pastoral fragrance

Chapter 297 I like it very much!

Qiulin was dividing a flock of ducks into two groups this morning, and the newly hatched little yellow ducks stayed in the yard, and she drove the old ducks into the river.These old ducks could remember the way back and forth, swayed from side to side and slipped to the front of Qiulin, one by one, they reached the river, quacked and went into the water.

Qiulin was sitting under a willow tree, which was now full of branches and leaves, and sitting under it to enjoy the shade did not feel the sweltering heat of early summer at all.She quietly watched the ducks swimming happily in the water, and saw their long yellow beak shells pecking at the duck feathers on their bodies for a while, and pecking at the rippling water surface for a while.Qiulin looked carefully, and saw that the clever duck had already caught the small fish with long thumbs, and rolled it into its mouth in two or three strokes.

The poor little fish didn't even have time to struggle before it was sucked into the duck's stomach and digested.Qiu Lin was watching happily when he saw a figure reflected on the calm water.

Qiu Lin looked up, and saw an old man in ragged clothes coming here with a cane.The clothes were messy, basically naked, his hands and feet were exposed, and the shoes under his feet had been covered with mud, and his nose and eyes could not be seen.

It's only early summer, and the weather is still very cold in the morning and evening.I am afraid that such an elderly man should wear thin cotton clothes.But looking at the old man's shabby clothes, sallow and emaciated face, Qiulin's eyes quickly flashed a trace of sympathy.

The old man approached Qiulin, looked her over, and then showed a miserable expression. "Little girl, if you have any food, please give the old man a treat." The old man's voice was unusually hoarse, which made people feel sympathetic.

Qiulin saw that his face was yellow and thin, and his belly was flat. It seemed that he hadn't eaten for a long time.She quickly took out a duck egg and a roasted sweet potato from her pocket. "Grandpa, eat quickly." After passing the duck egg and sweet potato, Qiulin saw that the old man was holding the sweet potato, peeled the skin, and began to bite. Qiulin thought of something again, and said quickly: "Grandpa, eat it." Slow down, this thing is very annoying, I didn't bring tea when I went out."

After hearing the words, the old man couldn't help but slow down his eating speed.This person glanced at Qiulin from time to time, but of course Qiulin didn't notice it.

Seeing that the old man was down and out, Qiulin couldn't help asking: "Grandpa, where did you come from? Why did you come to our Luoshui Village?" Very few outsiders came to their countryside, except for relatives in the village or those who picked things. The salesman who sells.

The old man raised his head, looked sad, and told Qiulin one by one what had happened to him: "I was going home from a relative's house, but I met robbers who robbed me of my money and dry food. I'm leaving It took a few days and nights before I came to Luoshui Village. These days, I ate some wild fruits and drank some river water. I was so hungry that I couldn’t help it, so I courted the girl. You are a kind person, and good people will be rewarded .”

After listening to the words, Qiulin also sympathized with the old man's experience. "Grandpa, where is your home? Is it still far away?"

The old man shook his head, said goodbye to his miserable appearance just now, and showed a gratified smile. "It's not far away, I guess we'll arrive before dark today."

Qiulin nodded after hearing this, and couldn't help but said: "Well, grandpa, you go to my house first, and I'll find you my father's clothes to wear, it's too cold to wear like this. You old man will definitely not be able to bear it. It's not too late for my family to leave after dinner, and I'll call for someone to take you back." Qiulin felt that this old man was not easy, so he could help if he could.Left and right are just a matter of lifting your hands.

The old man heard that he didn't care to eat duck eggs and sweet potatoes, his old eyes were red, and tears were about to fall out. "Girl, you are truly a bodhisattva, my old man thanked you for being here!"

Seeing that the old man was about to kneel down, Qiulin's eyelids twitched, and he hurried over to help him.Grandpa still kneels down to her at such an old age, doesn't that offend her? "Grandpa, don't be like this, it's just a little effort, don't take it to heart. Let's go back, the wind is still strong by the river!" After Qiulin finished speaking, he didn't care about the group of people swimming happily in the water. The ducks are gone, and they went to their yard with the help of the old man.

When they arrived in the courtyard, Xu Nanshan from the Han family looked at Qiulin bringing back a person, so naturally he had to ask more questions.When Qiulin told his parents about the old man's life experience, Xu Nanshan from the Han clan couldn't help feeling sympathetic to the old man.

Han said emotionally: "Si'er, go and bring this old man a cup of ginger tea. I'll just find the clothes." After she finished speaking, she went straight into the East Wing and flipped the box over to the old man. I went looking for clothes.

After hearing the words, Qiulin also hurried into the kitchen, scooped up a bowl of ginger tea for the old man, and brought him to drink. "Grandpa, drink it. After drinking it, you will feel warmer."

The old man looked at Qiu Lin with a sincere face and felt warm in his heart. He drank the ginger tea in one gulp. Not only was his mouth sweet and warm, but the sweetness and warmth went all the way. Inside the heart.He looked at the little girl in front of him, and he liked it more and more in his heart.With such a kind and lovely girl being his daughter-in-law, it's obviously that kid Xia Yan who made money!
That's right, the old man was none other than Xia Qingsang in disguise.

He only had one son, Xia Yan, and he had to be more cautious when marrying a daughter-in-law. Family status didn't matter, but he had to be kind.This girl looks pretty, she is very likable, kind and caring, she cares so much about strangers like him, after she gets married in the future, she will definitely take good care of her father-in-law!Thinking of this, Xia Qingsang couldn't help but smile.

At this moment, Mrs. Han found Xu Nanshan's old clothes, gesticulated on Xia Qingsang's body, and felt that they fit well, so she would let him into the house to change.After Xia Qingsang changed his clothes, he asked Qiu Lin to fetch a basin of hot water and let the old man wash his face and hands. After washing, he felt refreshed.

Xia Qingsang could pretend to be in disguise, so naturally she couldn't really wash her face, otherwise the old mole on the goatee and ink would fall off.After wiping it lightly, he wrung out the facecloth and returned it to Qiulin.

After lunch, Qiulin really found someone and said he was taking him home.Xia Qingsang's thoughtfulness towards Qiu Lin was filled with emotion, he even thought about letting his son marry this girl earlier!

But this girl is only about 45-[-], so young!Her parents love her so much, how could she be willing to marry another girl so early to make him a daughter-in-law, it seems that no matter what, she will have to wait two or three years for it to happen!Thinking about it this way, Xia Qingsang's good mood was poured with cold water, and it was half cooled.

Qiulin asked Xiao Hei to come to the ox cart, knowing that this man was afraid of the cold because of his age.So I put old cotton batting on the bullock cart, and put a newer bed on the grandfather's knees and legs.She also thoughtfully brought him some dry food to eat on the way when he was hungry.Xia Qingsang smiled from ear to ear, and thanked Qiu Lin's family frequently.Until the bullock cart drove so far away that Luoshui Village was nowhere to be seen, Xia Qingsang's heart was still warm.

He is very fond of this future daughter-in-law!

In the afternoon, Mrs. Han directed Xu Dahai's family to fetch several Chinese cabbages from the cellar. These were overwintered Chinese cabbages harvested in February.Most of it is used to make spicy cabbage.

The reputation of the workshop in the town has been established, and these pickles are very popular.Every now and then, the family has to make some new hot sauce, spicy cabbage, pickled mustard, lotus leaf chicken, stewed eggs and stewed duck eggs, etc., and sell them in the workshop.Not only that, these special products have to be sent to Qingfeng Building, and the demand is not small.Therefore, these hot sauces are often made at home to supply this huge demand.

Wash the cabbage that has just been taken out of the cellar and set aside, cut a small section along the root of the cabbage, and then break it in half with a knife.Repeat the same method and then break the two halves into four halves.Sprinkle salt evenly on top of leaves.The salt should be spread evenly so that some are not salty and some are bland, which will affect the taste.After pouring out the marinated water, chop the ginger, garlic, and sour peppers into a puree and mix them together. Cut the leeks into small pieces, cut the scallions into fine pieces, and put them in the basin.Then add chili powder, sugar and salt.After stirring well, stir into a vinaigrette.

Then spread the hot sauce on the previously drained cabbage leaves one by one. The hot sauce should be spread evenly on every cabbage leaf.Then put the cabbage that has been smeared with hot sauce into a clean jar, and it will be ready to eat after about seven or eight days.This carefully made spicy cabbage is crispy, spicy, refreshing, and extremely delicious. It is invincible to eat with rice!

In addition to making spicy cabbage, we also need to make mustard and salt vegetables.These dishes are bought with lotus leaf chicken, marinated eggs, and sour bamboo shoots. A lotus leaf chicken is about one catty for free, braised egg and sour bamboo shoots for two taels, and mustard mustard and salted vegetables are given [-] catties each day. While supplies last.

After opening the workshop, the demand for cabbage and spring bamboo shoots at home is high, and there are not enough people to operate them.So the family bought another family, which is in charge of making these spicy cabbage, sour bamboo shoots, hot sauce, watercress and so on.The buyer was Xu Dahai’s family. Apart from him and his wife, there were three other daughters and one son. They are all ten years old now, and the oldest one is 15 years old.So I can be busy doing these miscellaneous things.

Now there are more than 30 servants bought by the family, except for Hu Mingzi and Zhang Laosan who live nearby, the rest live on the other side of the fish pond.Now four or five families have settled down by the fish pond, and the adobe courtyards are stretched together. There are some peach and pear trees in the front yard, and oak and bamboo forests in the back yard.In front of the yard is a clear pond water. In summer, the lotus leaves and water chestnuts in the pond pop up. It is really a beautiful scenery!
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