On the morning of the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, after breakfast, Yunxue opened the pot with beans open. The beans inside are already very rotten, dark red in color, with the characteristic aroma of schisandra and artemisia.

Yun Xue used a shovel to flip the sauce beans up and down to make them all cold. Then she brushed the sauce primer again from yesterday, then poured it into the pot and stirred it with the sauce beans.

"Tianfu, come and help me grind." Yun Xue shouted.

Everyone's way of making sauce is different, Yunxue makes sauce, you have to use a grind to push the sauce beans and sauce primers into pieces, and then add salt. Some people like to make bean paste, and there are various methods.

Yesterday, I fried 30 catties of soybeans, and at this time they were cooked, plus the sauce primer, and it took several buckets to finish. Yunxue and Tianfu also took most of the morning to push and grind, and it took them all to be launched.

Yunni has already packed up the sauce jar, and the rest of the sauce inside is put out separately, and it will be eaten for a while, and the newly made sauce will not be eaten until a month is full. The Han family's sauce jar is quite large, it is the kind of coarse porcelain jar with glaze inside, which is only one size smaller than the jar filled with water. Sauce is a necessary item for the life of northerners, the sauce made by the Han family is delicious, if Yunxue makes less, others will not give it to others, and it will not be enough to eat in the end, so it must be made more.

Yun Xue and Tianfu carried the sauce and poured it into the jar. Every time a bucket was poured in, Yun Xue would add some salty salt to it, until finally, a lot of salt was put into it. When grinding, some water will be added, Yun Xue took a look, and felt that the water seemed to be a little less, so she added some water. At this moment, the sauce in the jar is only seven or eight inches away, and it is about to reach the edge of the jar.

Yun Xue took a stick handed over by Yun Ni, this stick was polished very smooth, probably less than a person high. Yun Xue took the stick and kept stirring clockwise in the sauce jar until she felt that the sauce was stirred evenly. The root was taken out, and the sauce on it was scraped into the jar, and then Yun Xue sprinkled another layer of salt on the surface of the miso.

Finally, Yun Xue covered the mouth of the sauce jar with a clean white cloth, and tied the white cloth tightly with strips of red cloth. Then put a curtain on top that is slightly larger than the cylinder port, and in this way, it is finished.

"Okay, wait for a month, and you can eat the new sauce. Remember, the sauce jar can't be seen by people with double bodies, otherwise the sauce won't be able to rise and will spoil. "There are also some rules for making sauce, and one of the most important is that you can't eat the sauce without a full moon, and at the same time, you can't let pregnant women see it. These are the rules left by the ancestors, no matter whether they are scientific or not, Yun Xue is more willing to marry and abide by them. In this vat of sauce, there are more than ten catties of salt alone, which is a lot of money. Not to mention that there are beans and other grains, wouldn't it be a pity if something went wrong?

The sauce made by Yunxue in this way does not need to be taken outside to dry, nor does it need to be stirred frequently to collect the white cattail. So don't look at the previous time, you need to fry the sauce primer, etc., but it saves trouble. Some people make sauce, they need to be exposed to the sun outside to be delicious, but when they are put outside, the wind and rain are blown, and if they are not well controlled, they will easily spoil. Not to mention those nasty flies, if you don't pay attention, you will add seasoning to the misen, and when the time comes, maggots will easily grow in it.

The children of the Han family never dared to eat other people's sauce, because they really didn't know if the sauce was clean. In fact, there is a lot of knowledge in making this sauce, and it is not easy to make delicious sauce.

"Eldest sister, now that the big guys have finished planting, shouldn't we find someone to build a house?" When Yun Xue finished her work, she sat in the courtyard to rest, Tianfu and Yunni were also sitting in the courtyard, Tianfu suddenly asked.

"Well, it's time to start building a house, at this time the crops in the field have not yet emerged, it is the time to start building a house, waiting for the seedlings to come out, and the big guys will have to be busy. In the afternoon, I went to ask the people in the village, and I don't know if they have any time. Besides, if you hire someone to help, don't you have to prepare a meal? I also have to go to the county town and buy some meat to come back. There's nothing left at home, so it's always too bad to make it laughable. Yun Xue frowned slightly, a little worried.

At this time, there are no vegetables in the garden, just wild vegetables on the mountain, but wild vegetables need more oil and water to be delicious. The family has run out of meat, and it seems that they need to go to the county town to buy some meat and come back. The rules in the village are like this, if you hire someone to help, you must prepare good food and rice, otherwise, the next time you have a job at home, you will not be able to invite anyone. Yunxue herself is also a good face, where is she willing to lose face on this? Therefore, in the preparation of meals, you must think carefully.

"By the way, Tianfu, you go to Yun Zhen and come back, we have to discuss with him, how to build the house, and how big to build. This is for him to marry, and he must be satisfied. Yun Xue felt that it was better to call Yun Zhen back to discuss it.

"Okay, I'll go." Tianfu stood up and walked away.

"Tianfu, this kid, is the most thoughtful and quick, and he is a rare good child." Yun Xue looked at Tianfu's back and said with a smile.

"Yes, I don't talk much on weekdays, but I think about things very thoughtfully. is more thoughtful than the second brother and more stable than Yunting, which is indeed quite rare. "Yunni is holding a needle and thread in her hand, and she is sewing summer clothes for Yunxia." Eldest sister, if you are willing, it is better to let Tianfu follow Shen Sange to exercise in two years. I think that in the future, there will be a lot of success. Yunni suggested.

Yun Xue was stunned for a moment, and then shook her head and said, "No, it's too hard and dangerous to be in the army." Tianfu is the only one left in the family, if he is a little missing, how can I be worthy of Old Man Song? ”

"Eldest sister, you are really partial, you haven't said that when the second brother went to join the army, you haven't said that." Yun Ni looked up at Yun Xue with a little unpleasantness in her expression.

"That's different, Tianfu is not our child after all, I can't put him in danger. I know Yunzhen's ability, and besides, there is Zhiyuan to take care of, and there will be no problems. Yun Xue also knew that she was a little biased like this, "When I see Tianfu, I will think of a few of us, if I hadn't insisted that we live alone, I'm afraid I don't know what it will be." Tianfu is worse than us, we have so many brothers and sisters who rely on each other, and Tianfu is himself. ”

"You have also seen that Tianfu is in our house, and he also keeps working, at home and outside the house, which one is not what he does the most? How can the eldest sister not feel distressed about such a child? If the eldest sister doesn't feel sorry for him anymore, what is the difference between them and Tianfu's uncle? Yunni, we are compatriots and relatives who are connected by flesh and blood, and we don't need to say too much between us, do you understand? Yun Xue raised her eyes, looked into the distance, and said faintly.

"yes, I understand." Yunni lowered her head and continued to make clothes.

At this time, Tianfu had already returned, and Yun Zhen and Shen Hongjun followed together.

"Cher, you're going to build a house? I don't need to ask others for help, I brought so many people over, and the transfer of a dozen or twenty is enough. Shen Hongjun was the first to speak. You just need to hire one or two good masons, and a few carpenters, and these people can do the rest. ”

"Is that good? Let these soldiers build a house for my family, will people say that you are pretending to be a public servant? Yun Xue hesitated.

"Originally, I came to see you, otherwise I would have been in the state city. The big guys know it, and they can't wait to come and do some work for you, and talk to the future general's wife. Shen Hongjun smiled, he didn't take it seriously at all.

Yun Xue also knew that what Shen Hongjun said was the truth, if it wasn't for himself, there was really no need for him to come here. "Well, that's a big problem, and if someone from the village wants to help, we can't drive people out. You're here to help, and I'll take care of the food at noon and at night, okay? ”

Shen Hongjun nodded, "Whatever you want, you can just do this." He also understands that Yun Xue is not the kind of person who likes to take advantage of small advantages. If people come to work and don't eat here, Yun Xue will definitely not be able to go.

"Well, that's it. Tomorrow, Tianfu and I will go to the county seat to have a look, and we have to prepare some food to come back. The rules in the village, when people come to help, they must make good food. Yun Xue said happily.

Shen Hongjun looked at Yun Xue's appearance, and felt happy in his heart, "Okay, whatever you prepare, you can eat something good, I believe the big guy is also very happy." These soldiers are also bitter, but they are just barely full of stomachs, and the food in the barracks is really not very delicious. ”

"You don't have to prepare very well, just do what you can, after all, the world is here now, things are so expensive, you can save it. Actually, it's mainly the things you make, and I think they're all delicious. Shen Hongjun stared at Yun Xue and said a few more words.

Yun Xue's face was a little hot, this person was too, in front of his younger brothers and sisters, he looked at people so directly. Yun Xue glanced at Shen Hongjun before turning her head to talk to Yun Zhen. "I'm going to build the east and west wings, you see, how wide and big you want to build, we have a good idea. When the carpenter came, he had to ask the family to hurry up and make beams or something according to the size. ”

Yun Zhen scratched his head and said a little embarrassed, "Eldest sister, I don't understand any of this, what you say is what." "In Yun Zhen's opinion, as long as there is a house, where does it matter how wide and big?

Yun Xue sighed, this is really, people are worry-free, but they worry about everything.

"Xue'er, if you want me to see it, just build it a little bigger." Shen Hongjun said at this time. "The number of people in the family will increase, and it is better to build a larger one. Anyway, this yard is quite big, come, you come and have a look. With that, Shen Hongjun pulled Yun Xue to stand up, looked at the main room for a long time, and then measured it with steps in the courtyard.

On the morning of the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, after breakfast, Yunxue opened the pot with beans open. The beans inside are already very rotten, dark red in color, with the characteristic aroma of schisandra and artemisia.

Yun Xue used a shovel to flip the sauce beans up and down to make them all cold. Then she brushed the sauce primer again from yesterday, then poured it into the pot and stirred it with the sauce beans.

"Tianfu, come and help me grind." Yun Xue shouted.

Everyone's way of making sauce is different, Yunxue makes sauce, you have to use a grind to push the sauce beans and sauce primers into pieces, and then add salt. Some people like to make bean paste, and there are various methods.

Yesterday, I fried 30 catties of soybeans, and at this time they were cooked, plus the sauce primer, and it took several buckets to finish. Yunxue and Tianfu also took most of the morning to push and grind, and it took them all to be launched.

Yunni has already packed up the sauce jar, and the rest of the sauce inside is put out separately, and it will be eaten for a while, and the newly made sauce will not be eaten until a month is full. The Han family's sauce jar is quite large, it is the kind of coarse porcelain jar with glaze inside, which is only one size smaller than the jar filled with water. Sauce is a necessary item for the life of northerners, the sauce made by the Han family is delicious, if Yunxue makes less, others will not give it to others, and it will not be enough to eat in the end, so it must be made more.

Yun Xue and Tianfu carried the sauce and poured it into the jar. Every time a bucket was poured in, Yun Xue would add some salty salt to it, until finally, a lot of salt was put into it. When grinding, some water will be added, Yun Xue took a look, and felt that the water seemed to be a little less, so she added some water. At this moment, the sauce in the jar is only seven or eight inches away, and it is about to reach the edge of the jar.

Yun Xue took a stick handed over by Yun Ni, this stick was polished very smooth, probably less than a person high. Yun Xue took the stick and kept stirring clockwise in the sauce jar until she felt that the sauce was stirred evenly. The root was taken out, and the sauce on it was scraped into the jar, and then Yun Xue sprinkled another layer of salt on the surface of the miso.

Finally, Yun Xue covered the mouth of the sauce jar with a clean white cloth, and tied the white cloth tightly with strips of red cloth. Then put a curtain on top that is slightly larger than the cylinder port, and in this way, it is finished.

"Okay, wait for a month, and you can eat the new sauce. Remember, the sauce jar can't be seen by people with double bodies, otherwise the sauce won't be able to rise and will spoil. "There are also some rules for making sauce, and one of the most important is that you can't eat the sauce without a full moon, and at the same time, you can't let pregnant women see it. These are the rules left by the ancestors, no matter whether they are scientific or not, Yun Xue is more willing to marry and abide by them. In this vat of sauce, there are more than ten catties of salt alone, which is a lot of money. Not to mention that there are beans and other grains, wouldn't it be a pity if something went wrong?

The sauce made by Yunxue in this way does not need to be taken outside to dry, nor does it need to be stirred frequently to collect the white cattail. So don't look at the previous time, you need to fry the sauce primer, etc., but it saves trouble. Some people make sauce, they need to be exposed to the sun outside to be delicious, but when they are put outside, the wind and rain are blown, and if they are not well controlled, they will easily spoil. Not to mention those nasty flies, if you don't pay attention, you will add seasoning to the misen, and when the time comes, maggots will easily grow in it.

The children of the Han family never dared to eat other people's sauce, because they really didn't know if the sauce was clean. In fact, there is a lot of knowledge in making this sauce, and it is not easy to make delicious sauce.

"Eldest sister, now that the big guys have finished planting, shouldn't we find someone to build a house?" When Yun Xue finished her work, she sat in the courtyard to rest, Tianfu and Yunni were also sitting in the courtyard, Tianfu suddenly asked.

"Well, it's time to start building a house, at this time the crops in the field have not yet emerged, it is the time to start building a house, waiting for the seedlings to come out, and the big guys will have to be busy. In the afternoon, I went to ask the people in the village, and I don't know if they have any time. Besides, if you hire someone to help, don't you have to prepare a meal? I also have to go to the county town and buy some meat to come back. There's nothing left at home, so it's always too bad to make it laughable. Yun Xue frowned slightly, a little worried.

At this time, there are no vegetables in the garden, just wild vegetables on the mountain, but wild vegetables need more oil and water to be delicious. The family has run out of meat, and it seems that they need to go to the county town to buy some meat and come back. The rules in the village are like this, if you hire someone to help, you must prepare good food and rice, otherwise, the next time you have a job at home, you will not be able to invite anyone. Yunxue herself is also a good face, where is she willing to lose face on this? Therefore, in the preparation of meals, you must think carefully.

"By the way, Tianfu, you go to Yun Zhen and come back, we have to discuss with him, how to build the house, and how big to build. This is for him to marry, and he must be satisfied. Yun Xue felt that it was better to call Yun Zhen back to discuss it.

"Okay, I'll go." Tianfu stood up and walked away.

"Tianfu, this kid, is the most thoughtful and quick, and he is a rare good child." Yun Xue looked at Tianfu's back and said with a smile.

"Yes, I don't talk much on weekdays, but I think about things very thoughtfully. is more thoughtful than the second brother and more stable than Yunting, which is indeed quite rare. "Yunni is holding a needle and thread in her hand, and she is sewing summer clothes for Yunxia." Eldest sister, if you are willing, it is better to let Tianfu follow Shen Sange to exercise in two years. I think that in the future, there will be a lot of success. Yunni suggested.

Yun Xue was stunned for a moment, and then shook her head and said, "No, it's too hard and dangerous to be in the army." Tianfu is the only one left in the family, if he is a little missing, how can I be worthy of Old Man Song? ”

"Eldest sister, you are really partial, you haven't said that when the second brother went to join the army, you haven't said that." Yun Ni looked up at Yun Xue with a little unpleasantness in her expression.

"That's different, Tianfu is not our child after all, I can't put him in danger. I know Yunzhen's ability, and besides, there is Zhiyuan to take care of, and there will be no problems. Yun Xue also knew that she was a little biased like this, "When I see Tianfu, I will think of a few of us, if I hadn't insisted that we live alone, I'm afraid I don't know what it will be." Tianfu is worse than us, we have so many brothers and sisters who rely on each other, and Tianfu is himself. ”

"You have also seen that Tianfu is in our house, and he also keeps working, at home and outside the house, which one is not what he does the most? How can the eldest sister not feel distressed about such a child? If the eldest sister doesn't feel sorry for him anymore, what is the difference between them and Tianfu's uncle? Yunni, we are compatriots and relatives who are connected by flesh and blood, and we don't need to say too much between us, do you understand? Yun Xue raised her eyes, looked into the distance, and said faintly.

"yes, I understand." Yunni lowered her head and continued to make clothes.

At this time, Tianfu had already returned, and Yun Zhen and Shen Hongjun followed together.

"Cher, you're going to build a house? I don't need to ask others for help, I brought so many people over, and the transfer of a dozen or twenty is enough. Shen Hongjun was the first to speak. You just need to hire one or two good masons, and a few carpenters, and these people can do the rest. ”

"Is that good? Let these soldiers build a house for my family, will people say that you are pretending to be a public servant? Yun Xue hesitated.

"Originally, I came to see you, otherwise I would have been in the state city. The big guys know it, and they can't wait to come and do some work for you, and talk to the future general's wife. Shen Hongjun smiled, he didn't take it seriously at all.

Yun Xue also knew that what Shen Hongjun said was the truth, if it wasn't for himself, there was really no need for him to come here. "Well, that's a big problem, and if someone from the village wants to help, we can't drive people out. You're here to help, and I'll take care of the food at noon and at night, okay? ”

Shen Hongjun nodded, "Whatever you want, you can just do this." He also understands that Yun Xue is not the kind of person who likes to take advantage of small advantages. If people come to work and don't eat here, Yun Xue will definitely not be able to go.

"Well, that's it. Tomorrow, Tianfu and I will go to the county seat to have a look, and we have to prepare some food to come back. The rules in the village, when people come to help, they must make good food. Yun Xue said happily.

Shen Hongjun looked at Yun Xue's appearance, and felt happy in his heart, "Okay, whatever you prepare, you can eat something good, I believe the big guy is also very happy." These soldiers are also bitter, but they are just barely full of stomachs, and the food in the barracks is really not very delicious. ”

"You don't have to prepare very well, just do what you can, after all, the world is here now, things are so expensive, you can save it. Actually, it's mainly the things you make, and I think they're all delicious. Shen Hongjun stared at Yun Xue and said a few more words.

Yun Xue's face was a little hot, this person was too, in front of his younger brothers and sisters, he looked at people so directly. Yun Xue glanced at Shen Hongjun before turning her head to talk to Yun Zhen. "I'm going to build the east and west wings, you see, how wide and big you want to build, we have a good idea. When the carpenter came, he had to ask the family to hurry up and make beams or something according to the size. ”

Yun Zhen scratched his head and said a little embarrassed, "Eldest sister, I don't understand any of this, what you say is what." "In Yun Zhen's opinion, as long as there is a house, where does it matter how wide and big?

Yun Xue sighed, this is really, people are worry-free, but they worry about everything.

"Xue'er, if you want me to see it, just build it a little bigger." Shen Hongjun said at this time. "The number of people in the family will increase, and it is better to build a larger one. Anyway, this yard is quite big, come, you come and have a look. With that, Shen Hongjun pulled Yun Xue to stand up, looked at the main room for a long time, and then measured it with steps in the courtyard.