Chapter 209 208. Simple Summer (Niu Niu +3)

Li Du felt that the Amish were still very conservative.

Now that there is electricity, let’s learn how to use electric tools. The efficiency of electric textile machines is many times higher than that of mechanical pedal textile machines!

He wanted to ask, since they are willing to use electricity, why they generate their own electricity instead of connecting to the power company's circuit network.

But then he felt that he had too much to do, so he opened his mouth and didn't speak.

Herbal tea was delivered later and they moved to the backyard.

There are many tall and lush trees planted around the yard. The hot sun is blocked by dense branches and leaves. When the wind blows, the yard is very cool.

Ricky handed Li Du a cup of herbal tea. After iced with well water, the tea was clear and had a fruity fragrance, like diluted fruit juice.

"How does it taste?" Thomason asked, taking a sip.

Li Du nodded and said, "It's delicious, I like this taste."

Several Amish men laughed, and someone said a few words in a language that Li Du didn't understand, but Li Du couldn't understand.

Thomason translated: "This is High Germanic. Boysen can't speak English very well, but he can understand it. Their family is very traditional and they have used High Germanic since childhood."

"Then what did he say?" Li Du asked.

"Bosen said thanks for the compliment, he thinks you should prefer juice."

Li Du shook his head and said, "No, no, I'm not just talking nice words, it's better than fruit juice. The sweetness of fruit juice is too strong, and you will feel uncomfortable if you drink too much. This light taste is more suitable for cold drinks."

Ashley brought over some snacks, including melon seeds, boiled peanuts, boiled black beans, and nuts such as chestnuts.

Li Du grabbed a handful of melon seeds and found that they were raw melon seeds.

However, the taste of raw melon seeds is even better than that of fried melon seeds, because it only has the original fragrance of melon seeds, and it will not be greasy no matter how much you eat.

Ricky asked, "What are you doing? Scientific research? I always thought that only ornithologists would like that specimen."

Hans smiled and said, "No, we are treasure pickers, and we are engaged in the warehouse auction industry."

Ricky nodded and said, "I know this industry. It's a bit similar to the second-hand auction industry, isn't it? I've seen this kind of auction in the city. It's very interesting."

Hans sipped his herbal tea and said leisurely, "Many people should come to you to pick up treasures, right? After all, your family has some good things handed down from your ancestors."

"Aren't you?" an Amish interrupted.

The others laughed, and Li Du laughed too, and said, "It's not the same, I'm interested in that specimen, not intending to make money from it."

Hans said: "You should say that the specimen can't make money. I don't think it's worth much unless it's a dinosaur specimen."

Ricky said seriously: "It should be valuable. Ashley's grandfather said that the adventurers he followed had seen the specimens, and there were not many of them in the whole of England, but he forgot what the specimens were called."

Li Du didn't take this matter to heart, he was more curious about the way of life of the Amish people.

It was almost time for lunch, Ricky invited them to stay here for dinner together, and also invited Thomason and others to stay here.

Li Du politely refused, and Ricky said, "It's just an ordinary meal. If you don't mind it, then stay and taste it."

Thomason also said: "Stay for dinner, you are good people, the Amish like to make friends with good people, and we are still neighbors."

Since people said so, Li Du and others naturally had to stay.

But because he brought Godzilla, he had to remind Ricky: "I am a guy who can eat more, so can I trouble you to cook more?"

Ricky said happily: "Of course it's no problem. The Amish people get rich through their hands and land. Don't look at us not doing business. In fact, our life is quite rich."

Thomason called his wife, and the other Amish men called their wives, and the women worked on the lunch together.

The men carried the dining table to the backyard, the children brought the cutlery, everyone was doing it, order and harmony.

Regardless of the table, chairs or tableware, the style is very simple. The Amish are taboo against colorful images and decorations, and their life pictures are always particularly clean.

The meals served are also very simple, boiled chestnut rice, mutton stewed in a big pot, cold dishes mixed with wild garlic or chili oil, as well as fried fish, fried meat and various fried vegetables, the style is very simple.

Hans said: "Your skills can come in handy here, do you want to show off?"

Li Du smiled and shook his head: "Forget it, I was really showing off, let's respect other people's eating habits, besides, isn't it good?"

Interestingly, the Amish serve ice cubes in their cold dishes, as do some chopped fruits.

Li Du was curious that they didn't use refrigerators and ice machines, so where did these ice cubes come from?

As a result, Thomason showed him the legendary cellar. In winter, they would make ice and store it in preparation for the summer heat.

Before eating, the Amish wanted to pray. Li Du and the others stepped aside and watched the people praying devoutly to God.

The Amish have no prominent churches so far. Their churches are as simple, plain and durable as their farmhouses.

The old-school Amish don't go to church, they take turns congregating in their respective farmhouses for worship.

For many families, the church is set up in their own home, and the priest is a married adult man. Men and women sit separately, and then pray to God.

Now it's time to pray before meals, with men on one side and women on the other side of the table, someone reading an old version of the Bible to lead, and the others to follow.

Since they prayed in High Germanic, Li Du couldn't understand what they were saying. He asked Hans, but Hans didn't understand either.

Prayer is over, it's time to eat.

The food of the Amish people is vegetables and grains grown by themselves and livestock raised by themselves. They do not use pesticides or chemical fertilizers, so the vegetables and grains they grow have a different flavor.

It's just simple steamed rice, poured in a thick broth, but it tastes special.

There is no condiment in the boiled mutton, probably with onion, ginger and garlic. This is a bit like Chinese cuisine. The original taste of mutton is preserved. The meat taste is average, but the soup is delicious.

After lunch, Ashley brought up a basin of fruit with ice cubes in it for cooling. Now that the ice cubes melted, it happened to cool the fruit.

Hans burped and said, "The meat and vegetables here taste really good, we should trade some to take back."

Thomason said with a smile: "Neighbors should be friendly. If you want any vegetables, you can pick some from the vegetable field with me later."