Chapter 182: New Year's Greetings
Su Miao said so, how could Song Chen dare to say that he had never said this? Faced with his mother's contemptuous eyes, he had to ignore it with his usual cold choice. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ info
Now that it is the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, Xiao Jingyu has already known that from Lin Jin to Su Miao, none of their masters and apprentices know how to appreciate their "peerless delicacy" of Xiaojiabao, so she and Lin Jin went into the mountains to find delicious mushrooms this time, and they really went to Su Miao and the delicious mushrooms in their minds.
The last time Su Miao was in Xiaojiabao, she liked to eat a kind of "pine mushroom" stewed chicken, and at that time she ate dry goods, and now it is the season of this mushroom, so she went to pick fresh ones.
When Su Miao heard this, she was eager to try: "I'll take a look too!" β
But before she could set off, Lin Jin and Xiao Jingyu came back, and the younger Xiao Shiniang handed the small basket she was pulling to Song Chen, and said regretfully: "I found a lot of pine mushrooms, but it seems that it will take two days to pick ......."
Although the small basket was not full, but a small half basket of pine mushrooms was also picked, Xiao Jingyu said: "This kind of pine mushrooms, it is also very delicious to eat when roasted!" In fact, the best thing to eat is to roast it with bamboo insects, and when you take a bite, you will have both the freshness of the pine grinding and the fatness of the bamboo insects...... Tsk, you'll think it's the best thing in the world to eat! β
ββ¦β¦ It's a pity that there are no bamboo insects. Tang Yun knew that Xiao Jingyu hadn't caught insects in the past few days.
"It doesn't matter if there are no bamboo insects, I found some insects on the pine trees, which are also delicious!" Xiao Jingyu took the small cloth bag that Lin Jin was holding and poured it on the plateβit was full of white and fat fat insects......
"You're in for a good day!" Xiao Jingyu said to Tang Yun.
"That...... Didn't you go pick fairy grass? Tang Yun asked a little stammering, she still thought that this one in Lin Jin's hand was a fairy grass!
"It's too wasteful to dig the whole piece directly, and it's not easy for a fairy grass to grow." Xiao Jingyu said, "I found a good way, that is, to cut the leaves directly, there will be juice overflowing, we just need to use a porcelain bottle to pick it up, after losing some juice, those leaves will heal on their own." Tomorrow Miaomiao and I will definitely go to collect the juice of the fairy grass, and Xiao Chen and Brother Jin will go to pick pine mushrooms. Yun'er, you and Henghuan will stay at home and preside over the overall situation. β
Xiao Jingyu arranged everyone's movements tomorrow in one sentence.
Tang Yun is also a free and easy personality when she walks the rivers and lakes, but she really can't love the environment such as the mountains and forest farms, compared to running in the mountains and forests, she still prefers to prepare New Year's goods in the house or discuss the New Year's gift list with the old housekeeper or something, so Xiao Jingyu's arrangement is right in the middle for her: "No problem, master!" β
That night, the four of them ate a delicious meal of roasted pine worms with pine mushrooms, and then went back to the yard to rest. Su Miao and Song Chen had already chosen the courtyard when they came over last time, and this time they were still living in the same place.
The next morning, Su Miao and Song Chen were called by Xiao Jingyu and Lin Jin early in the morning, plus Xiaobai, and a group of four people and one lion headed towards the back mountain.
All four of them carried a basket, and even Xiaobai had two on his body, in order to facilitate travel and prevent dirty, all four of them were dressed in dusty clothes, which looked like the costumes of the villagers who went in Tianjian Mountain to collect medicine, but that demeanor and temperament can still make people see that they are extraordinary at a glance.
When I came back, I naturally returned with a full harvest. Su Miao's back basket was filled with six bottles of fairy grass juice, and the other three people's back baskets were all filled with pine mushrooms, which were not only enough for them to eat during the Chinese New Year, but also left a lot of them to dry and save to eat slowly.
Even Xiaobai, the two baskets hanging on his body were full of fish he had caught by the river. The weather was cold, the stream was covered with a thin layer of ice, and many big fish were swimming slowly underwater, Xiaobai looked greedy, and Song Chen taught it a way, opened a small hole in the ice near the shore, broke a branch and put it in, and the fish would come to bite, and then look at the right time to pull it up - the fish that was caught off guard was thrown ashore! Xiaobai played up and used this method to "catch" a bunch of fish, and those that were slightly smaller were later put back into the stream by Song Chen, otherwise these two back baskets would not be able to fit.
So in addition to the grilled fish, they added another dry product, and made the extra into preserved fish, which they would eat later.
A few days of hard work passed quickly, and soon it was Chinese New Year's Eve. On this day, Lin Jin and Xiao Jingyu, Song Henghuan and Tang Yun got up early in the morning and were preparing for the reunion dinner in the afternoon.
It's rare that she doesn't have to get up early, Su Miao got out of bed to save breakfast, and was finally woken up by Song Chen and Xiaobai, and ate the corn that Song Chen specially asked the kitchen to make for her, and went out of the yard and was almost blown back by the wind: "This day is much colder than yesterday!" β
There was a ground dragon in the yard, it was always warm, and she didn't feel the cooling outside at all.
"Well, it was cold last night." Song Chen looked up at the sky, it was almost noon, thick clouds covered the sky and the sun, and no sunlight could be seen through, "It looks like it's about to snow." β
As soon as he heard that it was going to snow, Xiaobai jumped with joy at first. However, until the reunion dinner was over, Su Miao and Song Chen each received the big red envelopes given by the four elders, and after the New Year, before they went back to the courtyard to sleep, the snow did not fall.
The next day was the New Year, and the sky was still gloomy, with a swishing cold wind, but all this could not stop the enthusiasm of the New Year. On the large square in front of the conference hall, a troupe formed by Xiao Jiabao himself was singing New Year's plays, blowing bombs and playing a lively scene. The New Year's Day is a rare day for all people to rest, there are many round tables placed under the stage, and many residents in the fort sit in twos and threes, chatting with melon seeds, and children are shuttling between tables and playing, taking a piece of sugar here, and a jujube there.
Today's singing is the first scene, Xiao Jingyu and Lin Jin They were also invited out, sitting at a table closest to the stage, Su Miao held her cheeks and looked at the stage, watching intently. In previous years, she spent the New Year with Lin Jin and Xiao Jingyu in Tianjian Peak, when Xiao Jingyu was still in the ice coffin, and the New Year was really not a much festive day for them. After eating on Chinese New Year's Eve, Lin Jin would stay in the cave and keep the New Year with Xiao Jingyu, while Su Miao would stay in her own room and keep the New Year with Xiaobai. But now it's different, the reunion dinner they ate this year is the real reunion dinner. Xiao Jingyu woke up, this New Year is the most successful one they have had.
It was the first time for Su Miao to watch others sing in the New Year, and she felt that everything was novel. Xiaobai was also infected by this joyful and lively atmosphere, and after lying at Su Miao's feet for a while, he couldn't bear it, and ran out to play with those children, and the people in the castle were used to it, and they didn't think it was wrong.
Whether it is in Tairu Villa or in Jingwang's Mansion, every year is lively, and Song Chen has become accustomed to it. In order to set off the festive atmosphere, most of the repertoire sung by the troupe on the New Year is similar, and Song Chen is already familiar with those people singing the last sentence, and he knows what to sing the next sentence. It's not because he likes to watch people sing, who makes him forget! No matter how much he didn't care, he listened to it so many times, and the tune had already left a mark in his heart.
However, although Song Chen didn't watch the play, he didn't feel bored either, because he was busy! Originally, he was only peeling walnuts for Su Miao to eat, but later Xiao Jingyu saw it and wanted to eat it, so Lin Jin handed over this important task to him, if it weren't for Song Henghuan who wanted to peel walnuts and play with them when he was idle, it is estimated that Tang Yun could also peel out the portion he ate......
However, after Song Chen peeled it for a while, the experience also came out, how much strength should be used for what kind of walnuts should be used, and later, he knew it as soon as he weighed it, peeled it smoothly, quickly and cleanly, and even Lin Jin peeled it out. Lin Jin also had to order food, saying that he didn't want to eat walnuts, but pine nuts. Pine nuts are just dried, not fried, not opened, and small, much more difficult to peel than walnuts. Song Chen still took a lot of effort to peel it, and while he was peeling it, he had already thought in his heart that he would go to a tool when he was free, which was specially used to clamp pine nuts.
In the end, Su Miao saw that Song Chen was a little clumsy, and took the initiative to take over the task. Su Miao's hands are small, and she can peel them off much faster than Song Chen. Song Chen was eating pine nuts next to him, thinking that Su Miao would also feel sorry for him, his heart was sweet.
By the end of the afternoon, the snow that had been brewing for days was finally falling.
When they woke up on the morning of the second year of junior high school, they were already covered in silver makeup outside.
Xiaobai was already rolling in the yard, and rushed into the door to pull Su Miao, who was still lying on the bed, out to play with it. Su Miao ignored it, Xiaobai shook her hair in front of Su Miao's bed, and the snowflakes that were stained outside just now were shaken all around by it, and they all flew into Su Miao's quilt, Su Miao almost wanted to blast it out of the window with a palm. It's just that Xiaobai is very sensitive, and with Su Miao's anger, it slipped away.
Being so troubled by Xiaobai, Su Miao didn't feel sleepy, so she simply got up. Anyway, today is the day of New Year's greetings, even if Xiaobai doesn't make trouble, she will get up in a while.
When he came out of the courtyard, Song Chen happened to be almost at the gate of Su Miao's courtyard, and when he saw her, he smiled: "Get up?" Let's go to Master's side together! β
When I arrived at the main courtyard, not long after breakfast, a group of stewards from Xiaojiabao came one after another. Xiao Jingyu looked at the heavy snow outside and sighed: "I remember that during the Chinese New Year before, there seemed to be no snow here, but now it has become much colder this winter!" β
"Not in previous years." Xiao Yuqing responded, "It's more abnormal this year. In the past, Xiaojiabao only had one or two snows a year at most, and they were only a thin layer. This is the fifth one this year, and the one at the end of November is thicker than today's snow! β
"It's very abnormal." When Song Chen heard Xiao Yuqing's words, he also thought of one thing, "Until we set off and came back, there have only been two snows in Selangor City this year. Now that I think about it, it seems that there has always been snow in the winter in Selangor......"
"Isn't it good to have more snow?" Su Miao asked a little puzzled. Although she is a little disgusted with Xiaobai's behavior of taking off the line when she sees snow, she still likes snow days, the whole world is plain white, it is extremely cold outside, and the house is extremely warm, there is a strange sense of satisfaction.
"Maybe the north is too strong this year, and the clouds of snow are blowing to the south." Song Henghuan made a joke. When you think about it, it seems to make sense.
In the afternoon, the shopkeepers of several Hengqing Halls near the southwest city all arrived at Xiaojiabao to greet Lin Jin and Xiao Jingyu. A few people sat in the room and chatted, and they couldn't help but talk about the heavy snow that slowed down their journey for more than two hours.
Among the shopkeepers who came, Lin Jiu from Lily of the Valley of the Valley was in the southernmost place, and he also noticed that this year was very abnormal: "Don't talk about Xiaojiabao, there have been several heavy snowfalls in Lily of the Valley this year!" In previous years, after the snow fell, the snowfall made by children on the street was only a foot high, and it melted in less than half a day. This year, they're all four or five feet tall, and if it weren't for their height, they would have been even higher......"
Several other shopkeepers chimed in.
"That's right! This year's snow is really heavy. β
"It's also a lot colder than usual this year. The hospital was overcrowded, and they all froze from the cold. β
"Well, the herbs sold by Hengqingtang in the past two months are mostly used to treat colds and reduce fever......
"So do we! Therefore, this trip is also to talk to the stewards of Xiaojiabao to transport more herbs in this area. β
After Lin Jin's Hengqing Hall was established, most of the herbs came from Xiaojiabao, and the shopkeeper was also familiar with the steward here. Lin Jin is in charge of less and less, and everything is communicated by each of them. They also happened to take advantage of the opportunity to come over this time to give Lin Jin and Xiao Jingyu New Year's greetings, and came over to talk to the stewards about the types and quantities of medicinal herbs that needed to be shipped in the future.
According to the itinerary of the shopkeepers, they should have arrived before noon, so they just happened to discuss with the stewards who came to pay New Year's greetings. However, after they arrived, Xiao Jingyu had already asked people to notify the relevant stewards and let them come to the mansion for dinner.
Su Miao and Song Chen were not interested in these things, just as Xiaobai had finished eating the fish he caught last time, and he was about to enter the mountain again, Su Miao and Song Chen simply greeted the elders, and then took Xiaobai into the mountain to pick the pestle.
A few days ago, when they entered the mountain, they had already found that the fruits of several pestle trees had begun to turn red, and they should have been ripe for the past two days.
The ice in the stream is already very thick, and one will have no problem walking on it. Xiao Bai was digging quickly on the ice, trying to make a hole, Song Chen was afraid that it would fall into the river too hard, so he dialed out the howling sky, opened a hole in the ice, and let it play there, and then he and Su Miao went to the direction of the tree. (To be continued.) )