The only thing that occasionally makes Xu Yin feel anxious is that she still doesn’t have a clue about the “legendary fragrance that amazes the world.”
It seems that ordinary flowers cannot create this legendary fragrance, and we can only rely on flowers with special effects brought by Xiuzhen Small World Baiyuan.
The "Fantasy" and "Broken" that have been prepared so far have not exceeded the achievements of the legendary fragrance, which shows that more work is needed.
Next year, she decided to focus more on the boutique cultivation area on the top of Qunfang Mountain.
Zi Yuan and Hong Qian, who were taught by her step by step, are now able to use the perfume sold in the spice shop. Starting next year, we can let them make it.
It snowed early this year. A few days after the Laba Festival, heavy snowflakes started to fall, turning the mountains white overnight.
Some sections of the road were icy and the carriage was prone to slipping. Xu Yin decided to spend the New Year in another courtyard this year.
She gave Xu Kui an early leave and asked him to return home to spend the New Year with his old housekeeper.
Xu Kui refused: "The girl won't go back, and the younger one won't go back either! Stay here to spend the New Year with the girl!"
“Do I need someone to accompany me here?” Xu Yin glared at him, “If you still want to follow me next year, just listen to me!”
Xu Kui is so confused.
Xu Yin asked him again: "Are there any other family members here who are working in the government? If so, if you ask them to go back, they will not be deducted their monthly payment and will have an early holiday. It is usually hard to live in two places, so go back Have a happy reunion year.”
"But girl..." Xu Kui was really worried, "There are fewer people on duty in other hospitals, could it be..."
"No!" Xu Yin knew what he was worried about, "Have you forgotten that I have a life-saving thing, girl?"
"Fantasy" and "Broken" self-defense fragrance, single women deserve it!
Xu Kui couldn't win over the girl, so he had to take a few servants and nurses who also had family members working in the mansion back to Xu Mansion.
The old housekeeper took a look: The girl has not come back, but you guys have come back?
He was so angry that his beard stood up wildly: "You bastard! You left the girl alone in the deserted tea mountain and ran back home to celebrate the New Year? I really have you! I can't beat you to death!"
Speaking, he picked up a broom from the corner and chased Xu Kui to beat him.
Xu Kui explained while running away: "Dad! Dad, calm down! It's not us who want to come back, it's the girl who insists on letting us come back. She said that if we don't listen to her, I won't be allowed to follow her next year..."
The old housekeeper was tired of chasing, he stopped panting, and sighed.
When he sat down to chat with the accountant, he said: "The girl is kind-hearted, but she can't go back because of the heavy snow, so she specially gave the boys an early vacation so that they can come back and spend the New Year with their families..."
Sikong was busy calculating accounts, and listened to the old housekeeper talking a lot, all of which were praises for his master, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
I wonder why they don’t come back? Is it really because of the snow? Maybe it’s because I don’t want to be fed into a big fat pig.
"But the other courtyard is so small, how can we celebrate the New Year?" The housekeeper didn't know what the accountant was complaining about, and was still worried about the master of the other courtyard, "The place is so remote, what kind of food can I buy? No! I have to give the girl some food. Go! By the way, send the chef who is good at making pastries over..."
No one in other courtyards can escape your feeding!
Fortunately, Xu Kui stopped him in time: "Dad! Before I came back, the girl told me repeatedly not to give her anything. Because she was worried that the road would be icy and the carriage would be carrying heavy things and would not run fast and would easily slip. Not going back home. We walked to the town and took a bullock cart back. If the cook goes, do we have to ask him to carry a lot of things from the town to the tea mountain? Think about it, the girl is so You are a kind-hearted person, and you have told us in advance not to send anyone to deliver anything, and you still ignore her wishes. Although you are concerned about the girl, from the girl's perspective, do you think that you are making your own decisions? , you didn’t even listen to her words?”
"But..." The old housekeeper always felt that the girl was left alone to celebrate the New Year in Chashan. Thinking of the desolate feeling, he felt aggrieved for the girl. "Oh, Dad, don't be afraid! The girl also gave us a task. There will be a mourning ceremony in the house after the new year. Do the stained areas of paint need to be refreshed? When guests come to the house, do they have to give a banquet? Banquet Have the venue and ingredients been prepared? You need to worry about everything!"
The old housekeeper listened and couldn't help but laugh: "You have been the shopkeeper with the girl for a few days. If nothing else, you are very good at instructing people and assigning work to others."
"Hey hey hey, don't you dare! No one dares to instruct you, dad! I'll do it! I'll do all the work! I'll take care of it for you! Just rest, if you're bored, you can just chat with the accountant! "
“You bastard!” The old housekeeper laughed while stroking his beard.
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Xu Yin has traveled through so many small worlds, and this is the first time to celebrate the New Year on a snow-capped mountain top. It feels quite good.
During the New Year holiday, she let the nursing home and maids do whatever they wanted without having to watch over her.
She also took a vacation for herself. During this period, she completely relaxed and was not busy with anything related to work. She cooked tea around the stove, roasted some chestnuts and sweet potatoes, and chatted with the maids and women who were also warming their hands around the stove. chat.
The water for making tea is taken from the snow water covering the tea trees. After it melts, if you smell it carefully, you can still smell a faint aroma of tea, which is suitable for making tea.
Chestnuts and sweet potatoes were sent by Zhuangzi below.
While eating, we chatted about the specialties of each village under the Xu Mansion.
The maid and the mother-in-law are both children from poor families, otherwise they would not be sold into slavery, so they are very interesting in talking about these topics.
"Girl, my servant Zhuangzi who grows chestnuts has been there. My hometown is there. On the mountains over there, in addition to the big chestnuts with lots of flesh, and the round chestnuts with round bottoms and pointed heads, there are also little thumb caps. Even smaller rice chestnuts, the skin is very thin and the meat is very tender, you can just put it in your mouth and bite it, and finally spit out the residue..."
Xu Yin nodded. She knew that the rice chestnuts that Hong Qian described had been picked and eaten in a forgotten little world. Maybe there were still some in the system warehouse.
"Girl, this old slave has stayed in Wanhua Village in the west of the city for half a year. It is far away from the mountains. There are hundreds of acres of high-quality farmland connected together. There is a long river surrounding the fields. There are many fish and shrimps in the river. The village outside the village Children in the village often run into the village and throw fish and shrimp baskets into the river when the village head is not paying attention. After playing for a long time, they go back and quietly lift up the fish and shrimp baskets. But there are also times when the village head discovers them. Zhuangzi could hear the angry scolding of Zhuangtou."
Xu Yin asked curiously: "Are the fish and shrimps in the river stocked in the village?"
"That's not true. It was already there in the river. However, after the old man bought that piece of land, it became the property of the Xu Mansion. People outside did not dare to catch it even if they were greedy, so there were gradually more fish and shrimps in the river. The children from the nearby villages were greedy and would sneak in when the village head wasn't paying attention. The village head saw that they were all children, and apart from scolding them a few times, he didn't stop them and send them to the official."
“The fish and shrimps in Zhuangzi are not only eaten by the people in Zhuangzi, but also delivered to the house, so they are not sold outside?”
"No." The old woman recalled carefully, "The old man once said that the river water with fish and shrimps irrigated the fields and the crops grew better, so the farmer was reluctant to sell them, so he kept them all, and even opened the river mouth leading to outside the village. , a net was set up, so there were too many fish and they couldn’t swim out.”
Xu Yin raised her forehead and said: "Then he has kept the filial piety in the house for the past two years? Then there will be no fish and shrimp in the river?"
"I know about this." A nurse raised his hand, "My wife's uncle works in Wanhua Village. He said there were too many fish and shrimps in the river. Before the twelfth lunar month, the village head took them to pick up big ones. I got up and dried a batch of dried fish and shrimps, saying that there was a filial piety in Kaichun Mansion, so I sent them to the girl to try."
Xu Yin: “…”
This Zhuangtou is really a real person!
I gave the old man a thumbs up in my heart: He has unique vision! The people in charge selected are all loyal!