Reborn Farmhouse: Planting Fields, Flirting with People

Chapter 414
Although Li Mingyue was not good at controlling people, she also saw something wrong.

There is a limit for getting along with people. If the limit is crossed and the master and servant are not separated, the rules and regulations will be messed up. This is a big taboo.

She also doesn't like to divide people into high and low, high and low, into ranks and ranks, but this is how it is in this era.When you enter the country, you have to do as the Romans do, otherwise, sooner or later there will be big troubles at home.

On this day, after dinner, Li Mingyue retreated from the servants, and the whole family sat together and had a small meeting.

She didn't go around in circles either, and said straight to the point: "Father, mother. I think your attitude towards the servants in your family is too lenient. This is not good."

Mrs. Liu didn't understand what she meant, instead she persuaded her earnestly: "Yue'er, didn't mother always tell you to treat others with kindness. They are all poor people, and they sold themselves to our family as slaves just to make a living... …It’s not easy for everyone, let’s treat them better as much as possible, isn’t that what it should be?”

"Mother, I'm not saying that we can't treat them well, what I mean is that we should keep a good sense of proportion, not distinguishing between master and servant is the source of chaos in the family.

You treat them too politely and kindly, and treat them as friends and family members. After a long time, you will only grow their hearts.For example, yesterday, Liying broke a vase in your room, and Nanny Zhuang wanted to fine her a monthly fee, but you refused to let it go.You started this, and if they make mistakes again in the future, will they be punished or not?
You are the master, and they are servants. If you do well, you will be rewarded, and if you do wrong, you will be punished.What we can do is treat them as human beings, don't beat them up, don't shame them... However, we must not discriminate between masters and servants and mess up the rules. "

Mrs. Liu remained silent, as if thinking about her words.

Li Shou was the first to express his opinion, "I think what Yue'er said is reasonable, and I agree with it. Our family's rules should be established, and there is no rule without rules."

Xiao Mingqing suddenly rushed in, "Fang Yuan? Brother Fang Yuan, where did Brother Fang Yuan go? Why haven't you come back?"

Li Mingzhi smiled heartily: "Haha...Qing'er, you want brother Fangyuan to buy you candy!"

The topic changed just like that, and Li Mingyue didn't continue talking. Mrs. Liu is a sensible person, and she has explained the truth to her, and she can figure it out after she calms down and thinks about it carefully.

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In mid-June, the weather is getting hotter, and the peaches and plums on the mountain are also ripening.

Li Mingyue and Li Minglan went to the nearby mountain with baskets on their backs, picked a few baskets of peaches and came back to make preserved fruit.

The steps to make preserved fruit are a bit complicated. First, wash the fresh fruit, peel it, cut it in half, and remove the core.Soak the pulp in salt water for about a quarter of an hour, then rinse with clean water.Then pour the processed pulp into the boiled sugar solution and simmer for a quarter of an hour on low heat.

Then, pour the pulp and sugar solution into the tank and soak for about half a day.Then, fish out the pulp and place it in the sun until it is half dry.Pour it back into the pot for a second cooking.

The cooked pulp is placed on a bamboo drawer to drain the sugar solution, and then sent to the drying room for drying.

A month ago, Li Mingyue found a craftsman and built a simple drying room in the workshop.The principle of the drying chamber is similar to that of a kang, and also similar to a modern oven.An adobe house about three meters high was erected on the ground. No windows were opened, and only one door was left to enter and exit. There were fire walls inside the two walls, and a stove was built underground.

The fire wall and the stove are heated at the same time, and the room temperature in the drying room will rise, and the pulp can be quickly dried by placing the pulp in it.

(End of this chapter)