In fact, it was only a matter of time before the "qualified" candidates were finally screened and landed on Chen Zhi.
Later, I discovered that after much deliberation, only such a boy met the conditions, and the parents who recruited his younger brother were not very satisfied with Chen Zhi. Don't tell them such ridiculous things as Chen Zhinian's promising future. The fact is that this young man became an orphan at a young age and was raised by his brother and sister-in-law. Naturally, he is not as rich as the old landlord's wife, so he can offer a "betrothal gift" Naturally, there is not enough to see.
Of course, the half-grown old man did not offer a betrothal gift, but even if others only planned to take in a concubine for fun, the "betrothal gift" that casually leaked out from between their fingers was much more prepared than Chen Zhicheng's sincere preparation, and he was so jealous of money that he recruited a younger brother. Naturally, my parents were a little unhappy.
But Su Qingluan is still here.
In Su Qingluan's view, anything that can be done with money is not a big deal. What's more, Su Qingluan also made a condition that the parents of recruiting a younger brother were completely unable to refuse:
"Hey, there are quite a few young men of the right age here. There are more than one or two who are interested in recruiting younger brothers, but it is rare to find a girl who is so good at recruiting younger brothers." Su Qingluan looked like a shopkeeper looking at her as a novice. Such a good posture, "If this thing comes to pass, Brother Zhao will finally be with me for two years, and he will be regarded as the 'old man' here. He will accompany me through the most difficult times. As a shopkeeper, I can't live without anything." express."
Then she said that Chen Zhi was also a rare talent under her, and if she wanted to have double happiness, she, the shopkeeper, should pay double the share of the money.
Although Su Qingluan understood that in the eyes of the parents who wanted to recruit a younger brother, they had to find ways to get this "gift" whether it was a boy or a girl, but Su Qingluan was not afraid - this gift was just a way for her to hold back the greedy couple. The couple's bait was that as long as the younger brother successfully married Chen Zhi, as soon as she received the transfer letter of appointment, the young couple would go away.
Of course, the big gift has not yet been completed, so nothing can be said too harshly.
However, with Su Qingluan's many talks about gifts, Zhaodi's parents' obsession with the old rich man's "betrothal gifts" has indeed diminished a lot.
However, Zhaodi and Chen Zhi knew what Su Qingluan's "gift" was for, and they couldn't help but feel very guilty in a private place where no one was around.
Chen Zhi declined very resolutely: "Shopkeeper, you have already helped me a lot secretly, I can't ask for your money anymore."
Zhaodi also nodded repeatedly: "Yes, shopkeeper, we have troubled you enough."
Su Qingluan said half-jokingly: "If you really thank me, go to the branch and work hard. If you make more money, won't you get the gift money back?"
Of course, this matter is something to talk about later, but Su Qingluan already knows that for the parents who want to recruit a younger brother, the "betrothal gift" is ultimately for their son, so no matter what, nothing can get past their treasure. Lifeblood.
It was because of this certainty that Su Qingluan was sure that his method could help Zhaodi and Chen Zhi.
But right now, she has another thing to do - prepare food for the Dragon Boat Festival.
The most famous and popular food of the Dragon Boat Festival is rice dumplings and eggs.
Although Su Qingluan's impression from her previous life was that boiled eggs were popular in many places, and even each person had an egg for an "egg knocking competition" to compare whose eggs were harder, Su Qingluan still liked to eat rich and flavorful eggs. Tea eggs.
However, she planned to get some of both types of eggs. Anyway, there were a lot of people in the family, so she wasn't worried about not being able to finish them all.
In order to prepare to start making rice dumplings today, Su Qingluan deliberately left Suji early because it was the Dragon Boat Festival soon. In the past few days, the raw materials for making rice dumplings such as horse lotus leaves, rice dumpling leaves, and glutinous rice were all available in the market. There are more.
Su Qingluan bought a large handful of dried cattails and rice dumpling leaves, and ten kilograms of glutinous rice. As for the remaining fillings, they are always on hand at home, so there is no need to buy them separately.
Just when they passed by the tailor shop, Su Qingluan, Yang and Su Guangfu told them to go home first to prepare things for making rice dumplings, and asked them to pick up Su Xueyan, so they went home first.
After returning home, Su Qingluan soaked the dry horse lotus and rice dumpling leaves in water. This allowed the horse lotus and rice dumpling leaves to fully absorb the water and become more pliable. When the rice dumplings are made, they will not break so easily. .
In her previous life, Su Qingluan was ill in the last few years, so she basically had nothing to do with rice dumplings, which are soft, sticky and difficult to digest. But in fact, when she was healthy, she still studied seriously with those female elders. How to make rice dumplings.
Thinking about it now, I didn’t catch up with the Dragon Boat Festival when I traveled back in time the year before last, and I missed making the rice dumplings myself last year due to some strange combination of circumstances. This time I was finally able to actually make rice dumplings again. I’m still very emotional when I think about it.
With this in mind, Su Qingluan put the newly bought glutinous rice in a large basin.
This rice needs to be soaked for two or three days, and the water needs to be constantly changed in the middle, so that the rice can fully absorb the water without going rancid, otherwise it will turn into glutinous rice wine.
It just so happens that it is summer, and everything goes bad quickly. Fortunately, there is no direct sunlight in the kitchen, and although it can get hot and stuffy during the day, it is well ventilated. Su Qingluan used newly drawn well water to soak the glutinous rice, and by changing the water frequently, he could always ensure that the glutinous rice would not become sour.
When Yang and Su Guangfu came back, they saw Su Qingluan tossing rice washing water in basin after basin, and asked: "Da Ya, all this water is not used?"
Su Qingluan looked at the rice washing water: "These have been soaked with glutinous rice and can no longer be used, but they can be used for other purposes."
This kind of rice water can be used to wash your face, so that your face will be white and soft; it can also be used to wash dinner plates. The rice milk can take away the grease on the tableware and make the tableware smoother; even this rice water can be left to ferment slightly. As an introduction to some fermented foods…
However, considering the food safety issue for the last purpose, Su Qingluan was timid and did not dare to say it out.
But with the previous purpose, there is no need to worry about the waste of rice washing water, so Su Guangfu and Yang are not too opposed to Su Qingluan washing glutinous rice repeatedly.
By the afternoon of the third day, the Dragon Boat Festival was only two days away. The glutinous rice now looks completely different from the dry and slightly elongated appearance it had at the beginning. Today's glutinous rice has a slightly rounded ellipsoid shape, and as long as you gently pinch it with your fingers and crush it, the glutinous rice grains will break into a pair of white powdery objects.
Obviously, it only becomes like this after fully absorbing water. The rice dumplings made in this way will be softer and more delicious.
Su Qingluan saw that the time was almost up, so he moved over the Ma Lian and Zong Ye which also seemed to have been soaked.
After two days of soaking, the lotus leaves and rice dumpling leaves have changed from the white and dry appearance at first. Instead, they have become more of a dark green and yellowish color. After being soaked in water, they also appear more moist and bright. Ze.
Su Qingluan took out a piece of horse lily, bent it randomly and tied a knot, and then tore it apart: there was no trace of breaking in the middle, which means it was time to soak it in water.
It’s time to start making these rice dumplings.
