At noon that day, Ruan Mingyu slept until lunchtime as usual. Soon after Ruan Mo waited for a change of clothes and washing, Zhen'er and Ruan Shu came in with food boxes to set up their meals.

As usual, it is a dish of three meat and two vegetarian dishes, and the plate is served, and sure enough, those dishes are carefully arranged, the crispy roast duck is arranged into a "red sun", and a small crab is lying on the stone to bask in the sun; A plate of stir-fried celery lilies has white lily petals in the shape of white lotuses, and two small crabs are outlined with sauce on the sides of the plate, which seem to be running rampant underwater.

Ruan Shu brought out those plates one by one, and said in amazement: "What does this dish mean today, there is a crab drawn in each plate?" Is it young master, are you hungry for crabs? It's not crab season either. ”

Ruan Mingyu looked at those dishes with a deep look in his eyes, "How do I know?" He glanced up at Ruan Mo and Zhen'er in the room, and asked casually, "Guess what this means?" ”

Zhen'er frowned and said, "Crabs have the meaning of being rampant and domineering in our countryside," she looked at Ruan Mingyu carefully and said, "This doesn't seem to be a good meaning." ”

Ruan Mingyu smiled slightly, and looked at Ruan Mo again. Ruan Mo stepped forward and looked at it for a while, pointed to the two crabs outlined on the plate, and said Mu Ran: "Crab, crab." ”

Ruan Shu pouted and said, "Everyone can see that it is two crabs, what do you mean by asking you!" ”

Ruan Mo was still expressionless, and pointed at the two crabs and said, "Thank you, thank you!" ”

Ruan Shu and Zhen'er were still confused, and Ruan Mingyu had already burst out laughing. He smiled and picked up the chopsticks and said happily: "Okay, it's just a little trick before dinner, no matter what it is." Dine! ”

Zhen'er hurriedly stepped forward to serve soup and vegetables for the young master and served him with food. However, jealousy and unwillingness gradually rose in his eyes.

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The Li family settled down in the Ruan family's courtyard. Compared to the family change a few months ago, this turmoil is really nothing. And when he returned to the environment of a big family again, at least someone could help him in case of trouble, so Mrs. Li and Li Jingjue were very satisfied, and they were also full of gratitude to Young Master Ruan and Fu Bo.

Within a few days of moving in, Mrs. Li gave each of the servants in the courtyard a purse embroidered by herself; What was given to Fu Bo and Young Master Ruan was a purse and two embroidered handkerchiefs, and the excellent embroidery immediately won the praise of everyone.

Even the embroidery girl in the original courtyard, Chen Wuniang praised: "This kind of embroidery is the best in Minzhou." She was not indignant at all because of Mrs. Li's arrival and robbing her of her work, but because Mrs. Li took over Young Master Ruan's needlework, she only had to do the needlework of other people in the courtyard, and it was more relaxed. After all, the salary is not less, but the work is less than half, who is not happy.

Li Jingjue has a cheerful temperament, sweet mouth and diligent legs, who needs to run errands and pass on words in daily life, and Li Jingjue took the initiative to take it without waiting for anyone to speak. Therefore, after a few days, everyone in the courtyard was full of good feelings for this newly moved family.

Li Jingshan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It's just that Li Jingjue went back to school, although the Li children don't have to hand over the book, the books and pen and ink still have to be prepared, which is a lot of money. And now that my mother has taken over the needlework of Young Master Ruan, the time for doing embroidery will be shortened, which will also affect the income of this piece. Therefore, Li Jingshan started the idea of designing and creating jewelry again.

She didn't have to be on duty during the day, and Li Jingshan went to the suburbs again. This time she learned her lesson and prepared chili water in the kitchen and brought it with a small wine bag - unfortunately there is no anti-wolf spray in this world, so she can only make her own. When I passed by the blacksmith shop, I bought a small dagger to defend myself. It's just because this time she is not just sketching on the side of the road, but plans to go deeper into the mountains.

Today, she came out to collect materials for making jewelry. She was already familiar with the wilderness, and had discovered many overlooked "treasures".

The shallow riverbed is full of crystal clear multicolored sand, indicating that it is rich in quartz ore, which is the crystal commonly used by modern people. Sieve out the large colored sand with a sieve, and go back to polish it a little, which is a good decorative material.

Walking along the river to the mountains, there are large areas of coix not far from the river beach, and the ears of wheat hang low; At the foot of the mountain there is a large red bean grove with pods on the branches. Not to mention that the seeds, fruits, and even rhizomes of many plants in the woods are delicate and beautiful, and they are no less beautiful when used to make jewelry.

Li Jingshan collected as she walked, and after a while, the cloth bag in her hand was heavy. She walked back contentedly, already thinking about what kind of jewelry the materials could make.

Suddenly, a new discovery stumbled her steps. There are many tall Duying trees in front of them, and the seeds are what people often call Vajra Bodhi. The fallen fruit under the tree has accumulated a layer, and some of the flesh is rotting, revealing the brownish-red seeds inside.

Li Jingshan didn't care about the stains, and carefully searched the ground, you must know that the pattern of Vajra Bodhi is gorgeous, and it is excellent to make a necklace or a pendant.

She picked dozens of bodhi seeds, and was about to leave, when she suddenly felt a pain in her hand, and a bee stung her, and then she noticed that there were many bees flying around. She cautiously withdrew a few steps away, and when she looked up, she saw this huge wild honeycomb, half the size of a bathtub, hanging high in the treetops!

She cautiously and slowly withdrew from the confines of the Bodhi tree, and at the same time glad that she had not provoked these little things, otherwise it was unknown whether she would have had the life to walk out of this forest today!

Li Jingshan picked a few herbs on the side of the road, chewed them, and applied them to her swollen wrist, looking at the red and swollen bag, she felt quite unwilling. She rolled her eyes and went to Li Zhang's house.

Li Zhang was working in his own field, and when he saw Li Jingshan coming to him, he happily greeted her, and when he heard her say that there was a huge beehive in the mountain, he immediately took tools and followed her into the mountain. When he saw such a large beehive, he was also very excited - there were at least dozens of catties of honey in it!

Li Zhang's family background is average, he often walks in the mountains to hunt, or find some mountain goods to subsidize his family, and is very skilled in driving away wild bees and cutting beehives. He told Li Jingshan to hide far away and began to tinker under the tree. After more than half an hour, Li Zhang beckoned Li Jingshan to come out, and the small cart was piled with rich loot.

"You can take this honey home and eat it." Li Zhang gestured to the two jars full of honey.

Li Jingshan hurriedly excused herself: "You can keep this honey or sell it in the market, and you can get a lot of silver." "She has no merit, and Li Zhang's family is not rich, so it is good to be able to subsidize a little.

Where is Li Zhang willing to agree. Li Jingshan caught a glimpse of a few bee chrysalis next to her, those white and fat insects may make many people afraid, but Li Jingshan's years of experience in the wild have long known that this thing is replenishing and fragrant.

She smiled at Li Zhang: "Okay, I'll also be cheeky to get a piece of the pie, you give me a plate of bee chrysalis, and I'll go back and fry it and sprinkle some salt to make snacks." ”

Li Zhang was surprised: "Only we hunters dare to eat this thing, and you even ...... it."

Li Jingshan hurriedly said: "I'm not afraid." Hehe, such a delicious thing, Brother Li Zhang won't be reluctant to give it to me, right? ”

Such a hard-to-find high-protein delicacy, don't miss it!

Li Zhang couldn't resist her, so he nodded in response. When he walked out of the forest with her, he suddenly asked, "Why did you go so deep into the forest?" ”

Although there are no large wild beasts in the mountains, it is not safe for a lone woman to come to such a place.

Li Jingshan didn't hide it from him, showing him the "treasures" she had collected, "I plan to make some jewelry myself, and if anyone likes it, I can sell it for some silver." ”

Li Zhang looked at it for a while, pointed to the colored sand particles and said, "I know where there are such large stones. ”

"Where? Take me there! Li Jingshan was overjoyed. She knew by looking at the spars in the river that there were crystal veins nearby, but she didn't have time to look for them carefully. If Li Zhang knew, he would pick up a few pieces and come back, it would be enough to polish many jewelry.

"Go over this hill, in a cave. There are many of these stones in the cave over there, of all colors. Legend among the mountain people is that it was the tears of the mountain god. Li Zhang looked at the full amount of items, and then looked at Li Jingshan's slender figure, and wondered: "The road over there is not easy to walk." I'll fetch some back to you another day. ”

Li Jingshan couldn't help but be excited, "It's okay, I'll go with you another day!" ”

As a senior geologist, how can you not explore the veins yourself? If you can't mine, it's good to take a look, this is a rigorous scientific work attitude!

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When Li Jingshan took those bee chrysalis back to the Ruan family's courtyard and borrowed kitchen utensils to deal with these white fat insects, Sister-in-law Zhang hid far away and exclaimed: "These insects can actually be eaten?!" It's scary! ”

Li Jingshan didn't say a word, only picked the chrysalis one by one, fried them lightly in oil, sprinkled some fine salt, and served a large plate fragrantly. In front of Sister-in-law Zhang, Sister-in-law Zhang was afraid to avoid it, "Take it, take it away!" ”

walked around the backyard and held it to everyone, and everyone was grateful. Only Li Jingjue tasted two without fear of death, and immediately couldn't stop eating. The siblings were sitting at the stone table in the backyard eating happily, when they suddenly heard someone ask, "What is so fragrant?" What are you eating? ”

As soon as Li Jingshan looked up, she saw that Ruan Mingyu had already arrived, staring at the bee chrysalis on the plate, revealing a puzzled look: "This is ...... What bugs? He looked up in surprise, "This—can you eat this?" ”

Li Jingshan hurriedly stood up at a loss, unsure of whether to invite the young master to taste this delicacy as well. After all, this is too unacceptable, and I am afraid of being disliked by others.

Li Jingjue had no worries, tilted her head and said to Ruan Mingyu: "Why can't you eat it." Mr. Zirong Yun's "Whoever takes the bees no matter how they fight, then the torch will come at night, and the bees will go to the flames and die." And then even the room to take it'. It is said that it is the method of cutting honey and taking pupae. ”

He picked up the plate, "It's delicious!" Do you taste it? ”

Ruan Mingyu frowned and examined it for a long time, unable to resist the temptation of the aroma, and finally carefully pinched one with two fingertips and put it into his mouth with an awe-inspiring attitude.

However, after chewing carefully, he showed a look of joy at the end of his acquaintance, and brought the plate over, and put it into his mouth one by one.

Li Jingshan, who was standing on the side, widened her eyes and was completely speechless; Li Jingjue was anxious and distressed, and watched the small half of the bee chrysalis enter Young Master Ruan's stomach, before she sighed aggrievedly, took the empty plate in frustration, and prepared to send it back to the kitchen.

"Thank you, little ghost!" Ruan Mingyu was satisfied with eating, and stopped him with a smile, "Introduce a meal, you can also quote scriptures, not bad." Are you the younger brother of the Li family? ”