Chapter 163: Light and Calm (Part 2)
Jiang Zhiluo naturally didn't notice that her mother went into the kitchen to cook.
She is busy making kudzu root powder.
Jiang Xiangchuan was indeed very strong and he could pound the kudzu root cubes very quickly with a wooden mortar.
After a while, the kudzu root pieces were crushed into pieces.
Just at this moment, Cui Hejin brought back the water. Jiang Zhiluo poured the water into a large wooden basin and put the crushed kudzu root crumbs into the basin to soak.
After a while, Jiang Zhiluo asked, "Dad, do you have any clean, unused tanks at home?"
"Yes, Dad will bring it to you."
Jiang Xiangchuan went to the west wing and brought over a jar.
"It was used to store food before, so it's clean."
Jiang Zhiluo took a look and found that it was indeed clean. Then she hung up the filter and scooped the soaked kudzu root into the filter.
"In this way, we can filter out the kudzu root juice."
Jiang Zhiluo reached out and pressed hard to make it easier to filter out.
Jiang Yunzheng asked curiously, "Sister, what are you doing next?"
Jiang Zhiluo explained, "Let it settle overnight. After settling overnight, pour out the water on top. The bottom is Pueraria powder, but it needs to be air-dried in the yard..."
"Then it's dried in the sun. After drying, it's rolled into a fine paste with a rolling pin, filtered through a sieve, and then it can be put into jars and taken out when it's time to eat."
Jiang Zhiluo explained the next steps.
We have all done farm work, and these are the basic steps that we can all remember.
After finishing, Jiang Zhiluo was about to go back with Cui Hejin. Ye came out of the house and said, "I have kneaded the dough and cut the meat to make dumplings. Don't go back. Eat at home first."
Jiang Zhiluo shook her head and said, "No, it's too late to go back. My mother-in-law will definitely be waiting and get anxious."
"I didn't say I wouldn't go back at night, Mom. Maybe next time."
"You, Dad, and your brothers and sisters are having dumplings."
"Don't be frugal on weekdays. Life will definitely get better in the future. Eat well when you need to."
"Besides, it's getting dark. It's better to go home before the sun sets."
Seeing that Jiang Zhiluo insisted, Ye had no choice but to let them go back first.
The two of them walked home in the night. Jiang Zhiluo looked at Cui Hejin and said, "Um, do you want to eat dumplings?"
Cui Hejin met her clear eyes and said with a gentle smile: "It's okay, you can eat anything."
Jiang Zhiluo, "Don't you want to eat anything?"
Looking at Jiang Zhiluo's persistent eyes, Cui Hejin was silent for a moment and said, "Whatever you and mother like to eat, I like to eat too."
Jiang Zhiluo: “…”
For a moment she didn't know what to say.
This person couldn't really be without emotions.
He seems indifferent to everything and looks relaxed.
However, Jiang Zhiluo didn't notice that Cui Hejin now smiled more often.
Although they were all faint smiles, they represented his mood.
After returning home, Mrs. Cui had indeed prepared dinner for them to eat.
"I'm glad you're back. I'll serve the food."
"By the way, Zhiluo, your father sent three straw raincoats and a large basket of kudzu root. I think it's a bit too much."
"If we have any good things later, we can send some over."
Old Madam Cui sighed in her heart, these in-laws are really good in-laws.
Even after she married into the Cui family, her family didn't pay that much attention to her.
"It's okay, Mom. Dad can make straw raincoats now. It's also a way to make a living."
Her parents told her that life at home was much better now.
With kudzu root powder, my mother can also make more noodles for my younger brothers and sisters.
Jiang Zhiluo looked at the straw raincoat made by her father and felt that it was really good.
Now you don’t have to worry about rainy days.
With a straw raincoat, it is convenient to go out on rainy days.
Cui Hejin said, "Mom, my father-in-law and mother-in-law made dumplings for us to eat, but Zhiluo was thinking about you and worried that you would be worried, so we came back early."
Mrs. Cui was surprised, but of course not because of this.
Instead, I felt that my son finally knew how to speak so much.
But it also lets her know how good Zhiluo is.
Mrs. Cui was touched and took Jiang Zhiluo's hand and said, "You don't have to worry about me. I know how to eat."
"When you have time, go back and spend more time with your parents."
"good."
When the family sat down to eat dinner, Mrs. Cui said, "I went to the farm this afternoon. Many people knew about our land purchase and even asked me about it."
Jiang Zhiluo was not surprised. The village was so small and there were no leisure and entertainment activities on weekdays, so everyone liked to gossip.
Any news in the village can spread throughout the village within an afternoon.
"It's okay, Mom. Everyone will know sooner or later. We've also told the village head. When the time comes, whoever finishes their work first will come over early to help with farming."
Mrs. Cui said, "I was worried that someone in the village would be jealous."
Jiang Zhiluo said, "Mom, if we build houses and buy land for farming without involving the villagers, they might be jealous and say something behind our backs. But we use villagers to build houses, and even for farming we won't use outsiders. We only use people from our village to do the work."
"They earn copper coins from us, which makes them feel more balanced."
This is why Jiang Zhiluo would rather wait a few more days and hire villagers to help with farming.
Otherwise she would have found some odd jobs in town.
Besides, it is convenient to find villagers to do the work, so they don’t have to worry about lunch.
The wages are also cheaper.
Madam Cui nodded and said, "You are very thoughtful."
After dinner, Jiang Zhiluo took out the land deed and showed it to Old Lady Cui. "Mom, this is the deed for the land we bought. Take it."
Mrs. Cui looked at the deed to the five acres of land and felt very happy, with smiles filling her eyes.
"I never thought that our family would have so much land."
After taking a closer look, Mrs. Cui was very excited. "Zhiluo, take it."
"Don't worry about me keeping it. I'm just worried that I might accidentally put it somewhere and forget about it later."
Old Madam Cui knew in her heart that if it weren't for Zhiluo, she wouldn't even dare to think about buying land or building a house.
Now I live in such a nice big house with spacious rooms, plenty of space for things, and big front and back yards. It’s really comfortable to live in.
Seeing that Mrs. Cui insisted, Jiang Zhiluo did not refuse.
Indeed, it is safer to put it in space.
…
Many families in the village couldn't help but chat a few words while taking a break after dinner.
"This young lady from the Cui family is really a prosperous family. It hasn't been long since she built a big house and bought land."
"It shows that he is a capable person."
"Who would have thought that Jiang Zhiluo had such a bad reputation back then, but is so capable now."
"All of a sudden, there are five acres of land. Even though it's just ordinary land, it's still farmland."
Many women in the village expressed envy when they talked about it.
For farmers, the more land they have, the more secure they feel.
That means there is food. If you have food in your hands, you won't be panicked.
Someone who knew something said, "Many people in Xingshan Village were refugees from famine back then. It was Jiang Xiangchuan who brought that group of people to Xingshan Village. I've heard from many people that if Jiang Xiangchuan hadn't protected them on the road, they would have died long ago. His father was no ordinary man, so it's normal for his daughter to be so capable."
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