"And this one, it’s lotus leaf tea. After eating sothing greasy, have a cup, it’s great for cutting the grease."
Saying this, they placed the things into the carriage one by one, and the lotus leaf tea was in that beautiful round-bellied porcelain jar held by Aunt Yang.
This was sothing Second Aunt specifically bought back, several of them, specially for storing tea leaves, like the dried, cut and stored fragrant dragon grass, or the homade chrysanthemum tea, lotus leaf tea, and so on.
To be honest, using porcelain jars for storing tea leaves is definitely better than bamboo tubes, they’re moisture-proof and retain the flavors.
After explaining everything clearly, the coachman left, while the bunch of kids had already been pulled back ho to enjoy so ice slushies.
Even though it was already afternoon, the carriage, while sun-proof, didn’t block out the heat, and the journey ho was under the sun the whole way, so they were all quite overheated by now.
Second Aunt went to the kitchen to give so instructions, one bowl per person would do, so they shouldn’t eat too much, and then she went to busy herself.
Jiang Hu and Qixi fed the pigs, while Second Aunt and Aunt Yang gathered the eggs, both chicken and duck. Once they finished, they could have dinner and rest.
After having their al, the children helped out with gathering eggs, eager to have dinner earlier.
The children at ho were doing quite well in their studies, so when they got ho, they weren’t required to continue reading, since they’d already been doing that all day at the academy. They could just relax a bit when they got back.
Previously, they also had to wash their own clothes, but now Second Aunt and Aunt Yang handled all of it.
After all, Second Aunt used to be busy with work, but now much of it is outsourced, leaving her with more ti.
As for the children, at night during their wash-up routine, they just needed to wash their own undergarnts.
A month ago, Jiang Yu and Liu Ze turned twelve, and Liu Ze’s parents even specially sent soone to ask if he needed an attendant student, soone to help with his daily tasks.
But Liu Ze declined, saying he was fine on his own and didn’t need anyone to serve him.
In the evening, they had handmade noodles, cut thinly, boiled and then quickly chilled with cold water to drop the temperature.
Then, a drop of heated rapeseed oil was added, mixed well, and then portioned into each bowl, where everyone could add their own seasonings based on taste.
A four-pound chicken was first boiled whole, then the at from the breast and legs was shredded and made into a cold dish, while the wings and carcass were used to make soup.
A bowl of fresh, rich, creamy chicken soup, just the sll was enough to make one’s mouth water.
Before having their al, Second Aunt specifically ladled a basin of chicken soup with chicken at, and a basin of noodles, asking Jiang Hu to share with Little Mi and Little Hei as well as Dong Nan Bei.
Yes, that’s right, those three little dogs were simply and boldly nad Little East, Little South, Little North!
Together with their mother, Little Hei, they guarded the east, south, west, and north sides of the Jiang family’s ’farm’!
Not only that, Jiang Hu dug a dog hole in the corner of the backyard wall, to make it easier for Little Hei to co and go, and nearby the pigsty, chicken coop, and duck pen, dog houses were built for shade and waterproofing.
After all, besides the pigsty housing over a dozen pigs, the family’s dostic and wild chickens numbered over a hundred, and there were many rabbits too, those creatures reproduce quickly, nearing a hundred in number as well.
Ducks and geese were fewer, as the village ponds weren’t that large; Jiang Hu was contemplating the idea of finding a barren piece of land to dig out a big pond, like he did in Fu’an Village.
In addition to those, there were over a dozen developing bamboo rats, so peacocks from Little Mi, and the ploughing oxen.
All these were kept outside the house, all valuable assets, certainly needing guards to protect them well, right?
It must be said, Little Hei giving birth was perfectly tid!
As for Little Mi, she was an expert in protecting the grain, neither mice nor snakes dared show themselves in the house.
The most reassuring thing was that none of the cats or dogs, whether Little Mi, Little Hei, or Little Dong, Nan, Bei, would eat anything from outside. They wouldn’t even eat their own caught prey, only what the owner supplied.
This way, there was no worry about anyone poisoning them, because, unfortunately, such things weren’t uncommon.
Jiang Hu took a walk around, feeding all the cats and dogs. Honestly speaking, the cat and dog food at ho was probably better than what many humans ate.
Not only better but in large quantities too!
The food for raising cats and dogs could practically support three or four kids easily!
Fortunately, their house was situated quite far away, so nobody saw what the cats and dogs ate during alti.
"Dinner is ready; this portion of cold chicken is spicy, and this portion is not spicy. Oh, and here are so lotus flower pastries, made by frying lotus petals with flour. You should all try so."
Second Aunt brought the pre-prepared dishes to the table and didn’t forget to serve enough food for Aunt Yang and Qixi.
A big sea bowl of cold noodles with shredded cucumber, celery sticks, and cold-mixed chicken strips was topped with a perfectly tempered chicken soup. Simply perfect comfort food!
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