Female supporting roles rely on food to save themselves

Chapter 41
Ever since the pharmacies in the county began to release the medicine 'Pear Paste', Cheng Hao had somewhat avoided Gu Laoshi's family.

He was really ashamed. The third lady's secret recipe was revealed just to cure his son's cough. How much would he suffer if he attracted these wolves and leopards?He couldn't pay it back for several lifetimes.

At this time, when he heard that the Gu family was going to start the pear paste business, he was all he could do was to pay off his merits. Before the Gu family's business started, he first mobilized his relatives, friends, and neighbors, and he almost wanted to blow up the Gu family's pear paste business. Elixir.

On this day, the river course took turns to rest, and the Gu family was on vacation.

Mrs. Jiang went to the village to talk to her acquaintances, and by the way, she wanted to exchange some eggs, goose eggs, etc. for Gu Xiangtao to nourish her body.

Recently, she always feels that her daughter seems to be getting thinner.

When Gu Laoshi arrives at home, he first sends Gu Wulang to the patriarch's house. Recently, Jiulanglang from the patriarch's house is at home. He is the best scholar in the clan, and he is also a warm-hearted person. Whenever he comes back, he likes to take the talented young people in the clan All the men called over to teach you all the common sense of being a scholar.

The old patriarch is quite ambitious, and he only wants to improve the Gu clan to a higher level, and also longs for the demeanor of the famous family, so he encourages the clan to send their children to study.

Once Wulang stayed at his house, he would usually stay there until Jiulang returned to the county, and it would take three to five days anyway.

When Gu Laoshi was free for a while, he was called by Gu Xiang to the kitchen to learn how to make pear paste.

It is not difficult to make pear paste, but if you want to do it as a serious business, there are many kinds of knowledge here. It is not only necessary to know the prescription, but you should know everything from the choice of pears to the quality of medicinal materials.

Gu Laoshi has always been serious in his work, even how much water to add to a pear, there must be a definite number, Gu Xiang sat outside the kitchen window with a smile, guiding Gu Laoshi, and compiling "textbooks" for him according to his requirements .

She prepared pear paste with two levels of sweetness. The sweeter one costs ten cents a can, which can be drunk with water or eaten directly.

The other kind does not add sugar and costs nine cents, but in fact this kind of Gu Xiang is more troublesome. Her "seasoning" ability can be said to be used to the extreme. It would take a long time for others to mix such a perfect taste. Experiment, and luck.

While Gu Laoshi was working, he listened to Gu Xiang read what she wrote, and his face showed a bit of satisfaction when he listened.

"My niece is better at writing. I can understand what I write. Last time your uncle learned something about agriculture from Mr., and wrote it down for me. I hope I will learn more, but he wrote I can recognize a dozen or so characters after reading it for a long time, but that doesn’t work either.”

"However, your uncle said that it was taught by the master, and should not be easily shown to others, and I can't find a scholar to explain it to me."

Gu Xiang smiled and sighed.

Old farmers know how to farm, but they can't read. If a literate scholar understands agricultural knowledge, compiles it into a book, and can read it well, it will be difficult for those who can actually work in the fields.

"San Niang, please tell me again, I will remember it carefully. Your mother has been rushing so hard these days. Every day when you sleep, you talk about how much money you have, how many pears you want to collect, etc. I am slow, and she will definitely You're going to scold me again."

Gu Xiang responded with a smile.

She also saw A Niang beat her father several times yesterday, presumably Jiang's violent temper could not be finished with just a few words of cursing.

Seeing that scene, she actually felt a little comfortable. It wasn't because she was more inclined to A Niang, but since she came to this era, Gu Xiang felt bound by various restraints intentionally or unintentionally.

Before she went to the Courageous Army, she listened to A-Niang discussing with A-Dai that when she came back, she would send her to her uncle's house to avoid the limelight. She was still ignorant at the time of the experience. In the middle of the night, her thoughts were churning, and Gu Xiang suddenly realized that it turned out that... …this is really a time when a woman shouldn't be in the public eye.

If she was a man, what would be the big deal if she went to the brave army to be a cook for a while?
But she was a woman, and everything was very different.

There is such a disparity in status between men and women, the more Gu Xiang thought about it, the more he felt that the idea of ​​going to the countryside to do as the Romans was a little scary.

Really marrying an unfamiliar man like this, learning how women in this era care for their husbands and children, clinging to others, and having no status in the family...

Gu Xiang was biting the tip of her pen in melancholy and continued to think about the formula of the pear paste. Suddenly, she saw her father go out of the kitchen in three steps and two steps. After a while, he followed Jiang in step by step. Bring freshly boiled pear paste water, and then a plate of red bean cake.

"Why are you wearing these embroidered shoes again? The soles of these shoes are thin, and they hurt your feet."

Gu Laoshi hurried into the house to get a pair of new shoes, and squatted on the floor to change for Jiang Shi.

"Are you always standing and talking to others? Look at the stiff legs. You can't just stand still. If you hurt your legs and feet, you will suffer in the future when you get older."

Gu Laoshi skillfully lifted both of Jiang's legs onto his own, and gently kneaded them.

Gu Xiang: "..."

Well, this era is actually not bad.

At least women don't really live as a weak symbol in the family like they did in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.It was a blessing in misfortune that she was dressed in such an era.

Jiang Shi changed her leg and gave it to Gu Laoshi to let him continue pinching, frowning, she kept turning her head to look at Gu Xiang, hesitating to speak.

Gu Xiang simply put down his pen and ink, raised his head and said with a smile, "Aniang, what's the matter?"

"San Niang, is the effect of our pear paste really good?"

Jiang looked back at Gu Laoshi, "Your father is clumsy, can he survive well? Or Sanniang... let's not do it."

Gu Xiang was quite surprised: "Didn't Auntie have already talked with Chunsheng's sister-in-law, Aunt Zhang, and Aunt Liu, and they also agreed to produce the first batch of pear paste tomorrow."

Gu Laoshi was also stunned: "Daughter-in-law, I also went to talk to Shuanzi and Da Zhuzi about this yesterday. Shuanzi's family is going to burn a batch of porcelain jars for us alone. Just like what San Niangzi said, please ask the county magistrate to bring it to you." A name, write a few words on it and engrave it. You can’t just say you don’t do it and don’t do it.”

A look of sadness appeared on Jiang's face: "...That's right. The effect of the pear paste is really good? You don't know, I went to your Aunt Liu today, and she said that we will buy fifty cans of the pear paste. Points are given to her uncle's family, her mother's family, and her father-in-law's family, and fifty cans may not be enough."

"Her uncle grinds tofu in Dali Village. I heard that people in Dali Village have spread the word that our pear paste can cure all kinds of diseases. Anyway, if someone has a headache, drinking pear paste will do the job."

Mrs. Jiang shivered, "I was terrified when I heard it. Not only Dali Village, but also many surrounding villages are spreading these words."

Gu Xiang: "..."

She is also a little guilty now.

"What I'm going to sell is sweets and drinks, so it's not medicine. This must be made clear."

Gu Xiang still has confidence in the pear ointment he made by himself, but no matter how confident he is, it is also pear ointment, not a panacea. It can clear away heat and dampness, cool blood and detoxify, and can also relieve phlegm and cough.

(End of this chapter)