the young Li Zhen couldn't get used to it, and used two index fingers to gesture 'shame' on his face, thinking that Ye Mingxi did such things a lot.
Ye Mingze couldn't help but smile when he saw it.He put the food box on the kang table, opened the lid, and the aroma of the food spread out in an instant.The stuff is simple, made from the most common ingredients, and it tastes and smells good.There were two children, Li Xue and Li Zhen, Jiang Shi was afraid that they would eat too much sweets and it would be difficult for them to digest, so he only gave them half a plate of sweet taro balls.After that, she didn't care about it, and let the two brothers share the food.
Li Xue is the eldest brother, he has the demeanor of a big brother, and he doesn't forget to take care of his younger brother after eating.Although Li Zhen is young, he also knows how to give back, and often gives his brother what he thinks is delicious.
"Little sister, don't you also like sweets? Why don't you eat them while they are hot? They won't taste good when they get cold." Ye Mingze guessed that she was too embarrassed to compete with children for food, so he opened his mouth.
"Second girl, it's not good for children to eat too much sweets, share the remaining half with the second boy." After Jiang's words, Ye Mingxi and Ye Zhi stopped being reserved, and the half plate of sweet taro balls was quickly shared by the two. People are divided.There are not many adults who like sweets. Pumpkin is also sweet, but the sweetness is more natural, not as greasy as after adding sugar. Everyone can eat a piece or two.
After all, it was just snacks, and Ye Mingze didn't prepare much food, half of which was consumed by everyone.Ye Mingze didn't stay any longer. After saying goodbye to his parents, he got up and went back to his own room. He didn't even eat yet!
"Yo, it's so good, wait for me to eat together!" Ye Mingze entered the room, only to see the little Lin Xiu eating sweet taro balls with a spoon, and there were no other plates on the kang table, so he I understand everyone's kindness.He opened the food box, put the snacks one by one on the kang table, put a few pieces of potatoes in a small bowl, and served them to the Leopard family staying outside.
"This baked potato tastes delicious, and it's easy to get overwhelmed if you eat too much. Let's eat a few per person." Ye Mingze has eaten a lot and is very experienced in this.
"I've eaten baked potatoes before, but I've never tried half-baked ones." Lin Wenjue picked up a piece of baked potato, the cut surface was slightly burnt, with a slight salty taste.He tore off the skin and took a bite, which tasted better than the whole roast.
Ye Mingze and Jiang Jingzhi didn't like sweets very much, they meant to stop touching after eating one or two pieces of pumpkin, and turned to roast potatoes and taro.There wasn't much food, and they finished eating quickly, only Lin Xiu was still eating the pumpkin slowly.
These foods were all covered with skins. After eating, everyone's hands were sticky and very uncomfortable, so they quickly poured warm water to wash their hands and rinse their mouths.
Fortunately, Jiahui Jiayao fell asleep after drinking the milk, otherwise he would have been too distracted to take care of these two babies, and he probably wouldn't be safe even after eating a snack.
"Even though the fruit trees in the yard were covered with a layer of thatch, one still froze to death. Except for the peach tree, which is immune to red rain, the branches and leaves of the other trees were all purple. I respect the chestnut tree that was purified with wood-type abilities. The purple color is not so heavy. It is estimated that the chestnut tree should be able to return to normal after several times of purification. I think the special substances around the roots of the tree are almost absorbed, and when this small piece of soil is completely clean
Finally, the other trees should be much easier to deal with. "Ye Mingze feels that the special substances brought by the red rain are flowing, flowing from places with high concentrations to places with low concentrations, but the fluidity is not as great as that of air. Otherwise, if you want to clean up a clean place, you will have to collect all the special substances from the entire planet. Just clean it all up.
Jiang Jingzhi only needs to cast wood-type abilities on the greenhouse crops during the day, not before going to bed.Wood-type powers are useless, anyway, after waking up, the powers that have been exhausted will be filled again. Jiang Jingzhi simply used them to help the fruit trees in the yard remove special substances.Who wants to persist for a long time, the effect is good, it is estimated that within a few days, the soil in the yard will be restored to its original state, and the fruit trees will be covered with green again.
These special substances have two effects on plants, one is to inhibit growth, and the other is just the opposite. It will consume the vitality of plants, causing them to grow wildly in a short period of time, and then gradually die.This is different from the wood-type ability, the wood-type ability itself contains life energy, which is only good for plants, and has no sequelae that are not good for them.
Plants under the care of wood-type abilities are usually very vigorous. After they bloom and bear fruit, if they are not picked and harvested, they will maintain a mature state for a long time until they grow old and die.The length of this period depends on the growth cycle of the plants themselves and how much wood-type abilities they absorb.
When special substances cause plants to grow wildly, due to excessive growth in a short period of time, the fertility of the soil will not keep up with the growth rate, making the land near the plant barren, and it will take a lot of time to rely on nature to improve itself.
This is what everyone experienced firsthand when they didn't know what was going on. After they found out later, each yard of the Ye family had to send wood-type abilities to perform a small amount of wood-type abilities to suppress it.
This is a last resort.There are only 20 wooden supernatural power users, and they still have to take care of the greenhouse, so the only supernatural power left is the time before going to bed.Except for the part of the plants that are completely immune, the effects of the special substances are basically split in half.
Those that inhibit growth can be ignored for the time being, but those that grow wildly have to be suppressed, otherwise the large areas of soil in the yard will be destitute.It is necessary to suppress the overgrown plants and focus the remaining wood-type abilities on cleaning up a fruit tree. When they don't know if it can be cleaned up, everyone just tries with the mentality of giving it a try.
Fortunately, the results are not bad. Although the special substances have not been completely cleaned up, at least everyone has seen hope.I believe it won't take long for the fruit trees in the yard to return to the most natural green.In fact, the vitality of these fruit trees is really tenacious. In such a cold weather, although some of them froze to death, they did not lose their leaves.
Everyone is familiar with this. Ever since the sentinel guide awakened, all kinds of strange things may happen around him. If he had no guts, he would probably have been frightened long ago.
There are few plants in each yard, and wood-type supernatural beings can still take care of them, but the Ye family is powerless about the fields.The only ones that can have a substantial effect on special substances are wood-type powers, water-type powers, and healing powers.
Forget about the healing ability, the whole Ye Family Village adds up to two, and this amount will not even make a sound if thrown into the water.The water-type power user himself is responsible for the cleanliness of the Ye family's drinking water. The remaining water-type power after cleaning the water source is no different from the difference between a small stream and a big river compared to the weeds in the field.
Human beings are indeed smart, but this aspect is not feasible, and another way can still achieve the goal.That's what the people of Yejia Village did. They sent out the most cold-resistant sentry in the house when the temperature was the highest during the day.
Because the weather is too cold, even the most capable sentries can't stay outside for long, so they can only clear a small part of the weeds every day.Fortunately, in the midst of winter, there are not many weeds that are still alive. It didn't take long for the fields to be cleared by everyone, and it really reached the state of no grass growing.
As for how to deal with the special substances absorbed by the weeds, the villagers tried burning them, but the natural flames could not eliminate them, and the special substances scattered into the air after burning.Fortunately, human breathing does not allow special substances to enter human cells, and only through diet can affect humans.
Afterwards, people tried various methods. Fire-type abilities can directly wipe out special substances, wood-type abilities and healing abilities can directly purify them, and water-type abilities can only remove special substances contained in water and soil. It has little effect on the plant itself.
After understanding the situation clearly, everyone had no choice but to move the problematic weeds back to each household, and the wood-type and fire-type people would slowly deal with them.The one with the fastest cleaning speed is naturally the fire-type power user. After the wood-type power user tried a few times, he left this glorious task to the fire-type power user.Who makes destruction always much easier than purification.
In this regard, the fire-type superpowers have no dissatisfaction, and this matter is indeed not difficult for them.The weeds form a pile, unleash a fireball on top of it, and before long, all that's left is a pile of ash.Of course, there are also shortcomings, that is, the highest level of fire ability is only level two, while some weeds are three level heterophytes.Since the level completely suppresses the rules, the second-level fire ability can't help the third-level alien plant.
Fortunately, there are not many weeds in the third level, and the purification of wood-type superpowers does not need to destroy the weeds themselves, and there is no need to consider the issue of complete level suppression. These weeds have to be cleaned up slowly by them.
Over the past few years, Yejia Village has learned to hold together after various natural disasters.They knew that a family of ten or twenty people would not be able to gain a foothold in the troubled times. Once someone found something new, they would inform the village head, and the village head would send someone to convey it to the rest of the villagers.
Some of the information the Ye family has obtained now is shared by other villagers, which is much better than the Ye family's unilateral contribution to the village at the beginning.
Although after the awakening of mankind, the status of women as sentinel guides has been much higher, but certain concepts have been deeply ingrained in people's minds.If there are brothers in the family who are also sentinels and guides, as a daughter, no matter whether she is a sentry or a guide, she will most likely be asked to marry, and in the current environment, she may be asked to change relatives.
This is caused by the general environment in which human beings live. Married female sentinel guides will gladly accept the fate of marrying and take it for granted.As long as the order has not completely collapsed, this kind of thinking will continue to dominate the lives of everyone in a small area.
However, it is not the same. For those families where only daughters have successfully awakened as sentinel guides, most of the head of the family do not want them to marry, and they will consider marrying a son-in-law to help their sons.For the unmarried women of the Daxing Dynasty, it is really unclear whether such a decision is good or bad for them.
Most women are used to obeying their father at home, their husbands when they get married, and their sons after their husbands die.It is really difficult for them to let them be the backbone of the family now.Some people have adapted and can naturally take on responsibilities well.
Most of the others have a hard time getting used to this transition, and they still put themselves in the position of being cared for.With this kind of thinking, they naturally cannot bear the burden of life, and everything returns to its original state.There was a very good opportunity in front of them, but they didn't cherish it, and gave it to others for nothing.Perhaps at the end of their lives, they may not realize this, and ignorance is also a blessing.
you are not a fish, how to know the joy of fish?Maybe this kind of life is exactly what they need.
Now that he is in the Daxing Dynasty, Ye Mingze must abide by the rules of this place, he is impossible and powerless to change people's inherent thinking.Only a long river of time can subtly affect the people in it.
He can't control other people, and he can't control them. If his relatives are bullied, he will naturally help to make up for it.Fortunately, Ye Mingze's four relatives are all in Yejia Village, and no one dares to bully Mr. Ye casually. He has no chance to stand out.
This year's Ye family's grain harvest is not bad, coupled with the continuous supply of greenhouses, Ye Mingze did not limit people's food intake, they can eat as much as they can.Of course, waste is absolutely prohibited. The servants know that it is good, and they cherish every grain of food very much.
Every time the bowls and chopsticks are cleaned up, the bowls of the adults are very clean, and they are determined not to leave a grain of rice.Because it is necessary to cultivate children's independent ability from an early age, it is inevitable to eat sloppy.The rice particles that fall on the table and the ground will be carefully swept up for secondary use-feeding to poultry and livestock at home.
In cat winter season, there is enough food and firewood at home, so you can enjoy it comfortably.For those who lack food and clothing, they naturally look disheveled and sad.
Life in Yejia Village is quite easy. Even if the harvest is not good, you can still exchange some dried seafood for some coarse grains.Even so, there are good and bad life in each family, and most villagers still have to calculate their lives, and there is still a long way to go before eating with an open stomach.
If other villagers listened to him, Ye Mingze would still take care of him.In fact, this cannot be the case. Each family has its own little calculations.Although the entire Yejia Village is grouped together, each household is clearly separated, and no one wants to suffer and be taken advantage of by others.
Because of this, Ye Mingze never thought of being the leader of Ye Family Village.To achieve this goal, convincing people with virtue is completely unfeasible, and can only be suppressed by force. This is not the situation Ye Mingze wants to see.Therefore, from the very beginning, he only focused on developing the Ye family and helping the villagers by the way. His only request to the villagers was not to drag them down and not to betray the Ye family village.
Under the care of the Ye family, the life of the villagers of the Ye family is still not very good. One can imagine how miserable the life of the unprepared common people outside will be.Most people outside are short of food and clothing, and worry about being robbed from time to time. Compared with them, Yejia Village is living a fairy life.
Human beings live in groups, and when they suffer a lot, they will seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.The combination of several villages into a large village, built at the foot of a mountain or on the edge of a forest, is the spontaneous choice of people seeking profit.Let's not talk about the food issue, but it's easy to pick up firewood, and they made the right choice just because of this.This winter is extremely cold, without a large reserve of firewood, it is simply impossible to survive this winter safely.
There are many people with supernatural powers in the Ye family, and the greenhouse harvest is good.If you want to really popularize it, you will have to wait for the harvest of the crops that are not looked after by the supernatural beings to know the results.However, the consumption of firewood for greenhouses is very large, and it may be quite difficult to implement if the family has insufficient labor.
If the warming up time is normal next year, there is no need to build a greenhouse like the Ye family, and the whole family can be supported by the natural harvest in the fields.If you are unlucky and the temperature never reaches the height of crop growth, then regardless of whether the crops in the greenhouse are good or bad, how much firewood is used, and how scarce labor is, a large number of greenhouses will inevitably be built.
At that time, the greenhouse will be the guarantee for people's survival.Not only Yejia Village must be popularized, but the entire Yangshan County must be notified as much as possible.Of course, this is the worst case, and Ye Mingze doesn't want such a thing to happen.However, judging from the current weather, this possibility is becoming more and more likely.
Yangshan County is several miles away from the nearest mountain forest. Fortunately, there is a small forest nearby. People living near the forest don't have to worry about firewood, but others are very troublesome.
Most common people have no means of transportation. They need to chop firewood from several miles away and bring it back to their homes.The mountains and forests are not safe, and one who doesn't pay attention may lose his life.In order to survive, the people are trying their best.People need to eat and drink, and it is impossible to devote all their labor to chopping firewood. At best, they can only try to balance the two.
Thinking of this, Ye Zewu was a little worried about Mr. Ye.After Ye Mingze found out, he learned the situation of Ye Ze's family that he saw the last time he entered Yangshan County.
It was already the beginning of the winter break, Ye Mingze thought that Yangshan County was not backed by mountains, and the households in the city had a big firewood problem, so he was a little worried for Mr. Ye and the others.Afterwards, he inquired by the way and found that his grandfather's house had already prepared a lot.At least the firewood for the masters is enough, even if it is not enough, the less people will be the less, and it will not be the turn of Mr. Ye.
After hearing this, Ye Zewu felt relieved. He was not worried about food. His fifth brother's family had no shortage of these. After the heating problem was solved, if nothing happened, the fifth brother's family would live well.
One day, Ye Mingze opened the door to take the food box in Zhang Sen's hand, and glanced at the lavender fruit trees in the yard. Suddenly, a bad thought flashed by, and when he thought about it again, he couldn't recall what happened just now. thoughts.
Ye Mingze ate this lunch absent-mindedly. He felt that the spark of thought that flashed just now was very important. Knowing that there might not be a solution, but it would definitely allow them to deal with it in advance.
Seeing Ye Mingze thinking hard there, it was Ye Mingze's turn to rest today, and he didn't need to teach the students, so the three of Jiang Jingzhi didn't bother him.After the lunch break, Lin Wenjue and Cai Jin went to the main room to teach, leaving only Jiang Jingzhi and the three children.Seeing how distressed Ye Mingze was thinking, Jiang Jingzhi simply took the children to Jiang's house.
"I finally figured it out." Ye Mingze's brows and eyes just relaxed, and then his face began to look bitter again.There are thousands of grass mud horses galloping in his heart now, and he would rather never have thought of this situation.Life is so hard.
The high walls blocked the scenery of the mountains and forests around Yejia Village.As a fifth-level sentinel, Ye Mingze relied on his good physical fitness, wrapped himself up tightly, and ran to the courtyard wall to the west of his house with a wooden ladder.
There have only been a few light snowfalls in Yejia Village recently, and the snow on the road is not thick.Standing on the killer whale, Ye Mingze first called the fifth-level sentinel Chen Fei to help him, and after receiving a response, he quickly rushed to the courtyard wall.After arriving, Ye Mingze leaned the wooden ladder against the wall.Without waiting for a while, Fade Chen also arrived quickly.Ye Mingze was agile, he asked Fade Chen to hold the ladder, while he climbed up the wall within a few strokes.
The hill to the east of Yejia Village is not big, as far as the eye can see, it is exactly as Ye Mingze imagined.His eyes were inexplicable, looking at the mountain in front of him, and thinking about the fields of Yejia Village, he was very fortunate.
Who made the ancients good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and pondered these skills when they had nothing to do.The original owner is not bad, but it is a pity that Ye Mingze only inherited the memory, and it takes a long time to practice in order to master it.When he first came here, he was busy earning money to improve his family's living conditions. Later, famines continued, and he didn't think about it at all. With the level he learned in modern times, how could he be better than the ancients?
Chess Ye Mingze can occasionally win a few games, but Go will lose once next time.He wasn't discouraged, he had the background of the original owner, and after playing for a long time, he gradually recovered his hand, and he no longer lost so unsightly.
"Mingze, you've made some progress at last. Well, I'll reward you with a piece of fried peanut." Jiang Jingzhi saw that Ye Mingze had only lost about ten games in this game of Go.
"When did you learn it badly?" Ye Mingze squinted at Jiang Jingzhi and stepped aside.Playing Go is too brain-intensive. He put in all his effort in this game, but he still lost more than a dozen moves. It seems that there is a big gap between him and the players, but it is already his best result.Go is a thing that needs to be practiced, and it is difficult to achieve results if you play less.He could have the current skill because of the credit of the original owner, or else he might lose because of himself alone.
"Are you hungry? I'll send someone to roast some potatoes, pumpkins and yams. I'll give you a rough estimate of how much you want to eat." Ye Mingze was just in his early twenties, when he could eat. Consumption is greater than the average person.The other three people are better. They don't eat as much as Ye Mingze, but their appetites are bigger than ordinary people's. Usually in the middle of the afternoon, they will eat some snacks more or less.
"Xiu'er, tell Uncle Mingze what you want to eat, and ask him to bring you delicious food." Jiang Jingzhi picked up the good boy who was quietly watching the adults play chess, and faced him.
"I want to eat sweet taro balls." Although Lin Xiu looked well-behaved, he was not weak, and he still had his own opinions.
Jiang Jingzhi looked up at him and asked, "Mingze, is there enough sugar at home?"
"Not much, but there is still enough for one dessert. It is estimated that the sugar will be completely out of stock in the next few times. If you want to eat dessert next time, you have to wait for these beets to mature." After getting the sugar making recipe, Ye Mingze was not too frugal with sugar.
"Blessed are the children. If you produce sugar yourself, you don't have to worry about using sugar. Xiu'er, don't you think so?" Jiang Jingzhi shook Lin Xiu's little hand, teasing the children with great interest.This is a habit he has developed recently. Seeing Ye Mingze get used to teasing his two sons, he also felt a little itchy.
Lin Xiu didn't answer, pointing at Jiahui Jiayao with his little finger: "Brother, wake up."
Jiang Jingzhi turned around and saw that the two little guys looked around with their black eyes open. When they saw their father looking towards them, they began to make a "babbling" sound to find a sense of presence.
"Mingze, you are busy with your food. Let me watch over the sons." Jiang Jingzhi had no choice but to put Lin Xiu into Cai Jin's arms, got up to urinate for the sons, and warmed the milk for them by the way.Even though they are very well behaved now, they will clamor for it when they are hungry. If they are not supplied in time, they will inevitably hear the magic sound piercing their ears.
Ye Mingze and Jiang Jingzhi are not very interested in sweets. Desserts like sweet taro balls are fine once in a while, but they get boring if they eat too much.Children are different from adults. Most of them are addicted to sweets. Some children can't even walk when they see sweets. If they don't eat them, they will cry for you.
The kitchen of the main house of the Ye family is divided into two rooms, the inside and the outside. The inside is the special kitchen for the masters of the Ye family, and the outside is for the servants to eat.Ye Mingze's cooking skills are only at the average level, he is very self-aware, he didn't cook himself, he asked a chef to follow his instructions.
The method is very simple, wait for the cauldron to burn red and apply grease, cut the potatoes in half, stick them on the pot one by one, sprinkle salt water on the incisions before sticking.The pumpkin is cut into pieces, the potatoes are pasted on the left half of the cauldron, and the pumpkin is pasted on the right half of the pot. There are clear barriers between the two kinds of food, which can avoid the sweet and salty taste from mixing with each other.Wash the taro and steam it in a big pot.
Everything is ready, after the fire is boiled, turn to a low heat and roast slowly.It didn't take long for the salty aroma of potatoes and the sweetness of pumpkin to fill the kitchen.The iron pot is very large, and the taro is steamed at the bottom of the pot, which is also convenient for viewing potatoes and pumpkins.In order to prevent scorching, turn it from time to time. If it sticks to the pan, add more oil or water.
Because the fire was not big, potatoes and pumpkins came out first.Without these two kinds of foods that are easy to burn, turn the low heat to high heat, and the taro will be steamed soon.Lin Xiu wanted to eat sweet taro balls. Considering that there were two children at home, Li Xue and Li Zhen, Ye Mingze peeled half of the steamed taro and mashed them into a puree, then added some sugar and flour, and deep-fried them in hot oil , A large plate of sweet taro balls is freshly baked.
It's too cold outside, and the heat dissipates quickly when the food comes out of the pan. The food box is a special two-layer, with a small quilt in the middle, which just wraps the inner food box.With this insulation, the food is still hot from the kitchen to the room.Ye Mingze brought two food boxes, Jiang's house was crowded, so he put some more.
Before leaving, Ye Mingze said to the chef: "If you are hungry, take some potatoes and sweet potatoes from the outside and cook some in a hot pan inside. Whether it is roasted or boiled is up to you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Mingze strode out of the kitchen carrying two food boxes.Ye Mingze lived in a house close to the kitchen, so he turned in first and handed the food box to Jiang Jingzhi, and then sent another food box to his parents' room.
"Brother, what's there to eat?" Seeing Ye Mingze carrying a big food box, Ye Mingxi didn't even play chess, and didn't forget to mess up the chess pieces before jumping off the kang.Ye Mingze reckoned that his second brother was about to lose, so he took advantage of him to deliver the food.
"Second uncle, be ashamed, ashamed." Even the young Li Zhen couldn't get used to it, and used two index fingers to gesture 'shame' on his face, thinking that Ye Mingxi did such things a lot.
Ye Mingze couldn't help but smile when he saw it.He put the food box on the kang table, opened the lid, and the aroma of the food spread out in an instant.The stuff is simple, made from the most common ingredients, and it tastes and smells good.There were two children, Li Xue and Li Zhen, Jiang Shi was afraid that they would eat too much sweets and it would be difficult for them to digest, so he only gave them half a plate of sweet taro balls.After that, she didn't care about it, and let the two brothers share the food.
Li Xue is the eldest brother, he has the demeanor of a big brother, and he doesn't forget to take care of his younger brother after eating.Although Li Zhen is young, he also knows how to give back, and often gives his brother what he thinks is delicious.
"Little sister, don't you also like sweets? Why don't you eat them while they are hot? They won't taste good when they get cold." Ye Mingze guessed that she was too embarrassed to compete with children for food, so he opened his mouth.
"Second girl, it's not good for children to eat too much sweets, share the remaining half with the second boy." After Jiang's words, Ye Mingxi and Ye Zhi stopped being reserved, and the half plate of sweet taro balls was quickly shared by the two. People are divided.There are not many adults who like sweets. Pumpkin is also sweet, but the sweetness is more natural, not as greasy as after adding sugar. Everyone can eat a piece or two.
After all, it was just snacks, and Ye Mingze didn't prepare much food, half of which was consumed by everyone.Ye Mingze didn't stay any longer. After saying goodbye to his parents, he got up and went back to his own room. He didn't even eat yet!
"Yo, it's so good, wait for me to eat together!" Ye Mingze entered the room, only to see the little Lin Xiu eating sweet taro balls with a spoon, and there were no other plates on the kang table, so he I understand everyone's kindness.He opened the food box, put the snacks one by one on the kang table, put a few pieces of potatoes in a small bowl, and served them to the Leopard family staying outside.
"This baked potato tastes delicious, and it's easy to get overwhelmed if you eat too much. Let's eat a few per person." Ye Mingze has eaten a lot and is very experienced in this.
"I've eaten baked potatoes before, but I've never tried half-baked ones." Lin Wenjue picked up a piece of baked potato, the cut surface was slightly burnt, with a slight salty taste.He tore off the skin and took a bite, which tasted better than the whole roast.
Ye Mingze and Jiang Jingzhi didn't like sweets very much, they meant to stop touching after eating one or two pieces of pumpkin, and turned to roast potatoes and taro.There wasn't much food, and they finished eating quickly, only Lin Xiu was still eating the pumpkin slowly.
These foods were all covered with skins. After eating, everyone's hands were sticky and very uncomfortable, so they quickly poured warm water to wash their hands and rinse their mouths.
Fortunately, Jiahui Jiayao fell asleep after drinking the milk, otherwise he would have been too distracted to take care of these two babies, and he probably wouldn't be safe even after eating a snack.
"Even though the fruit trees in the yard were covered with a layer of thatch, one still froze to death. Except for the peach tree, which is immune to red rain, the branches and leaves of the other trees were all purple. I respect the chestnut tree that was purified with wood-type abilities. The purple color is not so heavy. It is estimated that the chestnut tree should be able to return to normal after several times of purification. I think the special substances around the roots of the tree are almost absorbed, and when this small piece of soil is completely clean
Finally, the other trees should be much easier to deal with. "Ye Mingze feels that the special substances brought by the red rain are flowing, flowing from places with high concentrations to places with low concentrations, but the fluidity is not as great as that of air. Otherwise, if you want to clean up a clean place, you will have to collect all the special substances from the entire planet. Just clean it all up.
Jiang Jingzhi only needs to cast wood-type abilities on the greenhouse crops during the day, not before going to bed.Wood-type powers are useless, anyway, after waking up, the powers that have been exhausted will be filled again. Jiang Jingzhi simply used them to help the fruit trees in the yard remove special substances.Who wants to persist for a long time, the effect is good, it is estimated that within a few days, the soil in the yard will be restored to its original state, and the fruit trees will be covered with green again.
These special substances have two effects on plants, one is to inhibit growth, and the other is just the opposite. It will consume the vitality of plants, causing them to grow wildly in a short period of time, and then gradually die.This is different from the wood-type ability, the wood-type ability itself contains life energy, which is only good for plants, and has no sequelae that are not good for them.
Plants under the care of wood-type abilities are usually very vigorous. After they bloom and bear fruit, if they are not picked and harvested, they will maintain a mature state for a long time until they grow old and die.The length of this period depends on the growth cycle of the plants themselves and how much wood-type abilities they absorb.
When special substances cause plants to grow wildly, due to excessive growth in a short period of time, the fertility of the soil will not keep up with the growth rate, making the land near the plant barren, and it will take a lot of time to rely on nature to improve itself.
This is what everyone experienced firsthand when they didn't know what was going on. After they found out later, each yard of the Ye family had to send wood-type abilities to perform a small amount of wood-type abilities to suppress it.
This is a last resort.There are only 20 wooden supernatural power users, and they still have to take care of the greenhouse, so the only supernatural power left is the time before going to bed.Except for the part of the plants that are completely immune, the effects of the special substances are basically split in half.
Those that inhibit growth can be ignored for the time being, but those that grow wildly have to be suppressed, otherwise the large areas of soil in the yard will be destitute.It is necessary to suppress the overgrown plants and focus the remaining wood-type abilities on cleaning up a fruit tree. When they don't know if it can be cleaned up, everyone just tries with the mentality of giving it a try.
Fortunately, the results are not bad. Although the special substances have not been completely cleaned up, at least everyone has seen hope.I believe it won't take long for the fruit trees in the yard to return to the most natural green.In fact, the vitality of these fruit trees is really tenacious. In such a cold weather, although some of them froze to death, they did not lose their leaves.
Everyone is familiar with this. Ever since the sentinel guide awakened, all kinds of strange things may happen around him. If he had no guts, he would probably have been frightened long ago.
There are few plants in each yard, and wood-type supernatural beings can still take care of them, but the Ye family is powerless about the fields.The only ones that can have a substantial effect on special substances are wood-type powers, water-type powers, and healing powers.
Forget about the healing ability, the whole Ye Family Village adds up to two, and this amount will not even make a sound if thrown into the water.The water-type power user himself is responsible for the cleanliness of the Ye family's drinking water. The remaining water-type power after cleaning the water source is no different from the difference between a small stream and a big river compared to the weeds in the field.
Human beings are indeed smart, but this aspect is not feasible, and another way can still achieve the goal.That's what the people of Yejia Village did. They sent out the most cold-resistant sentry in the house when the temperature was the highest during the day.
Because the weather is too cold, even the most capable sentries can't stay outside for long, so they can only clear a small part of the weeds every day.Fortunately, in the midst of winter, there are not many weeds that are still alive. It didn't take long for the fields to be cleared by everyone, and it really reached the state of no grass growing.
As for how to deal with the special substances absorbed by the weeds, the villagers tried burning them, but the natural flames could not eliminate them, and the special substances scattered into the air after burning.Fortunately, human breathing does not allow special substances to enter human cells, and only through diet can affect humans.
Afterwards, people tried various methods. Fire-type abilities can directly wipe out special substances, wood-type abilities and healing abilities can directly purify them, and water-type abilities can only remove special substances contained in water and soil. It has little effect on the plant itself.
After understanding the situation clearly, everyone had no choice but to move the problematic weeds back to each household, and the wood-type and fire-type people would slowly deal with them.The one with the fastest cleaning speed is naturally the fire-type power user. After the wood-type power user tried a few times, he left this glorious task to the fire-type power user.Who makes destruction always much easier than purification.
In this regard, the fire-type superpowers have no dissatisfaction, and this matter is indeed not difficult for them.The weeds form a pile, unleash a fireball on top of it, and before long, all that's left is a pile of ash.Of course, there are also shortcomings, that is, the highest level of fire ability is only level two, while some weeds are three level heterophytes.Since the level completely suppresses the rules, the second-level fire ability can't help the third-level alien plant.
Fortunately, there are not many weeds in the third level, and the purification of wood-type superpowers does not need to destroy the weeds themselves, and there is no need to consider the issue of complete level suppression. These weeds have to be cleaned up slowly by them.
Over the past few years, Yejia Village has learned to hold together after various natural disasters.They knew that a family of ten or twenty people would not be able to gain a foothold in the troubled times. Once someone found something new, they would inform the village head, and the village head would send someone to convey it to the rest of the villagers.
Some of the information the Ye family has obtained now is shared by other villagers, which is much better than the Ye family's unilateral contribution to the village at the beginning.
Although after the awakening of mankind, the status of women as sentinel guides has been much higher, but certain concepts have been deeply ingrained in people's minds.If there are brothers in the family who are also sentinels and guides, as a daughter, no matter whether she is a sentry or a guide, she will most likely be asked to marry, and in the current environment, she may be asked to change relatives.
This is caused by the general environment in which human beings live. Married female sentinel guides will gladly accept the fate of marrying and take it for granted.As long as the order has not completely collapsed, this kind of thinking will continue to dominate the lives of everyone in a small area.
However, it is not the same. For those families where only daughters have successfully awakened as sentinel guides, most of the head of the family do not want them to marry, and they will consider marrying a son-in-law to help their sons.For the unmarried women of the Daxing Dynasty, it is really unclear whether such a decision is good or bad for them.
Most women are used to obeying their father at home, their husbands when they get married, and their sons after their husbands die.It is really difficult for them to let them be the backbone of the family now.Some people have adapted and can naturally take on responsibilities well.
Most of the others have a hard time getting used to this transition, and they still put themselves in the position of being cared for.With this kind of thinking, they naturally cannot bear the burden of life, and everything returns to its original state.There was a very good opportunity in front of them, but they didn't cherish it, and gave it to others for nothing.Perhaps at the end of their lives, they may not realize this, and ignorance is also a blessing.
you are not a fish, how to know the joy of fish?Maybe this kind of life is exactly what they need.
Now that he is in the Daxing Dynasty, Ye Mingze must abide by the rules of this place, he is impossible and powerless to change people's inherent thinking.Only a long river of time can subtly affect the people in it.
He can't control other people, and he can't control them. If his relatives are bullied, he will naturally help to make up for it.Fortunately, Ye Mingze's four relatives are all in Yejia Village, and no one dares to bully Mr. Ye casually. He has no chance to stand out.
This year's Ye family's grain harvest is not bad, coupled with the continuous supply of greenhouses, Ye Mingze did not limit people's food intake, they can eat as much as they can.Of course, waste is absolutely prohibited. The servants know that it is good, and they cherish every grain of food very much.
Every time the bowls and chopsticks are cleaned up, the bowls of the adults are very clean, and they are determined not to leave a grain of rice.Because it is necessary to cultivate children's independent ability from an early age, it is inevitable to eat sloppy.The rice particles that fall on the table and the ground will be carefully swept up for secondary use-feeding to poultry and livestock at home.
In cat winter season, there is enough food and firewood at home, so you can enjoy it comfortably.For those who lack food and clothing, they naturally look disheveled and sad.
Life in Yejia Village is quite easy. Even if the harvest is not good, you can still exchange some dried seafood for some coarse grains.Even so, there are good and bad life in each family, and most villagers still have to calculate their lives, and there is still a long way to go before eating with an open stomach.
If other villagers listened to him, Ye Mingze would still take care of him.In fact, this cannot be the case. Each family has its own little calculations.Although the entire Yejia Village is grouped together, each household is clearly separated, and no one wants to suffer and be taken advantage of by others.
Because of this, Ye Mingze never thought of being the leader of Ye Family Village.To achieve this goal, convincing people with virtue is completely unfeasible, and can only be suppressed by force. This is not the situation Ye Mingze wants to see.Therefore, from the very beginning, he only focused on developing the Ye family and helping the villagers by the way. His only request to the villagers was not to drag them down and not to betray the Ye family village.
Under the care of the Ye family, the life of the villagers of the Ye family is still not very good. One can imagine how miserable the life of the unprepared common people outside will be.Most people outside are short of food and clothing, and worry about being robbed from time to time. Compared with them, Yejia Village is living a fairy life.
Human beings live in groups, and when they suffer a lot, they will seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.The combination of several villages into a large village, built at the foot of a mountain or on the edge of a forest, is the spontaneous choice of people seeking profit.Let's not talk about the food issue, but it's easy to pick up firewood, and they made the right choice just because of this.This winter is extremely cold, without a large reserve of firewood, it is simply impossible to survive this winter safely.
There are many people with supernatural powers in the Ye family, and the greenhouse harvest is good.If you want to really popularize it, you will have to wait for the harvest of the crops that are not looked after by the supernatural beings to know the results.However, the consumption of firewood for greenhouses is very large, and it may be quite difficult to implement if the family has insufficient labor.
If the warming up time is normal next year, there is no need to build a greenhouse like the Ye family, and the whole family can be supported by the natural harvest in the fields.If you are unlucky and the temperature never reaches the height of crop growth, then regardless of whether the crops in the greenhouse are good or bad, how much firewood is used, and how scarce labor is, a large number of greenhouses will inevitably be built.
At that time, the greenhouse will be the guarantee for people's survival.Not only Yejia Village must be popularized, but the entire Yangshan County must be notified as much as possible.Of course, this is the worst case, and Ye Mingze doesn't want such a thing to happen.However, judging from the current weather, this possibility is becoming more and more likely.
Yangshan County is several miles away from the nearest mountain forest. Fortunately, there is a small forest nearby. People living near the forest don't have to worry about firewood, but others are very troublesome.
Most common people have no means of transportation. They need to chop firewood from several miles away and bring it back to their homes.The mountains and forests are not safe, and one who doesn't pay attention may lose his life.In order to survive, the people are trying their best.People need to eat and drink, and it is impossible to devote all their labor to chopping firewood. At best, they can only try to balance the two.
Thinking of this, Ye Zewu was a little worried about Mr. Ye.After Ye Mingze found out, he learned the situation of Ye Ze's family that he saw the last time he entered Yangshan County.
It was already the beginning of the winter break, Ye Mingze thought that Yangshan County was not backed by mountains, and the households in the city had a big firewood problem, so he was a little worried for Mr. Ye and the others.Afterwards, he inquired by the way and found that his grandfather's house had already prepared a lot.At least the firewood for the masters is enough, even if it is not enough, the less people will be the less, and it will not be the turn of Mr. Ye.
After hearing this, Ye Zewu felt relieved. He was not worried about food. His fifth brother's family had no shortage of these. After the heating problem was solved, if nothing happened, the fifth brother's family would live well.
One day, Ye Mingze opened the door to take the food box in Zhang Sen's hand, and glanced at the lavender fruit trees in the yard. Suddenly, a bad thought flashed by, and when he thought about it again, he couldn't recall what happened just now. thoughts.
Ye Mingze ate this lunch absent-mindedly. He felt that the spark of thought that flashed just now was very important. Knowing that there might not be a solution, but it would definitely allow them to deal with it in advance.
Seeing Ye Mingze thinking hard there, it was Ye Mingze's turn to rest today, and he didn't need to teach the students, so the three of Jiang Jingzhi didn't bother him.After the lunch break, Lin Wenjue and Cai Jin went to the main room to teach, leaving only Jiang Jingzhi and the three children.Seeing how distressed Ye Mingze was thinking, Jiang Jingzhi simply took the children to Jiang's house.
"I finally figured it out." Ye Mingze's brows and eyes just relaxed, and then his face began to look bitter again.There are thousands of grass mud horses galloping in his heart now, and he would rather never have thought of this situation.Life is so hard.
The high walls blocked the scenery of the mountains and forests around Yejia Village.As a fifth-level sentinel, Ye Mingze relied on his good physical fitness, wrapped himself up tightly, and ran to the courtyard wall to the west of his house with a wooden ladder.
There have only been a few light snowfalls in Yejia Village recently, and the snow on the road is not thick.Standing on the killer whale, Ye Mingze first called the fifth-level sentinel Chen Fei to help him, and after receiving a response, he quickly rushed to the courtyard wall.After arriving, Ye Mingze leaned the wooden ladder against the wall.Without waiting for a while, Fade Chen also arrived quickly.Ye Mingze was agile, he asked Fade Chen to hold the ladder, while he climbed up the wall within a few strokes.
The hill to the east of Yejia Village is not big, as far as the eye can see, it is exactly as Ye Mingze imagined.His eyes were inexplicable, looking at the mountain in front of him, and thinking about the fields of Yejia Village, he was very fortunate.
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