"This pancake is made of flour and filled with dates. After it is steamed, it is strung up with wickers and inserted between the doors and windows, so it is called Zitui pancake." Dong Shuzhen added.

"What about this?"

Zhu Xiuyuan pointed to another pile, and at the same time stared at Dong Shuyu covertly, but saw that Dong Shuyu was unmoved.

"Oh, this is called 'Han Ju'!" Dong Shuzhen shook her head, "Husband, this is delicious. It tastes sweet and crispy. Try it."

The so-called cold tools are actually Sazi.

It is a kind of fried noodles made of glutinous flour and dough twisted into rings. It is very thin, crispy and delicious, and has an excellent texture.

Until modern times, this kind of food still exists and has not been lost.

Dong Shuzhen broke off one and handed it to Zhu Xiuyuan. He took it, threw it into his mouth and ate it. It was crunchy, very crispy, with a strong aroma, and it was really delicious.

"It's delicious!" Zhu Xiuyuan praised.

"Hehe..." The four maids of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle again.

While Zhu Xiuyuan was chewing, he glanced at them. He didn't know what the point of the smile was.

Gudong!

Suddenly, Zhu Xiuyuan heard another sound of swallowing saliva, coming from behind, very loudly.

Not only Zhu Xiuyuan listened, but Dong Shuzhen next to him also listened.

So the two young couples turned their heads and looked together.

"Well... benefactor..."

It turned out that behind him was Yan Dashan, who was swallowing saliva like he couldn't stop it.

For this reason, Yan Dashan looked embarrassed and felt so embarrassed.

"Take it and eat it! You're welcome!" Zhu Xiuyuan broke off a handful of squid with a smile and handed it to Yan Dashan.

"My benefactor, my benefactor, but..." Yan Dashan couldn't stop swallowing his saliva, but he didn't dare to reach out to take it.

"Hehe..." The four maids laughed louder this time. When Yan Dashan heard this laughter, he couldn't help but lower his head.

"Why are you such a mother-in-law? Your husband gave it to you and you just took it. Why are you trying so hard!" Dong Shuzhen was dissatisfied.

She was much shorter than Yan Dashan, but when she scolded him, she felt no sense of disobedience...

Yan Dashan felt excited all over and hurriedly reached out to take it.

Next, Zhu Xiuyuan looked at peach blossom porridge, plum blossom porridge, dongling porridge, etc.

In addition, there are boiled eggs, lettuce mixed with salt and vinegar, noodles, snake dishes, jujube cakes, Xike, Shentan, apricot cheese, spring wine, new tea, clear spring sweet water, etc.

various kinds.

Countless.

Zhu Xiuyuan looked at them one by one and tasted them one by one.

Of course, Yan Dashan was indispensable behind him, because Zhu Xiuyuan really didn't want to hear the sound of him swallowing saliva.

after lunch.

The sun is overhead, direct sunlight.

But at this time of year, the climate is mild, and the sun only warms the body without feeling exposed.

Another ray of spring breeze blows, it feels really good.

Therefore, this time of year is very suitable for going out for an outing.

The Shangsi Festival a few days ago, the Cold Food Festival tomorrow, and the Qingming Festival that follows soon all have the custom of outings...

Dong Shuzhen was in high spirits and rode horses with Zhu Xiuyuan. They rode on the roads built in the mansion for a long time and arrived at the northernmost side of the mansion.

Yan Dashan led dozens of generals to follow behind.

"Husband, sister and father all say that the capital city is not stable recently, so we will not go out of the city for an outing during the Cold Food and Qingming Festival... Fortunately, there are many fields in the house, so let's come here for an outing."

On horseback, Dong Shuzhen said.

"That's not bad!"

Zhu Xiuyuan nodded. As soon as the refined salt policy was announced, it meant that the turmoil was about to begin. Regarding this, Zhu Xiuyuan had already talked with Dong Cheng and Dong Shuyu.

However, Zhu Xiuyuan was quite surprised that Dong Cheng and the others chose the mansion for their outing.

Take an outing in your own home, tsk tsk...

"Our mansion is really too big. There are so many spare places that we should really use..."

Soon, when they arrived at their destination, Zhu Xiuyuan was stunned when they were still riding on horseback.

"This...is this our mansion? Why do I feel like I'm in a farm outside the city?" Zhu Xiuyuan was stunned.

To be honest, the Shenleihou Mansion is too big, and there are many places in it that Zhu Xiuyuan does not often visit.

For example, here, he vaguely remembered that he only visited here once when he first moved in, and then he never came again.

Of course, it is also possible that he has never set foot here at all.

The present Shenleihou Mansion was formerly a royal garden, and its territory was very huge!

It was Zhu Xiuyuan who made great contributions and was awarded this house.

Because the mansion is so large, an area near the main residence actually has a separate wall to facilitate patrol management and the like. It can be called a house within a house.

I remember that a long time ago, Zhu Xiuyuan ordered to open up farmland in the mansion, raise cattle and sheep, grow vegetables, and try to use the vacant land in the mansion.

But I didn't expect that after such a long time, such a "field" would appear in the house!

"Oh, husband, my sister discovered this place during the few days we went to Yangzhou. My sister ordered people to take good care of this place," Dong Shuzhen said.

"Oh? Shuyu discovered it?" Zhu Xiuyuan was surprised.

"Yes, my sister also ordered people to dig a small stream there, and planted a piece of reed further away, saying that when the weather gets hot in the future, you can enjoy the coolness in it!" Dong Shuzhen added.

"Okay! Haha, very good!" Zhu Xiuyuan smiled.

"I think it's very good too. This place is a bit like the farm we went to last time. There are grasslands, rivers, and reeds..." Dong Shuzhen said with a smile.

"We can come here for a picnic in the future and buy some hares to put inside...hehehehe..."

Dong Shuzhen was overjoyed at the thought of being able to enjoy hunting at home in the future.

"Should we go for an outing around here during the holiday tomorrow?" Zhu Xiuyuan suddenly asked.

"Yes, yes, husband, you see, this place is no worse than outside the city, and it is also safe. My sister and father both agree to go on an outing here!"

"Well, that's fine, I don't care."

"By the way, husband, we have built a lot of swings in the woods over there, let's go take a look..."

Swinging is a very important custom during the Cold Food Festival.

Cold Food Festival, also known as "Swing Festival", is one of the must-play activities for women on Cold Food Festival.

After watching the swing, Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Shuzhen walked out of the woods. At a glance, they found many figures swaying beside the artificially dug stream.

"Are they...planting trees?" Zhu Xiuyuan was surprised.

"Yes, husband, my sister specially found someone to dig trees from the farm outside the city and transplant them to both sides of the stream..."

Dong Shuzhen was very happy and said with a smile: "Don't you know, husband, that these willow trees, peach trees, etc. are all carefully selected by my sister one by one!"
Chapter completed!