Chapter 215: Miao Chu Chapter 217: Simple

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Protagonist:

Song Miao

Liang Yan washed his hair, bathed well, and Da Da had long since brought a small brazier over to bake his hair dry, urging it to dry quickly.

When it was finally dried, he sent over a sachet.

"When you sleep later, just put it by the pillow — Young Lady specially wrapped it, says it can drive away evil and ward off misfortune, guaranteed to let you sleep a good sleep once you get it!"

It's called a sachet, but actually it's just an ordinary coarse cloth bundle.

Liang Yan smelled it; through a layer of cloth, the scent wasn't pungent, faint, rather than calling it a fragrance, it was more like a not-so-strong calamus-and-aged-mugwort smell; even placed on the pillow, you had to lean close for it to be slightly more noticeable, not disturbing at all, yet very warm and intense.

People find it very hard not to be influenced by their environment.

When he was at the Xiang Family, because Xiang Lin said he wanted to drive him away, and kept coming to find trouble, he suffered losses both day and night, so he couldn't help but stay constantly alert.

Especially the night before last, Xiang the Steward invited a funeral troupe back overnight; the sound of gongs and suona didn't stop for a moment, and there were servants walking back and forth, opening and closing doors, talking, making his mind stay taut.

Now that he's moved to the official post station, away from the Xiang Family environment, with no person or thing repeatedly reminding him, and Song Miao and Da Da giving him one task after another, the afternoon lined up neatly one by one, and with a prospect for going to the Capital in the future, Song Jiejie said she'd accompany him to call on doors, his heart instantly gained bottom qi.

This bottom qi not only made Liang Yan's heart more at ease, but also made a sleep-bug grow in his mind; that bug blew air right at his eyes, blowing and blowing, until it blew his eyelids shut.

After all, he hadn't slept for too long; a youngster fundamentally couldn't hold out, he was sleepy early on, and at this moment, once his eyes closed, his whole person seemed to sink down, eyelids heavily falling asleep.

Liang Yan woke up on his own in the afternoon.

When he woke, the sky was already a bit dark.

He started, hurriedly put on his new clothes, rushed out the door, searched a circle in the back courtyard, and saw a stone mill already set up by the well, and Da Da was just preparing various things; he hurried forward, but before he could even ask, the person opposite looked up and immediately said happily: "Just about to get this set then go find you, quick, hurry and wash your hands and help me lift this mill up, I need to scrub!"

Ever since Liang Yan lent a hand, he started being commanded round and round; one moment Da Da called him to add a spoonful of soaked beans every so often, scrape away the ground slurry; another moment he had to go invite Song Miao over to check the water proportion; another moment he had to fetch fine gauze to filter — simply busy without a moment's leisure.

In the kitchen, Song Miao was preparing the side dishes.

She said fry a pile of things, and it really was frying a huge pile of things; right now a big big oil wok was already heating up.

Han Li wanted to invite the boatmen to sit a while, eat a simple late-night snack; Song Miao naturally followed this requirement to do it.

But simple doesn't mean casual.

The funds he took out were ample; Song Miao knew very well this Young Master Han's usual conduct — he didn't do any saving for him; treating guests, especially treating these people who exerted great effort, naturally must make them feel sincerity as much as possible.

Ingredients and care are the greatest sincerity.

The lotus seeds are Jianning lotus, and there are Xizhou lily bulbs, Lingchuan ginkgo nuts, etc.; none are what commoners ordinarily eat daily at this time.

Song Miao separately set up a pot to simmer them, all with sugar added, very extravagantly using rock sugar; she started simmering in the afternoon, and after simmering, sank them into the well to chill, chilling until ice-cold.

The soy milk boiled three rounds, high heat boiled, low heat slow simmered; she picked the tofu skin herself, likewise also chilled in the well water.

Then came the fried items.

Timing the frying; soy milk naturally pairs with fried dough sticks; just the fried dough sticks have three kinds: big fried dough sticks, small fried dough sticks, small fennel fried dough sticks; also freshly fried sesame balls and Sand Weng.

?? Sorry everyone, really didn't have time to write, asking for a leave from everyone.

? Today was rather hectic, long journey home then visited two elders, currently celebrating the third one's birthday.

? Elder's high longevity, younger generations rushed back from all directions in colorful clothes to entertain parents; Pu Mou not falling behind, also performing earnestly, listening seriously to the elder tell the story of how a year after she apologized to the Flower Goddess, the morning glories finally bloomed again at home, and solemnly issuing "Wow!" "Ah!" "Oh oh!" and other echoing sounds, also asking what color the flower is, how it can make one pistil bloom six big big flowers, how it can be raised so well, leaves so plump and dark green.

? Currently the elder is telling the story of the Burnt Cake Ballad she saw in a newspaper fifty years ago; visually estimated there's still a lot of content needing to be cheered on as earnestly as possible; update can't catch up and really no strength to write; I'll try to supplement a bit scattered every day afterward, see if I can make it up; apologizing to Food Friends (*^▽^*)

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? Finally wishing everyone a happy National Day!!!