Mozun is forced to farm

Chapter 23

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Wubei Pavilion is indeed kind and honest, and even apologized after a few receptions.

Xie Xuechen was ready to go back after the banquet, and the other two were thinking about the little milk sheep at home, so they didn't intend to stay too much.

"Heroes," Wu Beige said with tears in his eyes, "My Wu family can preserve its reputation, and my father won't be so angry, it's all thanks to your kind care."

"I have prepared a hundred taels of silver for everyone here, as a token of appreciation, please accept it!"

Lin Zhu decisively stopped the servant who brought the money, and quickly said: "If you really want to thank me, just give me a bag of glutinous rice and a bag of white rice, and nothing else."

There are too many people eating in his family, and there is really not enough rice.

The young master of the Wu family repeatedly said hello, he felt that it was not enough to move his entire rice warehouse there, so he hurriedly called his servants to bring gifts.

Not to mention the bags full of good rice, wheat, millet, wheat beans, and a whole cart of white rice and half a cart of millet, all neatly stacked to fill two ox carts.

Mr. Wu also asked people to lead the horses to help the benefactors bring gifts back.

Xie Xuechen touched a handful of thick and convenient rice grains, and seeing Lin Zhu's miserable look with a long sigh of relief, he smiled a little in his eyes.

"There is no need for horses. It is troublesome to raise them, and the meat is tasteless."

Wubei Pavilion remembered that they came all the way from Yuanbao Village, and they also showed concern: "How about I send you back, and come back with the groom?"

As soon as the man waved his hand, the clouds in the sky fell down.

Xie Mingyan seldom ostentatiously, went up to the cloud with a wow, and beckoned the red-sleeved Lin Zhu to come quickly.

Wu Beige's smile froze in place, and he couldn't control it: "God..."

Mr. Wu seemed to be standing there stupidly, looking at the sky and the clouds on the ground, and then at the people on the clouds, and the food bags that had automatically flown over and lined up, he was about to kneel when his legs shook.

"Don't kneel!!" Lin Zhu raised his voice, "It's just a cloud!! It's nothing!!"

Wubei Pavilion:! !Benefactor, do you know what you're talking about;

"Don't think too much, go back and sleep peacefully." Xie Mingyan waved his hand, urging his younger brother to leave quickly: "The sheep at home must be starving, let's go."

Xie Xuechen wanted to go up into the clouds, looked at the Wu family father and son for a moment, and finally said: "Thank you."

You have to be more polite even if you eat and take, so that you can come back next time.

Before the words fell, there was silence again.

The three on Yunshang looked at him as if they had been struck by lightning, the sun came out from the west, the devil actually said thank you! !

Yunwai father and son were also struck by lightning, their smiles became stiffer.

Benefactor! !Are you still short of these bags of rice after you have come and gone to ride the clouds? !

Could it be that the gods can't get enough to eat! !

Mozun waved his sleeve and flew away.

When they returned with a full load, it was not even dusk, and the sun was just right.

Lin Zhu whistled for Gong Xifa Cai to help pack the rice to the barn, and Xie Mingyan and Su Hongxiu rushed to feed the sheep immediately.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

"What—"

Xie Xuechen had never eaten those kinds of miscellaneous rice, so he followed the two dogs to the barn to see them one by one.

"What is this for?"

"Wheat can be ground for making steamed buns and dumplings."

Xie Xuechen followed and murmured: "Make dumplings, what are dumplings?"

Lin Zhu followed the dog's head to signal it to continue pouring in, and asked curiously, "Doesn't your family eat dumplings?"

"It means that every family reunion, the whole family sits in a circle and has a meal with He Meimei... It's a bit like crescent moon food." He explained in detail: "The outside is white flour, or it can be corn flour, with different fillings inside. .”

Xie Xuechen followed up and said: "Reunion."

"Reunion is just that," said the scholar with a good temper. "You have a lot of people in your family. Usually, everyone goes out on their own. When it comes to festivals, they all get together. They can eat together and toast together. This is reunion."

When he said this, he suddenly reacted.

Brother Xuechen has more than 130 brothers and sisters alone. How big a table must be provided at home to fill so many people.

If I really want to eat dumplings during the holidays, I am afraid that the master who rolls the skin will be exhausted.

Xie Xuechen didn't say much, but nodded: "Got it."

"Then what do you eat during the holidays?"

"Don't eat." Mozun said briefly: "Go out and kill people."

No wonder my father always chooses this kind of time when he gets a big job.

Lin Zhu put his hand on his forehead, patted his shoulder and said, "Stop talking, I'll make dumplings for you later."

The big dog held the corner of the grain bag in its mouth and tilted its neck to pour the rice. The crackling sound was like spring rain, which was soothing to listen to.

Xie Xuechen knelt down and grabbed the heavy millet again, saying, "What is this?"

"It's for wine making, but... I want to use this to make wine today." Lin Zhu held up a bag of new glutinous rice, and smiled brightly: "Look! We have glutinous rice!"

He was not so happy when he got the 20 taels of silver from the government, but a handful of glutinous rice seems to be able to relieve all sorrows and sorrows.

Xie Xuechen didn't do housework, and couldn't even tell the difference between rice and wheat, so he just quietly watched him happy.

"Look, now that we have so much glutinous rice, we can steam a large drawer, divide a small half to make pearl balls, and put most of it in the vat, and add some distiller's yeast." Lin Zhu hugged the rice bag like an orange Eyes full of warmth like a cat, they all plan to go there: "I still need to save some to make rice cakes to eat, the fifth brother Hongxiu likes sweets, so I will make more..."

"Come on, let's go to the kitchen!"

He seemed to see another person's loneliness, and he dragged him to the kitchen with the rice in his arms, lit the fire and started to steam the rice.

Xie Xuechen sat on the mat to help add firewood and straw, and when the hot air came up, he could smell a very clear fragrance.

strangeness.He was fascinated to think that the rice would be so fragrant.

Moreover, different rices have different aromas. As long as they are grains, their souls will be revealed only when they are baked by hot air.

Zihai Bieyuan and Qijiaoxiulou are sleeping places, and when it's time to eat, all you need is a stove of new rice to be steamed thoroughly, and the fragrant aroma can attract those two guys.

The aroma of glutinous rice is more intense and sticky, and there is a bit of a coquettish mood for no reason, which can attract people to lift the lid to take a closer look.

Sweet and tangy, with a touch of subtlety.

As soon as you smell the aroma of glutinous rice, you can think of sticky rice cakes, sweet glutinous rice dumplings dipped in sugar, and sweet Lantern Festival with red bean paste.

As soon as Lin Zhu opened the steamer, the two people outside rushed in with their sheep in their arms.

"Did you have dinner so early today?"

"What's so delicious, let me have a taste!!"

Xie Xuechen stretched out her foot and nearly tripped them both: "Didn't you have lunch at noon?"

"It should be taken care of for two days anyway." The man said slowly: "I didn't see you paying for food."

Su Hongxiu tried to step on his foot but couldn't reach it, and said seriously: "Of course I will! As much as you want!"

"It's polite to say that," Lin Zhu calmly pulled out the steamer, and walked to the side with a stick of glutinous rice: "Be careful of scalding!"

He had already cleaned the wine tank, wiped the inside and outside with a clean rag so that there was no oil stains, and filled the glutinous rice one by one with great care.

The scholar moved slowly, filling the glutinous rice one spoon at a time, and the glutinous rice immediately cooled down, lying in it obediently.

Stir the koji with water and pour it into it, then dig a hole in the middle with a spoon.

Su Hongxiu wondered, "Why dig a hole?"

"This is the dimple," Lin Zhu said with a smile, "I'm also doing this like my second aunt. I heard that it seems to dig a dimple, and the taste will be better. It is also convenient to scoop up the wine."

"How long do I have to wait?"

The scholar closed the lid carefully, pondered and said, "Three or four days, soon."

Xie Xuechen put his palm on the cover, looked down, and raised his hand again.

"All right."

The one next to him happily went to get the long spoon, and took turns taking a sip.

"It is done!"

"It seems a bit bitter, isn't it time?!"

"Put the lid back on and pour forward a little!"

The scholar's smile froze on his face.

Friends, this is the first time in my life that I have seen wine made with the lid on! !Will it be a little too fast! !

The reason is inexplicably a little difficult, and the four of them drank a big bowl at dinner, and they were so comfortable that they felt refreshed.

Today it was Su Hongxiu's turn to wash the dishes, and the lamb named Xiaoyao'er slept at her feet, sticking to her wherever she went.

The four lambs were supposed to have a gentle yet idyllic name, but the Demon Venerable was too lazy to give it a name, the Immortal gave it an unpleasant name, and the scholar was too busy with homework to attend to it, so in the end they simply called them one, two, three.

The ewes are of normal physique, and they are caught off guard when they give birth, and they are given a big mouthful of fairy energy. When they are breastfeeding, they all benefit their children. Whoever sucks the milk quickly will get the most.

Little Yao'er still couldn't compete with the first few older brothers and sisters, but without a teacher, he figured out the method of nourishing spiritual energy, and he could absorb a little spiritual energy from anyone lying next to him, without having to hold his fingers.

It is the most sticky to the red sleeves, and secondly, it likes to stay by Lin Zhu's side, even if he is just an ordinary mortal.

Mozun's evil spirit was too heavy, and among the sheep, only the second child dared to come over and rub him occasionally.

Xie Xuechen was still drinking rice wine after eating, saw Xiao Yaoer sleeping next to Su Hong's sleeve shoes, and said, "Where's Xiao Er?"

Xie Mingyan probed with his spiritual sense, and felt something was wrong.

"Strange," said the fairy, "it was digging quietly in a small corner of the back alley of my Xiulou yesterday. It ate up all the grass roots and didn't see anything digging out."

Mozun sipped the rim of the bowl, not paying attention: "Have you read it?"

"I have checked, and there is no living thing, nor gold, jade, pearl or shell. Maybe a mouse has made a hole there."

Lin Zhu was helping Su Hongxiu put away the washed dishes, when he thought of something, he said, "It's fine tomorrow, how about we go fishing?"

When he followed them up the mountain, he ate a lot of mulberries and wild plums, but today he became interested again.

"But first things first, no one is allowed to use thunder to fry fish this time, and no spells are allowed, just rely on bait to fish up."

"That's interesting?" Xie Xuechen laughed: "Sit for an afternoon and then go back with an empty basket. Maybe it's to practice Zen and enlightenment."

Lin Zhu was at a loss for words, and said stiffly, "That's not it!"

Jie Mingyan's mind was still on the free-moving second child, and when the dishes were washed, everyone was about to disperse, so he couldn't help but said: "The second child is still digging the soil, let's go and have a look?!"

"Let's go."

Ghost lights and fairy lanterns floated ahead to lead the way, and they took a walk after dinner to take a look there.

The second cub was really there.

A little sheep was shining slightly in the moonlight, and when it heard their footsteps, it raised its head and bleated in welcome.

This lamb is considered the most courageous of the four cubs, and it is really possible to hold on to a mouse.

Xie Xuechen squatted down and touched its curly head, and pressed his fingertips on the shallow hole it had dug.

It is lifeless underneath, and there are no animals or psychic things hidden.

This location is in front of the newly built courtyard of Qijiaoxiu Building, separated from Zihai Courtyard by a wall, and there is a very inconspicuous corner.

When Fifth Brother didn't come here, it was just a piece of grass, facing the gate of the Lin family's courtyard.

For a while, he thought about asking the truth, and blew his whistle again.

In the night, a gray-and-white rabbit came running fast, and it arrived in front of it in a short while.

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Lin Zhu took a closer look with the help of the golden and blue fairy lamp, and felt that the rabbit looked very familiar.

Was it the one he and Aunt Kang met in the cellar?

The Demon Lord raised his chin, signaling it to quickly dig the soil.

The latter refused to accept the order and began stamping his feet in annoyance.

You've got all the credit!Fuck it!

Lin Zhu hastily took out small carrots and fed it to it, so it was a shame to say the least.

After the rabbit finished chewing the carrots slowly, he began to dig the soil.

The four of them gathered around the hole, staring at what was inside.

Tomb?Fairy?dead body?Still nothing?

After all, the goat's hooves couldn't be scratched much. After a while, the rabbit's head was stuck in, but there was no result.

The sound of popping and pulling was very rhythmic, and the broken soil beside it gradually piled up into a hill.

Er Zai then poked his head in there, bleating a few times from time to time, all his attention was focused on the hole.

After half a stick of incense, the whole rabbit including the tip of its tail went into the hole, but still no results could be seen.

Gravel, dead branches and the like were thrown out, and the small mound gradually turned into a mound.

The night wind blows past, Lin Zhu sneezes inadvertently.

"Is there really?" He covered his mouth and said, "Could it be that this lamb is lacking in heart..."

Er Zai glared at him dissatisfied.

"I was wrong, I was wrong," the scholar immediately apologized, "I'm short-sighted."

The lamb was satisfied with this, and continued to dig down his head with his hoof.

When the moon was hanging in the sky and everyone was getting sleepy and tired, suddenly a hollow gadget was thrown up.

The rabbit followed suit, stomping its feet as if asking for credit.

"The carrots are in the backyard, you can move the one you like," Lin Zhu said kindly, "It's been hard work."

Xie Xuechen leaned over to pick up the gadget on the top of the mound, and finally saw it clearly under the will-o'-the-wisp.

"A peach pit." He said, "We are overthinking."

Er Zai raised his head proudly and circled around him.

Su Hongxiu deliberately used her Taoist skills to sense it, but she couldn't see anything special.

Xie Xuechen glanced at her, and suddenly remembered that Lin Zhu hurriedly followed her into the courtyard to eat peaches.

But it's just a peach.

"Plant it," he said casually, "you can live, where do you want to plant it?"

"Okay!" Lin Zhu immediately thought up, pointing to the door of his house: "That's right there! I grow a peach and I'll cut it up for everyone to eat, preferably a crisp peach!"

Jie Mingyan muttered softly: "I like to eat soft..."

They turned back again, dug a small hole at the entrance of Lin's small courtyard, buried the ordinary peach pit in it, and watered it decently.

When you're done and you're about to leave, Gong Xie walks over with the newly caught frog in his mouth, and pokes his butt at the small hole.

Lin Zhu stretched out his hand too late to stop him: "Congratulations——"

A bubble of fresh water was directly poured into the ground, and it disappeared in a blink of an eye, and then a small sharp green shoot emerged.

A certain person had high hopes for this peach tree, but when he saw the dog shit going in, he took a step back calmly.

Do not eat worth mentioning!

"It's not right," Lin Zhu felt abnormal, "How could it sprout so quickly?"

"Isn't it all like this?" Su Hongxiu said, "After all, he is not a dog in the world..."

"No, no, I have observed it specially. The crops in the field still grow slowly after being watered, but they are more resistant to wind and rain." Lin Zhu squatted down to look at the leaf buds, and the more he thought about it, the more something went wrong: "The first is that it can put fertilizer It will be dissolved immediately, and the second is that it didn’t germinate before, but now it will germinate immediately—is there something wrong with this kind of seed?”

Xie Xuechen called out to the dog: "Fat Cai, come here."

Gouzi was gnawing on pig bones and grinding his teeth in the kitchen, when he ran over with a big stick of bone in his mouth, he let out a vague bark.

Mozun indicated the position with his eyes: "Go and have a drink."

Gouzi had never heard such a request before, he hesitated with a difference in his eyes, and grunted twice reluctantly.

"If you don't have one, squeeze hard, go quickly."

Fa Cai began to think about whether he had done something wrong in the past two days, and in the end he flinched at Little Lu Ya cowardly under the gaze of everyone.

As it was just now, the dog shit disappeared when it hit the ground, and the green sprouts rose up, not only becoming greener and stronger, but also growing from half a finger long to two finger long, the speed is quite fast.

When Lin Zhu saw it, he went to bring a shovelful of chicken droppings, but this time when he poured it on the green shoots, there was no change.

Su Hongxiu couldn't stand it any longer, covered her nose and said, "I won't eat peaches if it really bears fruit..."

Xie Xuechen said slowly, "All the rice you eat is watered with this thing."

The little female cultivator's face immediately turned pale, and she turned around and ran away: "I'm going back! Goodbye!"

Leaving the three of them standing here, Xie Mingyan patted the dog's head unwillingly: "Congratulations, will you work harder?"

The dog shook his head miserably.

"Looking at this posture, it will take less than three days." Xie Xuechen said: "But what will grow in the end may not be a fruit."

Beyond the Three Realms, exotic flowers and plants can be found everywhere, even some trees grow human heads.

They are well-informed, and even if they encounter any ominous monsters, they have ways to deal with them.

I'm afraid that this thing will harm the village and cause unnecessary trouble for Lin Zhu.

He was more thoughtful, lowered his head and patted the rich dog's head, and ordered one thing with his mind.

You have been excreting around it for the past two days, and watch it when it is almost grown.

Once there is something vicious and violent, you don't need to wait for my order, just eat it directly.

Gouzi barked twice, indicating that he knew.

The next day, the four of them went up the mountain with poles, fishing as promised.

The end of spring and the beginning of summer are good times for traveling. Even if you walk slowly along the mountain road for a moment, you can see the luxuriant flowers and leaves everywhere, and you will feel better.

After they each sat down on the bank, Lin Zhu took out a small jar of earthworms that he had just planed, and Xie Mingyan said again: "Is it really forbidden to use spells?"

As long as he hooks his fingers, he can jump out of the water, regardless of whether it is born in this stream or lake or raised in the sea, and fills the entire small fish basket in the blink of an eye.

Lin Zhu shook his head with a smile, and said in a warm voice, "You just go fishing."

They gradually calmed down, looking at the ups and downs of the grass marks in the lake, and listening to the endless gurgling of the water.

Xie Xuechen sat on the high rock, his heart was suddenly as quiet as if he was in a waterfall.

In the ears are the wind and birds, and the shadows of the trees are mottled.

I don't know if it's a stick of incense, or maybe it's only a cup of tea.

But even knowing nothing seemed fine.

Quiet and safe, don't ask for nothing.

Su Hongxiu was so sleepy that he almost fell into it, but suddenly the fishing line in his hand was tight, so he subconsciously raised the fishing rod and exclaimed: "Fish!! Fish!!!"

Xie Mingyan didn't care about his image and picked up the fish basket together, but the crucian carp tossed and wobbled and refused to fall into it.

Xie Xuechen intends to go over to help, who is being messed up by these two people.

Lin Zhu said again with sharp eyes: "Fifth brother!! Your fishing rod has been hit!!"

The fairy beauty ran all the way back to pull her own fishing rod, and almost broke the bamboo rod with a single mistake: "It's so big——hiss, I still can't pull it up, Xie Xuechen, come here!!"

"Come to my side!!" Su Hongxiu had already been splashed with water all over her face: "My fish is about to run away, please help!!"

"I'm still not your real brother, hurry up!!"

As soon as Xie Xuechen reached out to reach the fish, Lin Zhu said quickly, "No spells are allowed!!"

Just as the man was about to stare at him, Xie Ming burst into tears: "My fish ran away!! You give back my fish-smelling brother!!"

Su Hongxiu put the fish into the bamboo basket without any risk, and now she is full of fighting spirit: "It's fun, come again!"

When Mozun sat back to his original position, his boots and robe were almost wet.

Lin Zhule leaned forward and back, and the man twisted the water and said quietly: "You came here for a walk."

"Absolutely not," the scholar said solemnly, "I just think fishing is interesting, so I invite you to come together."

Before he could finish his sentence, he got a shot himself, but he reeled up the line in an orderly manner, and put the fish into the basket without any mess.

"Sometimes I've been with you for a long time, and I can't help but think, do you feel that you can't get it?"

Shouyuan, gold and silver are already at your fingertips, and the firewood, rice, oil and salt in the world may not be enough to bother you.

It must feel good to be a fairy and a Taoist.

Su Hongxiu was catching earthworms again, and replied while baiting: "It's not good if you can't get it, isn't it?"

"If possible, everyone would want to be omnipotent, omnipotent."

Lin Zhu nodded and said with a smile, "However, it's impossible."

No matter how powerful the gods are, there will probably be times when they won't be able to get them.

He has been taken care of by them a lot, and if he really wanted to give something back, he wouldn't be able to give it even if he took out his entire family.

But a few words of nonsense may be good.

"I think, if you can feel the joy of gaining from a small loss, then such a small loss is also a very good gift."

It's like fishing, waiting and waiting, there is always no shadow.

If you don't pay attention to the joy of fishing, you will have more happiness than going to the market to buy a fish.

Xie Xuechen hummed thoughtfully.

He picked up the fishing rod without any hassle, and the huge mandarin fish drew a huge arc.

Xie Mingyan was taken aback for a moment, and then cursed: "Your grandson made a foul!"

"Pay attention to your words." Xie Xuechen collected the fish leisurely and said, "Strictly speaking, I am your grandfather."

Lin Zhu: ...

A group of people played until noon before returning home with half a basket of fresh fish, discussing whether to sell the remaining fish.

Walking quickly to the front of the courtyard, Su Hongxiu at the front stopped and spoke in a friendly voice.

"Well, stop talking."

"Look at this peach tree...does it look... like a door??"