Traveling through ancient times, storing supplies and not fleeing famine

Xia Shengsheng sneered at Liu Sun.

I don't even want to say anything extra.

"No, I won't lend it to you!"

Then he picked up the water he had fetched and walked home.

Liu Sun's warm welcome was met with a cold shoulder.

He spat at Xia Shengsheng's departing back.

"Bah! What the hell? When my Qiang'er becomes a high-ranking official, you will come to beg me for help."

Xia Shengsheng had sharp ears and heard Liu Sun's mumbling.

Others may not know, but she knows.

Liu Zhongqiang from the first wife's family had studied for seven or eight years, but he knew absolutely nothing and couldn't even pass the exam to become a student.

My husband wanted to persuade me to quit several times.

It was Old Lady Liu and Old Mr. and Mrs. Liu who begged and pleaded with everyone and forced Mr. Zhang from the town to continue teaching.

The family makes up a lot of money every year.

Logically speaking, given the Liu family's current situation, they cannot afford to support a scholar.

But no one knew what kind of work the original husband did outside before.

Almost every month, he would give Old Lady Liu more than one or two taels of silver, which allowed the Liu family to barely support a scholar.

Ever since the death of Liu Lao Er, the Liu family has been in a state of living off the resources.

I spent four taels of silver at once these few days. When I want to buy books or something, I won’t have any money left, right?

Looking at Liu Sun who walked in a particularly ostentatious manner with her hips twisted.

Xia Shengsheng kicked a stone on the ground and kicked it towards Liu Sun.

It hit Liu Sun's ankle right.

The sudden pain in her ankle caused her to lose her balance and she fell to the ground, with a mouthful of mud. Not only did she fall flat on her face, but she also sprained her ankle.

"Ouch! It hurts so much! ..."

Xia Shengsheng looked at the crying Liu Sun and laughed softly. Without caring whether she could get up or not, she turned around and went home!

I hummed songs while walking along the way, and I felt much better this time.

Otherwise it would be really uncomfortable to see flies when going out.

When I was almost home, I saw a man standing at the door. Upon closer inspection, I realized that this was the hunter Han who went to sell wild boars yesterday.

Han the Hunter also saw Xia Shengsheng coming back. He took a few steps towards Xia Shengsheng, then stopped and stood there waiting for a while.

When Xia Shengsheng came closer, he put down the bucket and greeted Han the Hunter.

"Han the Hunter is looking for me? Have you sold the wild boar?"

In fact, the first sentence is nonsense. You are already standing at her door. If you don’t look for her, how can you come to play with her children?

Hunter Han took out a gray purse from his pocket and handed it directly to Xia Shengsheng. "I sold it to Jinfulou. When I came back, it was already midnight, so I didn't send it to you. That's your share of the silver. I'm leaving now."

Xia Shengsheng still had something to say, but Han Liehu explained quickly and left quickly.

When I wanted to speak again, I could only see Han Liehu's back disappearing little by little.

He could only sigh, take the purse and carry the water back to the yard.

"Mom, Uncle Han is looking for you? What's the matter?"

Han Liehu came over just as Xia Shengsheng went out.

Knowing that there were only a few children at home, he didn't dare give the money directly to them, so he just stood at the door and waited.

Liu Ercheng asked him to go into the yard and sit for a while, but he refused.

He also had a full beard and his expression couldn't be seen clearly.

Several children didn't dare to talk to him anymore.

"My mother encountered a wild boar in the mountains yesterday. Hunter Han happened to pass by, so we worked together to catch the wild boar. Hunter Han just came to give us the silver from selling the wild boar."

"Wild boar? Are you okay, mother?"

"Are wild boars scary?"

Xia Shengsheng patted the children's heads and continued, "Mom is fine, not hurt at all. Wild boars are scary. If someone doesn't know Kung Fu, they will definitely be eaten by wild boars.

So, you must not go into the deep mountains, they are very dangerous."

The children looked at each other and nodded obediently.

"Mother, how much silver did the wild boar sell for?"

At Sicheng's reminder, Xia Shengsheng finally remembered to check the silver in her purse.

After opening it, they found two silver ingots worth five taels, as well as some loose silver and copper coins, totaling thirteen taels, two cents and fifty coins.

"Wow! There are so many!"

"So much silver!"

"I have never seen so much silver."

Not many of the children were surprised by Xia Shengsheng, because in fact, the amount of silver was indeed quite a lot.

The wild boar was estimated to be around three or four hundred kilograms.

Although she didn't know the price of wild boar meat.

But the price of domestic pigs sold outside is between twenty and thirty cents.

Wild boars are rare, so the price should double.

If it can be sold for more than 20 taels, it is not a small amount. If two people share it, more than ten taels of silver per person is enough for an ordinary family to spend for several years.

But this money was nothing compared to the glass she had sold before.

Xia Shengsheng also wanted to secretly buy some other things that did not exist in ancient times and sell them in a pawn shop.

However, Qiqi sternly rejected it.

It is said that the glass cup that was sold last time caused quite a stir in the city. Because of a glass cup, a murder was caused.

As a result, Qiqi's boss also paid attention to this matter.

Not only was Qiqi punished, but restrictions were also imposed on her. Apart from the normal spread of culture and seeds, other things that were not ancient were not allowed to be circulated.

Therefore, apart from accumulating money in the shopping mall, Xia Shengsheng can only do some real business in the world she lives in and can no longer do those things that make money without working.

“In the future, you will see more and more silver, so you need to get used to it slowly.

Okay, forget about the money, the potatoes are peeled, we are going to start grinding them, this is a difficult job, we have to do it! "

After Xia Shengsheng finished speaking, Sicheng rolled up his sleeves, clenched his fists, and said firmly, "Don't worry, mother, I have plenty of strength, just leave any work to me."

Liu Ercheng hit Liu Sicheng on the head, not wanting to be outdone. "You can't even lift a bucket, how can you have the strength? Forget it. Let me, your brother, show you how to do it."

"Mom, look at my second brother, he's hitting my head again."

Xia Shengsheng didn't want to care about the two brothers' affairs, as they were always quarreling with each other every day.

If she takes care of everything, she won't have to do anything else.

"Let's get to work! Let's get to work! Look at how I do it. This grinding board is very sharp. Be careful not to stick your hand in it, okay?"

The grinding board is made of wood on both sides and there is a very sharp steel plate in the middle. It would be very dangerous if you accidentally stab your hand with it.

So Xia Shengsheng reminded the children to be extra careful.

This job does not require any technical skills.

Just grate the peeled potatoes little by little.

Then filter the grated potatoes through gauze again.

The filtered potato residue can be rubbed with water and then filtered a second time.

In order to avoid waste, you can rub and filter it repeatedly several times until the water is clear and the starch can be rubbed out. Then the potato residue is considered to be filtered.

The filtered starch water needs to be left to settle for five or six hours.

After the sediment has settled, you can pour out the water on top.

Mix together several bowls of settled starch.

The starch is a little yellow at this time. Then pour some water into it, stir evenly, and carry out secondary sedimentation.

After the sediment is complete, pour out the water and the starch will be white.

If you want to make it whiter, continue the previous operation and repeat the precipitation several times. After about three or four times, it will become snow-white.

The last step is to break the processed starch into small pieces and put them outside to dry. It will take about one or two days for all the starch to dry.

The starch must be dried, so that the vermicelli made will be more chewy, have a beautiful color and not break easily.