Chapter 125

After simmering overnight, the peanuts in the pot are already very flavorful.

Lu Zhengan looked at the most of the pot of peanuts with warm salt water, and began to think about how to dry the water inside. Although the sun is shining right now, it is completely impossible to get a crispy texture just by drying in the sun.

After thinking about it, Lu Zhengan decided to try the old method.

Seeing that Song Huaishu had not yet arrived, Lu Zhengan called Shuyi's aunt to come over and help watch over the girl, and at the same time help him set up firewood to make a fire.

After Lu Xingyi arrived at the workshop, he sat by the saltwater peanut basin and never got up. Although it is a little difficult to peel peanut shells with a pair of chubby hands, the small white teeth are very sharp. But after a while, a small pile of peanut shells had accumulated on the ground.

Looking at Lu Xingyi's appearance of using both hands and mouths, Yang Shuyi couldn't help laughing. "Eat too many peanuts and get belly, don't cry when it hurts."

Yang Shuyi's voice fell, and Lu Xingyi pinched a peanut that she had finally bitten out and handed it to her mouth. "Grandma eats, it's fragrant."

"Grandma doesn't eat it, you eat it yourself. But you can't eat this anymore, look at your little belly, it's bulging, and you're going to turn into a fat girl. ”

Lu Xingyi continued to pick the peanuts in his hand, and replied without raising his head: "It's good to make a fuss about fat girls, don't get sick." After speaking, Lu Xingyi raised his head and patted his round little belly, and continued to Yang Shuyi seriously: "The three little people in the belly are juejue, not fat. ”

Yang Shuyi was stunned for a moment, and when she reacted to Lu Xingyi's words, she hugged her and couldn't help crying and laughing.

Just as they were about to speak, Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu walked in with a basin of sand, and seeing Aunt Shuyi's strange expression, they hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" My daughter is angry again? ”

"No, Xingyi is obedient."

Without waiting for Yang Shuyi to speak, Lu Xingyi on the side suddenly answered. Then patted his round belly, got up from the stool neatly, pulled Yang Shuyi and said, "Grandma go, go out to play." ”

Yang Shuyi was going to light a fire for Lu Zheng'an, but now when she saw Song Huaishu coming in, she followed Lu Xingyi out of the room.

Song Huaishu was still wondering what Lu Zhengan was doing with the sand before, but now he understands when he looks at most of the pots of peanuts on the stove.

After sitting on the wooden bench and lighting the fire with his hands and feet, he thought of the fence door of the chicken pen at home that was smashed by Lu Xingyi, and instructed Lu Zhengan: "The fence door of our house is completely dead, and when I go out, the chickens, ducks and geese in the pen have all run out." In the afternoon, you should go back early to repair it, otherwise it will be annoying to go back and shovel every day. ”

Hearing this, Lu Zheng'an immediately responded. "Okay, I'll go back and clean up when the peanuts are finished, it's not a few days before the twenty-sixth, and we have to go to Yuanyang in the next two days." In the afternoon, it was fine, and I was saying that I would buy some wine and food for the chefs and a few elders to come over for a meal and talk. ”

"Okay, then you have to go back early, there doesn't seem to be a lot of food at home. You go to town and buy some more. ”

While the two were working, they discussed the dishes for the evening. Lu Zheng'an was holding a special wooden shovel, and when he felt that the sand in the pot was already hot, he hurriedly instructed Song Huaishu to make a small fire, and at the same time quickly turned the sand and peanuts in the pot with the wooden shovel in his hand.

Frying peanuts is a physical task, and moving a little slowly or stealing peanuts from a lazy pot may turn sour. When the sand in the pot began to rattle, and the husks of the peanuts were completely dry, Lu Zhengan shoveled a few and put them on the stove.

"Dry it, peel it off and taste it, and tell me if it's crispy."

Song Huaishu responded, touched it and felt that the temperature had come down, so he tasted one, and then pinched another one and stuffed it into Lu Zhengan's mouth.

Lu Zhengan chewed it a few times and found that although most of the water in the peanuts had been steamed dry, it still tasted a little skinny. Lu Zhengan rushed at Song Huaishu and asked him to add more fire, and only after the temperature of the sand in the pot slowly cooled down did he stop the wooden shovel in his hand.

At this time, Lu Zheng'an was covered with sweat, and the clothes on his body were all soaked with sweat. Reaching out and wiping the sweat on his cheeks, Lu Zhengan breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's really not easy to get some food on this hot day, looking at the sweat, I don't know and think I fell into the river."

Song Huaishu wiped off the sweat on Lu Zhengan's neck with a handkerchief, took the shovel in his hand and helped Lu Zhengan shovel the peanuts that had cooled down in the pot into the basin, and sifted out the fried peanuts.

At this time, the peanuts have completely depleted of water, and they taste salty, fragrant and crispy, and extremely delicious.

"I guess my father and Uncle Changgen will like this peanut very much, and it is definitely a good dish to drink."

Hearing this, Lu Zhengan laughed. "Then wrap some up and give them a drink in the evening."

After cleaning up the stove, Lu Zheng'an and Song Huaishu said hello to several masters in the workshop, and then took Lu Xingyi back. However, the little girl was playing happily with the aunts and grandmothers in the workshop, but she refused to leave.

Seeing this, Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu had no choice but to let her follow Yang Shuyi temporarily, and the two went home with a bag of salted dried peanuts.

However, when the two opened the courtyard door, they saw one of the largest white geese in the house lying upright on the ground. And the big white goose still had something the thickness of a little thumb wrapped around its neck, Lu Zhengan was stunned for a moment when he saw this, and hurriedly grabbed Song Huaishu, who was about to come forward, reached out and took a shovel erected on the wall, and then reversed the big white goose.

After the reversal, Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu saw that the thing wrapped around the neck of the big white goose turned out to be a small snake! The snake was not large, but it was colorful, and its pointed head was obviously poisonous.

"Eh, this snake should be poisonous, otherwise it wouldn't have bitten our goose to death."

As he spoke, Lu Zheng'an was afraid that the snake would not die completely, so he carefully separated the snake from the goose with a shovel. Looking at the little snake with the thickness of a little thumb, I just felt a little strange.

To say that Lu Zheng'an has lived in Hualong Mountain for several years, although it is normal for snakes, insects, rats and ants to infested the mountain, it is said that there are never poisonous snakes.

Lu Zhengan looked at the colorful little snake and wanted to use a shovel to shovel it out and find a place to bury it, but he always felt a little nervous in his heart. After all, there is a restless child at home, and it is really reassuring to be accidentally bitten while running around.

Seeing that it was still early, the two of them were about to go to the town to buy. Lu Zhengan simply found a bag to pack the snake, put it in the carriage and walked all the way to Hualong Town.

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When Lu Zhengan came to the Rejuvenation Hall, Dr. Zheng was taking the pulse of a woman.

Seeing Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu entering the door, he removed his fingers from each other's wrists, bowed his head and said a few words to the other party, and after the woman got up and took the prescription to grab the medicine, she hurriedly got up and walked towards Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu.

"Why did you two get here? Isn't it pregnant again? ”

Dr. Zheng's words made Song Huaishu blush, looking at Dr. Zheng's serious expression, Lu Zhengan looked at Dr. Zheng speechlessly, and reached out to hand him the cloth bag.

"Don't joke, Dr. Zheng will help me take a look at this thing."

Doctor Zheng glanced at Lu Zhengan suspiciously, and then took the cloth bag and took a look. After seeing the contents clearly, Dr. Zheng first wrote and threw the cloth bag out.

"Wow! This is a flower snake, right? This snake is extremely venomous, we don't seem to have this snake here, where did you get it? ”

As soon as he heard Dr. Zheng's words, Lu Zhengxin was shocked. "You're saying we don't have this snake?"

Seeing that the snake in the bag was already soaked, Dr. Zheng simply took the snake out of the bag and looked through it in his hand, not noticing that there was anything wrong with Lu Zhengan's tone when he said this. "Yes, this snake likes heat, Lingnan is the most. It's still cold on our side, and this kind of snake has never been there. Moreover, this snake is extremely poisonous, if a person is bitten, if he is not detoxified in time, I am afraid that he will not live for a quarter of an hour. ”

As soon as these words came out, not only Lu Zhengan, but even Song Huaishu was sweating all over his body.

After Dr. Zheng finished speaking, he saw that the two of them were silent, and then he realized that something was wrong. Looking up at the slightly pale faces of the two, the expressions on their faces became serious.

"What's going on ? Don't tell me you two that this snake was found in your house? ”

Seeing that the two of them were still silent, Dr. Zheng knew that he had guessed correctly. Returning the Hundred Flower Snake in his hand to the cloth bag, Dr. Zheng looked at the two and asked, "Isn't there a mistake?" Did you really find it in your house? ”

Lu Zhengan looked up at Dr. Zheng and nodded slightly. "It was indeed found in my house." After that, Lu Zhengan immediately asked, "Then can this snake venom Dr. Zheng be solved?" Can you help me with some snake repellent? ”

"I'm not sure about this snake venom, but I can get some snake repellent for you." Saying that, Dr. Zheng hurriedly walked in the direction of the counter, and instructed as he walked: "After the medicine powder is taken back, you mix it with quicklime and sprinkle it around the house, and the snake will not dare to approach." Recently, when your family goes out for activities, be careful, this snake will not live long on our side, and I am afraid that someone will let it go on purpose. ”

Dr. Zheng was very fast, and as he spoke, he took all kinds of medicinal materials from the drawer of the medicine cabinet, and when he finished speaking, the medicine in his hand had been prepared and began to wrap up.

Lu Zheng'an thought of Dr. Zheng's words, and his heart felt cold. He glanced at Song Huaishu, who had the same black face beside him, and instructed: "You buy all the things on the street, and I'll sprinkle this snake-repellent powder first when I go home." ”

Song Huaishu thought of his daughter who was still playing in the workshop, and his heart couldn't help but chill. tremblingly grabbed Lu Zhengan's hand, and instructed: "Not only the family, but also the workshop." ”

Lu Zhengan understood what he meant, and asked Dr. Zheng to help with some more. Taking advantage of Dr. Zheng's dispensing of medicine, Lu Zhengan directly rented a carriage loaded with several large bags of quicklime and parked at the door of the Rejuvenation Hall.

At this time, Dr. Zheng had already prepared the medicine, and just in case, he also prepared two pairs of antidote drugs for Lu Zheng'an to bring. Telling Lu Zhengan how to decoction, Dr. Zheng instructed: "If you are really bitten, don't panic, immediately use a knife to cross the wound to squeeze out the poisonous blood." ”

When the two came out of the Rejuvenation Hall, Lu Zhengan took the medicine from Song Huaishu's hand, and said to Song Huaishu at the same time: "After you buy your things, go to the shop to find your father, and when your father has cleaned up, you will go home together, don't be alone." ”

Seeing Song Huaishu nodding obediently, Lu Zhengan was still a little uneasy, but thinking of Lu Xingyi at home, Lu Zhengan patted him on the shoulder and turned around and got into the carriage.

At this time, when the time had just arrived, it was estimated that it was time for Lu Xingyi and Yang Shuyi to go back to the village, and Lu Zhengan simply let the handlebar go to the workshop.

As Lu Zhengan expected, the people working in the workshop had just finished work and were ready to go home. Seeing Lu Zhengan get out of the carriage with an ugly face, everyone suddenly felt a little strange in their hearts.

"Zheng'an, didn't you just say that you went to town with Huaishu? Why did you come back so soon? ”

"yes, your face is so ugly, what's going on? What about Huaishu? ”

Lu Zhengan ignored everyone's concern, glanced at the crowd and didn't find Lu Xingyi, and hurriedly asked, "Did Aunt Shuyi go back to the village with Xingyi, or did she go back to my house?" ”

Seeing that Lu Zhengan's face was really ugly, Mrs. Ge on the side hurriedly said: "Xingyi girl is making a fuss about seeing the little sheep, and the Changgen family has taken her back to the village." What's going on, what's going on? ”

Hearing Mrs. Ge say this, Lu Zhengan was completely relieved. As for the fact that a poisonous snake was released at home, because there was no substantial evidence, Lu Zhengan did not dare to rashly say it to make them more worried.

"It's okay, I just didn't see her casually asking."

Although Lu Zhengan said it lightly, everyone did not believe it. Lu Zhengan has always laughed at people since he came to see him, how could he have such a face.

In the crowd, Lu Qingshan still asked uneasily: "Your face is so ugly, but you don't look like you're fine." If you encounter something, you might as well say it directly, the big guys are not outsiders, what can't you think of a way? ”

"That's right, if you have anything, don't be polite to us."

Listening to everyone's words of concern, Lu Zhengan's face softened slightly. "It's just that when I came back, I quarreled with Huai Shu because of a little trivial matter, and it was really fine."

When they heard that Lu Zhengan had actually quarreled with Song Huaishu, everyone was even more surprised in their hearts. You must know that the two of them have a good relationship, which is famous, but now that the two have quarreled, the eyes of the people present look at Lu Zheng'an, and their eyes are full of disbelief.

"Quarrel? Xiao Song never blushes with others, and is even more obedient to you. If I can talk back to you, I must be angry. ”

As soon as Mrs. Ge said this, everyone immediately reacted. It has been almost three years since Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu signed a contract, and the two of them have discussed and dealt with each other, not to mention quarrelling, even if they are red-faced.

At present, Lu Zhengan actually said that he had quarreled with Song Huaishu, and the disbelief on everyone's faces also turned into suspicion along with Ge Pozi's words.

Looking at the expressions of the crowd, Lu Zhengan only felt that he had casually used this excuse, and that he was undoubtedly lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot.

However, at the moment, Lu Zhengan didn't care about explaining to them, and hurriedly arranged for Lu Tieniu to be humane: "Brother Tieniu, don't leave for a few of you." Help me carry the quicklime from the carriage to the open space at the door, pour the packet of powder, mix it evenly, and scatter it around our workshop. ”

As he spoke, Lu Zhengan handed over the snake repellent powder that Dr. Zheng had helped to prepare to Lu Tieshuo.

Seeing that everyone was puzzled, Lu Zhengan explained with a smile: "Dr. Zheng said that we must be careful in making food, this medicine powder with quicklime can be disinfected, which is of great benefit to our workshop." ”

Hearing Lu Zheng'an say this, several people immediately moved in response. However, the few masters who came out of the workshop were a little puzzled when they heard the movement, and were about to ask, but they saw Lu Zhengan shaking his head slightly at them.

Seeing this, Master Huang, who was the leader, was stunned for a moment, and then greeted everyone with a smile: "I've been busy all morning, why don't you hurry home and cook?" If you delay your work in the afternoon, the owner will deduct your wages. ”

Hearing Master Huang's words, everyone laughed and walked home, only Lu Zhengan watched Lu Tiezhuan and others mix the medicine powder and quicklime well, found two broken bamboo baskets, loaded some and slowly scattered them around the workshop.

Seeing that everyone had dispersed, Master Huang hurriedly walked up to Lu Zheng'an and asked in a low voice, "Boss, is something wrong?" ”

Hearing this, Lu Zhengan nodded slightly, and replied softly: "Just now, Huaishu and I found a hundred-flowered snake in my house, and I asked the doctor to help prepare some medicinal powder and sprinkle it around the workshop, so as not to have snakes strayed into the workshop and work on the people." ”

"Flower snake?" Master Huang muttered in a low voice, and then looked at Lu Zhengan with a puzzled face, "The climate here is low, how can there be such a snake?" Didn't the proprietor make a mistake? ”

Master Huang's voice fell, and the whole person reacted immediately. "Is the quarrel between the owner and the Song family fake? Is there anything wrong with the Song Dong family? ”

Seeing Master Huang's anxious face, Lu Zhengan gently pressed the back of his hand. "Huaishu is fine, when we got home, the snake had been screwed to death by my goose. I just thought that the snake was strangely colored, so I went out of my way to the doctor to identify it, and it was indeed a hundred flower snake. ”

Seeing that Master Huang was still going to speak, Lu Zhengan continued: "You can just know about this matter, and we will talk about it in detail when we go to my house in the evening." You and a few masters must be more careful when you go out these days. ”

Lu Zheng'an left behind a few young and strong young men, and in less than two quarters of an hour, the workshop was sprinkled with quicklime.

After letting a few people wash their hands and go back to eat, Lu Zhengan also walked quickly to the mountain with the bag of medicinal powder and quicklime. Just before he could pour the lime powder on the field at the door, before he could pour the powder in, he saw Lu Changgen walking over with his hands behind his back and a gloomy face.

Seeing this, Lu Zhengan hurriedly stopped what he was doing and called Uncle Changgen. But Lu Changgen just lifted his eyelids and asked in a muffled voice: "Why did I hear that the people in our village said that you quarreled with Huaishu?" People have such a good temperament, they listen to you in everything big and small, because what? ”

In the face of Lu Changgen's questioning, Lu Zhengan couldn't help but smile bitterly, and secretly blamed himself in his heart for finding this excuse really bad.

However, there is no one around at the moment, and there is no need for Lu Zhengan to hide it. Putting the shovel in his hand aside, he said to Lu Changgen truthfully: "Huaishu and I didn't quarrel, it's just an excuse that Fang just made up casually. ”

After that, Lu Zhengan told Lu Changgen everything that had happened in the morning. "That snake Dr. Zheng has already identified, it is indeed a Hundred Flower Snake, extremely poisonous. Both he and Master Huang suspected that someone was trying to disadvantage our family. But I didn't have conclusive evidence and didn't dare to talk nonsense, so I was angry and anxious at the time, so I casually made excuses, and as a result, many people took it seriously. ”