The fierce peasant woman is busy farming

The next morning, Zhou Yue got up very early because she wanted to cook porridge early.

Today is Laba Festival, and as the saying goes, "The seventh and eighth days of the Laba Festival, your feet will freeze off." It is the coldest time in rural areas in the north.

I soaked all the ingredients last night, and this morning I put everything into a big pot, put the pot on the shelf and brought it to a boil over high heat.

Then put out the big fire, leaving the remaining ashes, and simmer it slowly, which should take a whole day.

Eat this porridge at night.

Master Cui and his companions went back to the mountains yesterday.

Zhou Yue was worried that Master Cui would only want to live in the mountains and not come out in the future.

In the afternoon, Qian took care of Ye Ge'er, while Zhou Yue and Chun Niang carried Laba porridge to the people in the mountains.

As soon as they reached the foot of the mountain, Brother Dao at the top of the mountain discovered them.

It hurried to inform Jun Mo, and Jun Mo went to inform Master Ren.

Ren Pingsheng definitely couldn't let Aunt Zhou and the others carry such heavy things and walk such a long mountain road.

He said something to Master Cui and brought Jun Mo down the mountain to pick him up.

Seeing that someone was helping Zhou Yue, Chunniang went down the mountain and went home. The child was at the age when she was very clingy, so she had to go home quickly.

Zhou Yue hadn't seen Xu Pingjun for a long time and wanted to go to the mountains to see her.

See if she remembered anything.

Xu Pingjun lost her child and to this day she can't even remember the child's physical characteristics.

Zhou Yue knew that she might be blaming herself too much, which led to her subconsciously not thinking about this matter.

She bottled up that bad experience.

This disease can be named "selective amnesia".

It is not a disease, but a form of psychological self-protection.

It is a form of PTSD.

When Zhou Yue walked up the mountain panting, he saw Xu Pingjun sitting under the waterfall in the middle of winter.

The waterfall has frozen into a white ice waterfall.

However, the pool below the icefall was steaming and there was no sign of ice.

Even the temperature of the ground air nearby is very high, and you can even see some green aquatic plants in the water.

Zhou Yue suspected that there was a hot spring underneath, but when he touched the water with his hand, it was still very cold.

The water was just below zero degrees, far from being hot spring temperature.

Zhou Yue put down some vegetables on his back and walked to Xu Pingjun.

Follow her gaze and look at the deep pool.

He said, "Ping Jun, I brought some Laba porridge. Would you like to have a bowl?"

Xu Pingjun seemed to have just noticed Zhou Yue. She turned her head hurriedly and wiped her tears.

Zhou Yue advised: "Don't be too sad, you still need to cheer up and take care of your health.

This way, when you find the child, you can recognize him and raise him well. "

"Well, Aunt Zhou, I know. I just... just remembered the past...

Don't worry, I will cheer up.

Jun Mo is a very good kid, very talented. I will teach him like my own child.

But, he looks still young, how old were you when you gave birth to him?

"Oh, he is not my biological child, he was also a trafficked child, and the government has been unable to find his family.

It was therefore entrusted to my care."

"Oh? Then, you..."

They are not your biological children, but you still spend so much effort to raise them?

Zhou Yue smiled cheerfully and said: "No matter whose child it is, since I have met him, it is fate.

What's more, I didn't raise him for nothing, the court also gave me money. "

Xu Pingjun seemed to be thinking about something.

Since she was rescued, she has forgotten many things except her medical skills and poison-making skills.

Her memory was confused and disjointed.

Ren Pingsheng always stayed with her patiently and helped her recall her childhood.

She's been in much better shape lately.

The two walked back to the cave together.

With Grandpa Ning and Yang Mo at home, there is no need to worry about having no tables and chairs.

This cave, which is close to the cave entrance, is the largest and has the best lighting.

There are some tables, chairs and benches here, which serves as a reception room and where we eat.

The others had already taken out their bowls and chopsticks and finished their dinner while the porridge was still hot.

Zhou Yue took out a few plates of pickled vegetables and a jar of stir-fried wild boar meat from a basket on his back.

Pickles and fatty bacon go perfectly with Laba porridge.

In the coldest days of winter, drinking a bowl of hot porridge is the most comfortable thing.

But Zhou Yue was going home to eat and would not eat here with them.

While they were eating, Zhou Yue went to the cave to check out his own wine cellar.

I counted the quantities and calculated how long they could last and how much more fruit and grain I needed to buy.

Once spring comes, we will definitely start brewing wine on a large scale.

After Zhou Yue finished reading, they also finished their meal. She packed up the jars she brought and hurried back home.

Most of the children were not at home, so Zhou Yue had to do the task of delivering things to each household by himself.

Zhou Yue still had to go deliver Laba porridge to some elders in the village, so he didn't delay here.

Cui escorted her out and suddenly said, "Zhou Yue, you said you wanted to do business in Beijing, so opening a restaurant is certainly a good idea.

But I know of a better deal, and you might as well try it."

"Oh, what business is it? Selling wine?"

Restaurants can also sell alcohol. They have liquor business licenses, so there is no conflict between selling food and alcohol.

“Of course you have to continue to run the wine business, just sell it in the restaurant.

I'm talking about incense making."

"Making incense?"

Zhou Yue has always made incense, but he only did it for fun in his spare time, and only used it for himself and Master Cui.

In the countryside, incense is not a necessity, and even if you make your own incense, Qian thinks it is a waste to light it.

Qian said too much, and Zhou Yue was too lazy to argue with her anymore and didn't plan to do it again.

But Master Cui liked the fragrance very much.

“Yes, incense is a luxury.

Although the premium for alcohol is high, it is needed by some people after all, and some people just don't like to drink.

Moreover, alcohol is regulated by the imperial court, so you cannot set the price too high, otherwise someone will report you and the imperial court will investigate you.

Once it is proven that you are driving up prices or hoarding goods, the court will revoke your license, which will be very troublesome."

Zhou Yue listened silently, thoughtful.

“Incense is different, it’s something only used by the nobility, no matter how expensive it is, there are still people who use it.

Moreover, you said that your incense is made of exquisite ingredients and is time-consuming and labor-intensive, so it’s not excessive to charge a high price, right?

There are many pine and cypress trees in your area, and the raw materials are easy to obtain.

With your incense-making skills, I think you can definitely make money."

Zhou Yue nodded, expecting him to continue.

"Another reason is that winemaking does not require much manpower.

And due to the cellaring conditions, it is difficult to increase your output.

I think your wine tastes good only if it is brewed with the mountain spring water, sorghum, fruits, flowers and plants here, and has suitable cellaring conditions here.

The wine you later made from the grain you bought from outside was not satisfactory.

Some people may not be able to taste it, but I can feel it.”

"Yes, I also want to say that I am the best at drinking.

It is indeed as Master Cui said. Wine brewed with ingredients from other places, even if the water is from here and stored in this mountain, will not taste right. "

Ren Pingsheng followed silently behind. He planned to accompany Aunt Zhou all the way to the foot of the mountain. Otherwise, carrying all those bottles and jars on the rugged mountain road, Aunt Zhou might fall again as the New Year was approaching.