Chronicle of Farming in Muxianfu

Chapter 97
The old butler put away the gift list, carefully stuffed it into his sleeves, and then personally directed a few clever servants to unload the cart and carry it steadily into the warehouse in the inner courtyard.

When Wei Guang came back in the evening, he was very happy to see the gift list, and told him to bring someone to bring the bucket of water to the study immediately as if he had found a treasure. On the contrary, he had no reaction to the fragrant rice. The old housekeeper was even more suspicious, but lowered his head Eyebrows, without saying a word.

Not to mention the joy and doubts of Wei Guang's master and servant, Mu Ai is working hard at this time. Last time, he made Simba and Cheng'er cry because he signed an unequal treaty. Now that he is free, Simba will Turning into a little devil, whispering in her ear more than a dozen times a day, or just staring at her sadly with his big dark eyes, this is a hundred times more effective than whispering, Mu Ai is really worried that it will continue like this His son would become a bitter wife, so he rested for two days, and after arranging all kinds of chores, he removed all the books in the space, plunged into them and flipped through them before deciding to make a new meal.

The winter solstice has a very patient temper. She spends most of her time with the old lady doing needlework to relieve boredom. The autumn equinox is in charge of three meals a day in the kitchen, and the old lady is also very busy with health soup. Shuan Shuan is a study plan that has been set in advance. tripped over.

So, in the early morning of this day, Mu Ai took only four girls, Xiaoan Kexin, from the spring equinox to the summer solstice, and picked out ten catties of wheat with full grains, soaked them in warm water in a large basin, and then dried them on the millstone outside the big kitchen door. Ninety catties of grains were coarsely ground.

The next morning, take out the wheat and control the water, put it in a basket, place it in the warm small hall of the west chamber, and spray the sprouts with warm water two or three times a day.Xiaoan followed the vernal equinox, just like when he was raising seedlings, and recorded every step in detail.After three days in this way, two tender and small leaves slowly grew out of the wheat grains, and everyone worked together to chop the small leaves into very fine pieces.

Then wash the crumbs that were ground a few days ago and soak them in water for five or six hours. During this time, I picked another ten catties of sweet potatoes and ground them into tofu dregs. After the crumbs absorbed water and swelled, , pick up and drain, mix with sweet potato dregs and put them in a large steamer, start steaming on high heat until there is no hard core, then take it out and spread it on a bamboo mat, and let it cool until it is not hot.

Then mix in the broken malt evenly, ferment for five or six hours, then put it into a cotton bag, tie the bag tightly, and wring it hard to squeeze out the sugar juice.

Looking at the light brown sticky sugar juice in the wooden basin, Mu Ai picked up a little bit with chopsticks and tasted it. To be honest, she was also a little apprehensive, for fear of being poisoned.These steps are just a few simple introductions in the book. The exact amount of various materials used, as well as the fermentation time and other details are based on guesswork, which is a bit risky.However, obviously God couldn't resist Simba's resentment, and with a wave of his hand, he blessed the experiment with a complete success. There was no strange taste in the sugar juice, just like the sweetness in his impression, and the busyness was finally not in vain.

Turning around, I called the spring equinox to try it, and I got a lot of cheers. This is much more delicious than sweet syrup.Simba squeezed in with his chubby body shaking, scooped up a spoon and stuffed it into his mouth. Mu Ai quickly grabbed the spoon, eating like this would cause his teeth to hurt.

The fat boy looked at his mother pitifully, with his small mouth tightly pursed, and there was a tendency for a mountain torrent to erupt soon.Mu Ai couldn't see him like this the most, so he quickly waved out peanuts, melon seeds and sesame seeds, and coaxed him to say that it wasn't ready yet, adding these later would make it more delicious.

Then I directed a few maids to fry these three ingredients, mash them into granules, and mix them in the maltose separately. When it was half solidified, it was flattened with the mold prepared in advance and cut into very small cubes.In this way, the appearance is even better, and the sweetness has more aromas of peanuts, melon seeds and sesame seeds.

Simba was so happy that he tasted everything, and finally wrapped a handful of peanut candies in oiled paper, kissed the sugar water on his mother's face, and ran out to find Fengshouyu Shunxian.

The spring equinox handed over the wet handkerchief, Mu Ai wiped his face carefully, and cursed with a smile on his mouth, "This fat boy, his mind is getting more and more serious, knowing that I don't allow him to eat too much, so I just pick the one I like the most. He also took two extra yuan under the guise of a good harvest.”

My heart and eyes are full of joy, and life should be like this, simple happiness, the joy of having enough food and clothing.

Turning around, he told the little girls to give some to everyone in the house to taste, and then make a few more times according to the recipe, so that they have practiced their skills, and they are going to send them out as a New Year's gift in two months.After speaking, I personally picked up more than a dozen yuan for each dish, put them on two plates, and took them to Dongkuayuan to give the old lady and Shuan Shuan a taste.

Today the girls from the village met to do needlework with Shuan Shuan, and they were sitting around in the small hall and learning how to make locks during the winter solstice. When they saw Mu Ai coming in, they quickly got up and saluted. Mu Ai said with a smile, "Don't be too polite, you may be interrupted halfway if you make a braid, don't forget where to weave!"

"Yeah, that's right, how many knots have I counted?" A twelve or thirteen-year-old girl in a green coat immediately exclaimed, her little face wrinkled in frustration, making everyone in the room laugh.

Mu Ai brought the plate in front of her with her own hands, and motioned for her to take a piece, "I forgot anyway, let's make it later, let's try a piece of candy first, I just made it."

The girl stuck out her tongue, without being coy and polite, she stretched out her finger and took a piece of peanut candy and took a small bite, "Ah, it's so crunchy and sweet, how do you make it? It's much better than sweet syrup! "She opened her eyes wide and asked in surprise.The other girls had already taken candies from the plate, and when they heard her praise, they put them into their mouths one after another, and their eyes narrowed with laughter.

Shuan Shuan gradually grew older, and followed her sister every day to watch her handle housework. After hearing and seeing her, her mind gradually matured.Knowing that every time my sister thinks out something, it is of great use, and the method and ingredients must not be revealed casually, so she smiled and greeted the girls to continue chatting, and changed the topic.

Mu Ai glanced at her appreciatively, then turned and went inside to talk with grandma.

After so many days of careful care and recuperation, the old lady's body is not as strong and sharp as before, but walking and talking are no longer a problem.At this moment, she was chatting with Dong Zhi while embroidering. Mu Ai was afraid that she would tire her eyes, so she always advised her to rest more. She can only let her do needlework to pass the time.

The old lady tasted the candy, smiled and said yes, then found an excuse to send Dongzhi out, pulled Muai to sit beside her, her face was full of embarrassment, "Xianxian, grandma will discuss with you, tomorrow... Grandma wants to move back to the west courtyard tomorrow."

Mu Ai frowned slightly, thinking of the couple who were not as good as animals in the west courtyard, she felt blocked, and sighed, there are only unfilial children in the world, but there are no unkind parents.Even though the couple were so unfilial, the old lady was still willing to forgive them and go back to live with them.

He said softly, "Grandma, your body hasn't fully recovered yet. Let's stay with Xianxian for another two months. After the new year, the weather will be warmer, so you can move back, okay?"

The old lady put down the needle and thread in her hand, and looked at her with a little guilt, "Grandma knows what you are worried about, don't worry, grandma is sick this time, and she wants to get rid of it, and she won't be so ignorant in the future, even if it's for the tiger In the future, I will no longer be able to soften my heart and appease that shrew."

Speaking of this, the old lady paused for a moment, lowered her head slightly, as if she had made a great determination, and pressed her fingers tightly on the edge of the sewing basket with such force that her knuckles began to turn slightly white before continuing. Said, "Didn't you never understand the reason why grandma tolerated Gu? Grandma will tell you today, because it is all the fault of grandma, and now she is just paying off the debt. Back then, Shuan Shuan's mother was a What a sharp and capable person, Shuan Shuan's father was too honest and cowardly, he betrayed us, and was often scolded by his daughter-in-law so he didn't dare to say anything. After I knew it, he said that his son was soft-tempered, and it would be better if his wife was more powerful Helping support the door. In fact, I hate it in my heart. She gave birth to Shuan Shuan in her first child, and I started not to give her a good face. Later, she was pregnant with a second child, and I did not spare her greetings and housework. She was pregnant At eight months, she had a big belly, and I forced her to go out to get embroidery thread, but she fell and fell into dystocia, and both mother and child... disappeared. The old man got angry and followed, and the son left, only Leaving me a lonely old woman, a good family made me so defeated. If it wasn't for Shuan Shuan being young, I would have smashed my head to death to apologize. I knelt down on the mountain for one night, and made a great wish to the god, If a daughter-in-law comes in in the future to continue the incense of my Li family, I will never say no to her to repay the sins I have done. Maybe the gods think that my sin is unforgivable, so they sent such a daughter-in-law Come to collect debts. It’s okay for me to endure hardship, but it’s a burden on you and Shuan Shuan. Now that you know these things, stop treating grandma as a good person and let grandma go back. Grandma wants to raise the tiger to grow up. I hope Seeing that he can be promising, I will have the face to go underground to meet the ancestors of the Li family in the future."

The old lady's tone was as flat as if she was telling someone else's story, she didn't cry or choke, but it made Mu Ai feel the regret and pain in her heart even more deeply.At this moment, she completely erased her psychological complaints against the old lady, and silently lamented the tortuous drama of fate, the mistakes made by a short-term mother, but the accidental mistakes led to such a tragic ending.

At that moment, she moved forward, snuggled into the old lady's arms, and said softly, "Grandma, no matter what happened to you, I only know that you brought me back from the foot of the mountain, take me in, and take care of me." I am recuperating, make clothes for me, and settle down to buy land. Without you, I would not have the good life I am now. Grandma will always be my good grandma. Don’t be sad, you have suffered all those crimes before, just treat it as Gu’s substitute. Shuan Shuan's mother has collected the debt from you. From now on, you can let go of the burden in your heart and live a good life."

The old lady was silent for a long time, and finally stretched out her arms to hug her, buried her head on her shoulders and began to sob slightly, tears slowly soaking Muai's jade-colored jacket.

While comforting the old lady, Mu Ai was thinking of an excuse. It stands to reason that she shouldn't stop the old lady from talking to such a point, but now that she has made a plan to teach Gu Shi a lesson, she absolutely cannot let it go. The old lady went back at this time.She lowered her eyelids, her mind turned, and she really found a good reason. After persuading the old lady to stop her tears and tidy her hair briefly, she whispered, "Grandma, if you want to go back, immortals will not stop you, but you are at this time Going back, I'm afraid it will be bad for Huzi."

"It's not good for Huzi? Why do you say that?" the old lady asked suspiciously.

"Grandma, don't worry, listen to me. I hurried to the city a few days ago to treat a child. His ears were swollen as big as steamed buns. He couldn't even drink water. This disease is most likely to be transmitted to children under the age of five. I must be sick when I treat him, so I have been taking care of Simba every day for the past few days, fearing that he will also be infected. Grandma Living with us for so many days, there is no guarantee that the body will be infected with the disease. If you move back at this time, what if... a tiger? To treat a disease, you need to use a knife to cut the flesh and let blood. The incubation period of this disease is one month. We have only been back for a few days, so if Simba doesn't get sick after [-] days, it means there is no danger, and grandma can go back."

Mu Ai said sickness on the left and cut flesh with a knife on the right, which really frightened the old lady. She quickly groped herself, but she grabbed her hand, "Grandma, don't be afraid, I just said it is possible, as long as you wait 20 If Simba doesn't get sick for a few days, then he will be fine."

"Oh, that's good, the children must not get sick. The next time Xianxian encounters such a thing, saving people is the most important thing, but you have to pay more attention. You still have a big family under your command. "The old lady stopped thinking about moving back to the west courtyard, and started nagging Muai again.

Mu Ai was not bothered, she responded to everything she said, until Ruyi came to report that the girls were leaving, then she came out to say goodbye to them and invited them to come and play often.

Shuan Shuan sent them to the door, turned around and put away the embroidery basket, and took Simba who had just run in to wash his hands. Ke Xin and Qiu Equinox made dinner, and the family went to bed after eating.

When I got up early the next morning, there were fine and small snowflakes falling from the sky, causing Simba to lead Fengshou Yushun to run wildly in the yard. Mu Ai only yelled, don’t fall down and cry, and let him go up.Children are naughty by nature, running, jumping and playing more is also good for the body, she doesn't want Simba to be spoiled and restrained too weak like Tao'er.

　This chapter will be passed on more than 920 six,

　　Including those in the first two chapters, a total of nearly [-] words were added.

　　It can barely make up for the mistake! !

　　Friends who are happy to watch, give pink tickets,
　　Unlucky for Mrs. Gu! !

　　Ha ha! !
　　
　
(End of this chapter)