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Because they were going to the village head's house to handle the land purchase, Su Zhi thought of asking Shen Zian to bring a gift. No matter in ancient or modern times, giving gifts can make things go more smoothly. She wanted this matter to go more smoothly. As for what gift to bring, she thought about it carefully. In the end, she thought it would be better to bring some food. This way it would not seem abrupt and would satisfy people. She didn't believe that anyone would dislike the food she grew with the spiritual spring.

Su Zhi thought about it and decided to make dumplings. She found that there were no dumplings in this place. It is said that nothing tastes better than dumplings. It would be most appropriate to make a bowl of dumplings and send them over.

Su Zhi took out two pieces of meat, one lean, one fatty pork belly, and a cabbage, and asked Shen Zian to make stuffing. She said she was going to pick spinach outside the yard. They found the spinach later. It was pressed under a pile of straw and grew into a patch. If they hadn't moved the straw, they wouldn't have found it. As soon as they saw the spinach growing into a patch, they knew who had sown the seeds here without paying attention. Once the straw pressed it, the spinach grew by itself.

When Su Zhi found these spinach, they were yellow due to lack of sunlight, which was extremely pitiful. Su Zhi poured some spring water on them, and they turned green. However, she used diluted spring water, so they grew very slowly. This was also to prevent Shen Zian from being suspicious. After all, he was there when she found them, so she couldn't pick a bunch of juicy spinach for him all at once! After these days, the spinach finally grew as tall as a palm, and they were very green and lovely.

Su Zhi watered a bunch of spinach with pure spring water again, and then picked a large handful of spinach to take back. She thought to herself that she was smart to fence off this place, and there were few people here, so the spinach was not picked by others.

"The spinach is growing really well. I only discovered it a few days ago when its leaves were yellow."

Shen Zian said as he was chopping the stuffing and looking at the spinach.

Su Zhi said, "I grow vegetables well. I fertilize and water them. Of course they grow well. I tell you, I have a talent for farming. If you don't believe me, just wait and see. Our crops will grow well next year. By then, even poor fields will become fertile fields. The land is naturally kind to me and is willing to let the crops grow well."

Su Zhi first gave Shen Zian a vaccination, to prevent him from getting suspicious if the crops at home grow too well next year. The matter of Lingquan Bailian was too big, and she had not thought about telling Shen Zian. At least she had not thought about it yet, so she could only use this method to let him put aside his doubts.

Shen Zian looked at Su Zhi lovingly and said, "Yes, my wife is a good cook and must be good at farming too."

Su Zhi snorted and said, "I know you don't believe me. If you don't believe me, just wait and see next year. Didn't you notice that when we lived in the backyard of the old house, I took good care of that yellow chrysanthemum? And those cabbages grew lush and green as soon as I took care of them. I have a talent for farming!"

Su Zhi thought that the yellow, chrysanthemum and cabbage were all seen by Shen Zian, and she couldn't hide it, so she used them as evidence to convince Shen Zian that she was a master of farming. Fortunately, the cabbages Shen Zian saw were just juicy, and there was no strange feature of growing up in one day.

Shen Zian thought about it and it seemed to be true. At that time, those cabbages were about to grow up, but Su Zhi took care of them. They were white and green. And the clusters of chrysanthemums were blooming beautifully. He moved them here and they are now outside the window. These chrysanthemums are about to wither, but the leaves are still green, and even the yellow parts are stiff. I really don’t know how my wife takes care of them. Is she really born to be a farmer? I heard that some people are born under the wood sign. They can easily get a good harvest by farming. Some people are born under the fire sign. They can’t get much food even if they take care of the crops every day. My wife must be a wood sign.

Su Zhi listened to Shen Zian's thoughts. She thought he actually believed them, which was great.

As they talked, Shen Zian had chopped the stuffing and Su Zhi had already kneaded the dough. She was very good at kneading dough, and she really made sure that the bowl, the dough, and her hands were all clean. It was a comfort to watch. She covered the dough and waited for it to rise, so that there would be no lumps in the dough and it would be just the right hardness and softness. Su Zhi put the chopped vegetables and meat in a bowl, added oil, salt, sauce, and some ginger and scallions, then mixed it quickly and waited for the noodles to be ready.

"Wife, I'll make some pancakes later. Ask Brother Shitou to come and eat them with me!"

When Shen Zian thought of the cakes made by his wife, he felt that they were the most delicious food in the world. He immediately thought of Li Shi. Li Shi told him that if Su Zhi made anything delicious again, he should ask him to come and try it.

"Of course you can call Brother Shitou." Su Zhi was also very grateful to Li Shi. He could be said to be Shen Zian's best friend. Such a righteous friend was rare. Of course, she wouldn't mind making his share of the meal. It would be fine for him to come and eat every day. "It's just that I'm not making stuffed buns today. I'm making dumplings."

"Dumplings? What are those?"

Shen Zian wondered what kind of food this was and how his wife could make so many delicious dishes. But he liked them very much. Everyone likes delicious food, and he liked the delicious food made by his wife even more.

"It's just a cup-sized thin dough wrapped with stuffing, then boiled in water, that's it. You can eat it with sauce, and it tastes even better if you sprinkle it with chili oil."

Su Zhi said this, thinking that there was no vinegar at this time, it would be better if there was vinegar.

Shen Zian became interested after listening to this. At this time, Su Zhi said that the dough was ready, and asked him to get a rolling pin. Su Zhi took out the dough, and divided it into small balls neatly, and then pinched it into strips, and then pinched it into small balls. Su Zhi took the rolling pin and began to press the dough. Shen Zian watched Su Zhi move both hands at the same time, and just three or two turns, a dough was pressed out, thick in the middle and thin on the edges, round, and smooth to the touch. He also became interested and asked Su Zhi to teach him.

Su Zhi taught Shen Zian step by step. It must be said that Shen Zian was a person with super hands-on ability. After just a short while, he could press the skin. Although it was a little slow, he did it very well.

Su Zhi started making dumplings. She didn't squeeze them, but pinched them into long strips, which really looked like the shape of ears. She felt that the dumplings made by squeezing them looked more like dumplings sold outside. However, in order to be quick, she squeezed the dumplings she was going to give to the head of the village.

The water boiled and they started to cook the dumplings. Su Zhi asked Shen Zian to call Li Shi.

Li Shi arrived soon, bringing a large basket of persimmons. Su Zhi thanked him repeatedly, and the three of them sat together to eat dumplings. As the table was broken by Shen Youfu, they could only put the dumplings on a long bench. There were two small bowls of dumplings. The bowls were black and the dumplings were white, steaming. Next to them was freshly fried sauce and chili peppers. They scooped a spoonful of sauce on the dumplings and ate them together. It was so delicious!

Shen Zian and Li Shi each had a small bowl of dumplings, and they ate until their bellies were full. Su Zhi then served them some dumpling soup, and they drank until they were sweating. It was really comfortable in this slightly cool weather. Su Zhi only ate ten dumplings before she was full. She felt full just watching them eat.

Li Shi praised Su Zhi and said, "Sister-in-law, with your cooking skills, if you open a restaurant, you will definitely make a fortune. Not only does it taste good, but this new food is also fresh. Did you come up with this idea yourself, or did you learn it from someone else?"

Su Zhi thought that there were no dumplings in Liangguo where she lived, so who knew if there were any elsewhere? She smiled and said, "Someone told me about it before, and I think it's delicious."

"Are you going to take this to the village head? He will definitely like it, and his grandson will definitely like it too! You guys take some out, and let's go. I'll go with brother Zi'an and help him bargain for a good price."

Su Zhi immediately filled a clean small clay pot with more than thirty dumplings, covered it with a small lid, put it in the basket, and covered it with a piece of blue floral cloth to keep it warm.

"I'll go with you. I know the way well."

Li Shi thought about it and decided to let them keep all the important things like money. Although most people in Hebian Village were simple, some of them would steal outside and rarely break into people's homes, but now that they have made a fortune, they have to be careful. Su Zhi said that everything had been put away, and the three of them locked the door and left.

The headman's house is also on the riverside, but it is right next to the main road in the middle of the village. It has a very good geographical location, close to the river, close to the land, close to the mountain, and convenient to the official road. It is worthy of being the headman's residence.

The yard of the village head's house looks quite large from the outside, with a bluestone wall more than one meter high, a black painted wooden door, a gatehouse, and a back house.

People in the countryside usually don't lock their doors during the day. Li Shi called out twice at the door, and a woman came out of the yard. She looked to be in her forties, with her hair combed neatly, and she looked quite friendly. She smiled and invited the three people in, calling the old man loudly, and then the village head came out. It turned out that this was the village head's wife.

"Is this Zi'an's wife? She looks fine now. She's pretty, but she's suffered a lot. Just call me Aunt Jinhua."

Su Zhi laughed and called out, then she put the basket on the table, lifted up the cloth, and said, "Auntie Jinhua, these are the dumplings I made. I brought them for you to try. Don't reject them."

The village head's wife looked at the plump white dumplings and said curiously, "Hey, these are called dumplings? I've never seen them before. They look delicious, and they're made of white flour. There are so many of them. It must have cost a lot of money, right? You're really polite."

"Grandma, I want to eat!"

A chubby little boy ran in, smelled the fragrance of dumplings, and rushed over to ask the village head's wife for some. The village head's wife patted his head and said, "You greedy guy, you want to eat as soon as you enter the house. You know it's delicious! Thank you, Aunt Zhao."

The little fat boy thanked Su Zhi, and Su Zhi smiled and agreed. Seeing the little fat boy eating a dumpling happily, she thought that if the head of the village took the dumpling, things would be easier. (