In August, the leaves are rustling.

Harvests have just been harvested in various places, and now is the busy season for grain payment. Fortunately, there are not many villages under the county government, although Liu Yao cannot stop, he can see people at night.

At the end of the month, Du Xiaoxi took Xiaoxing to Xishan Xile Temple as usual. Since Du Xiaoxi got married, he has come to Xishan once a month to see Master Xile, and he does not stay overnight in the morning and go back in the evening.

Master Xile has been silent since he got out of the coal matter, and on weekdays, in addition to going to the palace to talk to the emperor about the Buddha and reasoning. In the past year, I have been nesting in the Shanshui Temple is door and I don't go out, except for occasionally seeing Du Xiaoxi's apprentice, no one is seen.

Master Joy has been accumulating prestige for a long time, and even if he can't see people, the people in the temple are still in an endless stream. The old lady in the family is a brain-dead fan of the master, and every time she asks Du Xiaoxi to bring her great-grandson over, she is not worried that her great-grandson will be infected with Buddha nature and take refuge in my Buddha.

Xiaoxing was already able to run and jump, and was carried up the mountain by the strong mother-in-law, and the lame old monk guarding the door watched the two enter the courtyard where the monks lived.

Du Xiaoxi and Xiaoxing sat pitifully on the steps of the master's door for a long time, and Master Xile opened the door after finishing the cultivation.

Master Xile pushed open the door of the meditation room next to him and said to Du Xiaoxi, "Why are you here again?" Didn't you say last time that you wouldn't come if you were busy this month? ”

Du Xiaoxi kissed the little star in, and the little star shouted glutinously, and the master found a futon and sat cross-legged.

The little person's legs and feet were buried under the robe, his little arms were on his legs, and his big apricot eyes blinked one by one, and Du Xiaoxi was about to be cute.

Du Xiaoxi sat next to him and straightened his legs, and whispered: "How many times have I told you, don't learn from your master, your bones are soft and haven't grown yet, and after a long time, you have become a circle of legs, a little man who is not tall, everyone doesn't like you anymore!" ”

Little Star stole a glance at Master Joy's crossed legs, carefully touched his legs, stretched out his legs, sat on the futon, and moved.

Du Xiaoxi answered the master's question after correcting his son, poured tea for the three of them one by one, and tried to make sure it was not hot before putting it in front of Xiaoxing.

Du Xiaoxi said slowly: "I forgot to mention last time I came that the seeds that the master gave me before have grown a lot. The sweet potatoes were all planted last year, and this year there are many of them, which is considered a bumper harvest, and I will send some to the master later. I came here to ask what to do with this sweet potato? Do you want to hand it over to the emperor? ”

When the sweet potatoes were first brought back, they were very few, and they were boiled a lot by Du Xiaoxi in one pot, and they were half taken away by the emperor. In the past two years, Du Xiaoxi has been using the remaining sweet potatoes to turn over the seeds, and this year the Zhuangzi has been piled up.

When planting in the first year, the emperor also followed suit, but he didn't know that the sweet potato vine was turned over, and the yield of the branch growth was not high, and he also sent someone to Du Xiaoxi to learn the scriptures. Although the emperor did not have as much as Du Xiaoxi in his hands this year, there should be two or three thousand catties, and Du Xiaoxi didn't know whether to give it to the emperor to do seed at this time, or keep it for himself to eat. Anyway, she has been thinking about sweet potato vermicelli for a long time!

Master Xile pondered, the emperor who is now in his sixties eats a fragrant meal, and at first glance he is an old immortal. Dozens of princes are secretly fighting for each other, and they are very well-behaved on the surface, although the sweet potatoes are good, but the emperor has them in his hands, it is not a big deal, so don't stimulate them.

"You can do it yourself! Whether you buy it or eat it as a seed, no one will care. ”

After getting Master's words, Du Xiaoxi instantly had a bottom in his heart, and went down the mountain with a little star holding a bunch of vegetarian snacks and moon cakes.

"Come on! Let's get started! ”

Du Xiaoxi shouted before he entered the door, and when he heard it, he hurriedly ran out and asked, "What's wrong with the young lady?" ”

Du Xiaoxi was excited, "Go buy a hundred stoves for baking biscuits!" ”

"Huh?" Lai Xing looked at Du Xiaoxi with a puzzled face, and his feet were motionless. The others who heard it were also in the clouds.

Do they know that the young lady will occasionally cook, but there are a hundred baked cake stoves, is this the rhythm of eating baked cakes every day from now on?

Du Xiaoxi saw that Laixing was standing still and urged: "Go quickly, wait for something delicious!" ”

Got it! We get it!

There will be a steady stream of yakiniku in the future!

Lai Xing went to the account room with a bitter face and got the money to buy a stove, he could already expect that the second master would definitely hang him when he came back, and he must eat a few more baked cakes to suppress the shock.

Du Xiaoxi didn't know that everyone had regarded her as a biscuit maniac, and the reason why she used the biscuit stove was just that it could be used to bake sweet potatoes.

Baked sweet potatoes! Baked sweet potatoes!

Du Xiaoxi can already imagine the hot scene of incense floating on the street.

When Liu Yao came back, he saw that the stove sellers were unloading the trucks one by one, and when he saw these stoves, he asked very strangely, "What is this?" Buy so much! ”

Lai Xing stood up with his head down, "Young grandma let me buy it." ”

"Got it!" Liu Yao nodded in response and went back to the courtyard.

When he entered the courtyard, he saw a big stove in the courtyard, and Du Xiaoxi dozed off with his chin with one hand and his head little by little. Xiaoxing built a house in the mound of sand that Du Xiaoxi made next to him.

"Daddy!" Xiaoxing looked up and saw Liu Yao coming back, and pounced directly.

Liu Yao picked up the person and whispered, "What are you doing shouting so loudly?" Your mother has been woken up. ”

Xiaoxing looked back at Du Xiaoxi, who was already seated, and smiled.

Liu Yao walked to the table and sat down, and Xiaoxing leaned on his father's lap and refused to come down. Du Xiaoxi poured a glass of water and put it in front of Liu Yao, Liu Yao drank half of it and fed the rest to his son. In the eyes of children, what is in someone else's bowl is always very delicious.

"What's this roasting? It's very fragrant. ”

"Baked sweet potatoes! It will taste better when it is cooked later. ”

Liu Yao remembered that Zhuangzi had been sending fresh sweet potatoes since last month, and the old lady and the little star at home loved to eat them, whether they were steamed or fried.

"What do you do with so many stoves? Do you want to buy baked sweet potatoes? ”

Du Xiaoxi nodded hurriedly, "The Zhuangzi is already full, and it will be sold well this year, and the seedlings will be bought next year." ”

Zhuangzi is a reward given by Liu Erye after Du Xiaoxi gave birth to a little star, and there are several families outside the grange of more than 200 acres. Zhuangzi has always been Du Xiaoxi's own tinkering with something, Liu Yao and Liu Erye never cared, and now I heard Du Xiaoxi say that he wanted to buy roasted sweet potatoes Liu Yao didn't feel anything.

But it won't take long for Second Master Liu to come back with blood in his heart, how much does a hundred stoves cost!

On the dinner table, according to the glutinous sweetness presented, the second master looked better when he smelled the hooking roasted sweet potatoes.

The food is full of color, flavor and flavor, and you are not afraid that no one will buy it if you rush to the taste, not to mention that the taste is really good, which is very much in line with the taste of the elderly and children.

"What are you going to do with these sweet potatoes?"

After eating, the table was not dispersed, and Second Master Liu asked Du Xiaoxi.

Du Xiaoxi replied quite proudly: "My daughter-in-law has thought about it, and I will take advantage of the winter to let everyone in Zhuangzi go out to sell sweet potatoes, and after earning money, they will be able to share a penny of silver." Saying that, Du Xiaoxi frowned and continued: "Please ask my father to help me refer to how much it is appropriate." ”

Sweet potatoes are a down-to-earth thing, Liu Erye really hasn't sold them, and hesitantly said: "Rare things are expensive, this year is the first year, or they will be large, medium and small, big and small, big and ten, small and small, and not big or small." ”

Selling by the pound is troublesome and error-prone, but the size is a good idea.

Du Xiaoxi asked many questions in a row, and did not leave until he understood that he was not in production.

In the next few days, Du Xiaoxi called the people from Zhuangzi to come over, taught them how to bake sweet potatoes, and then asked a group of people to sell sweet potatoes in the county seat and Kyoto.

A car, a stove, an old man, a thick potato fragrance wafted all over the hall.

Recently, there have been a lot of vendors selling sweet potatoes on wheelbarrows in Beijing. The soldiers and horses patrolling the streets had a hot roasted sweet potato in their hands, and slowly wandered around the street trying to find those illegal stalls.

They still remember that a few years ago, their predecessors once caught a fool who sold piglets, and their soldiers and horses not only got a fine but also more than 100 piglets. On that day they earned the silver that would have taken months to earn.

Ay! A certain official took a bite of the roasted sweet potato in his hand, and these unorganized and undisciplined people who were pushing carts around the city felt that they were making a lot of money all day long. It's a pity that there are backers behind them, and the backers greet the yamen, and they have nothing but a piece of roasted sweet potatoes per person every day!

Sweet potatoes are delicious, sweet, glutinous and soft, and they quickly became a must-try delicacy in Kyoto.

Du Xiaoxi quickly made a lot of money, waiting to sell half of it and then stop it.

In addition to giving away the remaining sweet potatoes to eat at home, the rest should be kept for seedlings next year to buy.

It's the middle of winter, and the new year is coming.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, the family returned to Yanagifu in Kyoto to spend the last day of the year together to usher in the new year.

The sumptuous Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, the old lady expressed her hope for the new year as always, the old lady must live well underground, the ancestor blesses his son and grandson to be healthy, step by step, and the little obedient must be smart and cute and invincible.

After chattering, the old lady glanced at Du Xiaoxi, who was sitting in a daze, and turned her head to Liu Yao and said, "Good grandson, Xiaoxing is three years old, you should also add a younger brother to him." ”

Liu Yao responded without saying a word.

The old lady looked at Du Xiaoxi, "Daughter-in-law, I heard that you have been busy with sweet potatoes recently, so I just gave you a few girls to help you." ”

After the old lady finished speaking, six thin and fat girls walked in.

The old lady smiled and said: "The mothers of these girls are all good at giving birth to children, at least five sons have been born, they must also be good at giving birth to children, and they will definitely add a few younger brothers to the little girl next year." ”

No one expected that the old lady suddenly made such a show at the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and they all listened to the old lady finish her words in a daze.

Second Master Liu quickly reacted, "Mother, what are you doing during the New Year?" ”

Uncle Liu's own backyard was full of women who didn't think their mother had done anything wrong, so they slowly drank a little wine.

Du Xiaoxi looked at Liu Yao and then looked at the big family who suddenly wanted to cry aggrieved, how much hatred he had with her during the New Year.

Liu Yao's face turned pale, and he said angrily at the old lady's expectant eyes: "Grandma, I already said last time that I would not accept concubines, and you should not worry about the affairs of your grandson!" ”

The old lady was accused by her grandson of being very aggrieved, her eyes were red, and tears flowed down her eyes, and she grabbed the arm of the eldest son next to her and cried.

"Who am I for? You're in your twenties and only have a son, and I'm not here for you! The little boy doesn't even have a brother, what will you do with him in the future! Why is my life so miserable! Old man, what kind of debt collector are you born, sons, sons, grandsons, and grandsons point at the old lady's nose and scold one by one! ”

The old lady probably wanted to cry again, but unfortunately she had to give up with a quick hiccup.

Uncle Liu looked at his mother so aggrieved, and reprimanded Liu Yao: "How can you talk to your grandmother like this? The man's three wives and four concubines are justified that your grandmother is not for your good, come and apologize to your grandmother and say that you know you are wrong! ”

With the support of her eldest son, the old lady instantly looked at Liu Yao with confidence, and waited for him to send dozens of little ladies in the backyard who were ready to give him as soon as he opened his mouth.

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They still remember that a few years ago, their predecessors once caught a fool who sold piglets, and their soldiers and horses not only got a fine but also more than 100 piglets. On that day they earned the silver that would have taken months to earn.

Ay! A certain official took a bite of the roasted sweet potato in his hand, and these unorganized and undisciplined people who were pushing carts around the city felt that they were making a lot of money all day long. It's a pity that there are backers behind them, and the backers greet the yamen, and they have nothing but a piece of roasted sweet potatoes per person every day!

Sweet potatoes are delicious, sweet, glutinous and soft, and they quickly became a must-try delicacy in Kyoto.

(To be continued.) )