The heroine of Kuai Chuan Zhi's family only farms

Chapter 1327 [1326] The story of the buried female farming 54 (5100)

Bai He hid under the blanket, only showing her head, Wei Ying went to pull her, she looked helpless: "What's so good about snow, it's not like I haven't seen it before?"

Sister Dadongbei and Daxue have seen the waist, would you care about your three melons and two dates?

Wei Ying didn't expect his wife to be uncommon at all: "Snow, it's snowflakes, and it's not too small. Really, I didn't lie to you. We have known each other for a few years, and it hasn't snowed yet. Just a little bit." Not curious either?"

"I'm still sleepy, don't pull me, I'm not interested in Xue, I'm still interested in playing chess with Duke Zhou, hurry up, do your work, don't disturb me!"

In the end, Wei Ying failed to pull his wife out of the bed. He walked out of the door depressed, thinking that it was a pity that no one would appreciate the snowflakes in the sky.

Unexpectedly, there were snowflakes all over the sky just now, super big flakes of snowflakes, but how long did it take him to come and go, and the big snowflakes disappeared, and turned into small snow particles? ? ?
Wei Ying was stunned, thinking he was dazzled, but the big snowflakes really disappeared, and the ground was not even soaked, this...

"Are you kidding me, God? It's a good thing I didn't pull her out to see, or I don't know how to explain it!"

Wei Ying sighed resignedly, turned around and went into the kitchen. This morning he was going to cook his wife a stomach-warming chicken porridge, and he even killed a chicken for it. The daughter-in-law worked hard last night. It's so cold, you need to eat some good supplements.

They all drank the sweet eight-treasure porridge on the Laba Festival yesterday, and today they changed it to the nutritious shredded chicken porridge, which is not greasy but has a smooth taste. She will definitely like it.

After Wei Ying left, Bai He buried her head in the new quilt, and couldn't get over the fact that she was married.

"Is this what it's like to be a married woman? It seems pretty good. You don't have to get up early to take care of your in-laws. You don't have so many messy relatives. It's no different from being in your mother's house!"

In ancient times, red tape was the heaviest, especially the bigger the family, the stricter the rules. Fortunately, she married a peasant family, so she can live in peace for the rest of her life.

When Bai He woke up again, she was attracted by the strong fragrance. She was nervous yesterday, hadn't eaten anything at all, and was cold and tired, so she was unavoidably depressed. She fell asleep and didn't know how many hours had passed. It wasn't until he brought the delicious meat porridge to her that he reluctantly got out of the bed.

"What time is it?"

"It's already noon, it's time to get up, I've heard your stomach screaming many times, you see, I didn't call you, you woke up by yourself when you smelled the fragrance."

Bai He sat up wearing a padded jacket, glanced at the small casserole on the low stool, and couldn't help but smile: "You've been tossing and tossing until now, have you done it?"

"That's right, the old hen needs to be boiled well to extract the fragrance. Don't worry, the slick oil has been scraped off, and it is guaranteed not to be greasy. Have a drink?"

"No, you warm me up first, I'll get up soon, it's getting late,"

She couldn't change clothes in front of him, so she threw him out. Brides all have new clothes, and she is no exception. It is a new festive red dress with cotton trousers and a rabbit fur collar , even if it is a satin of average quality, it looks extraordinarily beautiful and generous when worn on her body.

Now that you are a woman, you can no longer dress casually like before. Women's hair accessories are called "head face". Since they are called "head face", they represent face. It not only represents wealth, aesthetics, but also status.

In the Ming Dynasty, for a well-to-do family and well-dressed people, a complete head and face generally consisted of [-] or [-] pieces of jewelry, and some even had as many as [-] pieces, but Bai He was really not interested in these things. , one is cumbersome, and the other is that the price is expensive, especially since she is just a new daughter-in-law of a peasant family, there is no need to swell her face to pretend to be fat, so the face she buys is not gold or silver, but ordinary people can afford it Her cheap face, the most expensive jewelry are the ones that Wei Ying bought for her before, and the ones she bought herself never cost more than one or two taels of silver.

Even though the ancients put their long hair into a high bun, there is limited room for development, and it is impossible for one person to comb it up. Therefore, before formally wearing the head, you need to put on a (dí) bun (in a loose way, it is a wig) bun).

It is generally woven with gold and silver silk or ponytail, hair and other materials, covered with soap-colored yarn, and is a hollow mesh cone. When in use, it is buckled on the top of the head to cover the bun made of real hair.She is still very unfamiliar with this thing, so she is not skilled in the technique, and she couldn't comb her hair well after tossing for a long time.

Unexpectedly, Wei Ying came in with tea and saw this step, so he walked over naturally, helped her comb and tie her hair in a bun, and put on a light head, making her look much more radiant, Xu It's because she was too plain before, so she dressed up like this out of the blue. In the eyes of men, she is as beautiful as a fairy. Even if she thinks these jewelry are so ugly, it's so embarrassing. , haha~
"Do you still have this skill?"

Wei Ying smiled and said: "Of course, I learned it specially for my godmother. I used Liu'er's hair to practice for a long time. Now it seems that I have learned something. This time I combed it better than I practiced that afternoon. It's even better!"

The bun in the bronze mirror is smooth and flawless, so it’s not good-looking, but it’s a woman’s bun, and she has no choice.

"When I make money in the future, I will buy you a golden bun."

Only married women can wear the bun.

Due to differences in status and family background, the material of the buns worn by women also varies. According to literature records and archaeological discoveries, buns braided with gold and silver threads were the mainstream fashion of this dynasty.

Bai He smiled at the person in the mirror: "Okay, then I'll wait for you to buy me a better face," she said, and patted his hand, "Does it look good?"

"My daughter-in-law looks the best no matter what she wears."

"As long as you have a sweet mouth, I hope that after decades of marriage, you can still be like this today, and you won't dislike me. You will be a yellow-faced woman in the future."

"What are you talking about? If you are a yellow-faced woman, then what am I? I am more than ten years older than you!"

Bai He stood up with a smile, "You men don't age as fast as women, and it doesn't matter if you are ten years older. Men get more attractive as they get older, but women only have a few years of time. Okay, let's not talk about it, it's weird. What a disappointment, I'll see how you behave in the future, now I'm hungry, go get me a meal."

Wei Ying took her hand and sat down at the Eight Immortals table, which was already warmed by charcoal fire, not only porridge, but also snacks and side dishes.

After serving Bai He's meal, he said: "The godmother and my father both said that they won't come to disturb us these few days, but when they left yesterday, they disposed of all the leftovers in the village. In the backyard, they can cook and eat by themselves, so we don’t need to worry about it. I thought it was snowing today and I would take you out to see the snow scene, but I didn’t expect, "

Bai He was delighted when she heard it: "As soon as I heard you say the snowflakes are big, I knew it wouldn't be that big, especially in the weather here. It is also impossible to meet the standard of the snow scene, so you, you should take advantage of these few days to rest! We have been busy for half a month, and we will take advantage of these few days to give ourselves a vacation, don't think about anything, don't worry about it What a wonderful thing to do next!"

Taking a mouthful of meat porridge, the creamy aroma was overflowing, and she gave him a thumbs up in praise.

"That's right, this taste really puts effort into it. It's delicious. Thank you for your hard work. You got up so early and worked hard for me."

"You are my daughter-in-law. It's hard work to cook for you. Eat quickly. Don't you think the east room is cold? Then let's sleep in the west room at night. There is a kang in the west room. You are also shrewd and know that Xiangzi and the others will prepare it for you." a kang,"

"That's because I'm afraid of the cold." There is no kang here. Even if the temperature in winter is not very low, it feels as cold as entering an ice cellar when entering the house. After having a kang, the bed is warm and the quilt is no longer cold. I feel energetic, otherwise it would be too painful to shrink my neck when I do everything.

Since the house needs to be tidied up, it is necessary to cut firewood. There are many branches in the back mountain. After the couple worked together to clean up the room, they went to the back mountain with a sickle to cut firewood.

The previous owner planted a lot of fruit trees on the mountain, and the branches need to be pruned in winter. The small branches have long been picked up to make a fire for cooking, and the big branches are also piled up at the base of the wall. We light a fire from time to time and sit together Let's chat, this is a common situation in their winter days.

In fact, the couple didn't have to do anything, the logs in the yard were neatly piled up, and when they went out, the servants also offered to help, and Bai He nodded in agreement.

"Okay, you guys are going up the mountain to see if there is any fallen firewood that hasn't been brought back. It's time to pack up and store more firewood in winter, so that you can be prepared."

As for the two of them, since it is so cold in winter, they must be active. There is no conflict in principle between their work and their work.

Although the mountain is only 30 meters high, it is not high, but a lot of fruit trees have been planted on the mountain, and many rabbits, chickens, ducks and geese have been raised before, but there are almost no weeds and branches below the tossing [-] meters. I packed everything I used, and it was very clean.

Branches and leaves for lighting can only be picked up at a distance of 50 meters. Since the poles of crops are all chopped up to feed the livestock in the yard, the materials for lighting are much less, and Baihe is used to thrift. , I want to pick up more when I see something useful.

"You have to think of a way for our rabbits, so we can't let them continue to overwhelm like this. Good guy, when it was great, we had one litter a month, but now there are five or six hundred rabbits. How much feed is wasted to raise them? Relying on selling meat and furs, I'm afraid I can't take care of myself."

Bai He knew that what Wei Ying said was true. In fact, not only these rabbits, but also chickens, ducks, geese, and quails. This year, they all reached more than a hundred. There are endless eggs to pick up every day. You can't completely rely on others for your sales, you still have to find a way to sell it yourself.

"Let's open a restaurant. The main dishes are roast chicken, roast duck, big goose stewed in an iron pot, spicy rabbit meat, fried quail, egg noodles, egg and leek dumplings. Since you are back, let Xiangzi keep an eye on it. I will teach him For the main sauce, he brings a few apprentices. As long as he holds the secret sauce in his hands, he doesn’t have to worry about being stolen by others. He will open a stewed meat shop in front of the restaurant to provide food service, so we don’t have to worry about not being able to sell it. , when the time comes, the fragrance alone will be able to float for three miles, so you don’t have to worry about no customers.”

The only thing to worry about is chicken plague. She in the farm is not afraid, she will drink spirit spring water to detoxify them regularly, but who can guarantee the chickens, ducks and geese outside?

So this needs to be paid attention to, and the sense of smell should be sharper. Once discovered, the shop should be closed in advance.

"The calves and donkeys in Zhuangzi can go to work in the fields after the new year. Just the twenty or so people in Zhuangzi, who are busy farming and farming, can still take care of the [-] mu of land. The fruit trees on the mountain can be found alone. The fruit farmers come to raise them, and they don’t hire long-term and short-term laborers, even if they harvest less crops, it’s okay.”

Wei Ying mentioned before that she would feed some snakes to extract toxins, and also wanted to grow medicinal materials this year. Now that Zhuangzi is short of manpower, how will she toss about it?

"What's the fuss? I won't bother for the time being. I just want to get Zhuangzi up and running now. Let's arrange everything else later! Fortunately, I didn't buy more land. Fortunately, I bought Zhuangzi with a wall. I didn't even think about making a lot of money, so I just need to take care of food and clothing for the time being so that I don't lose money."

"The workers came in and started building houses the day after tomorrow. I think it's better to raise children than to provide for the elderly. The elderly will gossip, saying that we are going for their things. What the children say is a drag, and no one will think too much about it." , and if they are well-raised, they will be the labor force of the future. As for the elderly, when they are sick and need someone to take care of them, it’s all a problem.”

It's not that Bai He has never thought about this problem, so when choosing, they will also go through layers of investigation and screening. They will not accept the offer if they have children, and they will not care about those with good family conditions and living conditions. They only care about those with poor conditions. She has no children, no relatives and friends, and the three views are all positive. Some poor and natural scoundrels, she is not stupid, how can she care about these things.

But what Wei Ying said is right, raising children is more reliable than providing for the elderly, so she will raise more children and pay less attention to the elderly. If one of the ten children has a talent for reading, it is not in vain for her to spend manpower and material resources to help in this way. .

With such a calculation, she has a lot of tasks to do next!
Wei Ying even joked, "It seems that you won't be able to return to the mountains for a while."

Bai He curled her lips, "Third An is probably aware of my godmother's ability to act this year. No one will go back for the autumn harvest this year. Who told him that my godmother helped him harvest the autumn for the sake of that little grain? Let's see. , sooner or later his house and land will be taken up by his nephews."

I don't know if this kind of person is really stupid, or if he is too confident in himself, take it seriously, leave his own family alone, and insist on taking care of other people's family.

It's not that you only gave birth to a daughter, and you are afraid that no one will care about you when you get old. You have two sons, and you dare to bend your elbows so blatantly?

"Nowadays, the godmother's wages have already mentioned 35 copper coins per month. Although the sister-in-law still has 65 copper coins, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law take care of food, housing and make clothes for a month. [-] copper coins, why don't they get [-] copper coins?" What? This is much better than farming at home, plus they have free time other than cooking, and they will go to Xiangzi's to get eggs and sell them, isn't this better than doing laundry and embroidery for others?"

Because the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law stay in the city, Xiangzi will give them some agricultural and sideline products from the village every now and then for them to help sell. They will be given a commission of five copper coins for a basket, and they will be recorded when they are sold. Can save a hundred copper coins.

If it weren't for the conflict between the time of selling dim sum and their working time, I'm afraid they would have earned more.

Xiaomang's side is a boy, and Baihe gives him a salary of fifty copper coins a month. He takes care of food, housing, and teaching. Before Wei Ying comes back, he works with Xiangzi. If Xiangzi goes to the city or to Tangjiazhuang, he will Staying in Zhuangzi as a housekeeper, the two brothers matched well.

Even though they didn't make any money last year and lost a lot, at least they fumbled for half a year and their efforts were not in vain. In the beginning of spring this year, they decided to do better than last year.

This agricultural and sideline product business also requires experience accumulation, don't you just plant a field and raise a chicken and duck, what's the difficulty?Wrong, the knowledge here has also grown. After all, not everyone can plant the land well and raise the ducks so that they are fat and big enough to lay eggs.

Weicheng was old after all, so Bai He didn't arrange for him to make trouble outside, so he just stayed in the Zhuangzi to twist and turn, and the supervisor was fine.

Liu'er is a girl's family, so it's not appropriate to show her face in public. On weekdays, she just takes San'er to work as a maid in her yard, cooks and realizes her life value.

After the autumn harvest, these workers went into the lotus pond behind to dig lotus roots. Because they didn't know how much they would produce, they didn't plan to sell them from the beginning.

Sure enough, the lotus roots that have not been professionally grown are very thin, and the thickest one is no bigger than a baby's arm. Fortunately, the taste is not bad, so after touching it, they are all stored in the cellar, and they plan to eat them at home. It weighs a thousand catties, enough to eat until the end of the year, but the fish inside grow bigger than those in the rice fields.

This proves that the pond was not dug in vain. There are fish, lotus roots, mussels and snails. The water will be released again in the spring, because the water in the canal can go to the lotus pond, so the water in it can also be used. Put it in the field, and then there will be a cycle to try whose lotus pond is replaced, and whether the quality of the lotus root will meet the standard next year.

As long as you can think of farm work, you can never finish it.

The fur used to kill rabbits to improve food was all tanned in the Acropolis, but now that Wei Ying is back, Bai He seems to be able to realize the freedom of rabbit meat.

Today I killed an old hen, and the next day the couple killed four more rabbits. After skinning, she cleaned up the rabbit meat, and Wei Ying took the furs of the four rabbits for tanning. This catty of fur can still be sold. Fifteen coppers, on the contrary, rabbit meat can't be sold at a price of eight coppers per catty, and pork can still be sold at fifteen coppers per catty!

The tanned rabbit skins are agreed to be air-dried in the utility room for ventilation, and then sold after being accumulated to a certain extent.

Spicy rabbit meat and white lotus have been made before, but at that time the rabbits were small and the meat was not enough to eat. This time the couple killed four, and one rabbit weighed two or three catties. It must be eaten for a meal I can't finish it, I just ate it all day, it's spicy, spicy and delicious, but the corners of my mouth got rotted because of the fire that night, I really can't eat it!
The problem of getting angry and rotten the corners of the mouth first is no one.

(End of this chapter)