Plane Mall: I became a group favorite by hoarding goods

Chapter 271. 271. Remodeling the Yard

After the pot is boiled, add water and boil enough noodles. Beat a few eggs and sprinkle the vegetables for dinner.

In addition to the noodles tonight, there are two simple cold dishes, and several people feel refreshed after eating a bowl of noodles.

Cheng Xi rubbed his stomach to divert his thoughts, "Do you have any plans for these few days?"

Shen Xingluo pondered for a moment, "I'm going to visit Lord Du's residence in two days, Mrs. Lao and I will go together."

"It's that old Mr. Du's son, your senior's family?"

"That's right, Master Du is now the Minister of Rites, from the third rank."

"A home visit is a must."

Cheng Xi has already begun to figure out what to give as a gift, "Qin Zheng lives next door, so I have to go to Qin's house?"

"It's not urgent. Uncle Qin and Aunt Qin are not in Beijing, so we can talk about it later."

"Yes, we have some friendship with the third house of the Qin family, but not with the rest of the Qin family."

The Qin family is a big family in the capital, so what if they come to the door without any affection?Besides, they don't know each other with the Qin family in Jingzhong, so it's a hammer to talk to each other.

Shen Xingluo was very ironic seeing her talking about him, "Madam, is there anything else you need to buy?"

"That's not true, there is nothing missing now"

Cheng Xi stared at the yard for a moment, "The flowers seem useless, and you are not an arty person, why don't you change it?"

"Growing vegetables?"

"Hey, can you guess this too?"

"." is just a lesson learned.

***
Cheng Xi is a solid pragmatist. Even though he had a huge amount of wealth in his previous life, he didn't get rid of it. Instead, he developed the habit of thinking about profit maximization in everything he does.

Since the yard is owned by my own family, I can only change it as I feel comfortable.

So after resting the next day, she took her sister and Wang Shu to pry bricks in the backyard.

"Pry bricks? Ma'am, are you sure you want to pry bricks?"

"Of course, how do you grow vegetables without prying bricks?"

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Wang Shu's expression was numb, and seeing that the young lady also took it for granted, he could only squat down and pry the bricks.

Cheng Xi found a piece of white lime and drew rectangles of the same size in the yard. Each rectangle was separated by an equal distance, and the small courtyard was planned neatly in a short time.

"Here, just pry according to the marks, one by one."

What else can Wang Shu do?
I can only work hard with her.

Of course, growing vegetables is not as simple as prying bricks. The soil layer under the green bricks in the small courtyard has not been used for a long time, and she has a little less activity. She also asked people to bring a lot of soil from outside the city and spread it on the ground. Plant the seeds.

The small courtyard in the capital is not very big, and even a courtyard with two entrances can be used to a limited extent.

However, Cheng Xi has her own way.

What if the land area is not enough?Of course it is high!

Since the flat ground cannot be widened, then expand upwards, the sky is big.

As a modern person, Cheng Xi said that thinking cannot be restricted by the two-dimensional plane, if not for the lack of opportunity, she would be able to make use of the four-dimensional plane.

So when Qin Zheng came to the door again two days later, he saw that the backyard that was originally planted with flowers had changed drastically. The green bricks in the small yard had been pried and divided into six rectangles of equal area.

And it's not even one layer.

There is a layer of wooden troughs of the same area half a meter above each rectangle, so that there are three layers stacked up, and each layer of wooden troughs is covered with thick soil, which seems to be gestating something.

Although the original layout of the courtyard was completely destroyed, it was so elegantly organized.

It was an eye-opener.

Qin Zheng suddenly felt that this scene seemed familiar.

"Little sister, what are you doing?"

"Growing vegetables."

Yes, it is indeed deja vu.

Qin Zheng thought of the crops of green vegetables in Shenjiacun's warm living room in the early spring, and suddenly realized.

This little sister-in-law is really good at growing vegetables in the yard, and she has grown them in a variety of ways. This kind of planting method is simply unheard of.

So creative.

Seeing him frozen in place, Cheng Xi reminded him, "You came to find your husband? He's in the study."

"Thank you little sister-in-law, I'll go find Brother Shen right now."

It is true that Qin Zheng and his party came here specifically to find Shen Xingluo.

Now it has entered mid-August, Dayan students from other places have entered Beijing one after another, and the bustling main street is more lively than ever because there are more students from all over the world.

As the scientific examination is approaching, everyone gathers together to visit the officials of the DPRK and China one after another or to make friends with one another, and even a restaurant holds a poetry club to invite talents. In such a situation, it would be a bit inappropriate to stay at home and ignore the outside world.

As a candidate in the same subject, you always know yourself and your enemy, right?
"Xing Luo, follow me out quickly and introduce you to some friends!"

Qin Zheng didn't see anyone outside at all, and after greeting Su Zhan at the door, he entered the study, "Are you reading? Why are you working so hard? What are you reading?"

"Miscellaneous travel notes."

Shen Xingluo put "24 History" aside, "What friend?"

"Oh, my friend, it's a few friends I met in Beijing when I was young, let's go, I'll take you to watch the fun!"

"Brother Qin, please wait for a quarter of an hour. I'll change clothes and I'll let you go."

Qin Zheng waved his hand indifferently, and after he left, he picked up the legendary miscellaneous book of travel notes, "It's strange, how is the text typesetting? What Jin Dynasty. It really is a miscellaneous book."

It's still a storybook.

After flipping through a few pages, he was no longer interested. Seeing that Shen Xingluo had changed into a sky-blue cloth, he led them out of the second courtyard.

***
Here Cheng Xi finished tossing about the yard, and then started to tossing about the kitchen.

The kitchen of the second entrance courtyard was originally located in the west wing of the inner courtyard, and now she doesn't plan to make major changes, so she simply rectifies it on the spot.

"Su Zhan didn't go out with the young master?"

"Never before, the young master went with Mr. Qin. Before he left, he said that he would leave Su Zhan to help his wife."

Come on, then she'll be rude.

"Let him go outside to find some better loess, I can use it."

"Yes."

Wang Shu's notification was in place, Su Zhan was doing things more and more quickly now, and within half an hour, a small cart of loess was brought in.

"Add water and mud."

Su Zhan rolled up his sleeves obediently, adding straw and salt into the yellow mud according to Cheng Xi's request, and squatting in the kitchen to build a so-called natural oven while looking at the drawings she drew.

"What does madam use this oven for? I remember that the barbecue at home has always been grilled with a grill and charcoal."

Moreover, he had never seen a semicircular oven like the one on the drawing in Shenjia Village. There were two iron ovens in the living room that were used last year, and a few steamed buns were baked in it every day, and it was very fragrant.

"In a few days, it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival, so it's natural to bake mooncakes."

A few people suddenly realized, and only belatedly realized that the reunion festival was coming.

Cheng Xi walked around the semi-finished yellow clay oven for a while, looking at Wang Shu while making comments.

"Did you miss your brother? I don't know where he is now. Write him a letter and try to come over to spend the holiday with you on the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Wang Shu Sulai's expressionless face showed a bit of emotion, "Thank you Madam, it's just that my brother is doing things for the young master now."

"There must be a holiday for doing business, and the Mid-Autumn Festival and New Year's Eve cannot be missed."

As for other days?

unimportant.

Cheng Xi waved his hand, "Go write a letter to Fu Guang."

She doesn't care about others and doesn't want to care about them. Ke Wangshu is now her employee, and she must do the best in terms of welfare.

Hmm. Occupational disease again.

Cheng Xi thought that he had to write a few letters to Cheng Dagan and Mr. Xu to believe in safety. It's okay for Mr. Xu to stay in Shenjia Village, but where did Cheng Dagan and the escort go?
After working for a while, the oven was finally built.

Su Zhan lit the fire in order to dry it as soon as possible, and when the sun went down, he could not feel the original dampness of the yellow mud.

It became.

"Let's bake it first. Wang Shu, go to the kitchen to prepare some flour and stuffing."

It has been three days since I came to the capital, it is time to go out for a walk.

As one of Mr. Du's favorite students, Shen Xingluo came to visit his son as a matter of course.

It is a basic etiquette for juniors to come and prepare presents, but as the servant of the third-rank etiquette department, the Du family cannot be short of money and exquisite things on weekdays, and the Shen family is just an ordinary farming family in Lin'an Prefecture, so it is not appropriate to give away anything that is too expensive .

So gift giving is a science.

No money?
Then surprise.

Now that the Reunion Festival is approaching, it is most suitable to pair a few jars of fruit wine with pastries without looking shabby and satisfying appetite.

In the evening of that day, Cheng Xi gave Su Zhan some drawings of gift boxes and moon cake molds and asked him to find a carpenter to customize them. After that, he took the two girls to the kitchen to prepare moon cakes.

Since the main purpose is to test the function and heat control of the oven, several people have been busy for a long time and only made three kinds of fillings: five kernels, red bean paste and jujube paste.

The autumn wind blows through the oven, and a sweet smell fills the whole courtyard.

"It's so sweet and fragrant~"

The round moon cakes are pressed into small cakes without patterns, and after being put in the yellow mud oven for a period of time, they turn orange-yellow, and the taste is even more amazing.

"This oven is well made and works."

Cheng Xi was very appreciative, "I'll make a list, Wang Shu will go to the market tomorrow to buy some ingredients, and let's make more mooncakes to meet the occasion."

***
In the following two days, Shen Xingluo continued to go out to drink tea, and the family members were not idle at all. The small courtyard continued to emit a strong sweet smell, which caused the servant next door to climb the wall and drool frequently.

The day when Shen Xingluo and Cheng Xi went to the Du Mansion was breezy and bright, and the weather was cool.

Autumn is the season that people like. Firstly, the common people get something to gain, and secondly, the temperature is suitable and it is very convenient to wear.

The two walked on the streets of the capital city, turned two alleys and entered a wide street. There were many merchants and hawkers on both sides, and there must be a majestic and majestic red gate at some distance.

Most of the mansions around here are official mansions. Although the Du mansion is the mansion of a third-rank official, it looks ordinary among all the majestic buildings.

Shen Xingluo carried two jars of fruit wine, and handed over the greeting card and Mr. Du's letter to the young man in Du's mansion, and was quickly welcomed in.

"Mr. Shen, the master has been waiting in the mansion for a long time, the two of you please come with the old slave."

(End of this chapter)