Defeat natural disasters with farming

Ever since he recognized the true identity of City Lord Lin and got Chu Xufeng's affirmation, Ye Yu relaxed a little, and was finally in the mood to wander around.

Before going shopping separately, Shen Fu called them over and told them: "Be careful when you go out, don't get involved in other people's affairs, be careful."

Everyone responded one after another, and they couldn't wait to leave when he finished speaking.

The layout of Wangsi City is not complicated. The north of the city is a gathering place of large houses. The city lord's mansion and the mansions of the consuls are all here, including the place where they live. The environment here is quiet and quiet, and there are two rows of plane trees planted by the roadside. It seems that the greening is in excellent condition. When passing by other houses, you can smell a strong scent of sweet-scented osmanthus from time to time.

The south of the city is the closest to the city gate, so there are the most civilians, and because of the defective infrastructure, the ground is full of dirt and the environment is very poor. Anyone who has settled down in the city and earned some money will find a way to move out of there , but it is often heard that people who move away end up returning in despair.

Ye Yu walked on the road and silently wrote down the inspiration he got from Wangsi City in his heart. Their city also needs to pay attention to infrastructure construction, especially when the number of people gradually increases, all kinds of drainage and greening facilities must be done well, otherwise it will definitely be necessary in the future. Headache.

Walking through the south of the city, the east and west of the city needless to say, they are all functional places anyway, the former includes medical centers, schools and study places that need quietness, and the latter is where various restaurants and inns are located, and it is also where Ye Yu current destination.

He and Chu Xufeng first went to Wufulou, which was highly recommended by Mingxin's housekeeper. As a restaurant, the dishes inside are naturally very rich. The most rare thing is that there is a roasted duck that is particularly fragrant.

It is estimated that there is someone behind Wufulou, or the shopkeeper has the power and money, because Ye Yu felt a gust of cool wind blowing towards his face as soon as Ye Yu was welcomed by the waiter in the shop. He looked along and soon saw the large lobby There are four or five ice basins inside, and beside them are plainly dressed children fanning the melted cool air into the air with cattail fans.

The waiter slightly bent down and asked them, "May I ask if the two guest officers want to sit in the lobby or the private seats on the second floor?"

Ye Yu thought for a while and answered him, "Lobby."

They not only came to eat, but also took on the task of inquiring about news.

"Please, both of you." The clerk led them to the leftmost seat in the lobby and sat down. The tables next to them were full, full of people. No matter how hard life is, there are always rich people.

After sitting down, Ye Yu asked him, "Is there a menu?"

The waiter replied: "Yes, please wait a moment, I will go get it."

The menu is a simple one-page paper, which is divided into three parts. On the top, there are all kinds of hard dishes, in the middle are cold dishes, and at the bottom are staple foods, refreshments and alcohol. Taking tea as an example, a pot costs [-] yuan, which can already buy five catties of grain.

However, Ye Yu and the others exchanged the food and furs they brought with Mingxin for the common currency of Wangsi City, which is enough for the current stage.

Ye Yu took the menu and went to Chu Xufeng to watch it with him. After the two discussed it, they ordered roasted duck and crab-stuffed oranges, which were just enough for two people. Ye Yu didn't like roasted duck, but he was curious about crab-stuffed oranges. What does it taste like.

He asked by the way, "What kind of crabs are used to make oranges from crabs?"

The waiter replied truthfully: "The big river crabs used, you don't have to worry about their size, we specially hire someone to catch them from the river, and each one is very big, but if you come here in autumn, then the crabs will be the fattest. "

Ye Yu nodded thoughtfully, "I see."

The staple food is crepes, which are just right for dipping slices of roasted duck rolled in sweet sauce.

Ye Yu ordered two more bowls when he saw the fruit ice cream at the bottom of the menu.

When the waiter left with the menu, they began to listen carefully to the diners at the table next to them. They could hear them intermittently, but they could still hear them clearly.

"The night market has been particularly lively these two days. I'm going to go shopping again tonight. Are you going?"

"Why don't you go! My neighbor bought several catties of wild pork at a very cheap price two days ago. I have to go and try to see if I can miss it."

"No, hunters who go out to hunt often don't come back until night. Now that the weather is hot, they have to set up a stall to sell the prey they can't finish, so the night market sells it cheaply. Even if we are not short of money, we can save a little bit. a little."

"That is to say, you are not short of money, but I am. The grocery store at home has not received much money recently, and money is tight."

Hearing them talk about the night market, Ye Yu became a little curious. I never expected that Wangsi City would be so complete, with all kinds of markets and a complete system.

So he whispered to Chu Xufeng, "Let's go and see at night."

Chu Xufeng responded, "Okay."

Then they were ready to eat. The waiter at the shop first brought a plate of roasted duck, which was actually roasted duck. On the brown-red wooden plate, sliced ​​duck meat and duck skin were placed in a certain order, and next to them were two plates of dark brown dipping sauce. The sauce is served in a black porcelain plate, and the white porcelain plate contains shredded cucumber and white onion. The colors are contrasting and pleasing to the eye.

Ye Yu spread the pancakes on his hands, and then put the duck meat and duck skin covered in sauce on top. He didn't forget the shredded cucumber and white onion, and he rolled up the pancakes and placed them on the mouth.

The taste is quite good. The duck is probably a high-quality product. The meat is firm but the place where the fat should be is very fat. The duck skin is crispy and crunchy when chewed. The sweet sauce is probably an exclusive secret recipe. It is sweet and fresh. It is very delicious. These combinations will inevitably make you feel greasy. At this time, shredded cucumber and white onion will come in handy, which is very greasy.

Peel off the duck rack and use it to make soup. There are white radish pieces and green onion leaves floating on it. It looks a bit bland, but when you drink it, you can realize that the soup is very delicious. It seems that there is pepper in it, and the unique heat of pepper The spiciness adds a bit of umami to the soup.

As for the crab-stuffed oranges, they also look very good. It can be seen that the restaurant selects large, plump oranges with a flat opening on the top, filled with crab meat and crab roe.

However, Ye Yu shook his head after taking a sip. It's hard to live up to his reputation. Anyway, he's not used to eating it. It's better to eat crabs or oranges alone.

Fortunately, a serving of crab stuffed with oranges is relatively small, and he and Chu Xufeng ate it quickly.

While eating, Ye Yu noticed that the child fanning the ice basin had changed once, and it was another child of the same age, whose clothes were still clean but covered with patches, which made Ye Yu a little puzzled.

In the end, he was cleared by what the diners said, "If it weren't for the shopkeeper of Wufulou who only let children who live in the south of the city over ten years old and under 15 years old take the job of fan, I would still think of my eldest son coming to work Woolen cloth."

"You have to know that the salary is quite a lot. The daily salary is five big coins, and one lunch is also included."

Another diner at the table said: "That's the kindness of the shopkeeper of Wufulou, to give the poor a chance to have enough to eat. As for your eldest son, he is taller than you, so why can't he have enough to eat?"

"Hey, I'll just talk, don't talk, don't talk, hurry up and drink."

They began to push and change glasses again, and the atmosphere on the wine table became more lively.

Ye Yu felt a little fond of the shopkeeper of Wufulou after hearing the words.

After finishing the staple food, the waiter cleared the table and brought over two bowls of fruit ice cream.

The crushed ice is served in a celadon bowl, with ringos, oranges, grapes and other fruits in it, and a layer of milk is poured on top, which is very attractive.

Ye Yu dug a piece with a spoon and put it in his mouth. Unfortunately, he didn't use yogurt. The taste of milk was a little bit inferior. It lacked the sour taste of yogurt, but it was good to make it like this. At least the money he spent was not bad.

Swallowing the ice cream, Ye Yu waved at the waiter.

"My guest officer, what can I do for you?"

"Where do you get the milk here?" Ye Yu asked.

The cattle they rescued were beef cattle, and the cows rarely produced milk, so he hadn't had milk for a long time, and even if there was goat milk, it was not milk and the taste was different.

The waiter didn't hide it from them, mainly because it wasn't about secret recipes.

"It was bought from the Li family village outside the city. The Li family is in the cattle and sheep business. If you are interested, you can go and have a look."

Ye Yu asked him again: "Where is this Li Family Zhuangzi exactly?"

The waiter replied: "You can go directly to the gate of the city and ask the soldiers, they all know."

"Okay, I'm sorry to trouble you." Ye Yu made up his mind to find time to go there. If the price of cattle is cheap, he can buy two heads and take them home.

"Where are you, please take care of me in the future." The waiter withdrew after saying this.

They finished their meal, drank two more free cups of tea, and left when the weather was not so hot.

On the road, the two were strolling with oil-paper umbrellas, but the scene of the two men holding the umbrellas attracted everyone's attention. Ye Yu was very natural. Too much sunlight would cause him to get sunburned. In order not to cause trouble for others, he was honest Just hold an umbrella, other people can watch as much as they like, and they can't lose a few pieces of meat, not to mention Chu Xufeng, he doesn't care about other people's eyes.

Because of their calmness, passers-by quickly stopped paying attention to them. After all, they are busy surviving, so they don't have so much time to watch others.

They were going to the east of the city, and Ye Yu was going to visit the school and study there.

The school is full of children from rich and powerful families. After all, people who have no money will not let their children go to school. The master teaches very systematically, from three hundred thousand to four books and five classics. This is the same teaching method before the natural disaster.

As for the study, Ye Yu originally held the idea that there are many kinds of books in it, and he can find the books he needs, but after reading it in the past, he found that there are many books that they don't need. What he wants are practical books, such as It's books on agriculture and medicine.

But it’s not a bad time to come here, as long as you get rid of the enlightenment books like Sanbaiqian, no matter what kind of books they are, they can replenish their poor book inventory in Hope City.

Ye Yu asked the shopkeeper, "If you exclude idle books, how many other books do you have here?"

The shopkeeper replied: "Yo, you can ask me this question, wait for me to look through the receipt."

It was about a quarter of an hour before he came back.

"I have thirty books here. Now, here's the list."

Ye Yu took the handwritten list, scanned it from top to bottom, and knew in his heart that there were a total of 22 kinds of books that they hadn't collected in the city.

So he borrowed a pen to draw a line on the other eight names, and said, "In addition to these, how much silver do you need?"

This is a big business, the shopkeeper immediately tried to figure it out, and it took him a while to give a number, "13 taels of silver."

The price sounds high at first glance, but after careful calculation, it turns out that the price given by the shopkeeper is just right, a figure that is profitable but not greedy.

So Ye Yu immediately nodded and said, "Okay, can I pay with food?"

When the shopkeeper heard this, he quickly said, "Yes, what kind of food do you want?"

"Wheat flour." Ye Yu wrote an address on the paper after answering.

"You send the books here tomorrow, and someone will give you food by then."

"Okay." The shopkeeper carefully kept the address. You must know that the landlord's house has no food surplus. Even though he has a study room, there are many people to support at home, and food is scarce. Sometimes he even goes hungry.

Once this big order is completed, he can go to the pig butcher to cut some meat for the children to eat.