Food for the people

When Qiao Yu got home, she found that Qiao Ling had already cooked the meal.

A pot of sweet potato porridge was boiled in a rough earthenware pot. The rice grains were boiled crystal clear, served with a few coarse grains, and a plate of his pickled radish. The big meat is much more fragrant, so wash your hands immediately and sit down to eat.

Qiao Ling served him porridge and asked, "Did you meet Aunt Zhao?"

Qiao Yu shook his head: "I didn't meet her, but I met her daughter Zhao Siyun."

After speaking, he glanced at Qiao Ling.

Sure enough, Qiao Ling was taken aback when he heard the words.

Qiao Yu had already started, so she continued to ask, "I haven't dealt with her before, she and her mother shouldn't be the same way, right?"

Qiao Ling shook her head quickly: "Of course not, Sister Siyun and Siyu are both very good, and my brother also likes her very much."

This is also natural, this era is no different from later generations, the family of a daughter who has not left the court, after all, pays attention to the difference between a man and a woman, but any family with some family background will raise their daughters more delicately, except for their own parents and relatives, outsiders are not seen.

But the Qiao family and the Zhao family are different. The two families used to be so good. Zhao Siyun and Qiao Sheng are baby relatives who were destined from the womb. Although there are rules, they are not as strict as other families, so Qiao Sheng and Zhao Siyun , I have seen it many times.

They are a good pair of the same age and have a long-standing marriage contract. They have known the relationship between the two since they were sensible, so how could they not have feelings for each other.

Qiao Yu secretly clicked his tongue, and didn't know whether he felt sorry for Qiao Sheng or felt troubled for himself.

According to Qiao Ling, Zhao Siyun should also like Qiao Sheng, but when the two met each other today, Zhao Siyun seemed to be completely ignorant and kept in the dark.

Although it was the Zhao family's aunt who took the initiative to do this great thing, but in fact, this thing was done in Qiao Yu's mind. He and Zhao Siyun only met once. In his eyes, Zhao Siyun is just A little girl who is not yet an adult naturally cannot develop any feelings, so even if the Zhao family aunt does not resign the marriage, he probably will not just marry Zhao Siyun.

If the owner of this body is still Qiao Sheng, maybe he will think of a way for Zhao Siyun, but now he is him, he will only push the boat along the way. Thinking about it like this, I feel a little sorry for Zhao Siyun.

Qiao Yu's apology only lasted for a short time while eating. He is now forced by his livelihood, and other things are not important to him compared to making money.

After clearing the table after eating, Qiao Yu spread out another piece of paper, and wrote awkwardly for a while, before he sorted out all the things he needed and wrote on it.

First of all, we need to buy some pickle jars. There are too few jars at home. In winter, it takes about a week for a jar of vegetables to be marinated and marinated. At least five more jars must be bought to pickle in turn before they can be used. Calculated according to the minimum standard, it is always right to experiment to get less at the beginning.

In addition to the kimchi jar, there must be vegetables for pickling, radishes and cabbage are fine. Fortunately, these vegetables are also available at home. Although there are not many of them, it is not a lot at first, so it should be enough.

Finally, the object that Qiao Yu should pay attention to is to make the car for the stall.

Qiao Yu found another piece of paper, roughly drew what he had in mind, and asked Qiao Ling to have a look.

"Is there a carpenter you know here before? I want to make such a thing, see if anyone can make it."

Qiao Yu spread out the drawing paper, and put the things he drew in front of Qiao Ling.

Qiao Yu's drawing is a bit abstract, and it's not 100% restored, but the functional divisions are drawn carefully. He can explain a few words casually, and Qiao Ling can understand it.

After hearing what he said, Qiao Ling's eyes lit up immediately.

This thing was actually not Qiao Yu's idea, he just copied the mobile street food stalls in Tian/Chao, but this era certainly can't do it so finely, so he made a little change, and made most of the places It is replaced with a well-made and cost-effective wooden structure, and the iron structure is still maintained for the stove part. After all, the high temperature and high heat, if it is all wooden structure, will not be so safe.

Although Yangguo is very similar to ancient China, it is different in some places, such as some fonts that did not exist in any era, such as the chili peppers that were brought in from foreign countries in history, but they are native things here. Another example is iron. Although it is more expensive than ordinary materials, it is far from the level that ordinary people could not afford in the history of China/Dynasty.

Even in Qiao Yu's dilapidated small yard, there are still many iron products.

So he estimated that even if this thing is made, the cost should not be too high.

Although Qiao Ling is not very old, he is very smart. Qiao Yu just pointed to a few places and talked about it, and he was able to understand the whole picture by analogy. Then he nodded heavily and said with certainty: " This thing can be made, and I know where it can be made, so let's go now."

Qiao Ling was sharpening his knife, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

Qiao Yu smiled and said: "Don't worry, this thing can't be done in a day or two, let's see if there is anything that needs to be changed."

After all, Qiao Yu had never worked in a stall before, so he only had a general impression of this thing, so he needed to take a closer look to see if there was any room for improvement.

Qiao Ling nodded again, and the two began to study the drawings.

The next morning, before dawn, Qiao Ling got up excitedly. Although he tried his best to lighten his hands, Qiao Yu was still woken up. Seeing that he was so excited that he couldn't stop, Qiao Yu had no choice but to get up and eat. After breakfast, I went out with Qiao Ling.

The sun was just rising, and it shone warmly on the person. Qiao Yu was afraid of the cold, so he wore a rather thick navy blue robe and a fur hat on his head. Now this face became different. He didn't wake up too much, and walked slowly behind Qiao Ling with his hands in his arms. From a distance, he seemed to be a son of a wealthy family.

The place Qiao Ling is taking him to today is at the junction of West Street and South Street. There is a carpenter that Qiao Ling knew lived there. He said that he was an old acquaintance with the Qiao family. For the sake of his deceased father. In fact, he should not ask them for a lot of money, and his craftsmanship is very famous in the whole West Street. Many people have asked him to do homework, so he is a well-known craftsman in West Street.

The two walked around more than half of West Street to find the door of his house.

After all, he is a well-known craftsman. He doesn't even have a shop on the street. He put the shop directly in his own yard. From the outside, he doesn't even have a face, so he hangs a small wooden sign beside the gate. , engraved with a few flamboyant characters: "Liu Qiaoshou."

It's hard for him to recognize these three characters. Qiao Yu stood at the door and took a second look, thinking: let's not talk about this carpenter's skills, this word is written really well, even a layman like him can read it Come out, iron painted silver hook, it is very muscular.

Qiao Ling went up and knocked on the door knocker.

A man's rough voice came from inside: "Who?"

Qiao Ling called out, "Uncle Liu, I'm Qiao Ling."

The door was quickly opened from the inside, and a man about 40 years old appeared in front of Qiao Yu.

When the man saw the person coming, Qiao Ling immediately grinned with joy, and said, "Xiao Ling, why are you free to come over today?"

Then he turned his head and saw Qiao Yu again, he was stunned for a moment before asking in surprise, "Is this Qiao Sheng?"

Qiao Yu had introduced this person to Qiao Yu in detail on Qiaoling Road, so when Qiao Yu saw him looking over, he smiled and said, "Uncle Liu, it's me."

The man looked even more surprised, "Your father died... When the accident happened, I saw that you were sick and stagnant, and I was afraid that your body would not be able to hold on. Now I see that you look good."

Qiao Yu didn't force an explanation, but said, "Maybe it's because I walked around the ghost gate, so I figured it out now."

It was about Qiao Yu, and Qiao Ling didn't want others to ask more questions, so he interrupted: "Uncle Liu, we are here this time to ask for your help."

The man laughed, "I'm just a carpenter. I can't do anything except make things. If I can help you, tell me first. If I can help you, I will definitely help you."

After speaking, he led the two of them into the door. There were a lot of unfinished and unfinished wooden furniture in the yard in a chaotic and orderly manner. Qiao Yu glanced at it and felt that this person's craftsmanship was really good, and he should be able to make things.

The two brothers entered the house together with the man, and the man was trying to pour water for them, but Qiao Yu stopped him: "Uncle Liu, there is no need to pour the water, the two of us actually came here to ask you to help make something."

As he spoke, he took out the drawing from his pocket and placed it on the table for the man to look at.

"It's just such a thing, do you think it can be done?"

The man looked down and his eyes lit up, "Is this a cart that sells things in the streets?"

Qiao Yu nodded and smiled, "Uncle Liu is really an expert, do you think you can make this thing?"

The man stared at the blueprint intently, and wondered at the same time: "It's interesting, the drawing is quite detailed, did you come up with it yourself?"

Qiao Yu thought for a while, nodded, and apologized to the person who actually invented this thing in his heart while nodding. Although he didn't know who it was, it was really necessary to impersonate him.

The man couldn't help but look at Qiao Yu twice, and boasted: "Not bad, not bad, little nephew Qiao Sheng is really capable."

"This thing can definitely be made, but the procedures must be more cumbersome and take longer. When do you think you want it?"

Qiao Ling looked at Qiao Yu when he heard the words, Qiao Yu said: "We are not in a hurry, it's okay if it takes a little longer, please trouble Uncle Liu."

The man waved his hand, "What are you talking about? Before something like that happened to your family, I couldn't help you. I felt guilty in my heart. Now I can help you a little, and I feel more at ease. Don't talk to me." You're welcome, I'll make sure to do a good job for you as soon as possible."

Qiao Yu cupped his hands towards the man: "Then please trouble Uncle Liu, Uncle Liu, you can calculate the wages and materials."

"Hey, what do you charge for this? I can't help you with other things. I finally met someone who can help, so don't be polite to me." The man declined.

Qiao Yu said: "That can't be done. Favors are favors, and rules are rules. Uncle Liu is willing to help us. We are very grateful. Money must be given. Uncle Liu, quickly calculate how much it will cost, otherwise I dare not let you Helped."

The man looked embarrassed, "Look at you, you are so polite to me, it's not easy for you brothers, although I don't have a lot of money, I can still help with this little help, don't be polite to me .”

Qiao Yu put the drawing back into his arms and said, "Then don't bother Uncle Liu."

The man quickly grabbed Qiao Yu, and said reproachfully: "Look at you kid, what do you have to do when you see me like this, please do it, can I accept it? In this way, you owe the money first, and wait until I finish it." Let's see how much material is used, how much money is spent, can I give it back when the time comes, uncle won't ask you for more, just give the material money."

Only then did Qiao Yu let go and agreed.