Chapter 97

As soon as the small building was in hand, Fang Yumin began to draw sketches and renovate it.The interior walls were repainted with lime, 1.2-meter-high wooden boards were pasted on the walls, and screens made of bamboo were used to divide the downstairs hall into three sections.Five tables were placed against the wall, while two round tables were placed in front of the middle area, and a large round table was placed in the back.There is enough space between the tables, making it spacious and well-organized.

Some of the original square tables have been modified, and some are no longer used.The middle of the table will be cut according to the size of the custom-made iron pot and casserole, and the pillars are supported underneath to support the sunken piece.This is ready to put on the charcoal stove to eat hot pot and casserole.The long benches are no longer needed, and they are all transported back to Linjia Village to be made into long-backed chairs, and correspondingly imitating the practice of modern restaurants to make chair back covers, so that diners can use the back covers to cover them if they want to unload their burdens when eating. It is also relatively safe.

The second floor is completely converted into elegant rooms, which are separated by wooden boards and bamboo, and hung with hanging ornaments, which are both generous and elegant.The private room is suitable for gatherings of three or five friends. There is a round or square table with a one-meter-high counter beside it.Every private room must have a window, and if there is no window, conditions must be created to have a window.This small building is at the corner, and it is considered the tallest building. It has a very wide field of vision, with a 360-degree view. Although the view is really not good, it is more condescending, isn't it?

The kitchen is also being remodeled. In addition to the six stoves, a row of small stove holes have been built, which are the size of a long-handled iron pan ordered by a blacksmith.It is also suitable for custom-made small casserole.The large stove is suitable for stewing broth, cooking fire rice, and making big pot dishes such as simmering.But for cooking, Fang Yumin still thinks it is better to use a small pot.

There is almost no tidying in the backyard. After the four rooms are cleaned, two beds, a table and a large wardrobe are placed in each room.In the storage room, two large three-story wooden shelves are also placed, and wooden partitions are also laid on the ground to prevent the ingredients from directly contacting the ground and play a moisture-proof role.

At the same time, Fang Yumin asked Lin Qiulai to dig an oven in the backyard, and built an oven near the kitchen.Firewood is burned on the bottom, and a brick building is placed on the top, and a sealed iron box with only a small door is placed inside.This is also an oven, but it cannot be compared with modern ovens. Fang Yumin intends to use it for processing that only needs to be roasted on the surface.

Lin Qiulai personally supervised these decorations, and some of them required him to do it himself.As for curtains, tablecloths, dishcloths, aprons, uniforms, hats, etc., Fang Yumin compiled the fabrics in the cloth shop, and entrusted Xiaohong and Aunt Chunhua to help make them.She has other things to do herself, the soy sauce can be started, she has to start teaching Xiaohua and Lin Xialai how to make soy sauce and how to make soy sauce.

Fang Yumin, the 39 jars of soy sauce, kept the ten jars with the best quality, and the other sauce jars were moved to the soy sauce garden to refine soy sauce.Lin Qiulai and Xiaoming Xiaoyang have already done the process of starting the vat, pumping the sauce, and refining these processes last year, and it will not be difficult for them to do it again this year.

When the decoration of the small building came to an end, Lin Qiulai took Xiao Ming and Xiao Yang back to Linjiacun. At this time, the six of them were busy around the sauce jar.Suddenly there was a knock on the door.

"Autumn is here, autumn is here to open the door!"

"Xia Lai, Xia Lai, please open the door quickly, I am your mother! Hurry up and open the door!"

The gate of the soy sauce garden is still tightly closed, and no one will believe that no one is inside, because there is a strong fresh fragrance of soy sauce coming out from inside, and there are voices from time to time, even if you listen carefully, you can't hear clearly.

Zhang Cuihua has been lingering outside the door for a long time, but no matter how much she knocked on the door, no one opened it!If you can't get in, you can't do anything, even if you roll around, no one will see you.Zhang Cuihua was so angry that she kicked the door with her foot, but the wooden door was so strong that it hurt her foot.

Lin Xialai and Lin Qiulai had heard Zhang Cuihua's cry a long time ago. They looked at Fang Yumin and saw that she had no expression at all and was just teaching Xiaohua step by step.Xiaohua also studied very seriously, and used charcoal pens to record in the notebook from time to time.

Xiao Ming and Xiao Yang have long been immune to grandma, and no matter how she calls them, they will ignore them.I really don't like her at all!
Fang Yumin raised her head and looked at Lin Xialai: "Second brother, the door of our soy sauce garden cannot let mother-in-law in. Once she comes in, you can guess what will happen. And I'm ugly, if you open the door to let mother-in-law in , or letting her touch the sauce garden, I will not be able to hand over this sauce garden to you and Xiaohua in the future."

Lin Xialai looked at Lin Qiulai silently. As a son, he had to refuse his mother to enter his soy sauce garden. Qiulai must have had a harder time doing it than him.

At this time, Xiaohua stopped to take notes and Fang Yumin said: "Don't worry, third aunt, we won't let grandma in. When soy sauce starts to be brewed here, I will stay here and watch at night."

"If your grandma treated our two families a little better, I wouldn't do it so badly." Fang Yumin said: "People respect me a foot, and I respect others. But if others just don't want me to feel better, I won't do it." It’s just that you’re not polite. Second brother, I don’t care how you treat your mother-in-law, but my family can’t do it, especially this soy sauce garden. My family will rely on it to make money in the future. You follow me to do it. If my family is rich, your family will be indispensable. .”

Lin Xialai just nodded but didn't say a word, Fang Yumin felt relieved.The second elder brother's temperament is like this, after getting along with Fang Yumin, he knew that he said what he said, and he has helped her family a lot all the time.

Everyone's minds returned to refining soy sauce again, and it was much faster to concentrate on making it.Fang Yumin wiped off his sweat and said to Xiaohua, "Be sure to pay attention to the heat, and stir while cooking so that it doesn't get burnt."

"Yes." Xiaohua nodded hurriedly.

Fang Yumin directed two strong laborers to move the soy sauce to the house to cool down, and said, "You and your father will make the next tank."

"Ah?" Xiaohua's eyes widened, a little flustered.

Fang Yumin smiled: "What? How do you know if you're doing well if you don't do it yourself?"

Xiaohua's lips twitched, and said, "I'm afraid it might go bad."

"If you make a bad one, do it badly, it doesn't matter. If this tank is bad, the next tank will be good. Come on."

"Yes!"

Lin Xialai's eyes became gentle after hearing this, he just cooperated with Xiaohua's work, he didn't ask Xiaohua what to do, everything was decided by Xiaohua himself.

"Third Aunt, try it." Xiao Hua, who spooned a small bowl of soy sauce to Fang Yumin, trembled and sweated.

"Okay." Fang Yumin took it and put a little bit of it in his mouth with his chopsticks.In fact, she has been watching by the stove, trying the flavor from time to time.What should Xiaohua improve and what should be paid attention to? She didn't say anything but recorded them one by one.

"Well done." Fang Yumin smiled approvingly at Xiaohua, handed the notebook in front of him and said, "This is where you lack, take a good look."

"Yes, thank you Third Aunt." Xiaohua took the notebook and smiled brightly.

"Take a break first, and come back for another tank later."

"it is good."

Fang Yumin turned her head to look at her two sons: "Xiaoming Xiaoyang, you two have a tank together. Qiu is here, you come to light the fire."

"Yes!"

The six of them were busy in the soy sauce garden until dinner time. Zhang Cuihua had already gone back, and Taohua was standing there.As soon as she saw Fang Yumin and the others coming out, she said: "Dinner is ready, mother asked me to come over and invite my third uncle, third aunt and cousin Xiaoming and cousin Xiaoyang to eat at home."

Lin Qiulai listened and looked at Fang Yumin, Fang Yumin smiled and said to Taohua: "Then we won't be polite."

"Third Aunt was joking, we often go to your house for dinner."

Everyone couldn't help laughing when they heard this, Lin Xialai locked the door and checked another article, and then entered the room with everyone.

He's made sauerkraut pot. The weather is getting colder every day. Using sauerkraut to stew pork is delicious and easy to make. It's delicious without any tricks.

Two sauerkraut pots are on the table, with burning charcoal underneath, which is so hot that it attracts people's appetite.The soup is chicken soup. He's stewed hen and red dates together. It has been simmering in the fire for a long time, and it is exuding an attractive aroma.Stir-fried Chinese cabbage with soy sauce, fried eggs with shallots, and two plates of pickled cucumbers.

While pouring wine for Lin Qiulai and Lin Xialai, Mrs. He said to the two children: "Come on, Xiao Ming, Xiao Yang, eat quickly, my cooking is not as delicious as your mother's, so just give it a go."

Fang Yumin smiled: "Look at what the second sister-in-law said, this smells very good."

"Eat it when it smells good, eat it quickly, or it will be cold."

"Okay, come on, let's eat."

A satisfying meal, this sauerkraut is simple to marinate, but it's especially delicious cooked with pork.It would be even better if there is blood sausage, with rice, it will be warm as soon as you eat it, and you will feel very happy.

Lin Xialai is boring, and Mrs. He doesn't like to talk much, but there are still some things to ask: "Xiao Lian, are you moving before the Chinese New Year or after the new year?"

"Let's celebrate the New Year here this year. Everything is prepared there, and you can live in any time." Fang Yumin said, "By the way, second sister-in-law, I have to ask you to help me make two more quilts. And those Xiaoping has tanned a lot of rabbit fur, and I also want to make a few more coats and scarves, the weather is cold. You know, my craftsmanship is really not good, so I have to rely on your help."

He waved his hand and said, "It's okay, you can bring it here or I can make it at your house."

"Then I'll trouble the second sister-in-law." Fang Yumin said with a smile.

"Why are you being polite?" Mrs. He glared at Fang Yumin, and everyone laughed.

He's heart is clear.This new house was built by Fang Yumin, and the title deed is in her husband-in-law's name.Xiaohua followed Fang Yumin to learn how to brew soy sauce, and later said that the soy sauce garden would be taken care of by her husband and son.Look at Lin Chunlai's family, there is nothing!Just making some quilts and coats.Anyway, it’s past the busy time of farming, so we need to make less sweet potato flour.

Fang Yumin was also thinking about the future.The name of the small building has been changed to 'Lou Wai Lou', and the soy sauce garden at home will be inscribed with my surname: Fang Xu.The sauce garden, the plaque has already been made.From now on, all the sauces sold by her family will be labeled with the label 'Fang Xuji' on the cans.

After eating and drinking enough, Lin Qiulai and Fang Yumin took Xiao Ming and Xiao Yang home.

Fang Yumin's purpose in staying in Linjiacun for the New Year was to train the staff.Ren Yabao had already told Fang Yumin that he would be able to pick someone in two days.Fang Yumin planned to place these children in Linjia Village first, because everything was ready-made in the house, and the house was too big and there were many rooms.You can also ask Aunt Chunhua and the others to help you make clothes and quilts.

Lin Qiulai will start to build a greenhouse in the old house tomorrow. Fang Yumin still likes to be able to eat green vegetables in winter, and next year's spring plowing will be advanced like this year.

If it wasn't for Xiao Ming and Xiao Yang's future, if it wasn't for avoiding the annoying Zhang Cuihua, Fang Yumin really thought it would be nice to live in Linjiacun.

(End of this chapter)

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