Blessed wife descends from heaven

Chapter 84

Naturally, the dinner table was set in the main room. There was wine and meat at the moment, and after working all morning, everyone was really hungry.So seeing the delicious food on the table and drooling when smelling it, wouldn't everyone be very happy?

Knowing that there is no loss in the tea garden, but the road up the mountain has been washed away, and it is a bit muddy and difficult to walk, so I am afraid that tea picking will be delayed for a few days.But when the sky cleared, it would be quick to do it, and it wouldn't be a problem, so Lin Baozhu's previously hanging heart naturally let go.

Suddenly remembering that there is still rice wine brewed by myself in the kitchen, I simply put down the food and looked at the ceramic jar sealed tightly with yellow mud.She had made distiller's grains before, so it was not difficult for her to make wine. Even if it was not as good as those famous wines, it was better than the spicy sorghum wine bought by the villagers.

Before Zhang Mantun, he only listened to his daughter-in-law talking about making wine, and the two went to the food store to buy some glutinous rice that they usually don't need.But then the daughter-in-law never mentioned that matter, he just thought it was just talking.Unexpectedly, the daughter-in-law really poured out the wine at this moment, but he had never drunk the wine brewed by his own wife, and seeing that the wine in the bowl was not very clear, he couldn't help muttering.

If it doesn't taste good, how should I smooth things over for my daughter-in-law in front of the eldest brother of the Shi family.

Although it would be a bit embarrassing to think about it this way, after seeing his daughter-in-law's bright eyes filled with complacency, he still raised his hand and took a sip without hesitation.The mellow and strong taste of wine entered the mouth with the fragrance of glutinous rice, and then slowly entered the stomach, and then a warm feeling rose.It is refreshing and has a sweet taste, but it is not spicy or irritating to the eyes.

Zhang Mandun subconsciously clicked his mouth twice, feeling a little unsatisfied, and then he spoke naturally to praise his daughter-in-law for her good craftsmanship.

On the side, Shi Dayong also drank a bowl, and then showed surprise and admiration. He didn't expect his younger siblings to have such skills.In all fairness, the taste of this wine is really not that rare, and it is not as good as the ones I drank when I was in the Yamen, but it is already rare in the farmyard.

The wine I brewed by myself is not that strong after all, and it is just a good appetizer to drink with a meal.

Zhao Ditan wanted to try it too, but Lin Baozhu felt that she was still young, so she just added a bowl of rice and handed it over, and even put two ribs in her mouth to stuff her mouth.Then he smiled and said, "I'll have a chance later. Auntie will brew some wine for you. It will be much better than what your father and uncle drink."

Regarding Lin Baozhu's words, Zhao Di can say what she said, and she doesn't feel that she is cheating at all.With the promise, naturally I don't have to worry about trying the freshly opened glutinous rice wine.

After dinner, Zhaodi and Zhang Xiuniang cleaned up the dining table together, and Lin Baozhu was not idle, taking out the fresh leaves that had been drying in the west room but had become damp due to the heavy rain last night.Although it's a pity, or ordinary people can't taste the difference after refining, but if it's broken, it's broken. Even if it's just a little bit different, it's not enough to make tea again.

It's good that she wants to make a fortune by making tea, but she doesn't want to ruin her career by destroying her own signboard for a small loss.After all, I met a nobleman and drank Baijiguan tea before, which made Zhangji tea famous for her, and I may not know who will deliver the next cup of tea.What's more, as a tea maker, he would never allow himself to make inferior tea that defrauds people of money.

Although the loss of the tea garden was not large, and the work of picking tea was stopped today, they couldn't keep them from going up the mountain frequently, so after eating, Zhang Mandun and Shi Dayong went to the back mountain again I'm busy.It is one thing to help clean up the tea garden, but also to check the road conditions, so that no one is damaged by the wind and rain and people step on it.

Since Zhaodi came, Lin Baozhu basically didn't need to take care of the chickens and ducks at home.In addition to the little girl who can mow grass and dig worms, they will also send some of the field benches and leftovers from time to time.

They come and go, and they don't even need others to carry water. Every day, a few half-sized people fill up the Zhang family's big water tank with a half-bucket for each person.

And Lin Baozhu is also good-tempered, and would always put a piece of candy in each person's mouth. If some day fried some steamed buns or made some snacks, it would make a few people rave about it.Not to mention the unlimited number of herbal teas, any aunt who wants to drink water can scoop up a bowl to quench her thirst.

However, although the children are greedy, they are honest and simple children in the end, and no one dares to waste them.Even if they drink sweet herbal tea, they drink it in small sips. Sometimes when Lin Baozhu looks sad and asks them to drink the second bowl, the boys wave their hands and say no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. ran away.

When the work of tea picking and tea making started again, the new yard was finished. Lin Baozhu and Zhang Mantun discussed and settled the wages of the craftsmen, and no one packed some candies and tea leaves before the project was completely completed. up.

Xu is the kindness of the owner, and now he has given a reward, so before leaving, the masons helped Lin Baozhu and Zhang Mandun to set up the stove and tried to burn the kang hole on one side.Thinking that there were still some broken half-cut blue bricks left to build the house, so I decided to pave it at the front door of the yard when the weather was good, so as to save myself from walking to bring muddy water into the yard when it rains in the future.

In the twinkling of an eye, it was time for the fair in Anping Town.Thinking that there was nothing wrong at home, Lin Baozhu thought about buying property.When Zhang Xiuniang heard this, she naturally agreed to stay at home and let the young couple just go about their work.No, Zhang Mandun drove his daughter-in-law to the town in his own mule cart.

After all, it was a new home, and the family had started to make money, so neither of them thought about saving anything.Originally, I planned to find a carpenter to help make some furniture, but after inquiring, I knew that if I needed a carpenter, the furniture would not be ready for a while.And when it comes to the choice of wood, you can only look at what the carpenter has, and you can't build it according to Lin Baozhu's thinking.

Seeing that his daughter-in-law was a little disappointed, Zhang Mandun simply decided to take his daughter-in-law to the town to choose a set.What he didn't say is that if there is no one in the town, it doesn't prevent the two of them from taking a trip to the county.

When the two of them arrived in the town, they first went to the Anping tea shop. Seeing that there were still a lot of Laoying tea and Baijiguan old tea in the tea shop, they knew it well.Knowing that shopkeeper Xu was not cheating and perfunctory them, he thought so, after all, there were only so many people buying tea and drinking tea in the town and even the surrounding villages.Coupled with the competition between other coarse teas and old teas, it is expected that some tea shops cannot sell Zhang Ji's tea at this moment.

Shopkeeper Xu sent the young couple away, and then began to think about going back to his home.He sent a lot of tea to the county before, and because of his connections, some better teahouses in Liyuan are now using Zhang Ji's tea.Even some larger private schools and academies are serving Eagle Tea to their guests, let alone those noble and self-proclaimed elegant scholars.

But in the end, his ability is limited, which is considered the ultimate in the county. After all, Anping Tea House is only a name in the county, but it is no match for the old tea houses that have been passed down for generations.So this kind of result has already met expectations, and when he returned to his home this time, he just wanted to discuss with the owner to see if he could make arrangements for the owner to push Zhang Ji's tea as the most important thing to the state. city.

Of course, this matter could not be done, so it was not easy for him to tell Zhang Mandun and Lin Baozhu, and it was not good for him to pat his chest and promise anything in advance.

If it can be done, it will be a favor to meet in the future.But if it can't be done, it won't be empty for people to worry about, and naturally there won't be any disappointment in the future.

Lin Baozhu and Zhang Mandun were not clear about shopkeeper Xu's arrangement. They happened to pass by Xinglong Tavern while they were shopping. that's it.

Others don't know, but he does. It's not the first time that the shopkeeper has talked about these two people.It seems to be that the snacks that Zhang Mantun sent last time are very rare, and the shopkeeper has been thinking about them for a long time.

"Brothers of the Zhang family, younger brothers and sisters, you haven't been in town for a long time." As soon as they reached the door of Xinglong Tavern, the two of them saw shopkeeper Qin coming over with a smile on his face.

Although he has friendship with shopkeeper Qin, he is not close in personal relationship. It can be said that he is not even as close as shopkeeper Xu.Now he suddenly and courteously stopped the two of them, presumably there was something wrong.

But the so-called stretching out their hands and not hitting smiling people, not to mention the relationship between buying game and fern root powder before, they would not refute shopkeeper Qin's face.In business, it is natural to be happy for a long time.

After being introduced into the backyard of the tavern, the shopkeeper Qin spoke his mind.It turned out that after the fern root powder, many guests who came to dinner began to order the hot and sour side dish, especially in recent days, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and more and more people want that refreshing cold dish.Although it doesn't affect the business, it's really disgraceful not to be able to get the food that the guests asked for again and again, so I just want to ask Lin Baozhu if he can provide some.

The fern root powder is a seasonal vegetable in spring, not to mention that they made it late and didn't have any stock.

After thinking about it, she remembered that today she brought some homemade grilled cakes and spicy bean curd sticks to shopkeeper Xu, originally thinking of giving them as favors.It's just that shopkeeper Xu told them something important, and the counter was busy all the time, so they didn't have a chance to send the things out.But I didn't expect it to be useful right now.

Lin Baozhu exchanged glances with her own man, and seeing his encouraging eyes, she smiled and said, "Those who are dissatisfied with the shopkeeper, the vermicelli is a seasonal dish. Because it was late to discuss business at that time, the family didn't make more. Now After the season, it’s not easy to find raw materials.” She paused intentionally, seeing the disappointment on Shopkeeper Qin’s expression, and guessed in her heart that the restaurant hadn’t launched any new dishes recently, and there were a few more outside. A good and cheap snack shop, so it affects the business.Thinking of this, she went on to say, "But it just so happens that I thought about another side dish a few days ago, which is more refreshing than the last time. More importantly, the food this time is easier to taste than the others, don't care It’s good to eat hot or cold. And when it meets meat, it tastes like meat, and when it meets vegetables, it tastes like vegetables.”

Lin Baozhu's gaze swept over Shopkeeper Qin's face, seeing a gleam of light in his eyes, and his expression was quite serious, thinking that the shopkeeper might have already moved his mind intentionally.Immediately, she smiled and took out a small handful of bean curd sticks tied with thatch and spicy strips wrapped in oiled paper from the basket.

It's just like this, of course, it's not good or bad, firstly, the dried bean curd sticks don't have any extra fragrance, and secondly, the spicy strips are wrapped in oil paper, so there's no smell of spicy and sweet at all.

Seeing that shopkeeper Qin was staring at the items in his hand, as if he cared a lot, Lin Baozhu didn't hold back anymore, and opened the oiled paper bag by himself with a slight smile.

(End of this chapter)