After seeing Li Xing off, An Ningcai and Gao were about to go to the farm. Just as they were about to leave, the eunuchs from the palace came to deliver the imperial edict. The An family began to frantically receive the imperial edict, which was to let An Dashan take office the next day, and he didn't need to report to the government office, but go directly to the imperial farm.
After sending away the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict, An Dashan went directly to the imperial farm. The emperor was afraid that An Dashan could not be found, so he specially sent an official to accompany An Dashan.
After An Dashan and the official left, An Ning and Gao took little An Rui to the farm.
Butler An had already notified Wu Heizi at the farm to clean up the house as his wife and the princess were going to stay there for a while, so Wu Heizi and his wife had already cleaned up the house and changed the bedding into new ones.
An Ning and Gao arrived at the manor and went directly to the inner courtyard. This manor was a two-story house. Wu Heizi's family lived in the back house in the front yard. The back yard was where the master lived and had been empty before.
An Ning and Gao came to the backyard. Biyu and Qingyu helped pack the luggage, while An Ning and Gao stood in the yard to talk. Gao took a deep breath and said, "I have been bored in the house all day. Now I feel comfortable all over my body when I come to the manor. Ning Ning, come with me to dig wild vegetables later. I haven't eaten wild vegetables for a long time."
An Ning smiled and said, "Mom, when we couldn't afford to eat, didn't you say that you would never eat wild vegetables again when you had money?"
Gao smiled and said, "Back then, I ate wild vegetables every day. My intestines almost turned green. Now it's different from before. I'm used to eating big fish and meat, so I want to eat something new. Alas! People are never satisfied."
An Ning smiled and said, "Okay, let's go dig some wild vegetables later, and then we can make wontons stuffed with shepherd's purse to eat."
Gao nodded quickly and said, "Okay, I'll go change my clothes and we'll go right away." Then she went to change her clothes in a hurry.
Seeing Gao go change her clothes, An Ning went out of the second gate and said to Wu Heizi who was waiting at the second gate: "Did Steward An send someone to deliver the grain seeds?"
Wu Heizi nodded and said, "My Lord, the wheat seeds have been delivered and we have found the right people. We can start planting tomorrow."
An Ning nodded and said, "I brought another kind of seed on the carriage. I will teach you how to plant it tomorrow. Find a piece of land nearby and plant it there."
Wu Heizi nodded and said, "Yes, Princess."
As they were talking, Gao had already changed her clothes and came out, holding a small bamboo basket in her hand. She saw An Ning talking to Wu Heizi and did not say anything.
After Wu Heizi left, she said, "Ningning, I'm done, let's go!" An Ning and Gao went to the nearby fields together. Wu Heizi's wife was afraid that something might happen to them, so she followed them out to dig wild vegetables.
Spring is the season when various wild vegetables grow. An Ning and Gao soon dug up a small basket of wild vegetables, including shepherd's purse, wild garlic and purslane, among which shepherd's purse was the most common.
After they finished digging the wild vegetables, they returned to the farm. An Ning said to Wu Heizi's wife, "Aunt Wu, please help pick the shepherd's purse. I'll go and mix the dough. We'll make wontons later."
Wu Heizi's wife agreed and said, "Yes, Princess, what should we do with the wild garlic and purslane?"
An Ning thought for a moment and said, "Pick them all and I'll make a cold salad for you later."
Aunt Wu nodded and went to work.
An Ning came to the kitchen. It was very clean and all the pots and pans were new. They must have been specially bought and sent by Butler An. Butler An was thoughtful and An Ning was even more satisfied with him.
An Ning kneaded the dough skillfully, and then began to mince the meat. After mincing the meat, Aunt Wu also picked all the wild vegetables. An Ning put the picked shepherd's purse into boiling water to blanch it to remove the astringency, and then began to prepare the stuffing.
After preparing the stuffing, the three of them started to make wontons skillfully. After the wontons were made, Aunt Wu started to boil water for cooking the wontons, while An Ning blanched the purslane, chopped some wild garlic, and mixed a plate of purslane.
At noon, Gao ate wontons stuffed with shepherd's purse and cold-mixed horse teeth. She sighed and said, "After eating so much meat and fish, it's delicious to eat some wild vegetables occasionally."
Little An Rui also ate several wontons. An Ning asked, "Rui Rui, is this delicious?"
Little Anrui nodded repeatedly and said, "Good food, good food." This made An Ning so amused that she rubbed little Nanrui's head hard.
After dinner, Gao carried An Rui to rest, while An Ning soaked the corn kernels in warm water so that the corn would be easier to germinate.
After doing all this, An Ning went to the place where Wu Heizi stored the wheat seeds. An Ning came to the granary and saw Wu Heizi also checking how the wheat seeds were soaked.
When he saw An Ning coming, he bowed and said, "Princess, the wheat seeds are almost soaked. There is no problem planting them tomorrow."
An Ning also grabbed a handful of wheat seeds and took a look. It was indeed almost ready, so he nodded and said, "Tomorrow, plant the corn first, and then plant the wheat."
Wu Zhuangtou nodded and said, "I understand, Princess."
After An Ning came back from the granary, she returned to her room, locked the door, and then went into the space. She moved out all the pepper seeds and pepper trees that could be used for hot pot in the space.
An Ning had originally planned to teach the chefs how to make hot pot base, but because she was busy these days, she accidentally forgot about it. She decided to return to the capital to teach them how to make hot pot base after planting the chili and pepper trees.
An Ning took a basin of suitable size from the kitchen, put water in it, and soaked the selected pepper seeds in the water for about three to four hours. After soaking the pepper seeds, An Ning went to the backyard. The yards in the countryside are large, and the backyards are generally used to grow vegetables. An Ning found a place to plant the five pepper trees that she had moved out of the space, and told Aunt Wu to take good care of them.
After dinner, An Ning felt that the pepper seeds were almost soaked, so she took them out and drained them. Then she put the soaked pepper seeds into a wooden box, covered them with a wet cloth, and placed them in a warm place for germination. An Ning asked Aunt Wu to turn the seeds frequently and wash them with warm water every day. Aunt Wu said quickly, "Yes, Princess, leave this to me!"
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