Chapter 58: Lead the whole village to pick persimmons
"Zhao Chen, what are we going to do in Lizheng?"
Sensing that Zhao Chen was going to take him to find Li Zheng, Ye Sang's doubts in his heart became even heavier.
Unless something big happens in the village, such as separation, separation, quarrels, and judgments, they will go to Lizheng.
Right now, what is Zhao Chen's reason for?
"When I was picking persimmons, I saw more than a dozen persimmon trees in front of me. If what you say is true, the village will receive ten days' rations. ”
When Zhao Chen was picking persimmons on the tree, he saw a patch of orange fruit in the area ahead of the village.
It was the fruit of the persimmon, this orange color, very recognizable in the woods.
"So you're looking for Lizheng to let the whole village pick persimmons together?"
Ye Sang felt funny at the same time, but also felt that Zhao Chen was a little more cute.
"Yes, I don't see much food for my neighbors these days, so I pulled you to find Lizheng."
Zhao Chen said, still pulling Ye Sang and walking towards the place where he was resting.
"Really?"
Hearing Zhao Chen Yesang say this, Li Zheng's body was straight.
Because the weather is getting colder, the more food the body consumes. Li Zheng was very worried about whether there would be people starving to death or freezing to death in the village, and he had not slept well for the past few days.
At this time, I heard these two people say that they had found a large persimmon forest, and they could also make persimmons into dry food to satisfy their hunger, and the whole person was excited.
"This is all the credit of my wife, if it weren't for the way she told the persimmons, everyone could only make persimmons into wild fruits to satisfy their hunger."
Zhao Chen gave all the credit to Ye Sang.
"It's true, wild fruits can only satisfy cravings, but after all, they are cold. It is better to make steamed buns and dry food to satisfy hunger. ”
The more Li Zheng said, the more feasible he felt, and immediately asked his son Zhao Xiang to notify the people in the village to hold a meeting and station, and the whole village would pick persimmons together.
"Zhao Chen, you can't wronged Ye Sang!"
It was also at this time that Zhou Wenchang hurriedly ran towards them: "Ye Sang has never hooked up with other men behind your back!" ”
After Zhou Wenchang finished speaking, he saw that everyone was looking at him suspiciously.
Zhou Wenchang said that Ye Sang hooked up with other men?
Zhou Wenchang explained to Ye Sang, did Ye Sang really do something sorry for Zhao Chen?
The villagers who heard it all looked at Ye Sang with disgust, as if Ye Sang had really done something that did not abide by women's morals.
"I believe in Ye San!" Zhou Wenchang vouched again.
But this sentence made something out of nothing made everyone even more suspicious.
"Zhou Wenchang, what evidence do you have......
Ye Sang didn't expect that after rejecting Zhou Wenchang last time, this kind of incident would arise again.
In ancient times, women's reputation was extremely important, and those who did not abide by women's morals would be immersed in pig cages.
"It's good that my lady believes it, what does it matter if Zhou Gongzi doesn't believe it?"
Just when Ye Sang was about to come forward to teach Zhou Wenchang a lesson, Zhao Chen protected her behind him.
"But my lady is super strong in martial arts, and she can practice medicine to save people, so she will indeed be envied and framed by others."
"That's right, Zhou Wenchang, don't frame Ye Sang."
Li Zheng continued with Zhao Chen's words.
Only those who frame and envy Ye Sang will pour dirty water on Ye Sang.
Zhou Wenchang hurriedly explained: "I didn't mean that, I thought Zhao Chen had misunderstood Ye Sang." ”
"Such an excellent lady, I can't bear to misunderstand."
But before he could finish explaining, he was coldly interrupted by Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen even held Ye Sang's hand tightly in front of Zhou Wenchang.
Ye San: "......"
With Zhao Chen helping her quarrel, it seems to be pretty good.
"Zhou Wenchang, you better go back to study."
Li Zheng waved his hand and said impatiently: "Zhao Chen and Ye Sang have found a large persimmon forest, we have to organize people to pick persimmons." ”
The people in the village also gathered together in all directions, looking out of place for Zhou Wenchang in satin clothes.
"Cousin, what's wrong with you?"
Honghong saw that Zhou Wenchang was lost, and hurriedly spoke out to appease.
"I'm fine, Honghong."
Zhou Wenchang looked at Zhao Chen and then at himself.
Although he is only a student now, as long as he takes the student exam, he will be a talent in the future, a person, and even a leader.
And Zhao Chen is just a rough man in the countryside, relying on his skills to become a soldier, and he doesn't know if he can come back alive in the future!
But Ye Sang likes Zhao Chen, and he didn't even think about him!
"Honghong, cousin wants to see you in the woods at night."
After Zhou Wenchang finished speaking, he passed by Honghong's side, turned around and followed the people in the village to pick persimmons.
"Ye San! This persimmon has been picked, you can teach us how to peel and dry. ”
Before, the people in the village followed Ye Sang and found a lot of food that they had never eaten, and they were all delicious.
Besides, persimmons can be eaten in the first place, so everyone is more relieved.
The whole village worked together and spent a whole afternoon picking all the persimmons.
Each family was given two baskets.
"In fact, the most powerful person to remove persimmon skin is my eldest brother and sister-in-law, you can ask my sister-in-law."
In the second room of the Zhao family, when everyone was picking persimmons, they were already peeling persimmons. The fastest and best to remove the persimmon skin is still Liu Chunniang.
"Hold a knife against the top of the persimmon and slowly turn it in circles. This does not hurt the flesh of the persimmon the most, and the skin of the persimmon is still coherent. ”
Liu Chunniang enthusiastically handed it over to the people in the village.
"I'll try it too."
Widow Tian picked up a persimmon, followed Liu Chunniang's movements, and removed the persimmon skin little by little. The persimmon skin broke off twice in the middle of the way, but it was finally removed.
She took another peel, noticeably faster than the first.
"Then the peeled persimmon is placed between two bamboo poles or sticks."
The eldest brother Zhao Daman taught the men how to dry persimmons: "Don't be next to each other, stay away." Then roast it on the fire below, remember not to be too big, don't bake the persimmons. ”
"How long is this going to take?" Zhao Dazhu asked curiously.
This question also stumped Zhao Daman.
"It's best to have two days, with a tea stop every five hours in between."
In fact, persimmons can be dried naturally, but they are fleeing the famine, and time waits for no one, so they can only roast them in advance with fire until they are half dry, which is easy to carry.
"Cheng, let's go back and try."
There are also people in the village who feel troublesome, but when they think of being able to make persimmons into steamed buns to satisfy their hunger, they are full of energy.
Even the little dolls in the village are busy, they spread out the persimmon skins and put them on clean and flat wooden sticks to dry.
"Daddy, our persimmon skin is finished, let's go help the three eggs."
Zhao Sanlu had a good relationship with Zhao Sandan of Widow Tian's family, and when he saw that Widow Tian's work was not finished, he volunteered to help.
"Sanlu, come and replace me."
Zhao Sandan was greedy and ate an astringent persimmon, and he was having stomach trouble at this time.
Seeing Zhao Sanlu coming, he handed him a handful of persimmon peels and went directly into the forest.
"Ahh
But as soon as Zhao Sandan entered the woods, he let out a miserable scream, and even alarmed half of the birds in the woods.