Peasant woman

Chapter 10

Seeing that it was Niu Shi, Xu Cao smiled and said, "This is the jam I made. I reserved two bowls specially so that I can try it when my parents come back. Third brother and sister, you fell on your leg, go out and sit down first. You can eat when your parents come back. Otherwise, I’m afraid you will be fumigated by cooking later.”

She didn't plan to bet on Niu's food alone, otherwise the two bowls would not be enough for her to eat.This thing is meant to be a fresh taste, soak it in water to drink, or use it when making pastries, and take a spoonful or two when you have a bad appetite.

Seeing what Xu Cao said, how could Niu not understand that she was chasing someone away, thinking of the elder brother next to him, and not wanting to offend her, so he limped and went out angrily.

Fugui saw it, and smiled cheerfully, "Daughter-in-law, don't pay attention to her, she is neurotic and lazy all day long, just pretend you didn't see her in the future."

The members of the Yang family were a little afraid of being rich, because he was straightforward, and he was good at hunting, so almost all the expenses of the family were paid by him.

Xu Cao smiled, "It's just a polite way of meeting and saying hello. If she doesn't mess with me, I naturally won't talk to her." She said, busy sealing the clay pot, "In this field If the corn can be broken, I will go to the town tomorrow to see if it can be sold well, if it can be sold for a few coins, that is the best, if not, we can keep it for ourselves and eat."

I'm afraid the two children will like to eat this thing.

For dinner, Xu Cao stewed wild rabbits with the remaining honeycomb, and fried a radish.Two large pots are full, enough for a family to eat.

After the whole family came back, Xu Cao hurriedly brought the food to the table outside. It was the first time that the big guy with honeycomb stewed hare meat had eaten it.It just feels sweet and delicious, with a hint of sweetness.The wild rabbit meat was also stewed badly, and the whole family ate up the eight or nine catties of wild rabbits.

Father Yang ate very comfortably, and said with a smile: "The good craftsmanship of the old master is better than the cooks in the town."

Shen Shi also echoed: "No, it's the first time I have eaten such a novel thing. Stewed hare with honeycomb, although it has a little sweet taste, it will not affect the salty taste of the rabbit meat. It tastes very fresh, really delicious .”

Everyone agrees.

Although Mrs. Chen didn't say anything, she was smiling, obviously very satisfied with the food.

Today the corn in the field is all broken, and we can rest for a while, and everyone is much more relaxed, sitting in the small yard and talking.Xu Cao hurriedly went into the kitchen and brought out the water made with jam, handed it to Father Yang and Mrs. Chen, and said with a smile: "Father and mother, this is my afternoon to make jam and soak some water, try it and see how it tastes Sample."

Although Mrs. Chen didn't like the boss and his wife, it was not easy to take Joe at this time. She took the bowl in Xu Cao's hand, took a sip, and found that the taste was really good, sweet and sour, even appetizing.She smiled and said: "The taste is not bad, everyone has worked hard."

Xu Cao smiled and said, "It's not hard. If Mom likes to drink it, I'll keep one can for us to keep for ourselves. I'll take the remaining one to the town and sell it tomorrow."

Mrs. Chen waved her hand, "We can't afford to drink this precious thing, you can take it all to the town and sell it."

Father Yang also just finished drinking, handed the bowl to Xu Cao, and said with a smile: "Listen to what your mother said, just try this thing, we can't afford it, so you can take it to the town and sell it."

Xu Cao hurriedly smiled and said, "Okay, just listen to your parents, and bring them all to the town to sell tomorrow."

Then he brought out all the soaked jams in the kitchen, each of them tasted a bowl, and they all said it tasted good.After finishing his drink, Niu smacked his mouth, looking unfinished. He wanted to point out some points to Xu Cao, but he couldn't win the favor, so he just stared at Xu Cao dryly.

Xu Cao pretended not to see her, put away the dishes, and went into the kitchen to wash them.

When they came out, everyone went to sleep, only Fu Gui was sitting in the yard with Miao Miao in his arms, waiting for her.Fugui saw her and said with a smile: "Daughter-in-law, you've worked hard, I'll boil the water, so you can take a hot bath later."

Xu Cao couldn't resist him, so she had to hold Miao Miao and let him into the kitchen.

Miao Miao put her hands around Xu Cao's neck, rubbed her head into Xu Cao's arms, opened her small mouth, yawned, and called mother.

Xu Cao felt sorry for the little guy, and patted her on the back, "My dear Miao Miao, go to bed first, and I will wash you up later."

Soon Fugui boiled the hot water, put the hot water in a wooden basin, added cold water, tested the water temperature, and then carried it to the room, "Daughter-in-law, hurry up and wash."

Xu Cao wiped Miao Miao's body first, then carried Miao Miao onto the kang head, then went to change the water and wiped herself.

When Fu Gui finished washing, Xu Cao had already fallen asleep holding Miao Miao.

In the dark, Fugui looked at his daughter-in-law's delicate face, and his Adam's apple rolled down. Although he couldn't eat, he couldn't even hug her.

no!At any rate, she is the daughter-in-law that Ming Media is marrying back, and it will be fine to eat after a while, so at least she should let him hug her.He did whatever he thought of, first he gently carried the baby in his daughter-in-law's arms into the kang, then put his arms around his daughter-in-law, and let out a comfortable breath.It's soft and comfortable to hold.

Xu Cao had been busy all day and fell into a deep sleep. She only felt that there was some movement in her drowsy sleep, but she didn't care. When she woke up the next day, she was dumbfounded.

She... When did she run into this man's arms?The little wife in Fugui's arms blinked and grinned.

With a bang, Xu Cao blushed, and stammered: "I, I sleep a little dishonestly." She was also like this when sleeping with Erya and Sanya at Xu's house on weekdays, sleeping dishonestly.Originally sleeping in the kang, but woke up next to the kang in the morning.She thought it was the same this time.

Fugui grinned, "It's okay."

Only then did Xu Cao hurriedly get up and go to see Miao Miao in the kang.When she saw Miao Miao, she felt a little strange, how did she get over Miao Miao and sleep between them?Miao Miao sleeps honestly, it doesn't make sense that she can sleep here over Miao Miao.

Seeing Fugui's unconcealable smile, Xu Cao seemed to have guessed something, and gave him a blushing look.

After breakfast, Fugui led Heizi out with his bow on his back.Standing at the gate of the courtyard, Xiaobai looked at Fugui and Heizi in the distance, seemed a little depressed, saw his master come out, barked at her twice, and returned to the spot listlessly.

Xu Cao was going to the town to sell her jam today, so she told Mrs. Chen to help take care of Miao Miao, and then went out with two earthen jars of jam in a bamboo basket.

Zhanghe Village is an hour away from the town, and it was already the end of the day when Xu Cao came to the town. The town is very lively, with various shops lined up in rows.There are also various small vendors hawking along the street.Xu Cao seldom came to the town, and she came with Mrs. Xu a few times in the past.

Xu Cao priced the jam at three taels of silver per jar, which ordinary people couldn't afford, so she went directly to several big families in the town.

There were only a few big families in the town, she wouldn't be so stupid as to go to the gate to yell, and go directly to the backyard of a big brick house.Generally, rich families buy food from the backyard, and she knows this.

As soon as he came to the backyard, Xu Cao saw a woman in charge walking out. The woman was about forty years old, so Xu Cao hurried up and said with a smile: "Hi, ma'am, if you dare to ask, I'm not a horseman in town." s home?"

The woman froze for a moment, then glanced at Xu Cao, "Exactly, you are?"

Xu Cao hastily smiled and said: "The women are just a village woman in the mountains, and they can't catch your eyes, aunt. I have something here that I want to show aunt."

The woman smiled, "What?"

"It's some food. The women made it themselves. Do you want to taste it?" Xu Cao said, before the woman could say anything, she took out a jar of jam from the basket, opened the seal, and took a sip of sweet taste. Immediately rushed out.

The woman froze for a moment, and said: "It tastes so sweet, since it is so, let me taste some."

Xu Cao hurriedly scooped up a spoonful with a small spoon and handed it to the woman. The woman took a sip, nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile, "It tastes really good, sweet and sour. I have a bad appetite. I will send some of this to her, and if my lady is satisfied, I will keep this."

"Ma'am, this stuff can be made into tea, or boiled water to drink, and it can also be made into snacks. You can just scoop it up and eat it." Xu Cao said that she had scooped up a small bowl and handed it to the woman.

The woman nodded and said with a smile: "Then I'll go in and give my lady a taste, you just wait here."

The woman came out not long after entering, with a smile all over her face, "My lady likes it very much, so I want you to go in and ask some questions."

Following the woman, I saw Miss Ma's family. Miss Ma's family was a beauty, about fifteen years old, wearing a long light green dress with a few auspicious clouds drawn out with silver thread on the cuffs.The waist is not full, and the gestures are the demeanor of a lady.

The young lady glanced at Xu Cao and asked, "Mother Yu, is this the person?"

The woman who led Xu Cao in hurriedly laughed and said, "If Miss Hui is concerned, this is the girl."

Miss Ma Jia nodded, took a sip from the white porcelain teacup on the table, and asked, "What's your name? How is this thing made?"

"Miss Hui, Xu Cao, a commoner, this food is called jam. It is made from wild fruits in the mountains. The process is very troublesome. After a few days, there will be no wild fruits in the mountains and it will not be able to be made."

Miss Ma Jia nodded and said: "How long can this thing be stored? If it can be stored for a long time, you are helping me make some. By the way, how do you sell this thing?"

"Miss Hui, three taels of silver for a jar. If this jam is sealed and stored in the cellar, it will be fine in spring tomorrow."

Now that it is autumn, there is no problem in waiting three or four months until spring begins tomorrow.

Miss Ma's family generously gave an ingot of ten taels of silver and asked Xu Cao to make more, and she wanted them all.Xu Cao happily accepted the ten taels of silver and agreed.

(End of this chapter)