Eating big melon is so refreshing

Xiaocao at the door looked angry and unwilling. She thought that the fat girl must have said bad things about her in front of Master Mingyue, which was why Master Mingyue couldn't see her good side.

"My yard is spacious. Ask Shiba to find any materials you need." Young Master Mingyue calmly took Xiao Chunya to his yard.

Xiao Qiulin glanced at him with a smile. In her previous life, this guy had spent ten years trying to hold her sister's hand. In her sister's impression, this guy was just an ordinary person.

There was the sound of horse hooves outside the door, and before the carriage stopped, Luo Xiaopang's voice came, "Xiao Chunzi, Xiao Qiuzi, here I come!"

Not only did Fat Luo come by himself, he also brought his sister Xiaomei Luo with him. They both have round bodies, fat heads and big ears, and one can tell from their facial features that they are a family.

"Sister Xiaochun, Brother Xiaoqiu, Young Master Mingyue." The chubby Luo Xiaomei performed the blessing ceremony. In terms of age, Luo Xiaomei is one month younger than the twins, but they are about the same height.

"Little sister, you are so cute." Xiao Chunya greeted the little girl. Eyes are the windows to the soul. Xiao Chunya liked the little girl as soon as she saw her.

"Xiao Chunzi, when will your uncle come to the county town?" Luo Xiaopang said with a smile, "For the poem I read to my grandfather, he gave me a hundred coins as a reward. I can buy toys now."

"We have to go back to the countryside to harvest wheat. Only after we have some free time can my uncle make toys.

I remember you bought three boxes of checkers, isn't that enough for you to play?"

"My father took one box, my eldest cousin also took one box, and the remaining box was kept by my grandfather." The implication was that he could only play chess and eat rice. The reason for this was entirely because his chess skills were too poor and no one in the family liked to play chess with him.

Luo Xiaopang's eyes sparkled as he said, "Is harvesting wheat fun? I have never been to a wheat field. My family grows rice."

"I don't know if it's fun, but it's definitely hard work." Xiao Chunya said, "We haven't been to grandpa's house before. We were too young before, and dad didn't take us back to the countryside."

“Is your grandfather’s house far from here?”

"It's not too far. Thirty miles means we have to climb over two mountains. If we walk, it will take two hours." Xiao Chunya said, "We kids can't walk that far, so we have to take a car."

"If it takes so long, then I won't go to your grandfather's house to play." The main reason was that the weather was too hot, and Luo Xiaopang couldn't stand such a long distance.

Huh? Xiao Chunya was confused. When did I invite you to my grandfather's house?

"Xiao Chunzi, have the melon flowers in your garden grown yet? I want to eat melon flowers stuffed with tofu."

Luo Xiaopang came here mainly for the melon flowers, and everyone fell in love with this dish after trying it.

"We have to wait two more days. I also want to eat melon flower stuffed tofu." Xiao Chunya said, "You almost led me astray. We have to be tools now."

"What tool?"

"Mai Chuozi."

"never heard of that."

"It's in the book you have at home. It's used for harvesting wheat. Let me see how to weave it."

After all, he was just a child. He tried several times but failed and even cut his hand and it bled.

Xiao Qiulin doesn't like to talk and his hands-on skills are not good, but Master Mingyue can draw a picture based on Xiao Chunya's description.

"Yes, yes, that's it."

"Let's make a small model first, and then ask Uncle Zhao to make a large one."

After Master Mingyue understood the principle, he knew what to do.

With the help of Master Mingyue, Zhao Erlang made a wheat chop in just ten minutes. He tried it twice and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

The butler who came with the young master was shocked. When Luo Xiaopang left, he shamelessly asked for the small-sized wheat chop.

an hour later

The steward of the Luo Mansion came again, this time to thank the twins in the name of Luo Xiaopang and presented them with a mule-drawn carriage.

A donkey cost five taels of silver, a cow cost ten taels of silver, and a mule cost twenty taels of silver.

Zhao Erlang dreamed of having a mule-drawn cart. He had saved up some money during this period but never considered buying one. He only thought of buying a working ox for his parents in the countryside to reduce their heavy farm work.

He had been away from home for many years and only returned home during the Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and New Year's Eve. The only work he could help with at home was spring ploughing and summer harvest, and he could only send home one hundred coins every month.

According to the decree of Daye, men began to serve in the army at the age of sixteen and continued to serve until they were fifty. Zhao Erlang had been wandering around the county town since he was fourteen. Every year, his old father and several brothers took turns to serve in the army. All he could do was to give a set of clothes to his parents, brothers, sisters-in-law, and younger siblings every year.

"This is a blue and white mule, the best mule, and the carriage it comes with costs about thirty taels of silver." Xiao Chunya's inner voice rang out again, "Luo Xiaopang's grandfather is too polite, be nicer to Luo Xiaopang next time, Luo Xiaomei is so cute, next time I will not only touch her hand, but also pinch her face."

How come the style changed while you were talking?

Master Mingyue could hear Xiao Chunya's thoughts through the wall. Master Mingyue frowned slightly. Xiao Chunya had a little-known hobby. She liked cute little girls. No matter how pretty they were, Xiao Chunya was not interested in any girl over six years old.

"The Luo family sent such a generous gift, which means that the maichaozi has practical value." Xiao Chunya added, "My father has four brothers, plus my grandfather, so a total of six maichaozi must be made."

"After the summer harvest, we have to plant in summer. Grandpa has thirty mu of land and is still short of a working ox. My brother and I have five taels of silver in our hands. I asked my father to give us five taels of silver so that we can buy a cow."

Xiao Chunya also said, "This summer seems to be particularly hot. In this dynasty where medical conditions are not well developed, a heat stroke could even kill someone."

"Dad, didn't Third Uncle say he would come today? I think he has already arrived at the city gate by now. You should go pick him up."

My father is very strong, but he is not very good at manual work. If you want the maichaozi to be made well, you have to wait for my third uncle to do it. My third uncle is very skillful.

Zhao Erlang then remembered that his younger brother was coming today, and it was he who called him over. He hurriedly drove the mule cart to pick him up.

"My family cooked some mung bean soup today. Drinking it in the summer can quench your thirst and detoxify." Young Master Mingyue didn't care about fifty taels of silver, let alone five taels of silver, but he didn't go up to borrow money. He believed that Xiaoqiu would make arrangements. This kid didn't like to talk, but he knew everything better than anyone else.

"Brother, come quickly. You said you had bubbles at the corners of your mouth this morning." Xiao Chunya said, "We'll take one bowl for grandma and one bowl for mom. When dad buys green beans tomorrow, we'll take a pound for brother Mingyue."

Master Mingyue: My family has no shortage of mung beans, you heartless little fat girl!