The next day, Chen Xiuyan got up early, and before dawn, Luo Wenqian woke up when he felt the movement of the person next to him.

"Going to make pastries?" Luo Wenqian's eyes were hazy, but he still guessed Chen Xiuyan's intentions, and he didn't get up so early to make breakfast, so it must be the snow jade dumpling.

"Well, after all, the process is cumbersome and takes some time." Chen Xiuyan replied that if it was winter, it could be done in advance, and now the weather is hot.

"I'll help you." Luo Wenqian got up without delay, Chen Xiuyan smiled, she likes Luo Wenqian's temperament, action, and good to you.

The young couple washed up and lit the oil lamp and went to the kitchen, and Chen Xiuyan used two cauldrons at the same time, one pot to boil red beans and the other to boil mung beans.

After the rice milk is put on standing, the water on the top layer is poured out, and the glutinous rice flour is heavy and moist and clumpy below, Chen Xiuyan sprinkles some flour to knead the glutinous rice flour into a ball, and divide it into small agents for later use.

The boiled thick mung beans and red beans Chen Xiuyan let Luo Wenqian mash them with a stone mortar in batches, and the mashed red bean paste Chen Xiuyan stir-fried with lard to evaporate the water, and then added white sugar to become red bean paste; The same is true for mung bean paste.

The glutinous rice was rolled into thin slices, wrapped in mung bean paste or red bean paste, and two drawers were made, and Chen Xiuyan steamed them all in the pot, and the sky was slightly bright at this time.

The dim sum was too laborious, so Chen Xiuyan made it simply for breakfast, steamed boiled eggs, pasted corn flour tortillas, and did not prepare the rest, and matched it with boiling water.

When eating breakfast, the dumplings were also steamed, the white and tender coat, the inside was sweet and glutinous mung bean paste and red bean filling, Luo Wenqian couldn't bear to eat one, the soft and tough skin bit into the filling in one bite, fragrant and sweet.

"Little aunt, I think what you make is as delicious as Granny Su." Luo Mingnian cheered.

"The little aunt is so happy to hear it." Chen Xiuyan said with a smile, "But glutinous rice is not easy to restrain and can not be greedy, even if you like it." ”

"Yes." Luo Mingnian replied obediently, "Little aunt, can I bring a few to share with my good friends in the school?" ”

"Of course you can, the little aunt has done a lot, just thinking that you can bring more to share." Chen Xiuyan said.

Except for Chen Xiuyan, who was going to give them to Aunt Yuan, she prepared six, and the rest were all divided between Luo Wenqian's uncle and nephew, and only two were left for Chen Xiuyan for herself.

Taking advantage of Luo Mingqing to send them out, Chen Xiuyan went to Aunt Yuan's house with pastries.

"I didn't expect Xiuyan to make snow jade dumplings." Aunt Yuan was a little surprised when she saw the dim sum sent by Chen Xiuyan.

"The taste is not as good as Granny Su's, so I took a clever approach and wrapped different fillings." Chen Xiuyan shrugged her shoulders and said, "By the way, I'm going to the county seat today, do you have anything to bring?" ”

"These." Granny Su took out the paper prepared in the morning, which listed a lot of ingredients, medicinal materials, spices, fabrics, etc., and handed Chen Xiuyan a purse, which contained ten taels of silver.

It was almost time for Luo Mingqing to send Luo Wenqian and a few people back, Chen Xiuyan got on the donkey cart, there were almost no people on the road, and it was time to go to the county seat early, at this point in time, the people in the village were either busy working in the field or at home.

"Ming and Qing Dynasties, Aunt Cuizhi yesterday, it was Lizheng's wife who found me, she came to say kiss to you, you ......"

Chen Xiuyan took advantage of the absence of others to mention this matter to Luo Mingqing, but before she could say it, Luo Mingqing turned around and refused with a smile, "Little aunt, I don't want to get married yet, you see that my uncle is twenty years old." ”

"Do you really want to, or do you already have someone in your heart?" Chen Xiuyan asked directly.

As soon as these words came out, there was silence in front of him, Chen Xiuyan knew in his heart, it seemed that Luo Wenqian's guess was right, this child was the daughter of the Cai Jiaoyu family.

"I heard your uncle say that you are interested in the young lady of Lord Cai's family?" Chen Xiuyan said, "If your uncle can pass the exam this time, my little aunt will go to the door for you to propose." ”

As soon as Chen Xiuyan's words fell, the whole person shook, and hurriedly reached out to hold the armrest to stabilize, "Be steady, don't make a fuss." ”

Luo Mingqing turned her head to look at Chen Xiuyan with a surprised face, there was no trace of perfunctory and fraud in her eyes, "Little aunt thinks I am worthy of others?" ”

"If you don't feel worthy, what's your plan?"

Luo Mingqing lowered his head slightly, "I'm not like an uncle, I'm not as good as Ming Chu and Ming Nian can read, I am destined not to take the road of the imperial examination, she is the daughter of the official family, I can have a better choice, I really don't deserve it, and I don't want to delay her." ”

"Is this something hot for you, or is the daughter of Lord Cai's family also interested in you?" Chen Xiuyan asked.

Luo Mingqing was silent again, "Even if she is willing, she has no right to decide on the marriage matter, the words of the matchmaker of her parents' orders." ”

Chen Xiuyan's eyes lit up, and she patted Luo Mingqing's shoulder hard, "Kid, since you both have intentions, then your little aunt and I can also give you advice." ”

"Although you can't be famous, it's not just power that can make women happy, as long as you are self-motivated and do well in other industries, you are also a successful person worthy of recognition." Chen Xiuyan said seriously.

"People who really love their daughters, even if they want their children to marry well, but they are more concerned about whether the life after marriage is smooth, if you can not accept concubines, a couple for a lifetime, this is the greatest sincerity for women." Chen Xiuyan said seriously.

"She is the daughter of the official family, if she marries, the future husband will definitely not be the only one, three wives and four concubines are normal, and it can better reflect the generosity of the housewife, but none of the women are really generous, unless they don't like each other."

"If there is a choice, what a woman wants to find is a husband who is wholeheartedly only herself, not seeking much power, not how rich and noble." Chen Xiuyan looked at Luo Mingqing and said, "Can you do this?" ”

Luo Mingqing smiled bitterly, "Little aunt, are you overestimating the conditions of our family, three wives and four concubines are only available to rich and noble families, and our village is monogamous." ”

"You also said that it was because there was no money, but our family will not be confined to the village forever, let's just say that in the county, as long as the average family has extra money, even if they don't have one more, they like to go to places such as Qinglou for recreation, will you?"

"The most important thing is people, as long as you are firm, even if you develop in the future, you will still be the same, can you do it?"

Luo Mingqing nodded firmly, "Of course, a woman can only have one husband, can't a man do it, even if others can't do it, I can." ”

"Well, ambitious." Chen Xiuyan smiled.

The aunt and nephew talked and laughed all the way to the county seat.

Today, if you give Shen Qianshu and Wen Niang another injection, the course of treatment will be over, and with some medicine to consolidate, Chen Xiuyan will not plan to care anymore.

After the second injection, Shen Qianshu and Wen Niang, the rash all over their bodies had subsided, and after the third injection this time, they were all relieved.

"After taking all the medicines, don't have sex for three months, and then you can return to normal." Chen Xiuyan advised, "Otherwise, you will harm others and yourself." ”