The years when I opened a farmhouse in my hometown

Returning to Shen Xiaoyun's home with a full house of tourists, he saw several backpackers when he returned to the yard, and even one was dragging a trolley case. There were six people in total, five men and one woman. There is only one young man, and the rest are middle-aged.When they saw Shen Xiaoyun coming back, they stood up one after another. Shen Xiaoyun quickly put the mat in his hand and introduced himself first.

"Hi, welcome to our Yunshui Village as a guest. Have you eaten yet? I'll cook something for you." The visitors were guests, and Shen Xiaoyun settled these tourists right away.

"Don't be too troublesome. When we came, your parents cooked some noodles for me. We just ate them." These middle-aged people waved their hands indifferently, and heard that Shen Xiaoyun planned to arrange a place for them to stay. I plan to take a break.

The journey was exhausting, they were indeed a little tired, and now they wanted to find a bed to lie down for a while.

"You guys sit down for a while, and I will take them to arrange accommodation. By the way, I will register for you first. Before the farmhouse is built, all board and lodging will be included, [-] a day. This is the price for the time being. How many days do you each stay? "Shen Xiaoyun went back to the room and took out the payment receipt, and took out a small notebook and pen from his pocket.

"...I'm planning to stay for three days. Is it cash or mobile phone transfer?" The only boy spoke first.

Shen Xiaoyun replied: "It's all fine."

The boy took out the cash and handed it to Shen Xiaoyun, and Shen Xiaoyun filled out the receipt form, handed him a face slip, and registered it again in the small book at the same time.

"...We will stay for three months, forget it, let's live for half a year first." This time it was the middle-aged woman who spoke, with her husband beside her, dragging a suitcase, with a tired face and numb eyes, when she heard the woman speak , nodded with a lack of interest.

"Let's live for half a year first. The accommodation fee will be charged according to the normal rate without any conversion. It would be best if we could have a separate small yard, and the price is negotiable. We plan to live here for a long time. You see, we still have a big Come here, please." The man said to Shen Xiaoyun apologetically.

The woman beside him kept her head down, sighed silently, raised her head, and squeezed out a smile on her slightly pale face.

"If we get used to it, we will live there for a year or so."

It was the first time for Shen Xiaoyun to encounter this kind of situation, just judging from the expressions of the couple, what should have happened, Shen Xiaoyun was not easy to ask.

"Here, can you wait for a while, I have to find the separate courtyard for you, how about I arrange the other gentlemen first, and then settle for you?" Shen Xiaoyun asked the couple for their opinions in a discussing tone, Like their village, most of the houses have yards. In order to make room for the tourists, they are all cleaned in advance, and they are often lived in, which are relatively new.

Such a vacated house is not often lived in, so there must be a lot of dust, and some daily necessities are also scarce. If you want to find it, you can find it, but you have to say hello in advance.

"It's okay, you can open the list for them first, we are not in a hurry." The couple still talked very well, and stepped aside, waiting for Shen Xiaoyun to open the list and arrange the house, they sat silently in front of the yard. On a small stool.

Because some personal issues were involved, Shen Xiaoyun temporarily closed the live broadcast, took the couple to the backyard, poured a glass of water for the two, and first talked about the situation.

"Well, can I ask, why did you stay for such a long time?" Especially seeing that woman's face was pale, looking like she was about to collapse at any moment, Shen Xiaoyun was a little worried that she might have some serious illness.

"...Actually, it's nothing. We're here to take care of our health and hide from our family." The woman with a pale face showed a bitter smile at the corner of her mouth. That kind of forced smile was uglier than crying.

"Don't look at how old we are, but we have been married for almost 20 years, and we have never had children. There is a lot of pressure on both sides of the family. In addition, we have made some money over the years, and our relatives..." The woman said, her eyes revealed The sarcasm that came out deeply hurt Shen Xiaoyun and the gentleman next to him.

In fact, let alone the issue of money, the relatives on both sides are more active than the parents, and even put all kinds of weird medicines in the meals, if it is not because the stomach is damaged, dragged to the hospital for gastric lavage, She didn't yet know what kind of abuse she was going to suffer.

When they were young, they worked hard outside, in order to make the life of the two families better, but now life is better, but the relatives of the two families are all red-eyed, seeing that they have no children, they try their best to succeed one, or give her husband Introduce young girls, and even introduce young ladies behind their backs...

Because she has been hurt too many times, even though her husband still treats her well for 20 years, and rejects those foreign temptations fiercely, her body and mind are riddled with holes. Unable to withstand such torture, she filed for divorce countless times without success.

But this time, her husband gave up the joint venture between the two, sold it at a low price, and brought her to this strange small mountain village.

"Qianqian, let's try again, one year, no, just half a year. Just the two of us, no one else, just live our own little life, ignore those people, okay?" Seeing her husband humbly Pleading, the woman softened her heart again, her husband knew best that he loved her in his heart, but he also paid great attention to family affection, and it was precisely because of this that he hurt her all over.

Now, this man actually proposed to live a small life for the two of them, a world for only the two of them.

The woman was in poor health and was motion sick. She vomited and vomited all the way. She felt extremely uncomfortable, but when she saw one car changing another car and came to the small village like a paradise that her husband said, the woman felt so sad. There was a small jump of joy.

I finally left those people, the farther away the better.

"If that's the case, it doesn't matter whether you live for half a year or a year." After hearing the woman's explanation, Shen Xiaoyun also breathed a sigh of relief.

The woman let out a sigh of relief.

"Thank you. In fact, I have also watched your live broadcast these two days. It is very good-looking, especially the environment of your village. I like it very much."

Seeing that the deal was settled, Shen Xiaoyun began to discuss the issue of accommodation.

"You should know the price of accommodation and meals. It is [-] per person per day. After the farmhouse is completed, these prices will increase. I will explain this in advance. This board and lodging includes food and lodging. Everyone is staying at the villagers' homes temporarily. Conditions It’s not very good either. If you want to rent a house with a yard, the cost may be higher. I can’t decide on the price yet. I’ll negotiate with you after I find the house.” Bring a yard and live by yourself for a long time , There is a lot of freedom in terms of life, short-term renting, after all, it is in someone else's house, and many things are inconvenient.

The couple also knew that it would be troublesome to bring a house with a yard, so they were a little surprised to see Shen Xiaoyun agreeing so quickly.

"Then trouble you."

"You're welcome, these are what I should do. You can come to Yunshui Village as a guest, which is also a kind of affirmation to our Yunshui Village." Shen Xiaoyun waved his hand, took the couple to the front yard, and asked them to sit for a while. Ask New Homes to see who has a spare home.

Shen Xiaoyun went to the new house to call, and found that quite a few families said they had a free house.

"My old house is my grandfather's. I haven't lived in it for many years. I put some sundries in it for the time being. After tidying up, I can still live in it. The house is strong and has a yard." An aunt strode over to recommend her own space. house.

"My house was built a few years ago. It was originally planned to be used as a wedding house for my son, but he didn't like it. No, he went to the city and didn't come back for many years. The village also zoned out his fields. Then The house is still empty, and everything is complete, Xiaoxiao, if you want to use it, you can take it." Another warm-hearted aunt said so.

"My family has it too, and it's also planned to live in for my son. Well, now we live in it ourselves. The big house was still empty before. It's really..."

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After comparing several houses, Shen Xiaoyun chose an old house, saying that the old house is not considered an old house, just like the owner said, the new house was originally planned for his son, but the sons didn't like it, The old man moved in, and some sundries were placed in the previous house.

These houses are not very old. There are wells, yards, vegetable fields, laundry sinks, kitchen stoves, various wardrobes, wooden beds for sleeping, tables and chairs, etc. in the houses, which are convenient for occupancy.

Others are either too old, no one has lived in them for a long time, the house is old or has bugs, and the stove is not a new style, or it is too new, like a well laundry pool, there may be no stove, and the new house If it is broken, the owner will feel distressed.After weighing things up and down, Shen Xiaoyun chose this house.

After being selected, Shen Xiaoyun took the aunt to the front yard of her house, and called the couple to look at the house first, and then confirm it if she was satisfied.

My aunt talked and laughed along the way, and after walking for seven or eight minutes, she finally came to her old house.The old house of my aunt's house was a very common one that entered three times and exited three times. There were so many empty houses that it was scary. The couple looked at each other for a while.

"...Xiaoxiao, there are too many houses in this house, we only live in two, so we don't need so many." The woman said after thinking for a while.

Shen Xiaoyun nodded, and led them to look around a few rooms first, then pointed to the front yard, back yard and made a comparison.

"I know, let me show you first, here, you see, there are yards here, one is the front yard, the other is the backyard, and the middle one is the open-air yard. You can choose which one you like, each There are only two or three guest rooms. It looks like a lot. Each room is not big. There is only one living room with a kitchen. You can cook for yourself if you want. You can also grow some small vegetables in the yard. You can buy it too." Shen Xiaoyun explained to the couple in detail, and opened each room to see how big it was.

The couple nodded secretly. This house is similar to other houses in Yunshui Village. They are all built of stone, with fir beams on the roof and gray-black tiles on the roof. They compared the three yards and finally chose the backyard.

"Just this backyard. I like the balcony in the backyard very much, and those jujube trees can enjoy the shade." The woman nodded in satisfaction.

"Xiaoxiao, please make an offer. We'll fix the house, and we'll pack it up early and get ready to move in." Maybe it's because of the new environment, the woman's face flashed some color, with a bit of charm.

Shen Xiaoyun had already made up her mind about the future accommodation price of her own farmhouse. According to 41 days per day, if it includes food and lodging, the price would be 55 per day. For those who stay in a homestay, the price may be slightly lower. Like the couple today, For long-term rental, the price is relatively cheaper for those with independent small yards.

"A month's accommodation fee is [-]. There are three bedrooms, one living room and one kitchen, with a backyard. The fruit trees in the yard bear fruit are also yours, including water and electricity. If you don't like the furniture here, you can use it. If you want a new one You can ask the carpenters or bamboo craftsmen in the village to do it for you, and you have to pay for the money yourself." Shen Xiaoyun thought for a while and then added: "If you don't cook by yourself, you can go to my place to eat, the farmhouse is not done well. Before, it was [-] yuan per person per day, but after it is completed, the price will be [-] yuan per person per day, of course, it is also the same price in the villagers' homes, if it is a small fry alone, the price will be calculated separately."

The two couples thought about it, neither of them is the kind of person who is very good at cooking, and they don't know how to use that old-fashioned earthen stove, so it's better to eat at Shen Xiaoyun's first.

After a while, I got familiar with the environment here, and then slowly explored how to cook with earthen stoves.

"Let's pay for the accommodation and food expenses first. Let's rent the accommodation for half a year, and pay for the meals for a month." This is the first time that the two couples worry about eating.

"That's fine, I'll make an order for you now." After the negotiation, Shen Xiaoyun set the price, gave them a bill of charges privately, and drew up a contract on the spot, which was signed by all three parties.

"I'll go back and make a few copies of this, and everyone will have a copy, so everyone can rest assured." Although it is from our own village, there are still some procedures that should be followed.

The couple saw that Shen Xiaoyun had written the contract by hand, and they read it carefully, and found that it was quite strict and the terms were very clear, which protected the legitimate rights and interests of both parties, and made them feel more at ease.

My aunt doesn't understand this at all, but she knows that signing and fingerprinting is like an IOU in the village, and there is a guarantee.

"That's fine, let's do this first. There is a hygiene problem at home here. Auntie, you can help clean it later. Let me know what you need or don't need first. And what daily necessities you need to buy, tell me first. If there are any in the village, Just buy it in the village, if you don’t have it, let the uncles who deliver it help you, that’s all for now, if you need anything, tell me, this is our WeChat group, you can add it, and leave a message if you need it.”

After the couple added a message, they cleaned up with their aunt. Shen Xiaoyun saw that the settlement was almost done, so she talked to them and went back to her yard.

This time and again, time passed quickly, and when Shen Xiaoyun returned home, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon.When Shen Xiaoyun went back, the tourists were sitting in the front yard bored.

"Anchor, what's delicious tonight?" They had nothing to do. Although they were full at noon, they were not idle this afternoon. They kept walking, and they were hungry again before they knew it.

Shen Xiaoyun thought about this problem a long time ago, and said bluntly: "I'll make hand-rolled noodles for you. This is quick and easy to digest." If it's hot, it's just a big bowl of soup and water.

Most of the dinners that the family prepares for those who help build the house are noodles or dumplings. Food with soup is more likely to arouse people's appetite.

"Is there any food?" After getting acquainted with Shen Xiaoyun, these young people and Shen Xiaoyun did not have the same gap as they did when they met for the first time, and chatted more casually.

Shen Xiaoyun thought for a while, and pointed to the thorns picked from the field in the two baskets against the wall: "Fry this wild vegetable at night, then make a cold bamboo shoot, and then some small pickles, pickled white radish, sour Beans, fermented bean curd, these are more appetizing, I will make some for you to try."

The boys sitting on the small bench suddenly showed satisfied smiles, and giggled silly.

"Anchor, let me tell you that I have been greedy for your pickled peppers and radishes for a long time, and you finally brought them out this time."

"Well, I want to eat the smoked meat from your host..."

"Yes, but wait until the day after tomorrow. I will take you to catch fish tomorrow. There are fish and shrimps to eat. I will save the smoked meat for the day after tomorrow. It is interesting to eat good things separately." After all, it is used to entertain guests. Eating in different ways is the only way to look forward to it.

"Okay." They thought there were too many people, and the anchor was a little reluctant to entertain them with these precious things.

While everyone was chatting, they saw Shen Xiaoyun lift the two baskets of thorns into the pool next to the well, filled the pool half full, and then began to wash the thorns.

This group of young tourists didn't just sit there and chat. Seeing that Shen Xiaoyun was busy, they also gathered around to help with cleaning, but just looking at the thorny thorns, they were a little helpless.

"Anchor, do you want to remove this thorn?" A boy carefully asked while holding the shortest, tenderest and smallest leaf of the thorn.

"Do you want to peel off the skin, just like when we ate it before, tear off the skin where you pinched?"

Shen Xiaoyun cleaned very quickly, first arranged the order of the thorns one by one, just opened a small handful, folded his hands, tilted his back palms slightly, and rubbed them back and forth in the pool water.

"Don't worry about these thorns and skin, just be careful not to get stuck in your hands, just wash it a little bit."

Several boys around the pool took a look at Shen Xiaoyun, and found that even if Shen Xiaoyun took a handful, there seemed to be no traces of piercing on the palm of his hand.

"Isn't it pricking? I feel very painful when I look at these thorns."

"If we don't remove the thorns, then we will eat them directly after frying?" The friends expressed their shock.

This completely refreshed their cognition.

The corners of Shen Xiaoyun's mouth curled up, revealing a mysterious smile: "You all can rest assured and eat, absolutely nothing will happen."

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These all look scary, okay? Those thorns have barbs. If you eat them in your mouth, how can you scratch your throat?The little friends were terrified, thinking to themselves, they would not eat it until it was cooked.

Anyway, there are cold bamboo shoots and those small pickles, which are enough.

Shen Xiaoyun was busy cleaning and preparing for dinner, so she didn't have time to pay attention to the facial expressions of her friends.After all these thorns are cleaned, drain the water, take it back to the kitchen and boil water, first boil it twice in boiling water, remove the green smell in the leaves of the thorns, and boil the thorns of the generation gap After softening, wash again and drain the water for later use.

Then Shen Xiaoyun took out the bamboo shoots she dug in the morning, tore off the shell, cut them into shreds, and blanched them two or three times, each time boiling the water for a while to remove the astringency, and also to prevent the shredded bamboo shoots from getting too old After blanching, chill it with cold well water for a while.

Take out a few small pickles and put them on a plate, except for pickled peppers, radishes and fermented bean curd, such as capers and pickled vegetables, wash them with water first, drain the water, fry them with hot oil in a hot pan, and then serve plate.

All these were ready, Shen Xiaoyun took out a bag of flour from the warehouse, and poured out half of the bag.

The half bag of flour also has a large washbasin, which is a bit different from the pure white flour outside. The flour poured out by Shen Xiaoyun has a dry yellowish tint, but it's not obvious.

Many of the tourists entered the kitchen and watched Shen Xiaoyun cooking, but Shen Xiaoyun didn't mind, as long as they didn't touch those bowls, chopsticks and plates, and they just stood aside, it didn't bother them at all.

Originally, he was cooking for people to watch. Like this moment, he also opened the live broadcast room again to let more people see.

"Anchor, the color of your flour seems to be a bit wrong." A boy frowned. In fact, he wanted to say that your flour seems to be moldy and damp.

Shen Xiaoyun grabbed a handful, walked over, and smelled it to the onlookers: "The color may not be very pretty, but these flours are made from wheat mushrooms in the communal mill of our village, and some of them contain a little wheat bran. , and the skin of the wheat itself is light yellow, and after grinding, it turns a little dark yellow, not very white. Smell it, if there is a clear fragrance of wheat, these are not broken. "

The tourists believed it was true, and they really went over to smell it, and found that although the color of the flour was not very good-looking, let alone, it really smelled of that kind of wheat.

"It's really fragrant."

"Anchor, you said there is still wheat bran here, can that be eaten? Wheat bran is the shell, right?"

Shen Xiaoyun walked back again, began to knead the noodles, talking to the tourists from time to time.

"Wheat bran is edible, but only in moderation. For example, there are sorghum bran in many coarse-grain biscuits sold outside. Wheat bran is the tender skin inside the wheat, not the thickest layer on the outside. Without a machine, there will inevitably be omissions by humans, so there will be some in the wheat flour. It’s okay to eat, and the right amount of wheat bran can satisfy hunger.”