The Blessing of the Qi Nv of Transmigration

Chapter 33
When I got home in the evening, I saw Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Shen cleaning up the table and washing the dishes. I knew that Uncle Tang and the others had just eaten and had just left. Da Hu was sitting on the table drinking tea. The eldest brother and two younger brothers were washing up. Father Hu No, I must have gone back to the field after dinner to watch the fish.Da Hu watched Yang Feier come back and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"

Yang Feier said: "I haven't eaten yet!" Then he went to the kitchen to see if there was anything else to eat. In the evening, Hu's family ate noodles in broth, Mrs. Shen left a bowl for Yang Feier, and covered it in the pot to heat it up , Yang Feier took it out and ate it on the table.

Da Hu laughed and said, "You said you were cooking in the Zhang family's kitchen. Could it be that you missed a bite? You have to come back every day to eat at home."

Yang Feier said: "Those dishes will get boring if you look at them too much, it's better to come back and eat the delicious ones made by your mother."

He said again: "Father, Grandpa Chef Li came to order fish with my family today, and said that from tomorrow onwards, they will supply their restaurant with [-] catties of fish every day, regardless of the type."

Da Hu was overjoyed: "Really? That's great." Frowning, he said, "But your fish dishes have worked?"

Yang Feier smiled and said, "Grandpa Chef Li said so."

Da Hu couldn't help laughing happily, and laughed a few times, then suddenly thought of a question: "But, how can so many fish be transported?"

Yang Feier said: "Father, you see, I don't know if this is feasible?"

Da Hu asked, "How?"

Yang Feier said: "I think, I don't know if it's feasible to borrow the ox cart from the village chief's house and use it for ten days and half a month?"

Da Hu thought for a while: "It should be possible. Now that the farming is slack, it is not yet the time to use the cattle. They are raised at home and have to be supplied with fodder every day. If I were the village head, I would also be willing to lend them out in exchange for money."

Standing up, he said, "Let me go ask first, if it doesn't work, I'll think of another way."

In less than half an hour, Da Hu pulled the ox cart back, tied the ox outside the door, entered the house and said with a smile on his face: "I went to the village head, and when I asked to borrow the ox to sell the fish, the village head agreed, I will He said that it is necessary to give you ten cash per day as a usage fee, but he would not want it anyway, saying that this cow is not bad, as long as the animal is fed every day, it will save their family to feed it! Just call I'm here!"

Shen Shi was also standing in the main room at this time, wiping her hands with her apron and said, "How can that be done? Cows are precious things, so how can they not be paid if they are used?"

Da Hu said: "That's not what I said! I was thinking on the way back, let's count together when returning the cow! Even if it breaks my head, I will give him the money for the cow!"

Shen said: "That is, that must be given."

Yang Feier said: "Where will this cow be put when it comes back tonight?" One more room in the house is gone.

Da Hu also had no choice but to look left and right, scratched his head and said: "It's really not possible, let's take it to the yard. An old sheet is put on the cow to prevent the cow from getting sick due to the dew. Just make do with it for one night, and come back tomorrow." Building a shed for it in the yard is not something that can be done in a day or two."

Another problem is the fish storage tools. There are only two wooden barrels in the house. Even with a washbasin and a bathtub, it is impossible to hold [-] catties of fish.

I had no choice but to go out and borrow two large deep bathtubs, which were similar to the size of a bathtub, plus a small water tank at home, which was barely enough.

It was not dawn the next day, except for the twins, the whole family had already woken up. Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Chen cooked breakfast and ate it indiscriminately. Yang Feier went to Zhang’s family to go to work, Mrs. Wang stayed at home to clean up, and the rest went to Fish out the shrimp cage.

It was easy to do things with a lot of people, and he got up early, so he arrived at the restaurant at about the same time on weekdays. Li Baotian didn't take advantage of the Hu family, so he collected the fish at an average price of eight cents per catty at the market price. 280 seven catties, sold two taels of silver ingots plus 290 six copper plates, plus the money for selling shrimps, there was a full three and a half taels of silver still in change.

Da Hu was so happy, he left the restaurant, first went to the carpenter's shop to order a large open wooden box, half the size of an oxcart, and promised to pick it up tomorrow, then went to buy a large oilcloth, and picked up the wooden box tomorrow, inside Put the oilcloth on the pad, and put the fish in water.The craftsmanship of the wooden box is simple. If it weren't for all the work at home now, Da Hu could make one by himself.

I also bought some meat and vegetables to take back. Today there are still people helping with work at home, so they have to prepare meals.

Today, Hu Kang didn't follow because of the ox cart, and Da Hu drove the empty ox cart back to the village leisurely, humming a little tune.

He didn't go home either, so he unloaded the cart on the side of the road, pulled the cattle to the holly tree and tied them, cut some grass on the ridge of the field and threw it under the tree, and filled the ditch with a wooden basin full of fish. Put a basin full of water under the tree, let the beast eat, drink and rest, but he vigorously took the sickle and joined the ranks of the rice harvesters.

The rice in the nine-acre field was harvested for four days, which is considered fast. After all, the wages were paid. Compared with the price of the landlord’s day labor, one person paid [-] Wen per day, and an additional family of ten eggs was added. No matter what, he would not accept it, and said: I have been working in Hu's family for the past few days, and eating every meal is better than New Year's Eve, but I have overcome my addiction, so I still take it after eating it.I really can't hold back those stubborn people, so I have to give up.

Taking advantage of the beautiful weather, the rice that had been in the sun for three days was harvested and put into the warehouse. Under the setting sun in the afternoon, Father Hu and Da Hu were carrying a pole with a large scale hanging under the pole. Each bag of grain was weighed, with a bright red glow on his face. Hu Kang recorded the weight of each bag with a pen and paper. Finally, he counted a total of 680 jin of rice, with an average yield of 520 jin per mu, which is higher than in previous years. The average income per mu increased by more than 200 catties.

This is simply an incredible number. The Hu family weighed it again in disbelief, and it was indeed the case. Then they moved into the warehouse with complicated emotions. The next day, fifty catties of new rice were pounded out, and five catties were sent to Second Uncle Tang Tang Zhangcheng's family gave another ten catties to Tang Zhengfu's family, named Changxin, but in fact it was to thank them for their help.

Yang Feier also brought five catties of rice to Zhang's house, and reported the yield per mu to Mrs. Zhang. Mrs. Zhang was very shocked. I wrote a letter to my husband who was far away in Kyoto, firstly to inform the yield per mu, and secondly, to let my husband report to the court to report the success of the Zhang family’s new method of planting rice, which greatly increased the yield per mu. I hope the court will issue an order, Spread this method to the world and let millions of farmers try to plant it. It is expected to have a bumper harvest and increase production in the coming year, benefiting the whole people.

When Dahu delivered the rice, he also reported the yield per mu to the village chief. The village chief was so excited that he didn’t sleep well all night. He went to the county again before dawn the next day, and reported the final yield per mu to County Magistrate Li. , County Magistrate Li was very happy, patted him on the shoulder and said: "Such a good thing happened in your village, this county, you and I are also honored, this county will jointly report it to the court with the magistrate, and spread this new law widely in the coming year , benefiting tens of millions of people in the world, you are also indispensable!"

Let’s not talk about Tang Zhengfu’s rejoicing. On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival on August [-]th, Li Baotian asked Father Hu to send a message to Yang Feier. It has been three days in a row that the roast duck has not been defective. Please take the time to come. Try the restaurant.

After Yang Feier made Mrs. Zhang's breakfast in the morning of the second day, he explained the lunch meal with the two cooks, and explained the situation to Mrs. Zhang. Naturally, Mrs. Zhang was also happy, and sent a carriage to take Yang Feier away. Restaurant.

Arrived at the restaurant after eight o'clock, Li Baotian was waiting in the yard of the back hall with several apprentices, as soon as Yang Feier entered the yard, he saw Li Baotian and his disciples stand up to greet him, so he also bowed to Li Baotian and said: "Hello, Grandpa Li." He said to the apprentices, "Hello everyone." She walked over dignifiedly, and an apprentice waited for her to sit on an armchair that had been prepared for her, and there was a small table next to the armchair. There was a plate of tea, fruit and snacks on it. Looking at the scene, she really treated her like a master chef.

Yang Feier didn't hold back, sat upright, folded his hands on his lap, and said to Li Baotian, "Grandpa Li, can we start?"

Li Baotian said: "It's all ready, let's start." He ordered the two apprentices in the first process to take the prepared four fat ducks into the yard, and the rest of the disciples retreated consciously, and the two slaughtered the fat ducks. Mao, after the evisceration was cleaned, the duck was drained on the wooden frame, and the two of them retreated.

The two apprentices in charge of the second process came in to scald and color the duck. After finishing, they put the duck on the rack to dry, and then just waited for it to dry and roast.

Seeing the orderly advance and retreat of several apprentices, Yang Feier secretly praised Li Baotian for his good management, although he was usually careless, he had some calculations in his heart.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the temperature drops a little, and it needs to be dried for two more hours. It can be baked until about four o'clock in the afternoon, and it's just before eleven o'clock. It's just a matter of time to go to the shop in the last episode, a girl It was inconvenient to wander around in the street, so Yang Feier asked Li Baotian if he could send an apprentice to follow him, so that he would be safer to protect himself.

Li Baotian immediately called out the two apprentices who were in charge of baking, and introduced to Yang Feier: "This is A Ming, this is A Liang, they are both my disciples, you are welcome, just order them." The two of them love to serve their ancestors, and they should not be neglected, and they should bow down.

Yang Feier looked at his two so-called disciples and grandchildren. They were about the same age, about seventeen or eighteen, but they were well-behaved. People, no wonder they can be selected as the operator of the key link of roast duck.

But for a while, I didn't know where to start. I thought: Since I came here for school, why not go to Shushan Academy first, and then see if there are suitable shops around the academy.

Immediately, I asked Ah Ming and Ah Liang if they knew how to get to Shushan Academy. The two of them had been sent to Fucheng as apprentices since they were eleven or twelve years old. While leading the way for Yang Feier, he introduced this prefecture to Yang Feier like a treasure.

(End of this chapter)