Traveling through the mountains and fields to be leisurely

Chapter 165

The woman in Yu Wenzheng's family is open-minded, and she speaks frankly, but there are people who are greedy for prostitution, this Lan Lingxue really can't understand.

"You signed the body contract, you are not free, is there anyone envious?"

Because they were chatting happily, Lan Lingxue asked casually, and deliberately pretended to be very casual, afraid that they would feel uncomfortable,

"Miss, you don't know that we couldn't go on in the past, so we signed the contract of selling our lives. We were reluctant to sell our children. We thought, even if we sell ourselves, we still have to be together as a family. How can we bear to have children?" We went to suffer, and we enjoyed life at home. At that time, life was really hard, dragging a few children, and we couldn’t even eat, but we didn’t see these relatives stretching out their hands, and they saw us as slaves, but now it’s different Yes, the days of our family are getting more and more prosperous, the eldest lady is not stingy, the wages are sufficient, the benefits are good, and the rewards are also a lot, our family, who doesn't have some money now?"

Several peasant women nodded in unison,
"They are still the same, digging food in the ground, and they can only make ends meet. Don't they just envy us."

When Lan Lingxue saw Yu Wenzheng's daughter-in-law, she was indeed satisfied, sincerely satisfied, and she let go of her heart a little. After all, being by her side would allow them to live a prosperous life, and she was not guilty of it. up.

Talking does not delay the work in hand, not to mention that it is not a difficult job, and there are enough people, talking and laughing, all these grapes are cut in a while, and everyone puts the grapes in the prepared big basin Cleaning, you can't rub it vigorously with your hands, you can only rub it carefully one by one, it takes a little more work than cutting grapes, and Lan Lingxue passed it after five times of cleaning. It's clean, Lan Lingxue is worried, it's still in this era, in modern times, Lan Lingxue washes wine more than a dozen times, fearing that the chemicals on the grapes will not be cleaned, so now No more troubles, rinse the cut grapes, and listen to Lan Lingxue’s instructions, wash them in light salt water and soak them for a quarter of an hour, then the task is completed. Don’t use those grapes with damaged skins, I’m afraid of this step When it is time, the brine is soaked into the pulp, which affects the taste of the wine.

"Okay, rinse it again with clean water, spread it on the bamboo mat to drain the water, this part of the work is over, everyone take a break, wait until the grapes are dry, then we can do the next work."

Lan Lingxue saw that the grapes were washed bright and purple, and she felt joy in her heart. Everyone sat under the shade of the tree, chatting more and more happily, as if today is a holiday,

"Go to work!"

Seeing that the grapes had lost all moisture, Lan Lingxue began to arrange the following work,

"Pour the grapes into a basin and crush them one by one with your hands. The grape skin, grape seeds and pulp are all left, and you only need to pick the fruit stems. The more crushed the better."

This is a fun job. The little girls are more anxious than their own mothers. Each of them hugs a wooden basin and squeezes it happily. Wang Ruishen and Yu Wenzheng, who happened to be shopping, also came back. Lan Lingxue let the man They also came out to help, smashing the rock sugar as much as possible, and then sprinkled the crushed rock sugar into the crushed grapes according to the ratio of five catties of grapes to one catty of rock sugar, and stirred them evenly. Move over the clean and dry wooden barrels, put the pinched and mixed grapes in it, don't fill it too full, and then plug the lid tightly, the wine is half done, just waiting for time to turn them into magic.

Because it is late autumn and the temperature is not very high, the wine will be brewed for a few days longer than in summer. It should be noted that the longer the brewing time, the stronger the taste of the wine. It takes too long. In this season, about a month is almost enough. At that time, you can start to filter the dregs. Lan Lingxue looked at the twenty large wooden barrels that had been sealed, neatly placed in a clear In the small warehouse that came out, I was looking forward to it, and I don’t know if the brewing will be successful this time, but according to the experience of the previous life, it should be possible. In the previous life, I brewed wine once a year. The quantity is a bit small, each time it is a [-]-jin glass barrel, which looks like half of the barrel. This time, I made so much at once, and there is always some anxiety, but she is not too worried, and she is still thinking about it. So, I’m going to the city tomorrow to bring back some grapes and fill up the remaining wine barrels. This time Wang Ruishen and Yu Wenzheng brought back [-] wooden barrels, and the remaining [-] barrels can only be delivered the day after tomorrow. , Lan Lingxue thought, then brew another thirty barrels tomorrow, and brew the rest the day after tomorrow.

After a few days of busy making wine, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming. Lan Lingxue invited her godfather to her home. This year's Mid-Autumn Festival is the most reunion year. Parents, younger brothers, and godfather are all by her side. I don’t know if that person far away at the border is doing well. I received a letter yesterday and brought back a small thing, which is a hairpin carved from an antelope bone. One look at the carver, and you can tell it’s that person again. Although the boy's own handiwork was spurned in his heart, he still happily accepted it, and put it in a box together with the previous gifts.

"We can't drink this year's wine, and the baijiu is too strong for our family to drink. Today, we will use fruit juice instead. I wish our whole family a happy Mid-Autumn Festival! I wish my parents and godfather good health, and I wish my younger brother success in his studies." Success, I wish our family's business a prosperous future, cheers!"

Lan Erzhuang set up an incense table, the family worshiped the moon god, and added vegetables to the farmers on the village, and then set up a table in the yard. They were all from their own family, and there was no distinction between men and women. They sat around, Lan Erzhuang Ling Xue first served a cup and toasted the wine. It has been three years since she came to this world. The people sitting beside her are the closest people in her life. She has some words of thanks, but she doesn’t know how to say them. There is no need to thank them, their contributions are all willing, and Lan Lingxue put all this thought in the wine.

"cheers!"

The whole family raised their wine glasses, regardless of whether it was tea or drink, wine or water, it was just a feeling of love in it.
"Godfather, eat this. Rice flower chicken is your favorite food. Mother has stewed it all morning, it's rotten."

Lan Lingxue first picked a large piece of tender chicken, and when it arrived in Li Yongtai's bowl, Li Yongtai happily took it, stuffed the meat into his mouth, and did not forget to praise his daughter,

"It's good to have a girl, and I never forget what my father likes to eat."

Lan Er had some taste, but before he could show it, a gold and silver hoof with chopsticks went into the plate in front of him,

"Hey, Dad, your favorite food is hoof, but Mom made it out last night, and steamed it for a long time today, try it quickly, the taste in the meat is fresh."

"Okay, okay, okay, Dad, try it."

While taking a bite of the gold and silver hoof, it was really crispy and soft, and at the same time gave Li Yongtai a look, as if to say, look, this is my daughter too.

"Mom, this stewed pork tripe is your favorite. I specially added more sesame oil to it, and the tripe is just right. See if it's crispy and chewy."

Lan Lingxue made some of her usual favorite flavors for her mother. After all, her two fathers made them, so she couldn't let her mother watch. I know she has a taste,
"Hey, I can't leave you behind, this is something my sister found with great difficulty."

Lan Lingxue didn't put down her small hoe either. My younger brother loves this assorted stir-fried mushrooms. There are all kinds of mushrooms in a dish. If you cook well, you need to use at least ten types of mushrooms. Lan Lingxue also put in a lot of effort. Collected [-] kinds of fungi, let my brother eat a full meal,
"How about it, is it delicious?"

Seeing the assorted fried mushrooms scooped up by her younger brother on his plate and wiped out quickly, Lan Lingxue immediately scooped some more into his plate, and watched him eat it with big mouthfuls, and she also smiled happily.

"Sister, what about me, what about me..."

Seeing that her sister had prepared dishes for everyone and left her alone, Xiao Liba pointed at herself and looked at her sister, her big eyes were full of grievances. Lan Lingxue hurriedly took his favorite hidden tofu and put it on the table with a spoon. scooped into his bowl,
"Our little fence is in a hurry, how can my sister leave you behind, but there are good things, we have to give them to the elders first, this is polite, understand?"

While teaching his younger brother, he cut open the hidden heart tofu with a spoon. Because the little fencer has a tender mouth, Lan Lingxue specially prepared this dish for him. It is also his favorite food on weekdays. After blanching, it is not easy to rot. Take out a hollow inside, stuff some prepared shrimp and crab meat in it, and then stew it with chicken. The taste is very delicious, although because it is soft and rotten, it is specially given to small The dishes prepared by the fence, but adults also love to eat this taste, Lan Lingxue stewed a small pot, everyone can enjoy it,

"I understand, I understand."

I don't know whether he really understands or pretends to understand, Xiaoliba nodded back to his sister, and impatiently pulled the vegetables that his sister had left to cool down into his mouth, then narrowed his big eyes contentedly, making the whole family amused Everyone laughed, there was a child, and the taste of home became stronger.

After lunch, I saw that the weather was fine, the whole sky was as blue as a lake, and only a few white clouds floated in the sky, like the waves of the lake. Because it was late autumn, although the sun was shining brightly in the sky, it was not very hot. The whole family simply didn't go back to the house, took away the meals, washed some fruits and put them on the table, made good tea, and put some snacks, except for the little fence who dozed off little by little because he needed to take a nap, and was caught Qiuyue hugged her into the room and fell asleep. The others were reluctant to part with such a good weather. They sat around the table, chatting about things around them and planning for the near future. Lan Lingxue was the one to talk Not much, she lazily nestled in the chair, looked at her relatives, lamented the present, and imagined tomorrow, the kind of coziness and comfort made her heart happy, even though it was for this family , she has put in a lot of hard work, but seeing that the family can get together so peacefully and enjoy this happy leisure time, she feels that all her hard work and dedication are worthwhile, thinking that she just arrived In this family background in time and space, it is a luxury to have a full meal. Looking at the present day, eating, drinking and dressing are all exquisite and meticulous. Lan Lingxue is very satisfied. Apart from being satisfied, she is also a little thankful, thankful that she has the ability to help her family Towards a better future.

(End of this chapter)