Knowing that the treat would not be needed until a month later, Miao He concentrated on tossing the vegetable field.
The area of the new vegetable field has been enlarged by many times, and the two have re-planned it. In the two months since the house was built, the land was all done, but only half of it was planted. At that time, there were people from the work class watching.
It's just that it's already August, and the watermelon that Miao He likes to eat is too late to plant a large area, otherwise others will easily find it strange. So most of the vegetables were planted for the teahouse before.
Nowadays, cucumbers, bitter gourds, eggplants, carob beans, and radishes, which have a long growth period, are in good condition after being transplanted to new vegetable fields, and they are also listed on the list of dishes, and the variety and quantity of dishes are suddenly much richer. The gold shopkeeper was happy, and he raised the price of the vegetables in good faith. The total price for a month is about three or two silver.
The raspberries, snake berries and mulberries that were dug in the mountains earlier were all undergrowth shrubs, and were planted along the fence gate all the way to the gate of the courtyard. Mountain grapes and wild pomegranates were placed by the window outside the kitchen. Naturally, these have long been replaced by fine breeds.
Tansy plants are planted around the new house. When Yang Dalang went to a pharmacy to sell Codonopsis ginseng, he asked the shopkeeper for recommendations. The smell of tansy is said to prevent mosquitoes and ants. The little yellow flowers are blooming, and the spirit is gratifying. Miao He was so happy when he found out, and couldn't help but use the seeds he bought back, and immediately cheated and planted them in a circle. If someone asks, it can be said that it was dug from the mountain.
In addition to vegetable fields, Miao He also opened a district of mung beans, a district of peanuts, and a district of Codonopsis and Campanulaceae.
Those flowers that can be used as medicine were brought back from the mountains. According to the previous experience of planting in the backyard, only Platycodon grandiflorum is the best to grow. It can be grown live with normal fertilization, and it looks good, so Miao He chose it to continue growing. And Codonopsis is a good price, and can be used in vegetables. This is the first time that he does not rely on soil, but only uses fertilization methods to look at it. It's a test field. If it does, it will be a stable income in the future.
However, the fertilizer used by Miao He still has Xi soil to help cheat. Nowadays, there are several times more vegetable fields that need to be fertilized, and the method of Miaohe is also simple. One side of the soil is thrown under the plum trees next to the new house, and their newly grown green leaves are shredded and used as fertilizer. With the blessing of interest soil ability, this method is still effective.
So after busying the vegetable field, Miao He's attention also turned to the plum tree.
At this time, the tree bears small plums, orange-red skin, yellow flesh, sweet and sour, not big red-fleshed plums. But when Miao He saw it, he thought of pickled plums, and suddenly his mouth started to feel sour and wanted to eat it.
Miao He turned his head and rolled his eyes, "Let's go to town! Buy some jars of pickled fruit, and you can also pickle fruit wine. I also want to make a deeper pot with a flat bottom. There are three stoves at home now. But a frying pan is not enough."
Yang Dalang agreed. Anything that can make the little brother happy is not a waste.
The two then packed up and headed to town. As soon as he arrived in town, Miao He first solved the most expensive one. Went to the blacksmith shop with Yang Dalang and asked, God, the pot that Miao He wanted cost nearly a tael of silver, and the second one that could roast meat, although the shape was different, was the same price.
Before going out, they counted all the cash at hand, and there were only more than six taels left. Although there is a monthly income of three taels of silver, one third of the family's property will be spent at once, and Miao He is somewhat unable to do it.
"We order." Yang Dalang did not hesitate.
Miao He failed to succeed after refusing life and death, and finally ordered all of them, but did not forget the warning. "If you want to go hunting in the mountains again, you have to say it first."
Yang Dalang touched the little brother's head. "kindness."
After that, I bought the candy of pickled plums, and the oil-replenishing salt. With interest in the soil, after the rice and flour are all saved, the family spends really little, and it is impossible to starve to death. But Miao He is just a young man who is used to saving money. If there is no cash at hand, something is wrong.
On the way back, because they bought a lot of tanks, it was difficult to get them, so the two chose to take Uncle Ma's donkey cart back. The car inevitably ran into people returning to the village.
Aunt Yu happened to be there, so he asked, "Isn't this Dalang and Brother He? Why, come out to buy a tank? Is the new house ready? When will you eat hot pot rice?"
Miao He said politely, "We have to wait for a while. There is nothing at home right now."
Aunt Yu agreed, "That's right. Just finished building the new house, it must be more difficult. But after this, I will live in the new house, so I should be happy! I haven't seen you recently, I'm afraid I'm busy with the new house, you don't know, your family That piece of land was bought by Miao Li, and Miao Li finally used it to build a house!"
Miao He glanced at Yang Dalang, "Ah? Yes, didn't you say planting soybeans? Dalang helped demolish the house."
Aunt Yu felt that there was a problem with Miao Li's family at first, but now that the follow-up development is not right, she pays more attention.
She shook her head authoritatively, "Who knows why Miao Li bought the land in the first place, when you left that day, Aunt Li cried sadly because of that house. But now there is a lot of noise about the house, as if they were afraid that others would laugh at them for wanting to be greedy. The old house, the newly built one is the boss. There is hardly much land left to grow soybeans."
Miao He snorted in his heart. "What about the village chief, isn't the workshop rushing for soybeans?"
Aunt Yu gloated and said, "What else can I do? He is not a human being inside or outside of this matter. Previously, he praised Miao Li's family for their support of planting soybeans, but when he turned around, everyone took it to build a house! I don't know how many people It's a joke behind your back."
Aunt Yu didn't know, and Miao Gui, the eldest nephew of the village chief, was also unable to enter the workshop. The busy village chief is busy now!
So how can the village chief feel comfortable? He always felt that the work on his own side was finished, and the task was also completed. Even if Yang Dalang leveled the house, the Miao Li family would still be able to get the same piece of land. If it hadn't been for Aunt Li's crying scene, Miao Min would still be able to ask He Ge'er to climb up to Liang's house in the future. As a result, Aunt Li's bad things ended up all on his own, and he even lost his face!
The village chief had a hard time accepting this logic, and said to Miao Jue with an ugly expression, "Mr. Miao, this is different from what we said at the beginning."
Miao Jue didn't know what to do in her heart, but she sighed in embarrassment, "Ah, no matter what else, but Miao agreed before, originally to see how much business would increase after this matter. Now... Please don't be impatient, the village chief. If the scale of the workshop can be expanded in the future, there will definitely be opportunities for Miao Gui."
The village chief... Does the village chief dare to tear his face with others
The only thing he can do is to escape from Yang Dalang recently.
Miao He didn't know about the above, and felt that it was none of his business. He just chatted with Aunt Yu to pass the time.
When I got home, I first hung a few cowbells I bought at the blacksmith shop on the rack that Yang Dalang had made in advance, right next to the gate of the fence. After simply pulling the rope, the home-made doorbell is complete.
Since the courtyard was built in the middle of the wasteland, it was still some distance away from the fence they first started. It is not easy to move the fence inward, and vegetables are planted around. In order to prevent the doorbell from outside the door from being heard, Miao He made this thing.
But this is only temporary. Yang Dalang said that he will go to the village old Liu, who is also a hunter and has a very smart dog. I don't know if this dog has given birth to paparazzi, but if I ask another day, if I buy one or two, the barking of the dog can replace the doorbell.
Miao He expressed doubts in his heart. The Dabai that Yang Dalang brought back in order to catch mice last time, look at it now, he only rolls on the cat climbing frame. (Dabai who is rolling: ???)
After fixing the doorbell, Miao He excitedly picked up pickled plums and plum wine.
First, you have to clean the tank you bought back. It must be scalded several times with boiling water to wash thoroughly. They bought two sets of large, medium and small tanks for a total of six. Yang Dalang, such a dangerous living man, would not let Miao He come, and drove him directly under the tree to use the soil to pick up the fruit.
Doing all these troubles is trouble, Yang Dalang likes to see Miao He like this. It seems that it is easy to have a good mood, and it is easy to be interested in the little things in life. The life that used to be unchanged suddenly has many details, flavors and colors. Thinking of this, Yang Dalang quickened his movements.
On the other end, Miao He, who was in charge of harvesting the fruit, threw the soil under the plum tree, and hurried to collect a batch of hard and crispy fruits. This kind of taste is suitable for pickled plums. After harvesting, the re-grown batch will be nourished by the soil for a long time, resulting in more mature plums with high sweetness, which are suitable for winemaking.
After collecting two large baskets of plums, wash the plums with water and dry them in the atrium. In about half an afternoon, the water on the peel was completely dry. At this time, Yang Dalang also washed and dried the six tanks.
The latter part is simpler, the plum wine just throws the plums and sugar into the jar and seals it with oilcloth. When the sealed oil cloth bulged slightly, Xiao Kaifeng let the fermented gas inside come out, and so on. You can drink it in about a month, and it will taste better in the first half of the year.
Pickled plums are even faster. Use a knife to make a cross on each plum, so that it can break the skin and taste, and then mix it with the grated ginger and sugar in a jar. After a day, there will be sweet and sour pickled plums that you can eat.
six cylinders. Four larger brewers and two smaller ones are used to pickle the plums.
After breakfast the next day, he saw Miao He holding a small jar of pickled plums, and his eyes narrowed as he ate it.
The plums produced by Xilang have a strong fruit aroma, crispy flesh, and nothing to say about the sweetness. Even if it is sour, the sour taste is particularly refreshing and lively, and there is just the right amount of astringency in the peel to set off, and a little bit of ginger on the tip of the tongue. Spicy , only one bite, it is very layered!
The little black cat meowed pitifully at Miao He's feet. But no, cats can't eat plums. Miao He has a colleague who keeps cats. He hangs cats in the office every day, and then says that he can't eat cats that he can't eat, and he decides not to eat them in his life.
Seeing Yang Dalang coming over, Miao He also stuffed it into his mouth. "It's delicious."
Sour, but tastes really good. "Well. Going out today, hunting."
"Today?" Miao He stared slightly. So suddenly again!
In the next few days, there will be no need to deliver vegetables and cakes, and Yang Dalang only plans to do so when he has this time. I touched the little brother's bulging cheek with a plum core. The figure seems to be fatter and whiter, which is fine.
"About three days, come back soon."
Miao He hurriedly put down the pickled plums, "Then wait, I'll bring you ginseng slices, I must bring them this time! And after I ordered the pot yesterday, why didn't you choose some better hunting gear by the way!! "
When I see people, I get busy like a spinning top. Take the ginseng slices for a while, and boil the water for a while, saying that you should not drink raw water easily outside. At the same time, make a cake with the dough. He also looked at the hunting gear that Yang Dalang brought with him, and was busy for a while before sending Yang Dalang to the door.
Yang Dalang finally couldn't help it, he lowered his head and put him in his arms, and kissed him hard. He tasted the sweet and sour taste in his mouth, just like his heart. "If there is a call to the door, except for the second aunt, I can ignore it."
Miao He was dizzy, his face was red and his mouth was red. "You, you are also careful."
"kindness."
However, Yang Dalang, who left this word and left, seemed to take away Miao He's good mood.
Miao He lay tired on the wooden floor of the main room for a while, and the pickled plums that he had enjoyed just now lost interest. Dabai thought that people were playing with it, and he kept jumping on Miao He with great interest.
But Yang Dalang has worked hard outside, and he can't be lazy. Miao He forced himself to get up and inspected the vegetable field again.
The progress of fruit trees was much slower after the vegetable fields were fully planted. Miao He tried to imitate Yang Dalang and chose a tree to dig its roots, but after a few moments, he was out of breath, the tree was still stable, and he had to give up. Fortunately, they have planted more than 60 fruit trees so far, including peaches, plums, pears, plums, persimmons, and chestnuts. When the winter vegetables can't be planted, they can concentrate on this.
There was nowhere for the fruit trees to start, so Miao He had no choice but to go to the soil. Rice, wheat and mung beans are now all fixed consumption. As soon as he is free, Miao He will pick up some and save it. Anyway, these will be put away after drying.
Afterwards, Miao He went to Aunt Yang's house and sent pickled plums in exchange for half a basket of eggs. Think about helping Liang Yuanwai, Shopkeeper Jin, Doctor Ji, and Li Ming to pickle plums. There were not enough porcelain jars, so Miao He also went to the town to buy a few small ones. When the dishes are delivered in a few days, they can be delivered together.
The fruit of summer is actually peaches. But this year's are all grown in the soil, and the quality is too high, so Miao He didn't dare to just take it out and give it away. Have to wait for next year.
As for what he ate at home, Miao He took the eldest's basket of peaches without leaving his hands. The peach is sweet and juicy, and the flesh is soft and tender. It is not as exciting as pickled plums, and it can still be half full. It happened that Yang Dalang was not there, so he was not interested in making meals, so he just dealt with the three meals indiscriminately.
As a result, three days later, Miao He was unhappy.
When Yang Dalang came back that day, Miao He was staying under the tree and kidnapping mung beans. When he heard the movement, Yang Dalang was already approaching him.
Seeing that people came home safely, Miao He was naturally very happy, clapped the soil on his hands, and suddenly wanted to stand up to greet them.
But then a burst of dizziness struck! He quickly supported the tree trunk on the side so that it didn't fall over.
Yang Dalang's relaxed expression suddenly turned severe!
A burst of tension and questioning ensued. Miao He touched his nose and found that he was eating randomly.
This time, Yang Dalang didn't let anyone go, and insisted on inviting Uncle Lin over.
After seeing the people, Uncle Lin didn't even have time to praise the new house, he smiled.
"Congratulations, Brother He. This is a happy occasion, it's been almost three months."