Traveling through ancient times, storing supplies and not fleeing famine

On the 29th day of the first lunar month, Xia Shengsheng prepared a lot of food for the New Year in advance.

Two sheep, three rabbits, and all the chickens in the house were killed.

The chickens at home were killed in batches here and there. Now there are only a few left, and they rarely lay eggs in winter.

Just kill them all and save them for eating in the next few days.

Wait until the beginning of next spring and then catch some chicks to raise.

A lot of pork from home was also taken out.

Several large pots were simmering with food at the same time, containing five pork elbows, eight pig's trotters, a pig's head, and three chicks.

After the pig's head is exhaled, shave off the pig's ears separately.

Save it for later use with cucumbers.

Cut off the bones of the remaining pig head and chop it into a fine piece.

Then stir-fry in a pan, add seasoning, and when it is done, put it on the dried tofu, then cover it with another layer of dried tofu, and finally wrap it with gauze and put it in a cool place and press something on it.

Wait until it is completely cool before you can cut it and eat it.

The braised pig's head is fragrant and not greasy, and it is a good dish to go with wine.

Jin Ling and Wang Yang were also busy.

Their injuries were not serious, so Doctor Zhao prepared some new ointment for them to apply.

After a few days of rest, the wound has scabbed over.

Even after a lot of movement it still hurts.

But if you are careful, it is okay to do some lighter work.

Wang Yang has completely recovered. Doctor Zhao never exaggerates. If he says a medicine works, then it works.

I am still taking the conditioning medicine prescribed by the city.

But Wang Yang is still not talkative, but he is quite efficient at work.

Wang Si woke up on the second day of Dr. Zhao's acupuncture. Today is the seventh day of the acupuncture. He can already walk, but he needs someone to support him.

Doctor Zhao said that acupuncture only needs to be performed once every three days, but the patient still needs to continue taking the medicine.

After waiting for about half a month, you will be fully recovered and will not need anyone's support to walk.

Wang Si was extremely grateful when he knew that Xia Shengsheng's family had saved them.

The first thing he did after standing up was to kowtow to Xia Shengsheng and her children. The grown man was crying with tears and snot.

He also resented himself in his heart, thinking that he had lived so many years in vain but couldn't even take care of his wife and daughter.

She had no choice but to sell herself and her family of three to pay for her daughter's medical treatment, but she didn't expect that she would bring her family into a bigger abyss.

Now the diameter is very big, so as to repay Xia Shengsheng for saving their family.

Xia Shengsheng looked at him and said something casually in silence.

"You can't even stand steadily. You should wait until you recover before you talk about whether to repay me or not!"

I didn't expect that it was just a casual remark, but Wang Si had to think about doing some work even when lying down.

He asked Jin Ling to find some wood for him, and then he carved wood carvings while lying on the bed.

I want to carve more wood sculptures for the young masters and young ladies to play with, so that I can have some free time while recuperating.

Xia Shengsheng didn't think much of it at first, until Sicheng took the windmill carved by Wang Sike.

I was very surprised.

This craftsmanship is exactly the same as that of the poor man back then.

Xia Shengsheng took the wood carving from Sicheng and went to find Qiqi.

Qiqi also came to the same conclusion that Wang Si was very good at wood carving.

It is comparable to the twelve zodiac animals they collected at the beginning.

If possible, you can ask Wang Si to do a few more sets.

Qiqi will buy it at a high price.

Xia Shengsheng really found another way to make money.

When winter comes, it is hard to find wild animals in the mountains as they all hide somewhere to hibernate.

Medicinal materials are even more scarce.

At Qiqi's place, Xia Shengsheng hasn't made any money for a month.

Unexpectedly, there is another village where there is a bright future.

Among the people she rescued, there was someone who could make her a lot of money.

So, Wang Si, who had been lying there with nothing to do, finally had something to do.

The family was happy that Xia Shengsheng appreciated their craftsmanship.

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On New Year's Eve, Xia Shengsheng got up early in the morning.

And woke up a few children.

In fact, according to custom, this morning meal is not important.

The main purpose of getting up early is to finish breakfast and prepare for lunch.

Generally, people don’t eat too early at noon. They eat two meals at around two or three o’clock in the afternoon, or even four or five o’clock.

Firecrackers are set off before eating.

Dinner will be even later, because people have to stay up all night, so they usually start eating at 12 or o'clock in the evening. Many people eat until after o'clock, while others sit together and play after dinner and then stay up until the time is up.

"Remember to wear new clothes. Mom is going to call your brothers."

Xia Shengsheng woke up the two girls and then went to call the boys at home.

Jin Ling and Wang Yang had already come over, preparing to cook and clean the yard.

Wake up all the children and remind them that everyone has new clothes to wear today.

It’s the New Year, so we need a new look.

Xia Shengsheng herself also put on a bright pink dress with morning glories embroidered on it, and the collar and cuffs were decorated with rabbit fur.

Her hair was also tied up with a silver hairpin.

She also put some light makeup on her face.

It looks particularly festive.

Jin Ling and Wang Yang also put on new clothes.

There was no time to take their clothes to the city to be made.

Xia Shengsheng specifically asked Jin Ling, who knew how to make clothes.

So in the first few days after they arrived, Xia Shengsheng asked Jin Ling to make two sets of clothes for each of the three members of their family.

At this moment, he is also working in brand new clothes.

After a while, the children all packed up and came out.

Yiyi was wearing a light pink cotton coat with a hibiscus pleated skirt and a pearl flower of the same color on her head.

Shanshan was wearing a light pink long skirt, a small vest embroidered with plum blossoms, and a small hairpin with a plum blossom pattern on her head.

The boys were much simpler, all wearing blue robes and with their hair tied up with headbands.

The only difference is the patterns embroidered on the robe.

"Mom, luckily my brothers and Sicheng are of different heights, weights and body types, otherwise you would have dressed us up like triplets."

Shanshan couldn't help laughing out loud when she looked at the boys.

Yiyi also covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled secretly.

"I hope it's triplets! That would make them easier to dress up. Boys only have a few colors and styles of clothes. How many of them would be the same?"

Xia Shengsheng felt that she looked particularly good dressed like this.

Seeing that the children had finished cleaning up, he asked them to wash their faces while he went to the kitchen to help.

"Ma'am, what would you like for breakfast?"

Jin Ling had just boiled the water and was wondering how to start.

Usually, Xia Shengsheng decides what to eat and then she starts to cook.

Xia Shengsheng came in just at this moment.

"Cook some porridge and make some fried dumplings!

For Shengjian, make the one with red meat filling, and for porridge, make eight-treasure porridge or white porridge. Add some pickled vegetables on top and it’s done.”

"it is good!"

Because people in that era did not eat beef, cows were used for plowing, and the imperial court did not allow the private killing of cows.

If the cows became too old or sick to continue working, they would be reported to the court for unified handling.

The wealthy families have their own cattle farms, and the cattle raised in the farms can be eaten by the wealthy families.

Xia Shengsheng likes to eat beef-filled buns and dumplings very much, so he often buys some from Qiqi.

But to my family, I told them it was red meat, but I didn't tell them what specific meat it was.

No one asked.

Yiyi, Shanshan, Sicheng and herself all like to drink sweet eight-treasure porridge.

Ye Chao, Er Cheng, Doctor Zhao and Han Liehu don't like sweets.

So when cooking porridge, people usually cook two things.

This way everyone can eat what they like.