Chapter 144: Qingming Trivia
The light rain was dripping and falling on the eaves of the Lin family. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Lin Lan walked into the study, Lin Ruhai sat on a chair and took a nap, and only opened his eyes when he heard the movement.
He was just about to speak, but he opened his mouth, but he kept coughing.
"Dad, has the doctor seen it? How to say it. ”
Lin Ruhai took a sip of tea, then calmed down and said, "It's an old problem, lung disease, and it's difficult to treat." ”
Lin Lan is not a doctor, and his shortcomings in this area make him almost have a cold, and he has to find a doctor for treatment, not to mention such a serious illness.
Seeing Lin Lan's face a little bad, Lin Ruhai comforted: "Don't worry, just rest for a few days." He took a breath and let Lin Lan sit on the side.
"A few days ago, the three halls of Jinling City were tried, and you finally tasted the bitterness you had buried at the beginning."
Lin Lan said lightly: "People are doing it, and the sky is watching." ”
The teacup was placed on the table, Lin Ruhai looked out the window and said, "Then Xue Pan's death, did God see it?" ”
Lin Lan raised her eyebrows and said, "Lan'er will return to Jinling after going to the tomb to worship her ancestors during the Qingming Festival, and there are a lot of things accumulated in the Xue Palace, so it's time to deal with it." ”
Lin Ruhai was silent for a long time, and after coughing lightly twice, he said slowly: "Taifu is in the field after all, and sometimes, you don't have to do it, understand what I mean?" ”
Lin Lan nodded and looked out the window in silence.
"Go ahead. I won't go to the grave during the Qingming Festival, and it is estimated that Gusu will worship in the ancestral hall of the old mansion as usual, and this mountain will be handed over to you to worship. ”
"Well, that Lan'er retreated, dad take care of his body." Lin Lan got up, saluted Lin Ruhai, and when she saw Lin Ruhai staring out the window, she turned around and left.
Lin Ruhai picked up the tea, put it down again, and then let out a long sigh. Xue Pan's matter, the wind and waves have not subsided. A lot of masters have died, but they still haven't been able to find the culprit.
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Lin Lan walked out of the study and happened to meet the little guy holding a bamboo basket, which was full of Ai Qing.
"What is this going to do?"
"Young master, Ai Qing who just picked it, make some Qingming dumplings."
Lin Lan recalled the experience of kneading noodles and making green dumplings with the elderly in her family when she was a child, and said: "Tell the cook, Daiyu and I will come to help later." ”
"Huh?" The subordinate was shocked, "The young master can't help it, this let the lady know, and he can't scold us, how can he let you and the young lady do it." ”
Lin Lan smiled: "I just think it's fun and interesting, I'll take care of it on Madame's side." ”
"Okay......" Although he was still a little hesitant, Lin Lan said so, how dare he not agree.
The kitchen is like a great enemy, and in a large wooden basin, a good proportion of glutinous rice flour and japonica rice flour is poured. The cook stood aside, waiting for Lin Lan and Daiyu to come over.
"Young master, if you are interested in these rough jobs, just look at them, how can I let you do it."
Lin Lan had already rolled up her sleeves, washed her hands in the basin, and said with a smile: "Sister, don't you come to play?" ”
Daiyu hesitated for a moment, not knowing what Lin Lan was doing, and washed her hands.
Warm water was poured into the wooden basin, Lin Lan stirred the glutinous rice flour in the basin, and kept kneading, Daiyu had little strength, and only occasionally pinched the dough on the side. Seeing that the original powder gradually took shape under Lin Lan's rubbing, Daiyu was also interested.
The cook poured the scalded mugwort into the wooden basin.
"What is this for?"
Lin Lan said: "My sister doesn't know, the name of this wild vegetable is Ai Qing, does my sister smell it?" ”
Daiyu nodded and said, "Brother said this is a wild vegetable?" It smells good. ”
"This mugwort is blanched with alkaline water and kneaded into this dough, not only the color is emerald green, but when you eat this Qingming dumpling, there will be a strange fragrance."
The cook on the side said, "The young master is really knowledgeable, I know everything." He helped Lin Lan press the wooden basin, so that the already sticky dough would not shake with the wooden basin.
Daiyu had stepped aside, looking at the green dough in the tub with interest.
After the dough was kneaded, I woke up for half an hour.
After the cook made the follow-up preparations, he handed the rolled dough to Lin Lan and Daiyu.
Daiyu looked at Lin Lan's skillful movements and asked, "Did my brother often pack this before?" ”
Lin Lan smiled, how long had he been in this world, but he didn't answer directly, but said, "Since you've seen Avon, you should have been on the street with her, right?" ”
Daiyu nodded, according to Lin Lan's technique, wrapped a Qingming dumpling, although it was a little strange, but she was still very satisfied with her work, and she was happier than making a good poem.
"Do you know why I insisted on bringing you to make this Qingming dumpling? It's not that there are people in the house, but I want you to get involved in the fireworks of the world, and if you are always alone in your own world, you are easy to be confused and sad. Each of us, living in this world, is not a lonely existence. ”
Daiyu listened to Lin Lan's advice and was silent. In the past few days, Lin Lan has been instilling chicken soup for the soul in her, as for whether it is useful or not, Lin Lan thought to herself, I hope it is useful. It is better to live with optimism than to live with a sad face.
After the two of them wrapped some up, they washed off the powder on their hands. Lin Lan wiped her hands dry and asked, "What is the discomfort of eating over there these days?" ”
"The eldest mother and the aunts are very friendly."
"Then be more close, they are all old, and more companionship is the best. I'm about to go to Jinling, and you've been staying in the West Chamber before, and now it's a relief from the tense relationship at the beginning, so it's important to move around more. ”
Daiyu nodded yes.
The cook came over with two bowls of soup and said, "Young master, miss, the stewed chicken soup." ”
"Uh......"
Lin Lan smiled secretly, this bowl of chicken soup really has to be dry.
After dealing with the trivial matters at home, Lin Lan took the time to go to the bamboo forest building. Yun Xiaofan looked at the smooth and smooth like a dog, and secretly smiled, fortunately he was illiterate, otherwise he would be tired.
"Young master, I'm tired and slippery."
Lin Lan put the bamboo basket on the table and said, "Bring some steamed Qingming dumplings and Qingming dumplings, remember to wash your hands before eating." ”
Shun Shun's eyes bent into crescents, jumped off the bench, and went to the water tank outside the house to wash his hands.
Yun Xiaofan sat on the long platform on the side, grinding some metal parts with grinding stones.
"Xiaofan, come over and eat too, it won't taste good when it's cold later."
Yun Xiaofan said with a smile: "Young master, all the parts you want are alive." Those craftsmen are rough and not the right size, and I grind them. ”
"Are you all right?"
"Come and have a look." Yun Xiaofan beckoned to Lin Lan.
Looking at the parts on the table, Lin Lan's eyes narrowed, and he smiled, "Not bad." ”
"Young Master, what are these for?"
In order to prevent anyone from seeing anything, Lin Lan asked craftsmen to cast all the parts separately. He picked up bullets made of brass and muttered, "I don't know if this thing will work." ”