Chapter 87 Chapter 87 Oil Press
Fortunately, they caught enough snails in the afternoon, and Fu Lingzhi and the others brought a few dishes when they came. Miao Ying happened to not cook enough dishes, so they were just right now.
Fu Lingyao has always loved eating and playing, and now that he found some new and interesting food, he couldn't contain himself anymore.
When Fu Lingzhi looked at the food on the table, he knew that they did not use the food and vegetables in the kitchen, but he did not say anything. He just sat down in his seat with a smile.
Fu Lingyao couldn't help himself any longer and pointed at the plate of snails in the center of the table and asked Miao Ying what it was and how to eat it.
Miao Ying then realized that everyone at the table was looking at him, so he demonstrated by picking up a snail and sucking out the meat. Then he looked at them and said, "That's it."
Snail meat is not very tasty at first, but because it tastes spicy and fresh, and requires such a tedious process, it tastes good and is more fun to eat with wine.
Fu Lingzhi started eating after Miao Ying. After eating one, he couldn't stop. Finally, everyone started eating. The fastest one was Fu Lingyao. He could almost eat one with one suck without any other method. Soon, there was a pile of snail shells in front of him.
Spicy and delicious snails, paired with a little wine, are simply the happiest thing in life on a breezy summer night. It's just a pity that Miao Ying doesn't have crayfish at the moment. If there were crayfish, this summer would be more complete.
Huo Xiaobao couldn't eat spicy food very well, but he really liked the taste. He sniffed while eating, and Xiaolin, who was sitting next to him, wiped his nose with a handkerchief from time to time.
Fu Lingyou doesn't eat much and spends most of his time drinking.
Although they touched a lot in the afternoon, they couldn't resist the way they gobbled up the snails. The whole pot of snails was eaten up soon after it was served.
After finishing the snails, they started to eat other dishes. Fu Lingyou brought two roast chickens, gave two of the four chicken legs to the younger one, and gave one each to Fu Lingzhi and Miao Ying. Miao Ying gave his to his grandmother, who said she couldn't finish it, so she gave it back to him.
The wine on the table was not the cheap wine they had drunk before. At least Miao Ying could taste the fragrance of flowers in this wine. He felt that the ancient people were really amazing, as they could even put the fragrance of flowers into wine.
"Xiaoying, drink less. This wine has a strong aftereffect." Fu Lingzhi saw that Miao Ying liked drinking this wine very much, so he reminded him.
After reminding Miao Ying, he was about to pick up his own wine glass, but found that the glass in front of him had also been put away. He turned his head and saw two glasses in front of Fu Lingyou, one of which was his. He was about to reach out to take it, but was intercepted by Fu Lingyou's hand in mid-air: "You only talk about others, what about yourself?"
Fu Lingzhi had no choice but to withdraw his hand and slowly eat the food in his bowl.
Everyone drank happily during the meal, especially Fu Lingyao. He loved to drink but couldn't drink much. He felt dizzy after just a few drinks. He had a good meal today, so he kept talking to Miao Ying: "Seriously, why don't you come to my place and be my cook?"
Miao Ying now felt the aftereffects of the alcohol that Fu Lingzhi had described. He felt his mind was clear, but his words were tangled. "No, I won't cook for others."
Fu Lingyao said with a big tongue: "I'll pay you! Just do this for me every day!"
"That won't do!" Miao Ying wanted to move closer to him. "You're so greedy just from eating this. I know a lot of delicious recipes."
Fu Lingyao came over and said, "Really? Then make it tomorrow. I want to eat it."
Seeing that their heads were about to collide, Huo Xing picked up Miao Ying by the waist and said, "You are drunk."
Miao Ying struggled and shook his head: "I'm not drunk, I'm sober. You asked me to tell this country bumpkin how many delicious foods there are in this world!"
"Let's talk about it tomorrow." Huo Xing patted his back gently. "It's late now, time to go to bed."
"No." Miao Ying reached out and hit his shoulder. "I want to open the eyes of you foolish ancient people and let you know that you are frogs in the well!"
Huo Xing simply carried him on his shoulders and carried him back to the room, and Fu Lingyao was also carried back by his servant.
The two little ones had finished their meals and gone out to play. Li Hongying was about to clear the table when Fu Lingzhi quickly stopped her: "Godmother, you should go and have a rest too. Someone will come and clean up soon."
Li Hongying refused for a while, but finally helped her grandmother back to the room to rest.
After the crowd dispersed, Fu Lingzhi followed Fu Lingyou and walked towards his yard.
Fu Lingzhi drank less than Miao Ying, but he was also a little drunk. Fu Lingyou saw that he was walking a little crookedly and reached out to straighten him up.
When his hand rested on Fu Lingzhi's shoulder, Fu Lingzhi froze for a moment. Fu Lingyou looked at him and could only see his evasive gaze.
Miao Ying was particularly noisy after drinking too much. Huo Xing then remembered that Miao Ying had drunk alcohol during the Chinese New Year, and he was much quieter then.
"Huo Xing, let me tell you, do you know crayfish?" Miao Ying took Huo Xing's hand, "Crayfish are the most delicious in summer."
Huo Xing covered his mouth: "You can't say that."
Miao Ying's eyes rolled around.
"It's disrespectful to His Majesty."
Miao Ying nodded obediently, then shook his head, as if to say that he wouldn't say anything more, and only then did Huo Xing let him go.
Miao Ying leaned on Huo Xing and felt a little dizzy at the moment: "Let's go back in two days. I can feel that mother and grandmother are not comfortable."
Huo Xing nodded: "Okay."
"Don't sleep here tonight."
Huo Xing just looked at him, and Miao Ying said again: "It's not good, this is someone else's house."
Huo Xing nodded again, "Okay, you go to sleep first."
Miao Ying yawned, and after lying down, he felt himself swaying from time to time, as if he was on a boat in a storm. He could only hold Huo Xing's hand tightly to ensure that he would not be blown away by the wind and waves.
Huo Xing held his hand and stayed by his bedside all night.
The next day, Huo Xing took Miao Ying to see their oil press. Huo Xing had something to do, so he had to go early. When he was fully awake, he was already lying on Huo Xing's back.
"woke up?"
Miao Ying raised her hand and hooked it around his neck: "How far is it?"
"It's almost there." Huo Xing said. Since it was an oil press built for Young Master Fu, it must not be too far from this farm, so they arrived there in a short while.
Miao Ying originally thought that the oil press wouldn't be too big, but when he got closer he found that it was not small at all. At least the oil press was as big as their two homes.
Two wooden presses have been made inside, which are much larger than the one they made for the test. Behind the oil press is a small courtyard, which should be suitable for living.
"Master Fu said that we will be in charge of this oil press from now on."
Miao Ying opened his eyes wide: "Really?"
Huo Xing nodded: "But there may be other variables in the future, let's wait for his letter."
"Sure, sure." Miao Ying couldn't help but look at the wooden press and the matching one for making cake dough. They were much more expensive than theirs, and this one could produce much more oil in one press than theirs.
"I'll probably be pressing oil here for a while, so I might not be able to go home."
"It's okay." Miao Ying reached out and touched the wooden press. "Once I've settled my mother and the others, I'll come over to accompany you. It's time to press our rapeseed. I plan to set up my stall once it's cooler."
"good."
They stayed at the Fu family's farm for four days and then said goodbye to Fu Lingzhi. To be honest, the two elders were still not used to being served by others. They always felt uncomfortable everywhere, so they prepared to go home on the fifth day. They also missed the steamed buns and corn bread at home, so no matter how much Fu Lingzhi tried to keep them, they were determined to leave.
Fu Lingzhi had no choice but to arrange for them to go home. After they got home, the family finally breathed a sigh of relief. Huo Xing went with them, because they wanted to take the rapeseed at home to press oil, and Miao Ying was ready to go with him.
Miao Ying originally wanted to borrow the ox cart from Ye Feng's family, but Fu Lingzhi was a little unhappy, saying that they already had a horse carriage, so why did they need to borrow the ox cart? He meant that he didn't treat him as a family member.
Miao Ying sighed and finally decided to use his horse-drawn carriage to transport the rapeseed to the oil press.
When they arrived at the oil press, it was already piled high with harvested rapeseed. There were also a few people waiting in the yard. They were all people Fu Lingyou trusted, and they were all waiting for Miao Ying to teach them how to press oil.
Miao Ying straightened up and started teaching from the first step: frying, steaming, wrapping, pressing, every step was detailed. He had been talking since he arrived here, and he was talking until his mouth was dry. Huo Xing brought him some water, and he could only rest after drinking it.
The rest of the time will be left to them, and Miao Ying only needs to sit by and supervise.
When the first drop of oil came out, everyone cheered, and Miao Ying smiled along with them.
Fu Lingyou came with Fu Lingzhi in the afternoon. Seeing the oil already squeezed, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He turned to look at Fu Lingzhi and said, "I'm going to the capital in two days."
Miao Ying was also in the yard at this time, and he could clearly feel that Fu Lingzhi was in a low mood.
Of course, Fu Lingyou could also feel it. He patted Fu Lingzhi on the shoulder and said, "Come with me."
Fu Lingzhi quickly shook his head. He didn't have the status to go to the capital with Fu Lingyou.
"Last year, my great-grandmother said she wanted to see you."
The great-grandmother that Fu Lingyou mentioned was the younger sister of their Fu family's great-grandfather. She had a good relationship with the Fu family's great-grandfather and married an unknown scholar at that time, who was their current great-grandfather. The great-grandfather was the top scorer in the imperial examination and after being sent out for a few years, he became an official with higher positions, and the couple lived in harmony. One of his grandchildren was selected into the palace and is now a concubine.
The great-grandmother was in good health and always cared about their family, and she also exchanged letters with them.
"Didn't you tell her...about what happened at home?"
"There will definitely be letters from home about this," Fu Lingyou said, "but what does it matter?"
Fu Lingzhi still shook his head: "I'm still not going."
Fu Lingyou didn't plan to discuss it with him, but just found Huo Xing and hoped that they could make more oil today, as he wanted to go to the capital as soon as possible.
Huo Xing naturally agreed, but there was one thing: the initial frying and steaming were fine, but the pressing at the end was the most important and also the most tiring. The people in the Fu family were good at everything else, but they just didn't have enough strength.
Fu Lingyou nodded: "Okay, I understand. I will tell you in detail when I come back."
Huo Xing nodded. He had an idea in his mind, but he had to wait for Fu Lingyou to return from the capital.
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