Wearing back to ancient times is good for old age

When Feng Ye was young, my grandfather would occasionally go to the mountains and bring back steamed buns, grapes, etc. for Feng Ye.

This kind of tree generally grows in the humid places near the water source in the mountains and valleys, and bears fruit all year round.

It grows on the root of the tree, and the green fruit will mature in about ten days.Feng Ye picked one and peeled it off. The light pink flesh is beautiful and delicious. Take a bite, it's sweet and juicy, um, it's really a nostalgic taste.

Picking off the other two ripe mantou fruits, wrapped them in leaves and put them in the basket, Feng Ye continued to explore the forest.

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12. Surprise...

Butterfly Mountain is the highest mountain in this mountain range. There are many kinds of wild fruits here, such as the mantou fruit tree just now, the small clump of twigs, the mountain grapes entwined with vines, the sun-loving golden cherry with small thorns, Yanfuzi with very salty fruit, bunches of red vajra seeds, wild pear... Many of them are used for both medicine and food. Feng Ye picked some of everything.

Turning a steep slope, there is a small piece of flat land, the ground is full of small bushes and thick fallen leaves, surrounded by tall unknown tree species.Beside one of the big trees entangled with vines, Feng Ye found a yam, the yam seedlings were all entangled with the vines, if you don't look carefully, you really can't find it.

Feng Ye put the basket aside, squatted on the ground with a shovel and started digging.The wild yams on the mountain always grow very deep, and sometimes a long root will grow into the crevices of the rocks. The yams are brittle and will break if you are not careful, so it is difficult to dig.It took a lot of time to dig a deep pit with a radius of half a meter, and finally dug out the yam completely. Good guy, it looks as thick as a baby's arm, and it has some forked, rough hair. Weigh it It's strange to read.

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In the silent forest, there are only the chirping of birds and insects. The sunlight leaks in somewhere, dispelling the darkness in the deep forest. The breeze blows, and the trees rustle softly.Feng Ye sat on the ground, tidied up the things in the back basket while resting, and it was time to go back.

When he got up and was about to turn back, there was a rustling sound not far away, as if something was pulling the leaves.Feng Ye's heart suddenly lifted as if seeing a horror scene, he stood still, looked around, and listened intently again, but the sound disappeared again.After a while, just when Feng Ye thought he was hallucinating and was about to leave, the voice of Xixisuo came again.Feng Ye held the shovel tightly in both hands, hesitated for a while, and then moved cautiously step by step towards the sound coming from the bushes.As it got closer, the sound of shoes stepping on the leaves and branches also frightened the things in the grass, the sound stopped suddenly, Feng Ye stood still, holding his breath to look at it, and before he could see clearly, he slammed from the bushes. Suddenly, a pheasant with bright feathers rushed out, clucked and flew up the mountain to escape.Feng Ye was taken aback, and when he came to his senses, the pheasant had already disappeared without a trace.

Feng Ye put down the shovel, patted his beating heart and breathed a sigh of relief, but hesitated in his heart whether to chase after it to see, maybe he would find the pheasant's nest.After thinking about it, I estimated the time again. It should not be the application time yet, let's go and have a look.

Walking along the direction where the pheasant was fleeing, turned around the hillside, and passed a small ravine, Feng Ye heard a few low gurgling sounds, followed the sound across the mountain ridge, and approached softly, Feng Ye saw Beside a large bush of thick thorn vines, two pheasants are grazing the grass on the ground for food, one with bright feathers is the one that Feng Ye met just now, the other is gray and short-tailed, maybe It is the mate of that mountain rooster.Depending on the situation, the pheasant's nest should be nearby, maybe in the stone nest under the thorny vine.

Feng Ye squatted behind the grass and looked at it for a while, and felt that it was better to go back. I don’t know if there are any pheasant eggs. There are only two pheasants. They are still husband and wife, so it’s better not to destroy them. Besides, he Whether you have the ability to catch it is still one thing, let's wait until next year to talk about it.

Walking back along the original road, when passing the small ravine, a few familiar seedlings called Feng Ye Yixi: Hey, isn't that a potato? !A few trees were crowded together and slightly covered by the grass, no wonder he didn't see it just now.Dig them up, um, they are not big, and they have a lot of pitted navels.Isn't this a good time to be a seed agency? It's like someone giving you a pillow when you fall asleep, Feng Ye is so happy.Searching around the ravine, he found some potato clumps and a... ginseng?It looks very similar to the wild ginseng mentioned in the book. There are six opposite leaves on the rhizome, and there are five large and small leaves on each leaf. There is a cluster of umbrella-shaped bright red cones on the top of the rhizome. It is not ginseng It looks like a seedling.

Feng Ye carefully dug it out, the root piece was like a yellowish-brown radish, with some branches growing on the main root, and the whole looked like the root of any kind of tree vine on the mountain, with many tiny roots .After studying it for a while, Feng Ye decided to take it back to the village and find someone to help him identify it.

All the way down the mountain, I drank a few sips of water in the valley to see that it was getting late, and Feng Ye walked briskly over the mountain to go home.

As soon as he walked to the bamboo forest in the back mountain, Feng Ye ran into Gao Fuquan, a villager who was chopping bamboo, the younger brother of village chief Gao.

"Hey, Li Tong is coming back from the mountain." Seeing this little Li family child carrying a small pannier, a shovel in his left hand, and a handful of dry firewood in his right hand, he greeted him first.Uncle Gao also looks like Village Chief Gao, but he is honest and honest, and he is a good elder.

"Yes, uncle. What are you doing chopping bamboo?"

"I want to make a pannier, the old ones are dying."

"Oh. Uncle, I'll be leaving first." Feng Ye paused, then said eagerly, "Uncle...can you do me a favor?"

Uncle Gao chopped off the branches and leaves of a big bamboo, straightened up and said with a smile: "Look at what you said, what can I do for you? Tell me."

Feng Ye dropped the things in his hands, and found the suspected wild ginseng from the back basket, "I dug this plant in the mountains...it seems to be wild ginseng, please see if it is real."

Uncle Gao took it, took a closer look, and smelled the smell again, "Yes, it should be wild ginseng. Some people in our village dug wild ginseng in the early years, and it was not as big as yours. Look, the spiral at the root The lines, the lines are not shallow, they are old; the whiskers are of average thickness, long and tough, and there are bead-like spots on the roots. It is almost impossible to be wrong, but you should take it to the pharmacy tomorrow on market day and ask someone Look. Daming may be more aware of this. He once dug up a small wild ginseng tree in the early years. You can ask about it. If it is true, your tree is very rare here, and it can be sold for a lot in drugstores. price."

"Really? Thank you, Uncle!" Feng Ye was overjoyed at this moment, ginseng is really a valuable item from ancient times to the present.

Back home, Feng Ye sorted out today's harvest. The herbs were washed and dried in the yard, the potatoes were germinated according to the old method, and the chestnuts were kept for the next day before peeling the thorns.The ginseng tree is placed in a cool corner of the house.

It's not too early, I fed the chicks and cooked for myself, Feng Ye packed up all the things to bring to the market tomorrow, put them neatly in the back basket, and then went to take a shower and go to bed.

The author has something to say: Many of the wild fruit puppets here are written with reference to those from my hometown. Many of them have been eaten or seen, but I don’t know their names. I still have to thank the almighty Baidu.The yam was dug with adults when I was a child, and the ginseng was dug by others, so I used it here.

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13. Negotiation...

The next morning, just after dawn, Feng Ye woke up, lay quietly on the bed, thinking about going to the market today, finally it was bright, he got dressed, washed and cooked, I steamed two more buckwheat noodles and put them in the basket for lunch.After breakfast, Feng Ye headed for the village with a basket on his back.

Today is the beginning of winter, and when there is a big market, many people in the village will go to the county town to go to the market, and those who have something to sell should go to the market as soon as possible.When Feng Ye arrived at the side of the village, there were already many people waiting, including Zhang Carpenter's family.There are two bullock carts by the side of the flat, the open ones, which are used by everyone to go to the market today.

As soon as Feng Ye arrived, Zhang Sheng yelled loudly: "Brother Li...", the group of people who were chatting all laughed and looked at Feng Ye.

"Li Tong is here, come here quickly, we'll be leaving in a while." Mrs. Zhang greeted him, Feng Ye agreed to walk over, and greeted the others one by one.

After Gao Daming and his wife came out, everyone was there, and everyone got into two bullock carts and rushed to the market in a lively manner.

When we arrived at the county seat, we left the ox cart at the house of an acquaintance outside the city, and we parted on the street.Gao Daming and his wife also wanted to sell medicinal herbs, so Feng Ye went with them to the biggest medicine shop in the city.

This pharmacy is located on a main street in the south of the city. Many of the shops here are relatively high-end, with spacious and bright facades, neat and diverse decorations, and the clothes of the customers entering and leaving are obviously better than those in Dongshi.The East Market is the side where Feng Ye visited the market for the first time before, the area next to the city gate.

When I arrived at the pharmacy, there was a big black-backed gold signboard with cursive script "Miaoshouhuichun" on the door lintel, and there was a couplet on both sides of the door: Although there is no medicine to cure the poor, a benevolent heart can cure the disease.It's well written.

The entrance is a lobby, and there are already many people waiting to see a doctor. In the lobby, facing the door is a set of counters, and behind it is a row of medicine cabinets about four or five meters high against the wall. Dispensing medicine behind the counter, a middle-aged accountant is dialing the abacus; there is a table on the left side of the lobby, and the doctor sitting in the hall is checking the pulse of an old woman; the right side is a place for patients and guests to rest.In the corner on the left was a side door with a curtain. At this moment, Feng Ye and the others were being led by a young man through the side door into the courtyard inside.In the yard is a large patio, with all kinds of medicinal herbs, large and small dustpans and baskets occupying the yard with almost no place to stay.

Feng Ye weighed the yams and dried herbs dug yesterday to the clerk, and sold them for a total of [-] Wen. After Gao Daming also sold the herbs, Feng Ye said to the pharmacy clerk: "My little brother, please trouble me. Would you like to invite your shopkeeper to come?"

The little guy looked at Feng Ye in surprise, "What's the matter with you?" He acted reluctantly as if he had nothing to worry about here.Gao Daming was used to coming here, so he said at the side: "My brother has a wild ginseng plant, I would like to invite your shopkeeper to take a look."

Hearing that there were wild ginseng, the little fellow didn't quite believe it and looked at Feng Ye for a few more times, then reluctantly put down his work, went into a wing room in the back of the yard, and came out after a while, "You have wild ginseng What? The manager invites you to go in." The young man said to Feng Ye, with a slightly scornful expression on his face.

Feng Ye entered the wing room alone, while Gao Daming and his wife were waiting for him in the lobby outside.

The manager of the pharmacy was a shrewd man who looked to be in his 30s, "Do you have wild ginseng to sell?" The man let Feng Ye sit aside and asked with a smile on his face. He took a good look at Feng Ye.In Feng Ye's previous life, he also dealt with people from all walks of life, and now he felt a long-lost composure before the negotiation in front of this shrewd manager.He untied the basket unhurriedly, and took out the wild ginseng wrapped in big leaves that smelled of damp soil, "It's this one, I just dug it from the mountain yesterday. "

The steward glanced at it, surprise flashed in his eyes, but he took the wild ginseng from Feng Ye's hand with a normal expression on his face, and looked carefully, the more he looked at it, the more surprised he felt in his heart.This is an authentic wild ginseng. It has grown for at least four or fifty years. It is rare in such a small place that is not a place where ginseng is produced. The stems and roots of the wild ginseng were not damaged at all times, so wild ginseng with all the beards and tails can be regarded as high-grade after processing, and it can be sold for four to five thousand taels of silver in big places outside, and sometimes even seven to eight thousand taels of silver in the capital. Someone bought it.

Thinking of this, he weighed the wild ginseng in his hand and said to Feng Ye with a smile: "200 taels of silver. We will accept the 200 taels. What do you think, little brother?"

how about it?

Here, 200 taels is 20 copper coins, and a penny of copper coins is roughly equivalent to a modern dollar. 20 yuan is so cheap to buy wild ginseng for decades?

"Brother Daming said, this tree can be sold for at least 500 taels", Feng Ye murmured in his heart a few times, and just now he clearly saw the manager's treacherous face, he was clearly bullying him and wanted to buy him at a low price ginseng.Feng Ye thought back to the price of century-old wild ginseng auctioned online in modern times. Compared with his, it should be able to sell for 100 million or more in modern times. It should be more expensive in ancient times, not to mention In this era, there is no artificial cultivation of ginseng, and all ginseng is dug wild by people, which is hard to come by.Rare things are more expensive, so the price should be higher.After making up his mind, Feng Ye also hesitated, "Only at this price?"

The steward saw the young boy opposite, so he sighed, and said happily, "Well, I'll give you 300 taels, no matter how high it is, it depends on how little your ginseng damage is, little brother. Besides, your ginseng is too young, so it’s not good, and you definitely won’t have such a high price elsewhere. How about it, will you sell it or not?”

300 taels?snort!Although 300 taels is already a lot of wealth for the current Feng Ye, it is still a bit low for his wild ginseng, right?I can't believe the ginseng here is so cheap!

Feng Ye pursed his lips and smiled, and took back the wild ginseng from the steward, "Look at it, my steward, my wild ginseng is at least 30 years old, and when I dig it out, I still have the whole tail. It's the best ginseng when it's dried out. Will it only be worth the price you gave me? If I sell it in the city, I believe there will be many people rushing to buy it, right? Or it’s better to keep it for myself than to sell it at a low price.” Tell you to bully me, and I will Don't believe me, a 21st century economics student can't beat you, an ancient person!Feng Ye thought in his heart.

Sure enough, when the steward heard what Feng Ye said, his face froze, and the corners of his mouth trembled a few times as if twitching.

Telling you to pretend, seeing if I don't expose your traitor as a profiteer, Feng Ye squinted at the steward and felt complacent.In fact, what the steward thought was "If this country boy eats this wild ginseng, it will be like a cow chewing peonies, what a waste!"

If Feng Ye knew what the steward was thinking, he would be pissed off.

The two bargained for a long time, and finally settled the deal at a price of 1000 taels.

When Feng Ye walked out of the pharmacy with a silver bill of 1000 taels in his arms, the steward already had to look at this young man differently in his heart, but the excitement in Feng Ye's heart was completely unaware that he was still no match for an ancient man, in vain Lost several thousand taels of silver.Feng Ye, who found out this fact a few years later, was furious and couldn't help sighing: Sure enough, Jiang is still old and hot, and the profiteers in ancient times should not be underestimated!

The author has something to say: the price of this ginseng is written with reference to the online auction, don't compare it with me

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14. Wealth...

Coming out of the pharmacy, Feng Ye expressed to Gao Daming and his wife that he wanted to go to the bank. It is not safe to carry such a large sum of money, it is better to deposit it in the bank.

Gao Daming didn't ask how much Fengye's wild ginseng sold, so he took him to Chint Bank, which is not far from the pharmacy on this street.

Feng Ye opened an account, cashed all the bank notes in his hand, and deposited all the other 20 taels into the account except for the 980 taels of silver.When saving money, Feng Ye's excitement has diminished a lot. There is no other reason, that is, the ancient bank deposits not only has no interest but also pays storage fees, which is really not worthwhile.

After leaving the bank, the three of them walked towards the East Market. Gao Daming and his wife still had half a basket of eggs and some embroidery to sell, and Feng Ye also wanted to buy what he needed, so they separated.

With money, Feng Ye has enough confidence, 1000 taels, Feng Ye's first income after crossing, it is still such a large sum, in modern times, he is a millionaire, and winning the lottery is not such luck, I feel like I have risen from the poor and lower-middle peasants to the bourgeoisie all at once, so happy!If he saves money, it will be more than enough for the rest of his life. In the future, he will not have to worry about food, clothes, and warm quilts. He can be considered to have savings now!Things that I didn’t dare to buy before can now be bought, so what should I buy?Well, cotton, cloth, various seasonings for cooking, and meat... Feng Ye happily planned, and the ancient life became better in his heart.

Near noon, the market was getting more and more people, Feng Ye walked around and bought all the small things that he wanted to buy, and then went to the stall street to find Gao Daming and his wife.

When we arrived at Ditan Street, it was even more lively than the shops outside. Various vendors from ten miles and eight villages filled both sides of the street. It was called a street, but in fact it was just a wider alley, which was opened up for Freely spread out on the street.The things the farmers sell are cheap and practical, and the place is close to the main street, so most customers like to come here for a walk. The excitement of finding the good things they need is obviously higher than that of the street outside. .

Feng Ye managed to find the Daming couple from the crowd, and then found that Aunt Gao, Gao Caili and Gao Xiaoming were also here.Daming's eggs had just been sold out, so the group went to the food street to eat beef noodles at Aunt Gao's suggestion and Gao Xiaoming's strong second.

Walking on the street, Aunt Gao asked Feng Ye: "Have you bought all your things?"

Feng Ye shook his head, "I still need cloth and cotton. I want to make a quilt, and I want to make some clothes. Later, I want to ask my aunt to help me find out how much I need to buy. I don't understand this very well."

Aunt Gao patted her forehead: "Look, I forgot, that's right, I should do it, it's winter now, when your grandfather was buried earlier, a bed was wrapped up, and the bed in your house is also hard and soft. It’s cold. I heard that this year’s winter will be even colder, and maybe it will snow. You have to rush to make some clothes. After lunch, the aunt will take you to buy cloth, and return to the village to find you The second-year-old sister-in-law made it for you, she is very skilled."

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food street.

It seems that in ancient times there were always a lot of things about eating. He didn't go here when he went to the market in Fengye last time. Now he finally has the opportunity to experience the grand occasion of ancient food.

In addition to various large and small restaurants, teahouses and restaurants on the food street, there are also many stalls that sell beef offal and barbecue in modern night markets. One or two people can support a stall to do business, and they sell all kinds of snacks. Food, pan-fried sweet potato cakes, deep-fried flour taro, thousand-layer glutinous cake, twisted sugar balls, soup-filled steamed buns, kudzu powder sesame paste, Baihua rock sugar water... and the legendary candied haws, which are not so broadcast on TV. Too many, seeing Feng Ye dazzled and drooling.

He followed Aunt Gao's family to a soup stall where a middle-aged couple was busy serving soup and cooking noodles.They sat down at an empty table, and Mrs. Gao ordered a bowl of beef noodles for each of them, and then introduced to Feng Ye: "The beef noodles here are ancestral crafts, the best in the city, and it's not too expensive. It’s expensive, you can try it later.” Gao Xiaoming also said vigorously, “It’s delicious, the soup is delicious, the noodles are delicious, and there’s also beef.” Feng Ye didn’t have the nerve to say that he only needed a bottle of steamed corn bread. A bowl of soup, anyway, he has made money today, so it is necessary to improve the food, and by the way, he invited Mrs. Gao's family.

It didn't take long for the hot beef noodles to arrive. The plain white noodles in a large bowl, the thick soup made from beef bones smelled delicious, and there were a few slices of sauce-flavored beef on the oily green vegetable leaves. The soup was sprinkled with coriander powder , Just looking at it makes people move their index fingers.Take a bite, the taste is really good, even if you eat too much modern and delicious Feng Ye, you have to admit that if you can eat such a bowl of noodles in the winter, it will be a supreme enjoyment.

After eating the delicious beef noodles, everyone was sweating profusely.Feng Ye paid the bill first, and Aunt Gao stared at the side: "What are you doing, kid? Could it be that your aunt can't afford a meal of beef noodles? I still need money from you!" It's my aunt who invited you to eat!" Gao Daming also took out the money and wanted to return it to Feng Ye.Feng Ye quickly explained: "Auntie, Brother Daming, I didn't mean that. I sold the medicine today and I'm rich. I should treat it as a happy event and treat everyone to a meal. Don't get me wrong." Several people listened to him That's all.Aunt Gao was still preaching to Feng Ye while walking on the street: "...you are not young anymore, you will be fifteen after the new year, you should save your money properly, and save it for building a house and marrying a wife later. Your family is now I don't have any real elders, so I should plan well myself, don't be in a hurry..." As he talked, he analyzed which girls in the village and their family backgrounds, Daming's daughter-in-law, Caili girl, and even Daming and Xiaoming Echoing from the side, Feng Ye heard black lines popping out of his head: He is still underage!

Everyone talked all the way to the cloth shop. Aunt Gao helped Feng Ye choose two bolts of cloth. The coarse cloth was used for the quilt, and the fine cloth was used for the face. Feng Ye himself also chose two thick cotton cloth to make clothes.It's not that Feng Ye doesn't covet those silks and brocades on the shelf, but he just thinks it's unnecessary for him at present.Have you ever seen a farmer wearing silk and satin farming?

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15. Mind...

After picking out the cloth for Feng Ye, it took more than half an hour for everyone to come out of the cloth shop, and the reason was that Aunt Gao's family spent nearly an hour and a half carefully selecting all kinds of cloth.From their conversation, Feng Ye knew that they were preparing a dowry for the second daughter of the Gao family, Cai Li, who was about to get married.It's no wonder that Caili, who has been living in the boudoir all day, also came to the market today!

Today's market is really very lively. According to Fengye, it can catch up with the modern shopping malls during the Chinese New Year. As a result, today's market took twice as long as usual for everyone to buy everything.

When we went back, the bullock cart was much heavier than when we came. Not only were there more people, but also a lot of things. Everyone shared the joy of shopping today. The excitement was so exciting that the animals in the forest on the mountain side ran away.

Back in the village, Feng Ye directly took the cloth and cotton to the house of the second-year-old sister-in-law who was the best needlework in the village and asked her to help make quilts, clothes, shoes and socks, and then went home with other things alone.

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The next morning, Feng Ye woke up from the cold on the bed. The light in the room was a bit dark, and the sound of rain came from outside the house. The chilly air made people feel like winter.Feng Ye got up and stretched his sleepy body and pushed open the door. The coldness suddenly rushed into the room. It was really cold. The yard looked wet. Fortunately, I had hugged enough babies a few days ago. Chai He came back, otherwise he would have been drenched, the weather has changed really quickly, and the weather was fine yesterday.

Feng Ye shrank his neck, first went to feed the chickens that were also shivering from the cold, and then started the fire to cook soup.I came back a bit late yesterday, and for dinner, Feng Ye gnawed the leftover steamed buns at noon with boiling water to deal with. The meat, bones, and fresh chicken feet he bought hadn't been processed yet.Let's make a soup first, and then get his favorite chicken feet with pickled peppers. He managed to get more than a catty of chicken feet and chicken wing tips at the market yesterday. The stall owners are not very willing to chop these off Sold separately.

Feng Ye washed the pork bone with rice washing water, smashed it hard with the back of a knife a few times, threw it into the boiling water pot with a few fresh chicken feet and boiled it for a few minutes, took it out and put it into the casserole bought yesterday, and put the pork I also cut some into it, put ginger slices, peppercorns, dried star anise, grass fruit, medlar, shiitake mushrooms, add a water rack and cook on the stove.

Feng Ye sat by the stove to watch the fire and keep warm. The red flames dispelled the chill all over his body, and his body relaxed and his mind became active.

He is considering whether to build a new house. The current adobe house looks dilapidated, and the space is small. Although the thatched roof will not leak rain, it will definitely leak air everywhere in winter; the bed is also a plank bed. It is not connected to the kitchen, and it is not convenient to build a fire pit; there is no bathroom, and more importantly, the toilet. In the countryside here, you can build a sheltered place behind the house or in any corner at will, which is the latrine. Not to mention hygiene issues, it is very inconvenient to go to the convenience on a rainy day like this.The latrine of Feng Ye's house is located under the big tree that goes to the forest in the vegetable field behind the house. It is a shed surrounded by bamboo and thatch. When Feng Ye first came here, he was really not used to it. It is very awkward to go conveniently, and he has long wanted to transform it.But, the place where he lives is so rough, what's the point of remodeling a toilet?There was no way to do it before, but now he is rich, and it is not a problem to buy a house in the city, let alone a house in the village?

Although it was a bit sudden for him to build a house, there might be people in the village talking about it, but living a life is not his own business, the important thing is that he is comfortable, so there is no need to worry about what others say.Not many people knew about the fact that he got ginseng this time. People in the Gao family were not the kind of gossips.And now it is just after autumn, each family has enough manpower, and it is convenient to hire people. The house is ready for the winter when it is built.

Feng Ye thought again that he didn't know if he could go back to modern times. Maybe he would spend his whole life in this mountain village, and building a house was inevitable. Having a house, a car and deposits was the biggest thing in Feng Ye's previous life and this life. life goals!Living in a hut all day is not his style.

Feng Ye was planning in his heart, while drawing on the ground with a firewood branch, the soup on the stove slowly wafted out aroma, Feng Ye cut half a radish into it and boiled it.

The rain was still falling, and the mountain village was shrouded in a quiet misty rain. Feng Ye stood at the door and watched, feeling as if he was the only one in the whole world. Although he was a bit lonely, he was very calm and peaceful. He gradually got used to it and fell in love with it. This kind of life, or just living a lifetime without contention with the world is not bad, so what does it matter whether you go back or not? !

Sighing deeply, Feng Ye laughed at himself, really, when it rains, people feel a little melancholy.

After Feng Ye cooked the meal, he quickly made braised chicken wings, blanched some cauliflower in the soup, and it was a delicious breakfast and lunch.

It’s been a long time since I drank soup. Feng Ye is an authentic southerner who likes to make soup with old fire. Even if he was single before, he often bought ingredients to make soup by himself. He stays at home on weekends, and cooking a pot of soup is basically a Feng Ye got used to it.Yesterday he bought four catties of bones at once, which can be boiled for a long time. Pork ribs are very resistant to cooking, and can be boiled until the bones are crispy.

After eating slowly, it was still raining, and Feng Ye couldn't go out, so he took out the ingredients to make chicken feet with pickled peppers.

Wash the chicken feet first, kick off the nails on the claws, chop the claws into small pieces, put them into boiling water in a pot, add an appropriate amount of salt, pepper, star anise and glutinous rice wine and cook for ten minutes, then fish out Wash it again, then soak it in cold water for a while, and then wash off the gelatin on the surface of the chicken feet with warm water.Find a clean small jar, put salt, white vinegar, Chinese prickly ash, garlic, ginger slices, cinnamon twig bark, dried mushroom powder, together with the sansho pepper marinated some time ago, and pour a small amount of pickled pepper water and an appropriate amount In boiling water, stir these seasonings evenly and soak for a while, then put the chicken feet in.

According to Feng Ye's previous experience, it can be eaten after soaking in this way for a day, and it really makes my mouth water when I think about it.Although Feng Ye in his previous life was from the south, his traditional eating habits tended to be bland, but because he studied in the southwest region when he was in college, he gradually got used to the strong taste there, so he developed the ability to eat spicy food, and later he liked it even more. When I eat spicy hot pot and pickled peppers, I always like to have a bottle of pickled peppers when I cook by myself after work. Pickled peppers and chicken feet are always indispensable when I go shopping in the supermarket.

Seal the jar well and put it in the cupboard, Feng Ye has nothing to do again.

Ever since I came to the ancient times, Feng Ye found that I have become more diligent. I want to find something to do all day long. I don’t know if it’s because I have a strong sense of crisis or what. In the modern times, I used to get off work and rest on weekends. I just stay in the house and don't want to move. I lie in front of the computer all day like a cartilaginous animal, stuff the clothes into the washing machine, and mop the floor once a week.

The author has something to say: pig feet are starting to run towards a happy life ^0^...

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16. Building a new house...

The rain in autumn is not long, and the weather clears up the next day, and the sun hangs high in the sky again, drying out all the moisture from yesterday.

Feng Ye spent one morning planting the second batch of potatoes that had germinated successfully, and took advantage of the good weather to visit the wheat field again. The excess water flowed away from the dug ditch without soaking the bad wheat; After yesterday's rain just soaked the ground thoroughly, saving the effort of watering in the windy night.

Because there was nothing to do, after dinner in the afternoon, Feng Ye found a wooden board, and used charcoal to outline the house to be built on it.The exterior of the house should not be too outlandish, but Fengye hopes to incorporate some modern concepts into the basic and interior design, such as sewer pipes, septic tanks, toilets, etc., so that it is comfortable and convenient to live in.In addition, we also need to consider the technical limitations of this era, and find suitable replacements for some things that need to be installed, but he is not very clear about these, so he went to Zhang Carpenter's house to ask him about it.

Regarding Feng Ye's building a house, Carpenter Zhang expressed a little surprise, but was more happy for him.

"It's time to build a house. Your house is too old, and it's not warm in winter. If you have a way, it's better to build it. It will be convenient for you to marry a wife after two years." Carpenter Zhang said with a smile. Also smiled and echoed.

Feng Ye was very embarrassed, why did everyone talk about his life-long events?Look at his small body, such a small child is considered to marry a wife. Marriage in ancient times really destroyed boys and girls!Fortunately, now he is an orphan with no father, no mother, no brothers and sisters, otherwise he would really be forced to marry, Feng Ye felt very lucky.

Feng Ye discussed with Carpenter Zhang about building materials for the house, and asked him to help him make a whole set of new furniture, so the two then discussed about the material and style of the furniture.After finalizing the basics, Carpenter Zhang patted Feng Ye on the shoulder and said happily: "Brother, don't worry, I'll start doing your work after finishing the little work I have left, and when your new house is built It’s probably done, we’ll help you get in together, and it’ll be done properly. At that time, brother, why don’t you just handle the party wine together.”

When you move into a new residence here, you have to set up a banquet to invite relatives and friends to have a meal to show auspiciousness and joy, which is called "joint wine".Of course, Feng Ye is doing as the Romans do, so he happily replied: "No problem, when the time comes, invite everyone to drink together, have fun."

After finalizing the matter here with Carpenter Zhang, and having dinner with Mrs. Zhang, Feng Ye bid farewell to the Zhang family.After returning home, he took out a small jar of olive horn, and Feng Ye turned around and went to the village again. He still had to ask Village Chief Gao to help him calculate the matter of building a house and asking someone to buy materials.

When they arrived at the village chief's house, they had just finished their dinner. When Aunt Gao saw Feng Ye coming in, she grabbed him and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"

Feng Ye smiled and said: "Eat, ma'am. When I came over, I wanted to find Uncle Gao."

Aunt Gao pointed to the main room, "Your uncle is idle in there, you go in, Madam can tidy up."

"It's okay, ma'am, you are busy with your work."

Stepping into the main room on a windy night, the autumn night comes very quickly, and the room is early