Traveling through ancient times

"You are in luck, come and have a try! These are stored in the ice storage, and there are not many left. I originally wanted to send them to Kyoto to be presented to the emperor, but these fruits are too delicate. Without ice, they can only be kept for one day. They will start to rot the next day!"

Everyone thought it was so precious and took some to taste!

The skin is thin and tender, the flesh is delicate, and it tastes sweet. Once you swallow it in one bite, you will have an endless aftertaste!

This is the famous "Gold" Renee in her previous life, who was called the cherry. She transplanted dozens of trees in the orchard, and she planted more than a dozen in the space. She also planted more than a dozen Pioneer, Sweetheart, and Santina!

"When you return to the capital, I will go to the orchard and prepare a few for the emperor. I will plant them in the imperial garden. Even if the harvest is not much in late autumn, it will still be a small harvest!"

After hearing what Princess Hua'an said, Eunuch An was even more impressed with her. This princess, despite her young age, is quite impressive!

He did things so clearly that he not only explained that this item could not be transported over long distances, but also solved the sequelae of not paying tribute. In this way, no one could find any mistakes, it was really foolproof!

I have a little more praise for Gu Dalian!

Gu Dalian pointed at the purple hard-skinned fruit again, picked up one, broke it in half, revealing the snow-soft flesh inside, which was mouth-watering.

Take a piece of the fruit and put it in your mouth. The flesh is soft, sweet but not greasy, and has a unique umami flavor.

Everyone nodded and kept praising!

Then he picked up a golden fruit and asked the maid to cut it into three parts, then cut it into the shape of a field. He then scraped off the flesh along the skin and put it on a plate with toothpicks next to it. Everyone used the toothpicks to pick one up and put it in their mouths!

"Everyone, try this one called mango!"

The taste is delicate and sweet, and it can instantly relieve a lot of the heat from the journey!

Then there are big green-skinned watermelons, peaches, lychees…

By the time the table was set for dinner, everyone was half full!

This time we invited the fat chef from Fuman Restaurant and his two apprentices, as well as two of our own cooks and kitchen helpers. The ingredients were also prepared in advance by Gu Dalian!

This time the menu was also agreed upon by Gu Dalian and the fat chef!

First, there was stir-fried lotus root, cold beef, preserved egg with hot peppers, onion and black fungus, mixed pig ears, and roast duck. Then came the hot dishes: stir-fried squid with green onions, braised fish, spicy and sour pork belly, fried chicken, blanched Chinese cabbage, strips of pork, braised four treasures, blanched shrimp, four-happiness meatballs, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, roasted pigeon, and chestnut chicken soup...

Eunuch An has seen all the dishes here and has eaten them privately. It can be said that there are all kinds of dishes flying in the sky, walking on the ground, and swimming in the water. The dishes are bright in color, fragrant, and very appetizing!

Everyone picked up their chopsticks to taste the dishes. They were so delicious that it was a carnival on the tip of the tongue!

Everyone picked up their chopsticks and started eating, forgetting the rules taught in gentlemanly etiquette class: do not make noises with your tongue when eating, and do not make noises in your throat when swallowing. Only when they saw that everyone was half full did Gu Dalian signal the wine boy to pour the wine!

As soon as the lid was opened, everyone looked at the wine jar in the wine boy's hand. There was no mark on it, but the aroma of wine was overflowing, and it was obviously good wine!

Eunuch An raised his glass and sniffed it, then he could not help but sigh, "The aroma of wine is so strong!"

Then he took another sip. This wine is Xinghua Village wine with an alcohol content of 53%. It has the characteristics of being soft on the palate, sweet in the mouth, and having a fresh aroma. It is delicious and not intoxicating!

"...Hmm...so...so thirsty!"

Eunuch An narrowed his eyes and tasted it carefully. This wine has a high alcohol content and is much better than the ordinary wines.

Everyone raised their glasses to toast each other, and after one round, half of them drank a little too much!

After eating and drinking, Gu Dalian saw that the messenger was drunk, so she asked someone to clean up Gu Wenxuan's residence and provide accommodation for the distant guests!

Lin Shiyu and a group of officials went back in a carriage!

She didn't expect that these people would stay there for four or five days!

At daybreak, Gu Dalian jumped up. It was said that Eunuch An was a popular figure around the emperor. According to his brother-in-law, he had been rewarded and would need to go to Kyoto to express his gratitude in a few days!

These days, she not only had to arrange meals for Eunuch An and the others, but also had to prepare for the trip to Kyoto!

In the early morning of July, the breeze gently blows on your face, bringing a hint of coolness and making you feel happy!

Master Qi Xiao has started morning exercises with a group of apprentices. Children from the village, ranging from teenagers to five or six years old, are following behind and doing various movements!

When Eunuch An came out, he saw Qi Xiao, the old hen, leading a long string of chicks, running on the flat road of Cuiyu Village, and then teaching them boxing and kicking in the threshing ground!

Looking at the rows of new houses rising from the ground and fruit trees planted on both sides of the wide and flat roads, the faces of the pedestrians on the road are filled with happy smiles!

Although most people are wearing coarse cloth clothes, they are rarely patched. Looking at their faces, they all have rosy complexions, and it is clear that they are living a good life!

At this time, Zhang Lizheng came running over in a hurry. He had met Eunuch An yesterday and hurriedly bowed and said:

"I am Zhang Fa, the village chief of Cuiyu Village. Yesterday, Lady Hua'an gave me a task. Today, I have to accompany you so that you can appreciate the new look of our village!"

Eunuch An found this novel and became interested. After breakfast, several of them followed Zhang Lizheng and walked towards the village!

The village is divided into the new village and the old village. Those who have extra money can apply to live in the row houses built in the new village. The old houses will be returned to the village, and the new houses will make up the difference!

This courtyard has two floors and is fully equipped with a living room, bedroom, kitchen and bathroom. It covers an area of ​​200 square meters, which is more than enough to accommodate four families!

The yard is more than 200 square meters in size. The main road in the yard is elevated and paved with stones, and the rest is divided into blocks and ridges. You can grow flowers, vegetables or fruit trees there. It is the most attractive place in Shannan County!

At present, out of the more than 100 households in the village, more than 30 have moved in, and another 30 or 40 have already registered and are just waiting for the completion of the second phase to move in!

Every household has a house number nailed on it, and there is a sign at the entrance to the new village: "Construction of New Village District 1"!

Going further forward, every road leading to the fields has been widened and compacted, and paved with pebbles, so there will be no more mud on the ground!

"Sir, you see, our Cuiyu Village has undergone such a big change now, which is inseparable from the efforts of Hua'an County Lady and our Lord Lin!"

"Now, not only Cuiyu Village, but also dozens of villages around our village have benefited from it. Everyone is proud to be a Shannan citizen!"

Zhang Fa walked and talked, and when he reached an intersection, he pointed to a sign and said:

"Look, in our village, we have built new village districts 1 and 2, and in the future there will be districts 3 and 4. Here we have orchard roads, vegetable roads, rice field roads, and that road you see, that is the Biyu Village School Road, where the children in the village go to school!"

The few people were dazzled by the sight. There was also a staff area and the Jade Village vermicelli production area...

It's all so new!

Going further, almost to the foot of the outer mountain of Yingdang Mountain, there is a Biyu Village pig farm with rows of pig houses. Every pig in the pig house will undergo regular inspections to ensure its health.

The clean floor and plenty of light make it even cleaner and brighter than where most people live!

Two strong men are flushing the pig house. The water flows out of the sewage pool and settles in the special sewage area for two days. Then it will be used as fertilizer water to irrigate the fields!

Zhang Fa led a few people to the rabbit farm next door, which supplied furs to the Lianrui Clothing Workshop!

Generally, the rabbits are slaughtered in late autumn. Part of the rabbit meat is sent to Fuman Restaurant, and the rest is collected by Gu Dalian into the space and then sent to the northern border by my eldest brother and others!