Traveling through farming with the system, I cooked delicious food in ancient times

At Haishi, Liuxiang Snacks was closed, and Mao Xi returned to his new residence to study recipes and prepare for the singing performance in a few days.

The sound of piano practice came from the window. It was the neighbor Zhe Mei playing the guzheng.

The gentle breeze blew the strings, the lingering sound was melodious, and the melodious sound of the plum blossoms aroused Mao Xi's interest in spring outing.

She looked through the recipes and imagined how great it would be to invite a few sisters to go on a spring outing under the warm sun.

Unable to sleep for a while, she gently knocked on the door of Zhemei House.

Seeing it was Mao Xi, Zhemei invited her into the house.

Mao Xi held a jar of pickled green plums and gave it to Zhemei: "Sister Zhemei, I was listening to you playing the piano in the room and couldn't sleep for a while."

"I disturbed your rest." Zhemei apologized.

Mao Xi shook her head hurriedly, and she invited Zhemei to go on a spring outing in the countryside with her tomorrow afternoon.

"Sister Zhemei, we have a holiday tomorrow. Would you like to go to the countryside for a spring outing together in the afternoon? I will call sister Ranchen to come with us. We will eat fruits together in the countryside and listen to my sister playing the piano."

"Okay! I just finished practicing this song "April Fragrance" and I'll play it for you."

"This jar of green plums was pickled today. Sister, you can taste it first and I won't disturb your rest."

Early the next morning, Mao Xi went to Liuxiang Snacks to arrange the work at the food shop, and then went to Ranchen's Xiang shop.

When Miss Ranchen heard that she was going on an outing, she was overjoyed. She handed the shop to her father and went with Mao Xi.

In the afternoon, Mao Xi, Zhemei and Ranchen took a car together and headed to the suburban lawn.

Mao Xi made two food boxes to eat, folded plum blossoms and played a musical instrument to add to the fun.

A wide cloth was spread on the lawn, and Mao Xi spread out all the food in the food box.

Ranchen took out two sachets and gave them to Mao Xi and Zhe Mei.

"Sister Zhemei, Ah Shu, this is a newly made incense called 'Returning Plum Incense', given to you."

Mao Xi sniffed the sachet carefully, it was quiet and elegant, it was the delicate fragrance of plum blossoms.

The plum trees were folded and the piano was played to add to the fun. The lingering sound of a song called "April Fragrance" attracted the voices of fishermen.

Mao Xi stood up and looked towards the pond, seeing a familiar figure.

Yu's boat was rocking the oar, and there was a girl sitting on the fishing boat, about thirteen or fourteen years old.

She put lotus leaves on her body, held a bouquet of pink lotus flowers in her hands, and sang a fishing tune with Yu Xiaochuan.

Mao Xi waved at Yu Xiaochuan and shouted: "Hey! Brother Yu, you are still fishing!~"

Yu Xiaochuan recognized Mao Xi and Zhe Mei on the shore. He docked the boat and took his sister ashore to greet everyone.

"Shopkeeper Ah Shu, Miss Zhe Mei, are you here for an outing?"

When Yu Xiaochuan saw Zhe Mei, he was a little reserved and his speech was slow.

"Brother Yu, is this your sister?" Shu Xi asked curiously.

Yu Wanniang came to Mao Xi, distributed the lotus in her hand to her and the others, and said with a smile: "My name is Yu Wanniang, are you the shopkeeper of Liuxiang Snacks?"

Mao Xi nodded, pulled Yu Wanniang to sit together on the lawn, and said, "Your singing is so beautiful, and it goes well with Sister Zhemei's piano music."

Zhemei and Yu Xiaochuan both blushed.

"No, we are just casually singing folk tunes, which cannot be compared with the sound of Miss Zhemei's piano." Yu Xiaochuan said modestly.

Mao Xi invited the brother and sister to sit down and eat the fruit together: "Come and have a try, I made some new fruits and drinks."

On the plate, there were some candied fruits made from roses and green plums.

There is the Perilla Plum Cake, which is made from green plums and placed on top of perilla leaves, which symbolizes the coming of purple energy from the east.

There are also carved plum balls, in which characters are carved on the green plums with a carving knife and candied by boiling them with rock sugar.

Rose plum, green plum preserves wrapped in roses and boiled with honey.

The drink is green plum green tea. The millet is brewed in the shop in advance and placed in the pot.

Zhe Mei asked Yu Wanniang's brother and sister to sing another song: "Sister Wanniang, can you please sing another song? I will accompany you. The song just now is quite harmonious with the song "Fangfei April"."

At Zhemei's invitation, the brother and sister sang another song, with Zhemei's accompaniment.

After the song was finished, she took Yu Wanniang's hand and suggested: "Sister Wanniang, can you be invited to participate in the singing performance in Kaitang County? I will re-arrange the song to match your fisherman's song. It is no better than the music from the orchestra." Ercha."

At Zhemei's warm invitation, Yu Wanniang agreed to join.

There were still two days before the singing party. In the evening, Zhe Mei invited the late mother back to the Silk and Bamboo Pavilion.

That night, her lyrics were re-arranged into a song and named "Fishermen's Song".

The wife's voice, paired with the sound of the plum blossoms, is like the sound of nature.

In the past two days, Yu Xiaochuan went to Maoxi Shop to deliver the river fresh food, and then took his sister to Zhe Mei's Silk and Bamboo Hall to practice singing.

Yu Waniang saw that her brother had been quite active these past two days, and she understood his feelings for Zhe Mei.

She only wanted to draw a red line between her brother and Zhemei.

The day before the singing party, Mao Xi and Lou Laner went to Kaitang County together.

She found Mother Chun from the Guosepeng and wanted to ask her to make room for a fruit cake shop next to the singing platform and set up a stall selling fruit cakes and sugar water.

Mother Chun was a very good talker, so she readily agreed.

Mao Xi promised Chun's mother that there would be a singing performance that day and would give free drinks to the singers and workers.

She asked Mother Chun about the list of the singing concert: "Mother Chun, in addition to Oiran Peony and Little Oriole, how many singers are participating in this singing concert?"

Chun's mother said proudly: "This time I can invite Little Oriole to open the show and the peony finale is mainly to promote the official opening of our national color shed to Kaitang County. As for the other singers, there are band musicians and folk singers."

"I heard that as long as you have a good voice, you can sing a cappella on stage?"

"That's natural. Of course, you have to sing well to be able to perform. Let me tell you secretly, if you sing well, you will be noticed by some master and be accepted as a geisha, and you will have no worries about food and clothing in the future."

No worries about food and clothing? Is it possible that this is still a "draft" in disguise?

Could it be that Mother Chun had another purpose in holding this singing party?

Mao Xi continued to inquire: "Mother Chun, who suggested this song?"

Mother Chun smiled secretly, waved the handkerchief in her hand, and said: "Oh, why do you care about these things? In short, there is a master who will provide the money, so we don't have to worry about it. I can make a reservation for the fruit cake that day." "

Mao Xi returned to the fruit cake shop and told everyone: "We have to prepare the fruit cakes that need to be made for tomorrow's singing performance in advance today. I will prepare the candied green plums and plum cakes at Liuxiang Snacks and bring them tomorrow."

Mrs. Chen saw that Mao Xi had a different look on her face and asked, "You just came back from the Chinese Color Studio. Would you like to let us set up a stall next to the stage of the concert?"

Mao Xi told Aunt Chun what Mrs. Chun said: "They agreed, but Auntie, I originally thought that this song performance was like a stage performance, to entertain the people in the spring. But just now I heard from Mrs. Chun that it was also for some Gentlemen choose singers."

Ms. Chen had seen several singing performances, and she consoled her: "Not necessarily! I think that little Huangying is the mainstay of the theater troupe, how can I be willing to let him go?"

"What if they are lowly or poor civilians?"

"Ah Shao, what are you worried about?"

"I wish I was worrying too much..."

In the evening, Mao Xi visited Miss Zhemei at night and informed her of her worries: "Sister Zhemei, Yu Wanniang and you are going to perform at the singing concert. Did Mother Chun say anything?"

"Originally, I was invited by Peony to perform alone. Later, I listened to Wan Niang's song and really liked it, so I asked Mother Chun if I could add a singer. Mother Chun didn't object. Sister Shu Xi, why not let Wan Niang sing the song that day? Isn’t it safe to perform under a masked name and sing under a pseudonym?”

"That's a good idea. I'll ask my wife then."

On the day of the singing party, Yu Xiaochuan brought Wan Niang to the Sizhu Pavilion early in the morning.

Zhemei asked Wan Niang: "Sister Wan Niang, would you like to sing under a mask under a pseudonym? Kaitang County is a mixed bag. Sister Mao Xi is worried about your safety. It's all because I didn't think carefully at the beginning."

The late wife readily agreed: "I'll do as you say. I don't want to make a career out of singing. Today I'm just cheering for Sister Zhemei."