Only this green, not disappointing the spring

After discussion, they finally set off for Beijing five days later. In addition to Baili Nanqing and her two daughters, they also had the follower Xiao Shitou.

The child was afraid that he would not be taken with him, so he forced himself to stay asleep until the very end of the night of the discussion. After he was sure that Shangguan Qingyue would not abandon him, he smiled, tilted his head and fell asleep on the sofa.

Baili Nanqing knew very well how much Xiao Shitou was attached to her daughter, so she would not object to bringing him along. But looking at his silver hair and unbelievably handsome face, a little sadness welled up in her heart.

He is still so young, I am afraid he can't bear all the strange looks around him? It is better to stay in Xiangxue Village and live a simple and happy life.

Shangguan Qingyue knew what her mother was worried about and comforted her:

"Don't worry, mother. The little fairy boy is very intelligent. It would be a pity if he were trapped in this small mountain village for his whole life. He should read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. When he grows up, he will become a pillar of our Da'an country.

Even if you don’t serve as an official in the imperial court because of your gray hair, you can still make a difference among the people.”

Gently stroking Little Stone's head lovingly, Baili Nanqing continued to ask:

"People's words are scary. Aren't you worried that he will be criticized by the world? His white hair will definitely become the best reason for the world to hurt him.

Humiliation and abuse are minor issues. The most frightening thing is that he is likely to be slandered as a demon or a disaster. Have you ever thought about this?"

Shangguan Yun felt panicked when she heard this. She couldn't bear it and said:

"Yuer, why not just let the child stay in the village? We'll come back every year anyway, so why take the risk?"

The tone was a little high, and Little Stone twisted his body uncomfortably. Shangguan Qingyue sighed softly and said:

"Okay, okay, it's not as serious as you think. When he wakes up tomorrow, why don't we ask him what he thinks? Although he is young, he has his own ideas. We shouldn't make decisions for him."

Let's leave this matter alone for now.

The next day, Xiao Shitou's answer was irrefutable. He raised his little face and said to Baili Nanqing:

"My beautiful grandmother, I experienced what you said when I was a child. Even now, the children in the village sometimes call me a monster!"

"Whose little bastard is so bold? I'm going to kick his ass to vent your anger!"

Upon hearing that the child was wronged, Baili Nanqing immediately flew into a rage. How dare someone bully the person she was protecting right under her nose? It was simply outrageous!

Little Stone laughed heartily when he saw her like this.

"Hahaha, beautiful mother-in-law, you don't have to look for anyone anymore. Ruoxi taught me a long time ago that people should not swallow their anger and should avenge their grudges on the spot.

Those who said bad things about me were eventually beaten by me and begged for mercy. Now when they see me, they just turn around and run away. Hehehe, I'm really powerful!"

Baili Nanqing held the little one in her arms with both pity and love, and said:

"Come on, Grandma will take you to find Qingyue. I heard that she is busy making new food in the workshop today. We can't miss it."

……

With only five days left before leaving for the capital, Shangguan Qingyue was so busy that she had to settle all the business before leaving.

The large patch of sunflowers next to the school is now full of fruit. The heads of the plants have long been cut off and stuck on poles, and the seeds inside are dried in the sun.

Whenever the villagers passed by, they couldn't help but stop and look around for a while. They had never seen such a strange thing before, and they didn't know what to do with it.

But everyone was very sensible, just watching and never touching. They would also take turns to help look after one or two, for fear that the naughty child or people from other villages would harm them.

Shangguan Qingyue is now the fortune-bringing boy of their village. She has her reasons for everything she does. Maybe this disc-like thing is a new kind of food or medicine!

Now their village has opened up several experimental fields, in order to plant some seeds that have never been seen before in the ground. If they grow well, they will be planted on a large scale in the village next year. These are all good things that can make money and are extremely valuable.

With the concerted efforts of the villagers, all the sunflower seeds were collected and sent to the workshop in baskets. Shangguan Qingyue counted them and found that there were ten baskets in total, weighing about 200 kilograms.

She only planned to take out 20 kilograms to fry the five-spice melon seeds, and put the rest in the cellar as seeds to be planted in the field next year.

Star anise is needed to stir-fry salty and fragrant melon seeds. Shangguan Qingyue saw this thing by chance in Huichuntang, and then she remembered that star anise is a traditional Chinese medicine.

She immediately searched the clinic and bought two kilograms of all the spices and seasonings she could find.

At that time, Doctor Zhang was very puzzled.

"Ruoxi girl, why did you buy so many warming and cold-dispelling herbs? You're so young, don't take random medicines, but... but is Kuishui coming?"

Shangguan Qingyue's face flushed. Although she was not a conservative and feudal person, and she would not shy away from seeing a doctor, she still felt a little embarrassed to be asked such a private matter by an elder.

She quickly explained:

"No, no, no, Grandpa Zhang, you misunderstood. As the saying goes, medicine and food have the same origin. Many medicinal herbs can be used as seasonings to enhance the flavor of food. When I make fresh food, I will send someone to give it to you to taste."

When this was mentioned, Doctor Zhang was filled with emotion. In the past, these things were done by Xiaonan. Now she was traveling around with Nan Rongyuanzhi to study, and he didn't know if she could adapt.

Let’s talk about fried melon seeds again.

Shangguan Qingyue poured about ten kilograms of raw melon seeds into the big iron pot, and Zhang Daniu was responsible for lighting the fire. Now the two of them are simply a golden pair in this regard, and their tacit cooperation is unparalleled.

Zhao was watching from the side, watching her precious granddaughter struggling to stir the food in the pot with a special large iron shovel. After roughly knowing what she was going to do, she took the shovel and said:

"I'm terrified to see your small body doing such heavy work. Just let me do it. You can just watch from the side and point out anything that's wrong."

“My grandma still loves me the most, hehe.

You don’t need to turn it over so often, just make sure all the seeds are heated evenly.”

"You little heartless boy, don't I, your mother, love you?"

"And I, Little Shitou, love Ruoxi the most!"

Xiao Shitou walked in, holding Baili Nanqing's hand, swaying from side to side, both of them with bright smiles on their faces.

Zhao smiled and said, "You two have the best noses in the whole village. The aroma of the fried melon seeds attracted you here."

She chatted and laughed without interrupting her work. After a while, her forehead was covered with sweat.

Baili Nanqing immediately rolled up his sleeves upon seeing this and said:

"Leave this kind of heavy work to me, and you can go and rest aside."

Zhao couldn't help laughing when she saw this. She never expected that the mistress from the capital would be so casual.

For the first pot, Shangguan Qingyue made plain melon seeds. Since they were already very dry, they only needed to be stir-fried for about 15 minutes. She grabbed one directly from the pot, cracked it open with her teeth, and chewed the kernels.

It was still that familiar taste. She nodded with great satisfaction.

"Well, that's enough, big girl, please stop firing."

Baili Nanqing was planning to have a great time, but she didn't expect it to end so soon. She said with some regret:

"Is it so simple to make this thing? Wouldn't it be easy for people to learn it?"

"My beautiful grandmother, you may have forgotten that we are the only ones in Shancang County that have these melon seeds, right? As the saying goes, even a skilled cook cannot cook without rice!"