Chapter 620 Yes, why not
Ashamed, Zhou Banxia's face burned with the praise. It was just time for afternoon tea when Mai Xiang came in with the little maid carrying food boxes and trays.
This topic came to an end. After the maids left, Ma Shan picked up Xiao Suocheng and fed him first while letting Zhou Banxia have snacks first.
Zhou Banxia was not polite to her. Her current recipe was different from Ma Shan's, so there was no need to wait and eat together because of sharing.
In order to stimulate her appetite and ensure adequate nutrition for the fetus in her belly, she could eat some spicy food in moderation today, unlike Ma Shan who couldn't even move.
Furthermore, this is a mother and son who are very impatient. The mother is originally very agile, and the little one eats quickly, and the meal is often over in less than a quarter of an hour.
Many times, Ma Shan pulled down her lifted clothes just in time to catch Mai Xiang coming in for the second time, and just in time to hand the child over to the maid to hold and eat.
It was the same this time. Zhou Banxia didn't need to order her to go when she came so often. She could finish a bowl of slightly spicy beef noodles, and the smell of wheat came in again.
Among them are hot foods, a bowl of carp soup and a soup dumpling.
"Why are you burning carp again?" Ma Shan covered her face and laughed sullenly, "Didn't I tell you that it's hard to find in the winter, so I asked you to keep it to yourself and eat it slowly? Are you still worried that I won't be able to eat too much?"
< br>
"It won't be hard to find. It's time to harvest ice again. Just eat with confidence. Fresh sea fish is hard to find, but river fish is not hard to find."
Hearing what she said, and then thinking about the carp being frozen, it would be better to use carp soup during the confinement period in mid-summer, which was still three or four months away. Naturally, it would be better to use fresh carp.
Ma Shan nodded and picked up the spoon, "I almost forgot to prepare ice cubes. No wonder my father had to have someone clean the cellar in the cold weather.
At first I didn't pay attention at home, so my father and I asked the long-term workers to clean up the big cellar behind the sheep pen. That was the cellar where ice cubes were stored in my family's home.
It's quite big inside, and there are several small rooms separated, which are specially used to take out the ice cubes and store the meat when the weather gets hot, otherwise it won't be enough to rely on the water well to store things. ”
Sister-in-law, you know that your family secret has been exposed, right? Zhou Banxia put down the napkin he was wiping his mouth with and nodded amusedly, "Yes, we also have a big cellar in the backyard.
It is also specially used as an ice cellar. We were in a hurry last year. Fortunately, my parents stocked up on some ice cubes. This year, I plan to stock up on the house in the village, okay? ”
"Okay, why not? Just tell me how much money you spent on hiring people to go to the river to collect ice later. If you don't keep making you suffer, what does it look like?
Don't laugh, why are you laughing? I'm telling you something serious. Ma Shan couldn't help laughing and glared at Zhou Banxia, "Otherwise, if you hoard it, I won't need it next year." ”
"Okay." Zhou Banxia agreed decisively, otherwise it would be a mess.
As for sharing, how to share it is unrealistic, she has many servants on her hands.
The number of people to collect river ice is very limited, not to mention that the amount of ice she collected this year is huge, not only for her own use at home, but also for the workshop.
At this time last year, she figured out a way to collect ice cubes. Others didn't have the conditions, but she had a villa and could take out whatever she could put in it.
So there is no need to go to the river to collect ice. You can make ice cubes at home using wooden trays, but you do it secretly.
Well, this year, it’s no longer possible. Not to mention the large quantity, there are always people around. Even if she takes a little step, the main hall has not yet been sold, and everyone is afraid that she will freeze. "Don't just accept it and then pretend to be stupid. Either you forgot to keep the account, or you ran away as soon as I mentioned it? I don't even bother to be polite to you when you send me anything on weekdays -"
< br>
"No, no." Zhou Banxia hurriedly answered, "Let me do the math, it doesn't mean that ice cubes are needed to stock up on hot weather in workshops and warehouses.
Let’s just talk about our house in the city, or the yard in the village, plus here, hey, sister-in-law, I want to collect ice next to the river in our village, is that okay?
Wouldn’t it be like hollowing out the river!
You are more knowledgeable than me. Can you help me think of another section of the river where the water is clean, the area is large, the villagers near the river will not make things difficult for me, and it is easy to harvest ice? ”
Ma Shan didn't think much about it for a while. While eating, she thought about the conditions of the surrounding rivers. After a while, she said, "It's a pity that it's not convenient for me to carry ice down from Majia'ao."
Zhou Banxia couldn't help but laugh out loud, "It's better for you, a filial daughter from another family, to move her things back to her parents' house. My uncle and auntie love you for nothing, and you want to move everything to your husband's house."
"It's not like we moved down the mountain——"
"Stop it!" Zhou Banxia raised his hands and waved, "I don't know about you yet, but you think the water there is clean. Speaking of clean water, let's freeze some boiling water later.
Think about it, when the weather gets hot and it's hot outside as soon as you step out of the house, we'll use these ice cubes that have been boiled and then frozen.
Smash them into pieces and sprinkle them into mung bean soup, sour plum soup, and sliced watermelon. Take a sip and eat it. It feels so comfortable. ”
Ma Shan almost choked, "It's still comfortable, but it makes me sad to think about it in such a cold weather? Isn't this how our family eats and drinks during the hot weather this year?
I saw how beautiful you were, so I boiled it, cooled it, and froze it. This was easy, so I let the kitchen boil the water and freeze it when the kitchen was idle.
If it freezes at this time, don't worry if you don't put it in the cellar first. If it doesn't thaw, you can go down to the cellar with the ice cubes collected from the river later when you save more.
It just so happens that you will have a baby in March next year. The weather will be hot in June and July when the baby is still young and an ice tray is indispensable in the house. One year, the lock will be locked and you will develop heat rash.
But if you want to cool down by eating ice cream like this year, you will definitely not be able to do it. You have to take care of your children. You will know just by looking at me. It is too salty, too sweet, too sour, and too spicy to eat.
Speaking of this, Sanya, have you told your Brother Liulang whether you want to prepare Nainiang for the child in advance? If so, it should have been decided by the end of the year.
We can't be careless about this. We always have to choose a good-looking Nainiang, and we have to choose a few more people. When you give birth to the child later, you can choose a more suitable Nainiang among them. ”
Nai Niang?
Zhou Banxia shook his head, "I'm the same as you. I want to take care of my own children. I don't want to invite Nainiang, but I still want Brother Liulang to make the decision.
No, he is busy studying now. I want to wait until he comes back from the annual exam to discuss it, but I don’t know where my mother is. Have you heard her mention it? ”
"Yes, why not." Ma Shan put down her chopsticks and then touched her belly, "I'm so full. I'm full every time I'm here with you.
It really doesn't cost you anything, it tastes delicious, and if you don't lose weight, your big brother will be disgusted. Not only mother, father also means the same thing.
I heard Baoya say that our parents even said in private that we don’t feel sorry for our child, so it’s better for us to make our own decisions.
Of course, my mother also mentioned it to me face to face. She said that if I don’t invite Nainiang, you definitely don’t dare to ask for it, and she also asked me to advise you not to worry too much.
Are you afraid of what I might think? If you really want to think about something, you are too free and think about useless things. Do you understand what I mean? ”