I farmed and built a villa in ancient times

Chapter 74 Plum Wine 3
In this world, even the parents who gave birth to her are unreliable, let alone a man who has nothing to do with her.

Relying on no one is worse than relying on yourself.

Zhou Chenyu lengthened his tone, pretending to be stupid and smiled.

Although Li Xiuju had this intention, it was all her own business and it was not anyone else's turn to comment, so she just smiled and played it off.

The three of them only chatted for a while, and there were still many piles of straw that had not been turned over, so the basket was already filled with straw mushrooms.

Zhou Huilan also had children at home, so she left first with two dustpans of taro in her hands.

Going down the stone steps of the deserted white house, there is a river in the field opposite. When the weather is hot, the river almost stops flowing. Because it has rained in the past few days, the water slowly rises again, and you can see it from a distance. The sound of rushing water was heard.

Zhou Chenyu walked there carrying a basket full of straw mushrooms, and Li Xiuju followed closely behind. They each found a flat stone to sit down and wash the straw mushrooms.

The rushing water brushed against the rocks, and the weeds washed off the straw mushrooms were instantly swept away by the foaming waves.

Straw mushrooms are not easy to preserve. At night, Li Xiuju immediately cooked a large pot of soup with the picked up straw mushrooms and lean meat.

There is no need for any condiments. Put a little lean meat into boiling water and cook until it is cooked. Scoop off the foam, then put the washed straw mushrooms into it and boil it.

Li Xiuju took out the steaming lean meat and straw mushroom soup and let it cool, then used the remaining fire to make a plate of stir-fried vegetables and meat.

The fat and lean pork is stir-fried to produce fat, and there is still a bit of burnt flavor. The green cabbage leaves and green cabbage stems are divided into two parts. First add the green cabbage stems and the oil and stir-fry evenly. Then add the green cabbage leaves, a little minced red pepper, and a little black soybean. , a little minced garlic, sauté over high heat until fragrant, and reduce the juice over low heat. The aroma of stir-fried vegetables and meat fills the yard.

A mouthful of straw mushroom lean meat soup, a mouthful of juicy vegetable stir-fried meat, a combination of sweet and heavy flavors, all the fatigue of summer disappeared at this moment.

"Eat, eat, eat!"

Li Xiuju walked out of the kitchen carrying hot dishes. Baoyu followed behind with a bowl and chopsticks. Little Soybean smelled the rich aroma and sat down under the bench obediently, wagging her tail.

Not long after Zhou Chenyu took a shower, his semi-dry wet hair was draped over his shoulders. The cool night breeze blew by, and goosebumps kept appearing on his exposed arms.

A bowl of clear soup before meals is a must in this summer. She picked up the hot bowl and said, "Let me taste what this soup tastes like."

After taking a sip of the sweet and fresh soup, the coldness is gone immediately.

The texture of this straw mushroom is more crispy, tender and smooth than enoki mushrooms, and it melts in your mouth after chewing twice. Compared with crab mushrooms, oyster mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms, its taste is lighter, fragrant and sweet. When boiled over high heat, the soup base remains the same. It is translucent in color, and when you drink it, you don't feel greasy at all. On the contrary, it cleans away all the filth in your body.

"It tastes good." Zhou Chenyu had no appetite for food and couldn't help but add another bowl of soup.

Li Xiuju sipped the soup and praised it endlessly, "These straw mushrooms taste good. It's not time to plant the rice. Maybe I can pick them up two or three more times."

Baoyu raised his head and finished the drink, chewed a long straw mushroom in his mouth, sucked it into his mouth, and said: "Mom, sister, there is a construction company in the city looking for people to work tomorrow, fifty people a day." Copper plate, Huzi and I have signed up. If you want us, I won’t be able to fight bamboo for you."

Fighting bamboo is a trivial matter, and Zhou Chenyu can do it himself. However, the work of repairing a new house requires either fighting wood or moving bricks, which are all purely manual labor.

Although Baoyu usually does a lot of heavy work, he still looks like a pretty boy with thin skin and tender flesh. It would be unimaginable to be mixed in with a bunch of strong men to do heavy work. I don't know if he will be bullied?
Zhou Chenyu was a little worried and said in a skeptical tone, "Are you okay?"

Baoyu glanced displeased, "Sister, Huzi is the same age as me. He can do it, why can't I? You don't believe me so much? Besides, we are still far away from hunting in autumn. It's good to earn a little." Li Xiuju Looking at Baoyu, she felt a little reluctant to let him go, but she was already old and didn't know how many more times she could protect her. She would eventually let him go.

Li Xiuju put some vegetables into the jade bowl, "This is your first time doing these physical jobs, so be careful and don't show off, do you know?"

With Li Xiuju's words, Baoyu nodded excitedly, "Mom, I understand, don't worry!"

After dinner, good news came from Huzi, allowing them to enter the city early tomorrow morning.

The place where the new house is being built is at the other end of the city gate far away from Zhoujia Village. It takes half an hour to get there and an hour to get there. Moreover, it has been hot recently. In order to avoid the hottest time at noon, the workers have to work at dawn. The time is about to arrive.

There were only three days of work in total, and they had to take care of three meals a day. Baoyu and Huzi didn't want to spend too much time on the road, so they immediately decided to pack a set of clean clothes, leave at dawn, and come back after the work was completed.

In summer, the days are long and the nights are short. Zhou Chenyu felt that Baoyu would be leaving shortly after falling asleep.

Zhou Chenyu got up in a daze, and Li Xiuju also put on some clothes and got up.

Crickets were chirping in the corner, the crescent moon and stars were still hanging on the top of the western mountain, and a few barking dogs occasionally came from deep in the village.

"Mom, sister, Huzi is waiting for me under the banyan tree. You can go back to the house and sleep. I'm leaving."

Baoyu carried his luggage and gradually disappeared into the night.

After sending Baoyu away, Zhou Chenyu and Li Xiuju both lost sleep, and they began to work.

Li Xiuju was making breakfast in the kitchen, while Zhou Chenyu scooped up a bucket of rice bran and wild vegetables and brought it to the pen next to the house.

"Cluck cluck, cluck cluck."

As soon as she opened the cage, the chickens and ducks that had been hungry all night swarmed up and started to peck at the chickens, splattering the ground with food.

The seeds in Zhoujia Village's rice fields have not yet been sown. After feeding the chickens and ducks, they are released directly near the paddy fields.

After breakfast and washing and drying the clothes, Zhou Chenyu left the task of cutting bamboo up the mountain to Zhou Chenyu.She carried a hatchet and little soybeans and entered the bamboo forest alone.

Although the bamboo forest is right behind the village, the deserted forest and the slightest movement from Little Yellow Bean can arouse people's imagination.

Zhou Chenyu quickly cut down all the bamboos and piled them at the bottom of the mountain. Then he cut off the small branches and slowly tied them up to the door of his house.

Li Xiuju saw the sweat on her face, "This is enough for me to train for two days, so I don't need to go anymore."

Zhou Chenyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and sat under the tree, enjoying the cool air while weaving bamboo baskets. Compared with dustpans, the number of bamboo baskets sold was never large, so after knitting for a while, she had nothing to do.

Flies and mosquitoes were buzzing around my ears, making the noise annoying.The summer was sultry, and there were these sounds before, but Baoyu's big mouth kept talking endlessly. Compared with his voice, the rest were nothing.

(End of this chapter)