Chapter 6 It Seems Like Business Is Coming to the Door
Hanzhou hadn't eaten meat for several days.
It doesn't matter if you don't eat it for the first few days, but it really doesn't matter if you don't eat it for the past two days. The key is the lack of oil and water in the stomach, there is too little oil in the dish, and the dish is also very monotonous, only to see amaranth, rape, winter melon, leeks, green onions and ginger. I didn't even have potatoes for my family, but I remembered that the potatoes came from the Americas. Now think about cucumbers, tomatoes, radishes, broccoli, and onions, what wonderful foods they are. But they are either planted in the Americas or in the Western Regions. The people who went to the Western Regions had not yet been born, and intercontinental travel was out of reach.
If you don't eat well, you don't feel good.
Dazao doesn't understand what's wrong with this girl, it's okay to tell the story last night.
Finally waited for the jujube to go out to work, and Hanzhou recited Haizi's "Facing the sea, spring flowers blooming" loudly in the yard:
From tomorrow onwards, be a happy person
Feed the horses, chop wood, and travel the world
From tomorrow, care about food and vegetables
I have a house facing the sea and spring is blooming
……
After reciting, she burst into tears, she now cares about food and vegetables, she doesn't feel happy, she can't communicate with every relative, every river and every mountain around her is strange, but she can entertain herself with a warm name, as for strangers, she doesn't have the strength to wish them happiness, she herself doesn't know where the so-called brilliant future is, where does a person who can't eat well let her find happiness?
She really misses her children, misses home, thinks about the kitchen full of ingredients, thinks about the two of them eating with their mouths full of oil, and wants Lao Chen to pat her belly and say, wife, it tastes great.
She misses them, but can't find her way back. But I still have to live, and I have to continue to figure out a way.
She gritted her teeth and memorized the poem over and over again, until she became numb to the poem, and the word "happiness" no longer had its original meaning.
She rummaged through the places where the ingredients were placed, there was only grain, no vegetables, but a small bunch of onions and leeks were planted in the yard, and there were really no others.
"Soybeans!" Han Zhou screamed, and she actually found a small packet of soybeans.
Now that there are soybeans, you can have raw bean sprouts, you can stir-fry bean sprouts, cold bean sprouts, ah! One more piece of food! God, I'm so smart!
Hanzhou decided to do what he said. I made a bowl of water and soaked two handfuls of beans. I was already looking forward to the food in two or three days.
The bad mood in the morning was finally relieved by a handful of beans, and Han Zhou couldn't help but laugh at himself and hummed softly. She sings "My Sun", and only this singing method can dispel the turbidity accumulated in her chest. The more she sings, the louder she gets, a little carried away, and then "Nobody Sleeps Tonight" and "The Sound of Spring Waltz" In short, enter self-entertainment mode.
Anyway, in this era, this condition can only entertain oneself.
At some point, two people stood outside the door, and they looked at each other, not daring to come in. They weren't sure if the people in the room were normal. Most people don't sing like that, but it's already here, and it doesn't seem right if you don't try it. Xiao Ju felt that she had brought the person here, and she had the responsibility to speak first, so she coughed loudly and handed over a tentative signal. The singing inside didn't stop, as if it was climbing into the clouds, Xiaoju didn't dare to try again. She couldn't figure out what state she was into. There are also a few witches and gods in the town, and sometimes they are crazy and screaming, so scared that the children dare not run around, but their screams are not as good as Xiaohan's.
Or wait? The two men glanced at each other, craned their necks and waited for a while, feeling how bold they were.
Finally stopped, heard the sound of footsteps in the house, and heard the sound of water, Xiao Ju was bold and coughed again, and then there was a reaction, and the footsteps rushed to the door. Xiao Ju's hand was nervously tugged by another woman, probably looking like she was about to retreat.
"Who?" The door opened, and a young and smooth face leaned out, holding the door with one hand and supporting her waist with the other, the sun was shining on her body, and the spring was bright, so that the woman standing at the door felt ashamed of herself.
"Ah, it's Sister Xiaoju, please come in, oh, I also brought guests, let's come in together." Han Zhou greeted one after another, and the self-entertainment mode ended here.
"Ah, Sister Xiaohan, I brought Xiangxiang here, this is Xiangxiang." As he spoke, he dragged the woman next to him.
"Ah Sister Xiangxiang, come, come and sit on the kang." Hanzhou greeted people gently. Now that she is used to calling others as a little girl, it actually feels good. She could roughly feel what this somewhat haggard woman had come to the door for.
"Sister Xiaohan, I heard Xiaoju say that you drew a letter for her, and I want it too. He and Sanniu walked together, and they also built the Great Wall. Her voice was low, a little timid.
"Ah, that's fine, but-" Han Zhou looked thoughtful, which made Xiangxiang a little worried, and Xiaoju was also worried.
"Don't get me wrong, I want to see and paint at Sister Xiangxiang's house, or it won't be real." Han Zhou hurriedly smiled and comforted them.
"That's it!" The two women looked at each other, sighed with relief, and smiled.
"Yes, Sister Xiaoju knows, because I don't know the situation, I almost made a joke."
Xiaoju shook her head, smiled, and didn't squeak.
"Can I go now?" Xiangxiang was a little anxious.
Han Zhou pouted and thought about it, she wasn't sure if her current body could walk for a while, if she didn't maintain it well, it would become an old injury, and since she was alive again, she had to protect herself more carefully. Seeing that the two women were looking forward to it, she decided to make it clear that there is not much friendship, but there is no need to force herself, she was really too reluctant in her last life.
"I don't know how far away your house is, I'm just worried about whether my body can eat." She still spoke with her waist propped up.
"Oh, it's not far." Xiao Ju interjected. I felt a little sorry to bring people here, thinking too little about Xiao Han.
"It's really not far, next to Xiaoju's house." Xiang Xiang eagerly indicated.
Han Zhou looked at them with a smile, shaking her head in her heart, where did she know where Xiaoju's house was, is your "not far" the same thing as the "not far" I understand?
Hey, forget it, help them again. It's not easy for everyone. I can't go back to my home, and they can't be reunited if they guard their home.
"Then we'll go on a trip." Han Zhou said with a smile.
"Oh, good, good." Xiangxiang echoed the harmony.
Xiao Ju knew that she was causing trouble to Xiao Han again, so she didn't squeak.
Han Zhou walked around the house, trying to find a piece of cloth to wrap her hair, and the woman here also wrapped her hair on a hot day, which made her disagree, but if she wanted to go out, she didn't want others to watch, so she should compromise and follow the customs.
The cloth was found, the one that was custom-made by the hand of fate. She tied her hair up and tied it at the back of her head, no bow, of course, just a flat button. But that's it, in Xiaoju's opinion, it is also special and beautiful.
Tied the door. A group of three people came out.
This is the first time Hanzhou has been on the street, and the last time he was lying on the street, it doesn't count.
The roads are all dirt roads, and they are not very smooth, and there are ruts that have been pressed down, and if it rains, the road is probably not visible. Most of the houses are earthen kilns, and then go out, to the flat place, there are some more decent yards, the houses are made of stone, and there are trees planted in front of the house and behind the house, it seems that it is a good family. There are not a few dogs jumping on the street, and it is estimated that in this place, it is necessary to have a certain economic strength to raise dogs. There is a chicken crowing, probably just laid eggs, showing off.
Hanzhou craned his neck to see where the shop was, and generally it should be obvious along the street, but after looking at it for a while, he didn't find it. Just as she was about to ask, Xiangxiang stretched out her finger and said, "You will arrive on that small slope." Han Zhou had no choice but to press this thought and talk about it later.
In front of him is a row of kilns, which looks like it is made more carefully than the kiln room of jujube, and the effort is also greater. Xiao Ju pointed to the one on the edge and said, "That's my house, and that's Xiangxiang's house in the middle." ”
There is also a small vegetable patch in front of the door, which is planted with nothing more than green onions and leeks. There were a few children playing with the mud, and there was a crunchy sound: "Sister! Hanzhou looked at it and was happy, isn't this the little flower who helped that day? I should really thank this child, or I might have died on the street.
The other children, some mothers and some biting their nails, were all curiously looking at strangers.
Han Zhou smiled and touched Xiaohua's head, which was regarded as a greeting. She is here to see the environment today, to understand the situation of the family in general, and she can no longer work behind closed doors. It's not a long walk, but it's really a little tired, and my ribs still hurt a little.
There was an old lady sitting on the kang sewing something, and when she got closer, she was taking shoes. Seeing Han Zhou come in, showing a respectful smile, he was about to hurry down to the ground, Han Zhou hurriedly took a step, and pressed her falsely, how is it also an old man, although people ask her, there is no need to take a big one.
Xiangxiang went to pour a bowl of water, Han Zhou took it, but she didn't drink it, she still cares a little about what she uses to drink water and who she shares utensils with. Maybe she won't care about anything after a while, she laughed to herself in her heart.
She observed the setting of the house and listened to the babbling of Xiang Xiang. This woman spoke unfocusedly, her logic was confused, and she was babbling over and over again. Simply, Han Zhou asked, how many people are in the family, the characteristics of each person, whether there are chickens and dogs, the meaning they want to express, and so on.
When it was finally over, Hanzhou stood up and wanted to go back immediately. She really wanted to lie down and didn't want to hold on anymore.
Xiao Ju wanted to invite her to her house to sit for a while, according to the word, she should go over to have a look, and it was also polite, Han Zhou had a good impression of Xiao Ju, but she could only shake her head now.
"Sister Xiaoju, another day, I have to go back." She smiled wryly and shook her head.
Xiaoju is a smart woman, she immediately knows what the reason is, and the apology in her heart is even worse.
Hanzhou went out and thought about it, I really need someone to send it, this place is not too big, but the houses are almost the same, I'm afraid it will take a lot of time to find the way back.
"Sister Xiaoju, let Xiaohua take me back, okay?"
"Hey, good, good!" Xiao Ju was busy responding.
said goodbye to this group of people and embarked on the road back. Hanzhou likes Xiaohua very much, and it seems that he is about the same age as his daughter Dangdang. Hanzhou asked her if she could sing? Xiaohua shook her head in confusion, and Han Zhou said, then I will sing you to learn well, Xiaohua shook her head and nodded. Han Zhou smiled, and no matter what her expression was, she sang "Where has the time gone", Xiaohua listened quietly while walking, although there were still voices of dogs and chickens on the street, Xiaohua felt quiet in her heart.
This sister's voice is so good, and the way she sings is also very good, in the eyes of the little girl, if she grows up like this, it will be the most beautiful thing.
Seeing Xiaohua looking at herself adoringly, Hanzhou sang again, she knew that her mother's love was overflowing, and her heart was a little sour.
My child, are you singing now, too?
Will your dad make you something to eat?
Jujube came back to make lunch and found that Hanzhou was not at home, which made him very anxious. He thought she wasn't going to leave without a squeak, would she? He has already asked people to inquire about Beijing, and there is no letter yet, is she unable to wait?
It is indeed a lot of things to have someone at home to wait for him every day, but he still thinks that it is good to have someone at home, to listen to stories at night, and to cook more carefully, not as casually as he used to deal with. The girl was obviously on her mind, but the occasional smile made his heart soften, and he would think of her when he was working, and he would rush home when he was done. Gou Sandan, who feeds the livestock together, laughs at him, and others know that he has recently raised a fairy-like girl at home. He is also embarrassed sometimes, because some people don't speak well, but sometimes their hearts are sweet, and although they are treated like sisters, they are getting closer.
was in a hurry, Hanzhou came back, and Xiaohua came with him. Dazao breathed a sigh of relief, and wanted to complain to her a few words, but she was reluctant, and it was uncomfortable for her to stay at home. If you are physically good, you can go out for a walk.
Seeing that the jujube wanted to speak and stopped, he knew that he was in a hurry, and Han Zhou stuck out his tongue embarrassedly. The jujube was soft in his heart, and he hurried to cook.
During the meal, Han Zhou asked about soybeans.
It seems that this girl has eaten too little, and Dazao is thinking about how to make the food better recently.
"There don't seem to be shops on the street." Hanzhou said.
"Yes, you can't find it. There are those who sell cloth, grain and oil, and some who sell daily necessities. ”
"Is there anyone who sells tofu?"
"Tofu?" Jujube was confused, thinking that he couldn't hear clearly.
"Yes, tofu. Beans made of food. ”
"No, what the hell is that?" Only then did the jujube figure out why this girl had said about beans at the beginning.
"Oh, no! I also want to buy a piece of tofu to eat. "I thought that if there were soybeans, there would be tofu, but it seems to be taken for granted.
"Tofu! Is that stuff delicious? Jujube asked curiously.
"It's made of soybeans, the flavor of beans is the basic taste, there are many ways to eat, it is easier to cooperate with other ingredients, and the temperament is good." Han Zhou said and smiled.
Jujube smiled too, but really didn't know what it was.
When washing the pot, Han Zhou suddenly said, "Brother Zao, let's make tofu." ”
"Making tofu? Will you do it? "Dazao thinks this may be a difficult thing, but my sister is from Beijing, and maybe someone in that place will do it, and she will do it.
"I won't do it, but I know the basic theory, and we can experiment with it." Han Zhou said as he cheered himself up. High-level intellectuals are ready to challenge the craft workshop.
"Experimenting?" Da Zao knows that this girl is bold, but he doesn't know where the margin of boldness is?
"Well, we can give it a try, and if we succeed, we will have tofu to eat, which can be fried, fried, and very good. In winter, you can also eat frozen tofu outside, this season you can ferment it outside to make soy tofu, or you can try to make stinky tofu, however, this is not suitable for the taste of ordinary people. Han Zhou said yearningly.
Mapo tofu with a bowl of rice, Lao Chen's favorite!
In winter, a bowl of boiled hot tofu soup with a pinch of green coriander on top is my father's favorite!
"Well, I said it's hard to make tofu?" The jujube can't be touched at all.
"It shouldn't be difficult, just try it a few more times. At the beginning, we will ask for money, but we will definitely make money in the later stage, we will open a tofu shop in the town, in addition to the main product of tofu, we will develop tofu skin, dried tofu, soy milk, oil tofu skin, sauce tofu, stinky tofu and other products. I want the whole town, no, not only the whole town, including the past businessmen, to know one fact: eat tofu and look for jujubes. Then we make a lot of money for you to marry a daughter-in-law. Hahaha...... "Hanzhou was amused by the prospect he described, and starting a business was really an impulse needed.
Jujube was also laughed at by Han Zhou, he laughed not at how beautiful the future prospect was, but at what Han Zhou would look like when he described the future, his eyes, mouth and gestures were so vivid and dexterous that people didn't feel that he was taken away by her.
"Moreover, it's okay if the experiment fails, it's a big deal, we drink soy milk a few more times, and there is bean dregs to eat, which can be steamed in the rice, and it is also very fragrant."
"Oh, in that case, let's do it. I will do what you say. "Dazao decided to listen to smart people, doing the same work every day, in fact, he was tired of doing it.
"Great, you go buy soybeans, buy a few catties first, and then some salt brine, and I'll do the experiment."
"Salt brine?" Jujube heard something that he hadn't paid attention to before.
"Hmm. We use it to form brine, which we use to agglomerate protein molecules and separate them from water. Oh, or you can find the plaster. It shouldn't be hard to find. ”
"Plaster?" I don't care if I don't understand it, and this is a new thing.
"You look for it at the pharmacy, or you may have one who sells groceries. The pharmacy may be called Puyang jade or what jade, I can't remember clearly, the tube is like a white stone. ”
"Puyang Jade?" After a while, a new word came up, and while strengthening the memory, the jujube couldn't help but yearn for "Beijing", this girl's hometown. I sighed again in my heart, what kind of family can cultivate such a well-informed girl.
"Well, Brother Zao, try it. Why don't you take me to find it, I still know this thing, I'm afraid that it will be different from the name of my hometown of 'Beijing' and miss it. ”
"So-, I'll look for it first. You go out less and lie at home. ”
And so it was settled. Hanzhou is planned, and jujube is executed. Hanzhou thought that when the tofu experiment was successful, Jujube could open a tofu shop, and life would be better after she got on the right track, and she repaid the kindness of taking care of her. Of course, she won't be with him all the time, even if she can't find a way to go back, she has to take a walk and travel, who has traveled from the 21st century to make tofu?
Soon in the afternoon, a little guest came, it was Xiaohua, at this time Han Zhou was thinking about making tofu in her heart, after all, it was easier said than done, she just knew it in general, and she hadn't really done it.
Xiaohua held a blue in her hand, and there was an old cloth bag in the blue with some things in it.
"My aunt asked me to come over." As he spoke, he opened the cloth bag, and there were six or seven eggs inside. "These three belong to Xiangxiang's family, and the rest are given by my aunt. Say you're sick and need to eat something good. "The little girl is very articulate.
"Oh, this-" Han Zhou didn't know whether to accept these eggs or not. I am afraid that the jujube will have a view, so that I am not happy, do not receive, it doesn't seem to be good, although there is a return in it, but people are also a piece of mind, at least Xiaoju is, Xiangxiang, may be following the trend, but anyway, people have their hearts.
"My aunt said I must give you something to eat." The little girl couldn't say anything else, just looked at her earnestly.
"Okay then, I'll be fine in two days, and I'll make something delicious for you to eat, okay?"
"Hmmm! Is it okay for my sister to sing again? The little girl completed the task and asked generously.
"Good! Then if you are not in a hurry to see your sister, just play here for a while, I will draw a picture for you to bring Xiangxiang. ”
"Okay, I can still watch you draw." The little girl nodded happily.
I was thinking of drawing it again tomorrow, but I took all the eggs, and it seemed to be a bit of a rush, so I had to start writing. The tools were brought in the morning, but they were very thoughtful and eager.
This time it was much smoother than last time, and I became more proficient in the tools, and this kind of letter was much the same, so I drew it quickly.
Xiaohua made a fuss while watching, this little girl is so sick, and when she wipes her body, she also works and comments at the same time, which is really speechless.
"Let your aunt and Xiangxiang wrap this cloth in oilcloth, so that you won't get caught in the rain on the road after a long journey." By the way, it is necessary to write clearly on the outside of the tarpaulin who this package is for, or it is not easy to receive the wrong one. This is for the sender to see, and they have to write, and if they can't write, let them come to me. ”
Han Zhou told him repeatedly, afraid that the children would not be able to remember.
The little girl understood her thoughts, and simply repeated what she had just said to her word for word. What a smart kid.
When the jujube came back in the evening, Hanzhou immediately explained the matter of the egg, and the jujube accepted it very happily, because this is a thank, not a request, and the nature is different. In the evening, they boiled three eggs, Han Zhou ate one, let the jujube eat two, and the jujube also accepted, this temperament made Han Zhou feel very easy to get along with.
The gypsum matter is basically implemented, and it is not difficult to find it if you can find it. The raw materials are solved, and all that remains is the production tools and processes.
After dinner, it's a training course, Hanzhou can move his mouth, and he has to rely on jujubes.
Because I have eaten the noodles brought back from jujubes, it means that there was already threshing and grinding equipment at that time, and now we only need to make some improvements to the equipment. Han Zhou thought about it carefully, decomposed the equipment with a diagram to show the jujube, explained its function while drawing, and then combined all the equipment into a diagram, and drew a donkey next to it, saying that the donkey would do a lot of work for them in the future.
This is, of course, easy to understand. Jujube does short-term work every day, and does all kinds of work, which is very understandable.
The direction was determined, and the division of labor was also clear, Hanzhou was responsible for the raw material ratio experiment, and the jujube was responsible for preparing tools.
I didn't tell a story tonight, and after discussing the business plan for a while, it was not too early. Although he stopped talking, Dazao was still immersed in the topic just now, but Hanzhou had already put this matter down, and his long breath sounded softly, and Dazao felt that such a day was really good.
The novelty of making tofu made him look forward to it, but the joke that Hanzhou said that day, saying that he had earned money to marry his daughter-in-law, made him a little confused. Of course, he doesn't reject marrying a daughter-in-law, but where is this lovely girl at that time? She seemed to be confessing the aftermath, so she "dumped" him like this, which made him uncomfortable. Although she will eventually return to her hometown "Beijing" to be with her relatives, what if she can't find it, what if she can't remember it if she tries to think about it? Can't she stay?
Da Zao looked at Hanzhou, who couldn't see clearly in the dark, and he thought that he would work hard to improve his current life, so that his sister could live happily and well, so good that she didn't want to go back. In such a prayer, the jujube finally fell asleep.