Yun Miaomiao brought people to Wang's house. Before they arrived, she heard the voices of Aunt Wang and her family.
"Aunt Wang, why are you all out?" Yun Miaomiao turned a corner and saw them all standing at the door, "Huzi, you are here too."
Wang Huzi snorted and felt dazzled when he saw the smile on Yun Miaomiao's face, and turned his face away not wanting to look at her.
Yun Miaomiao was stunned for a moment, wondering where she had offended the Buddha. Just as she was about to ask, she saw Aunt Wang slap Wang Huzi on the head.
"You kid, I've said a few words to you and you're still angry, why don't you hurry up and get in."
After Aunt Wang said Wang Huzi, she turned around and pulled Yun Miaomiao, "Girl Yun, you are finally here. Let me tell you, your Uncle Wang and I didn't sleep all night last night. We were up so early in the morning.
Get up, we want to do this, don’t worry, your Uncle Wang and I will do it well."
Yun Miaomiao nodded, "Aunt Wang, let's go in and talk."
"Look at me, I'm just talking. I want you to stand here all the time. Walk in and talk." Aunt Wang quickly pulled the person into the yard.
Dongqing and Qingyang Wangcheng, who were following behind, looked at each other and still couldn't figure out what kind of medicine Yun Miaomiao was selling in the gourd.
Wang Tiezhu asked people to go in and do it, but Yun Miaomiao didn't hold it and went straight to the point.
"Sealing sea salt is a strenuous job. Aunt Wang, I told you yesterday. I just happened to bring a few people here today. You can decide then whether you want to do it yourself first. When you are familiar with it, you can find other people. As long as
This process will not be spread to anyone else, you can do the rest however you like."
Yun Miaomiao is not a rigid person. She will let others sit down. If she really can't do it well, no matter how much she knows, there won't be any big accidents.
"Here, have you really thought about giving us such a big stall?" Aunt Wang asked uncertainly.
"Yes, Aunt Wang, you've asked me this several times. If you really feel uneasy, I can write you a note and keep it. It just so happens that Huzi can read, so he can help you read it.
You can also rest assured that I will only ask for more and more of this sea salt in the future, and you are not allowed to save money for Hu Zi to find a wife?"
Aunt Wang smiled all over her face, "He is still young, so he is not in a hurry. Since you can rest assured, I won't be afraid. Otherwise, I would really feel uneasy. This is the first time I have taken over such a big business, and I am afraid that I will not be able to do it right."
I can’t help you.”
"Who hasn't done it for the first time? Isn't this the first time for me to do this seafood business? Aunt Wang, Uncle Wang, just let it go as long as I'm here." Yun Miaomiao emboldened the two of them.
Aunt Wang felt a lot more at ease now. Only then did Dongqing realize what her wife was going to do.
"Madam, do you want Aunt Wang to dry the sea salt?"
"Yes, we don't have much sea salt left in the warehouse. The seafood we salvage from now on will need a lot of sea salt to marinate. I don't want the seafood to rot in my hands. Although this sea salt is not edible, it is pickled.
You can still make seafood. Don’t be idle later. The sea water in Houhai is clean and not many people go there to play. You bring buckets to carry water and when you come back, fill these big tanks in the yard.
A lot of it.”
Houhai is not far from Aunt Wang's house, and the time for a cup of tea is very close. Aunt Wang immediately stopped her after hearing this.
"How can this be done? It can't be done. I'll let the child's father go. You guys are just doing this here. How can I let you work? Huzi, go and get a pole to help. Don't sit still."
Yun Miaomiao took her hand and said, "Aunt Wang, it doesn't matter. Dongqing and the others are here to help. If you let them help, there will be no chance in the future."
Aunt Wang waved her hand, "You give us craftsmanship and let your people do the work. How can this be done?"
"It's okay." Yun Miaomiao wanted to persuade her a few more words, but she heard Dongqing come out and say, "Aunt Wang, just sit at home and I'll take Uncle Wang to fetch water. Besides, you guys are no better than me at home.
Qingxing, just filling the water tank won't do it. You also have to lay the floor. Let's go."
Dongqing picked up the pole and barrel, took Qingyang and Wang Cheng out of the door, and Wang Tiezhu and Wang Huzi followed closely to the Houtan.
Everyone in the yard left, leaving only Yun Miaomiao and Aunt Wang. Yun Miaomiao stopped sitting. She got up and dug a piece of open space in Aunt Wang's yard, and began to teach Aunt Wang step by step how to dry the sun well and dry it again.
Sea salt that is white and not bitter.
"It turns out a layer of sand was added here." Aunt Wang couldn't believe what she saw.
Yun Miaomiao nodded, "Don't think this process is simple, it is the key. If the filtering is not good, it will filter out all the salt in the water. I will do it here, and you can try it over there."
Yun Miaomiao pointed to the open space not far away and asked Aunt Wang to follow the steps she had just taught. Aunt Wang took a deep breath, her hands shook nervously, and slowly followed Yun Miaomiao's method.
Soon, two identical sea salt pits were ready, and Dongqing and his team came back carrying water.
"You came back just in time. We have just built the pit. You can just pour the sea water directly onto it." Yun Miaomiao pointed to the funnel-shaped place above and directed Dongqing to pour the water in the bucket.
After pouring the water, Dongqing said with sweating profusely, "Madam, it's really not far from Houhai here, but if you just rely on people to carry water, you won't be able to get much sea salt out."
"Indeed, what do you think?" Yun Miaomiao nodded.
Seeing Yun Miaomiao's interest, Dongqing laughed inside, "That's right, I just told Uncle Wang that we can build a channel with wood from the seawater in Houhai and divert the water to the yard."
Yun Miaomiao glanced at Dongqing and then at Wang Tiezhu, "Uncle Wang, do you think so too?"
"Yes, this method really saves effort. If possible, the canal can be built in two days. Then we won't have to carry water. We can just watch it alone."
"This is indeed a good idea." Yun Miaomiao had to say that this idea was very good and saved manpower.
"Then I will take Qingyang and the others to the back mountain to cut down trees." Dongqing said excitedly.
"Wait a minute." Yun Miaomiao stopped him, "I haven't finished speaking yet. Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Ah? Madam, do you have anything else to say?"
Yun Miaomiao glanced at him, and then set her sights on Wang Tiezhu, "Uncle Wang, you also know that there is still a gap between the terrain of Houhai and here. The location of the beach over there is higher than here. What do you plan to do?
Is the sea water flowing into your home?”
"Of course the ditch is set up." Dongqing replied quickly.
Qingyang glanced at Yun Miaomiao's face and immediately pulled Dongqing, "Holly!"
Only then did Dongqing realize that she had said the wrong thing and hurriedly shut her mouth.
Wang Tiezhu looked at Yun Miaomiao and said, "Dongqing is right, we do think so."
"Then have you ever thought about how to load this water from the sea into the canals and transport the water? How can we transport the water back when the source of the water has not been solved?" Yun Miaomiao said in a calm tone.
Her words were plain and without any ups and downs, but they were like a basin of cold water poured on several people, giving them a chill.
"This..." Wang Tiezhu looked at Dongqing and then at the water he had just brought back from the yard. He didn't know how to answer for a while.
Yun Miaomiao sighed, "Uncle Wang, you are a farmer. In the past, when there was no water in the fields, we brought it down from the mountains where there was water. But when there was no water in the mountains, we had to transport water from the river to the fields.
Any examples of going inside?”
"Ah?" Wang Tiezhu looked at Yun Miaomiao in confusion, but Wang Huzi reacted quickly and pulled his sleeve, "Dad, you forgot, it is a waterwheel. Waterwheels can transport water to canals and then flow to your home.
coming."
"Yes, why didn't I think of that? If Girl Yun hadn't said that I am old and my brain is not as bright as you young people, I will find someone to cut down trees in the back mountain and build water trucks and canals."
come out."
It made sense, and Yun Miaomiao was also happy, "This is also a trivial matter. If I hadn't seen it before, I would be just like you, Zhang Er, scratching his head, making such a joke."
"Hahaha, it's not just a joke. I'm going to call someone right now. Holly, let's go."
Just go ahead and do it. Wang Tiezhu didn't hesitate and took the people directly, picked up the ax and went up the mountain.
Seeing this, Aunt Wang had a look of helplessness on her face, "Uncle Wang is like this. He is impatient in everything he does and doesn't remember things. If you hadn't said that just now, I guess he would have finished the entire ditch before he even thought about it.
When you get up, the water will not flow to the ditch by itself."
Seeing Wang Tiezhu and others leaving, Yun Miaomiao also showed a helpless smile, "Aunt Wang, aren't you afraid that I'm talking nonsense?"
Aunt Wang glanced at her and understood the meaning of her words, "You have always been a person who can do great things. Even if you do nonsense, there is a reason for doing it. Aunt Wang believes in you."
Yun Miaomiao smiled and patted her shoulder, "Don't worry, Uncle Wang is a very smart man, he will definitely understand how to do it, and only by letting them do it with their own hands can they really remember it in their hearts.
Even without us in the future, they will be able to solve such problems by themselves."
After hearing this, Aunt Wang suddenly understood Yun Miaomiao's far-reaching considerations.
She was afraid that Yun Miaomiao would blame Wang Tiezhu, so she said something nice, "Girl Yun, you are really capable. If Huzi could be half as capable as you, I would wake up laughing even in my dreams."
"Brother Huzi is smart and will definitely be successful in the future, Aunt Wang." Yun Miaomiao replied.
"He will be like this for the rest of his life. What future can he have?" Aunt Wang shook her head. She knew her own son.
At the same time, on the back mountain, Wang Tiezhu and others were busy cutting down trees in preparation for making a water wheel.
Everyone went up the mountain to cut down trees, and the matter of drying sea salt was delayed. Yun Miaomiao was not in a hurry, so she told Aunt Wang that she would go to the courtyard to find her if anything happened, and went back first.
After returning, Yun Miaomiao fell on the bed, and her thoughts gradually drifted away.
It has been almost three months since I came to the island, and I don’t know how Gu Fengqing and the others are doing.
In the palace, Xiao Zhuo was pacing back and forth in front of the dragon bed.
Yun Su was shaken to the point of dizziness and impatiently stopped him, "Don't leave, my good emperor. If you keep wandering around, I will faint. If I faint, I'll see what you do.
"
As expected, Xiao Zhuo stopped and asked, "Why hasn't Brother Gu woke up yet?"
Yun Su glanced at the person on the bed, "It's not you yet. I asked you to promote some talents as soon as possible to help Brother Gu share the government affairs. You didn't listen. Brother Gu was thinking about my sister, so he kept working hard. This
I have just recovered. I am tired and sick, and everyone is already unconscious."
Xiao Zhuo's face was full of self-blame, "I'm afraid that he misses his cousin too much. There has been no news from my cousin for three months. Brother Gu is becoming more and more haggard. He seems to be worried every day. I'm also afraid that he won't be able to think about it.
That’s why I didn’t interrupt.”
"Hmph, I don't care. I'm just a brother-in-law. If something happens to him, Xiao Zhuo, I'll see how you explain it to my sister." Yun Su said angrily.
Xiao Zhuo also regretted in his heart. If he had known that Gu Fengqing would become like this, he would never have let him do so much work.
"What should we do now? Do you want to write a letter to your cousin?" Xiao Zhuo looked sad, and Yun Su shook his head, "My brother-in-law just asked you to write a letter, otherwise why would he do this cruel trick? My sister hasn't written to him for three months.
He didn't want to write a letter, but he didn't dare to write a letter to urge my sister to come back, so he put himself in this situation, asking my sister to take pity on him so that he could come back as soon as possible."
"Then you still want me to write a letter?" Xiao Zhuo's eyes widened, but he didn't expect that Gu Fengqing did this just to let him write a letter.
Yun Su snorted, "The illness is real. Besides, he misses my sister. Don't you?"
Xiao Zhuo understood instantly, "You mean, you asked me to write this letter so that my cousin can come back early?"
Yun Su did not deny it, and the man on the bed could not help but raise the corners of his eyes in the shadows. For the sake of Gu Fengqing's 'sick' body, Xiao Zhuo turned around and went out to have someone prepare pen and paper.
He also asked someone to prepare a sea turtle and write a letter to Yun Miaomiao, detailing everything that happened here. At the end, he also mentioned something to ask her to come back early.
.
Three days had passed when Yun Miaomiao received the letter. When she saw Hai Dongqing stopping in front of her window, she was full of surprise.
"Why are you here?" Yun Miaomiao walked down from the bed, and when he got closer, he found the envelope on Hai Dongqing's feet. When he opened it, he found it was a thick letter, "Your master is really
I’m not afraid of exhausting you to death.”
Yun Miaomiao did not rush to see what was going on, but turned around and went out, went to the kitchen to get something to eat and a bowl of water.
Hai Dongqing was placed on the table by Yun Miaomiao, enjoying the delicious food prepared by Yun Miaomiao. Only then did Yun Miaomiao have his hands free to read the letter that had finally arrived in front of him.
The first part of the letter was just some trivial things that happened after she left the capital. The rest were interesting things in the capital, such as whose child was not her biological child, whose shop collapsed again and was framed after investigation.
With words like this, when Yun Miaomiao saw this, she was sure that this was a family letter.
Finally, Xiao Zhuocai mentioned in the letter that because Gu Fengqing did not understand the affairs of the government, many things needed to be handled by Gu Fengqing. The burden of the government fell on Gu Fengqing. Since then, Gu Fengqing
After I left the capital, I focused all my attention on government affairs. I was so busy going back and forth that I was exhausted.
Yun Miaomiao's expression changed. The man only knew how to work by himself and didn't know how many people to help. Yes, Dongqing and Qingyang were by his side, and there was only Qingmo by his side. No wonder he was sick.
fall.
At the end of the letter, he also wrote that Yun Miaomiao should go back early. Yun Su and he both missed themselves, and Gu Fengqing was probably already lovesick.
Yun Miaomiao looked at the end with a dumbfounded look, and said "I hope to come home soon". It didn't look like he was writing a letter to gossip, but it was like he was acting for himself.
I have to say that women's consciousness is so accurate.
Yun Miaomiao felt in her heart that it was Gu Fengqing's attention, but she did come out for a while. Although Xiao Zhuo said in the letter that everything was fine, if everything was fine, Gu Fengqing would not do it even if it was intentional.
He fell ill from exhaustion, which means that the drought there has not eased yet and food is still in short supply.
She can't continue to be so lax, as she is still waiting for her shipping back.
Yun Miaomiao put away the letter in her hand and put it in the closet, then opened the door and walked out.
The weather is good today, with clear skies and white clouds. The water channel at Aunt Wang's house has been set up. Yesterday, the formal drying of sea salt began. Today she wants to take a look. The matter of rushing to the sea to pick up seafood was also canceled due to the wind and waves in the previous two days.
After calling a halt, today's low tide happened to be at noon. Yun Miaomiao picked up the tools and walked towards Aunt Wang's house.
When Aunt Wang saw her coming so early in the morning, she couldn't hide the smile on her face, "Girl Yun, you came so early?"
Yesterday Yun Miaomiao went back with peace of mind. Why are you here today?
Although Aunt Wang was curious, she didn't ask any more questions. Seeing the bucket and pliers behind her, she couldn't help but be curious.
"Are you going to go?"
Yun Miaomiao put down the things in her hands, took Aunt Wang's hand and walked in.
"I see that the weather is good today, so I want to ask some people to go to the beach to catch the sea. Why don't I come to you to get some sea salt and see how the results of your sea salt are? As a master, I also want to see what I have taught you.
How about it."
Aunt Wang gave her an angry look and said, "You girl, you are always good at talking. Come on, come on, come in and take a look. There are two buckets of salt. Take them all."
"You don't need so much." Yun Miaomiao shook his head, "Aunt Wang, you have nothing to do at home today. Why don't you leave this Haiyan matter to Huzi? How about you follow me to the sea?"
"Going to catch the sea at this time? Are you going to pick up those empty shells?" Aunt Wang said straightforwardly.
Everyone on the island also knows that it is necessary to catch the sea as early as possible. Some people go there before dawn. Yun Miaomiao is afraid that if he goes now, he will not be able to catch anything. What should he pick up instead of picking up those empty shells on the beach?
Yun Miaomiao was amused by her words, "Aunt Wang, have you forgotten what I told you about the low tide before? It's right to catch the sea as early as possible, but it's also important to spot the right time. This time is when the tide is low. The beach
I’m afraid even you can’t imagine how much seafood is available.”