Rebirth and farming: the prosperous days of the eldest sister of Nongmen

Chapter 132 Making Ice Powder

In order not to let herself think about it, Ye Xing took Dazhu to Yujin Mountain to pick Aiyu fruit when she was free, and collected some branches by the way.With Dazhu's company, Mrs. Wang let the two go with confidence, but still told them to pay attention to safety, "If it is too high, don't ask for it. Anyway, the shop is not waiting for it to be sold. People's safety is the most important thing." .”

When Dazhu was climbing on the stone wall, Ye Xing thought that with a helper this time, she would not have to fall and get hurt again, and naturally no one would come to rescue her on horseback following her voice.Ye Xing touched the place where she was injured last time on her arm. Although the wound had healed to the point where it could not be seen at all, Ye Xing always felt that the cloth strips of Shen She's clothes were still imprinted on it.

"Xiao Xing, I threw them down, be careful not to get hit!" Dazhu didn't dare to turn around at will because of Ye Xing's advice, so he didn't know that Ye Xing had slipped away accidentally, so he could only climb firmly. Climb on the stone wall and shout to Ye Xing.

Ye Xing came back to her senses and quickly replied: "Okay, you can throw it away, I will watch. You are in danger above, leave me alone!"

After all, Dazhu picked the fruit on the top and threw it down, and Ye Xing caught it as much as possible below. Fortunately, there are overgrown weeds here, and the unreceived fruit will not be broken if it hits the grass. Just wait until the end to pick it up.The two people had a clear division of labor in this way, and the love jade fruit on one side of the mountain was almost picked.

Ye Xing saw Dazhu looking at the top and was still eager to try and called him: "Brother Dazhu, these are enough, just keep the ones on the top that haven't grown yet. Just pick a few more branches for me. , Wait until August and September to find another fruit to make ice powder."

Since Ye Xing said so, Da Zhu could only pick off a few branches and climb down.Seeing Ye Xing started to pick up the freshly dropped fruits in the grass, he still asked: "Xing'er, are these really enough? If not, I can pick the ones above. I'm used to climbing mountains and trees since I was a child, and I don't fall so easily. down."

"That's enough. Even if you can't find pili fruit in August and September, it will be enough for a summer. A small bag of love jade seeds can make a big pot of ice powder, let alone add some ice powder at that time." Small ingredients." Ye Xing picked it up and said, "Ice powder is delicious when it's cold, I'll ask Aunt Lin and Da Niu to bring it back for you to taste after making it in two days."

After picking for an afternoon, Ye Xing and Da Zhu were covered in sweat. Ye Xing looked at the dazzling sun and sighed: "How can it be so hot in June? Wouldn't it be so hot in August?" Want to be like a steamer?"

"It's really hot this year. Fortunately, I saved some ice cubes with you in winter. Now the room next to the ice is very cool. Otherwise, the three of us would be too hot to sleep." Dazhu more than once He was glad that he listened to Ye Xing's advice and saved some ice cubes in winter. Looking at the weather this year, he thought that if he let others know that they had ice, he would not be envious to death.He has never sold ice in previous years, so he doesn't know the price, but he also knows that the money will not be small, so that he can still get another income for nothing during the summer harvest.

Over the past few months, Dazhu's family relied on Mrs. Lin and Da Niu to help out at Ye Xing's shop, and Dazhu actually saved 40 taels of silver while working at the dock, which was unimaginable before.The people in the village are not envious of the ruddy complexion of the three members of their family now, and their attitude towards them is much better, and they always greet them when they meet.

"Then sell your ice cubes to me later in batches. If you don't have to pay back the money early, you will suffer from heat stroke." Ye Xing also thought it was time to bring some ice cubes from the countryside to the city. She saw that Ye Tao was also hot recently, her little head was sweating profusely every day, and she didn't look very energetic, so she happened to put some in the shop so that the guests could sit in the shop.

"Hey, that's exactly what I mean, then just tell me when you want it." Da Zhu agreed happily, and after he and Ye Xing had picked up all the love jade fruits on the grass, they quickly put the heavy basket Carrying it on my body, "I'll carry this one, let's go as soon as we go down the mountain."

Ye Xing couldn't grab Dazhu and could only go with him, while she tied the branches with grass into a bundle and carried them down the mountain.After returning to the shop, many customers saw that Ye Xing's face was flushed with sunburn, and they asked Ye Xing in one go: "Where are you going, little lady? It's so hot and you don't need summer harvest, why are you making yourself so embarrassed?" .”

"I just went out and looked around to find inspiration for new dim sum. I'll cook something delicious for you then." Ye Xing was afraid that the smell of sweat on her body would affect the appetite of the guests, so she didn't stop talking with them. He didn't want others to know about Ai Yuguo, so he only had a few vague words.

Ye Xing asked Chun Ni, who is ingenious and handy, to clean up the Aiyu fruit with her the next day. When the fruit is cut open, all the seeds inside must be dug out. Although it does not sound complicated, the sticky juice is also It is a test of one's patience, and it is most suitable for the patient Chunni to come.

Chunni lived up to Ye Xing's expectations and got started faster and faster. All the fruits she brought back were processed in the morning, and the pale yellow seeds quickly dried out under the sun in June.After the water is completely dried, Ye Xing collects them and puts them away.

Reserve a small amount of gauze, pack it with fine cotton gauze and tie the bag tightly, and soak it in cold water for a cup of tea.After the Aiyu seeds were re-soaked thoroughly, put the whole bag into her cold boiled water and scrub it with her hands continuously.Because Ye Xing doesn't want jelly with too many bubbles, he doesn't take the bag out of the water and knead it.After rubbing until the outside of the cloth bag does not feel sticky, and the whole basin of water feels a little obstructed, stop immediately. At this time, the clear water in the basin turns slightly yellow.

Ye Xing covered the basin of water with a lid and hung it in the well for half an hour to refrigerate. When he brought it up again, the water in the basin was completely frozen.Ye Tao patted the surface of the water curiously with her small hand, and found that it bounced so vigorously that the entire water surface moved, she immediately withdrew her hand giggling.

Da Niu and the others also found it strange that the water had solidified, but they were not like children like Ye Tao, so they only used clean spoons to pat. "Papapa" a few times, I found that the surface of the water bounced up immediately, which was really fun.Ye Xing waited until their childish behavior was over before cutting the ice powder in the basin into evenly sized cubes with a knife.

The ice powder that has been formed into small cubes looks brighter than when it is a whole piece in the basin, and it is no longer cloudy.Ye Xing scooped a few pieces into a white porcelain bowl, drizzled the brown sugar she cooked specially on top, and added some brick-red hawthorn slices.The red and black colors in the bowl are interlaced on the transparent ice powder, making the ice powder look more jade and snow translucent.

(End of this chapter)