Chapter 495 Winter is tough
Author: Diary of a Home Girl
Yan Laoer also called over the five boys in the village who were taking turns working as book boys in the government offices.
Among the first five Luo family members who came here, three of them were the most decent, discerning, literate, and eager to learn. Yan Huaiwen found that he often lingered outside the school, so he decided to give him a regular book boy.
He was given a quota and allowed to spend half the day in school and half the day running errands by his side.
The environment is the best way to test people. After not seeing each other for a while, Santie changed drastically. He recognized all the people in the government office and learned to be polite. He also took care of the remaining four book boys on duty.
The Luo family sent him a bookcase of the same style as the Yan family. They came specifically to find Qi Wuda. They were also going to buy pens and ink, but Yan Xiangheng stopped him. He gave his old pens to Santie, and the inkstone and ink sticks were shared by the two of them.
As for paper, it's even better. You can make it at home.
After that, Yan Xiangheng finally had a companion. He did not treat Santie as a bookboy, but Santie strictly followed the standards of a bookboy and learned attentively what other bookboys did and how to do it. Not only did he learn it himself, but he also
The accumulated experience is taught to those who follow.
This batch came from the Wang family's big dragon and tiger, and the Cui family's big dog Xiaozizi.
Santie took them to Huju City today. They can just stay in the school as book boys, but running errands is not just limited to the government offices, but also barns and blacksmith workshops. It has been cold recently, and the city
There are a lot of people here who are sick and need medicine, and places like hospitals and pharmacies have been busy lately.
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The mutton pot Yanlaoer added a little haggis.
His teacher likes this.
Then he picked a piece of mutton that was medium fat and lean and cooked soft, and put it into his eldest brother's bowl with serving chopsticks.
Yan Huaiwen started to move his chopsticks, picked up the mutton, dipped it in Yan Laoer's homemade dry dish dipping sauce, and put it into his mouth.
Chew carefully and slowly.
Yan Yu prefers honey-glazed lamb chops and roasted lamb legs, especially the latter. Her father added cornel powder to give it a slightly spicy taste, with a strong salt and pepper flavor. She could even tell that a little MSG was added to make it fresh, woo woo
Wow! Thanks to my dear dad, this is the right flavor!
The lamb leg is sliced in layers, the skin is charred and oily, and the inside is chewy. Add a clove of garlic, and sprinkle a little of the dipping sauce on the dry plate. No need to wrap the vegetables, just put the two pieces of meat on top of each other...
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Mouth full of oil!
She hurriedly made one for her grandfather, another one for her master, and her uncle. After thinking about it, she made it for her father and elder brother who worked hard to cook, and finally it was her turn to swallow it.
At that moment, Yan Yu's eyes filled with tears of happiness.
It's not touching, it's spicy.
I had to swallow the big clove of garlic I picked with tears in my eyes.
Rather than eating it himself, Wang Gonggong prefers to feed the waiter.
Look at how delicious his sweet grandson eats.
After Yan Yu finished eating, he couldn't sit still. His father had already turned on the toasting mode. Probably because his uncle was at the table, he couldn't let go. He didn't take another sip, one by one, and sipped it gracefully.
Eunuch Wang was happy today, so he drank two more drinks, and Mr. Tian and Yan Huaiwen also drank some with him.
After three rounds of drinks, Yan Laoer was introduced again. The people at the table became more familiar with each other than before, and the topics were much more casual. They no longer limited themselves to content that was actually related to themselves, but also gossiped about others.
Yan Yu said hello to the elders, then got down from the table and ran to find Brother Santie and the others.
"Xiaoer, are you full? Have some more?" Santie asked her with a smile.
Yan Yu said with a smile: "I'm full, but I can't eat any more."
"What were you doing this afternoon? Why didn't I see you?" she asked curiously.
Santie then counted the places he visited today and revealed a piece of news to Yan Yu: "...We don’t have much iron material in Huju. Uncle Yan wants to discuss with the people in Xizhou Prefecture to see if we can
First let us have a batch of iron on credit."
"Xizhou..." Yan Yu knitted his eyebrows and said, "It's not easy to deal with. Last time they came to the rescue, they needed a lot of supplies."
She thought of the money she had just lent to her master, and said: "Let's pool it together here. We should be able to raise it. If we can buy it directly with money, it's better not to open our mouths."
It's hard to repay favors.
Dagouzi said: "It's not just iron. The freezing weather has made many people sick. They need to see a doctor and get medicine... and the medicine is not enough, so I have to buy it."
"Where can we buy medicine at this time? Drug dealers don't come to Guanzhou in winter, so we can only go to the south to collect the medicine ourselves. The journey back and forth is not easy. I'm afraid it will take several months.
Let's wait until spring starts by then." Yan Yu said.
Even if you can buy the medicine, what's the use? All the people with the disease will be cured.
The people in Huju are not like the people in Xiao'an Village. They came to Guanzhou Prefecture all the time from Qishan Prefecture. They can't stand the cold the most. Since the beginning of winter, the kang and stove at home have been burning every day. Those who can afford it have done so.
New cotton-padded clothes, try to wear them thickly even if you don't have the conditions, take the stove with you when you go out, and don't skimp on charcoal. Recently, I bought a lot of new sheepskins, and the quick lady has already made them for the children at home.
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Speaking of which, Xiaoan Village used a lot of Huju's iron materials.
A single iron arrowhead doesn't cost much, but it can't hold a large number, and the furnace barrel also consumes materials. Xiao'an Village wishes every household had one.
Coyotito said: "We still have medicine at home, how about bringing it over and selling it?"
Xiaoan Village also experienced the benefits of collecting and selling medicines, and the children all remembered it.
I am afraid that the adults next door would not have thought that a table full of children was worrying about things that they should not worry about, seriously discussing how to solve the problems in front of them.
"Those in your family who can't, we all went to the drug store today. They have more medicines than yours. None of them are successful. Have you seen the people outside the medical center? That old man..." Wang Dahu gestured with his hands.
With.
Yan Yu thought for a while and said: "It is better to buy ginger than to buy medicine. Drink a bowl of ginger soup and your body will stay warm for a long time..." She added: "Our charcoal business also needs to be adjusted. The tiger can no longer
We have collected so much firewood, so we need to reduce it or lower the price so that they can keep it for themselves."
"It would be great if they could also wear sheepskin clothes." Coyotito muttered.
Except for Yan Yu, he is the youngest here, but he can also see that the people in this city are not not warm at home or the kang is not hot, but they do not have thick clothes to resist freezing when going out.
sheepskin!
Yan Yu thought silently in his heart.
Naturally, I hummed a familiar melody...
We don’t have guns or cannons, the enemy made them for us.
If there is no sheepskin or sheep, and the enemy won’t send it away, we can pull it ourselves!
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After dinner, it was getting late.
Mr. Tian Da said: "The road is difficult to walk at night, so you can rest for a day. Why not start again tomorrow?"
"We are familiar with each other. We will go back to the village to spend the night tonight and leave early tomorrow. We will enter the city in time for the city gate to open. It is better not to be too late to save the rest of the girls from worrying about it at home." Yan Laoer said.
I really didn’t expect that I would be officially married to the prince today, so I missed the time to go back.
I’ve overwritten it again~
Well, I’m not at full attendance anyway, so I can update at any time~hehe~
The winter in the north is so cold. No matter what you wear, if you stand outside for a long time, your heart will feel cold and your bones will be frozen. But eating candied haws and ice cream in winter is so refreshing. Ahem, my stomach is upset.
OK, don’t try it easily, it will hurt~(*▽*)~
This chapter has been completed!