The next day, Yun Miaomiao cooked a pot of porridge. After everyone had eaten, they all went to work in the fields together. Even Liu Erzhu, who went back so late last night, brought Aunt Liu and his son over early in the morning.
This is what Yun Miaomiao said. She knew that Aunt Liu was taking care of her children at home and there was no work to do in the fields, so she simply asked someone to come over and cook for them.
They were working in the fields and couldn't spare any time to cook, so it was just right for Aunt Liu to take care of her children.
Five people cut the remaining seven or eight acres of land for a whole morning, and finally half way through.
The noisy hot wind blew through the fields, and Yun Miaomiao was sweating hotly. After yesterday's locust plague, not many people came to Xianyun Pavilion. Yun Miaomiao simply closed Xianyun Pavilion for half a month, and then made plans.
After all, she is no longer in a hurry to make money.
At noon, Aunt Liu prepared lunch early and called them back to eat.
There were three main dishes on the table, braised radish, stir-fried vegetables, and a piece of meat and stir-fried cucumber. Yun Miaomiao frowned. She bought three kilograms of meat in the morning, why didn't she stir-fry it?
Moreover, especially in that big pot of white porridge, there were no popcorns visible, and it was so bland.
When Aunt Liu saw several people coming in, she quickly packed up the bowls and chopsticks to serve porridge for everyone, "Everyone is starving, sit down and eat quickly."
Yun Miaomiao glanced at the meat on the kitchen stove, guessing that Aunt Liu had never seen so much meat in her home, and she was used to being thrifty.
"Sister-in-law Liu, sit down and eat too." Yun Miaomiao picked up the bowl and started eating. Yun Ya and Yun Su also lowered their heads and started eating. Liu Erzhu glanced at the slightly bland food on the table. It was different from yesterday.
What Yun Miaomiao did for everyone was completely different. Shopkeeper Xiaoyun didn't seem satisfied just now.
Even though Aunt Liu was a country woman, she could still feel that something was wrong in the atmosphere. She looked at Yun Miaomiao with some embarrassment.
"Shopkeeper Xiaoyun, is this food not to your liking?"
After Yun Miaomiao finished a bowl of porridge, she saw that Liu Erzhu and Aunt Liu were standing still, knowing that her emotions just now might have affected them.
She smiled kindly and said, "Sister-in-law Liu, the food you cook is very good and your skills are also good. Come sit down and eat."
Seeing that she was serious about what she said, Aunt Liu and Liu Erzhu still felt uneasy. They sat down with gloomy expressions and did not dare to put too much porridge in their bowls.
Now there are locusts outside, and all the food has been eaten up. Being able to drink a bowl of porridge and water is already a good life.
In the Liu family, she had not had porridge cooked with white rice for more than half a year. After a bowl of porridge, Aunt Liu was completely satisfied.
After eating, Yun Miaomiao helped pack away the things and then went into the kitchen. Aunt Liu happened to be washing dishes nearby. Yun Miaomiao glanced at the large piece of meat and spoke directly.
"Sister-in-law Liu, there is something I want to tell you."
Seeing that Yun Miaomiao's expression was particularly serious, Mrs. Liu's heart skipped a beat, thinking that she had done something wrong. She quickly put down her work and looked at Yun Miaomiao nervously.
"Shopkeeper Xiaoyun, just tell me, this is my first time cooking for someone, and I don't know what I did wrong. You are the benefactor of our Liu family. I know Erzhu best. He is a man who only knows how to do things."
Job, a fool who doesn’t know how to use his brain, if you hadn’t found such a job for him, and you still care about us two, and arranged such a job for me to cook, I can take care of the children, and you also give me a job every day.
It’s my salary, I really don’t know how to thank you.”
Aunt Liu's face was full of gratitude, "Don't talk to me outside. Just tell me what I didn't do well."
What Yun Miaomiao likes is the honesty and honesty of Liu Erzhu's family. Seeing her so nervous, she can't laugh or cry. Could it be that she looks so fierce?
Did you actually scare Aunt Liu into this state?
"It's not a big deal." Yun Miaomiao shook his head, "Look, we are all working in the fields and we have been tired for a whole day. We need to fill our stomachs to have the strength to work, don't you think?"
Aunt Liu didn't understand what Yun Miaomiao meant, "Is the food I cooked not delicious?"
"no."
Yun Miaomiao smiled, "The food you cooked tastes pretty good. We will be working in the fields for a while from now on, and you will have to cook at our house for a while. I will explain everything to you clearly."
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She paused and pointed to the large pot of meat on the stove, "Although our family is not a rich family, eating is also a top priority for us. This large pot of meat lasts our whole day.
In addition, in addition to drinking white rice porridge in the morning, we also eat white rice at noon and evening. There are five of us, including you, it will be six. You will follow this big pot for every meal.
To cook, there must be at least four dishes and one soup. If we don’t eat enough, our stomachs will be broken, and then we will overdraw our bodies, then we will lose more than we gain.”
When Aunt Liu heard this, she was stunned on the spot, what a good guy.
She had never seen that every meal consisted of white rice and meat. She knew that Yun Miaomiao was a businessman, but she never thought that he was not sparing at all when it came to food.
"Shopkeeper Xiaoyun, this..."
Aunt Liu knew that Yun Miaomiao was not married and did not know the importance of daily necessities, so she kindly persuaded her.
"There is a famine everywhere outside. Is this a way to eat?" She felt sorry for the rice. "If we run out of rice, none of us can say when food will grow in the fields outside. It's better to save some."
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Yun Miaomiao knew that Aunt Liu was doing it for her own good, so she smiled even more gently, "I know Aunt Liu that you are doing it for my own good, so just do what I said in this matter. You know what you said, so don't worry.
When it comes to food, just put your heart into your stomach."
After saying what she wanted to explain, Yun Miaomiao got up and went to the fields to continue working.
It was another hot afternoon, and all the grain in the field had been harvested. Yun Miaomiao dug a ditch in the ground, poured water around it, and then lit a fire on the rice left in the middle. It was unethical.
Within an hour, all the rice stalks were burned clean.
After burning, Yun Miaomiao poured water directly into the fields. Yun Su couldn't understand why he needed to pour water.
"Sister, what are you going to do?"
This is what Yun Miaomiao learned from the book. When they cut the rice, they did not cut it too low. The purpose of watering now is to preserve the roots. It is July now, and the weather outside is so hot. As long as there is enough water in the ground, it will not matter.
The rice will grow and ear in two months, and maybe some can be recovered in the twelfth lunar month.
"Although these rice grains have been burned by fire, the roots buried underneath have not been burned to death and are still alive and well." Yun Miaomiao pulled out a rice grain, "Do you think so?"
Yun Su and Xiao Zhuo came closer and nodded when they saw the still fresh rhizomes, "It's true."
"I just lit a fire to kill all the insect eggs, but the rice is still there. Now I irrigate the water in time to save the rice in the field. When the rice grows new seedlings, we will fertilize the rice.
If it grows well, we can harvest rice this winter."
"Is it really that magical?"
When Liu Erzhu heard such a statement, he immediately felt novel. He had never seen people growing rice like this before. He had always taken the rice back, plowed the land, and sown new rice seedlings. He didn't expect that it could be done like this.
Do.
In fact, this is because the original rice has not grown. The nutrients of the rice are still in the roots. As long as top dressing is added, it can grow. As for whether it can bolt successfully, we have to see later.
Yun Miaomiao nodded, "You can't just watch the food disappear, right? You have to give it a try. I saw this in a book before. There have been locust outbreaks before, and some people have tried this method to grow food. I think
It should work.”
Hearing that it was from the book, Liu Erzhu completely believed it in his heart. He could not read, but he also knew that there was a golden house in the book, and he immediately admired Yun Miaomiao even more.
I thought that a girl like Yun Miaomiao could do such a good job in the fields. He, a grown man, was not as good as her.
After settling the matters in the fields, Yun Miaomiao and the others went back to eat. This time, Aunt Liu followed exactly what Yun Miaomiao said and made four dishes and one soup, including two large plates of braised pork.
Yun Miaomiao looked at the dishes on the table and ate two large bowls with a smile. The bowl of porridge and soup without rice grains she had for lunch almost made her faint from hunger.
A large pot of rice and a table full of vegetables were quickly exhausted. Aunt Liu herself also ate a piece of braised pork, and she was even more moved. She hadn't tasted meat in a long time.