"Yes, I know. I'll take good care of it. Uncle... come to my house for a meal today." Haitang said to Shiming. Raising animals is risky; some people don't want to waste their efforts after their animals die.
Haitang, however, planned to observe the animals' behavior and provide them with the right food. Under these circumstances, she would no longer be afraid of raising them badly.
"No, your family isn't doing well either," Shi Ming shook his head and said. "By the way, this kiln will take about half a month to complete, so you'll have to go and keep an eye on it then."
"Okay, I will..." Shi Ming left without eating. Haitang stayed for a moment, but seeing that he didn't intend to eat, she didn't stay any longer.
Haitang wasn't indifferent to staying or leaving, but... well, she decided to wait until things were a bit better at home before deciding. After cooking the meal, Haitang invited her younger siblings to eat.
There are no adults in the house, which is a bit tough, but I'm relieved that people these days don't engage in petty theft.
In reality, this era cannot tolerate petty theft; if something is stolen, the perpetrator will be immediately expelled.
While Haitang was cooking, Xiaohe and the others started eating. "Don't rush things about the quilt, take your time..."
"Yes, sister, don't worry, I'll sew it up." Xiaohe was also looking forward to the quilt.
After cleaning the duck feathers, they were stuffed in. Because duck feathers tend to move around, the filling was uneven. In this case, Xiaohe decided to sew it up little by little in small areas.
Under these circumstances, Haitang knew that the project was huge, but worthwhile.
Haitang didn't wash the blankets and other things; Xiaohe did it all. During these days, Haitang was busy with food preparations, while Xiaohe and Xingxing washed the blankets and other things around the house.
The next day, Haitang went out to find food with a basket on her back. She saved the seeds of sweet potatoes so that they could be planted and harvested.
As Haitang carried her basket, she noticed a group of women not far away. "Haitang, do you want to come along?"
"No, I'll just look around the village." Haitang shook her head and refused, not planning to go too far. Today, Haitang only saw sweet potatoes and other food. After digging them up, Yueyue came over.
"Sister, look, is this edible?" Yueyue was looking for food just like Haitang, but Yueyue was digging... and she showed Haitang everything she dug up.
"This is an eggplant. Where did you see it?" Haitang asked, looking at the huge eggplant. Yueyue was delighted to hear this.
"Where did I see this?" Yueyue asked Haitang. "Sister, let me take you to see it." Hearing this, Haitang followed Yueyue to see it.
When Haitang saw the eggplant, she immediately became happy and started looking at it. [Found an eggplant] Hearing this, Haitang breathed a sigh of relief.
These are real eggplants, and they're huge! "Let's take them home." Eggplants can be dried and pickled later, so we can take them with us when we're out and about.
"Let's pick them," Haitang said to Yueyue. Yueyue nodded and started picking. The eggplants were very light.
When they got back, Haitang put down the eggplants and went to cook something. "Tomorrow I'll be at home. Yueyue, you take Xingxing and bring all the eggplants back."
"Yes, I will," Yueyue nodded.
"I can do that too," Xingxing said. "How do you eat eggplant, sister?"
“There are many ways to eat it, but now is not the time. We need to dry it first, and then we can eat it during the winter,” Haitang said.
"Can it be stored for that long over winter?" Haitang was somewhat surprised by what he said, and nodded.
"Yes, it can last a long time, isn't that great?" Haitang said with a smile. Eggplant can be used to make many dishes, but Haitang plans to pickle it first, as drying and pickling involve a lot of work.
Upon hearing this, Xingxing and Yueyue nodded. The next day, they went to get eggplants, washed Haitang, and then began to cut and dry them. Sometimes, they would also go to check on the kiln firing.
The kiln construction was almost complete, and Haitang was keeping an eye on it because, given the circumstances, they could only use mud bricks.
Mud bricks are much easier and simpler to make than regular bricks, so in this case, mud bricks only need to be fired and then they can be used directly.
Haitang wanted to use these mud bricks to build a house, but the project was too big and simply impossible. It would be better if it were just the kiln.
The process of making these mud bricks simply involves drying them in the sun and then baking them next to a heated brick bed. The production is very simple but requires a lot of manpower.
However, the effect was quite good. When the bricks came out, Haitang went to see them and found that the mud bricks were very effective.
There were very few cracks when the bricks were broken. The drying process started when the house was first being built in Tian, so the bricks didn't crack easily. After being heated with fire, they were ready to use.
Today was the day to use fire to produce the finished product. Haitang saw that the result was good and it did not crack. In the event of a reversal, Haitang taught a few people how to use mud to build a wall with this thing. They also needed to be careful when building the wall.
"This stuff is good for building houses, but the problem is it takes a long time." But if we're not in a hurry, we can use it later.
"Hmm, this is the most useful thing." It would be even more perfect if it had bricks, but never mind, let's not ask for those things and just live well in the present.
After seeing what was happening at the kiln, Haitang went to cut eggplants. The eggplants were left to dry in the sun. When Xingxing and Yueyue returned with the eggplants, they exclaimed, "There are so many!"
Haitang was a little surprised, but having a lot of eggplants was a good thing, as they would decrease when dried. There were also quite a few on the bamboo tube side, so Haitang simply dried them and put them into the bamboo tube.
It's been five days since Dongfang Long and Shi Hu left, and they still haven't returned. I'm a little worried.
The location of this trade fair is different from the last one, but no matter where you trade, you will always have something to want and encounter some problems.
Haitang was worried about Dongfang Long and Shi Hu. On Dongfang Long's side, Dongfang Long had traded his sauce for a lot of cloth. "What does that girl need so much cloth for?" Shi Hu asked, somewhat puzzled.
"I don't know, but if Tangtang wants it, she must have her reasons. I'll get it for her." Dongfang Long said with a smile. "Besides, this fabric will eventually be used up." Hearing this, Shi Hu nodded.
His eldest daughter was independent and he didn't want to put pressure on her blindly, so he said, "Alright, how much more do you want?"
"Let's take another look. If it's good, we can get more; if not... we can get something else to take back." Dongfang Long said as he looked around. Sauces aren't expensive, but they taste good. Delicious things can attract many people with valuables to exchange for them.
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