Chapter 84
The dinner table is naturally set up in the main room, there is wine and meat at this time, and they have been busy all morning, and the big guys are really a little hungry. 【Latest chapter reading. So when you see the food on the table that is full of color, flavor and smell, and drools when you smell it, aren't a few people very happy?
Because I knew that there was no loss on the tea plantation, but the road up the mountain was washed away, and it was a little muddy and difficult to walk, so I was afraid of delaying picking tea for a few days. However, as soon as the day is shaken away, it will be done quickly, but it will not be in the way, so Lin Baozhu's previous hanging heart will naturally be put down.
Suddenly remembering that there was still self-brewed rice wine in the stove, he simply put down the food and went to look at the ceramic jar sealed with yellow clay. She had made sake lees before, so it was not difficult for her to make wine, even if it was not as good as those famous wines, but it was better than the spicy sorghum wine that the people in the village bought.
Zhang Manchu had only listened to his daughter-in-law talk a few words about making wine, and the two of them also went to the grain store to get some glutinous rice that they didn't usually need. But then the daughter-in-law never mentioned it, he just said it. Where did he think that his daughter-in-law really poured out the wine at this time, but he had never drunk the wine made by his daughter-in-law, and then looked at the wine in the bowl was not very clear, so he couldn't help muttering.
In case it doesn't taste good, in front of the eldest brother of the Shi family, how should I give my daughter-in-law a round.
Although it would be a little embarrassing to think about it like this, after seeing his daughter-in-law's bright and smug eyes, he still raised his hand and poured it without hesitation. The mellow and thick flavor of wine also entered the mouth with the fragrance of glutinous rice, and then slowly entered the stomach and then rose a warm feeling. It is refreshing and sweet, but it is not spicy or choking.
Zhang Manchu subconsciously clicked his mouth twice, and he actually felt a little unfinished, and then he naturally praised his daughter-in-law's good craftsmanship.
Shi Dayong on the side also drank a bowl, and then showed surprise and admiration, I didn't expect my younger brother and sister to have this skill. In all fairness, the taste of this wine is really not that rare, and it is not as rare as the one I drank when I was in the Yamen, but it is already rare in the farmhouse.
The self-brewed wine, after all, is not so strong, and it is just the appetizer to drink.
Zhao Di also wanted to taste it, but Lin Baozhu felt that she was still young, so she directly added a bowl of rice and handed it over, and also sandwiched two pieces of pork ribs to block her mouth. Then he said with a smile: "When I have a chance in the future, my aunt will make you some wine, and it will be much better than your father and your uncle to drink." ”
Regarding Lin Baozhu's words, Zhao Di can be said to be what she said, and she won't feel that she was deceived at all. got the promise, and naturally didn't bother to taste the freshly opened glutinous rice wine.
After eating, Zhao Di cleaned up the dining table with Zhang Xiuniang, and Lin Baozhu was not idle, picking up the fresh leaves that were drying in the west room but were a little damp due to a heavy rain last night. Although it is a pity, or after refining, ordinary people can't taste the difference, but if it is broken, it is bad, even if it is only a little bit of an abnormality, it is not enough to make tea again.
She wanted to make a fortune by making tea, but she didn't want to destroy her future, so she smashed her own signboard for a little loss. After all, I was able to meet a noble person who drank white cockscomb tea before, and made a name for her Zhang Ji tea, and I don't know who the next cup of tea will be sent to. What's more, as a tea maker, he will never allow inferior tea to be made from his own hands.
Although the loss of the tea garden is not large, and the tea picking work has been stopped today, they can't stand it and have to go up the mountain often in the future, so after eating, they didn't rest, Zhang Manchu and Shi Dayong went to the back mountain to work again. It's one thing to help pick up the tea plantation, but also to check the road conditions again, so as not to collapse by the wind and rain and make people step on the air.
Since Zhao Di came, the chickens and ducks at home basically don't need Lin Baozhu to care. In addition to the little girl who can cut the grass and dig up insects, they will also send some from time to time on the bench and the dog next to her.
Coming and going, even carrying water no longer uses others, and every day a few and a half children fill the Zhangjia big water tank with one person and half a bucket.
And Lin Baozhu is also good-tempered, he will always stuff a piece of sugar in his mouth, and if he deep-fried some steamed bread slices or made some snacks one day, it will also make a few people rare. Not to mention the unlimited number of herbal teas, which aunt said that if she wanted to drink water, she could scoop a bowl to quench her thirst.
However, although the children are greedy, they are also simple and simple children in the end, and no one dares to waste them. Even if it was a sweet herbal tea, it was all sipping and drinking, sometimes Lin Baozhu looked sad, and when they were asked to drink a second bowl, several boys waved their hands and said no, no, no, and then ran away.
When the work of picking tea and making tea was normalized, the new courtyard was also finished, Lin Baozhu discussed with Zhang Manchu to settle the wages for the craftsmen, and no one wrapped some candy and tea, so it was completely completed.
Xu is the owner is kind, and now he has given a reward, so before leaving, the masons helped Lin Baozhu and Zhang Manchu to set up the stove, and also tried to burn the kang hole. Thinking that there were still some broken half of the green bricks left in the house, I simply took advantage of the good weather to lay it at the front door of the yard, which also saved me from walking to the yard when it rained in the future.
In the blink of an eye, it was time for Anping Town to open a market again. Thinking that there was nothing to do at home, Lin Baozhu thought about buying household belongings. When Zhang Xiuniang heard this, she naturally responded to the house at home, and let the young couple just go to work. No, Zhang Manchu drove his own mule cart and took his daughter-in-law to the town.
After all, it's a new home, and their own family has begun to earn money, so neither of them is thinking about saving anything. Originally, I was going to find a carpenter to help make some furniture, but after inquiring, I knew that if I had to find a carpenter, the furniture would not be ready for a while. And in the choice of wood, it can only look at what the master carpenter has, and it can't be made according to Lin Baozhu's thoughts.
Seeing that his daughter-in-law was a little disappointed, he simply took his daughter-in-law to the town to choose a set. What he didn't say was that if there was no one in the town, it wouldn't prevent the two of them from taking the time to go to the county seat.
When the two of them arrived in the town, they first went to the Anping Tea Shop, and saw that there were still a lot of Eagle Tea and White Rooster Crown Old Tea in the tea shop, and they also knew it. Knowing that Shopkeeper Xu is not deceiving them, I think it is also, after all, in the town and even the surrounding ten miles and eight towns, there are only so many people who buy tea and drink tea. In addition, other coarse teas compete with old teas, and it is expected that some tea shops will not be able to sell Zhang Ji's tea at this time.
The shopkeeper Xu sent the little couple away, and then thought about going back to his home again. He sent a lot of tea to the county seat before, and because he had connections in his hands, some better tea shops and pear orchards are now using Zhang Ji's tea. Even some of the larger private schools are using Eagle Tea to entertain guests, not to mention those scholars who boast of their elegance.
But in the end, his ability is limited, and this is already the ultimate in the county, after all, the Anping Tea House only has some names in the county, but it is no match for the old tea shops that have been passed down for generations. So this result has already met expectations, and he went back to his home this time to discuss with the owner to see if he could let the owner arrange it and push Zhang Ji's tea to the state city as the top priority.
Of course, this thing couldn't be done, so he naturally didn't want to reveal his tone to Zhang Manchu and Lin Baozhu, and he didn't want to pat his chest and promise anything in advance.
If it can be done, it will naturally be a favor when you see it in the future. But if it can't be done, it won't be empty in people's hearts, and there will naturally be no disappointment in the future.
Lin Baozhu and Zhang Manchu were not clear about the arrangement of the shopkeeper Xu, and the two of them happened to pass by the Xinglong Tavern when they were shopping at the street.
Others don't know, but he knows, the shopkeeper's chatter is not the same time. It seems to say that the snacks sent by the eldest brother of Zhang Manho last time were very rare, and the shopkeeper had been thinking about it for a long time.
"Brother Zhang, brother and sister, you haven't been to the town for many days." As soon as they walked to the door of the Xinglong Tavern, the two of them saw the shopkeeper Qin greeted him with a smile on his face.
Although he has a friendship with the shopkeeper of Qin, he is not close in personal relations, and it can be said that the relationship is not even as good as that of the shopkeeper Xu. Now he suddenly stopped the two of them attentively, thinking about what was the matter.
However, the so-called people who don't stretch out their hands and don't hit the smiling face, not to mention the relationship between buying game and fern root powder before, they will not refute the face of the shopkeeper Qin. Doing business, naturally, can only last a long time if you are happy.
was introduced into the backyard of the tavern, and the shopkeeper Qin said what he meant. It turned out that after the fern root powder before, many guests who came to eat began to order the sour and spicy side dishes, especially in recent days, the weather has become more and more stuffy, and more and more people want that refreshing cold dish. Although it doesn't affect the business, but three times and twice can't get the food that the guests want, it is really disgraceful, so I want to ask Lin Baozhu if he can tí gòng.
The fern root powder was originally a seasonal vegetable in spring, not to mention that they made it late and did not save any stock.
After thinking about it, she remembered that she brought some home-made grilled cakes and spicy yuba strips to Shopkeeper Xu today, originally thinking of giving them as favors. It's just that Shopkeeper Xu told them something serious at that time, and the counter has been busy, so they didn't have a chance to send things out. But I don't want it to be useful at this time.
Lin Baozhu glanced at his own man, and saw that he was encouraging, so he smiled and said: "If you are dissatisfied with the shopkeeper, the fans are seasonal dishes, because they came to talk about business late, so the family didn't do much." Now that the season has passed, it's not easy to find the raw materials," she said, she paused deliberately, seeing that the shopkeeper Qin looked a little disappointed, and guessed that the store had not launched any heartfelt dishes recently, and a few high-quality and inexpensive snack shops had been opened outside, so it affected the business. Thinking of this, she continued, "But it just so happens that I thought about another side dish a few days ago, which is more refreshing than the fans last time." What's more, this time the food is easier to absorb than the side food, regardless of whether it is eaten hot or cold. And when it meets meat, it tastes meaty, and when it meets vegetables, it tastes like vegetables. ”
Lin Baozhu's gaze swept over the face of the shopkeeper Qin, and saw a flash of light in his eyes, and his expression was quite serious, and he was afraid that the shopkeeper was already moved. Immediately, she smiled and took out from the basket a small handful of yuba wrapped in thatch, and spicy strips wrapped in oiled paper.
It's just like this, naturally I can't see the good, first, the dried yuba does not have any extra fragrance, and secondly, the spicy strips are wrapped in oiled paper, so I can't smell the spicy aftertaste.
Seeing that the shopkeeper Qin was staring at the object in his hand, he seemed to care very much, Lin Baozhu didn't sell it anymore, and opened the oil paper bag by himself with a slight smile.