Chapter 86: Landlord
Zhao Suying came out with tea in hand: "How can we let the guests do the work? You just watch."
Xie Yan took the tea, took a sip after saying thank you, put the tea on the table beside him, then picked up the knife on the ground and started cutting.
Li Wanyue looked at his half-baked way of cutting and asked, "Does Mr. Xie cook on weekdays?"
"A few times."
“It’s really rare.”
"What do you mean?"
"Often men, especially scholars, often say that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen. Gradually, some scholars only look at the literal meaning of this sentence and completely forget the real meaning of this sentence.
Xie Yan looked at her admiringly and nodded: "Well said."
Shen Yu looked at them. Why did the class suddenly start? He was not interested in listening. Let's talk about something else.
Seeing that he was a little bored, Zhao Suying smiled and said, "Boss Shen, just treat this as your own home. You can look around so you don't have to watch these boring things here."
"You don't have to be polite, Auntie. Just call me Shen Yu. I'm not bored." Shen Yu chuckled. It was not polite to wander around when visiting someone's house for the first time.
As he spoke, he sat down under the tree by the wall. There was a chess set on the small wooden table under the tree, which instantly attracted his attention.
"What's this?"
Li Sandong replied: "Chess?"
"What kind of chess is this? I've never heard of it."
"My sister came up with it."
"How do you play? Teach me."
When Shen Yu heard Li Sandong explain the rules, his eyes lit up immediately. This is good, not as profound as Go, and very suitable for entertainment.
He pulled Li Sandong to play chess.
We planted less today, and they had almost finished cutting all the seeds, so it didn’t take long for them to be cut.
Loaded the things onto the cart and went to the field.
Shen Yu stood up reluctantly, he thought chess was quite fun.
A villager saw Li Youshan and his family going to the fields and asked curiously, "Dashan, what are you doing in the fields?"
Li Youshan waved his hand: "Nothing, just helping them plant some new seeds."
After replying, continue walking.
When they got to the field, he looked at Li Wanyue and said, "Yueyue, what should we do next?"
Li Wanyue took the hoe and dug two trenches on the edge: "Dig such deep trenches, with such wide intervals, and sprinkle wood ash and manure in the trenches. Everything is ready."
Li Wanyue picked up a potato and dipped the cut part in the ash: "Put some ash on the cut part and put it in the ditch, like this, and finally cover it with soil."
"I see." Xie Yan understood.
Zhao Suying said, "Master Xie, Boss Shen, you just watch from the side."
"It's okay, auntie. We are here to help."
Everyone picked up a pot of potatoes and started putting potato cubes in it, and finally covered them with soil. At this temperature, there was no need for covering with film. With so many people, the planting was completed in half an hour.
Xie Yan patted the dirt off his hands and asked, "Is this also the way to grow yams?"
Li Wanyue shook her head: "No, that needs to be cultivated separately. When the seedlings grow out, they can be transplanted."
"Can you cultivate it today?"
Li Wanyue said: "In the afternoon, let's go back and eat first."
"good."
Xie Yan didn't feel embarrassed to ask a little girl. He really didn't understand, and he was afraid that there was no one in the entire Jing Dynasty who knew how to grow it.
This thing has only appeared in the past two months, and basically no one knows about it. He just happened to take this opportunity to learn about it. If he can grow it successfully, it will not only be a good thing for Anping County, but also crucial to the entire Jing Dynasty.
After returning home, Li Wanyue asked Li Sandong to get them a piece of soap for washing their hands, and to see their reaction to see if they could start a soap business.
Then she went to the kitchen to cook, and Wang Guixiang and Zhao Suying helped.
Xie Ci observed the soap in his hand. Even though he thought he knew a lot, he now felt that this little girl knew more than him.
He looked at Li Sandong and asked, "What is this?"
"Soap, use it to wash your face and hands, it's better than bath beans."
"Soap?"
"You'll know if you try it."
They wet their hands in the wooden basin and rubbed them with soap a few times. A lot of foam appeared instantly. After rinsing with water, their hands were clean and not greasy, and there was a delicate floral fragrance.
Shen Yu was amazed and said, "It's really useful. This soap lasts longer than bath beans. If we sell it, it will definitely be popular."
He didn't expect that after being 'exiled' here by his own father, he would encounter such a good thing.
He must negotiate this deal with Li Wanyue, and then he will write a letter to his mother and sell the products in her shop in Beijing, which will surely be popular.
Xie Yan looked at him and shook his head helplessly.
While waiting for the food, Shen Yu asked Xie Yan to play chess, but soon he was attracted by the wooden playing cards of the three brothers next to him.
Shen Yu was no longer in the mood to play chess. He walked over and asked, "Sandong, what is this?"
After two times of interaction, Li Sandong was no longer nervous when talking to him. He replied, "These are playing cards. We are playing Landlords."
"Dou Dizhu?" This name is interesting. Shen Yu immediately sat aside and watched. After watching for a while, he knew the rules. This is so fun. Why does their family have so many fun things?
"Let me do it, let me try." Shen Yu was eager to try.
Li Sandong gave up his seat to him. Li Dachuan looked at Xie Yan who was standing behind him and looking at the cards, and asked, "Mr. Xie, do you want to try?"
Li Dachuan felt that this man looked like a serious scholar and would not like the things they did in the countryside.
Unexpectedly, Xie Yan spoke directly: "It just so happens that I also want to try it, thank you, Brother Li."
Li Dachuan was stunned and had to stand up and give his seat to him.
Li Sandong and Li Dachuan looked at each other, took another deck of cards, and pulled their fathers to start fighting.
While they were having a great time outside the yard, several people were busy in the kitchen.
Peel and wash the lotus root, stuff the hole with soaked glutinous rice to seal it, put clean water in a ceramic pot, and stew it with brown sugar and red dates.
Wash the ribs with flour, blanch them with onion, ginger and rice wine, add oil to the pot, put in old sugar cubes to stir-fry sugar color, add the ribs and stir-fry, add onion, ginger, soy sauce, star anise, bay leaves and cinnamon and stir-fry, then put them in a ceramic pot, add hot water and simmer for nearly half an hour.
Then peel the yam, cut it into sections and steam it in a pot. After steaming, use a fine sieve to grind it into paste. This way the yam paste will be more delicate.
Then wash and mash the red fruits picked from the mountain, boil the juice, and pour it on the yam paste.
Since there is no blueberry jam, I can only use red fruit instead. This is a kind of wild fruit on the mountain. It tastes sweet and sour, and is no worse than blueberries. The combination of red and white is also pleasing to the eye.
Finally, place the vegetables on the freshly drawn cold well water.
Clean the black fish, rinse the mucus with warm water, clean the surface, slice it, add wine and salt and mix it a few times, wash it with clean water, add salt, rice wine, and egg white. If there is no starch, use a small amount of flour instead. Finally, add a little oil and mix well.
Wang Guixiang has sliced the pork belly, diced the chicken breast, and cut the tofu into small pieces.
The dishes were ready and Li Wanyue started to fry them.
Add peppercorns and bean paste to the hot oil, stir-fry until the oil turns red, then add onions, ginger, garlic, dried chilies, a small amount of soy sauce, sugar, water and salt. After the water boils, add the fish fillets and serve after a while. If there is no bean skin and bean sprouts, use spring bamboo shoots as the base.
Finally, add chopped green onion, minced garlic, dried chili peppers and peppercorns, drizzle with hot oil, and the aroma instantly wafts out of the kitchen.
The people outside the yard swallowed unconsciously.
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