Come on!Foodie!

On the second day, the sky was beautiful, and it was really sunny and rainy.It's just been raining for three days in a row, even if it's a drizzle, the land is slippery and muddy.Fortunately, everyone in their country has prepared double-layer boots made of oilcloth. Although they are not as good as modern rain boots, Xiao Yang feels that the effect is similar, and they are softer and more portable.

Let the six sons watch at home, take out the wet grain in the lower room to dry, and prepare salt and pepper corn for the six sons to serve as snacks, Xiaoyang and Zhu Hai then drove the tiger into the city.Today's assignment is for Brother Da Zhuang to buy lime and oilcloth.Xiaoyang's children's shoes went to Liu Changming's place to order dried chili.Of course, the two had to go back to the store to meet up in the end. After all, the store also stocked up a lot of food and dried vegetables, and they had to take advantage of the sunny weather to rummage through them in the sun.Of course, he also hoped that the rain would stop falling like this endlessly.

Not to mention that Comrade Zhu Hai went shopping, but only that Xiaoyang and Liu Changming strolled back after ordering chili peppers.Passing by Tian's pharmacy, I thought of going in for a stroll, and by the way, asked Bai Minghua how the preparations for the medicated food shop were going.Although the few of them have discussed this matter several times, it is difficult to implement it.It is mainly a matter of the grade of the medicinal food workshop.It must not be small street shops that interest the Tian family, and the bodies and bones of dignitaries are also very precious.And there are quite a few people who have "wealthy disease" more or less, so you can't eat this expensive medicinal diet indiscriminately.It doesn't matter if there is a doctor in the restaurant, but diners must not go to a pharmacy when they go to a restaurant, and there are conflicts several times.And those ordinary dishes that have useful functions cannot be sold at a high price, so there is no effect and no uniqueness.Anyway, if you want to make money from rich people, you must come up with a better idea.But it is said that the old man of the Tian family is very optimistic.Moreover, the four wives of Tian's family all take special meals from time to time, which has the effect of strengthening the body, strengthening the stomach and beautifying the skin.

When entering the pharmacy, the first person I saw was Wu Feng who was making medicine behind the counter.Seeing Xiaoyang, Wu Feng immediately showed a smiling face: "Brother Xiaoyang, you are here! Are you looking for my master?"

Wu Feng's master is Bai Minghua, and Xiao Yang nodded: "Where did he go? Don't you have a lecture today?"

Wu Feng replied: "I was called to the yamen by the shop owner, saying that I have something to do. If you have nothing to do, you can wait here for a while. Ma San, come here and pour a cup of tea for Boss Yang!"

While waiting for Bai Minghua, Xiao Yang observed the people who came to the pharmacy to buy medicine.Most of the medicines they buy are prescriptions for expelling wind and dampness.Although each pair is not expensive, he was here for less than half an hour, and a dozen people came.Wu Feng said, starting in May, there are many more people who come to buy rheumatism medicine than before.It is caused by the sudden increase in humidity just after the cold spring.Combine that with five days of no sunlight and three days of rain, and it's even harder for people with these chronic joint pains.

Xiao Yang frowned, and muttered in his heart.There are some advantages to farming in Tianchao, but it will not work when the water is over.These homegrown vegetables and fruits are also available.That is, the watermelon and cantaloupe will not be sweet when they are too big.Fortunately, I ordered a lot of dried chilies today. The store has to cook some spicy dishes recently, and the ginger needs to be charged more!

When Bai Minghua came back, his face was quite heavy, but when he saw Xiaoyang, he immediately smiled. "Xiaoyang, you are here."

The other party's expression did not escape Xiao Yang's eyes. He felt that Bai Minghua's going to the Yamen today must not be to hear something good.So he asked curiously: "Is the county master sick?"

Bai Minghua shook his head: "Come inside with me. I just have something to tell you."

Making it mysterious, Xiaoyang became even more interested.Entering the living room in the backyard of Tou Dao, Xiao Yang just sat down and asked quickly: "What's the matter? Is there something else related to me?"

Bai Minghua sighed: "You must not spread this matter now. The floods in Nanjun Province are raging now, and the rain has been falling for half a month, and there is no tendency to stop. Many victims have already fled northward. Nanjun Province There were mild epidemics in three counties in the city. The high fever persisted and rashes appeared on the body. Although no deaths have been reported due to the epidemic, all provinces and counties have to be cautious. Today, Mr. Wang sent several large families in Haihua County All the shopkeepers of the pharmacy were called to go. They want us to prepare medicinal materials for epidemic prevention."

Xiao Yang took a deep breath after hearing this. "Isn't Nanjun Province still two provinces away from us? Even if there is an epidemic, it won't be able to spread, right? Besides, no matter how fierce the flood is, it won't be able to pass such a long distance, right?" Just kidding.Their Niuzhuang is on the edge of the river, if their place is also flooded, it will be over.

Bai Minghua shrugged his shoulders: "The first thing to solve is not necessarily the problem of floods. The climate in Suncheon Province has always been very peaceful, and there have been no major floods in the history of 150 years. However, there have been three small floods. Casualties The number is not big, and the financial loss is not much. It's just that people here are accustomed to dry, cold, dry and hot. Once we are wet for a long time, we will easily get sick. This epidemic is unavoidable. It is impossible to guarantee that the places where the floods have washed Toxic substances, refugees are now fleeing in droves, and some refugees walking in the mountains are really difficult to stop. It will be difficult to deal with them if they carry the epidemic.”

Xiaoyang Congee frowned: "My former hometown also often heard about natural disasters and plagues. Generally, epidemics are caused by the corpses being soaked and decomposed by floods, and then no one buried them and burned them. Livestock and even rats are also one of the root causes of the epidemic. The poisons brought by the floods you mentioned mean that the drinking water in the disaster area may also be dangerous? If the human and animal diseases are not serious, can they be cured?"

Bai Minghua nodded: "As long as the disease is not in its essence, it is only a matter of money and time to heal it. In fact, our He country has abundant waterways, and there are floods almost every year. However, the imperial court attaches great importance to water conservancy, and there has never been a large casualty. And It has been more than ten years since there has been such a big disaster. Forget it, let’s take it day by day anyway. I want to discuss with you about distributing medicine.”

Xiao Yang didn't understand: "Send medicine?"

Bai Minghua nodded: "Master Wang means that some of the refugees will definitely come to our Suncheon Province at the end of their way to the north, so our people here must also take the anti-epidemic medicine in advance. Therefore, the shopkeepers of several of our pharmacies unanimously decided that each of them will Take out a prescription, choose the best one, and then take out the medicinal materials together to brew at the four city gates, and distribute it for free for five days. Even if there is an epidemic, our people here will be less likely to be infected."

"You mean to borrow our shop to brew medicine, right? No problem! There is no need to discuss such a big matter, it should be shared!"

Xiaoyang told Da Zhuang, Er Bao and Qian Quan Zhang Zheng about the flood and epidemic in the south.As for Mumu's most compassionate temperament, forget it, anyway, these things are still far away from them now.

After discussing this way, the five people agreed that there is more to prepare for some applications.Things such as cloth, tarpaulin, lamp oil, and flint are indispensable.There is a lot of food in the two stores, so there is no need to worry about eating and drinking, but the moisture must be done well.Taking advantage of the fine weather, we have to dig two more diversion ditches in the ground, so that even if there is more rain in the future, the land will not be flooded.Of course, if it rains continuously for several days, digging anything is useless.Now is to prevent problems before they happen, and it would be nice to do something that can be used in a small way.

The next day, Xiao Yang and Zhao Liang went to buy ginger.Although Zhao Liang didn't know why, he knew that Xiao Yang never did meaningless things.Xiaoyang told him that he wanted to make ginger candy.This is absolutely delicious.Not only can it help digestion, strengthen the body and strengthen the bones, but also has the effect of dispelling cold and rheumatism and reducing bone pain.There is a lot of rain and high humidity this year. Buying more ginger to make ginger dishes is good for your health.

In the afternoon, Xiaoyang cut twenty pieces of ginger to make ginger candies.Peel and slice fresh ginger, and then boil it with the same amount of sugar and orange juice. After the sugar liquid is thick, take out the ginger slices, sprinkle with a layer of white sugar powder, mix well, spread out and let it dry for a day or two. eaten.The sugar covered the spicyness of ginger but did not offset the effect of ginger, and the taste of ginger slices after cooking and drying was quite different from that of ginger slices. piece.

Of course, the ginger they bought was not sold for making ginger candies.Instead, it is used for cooking.Ever since it was known that there was an epidemic and disaster in the south, there were only two types of soup left in Muyang Restaurant.Tender duck ginger soup, brown sugar ginger jujube tea.Although Xiaoyang never thought of making money from these things, many people feel comfortable after drinking the first bowl, and naturally want to have a second bowl.Of course, the second bowl requires money. Although the price is not expensive, it can also earn back the material money, which makes Xiao Yang very pleased.Unexpectedly, everyone is still very interested in drinking soup.Why don't you go and talk to Bai Minghua, how about lowering the price of the herbal food shop and just cooking some ordinary dishes for small profits but quick turnover? Wouldn't it be better for everyone to like it and benefit more people?It's better to just make these soups. Usually, the ingredients that nourish yin, nourish kidney, nourish qi and nourish blood are not only cheap to buy, but also easy to make...

The news of the disaster will not be completely isolated from the common people just because the government does not announce it.And the weather in Suncheon Province is getting more and more abnormal.To sum up, the rainfall is actually not too much, but it is sparse but annoying.Sometimes it rains in the morning, the sky is blue at noon, and it rains again after the lanterns are turned on.The most irritating thing is not seeing the sun five days out of seven.This makes everyone very depressed.The crops will not grow well without the sun, and even the domestic livestock are drooping.And it is obvious that some people who are already hot-tempered have become more irritable.Many people began to panic, fearing that there would be floods in their own place, and even more afraid that refugees would bring the epidemic into the city.As a result, the market outside the city has not opened for half a month, and the number of yamen servants guarding the city gate has doubled.

Xiao Yang is also very worried.Especially the godmother's body.It's hard for young people like them, let alone old people.So when he was in the village, Xiaoyang would make a herbal soup for his old lady every day to dispel wind and cold.Mrs. Xianghua also rubs her mother-in-law's arms and legs every day, but despite this, the old lady who has been paralyzed in bed all year round still feels very uncomfortable.Every night, my joints are so sore.That is to say, it is much better to bask in the sun on a sunny day.

Xiaoyang felt that he was going to be depressed.The business in the morning is obviously much worse. In addition to the hot and sour dishes that can be sold out at noon, there will be a lot of oily things left.Of course, after discovering this situation, the dishes were adjusted.On the contrary, many people came to buy ginger soup.A penny for a bowl of soup, although there is nothing in the soup bowl, but the taste is extremely good.Things were better at night.The spicy shabu-shabu is selling well, but there are fewer people ordering.The overall picture is that the daily turnover is two-thirds of the previous normal period.Sales of braised tofu and smoked chicken are dwindling.Xiaoyang can accept all these things. Originally, he wouldn't have much appetite for him now.In fact, what he cares most about is the abnormal weather.If there are many rainy seasons like this, he worries that this year's crop harvest will be greatly reduced.Their family does not rely on crops to make a lot of money.But you must know that if the crops are not harvested well, it is definitely not the old Zhu's family.If there is a large-scale reduction in grain production this year, next year's food prices, vegetable prices, oil prices, and other things will increase in price. This is a bad omen for them, who are restaurants.What's more, the south suffered a catastrophe this year, so the food and money from the treasury would naturally not be moved to the north.So the more he thought about it, the more worried he became.

Seeing his daughter-in-law's worry, Zhu Hai had no other choice but to comfort her.Originally, God has no friendship with me, and it doesn't work if I say it's sunny.Fortunately, he knew that although his daughter-in-law's temper was sometimes beyond imagination, she also had another characteristic, which was laziness.I really couldn't think of the result, turned around and forgot.Sure enough, within ten days, taking advantage of the sunny day, my little daughter-in-law happily followed Mumu to the small village at the foot of Beishan with her six sons, Wang Lin's friends and Niu Le's friends. By the river, say that the weather is good for catching fish.Catch small fish and make fish cakes for the kids!