Embracing the ancient times with roses

In the afternoon, Lixiu instructed everyone to wash the yellow rice at home, and after draining the yellow rice, he asked Da Zhuang to help Qin Jun and the two of them go to Jiangfeng's house in the village to grind the yellow rice noodles, while he was at home and started preparing for the evening. To prepare for the meal, he suddenly wanted to eat hot pot. The ingredients at home are not very rich, but it is still possible.

The ingredients are all ready-made. He found the fungus he had stored at home and soaked them in water, and waited for them to be ready for use at night. Then he asked Qin Mengshi to wash the cabbage and cut them into strips of five centimeters long. He also found potatoes, peeled them, cut them into slightly thicker pieces and put them in the water. He was afraid that they would be oxidized. He looked at them and found that the ingredients were still a little short, so he went out and brought back some frozen tofu and melted them. After all these were done, I thought about the non-staple food and what to eat as a staple food. I scratched my head and remembered to cook some noodles. The noodles were the vermicelli that he tried to make at the beginning. Now it seems to be useful. It suddenly occurred to him that the cabbage on the kang in the east courtyard could be eaten, right? He forgot that there were still slices of meat, so he asked Qin Mengshi to cut some meat into slices, and he was going to the east courtyard.

Lixiu left the room and went straight to the room in the east courtyard. He knew there was no one in the room, so he went in directly and looked at the kang in the west room. Sure enough, cabbages can be eaten, but less, he thought Thinking, it’s nothing, it seems to be the case, so I picked some of the same size, and then cut a handful of garlic, then left the east courtyard, took the small pot, and went back to Qin Meng’s house , After entering, he gave Qin Meng what he had in his hand and said, "Brother Meng, wash these first, and I will make dipping sauce." After finishing speaking, he went back to his room.

Sometimes, he didn't tell Qin Mengshi all the things he did. He left himself behind everything he thought of. It's better to be careful, even if it's a small matter, but he still trusts Da Zhuang, but He didn't tell Da Zhuang how to use some electronic products, and Da Zhuang didn't ask about his affairs. Now Da Zhuang listened to him, he said things, Da Zhuang didn't say things, and he decided everything.

As for Qin Mengshi, he may also know that he is a servant, and he is always careful, for fear of touching Li Xiu's bottom line. He knows that Li Xiu is actually in charge of this family.

After Da Zhuang came back in the afternoon, Lixiu began to direct the big guy to help knead the noodles. This time, two large pots of noodles were mixed, and it was the kind of big pot that was not used usually, when it was put on the kang for hair making. The kang in Lixiu's house was so crowded that there was no place to live, and the family of three could barely sleep. Finally, Qin Mengshi said: "It's too crowded, so let's put it in my room, then The house is big and there is room.”

Li Xiu nodded, it could only be like this, otherwise he would really not be able to sleep at night, when he finished his busy work, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon, Li Xiu brought up those hot pot side dishes prepared in advance at home, I don’t have a hot pot at home, so I just put a smaller charcoal stove under the copper basin, put the charcoal cubes in it and it’s over. The soup is clear soup, which is a big bone soup that has been boiled before. opened.

The whole family sat in front of the table, looking at the novelty in front of them. They really had never seen such a way of eating it. Li Xiu brought out the seasonings that had been prepared in advance.

Da Zhuang couldn't help asking: "Brother Xiu, are you letting us eat lettuce?"

Li Xiu said with a smile, "I'll show you a demonstration. You'll be able to see it. It's very simple. You can eat whatever you want. It's very convenient." Put it in a bowl.There is also the sliced ​​meat. Not long after it was put in, the sliced ​​meat was cooked. Li Xiu took it out, dipped it in the dipping sauce and started eating it. After taking this bite, Li Xiu couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief. I have never eaten such a good thing, and now I really miss the modern taste!

Da Zhuang also followed his example, picked up a piece of meat, dipped it in dipping sauce, and started to eat. When the mutton entered his mouth, he couldn't help but nodded and said: "It's delicious, it's delicious, Brother Qin Don't be too polite, hurry up and eat."

The Qin family nodded after hearing this, picked up their chopsticks one after another, and started to eat. This time, after they arrived at Tong's house, they subverted the food again. In their cognition, there are only a few ways to cook food. Even if what Qin Mengshi did was pretty good, but compared with what Lixiu did, it is simply incomparable! The same brother, the taste of what he made is really different!

No matter what they think, Li Xiu picked up Tong Xiaobao's edible dishes and dipped him in dipping sauce without chili peppers. The child ate a mouthful of sesame sauce, and said while eating: "Ah, you did a great job. It tastes better than the restaurants in the town."

Li Xiu smiled and said, "Little sycophant, eat yours."

Tong Xiaobao laughed while eating, his eyes narrowed together.

When Da Zhuang saw his sample, he said: "It's really good, but unfortunately there are not enough ingredients. If there is enough, we will open a shop specializing in hot pot. By then, we will definitely earn a lot of money."

Everyone present nodded, and Li Xiu nodded and said, "That's right, but our ingredients are really too small, but if we open it, we have to wait until the autumn of the new year, when all the things we planted have been harvested. Just open a big restaurant and buy things made by our own family, which others don’t have. At that time, Brother Qin, you will make a comeback. You will be the first shopkeeper of my big restaurant. Then everyone should be busy .”

Qin Hongchang smiled and said: "Don't be afraid to be busy, just be afraid that you won't be busy. A shop like that won't last long. Come on, master, I'll toast you two. If you didn't dislike our family of five at the beginning, we would too. There will be no today. I, Lao Qin, have lived half my life, but this is the first time I have met someone as good as you. Here, on behalf of our family of five, I would like to thank you. I express my position here, and our family will always Stay at your house and never leave." After speaking, the family drank the wine in front of Li Xiu and his wife.

Li Xiu nodded and said, "Okay, what we've been waiting for is Brother Qin's words. I really don't know how to drink, but I want to have a drink with everyone today. Today is a happy day, let's toast." After speaking, he drank the wine in front of him.

After seeing it, Da Zhuang said: "Okay, you can just drink this glass. I can't drink too much. Let's eat more vegetables today and drink less. Come and eat quickly, the meat will be old in a while."

The boys in the Qin family have just passed the age of sixteen or seventeen. Qin Jun is only fifteen years younger, but he is considered an adult here. He is not polite when he sees everyone drinking. The two ate happily, and they were full in a while.Looking at the table full of ingredients, he said, "It would be great if I could eat such delicious food every day."

Da Zhuang said with a smile: "As long as we work hard, we can eat it every day. Don't worry, as long as Brother Da Zhuang is around, we can live a good life. Of course, we still have to listen to Brother Xiu for everything. He has more ideas than me, and he has seen more things than me."

The Qin family nodded, Qin Hongchang said with a smile: "No wonder sometimes, I think my master has too many ideas, no wonder you listen to my master so much."

Da Zhuang was taken aback and said, "I'm used to it, just like Jiang Feng said, I'm a strict husband."

When Li Xiu heard this, he almost spit out the noodles in his mouth, and his face turned red. This guy really didn't know how to write about being shy, and dared to say anything, so he simply ignored him and continued to serve Tong Xiaobao.

Tong Xiaobao burped when he was full, and said, "It's delicious, why don't you eat it, I'm full."

Li Xiu nodded, and after eating for a while, he was also full, so he put down the chopsticks in his hand, got up and left first, Da Zhuang was left talking to Qin Hongchang, and Li Xiu came back after a while, but there was one more thing in his hand , handed it to Da Zhuang, Da Zhuang nodded and took it: "Brother Qin, here is 20 taels of silver, not much, it is indeed a little wish from our husband and wife, please accept it."

Qin Hongchang immediately returned the money, "No, it's okay, I'll settle the money at the end of the year, what are you?"

"Chinese New Year is the end of the year, isn't it also the end of the year now? If you give it to you, you can continue. You don't know how much we thank you this time. If it weren't for you, I still wouldn't be able to get back these cattle, horses and animals. Now not only are we back , A lot of animals came back with me. Brother Xiu and I have discussed it long ago. This is the money for drinking for you. When we get better in the Chinese New Year, I will give you more. This is a little money Not too much, don't be too little." After speaking, he pushed the money in his hand to Qin Hongchang.

The brothers of the Qin family saw the bag of silver and said nothing, they were all looking at Qin Hongchang. Li Xiu paid attention to their eyes and found that there was no greed in their eyes at all, as if they didn't care about these things. Care about the same.

Li Xiu nodded and said: "Brother Qin, you can accept it. It's the Chinese New Year. This is a little bit of affection from the two of us. If you don't need it, you have to save it for my three brothers. When you see a good brother, It’s good to tell them daughter-in-law, and save it for marriage.”

After hearing this, Qin Hongchang looked at his three sons, "Okay, thank you very much. From now on, I will wait for the master-in-law to make decisions for our three children and marry a good daughter-in-law."

Li Xiu nodded and said, "As long as you work hard, you will have a daughter-in-law and money."

The three brothers of the Qin family, led by Qin Ming, went out in embarrassment. Da Zhuang laughed when he saw this scene, and the other four adults also laughed, and Tong Xiaobao looked at the big guy with a confused face. . . . . .

After packing up, everything at home was already completely dark. After Da Zhuang, Qin Ming, and Qin Jun helped clean up the animals, Da Zhuang asked them to go to bed at night. He stole the family's livestock. After all, the family had entered the family before, and he didn't dare to neglect it. He was afraid of something. He was not afraid of losing a cow or something, but he was afraid of hurting people. bad year.

Everyone nodded, cleaned up and went back to the house. The family was busy washing up. After all, Tong Xiaobao was a child, and his resistance was much weaker, so he didn't dare to bathe him every day, because he was afraid that he would catch a cold. It's very cold outside now. God, it's better to be careful. After Tong Xiaobao was settled, Li Xiu and Da Zhuang began to take a bath, and then went to bed to sleep.

While wiping his hair, Li Xiu said to Da Zhuang: "Brother Da Zhuang, if there is no one at home tomorrow, you can go to the town and ask how the horses are collected in the carriage and horse shop. Let's take those horses away first." It's sold, what do you think?"

Da Zhuang sat on the edge of the kang, thought for a while and said, "Brother Xiu, why don't we stop selling horses, we will save them for farming and sell them later, and we will sell those cows first, anyway, they work too slowly. There is no fast horse, and there is no mareso for work, besides, I think, maybe we will have more land in the future, and then we will use more animals, don’t you think so?”

Li Xiu thought for a while and said, "Brother Zhuang, I don't understand these things either. I'll listen to you. Whatever you say is what you say. Anyway, I'll leave it to you to farm the land. I just know some theoretical knowledge. I have never planted the ground before, but with my intelligence, I will definitely learn it as soon as possible.”

Da Zhuang smiled and said: "You, I am so willing to let you go to the field, you can just stay at home, as long as you come up with a useful farm tool once in a while, then we can reduce our effort Save you going to the ground."

Li Xiu nodded: "Okay, when I have time tomorrow, I will think about whether there are any good farm tools that can not only reduce the workload of the big guys, but also increase the labor efficiency, so that everyone can avoid detours."

Da Zhuang nodded: "Well, it's late, go to the kang first, turn off the lights and go to sleep, you have been busy all day."

Lixiu took off his shoes and put them on the kang, got on the kang, and was hugged by Da Zhuang into the bed. Lixiu couldn't help complaining, and said that I was tired all day, so you are not tired. How anxious to 'eat' me!

Then in the peaceful mountain village, from the main house of their village chief, came the harmonious voice of, um, um, ah, ah. . . . .

As for the ears of Tong Xiaobao's children's shoes, who was sleeping soundly, his father stuffed them with cotton, and he was dreaming of eating dumplings!