At noon, only Su Mu and Lin Mo were at home. After dinner, Lin Mo poured two large bowls of heat-reducing tea.
"Come, have some tea to cool down. You've been eating a lot lately and the weather is hot. I made some tea to cool down your body. It's good for clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. Drink more."
The family hadn't bought cups yet, so Lin Mo directly used two large bowls to fill them with two large bowls of herbal tea. The sauce-red tea was clear in color, rich in flavor, and still steaming.
Su Mu nodded, carefully took it and took a sip, his face immediately twisted. He couldn't tell what kind of tea it was, he just knew it was bitter and astringent. His tongue was numb after drinking it, and his expression wrinkled into a bitter melon face without control, which made Lin Mo smile.
"How does it taste?" Lin Mo asked deliberately.
The ingredients in it are all simply mixed by him, such as dried stems, houttuynia cordata and licorice. Although they can clear away heat and reduce internal heat, they taste bitter and numb in the mouth. He just drinks it with gritted teeth.
"It's bitter. I'll finish it."
After replying to Lin Mo, Su Mu blew on the cold tea again, and took a few big sips with a bitter face.
"We have some candies at home. If you don't like the bitterness, put some in." Lin Mo brought over the pastries he had prepared in advance, and while Su Mu was looking up, stuffed them into his mouth.
This is the Ruyi cake I bought in town before. It tastes sweet and is best eaten with herbal tea.
Su Mu chewed the pastry in his mouth carefully. The bitterness in his mouth was instantly replaced by sweetness. The sweetness he swallowed seemed to reach his heart directly, making his heart sweet as well.
While the two were chatting and drinking tea, a few people came outside the door. Lin Mo looked up and saw that it was Lin Wen, Tang Jie and others.
Since having Tuanzi, Lin Wen has a playmate, but he still likes to follow Tang Jie, so he goes to the construction site every day.
"Jie Wazi, why are you here? Is there something going on at the construction site?" Lin Mo asked.
Tang Jie quickly waved his hands and explained, "No, Xiao Wu said there's nothing to do with the materials today, so he asked me to come over here with Brother Awen."
Lin Wen immediately nodded in agreement, "Amo, I dug up a lot of earthworms with Brother Jie today. Look, they're full."
Lin Wen excitedly took out a small cage the size of a palm. The cage was made of straw and was very delicate and beautiful. It was equipped with a small lid. Once opened, he could see that it was full of earthworms entangled with each other.
"So many." Lin Mo exclaimed in surprise.
Tuanzi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly raised his hand, quickly opened the lid of the small cage in his hand, and looked at Lin Mo with his big round eyes full of expectation.
Lin Mo took a glance and saw another cage full of earthworms, all tangled together and wriggling constantly.
Looking at the two children who were covered in mud and dirt but still trying to take credit, Lin Mo smiled silently, and then covered their heads with his big hands and rubbed them.
He praised them generously, "Great! You caught so many earthworms. It's a pity we don't have chickens or ducks at home. Since you two like digging earthworms so much, I'll go to town in a few days and buy you some chickens and ducklings to raise."
Lin Mo took the small cage from the two people and continued, "Put these earthworms away for now. I'll use them for fishing later."
"Are you really going to buy chicks and ducklings?" Lin Wen was very excited. He loved furry animals the most. He would touch the dairy sheep at home every day. If he had chicks and ducklings, he could take them out to play every day.
Lin Mo nodded. He had guessed Lin Wen's little intention a long time ago: "Yes, I'll buy you one of those small furry ones. You can put it in your pocket and take it out to play in the mud. If you catch earthworms, you can feed it directly."
Lin Wen's eyes lit up immediately, and he opened his arms, which were covered in mud, and was about to dive into Lin Mo's arms. Lin Mo supported his forehead with his big hands and looked at his little face that looked like a calico cat.
He hurriedly said, "Go wash up first, you little clay figurine, you're still covered in mud. If you hug me, I won't buy you a chick."
Lin Wen hurriedly stopped and said, "No, no, Amo wants to buy it for me. I'll go wash it now."
"Hahaha, I'm just teasing you. Go wash it quickly. I'll buy it for you when we go to town in a few days."
Seeing Lin Wen hurriedly washing up, Lin Mo lost his composure and couldn't help laughing.
"Hate it! Ah Mo, you're teasing me again!"
Lin Wen pouted, crossed his arms, and glared at Lin Mo angrily. He raised his head slightly, imitating the look of an elder with a face full of grief, and said earnestly: "Amo, you are not being obedient. I am your brother!"
Lin Mo: “…”
"How dare you bully me? I'm going to be mean to you if you do this!"
Lin Mo couldn't help but pinch Lin Wen's baby face and said calmly, "Good brother, I know I was wrong."
Lin Wen pursed his lips, his cute baby face showing a bit of steadiness. Seeing that Lin Mo had a good attitude, he put his hands behind his back and went to the bathhouse.
As soon as he left, everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Tuanzi, go wash up too. Don't go to the construction site this afternoon. The sun is so strong, just stay home."
After receiving the order, Tuanzi immediately chased after Lin Wen, leaving Tang Jie standing there awkwardly. He scratched his head and prepared to leave.
"Brother Mo, I'm going to the construction site first. Call me if you need anything."
"Wait, Jie Waer, since you have nothing to do, then help me with some work first. Xiao Wu can handle it on his own for the time being, so you can stay with me for the time being."
Tang Jie immediately stood up straight and said seriously, "Brother Mo, if you have anything to say, just tell me and I'll do it for you right away."
"Didn't I ask you to harvest a lot of lentils earlier? They're almost all dried now, and we'll be moving on to the next step soon. I'm planning to order some small pottery jars. Do you know where I can find a kiln?"
There is no doubanjiang in this world, but when it comes to cooking, especially if he wants to open a food-related shop, doubanjiang is an indispensable condiment. In addition, Lin Mo plans to make it into a commodity to increase the income for his family.
Tang Jie nodded thoughtfully, "Brother Mo, actually the store that Xiaowu ordered the big vat from last time is a kiln manufacturer, not far from our village.
The prices in the nearby villages are also cheaper than in town. I'll ask them if they can make whatever you want to order."
"I want to order forty wine-jar-sized pottery jars, and then another hundred larger than the palm of your hand, about the same size as your salt shaker at home, and I want them to have a few words engraved on the bottom."
Lin Mo gestured the size of the pottery jar, and picked up a wooden stick to roughly draw a shape. He planned to use the big jar of bean paste for his family shop, and the small jar was for sale, so the shape of the pottery jar had to be specially customized.
After all, if you want to sell your bean paste in restaurants in town, in addition to the good taste of the bean paste, exquisite packaging is also essential.
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