Chapter 438 Freezing
Anyway, the atmosphere of the Dragon Boat Festival this year was so strong, and everyone’s enthusiasm kept Wang Siyi and the others coming for a long time after the dragon boat race.
The little kids were also very excited, running around the farm with various small sachets hanging around their necks.
And pestered Chen Ling to ask when the big tiger would come over.
Chen Ling said hurry up, it won’t be long before the big tigers are seen after the wheat harvest.
"Wow, is it true? Really, Uncle Fugui?"
As soon as the kids heard this, they jumped around him, looking up at him with anticipation.
Komori even clenched his little fists and shouted: "Uncle, the big tiger is coming, can you let me ride a tiger once?"
"I want to ride too, definitely Hiruirui. Riding the black baby is majestic."
Chen Ling gave them a blow when he heard this: "You idiots still want to ride a big tiger. When the tiger comes, it will eat you first, one bite at a time, boom. Crisp.”
"Uncle Fugui knows how to lie. We are going to find my aunt and Ruirui. I won't play with you."
The little kids stuck out their tongues at him and made faces and ran into the farm to call for help.
“Boss Chen is very popular with children.”
A well-dressed couple wearing sun hats walked along the bluestone path in the orchard and greeted him.
Hearing this, Chen Ling looked over with a smile and asked what their purpose was.
I learned that I wanted to come over and buy some rice dumplings to take back to my children.
They ate at Wang Lixian’s house. After asking, they found out that it was the rice dumplings given by Chen Ling’s family, so they couldn’t help but come over and ask if they could buy some.
Chen Ling shook his head and said: "There are rice dumplings, there are quite a lot left, but they are all ordinary rice dumplings, not grass-alkali water rice dumplings. They can't stand the suffocation all the way, in such a hot weather. , the rice dumplings were spoiled when we brought them back, and we couldn’t give them to the children.”
Chen Ling and his family all like to eat rice dumplings. This year they built a water tower to keep them fresh, so they packed more. , not thinking about selling it.
I didn’t expect anyone to come over to buy rice dumplings.
"It doesn't matter, just find some ice cubes from the county and bring them back. We are from our city. We can travel quickly by boat and waterway."
The man said, and then smiled: "We are a family I often go to Boss Sun's crayfish restaurant to eat and discuss business. This time I came here just to listen to Boss Sun's introduction...
By the way, in addition to rice dumplings, we also want to buy some fruit wine from the farm, which is very good. Drink, it’s perfect for summer, but it’s a pity that Boss Sun sells it in limited quantity, so you can rarely drink it.”
Chen Ling looked at them carefully and said, “So, it was Sun Yanhong who asked you to come over to play during the Dragon Boat Festival?” "
"Yes, Boss Sun also put up a sign at the entrance of the store to introduce it, and many people came here."
The two nodded and said with a smile: "The main thing is that we didn't know that this delicious crayfish is actually the same place where the Millennium Giant Mouse is haunted. There are delicious food, wine, beautiful scenery, as well as mysterious giant molluscs and water monsters. So... What a great thing, everyone wanted to come and see it after hearing about it.”
Chen Ling said oh, thinking that’s how it is.
This is indeed the style of the woman. Her doing this to win the favor of the villagers is secondary. Attracting such a large flow of customers is also a great thing for the leaders.
No wonder her brother is still flourishing and blooming everywhere after his death.
“Okay, you don’t want many rice dumplings, right?”
"Not too much, just enough for the whole family, the children and the elderly."
"Oh, then I will give you a little of each and make it into a rice dumpling gift box."
So I went back and took a small rectangular box that my father-in-law had made with reeds in his spare time. He filled it with rice dumplings, tied them up, and hung a small sachet with red and yellow thread on it, which was beautiful.
The couple was very surprised and liked it.
Chen Ling opened the door of the warehouse at this time, "Come to the fruit selection bar. The farm sells unlimited quantities, but the price is a bit high. You can try each."
"Oh, okay."
The two of them didn't seem to be short of money, but they felt a little guilty after knowing the prices of those top-quality wines.
No wonder Sun Yanhong would limit the amount of wine. These wines are not for ordinary people to drink.
In the end, I had no choice but to choose some ordinary fruit wine, and had no choice but to give up on the aged fruit wine and wine.
“It’s a good gift and collection. Boss Chen’s wines become more valuable the longer you keep them.”
"Haha, I'll lend you some good words."
Chen Ling sent the person out.
After a while, people came to the door one after another, some came to ask about the dog, some came to see the fish, some came to buy wine... Fortunately, there were no more rice dumplings.
“Did you see that your brother-in-law’s business quietly brought in another ten thousand yuan in income?”
Upstairs, Wang Cunye was smoking a cigarette. Guozi said to his two sons: "Boss, let's not talk about it. It's good to be a teacher, but your personality can't do this.
But brother, you have to think about it. Why do you want to follow your brother-in-law?
Running over mountains and ridges all day long is still okay when you are young, but can you still do this when you are old?
Now the wild things in the mountains are crawling out everywhere, it’s so scary.
Your brother-in-law came to me several times about this and asked me to give you a hint. He wanted to speak but felt that he couldn't. "
"Dad, you think so highly of me, how can I be as capable as Ling Zi? When the transaction fails, who will lose the money? Not to mention how Ling Zi looks at me, I would definitely not be ashamed to see my sister. ”
Wang Qingzhong frowned and said.
“Don’t worry about losing money. Your mother and I also benefited from your brother-in-law and saved some money.”
Wang Cunye knocked the cigarette pot under his feet and went to another room. He pursed his lips and said: "This spring, Prince Turtle of the Reservoir went on tour. There were not many people coming at that time. Your mother and I cooked for people and sold beef soup and so on. We saved almost 20,000 yuan. Part of it was earned at the farm when people came to play. Lingzi refused to take anything, and your mother and I had no place to spend the money.
You and the boss can take half of it, this is you. The cost of doing business.”
“Huh? So much?”
The two brothers looked at each other, obviously surprised.
Only then did I know how much money Chen Ling had sacrificed after they arrived to keep tourists away for the family reunion.
This brother-in-law, alas...
It would be a lie to say that I am not impressed.
But it hurts, it really hurts.
It even hurts more and more the more I think about it, and it hurts so much that I want to stamp my feet.
What a great opportunity to make money.
Wang Qingwen was silent for a while, then raised his head and said, "Dad, give this money to Azhong. I have nothing to do with the money here, so I can't spend it."
"No, brother, I You didn’t say what kind of business you want to do with Ling Zi? I can’t do it.”
Wang Qingzhong was very anxious after hearing this and said that he had never seen so much money. It was money, but it was all used to finance the capital. It was given by his parents, and his eldest brother also gave him 10,000 yuan, which made him panic.
Although he is an honest and loyal person, he has a set of principles that he understands after having been doing small business for so many years.
For example, if money comes easily, it is easy to spend it.
He was afraid of losing all his money.
"It's okay. I'll ask Ling Zi during dinner tonight and hear what he says. Can he still make you lose money with his stupid head?"
Wang Cunye said with a smile.
Wang Qingzhong still looked embarrassed.
Wang Qingwen comforted him and said, "It's okay, Azhong, just treat me as a shareholder, right? We two brothers will do this business together. Let's ask Lingzi first. If he can still cheat you, don't you want to?" I'm so panicked now." He didn't want his brother to be wandering around in the mountains and forests all the time, waking up early and sleeping in the open, which was hard and dangerous.
The main thing is danger.
There was no way before.
Now that his brother-in-law can be counted on, and he is devoted to his family, he must be reliable. Naturally, he is not willing to let his brother continue to do his old job.
At this time, Chen Ling didn't know what his father-in-law was saying to the two brothers.
I was accompanying Zhou Weijun and others in the pavilion outside, talking and cutting bamboo sticks.
Zhou Weijun and others took a nap and wanted to go out for a while. When they came out, they saw Chen Ling preparing bamboo sticks here. Knowing that they were going to make barbecue for them in the evening, they just Sit down and help.
After working for a while, Zhou Weijun felt tired and muttered: "Fugui, why don't you get some iron sticks? It takes a lot of effort to cut bamboo sticks every time."
"Iron skewers save trouble, but the taste is not as good as baking with bamboo skewers."
Chen Ling said without raising his head.
What's more, these bamboo sticks are made from some cave-like bamboo, which is used for barbecue, or directly use bamboo to burn firewood to barbecue, such as roast chicken, roast duck, roast fish, etc., the taste will be surprisingly good.
"Yes, no wonder your cooking is delicious. You are really serious about eating."
"Haha, yes, nothing can aggravate our stomach. ”
"Uh, Brother Ling, let me interject. Just these bamboo sticks and iron sticks, are they really that bad? When I was in school in Bei'an, I used car spokes to grill mutton skewers, and it just tasted like that. .”
“Haidong, aren’t you older than me?”
“Oh, there is no age, no matter how old you are, you are the elder brother.”
What a fate it is to play Wu Song together. You are stronger than me and can fight tigers, so you should be my brother. Besides, we play Water Margin. It’s inappropriate to call him brother.”
“Haha, that’s fine. , okay, by the way, Haidong, have you ever heard of Hongliu Barbecue?”
"I think I've heard of red willow barbecue, but I forgot where it was."
"Well, this is quite famous in Xijiang. It is a very unique Xijiang delicacy. This red willow grows in The Gobi desert and desert are very drought-resistant.
Use its branches to skewer barbecue. Compared with ordinary barbecue, the meat is not only delicious, but also has a special fragrance.
< br>No other skewers will work.
The same goes for my bamboo skewers. If you use the secret sauce with this bamboo skewer, you will know the taste when you try it tonight. ”
Chen Ling explained it patiently, and when he saw everyone began to swallow their saliva and lowered their heads to carefully peel the bamboo sticks, he nodded with satisfaction.
Only Wang Siyi was restless and kept slacking off while serving tea and water for everyone.
However, it was quite enjoyable to have such a beautiful woman handing them fruits and cutting watermelon from time to time. Everyone was teasing her.
After teasing her too much, she shouted: "I'm not lazy. I help Aunt Gao steam buns and bake steamed buns for you at night."
Actually, she didn't mean to be lazy. She was lazy. She had never done this kind of work before and didn't know how to cut bamboo sticks. She almost hurt her hand several times and was too scared to touch it again.
There was also a small bamboo thorn stuck in it. I found it when I was washing my hands after eating the watermelon. I ran upstairs to find Wang Susu to help her pick it out with a needle.
"Uncle Fugui, I met a cow-killer on the road. I will bring you some beef and beef tendons."
The little sheep was riding a 28-inch big bar and parked outside the orchard, with a car behind him. The big black back suddenly jumped out, sticking out his tongue excitedly and ran to Chen Ling wagging his tail.
Of course this is the big dog that Chen Ling rescued by using Ruirui to soak the boy's urine. Now that he sees Chen Ling, he is extremely affectionate. He almost stayed at Chen Ling's house before and refused to leave.
“Okay, okay, beef tendon is a good thing. We are having a barbecue tonight. You can keep a piece to eat.”
Chen Ling took it and took a look, and saw that the portion was very large. He immediately realized that he knew that his family had been hosting a lot of guests recently and was afraid that there would not be enough food, so he brought it here specially.
“No way, I’ll go back to the county town to rest at night. I’ll still have to transport fish in two days.”
“Good guy, Xiao Fang, you’ve been very motivated lately.”
"Hey, uncle Fugui is taking care of me. By the way, uncle, your fish should be sold too."
"My family is not in a hurry. The adult fish from the ditch have been sold, and the rest are a bit more expensive. No one wants it, so ornamental fish have to wait.
How are you? Have you and Sannier come to the village during the Dragon Boat Festival this year? "
When asked about this, Little Sheep showed a trace of distress on his face: "No, this year the second sister and Si Ni'er went back to their parents' home. Xiaojing saw many people and was embarrassed to go back. "
As he said that, he smiled shyly: "I am checking to see when the wheat will be harvested at home this year. Is there anything I can help with? "
"Well, the revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still need to work hard. I think highly of you, so show yourself well. Your father-in-law's family is not unreasonable. "
Chen Ling smiled and comforted: "As for the wheat harvest, you don't have to worry about it. Just do what you have to do. We are taking care of your father-in-law. In the past few years, everyone has helped each other harvest the wheat. . ”
They chatted briefly for a few more words and then sent him off.
"Brother Ling is so popular. Even if he brings such a large amount of meat, there are too many of us to eat it all."
Wang Siyi untied the sack and looked at the beef. This guy It's definitely a bit too much.
"Is there a refrigerator at home? If there is no refrigerator, given the weather, it will be broken overnight."
"It's okay, don't worry. We don't have a refrigerator, but we have a water tower. , put the meat in, it won’t spoil..."
Chen Ling chuckled.
Wang Siyi was confused after hearing this: "What? Water tower? How to keep the water tower fresh? Is it soaked in water?"
Zhou Weijun and Ding Haidong were also confused.
I don’t understand how the water tower keeps meat fresh. Is this the same thing?
Chen Ling shook his head: "Why is it placed in the water? It's like hanging in a well. I'll take you to see it and you will know."
"Yes, I want to have a look. I have never seen meat preserved in a water tower."
Ding Haidong's curiosity was aroused, and he was full of doubts.
Chen Ling threw a bunch of bamboo sticks into the basin and took them to the small water tower.
It is said to be a small water tower, but it is actually not that small. It just doesn’t store as much water as a serious water tower, and it is inconspicuous compared to a farm.
Under the steep mountain wall on the west side, the small water tower is more than three meters high, with a thin and slender body and a big head on top, like a watchtower hidden deep in the shade.
There is a small iron door under the tower, and there are iron rings on the side, which are used as small ladders.
Chen Ling took out the key, reached out to open the iron door, and immediately felt a rush of cold air.
Zhou Weijun and others couldn't help but shiver.
"Hey, it's really cold here. I kind of understand why you said you can put meat in it."
Chen Ling pointed to the top of his head and smiled: "Isn't that right? , How about I tell you, this is a natural refrigerator.”
Several people looked in the direction he pointed, and saw an iron ring welded in the center of the water tower, with iron hooks hanging on it. All kinds of meat, complete chickens, ducks and fish were hung in strings, and Beef and mutton, and water from the head and hooves.
It’s really a dazzling array of things to see and do.
Wang Siyi reached out and touched a sheep head, and suddenly shouted: "Wow, there are ice flowers on it."
(End of Chapter)