Chronicle of Farming in Muxianfu

Chapter 14 New Species

"Grandma, it's not like there's a good saying that too many skills don't overwhelm you. Shuan Shuan has learned to write, and if he gets married far away in the future, he can occasionally write us a letter back. In a few days, I still want to teach her arithmetic. Well, in the future, her dowry will be rich, and I know how to manage the accounts myself." Mu Ai said while collecting the books.

The old lady thought about the rice planting matter discussed just now, maybe when Shuan Shuan got married, there might be a few carts of dowry, and a smile appeared on her face.

"If she wants to learn, she can learn, but don't leave the girl behind. A few days ago, the purse of the magpie Dengmei hasn't been embroidered yet."

Shuan Shuan stuck out his tongue. He had been playing like crazy for the past few days. How could he remember that he hadn't finished embroidering the purse, so he turned to look at his sister, his eyes full of prayers.

Knowing that she wanted to intercede, Mu Ai nodded her little nose and took the conversation, "Grandma, it doesn't matter if Shuan Shuan hasn't embroidered well. It's raining these days, so it's just right for me to embroider at home."

Then he pretended to ask Shuan Shuan, "Shuan Shuan, my sister is going to make noodle soup for lunch, can you help me?"

"Okay, okay. Grandma, I'm going to learn how to make noodles from my sister."

"Go, go, you two fine girls." The old lady said helplessly, but her eyes were full of doting.

Shuan Shuan deftly lit a fire under the stove, and Mu Ai took out the bone soup that was boiled the day before yesterday from the space and put it in the pot to simmer.Slowly add water in a large pottery basin to activate two bowls of noodles, knead them into a soft dough, then roll it into a thin round cake, fold it up and cut it into thin noodles.Pick it up, spread it out and pour it into the bone soup, wait for the flowers to be turned over twice, then add green onion and a pinch of salt, and the hot bone soup noodles will be ready.The little girl smiled and jumped to the front of the wooden cabinet to get the bowls and chopsticks, Mu Ai brought the noodle bowl, and the family of three chatted and laughed while eating hot noodle soup.

The heavy rain slowly turned into light rain in the afternoon, and it continued to drip all night before finally stopping in the early morning of the second day.Mu Ai got up early, took a simple wash, tied up her hair casually, braided it and put it behind her head, and inserted the wooden hairpin to complete the job. She took out the mirror from the space and took a picture. This lazy way is really good.Pushing open the window, looking at the surrounding mountains and forests that were even more green after being washed by the rain, she took a deep breath of fresh air, and before she could breathe it out, she suddenly found that something was different.By the way, she used to be nearsighted at more than 200 degrees. Because she didn't like wearing glasses, everything she saw was slightly blurred.But now, not to mention the yard, she can even see a bird's nest on a big tree far away.Thinking about it more carefully, during this period of time, she either counted things every night, planned future events, and studied history and laws. She couldn't sleep for four or five hours each time, but she woke up in the morning very energetic. Ten hours of sleep before was even better.

Could this have something to do with the thickening of the aura of the spring water in the space?He frowned and thought for a while, but he still had no clue, so this is not a bad thing, his lazy temper defeated his curiosity and gained the upper hand, so he simply put it all behind him, turned and went into the kitchen to make breakfast for the family of three , boil a small pot of black rice porridge, serve with two plates of refreshing sweet and sour cucumbers and cold potato shreds, and bake a few scallion pancakes...

When the old lady and Shuan Shuan both got up and had a sweet and nutritious breakfast, Shuan Shuan ran to look for Er Hong in a hurry.Mu Ai didn't stop her, and after packing up the dishes, she went back to the old lady's room. The old lady was arranging the dress she just sewed last night, the snow-blue narrow-sleeved shirt, and the pea-green floral dress. There are only a few elegant small flowers embroidered on the cuffs, placket and skirt corners, which give people an extraordinarily fresh and dusty feeling.Women are inherently obsessed with beautiful clothes, and Mu Ai is the same. Looking at the size of the dress, she knows that the old lady made it for her. She is not polite, and happily picks it up and compares it on her body.

"Grandma, did you make it for me? Grandma's craftsmanship is really good. It's so beautiful."

The old lady smiled and said, "Of course it's for you. You are a good cook, why don't you know anything about sewing."

Mu Ai didn't refute, and after a while, she carefully folded it happily, "Grandma, no one is perfect. Although I am not good at being a girl, I am good at cooking. By the way, Grandma, I want to show you a few things .”

"What is it?" Besides rice, Mu Ai often cooks dishes that she has never seen before. After a long time, the old lady has gotten used to it, so she doesn't feel too surprised.

Mu Ai helped her to the table in front of the window, where the view is good and the space is spacious, so if someone comes through the door, they can still see it.

He took out a handful of melon seeds, a sweet potato, a head of garlic and a piece of ginger from the space with a wave of his hand. He didn't say a word, but just smiled and pushed them to the old lady. What is it, can't it be some new food?"

"Yes, grandma, the small ones are called melon seeds. After frying, they have a special fragrance. They can be eaten as snacks on weekdays. The big ones are called sweet potatoes. They are very fresh and sweet after being roasted or boiled, and the yield is very large. High and storage-resistant, but I don’t know how much one mu of land can harvest, but it is definitely much higher than winter wheat and corn. The remaining two are called garlic and ginger, just like green onions, they are used for cooking It’s used for seasoning.” Muai introduced it to the old lady in detail, and seeing that she seemed very interested, she continued, “Grandma, it’s only the end of June, although there is not much time, but if you take good care of it, the four Everything can be matured before winter. I think it will be too much money to sell in the city, but it can still be sold for a few hundred taels of silver. I think the wasteland outside the vegetable garden Just, grandma, if we really sell the money and come back, will the villagers be jealous and complain that we didn’t let them plant it together. Moreover, I am still an outsider in the village, so it will Won't it cause trouble for the family?"

The old lady lowered her head and thought for a while, then said, "I'll go to the village chief's house tonight and ask your female household if it's done. Then bring this matter up to him, and if the villagers want to plant it, we can plant it together." Bring it along, don’t want to plant it, and we don’t force it. After all, it’s the season, and you may not believe that it will mature. Besides, even if it really grows by then, it’s up to you whether you can sell it. I can only mention As soon as I mentioned it, I said that you brought it from your hometown, but you have only eaten it, and you have never planted it, so try to plant some first. Look, how is it?"

"Well, grandma's method is good. In this way, in the future, whether we have sold the money or failed to plant, we have something to say." Mu Ai nodded, feeling that ginger is still old and spicy, and the old lady does things without leaking. It's all unreasonable.Thinking of the female household who hadn't got it yet, she began to look forward to it, hoping that it could be done smoothly.

As a result, the family had just finished dinner, and before the old lady left the house, Grandma Li came to the door in person.

The old lady welcomed her into the house with a smile, Mu Ai made tea, put some fried pastries bought in the city last time, put them on a plate, and served them together.

Grandma Li is also a bold old lady. She took her hand and asked carefully, "Does your head still hurt? The injury is so good?" Mu Ai replied politely and thanked her at the end. Aroused her concern, and Grandma Li praised the old lady again, "Old black woman, I just say you are a blessed one, and Shuan Shuan at home is sensible and well-behaved, so I won't mention it. This has saved a little daughter-in-law now." Come back, and be so dignified and courteous."

The old lady knew that she would boast three times when she saw people, but she didn't see the benefits behind it, and she didn't take her words seriously. Similarly, your mistress has become a big shopkeeper in Huawang City, and she is beautiful and respectable, and I don’t know how many people in this village are envious."

(End of this chapter)