Life in a quiet village in Xianshan

The lid of the altar was opened.

Gu Siwei asked: "What is this altar mouth? Water?"

Sealing the mouth of the altar is to separate the outside air from the inside. Normally, the mouth is sealed with mud and cloth, but this is a special mouth of the jar. Pour some water into the mouth of the jar and close the lid.

Hu Yanqiu said: "It's not water. Smell it yourself."

As he spoke, Hu Yanqiu stretched out his finger, dipped it in the liquid used to seal the altar, and put it in front of Gu Siwei's nose.

Before Gu Siwei could even smell it, he smelled a faint smell of herbs.

"It's not water? Is it filled with medicine?" Gu Siwei asked.

Hu Yanqiu said: "This is the recipe given by Uncle Tao. It is better to seal the jar this way, and it will not disturb small flying insects. Have you noticed that there are no insects in our cave?"

"Maybe it's because I put camphor wood in it."

Gu Siwei was trying to put gold on his face. How could Gu Siwei give up a good thing like this to Tao Yisheng when he was praised? Of course he would benefit from it.

Hu Yanqiu said with a smile: "Cinnamomum camphor wood has some effect, but the prescription given by Uncle Tao is more effective. After I used it, there were a lot less ants here."

"So poisonous?" Gu Siwei felt as if he was protected against everything. Is there something wrong with this thing?

Hu Yanqiu said with a smile: "What's the poison? It prevents insects but does not kill them. And have you noticed that the salted duck eggs pickled in our home are better than those sold in our stores?"

"That's for sure, the water here is good." Gu Siwei was a little proud.

Hu Yanqiu said: "The method we use is different from others."

"Tao Yisheng again? What kind of Taoism does this old Taoist priest practice? Is he eating and drinking Taoism?" Gu Siwei laughed and teased Tao Yisheng.

Hu Yanqiu said: "Don't talk nonsense."

Hu Yanqiu still has great respect for Tao Yisheng. In Hu Yanqiu's view, he is a charitable elder with rich knowledge.

But Gu Siwei regarded Tao Yisheng as almost a charlatan.

Why do I say almost? Gu Siwei admitted that he had some small skills, not many, but he definitely had them.

"Okay, I won't say anymore."

Gu Siwei knew that his wife respected Tao Laodao, so he kept silent.

I helped my wife use the flashlight and watched her take out the duck eggs one by one from the jar. When she took them out, she wiped off the mud on the eggs and put the wiped mud into a basin next to it.

Gu Siwei looked at it for a while and asked: "Are you going to take it out and throw it away later or do you want to reuse it?"

Hu Yanqiu said: "Of course it is reused. This thing was made with great difficulty, how can it be thrown away? It can be used for at least a few years and pickled for a dozen times. In the next few years, it will not be used to knead the clay. That's it. After it dries, add some water to moisten it, then apply it on the washed duck eggs."

Gu Siwei nodded after hearing this and said: "That's easy. Is this thing from Tao Lao Taoism?"

"Well, otherwise I wouldn't have prepared so many ingredients. Don't underestimate this yellow mud. Not only is this mud carefully selected, but it also has to be washed when it comes back. You can't have large particles, and you can't have small particles either. It can’t be left behind. There will be about three taels left in the end of a pound of dug mud. This is not enough. The mud must be fried. Dry frying will remove the moisture from the mud. Next, add the ingredients. The ingredients must be prioritized. In the end, the altar has to be sealed and soiled for about a week to get these pickled mud."

When Gu Siwei heard what Hu Yanqiu said, he opened his mouth and said: "Good guy! When I had time to do this, I marinated five jars of eggs. I remember when I was a child...".

"Do you remember when you were a child?" Hu Yanqiu asked immediately.

Gu Siwei knew he had spilled the beans, so he opened his mouth and said, "I always remember some of it and some not. I remember when I was a kid, our family seemed to pickle it with just salt water. Of course, sometimes it would also be covered in mud."

"oh".

Hu Yanqiu lost much interest when he heard that Gu Siwei was still the same.

After taking nearly twenty eggs, Hu Yanqiu still didn't stop.

"Enough, enough counting. If they want to eat, come over and get it. Give so much at one time, otherwise there will be no gifts to bring when you come next time," Gu Siwei reminded.

Hu Yanqiu was very happy after hearing this. After a while, he explained: "Everyone will still eat tomorrow morning. What I am making now is for everyone to eat tomorrow."

"Will you have porridge tomorrow morning?" Gu Siwei asked casually.

Hu Yanqiu said: "When eating porridge, Uncle Li and the others responded that they wanted to eat something light. I am going to make vegetable dumplings."

"I also gave them foreign food because I thought the rice at home was too oily," Gu Siwei said happily.

At this time, Hu Yanqiu said again: "I also want to be more relaxed. Haven't you noticed that Yanping's chin has become a bit round these days?"

"How old is he? Besides, he wasn't fat before, okay?" Gu Siwei felt that his wife was a little too worried.

Hu Yanping is not fat, let alone not fat. How many fat people are there now? According to Gu Siwei's opinion, his brother-in-law must have at least ten pounds of flesh on his body to be normal.

"It's not good to be fat. Many diseases will come after you gain weight. You said this yourself," Hu Yanqiu said.

When Gu Siwei heard that he had shot himself in the foot, he was left speechless.

"By the way, when will you go to Hong Kong City?"

Hu Yanqiu's mind was no slower than Gu Siwei's. The last second he was thinking about his brother-in-law, but now he was thinking about the Hong Kong market.

"Why are you so interested in this these days? I'll take you there next time, and take a look at our home in Hong Kong City by the way. Don't have the chance to go to Hong Kong City by then. You, the hostess, don't know your own home. Where is the door facing?" Gu Siwei said cheerfully.

Hu Yanqiu turned to look at Gu Siwei and asked seriously: "Do you want me to go?"

"Isn't that nonsense? You are the woman of the house. It is normal for you to go there. It is abnormal for you not to live there. Let me tell you, this situation will not last long. You have to have confidence. "Gu Siwei said.

When Hu Yanqiu heard what Gu Siwei said, he smiled happily, and suddenly said to Gu Siwei without thinking: "I am content with your words."

"What do you mean, it belongs to you." Gu Siwei was a little confused by Hu Yanqiu. He felt that something was wrong when his wife asked about things in Hong Kong.

"I know, that's why I'm happy. My man has been to Hong Kong and never comes back. Because he can't bear to leave me." Hu Yanqiu suddenly looked at Gu Siwei with tenderness.

Gu Siwei reached out and pressed Hu Yanqiu's forehead, and then said: "I don't have a fever, why is it weird?"

Hu Yanqiu smiled happily and slapped Gu Siwei's hand away: "You just have a fever."

"You don't have a fever. What are you doing here?"

Gu Siwei felt that this was not like Hu Yanqiu in normal times. He felt something was wrong when he mentioned the Hong Kong city, but he didn't know what was wrong. In short, he was confused.

Hu Yanqiu said: "You just think nonsense. Oh, by the way, I will go back to the factory for a few days."

Gu Siwei said: "Let's get up as soon as possible. Why are we divided into several groups?"

Hu Yanqiu said: "I won't go back with you. I still have some things to do here. You go to hell and I'll go to mine when the time comes."

Gu Siwei said: "Okay, you just go home to spend a few days. By the way, does Yanping want to go back with you?"

"What is he going back for?" Hu Yanqiu said flatly.

Gu Siwei was delighted: "My father-in-law and his wife really don't plan to have this son anymore."

"He will only cause trouble when he goes back. Why don't he leave it here and have someone take care of it? Even if he wants to cause trouble, he won't be able to find anyone," Hu Yanqiu said.

"That's right!"

Gu Siwei nodded in agreement. Who could Hu Yanping find in this place to go crazy?

You can't go to the old men at home, how about you go to Da Mao? Can't find a monkey?

None of them are reliable.

After chatting while picking up the things, Hu Yanqiu sealed the mouth of the jar again, then said something to Gu Siwei and went back.

Gu Siwei left the storage cave, closed the door, and walked home side by side with his wife.

Now the sky has completely darkened, and when I look up, I can see the entire starry sky above my head.

When you look at the sky now, you will find that the horizon is full of stars, and below the horizon are all dark rolling mountains. This kind of scenery is really a sight you will never tire of.

"So lovely".

Hu Yanqiu said.

Gu Siwei said: "If it looks good, let's keep looking at it and live here for decades or a hundred years. At that time, we will still look at it this way. You hold my arm and we will still be together like this." ".

"Then we are not two old goblins anymore, we will live to be a hundred or more years old." Hu Yanqiu was very sweet, tightening his husband's arm and bringing his face closer.

At this moment, Hu Yanqiu felt that the smell of her husband was so good that he couldn't get enough of it.

Just when the two of them were fully immersed in their world, a broken gong broke everything.

"Sister, brother-in-law! Why did it take you so long to get a salted duck egg...".

Hu Yanping didn't even wink when he came up, and started shouting before the people arrived.

"What are you doing here at night without sleeping?"

Now Gu Siwei wants to kick his brother-in-law to the factory to get a big 24k pure gold light bulb.

Hu Yanping didn't notice at all that his sister and brother-in-law were in a passionate relationship. He opened his mouth and said, "It's only what time and I went to bed. Also, brother-in-law, you don't have anything interesting here. I'm going to go with you tomorrow."

After hearing this, Hu Yanqiu said: "You have a good idea. My parents asked someone to bring a letter and let you wait for two days."

"How can I do this? What will happen to my studies if I continue? It's going to be winter vacation soon."

Poof!

"I'm sorry, I couldn't hold it back!"

Gu Siwei apologized quickly.

Hearing his brother-in-law talk about studying, Gu Siwei suddenly felt a sense of absurdity.

Hu Yanqiu did not save any face for his younger brother. He opened his mouth and said, "Are you still talking about studying? You can get more than ten points on a paper. Do you need to study?"

"More than ten points?" Gu Siwei was happy again.

But after seeing his wife looking at him, Gu Siwei immediately straightened his face: "This is so inappropriate!"

Hu Yanping moved his mouth, but no sound came out, but it was clearly three words: flatterer!