Farmer’s Stepmother’s Skillful Farming

Chapter 136 Bai Qing Zao

 Sumulan cleaned up and started to make paste.

 Set up the small stove, put a shallow earthen pot on it, add water and flour and stir to boil, stirring continuously in one direction.

 Simmer over low heat until the pot bubbles and the paste becomes thicker and thicker. When it can be drawn with a chopstick, the paste is ready.

After putting it aside to dry, Su Mulan took out the appropriate old cloths and flattened them, or cut them into pieces similar to the size of a wooden board.

After sorting it out, first apply a layer of paste on the template, spread the first layer of cloth, then apply the paste, and spread the second layer of cloth. If the cloth is of different shapes and sizes, stagger the positions and try to make them The entire fabric layer is smoother.

After applying several layers of paint until the thickness was about the same, Sumullan stopped, replaced the second template, and repeated the previous steps until all the old cloths were used up, and the two wooden boards were almost pasted.

 Place the two wooden boards to dry in a place that is not directly exposed to the sun but has enough diffused light and ventilation. Sumulin cleans up the paste jars and the scraps of cloth cutting on the ground.

The next day, Su Mulan served the noodles early, then took out the salted meat, washed it and cut it into small pieces, then slowly chopped it into thin diced meat and served it with vegetables picked from the vegetable patch. I bought a lot of beans and prepared steamed buns for lunch.

 Bean stuffed with meat.

The four carrot heads saw Su Mulan busy here and realized that they couldn't help much, so they did what they should do.

Bai Zhuye sewed clothes, while Bai Shuiliu and Bai Lixia led Bai Midou and took the bamboo pole to pick up cicada shells.

The midsummer before the beginning of autumn is when the last wave of cicada shells is most abundant. You can pick up a lot of cicada shells and you can go to the drug store in the town to exchange them for money. The price is not cheap, only three cents per tael. If you are more diligent, you can sell them in one summer. There are dozens of articles.

 This money can be used to buy meat, and then save it to buy maltose, candied haws, etc. in the winter. It is the most important source of pocket money for children.

And this kind of work that does not require much effort can be done by children. At this moment, children all over the village are holding small baskets and looking for cicada shells in the forest.

With this opportunity to make money and help Su Mulan share the household chores, the three children would certainly not miss it.

 It’s okay to make a little bit if you can.

Su Mulan was pleased that the three carrot heads were sensible, so she let them go, but told them to come back early around noon, and added some sugar water mixed with a little salt into the bamboo tube.

Children don’t know how to control themselves when running. They sweat all over their bodies and are prone to heatstroke and dehydration. Sugar and salt water can quench their thirst more easily and prevent heatstroke.

After the meat stuffing was mixed, Sumulan picked the beans in the bean field again.

At this time, the beginning of autumn is just around the corner, and the beans are the last crop. They grow very fast, and you can't finish them all on weekdays. At this time, you have to pick all the beans and put them in the pot to cook. Dry them and turn them into dried vegetables, which can be eaten as vegetables in winter or in the coming spring when there is no harvest.

 Secondly, the beans were picked early and the bean seedlings were planted. It’s time to plant radishes, cabbage, mustard greens, etc., vegetables that are eaten in winter.

While he was busy, a small figure entered the yard.

 “Aunt Su.”

Su Mulan looked up and smiled, "It's Qingzao."

Bai Qingzao, the daughter of the wealthy Baihong family in the same village, is the third child in the family, with an older sister, an older brother, and a younger brother.

 (End of this chapter)