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

They had a good night's sleep. Because of the rain, everyone slept in. When Zhao Yuanzhen woke up, they had just woken up too.

Zhao Yuanzhen washed herself with the water warmed by the fire. The fire was probably fueled by them at night, so it was still burning in the morning.

Finally I can eat breakfast whenever I want.

Zhao Yuanzhen excitedly opened the mall and went there for breakfast.

First, give Qian Xiaohui a ceramic pot of milk and let her boil it directly in the ceramic pot.

Three servings of steamed chicken feet, three servings of tripe, ten baskets of shrimp dumplings, one red rice sausage, two servings of glutinous rice chicken, seven servings of steamed siu mai, three servings of water chestnut cakes, and three servings of golden cakes.

Rice noodle rolls! Bring 10 servings of rice noodle rolls, one serving of each flavor. Bring servings of steamed pork ribs, servings of radish cake, a large casserole of fish congee, and servings of roast duck.

The portions of morning tea were too small, so I had to order more of each item. I found a large plate and put everything on it. The makeshift table made of a large wooden box was barely enough.

Qian Xiaohui carefully put the small plates and steamers aside so that they could be used again after washing. And the tableware was very delicate.

Zhao Yuanzhen just bought some hot food and everyone just sat down and started eating.

Each person was given a bowl of milk. After drinking the milk, they were given fish porridge. The rest was whatever they liked.

"Mom, these are so beautiful. What kind of food are they?"

The breakfast that my mother brought out was so beautiful, it felt like something that could only be eaten in the palace. My mother must be an immortal, coming down to save their whole family.

Zhao Yuanzhen looked at them with amusement and introduced their names one by one.

"Mom, is this method difficult? If it's not difficult, I'd like to learn it so that we can make it ourselves in the future."

Qian Xiaohui looked at the table full of food. She really wanted to see if she could make it. This is so delicious. Especially the shrimp dumplings that her mother mentioned. The taste is so unique.

"This fish porridge is delicious, not fishy at all. The fish I made before always had a fishy smell and was not very tasty."

Zhang Xinshu ate the porridge and found it more delicious the more he drank.

"Grandma, this red rice sausage is delicious, the steamed buns are delicious, the chicken feet are delicious, the shrimp rice rolls are delicious, and the radish cakes are delicious. Ah, they are all delicious. Zijin likes them all."

Its two little cheeks are bulging from eating, like a little squirrel stuffed with nuts, so cute.

"This isn't difficult, but some ingredients are hard to find. That's okay. I'll find you some cooking books later, and you can learn from them. If you don't understand, you can ask me. You can also come to me for the ingredients you need."

"Really? Mom, I will study hard and learn how to cook for everyone as soon as possible."

Qian Xiaohui was so excited that she could learn how to cook these exquisite delicacies that looked like those in the royal palace.

"Okay, I believe you can do it, mom is counting on you"

It is better to teach a man how to fish than to give him a fish. Zhao Yuanzhen will live in this world for many more years.

She felt that everything was uncertain, including the system, so she had to plan for the future while the system was still in place.

Everyone ate a delicious, fragrant, beautiful and exquisite breakfast. They all rubbed their stomachs with satisfaction and even looked forward to tomorrow morning. It was really delicious.

Although Zhao Yuanzhen took out a lot, everyone ate it all up. They all had big appetites.

This is mainly because I work a lot and use a lot of energy. I have never had enough food, only half full or less. I don’t eat much meat, so I don’t have any oil in my stomach.

I always feel empty. After eating such high-quality meals for a while, my body will not be so empty and my stomach will be full of fat and water, and I will feel much better.

While Qian Xiaohui went to wash the dishes, Li Zhijuan began to collect the dried fruit shells, melon seed peels, etc. from yesterday's meal and burn them on the fire.

Although it may not necessarily mean that someone will come when it rains, you still need to be cautious in case someone finds out.

Zhang Xinbai and Zhang Xinnian put on their raincoats, took another raincoat, and went to discuss the trap with their grandfather. Their cave was a little far from their grandfather's cave.

Zhao Yuanzhen gave Zijin daily enlightenment. He had already finished learning the Three Character Classic and half of the Thousand Character Classic.

He then took out writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone and handed them to Zhang Xinshu, asking him to teach Zijin how to write.

Before, when Zijin was traveling, he had only learned to read, but had never written. Now that it was raining, he could take the opportunity to practice writing.

I flipped through the cookbooks, selected a few books on home cooking and a book on pastries, and specifically bought some Daliang Dynasty editions.

That is, all the names, as well as the pots and ovens used for cooking, are owned by Daliang Dynasty. This makes it easier to learn.

Qian Xiaohui and Li Zhijuan had been following Xiao Zijin's enlightenment recently, so they knew a lot of words. They took the recipe and started to look through it.

This recipe also comes with pictures. Even if you don’t recognize some words, you can understand what they mean by looking at the pictures. If you still don’t understand, you can ask your mother.

Zhao Yuanzhen looked at Li Zhijuan and asked her if there was anything she wanted to learn.

Li Zhijuan thought about it

"Mother, I want to learn arithmetic, and I also want to learn how to use an abacus and keep accounts."

Zhao Yuanzhen was a little surprised. She thought Li Zhijuan would want to learn embroidery because her embroidery skills were pretty good before.

"I thought you wanted to continue learning embroidery."

"Mom, I learned embroidery before just to make some money. Now my sister-in-law has learned how to make these foods. I think when things are settled, I can discuss opening a food store with my sister-in-law and brother.

These foods are delicious and look great, and we are all salivating over their deliciousness. I think this food shop will be a big hit.

We can earn more money then, and if you can come up with something, we will have the money to cover it up."

Although the loyalty pills made them very loyal, there was a difference between loyalty and active protection. She was truly considering her.

"Mother was right about you. You are a good and filial person. Mother thinks you can open a big restaurant in the future."

"Hehe, mom, now that you say that, I have confidence. I will definitely do my best."

"Okay, Mom believes in you. I will teach you a simple arithmetic accounting method. Those of you who are interested can come and learn."

Everyone was curious about what good things their mother was going to teach them.

Zhao Yuanzhen first wrote the numbers from zero to ten in Chinese characters, and then wrote the Arabic numerals 0 to 10 below. She taught them to recognize them once. If they found they couldn't remember them, they could copy them down and put them away, and then recite them again later.

Then write down the multiplication formula in Arabic numerals.

I explained the concept of multiplication to them so that they can better understand the multiplication formula.

After listening to it, everyone felt as if they had suddenly been enlightened, especially Zhang Xinshu. This was much simpler and faster than what the Master taught.

I didn't teach them any more because I was afraid that if I taught them too much, they wouldn't be able to understand or remember what they learned, and would become confused.

While they were studying, Zhang Xinbai and Zhang Xinnian brought the village chief and grandfather over. Both of them wanted to hear Zhao Yuanzhen's opinion. After all, it was she who proposed digging the trap, and she had read a lot of books.

Zhao Yuanzhen quickly invited them all into the cave.

"Qinghe Wife, how do you dig this trap?"

"I think the rain won't stop any time soon and will probably continue for a long time.

There must be wild animals in this mountain. If it rains for a long time, they will have to find a place to take shelter. Even if they find a place to take shelter, they will still hunt. There are so many of us, and the smell is still very strong.

I’m afraid it will attract wild animals.”

"Yes, that's the reason."

Zhang Sandao now feels more and more that the second brother's family is very clever.

“The rain makes a lot of noise and the beasts walk lightly, so we can’t find them in order to prevent them from breaking through.

I think we can dig some traps outside the cave, dig a wider trench, and then put some branches and weeds on it to cover it. And put some chevaux de frise at the entrance of the cave. "

Actually, it would be good to sprinkle some caltrops, but they didn't have any, and it was inconvenient for her to take them out.

"Well, okay, these are good ideas. We can dig a few more traps, one at regular intervals, so we don't have to worry about them being crossed." The village chief nodded.

"Yes, Second Grandpa is right."

Then the village chief and Zhang Sandao took them away again, gathering the young and strong men in each cave to start digging traps.

Zhao Yuanzhen took out a few bells. The wealthy families in the Daliang Dynasty would put bells on the necks of their horses, which would jingle when they ran.

It didn't look out of place when she took it out. She also bought some good quality thin thread.

String the bells together with thin wires and place them 5 cm above the ground. This way, if something walks in, it will touch the thin wires and make the bells ring.

The other bells would be prepared and tied to the trees outside the cave once her traps were dug.

Soon, the men who had been called came to her cave wearing straw raincoats and carrying tools. They were going to dig for her family first, after all, it was she who first proposed it, and no one else had any objection.

Afterwards, they discussed and divided the men into 10 groups, each group had 5 people, and each group was responsible for one trap. In this way, 10 traps were dug in a staggered and cross-wise manner, and the area in front of the cave was basically covered.

If you encounter a place with large rocks on the surface, just pass through it. You can go back and put up some chevaux de frise.

The strong men who didn't come to dig traps were all in the cave making chevaux de frise. This way the division of labor and cooperation would be faster.

Zhao Yuanzhen looked at the people digging traps in the heavy rain. She lamented the backwardness of tools in that era, but also admired their confidence in not fearing difficulties.

Zhao Yuanzhen told her daughters-in-law to prepare lunch. Since they had set a trap for her family, it was only right that they should provide lunch.

For the staple food, make a dry rice mixed with rice and millet, add more millet. This way it won't be too outstanding.

Make a few more dishes. I can fry some eggs. I still have some pheasant eggs I picked up yesterday. I picked up 9 eggs in total. Zhao Yuanzhen was afraid that it was not enough, so she took 20 more eggs.

Deep-fry some horse meat jerky. Add a little lard and simmer in the pan.

Let's have some bacon fried with wild vegetables. I'll go out and dig up some wild vegetables later, and if I can't find any, I'll buy some.

The fat residue from the pork I bought earlier is still there. I use the fat residue to stir-fry the pickled vegetables I brought from home.

Four dishes, that's about it. The portions are generous and should be enough for everyone.

After telling Qian Xiaohui and Li Zhijuan the dishes, they started to get busy.

Zhang Xinshu volunteered to dig wild vegetables, and Zhao Yuanzhen reminded him not to go too far.