On the tenth day after arriving at Qin's house, it started to rain. When the sky dawned, raindrops like cow hair fell one after another. Half an hour later, the rain became heavier and heavier. The white rainwater formed a thread and hung down along the eaves, falling in the yard and hitting the bluestone, making a deep and shallow ticking sound.
The light blue water vapor winds lightly around the mountains and floats on the treetops. It slowly extends along the black roof ridges, merges with the smoke coming out of the chimney, and then drifts away.
When it rained, the temperature in the mountains dropped sharply. Jian Jia gathered her clothes and poured herself a cup of hot tea. The bamboo tea cup didn't take long to make. When the hot water is poured in, the fragrance of bamboo overflows. Carrying the tea cup, she crossed the high threshold and came to the corridor outside the west wing. After placing the tea cup on the small square table, she moved the small stool and sat down steadily.
There is a cyan porcelain vase on the side of the square table against the wall, with a gardenia in full bloom. The strong fragrance of gardenia mixed with the warm fragrance of bamboo enters the nose faintly, and the moist water vapor invades under the eaves of the corridor with the gentle mountain breeze. Jian Jia stretched out her arms and stretched, looking satisfied and comfortable.
At this time, she was extremely glad that the Qin family had been cleaned up a few days ago. Now the courtyard and corridors have returned to their original appearance, and they look fresh and transparent at first glance. Through the rain curtain, Jian Jia looked in the direction of the east wing. Qin Lang was sitting in front of the window practicing calligraphy. Through several brightly blooming gardenias, he could see the penholder moving gently, almost perpendicular to the table.
Jian Jia's eyes slid over Qin Lang's serious and serious face, and a thought flashed through her mind: No matter how talented Lang'er is, he will soon be ruined by sitting in the house practicing calligraphy and reading those few books for a long time. Books are not of much help to him. Perhaps he should find a learned master to take Lang'er to study.
After Qin Yi comes back, she will ask Qin Yi what he means. Jian Jia withdrew her gaze, picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea. When she put down the tea cup again, her eyes fell on the unfinished small device on the small square table.
When she was cleaning up the house a few days ago, she found several old-fashioned carpentry tools, which were left behind by some senior of the Qin family. Jian Jia's grandfather was a carpenter in her previous life. She has been exposed to her grandfather's craftsmanship since she was a child, and she is no stranger to these tools. She carefully wiped the dust off the tools and dragged them out from the dark depths of the cabinet.
In her previous life, she lived in an era of rapid development of technology and information. People pursued high speed and efficiency and produced many electrical appliances and machinery that could save time and energy. During these time traveling to Dajing, what Jian Jia misses the most every day is the household appliances that can fully free her hands and save her time.
The first one that bears the brunt is the washing machine, because the most troublesome thing for her now is cleaning clothes. Most of the clothes worn by the people in Dajing were made of cotton and linen. The loose clothes became heavy after absorbing water. Every time she washed the clothes, she felt like half of her life was gone.
Jian Jia, who had resurrected her life, had long figured out that she would not curl up like she did in her previous life. As long as conditions permit, she will never treat herself badly. Although her knowledge is limited and she can't come up with anything shocking, she can still make some small inventions that can save her effort if she works hard.
For example, the small device in front of you looks like just two logs on two wooden supports, but as long as you turn the handle on one side of the log, the two logs can rotate together. Stuff wet clothes into the gap between two logs. When you turn the handle, the logs will roll and squeeze out the moisture in the clothes.
Jian Jia calls this thing a dehydrator. She believes that after a few more adjustments, she will no longer have to exert all her strength to wring out the clothes after washing them.
Just as Jian Jia unscrewed the bracket to adjust the distance, the general's voice came from outside the door. Qin Lang put down the brush in his hand and walked out of the room quickly: "Sister, brother is back."
Qin Yi has been up the mountain for a long time, and he should be back soon. Jian Jia discovered that Qin Yi was a very good hunter. As long as he went up the mountain, he would never come back empty-handed. It's just that it's raining heavily today, so I don't know if he can hunt anything.
Seeing Qin Lang walking quickly toward the south gate, Jian Jia also put down what she was doing, grabbed two large towels from the corridor and followed slowly.
The appearance of the front door of the Qin family has also changed. I remember that when Jian Jia first came, the thatch in the courtyard was taller than a person's head. Later she learned that Qin Yi had planted those thatches specifically to feed Junjun. Thatch can be harvested twice a year. Qin Yi harvested this batch of thatch a few days ago. Junjun does not have to worry about food problems this year.
After the thatch was pulled down, the Qin family's spacious yard finally revealed its true appearance. The yard is wide in the north and narrow in the south. It is adjacent to the Qin family's house in the north. There is a ditch on the east and west sides. Beyond the bamboo fence in the south is the road leading to the outside of the mountain. Except for the north side, the other three sides are surrounded by bamboo fences. The bamboo fences have been in decay for some time.
After the weather clears, Jian Jia and Qin Yi are going to pull out the old fence and replace it with a new one.
The spacious yard has two acres of land. Previously, there were only two Qin brothers in the family. Qin Yi had no time to take care of the yard so he planted thatch. Now that there is an extra person in the family, Jian Jia wants to take care of the yard and plant flowers, grass and vegetables.
Before the spacious yard could be plowed deeply, the turbid muddy water from the heavy rain washed out small ditches, winding towards the low-lying courtyard gate.
The general was soaked all over. He rushed out from the mountain road, stepping on the muddy water and running towards Jian Jia and Qin Lang with his tail wagging. Seeing the big dog charging towards him, Jian Jia took a step forward, pointed to one side of the corridor and said, "Go over there and throw the water."
Even though the general missed his little master very much, he still stood obediently at the place designated by Jian Jia. The big dog stood still and exerted force on its neck and body. After a burst of "puffing", the hair originally attached to the dog's body stood up and exploded into the shape of a hedgehog. There was a water mark on the wall. Fortunately, Jian Jia and the others stood far away, otherwise they would have been splashed with water by the dog.
At this time, Jian Jia stepped forward and quickly wiped the general's body with a dry towel. After a rough wipe, she looked through the bamboo fence to the mountain road to the west. There was a tall figure walking slowly through the rain on the mountain road. Qin Yi was wearing a raincoat and his steps were steady. Perhaps it was because of the rain that the mountain road was muddy, or maybe he was carrying prey on his shoulders. His footsteps were particularly heavy today.
Qin Lang put his hands above his eyebrows and squinted his eyes to see Qin Yi's appearance clearly. Suddenly, Qin Lang's eyes suddenly opened wide, his face full of shock: "Brother carried a pig!"
"Pig?" The rain blocked Jian Jia's sight. She followed Qin Lang's example and squinted her eyes to take a closer look. Qin Yi's neck was tilted to the left, and a black prey was carried on his right shoulder. The prey was four feet long, with its limbs downwards and its belly pressing down on Qin Yi's shoulders. Judging from its outline, it was indeed a pig, or a large wild boar.
Jian Jia was surprised and admired: "Qin Yi is so awesome..." I remember that when I was in college, there were wild boars on the campus. During that time, the school's security guards were in full force, and the school specially issued a notice asking students not to travel alone after class and after school. She once saw a wild boar from a distance, and its tough and savage appearance left a deep impression on her.
To her, wild boars are beasts of prey. But Qin Yi actually carried the beast on his shoulders. Qin Orion was a real man.
Qin Yi was very fast, and it didn't take long for him to reach the courtyard. Seeing the welcoming family members, Qin Yi's lips curled up slightly: "I'm lucky today, I met it as soon as I went up the mountain." After saying that, he threw the wild boar under the eaves of the corridor, untied his raincoat and hung it outside the eaves of the corridor. The dripping pig blood dyed half of his raincoat red. After being washed away by the rain, a red blood stain appeared under the coir raincoat. The smell of blood permeated the air, which was shocking to see.
Jian Jia handed over a large clean towel. Qin Yi was startled, then took the towel and wiped his face carefully. The fluffy towel exuded a refreshing fragrance, dispersing the smell of blood in his mouth and nose. He rubbed the towel with both hands and put it under the tip of his nose and sniffed deeply. The scent was like jasmine, with a hint of gardenia.
Looking sideways, he saw a gardenia in full bloom on Jian Jia's hair. The white petals were stacked in layers, and the bright yellow stamens were looming. Qin Yi couldn't help but take another look. For the first time, he discovered that the gardenia flower was so beautiful and smart when inserted in the black hair.
Jian Jia and Qin Lang squatted next to the wild boar. It was the first time that they saw such a big pig, and they both let out small exclamations while whispering to each other.
The black boar lay lying on the corridor, the wound on its neck slowly oozing blood. Jian Jia observed wild boars up close for the first time. Compared with domestic pigs, wild boar bodies are slimmer and stronger. There was only one wound on its neck, and Qin Yi killed it with just one knife.
Jian Jia took a breath and looked up at the dagger on Qin Yi's waist. Just as she was staring at the two drops of dark red pig blood on the dagger, she seemed to catch Qin Yi looking at her from the corner of her eye.
When Jian Jia looked over, he saw Qin Yi wiping his hands seriously. It was raining heavily outside, and even with a raincoat to protect him, most of Qin Yi's clothes were wet. Jian Jia thought about it for a while: "Why don't you take a shower and change clothes first? Even if you have to go to town, there is no rush."
Qin Yiwei lowered his head and glanced at Jian Jia, then folded the towel and said in a deep voice: "Keep this pig for yourself." This wild boar is a piglet born this spring and has grown for four or five months. This is when the meat is fresh and tender. If he sells it, he can indeed get some money, but rather than getting one or two hundred coppers, Qin Yi hopes to let his family taste good food that cannot be eaten outside.
Jian Jia was stunned for a moment, and then showed an expectant smile: "Really? Then I'm not welcome." It's embarrassing to say that, as a girl, Jian Jia is an out-and-out carnivore. Before time travel, every meal She needs to add meat to every meal. The so-called meat must be meat that can be seen when you take one bite. The shredded pork stir-fried with vegetables is considered embellishment in her opinion.
After arriving at Qin's house, although she was full at every meal, she was very hungry for meat. When she was dreaming last night, she dreamed of braised pork with rich red sauce.
Qin Yi looked at Jian Jia and suddenly smiled: "Of course, I have never lied to you."
Jian Jia clenched her fists excitedly, "Don't worry, I will arrange it properly!"
Braised pork, braised pork, sweet and sour pork ribs... here I come!
