Mountain People

The two discussed in the room for a long time to finalize the matter after the new year. Gu Shuixiu let the colorful leave, looked at the bag on the table, Gu Shuixiu slowly untied it, and took out a The big purse contains large and small silver ingots and pieces of silver, and the other purse contains a package of copper coins, which is estimated to be eight or nine hundred coins, and it is estimated that it is less than one or two, so it cannot be exchanged.

Gu Shuixiu made a calculation and worked hard for a long time to finally sort out the business situation of Shilixiangxiang this year. Although the last month's turnover was bleak, it was very impressive before. The net profit was nearly one hundred taels, which was three times her previous estimate.

Even if there is a downturn in the next two or three years, as long as she can maintain a balance of payments, she can keep the shop going.

In order to celebrate the rest of the family's life after the disaster, Gu Shuixiu plans to give each person two new clothes for the New Year this year, plus a reward of 2 taels per person.

Dong Shan was so excited that he almost fainted when he got the silver, plus last year's reward, he had several taels on him, and Dong Xiao also handed over his silver to him for safekeeping, plus or minus , Dong Shan has nearly ten taels of silver in his hand. He has lived for most of his life, and this is the first time he has so much money.

Dong Shan is very grateful to Gu Shuixiu and Dong Chenghu. He was a little disheartened when he sold his body, but now he is deeply grateful. If it wasn't for Gu Shuixiu who bought them Grandpa and grandson, I am afraid that they are now like those refugees, either starved to death or died of illness, or sold to other places by others, and they will never meet again in this life.

Chenghai is not as excited as Dong Shan, they are still young, although they have suffered a lot and suffered a lot of crimes, but they let go after Fu Jitai came, plus they stay all year round Deep in the mountains, even in the county seat, where there is no money to spend, which boy does not love spring, which girl does not love beauty, Chenghai and a few people get these two new clothes, which makes them even more happy.

On New Year's Eve, Gu Shuixiu asked Cuixi and Luo Yingbin to help each other, and planned to make dumplings for everyone. Dumplings are not very popular in Yongjia County during the New Year's Eve, and Cui is among them. Xi and Colorful have eaten it, but they are only fortunate enough to eat it once during the Chinese New Year.

But there are no fresh vegetables at all during the Chinese New Year, and all the dumplings are made of pure pork, so in the eyes of Cuixi and Binfen, it is extremely delicious.

Gu Shuixiu made the dumplings this year, but it was an eye-opener for them.

I saw Gu Shuixiu chop up the soaked black fungus and wild valley, mix it with the minced meat, then beat an egg inside, add minced green onion **** and soy sauce, mix well and put it outside the house freezing.

The two thought it was just these two flavors, but Gu Shuixiu asked Dong Chenghu to mince all the fresh fish into minced meat, mixed with fresh fish and minced kelp, mushrooms, and a lot of minced green onion and **** to accompany the seasoning, and made another big pot. trap.

After finishing the three flavors, Gu Shuixiu did not stop, and went to the kitchen to take out the marinated chicken. All the selected chickens are cut into small cubes and mixed with black fungus and minced mountain mushrooms.

I made four flavors in total, Cuixi couldn't wait to eat it, and Chenghai, who was watching, swallowed his saliva unconsciously, this thing looks so delicious before it is cooked, if it is cooked Isn't it... Cheng Hai thought of Dong Yi's force and Dong Xiao's slippery, and made up his mind that he won't leave today, Lai is here to help his wife, and he must grab the first bite before those people.

Gu Shuixiu laughed when she saw Cheng Hai's greedy grin, so she simply asked him to roll the noodles, and they were in charge of making the dough, so the efficiency would be faster.

Wait until noon to wrap all the dumplings. There are about 150 dumplings in one flavor, and 600 in four flavors. Their family includes adults and children. There are thirteen people, absolutely enough to eat.

The wrapped dumplings were placed in the yard to blow air. Gu Shuixiu asked people to put these dumplings in a place without sunlight. Although the sun in the deep winter is not very warm, the dumplings need to be quickly frozen after wrapping, or else It is easy to stick to the skin. As long as it is placed in a place where the sun can't be exposed, the cold wind will blow, and it will be stiff in less than half an hour.

Cuixi looked at the dumplings in the yard, smiling from ear to ear, sighing that this year was a bumper harvest, a few children didn’t understand what Cuixi meant, so they had to ask her to understand, As the sun was shining brightly, Gu Shuixiu let them talk in the yard. The more sun they had, the stronger their bodies would be.

"Tell you, in Jiankang..."

Gu Shuixiu and Luoying Binfen in the kitchen are busy frying spring rolls and glutinous rice balls. In addition, she took out the lotus root starch that Gu Shuixiu had made before, and cooked a lotus root starch ball with lotus root starch, just in time for the New Year's Eve reunion view. Coupled with the dishes that were often made last year, this year can really make them eat.

The river leading to the valley is now covered with a thick layer of ice, and the wooden bridge has been completely completed, and the protective nets on both sides are also supported. Gu Shuixiu is not worried about their safety. In addition, the three of them cleaned up the neighborhood, and no wild animals dared to come. With those brimstone stones, even the shadows of snakes, insects, rats and ants are rare. Even if the children went to the valley by themselves, Gu Shuixiu was also very relieved.

Luoying went colorful for a while and then came back, both of them were carrying things, Luoying said with a smile: "Madam, this is what my aunt asked my servant to bring to you, she said this is a wild vegetable cake. The slaves haven't eaten it before, and it smells delicious."

Gu Shuixiu opened the basket and saw that it was really a pancake made of wild vegetables. Wild vegetable pancakes are not worth anything. What is rare is that the weather is cold and there are such crispy wild vegetables. Gu Shuixiu knows that the Dong family does not have a greenhouse. What can grow greens in winter.

"Aunt aunt said where did this wild vegetable come from?" Gu Shuixiu was very pleasantly surprised and took a wild vegetable cake and tasted it. It was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

Luo Ying scratched her head and thought for a while before laughing: "My aunt said it was given to me when my aunt went hunting, it seems that the valley is warmer, there are vegetables at the moment, other The slaves don't know."

Gu Shuixiu nodded, and then looked at the food the Qin family gave. It was a roasted roe deer leg, wrapped in layers of oil paper, and there was still residual warmth when Gu Shuixiu opened it.

She took two bites, nodded, and asked the two girls to put these things in the kitchen and put them on a plate.