"Everything you eat is boiled?"
Everyone nodded again.
Ms. Xu began to sympathize with them, "Forget it, I am a good person who will do my best to the end. I will teach you, come with me!"
So it was late at night, and Mrs. Xu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were still here. Teach them how to handle the eighty kilograms of pork suet. "After boiling the water, put it in and blanch it." Remove all the dirty water.
Wash the pot, pour in the cleaned pork suet, add some water, add onion and ginger, bring to a boil over high heat, turn to low heat when the oil is almost gone. , just take your time and get better soon.”
While the oil was boiling, Wei Daya taught them how to identify the types of vegetables and how to eat them.
When the lard was boiling, the whole yard was fragrant. The strong fragrance made everyone salivate, and they all stared at the pot without blinking.
Ms. Xu smiled and said: "You have to get used to it. Do you know what the front yard is used for? It's for making pot helmets. I start working in the early morning. It's late at night. The smell can wake people up. You can’t help it!”
A group of people nodded hurriedly.
The lard was almost ready, and Wei Daya took out a large clay pot.
Mrs. Xu fished out all the oil residue on it, and then put the clear lard into a clay pot. She said, "The lard will slowly freeze into white when it cools down. Seal the jar and set it aside." You can use it at any time.
The oil residue can be chopped into pieces and used to make steamed buns or pancakes. Let my eldest daughter-in-law teach you how to do it."
Wei Daya immediately started to demonstrate to them. Again.
She didn’t use all the oil residue.
To make the buns, you have to leave the dough, which is quite troublesome. The oil pan hasn't been washed yet, so Wei Daya taught them how to make pancakes.
Seeing Wei Daya's neatness in working, everyone was envious and secretly vowed to be as diligent and agile as Wei Daya.
When the pot of cakes came out of the pan, Mrs. Xu and Wei Daya turned around and left.
Yu Mei hurriedly asked: "Aren't you staying to eat?"
Ms. Xu waved her hand, "We have already eaten, and we have to go back to rest now. You guys eat Go to bed as soon as possible, and be energetic to work hard.
Our village is good. As long as you are diligent, you will not have to worry about living a good life. ”
Yu Mei and others had no doubt about this for a long time. The master not only gave them clean and unpatched clothes, but also those soft and warm materials. Now he also sent white flour, oil and vegetables. Their life was almost like Qiongzi. The rich man in town.
Seeing Xu and Wei Daya leaving, Yu Mei closed the door to the backyard.
When she came back and saw that no one was moving, she subconsciously asked: "Why don't you eat?"
"Waiting for you!" Chi Sanhua said with a smile.
Yu Meile said, "No need to wait, eat quickly. After eating, we can work hard. I see there is still some oil in the pot. Why don't we boil water, make some vegetable soup, and put in some noodles?" How about giving the pimples to a few younger children?”
It's okay for the adults and older children like them to eat pancakes, but the one-year-old baby can't eat much at all and can't digest it.
Chi Sanhua and Chi Zhaodi have to express their gratitude again.
This meal was as good as the Chinese New Year. Everyone had a pancake and a bowl of gnocchi soup, which was enough for them to never forget.
It was also a problem to allocate rooms when sleeping. In the end, the older boy slept in one room, the girl slept in another room, and the younger child slept with the woman. In total, they slept in four rooms.
The beds in the wing rooms are all custom-made. They are larger than ordinary beds and are quite spacious when sleeping.
As soon as everyone lay down, they fell asleep quickly. Yu Mei woke up at around nine o'clock the next day. She went from room to room and called everyone up to wash up.
When everyone walked out of the room and smelled the scent of pot helmets, their minds were completely spinning.
Yu Mei said: "I don’t know when the workshop in the front yard started working. I woke up and smelled the fragrance. The noodles were boiled in the pot. Hurry up. We will go to see the master after eating. Madam, Young Master.”
The group of people did not dare to delay. Chi Zhaodi and Chi Sanhua carried the youngest child on their backs, and after packing up, they left the backyard with the other children.
When they walked to the front yard, the strong fragrance almost made the children unable to move.
The five women hurriedly reminded and said hello to Wei Daya, whom they met last night.
Wei Daya reminded: "Xiao Tai usually gets up between half past nine o'clock and three o'clock in the morning. You can wait outside and go over when you hear the sound of the door opening."
Shi Da Niu went over and took a look and saw that the door was indeed closed tightly, so she led the people over and sat at the door of Su Tai's house to wait.
When the villagers who got up early to go to the fields saw this scene, they all came forward to ask. In less than half an hour, the entire Shenjiazhuang knew that Shen Yi and Su Tai had bought twenty servants, including a naive milk baby.
Someone came over to inquire about their situation and found out that these women and children came back with Su Tai and Shen Yi because they couldn't live any longer.
They all praised Su Tai for her benevolence and righteousness.
After all, who would buy a baby that can’t even walk? If nothing else, the child will definitely not know anything before he is four or five years old. What is the point of raising a child for so many years in vain?
You can only do this if you have a kind heart.
The villagers reminded them to be grateful, and a group of people nodded in response with trepidation.
When Shen Yi opened the door, he happened to see the villagers preaching to the servants he bought for his family. He was stunned for a moment and hurriedly greeted them.
The villagers replied a few words and left after seeing Shen Yi wake up.
Shen Yi said to Yu Mei and others: "I'm going to the county. You go in first and follow the madam's arrangements."
"Yes!"
Shen Yi pulled The horses entered the workshop, carried several bags of pot helmets, and left on their horses.
Su Tai walked out of the bathroom and asked casually: "Have you eaten everything?"
Everyone nodded.
"What did you eat?"
Yu Mei didn't dare to hide anything, and told them in detail what they had eaten from last night to now.
Su Tai raised the corners of her mouth slightly and signaled Shi Da Niu and others to bring four long stools.
"You guys sit down for a while, and I'll talk to you carefully." Su Tai sat on the Taishi chair and spoke slowly, "I heard from my second aunt that you don't know how to cook, but I need two or three who can." Among the cooks, one is responsible for washing and cleaning, and the other is responsible for keeping an eye on the work in the fields.
At first glance, these things seem to be separate. The order of difficulty and difficulty is actually very particular, and you need to remember a lot of things, such as cooking. There are many types of meals, home-cooked dishes, big dishes for entertaining, children's meals, adults' meals, and so on. Desserts and snacks, a person may be able to cook a big dish, but he may not be able to make desserts and snacks well
Like a chef in a restaurant. Son, it took more than ten years of hard work.
Another example is washing and cleaning clothes of different materials, as well as bedding and so on. In addition, you need to learn some needlework and have some aesthetic talent. You need to be meticulous in sweeping, not leaving any corners behind, and cleaning different places. Fang also has different requirements. In addition, he has to be responsible for the sanitation of sheep pens and cowsheds, which is a big job.
The work in the fields is even more difficult. Our family has hundreds of acres of farmland, and now we pay to hire villagers. Help, the person in charge of this area not only has to do farm work, but also has to keep an eye on the people doing the work, which is not an easy task.”
When the five women heard this, their faces paled a lot, and they were a little scared, because they thought it was too simple! (End of this chapter)