strictlysupreme Chapter 123 Effort
Chapter 123 Effort
Yiyi sent off her two sisters and their husbands, and Xiaoqi finally completed the task assigned by Yiyi. He took two bags of kiwis home and brought back a bag of chestnuts. After a whole morning, the fruit trees on the back hill were all picked. If they wanted more, they would have to go back and look for them. Fortunately, chestnuts could be preserved for a few days, so they kept a few more.
Xiao Ba spread the glutinous rice on a bamboo flat board to let it cool, and at the same time crushed the wine cake for later use. Then the three of them peeled the kiwi fruit for later use.
The charcoal fire in the small clay stove was also lit, and the casserole was also set up. Yiyi peeled a kiwi fruit in each hand and crushed it and put it in the casserole. The process was quite relaxing. Soon, half of the pot was put in. She stirred it with a wooden spoon and slowly boiled it. The whole process was on low heat. Since there was only honey, Yiyi decided to put it in at the end, fearing that it would change color if put in too early. Finally, when everything was viscous, it could be removed from the pot and cooled, and then put into a jar with dry water and sealed for storage. Yiyi boiled five jars in total.
At the same time, Xiaoqi and Xiaoba worked together to make two wooden barrels of kiwi wine, covered them with gauze, and let them ferment for a point-to-point cycle.
The three of them simply made a simple and nutritious lunch. After lunch, Xiaoqi and Xiaoba cleaned up the backyard together and put everything in order. It was a clean and tidy home again.
"I'm taking a nap in the room, you guys can do whatever you want. I don't have any plans in the afternoon, so I'll stay at home. If you have anything to do, you can go and do it!" Yiyi explained her afternoon situation to make it easier for Xiaoqi and Xiaoba to arrange their own things.
"I see, we can arrange things ourselves, Yiyi, go and have a rest, call us if you need anything!" Xiao Qi watched Yiyi go into the room, and then he and Xiao Ba sat under the eaves, each with a recliner, chatting and relaxing. Although they envied their brothers who often went out to do big things, they were also very satisfied with their current living conditions. They were busy until the first snow came, and the whole family could be reunited.
"I wonder if you will travel far away in the future?" Xiao Ba suddenly remembered the travel talk he had had with Yi Yi earlier.
"Don't think too much. Yiyi couldn't go out before or after giving birth, unless there were special circumstances!" Xiaoqi answered truthfully.
Xiao Ba: "Silly brother, how could I not know this? What I want to say is that Yiyi said she likes traveling very much. If we have the chance to travel together in the future, she will definitely be very happy..."
"..." Xiao Qi thought, this might take a few years.
The two brothers are imagining their future here, and the other brothers are also working hard for the future.
Xiaojiu took his guards to Dada Industrial Park early in the morning to take on the task of supervision. More importantly, the furniture factory had to send people into the mountains to collect all the palm trees that should be harvested this year and put them in the warehouse. There was a skill in collecting palm trees and the trees must not be damaged, otherwise there would be nothing to harvest next year.
"When harvesting palm leaves, you need to harvest from the bottom to the top, only old palm leaves should be harvested, and the trees should not be damaged!" Ling Yeyu instructed the factory master to demonstrate and explain the standard requirements. As for the work of leading the team into the mountains, the guard team can help, which can not only ensure safety but also provide adequate supervision.
Xiaojiu is also very familiar with the work of the food factory. Soy products are currently the main product. Fermented bean curd is a traditional product, so they will naturally not let it go. In addition, they are now focusing on dried bean curd made from yuba and old bean curd. These are developed later, and the craftsmen are still the old people in the village. The bean sprouts, tofu, and soy milk supplied to their own stores are delivered early in the morning. These products made during the day can be stored. There are still vacancies in the food processing production line, so the fruit processing line was added. The raw materials can be delivered from the village in the afternoon. The relevant equipment is complete, and production can be arranged as soon as the raw materials arrive.
The garment factory counted the sizes of the garments sent back yesterday, roughly divided into three sizes: large, medium, and small, corresponding to specific height and weight ranges. Today, the craftsmen have started cutting patterns. The autumn and winter styles are all pre-made with more sizes, one size per assembly line, so there will be no mistakes, and the work can be completed quickly! Time is tight and the task is heavy, and everyone is rushing to finish.
The special operations team led by Night Owl cooperated perfectly with Nanchen this time. They are the unsung heroes behind the scenes, and what they do is kept secret and never publicized! For example, the whole city knows about the North Camp, but no one knows what they did. At this moment, they are also working hard behind the scenes to overcome difficulties, get confessions, and use official means to allow the confiscated funds to be legally and reasonably returned to the North Camp account. Moreover, the things that require their intervention are never trivial, and they are all extremely harmful incidents. Actions rely not only on force but also on brains. After Night Owl took over, he wanted to improve the mission level of the special operations team through large and small actual combat. After each mission, a review must be conducted and improved again. Whether from the overall situation or from the stability of the fiefdom, it is their responsibility to eliminate some unstable factors before the end of the year and have a stable year in the fiefdom.
Needless to say, Nanchen was extremely busy in the North Camp. Not only did he have to gradually implement standardized management, but he also had to plan a new camp. This depended on the results of the experiment with the half bag of stones that Huaheng helped bring back. If it was true, then in about three days, nearly half of the team would be arranged to go to the new camp. These were still planned and needed to be verified and implemented.
So after Hua Heng received the task of calcining stones, he rushed home without stopping! When he got home, he found his wife and fourth brother skewering meat, vegetables, mushrooms, and fried tofu... all in small skewers.
"Is this the new food prepared by my wife?" Hua Heng asked, and at the same time told the task assigned by the second brother.
"Well, I want to make skewer hotpot! Husband, have you had lunch? I'll start the fire now and we can eat in a while!" Seeing that he still had tasks to do, Yanan wanted him to eat something quickly before leaving.
"My lady, don't be busy. I'm just going to the hot spring valley to calcine stones in an earthen furnace. That furnace has good sealing properties." Hua Heng hurriedly stopped her from busying herself.
"Then shall we go together? And start a fire in the new house? We can move in after some interior tidying up, but we've been busy, so it's been delayed." Yanan looked at Shen Wen and suggested.
"Of course it's feasible! Let them hurry up and decorate the house in two days! We'll move as soon as my second brother is free!" Shen Wen agreed. He had already decided to take a day off, so he would listen to his wife. The rest would be discussed tomorrow, so the three of them took the vegetable basket, the stove, the casserole, and the seasonings, new bowls and chopsticks, and set off, just like going on a picnic.
"By the way, in a few days, I will go to the city to pick up my uncle to live with me." On the way, Hua Heng repeated his uncle's arrangements.
"Ah, so I, the ugly bride, am finally going to meet...?" Yanan was too surprised. She had always thought that there would not be a day when she would get along with her husband's family, but she didn't expect it to come so suddenly.
"Don't talk nonsense!" Shen Wen didn't agree with what his wife said about him.
Hua Heng: "Madam, please listen to my explanation slowly. My uncle is ninety years old. He has two servants who take care of him. I just need to provide them with a yard. We won't live under the same roof, but in the manor. And he said that we need to move with five carriages! Most importantly, he is a great doctor, which is the best for us. He doesn't see patients even when he lives in the city, and he studies medicine all day. He is my weak spot, and I don't want to be restricted by others, so I persuaded him to come with me."
"Old Five, did you do something? Otherwise, why do you say that?" Shen Wen keenly realized that the matter was not simple.
"..."Yanan also looked at him puzzledly.
Hua Heng remained calm, "It's not a big deal, it just made the Qingnang Clinic famous and helped my second brother a little. Ordinary people won't find any problems, but I'm afraid someone with ulterior motives will find out that the Hua family is behind this. Once they know the origins of the Hua family, I'm afraid there will be trouble!"
"What kind of trouble will it be?" Yanan asked immediately.
"The powerful and wealthy are more afraid of death, so they will do anything to make the best doctors in the world work for them." Shen Wen said succinctly.
"..."Yanan understood immediately. She glared at Hua Heng, feeling a little annoyed at his self-willed behavior.
"..." Hua Heng scratched his head. It wasn't that serious. Besides, he believed that his elder brother would protect him. And it would be announced sooner or later. His name had a good influence! Once the situation required it, he would not be stingy.
"Remember to mention it to big brother, and have you decided where to arrange for your uncle to live?" Shen Wen didn't say much, for he was afraid that his wife would worry too much.
"Okay! Let him live in eldest brother's side courtyard with Doctor Wang. I'll give him a small courtyard of his own so he can have company and someone to take care of him. My wife and I can go there often to ask for advice! Don't you think so, my wife?" Hua Heng was confident.
Humph, Yanan turned away and didn't look at him! I said before that I would be told about everything I did. So this is what it means. I will tell you after I've done it. Do it first and ask for your permission later!
"Madam!..." Hua Heng leaned close to her.
"Walk properly! You are so old!" Yanan said in a stiff tone.
"...Master uncle likes you very much!" Hua Heng continued to stay.
"You haven't even met me, and you say you like me? That's totally fake!" Yanan pointed out that he was just sweet-talking.
"Well, here we are. Do you two want to find a place to have a good fight? I'll just be in charge of lighting the fire!" Shen Wen teased the two of them for being so childish. He put down the small stove and casserole and planned to start the fire first.
"No, no, I'll light the fire in the earthen stove. Even this half bag will take four or five hours to burn! Second brother is waiting for my experimental results. This is related to the mobilization of his soldiers!" The gentle Hua Heng was also very smart. If you are not stupid, you should not offend your wife. He quickly changed the subject.
Two quarters of an hour later, Yanan ate the skewers she had prepared with her own spices. Hmm, the freshness was highly consistent with the food itself, delicious! "My husband, eat too!"
"Okay!" Hua Heng and Shen Wen responded at the same time!
"..."Well, not everyone has this kind of experience. Yanan, who thought she had gotten an advantage, was no longer angry. She showed her goodwill by starting to feed the fish, handing each of them a string of fish and a bowl of water to make sure they were even.
If Yiyi saw this, she would definitely scold her for unconsciously reversing her identity...