bookrandom Chapter 282 Making Preserved Eggs
Chapter 282 Making Preserved Eggs
When I got home, I didn't see Jiang Weinan and the others.
Cuizhu said, "Master took my cousin and Master to the mountain to pick mushrooms."
After hearing what she said, Xie Jiaojiao put down her things and went upstairs to rest. After all, she had gotten up early this morning and was still tired.
Xie Jiaojiao was awakened by a burst of fragrance at noon. When she opened her eyes, she saw Jiang Weinan holding a bouquet of flowers in front of her!
Xie Jiaojiao quickly stood up and took the flowers over with a smile: "Did you pick them on the mountain?"
"If I didn't pick it, who else could have picked it?"
Xie Jiaojiao got up from the bed, sniffed it twice, went to the dressing table, took a vase, and put the flowers in it.
"Do you like it so much?" Jiang Weinan walked up to her and asked with a smile.
"Girls, as long as you are not allergic to flowers, there is no one who doesn't like them!"
Jiang Weinan nodded slightly.
Sun Ruhua downstairs was also calling for dinner.
The atmosphere at the dinner table was obviously not right, and Jiang Ruonan and Li Yan'er didn't communicate much.
Xie Jiaojiao glanced at Jiang Weinan and asked him what was going on.
Jiang Weinan whispered, "I'll tell you later."
After finishing the meal, Jiang Weinan said that when Li Yan'er went up the mountain today, she thought that picking mushrooms was like an outing, but she never expected that the mountain road was rugged. She only walked a few steps and she started to complain about being tired and having sore feet. She kept complaining all the way, which made Jiang Ruonan dissatisfied.
After hearing this, Xie Jiaojiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You really are such a fool. Your cousin has been living a life of luxury since she was a child. She either rides in a carriage or on foot. You're taking her up the mountain today, and it's good enough that she can follow you!"
"Alas, you are so spoiled! You are not even as good as your elder sister!"
When talking about Jiang Linglong, Xie Jiaojiao would think of that fairy-like face.
When Jiang Linglong came here, she didn't complain at all, and even made beggar's chicken with her!
"When you mention her, to be honest, I miss her a lot."
"How about we go to the capital to see her during the New Year this year?"
"Let's talk about it then!"
After taking a short break at noon, Xie Jiaojiao got up, packed her things, and went to Niu Er's house. Jiang Ruonan saw her and wanted to follow her immediately. If he wanted to follow, Li Yan'er upstairs also said that she wanted to go together.
Jiang Ruonan immediately said, "We are going to work, why are you following us? If you say this and that, people will think we are impolite."
Li Yan'er listened to his words with a look of aggrieved expression on her face, as if she was about to cry. Sun Ruhua hurriedly winked at Xie Jiaojiao.
"Okay, let's do it together!" Xie Jiaojiao finally said.
However, Xie Jiaojiao also said a few words to Li Yan'er: "Yan'er, you can go with us, but we are going to work, so don't show your disdain for dirtiness in front of outsiders. Although we know that you are a young lady, in the eyes of others, if you are disdainful of everything, others will think that they have not done well! Do you understand?"
Li Yan'er listened and finally nodded slightly, and then Xie Jiaojiao led her people away.
Many people in the village watched them go to Niu Er's house and talked about it.
Wang Po and the others had already finished their meal and were waiting for them.
When he opened the door and saw so many people coming, he quickly brought out stools from the house.
As soon as Li Yan'er saw the house and the yard, especially the smell in the yard, she began to feel uncomfortable, but she remembered what Xie Jiaojiao had just said and did not show anything.
"Niu Er, go get the duck eggs!"
Xie Jiaojiao asked Wang Xiuer to get some wood ash from the stove at home.
Seeing that all the things had been brought in, Xie Jiaojiao took out a pair of gloves from the basket she was carrying, the kind that one wears when it's too cold in winter.
Then mix the quicklime and wood ash together. When the mixture is evenly mixed, stir with a wooden stick while adding water.
Everyone looked at her strangely.
Xie Jiaojiao suddenly thought of something else: "Does Straw have any at home?"
Mrs. Wang immediately said yes, and Xie Jiaojiao asked her to take some out. After taking it out, Xie Jiaojiao spread it in the winnowing basket, then put on gloves, took a duck egg, and wrapped the duck egg in the mixture of quicklime and wood ash. After the duck egg was evenly coated with a layer, she put it in the winnowing basket.
Xie Jiaojiao said: "Just do it this way."
Niu Er looked at her and said, "Xie Xiaogu, is this the processing you mentioned?"
Xie Jiaojiao nodded: "You should do this for every duck egg in the future. I can provide quicklime, and you can figure out the wood ash yourself. For every duck egg, after you do this, I will give you 2 cents for each one!"
"Is it that simple?" asked Mrs. Wang.
Xie Jiaojiao looked at her with a smile: "Aunt Wang, you think it's simple, but quicklime is easy to use. Remember to wear a pair of gloves like me every time you do it."
Wang Xiuer took note: "Xie Xiaogu, don't worry."
Only then did Xie Jiaojiao nod.
They had originally planned to do it together, but since there were no extra gloves, there was nothing they could do. Xie Jiaojiao gave her pair of gloves to Wang Xiuer, and then took Jiang Ruonan and the others back.
Not long after walking out, Li Yan'er leaned against the edge of the field and vomited.
Xie Jiaojiao hurriedly asked her what was wrong.
Li Yan'er waved her hand: "Cousin, it's nothing, I just smelled a smell in that room, and it made me uncomfortable."
Xie Jiaojiao was a little speechless. What smell was there? It was just some poultry raised at home... She thought to herself, this Li Yan'er is really a young lady!
But she was able to endure until now, and Xie Jiaojiao felt that Li Yan'er was not without merits...
After dinner in the evening, Xie Jiaojiao tossed and turned, unable to sleep, thinking about what happened when she met Xie Meng'er during the day.
Jiang Weinan asked her, "Is it too hot? Do you want me to ask Steward Wang to bring some ice tomorrow?"
"No! I just couldn't sleep because something was on my mind!"
Hearing that she had something on her mind, Jiang Weinan immediately stood up and asked, "Tell me about it?"
Xie Jiaojiao didn't waste any time and told the whole story again.
"I don't know why, but whenever they show up, I feel like something bad is going to happen! And I haven't heard any news about Xie Zhishu and Xie Qian in such a long time. I'm afraid they are up to something bad!"
Jiang Weinan patted his chest immediately after hearing this and said, "How about this, I'll ask someone to find out tomorrow? Just to give you peace of mind?"
Xie Jiaojiao nodded: "Okay, but we can just ask around in private, so that others don't come to trouble us. If we ask around so blatantly, others will think something is wrong with us!"
"Don't worry, I know what's going on!"
Jiang Weinan fanned her with a fan: "Can you sleep now?"
Xie Jiaojiao smiled and nodded, and soon fell asleep.