Zhao Yunlan makes plum soap at home every day. This time, the plum soap is selling very well, and with the experience of recruiting workers last time, Zhao Yunlan planned to build a soap workshop, and did it. Zhao Yunlan just went to the village chief and said that he wanted to recruit workers, and the villagers came to Li's house in the afternoon. As a result, Zhao Yunlan saw that most of the men came to work, Zhao Yunlan sent these people back, and just told the village chief that she had missed it, and Zhao Yunlan recruited only female workers this time. When the eldest aunt and little lady in the village heard this, they ran faster than the men, and after a while, Zhao Yunlan was full.

When building houses on the other side of the mountain before, Zhao Yunlan asked people to build a few more empty houses, which came in handy at this time. Zhao Yunlan asked people to build a row of small stoves in the house over there, all of which were placed in pots, and divided the female workers into two groups, one was responsible for boiling oil and the other was responsible for burning the fire and taking plant ashes to soak in water, so this small workshop started.

When it was time for the key steps, Zhao Yunlan would operate it by herself, which saved a lot of time. Zhao Yunlan also went to Zhaojiagou, wanting her mother to recruit a few people, Jiang smiled and said: "I recruited, your father and your brother, now that it's cold, your father won't go to the mountains, it's much easier for me to have your father and them help me." ”

Zhao Yunlan smiled and turned her head to ask Huang Yuhua: "How is my sister-in-law lately, I see that my sister-in-law has gained a lot of weight now." ”

Huang Yuhua said gently: "It's better now, thanks to the good care of my mother and father-in-law!" ”

Jiang said: "I don't have to worry about it now, your eldest brother is a hurtful person!" ”

Zhao Yunlan: "The eldest brother is a good father-in-law and a good father!" ”

The three of them laughed.

Jiang suddenly changed the topic and said, "Your brother said that he was going to study, but this time he proposed it himself. I thought that now that my family has some money, I will send him to school at the beginning of spring next year. ”

Zhao Yunlan nodded: "Well, as long as he thinks about it, it's okay to go and read a book, and then go to the wise school, the two of them still have a companion, so I can let the wise supervise and urge him."

Jiang smiled knowingly: "Well, that's fine, it's time to sharpen your brother's temperament, follow your father every day and run away!" ”

Zhao Yunlan originally planned to go back to Li's house after dinner, but the more she chatted with Jiang, the more she talked to Jiang, and the time became later. Zhao Yunlan thought about simply staying for one night and then going back, Jiang sighed that the number of times her daughter returned to her parents' house in the past half a year was more than in previous years, and she was a lot more relieved.

Early the next morning, Li Mingren was already waiting at the door of Zhao's house, and when Zhao Yunsong got up and opened the door, he saw Li Mingren standing in the yard and shrinking his hands and feet, so he quickly called Li Mingren into the house, Zhao Yunlan was still sleeping at the moment! Zhao Yunlan in this winter is easy to be sealed by the bed. Zhao Yunsong cooked some ginger soup for Li Mingren, and Li Mingren felt better after drinking it.

Jiang came out to see Li Mingren, but he had a lot of good feelings for this son-in-law, Li Mingren arrived so early, and he didn't know what time he would leave home, so he must have not eaten breakfast, so he hurried to the kitchen to cook.

After Jiang finished cooking, Zhao Yunlan hadn't gotten up yet, so she asked, "Son-in-law, why didn't you call Yunlan to get up?" ”

Li Mingren: "Mother-in-law, the lady slept well this winter, so I won't call her, and we will go back when the lady wakes up and eats." ”

Jiang was relieved in his heart, it seemed that Yunlan's life in the Li family was indeed comfortable, and he turned his head and went into the house to call out Zhao Yunlan, who was still dreaming.

Zhao Yunlan got up and saw that Li Mingren was about to serve a bowl to eat, and there was still a trace of joy in her heart, "How long have you been here?" ”

Jiang Shi listened to his daughter's tone as if he was very casual, and patted his daughter's hand: "You are embarrassed to ask, you don't get up early in the morning, hurry up and wash up and eat!" ”

Li Mingren smiled at Zhao Yunlan, Zhao Yunlan came over to sit after washing, and Li Mingren hurriedly served porridge to Zhao Yunlan.

Zhao Daliang looked at his son-in-law and daughter who were so kind and comfortable now, and sighed that he didn't look away.

The two had breakfast and rested for a while and hurried back, Jiang loaded a cart of wild mountain goods for Zhao Yunlan, Li Mingren and Zhao Yunlan talked and laughed along the way, Zhao Yunlan thought that it seemed good to fall in love like this.

Seeing that the winter solstice was coming, Zhao Yunlan went to the county to buy half a sheep, planning to go home to cook mutton hot pot, so Zhao Yunlan also went to the carpenter to order a hot pot round table where the stove could be placed in the middle.

Li Mingyi and Li Mingzhi also came back in advance, the business of hot and sour noodles is better this winter, Li Mingyi is tired every day, Li Mingli will go to the shop to help as long as he is free, and the entire Li family is full of energy in this winter.

This hot pot is not a new way to eat in this dynasty, but the Li family thinks it is novel on this hot pot table, there is also a hot pot restaurant in Fucheng, Zhao Yunlan has seen it when she was walking around Fucheng before, but the name is warm pot, it is the kind of small stove on the table, Zhao Yunlan wanted to taste it, but Zhao Yunlan was persuaded to quit after inquiring about the price.

After that, Zhao Yunlan thought about this hot pot for a long time. The day of the winter solstice has arrived, and the brothers and sisters of the Li family are excited, after all, Zhao Yunlan warmed up the atmosphere of eating hot pot in advance, and Xiaobao walked around the yard, watching the second uncle and the third uncle deal with the half of the sheep for a while, and going to Li Mingren's side to watch Li Mingren chop wood, and then turning around next to Zhao Yunlan like a little bee.

Li Mingmei took Xiaobao to the upper room for Wang to watch, and the old man Li picked up Xiaobao and put it on the kang, Xiaobao is now getting heavier and heavier.

Zhao Yunlan was preparing vegetables over there, in the cellar dug before, Zhao Yunlan stored some wild mountain mushrooms, Zhao Yunlan took them out and washed them and stewed them together in the pot to make the original soup, Zhao Yunlan went to the field to pick cabbage and several radishes, and also picked some pea seedlings, Zhao Yunlan felt drooling when she thought of white radishes boiled in mutton soup. The pea seedlings, scalded into the mutton soup is a perfect match, Zhao Yunlan looked at the pepper stored as seeds, if there is a pepper as a dipping sauce, I drooled when I thought about it, shook my head and thought about it, forget it, the pepper is not enough, bear with it again!

When the dishes were ready, Zhao Yunlan asked Li Mingren to move the table to the courtyard, put the stove in the middle, and put the pot on the stove, so he poured the original soup boiled with mutton bones and wild mountain mushrooms into the pot, Li Mingzhi lit the fire in the stove, Li Mingren brought the small piece of firewood that had just been chopped, and the family sat around the table.

Xiaobao was so happy that he finally waited for the hot pot that his mother said, and looked at the soup in the pot with a purring eye.

Li Mingyi took advantage of the time to mention that he was going to open a restaurant, and this hot pot was very good. Zhao Yunlan looked at Li Mingren, turned to Li Mingyi and said, "This can be planned first, second brother, you can write a detailed plan for me at that time, and we will add it up." ”

Zhao Yunlan waited for the soup to boil again, then threw the cut mutton down to cook, beckoning everyone to drink a bowl of soup to warm up their bodies first.

Zhao Yunlan originally planned to let Deng Yong's family come to eat together, but now Deng Yongniang's body is so good that she can get out of bed and walk around, but Deng Yong wanted to go back to Xiaoqing Mountain, worship Father Deng, and then clean up the house, so he took the family back.

Zhao Yunlan sandwiched a piece of meat for Wang and Xiaobao, Li Mingren gently pushed the bowl to Zhao Yunlan's side, Zhao Yunlan pretended not to see it and continued to eat, Li Mingren pushed it again, Zhao Yunlan still didn't see it, and when Li Mingren pushed the bowl back with some loss, Zhao Yunlan coldly sandwiched a radish for Li Mingren, and Li Mingren happily ate the radish.

The fragrance of plum in the yard is accompanied by the aroma of mutton soup, and the family has a beautiful and full meal.