Xianggui

Chapter 154 Buying a Lamp
Ding Youshou came to open the door.

Seeing that Ding Xiang and Ding Zhen came to visit from home, she was extremely surprised, and said with a smile, "Two little nieces, rare customers, rare customers. Come in, uncle, you can mix sugar water for you to drink."

As soon as he approached, there was a foul smell, and there were a few holes in the clothes and pants that were not repaired. The two little girls frowned and took a step back.

Ding Xiang shook her head and said, "We're not looking for you."

Ding Zhen said again, "Let's go to Brother Hong to buy lanterns."

Ding Youshou smiled and said, "Come in and buy."

Several little girls shook their heads.

Ding Youshou went back to the house in dismay, shouting, "Brother Hong, someone bought a lantern."

Brother Hong came out to see them, and said with a smile, "What lamp do you want to buy, little sister?"

There was a scent of soap locust on his body, which made the little girls who were holding their breath just now take a deep breath.

Ding Zhen laughed, "I'll buy lotus lanterns, and sister Xiang will buy rabbit lanterns."

Brother Hong smiled and said, "You guys wait, I'll get it right away."

Looking at his limping back, Ding Zhen secretly said "It's a pity".

Brother Hong took out two lanterns.The lotus lantern is pasted with red paper, and the center of the flower is yellow.The rabbit lamp is pasted with white paper, and the eyes are red.

"Twenty Wen for each lantern."

The lanterns are so lifelike that they are beautiful even without lights.Even Lilac, the old eggplant, fell in love with her, let alone Ding Zhen's little loli.

The two little girls smiled happily, and each took out [-] Wen to take the lantern.

The little girl laughed cheerfully all the way, seeing them disappear behind the wall of Ding's courtyard, Brother Hong smiled and closed the courtyard door.

Ding Youshou's dark voice came from behind, "Those two little girls are my nieces, and the family has money, so it's not something you can worry about."

Brother Hong blushed, and said angrily, "Those two are still children, Uncle Ding wants to stay in Germany."

Ding Youshou said, "Girl Zhen is already nine years old, many people are going to propose marriage."

Brother Hong ignored him and went into his room.

After Ding Xiang returned home, she hung up the little rabbit lamp in the west wing room, the common study room of the two little brothers.

In the evening, when the brothers were about to go home, Ding Xiang took Hei Wa to wait for someone at the gate of the west courtyard.

Soon, Xia Wenguan, Ding Liren, and Ding Lilai appeared at the entrance of the village, with a distance of more than ten steps.

Ding Xiang happily went forward.

When we were separated from Xia Wenguan, from the corner of the eye, I saw Xia Wenguan's unhappy face, and didn't even look at her.

Clove also ignored her.

Ding Liren looked at the figure in front of him and asked, "Did Xia Wenguan talk to my sister?"

Ding Xiang shook her head, "No."

Ding Liren said proudly, "I don't even dare to think about him. Hmph, Lai Toad wants to eat swan meat, and he deserves it."

Ding Lilai said with a smile, "Second brother and I found an excuse to beat up that stubborn grandson today."

Ding Xiang disapproved, "Don't fight in the future, my brother will not be well if someone beats me up."

Ding Lilai said quite imposingly, "Sister is so young that he dares to think about it. If she doesn't hit him, she will hit someone. I don't know this. The elder brother is not at home, otherwise he will be beaten so much that he will cry."

Ding Xiang laughed secretly, the men in the family are all powerful, whoever dares to hit her will really weigh it.

Ding Zhao had taught Xia Wenguan a lesson the day before yesterday.Instead of beating him, she scolded him harshly and forbade him to come closer to Ding Xiang.

Ding Xiang woke up early the next day and asked Li Maigao's family to go down the mountain to pick a basket of mulberry leaves.

Cloves are used to make mulberry leaf tofu.She also took a nice name, Emerald Tofu.

Mulberry leaves have many medicinal effects, such as lowering blood fat, lowering blood pressure, lowering blood sugar, clearing the liver and improving eyesight, dispelling wind and removing heat, and so on.

Mulberry leaf tofu is a delicacy in summer, and eating it is good for people.

Grandpa Ding Zhuang was a little bit annoyed by overcoming technical difficulties, and she couldn't eat any more. She wanted to cook a different dish for him, and she also wanted to send some to Tao Weng and his wife.

After breakfast, Ding Xiang took Mrs. Zhang to the east courtyard to cook.

She said that after watching them make tofu at Jiang Tofu's house, she thought of a delicacy that was both beautiful and delicious.

Mrs. Zhang will be her daughter, and she will do whatever she says.

The filtered plant ash water was ready in the afternoon yesterday.

Plant ash looks black, but it is actually very clean and hygienic. It is a kind of natural alkali, which was used in many delicacies in ancient times.A woman from a less well-to-do family also puts plant ashes in her monthly letter belt.

Wash the mulberry leaves and add some water to mash them, knead the juice with a fine cloth to filter it, and then add plant ash water.Stir well and pour into the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly while cooking.

After boiling, skim off the froth, put it into a basin, and slowly cool and solidify into a jelly shape.A pot of green water really turned into mung bean curd, the color is very beautiful, emerald green, really like emerald.

Mrs. Zhang was very curious.

For a better taste, put the basin into a bucket and put it in a well.

The dough was fermented with yeast, and a pot of mulberry leaf steamed buns was steamed.

For a few years, yeast has been spread, and there are people selling yeast powder.Ordinary people generally don't use it at home, only shops use it.

After half an hour, the mung bean curd was taken out, and it was firmer than before.

Mrs. Zhang cut it in half.Cut into slices on a plate, add honey, sesame seeds, and chopped dried fruit. This is sweet tofu.

A plate is cut into pieces, like jelly, with seasonings such as onion, garlic, salt and vinegar, and a little sesame oil and chili oil. This is salty tofu.

I didn't dare to add more chili oil, for fear that they would not be able to eat spicy food.

At this time, at the beginning of noon, Ding Xiang asked Ling'er to carry the food box and take Hei Wa to Tao's house.

When passing Sanfang, he stopped and called Ding Zhen.

Mrs. Xie said that Ding Zhen went to the county shop with Ding Shan this morning.

When Ding Xiang came to Tao's house, the vermilion door was closed tightly.

Ling'er patted on the door, it opened, and a man in his thirties stuck out his head, "Who are you looking for?"

Ding Xiang has heard that the Tao family came with six servants.Two girls, two couples.Among the two couples, the older one was surnamed Lu, and Uncle Lu was in charge of the house.The younger one, surnamed Tao, is in charge of the outside industry.

Then this should be Uncle Lu.

Ding Xiang smiled and said, "Uncle Lu, I'm Ding Xiang, and I'm here to visit Tao Weng and the old lady."

Uncle Lu actually knew Ding Xiang.He smiled and said, "It's Miss Xiang, please come in."

Facing the gate is Zhaobi, and on the left are some inverted seats. The kitchen door is open, and two women are cooking inside.

They crossed the front yard and entered the hanging flower gate.

The courtyard is much bigger than Lilac's house. In front of the hanging flower gate are two big trees with dense branches and leaves. The road is paved with bluestone slabs, and there are rockery in the middle. There are many flowers and plants around.

The house has whitewashed walls and black tiles, carved railings and painted buildings, and all the windows are pasted with gauze instead of paper.

Tao Weng was sitting alone on the porch, with a game of Go in front of him, and he played against himself.Holding a big cattail fan in his hand, his bare feet in straw sandals were stretched out.

It's really eclectic.

Ding Xiang concluded that if it wasn't for the old lady's hobby, Tao's house would be built like a small farmyard, and it doesn't matter how many thatched cottages are built.

Seeing Ding Xiang, Tao Weng smiled and waved, "Can the little girl play Go?"

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