Chapter 103: Dumplings, long-legged birds, and gunpowder reduction.

The captain and his men left, Mingdai and Zhou Sinian locked the door and entered the space.

The two went to cut leeks first. They had cut the leeks from the two long beds twice. They ate several leek boxes and put the rest in the warehouse for preservation.

After cutting the leeks, the two of them moved their chairs out to bask in the sun.

Zhou Sinian continued to knit a sweater, while Mingdai picked leeks, planning to eat leek dumplings for lunch.

Zhou Sinian weaved very quickly, and one sleeve was almost finished. He even tried it on Mingdai's body, then nodded with satisfaction and continued weaving.

Mingdai put him in the role of his mother and burst out laughing.

Zhou Sinian looked at her in confusion, not understanding what was happening.

Mingdai waved her hand, asking him to continue, and looked at the grass.

The two cows were able to lie down and even successfully defecated. Zhou Sinian didn't want to shovel it, so Mingdai did it.

At this moment, the two cows were chewing non-stop and seemed to be in good spirits.

At noon, Mingdai mixed the stuffing while Zhou Sinian kneaded the dough and rolled out the dough. The two worked in perfect harmony and cooked two large pots of dumplings, one with leek and egg, and one with sauerkraut and meat.

Zhou Sinian was a carnivore, so he ate the sauerkraut and meat, and the leeks and eggs to relieve his greasy feeling.

Ming Dai lay down on the sofa, holding her bloated belly: "Let's make all the dumplings this afternoon. The New Year is coming soon. If we make them in advance, we won't have to worry about it later.

I'll give you more pure meat dumplings, pork and scallion dumplings, and you can also eat celery. Celery and meat dumplings are also delicious.

I want to make leek eggs and spinach eggs, but unfortunately there are no shepherd's purse seeds, so I have to wait until next spring to eat them.

The same goes for eggs. We have to raise chickens, otherwise what will we eat after we finish eating the eggs?

It would be nice if there were duck or goose, goose stewed in an iron pot! So delicious! "

When Zhou Sinian heard about food, his eyes lit up automatically: "Yes, yes!"

Ming Dai smiled and said, "Let's wait until spring and ask Aunt Huang to help us find some chicks. We'll get a few and then go to the black market to see if there are any for sale. We'll buy some more and keep them in our space."

Zhou Sinian thought for a moment and said, "In the summer, there are long-legged birds by the river. Are those delicious?"

Ming Dai paused while touching her belly: "What long-legged bird?"

Zhou Sinian described it: "The one with very long legs and a red head, who also likes to wear a red headscarf."

!!!!!!!

What long-legged bird? It's a red-crowned crane! A red-crowned crane! !

"No, no, no, you can't eat this. You definitely can't eat this. Does the fairy bird know this?!!"

Zhou Sinian didn't understand: "Why? It looks delicious. I want to try it."

Ming Dai shook her head frantically: "No! You don't want to! They are not delicious, not delicious at all, really.

It is a bird raised by the gods. If we eat it, the gods will punish us. If we take away the gods' cave, will you be hungry? ! "

Upon hearing this, Zhou Sinian immediately became nervous: "You can't eat it! You must not eat it! I have to watch it and can't let others eat it!!"

Mingdai breathed a sigh of relief after making sure he had given up the idea.

Is the red-crowned crane edible?

She couldn't protect it in the previous life, and now she has to eat it in this life. Mingdai feels very stressed. She should just enjoy it and stop doing evil!

(It is everyone’s responsibility to protect animals!)

In the afternoon, Mingdai prepared the fillings while Zhou Sinian rolled out the dough. After he became proficient, he could even roll out two dumpling wrappers at the same time, and his speed was as fast as an assembly line.

Fortunately, we have a food processor and a meat grinder, otherwise both of us would have broken our hands from the fatigue.

She sighed as she wrapped the food. Zhou Sinian was a foodie, and she was also a foodie. With two foodies together, just cooking the food would be tiring.

Finally, looking at the plates of dumplings on the warehouse shelves, Mingdai sighed, it was really a mixture of pain and joy!

At night, the captain and his men returned before dark.

"Xiao Ming, this is the money for selling vegetables, take it!"

Mingdai took it and counted it. It was fifty yuan.

Zhou Sinian stretched his head to look, and Mingdai handed it to him.

Liu Dazhui and Liu Sanye were very excited. They exchanged these two baskets of mushrooms for fifty yuan. How much did they earn from working all year round?

They are even more looking forward to growing fresh winter vegetables next year!

Ming Dai asked Zhou Sinian for 10 yuan and gave it to the captain: "Captain, we use the village's horse-drawn carriage every day. This 10 yuan should be used to pay for the village's carriage expenses."

Liu Dazhu waved his hand: "No, no, we went to the county town and got a free meal. Secretary Wang asked us to come back after lunch. We also had mushroom meat at noon. It was so delicious!"

Ming Dai smiled and handed it to him: "This is all I have, 10 yuan. I won't give you any more in the future."

She gave money to Liu Dazhui and Liu Sanye because they worked hard, and also because the village was going to grow vegetables next year, and they must know that Mingdai's vegetables had already been sent to the county town this year. If she didn't give a penny to the village, the act of sending vegetables would become her personal trading behavior.

The 10 yuan was to shut up the nosy people in the village, such as the educated youth in the front yard.

Anyway, they don’t know how much money Mingdai has earned, and Liu Dazhu and the others won’t tell it. If they did, it would have spread long ago.

When vegetable prices come down next year, the 10 yuan will be just enough and will not arouse jealousy among the villagers.

Liu Dazhu also thought of this and accepted the money: "Okay, Xiao Ming, I'll take it. You don't need to ask me in the future. I'll deliver the food on time."

Ming Dai asked, "Have you met with the county leaders in recent times? Do they think the food is delicious?"

Liu Dazhu gave Mingdai a thumbs up and said, "They all praised it, saying that the leeks and leek greens were very fresh and tender, the mushrooms were also delicious, and the fried meat was absolutely amazing. People who usually don't go to the cafeteria to eat now run to the cafeteria every day.

Everyone is praising our Liujiawan for producing a capable person. Many leaders are planning to place orders with our village for fresh vegetables for next year.

The commune is already going through the approval process, and we can start building the vegetable house next fall."

Ming Dai's eyes flickered: "Who did you have a better relationship with during these two visits?"

Liu Dazhu touched his cigarette bag and said, "I have the best relationship with Chef Zhou. He was very enthusiastic about me because of his dishes. And Secretary Cheng, he also smiled when he saw me and took the initiative to greet us."

Ming Dai thought for a moment and nodded: "Uncle, next time I deliver food, I want to go to the county town again. Do you think it's convenient?"

Liu Dazhu was a little surprised: "Why are you going to the county town? It's even colder on the road, you'll freeze."

Ming Dai pointed at Zhou Sinian and said, "Didn't we buy some bicycle parts before? He assembled a bicycle by himself, but he's still missing some parts. He needs to go to the county again. I'm afraid the commune's scrap yard doesn't have them."

Liu Dazhu looked at Zhou Sinian who was counting money with surprise: "How can he do this?"

Ming Dai nodded: "Don't think he's crazy now, he's actually very smart. Look at how well he knits sweaters."

Liu Dazhu looked at the sweater beside the kang and nodded: "Indeed, your aunt doesn't know how to knit this thing."

He nodded: "Okay, you go next time. I won't go if you go. Just bring the food to Chef Zhou directly."

Ming Dai nodded: "Okay, I'll have to trouble Master San to pick me up then."

Liu Laosan nodded: "That's no problem, Xiaoming, I went to the post office and there was no letter for you."

Ming Dai nodded: "Okay, let's go take a look when we pass by the commune."

Liu Laosan agreed.

After seeing them off, the two continued to lie on the kang.

Mingdai held the sweater and tried it out. It fit perfectly and she could wear it right away.

Zhou Sinian lay on the table on the kang and counted the money carefully, one by one over and over again. Finally, he divided it into two equal parts, pushed one to Mingdai and put the other in his coat pocket.

Ming Dai was a little curious: "Can you count money?"

Zhou Sinian took the sweater from her hand and continued knitting: "Yes, I'm smart!"

Ming Dai raised her eyebrows: "What do you want the money for? You don't know how to spend it, give it to me."

Zhou Sinian said seriously: "Save it. My money is useful. Spend yours first."

Ming Dai laughed angrily: "So your money is useful, but mine is useless?"

Zhou Sinian glanced at her shyly: "I need money to send something to someone."

Ming Dai's eyes lit up: "To whom? Is it the person who sent you the package?"

Zhou Sinian shook his head somewhat melancholy: "No, I only remember that I wanted to send something to someone, but I forgot who it was for. However, I know it shouldn't be sent to him. I haven't remembered who it was for yet, but I will definitely remember it, so I have to save money first."

Ming Dai was a little disappointed: "Then you can keep it. After all, we grew the vegetables together, so we should each have half. I will give you half of the money from last time."

Zhou Sinian looked at her silently for a while, then suddenly sighed softly, stopped knitting, stood up, reached out his hand, and touched Mingdai's head before she could react: "Be good, don't be angry, I'll give you all the money I make in the future."

Mingdai stared at him blankly, confused by his actions.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Zhou Sinian took out a candy from his pocket, peeled it, and forced it into her mouth, pushing open her lips and teeth.

Mingdai still didn't react. Her mouth was half open with the candy in it, and saliva was dripping down naturally.

Zhou Sinian hesitated for a moment, but still reached out to wipe it for her, and then rubbed it on Mingdai's clothes.

"Really, I'll give you all the money I make in the future. Don't be angry, just be good. I love you."

Mingdai's face suddenly turned red and she swallowed hard, swallowing the candy with it, almost choking her to death.

“Cough cough cough!”

She dove into the pile of quilts behind her and felt like she was on fire!

She is not jealous!!!

Who did Zhou Sinian learn these words from? !

Who taught him to coax people?

Zhou Sinian looked at Mingdai, who had buried her head in the quilt for a long time and had not come out, and scratched his head.

Does he remember that this is how Goudan’s mother coaxed him?

Goudan was obviously very happy after hearing this. Is Mingdai happy or unhappy?

Because of this misunderstanding, Mingdai did not ask Zhou Sinian again who he was going to send the package to. The two of them stayed together awkwardly until dinner time, and then the atmosphere became relaxed again.

Mingdai has a shadow over Zhou Sinian, whose expressive ability has improved.

In the next few days, Mingdai took Zhou Sinian to the space to make various delicious foods in preparation for the New Year.

At the same time, Ming Dai also began to prepare for his acupuncture treatment, hoping that he would remember to whom to send the package as soon as possible.

Zhou Sinian was lying in the bathtub, with an umbrella propped up on his upper body and his lower body covered tightly.

The dark water covered his entire body, leaving only his head exposed. The steam spread under the umbrella, making his cheeks red.

Ming Dai knocked on the door, and Zhou Sinian covered himself with an umbrella: "Come in."

Ming Dai looked straight ahead, picked up the bucket, and poured the freshly boiled water into the bathtub: "How do you feel?"

Zhou Sinian's voice was muffled: "A bit itchy?"

Ming Dai nodded: "It's okay, it's normal to feel itchy, just soak for another fifteen minutes."

Zhou Sinian answered obediently, curled up in the bathtub, with his head slightly exposed to look at Mingdai, beads of sweat rolling down his red face, his bright eyes were black and white, and the whole person had a kind of frail beauty, which was in stark contrast to his usual upright image, making people want to bully him.

You are such a bully!

Mingdai quickly threw this strange idea out of her mind and told him not to fall asleep. After the medicine was ready, she quickly rinsed it off and drank it. She ran away in a hurry and even forgot to bring the medicine bucket.

Zhou Sinian turned his wrist, the umbrella spun, and the edge slid across the water, creating ripples.

I've been taking too many medicines recently and I'm not happy.

Outside the villa, Mingdai lowered the temperature a little to cool down her face.

It’s all Zhou Sinian’s fault!

If it weren't for his previous blunder, she wouldn't have had such wild thoughts and ended up in such an awkward situation now!

No, she must have been too upset recently, so she started to have wild thoughts!

She also has to prepare two doses of fever-reducing medicine to drink at night!

So at night, seeing Mingdai gulping down a bowl of bitter soup, Zhou Sinian felt better and tilted his head back to drink the medicine as well.

The two of them stuck out their tongues in pain, looked at each other's funny grinning faces, and laughed out loud.