Blessed wife descends from heaven

Chapter 70

Early the next morning, just as the rooster crowed outside, Zhang Mandun got up.Now the family's tea picking and green production are all handed over to Aunt Tian and Aunt Ma, so Lin Baozhu can relax a bit, instead of waking up so early every day.Moreover, Mrs. Lu's eldest daughter-in-law Meiying's sister-in-law came to help with cooking, so there was no need for her to stay up late.

However, when the tea was delivered to the town after delivery, Zhang Mantun had to go there early.Firstly, the family did not buy a cart or carriage, and secondly, it was cooler to get up early, and it saved the sweat and discomfort along the way.

By the time Lin Baozhu got up, Aunt Tian had already cooked two or three pots of dried tea greens.Because the yard is small and the house is not complete, tea making still occupies the west wing room and kitchen room.

Fortunately, Meiying's sister-in-law got up early and left a meal for her, and it was not cold, so it was still warm at the moment.After eating a few hastily, she felt that she was not very hungry, so she smiled and started working with Mrs. Tian.

"Baozhu, I really didn't realize that your house is full of such a thick guy, and his thoughts are quite delicate." Sister-in-law Wang wiped the sweat from her face and saw Lin Baozhu coming over to talk to everyone. You laughed busy, and couldn't help covering your mouth with a smile, "Then Meiying's sister-in-law also said that when she was out, she specifically asked her to leave food for you."

As soon as this was said, Aunt Tian and Da Ju laughed, "No, why don't I just say that people who have a wife are different. Once married, they will know how to love her. Who would dare Did you say that Mantun is an evil star?"

Da Juyuan is also shy, but he has been working here for a long time, and he knows that everyone has no airs, and he will add a few words in a soft voice when encountering jokers.

"At the end of the day, Baozhu is capable, so that the man can't find anything wrong with it inside and out. It would be strange if it is not submissive."

All of a sudden, there was chatter in the small courtyard, and amidst the busyness, the sounds of joking and gossiping never stopped.And the courtyard of the Zhang family's thatched cottage, where no one was willing to set foot, even to drop in, is no longer as cold as it was at first.

While talking and laughing, one tea basket and one tea basket dried fresh leaves were fried and put into the bamboo dustpan.Just wait for Lin Baozhu to refine it finally, and then put it away.

Seeing the sorted clean tea leaves, and the big chrysanthemums that were well dried and shaken, Lin Baozhu once again lamented the meticulousness and ingenuity of the ancients.I have only taught them a few times, but I can still make them look decent. Although there will be cases of broken greens, compared to the prepared tea, that is simply negligible.

Seeing that there is no need to do the work by herself now, Lin Baozhu simply fished out the soybeans that had been soaked before, and then washed them with water.After informing Aunt Tian, ​​I went to the stone mill in Nan'an to grind soybean juice.

Speaking of which, it is also a poor place, and there is not even a tofu shop that makes tofu.Whenever someone wants tofu, they just make some beans and grind them, and then buy some marinated into water to order some for themselves.If you encounter someone with poor craftsmanship, you may even find it difficult to eat tofu.

Nowadays, most of the people in the village have made a lot of income because of Zhang Mantun and Lin Baozhu. Even if they couldn't work in Zhangji, they also used their spare time to do some handwork in exchange for copper coins.This is much more earned than chopping firewood and selling firewood every day, or looking forward to hatching chickens and selling cubs, so seeing Lin Baozhu carrying a basket to grind soybean juice, there were two mothers-in-law chatting on the edge of the stone mill immediately. The son helped push it for a while.

With someone's help, things that should have been very difficult were done very quickly.In just a quarter of an hour, the two small pots of soybeans in her basket were all ground up.The slightly yellow bean juice exuding the fragrance of beans flowed continuously from the stone mill to the small wooden barrel she brought like a small stream.

After finishing this work, she naturally thanked others again and again, and also remembered the kindness of the two women who just helped her push the grindstone in her heart.No matter what it is for, anyway, people have helped me, so I can't pretend that I don't know anything or have to put on airs.

When I got home, Aunt Ma, who was carrying the tea picking and inspection, was already weighing. Seeing Lin Baozhu coming back, she greeted Lin Baozhu with a smile, and got busy again.Aunt Ma can't read, but she has her own way of counting. These days, even though she has never used a pen, she has never missed the number.I haven't even encountered a situation of fishing in troubled waters. The reason is the stick in her hand. Whenever there is enough for a copper plate, she will give someone a small stick. Of course, she keeps the rest for herself and waits. When it's time to pay, let's compare them one by one.

As long as it is sent by her, it is guaranteed to be recognized at a glance.If it was any other stick, no matter how similar it was, it would not be able to fool her.

It was also for this reason that Lin Baozhu believed in Aunt Ma very much.She is well aware of the importance of delegating power, so she simply keeps the accounts at the final account, and then checks the three items with the working daughters-in-law and Aunt Ma.

So down, really did not go wrong.

Not to mention that, before the first day came, Aunt Ma had weighed the fresh leaves and came to report the number to Lin Baozhu.Seeing that it was still early, she simply went to help sort the tea leaves again.After all, with a salary of three taels of silver a month, no matter what, she is not satisfied in her heart, but she must have some work in her eyes, maybe it is so much work, so that she can feel at ease.

Probably this is the kindest idea of ​​a simple and honest family. You can't take advantage of others for nothing, but you will never procrastinate on any work you can do.

There is no need to busy yourself with making tea over there, Lin Baozhu is still happy to be at leisure.In addition, Aunt Tian and Aunt Ma really helped her set up a small workshop, so it made her worry a lot.Seeing that everyone was waving their hands and saying that she had no work to do, Lin Baozhu simply went to the yard and set up a small stove, pouring the filtered bean juice into the pot to boil.

The soy milk was not resistant to heat, so it boiled in a short while. Seeing that it was almost done, Lin Baozhu quickly removed some firewood from the small stove, and then smothered the fire.With such a small fire, a film was actually formed on the surface of the pot of soybean milk.

Seeing that the film was getting thicker and thicker, Lin Baozhu was very happy. She thought it would take two rounds of practice to make it, but she didn't expect it to be done right away.She didn't dare to delay, so she quickly took the long chopsticks that her own man polished and smoothed for her to use for frying tea, and then set them up between the fence and the bean shelf in the yard to dry.

In my previous life, when I learned how to make bean curd sticks with a kitchen master, I was also busy. At that time, I used four catties of soybeans and it took almost a whole day to finish it.Now that the firewood stove is cooking in a small pot, she reckons it will take half a day.

In fact, it would be easy to just burn the layer of bean skin. No, Lin Baozhu, who picked it up a few times in a row, was familiar with it, but it had already dried a lot in two quarters of an hour.

Thinking of the hot day, everyone didn't dare to stop for a moment, and they didn't even bother to drink their saliva.Simply, let the rest of the soy milk cool, and then put some sugar in it for everyone to quench their thirst.

In fact, the soy milk is not too much, but because it is thickened by boiling, it tastes good if you add some cold water and add some sugar.And it's enough for one person to drink.

No, Lin Baozhu went into the kitchen room and took out all the bowls from the cupboard, each poured a bowl, and then brought it to the kitchen room for everyone to rest first.Thinking that it was almost time for her man to come back, she left two bowls and put them in the cold water.

Everyone didn't expect to have sweet soy milk to drink, and everyone's faces were full of joy.When drinking the sweet taste of soy milk, I am even more reluctant to drink it.These days, white sugar is something that everyone is reluctant to eat on weekdays. At most, there are children in the family, and the elderly will buy some because they feel sorry for their grandchildren.Even so, when it is not time to entertain guests, I will hide it and save it, for fear that I will lose face if I can't get it out when I use it.How could Lin Baozhu be so generous and pour sugar water on them?
Seeing that everyone was a little embarrassed to serve the bowl, Lin Baozhu couldn't help looking at Aunt Tian and Aunt Ma as if asking for help.To be honest, even if you are working for your own family, or you are just a blind date neighbor, you should have a sip of sugar water.After all, there are comings and goings, so we can get along for a long time in the future, not to mention that my family has just entered the eyes of the villagers, so it can be regarded as selling personal favors, which is beneficial and harmless to my family.

Auntie Tian knew Lin Baozhu best, she knew her temperament, and when she saw her bring sweet bean juice, she knew that Baozhu had no false intentions.Seeing her bitter face now, looking a little embarrassed, she took the first bowl with a smile and said jokingly: "Haha, if you don't drink it, I'll drink it all. The master will give some more food, but Don’t drink for nothing.”

The few people on the side looked at each other and naturally laughed.With this smile, the restrained atmosphere just now disappeared without a trace, and they just went to get the bowls.Some of them were handed over to the people next to them by the way, no more, no less, just enough for everyone to drink.

"Speaking of which, we are really lucky. Which one out there has this kind of treatment." Daju took a sip of the cold bean juice and felt refreshed all over her body. She couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief. Sweating all over, it seemed to be cooling down.

Hearing this, not all the people who came to work agreed, but none of them were dissatisfied.This is really true, don't look at the man Zhang Mantun who is always cold and doesn't talk much, but he never said anything about Baozhu bringing some food for everyone from time to time.

At first they were also a little scared, but after getting used to it, they felt that the evil star was not as scary as they imagined.Especially seeing him circling around the orb, who still thinks it's scary and fierce?
After a few people said this, they drank the soy milk, and then they did not work hard.

(End of this chapter)