Domineering husband

Chapter 101 Autumn Pear Paste Han's Sour Pears

The capital of Dasheng is called Shengjing. This is a city with a history of 300 years. It was called Ancheng in the former dynasty. After Dasheng was established, it was renamed Shengjing.

The city tower is very high, it seems to be a full forty meters, and the city wall is also very high, about fifteen meters. Not only is it high, but it is also very new. They are all being repaired.

Li Qiao looked around carefully, and couldn't help but marvel in her heart, this is a fortified city.

There are strong soldiers on duty at the gate of the city, and the entry and exit of the gate are very strict. Not only do you have to be inspected when you enter the city, but you also have to be interrogated when you leave the gate. Li Qiao and his party were delayed for more than half an hour at the gate before they entered smoothly. out of town.

It was noon when they entered the city, and the Han family had already rented a house for Li Qiaozhuang, Wen Xuying and Meng Yue's family, so Li Qiao and others rejected Han Ning's invitation, and went to the rented house first, and then went to Han Ning after the resettlement was completed. home visit.

Shengjing is divided into an inner city and an outer city. The inner city only has Miyagi and the government offices of various ministries, and the east of the outer city is where dignitaries live.

The Han family is just an ordinary wealthy businessman who lives in the north of the outer city. Most of the people living here are petty officials and ordinary wealthy businessmen. The house that the Han family rented for Li Qiao's family is here.

It is not far from the Gongyuan, and the security is good. If the candidates who come to Beijing to participate in the examination do not want to stay in the inn and have enough money, then this is the first choice for them to rent a house.

The Han family rented eight houses for several families to choose from. The eight houses were distributed in a street, and the distance between the two farthest places was less than 100 meters. The Li Qiao family had heard about the layout of the eight houses from the Han family. After seeing it on the spot, they quickly chose their respective houses.

Although there were only four people on Li Qiao's side, he and Tao Zhu chose a courtyard with two entrances.

Shen Hua and Xu Ying also chose the courtyard of the two entrances.

There are many Xu family members, so they chose a big house with three entrances.

But the dealer and Meng Yue both chose the small courtyard of Yijin.

The Meng family is small, and there is not much money, so it is understandable to choose the first courtyard.

The courtyard that the Zhuang family chose to enter was purely because Zhuang Quan and Zhou Yun were timid. They dared not go out alone when they were in the capital, let alone when they came to Shengjing.

The family lives in the same yard, which is more at ease.

After the yard was selected, each family was busy scrubbing and tidying up.

The Han family sent people over to help, and in the evening they brought vegetables, meat and other ingredients.

Li Qiao didn't study today. He and Tao Zhu, Li Ershan, and Li Xia cooked dinner together. When they entered the city at noon, they delayed a lot of time. They didn't eat lunch, they only ate some dim sum, so the dinner was very rich, yes Iron pot stewed hen.

Li Qiao followed the method of stewing a big goose in an iron pot, and put the noodles into the pot. After the hen was stewed, the soft noodles absorbed the aroma of the hen, and it was still stained with red oil. Just take a look. Just enough to make your mouth water.

In addition, some vermicelli, tofu, and cabbage were put in it, and the pot was full of stew.

They were all from their own family, so they didn't pay much attention. The four of Li Qiao sat around a small table, eating meat and pancakes, and were very satisfied.

The four of them ate up a large pot of stew, and there was no soup left.

After eating and drinking enough, Tao Zhu took out a few small sour pears from the basket.

This was sent by the Han family. It was grown by the Han family. It is small in size and tastes more sour than sweet.

But in the twelfth lunar month of winter, it was a fruit anyway, so the Han family sent some over for Tao Zhu to boil pear water with rock sugar to drink.

Although the dinner was satisfying, it was a bit greasy, so Tao Zhu decided to cook some pear water.

"I'll eat one first."

Li Qiao looked at the unattractive yellow-skinned pear, and stretched out his hand to Tao Zhu.

He was thirsty and wanted to eat something cold.

"This is very sour, it's not good to eat raw."

Tao Zhu reminded.

"It's okay, I just want to eat some fruit."

"Here you are." Tao Zhu washed the pears and handed them to Li Qiao, then he asked Li Ershan and Li Xia: "Do you two want to eat?" Li

Ershan and Li Xia looked at Li Qiao: "Uncle, is it delicious?"

"Uncle Qiao, is it sour?"

"It's okay for me to eat, but you two should be sour after eating."

Li Qiao sideways Chewing while saying.

He has never been picky about what he eats, he can eat it no matter whether it is delicious or unpalatable. This pear tastes sour and sweet, but it is still crisp and watery, so He can eat well.

In winter, it is not easy to eat fresh fruit, he is very tolerant.

Seeing this, Li Ershan and Li Xia couldn't help picking up the pears and gnawed on them. Both of them have lived a hard life, and they have eaten countless steamed buns, let alone sour pears. They must eat them have to go down.

However, when the pear was really bitten into the mouth, the faces of the two of them wrinkled into a ball. Isn't this too sour?

The acid made them tremble all over.

Seeing Li Ershan's grinning teeth, Li Qiao smiled immediately: "Don't eat it if you feel sour, cut off the part you bitten, and boil the rest into pear water to drink." Li Ershan and Li Xia nodded hurriedly,

this They really can't handle the acidity, they want to drink sweet pear water.

After drinking the pear water, Tao Zhu boiled hot water to wash.

Li Ershan and Li Xia were young, and the capital was far away from their hometown. He worried that they would be afraid, so Li Qiao asked them to sleep in the backyard, and the front yard was only used for ox carts, not for people.

After washing up, the four of them went back to the backyard to sleep.

In the bedroom was a kang, which was very warm. Lying under the quilt, Li Qiao immediately closed his eyes comfortably.

The heated kang is really inseparable in winter, and it can greatly improve happiness.

Seeing that Tao Zhu was also about to lie down, he stretched out his arm, and when Tao Zhu was lying on his arm, he turned over, and most of his body was pressed against Tao Zhu's body.

"Brother Zhu, let's come to the capital." He opened his mouth slowly.

"En!"

Tao Zhu stared at the roof, feeling a little strange in his heart.

When entering the city today, it was Li Qiao who was driving the car. He sat beside Li Qiao, feeling a little nervous and curious, and kept looking around.

The streets into the city are wide enough to allow ten carriages to run side by side, and the roads are clean, with stone slabs paved on the ground.

There are many shops on both sides, and the signboards, hoods, lanterns, etc. hanging on the door of the shops dazzled him. After a cursory look, there were everything for sale.

Moreover, these shops are all two or three floors, which look very grand.

There are many pedestrians on the street, and the people are well dressed, either cotton or silk, and few people wear linen clothes.

This is the capital.

spacious.

clean.

rich.

He Tao Zhu, a country boy struggling in the mud, came to the capital of Dasheng from Sanliu Village.

This feeling is really a bit strange.

But he didn't have much fear in his heart.

He was no longer the teenager who was terrified of going to town to find work.

Now he is literate and knows what those shops are for. If the capital is prosperous, it is prosperous, and if it is strange, it is strange.

Of course, what was more important was Li Qiao standing beside him.

Thinking of this, he moved his body and said softly, "Li Qiao, kiss me."

There was a hint of coquettishness in his voice, a little sticky.

He rarely had such a tone on weekdays, only when Li Qiao tossed him hard.

Li Qiao's heart itch when he heard that, since he set foot on the road to Beijing, he and Tao Zhu only kiss each other, nothing else.

He is really awesome, his sweetheart is inseparable from him, and he has been sober for two months.

Complimenting himself in his heart, he kissed Tao Zhu's lips.

Tao Zhu responded to him while picking off his clothes.

Tonight is a night of hard fun.

The next day, the two woke up a bit late, when they woke up, Li Ershan and Li Xia had already prepared breakfast.

Moreover, the Zhuang family, the Meng family, Xu Ying, Shen Hua, and Han Ning have already arrived.

In the house where Li Qiao lived, Xu Ying and Shen Hua were on the left, and Zhuangjia and Mengjia were 20 meters to the north.

The Xu family's house has three entrances, and it's a bit far away, but it's not more than 100 meters away.

Today they are going to buy daily necessities under the leadership of the Han family, so a group of people came to report early.

Tao Zhu was a little ashamed, he made a scene too late last night, now that everyone else is here, he and Li Qiao just woke up.

Li Qiao has always been thick-skinned, he smiled and beckoned everyone to sit down first.

Shen Hua followed Tao Zhu into the kitchen with a smile: "Brother Zhu, don't worry, eat slowly. Today is just shopping and nothing else." "... Mmm."

Tao

Zhu picked up the bowl and ate to cover up his embarrassment .

Li Qiao, Tao Zhu, Li Ershan, Li Xia and the other four fought quickly, and finished their breakfast in less than ten minutes. At this time, the Xu family also came, but only Xu Ying's two older brothers and one sister-in-law came. Go shopping with me.

There are two commercial streets in the north of the city. They don't have to travel far, they can buy all their daily necessities nearby.

It is now the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, the examination is in early February, and the results are released in late February, so at least three months are required in the capital.

Of course, if you want to take part in the imperial examination, you will have to wait longer.

To live for such a long time, and not short of money, the family arranged all kinds of things they are used to.

However, books are the most important thing, and books must be bought.

Pingcheng, Fucheng of Hexi Prefecture, and the capital of Yuanhe Province, the total number of books in these three places is less than one-tenth of that in Beijing.

So whenever Li Qiao saw a bookstore, he would go in and raid it.

He bought all the ones that he hadn't seen and that were useful for his imperial examination.

The same is true for Xu Ying and Zhuang Wen.

Meng Yue's financial resources are not enough, he has always borrowed the books of Li Qiao, Xu Ying, and Zhuang Wen, and what he can do is to find books, so as to save everyone's time.

Han Ning admires Li Qiao very much. He has seen all of Li Qiao's hard work along the way. In fact, Li Qiao doesn't need to work so hard. The holy majesty's imperial pen and plaque can keep him rich for life.

But there is still such a pursuit of wealth in the family, Han Ning really can't think of other words besides prostration.

There are many books in his home, which he bought one by one when he was studying. When he went to Pingcheng, he sold his ancestral property and was not willing to sell those books.

But at this time, seeing that Li Qiao was still thinking about buying books when he was shopping, he couldn't help but said to Li Qiao: "Brother Li, I have a whole house full of books. If you don't mind, you can come and have a look someday." "Huh

? What books do you have?" Li Qiao asked immediately.

"In addition to the four books, five classics, three histories and three biographies required for the imperial examination, there are many miscellaneous books that I collected."

Han Ning casually mentioned the names of a few books.

Li Qiao's eyes lit up all of a sudden, he needs miscellaneous books!

All kinds of strange things he can't explain to outsiders, he can only push them to various miscellaneous books, and what he needs most now are all kinds of miscellaneous books.

"Then come visit tomorrow, Brother Han, don't think we are bothering you." He smiled.

"How come, our family is looking forward to your visit." Han Ning also laughed.

Because they were going to the Han family, Li Qiao and Tao Zhu made some dim sum and duck products overnight after returning home. The Han family took good care of them along the way, and the dim sum and duck products they made with their own hands were even more sincere.

The Zhuang family, Xu Ying, Shen Hua, Meng Yue, and Xu's family will also visit the Han family to thank the Han family for their care along the way.

So, early the next morning, a group of people gathered again at Liqiao's side.

The Han's house was not far from the yard they rented, and the group walked to the Han's house.

The Han family is a three-entry courtyard, but with two cross-yards, the family is considered good.

When Li Qiao and the others arrived, there were more than twenty members of the Han family, from Han Ning's eighty-year-old grandmother to his three-year-old nephew, all waiting at the door.

Li Qiao: "..."

It's a sin, it's such a cold day, how can the elderly and children stand at the door and blow the wind.

too exaggerated.

But the Han family didn't think there was anything wrong, they enthusiastically welcomed Li Qiao and his party to the flower hall for guests, served tea and snacks, fearing that the hospitality would not be good.

Li Qiao felt a lot of pressure.

Fortunately, Han Ning understood Li Qiao's embarrassment, and quickly helped his grandmother back to the main courtyard. His parents also left, leaving only his elder brother and sister-in-law to entertain Li Qiao and his party.

Soon, Han Ning returned to the flower hall, and then took Li Qiao Taozhu to his study to look for books.

This search led to the evening, and Li Qiao found more than 80 books that he had never read before. He was very happy, and he could push to these miscellaneous books if there were any unexplainable things in the future.

Before leaving, Han Ning had someone prepare eighteen baskets of sour pears, ten of which were for Li Qiao, and the remaining eight baskets were for Zhuangjia, Xu Ying, Shenhua, Meng's family, and Xu's family.

"I think you like the glutinous rice ball pear soup at noon. Take these pears home. When you want to eat them, let Brother Zhu make them for you." "...There are too many,

we can't finish them all."

Li Qiao shook his head.

"Eat as much as you can, make pear soup every day, and make it in different ways."

"This is fruit, you can't eat it as a meal, Brother Han, Brother Zhu and I only need three baskets to make it. If there are too many, it will be broken. "

My house is also broken. My family has planted a whole mountain of pears, and there are still a lot of pears left over after sending them to relatives and friends. My family alone can't finish them. You can help consume them." "If you can't finish eating, you can take them out.

" Go sell it."

Li Qiao suggested.

"Isn't this busy selling stewed vegetables, and I don't have time to sell them." Han Ning said and sighed.

Speaking of this pear, he really wanted to wipe away his tears.

This pear was bought by his elder brother seven years ago. It is said that it is a new variety in the south. Compared with the local autumn pears, it is not only full of moisture and sweetness, but also durable to storage.

Many people in the capital, including Jibei Province, grow autumn pears. This kind of autumn pears is average in sweetness, a little sour, and the storage time is short, so they cannot be put in the twelfth lunar month.

But the sour pears that his family is currently growing, according to the southern businessman, are not only sweet, but also durable and can be stored for the New Year.

His elder brother was moved when he heard it.

There are not many fresh fruits in winter in the north, especially during Chinese New Year. This is the time when fresh fruits are most scarce. If this kind of pears can be stored for Chinese New Year, then his family can earn a lot of money.

In order to convince his elder brother, the southern businessman brought out pears for his elder brother to taste. It was the twelfth lunar month, and the pears were yellow and clear, and the sweetness was indeed higher than that of the local autumn pears. All the pear saplings in the village were bought.

It cost more than three thousand taels of silver.

It just so happened that his family contracted a small hill outside the capital, and it would be perfect for planting these pear trees.

After these pear saplings were planted, they did bear fruit in the third year.

But this fruit is more sour than the local autumn pear, and it doesn't have much water, and its size is still small. The only advantage is that it can last for storage.

But this storage resistance is only compared with the local autumn pears, and it cannot be stored until the Chinese New Year as the southern businessman said.

Therefore, the sour pears grown by his family have no advantages.

When they were not in the vermicelli business before, their family would sell these sour pears with a time difference. When other autumn pears were off the market, their sour pears could be sold.

But because these pears can only be stored for about half a month longer than the local autumn pears, the time difference is very short.

In addition, these sour pears cannot be eaten raw, but can only be used to make pear soup, so the price of these sour pears cannot rise, and they cannot make much money.

But he was able to make some money, and his elder brother didn't give up. He felt that the pears were sour because the pear trees hadn't adapted to the water and soil of the capital. Let these pear trees grow for a few more years, and they might become sweeter.

So his family kept these pear trees.

Now his family is busy with cooking stew business in winter, and they can't spare manpower to sell these sour pears, so they send them to relatives and friends.

But there are still a lot of pears left after delivery. According to the experience of the past two years, these pears will start to rot a little after Laba. Now that Li Qiao doesn't eat more, those who are waiting for these pears will be broken and thrown away. .

"This batch of pear trees has caused my family to lose money. Before, the whole family hated it and wanted to cut it down several times, but now that there are vermicelli, my family is too lazy to compete with it." "This kind of

weather It would be nice to have a sip of pear soup, don't you think so?"

At the end, Han Ning laughed, he was really relieved.

Anyway, the business at home is getting better now, and these pears were also entertained by Li Qiao this time, so it was not in vain to plant them.

"That's it..."

Li Qiao understood, and he also laughed: "In this case, I will accept these pears, and I will definitely help Brother Han eat a few more." "

Success!" Han Ning laughed when he heard the words Showing a mouthful of big white teeth.

There is indeed no white species in this sour pear.

Han used a bullock cart to transport these sour pears to Liqiao's family. Liqiao's family had ten baskets, and the rest had two baskets.

"Should these pears be put in the kitchen?" Tao Zhu picked up the basket and prepared to go to the kitchen.

There is no other use for this pear except for making pear soup.

"Okay." Li Qiao also picked up a basket of sour pears and walked towards the kitchen.

Put these sour pears in the kitchen, the sky is already dark, and it's time to make dinner in the dark night of winter.

We ate at Han's house for lunch, which was extremely rich, and we didn't do much work today, so the four of us were not very hungry.

So the dinner became simple, rice porridge with red dates, scallion pancakes, and pork fried radish, all in one meal.

After dinner, Li Qiao went back to his study to study.

Tao Zhu started washing and brushing.

The bedding used along the way needs to be removed and washed, and the big cloak also needs to be washed.

The husband and wife each worked until late at night, and then went back to their room to sleep.

The next day, at the breakfast table, Li Qiao said to Tao Zhu while chewing the freshly steamed buns: "Brother Zhu, when I was reading medical books, I saw a prescription called Qiuli ointment, which said it can produce body fluid and quench thirst. Moisturizing the lungs and reducing phlegm, it is most suitable for drinking in autumn and winter."

"Since we have so many pears, let's try making autumn pear cream later?"

"Huh?" Tao Zhu widened his eyes when he heard this: "Autumn pear cream?" "

Yes , but I can't remember exactly which book I read it in, I searched in the study last night, but I couldn't find it." "

But it's not important, the important thing is that I have written down the recipe Alright, let's try it later."

He did look for Qiuli ointment in medical books.

But not found.

Since it was not found, maybe there is no autumn pear cream in this world.

But regardless of whether it is available or not, let's make it first. Although the pears of the Han family are sour, they have enough moisture, and they can be used to make autumn pear paste.

"Okay." Tao Zhu had no objection, it was a trivial matter, he would listen to what Li Qiao said.

However, this is not a trivial matter... If the autumn pear cream is really made, then the sour pears of the Han family will be useful.

After breakfast, Li Qiaotao Zhu asked Li Ershan and Li Xia to wash the pears and cut them into shreds, while the couple went out to the pharmacy to buy Luo Han Guo and Chuanbei for the autumn pear paste.

After returning from the pharmacy, the pears had been shredded. Li Qiao found a clay pot and put the shredded pears, Luo Han Guo, Chuanbei, rock sugar, red dates, etc. into the casserole to cook.

Pear itself has a lot of water, so there is no need to add water, just boil it directly.

The next step is to filter and collect the juice.

The steps are not complicated, but very simple. Before noon, a small bowl of Qiuli paste will be ready.

"This is Qiuli Paste?" Looking at the dark brown pasty liquid in the bowl, Tao Zhu, Li Ershan, and Li Xia were all very surprised.

A clay pot full of pears, and the result is something like this boiled out?

"This should be Qiuli ointment. It's the first time I've made it. I don't know if it's correct. The medical book says to drink it with warm water. Let's boil some hot water and try it." Li Qiao said.

There is nothing wrong with the autumn pear ointment. Although it is the first time to make it, it is very successful. Tao Zhuli Ershan Lixia praised it after eating it.

"This is delicious and convenient. Every morning when I wake up from the kang, my throat is a little dry. Can I make a bowl of this before eating?"

Tao Zhu asked Li Qiao pointing to the autumn pear cream in the small bowl.

Li Qiao nodded with a smile: "Of course. The formula here can be modified. I will modify it to suit your situation." "

Okay." Tao Zhu's watery eyes were shining. So many recipes!

"Let's make some autumn pear paste and send it to the Han family. The sour pears of the Han family don't need to spoil this year." Li Qiao said again.

The Han family treated him well, and they helped him along the way, which can be regarded as thanks for taking care of him along the way.

"Good!" Tao Zhu nodded.

So I didn't do anything else today, I just made Qiuli paste, and the four of them worked together, and at night, they made three small bowls of Qiuli paste.

Put these autumn pear pastes into a delicate small clay pot, and the next day, Liqiao Taozhu took the autumn pear paste to Han's house.

The author has something to say: It is

said that Qiuli Gao appeared in the Tang Dynasty, but this article is a fiction, so there was no Qiuli Gao before~

Don't be serious, my dears~