Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Soil Kang

Yao Hong followed Yao Huang's instructions and made a sweet "Cantonese sausage" and a spicy "Sichuan-style sausage" - Yao Huang didn't know what two kinds of sausages to call these two strange names. There is also tofu sausage made with tofu and minced meat. The tofu is made at home, Yao Hong soaked ten catties of soybeans, and half of the tofu made was made into tofu sausage, and half was frozen into tofu milk. I left a piece of fresh tofu and made a tofu feast for the family: mapo tofu, crispy tofu, jade tofu soup, crucian carp tofu soup, preserved egg tofu, tofu roasted shiitake mushrooms, cabbage stewed tofu...... Yao Huang and others were satisfied, and Wenren Qianye recorded the recipe and sent it to Chun Yu Jinfeng in the capital.

Yao Huang looked at the gloomy sky and walked towards Zhou Ming's house. A gust of wind blows, bringing with it the chill of late autumn. Yao Huang didn't feel cold, but he still put on slightly thicker clothes according to Yao Hong's request.

Zhou Ming's father, Father Zhou, worked part-time as a mason in the village, and Yao Huang went to Zhou's house this time to ask Uncle Zhou to help her build three clay kangs. The earthen kang is one of the treasures of the northern part of China, is the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancient people of China, the rectangular platform for sleeping made of adobe or bricks, the mat is spread on the top, there is a hole below, it communicates with the chimney, the fire is warm, the end is warm in winter and cool in summer. In the north of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there was no such thing as an earthen kang, and people slept on wooden beds and did not keep warm. It's just that when it's too cold to stand it, put a brazier in the house, and the warmth can't be compared to the earthen kang.

"On the ground, it is necessary to use soil and sand to raise it to half the height of the kang, and then use bricks to build a flue in the shape of 'self', that is, the kang hole. The width of the kang hole is not more than the length of a brick, generally two-thirds of the length of the brick, the height is about four or five bricks high, and the horizontal brick is built in the same direction. If the kang is very large, generally one or two kang holes should be left in the kang hole to leave one or two deep pits, that is, after digging out the soil at the bottom of the kang, and then reinforcing it with bricks, so that it is convenient to open the kang surface and dig out the ash after there is more ash, and there must be a ...... at the interface with the chimney.

Yao Huang painted with his hands, and Father Zhou listened to her description, his eyes became brighter and brighter. When Yao Huang finished speaking, Father Zhou rubbed his hands and said to Yao Huangdao, "Erya, how do you know the way of this soil kang?" ”

Yao Huang smiled slightly, "I saw it in an ancient book. ”

"I see. The knowledge in the books is clever, and I let my boy go to study as well. Father Zhou hesitated for a moment and said, "Erya, the soil kang is a good thing, if it can be promoted, it can benefit many people, so that everyone will not be afraid of the cold all winter......

Yao Huang chuckled, "Then bother my father to promote the construction method of the earthen kang and benefit everyone." ”

Father Zhou was overjoyed, this was a shortcut to make a fortune, and Yao Huang gave it to his family. Well, you must help the Yao family build an earthen kang well, and you won't charge them a penny. After the Yao family has been built, then they will build it for their own family, and then they will build it for the village chief's family, and after that, the villagers will definitely find themselves to build a soil kang, and then Anping County...... Daddy Zhou imagined the picture of the copper coin flying into his arms with wings, and a pleated face smiled into a chrysanthemum.

made an appointment with Father Zhou to start work at Yao's house the day after tomorrow, and Yao Huang walked out of Zhou's house. Along the way, the peanuts in the field are ripe and should be harvested in a few days. It has been discussed with Baiweiju that the peanuts produced this time, except for some of the seeds, all the others will be collected by Baiweiju. In fact, someone has already found out that the source of the peanuts comes from Qingshui Village, and they have come to buy them, and many of them are powerful. After discussing with Yao Huang, the village chief found Baiweiju and supplied Baiweiju with all the output, so that Baiweiju could come forward to solve the trouble and return the tranquility of Qingshui Village.

Although the weather was cold, there were many people who tended to the crops at the edge of the fields, and everyone was counting on the peanuts to sell for a lot of money to have a good fat year. Everyone greeted Yao Huang after seeing him, Yao Huang responded with a smile, her mood was surprisingly quiet and smooth, the true yuan in her body flowed slowly, and she felt that she was about to break through again. More than three months have passed since the time when he entered the mountain to ascend to the realm, and Yao Huang's cultivation has been improved by two levels. There was a large barrier between the eighth and ninth layers of Qi refining, and many cultivators stopped in front of this barrier. It took two months for Yao Huang to improve his cultivation, but he hesitated in front of this barrier for more than a month, without the slightest clue. At this time, walking on the field path, I felt the joy and anticipation of the villagers, and the barrier was loosened a little. Yao Huang felt that it was time for him to go into retreat.

When I returned home, the school had not yet ended, so Yao Huang said hello to my sister and prepared to enter the mountain. Yao Hong was also indifferent to Yao Huang's behavior of entering the mountain, her sister wanted to go into the mountain to learn skills, so naturally she couldn't stop her. According to Xianggong's judgment, his sister's skills are very high, and I am afraid that even Xianggong is not an opponent, and the beasts in the mountains are even less to fear. Therefore, Yao Hong no longer stopped her sister.

"Erya, how many days are you going? How long will it take to come back? Yao Hong still asked with some unease.

"About half a month. Eldest sister, I made an appointment with Daddy Zhou, and he came to the house to set up a kang the day after tomorrow. Material fees and wages, Daddy Zhou doesn't charge us. You can cook some good dishes and prepare some good wine to entertain Daddy Zhou. Yao Huang explained to Yao Hong the conditions for negotiating with Father Zhou.

Yao Hong wrote it down carefully, "You girl has a lot of new ideas. However, the soil kang is really as good as you say, and the life of the people in the north will be better throughout the winter. ”

"Hehe," Yao Huang smiled, "Whether the effect is good or not, after the soil kang is built, the eldest sister will experience it herself." It was getting dark, so I went first. ”

Seeing her sister's back move away, Yao Hong withdrew her worried gaze and began to prepare dinner for the three of them. Smoke curls from the middle of the village, and a crisp bell breaks the silence of the village, followed by the cheers of the children. Hearing this, all the villagers smiled, the school was over, and it was time for the children to go home. I am a big boss in my life, but at least the next generation is literate and hyphenated, even if I can't take the test to be famous and glorify my ancestors, I can be a bookkeeper in the city, and I am much more productive than myself. Fortunately, the two elders of the Yao family saved Wenren Gongzi, a scholar, and their children and grandchildren had the opportunity to study.

"Eldest sister, second sister, we're back." Yao Qing pulled Xiao Ke and ran into the yard.

"Coming back? Wash your hands and eat. Yao Hong said to the two small ones. She greeted Wenren Chiba, who had just walked through the door, took the book and the ring ruler from his hand, and asked gently, "Are you tired?" ”

"Not tired." Wenren Chiba smiled back with the same gentle smile, "Why don't you see the second sister?" ”

"Erya has gone up the mountain to practice again." Yao Hong put the book and the ring ruler back in the bedroom.

Yao Qing had just fetched a bucket of water from the well and poured it into the wooden basin, and when he heard this, he exclaimed, "Second sister has entered the mountain again?" ”

"It's cold, don't take cold water." Yao Hong stopped Yao Qing and Xiao Ke from reaching into the basin, and hurriedly scooped out a spoonful of boiling water from the kitchen pot and mixed it into the basin.

"What? Do you want to follow? Hearing this, Qianye asked Yao Qing with a smile.

Yao Qing shuddered, her brother-in-law's aura was so terrifying. Well, I'm not trying to be lazy!

"No, I just asked if I was concerned about the second sister. I still have to study and practice martial arts, so I don't have time to play in the mountains. Yao Qing's dog's legs amused Xiao Ke Baozi covered his mouth and pounced.

Yao Hong wiped Xiao Ke's hands clean with a cloth towel, and said to Wenren Chiba, "Before the second sister left, she handed me her newly finished manuscript, and asked the steward of the Chunyu family to come to the village and hand it over to them to bring to the Chunyu brothers." ”

"Oh? I'll take a look at the silence. Walking towards the dining table, he turned a corner, and Wenren Chiba walked into the bedroom and saw a neat stack of manuscripts on the cabinet.

"Qin Shi Mingyue"? Seems interesting! ”

The once-opulent palace was in ruins, the smell of blood filled the sky, and the eaves were full of corpses and soldiers with blood-dripping weapons. The little girl hugged the baby in her arms tightly and listened indifferently to the cries around her. She is now a captive, a captive of a lost country, a victim abandoned by her relatives – this is the situation of Yao Huang today.

The housemaid Yao Huang knew from the residual memories of her body what the current situation was: in the second year of Jin Aizong's Tianxing, the Mongol and Southern Song Dynasty coalition forces broke through Caizhou City, and the late Jin Emperor Wanyan Chenglin, who ascended the throne in the war, died in the chaos, and the Jin Kingdom perished. The Mongol army broke through the palace, and the grandfather, who was the original body of the crown prince, replaced the little princess and the little prince with his granddaughter and grandson, and fled with the little princess and the little prince. In order to prevent the six-year-old granddaughter from talking nonsense and exposing that she was not a princess and thus influencing the little princess to escape, the original grandfather poured dumb medicine on the little girl. The poor little girl had a strong sadness, disappointment, anger, hatred, and unwillingness in her body.

Holding the little bun in her arms tightly, this child is the last concern of the little girl, they are relatives, and they are also abandoned by the closest people. The little girl's last wish was to escape with her brother, and then find their grandfather and ask what was the matter?

For what? It's not for the sake of loyalty. Yao Huang is very disdainful of the original grandfather, this person is foolish and loyal, why should you push two innocent children into mortal danger in order to fulfill your loyalty? Original, if you give up, I will definitely take your brother to escape and raise him safely. But I'm not going to go to your ruthless grandfather. His answer doesn't matter, he doesn't matter who he is, and when he abandons you, he will no longer be your relative.

"You are Wan Yan Chenglin's daughter Wan Yan Ping?" A Mongol general glanced at the little girl and ordered his subordinates, "Take good care of them, and don't let them die before they are released back into the capital." ”

It's safe for now. At least until the Mongol Khan was taken prisoner, their lives were at risk. Yao Huang lowered his eyes and looked at the sleeping child, this child was just one year old, and his ruthless grandfather poured him with anesthetic, so that the child could sleep so quietly. rubbed his face against the child's little face, for the sake of this child, he had to work hard!