Farmhouse Pastoral Notes

Chapter 100 November, pot
After the meal was ordered, the Yang family began to get busy in the next few days.

Because of what happened to the Gu family before, Yang Li was afraid that the Gu family would make something wrong this time, so after thinking about it for a while, he didn't let the big house directly participate. All the things in the shop were directly handed over to Yang Weibo and his second room, because of this. Regarding this matter, Mrs. Yang and Li also specifically sought out Mrs. Yuan, and the two talked for a long time in the room. Finally, after Mrs. Yuan came out, she agreed to go to the town.

At the beginning of November, the Yuan family left Yangjia Village and drove a bullock cart to Heishan Town.

The shop has been closed for more than ten days. Because no one cleaned it, the shop was covered with a thin layer of dust. Yuan took the key and opened the small door next to the shop. Just as she was about to lift her leg to enter, she was caught by the inside of the house. The thick moisture was choked out.

"Cough cough cough...cough cough cough" Yuan quickly covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and then directly put her hands on the door panel beside her.

"Qiu'er, Huzi, don't go in yet, mother, go and open the door, I'm afraid no one can get in here." Yuan Shi turned her head and directly stopped Chunqiu and Huzi from moving things inside, and moved the other people beside her. Yang Weibo called over, the two entered through the small door first, bypassed the tables and chairs in the shop, removed all the door panels in the shop, and opened the door to the backyard, and let Chunqiu and the others hug Come in with something.

Yuan Shi glanced at the small pot in the arms of the two of them, and pointed to a corner of the backyard, "Qiu'er, you put all your things in the backyard, the kitchen is not cleaned up, it's a bit messy"

"Mother, I know." Chunqiu nodded, and then asked Huzi behind her to walk along with her. Both of them held the base ingredients for hot pot. When they were at home, they were ground into powder by Chunqiu. Pack it up, it hasn't been prepared anyway, so it's not afraid to put it in the jar.

Yang Weibo's arms can move, and he can already do some basic work, like those light seasonings on the bullock cart that her father can easily carry off.

When Yuan came back this time, he brought a lot of things, all kinds of things, adding up to fill the entire ox cart.

Because their family will stay in the shop for a few more months this time, Yuan Shi is very well prepared, and even brought all the cotton-padded clothes and trousers directly, even the thick quilt for sleeping, Yuan Shi also They brought a few beds specially.

Several people worked all morning before they finished moving all the things on the bullock cart. Because the kitchen hadn't been cleaned up yet, when eating at noon, Mrs. Yuan went directly to the next door to buy some steamed buns for lunch. They simply ate a few Mouth, busy again in the afternoon.

Before Yuan Shi came back, she went to the bookstore to buy some thicker white paper, and then tore off the window paper in the backyard room that looked a bit worn out, and re-pasted it with fresh paste. The inside and outside are also cleaned again, and it is considered finished.

Yuan Shi and the others spent a whole day working in the shop, and after getting up the next day, they spent another morning tidying up the kitchen.

Thinking that the rice used to eat at home had not been brought back, Yuan Shi saw that there was nothing to do, so she directly asked Yang Weibo to drive the ox cart back home again. Yuan Shi and Chunqiu were left.

Chunqiu saw that there was nothing to do in the shop, so he told his mother that she was going to the herbal cottage, "Mother, I'm going to see Grandpa Zhou." The family is busy in two days, and Chunqiu is afraid that he won't have time to go there. She also delayed some time because of family affairs, and she also wanted to take advantage of this time to have a good talk with Grandpa Zhou.

"Well, let's go, by the way, bring some of the persimmons we brought from home to Dr. Zhou, try something new, there's nothing else going on in the shop, you go and come back early by yourself." Yuan Shi was sitting on the stool, He raised his head and leaned on his chin to think about things, and when he heard Chunqiu's words, he nodded and agreed without thinking.

After listening to what her mother said, Chunqiu stood up from the stool after answering, walked around the table next to the shop, and turned to the backyard.

When he came here before, Chunqiu packed up all the herbs he had already picked, and brought the wild persimmons picked by the Yuan family. Chunqiu went to the place where things were kept in the backyard, and picked up the wild persimmons in the small basket on the side. After a while, I felt that the weight in the pannier was about the same, and then I put the pannier on my back.

Before going out, Chunqiu talked to Yuan Shi again, and according to Yuan Shi's instructions, Chunqiu left with a small pannier on his back, along the road, Chunqiu bypassed the crowds around, and walked carefully in the direction of the herbal cottage.

When Chunqiu came back from the herbal cottage, the sun had already set in the west, Chunqiu was carrying an empty pannier, looked at the ox cart parked in front of the shop, and knew that her father had come back.

"Qiu'er is back, hurry up and have dinner." As soon as Chunqiu entered the door, she was called by Yuan Shi's voice. Yuan Shi stood at the kitchen door and greeted Chunqiu who was standing stupidly at the door, "Don't stand there stupidly." , hurry in and eat”

"Hey, it's here," Chunqiu replied with a smile.Carrying a small pannier on his back, he took two quick steps to Yuan's side. Yuan looked down at Chunqiu, handed the bowls and chopsticks to Chunqiu, and then reached out to take down the pannier, "Come in, the tiger has already yelled I'm hungry." Yuan patted Chunqiu on the back, and casually put the basket in his hand aside.

With a smile on his face, Chunqiu took the bowls and chopsticks and went back to the house directly. The food in the room had been put away. After Chunqiu put the bowls and chopsticks on the table, he sat down. Just start eating...

Yuan Shi and Chunqiu had already discussed about the ingredients of shabu-shabu, but they still mainly use meat and meatballs.

Today’s ancient times are different from later generations. There are vegetable greenhouses that can grow fresh vegetables. In ancient times, there was no such technology, and Chunqiu didn’t want to try it, because neither the technology nor the materials for growing greenhouses can be consumed by Chunqiu. For example, take the plastic on the greenhouse as an example. In ancient times, there was no such thing with good airtightness, so we must find something else to replace it, and if we want the replacement thing to be as good as plastic, then Undoubtedly, it is necessary to spend a lot of time and money. In this case, neither the Yang Li family nor the Yuan family will agree to such a prodigal family in the Spring and Autumn Period. Therefore, this kind of off-season vegetables is directly excluded. In winter, green vegetables become a luxury.

The only thing left in Chunqiu's family is the unfinished red root vegetables. When Chunqiu and the others came, they brought them here, as well as the soybeans left at home. Chunqiu planned to grow the soybeans into bean sprouts. It is one of the few green vegetables.

In addition to the barren vegetables, Chunqiu and Yuan made some new small meatballs and put them outside. At that time, due to the temperature difference between day and night, they will be frozen and used directly, such as vegetarian meatballs, chicken meatballs, fish meatballs, etc. , They have made a lot of each kind of meatballs, and the meatballs are easy to sit up, and the materials don't use a lot, and they are simple and cost-effective.

In addition to meatballs and green vegetables, Chunqiu and the others also ground some beans with a small mill at home to make tofu, and brought all the water tofu that they made. This is also one of the ingredients for shabu-shabu, and it was picked by Yuan's before. Some mushrooms, fungus, mushrooms, Yuan's will prepare the blisters to pop into the pot.

Finally, some of the meat slices used in the hot pot are pork belly bought from the pork shop in the town, and some are game meat that Yang Weimin and Yang Weisong hunted from the mountains. The two of them were responsible for most of the meat in the shop, which was also agreed by Mrs. Yang and Li. In this world, even if they are brothers, there is no such thing as a free gift. Moreover, Yang Weimin was not at ease because he took [-]% of the profit for nothing. Now it is like this This made Yang Weimin feel at ease, and he didn't refuse repeatedly like before. Gu Shi was very dissatisfied because of this matter, but no matter how dissatisfied she was, she couldn't show it. She knew very well that she was How did she come back? In such a sensitive period, she naturally did not dare to challenge Yang Lishi again. With Yang Lishi watching at home, except for the fact that Yang Weimin's brotherhood would send the wild game she hunted to the town every now and then. , Nothing major happened at home.

Life is good at home, and even more so in the shop.

Because of the Liangpi incident before, Yang's food shop has also gained a certain reputation in Heishan Town. Since the shop reopened, there have been a lot of people who have come to inquire.

Yuan Shi also took the opportunity to talk about the two days' events and told the people who came here directly. When the people who came heard that there was a new food in the shop, they all asked what it was?However, Yuan's mouth was tight, and he only said that it was more delicious than Liangpi, which attracted everyone to promise that they would come to join in two days.

Yuan Shi sent people away with a smile, turned around and went to the back of the kitchen to get busy.

On November [-]th, Yang's restaurant in Heishan Town.

Today, a lot of people gathered outside Yang's food shop, just because this shop has launched fresh food today, based on the good impression of Liangpi before, there are many people waiting in line outside, although many people are curious and want to Came here with the attitude of trying it out.

When the auspicious time came, Yuan directly greeted the guests at the door to come in. The spring and autumn tigers put a pot on each table, and Yang Weibo made sure how many people came. Please come to the side of the big pot. If there are few people, it is natural to sit next to the small pot.

"Little sister, what is this...?" A young man in a long robe with thick brows and a resolute face asked curiously, pointing to the hot pot beside him. The hot pot is also puzzled.

"This is a copper tripod," Chunqiu said to the two with a smile.

"Tongding?...It's not like that." The young man shook his head suspiciously. He also has a copper tripod at home, but it's not as special as the one in front of him. This little sister, could she be bluffing him? Thinking of this, the young man looked at Chunqiu's eyes There have also been subtle changes.

Standing aside, Chunqiu naturally noticed the change in the young man's face, but she didn't panic, she still explained with a smile, "This song is indeed a copper tripod, but because it was remodeled by the family, although it looks a bit weird now, But it’s even easier to use than the previous copper tripod. If you don’t believe me, look, this place is heated by charcoal, and the top is ventilated and exhausted. It’s really the same…”

Hearing Chunqiu's explanation, the young man exchanged a glance with his friend on the opposite side, then carefully looked up, down, left, and right, and then said in surprise, "Miaozai Miaozai, really wonderful, this kind of pot is not only better than the copper tripod It’s much more convenient to use, little sister, your lord is really a genius.” The young man looked at Chunqiu with admiring eyes, and opened his mouth from time to time. After Chunqiu saw it, he couldn’t help shaking his head in his heart. Seconded, where is this? If this is in later generations, it will be directly heated by electromagnetic heating, which is much more advanced than this.

"You two guests, would you like to order something?" Chunqiu asked.

"Oh? What's in here?" The young man turned his head and asked.

"All kinds of meatballs, and sliced ​​meat..." Chunqiu reported everything.

"Well, those two plates of sliced ​​meat, I'm taking a few plates of meatballs, and a plate of tofu..." The young man ordered while asking his friends for their opinions, and finally finalized the order.

Chunqiu wrote down the menu, then called her father on the side to come over and light the hot pot on the table, and then went to the kitchen to put all their requirements on it.

"Little sister, where is this pot made?" Chunqiu was about to leave when he was stopped by the young man. Hearing the right words, Chunqiu replied directly, "It's the blacksmith's shop of the Wang Family in Heishan Town, the one at the east end of the town."

"Oh? Shouldn't this pot be a secret?" asked the elegant-looking young man opposite.It seemed that he was a little surprised by Chunqiu's answer.

"No, the shop is a small business, so don't worry." Chunqiu smiled and shook his head. Anyway, no matter who makes the pot, their family will receive money. If someone is willing to inquire, why don't you tell, and there is still a lot of money. why not?

Except for the expensive meat slices, the items in the shop cost two pennies a plate, and the rest cost one penny a plate. The business on the first day was pretty good. There are three taels of silver, and Chunqiu told Yuan Shi before that the long-term business of this hot pot is also somewhat difficult. After all, although this kind of food is delicious, it is enough once or twice. You can't come here to eat every day. Consumption costs more than ten pennies, so Yuan can see that the shop is not the main source, the most important thing is the people who make this kind of hot pot in the blacksmith's shop.

You know, an iron pot costs two taels of silver to make it. If it is made of copper by a wealthy family?That's ten taels of silver. If the distribution is based on 6:4, the income of the Yang family will definitely be higher than that of the shop. After all, after buying a pot and going home, they can eat whatever they want.

In the next few days, the number of people in the shop was stable at a specific number, neither too many nor too many people every day, but this kind of pot has become famous in Heishan Town. Before, Master Wang asked his apprentice to come and tell Yuan Shi, there are already many people who go to him to order custom-made iron pots, and there are even custom-made copper pots among them.This made Yuan Shi very happy. Simply selling pots earned more income than their family's shop that opened for a day.

Because there were not as many things in the shop as Chunqiu imagined, so after the first few days, Chunqiu went to Grandpa Zhou to learn medical skills...

(End of this chapter)