Chapter 3420 Extra Yin or 8
Yin Huo became interested and ordered, "Find the paints and brushes and ink, let's go out and paint a picture."
Yin Huo was waiting for the sunset in the sky. He decided to paint a picture of the sunrise tomorrow to be symmetrical with it.
Just when he was painting with great interest, Zhou Man and Bai Shan came back, all wet, followed by two servants carrying buckets.
Seeing Zhou Man wet like this, Xibing hurried over and said, "Madam, the kitchen hasn't started boiling water yet."
Zhou Man: "It's okay, let's burn it now and go change clothes first."
They returned with a full load today. Not only did she catch a bucket of fish, she also took advantage of the situation and caught two different fish in the bucket for Koko, and no one noticed.
In addition, there was a kind of thin snail in the underground river, three different kinds of water plants, and mushrooms growing on the moist rock walls, all of which Zhou Man picked.
With Bai Shan's cover, she collected all these things.
When Zhou Man happily changed his clothes and came out with Bai Shan, Yin Huo was finishing his painting. They leaned over to take a look and saw that the sunset in his painting was gorgeous, orange and red, and full of vitality.
Bai Shan asked: "This color matching..."
"How is it?" Yin Huo said, "This is what I mixed earlier. This paint is not easy to make. When I made it, I thought it would be the best to use it to paint the sunset."
Zhou Man: "A sunset like this is rare. It's like a fire is burning under the clouds, making them red."
Yin or simply asked, "Does it look good?"
Zhou Man couldn't go against his will, so he nodded affirmatively and said, "It looks good."
Yin Huo said, "As long as it looks good."
The servants were already busy preparing dinner, boiling water for them to bathe, and tidying up the house...
Because today was the housewarming day, the meal was particularly sumptuous, and Xibing even took out the plum blossom wine that Zhou Man had been interested in brewing before.
Yin Huo saw the small jar of plum wine and was speechless for a long time. "Why did you bring wine with you when you're away from home?"
Zhou Man looked regretful and said, "This is flower wine. I can't keep it for too long. No one at home likes to drink it. It would be a pity to pour it out. There are only a few jars left. I'm going by water when I leave, so it's more convenient to bring it with me, so I asked someone to take it away."
Yin Huo covered his face with his hands and said, "It's a pity that I can't hold my liquor. I'll just watch you drink tonight."
Bai Shan: "The autumn wind is blowing and the night is cold. It's not good to drink too much. Let's just have one drink and save the rest to serve to guests next time."
Yin Huo looked at Bai Shan with an expression that said "you are being unreasonable". Is it polite to serve such wine to guests?
Zhou Man looked at the two of them suspiciously, "Is the wine I brew not tasty?"
She said, "I've tried it. It's sweet, not alcoholic at all."
Bai Shan: This is the biggest problem. How can there be wine without the taste of alcohol?
Yin Huo smiled slightly and said, "Perhaps we can keep it for Bai Er. Doesn't he like drinking recently?"
"Him?" Zhou Man said disdainfully. "His second son is being very naughty now. Before we left Beijing, he said he wanted to come with us, but he and Mingda got caught up while we were away. When we first arrived in Lingnan, he wrote to ask for the address, saying he and Mingda would be joining us, but half a year has passed and there's still no sign of him."
She said, "By the time he comes, I'm afraid all the wine will be gone."
So what kind of wine is this?
Yin or picked up the bowl to drink water.
Zhou Man opened the wine jar, poured out a pot and handed it to Xi Bing, asking her to heat the wine. "If you're afraid it's getting cold, let's drink hot wine."
Yin Huo then looked at Bai Shan.
Bai Shan pondered for a moment and said, "Forget it, let's drink it cold. Your wine tastes better when it's chilled."
Zhou Man slapped the table and said happily: "I think so too. It always feels too sweet when drinking it hot. The sweetness is not very good."
Bai Shan couldn't help but said helplessly: "You actually knew, I thought you didn't know."
Zhou Man picked up the wine pot and poured him a glass. "I know this wine can't compare to the one brewed by my sister-in-law, but this is the plum blossom we collected and dried one by one in the winter to make it. It would be a shame to pour it out. Try it, try it."
Zhou Man also drank a cup himself. Although it was not very tasty, it had a refreshing plum aroma and was still acceptable as a drink.
Zhou Man drank and said to Xi Bing: "Let's make some sour plum soup tomorrow, that's delicious."
Yin Huo laughed out loud.
The days in the mountains were relaxing and pleasant. Bai Shan and Zhou Man were keen on exploring the mountains and forests, and they would go into the mountains and forests every now and then. Yin Huo did not have this hobby. He liked to sit on the stone in front of the house and watch the sea of clouds. Sometimes a bird perched on a tree would make him watch for a long time, and he would feel happy and peaceful in his heart.
Occasionally they would go to the market in nearby villages and towns together, and Yin Huo suddenly fell in love with setting up stalls in the market.
Seeing that he liked it, Bai Shan and Zhou Man took out various things from the mountains for him, and occasionally accompanied him to set up a stall in the market.
They sold everything at the stall. Yin Huo liked to ask his servants to prepare some food and put it on the stall. There were also fish they caught from the river, game they hunted in the mountains, and herbs dug by Zhou Man.
Among them, herbs are the most numerous.
Zhou Man didn't want to dig at first, as all the herbs were included in the herbal medicine collection. However, there were so many medicinal herbs in the mountains that she could see medicinal plants every few steps, some of which were growing in clusters. Now it was autumn, and many medicinal herbs had fruits that could be used as medicine. Seeing the trees full of medicinal herbs, she couldn't bear not to pick them, as she felt a sense of urgency.
There are just too many!
It would be a disservice to her craftsmanship if she didn't process the herbs after picking them, so all the herbs Zhou Man took out were dried or processed.
There were more and more things in the mountain house, and they bought a lot of things needed for various preparations.
Zhou Man felt bad because she spent so much money. Although she could quietly put these tools into Koko's space and take them away when she left, she was still unwilling to leave without earning back the money.
So they would come down to set up stalls every three days during the big market days.
In the eyes of residents in nearby villages and towns, they just seemed...not normal.
In fact, although these three were wearing fine cloth clothes, the dark patterns on the clothes showed that they were not cheap. Like them, they also sat on small stools to set up the stall, but they were followed by two servants.
Who comes out to set up a stall and bring servants with them?
Moreover, the three of them were in no hurry to set up the stall. They didn't shout out their wares, nor were they anxious. They just sat on a small stool with a book in hand, watching the people passing by with their eyes open, and the whole day went by.
If they couldn't sell the food, they would just heat it up and eat it themselves. They would take back the game and herbs they had brought...
A bunch of weirdos!
If you want to save face, don’t set up a stall. You can’t even hawk your wares.
In fact, the villagers had misunderstood them. The three of them did not hawk their wares, except for Yin or because they were too embarrassed to speak up. Zhou Man felt that the medicinal materials she prepared were excellent and she was reluctant to sell them at a low price to people who did not know the value of them. She thought that if no one bought them, she would have a good reason to put them away, and next time she passed by a big town, she would find a drug store or clinic to sell them.
Bai Shan doesn't like to talk. When he was the left prime minister, he had to talk a lot every day, especially in recent years, he often argued with the emperor, so he doesn't like things that strain his voice now.
(End of this chapter)
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