The ups and downs in the old home have nothing to do with Yang Dalang and Miao He. They are staying at Aunt Yang's house. A new house made of blue bricks is not like an earthen house that can be built in just half a month, and the entire construction period will take about two months, which is still under the condition that the speed has been accelerated.
Because he was staying at Aunt Yang's house, in order to avoid people's eyes, Miao He recently went out with Yang Dalang every day, saying to the outside world that he would go up the mountain to clean up and pull some mountain produce along the way. However, when they entered the mountain, Miao He was squatting on a piece of land, trying to secretly plant what should be planted today with the soil.
There are many things to plant.
The first is the fruit tree. Previously, Yang Dalang borrowed a trolley from the work class, and then pulled back peach trees, hawthorn trees, pear trees, plum trees and other fruit trees. According to Li Ming's instructions, they were planted around the new house. From time to time, Miaohe used the soil to nourish it. Anyway, be careful, others can't see the strangeness, but the tree that has been moved is really growing better day by day.
Now it is midsummer, and most of the fruit trees are beginning to bear fruit. Although some of them are still uneatable, as long as Miaohe picks the fruit and has a core, it means that it can be stolen.
It's too easy to steal seeds. Miao He only needs to bury the fruit core in the pit dug by Yang Dalang. This pit is where the original tree on the hill was cleared away, and then the soil is left behind. After half a day, a complete and high-quality fruit tree can be obtained. .
This kind of planting, although slow, has to dig the trees one by one, which is quite tiring, but it is also the most economical method at present. They don't need to spend extra money to buy fruit seedlings that they don't actually need to use to hide people's eyes and ears, and they can slowly replace the trees on the top of the mountain with the good seeds they want. After waiting for a long time, when outsiders discovered that the mountain was full of fruit trees, they could also say that they were transported from outside in batches. Just like the blue bricks shipped this time, no one has discovered it beforehand.
Therefore, one side of Xisang specializes in planting fruit trees, and the other side is responsible for the rice and vegetables to be cooked on the construction site, and he has to bring some back home when he is staying at the second aunt Yang’s house. Next is the fertilizer to be applied in the new vegetable field, and finally the mung bean cake. of green beans.
Living at Aunt Yang's house, making mung bean cakes is a little more troublesome. But Yangshui Teahouse has been begging and saying that the goods must not be discontinued! This cake is more popular than the dish, and it has become the lottery of the lottery. Miao He carried a bag of mung beans from the boss, saying that it was the material for the next cake. Then the mung beans that are plucked out from the soil every day are taken out from here.
And knowing that this was a new business after Miao He delivered vegetables, Second Aunt Yang was also very supportive and often helped out. After all, she helped her out, and if she asked for a few more cakes for her eldest grandson, it wouldn't be too cheap. In fact, her eldest grandson loves it very much, and whenever he sees making cakes, he will stare at him. Even Dabai ignored it.
This gave Miao He a new idea.
When hiding in the mountains that day, squatting and planting mung beans, Miao He said, "In the future, let's share the work of making cakes with the second aunt's family, okay?"
Yang Dalang, who was digging the roots of the tree, seemed a little surprised and stopped.
Miao He said again, "I think, when the new house is built, there must be a lot of jealous people. I can't say that someone will go to the second aunt's ear and say that your family has been better without thinking about her. That's not good. She It's also very good to us. We can't let her grow the vegetables, and the fat is so rich that it will be produced by the soil. If we get the mung beans and send them, let her do the work for her, what do you think of earning some subsidies?"
"... The material can't be said." Yang Dalang said.
Miao He rolled her eyes, "What's the matter? When the new house is ready, I'll plant a piece of mung beans in the yard for cover. She won't know, she hasn't seen what the new vegetable field is growing."
Yang Dalang inserted the shovel in the soil, came over, and rubbed Miao He's head. "good idea."
Miao He laughed. It made him happier than saying thank you. He also didn't believe that Yang Dalang just came up with a solution. He was afraid that he was hesitant, but he finally accepted his proposal.
"Actually, I thought about learning from the workshop. Even if you don't need the mung beans grown by Xiyang himself, the modified mung beans can be used to make cakes, and there is no doubt that there will be a market. Let everyone do it, and then go to the town to get a pastry shop, and later Don't be afraid of being bullied by the village chief!"
Yang Dalang shook his head, "Cake, it's not easy to sell. Everyone can."
Miao He thought about it and sighed, "Yeah. I don't eat cakes often. If you want to eat them, everyone will make them yourself."
Yang Dalang added, "Peanuts are okay."
Yang Dalang once ate salt and pepper peanuts from Miao Henong.
An impressive side dish made with peanuts, chili peppers, sesame seeds and peppercorns.
In Yang Dalang's impression, the peanuts were dry, flat and thin, not tasty, and the oil output was not high. However, the ones planted in the soil are completely different. The fruit is plump and large, and it is very fragrant when you eat it alone.
Miao He used to use peanuts the size of a thumb. First, they were deep-fried and crispy. The rich nutty aroma was already tempting for the index fingers. Then they were coated with salt, Chaotian pepper, sesame and pepper powder. , it has become a side dish that you can't stop eating. Yang Dalang was impressed.
"Good peanuts, cooking oil for cooking, it's fine."
Miao He's eyes lit up, "That means, we first get good seeds, and after we plant them in the normal way, we will cook for the teahouse to try. If it works, we can ensure the sales, and we can let the willing people in the village plant as many peanuts as possible. huh?" Then cultivate power and move towards life... uh, please don't be bullied.
"kindness."
Something else flashed in Yang Dalang's eyes, but Miao He didn't pay attention, just nodded frequently, "En, this method is faster than getting these fruit trees." In the future, if you can really receive fruit from the mountains, open a dried fruit or fruit wine worker Fang certainly did not run.
After that, he chatted with Yang Dalang a few details in high spirits, and Miao He's mung beans were also collected. He put away Xi soil and planned to stand up. However, in the next moment, his eyes suddenly darkened, and people shook.
Yang Dalang, who was on the side, saw that he was stumbling, his face tightened, and he quickly helped him. "how?"
Miao He shook his head and said indifferently, "Have you been squatting for a long time? It's like this when you suddenly stand up."
No one has seen this before. Yang Dalang frowned, "Tell Uncle Lin to take a look."
Miao He waved his hand, "No, no, maybe I can't sleep well. It's been hot recently, and the second aunt's house is not generous. It's good to endure these days."
Yang Dalang touched Miao He's forehead worriedly, "Stay at home tomorrow."
Miao He wrinkled her nose, "No way, there are a lot of things to do." Seeing that he was about to veto, he quickly said, "Don't let me stay at the second aunt's house, in case she still pursues me to continue learning needlework. I, I It will be more dizzy!"
It turns out that the little brother doesn't like needlework, "I learn."
Hearing people say this for granted, Miao He was accidentally sweetened again.
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A few days later, in the room next to the kitchen of the Dahe Restaurant.
Miao Liang, who brought a box of bean skins for the workshop, wiped his sweat and carefully put the receipt opened by Manager Zhang into his clothes.
At the end of the month, based on these receipts, the workshop will send someone to count the money to the restaurant. It is usually Miao Yuan who comes, and occasionally it is handed over to Brother Chun. A group of men are not convinced, why let a brother collect money! However, there is no way, Miao Yuan said, brother Chun can recognize more characters than them, so he can't make mistakes.
Miao Liang also paid attention to Min Chun. Obviously he is just a brother, usually quiet and not much talk, but Miao Liang intuitively regards him as an opponent. Minchun is not only literate, can help the workshop calculate money, but also is responsible for the most mysterious and delicate work in the tofu workshop: condensing the watery soy milk into soft and tender tofu flowers!
Even Miao Yuan's cousin, Miao Guang, was no closer to the core of the workshop. Miao Liang didn't understand why, how could Miao Jue, such a shrewd second uncle, be willing to give this secret to an outsider like Chun Ge'er! But no one dared to presuppose this matter in front of Miao Jue, just wiping the side, it can cause Miao Jue to wonder if he wants to investigate or dig something.
But no matter what other people are like, whether he can make a contribution this time should be determined at this time.
After receiving the receipt, Miao Liang casually chatted with Shopkeeper Zhang, "Manager, what's the situation at Yangshui Teahouse? The newly released bean curd from our workshop must have caused them a headache again."
Shopkeeper Zhang was busy recording the delivery registration book, and when he heard it, he didn't even lift his eyelids, "I don't know if it hurt the shopkeeper. But they also have new dishes, which are not inferior to the bean curd in your village."
I heard that the cake is still frozen with expensive ice cubes! ! At this level, which one has fought! ? Totally not a war crime! ! It's just these country folks, with shallow eyelids, who get squeamish everywhere when they have something new.
This Miao Liang couldn't help but secretly rejoiced, "New dishes? They have new dishes? Is there something wrong with the previous dishes, so they made new dishes on top?"
"What could go wrong. Just think about the bean curd and bean curd that you provided, can we have more products in our restaurant? No, it's less, and it's all the way down! Hey, if you have time to worry about others, it's better to worry more about yours. workshop."
Being made fun of, Miao Liang's face was a little hot, but more anxious, "But, but I found out..."
At this time, Manager Zhang finally put down the book and looked directly at the person, but his tone was even worse. "What did you find out earlier? Do you want to know where the food at Yangshui Teahouse came from? Tell you, the old people came to report the news before, but none of them were true, so the restaurant charged a bunch of rotten dishes! You have to report the news. Okay, if it’s not true after that, you have to pay ten times the price, this is a new rule set by the owner!”
Ten, ten times! ? Miao Liang's face froze, how could his family get it
Seeing this, Shopkeeper Zhang thought it was a speculative one again, and sneered, "So keep your mouth shut and do your work quietly! I always want to go to the sky in one step, but I don't even see if I have this fate!! Cut it! It's a waste of people's time! "
Miao Liang, who was almost driven away that day, was simply ashamed and angry, plus a sullen stomach! !
But who can he blame? This guess is his own guess! !
And for this idea, how much has his family spent to buy land! He was also kicked out by the second aunt's house! !
The people in the village are still laughing at the fact that their family wants to covet Yang Dalang's broken house! !
Now, it's actually an empty...? How can this be accepted! !
No, wait!
Originally, he never had this thought, and it wasn't all Miao Min's mother-in-law slandering him!
Yes, it's all her fault!
It was she who slandered herself first, so that he misbelieved it, and this caused his family to be like this! !
And Miao Min, did he know about this too, but hid behind his mother.
Just waiting to gain benefits for nothing
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The midsummer, when it hasn't rained for more than 20 consecutive days and the heat is so hot, has made the progress of the new house faster. The original two-month construction period was actually completed six or seven days ahead of schedule.
That evening, when Yang Dalang and Miao He came back from taking a shower by the stream, they heard a beaming message from Second Aunt Yang.
"Master Li sent someone to tell you that your house is ready and you can move it tomorrow!"