Chapter 122 Making Eight Treasure Rice
The winter in Shengjing City is not like that in Yun City, where the temperature changes from cold to warm.
Once it gets cold here, it's going to get colder.
In the blink of an eye, it’s already the end of November.
Today is the Minor Snow in the twenty-four solar terms. According to custom... oh no, according to the custom of Yun City, we have to eat Eight Treasure Rice.
Cheng Shuyi came back from the Pearl Tower and immediately started making Eight Treasure Rice Pudding.
The pearls from the Pearl Tower arrived long before she left for the operation.
But at that time she could no longer get out of bed, and the business of Zhulou was put on hold.
Now that she has enough time, she must manage it well.
The Pearl Tower is mainly decorated with pearls, supplemented by other accessories.
Like the Chinese round fans given to Shen Zhou and Lin Yu before, as well as some earrings, hairpins, etc.
Cheng Shuyi imported all the crafts that were not available in Shengjing City.
Whether you are decorating the shop or selling it, you will not lose money.
The promotion will be launched in a few days.
Both glutinous rice and purple rice are soaked when going out in the morning, and can be used directly after draining the water.
Cheng Shuyi prepared brown sugar, red dates, wolfberries, raisins, red beans, walnuts, dried plums, peanuts, longans, lotus seeds, candied fruits, etc.
She asked Pei Yanli in the morning.
There are no customs in Shengjing City on the day of Xiaoxue. At most, people eat a boiled egg.
After all, the supplies in Shengjing City were not enough to collect all eight treasures.
Since that was the case, Cheng Shuyi simply did more.
The eight-treasure rice was steaming in the pot and was finally taken out before dinner.
"Qiqixuxu, come here..."
The two kids had finished school and were now in the yard tending the vegetable garden with Pei Yanli.
Pei Yanli still hasn't given up the idea of growing vegetables. Last time, he asked Cheng Shuyi to buy him plastic film and planned to build a small plastic shed in the yard.
"Mom, is the eight-treasure rice ready?"
The sweet and fragrant aroma of eight-treasure rice wafted through the yard. The two kids had been waiting for it since they came back from school.
My sister saw the eight-treasure rice upside down on the plate at a glance.
The eight-treasure rice is steamed until it is soft, sticky and fragrant. The glutinous rice is mixed with brown sugar and garnished with red dates, longan, raisins, etc.
It looks delicious.
"Mom, I want to eat!" My sister tilted her head back, her eyes rolling around.
Cheng Shuyi filled two baskets with eight-treasure rice. "Go wash your hands first, and help me deliver the eight-treasure rice to Chang'er and Yan'er's homes. They'll be ready to eat when we get back."
Having lived in this alley for half a year, the two kids usually go to their classmates' homes to play.
Running through six alleys is not too far.
Although Lin Yan's house is on the other side of the moat, it is only two alleys away.
Cheng Shuyi put a bowl of eight-treasure rice in each of the two small vegetable baskets, and also put some dried mushrooms in them.
This is a wild mushroom from the mountains of Yun City.
It’s usually hard to buy fresh ones, let alone dried ones.
Uncle Dong gave this to Cheng Shuyi when she went back to move the goods. He said that the villagers had dried it themselves.
There wasn't much, so I shared some with the two families to make some soup.
"Xu Xu goes to Aunt Zhou's house, Qi Qi runs fast, you go to Brother Yanzhi's house." Cheng Shuyi handed over the two baskets.
The two cubs held the basket and sniffed it hard, with satisfied smiles on their faces.
"good--"
"Be careful on the road, come back after you drop off the child, and don't play around on the road." Cheng Shuyi shouted at his brother's back.
My brother didn't look back, but walked towards the stone bridge over the moat step by step with the basket in his arms.
Turn around and go back to the yard.
Pei Yanli sat down on the small stool at some point, flipping through the vegetable growing encyclopedia he bought from the modern era and studying it.
He can only look at the pictures and cannot recognize all the words.
"Shuyi, please help me read this paragraph." Pei Yanli asked her for help.
There was no internet connection on his phone, so he couldn’t scan and convert the information into voice.
Otherwise, he could have read it himself.
Cheng Shuyi took the book in a bad mood and said, "Your Highness, it's winter, and you have to fight with this vegetable garden? Can't you plant in the spring?"
She complained about him, but still read it to him seriously.
Pei Yanli just wants to plant!
He used to think that this was rough work and he shouldn't do it.
But for some reason, ever since watching those videos, he has wanted to farm very much.
And when I was farming, my heart was unexpectedly calm.
He was able to figure out many problems that he couldn't figure out before.
Pei Yanli was stubborn and there was no way he would admit that he loved farming.
He already had an excuse: "Ever since Zhongyi saw the prosperity of Yun City, he has been very excited about being the emperor. These days, he has been summoning people from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Agriculture to the Imperial Study to discuss government affairs."
"Next spring, Dasheng will vigorously promote agricultural activities."
"As the regent of Dasheng, I should set an example for the people."
Cheng Shuyi: ...loading.
However, it is a good thing that the Great Sheng Dynasty wants to promote agriculture.
She said to Pei Yanli, "Then tell the emperor if there's anything you need my help with. I'll do my best to help."
Since he decided to travel between Dasheng Dynasty and Yun City, Cheng Shuyi naturally hoped that Dasheng Dynasty would get better.
What's more, she has hundreds of acres of land outside the city.
The Shen family lives nearby, so Xu Xu will be back soon.
The little girl also brought back a pair of lotus-pink embroidered shoes in the basket she carried.
"Mom, these are the shoes Aunt Zhou said she would make for you."
The younger sister handed the shoes to Cheng Shuyi, "Auntie Zhou said you should try them on. If they don't fit, she'll alter them."
These shoes are Cheng Shuyi's size.
Cheng Shuyi didn't know how to embroider, so Shen Zhoushi helped her make clothes for the two children and even embroidered her shoes.
Even though she said it was not a big deal and that things could be bought on the street.
But Shen Zhou still insisted on doing it.
Shen Zhou didn't know how to thank her for the embarrassing menstrual incident last time.
When she accidentally heard Cheng Shuyi complain that the pattern of the shoes she bought was not to her liking, she took over the matter.
Cheng Shuyi looked at the pair of light and warm new shoes and liked them very much.
She could never get used to the shoes from the Dasheng Dynasty.
I don’t know if it’s because they think women in the Great Sheng Dynasty never go out of the house, so the shoes they buy are very uncomfortable to walk in.
Frequently take off your feet.
The soles were all made of buna, not rubber soles like modern ones.
If you get busy and walk outside for a few days, it will wear out.
During the Great Sheng Dynasty, women were not allowed to show their feet casually. If they wanted a pair of shoes that fit them, they had to make them themselves.
Or let the personal maid or old woman do it.
Cheng Shuyi doesn't know how to wear them, so she can only buy one pair at a time and often can't find ones that fit her feet.
Shen Zhou put a lot of effort into making these shoes.
I like it even more after trying it!
Pei Yanli noticed her reaction and said, "I told you long ago to have the embroiderer in the palace make shoes for you. Why didn't you want them?"
The Regent's Palace has embroiderers who specialize in making clothes and shoes.
Cheng Shuyi put on new shoes and said, "Come on, the embroiderers in your house are all managed by your mother. I don't want to become the topic of conversation among your aunts and uncles."
In order for the embroiderer to make shoes, she had to come to her house to ask for the pattern and also have her feet measured.
The Regent's Palace has been managed by the Zhao family over the years, and Pei Yanli has never been in charge.
After these embroiderers return, they will definitely be called over by Zhao to be questioned.
Pei Yanli's uncles and aunts have left the capital.
But those aunts and uncles did not leave and were still staying in the farm.
When Pei Yanli's cousins reach the age of marriage, I will find a good marriage for them in Shengjing City.
If Cheng Shuyi showed up at this moment, he would immediately become the center of gossip.
She doesn't want it!
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