Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 620 Yes, Why Not?

Zhou Banxia felt ashamed. Her face flushed with praise. It was just time for afternoon tea when Mai Xiang came in with her maid carrying a food box and tray.

The topic came to an end. After the maids left, Ma Shan picked up Xiao Suocheng and fed him first while letting Zhou Banxia have some snacks first.

Zhou Banxia didn't bother to be polite with her. Her current diet was different from Ma Shan's, so there was no need to wait to share or anything like that.

In order to stimulate her appetite and ensure that the fetus in her belly gets enough nutrition, she can eat some spicy food in moderation today, unlike Ma Shan who can't even eat a single bite.

Furthermore, this is a mother and son pair with very impatient temperaments. The mother is quick and nimble, and the little one eats quickly, so the meal is often finished in less than a quarter of an hour.

Many times, when Ma Shan pulled down her clothes, Mai Xiang would come in just in time for her second visit, and she would just hand the child to the maid and have him eat.

It was the same this time. He came so often that Zhou Banxia didn't need to give any instructions. She had just finished a bowl of slightly spicy beef noodles when Mai Xiang came in again.

Among the hot dishes, there is a bowl of carp soup and a portion of soup dumplings.

"Why are you roasting carp again?" Ma Shan covered her face with her hands and laughed. "Didn't I tell you that it's hard to find carp in winter? I told you to keep it for yourself and eat it slowly. Are you afraid that I won't eat enough?"

"It won't be hard to find. It's time to harvest ice again. Just eat it with confidence. Fresh ocean fish may be hard to find, but river fish is not hard to find."

After hearing her say that, I thought about the frozen carp that I could use to make carp soup while Zhou Banxia was in confinement. There were still three or four months left, so naturally it would be better to use fresh carp.

Ma Shan nodded and picked up the soup spoon. "I almost forgot to prepare ice cubes. No wonder my father asked people to clean up the cellar in such a cold weather.

At first I didn't pay attention at home, but it turned out that my father asked the farmhand to clean up the big cellar behind the sheepfold. That was the cellar where my mother's family stored ice.

It’s quite big inside, and there are several small rooms, which are used to take out the ice and store meat when the weather gets hot. Otherwise, it’s not enough to rely on the well to keep things stable.”

Sister-in-law, you have exposed your family secrets, right? Zhou Banxia put down the towel he was using to wipe his mouth, nodded with a smile, "I know, we also have a big cellar in the backyard of our house.

It is also used as an ice cellar. We were in a hurry last year, but luckily our parents stocked up some ice. This year I plan to stock up some for the house in the village, is that ok?"

"Okay, of course. Just tell me how much money you spent on hiring people to collect ice on the river. I don't want you to suffer the consequences all the time. It would be embarrassing.

Don't laugh, what are you laughing at, I'm talking to you seriously." Ma Shan suppressed her laughter and glared at Zhou Banxia, ​​"Otherwise, if you hoard them, I won't need them next year."

"Okay." Zhou Banxia agreed decisively, otherwise there would be some arguments.

As for sharing the burden, how to share it is unrealistic as she already has quite a few servants.

The number of people hired to collect river ice is very limited, not to mention that the amount of ice she collected this year is huge, not only for her family's use, but also for the workshop.

At this time last year, she figured out a way to collect ice. Others didn't have the conditions, but she had a villa, so she could put whatever she wanted in and take it out.

So there is no need to go to the river to collect ice. You can make ice cubes at home using wooden trays, but you have to do it secretly.

This year, it was not possible. Not to mention the large quantity, there were people around her. If she moved a little, she would be afraid that she would get cold before the main hall was sold out. "Don't agree to it and then act stupid. You either forgot to record it or you slipped away when I mentioned it? I didn't even bother to be polite to you when you sent me something on weekdays—"

"No, no." Zhou Banxia hurriedly took over the conversation, "Let me calculate, it's not that the workshop warehouse needs ice to store things when the weather gets hot.

Just take the houses in our city or the yards in the village, and this side, hiss, sister-in-law, are you going to collect ice next to the river in our village?
Wouldn't that mean the river has been dug out?
You know the area better than I do, can you help me think of a section of the river where the water is clean, the area is large, and there is no trouble from the villagers near the river, and it is easy to harvest ice?"

Ma Shan didn't think much about it for a moment. While eating, he recalled the situation of the surrounding rivers. After a while, "It's a pity that it's inconvenient for me to carry ice down from Majiaao."

Zhou Banxia couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Other filial daughters move their things back to their parents' home, but you are different. My uncle and aunt love you in vain, and you even want to move everything to your husband's home."

"We didn't move down the mountain—"

"Stop!" Zhou Banxia raised his hands and waved them. "I don't know you yet. You think the water there is clean. Speaking of clean water, let's freeze some boiled water later.

Just think about it, when the weather gets hot, as soon as you walk out of the house, it's scorching hot outside. At this time, we can use the ice cubes that have been boiled and then frozen.

Crush them and sprinkle them in green bean soup, sour plum soup, and sliced ​​watermelon. Take a sip or a bite, and you will feel great.

Ma Shan almost choked. "It's still comfortable. Isn't it chilling to think about it in such a cold weather? Isn't this how our family ate and drank during the hot season this year?
Look how happy you are. Just boil the water, let it cool down and then freeze it. This is easy. I can boil the water and freeze it when the kitchens are idle.

Don’t worry if you don’t put the frozen ice in the cellar at this time of year. It won’t melt. You can wait until there is enough ice and then store it in the cellar together with the ice collected from the river.

It just so happens that you are giving birth to a baby in March next year. When the weather gets hot in June and July, the baby will still be small, and you will need an ice tray in the house. One year, you got heat rash.

But if you want to eat ice to cool off like I did this year, it's definitely not possible. If you have children, you can tell from me that they can't eat anything that's too salty, too sweet, too sour, or too spicy.

Speaking of this, San Ya, have you talked to your brother Liu Lang about whether you want to prepare a mother for the child in advance? If so, it should be decided before the New Year.

This can't be taken lightly, we have to choose a woman with good health, and we have to choose more than one woman, so that when you give birth to the child, you can choose a more suitable woman from among them."

Is it mother?

Zhou Banxia shook her head, "I am the same as you, I want to raise my own child myself and don't want to ask my mother for help, but I still want Brother Liu to make the decision.

Well, he is busy reviewing right now, I want to wait until he finishes his exams before discussing it, but I don’t know about mother, have you heard her mention it?”

"Yes, of course." Ma Shan put down her chopsticks and touched her stomach, "I'm so full, I always eat too much when I'm here with you.

If you really don't spend your own money, it will taste delicious. If you can't lose weight, your eldest brother will dislike you. Not only mother, but also father still has the same opinion.

I heard from Baoya that our parents even said in private that we love our own child very much, so we should just make our own decision.

Of course, my mother also mentioned it to me in person. She said that if I didn’t invite you, you would definitely not dare to accept it. She also asked me to persuade you not to worry too much.

Are you afraid that I might have some ideas? If you really want to think about something, it's because you have too much free time to think about useless things. Do you understand what I mean?"