Seeing her mother staring at Xin and sighing with relief, Hong Jingjing couldn't help but say, Sister Wen has always been inseparable from her mother. If she didn't follow her back that time, she must have been sent out by her mother.
Listening to her daughter's inquiry, Hong Yunxi nodded, "This is Xiao Wu's first time traveling far away. He is worried about it, so he asked Wen Youyou to protect him in secret."
Hongyunxi didn't say much about the specific reason. It would be useless if he did. It would only make one more person worried.
Hongyunxi soaked her legs in the flower water, smelled the faint fragrance, raised her eyebrows,
"The peach blossoms are blooming?" It seemed a bit early in the season.
"My god, he and Yaya followed Shu'an into the mountains. They originally wanted to pick some mushrooms, but unexpectedly they found an early-blooming peach blossom in the sunny part of the mountain stream, so they picked some back. My sister-in-law is very much planning to make peach blossom cakes."
Hongyunxi nodded, soaked in flower water, and applied the ointment on her legs. After a year of maintenance, her legs looked much better than before.
Even my daughter's legs are very red and tender. She has been through a lot of work and her knuckles are a bit thick.
Is that irreversible?
Spring has arrived, and it's time to hatch duck seedlings. The roast ducks they made a year ago made them a lot of money, and there are not many ducks left.
Concerning whether the quantity of roast ducks could be renewed, Xiaosi took Shuan to several villages and towns to purchase ducks raised by farmers.
By the way, I would like to say that anyone who delivers a duck at the door will not only buy it at the market price, but also pay an extra five cents for running errands.
In this way, he can save more time to do other things.
Hong Yunxi looked at Xiaosi, who was as full of energy as if he had been given a shot of chicken blood. She couldn't help but sigh, it's great to be young.
She had promised Xiaosi years ago to ask them for advice on how to hatch duck seedlings.
Seeing the boy hesitate to speak several times, Hongyunxi didn't waste any time and took him directly to build the hatching pond.
The water kang she used was different from the fire kang at that time, but it was the easiest way to control it.
Use hot water to raise the temperature. When the temperature drops, add hot water and circulate it back and forth every day to ensure that the temperature is suitable.
Of course, if you master some of these tips, you can hatch high-quality ducklings with a high survival rate.
After they were ready, Hongyunxi began to teach several of them one by one. Whoever learns well and has strong acceptance ability will be given the task of hatching ducklings in the future, and another person will give him the east leg.
"First prepare a few round bamboo baskets, warm water, clean the duck eggs and shake them in the warm water. Listen to the sound to determine whether there are broken shells or cracks..."
Hongyunxi was demonstrating with them while picking out broken duck eggs.
"Of course, the job of picking out rotten duck eggs seems simple, but if you want to miss everything, you do need experience."
Xiaosi stood nearby, watching the movements in his mother's legs, and blinked, "Mom, what if I didn't pick out the rotten duck eggs?"
"If I didn't discover it in time, it would stink in a few days. Not to mention the waste, if I didn't have a shallow appetite, I wouldn't be able to eat for half a month."
Thinking of what she had experienced, Hongyun Xi curled up the corner of her mouth almost imperceptibly,
The broken duck eggs exploded in the hot air, and the smell was so bad that I doubted my life.
The smell of the entire kang pond will not go away in a month.
Listening to her mother's reminder, Xiaosi thought of the smell of rotten eggs and couldn't help but rub her nose. I begged her to tell me if she was choking, or if she was feeling uncomfortable.
"After the duck eggs are sorted, place them directly on the water kang. Just one layer is enough. Leave some space. During this period, you need to turn the duck eggs over to even out the temperature..."
As Hongyunxi explained, the duck eggs on the water kang were laid out.
When Hongyunxi received the work from Donglai, she would directly give them leg movements. She would watch from the side and make a few remarks from time to time. Only by practicing the leg movements in person can one fully master the art of leg movements.
"Ducklings hatch in twenty-eight days. During this period, the temperature must be controlled well, especially not to catch cold, otherwise all our efforts will be wasted. So we have to take turns to watch, and take over each other in the morning when the sky is red."
"While the first batch of ducklings are hatching, he will follow us, but only in Hongtian. After that, we will be on our own."
A few people listened to Hongyunxi's suggestion and worked in two shifts. In this way, everyone could take a break and not be overwhelmed by the continuous work.
The labor intensity of hatching ducklings is not high, but it consumes time and energy. On this point, few people have any objection, and no one is willing to give up on learning leg skills.
Looking at the performance of several people, Hongyunxi was very satisfied, so she asked for people who were willing to learn. When the duck factory grows in size, and then recruits people, they will not be masters, but will be responsible for teaching leg skills and directing the apprentices to work.
No one is willing to give up the confinement period that is bitter at first and then sweet.
After the duck eggs are heated for ten days, they have to be sorted again. This time, the owner wants to pick out the red eggs. The red eggs are unfertilized duck eggs. Of course, this is also a technical job and requires eyesight.
"Excluding red eggs requires the help of light, and we pass them one by one. We see that under the light, we can see blood streaks through the eggshell. That tadpole-like thing is the initial form of the ducklings..."
Hongyunxi took the duck eggs and explained to a few people in Guangdengdong.
"As for the red eggs, they are nothing but transparent."
After several demonstrations, Xiaosi and others tried to connect the legs and mastered the trick. They became proficient very quickly. In less than an hour, they passed through a thousand duck eggs.
Out of a thousand duck eggs, nearly two hundred of the red eggs alone will be removed.
"Mom, what should I do with the red eggs I picked out?" Xiao Si looked at the two baskets full of duck eggs and felt very distressed.
"If you stir-fry it, don't waste it. Use it to make preserved eggs and turn them into eggs. The taste is also good."
Seeing the surprised looks on several people's faces, Hongyunxi couldn't help but laugh,
"It is a leg art derived from it. Of course, the method is very simple to master. Preserved eggs are simple to make, just plant ash and red lime. There is no secret, just let my sister-in-law and others handle it later. We will do it.
There are a few people who specialize in hatching ducklings and don't make mistakes."
Hongyunxi looked at the shocked looks in their eyes, thought about it, and didn't let them learn.
"Okay then," Xiaosi said, her legs became numb after learning leg arts in recent months. Although Xiaosi regretted it, she didn't force it.
After those months of study, Xiaosi went from shock to calmness when he saw my mother wrongly. Anyway, anything that happens in my mother's lap can be easily resolved.
There is nothing that my mother can't handle, and there is no difficulty that can't hold her back.
The last month of confinement always passes quickly. When the first batch of ducklings hatched, with the cheers of everyone, a month passed quietly.
After teaching the disciples, her master was useless. Tasting the preserved eggs and boiled eggs made by Mrs. Du and her daughter, Hongyunxi became the master of leg-swinging.
She had nothing to do, so she volunteered and took the preserved eggs to the county town to deliver goods to restaurants.
When Xiao Si and Xie Yu cooperated, they agreed that whenever they came up with any new tricks, they would be sent to the restaurant as soon as possible and they would be responsible for selling them.
With the reputation of Nanshan Restaurant, Hongyunxi saves trouble and just settles the bill every time it is delivered.