shock!Empress Dowager

Chapter 116 When the weather cools down, Shi Miao goes to the beach alone
"I'm steaming buns now, can we finally have buns today?"

Gu Tianjiao looked at the steaming steam coming out of the steamer, and her whole body was excited.

"Well, let's eat buns today."

Liu Ailing smiled and nodded.

"It's still early for dinner, so let's deal with the cotton first."

I didn't do much today, Shi Miao looked at Gu Tianjiao and the three of them who put three baskets full of cotton on the ground and said with a chuckle.

"Okay, do you want to flick the cotton? How do you flick it?"

Gu Tianjiao immediately became interested.

"I want to play cotton too!!! Add me!"

Miya also became excited, raising her hands and bouncing up and down with a smile.

"No, before picking the cotton, we have to pick out the seeds from the cotton, because there are no tools, so we have to spend a little patience to pick out the cotton seeds by hand, everyone, come on and pick out the cotton seeds before it gets dark, Let Mr. Ge make a tool for picking cotton during the rest at night, and everyone will be able to pick cotton tomorrow morning."

Shi Miao smiled and shook her head.

To be honest, peeling cotton seeds is really not a small project, and it will take a lot of eyes.

"It's so troublesome."

Miya frowned slightly, and the joy on her face was reduced by half, but she still participated in the boring and long process of picking cotton seeds.

Because there is no need to worry too much when steaming buns, Liu Ailing also participated in it.

In half an hour, five people peeled the seeds from a basket of cotton.

At this time, the buns were already steamed, so everyone stopped for a while.

One by one, after washing their hands, they stared at the steamer opened by Liu Ailing.

The steamer has two layers, and each layer is filled with big, white and tender buns, which made everyone salivate.

The fish soup has also stewed a thick layer of white milk, which smells delicious.

Liu Ailing took out the buns one by one with chopsticks and put them on the plate. There were sixteen buns out of the pan.

"Okay, everyone can eat. These should not be enough, I will steam another basket."

As she said that, Liu Ailing put the buns left on the cutting board into the steamer again and started to steam again.

Shi Miao picked up the ugliest one on the plate with her chopsticks. She took a light bite of her masterpiece at the beginning, and the aroma of mushrooms and chicken spread in her mouth after a mouthful. The fish soup filled her with a deep sense of satisfaction.

After dinner, Uncle Ge went to make a bowstring for playing cotton, and the rest of the people were forced to join in the process of picking cotton seeds.

The temperature dropped significantly that night.

In order not to catch a cold when sleeping at night, everyone built a pile of torches in the cave to warm the cave before going to bed. When the temperature in the cave was suitable, they extinguished the torches and blocked most of the entrance of the cave with wooden boards. Leave a small gap for ventilation.

The next morning.

Shi Miao woke up from the cold at six o'clock, because she hadn't covered herself with a quilt for more than two months, and she curled up for a few seconds when she felt the cold for the first time, and then chose to get up.

"Master, the current temperature is only eight degrees above zero. You need to speed up making quilts. Although the temperature during the day is just right and it will be a little hot at noon, the temperature at night may drop at any time. Wait for the first When an autumn rain falls, the temperature will drop again, although your physical fitness is good now, but your partners can't help being so cold."

When Shi Miao got up to wash up, Sea King slowly opened his mouth.

"Don't worry, I know what to do."

Shi Miao nodded slightly.

Originally, she planned to go to the beach in two days, but now the temperature made her change her mind. It seems that this time she has to go to the beach alone, and she still can't stay overnight.

Uncle Ge was the second to get up, but when Shi Miao turned his head, he didn't see Uncle Ge doing Tai Chi as usual, but sitting on a stool rubbing his legs.

"What happened to the leg?"

"When people get old, their legs start to hurt when it's cold."

Uncle Ge sighed lightly.

Fortunately, his old cold legs are not serious, and the temperature in the cave last night was not too low, he just feels a little pain now.

"Stay away for another two days, and the quilt will not be covered until tomorrow night at the earliest."

Shi Miao sighed helplessly.

After everyone got up, Gu Ao, who was also weak, sneezed several times at the same time as Miya.

"I'll make a bowl of ginger soup for everyone this morning. Gu Ao, Miya and Brother Ge all take a cold medicine in advance to prevent it."

After washing, Liu Ailing found a piece of wild ginger and said while cutting it.

"understood."

"I'll teach Tianjiao and Miya to play cotton later. After I learn it, I'm going to ride the black wind to the beach to dry the salt. I'll be back before dark. Today, Xu Yi and Uncle Zhou will take Gu Ao Continue to pick cotton. Aunt Liu will weave well today, and we will try our best to cover Mr. Ge and Gu Aomiya with quilts before tomorrow night. It will be colder when it rains after a while, and it will be easy to catch a cold."

Shi Miao said slowly after pondering for a long time.

"Okay, then you should be careful along the way. The leftover vegetable stuffing is still there yesterday afternoon. I'll steam a basket of buns and bring them to you for lunch later."

Liu Ailing nodded slightly.

The salt they have left is enough for a week, and it's time to dry the salt.

Now there is no delay in making quilts here, they have to split up.

"What about me? I'm off today?"

Mr. Ge, who was not arranged by Shi Miao, looked at Shi Miao in surprise and said.

"You have it. You mix the plaster and lime. After Xu Yi and Uncle Zhou come back, you take them to paint the wall, and Gu Ao stays to remove the seeds from the cotton."

Shi Miao said slowly after thinking for two seconds.

The mud-brick house has only been in the sun for a few days now, and it will still be a little wet when you live in it, and the walls also need to be painted. Although these tasks are not urgent recently, they must be completed in a leisurely manner.

"also."

My task today is not heavy, and I don't have to walk too much, Uncle Ge nodded happily.

After drinking the soup made by Liu Ailing, Shi Miao filled the thermos with a cup of brown sugar water, filled a few buns, and then carried a bamboo basket with a few tools and rode out on Heifeng.

Originally, she had planned for everyone to drive a road all the way to the seaside, but the sudden rapid cooling of the night made her temporarily give up this idea.

Hei Feng ran a lot slower in the roadless mountain forest, but in the end it was a little faster than Shi Miao's own walking.

One person and one horse walked the widest place under the guidance of the Neptune, and Heifeng was full of energy and did not need to rest. At two o'clock in the noon, Shi Miao and Heifeng appeared on the beach again.

It's past midsummer now, and the sea breeze after two o'clock has no heat waves sweeping in, but it still brings a little bit of coolness.

(End of this chapter)