Chapter 42 Two Little Farmers
"We're home, get off the car."
A simple and old carriage was parked in front of Cheng's house.
In the carriage were Cheng Shuyi, her mother and her two children.
The academy was closed today, so Cheng Shuyi hired a carriage and took the two children to the fields on the outskirts of the city.
Just got back.
The driver was an honest man who had been driving for more than ten years and his driving skills were very stable.
Qian Ming introduced her to it.
"Young master and young lady, be careful." The driver helped carry the child out of the car, his little eyes smiling.
"Thank you, Grandpa."
The two children called the coachman "Grandpa" one after another, which made the coachman happy.
Cheng Shuyi was the last to get out of the car.
After taking the things, he took out the money and gave it to the old driver for the return trip.
"Uncle Zhang, please come back tomorrow morning. I have to go to the outskirts of the city tomorrow."
Zhang Fu replied with an "Ah" and drove away.
"Let's go home——"
The two little ones each took their own things and pushed the door open into the yard.
Cheng Shuyi was still wondering how the two children got in without her even unlocking the door.
When she saw Pei Yanli coming out of her room, she understood.
Pei Yanli didn't come for the past two days, and she didn't put any ice in the west wing. Pei Yanli could only wait in her room for the mother and her two children to come home.
"Did you go farming today?"
The two children were wearing the simplest coarse cloth clothes, small straw hats on their heads, and each held a small hoe in their hands.
His body was covered with marks of dried mud.
Roll up your trouser legs and sleeves halfway.
A typical small farmer.
Cheng Shuyi also looked like a peasant woman, also wearing a straw hat, holding a bamboo tube made of bamboo roots in her left hand and a cloth bag in her right hand.
"No, I just want to find someone to plow the soil and make ridges."
Cheng Shuyi placed the bamboo tube in his hand against the wall at the kitchen door.
This is a lunch box.
Made of bamboo roots, it has a larger capacity than bamboo tubes made of bamboo joints.
She cooked porridge in the morning and put it in a bamboo tube. She also placed a bamboo plate on the top of the tube to hold side dishes.
Like the old-fashioned aluminum lunch boxes in the countryside.
At noon, the mother and her two children had lunch on the edge of the field.
"Dad, I dug up a lot of bamboo shoots in the mountains today. Look, look..."
The little girl ran to Cheng Shuyi, held the cloth bag in her hand in front of Pei Yanli, and opened it to show him.
The cloth bag was a piece of rag that Cheng Shuyi got from a nearby village.
"Qiqi and Xuxu are playing at the foot of the mountain today. There is a small bamboo forest there, and these bamboo shoots are picked by them." Cheng Shuyi went to get some water to wash his face.
She bought the land at the foot of the mountain.
The two children went to the outskirts of the city with her today and did nothing but play.
When Cheng Shuyi was looking for someone to plow the soil and dig ridges, and discussing how to do it.
The two little ones were bored, so they made small cakes with mud in the fields. When they got tired of playing, they went up the mountains and down the river.
There is a small river beach in front of the field, and the water is only knee-deep.
The bottom of the water is covered with pebbles and the water is extremely clear.
The two little ones are having a lot of fun!
"Dad, I rode a bull today, and the bull mooed..."
"Dad, Shuyi said that he will go to the fields next time the academy is closed. Can Dad come with us? I'll take you to catch dragonflies."
The two children rushed to share with Pei Yanli the interesting things that happened in the mountains today.
Pei Yanli had never farmed before.
His impression of farming has always been the hard work of facing the loess and working hard.
But today I saw the two children talking about so many interesting stories about farming and they loved the mountains so much.
He couldn't help but want to try it.
"Okay." Pei Yanli squatted down and took off the hats for the two children. "Next time, Dad will go with you."
Both children wore straw hats all day, leaving faint marks on their foreheads.
Sweaty hair stuck to her cheeks and behind her ears.
But my sister didn't care.
She pulled Pei Yanli directly to sit on the steps and began to peel the bamboo shoots with her small fingernails.
"Shuyi said she would make fried bamboo shoots for me in the evening. Dad helped me peel them, and I shared some with him."
The bamboo shoots grown in the mountains of Shengjing City are thin and long.
The thickest one is only the size of a thumb.
The father and his two sons sat in a row under the eaves and started peeling bamboo shoots.
This was the scene Cheng Shuyi saw when he came out of the kitchen.
"Will Your Majesty stay here tonight?" she asked.
"Well." Pei Yanli looked at her, "I have something else to tell you tonight."
“…”
Cheng Shuyi turned and went out. "I'm going to the shop to get some food and have someone bring some ice."
As long as Pei Yanli is here, she can't just let go of the cold.
I can only find an excuse to go out.
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Cheng Shuyi cut the bamboo shoots dug by the two children into small pieces and blanched them in water to remove the bitterness.
Heat oil in a pan, stir-fry the bacon briefly and then take it out.
Add a piece of firewood to the stove and stir-fry the bamboo shoots over high heat until they are slightly browned, then add the bacon.
Add a handful of garlic leaves before serving, and the stir-fried bamboo shoots are ready.
Today the two children played in the sun all day. Although they wore hats, they were still very hot.
Cheng Shuyi also made bitter melon scrambled eggs to help the two children cool down.
Finally, have some stir-fried seasonal vegetables.
Although the three dishes were small, the portions were large enough for Pei Yanli to eat them all.
As soon as the food was served, Cheng Shuyi immediately put a piece of bitter melon into each of the two children's bowls.
The two kids held their bowls and looked at Cheng Shuyi silently, looking pitiful.
Cheng Shuyi didn't allow them to discuss and said calmly, "Eat."
Both children were about to cry, but they still had to eat the bitter melon in the bowl.
Pei Yanli saw it.
The two children are afraid of bitterness and don't like eating bitter melon.
However, it was rare for him to stand on the same front with Cheng Shuyi.
"Eat a bite of bamboo shoots and it won't be bitter anymore." Pei Yanli also picked up some food for the two children.
The younger sister's face wrinkled up in pain, and for the first time she said that she didn't like Pei Yanli: "I hate Dad!"
The little girl was complaining, asking why her father didn't speak up for her.
Is this what my daughter hates?
Pei Yanli was helpless and tried to defend himself in a low voice: "It's not like Dad gave you the bitter melon."
He increasingly found that he and his two children had the same feelings on some things.
For example, I am afraid of Cheng Shuyi.
When it comes to educating children, he seems to have always been at a disadvantage.
And gradually...he began to fear his wife.
"Your Highness, are you free at noon these two days?" Cheng Shuyi looked up and said, "I have to go to the fields outside the city to sow seeds these two days, so I won't be back at noon."
"If you're not busy, I'll trouble you to prepare lunch for the two children."
She just asked.
If Pei Yanli was also busy, she would ask Shen Zhou for help.
It is almost late July, and we must sow and raise seedlings as soon as possible.
Otherwise, we will miss the rice transplanting time.
Cheng Shuyi must plant this crop of rice.
Only by planting it herself could she know whether the land of the Great Sheng Dynasty was suitable for growing modern crops.
There is something that needs improvement.
When she is gone, the grain seeds and experience she left behind will become something for the two children to rely on.
"Can."
Pei Yanli picked up another piece of bacon with his chopsticks. This dish was very much to his liking.
"It's good that you have your own things to do."
That way she wouldn't hear the rumors that were spreading in the capital today.
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