Chapter 114 Poor Big Brother
Baoya learned how to make multi-flavor soy milk from Nanxuan yesterday. When she woke up early in the morning, she enthusiastically taught it to He Chunxiu.
Although we don’t have black beans at home, we have mung beans, red beans, red dates and sesame seeds.
After the eldest family had ground the beans and made the tofu to supply Ke Laixiang, Yun Sanlang and He Chunxiu took some mung beans to grind as Baoya had said.
The red dates are pitted and crushed, and the black sesame seeds should also be crushed.
After these raw materials are prepared, add them to the ground pulp, put them in a pot and cook them together. Finally, filter out the residue and add some white sugar.
Bao Ya gave instructions from the side, while He Chunxiu and Yun Sanlang followed her instructions step by step.
The same thing happened with the taro balls before. Baoya, who was short, was wandering around in the kitchen, and the taro balls she made were really successful. Each one was round and translucent, and about the same size. He Chunxiu watched from the side, afraid that she would bump into something.
Baoya made a lot of taro balls at once that time. Now that the weather is cool, they won’t go bad if left outside.
And He Chunxiu has almost learned how to make it. When these taro balls are used up, she can make more by herself without bothering Xiao Baoya.
The raw paste in the pot started to boil and tumble. Baoya stood on tiptoe and tugged at He Chunxiu's sleeve: "Mom, it's out of the pot, it's out of the pot!"
"Okay." He Chunxiu smiled, extinguished the fire in the stove, waited for the residue to settle, and then poured the steaming soy milk into the basin.
They made three flavors of soy milk in total: mung bean milk, red date soy milk, and soy milk with black sesame seeds.
The red dates and black sesame ones still use soybeans, but with one more ingredient.
Three different flavors of soy milk were served in three bowls.
After He Chunxiu added sugar, Li Rongyue distributed soy milk to everyone.
Now Yun Chengfu is also at home, and the five children are sitting around a small table in the main room, each choosing their favorite flavor to drink.
Dafang has now taken over the business of Heke Laixiang, so Wang Cailian and Yun Dalang are the ones who coordinate with Xiaodouzi regarding loading and settling payment.
Zhao Zhilan was happy to have some free time and squeezed with the children to grab some soy milk.
Today we are trying new flavors and also preparing to build a new house. He Chunxiu and Yun Sanlang have already posted a notice at the door of the shop that the shop will be closed for two days.
The three new flavors of soy milk were very popular as soon as they were made, especially the five children, who drank bowl after bowl with fried dough sticks.
Yun Chengfu likes mung bean milk, as he thinks it is refreshing and delicious, while Yun Chenglu prefers black sesame milk. When black sesame is mixed into mung bean milk, the aroma of black sesame is added, making the milk fragrant and sweet.
Sisters Yunhua and Yunyue both prefer red dates, and think the taste is better with the sweetness of red dates.
As for Xiao Baoya, she naturally likes all three. Of course, good drinks all have their own characteristics.
After breakfast, Zhao Zhilan discussed building a new house with her three sons.
The Yun family has many people, and Zhao Zhilan meant that three rooms were too few and four rooms were unlucky, so they simply built five rooms on the upper and lower floors.
Because a small hall was needed on the first floor, two rooms were set aside on each side for living, while the areas of the five rooms on the second floor were relatively evenly distributed.
After everything was discussed, Zhao Zhilan went to tell Liu Lizheng about it, and then recruited some hard-working people in the village to help.
Then Dalang would ask a Feng Shui master to check the Feng Shui and pray for good luck, while Erlang and Sanlang would ask the bricklayer to build the house.
Zhao Zhilan and the three men of the Yun family all went about their business, while the three wives of the Yun family took their five children and began to pack their things.
Because the main house had to be demolished and rebuilt, Zhao Zhilan and the first wife had to move out temporarily and live together with the second and third wives in the east and west wings.
As for how to live, the old lady divided it in a simple and clear way.
That is, the master and Yun Chenglu, a young boy, lived in the west wing, the women and three girls lived in the east wing, and Yun Chengfu was only at home occasionally and would squeeze into the west wing.
Fortunately, the kangs in the two side rooms were big enough to accommodate everyone sleeping in a row, and since winter was approaching, it would be warmer for everyone to huddle together.
The weather was very good that day. Baoya and He Chunxiu worked together to clear out the big kang where they slept, making room for Zhao Zhilan, Wang Cailian, Li Rongyue, and the two children Yunhua and Yunyue.
In the west wing opposite, Li Rongyue was also cleaning up with the sisters Yunhua and Yunyue.
Baoya and He Chunxiu finished cleaning up together, folded their own mattress and quilt, and placed them against the wall, next to her mother's.
The little treasure box was no longer placed next to the pillow, as it took up space and was messy because there were too many people around. He Chunxiu locked it in the cabinet and put it together with her thin summer clothes.
The tidying up was almost done. Baoya helped He Chunxiu spread the sheets on the kang, running back and forth on the kang with her bare feet to smooth out the creases.
There were footsteps at the door. It was Li Rongyue who stuck her head out and came over with the sisters Yunhua and Yunyue.
"Third sister-in-law, how are you guys cleaning up?" Li Rongyue asked.
He Chunxiu smoothed the quilt, pulled Baoya, who was standing at the edge of the kang, over and placed her on her lap.
"Everything is packed. Come and see how we are going to sleep tonight?" He Chunxiu said.
"Mom! I want to sleep next to Baoya and Third Sister!" Without waiting for Li Rongyue to speak, Yunyue interrupted, hugging her small quilt and pillow.
"Then you sleep next to me." Baoya hugged He Chunxiu's neck and pointed at her small quilt. "Third sister will sleep next to you."
"Okay!" Yunyue ran in happily, took off her shoes, climbed onto the kang and put her own quilt next to Baoya's.
"Girls are like naughty monkeys." Yunhua smiled and said angrily, then went into the house, got on the kang, and put her quilt next to Yunyue.
He Chunxiu and Li Rongyue looked at each other and smiled as they saw that the three children had already arranged their seats.
"It saves trouble. We can each take one side and sandwich the three of them in the middle, so they won't sleep restlessly at night." Li Rongyue said with a smile.
He Chunxiu nodded: "Later, I'll let my sister-in-law and mother sleep next to you."
"Okay."
The two sisters-in-law sat on the edge of the kang and talked, while the three children played on the kang.
After a while, Wang Cailian packed up her and Zhao Zhilan's things and moved over.
In the east wing, the women and children had already tidied the big kang in order. Clothes, personal belongings, boxes and cabinets were all moved in and put away neatly.
They were busy until the sun went down, and then the three of them went about their own business, one cooking and one feeding the animals.
The situation in the west wing was very casual. Three grown men didn't have much stuff, so they just threw their quilts on the kang and squeezed together to sleep.
Yun Chenglu, this naughty boy, didn't have any manners. He wrapped himself in his pillow and quilt, threw it in the corner of the kang, and ran out to play again.
Only the eldest brother Yun Chengfu was more meticulous. He placed his neatly folded quilt and pillow in a corner of the big kang, and then sorted out the quilts and rolls scattered all over the kang one by one.
The old main house was cleared out in the afternoon, and people will come to tear it down and rebuild it tomorrow morning.
That night, all the Yun family members slept soundly, except for the poor eldest brother Yun Chengfu.
He was a poor but elegant scholar, lying among a group of rough men, and he was actually used to the loud snoring and teeth grinding.
The main problem was the smell of stinky feet that filled the whole room. It was constantly getting into his nostrils and made him toss and turn all night long, unable to sleep. It even made him cry.
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