Chapter 166: Sky Screen Live Streaming System (41)

After Xie Yang and her niece and nephew finished touring the planting area of the Greenhouse, they went to the strawberry patch next to it.

The strawberry patch was also a warm shed, though it was not a Glass Steel Greenhouse, but a Plastic Greenhouse.

Strawberries are naturally a product of the early spring season; they do not need Hot Smoke Pipes for warmth, so a Plastic Greenhouse is sufficient.

Strawberries are a fruit both children like, so they were most interested in picking strawberries.

The two children each took a plastic basket, and as soon as they entered the strawberry patch, they began picking with great enthusiasm.

Before long, they had filled two plastic baskets. Xie Yang did not let Wen Dajiu pay; she rushed to scan the code and paid 50 Yuan.

That's right, two full baskets of strawberries only cost 50 Yuan; in Beijing, the price would at least double, and the quality might not even be as good as it is here.

Of course, she was blessed by Wen Dajiu and enjoyed the internal employee price.

Not just strawberries, but when she left, she also bought two Watermelons, two honeydew melons, ten jin of honey peaches, and one large durian.

After the discount, it was much cheaper than the wholesale price at the market.

"Uncle, if everyone relies on you employees to buy fruit here, isn't the Nongchang worried about losing money?"

"How could the boss not have considered this? That's why they set a quota for us. But our family has several people working at the Nongchang; if my quota is full, there is still your aunt, and if your aunt's is full, there are still your uncle and aunt. So, eat without worry, and come back to buy more when you finish."

"Great-uncle, you eat too! When Jinbao finishes, I will come back to buy more!" Xiao Jinbao patted her own pocket and said heroically, "Jinbao has money."

Xie Jilin nodded: "Great-uncle, Linbao also has money."

They had received many red envelopes as soon as they arrived, and added to the pocket money their aunt had given them earlier that they hadn't spent, they had already saved up a lot of money!

Wen Dajiu was extremely fond of them; he picked one up in each arm and laughed heartily: "Good, good, good! Great-uncle will enjoy the blessings of Jinbao and Linbao!"

Upon arriving home, the aunt had already prepared lunch and was just waiting for them to arrive to start the meal.

The weather was nice today, so she set up the dining table under the eaves. She had hung a transparent Soft Glass Wind Shield on both the east and west sides of the eaves. When it cleared up in winter, sitting under the eaves to bask in the sun was not only not cold but so warm that one couldn't even keep a coat on.

Seeing them return, the aunt hurried into the kitchen to boil dumplings.

She had picked some Shepherd's Purse and celery in the morning and wrapped two types of dumplings: Shepherd's Purse and meat filling, and celery and meat filling. In addition, she fried a pot of Shepherd's Purse spring rolls.

"Let's have a simple lunch at noon. Tonight we will go to your uncle's house for roast whole lamb. He entrusted the breeding farm to save a fat lamb that just turned one year old."

Xie Yang felt a sense of emotion: the relatives on Xie's mother's side were truly good to her.

Compared to the relatives on Xie's father's side... forget it, it's the New Year, better to mention fewer frustrating things.

The two children liked eating dumplings very much, or rather, they were rarely picky eaters and ate everything given to them with great relish.

After eating and drinking their fill, sitting in the warm sunshine, they didn't want to move at all.

The aunt cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks, found the Charcoal Table her son had bought last year, wiped it clean, and carried it under the eaves.

"This was bought by your cousin. He said you could roast fire while boiling tea, and also roast peanuts, sweet potatoes, and such. Your uncle and I thought it was troublesome, and later the house got central heating, so there was no need to roast fire for frozen hands and feet, so it was piled up in the utility room and never used."

Xie Yang took a look; wasn't this the charcoal stove for "boiling tea around the stove" that had become very popular in recent years?

The tabletop could be opened and closed, the hollow belly of the table was used to hold charcoal, and a layer of wire mesh was laid on top. You could place a glass teapot to boil tea, or roast sweet potatoes, Potato, chestnuts, peanuts, and other nuts. If you felt the fruit was cold, you could also roast it for a while before eating.

If the tabletop was closed, it was a square little table that could be used for eating, playing cards, or playing mahjong.

The two children were seeing this multi-functional Charcoal Table for the first time. Once the charcoal was lit, they wanted to put everything on it to roast.

Xie Yang didn't stop them; life is about experiencing things for yourself.

However, safety awareness still needed to be cultivated.

"Jinbao, Linbao, roasting fire cannot be done in a closed room, otherwise you will get carbon monoxide poisoning. If you want to roast fire indoors, you must remember to leave a wide gap in the doors and windows to ensure indoor air circulation."

"Yes, yes, yes!" The aunt chimed in hurriedly, "You have to be careful when roasting fire. Just a few days ago, a family in Nanhe Village felt cold and closed the doors and windows tightly to roast fire indoors. As a result, all five members of the family were poisoned. Fortunately, they were rescued in time, so it didn't lead to loss of life during the New Year."

【Oh my! In that case, that unsolved case in our town really wasn't man-made? A family of six died together in the house with the doors and windows closed tight. The yamen runners said it was a locked-room murder case, causing panic among the people.】

【People here also die inexplicably in their houses every winter. The bounty notice has been posted for several years and no one has torn it down. Could it be that charcoal fire was the culprit?】

The Great Liang was shocked.

Who would have thought that charcoal fire could also kill?

It should be said that it is fortunate that the nobles and aristocrats use the Earth Fire Dragon for heating after winter begins, the principle of which is equivalent to a Fire Kang. If they used a Charcoal Basin...

The servants who served them all shuddered in unison.

The masters were afraid of the cold, so when they retreated, they would inevitably close the doors and windows tightly. If they had used a Charcoal Basin, these servants would likely have already been buried with their masters.

As for the lower-class people, because their families were as poor as a blank slate, their doors and windows were not as tight as those of the rich. Even if they lit a fire in the house, there was always cold wind seeping in.

Therefore, carbon monoxide poisoning was not common in Daliang, and it only became a difficult unsolved case when it occasionally occurred.

Only now did they know that these victims were not murdered, but died because they didn't ventilate the room while roasting fire.

【Many thanks to the Aunt for informing us! I am from a poor family. My hands and feet were frozen while studying in winter. This year, I earned some Silver by copying books and just bought some charcoal. I was about to order the page boy to burn a Charcoal Basin for warmth. This is truly a great fortune!】

【I want to thank the Little Marquis and the Princess's Aunt! My wife just gave birth to a child, and my mother was overjoyed to have a grandson. She gritted her teeth and bought two jin of charcoal, lit a Charcoal Basin for my wife, and closed the doors and windows tight, fearing she would catch a chill and suffer from postpartum illness. After hearing the Aunt's words, I quickly opened a gap in the window. If not for that... that would have been two lives lost!】

Xie Yang was naturally unaware of the heartfelt gratitude from the Daliang People.

She had just finished popularizing to her niece and nephew that if charcoal does not burn fully, it will produce a toxic gas called carbon monoxide, when the family of the third cousin arrived.

The original body had three cousins and two female cousins.

The ones from the uncle's house were the eldest cousin and eldest female cousin; the ones from the uncle's house were the third cousin and younger female cousin; the one from the aunt's house was the second cousin.

Several cousins were all married. Except for the younger female cousin who married to the neighboring city and the second cousin who had just settled in the city, the others had all settled their homes in the town, and their workplaces were also in the town.

Township enterprises go on holiday for the New Year a few days earlier than big cities. So, the third cousin and his wife started their holiday today. They did a big cleaning at home in the morning, and after lunch, they were called back by Wen Xiaojiu to help. His son was still at his mother-in-law's house and hadn't been picked up yet.

"Yang Yang, I heard from my dad that you came by self-driving? It must have taken quite a few days, right? Yo, are these A Ci's two children? My niece and nephew? Let's go! Cousin will take you to have roast whole lamb! Or do you want to follow your cousin-in-law to pick up your younger brother?"

Jinbao answered crisply: "Go pick up the younger brother!"

"..."

Xie Yang chuckled.

She knew why her little niece didn't choose the roast whole lamb, because she had experienced it when going to Northern Xinjiang. The roast whole lamb scene was smoky and fiery; it was as smoky to roast as it was delicious to eat.