At noon, Chen Qiuniang warmed up the young hibiscus leaf porridge left over from breakfast and counted it as lunch. When it was time to serve the table, Chen Liushi also kept chattering that eating lunch was too luxurious, that is, no family in these ten miles and eight towns wanted to eat lunch, or they would only feed one and feed the two younger brothers, which would save one meal and one meal.

Chen Qiuniang was already so hungry that her chest was close to her back, and Qiuxia Qiusheng was also the age of growing her body, and she went out to work in the morning, and when she heard Chen Liu's say that she didn't eat lunch, the two didn't dare to object, so they only put down the porridge bowl and sat at the table silently, but both of them licked their mouths.

"Grandma, you've seen the world too. Our family also ran Zhuangzi, and a lot of silver also came and went. Is this wealth saved? Chen Qiuniang said with a smile, holding the porridge to Chen Liu's with both hands.

"But now there is really no bottom in this house. The money you make for selling snakes is that the lord sees us orphans and widows as pitiful. After using up that little money, where is it? Chen Liushi sighed and said, but insisted on refusing to take the job.

Chen Qiuniang put the rice bowl in front of her, and turned around to urge Qiusheng Qiuxia to eat quickly, and there was something else for them to do in the afternoon. When the two heard that they could eat it, they asked incredulously, "Is it really okay?" ”

"Of course." Chen Qiuniang touched Qiuxia's head, and saw that she was so happy that she could eat lunch and drink such a bowl of rough vegetable leaf porridge, and her heart was sour.

"Great." Chen Qiuxia smiled happily.

"Qiu Xia likes it, we used to eat a few meals a day if we wanted." Chen Qiuniang touched the young girl's head dotingly, because of nutrition, her hair was sparse and yellow, and her complexion was not ruddy, slightly blue.

"Eldest sister, can you really do it?" Although Chen Qiusheng was born a little earlier than Qiuxia, he felt that he was the son of the Chen family everywhere and had to shoulder the responsibility, which was a bit of a young age.

Chen Qiuniang replied while unpacking the bamboo food box sent by the Zhang family: "Of course you can." As long as you listen to the words of the eldest sister, I promise to eat whatever you want in the future, and you can eat as many meals as you want. ”

"I'm sure to listen to my eldest sister." Qiuxia and Qiusheng spoke in unison.

"That's good. Our good days are just around the corner. Chen Qiuniang opened the bamboo food box, and inside were some small pastries, with three layers, up and down, and there were sixteen on each layer. The pastry is small, rectangular in shape, wrapped in narrow dumpling leaves and wrapped in palm leaf silk.

She opened a piece and saw that it was a glutinous rice cake, and she didn't know what she had added to dye it pink, and the glutinous rice cake was printed with "Shoubi Nanshan" on the front and "Fu Ru Donghai" on the back. As soon as you look at this system, it should be used for birthday celebrations.

"It's a little pastry for birthdays." Chen Liushi took a piece and looked at it carefully.

"Hmm. There is osmanthus in it, a small amount of lotus root powder, and there should be sugar. It should be dyed with pink lotus flower juice. Chen Qiuniang picked up a piece and looked through it carefully.

Chen Liushi looked at her in surprise and muttered, "Qiu Niang, where did you learn this?" ”

"Once upon a time, I was a glutton, and I always liked to go to the kitchen. Grandma doesn't remember Aunt Li in the kitchen? The chubby one. The pastries she made were delicious. Chen Qiuniang said nonsense, anyway, although Chen Qiuniang lived the life of an eldest lady in the past, she was actually very well-behaved, rarely spoke, and almost didn't let her family worry about it. It can be said that the original Chen Qiuniang's sense of zài is really weak.

"Remember, remember. That fat girl is a fine person, and the pastries she makes are really amazing. Chen Liushi praised vigorously.

Chen Qiuniang passed the test without danger, and felt that this Aunt Li was really a talent. In his future career, he must have a pastry chef. So, he asked Chen Liushi about Aunt Li's whereabouts.

"That's not clear. At that time, when we returned to Meizhou, Aunt Li was reluctant to leave Qingcheng County, so she didn't come together. Her home is in Zhongxing Town, Qingcheng County. She's a ** with a son. It's not clear. Chen Liushi said that later, he couldn't help but sigh.

Chen Qiuniang pondered that her career was on the right track in the future, and she could visit this talent. Now, I will first receive this Aunt Li in the talent book.

"Grandma, wait a while, the situation at home is better, if you want to go back for a walk, I will accompany you back to see the neighbors." Chen Qiuniang comforted Chen Liu's and gave those glutinous rice cakes to Qiusheng Qiuxia. Chen Liu's teeth were not good, and his stomach was not good, so he stopped eating.

The family chatted and had lunch, and Qiuxia and Qiusheng went to look for willow grass. Chen Qiuniang looked at the front and back of the house, and finally ran to the Zhang family's guards with a smile and shouted obediently: "Big brother, can you do me a favor?" ”

The two guards were only seventeen or eighteen years old, and when they saw the well-behaved Chen Qiuniang asking for help, there was no reason not to help.

"What's the matter with the little girl?" Xiao Wu asked.

"The shelf stone in my house is broken, and it is inconvenient to grind some rice flour and bean flour and make a pastry with bean curd. I want to ask my eldest brother to help me fasten the stone mill with a nail, and then help me lift the fallen upper stone mill up and set it in. Is that possible? She pointed to the dilapidated stone mill under the eaves.

"That's fine." Xiao Wu is considered a small leader, and regardless of the reaction of the third child, she found two people to help her buckle the fallen iron nails, and carried the stone plate of the stone mill of 100 catties up and placed it.

"Don't you have any extra nails in your house? I don't think this mill is very stable and may fall off. Xiao Wu pulled around with another person and found that the stone mill was crumbling.

Chen Qiuniang shook her head and said, "My father is not here, this is like this for the time being, and when my father comes back, he will nail another one." Thank you, big brothers, I'll go pour you some water to drink. ”

"No, no. We have rules that we can't drink other people's water. Xiao Wu hurriedly waved his hand and hurriedly returned to their jobs with four subordinates.

It seems that this Zhang family is really militarized, and the family armed forces must be very strong. Looking at it like this, they deserve not to be treated by Zhao Kuangyin. A dignified general, the armed escort force at home is so regular, disciplined, and well-equipped. What emperor doesn't have to be suspicious? It's not low-key, it's just the rhythm of death.

Chen Qiuniang pursed her lips and slandered, secretly feeling that they were too ostentatious and unwise, and it seemed that if she really cooperated with them in the future, she would have to investigate carefully. If there are better collaborators, it's okay to discard them.

She pondered to herself, and examined the stone mill, and the door of her room, until she had a score in her mind. Only then did she clean the grasshoppers in the wood ginger water, pinched off her head and feet, hollowed out her internal organs, threw them into clean water, washed them, and put them in a basket for later use. The dough that had been fermented earlier was kneaded with water and hibiscus sprouts until the dough turned completely green. Then pour the grasshopper on top of the dough, add water and dough and knead until the grasshopper meat is evenly distributed. Then use a rolling pin to roll out the dough into thin slices, cut it into pieces, and bring it to a low flame to bake.

She baked twenty of them, some for dinner and some for emergency food. This kind of thing is not easy to break, it can be stored for a long time, and if there is any emergency, you can have a meal with hot water.

She just finished the exam and ate one, and it tasted good. That Jiang Hang came in a hurry, saying that in an hour, he would leave for Zhangfu, and the second son wanted her to go.

"Oh? So fast? Didn't you say that his wounds should not be moved? Chen Qiuniang turned off the fire, leaving only a little spark, just waiting for the next time she cooked, she could blow it, and then she could light the dry leaves.

"The injury was better than expected. Koyanagi Lang is a clever hand. Besides, if you go back now, you will be taken care of by Jingliang along the way. The second son's injury is out of the way. Jiang Hang replied while instructing Xiao Wu and Lao San to form a team of people here and prepare to withdraw.

"That's good. After all, Liucun is rural, with many inconveniences, and there are many fierce beasts. Returning to Zhangfu is more suitable for recuperation. Chen Qiuniang nodded, grabbed the leaves of the willow leaf grass and rubbed it, and washed her hands clean.

Jiang Hang was stunned and asked in surprise, "What is this for?" ”

"It's a handwashing herb to remove the oily and fishy." Chen Qiuniang replied, and she was not afraid that Jiang Hang would spy on this secret. After all, this is just the original material, and in the end, if you want to become a real kitchen, boudoir, thatched house, hall, and a must-have for home travel, you need to find other materials to mix.

"That's okay too!" Jiang Hang admired.

Chen Qiuniang pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "Jiang Gongzi is a person who has seen the world, and the food is of the highest quality, which is not as good as that of the countryside. For rural people, this flower and grass, mountains and rivers can be taken, used, and eaten. ”

Jiang Hang nodded, and said that the second son had also said such a thing, saying that if the method is right, many things can be used to the fullest.

When Chen Qiuniang heard this, she admired Zhang Ci a little more. This fourteen or fifteen-year-old is not ordinary.

"Girl, go quickly. The second son insisted on not resting and waiting. Jiang Hang urged again.

Chen Qiuniang tidied up her clothes and went to Liu Cheng's house with him. Liu Cheng was drying herbs in the yard, and when he saw Chen Qiuniang coming, he pursed his lips and asked, "Qiuniang, is the injury better?" ”

"Inheriting my brother's skillful hands, it doesn't hurt anymore." Chen Qiuniang replied very politely.

Liu Cheng only nodded, said "That's good", and continued to bury his head in sorting out the herbs, ignoring her. Chen Qiuniang felt weird, this Liu Cheng has always been indifferent, gentle to others, and has the benevolent heart of a doctor. Today, this move looks like a rejection of people thousands of miles away.

She was about to talk to Liu Cheng again, when the half-open window popped out of the green silk head, and said with a smile: "Little lady, come here, let's talk about life and ambitions." ”

It was the cousin of the Zhang Mansion who spoke, Chen Qiuniang ignored him and walked straight to Zhang Ci's room.

When the cousin saw her coming, he smiled and said, "You talk in detail, and I'll go and breathe." ”

Zhang Ci was lying on his side on the bed, the green silk was scattered, and with that face, there was a different kind of soft and charming style. It turned out that this heroic man could be so soft.

Chen Qiuniang admired Zhang Ci, who was sick in front of her, and sighed in her heart that his father and mother gave birth to him just right, masculine and feminine, and he was beautiful when he looked left and right.

"You're the least reserved woman I've ever met." Zhang Ci smiled on his lips.

Chen Qiuniang glanced at him and said, "You called me in a hurry, don't say anything irrelevant." What's the matter, just say speed, I still have a bunch of work at home. ”

"Okay, I'll get to the point." Zhang Ci raised his hand to lightly cut his hair, raised his eyes to look at her seriously, and said, "I heard that you used my family guards to beat your father?" ”

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