Chapter 2 What Comes Is Safe (Part I)
Meng Ming got up, it was about five o'clock in the morning (the hourglass refers to the hour), he found that the clothes were quite difficult to wear, the red shirt with black trim on the collar was matched with a white robe, the top was a robe, the left placket, a belt around the waist, and a jade pendant hung on the belt. Feet wear cowhide boots. It took two quarters of an hour (almost half an hour) to arrange the clothes, the hairstyle was not easy to tidy up, the hair was coiled on the head, and there was a hairpin to fix it. It's a pity that there are no mirrors, so I don't know what I look like. Meng Ming walked out of the house, the sky was slightly cool, the air was quite fresh, the sun had not yet risen, the sky in the east was already red, and the sky was already porcelain-blue, it should be a good weather.
The yard already has human voices, the yard is not small at first glance, about one acre and three points square, three rows of houses, and two courtyards. There are four rooms in the north house of the main house, one for parents, one for two sisters, one for Meng Ming himself, and one is vacant. The north house goes south to the middle of a row of houses, about six zhang, a courtyard during the period, there is a small wing room at the west end of the main house, and there are two maids living in it; There is a small pond in the southwest of the main house, which is living water, and the pond is connected with the canal outside the wall, which is to attract the water of the white wolf water (now the Bailang River), and there are hibiscus and lotus flowers in the pond, and there are also groups of red carp and golden carp; There is a pavilion near the water, a stone table, a stone bench, a stone chessboard, and a stone dwarf. The stone pavement winds and turns to connect the pond, pavilion and north house.
The house in the middle of the courtyard has a door hole and three rooms, a study, a living room, and a dining room. Further south to the gate of the building of about six zhang more, the west head of this courtyard is three partial rooms, a kitchen, a firewood room, a kitchen room. There are also three side rooms in the east head, one for the house, and two storage rooms. There is a row of gate towers, with a carriage room on one side and a utility room on the other. Meng Ming took a look at this new home, and the sky was bright. In this way, it seems that his family is still a rich family, and he doesn't want me to have a previous life, ordinary people have to empty their homes to buy a house, and they have to be house slaves. Like now, this is a proper villa, nearly 10 million in the previous life. God didn't treat him badly.
Meng Ming returned to his room, waiting for breakfast, and also looked at my current body, the age of ten years old, indeed the thinking of forty years old, you have to pay attention when communicating with people in the future, if you say something that does not match your age and times, don't be regarded as a demon by others. Be an obedient child in ignorance, preferably a precocious child. It is now the first year of Tianxi, Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng still has five years to live, Zhao Heng is an emperor who is quite controversial in history, and the alliance of the Yuanyuan and the forgery of the Book of Heaven are its stains. However, during this period, he was also diligent in political affairs, worked hard, and created the rule of Xianping. The most important thing is that Meng Ming's life was spent in the era of Song Renzong, which was the most desirable for scholars, so he should plan it carefully. In Meng Ming's memory, he entered a private school at the age of seven in this life, but he didn't learn much, and he was not bad at writing with a brush at that time. In my previous life, although I also went to university, all the knowledge was finally returned to the teacher after stepping into the society, and I was a little tired of studying in my heart. The current situation is that if you don't read, you don't seem to be able to mix up your personal appearance. Don't think about it, take one step at a time, and be at peace with what happens.
Someone outside the door was shouting: "Young Master Ming, I'm Qiu Ge, breakfast is ready, please go over to eat", Meng Ming came to the restaurant, his mother sat there and waited, his sister Qiaowen and his sister Jiawen came over and asked this for that, rejoicing that he woke up and was in good health, making him feel the warmth of family affection. I saw four dishes on the table: beef in sauce, stir-fried lamb tongue, green bamboo shoots, and salted green beans. There are also steamed buns, lotus seeds and red date porridge. It's really corrupt, how could I have had such a good life in my previous life, the money I earned in my previous life was held in my hand and scrambled out of Mars, and I can't wait to break out a few petals of flowers, you look at the regular mortgage, the child's tuition fee, the milk powder money of Erbao, the money for the elderly to see a doctor, the money is earned so much, there is money spent in all aspects, and it can only be saved from the mouth. I can only sigh secretly.
After eating, Meng Ming asked his mother, "Mother, why haven't I seen my father?" The mother replied: "Your father went to Jinan Mansion to find a doctor, and he will come back tomorrow, if he knows that you are fine, he will be very happy." I heard my mother say again: "That's right, Ming'er, when you were knocked unconscious, when your father and I went to pick you up, I found that you were holding a big package in your hand, and my father was so anxious that my mother couldn't do it, and I didn't open it, I put it in the carriage room, and I asked Li Yi (a family member) to bring it", "Mother, you let Li Yi put it in my room" Meng Ming replied.
After Meng Ming returned to the room, Li Yi sent it to him. I don't have an impression of this pocket, it's still a woven bag, it's all dirt on the outside, it's quite heavy, open it and see: it's potatoes, peanuts, corn, and a leather bag, open it and look at it's my wife's bag, a few notebooks inside, a mobile phone, and a solar charger. My heart is heavy, how is my wife, is she okay. This is a memorial left to me in my previous life, and it is also the most precious thing to settle down and make a living. Sort it out, there are about twenty catties of potatoes, fifteen or sixteen catties of peanuts, more than thirty corn cobs, only twelve old corns for seeds, ten sweet potatoes, and a bunch of red peppers, which is also good, the mobile phone can still be turned on, or full battery, this mobile phone is not used, and there is no phone card, Meng Ming uses it to store things, such as e-books, popular science books, technical books and high school books with tutoring sons, as well as some miscellaneous books.
Meng Ming has to deal with these things first, the mobile phone is hidden, and what is not available in this era will cause suspicion. Potatoes can be planted in August and harvested in October; Peanuts should be dried, and finally peanuts should be peeled out as seeds; The tender corn was boiled and eaten, and the old ones were dried and made into seeds. Meng Ming's hometown is rural, and planting these potatoes and sweet potatoes is a familiar road, and he can catch them easily. Sweet potatoes are allowed to sprout first, and they can also be planted in August. How did Meng Mingde tell his father about this? He called Li Yi to the backyard to tidy up the ground and dig it through. Cut the sweet potatoes into pieces and bury them in the soil, so that the soil is loose and aerated; and planted more than fifteen pounds of potatoes into it; Peanuts are dried on the wooden boards they find; The old corn plucks off the particles and dries them in the same way; The peppers are not treated, and they will be planted again next year; Meng Ming worked hard all morning to finish it. After all, these crops came to the land of China nearly 500 years in advance, and it contributed to the prosperity of the Kangqian era, hoping that it would resist famine in this era.
Meng Ming let the remaining tender corn be cooked by the cook Aunt Yang, after all, the longer it is left out, the older it gets. I took five potatoes, peeled them and shredded them, and fried them on a plate of shredded potatoes. The peanuts were also boiled, so I tried them. When he went to the kitchen to see that there were lamb legs, lamb chops, and lamb trotters, there was a basin of sheep water (sheep liver, sheep treasure, sheep shutters), and half a basin of sheep blood. Nowadays, people don't eat water, but they don't actually know how to do it. He asked Li Yi to go outside to buy some alkaline noodles, and bought some spices: sesame paste, cinnamon, anise, cumin, angelica, etc., and bought a thin-bottomed pot. Slice the mutton, wash the lamb shutters and cut them into wide strips, and put them on a whole plate of vegetables and noodles. The table was full, side dishes for hot pot, boiled corn, peanuts, and fried shredded potatoes. My mother and my sister and sister had already sat down, and Meng Ming felt amused when he saw their fuss expressions, so he first gave the boiled corn to his sister and sister, and also tasted the boiled peanuts and shredded potatoes. They always said that it was delicious, and now he shows them how to eat hot pot, he adds the base to the boiling soup, divides the dipping sauce to them, pours the mutton and lamb shutters into the pot, and when it is just cooked, he takes it out and puts it in the dipping bowl to eat. As soon as they learn it, they scream that it is delicious, and they can't stop chopsticks. Meng Ming persuaded them not to eat too much, but none of them listened, and in the end, the bottom of the pot was facing the sky, and the three of them were holding their stomachs and humming, and he hurriedly asked Aunt Yang to bring some food water for them to drink. Lunch ended like a farce. After that, Meng Ming mixed the alkaline noodles in water, washed the sheep water, and put it in a basin for later use.
Take a nap at noon, you have to take a stroll if you eat too much lunch. Meng Ming walked to the pavilion by the pond with nothing to do, the pink lotus flowers bloomed, and the big red hibiscus also bloomed, one after another...., dotted on the clear water. The fish in the water are not afraid of people, maybe they have been fed for a long time, he put his hand in the water, and the fish rushed to bite his hand, and his heart was relaxed at this time. If God closes one door for you, it will definitely open another door, and it is fair. Now at home, it should be an unneeded foil, the next days are confusing and looking forward to, what can I prepare, accidents often make people unprepared, let it be.
At the beginning of the afternoon, there was a commotion outside the gate, with the neighing of horses and the shouting of people. There was the sound of the door opening. It may be that Meng Ming's cheap dad is back, I got up to see what it is, just out of the door, I saw a tall figure appear in front of me, a big head looked down: thick eyebrows and big eyes, unshaven beard, eyes full of surprise and a hint of incredible, suddenly Meng Ming felt that he flew up, was lifted up and turned around a few times, only to hear the cheap dad shouting: "God, my son is fine, thank you Jade Emperor, thank you Buddha", and then I heard a scream from my father, and shouted angrily:" Meng Lao Er, you are going to kill my son, Ming'er happened yesterday, you are clumsy and not heavy, what should you do if you break your son again." As if stung by a scorpion, the father hurriedly put Meng Ming down and begged for mercy: "Lady let go, I know that I am wrong, this doesn't depend on my son, is it out of control as soon as he is happy." Meng Ming saw his mother's hand twisting around his father's waist again and again. The corners of Daddy's mouth twitched. The mother asked, "Didn't the husband ask someone to bring a letter saying that he would come back tomorrow?" The father said, "Doctor Fan went to Changyi County, I was in a hurry and hurried back, I never thought that my son would be better, God bless my son."
At this time, Meng Ming secretly looked at his cheap father: tall, about one meter seven or eight, with his hair tied on the top of his head, and a copper hairpin inserted. The face of the Chinese character, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a scruffy beard, wearing a black silk gown, looking Kong Wu powerful. Meng Ming was looking at it, and was touched by one of his father's big hands, and said, "Silly boy, why do you look at Lao Tzu so much, you don't recognize your father?" My mother said: "Husband, don't be surprised, since Ming'er woke up, it was not the same as usual, sometimes in a daze, sometimes with some strange ideas, but it still looked normal." This afternoon, we made some meals that we have never seen before: boiled corn, peanuts, fried shredded potatoes, and the best one is hot pot, which will be made for you tonight, and you must have eaten it." "Husband, you can rest too...."Daddy and mother left nagging. I'm a little confused.
Meng Ming continued: "Daddy, do you know what the yield of sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn is per mu? Speaking out scares people to death. Father and mother said in unison: "Stinky boy say it quickly", Meng Ming was speechless, and the united front was over. Now let's add how many catties and taels a load in the Song Dynasty: 1 jin in the Song Dynasty was 640 grams. Song Dynasty 1 stone 92.5 Song Jin (Shen Kuo's Mengxi Pen Talk Volume 3, "All stones are based on ninety-two and a half catties, and the Han scale is three hundred and forty-one catties"). Therefore, one stone of rice has 59,200 grams, or 59.2 kilograms. Meng Ming said: "You second elder, pay attention to your kind liver, the yield of corn per mu is about ten quintals." After Meng Ming finished speaking, the two covered their mouths and exclaimed. Now the wheat grown at home is only three quintals, and the corn is less than two quintals. What about this and there, Meng Ming continued: "The yield of potatoes per mu is twenty quintals, and the yield of sweet potatoes per mu is thirty quintals." After he finished speaking, he didn't hear the movement of the two, and looked up to see that the two of them seemed to be stupid, looking incredulous. Meng Ming shouted loudly: "Daddy, what's wrong with you." Only then did the two of them come back to their senses, they grabbed his clothes, and said with a fierce look in their eyes: "Stinky boy, lie to us," Meng Ming saw them like this, and hurriedly said: "Daddy, what I said is true, I have planted potatoes and sweet potatoes in the yard, and I will know it by the end of October." Both of them scared Meng Ming's sister into tears. The two of them came back to their senses at this time, and they didn't coax their sister, and the two of them were speechless. In the end, the mother coaxed her sister and asked her sister to take her sister back to the house, and left in a hurry with her father. Meng Ming was left stunned, and finally he went back to his room to sleep.