Chapter 63 The Weird Mat

The heat has reached a new height in the past few days. During the day, the wind does not move at all. The cicadas outside are long and short. It seems to be noisier than during the day. Shen Shaoguang managed to lose sleep. woke up early, the pillows were all wet, back was sticking to the mat, body was sticky and greasy, huh—why is this summer so hard?

When I got up, I slammed a glass and opened it, and it was time to slow down. It's also strange. It turned out that when I was in Ye Ting, several people squeezed into one room. There were so many colds and summers, and they were all covered with pillows. Last year, I lived in Guangming Temple. The house, the windows are made of tulle, and the pajamas and dresses with suspenders are worn. Why can't I sleep well?

Shen Shaoguang laughed mockingly at himself, this is probably the so-called "sleep in distress, wake up in peace".

A Yuan was still sleeping, Shen Shaoguang didn't call her, wrapped up the mat, pillow towel and changed pajamas and went to the well to wash. The mats and pillows are washed and dried in the courtyard, but the pajamas can only be brought back to the house to dry - after all, we have to take care of the concept of the times.

After wiping his teeth, washing his face, and washing his head by the way, Shen Shaoguang felt that he was finally refreshed, he held his hair loosely, and went to the store in front to see what Yu San was doing.

Seeing Shen Shaoguang's blue eyes, Yu San frowned, "Have you been a thief at night?"

Shen Shaoguang's face is innocent, and I don't want it. Do you think that a national treasure is so good?

A Yuan also washed over, A Chang brought back tofu brains from the tofu workshop, and Yu San's small sesame cakes were baked. Shen Shaoguang helped to fish out the freshly boiled eggs, shredded a few pickles and minced them. Yu San prepared the garlic paste, cornel chili sauce, sesame paste, chive sauce, and minced coriander added to the tofu brain. Shen Ji's breakfast That's it.

Shen Shaoguang knows the principle of tofu brain, but he doesn't know how to operate it. He told Mrs. Qiu and tried it a few times, and it turned out a very good product.

"There are a lot of people who bought this tofu brain." Achang said so, and laughed again, "I don't have to wait when I go, Madam Qiu will give it to me first." A proud look.

Shen Shaoguang smiled, and sure enough, children have common human diseases, such as love of privilege, even a little bit.

Shen Shaoguang has a lot of problems, so he doesn't expect too much from the people around him. He just smiled and said, "Don't do this in the future, they will wait for a while."

Achang was also obedient and agreed with a smile.

Shen Shaoguang poured some old big bone soup from the store into the tofu brain, and also added a little garlic, sesame sauce, cornel sauce, etc., and sprinkled a spoonful of minced coriander. It was smooth and delicious, and it was very delicious.

Xu Shi made Tofu Nao appetizing. He didn't want to eat anything. After Shen Shaoguang finished eating an egg, he ate a newly baked sesame cake with Tofu Nao by Princess Yu San. The small cake is no more than the size of the palm of the hand, wrapped in sesame sauce and salt and pepper, and it is browned and fragrant in circles.

In the end, he was young, although he hadn't slept well for a few days, but after eating a homely and hearty morning meal, he regained his energy. Shen Shaoguang took A Yuan and A Chang to dig well water, scrubbed the tables and chairs, cleaned the shop, inspected the vegetables sent by vegetable vendors and butchers, etc., and helped Yu San Princess prepare ingredients for more than an hour.

In the middle of the morning, the fish seller arrived. This time, he didn't take the monkey, but brought a soft-shelled turtle that weighed two pounds.

Whoops, this is something new.

The fish seller was also proud, "It's under the big willow tree. I didn't see what it was at first, but only after it moved, it turned out to be this cunning thing! Just as it was about to run, it was caught by a basket of mine. Fortunately, it was by the river. , the water is shallow, and the root of the tree stumbles, and if it is in deep water, it cannot be grasped."

There are many ways to prepare soft-shelled turtle, such as stewing soup, braised, stir-frying with chicken, stewing with pork knuckle, or steaming with mutton oil and salted duck egg yolk like in the palace, or even breaking open the intestines and stuffing them with mushrooms. Class, the most cruel and inhumane method that Shen Shaoguang has ever heard of is to put the turtle on a hot iron plate and let it crawl, and drink water with seasonings for it constantly, and burn it slowly. Incomparable incense, but Shen Shaoguang felt that the one who could come up with this idea must be the cruel staff among the cooks, and of course, it could also be the cook among the cruel staff.

Shen Shaoguang was an ordinary person and chose to stew it with chicken. Stewing is also the most common way of stewing: put a little oil in the pot, stir in the shallots and ginger, put in the chicken and fry, add a little rice wine, add water, bring to a boil, boil for a while, skim off the foam, and wait for the soup to be milky white Now, put the sliced ​​soft-shelled turtle in it, then put it in a small cloth bag with seasonings such as pepper and pepper, and let it simmer slowly.

It's too late at noon, and it's too small to entertain guests, so it's stewed in the afternoon, and it's not so hot in the evening, so it's time to drink soup and eat meat.

But Shen Shaoguang is just talking about it, the real operation is still in the third place. If nothing else, Shen Shaoguang couldn't do the job of killing turtles.

A Yuan had never eaten turtle, smelled the fragrance wafting from the kitchen, and couldn't sit still.

There was no one in the middle of the afternoon. Yu San and A Chang were resting in the backyard. Shen Shaoguang wanted to take a nap for a while, but A Yuan couldn't fall asleep.

Shen Shaoguang raised his hand to call her, and A Yuan trotted over.

Shen Shaoguang was lazy, supported his head with one hand, and slowly fanned the two of them with the other: "When we become rich, we will build a big mansion on the edge of the Wei River. I carry a fishing rod and fish every day. Go fishing on the Weishui from the basket. I heard that soft-shell turtles like meat and fish, so get some chicken stomachs, pig livers, etc., you will definitely be able to catch one from time to time, and then you can eat enough."

A Yuan smiled: "Last time, the little lady said that she would go to Zhongnan Mountain to buy a different business, and then she will catch pheasants for me to eat all over the mountains and fields..."

Shen Shaoguang also laughed, but his dream was a little bigger: "Zhongnan Mountain also needs other occupations, as well as Weishui. At this time, the mountains are cool, and it is definitely not as hot as in the city and can't sleep. I feel it. There are a lot of game, so let's grill the kebabs, mutton, chicken wings, venison, rabbit meat..."

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard the sound of pulling the curtains, it was Lin Shaoyin.

Shen Shaoguang stood up and said casually, "I haven't seen Lin Langjun for several days, how is it?"

Lin Yan frowned slightly and looked at her, glanced at the faint cyan in her eyes, opened her mouth to say something, didn't say anything, paused for a while, and said, "Very good, thank you."

Shen Shaoguang was jealous of the rich, and slandered: "Of course it's good, Gaoxuan Mansion, with an ice basin, and maybe a beautiful maid playing a fan, if it were me, I'd be fine... a big dog!"

He smiled and invited him to sit, asked what to eat today, and asked Ah Yuan to bring him an iced drink.

I thought he would say, "Little lady can arrange it at will", but he heard him say: "It's ready-made, you can eat whatever you want, don't get angry."

It would be good to be able to dig into the kitchen less and keep the fire on the stove. Shen Shaoguang happily agreed, and was about to turn around and leave when Fang responded slowly. Could it be that he felt bad for me?

Shen Shaoguang raised his eyebrows and looked at Lin Yan with a half-smile.

He thought that with his temperament, he had to explain something like "it's hot, I don't want to eat anything", but he didn't want this Lin Shaoyin to look at him, so he drank the drink as if nothing had happened.

Shen Shaoguang: "..."

Shen Shaoguang pouted, forget it, turned around and went to the kitchen.

Lin Yan raised the corner of his mouth.

He wanted to get him two plates of cake to make do, but seeing the soft-shelled turtle that was almost cooked, Shen Shaoguang changed his mind again, and he had to be worthy of the money they gave him.

There were ready-made noodles, Shen Shaoguang grabbed a piece, stretched out some leeks and boiled the houto in boiling water, put out a bowl of turtle chicken soup, put the boiled houto in, sprinkled a handful of chopped green onion, Season with salt and put it on a tray.

Ah Yuan twitched her nose, didn't the little lady say that this was eaten at home?

This bowl of hot and fragrant turtle soup hoto made Lin Yan sweat and his collar was wet.

It was rare to see him in a state of embarrassment, and Shen Shaoguang asked with a smile, "Is your husband eating well?"

Looking at Shen Shaoguang's narrow eyes, Lin Yan felt helpless, but couldn't help but smile, "Very good."

Shen Shaoguang stood and looked down at Lin Shaoyin who was eating houto. The beautiful man He Yan was suspected of rubbing powder, and he sweated a lot while eating soup cakes in summer. right? Gee! Gee!

In the summer, he was wearing thin clothes and sweating again, so he could see his figure more clearly. Shen Shaoguang took another look shamelessly and left contentedly.

After sweating all over, she was rude in the end. Seeing that Lady Shen was a little out of spirit, she wanted her to rest for a while. Lin Yan finished eating the hoto and left without waiting.

When I got home, I changed my clothes, and called Liu Chang, "I asked you to look for a good horse, so don't look for it yet."

Liu Chang was a little stunned, "Pei Lang didn't buy that house, so he doesn't need to give Anju gifts?"

"Give him the one I ride every day."

"What about Alang?" Liu Chang was even more surprised, that was Alang's beloved horse.

"It's not that there is no other horse at home, the purplish red one is very good."

Liu Chang: "..."

"Help me find out, in Nanshan, is there a farmer who sells land or other ready-made businesses for the purpose of cooling off the heat."

Liu Chang understands that although Alang has a lot of salary and a lot of expenses, if he buys a good horse, I am afraid that buying another property will not be enough, but why did Alang suddenly think of buying a property in Zhongnan Mountain? For Mrs. The elderly are getting old and heat-intolerant, and there are also some. Just how much time does Alang have to accompany Mrs. Tai to live there?

"Besides," Lin Yan licked his lips, "there is a bamboo mat, let a shy person hold it, and go sell it in front of Shen Ji."

Liu Chang: "..."

In the blink of an eye, Liu Chang understood, ah, Ah Lang, ah, man...

On the second day, Shen Shaoguang, who still hadn't slept, met the "trader" who sold bamboo mats.

Shen Shaoguang is not ignorant of goods, "Is this the Langzhou bamboo mat in Shannan Road?"

The merchant is quite polite and kind, "What the little lady said is very true."

Langzhou bamboo mats are beautifully made and smooth as jade. It is said that they are all made of bamboo from Shanyin. In summer, they are cool and sweat-free. They are sent to Beijing as a tribute every year.

The merchant smiled and said, "To tell the little lady, this thing was accidentally rescued by a noble person, and the noble person gave it. How can a small family shop for this? If you get a quality warehouse pawn, you won't be able to make a lot of money. , I wanted to sell it myself."

Shen Shaoguang still felt strange, could it be a thief?

It’s not good to be greedy for petty and cheap, Shen Shaoguang touches the jade mat, it’s great, when I have money, I will buy one collar, no, buy four collars, one for each of the four people in the family-Shen Shaoguang’s dream is more and more open .

The "trader" walked around outside, returned to Lin's house dejectedly, and reported to Liu Chang. Liu Chang can't do anything about it. This kind of thing can only be one thing, and there's no other way. If he doesn't "sell" it out, he can't try again. If he taps with his hand, this is unfavorable, and he will go to Alang to receive the punishment himself.

Hearing him tell the whole story, Lin Yan smiled helplessly. It was really a waste for A Li to not enter the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to become an official...

The author has something to say: It seems that the method of roasting live turtle crawling is based on roast goose, but I forgot the source of the information.