Crossing the famine, I am a poor fish, and my descendants have to work hard

Looking at the continuous rain, Zhang Xinbai added a few more firewood to the fire.

It's very humid on rainy days, so burning more firewood can remove the moisture. Besides, the pot is warm on the fire, so you can drink hot water at any time.

Zhao Yuanzhen found her small kang table and placed it on the kang which was temporarily built with a large wooden box.

Looking at the empty little table, she bought some melon seeds, walnuts and other dried fruits from the mall, as well as pastries such as bean cakes, honey floating pastries, plum blossom pastries, and hawthorn cakes.

She used to be very craving for this honey-floating crispy flower when she watched it on TV.

To make honey jasmine flowers, choose plump jasmine flowers, remove the flower stems, and soak them in fresh milk for two hours.

Then take yellow milk and add white sugar, put it in a ceramic pot, and cook over high heat to evaporate the water vapor in the milk. Use a bamboo spoon to stir slowly during the steaming process until the condensed milk is boiled out and set aside.

The cow milk soaked in jasmine flowers needs to be boiled and then the jasmine flowers are filtered out.

Let cool to about 70 degrees, slice the lemon, remove the seeds, and squeeze the juice into the milk.

Sour lemon juice can be used to start the milk. Then stir slowly, and milk lumps will appear after a while, and then filter out the excess milk with gauze.

A solid lump of milk is obtained.

Add the condensed milk you just cooked into the milk cube, beat until smooth, and then shape the milk protein into beautiful jasmine flower shapes.

Dissolve the honey in cold water to make honey water, pour the honey water into a small plate containing jasmine flowers, and add a little osmanthus for decoration.

A beautiful and delicious honey-floured soufflé is ready.

Nowadays, the trading market has all kinds of items from this world. She must buy some to try.

Qian Xiaohui went to find a few plates and put the dried fruits on them.

As for their mother taking out some things from time to time, they have gone from being shocked to being accustomed to it, and then to admiration.

Their mother is so powerful, she must be a deity. They don't need to ask too many questions, they just need to listen to her.

How could the Fairy Mother harm them? They also had to protect their mother and prevent her secret from being discovered by others. What if someone wanted to harm the Fairy Mother?

Take out the small clay stove, take out the big teapot bought last time, boil water, scald and wash the tea set and place it on the small table.

When the water is boiling, put tea leaves in the cup, pour water, turn the cup lid along the edge of the cup, and then put the edge of the lid into the cup and turn it around. In this way, the teacup lid is clean and the foam of the tea leaves is also turned away.

Pour out the water. Refill the small cup with water.

A set of movements is completed in one go.

The original owner was born a young lady, and she had mastered the art of making tea to perfection, as if it was engraved into her body's memory.

But later on, she encountered misfortune, and after getting married, she had to work hard every day to make a living. She couldn't even afford refined rice, so how could she buy tea and make it?

The whole room was filled with people quietly admiring their mother making tea, as if it was an art performance, with every move and every hand raise being natural and perfect. It was an indescribable enjoyment.

Zhao Yuanzhen looked at them blankly. She smiled.

"Drink tea. What are you standing there for?"

"Mom, I will work hard to make money and be filial to you in the future."

Zhang Xinbai choked up a little. His mother used to be a lady from a rich family, and she was so beautiful at making tea. After marrying into the Zhang family, she had been struggling every day to have enough food and clothing.

"And me, mom, I will also work hard to make money"

"I will study hard and strive to pass the imperial examination, so that you can live a good life, better than your previous life."

Zhao Yuanzhen suddenly felt a little warm-hearted. She had always treated these children as a task, but she had a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder and wanted to complete the task better and more beautifully.

Plus, I have thick golden fingers. So I'm pretty good to them. I didn't expect them to be so filial. Although it was directed at the original owner, I was also very relieved.

Listening to the sound of rain, sipping fragrant tea, and chatting, even the fear brought by the heavy rain and thunder disappeared.

The cave was small, and it would be difficult for everyone to practice sword fighting together. Zhao Yuanzhen suggested that they try fighting each other.

I have been practicing for several days, and it's time to test the results.

Qian Xiaohui and Li Zhijuan are in one group, Zhang Xinnian and Zhang Xinbai are in one group, and Xiao Zijin and Zhang Xinsu are in one group.

The two women felt a little embarrassed and let Xiao Zijin and Zhang Xinshu start first.

They were either sitting on the boxes or standing aside, ready to watch the competition between the two little guys.

I originally thought that Zhang Zijin was young, and his proficiency and effectiveness in sword practice would not be as good as Zhang Xinshu's, so he would be defeated after just a few moves.

But when he picked up the small wooden stick and stood with his other hand behind his back, his confident aura gave people a slight sense of oppression that ignored his age.

The two of them bowed to each other.

"Uncle, please don't let me go."

"That's what I want to say, kid, don't let me get away with it."

Xiao Zijin held the sword with his hand tilted, lightly touched the sword with two fingers, and took a false step forward with his right foot. With his left hand pointing the sword to the south, he took a quick step forward and slashed the sword diagonally at Zhang Xinshu.

Zhang Xinshu reacted quickly and swung his sword back to block the incoming sword, and then Zijin stabbed at him with three consecutive slashes of the sword.

Xin Shu turned over, and the sword slashed out diagonally from the right, heading towards Zijin's throat.

Zijin tilted his head back, knelt on the ground, slid forward, and then stabbed the long sword from bottom to top.

Xin Shu jumped into the air with his legs split, avoiding the swordsman, then landed and chopped with his sword...

The two exchanged more than 20 moves, but in the end, due to the lack of strength, Zi Jin was knocked down by Xin Shu and the competition ended.

"Pah, pah, pah. Not bad, not bad. You have become so proficient in just a few days. Your reactions in battle are swift, and you can use your swords freely. Mother thinks you are geniuses in the martial arts world."

Zhao Yuanzhen said, clapping.

She really didn't expect that they had reached this level in just a few days. She was very surprised. Suddenly, she felt like a master who had found a treasure.

"But I still lost to my uncle."

Xiao Zijin pouted and was unhappy. He will work harder in the future.

"That's because I'm older than you, taller than you, and stronger than you. If we were the same age, I wouldn't be able to beat you."

Zhang Xinshu said this was not consolation, but the truth. His nephew's swordsmanship was better than his.

"Don't be discouraged. Keep practicing and you will eventually surpass your uncle."

Zhao Yuanzhen touched his little bun.

Then the other two groups also competed.

In the comparison between Qian Xiaohui and Li Zhijuan, Li Zhijuan won, but it was a narrow victory. Both of them were very stable, but Li Zhijuan won because she was more flexible.

The competition between Zhang Xinbai and Zhang Xinnian was very exciting. Both of them had some basic skills learned from their father. After fighting for more than 30 moves, Zhang Xinbai took a risky move and blocked the oblique sword, and put the wooden stick against Xinnian's neck.

Zhao Yuanzhen casually pointed out their shortcomings and praised them lavishly. Looking at such good seedlings, it felt like the master wanted to give them a treasure.

Let them think about what kind of sword they would like. She wants to give everyone a sword.

Unexpectedly, Qian Xiaohui and Li Zhijuan both liked her Red Cherry Sword, so Zhao Yuanzhen bought two more Red Cherry Swords from the system, one with a red scabbard and one with a blue one.

Qian Xiaohui chose red and Li Zhijuan chose blue. They held the swords tightly and couldn't let go. They were very happy.

Zhang Xinbai wanted a sword with a longer handle and a narrower blade. Zhao Yuanzhen chose a Han sword for her - the General Sword. The scabbard was black with a golden auspicious cloud pattern.

Zhang Xinnian wanted a blue, heavier sword. Zhao Yuanzhen chose a Qin Wang sword for him. The scabbard was blue, and there was a yellow braided rope about one-third of the way up the scabbard, so he could put his hand in to hold the scabbard more steadily.

Zhang Xinshu hesitated for a moment and then let Zhao Yuanzhen choose.

Zhao Yuanzhen looked at him and selected a soft sword, also known as a belt sword, for him.

The sword is about three feet long, narrow, thin and light, made of fine steel and extremely flexible.

The scabbard is a leather belt, with green jade inlaid on the hilt, which matches the other half of the jade on the belt. If you don't look closely, it's a leather and jade belt.

Zhang Xinshu likes it very much. It is easy to carry and does not affect his study and examination.

Zhao Yuanzhen felt a little worried when looking at Xiao Zijin, but seeing his expectant eyes, she couldn't bear to reject him.

After searching through the books, I found a short sword. The sword is 51 cm long and the blade is 35 cm. The blade is engraved with feather patterns. The scabbard is dark black.

Xiao Zijin happily jumped over to catch his dagger. He really liked this dagger, which could be hidden on his body and was not heavy.

Buy all and get 1 points off.

Everyone was touching their swords with excitement, and they couldn't suppress their desire to fight. So they started practicing in pairs again.

Zhao Yuanzhen watched them dancing with swords while drinking tea, and suddenly remembered a saying: I have nothing to do today, so I will go to the brothel and listen to music.

She had nothing to do today, so she went to the cave to look at the sword.

Wait until they finish practicing sword skills.

Zhao Yuanzhen bought 6 powerful pills for 6000 points.

When I took out the pills, my heart ached again for a moment.

Zhao Yuanzhen frowned.

I handed each of us a pill of strength, and told us to get used to it, otherwise it would be difficult to control the strength.

A few people took the powerful pills and swallowed them, and immediately felt their bodies burning.

Zhao Yuanzhen looked at the still heavy rain outside the cave and arranged for them to put sandbags at the entrance of the cave.

After taking the powerful pills, the few people found that they could lift the sandbags easily! Mom is so amazing. It's just that I still can't control the strength well and need to get used to it.

Four layers of sandbags had fallen, blocking half the height of the cave.

In this way, even if the rain continues to intensify at night, the water will not flow back into the cave if it is not discharged in time. The cave at this height is not too stuffy and lacks oxygen. It can also prevent moisture from spreading.

Li Zhijuan found some mosquito repellent powder she had bought in the county town and carefully sprinkled it all over the cave. She was afraid that snakes, insects, rats, or ants would come out. Although it might not be dangerous, it was disgusting.

I also thoughtfully put some in a small cloth bag and hung it at the entrance of the hole. This can also prevent insects from coming in from the hole.

Zhao Yuanzhen watched her movements and felt that it would be better to set up some traps at the entrance of the cave tomorrow.

The heavy rain will continue for who knows how long. The animals in the mountains will also come out to find shelter from the rain. These caves will be the first to bear the brunt.

She told everyone her idea and asked them to set up some traps tomorrow and then tell their grandfather so that the village chief would know and let everyone know.

It was dry and sunny when I went out, so I didn't even bring a raincoat and only brought an umbrella.

She also bought three raincoats and two umbrellas from the mall.

I'll need it when I dig the trap tomorrow.

I yawned and felt a little sleepy.

Seeing that her mother-in-law was sleepy, Qian Xiaohui quickly asked everyone to go to bed and rest.

After drawing the curtains, men and women separated and went to sleep.

I thought there was nothing wrong inside or outside the cave and everything was arranged properly.

Zhao Yuanzhen covered herself with a blanket and lay down on the makeshift bed. Listening to the sound of rain, she felt safe and fell asleep slowly.