Chapter 174: Rush
After another two months, Ping'an's foot finally fully recovered, and he walked no different than before.
Yuan Muhua said to Yunzhu: "Thanks to Ping'an's body, which is different from ordinary people, he can recover so well, otherwise it would really be useless." ”
Yunzhu thought to herself, could it be that peace was actually a trait of a beast, so she recovered quickly? But she didn't dare to make fun of Ping'an, for fear of upsetting him.
Now it is the time to be busy with farming, and the paddy fields that used to be a few acres have been planted with seedlings, and vegetables have been planted on the dry land.
Most of the edge protection plants have also grown, but they are not yet fully formed. The roses are not bad, they have already developed large leaves, and some have even budded. It is foreseeable that the first round of flowers will be picked in a month at most.
Things are slowly starting to go on on the mountain, the cotton has been planted, and the corn has been planted at the bottom of the mountain. By the way, soybeans and sorghum were also planted.
Yunzhu thought about digging a pond and watering the ground, otherwise it would be too tiring to go to the Qinghe River to carry water.
Ping An agreed, thinking that the rainy season was coming, and he would wait until winter to dig a pond.
The kind has been planted almost, these days tired Yunzhu has a sore back, and I want to sleep every day as soon as I get in bed,
Seeing that the weather is getting hotter, the sun has come out early to show its face, so it is noon, go home for a meal, and cushion the stomach. Then the sun became a little hot, and after a long time of dizziness, I rested at home and came out to work later in the evening.
At this time, Mrs. Feng has the habit of taking a nap, and Xiangmei also has to sleep with her. Yunzhu didn't make it, Tian Tian wanted to eat mulberry paste. Yesterday, she and Qiaoxiang climbed to the mulberry tree, picked a basket full of them, and said that they hadn't eaten the mulberry paste made by their mother for a long time. Yunzhu had to do it herself.
She and Tian Tian picked the mulberries again, and the stalks were cut off. I washed it twice with clean water. Tian Tian helped to light the fire. When the water in the pot boiled, I added mulberries and some starch sugar. Then it is boiled over low heat.
Yunzhu took his treasured sugar osmanthus again. After boiling for an hour, the mulberry gradually condensed the ointment. When it cooled down, Yunzhu poured some sugar osmanthus and waited until it slowly soaked.
"Mother. Can roses really be used to make rose brine? ”
"Of course, osmanthus can be eaten, and roses can be eaten naturally. Wait for the first round of flowers to come down. I'll do it for you. ”
"Yes, yes." Tian Tian's eyes lit up, in fact, since her mother mentioned this. She was looking forward to it. So he smiled and said to Yunzhu: "What other flowers can be eaten?" ”
Yunzhu smiled: "I can eat more." It's like this locust flower can be eaten. The flowers of daylilies can be made into yellow flowers. I think as long as it's not poisonous and doesn't stink, I think I can eat it. It is said that there used to be a feast of flowers. ”
Tian Tian found it interesting just thinking about it.
"Mother, I also want to eat a hundred flowers banquet, can you do it for me?"
Yunzhu's head was big when she heard this, and she regretted that she shouldn't have spoken casually just now, but now it's okay, she was entangled by her daughter. hurriedly explained with a smile: "This Hundred Flowers Banquet is not so easy to make, and besides, I may not be able to make it." I've just heard of it. Of course, the main thing is that we need a lot of flowers, where can we find them now? ”
Tian Tian thought too, but in her eyes, her mother could do anything, especially cooking, and she could do anything, thinking that her mother would definitely be able to do it. I have another wish in my heart, which is to eat the flower banquet made by her mother.
The mother and daughter boiled the mulberry paste. Yun Zhu took a large bowl and covered it with a layer of cleanly washed gauze. put it in the cupboard.
Tian Tian had already filled a small bowl and sat on the threshold and ate it leisurely.
Yunzhu wiped her hands on her apron and came out to see that the sun was still white. Thinking that I would have to work in the field later, I would go and lie down as soon as possible.
She pushed open the door and went into the house, and lay on the bed on all fours, sleeping like a dead pig, and he alone took up most of the bed. Yunzhu looked worried, how she slept like this.
Thinking about it, he didn't wake up Ping'an, so he sat down at the table, planning to lie down for a while.
The early summer afternoon is a little stuffy, and it makes people feel good sleepy. Yun Zhu lay on the table, feeling that he had slept with the old elder, until his neck was sore. She felt unwell, and then she woke up heavily.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw a pair of bright dark eyes staring at her.
"Awake? The saliva is pouring out. ”
Yun Zhu hurriedly wiped the corners of his mouth and said slightly, "Why don't you sleep?" ”
Ping'an got up and closed the door, came up and grabbed Yunzhu, put one hand through her waist, hugged her horizontally, and put her on the bed.
Yun Zhu squinted his eyes and looked at Ping An blankly.
Ping'an also came up and squeezed around her, and Yun Zhu shrank inward. A black thread spilled all over the pillow.
"In broad daylight, I have to go to work in a while. I'll squint for a while, don't mess with me. ”
Ping'an thought that she had been wronged by the days of her foot injury, so he took her body, held her tightly in his arms, and whispered: "Sleep, I'll just hug you." ”
Yunzhu turned her back to him, feeling very peaceful and steady in the crook of his arm.
"What do you think we should do if we buy a donkey?"
Yunzhu said: "Yes, how much trouble is saved by having a donkey, at least I don't have to work so hard to grind." You can also help carry things, and you can also use a carriage as a driver. ”
"Then go see if there's a suitable mule, mules are better."
Yunzhu said: "All of them are made." It's just that the money has to be saved, and there are still many places to use the money at the end of the year. ”
Ping'an said: "No, my sister is going to get married, and the dowry is not yet ready, so I have to prepare a banquet." still owes thirty taels of silver to the brother-in-law of the Wang family. I still want to dig a pond, and I have to hire someone. Money is needed everywhere. ”
Yunzhu said: "If this batch of chickens is raised, it will be sold by the end of the year if it is all completed." After two days, I started raising ducks, and last year's small fights will have a scale this year. Pigs are also raised, and if these are fed, they should be able to make a fortune. At least my sister's dowry banquet is back, and there are still those in the field. When the weather gets colder, we move on to making ducks. If we ask the brother-in-law of the Wang family to help us eliminate it, we can also make a fortune. Maybe the money can be repaid. ”
Listening to Yunzhu's calculations, Ping An felt that the difference was not very far. I'm afraid I haven't saved a few by the end of the year, but next year should be better. The days have to come step by step, and there is no hurry.
The two of them said some short words from their parents, Yunzhu was still asleep, and he didn't have much sleep at the moment. As Ping An spoke, a hand reached in from the hem of her robe. When I touched the plump and smooth piece, I couldn't put it down and kneaded it.
Yunzhu twisted his body and said, "Don't make trouble." Let's lie down for a while. ”
Ping'an's other hand was not idle, unbuttoned a thin shirt on her outside and went to the middle garment. A water-green coat was revealed. With a smile on his face, he untied the string that was tied behind him, revealing the waves.
Yunzhu pushed him and warned, "I'm afraid that my mother will wake up in a while." Beware of her calling us outside. ”
Ping An said with a smile: "What are you afraid of." Let's have some fun. "The bad days on him have been suffocated, and it is not easy to recover here, and he has to get back what he owes.
Until Ping'an's hand reached down, touched a piece of slippery, and whispered in her ear: "Little thing, you are also longing for it, aren't you?" ”
Yunzhu blushed and just didn't speak.
Until Ping An broke in, she hugged his neck tightly. took the initiative to stick his body up and cater to him.
Yunzhu has been suppressed. But inadvertently, there were still small moans/moans overflowing from the mouth.
In this way, Yunzhu was so tired that he couldn't straighten his waist, and he didn't want to move when he was lying down, and when he turned over slightly, there were hot things sliding out between his legs.
Ping An found a clean cloth towel to help her wipe it, but Yunzhu took it away by himself and slowly wiped it behind his back.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for Mrs. Feng to shout in the courtyard: "Peace, it's time to work, it's not too early." ”
Ping An replied loudly: "Good Ratcha. ”
Yunzhu didn't want to move at all, but there was no way, she still had to struggle to get up and work.
Ping An pressed her shoulder and said, "You can rest for a while." Thank you for your hard work. Saying that, he kissed Yunzhu's round and smooth shoulder, and then reluctantly got up and dressed. He walked out with his freshly braided straw sandals.
Yunzhu thought that everyone in the family had gone out to work, and it was not good for her to hide in bed and be lazy, so she wanted to get up, but she heard Ping'an outside and her mother say: "Mother, Azhu, she wants to sleep more." Just let her rest. ”
Mrs. Feng said, "Okay." It's time for us to go. ”
Then their voices drifted away. Yun Zhu gave up the idea of getting up, grabbed a pair of light mattresses and covered her body, closed her eyes and slept.
After getting off the ground, Ping'an talked to Feng Lao Niang about buying mules. After hearing this, Feng Lao Niang said: "I'm afraid that I will ask for a lot of money." ”
"Of course, I thought it would be easier to raise a large livestock at home. I still want to buy cattle, but cattle are more expensive. It's good to buy cattle again next year. ”
Feng Lao Niang nodded and said, "Now that there is so much more land, it is much more convenient to have a cow." ”
Well, buy a mule for a transition, and then add a cow later. What Ping An wants is to take care of the mountain and make more money. Then it was enough for Yunzhu to buy a shop on the street, open a small restaurant, and fulfill her wishes. In the future, when the business becomes bigger, I will hand over this stall in the field to others to take care of. He became a laid-back landlord.
I think so, if it is a qiē all shun lì, it will take two or three years.
After ten days or so, the roses bloomed many times. The bright red flowers hang on the branches, and they are very showy. Tian Tian looked forward to this day. When the flowers bloom, she is the happiest person in the family. I still picked a few flowers, kept them in a teacup, and put them under the window of the room where she and Xiangmei slept together.
Smelling the fragrance of this flower, Xiangmei thought it was very interesting, so she designed a pattern by herself. I found a pen and drew it, intending to embroider it on her wedding dress.
When the flowers were almost blooming, Yunzhu took Xiangmei and Tian Tian to pick the flowers. Sister Qiaoyu, as well as Xiaojiao, and several other young daughters-in-law and girls who lived nearby all came to join in the fun.
Qiaoyu accidentally called the thorn and scratched her finger.
Yunzhu handed her a pair of scissors.
Girls who don't like these flowers, flowers. Let picking flowers be more exciting than doing any job. In a short time, the flowers are almost picked. Full three baskets. Yunzhu planned to take it back and clean it all and make it into halogen. In the future, it is better to make some different pastries, or make some rice balls with rose filling.
The daughters-in-law and girls who came to help asked Yunzhu for some flowers, and Yunzhu was also generous and gave some.
Xiangmei was not polite, thinking that it was her own, she left half a basket and said that she wanted to use it herself.
"Aunt Mei also wants to make marinade, so it's better to let my mother do it together, so as to save you any more trouble."
Xiangmei smiled: "Where will I make any marinade, but there is a method of making fat powder that I want to try." I still heard people tell me, but I've been worried that there are no flowers, and now it's just right. She explained to Tian Tian, and then walked over to Yunzhu and said, "Sister-in-law, when my fat powder is finished, I will send you a box when I go back." ”
Yunzhu nodded hurriedly and said, "Okay, okay, I'll wait." ”
She cleaned the flowers and dried them on a bamboo grate, waiting for the water to dry before proceeding to the next step. Before that, she and Xiangmei went to the street and bought a pound of sugar.
This sugar is not the current white sugar, there are a lot of impurities in it, some blackened, these are not counted, the key is expensive. It hurts her to buy it.
"Meizi, you said that this sugar is not good, why is it so expensive?"
Xiangmei smiled: "Sister-in-law doesn't know, scarce things are expensive." Sugar is rare, so it's expensive. Look at which child can get two pieces of candy, and the joy is about the same as the New Year. ”
Yunzhu wants to do the same, but unfortunately the climate here is not good for growing sugarcane, otherwise she would really have the plan to grow sugarcane to refine sugar.
The sugar that was finally obtained, Yunzhu saved it, and pickled the roses that he picked. You will be able to eat it in a few days.
And Xiangmei was not idle, she had already steamed the half basket of flowers, and she had steamed it repeatedly, wring out the flower juice. Red and glamorous. Then peel the shell of the purple jasmine seeds, knock out the powder inside, and mix it with flower juice to form a natural fat powder. Not to mention, it's really good, better than what is sold outside.
"It's fragrant, but how many purple jasmine seeds do you need?"
Xiangmei smiled: "But it's fun, my sister-in-law likes it, I'll do it next time." ”
Yunzhu said that she was alive, but Xiangmei's words inspired her inner thoughts. In the future, you don't necessarily have to grow any food, and this flower will have a good market. You can use flowers as the theme to build a garden for people to play, you can make a flower feast, and you can also make incense powder, ointment and the like like plums. No matter how bad it is, it can be used as medicine. It's much more fun to think about than growing food.
But these are just ideas after all, and they are mature at all, and when she mentions it with Ping'an, Ping'an just thinks, his daughter-in-law's head is lively enough, she can think of anything, but can she really go as she wishes? He expressed doubts. (To be continued......)
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