Chapter 39 Remember
Seeing that it was getting late, Ning Feng and Zhou Xueming did not dare to let Chu Jinzhou stay here any longer, so they asked the coachman to drive the carriage away.
Zhou Xueming watched the carriage go away before returning to the courtyard to greet other guests.
Zhou Xueming did not take the initiative to say anything about Chu Jinzhou's coming just now, and others did not dare to ask.
There was only one young man who followed the master. When Zhou Xueming entered the hall, he quietly asked his master: "Who was that person just now? He looked very imposing. How did Uncle Xueming know such a noble person?"
"You are young, so of course you don't know. Your uncle Xueming was very famous in the past. He passed the imperial examination and became a student in the capital. We don't know what that title means, but he was very famous."
Someone explained in a low voice: "It seems that later on, it was because he was too upright that he was framed, so he returned to his hometown and became a teacher."
"But your uncle Xueming is well-educated and has many admirers. I heard that a nobleman has taken a fancy to your uncle Xueming and asked him to be the tutor of his young master. I think the teacher who just came is the one taught by your uncle Xueming."
"So that's how it is." The young man suddenly realized, his eyes full of admiration and envy: "Uncle Xueming is really amazing."
"Of course. In the future, you should interact more with your famous uncle and see if you can get to know some noble man. Then you can be successful in your life..." someone joked.
But no one responded to his words.
Among those who came to celebrate Zhou's mother's birthday today, there were always some who had this thought in mind, but it was only because they had this thought that it existed. To say it so openly made people feel that the words were vulgar and the intention was not right.
The atmosphere became awkward at this moment, and the person who said this immediately looked embarrassed and went to talk to someone else while laughing.
It was as if nothing had happened just now, and the courtyard was bustling again.
Zhou Xueming went into the inner room to check on his mother. He saw that the old lady looked quite well. He looked up at the bustle outside and thought about Chu Jinzhou's arrival...
He let out a long breath. ——Zhuang Qingning had just seen Zhuang Qinghe angrily chasing Zhuang Wencheng, and felt that his indifference had made her feel upset enough. She felt quite relieved, and only went into the tofu shop and added enough water to the beans.
Thinking of grinding more tofu, Zhuang Qingning soaked eight more pounds of beans to see how the sales would be tomorrow with this amount.
After packing up these, Zhuang Qingning wiped his hands and prepared to go back.
As soon as I walked out of the tofu shop, I saw Uncle Wen's wife in the yard.
His hair was a little disheveled and his eyes were sleepy, obviously he had just woken up.
"Did I disturb Aunt Wen?" Zhuang Qingning said, "I'll be gentler next time."
Wen did not answer, but went into the tofu shop and looked into the big vat: "There are more beans soaked than usual."
"The tofu business is good, so I thought of grinding more." Zhuang Qingning replied with a smile, "But if we grind too much tofu, it will be inconvenient to carry it to town. I have negotiated a bullock cart in town to pick us up tomorrow morning."
Mrs. Wen still didn't say anything and just glanced at Zhuang Qingning.
Zhuang Qingning was used to Wen's behavior, so he didn't stay long and went home.
When I got home, I didn't even have time to take a nap. I just hurried to the small hill at the entrance of the village to dig some soil and spread it in the yard to dry.
After sleeping for an afternoon, when you get up in the evening, crush the dried loess and sift it out to get loess powder as fine as flour.
Mix salt with water and stir evenly, add the secret recipe powder for making primary salted duck eggs, then add the sifted loess and stir evenly to make yellow mud. Throw a duck egg into the yellow mud and let it be half submerged and half left outside. The viscosity is just right.
Coat the duck eggs with a thin layer of mud, spread it evenly, put them in a coarse porcelain jar, and cover it with a lid. The initial pickling of the salted duck eggs is done.
According to the current spring weather, the salted duck eggs can be taken out of the can in about 30 days...
[Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the task of pickling a salted duck egg. You will receive two portions of the primary salted duck egg making secret powder. The salted duck egg proficiency will be +1. When the proficiency reaches 88, you can unlock the intermediate salted duck egg making secret recipe. ]
[Another warm reminder, because the secret formula powder has the effect of shortening the production time of salted duck eggs, the pickling time of salted duck eggs can be shortened by half. The higher the formula powder, the shorter the time can be shortened. 】
good!
Zhuang Qingning raised the corners of his mouth. In this way, the salted duck eggs can be taken out of the jar in about half a month, which saves a lot of time.
Very good.
[The system is a high-quality system! ] (Smug face) Faced with the system's shameless boasting, Zhuang Qingning was accustomed to it and took it easy. He praised Xiaowu a few words and took Zhuang Qingsui to catch up on his sleep.
Probably because they slept late at noon today, when the two sisters opened their eyes again, it was already dark.
They hurriedly got up, tidied up, and made dinner, then they hurried to the tofu shop to grind tofu.
When the hot tofu came out of the pot, Zhuang Qingning kept the tofu pudding and hot tofu for Wen, and began to pack the tofu, waiting for Bai San to arrive.
He was also afraid that Bai San was not familiar with the place and would not be able to find Wen's house, so he waited at the door of Wen's house early.
Not long after, Bai San arrived in a bullock cart. When he saw Zhuang Qingning, his face was full of smiles: "I was afraid that I came a little early, but I didn't expect that you guys were even earlier."
"I just stood here too, and was afraid that Uncle Bai couldn't find the place. I had just stood firm when you came." Zhuang Qingning replied with a smile and led Bai San all the way to the door of Wen's house.
"Is it here?" Bai San stopped the ox cart and was surprised when he saw this place: "Ning girl, what is your relationship with the former Wen's tofu shop? Are you the daughter of Wen?"
"Uncle Bai misunderstood." Zhuang Qingning explained, "I just rented Uncle Wen's tofu shop. She and I are from the same village, but we are not close relatives. I can only say that we know each other."
"Oh." Bai San scratched his ear and said, "Mrs. Wen has a bad temper. You are amazing that you can rent her tofu shop..."
"Who is having a bad temper?" Mrs. Wen's voice suddenly sounded behind Zhuang Qingning.
Immediately afterwards, Mrs. Wen appeared at the door with a broom in her hand, looking displeased.
Yes, if someone were to say that they had a bad temper, most people would feel unhappy, let alone Wen who had a bad temper to begin with?
Bai San realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly shrank his neck. But seeing that Wen was glaring at him, he just chuckled and said, "Sister-in-law Wen, it's been a long time."
"Do you still remember me, an old woman?" Mrs. Wen snorted coldly.
"I remember, I remember. Why don't I remember?" Bai San smiled very flatteringly: "Is everything going well, Sister Wen?"
(End of this chapter)
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