Chapter 168: Summer Vacation
Yi Niang resolutely didn't want the saltpeter sent by Yuechan, and the fans next to her were so anxious that their faces were red, and they didn't dare to persuade if they wanted to, and they were afraid that Yuechan would really take these saltpeters back, but in the end they could only look at Yuechan with a look for help, hoping that she really had a way to persuade Yi Niang. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
I saw that Yuechan didn't show any unusual expression at this time, but smiled slightly: "Yi Niang, I know you don't want to rely on anyone to live anymore, but now that the weather is so hot, I'm afraid you and Fan'er can't sleep at night, right?" β
"Yes, yes, it's too hot now, I didn't fall asleep until midnight last night, and I woke up after a while, and I was sweating all over my body, which was so uncomfortable." Fan Er hurriedly shouted when she heard this, she simply wished that there were ice cubes to cool down.
Seeing Fan'er's excited look, Yi Niang's face couldn't help but flash a little hesitation, at this time Yuechan continued to work harder and said: "My master is erudite and talented, and he is also very proficient in medical skills, which is also a well-known thing in Chang'an, I often hear him say that too cold or too hot weather is easy to make people sick, and now there are only you and Fan'er at home, and Fan'er is still a child who has not grown up, in case the two of you are sick, you have to ask a doctor to see a doctor, and the other person has to stop working to take care of her, If both of them get sick, wouldn't it end up being even more troublesome? β
"This ......" Hearing Yuechan's last words, Yi Niang finally showed a hesitant expression, she had heard of Li Xiu's medical skills, it is said that Princess Pingyang was rescued by him, since he said so, it will definitely not be wrong, in case she and Fan'er are really sick, I am afraid that I will not even have the money to ask for a doctor, I am afraid that in the end I will have to take the initiative to ask Li Xiu for help.
Thinking of this, Yi Niang finally let go of the stubbornness in her heart, and nodded at the moment: "Okay, thank you Yuechan for your kindness, I accepted these saltpeters, but you say a price, I may not have the money to give it to you now, but I will slowly return it to you in the future!" β
Seeing that Yi Niang finally offered to pay for it, Yuechan couldn't help but cry and laugh, but it would be best if she could accept it now, so Yuechan had to nod and agree, estimated the price of these two bags of saltpeter and told her, Yi Niang also wrote it down carefully, but although the price of saltpeter has dropped, it is still very expensive for ordinary people.
"Great, finally ice to eat!" Fan Er saw that Yi Niang finally agreed to accept saltpeter, cheered excitedly, ran over to help Yuechan move saltpeter out of the car, and then Yuechan took some saltpeter to teach them to make ice, this is also the first time that Yi Niang and Fan Er saw saltpeter ice, when they saw that the water surface added to saltpeter began to freeze slowly, the two couldn't help but exclaim, "It's amazing".
"It's made on ice, now just mash it and drizzle it with some honey or milk, and it's a very delicious ice food!" Yuechan picked up the small copper basin containing the ice and said with a smile, the ice in this small copper basin is clean, and the ice in the large copper basin below is added with saltpeter, which can only be used to cool down, and then dry it after it is completely melted, and then the saltpeter can be reused.
However, hearing Yuechan's words, Yi Niang showed a somewhat embarrassed expression on her face, because she had no honey or milk at home at all, and even the kitchen at home could no longer find other seasonings except salt.
"No, just eating ice cubes can also relieve the heat!" Although Fan Er is small, she also knows the situation at home, in order to avoid the embarrassment of Yi Niang, she snatched the small copper basin in Yuechan's hand at the moment, and she couldn't wait to dig out the ice and eat it, but the ice and the copper basin were frozen together, no matter how she knocked the ice cubes, she couldn't come down, which made her scratch her ears and cheeks in a hurry, but she couldn't eat the ice.
Looking at Fan'er's anxious appearance, Yuechan couldn't help but smile dumbly, and asked her to bring a basin of room temperature water at the moment, and then sat in the small copper basin for a while, and soon the ice between the ice cubes and the copper basin melted, and the ice cubes were easy to pour out, which also made the fans whine, grabbed the ice cubes and gnawed a few bites, her teeth were really good, and finally she really bit off a piece of ice, and then she chewed it squeaked, and her face also showed a comfortable expression, in this kind of hot day, eating ice is probably one of the greatest enjoyment.
Yi Niang saw that the fan could show such a happy smile when she ate ice, and she couldn't help but feel a little sour in her heart, if possible, she also hoped that she could live a better life, even if it was not for herself, but also to create a good environment for the fan who seemed to be her sister, but unfortunately she was just a weak woman, and there were too few ways to make money!
Next, Yuechan chatted with Yiniang and Fan'er for a while, during this time, as long as she is free, she will come to Yiniang's place, Fan'er is a gluttonous cat, and she was easily bought with snacks and snacks, Yiniang was very wary of her at first, but through this period of getting along, Yiniang also slowly put down this vigilance, at least now she can treat Yuechan as a friend.
When it was almost dinner, Yuechan said goodbye and left, Yi Niang and Fan'er personally sent her out of the door, and then returned to the living room, at this time, because of the ice cubes placed in the living room, the doors and windows were also tightly closed, making the temperature in the living room much lower than outside, and it felt extremely cool to stay inside.
"Sister Yi Niang, this saltpeter ice is really good, I will never be afraid of the heat and can't sleep in the future!" As soon as Fan Er came back, she squatted next to the ice basin and shouted excitedly again, the little girl is a very satisfying person, as long as there is food and sleep, it is enough.
However, compared to the excitement of the fans, Yi Niang just smiled reluctantly, just now she said that she was not joking when she bought these saltpeters, but really planned to pay, although she knew that Yuechan would definitely not urge her to ask for money, but she was a person who promised a thousand dollars, since she said that she would definitely give money if she said that she wanted to buy it, but in this situation at home, even if she gave her mother the little dowry left her, I am afraid it would not be enough to buy some saltpeter.
"Fan'er, do you think we have any other ways to make money?" Yi Niang sat there and worried for a long time, and finally suddenly asked Fan'er, she really couldn't think of any way, otherwise she wouldn't ask Fan'er who hadn't grown up yet.
"Hmm~, this ......" Fan Er also showed a distressed expression when she heard Yi Niang's inquiry, tilted her head and thought about it for a long time, and finally suddenly her eyes lit up and said, "Sister Yi Niang, the most important thing our money is spent on buying food, if we farm our own land, don't we have to buy food, maybe we can sell some food for money?" β
Hearing Fan'er's naΓ―ve proposal, Yi Niang couldn't help but feel a feeling of crying and laughing, and shook her head helplessly at the moment and said: "Fan'er, you think it's too simple, if you want to farm, you have to have land, unless you want to be someone else's tenant, but our two little women don't know how to farm at all, even if they have land, I'm afraid the grain yield is very low, I'm afraid it's not enough to even pay taxes, let alone sell it for money." β
"Huh? That's it! Fan Er couldn't help but smile embarrassedly again when she heard this, this was the only way she could think of to make money, but she didn't expect that there were so many loopholes.
Don't expect fans to make money, Yi Niang pondered again, fans saw that they couldn't help, and the time was not early, so they left the cool living room with some reluctance and came to the stuffy kitchen to prepare for cooking.
There is no shortage of flour at home, a few days ago she became a maiden mother left a bracelet for some money, almost all of them bought flour, and when she raised the fire and boiled water, and then made two bowls of the simplest noodle soup, in addition to the wild vegetables she picked in the morning, after scalding them with boiling water, and stirring them with salt, it became the main dish of this evening.
When she entered the living room, she saw that Yi Niang was still sitting motionless on the chair and pondering, and the two long eyebrows were almost tangled together, which made Fan Er look a little heartbroken, and at the same time secretly blamed herself for being really useless, and the expenses of the whole family were all pressed on Yi Niang, but she couldn't help at all.
Thinking of this, Fan'er gently put the food on the table, not daring to disturb Yi Niang's thinking, after a while, Yi Niang woke up from her contemplation, when she saw Fan Er holding her chin and waiting for her to eat, which made her also a little embarrassed and smiled: "Fan'er, you can eat directly when you cook in the future, don't wait for me!" β
"That's not good, it's too boring to eat alone, it's better to eat two people together!" Fan Er said with a smile, although there are many difficulties in life, Fan Er still maintains an optimistic attitude, and she is very envious of the dresser.
Looking at the cute appearance of the fan, Yi Niang couldn't help but touch the little head of the fan affectionately, and then the two began to eat, the noodle soup has no taste, and the wild vegetables have a bit of bitterness, but it is not difficult to swallow, although Yi Niang is born in a noble family, but she is just a concubine who is not taken seriously, and she usually eats very simply, so she is not picky, as for the powder, she has eaten all the bitterness, plus the living room is rare to be so cool, both of them are also very appetizing, and finally the meal was eaten by them.
That night, Yi Niang and Fan Er lived in the same room, so that they could also consume less saltpeter, although saltpeter can be reused, but it still takes some time to dry it, otherwise it can only consume firewood to cook it dry, so it can save a little is a little.
The situation on Yi Niang's side Li Xiu has been completely handed over to Yuechan to deal with, and he usually doesn't bother to ask again, not to mention that there are still three students at home to study, which makes Li Xiu feel that he has become busy all of a sudden, and the time for rest has been greatly reduced, for example, he used to have time to go fishing in the river, but now he hasn't been there for many days.
Faced with this situation, Li Xiu was also very dissatisfied, and the weather was so hot, and the children of later generations would also have to rest during the summer vacation, so Li Xiu also decided to give the children a summer vacation, and by the way, he could also relax for a while, but he never expected that this holiday would have problems. (To be continued.) )