Chapter 9 9. Uncle Zhou and Aunt Zhou
Heated kangs are very practical in some modern areas. They are warm, cheap and affordable.
Burn some firewood at home to cook a meal, and the kang will be warm.
"Really? That's great. If I make money from making the kang heater, we can split it together." Grandpa Gu felt that this kang heater would definitely make money.
If he could make a heated kang this winter, he would have something to do.
Most people would not build or renovate their houses in the winter, but heating the kang is a way to make money.
These days he is worried about having no business!
Baihu Yaoyao didn't plan to make money with this kang heater. "Grandpa Gu, you helped my family a lot in the past, otherwise I wouldn't be alive today. It's just a blueprint, how can I ask for your share? I'll go draw the blueprint for you right now."
Then he went upstairs.
The old man smiled and shook his head, "This kid is always so impetuous."
Then he started to work.
After Baihu Yaoyao finished drawing the blueprint, she saw Old Man and his men working hard.
I gave the blueprint to Grandpa Gu and went to cook.
Workers here are generally provided with a lunch.
She had already made the dough yesterday and she planned to make big cabbage buns.
Take out the pork fat you bought and boil it into lard, and finally use the remaining meat and cabbage to make big buns.
While the lard is boiling in the pot, I start chopping the cabbage stuffing.
In order to make more buns, she chopped five cabbages at once.
If you want the buns to taste good, you need to add chopped green onions in them.
Unfortunately, there is no such thing as green onion in the seasoning here.
The garlic heads she used to make garlic sprouts were bought from the pharmacy when she went to get medicine. She saw the people in the pharmacy were about to throw them away, so she bought them for a copper coin.
There are very few seasonings here, no wonder the food tastes bad.
Some special seasonings, such as ginger, star anise and peppercorns, are used as medicinal ingredients.
"Let's go find some wild onions in the space!"
The white fox Yaoyao simply found a deserted place and entered the space, and reached the mountain in a thought.
Now she knows how to use the space.
Although this space is vast, she can go wherever she wants as long as she thinks about it.
When we got to the mountain, we saw fresh wild vegetables everywhere.
I found a lot of wild onions and picked a bunch of wild celery by the water.
The wild vegetables grown in the space are all very fresh and tender.
After leaving the space and going to the kitchen, the lard was ready.
Pour the lard into a ceramic jar, chop the remaining meat into small pieces and put it into the cabbage stuffing, then chop the wild onions and put them in there, and a special fragrance will be emitted.
The buns were wrapped in a short while. After they were proofed for the second time, they were steamed in another pot, and then the vegetables were stir-fried in another pot.
Stir-fry some spicy and sour potato shreds, add some pork with wild celery and garlic sprouts, cut a plate of braised meat, and add a pot of egg soup.
The portions she cooked were large enough for them.
Seeing that it was noon, Bai Hu Yaoyao called them to eat, "Grandpa Gu, the meal is ready, come and eat quickly! Only when you are full will you have the strength to work."
The old man put down the wood in his hand and said, "Oh! You know what, I'm really hungry! I smelled the fragrance while I was working just now. What delicious food did Yaoyao make?"
Looking at the delicious food on the table, Gucheng and the others were dumbfounded.
"There are still green vegetables in this winter?" Gucheng found it unbelievable.
It's so cold here in the winter that people freeze to death. Eating vegetables is a luxury.
When I first saw such lush green vegetables, I felt a little surprised.
Baihu Yaoyao smiled and said, "These are the vegetables I grew in my room. I made some cabbage buns for you to eat."
She quickly changed the subject. It was really hard for her to find an excuse for being such a green vegetable.
"Okay! Let me try it."
The old man smiled and picked up the bun and took a bite.
"Delicious! So delicious!" Zhu Dazhuang finished a bun in two bites.
"Yaoyao, the food you cook is so delicious! If you open a restaurant, I will come here to eat every day." Zhu Erzhuang also ate with his mouth full of oil.
These are two brothers, and they are also neighbors of Grandpa Gu. They have always been working with Gu Cheng.
At first they thought it was too difficult for a girl to open a restaurant.
Now that I've eaten the food she cooked, I know she has the confidence to open a restaurant.
I heard that the food Yaoyao’s father cooked was delicious when he opened a restaurant.
This is the secret to cooking!
Gu Cheng also agreed, "That's right! If Yaoyao opened a restaurant, I would also come to eat there, it's really delicious."
"Okay! Come and eat when the restaurant opens."
After hearing them say the food was delicious, Baihu Yaoyao also gained confidence in opening a restaurant.
The food in this world is really too bad, so it is understandable that they think the food she cooks is delicious.
After dinner, they went back to work, while the white fox Yaoyao went to the backyard.
The backyard of this restaurant consists of a row of ten bungalows and about fifteen acres of land.
When my father was alive, the land in the backyard was used to grow crops and vegetables.
The vegetables and grains grown are intended to supply the restaurant's kitchen.
Later, the father died, and the original owner's mother didn't know how to manage a life, so this place became a wasteland.
In the middle of winter, the ground is frozen, so it is difficult to grow vegetables in a greenhouse.
To cover up the vegetables that were taken out of her space, she decided to plant some vegetables in the west room of the backyard.
She found that all the soil in the space was very special. If you look closely, you can see that the surface of the soil is flashing with colorful light.
This is the legendary Xiran. As long as a little bit of it is mixed into ordinary soil, the vegetables grown there will be 100% survival.
After working for an afternoon, the soil for a room was ready, and some fertile soil was spread on the surface.
"Just waiting for the seeds that old man will get."
The boxes separated by wood were filled with soil, with only a thin layer of soil sprinkled on the surface.
These soils look very powerful.
In order for the planted seeds to survive, the room also needs to be warm.
I lit two braziers in the room to warm it up.
"Yaoyao, it's getting late, let's go back first! Come back tomorrow." The old man shouted towards the backyard.
Bai Huyaoyao came out of the room and walked quickly to the front yard. "Grandpa Gu, take care."
Those who work only have to worry about one meal at noon, and she doesn't have to worry about meals in the morning or evening.
"Hey! The world is not at peace right now. You are a little girl, so please keep your door closed at night."
The old man was still worried and gave her some instructions before leaving.
"Okay, thank you Grandpa Gu!" The white fox saw them out.
Looking at the renovated area, everything was done according to her drawings, except for the glass.
Bai Hu Yaoyao held her chin in her hand and looked at the snowflakes floating outside. "Who should I ask to make this glass?"
The materials for making glass were relatively easy to find, but no one helped her make it.
"Yes! Uncle Zhou the blacksmith can help me do it?"
Seeing that it was not dark yet, the white fox Yaoyao put on his cloak, closed the door and went to the front street.
Uncle Zhou’s family has been blacksmiths for generations, and they have a large workshop at home. As long as you understand the glass-making technology, making glass should not be difficult.
"Uncle Zhou, are you home?"
The white fox knocked on the door, but there was no movement in the yard.
squeak!
The door was ajar and opened with a gentle push.
"Uncle Zhou, Aunt Zhou, are you home?"
There was a thick layer of snow in the yard, and no one had swept it. There wasn't even a footprint.
It seems that no one in Uncle Zhou's family goes out.
As soon as Baihu Yaoyao arrived at the door of the main hall, she heard painful coughing and soft sobbing coming from inside the house.
"Master, I'm going to ask Yaoyao for money right now. Her mother borrowed ten taels of silver from us and never paid it back. Once you get the money back you can go to the hospital." Aunt Zhou wiped her tears.
The head of the family has been ill for a long time. If we don’t have money to treat the patient, he will die.
Uncle Zhou grabbed his wife and said weakly, "Don't go! Brother Lu is gone, Ma has remarried, and only Yaoyao is left. We can't go and ask for money. It's not easy for that child!"
Baihu Yaoyao stopped pushing the door. The "Brother Lu" that Uncle Zhou mentioned should be the original owner's father.
The original owner's surname was Lu, and her name was Lu Yaoyao. Her surname was Baihu, so she was called Baihu Yaoyao.
Aunt Zhou cried softly, "Head of the household, I know Yaoyao has had a hard time, but Ma never planned to pay back the money she borrowed from us. If you were fine, I wouldn't have troubled the child. But now you're seriously ill, and our business has closed down. We've spent all our money on your medical treatment, and now your condition has worsened. How can I buy you medicine without money?"
"You're not allowed to go then."
Then came a violent coughing fit.
Baihu Yaoyao stood outside the door and sighed. How many people did Ma borrow money from?
She just remembered that besides Grandpa Gu's family, there were two other families that owed money, and now the Zhou family has emerged.
"Uncle Zhou, Aunt Zhou, I'm here to return your money."
These people have been nice to the original owner, and we can't let them down.
In today's world, those who can lend you money are all good people.
Now that she has money, she pays it back quickly.
Seeing that it was the white fox Yaoyao who came, Uncle Zhou forced himself to sit up.
"Yaoyao, you're here! Come sit down and warm yourself up! Why are you out in such a cold weather? I haven't been to see you these days because I'm sick. If you have nothing to eat, just come to our house and ask Aunt Zhou to bring you some food."
"Hurry up and bring some food to Yaoyao." Uncle Zhou urged his wife.
Yaoyao the white fox quickly waved her hands. It was obvious that Uncle Zhou's family was having a hard time, so how could she ask for their food?
"Uncle Zhou, Aunt Zhou, no need! I'm here today to pay you back. My mother borrowed ten taels of silver from you, and now that I have money, I'm here to pay you back."
He took out ten taels of silver and put it into Aunt Zhou's hand.
Aunt Zhou was a little embarrassed. "Yaoyao! I didn't mean to ask you for money. A few days ago, I went to ask your mother for money, but your mother said she would ask you for money. If I hadn't really had no other choice, I wouldn't have asked you for money! Since you've sent the money, I'll accept it. Your uncle Zhou still needs medicine for his illness. Wait, I'll go get you some food."
As he said this, he was about to get some food.
Baihu Yaoyao rolled her eyes secretly. Her mother was really shameless.
She didn't spend a penny of the money she borrowed, but now she's the one asking for repayment?
Fortunately, she has money now and can pay it back.
If she was still the original owner, wouldn't she be forced to death again if she didn't have the money to pay back the other party?
Yaoyao, the white fox, quickly grabbed Aunt Zhou and said, "Aunt Zhou, there's no need to get food. I have money to buy food now. I see Uncle Zhou has a cold, right? I have some medicine for it. How about giving it to Uncle Zhou to try?"
She doesn't know how to treat illnesses, but with the ginseng fruit, wouldn't it be easy to cure a cold?
(End of this chapter)
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