Chapter 5 Duck Farm
In the early morning, the sky was slightly bright, and the countryside was foggy, and Ye Jielu got up early in the morning and quietly went out.
Ming Lanying heard him go out in a daze, and originally wanted to get up and be busy, but it was too early, sleepiness overcame reason, and she fell asleep again.
In the blacksmith shop, a little oil lamp was faintly burning, the burning stove lit up a corner, and Ye Jielu was beating as usual, and there was an almost inaudible whisper between the beatings.
"Okay, that's it."
"Hmm." Ye Jielu's hand kept moving, and in a moment a kitchen knife was formed.
"How are you doing? I see you're much better than last time, and now you're a little more energetic, and you have new clothes to wear, and your lady is ...... now Normal? After talking about the matter, the tone of the person who came was much more relaxed, and hung on the beam of the room, "Boss, do you still want to protect her now?" ā
Ye Jielu glanced at him coldly, and the person on the beam immediately retracted the corner of the beam, "I know I know, that is what that means that it is better to kill by mistake than to let go, after all, she is a member of the Ming family, even if she gave birth to Ning'er, but she is ...... like that"
Ye Juelu fell heavily with a hammer, the edge of the kitchen knife was much thinner, and the people on the beams trembled.
"Boss, don't be angry! Let's just talk about it, it's not up to you to make your own arrangements, you can do what you want...... I'm just angry, that woman doesn't have any numbers in her heart, she looks ugly and has no ink on her breasts, and she drives you at will, why is she! ā
"This is my business, she has changed a lot now, she is not allowed to touch her without my permission, otherwise don't blame me for turning her face."
"Yes, yes, I'll tell them when I get back!"
"Get out of here if you're okay."
"Yes."
Everyone touched the eaves, and was called back by Ye Jielu, "Don't go to Song's house." ā
"Huh? Don't! I've come all the way to see how I can rest assured if I don't see Shanshan, Shanshan has rejected me thousands of times, and I will treat Shanshan like my first love~ Boss, take care, I'll get out first! ā
Ye Jielu reluctantly put the beaten kitchen knife into the pool to cool and observe, but still scolded secretly, "It's useless." ā
After Ming Lanying slept enough, she finally remembered what she was going to do today, and after washing up, she danced in the yard for an hour, made breakfast and waited for Ning'er to get up.
grabbed a handful of chaff and scattered it in the yard, the little sparrows that were chattering yesterday happened to fly over, and Ming Lanying held her chin and watched the six or seven sparrows eating the chaff little by little, "Hey, do you know where the wild ducks are now?" ā
"I know that you woman is not at ease, and you trick us into coming over with food!"
"That's it, it's that's it!"
I can't find a few animals that can communicate directly in this broken place, of course Ming Lanying will not be polite, and picked up the broom next to her, "Don't you understand if you have a short mouth!" If you don't say anything, you'll be kicked out with a broom! ā
"Humph! Count you ruthless. A little sparrow jumped out with its chest up, "Wild ducks all go to warm places to spend the winter in winter, they are all preparing now, what are you looking for them?" ā
"What can I do, and I don't eat them, I just want to order their eggs." Ming Lanying sighed in disappointment, the winter comes quickly, and it is long, and the wild ducks are ready to migrate at the end of autumn, why did she forget this, stupid! It's a pity that the nest built yesterday is estimated to be used next year.
Ming Lanying sat in the yard in a low mood and chose vegetables, and Ning Er saw her depressed appearance after breakfast, stepped forward to smooth her frowning eyebrows, and hugged her.
Ming Lanying was hugged and most of her emotions disappeared, anyway, the silver is enough to spend for the time being, and it is not a big problem.
"What does Ning'er want to eat at noon? Mother will do it for you! ā
People here eat two meals a day, and Ming Lanying is ruthless and eats one meal a day, but Ning'er is fed three or four times a day. Ning'er was too thin, and Ming Lanying didn't treat him badly after she came, eating less and more meals every day, and slowly came back with a little complexion.
Ning Er pointed to the most potatoes on the ground, and Ming Lanying understood, "Is it good to eat hand-rolled noodles at noon?" In the afternoon, my mother will give you fried potato strips to eat. ā
Ning Er nodded obediently, and smiled happily, very well-behaved, cute, and likable.
The four catties of pork belly I bought last time were quickly eaten after sharing them with winter and summer, and Ming Lanying went to Chen Butcher to buy three catties of meat, chopped a little to make meat sauce, and ordered dumplings on the whole night for the rest of the night, she was hungry for a long time, and now she finally has the conditions to eat it.
When she fried French fries for Ning'er in the afternoon, Ye Jielu came back, and Ning'er pounced in surprise.
"Why did you come back so early today?" Ming Lanying glanced at the sky and came back two hours earlier than usual.
Ye Jielu was holding a hollow wooden shelf in one hand, with three kitchen knives inserted on it, and the wooden shelf was also carved by Ming Lanying, and the last time I saw that his homemade weapon was sharpened well, I asked him to chisel a hollow wooden shelf to put kitchen knives, which was more convenient.
"It's okay in the shop, the kitchen knife is ready."
"It's just right, make some dumplings to eat tonight, and we'll help together when you come back." Just when the last pot of French fries came out of the pot, Ming Lanying extinguished the stove and put a large plate of french fries on the table, "Eat some french fries first, and then help me chop meat and knead noodles." ā
Ning Er has been waiting beside her, and it just so happened that Ye Jielu also came back, so she took Ye Jielu to the water tank to wash her hands together, Ming Lanying fried French fries for four people, and also boiled a pot of herbal tea, herbal tea medicinal materials are looking for winter and summer, sweet herbal tea with French fries, just enough for the two of them to have a comfortable afternoon tea.
Divide a portion out and put it aside to dry, and send it to Dongxia later, Ming Lanying washed three kitchen knives, and gestured with her hand, which is much better than the broken kitchen knife now.
The birds that were eating in the morning came again, and Ming Lanying saw that the two of them were eating happily in the house, so she quietly walked to the grove next to the yard.
"Why are you here again?"
A row of little sparrows spoke, and her head was big when she listened, "Send a bird out and say." ā
"Don't call us birds, we also have a name, the name given by the Golden Eagle King!"
Ming Lanying looked at a row of sparrows of different sizes and colors amusedly, "Then tell me what it's called, I'll see who I can remember." ā
"What a name! My name is Mayi."
"My name is Ma Er, and it's Ma San......"
Ming Lan Ying: "...... Good name, I remember it all. ā
"That's pretty much it, woman, count you as acquaintances."
"Okay, Ma Yi tell me, what are you looking for me?"
Ma Yi straightened his big chest and said angrily: "You are looking for wild ducks, Lord Golden Eagle King knows, Lord Golden Eagle King values you, and has let dozens of excellent wild ducks stay to listen to your orders." ā
Is she already an important subordinate of a bird......
Ming Lanying: "Thank you for me, my lord......"
Ma Er flapped his wings twice, "Lord Golden Eagle King said that you are capable of doing things, and this little thing can still satisfy you, but you have to step up your cultivation, otherwise with your current body, how can you dominate the world with adults in the future?" How to dominate the world! ā
Ming Lanying was speechless and held her forehead, "Forget it, how are your adults' injuries?" ā
Ma San: "It's much better than before, the human medicine is really good, do you still have it?" ā
Ming Lanying: "I'll ask, but you have to help me take care of my son, give me a little serious, if something happens to my son, I'll fry the sparrow!" ā
Sparrows: "Huh! ā
Ming Lanying didn't see Ye Juelu when she returned to the house, Ning Er pointed outside and signaled him to go out, Ming Lanying looked at the fries that didn't have much left on the plate, and was speechless about the amount of food he had eaten.
"Ning'er, I'll send something to Sister Dongxia, can you play with the little lamb at home?"
Ning Er nodded obediently and hugged Ming Lanying's hand, her big wet eyes were a timid pleading, wanting her to come back early, and her heart melted when she saw it.
"Mother come back early, don't run around at home."
Ming Lanying brought the bowl of french fries, picked some potatoes and sweet potatoes and took them to Doctor Zhao's house.
"Winter and summer, I'll bring you something delicious!"
Ming Lanying shouted outside the courtyard, no one answered, the courtyard door was empty, and she pushed the door in confusion, and walked in quickly for fear that something would happen to her grandparents and grandchildren.
Before I could knock on the door, I heard the sound of my grandfather and grandson arguing in the house.
"Dongxia, you are obedient, grandfather has three long and two short, you will follow Ye Juelu, he will treat you well, whether it is accepted as a righteous sister or-"
Dong Xia said with a crying voice: "Grandfather! Don't talk about it, you'll be fine, and I won't follow Brother Ye! Don't say such things in the future, if I do this again, I won't have the face to see Ming Niangzi in the future, Brother Ye is very good, but Ming Niangzi is also getting better now, and I can't do it myself, which makes Ming Niangzi know, what will she think of me! ā
Ming Lanying withdrew her hand and sighed helplessly in her heart, she is a good girl, why did Imperial Doctor Zhao say this.
Doctor Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, "Grandfather doesn't want to be like this, but at the moment, grandfather can't help it." ā
"Grandfather!"
Ming Lanying knocked on the door at the right time, "Dongxia, I'll send you something delicious!" ā
"Ming Niangzi!"
Dongxia hurriedly went to open the door, Ming Lanying saw that the little girl's eyes were red and moist, and touched her face with pity, "What's the matter?" ā
As soon as Dong Xia saw her, she choked up again, "Ming Niangzi...... IāI'm sorry for you! ā
Ming Lanying hugged her distressedly, "Okay, okay, it's a big deal, I didn't mean to hear it just now, but since I heard it, let's solve this matter, it's okay, it's okay, don't cry." ā
Imperial Physician Zhao stroked his beard in embarrassment, Ming Lanying calmed the emotions of winter and summer, and handed her the basket, "I know that you are not a fool, don't worry, I just need to make it clear to your grandfather, I came to ask you for the trauma medicine you used last time, go eat fried potato strips first, Ning'er thinks it is delicious." ā
"Good...... I'll go fill your medicine. ā
Dongxia went to the next room with the basket, and Ming Lanying reluctantly moved a stool and sat in front of Imperial Physician Zhao, "Old Imperial Physician Zhao, look at your bad idea, you almost destroyed the two families, you know?" If you want me to say, if you have three long and two short, you can see that Dong Xia followed you quickly, and said that Ye Juelu came to save people quickly. ā
"Don't talk nonsense!" Mrs. Zhao's beard was almost straight, and she pointed at her and scolded, "I still think you have changed for the better, and you are still so vicious!" ā
"You can take a breath, you are still a famous doctor from the hospital, and you can't understand people's hearts if you can cure the disease." Ming Lanying plucked out her ears, "People are unpredictable, you have three long and two short, who can care what others think of Dong Xia, without your protection, a good girl who is innocent in Dong Xia will be said by others to be a bad woman, and it is better to die when the time comes!" ā
Imperial Physician Zhao sighed and didn't speak, Ming Lanying was helpless, this good duan suddenly explained the aftermath, I am afraid that there is something going on with him, the former prince's faction, which gave him the idea of dying Mingzhi, but if she remembers correctly, the prince has successfully become the emperor, what else is going on?
"Senior Zhao, it's okay if you want to do your best for your master, but if you don't mind your precious granddaughter going with you, you can rest assured that you can leave it alone. Don't say that you may not be able to help your master now, if you are not there when your master really needs you later, it will be a real death in vain. ā
Imperial Physician Zhao glanced at her sideways and shook his beard angrily, "What do you know about a woman." ā
"Yes, I just don't understand, but I know that there is hope in life, and in life you have to take everyone who cares about you seriously." Ming Lanying held her hands in her hands and looked fearless, "Do you think Ye Jielu is a person who can be entrusted for life?" But he now has a wife and children, and there is a Song Shanshan who is eyeing him and never forgetting, do you think this child in winter and summer is enough for Song Shanshan to tear it a few times? Even if you recognize Dongxia as a righteous sister, Ye Jielu is an exiled person, and he is the lowest type of person in Biansai, and he is so beautiful in Dongxia and Xia, in a place that Ye Jielu can't take care of, do you think Dongxia will be bullied? ā
"There is no one in this world who is better than you for Dong Xia and you, if you really have a three-long and two-short, then no one really cares about your precious granddaughter."
Imperial Doctor Zhao opened his mouth, he couldn't say a word for a long time, and there was a low sobbing sound in winter and summer at the door, Ming Lanying got up and patted her leg.
"Don't be sad in winter and summer, if your grandfather really doesn't care about you, you will become a medical woman, you have all your medical skills, and you will not starve to death wherever you sell yourself when the time comes."
"You talk nonsense! How could my granddaughter sell herself! ā
"You closed your eyes, how can you manage it so wide?"
Ming Lanying happily went back with the wound medicine, she told Imperial Doctor Zhao so much, in fact, there was also a part of it to herself, only to live well can there be hope, she not only has to live well, but also to protect Ning'er, that is her only treasure in this world.
Before they got home, the seven or eight little sparrows flew over, "Ma Yi, aren't you looking at Ning'er!" ā
Ma Er bumped into her arms with a huff, "Your father-in-law is back!" You're back! ā
Ma Yi: "Give me the medicine quickly, we have to go back first." ā
"Okay." Ming Lanying breathed a sigh of relief and tied the hemp rope on the medicine jar to Ma Yi's two little feet, "Let's go, let's go." ā
Ming Lanying walked home quickly, and as soon as she entered the yard, she saw Ye Jielu and Ning Er cleaning up the shed of lambs and chickens together, and Ming Lanying saw that she could still see it in the evening, so she asked Ye Jielu to help her build a few duck nests.
"What else do you want to do?"
"Of course, if it doesn't work this year, there will be next year, you just need to help me get it, hurry up."
Ye Jielu looked at her in surprise, and went to work silently, Ming Lanying looked at his busy back, and felt that it was not for nothing that this man was so memorable, although he didn't talk much, but he was willing to do it, and he would indulge her in nonsense.
Ye Juelu made a duck's nest, Ming Lanying didn't forget to eat dumplings tonight, cornmeal and white flour were mixed to make dumpling skin, minced meat mixed with chopped vegetables and some seasonings mixed into dumpling filling.
"Ning'er, my mother will teach you to make dumplings."
Ming Lanying's hands are not skillful, and the patterns of the few dumplings she knows are just sturdy, but after teaching Ning'er, she found that Ning'er's hands are skillful, and the wrapping is good-looking and strong.
"Why is Ning'er so good!" Ming Lanying rubbed his little head rarely, and Ning Er also rubbed her head with a smile.
When Ye Jielu came back from setting up the duck nest, he saw Ning Er's bright eyes and the smile that the corners of his mouth were not letting go, as if after this woman changed, Ning Er also became smiling and coquettish.
"Ye Jielu, hurry up and wash your hands and make dumplings together."
Ye Jielu felt that she had achieved some results by not eating or drinking in the past few days, her eyes had become bigger, and there were some lines on her body, and he could see the light in her eyes like a little star.
"Hmm."
After a while, Ming Lanying looked at the buns in Ye Jielu's hand that were not like buns, and the dumplings were not like dumplings, and drove him to boil water angrily, "Ye Jielu!" and boil the water! ā
Ye Juelu: "......"
Ning Er smiled even more happily as she watched Ye Jielu being driven to boil water.
The last family ate hot dumplings before sunset, and Ming Lanying restrained herself from eating only three, seeing that Ning'er ate very fragrantly, she was also satisfied.
Extravagantly wrapped sixty dumplings, three Ming Lan Ying, seventeen Ning Er, and forty Ye Juelu, Ming Lan Ying sighed again at the amount of food he ate. After eating, Ning Er puffed out her little belly and followed her in the yard to eat, but Ye Jielu went to brush the dishes as usual, and his stomach was not bulging at all, it seems that the conditions will be better in the future, and he will eat more......
When night fell, Ming Lanying went to the nearby forest to take a look, and was surprised to find that there were really more than a dozen wild ducks.
"You're all here?"
A wild duck smoothed the feather, "There is a batch that will arrive tomorrow, I thought your conditions were very poor, but I didn't expect it to be good, we contracted the eggs you wanted." ā
Ming Lan Ying excitedly found Ye Jielu, and Ye Jielu was also very surprised when he saw the wild ducks that had already nested on the tree.
Ming Lanying said proudly: "How is it?" When their eggs come out, you accompany me to the city and sell these duck eggs to the restaurant for three cents a piece! ā
Ye Juelu: "A duck egg is only sold for two pennies outside, how can you convince him to buy your duck eggs for three pennies." ā
Ming Lan Ying: "I'm kind, where do I get the wild duck eggs in the autumn and winter, I don't have them, there are a lot of them, and they are only three cents, which can be supplied stably, which is already rare." ā
Ye Jielu didn't say anything, and the next day he helped Ming Lanying to check the duck nest and collect duck eggs.
Ming Lanying thought there weren't many, but there were eleven of them when she pretended to be counted together, "Let's eat duck eggs this morning!" Boiled duck eggs, a few duck quiches in the stall! ā
Ye Juelu looked at her, "How did you do it?" ā
Ming Lanying: "I said I was born, do you believe it or not?" ā
Of course, Ye Jielu didn't believe it, "Your mother gave birth to you and died in childbirth, and there is no proof of death." ā
"......" Ming Lanying: "I didn't say that my mother gave it to me." ā
Ye Jielu frowned and left, and Ming Lanying was happy.
The next day, the second batch of wild ducks came, and she harvested thirteen more duck eggs, but again, there was also wild duck droppings in one place.
Ming Lanying has never had a pet, and it was just a whim to engage in a wild duck farm, so I didn't take this into account, and now the dirt in front of the place is big.
It just so happened that Ye Jielu hadn't gone out yet, "Ye Jielu, help me clean up together?" I'll give you two more quiches today! ā
Ye Jielu snorted, picked up the shovel and started working.
Ming Lanying cleaned up the remaining duck eggs, planning to try to sell them tomorrow after collecting a wave of eggs, for the sake of insurance, she also prepared a new recipe, duck eggs can't be sold, and it's okay to sell another recipe, at least not a loss.
"Ye Jielu, are you free tomorrow? I want to go to the city to sell duck eggs, and we'll go together when you have time. ā
"Hmm."
Ming Lanying rubbed Ning'er's little face excitedly, "Ning'er, will my mother buy you candy tomorrow?" ā
Ning Er nodded happily, looking at her with starry eyes, as if to say that her mother is so powerful!
After breakfast the next day, a family of three entered the city with a basket of duck eggs, and Ming Lanying quickly found the restaurant last time, a little different is that there was a long queue at the door of the restaurant.
"Don't you need money to eat in a restaurant today?"
An enthusiastic brother queuing up next to her took the initiative to explain to her, "This lady doesn't know, this restaurant has recently come out with several new dishes, spicy fish fillet, spicy meat slices, spicy mutton, spicy beef, all fresh and spicy and refreshing!" I often come to eat if I have eaten, and I am even more curious to try it if I haven't eaten it, it's still early and there aren't many people, and you'll know what is hard to find when you wait and see! ā
"So hot?"
"Of course!"
Ming Lanying took a breath, this shopkeeper Li is excellent, she only sold a recipe for spicy fish fillets, but she mentioned spicy meat slices to him, but she didn't expect him to directly fish, sheep, pigs and cattle are all wholeed, and the income is directly multiplied by four times, and the profit is doubled!
But Ming Lanying is quite happy, the better he sells, the better the prescription she gave, then her follow-up cooperation will be smoother, and sure enough, she still likes to count money behind the scenes!
She asked Ye Jielu to take Ning Er to order some side dishes outside and wait for her, and went to find Shopkeeper Li by herself.
Shopkeeper Li was even happier to see her, and when he heard that she was here to sell duck eggs, he pinched his mustache and pondered for a while.
"The conditions given by Ming Niangzi are very good, but to tell the truth, although you don't often eat duck eggs in this autumn and winter, you can also buy duck eggs, please Ming Niangzi ransom in the next bluntly, this duck egg is not easy for our restaurant to collect......"
Ming Lanying waved her hand absently, "It's okay, I just want to try, since it's not feasible, forget it, but I still have a new recipe here, and I originally wanted to sell it with this recipe." ā
Shopkeeper Li's eyes lit up, "Ming Niangzi is slow, this matter can still be discussed." ā
Compared with the increasingly gold-fighting recipes, a few duck eggs are not enough to worry about teeth, the shopkeeper Li is an experienced person, and the recipe made by Ming Niangzi must be the best of the best!
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Ming Lanying had to admit that although her method was a little shameful, it was harmless.
"This new recipe is a dessert, steamed milk cake ......"
Ming Lanying demonstrated it to Shopkeeper Li, and after coming out of the pot, Shopkeeper Li was hooked by the milky and soft steamed cake.
"W-How can there be such a soft pastry?"
Ming Lanying secretly rubbed her sore arm, the ingredients are simple and you also need to use eggs, and novel pastries, at present, she can only make a steamed cake, looking at the reaction of Shopkeeper Li, she really chose the right one.
Shopkeeper Li happily pinched the sweet steamed cake, "It is worthy of Ming Niangzi, in the future, we will all want these eggs of yours, so we will come according to the three pennies!" ā
"Then thank you to Shopkeeper Li."
Shopkeeper Li stopped her saluting hand, "I want to thank me Xie Ming, the egg is the egg, the recipe is the recipe, I still have to give the money for this pastry recipe." ā
Of course, Ming Lanying knew that he wanted to buy out, which was exactly what she wanted, "Shopkeeper Li is happy, I won't shirk it." ā
"I'll give you one hundred and eighty taels for this pastry recipe, how about it?" Shopkeeper Li took out the abacus and crackled, "Plus the duck eggs every month, thirty duck eggs a day is ninety Wen, and one month is about two thousand seven hundred Wen, when will Ming Niangzi stop doing this duck egg business, when will we terminate it, how?" ā
Ming Lanying thought that there was no way out for selling duck eggs, but she didn't expect him to pack everything by the way, so she was naturally grateful, "Then thank you to Shopkeeper Li, happy cooperation." ā
Shopkeeper Li wanted to keep Mrs. Ming for a meal, but Ming Lanying refused, "Don't bother Shopkeeper Li, there are so many people waiting outside, Shopkeeper Li will go to get busy first, let's pack two drawers of buns and go back." ā
Shopkeeper Li was not reluctant, "Then I'm bringing some sauce beef to Ming Niangzi, okay?" The chef just made it, and Ming Niangzi brought some back to taste it. ā
"Then you're welcome."
Ming Lanying was waiting for buns at the side door, and when the shopkeeper Li went to the backyard, there was a shouting and scolding, and Ming Lanying could hear it clearly at the side door.