Joe's Farming

Late at night, a sudden drizzle came. Qiao Yu woke up once in the middle of the night. The sound of rain lulled her to sleep. In the sound of the drizzle, she leaned against the warm chest and fell into a deeper sleep.

The next morning, it was still raining. The rain was not heavy, but it was continuous and it looked like it would last another day. Qiao Yu steamed some buns and then put away the dried radishes that she had dried yesterday. She didn't expect that there were so many large white radishes that she only filled two cans after drying them. She kept one can for stewing and cooking in the winter, and the other can for pickling with chili seasoning.

After finishing everything, Qiao Yu held Gu Xiaoyan and Gu Xiaoxue and sat at the entrance of the main hall to watch the rain, while Gu Feng went to Aunt Shi's house to get soy milk. Today's breakfast was white flour buns, hot soy milk, and a small dish of mixed dried radish.

The family sat around the newly built big round table and had a not-too-rich but satisfying breakfast. It was raining, so Gu Feng couldn't go up the mountain, so he stayed at home with his husband today.

Qiao Yu took out the soap jar that had been cooled yesterday, and asked Gu Feng to go to the kitchen with her to get their hands dirty. Then she scraped out some soap with a small bamboo spoon and taught him to rub the soap with the rainwater dripping from the eaves to make bubbles, and then wash it with water.

Qiao Yu proudly showed off her clean hands: "How are they? Are they clean?"

Gu Feng didn't say anything.

Gu Xiaoxue: "Mom, I want to play too."

Gu Xiaoyan: "I want one too."

Qiao Yu nodded and asked Gu Xiaoxue to help her brother wash his hands.

Gu Feng then looked at Qiao Yu in admiration: "Qiao'er, what is this? It's more convenient than soap beans, and cleaner." He smelled his hands and said, "It smells better than soap, even bath beans can compare."

Qiao Yu knew that the bath beans in ancient times were of a higher quality, made from bean powder and medicine. They were used to wash hands and face, and could make the skin smooth and shiny. They were not something that ordinary people could use.

Qiao Yu said mysteriously, "I read this in a book. I tried it yesterday and it worked unexpectedly. It won't be so difficult for us to wash clothes in the future."

Seeing his husband's smug look, Gu Feng couldn't help but scratch his nose with his hand: "My husband is really amazing, I found a treasure."

Qiao Yu touched his nose and laughed. If the stewed dish didn't work, he still had soap. Thanks to that colleague who loves handicrafts!

"By the way, Brother Gu, there are still some pears left in the backyard. Let's wait for two days of sunny weather and pick them all, and then make a batch of autumn pear paste. And we need to put some grass in the chicken coop in the backyard, because the weather is getting cooler. The pumpkins in the yard also need to be harvested." Qiao Yu saw that Gu Feng had been looking at her without saying anything, and she was afraid that she was too opinionated and others didn't want to listen. So she paused and asked, "Brother Gu, what do you think?"

Gu Feng: "It's all trivial matters. I'll listen to you."

Qiao Yu frowned: "Then I have to buy ten acres of land first."

Gu Feng: "I'll listen to you."

Qiao Yu:……

Because it was raining, it was inconvenient to go out. Qiao Yu found a small stick and wrote on the ground to teach the two children. Although Gu Feng knew some simple words in the army, he also studied hard with the two children. Qiao Yu saw that they were studying hard, so he thought about buying some books when he went to town to teach them.

Before I knew it, it was almost noon. Although most people in Shangtian Village only had two meals a day, for Qiao Yu, three meals a day were essential.

Qiao Yu thought about the inventory at home and said to Gu Feng, "Brother Gu, let's have hot pot at home for lunch. Hot pot is the best match for rainy days."

"Hot Pot?"

Qiao Yu nodded: "Yes, it's very simple. But please, Brother Gu, kill a pheasant first. I'll go to Auntie's house to buy some tofu."

Gu Feng: "I'll go buy it, you stay home. I'll kill the chicken when I get back."

"Then buy some tofu skin, bean sprouts, etc." Qiao Yu was very happy to enjoy Gu Feng's care and asked again. Gu Feng nodded, put on his raincoat and went out.

When the two children heard that it was delicious, they immediately expressed their willingness to help. Qiao Yu took the children to the kitchen to wash vegetables and prepare seasonings. In fact, it is called hot pot, which is just stewing pheasants in a clay pot, and then everyone eats vegetables around the pheasant soup pot. Although it is a clear soup, you can make a spicy dip to dip it in. It's a pity that there is no sesame sauce here, otherwise you can dip it in sesame sauce. Thinking of the sesame oil dishes, millet chili dishes, beef sauce dishes, shacha sauce dishes, and spicy hot pot with beef oil in later generations. Qiao Yu swallowed his saliva. If he wanted to eat these delicious foods, he had to work harder.

After Gu Feng came back, he killed the chicken. Qiao Yu also cut the seasonings and ingredients and put them on the plate. Because the kitchen was not big, Qiao Yu suggested moving the stove to the main room so that everyone could eat there.

The four of them sat around the stove. From Qiao Yu's angle, he could see the misty mountains outside through the steaming water in the clay pot. Qiao Yu distributed the seasoned dipping saucers to the four of them, and then told everyone to eat. There is nothing happier than a family sitting together to eat.