Reborn Wangjia's little koi, reclaiming wasteland and farming to become the richest man

Chapter 50 Papermaking
After the lecture, Sheng Jiaojiao left the smart little girl alone and assigned her an extra coursework.

Use the words and phrases you just learned today.

Hand it in tomorrow.

The little girl grabbed her earknot, turned around and went back with a puzzled expression on her face, she didn't quite understand why her homework was a little bit more than other children.

But it was not difficult for her, so despite her doubts, she accepted it calmly.

The Kaimeng School only lasts half a day, and there are only a dozen children, so they can leave before lunch.

Second Lady Qi stood behind Sheng Jiaojiao, looked at the little girl who was leaving with a small cloth bag, and asked:
"This little girl is extra smart?"

"Ah."

Sheng Jiaojiao got up from the chair, adjusted the dress on her body, and was about to go back to her room to catch up on sleep.

Then I heard the second lady of Qi sigh:

"Why waste this thought? The little girl's family absolutely cannot afford to send the child to a private school."

It was Sheng Jiaojiao who had attended the private school for so many years. In fact, everyone in the village said that the Qi family was stupid behind their backs.

Firstly, the private school is indeed expensive, secondly, Sheng Jiaojiao's surname is not Qi at all, her surname is Sheng, and anyone who is her father is still a mystery,
Thirdly, Sheng Jiaojiao is a girl, and no matter how many private schools she attends, it is impossible for her to take the imperial examination and be promoted to a noble.

It was the Qi family who doted on Sheng Jiaojiao and were willing to spend huge sums of money every year for Sheng Jiaojiao to go to private school to study in order to make Sheng Jiaojiao happy.

But in the entire Jumping Horse Lake, how many people like the Qi family can there be?At least in Huangtu Village, there is no second Qi family.

Hearing what Second Lady Qi said, Sheng Jiaojiao looked in the direction where the little girl was leaving, and seemed to have some regrets, and said:

"This little girl is rare and smart. Read more books, understand some truths, and live a more transparent life in the future."

After hearing this, Second Lady Qi looked at Sheng Jiaojiao and asked with a strange expression:
"Jiao Jiaoer, what are you talking about?"

"I'm saying, as a woman, if I can't change the world by myself, at least I can broaden my horizons and change my destiny after reading a book, and that will be my blessing today."

Sheng Jiaojiao smiled and stood with her hands behind her back. In a piece of loess, her temperament was like orchid, elegant and noble.

The second lady Qi was touched in her heart and asked:
"Can reading more books change one's destiny?"

"At least, I won't put everything on the man. It's also a pastime when I have nothing to do."

Sheng Jiaojiao turned sideways slightly, and said to the second lady:

"Of course, you don't have to study, you can also express your love for other things. Women can't do nothing, they can only follow the path arranged by others."

After she finished speaking, she couldn't help yawning, she really slept too late last night, and today she went to the Enlightenment School all morning, so it's time to go back to sleep.

"and many more."

Second Lady Qi called her to stop, facing Sheng Jiaojiao's puzzled gaze, Second Lady Qi waved:

"You come with Second Aunt."

Saying that, Mrs. Qi Er walked to the back of the second room's room.

Sheng Jiaojiao glanced at the threshold of the kitchen where A Niang was sitting. Miss Qi had already returned to Mrs. Qi's room with her embroidery work and the remaining pens after the children finished their exams.

So she had no choice but to follow Mrs. Qi Er to the back of the second room.

There was a big vat there.

The tank was covered with a straw-woven cover.

I saw Er Niang Qi stepping on the yellow mud and opening the lid of the vat, and a rush of smell made Sheng Jiaojiao cover her mouth and nose.

She frowned and asked:
"Second aunt, this is?"

"The straw for making paper, I retting."

At this moment, there was a smile on Madam Qi's usual coffin-like face. She closed the lid and said to Sheng Jiaojiao:
"It's my first time doing this, but it's kind of exciting."

In the Qi family, she is the most dull person, not as good as the eldest lady Qi Zhou's eloquence and popularity, and not as good as the third lady Qi's martial arts.

What's more, Mrs. Qi Er looked a little gloomy sometimes.

But what Sheng Jiaojiao said about making paper, she did it quietly.

For a moment, Sheng Jiaojiao couldn't find any words to respond to Mrs. Qi Er.

Then I heard Mrs. Qi Er said:

"During the time you and the four were in the military camp, I was thinking about making paper from straw all day long. It was the first time I made this, and I didn't dare to do too much, so I just made a vat. When I succeeded, More retting."

"Second Aunt"

Sheng Jiaojiao opened her mouth and was about to speak when someone in the front yard suddenly shouted:
"Jiao Jiaoer, Jiao Jiaoer, where are you? Where did the four go?"

It is Qi Zhang, the eldest son of the Qi family, who has returned.

Standing in front of Sheng Jiaojiao's window, he softly shouted:
"Is anyone in the house?"

Sheng Jiaojiao was still standing behind the second room, upon hearing this, she raised her head and responded:
"Someone, the four brothers have gone to practice swords."

"Practicing swords?"

Qi Zhang felt strange, he looked up at the sky, it was almost noon, and he was still practicing sword at this time?
He looked back at the military doctor who had been brought out from his west camp.

Knowing that Qi Rong had been sent home, he took the military doctor from Xiying back to Huangtu Village, wanting to show Qi Rong.

As soon as he came back, he heard that Qi Zhi had gone to practice swords.

With Qi Rong's injury, can he practice swords?
Before he could ask again, Sheng Jiaojiao at the back of the second house had already walked to the front yard.

While walking, Sheng Jiaojiao asked:
"How did big brother come back?"

"I'll take the military doctor to see Si You and Dad."

After a pause, Qi Zhang asked again:
"Where did the four guys go to practice swords? I went to look for him. Could it be that they are going to practice swords again under the guise of practicing swords?"

Originally, he wanted to bring a military doctor back to show both Si Lao and Qi Ada, but when Qi Zhang came back, no one who wanted to see him was seen.

His father has nothing to say, he must have gone to the militia at this time, what about the Qi four?Actually disappeared.

In view of the disasters caused by the disappearance of the fourth brother Qi the first two times, Qi Zhang always feels his eyelids twitch when he hears that Qi Rong is not at home.

Naturally, Sheng Jiaojiao couldn't let Qi Zhang go to find the four brothers, because the place where Qi Zhi practiced his sword was Tu Yao behind the house.

A large piece of green vegetables there has not been harvested yet.

And last night, she and Qi Rong had been busy for half the night, and even collected some apples in the basket.

The harvested vegetables and apples are all piled up under the apple tree.

Don't talk about anything else, just talk about the apple tree, and I can't explain it clearly.

So Sheng Jiaojiao hurriedly said to Qi Zhang who was standing in front of the window:

"I don't know either. Tan Ji came over yesterday and gave Si Lao a sword. He was very happy. He played in the middle of the night. I didn't see anyone this morning, so I guessed that he was going to practice swords. Where did he go? I don't know."

He said in another breath:

"Big brother, why don't you wait for him at home, because he has learned his lesson, and it is absolutely impossible for him to leave the village."

After finishing speaking, Sheng Jiaojiao hurried back to her room, using excuses to be busy, so as not to ask Qi Zhang any more.

After she finished pretending to be busy, Qi Zhang had already sat in the main room at home with the military doctor.

Unfortunately, before Qi Rong came back, the eldest lady of the Zhou family from Huangshi Village next door, that is, the sister-in-law of Qi Zhou's natal family, came to Qi's house to visit at this juncture.

Tan Ji's battle in the north of the county is over, and the three small-scale victories have already spread in Tiaoma Lake.

And Qi Zhang also returned home, which means that he has already explored and checked all the blacksmith shops in Jumping Horse Lake.

This matter can be regarded as an end, and various restrictions in the village have been slightly loosened.

Mrs. Zhou wanted to visit the girl's in-law's house, and it went smoothly.

When Sheng Jiaojiao went out, Mrs. Zhou brought her natal Mrs. Zhou, who was also sitting in the main room.

Only a bit sharp laughter could be heard from Mrs. Zhou's mouth,
"Oh, I said girl, why haven't I seen you for a few days, your complexion has become so rosy, at first glance, I really thought you were in our Zhou family when you were not married."

It has been many days since Mrs. Zhou came to Qi's house last time, so Mrs. Zhou looked at Mrs. Zhou, the change is quite obvious, she seems to be twenty years younger.

Mrs. Zhou only thought Mrs. Zhou was complimenting her, so she pursed her lips and smiled very politely.

Then I heard Miss Zhou say:
"You son is lucky, my mother and I look much younger, oh girl, you are lucky."

Qi Zhang didn't speak, and Zhou shyly smiled with his face down.

It was only then that Sheng Jiaojiao realized that Mrs. Zhou came to Qi's house to flatter her because of Qi Zhang's military exploits.

This life is not the same as in the previous life. Qi Zhang and Tan Ji fought a big battle with the vassal state, and then became famous in Zhishou County. It was because before that, the Qi Rong incident happened, so some hidden dangers were solved. , Let the dependent country hesitate.

In terms of strategic deployment, there have been slight adjustments.

But this does not prevent Qi Zhang and Tan Ji from emerging.

They were originally very talented in military affairs. Even if they made a few small achievements this time, they were enough to attract attention.

Hearing Mrs. Zhou's slightly dissatisfied tone, she said to Qizhang:
"That's not what I said. There is no barefoot doctor in our Huangshi Village. I was hoping to come to your village to find Dr. Quan, but Dr. Quan was sent to Dongying by Tan Jia Dalang. Oh, Da Lang. , Doctor Quan is amazing, why did you let the people in your own village be pried away by Mr. Tan Jiadalang?"

Sheng Jiaojiao, who was standing at the oblique corner of the main room, frowned. She looked at Qi Zhang, and Qi Zhang's expression was not very good.

Originally, Quan Peng was from Huangtu Village, but Qi Zhang was the battalion commander of Xiying.

I don't know if this Mrs. Zhou did it on purpose, she was trying to drive a wedge between Qi Zhang and Tan Ji inside and out.

This man is a real genius.

If Sheng Jiaojiao remembers correctly, the last time she came to Qi's house, she gave advice to Mrs. Zhou, so that Qi Zhang could marry Sheng Jiaojiao, and that was Mrs. Zhou.

So what's the fuss about?If she doesn't come up with something right and wrong all day, she won't be happy, right?
Sheng Jiaojiao looked at Mrs. Zhou with deep eyes, and said in a cold voice:
"Then I don't know. Others need to worry about the matter of elder brother and Tan Ji leading the army. If anyone can take care of the affairs in the barracks, I would like to ask elder brother about the details of the country. Are you done catching?"

As the head of the Qi family, Qi Zhang was sitting on the main seat at this time, and when he heard Sheng Jiaojiao's words, he said with a serious face:

"The wolves of the country are ambitious. I don't know how many secrets have been infiltrated into our Daze over the years. How can we catch them all in a short while?"

"Then big brother, what does the secret work of the country look like? If I meet another day, I can take care of big brother."

Hearing Sheng Jiaojiao singing in harmony, Qi Zhang said with a smile in his eyes, deliberately:

"Look at the kind of people who are targeted, who obviously have nothing to do with themselves, but always inquire about the affairs of the barracks, and try to alienate the friendship between the soldiers of Daze. In all likelihood, they are secret workers who have been lurking in Daze for many years. "

As soon as he finished speaking, there was deathly silence in the Qi family hall.

Anyone can tell that Qi Zhang and Sheng Jiaojiao are talking about Mrs. Zhou.

Just now in front of Qi Zhang, she openly said that Tan Ji took away the barefoot doctor's shed in Huangtu Village. Doesn't this mean that she is driving Tan Ji and Qi Zhang apart?
Mrs. Zhou turned her head with a livid face, and looked at Mrs. Qi and Zhou. The expression on her face was clearly unstoppable, and she signaled Mrs. Qi with her eyes.

Ask Qi Zhou to reprimand Qi Zhang and Sheng Jiaojiao.

Qi Zhou lowered his head, with an expression of not seeing anything.

So Mrs. Zhou "Teng" stood up and looked at Qi Zhang.

Qi Zhang sat on the main seat, raised his handsome face slightly, and there was no smile on his face, even a bit creepy and gloomy.

At this time, Mrs. Zhou suddenly realized that the nephew she had grown up with was now the commander of a military camp.

There were a thousand solid soldiers in a barracks, and Qi Zhang was no longer someone she knew, the kid who could only smile when he was teased, and expressed his indifference.

For a while, Mrs. Zhou really couldn't get off the stage, so she walked a few steps outside the main room and said with a sneer:
"Okay, very good, your family is well-off now, and you don't want to recognize poor relatives like us, you are doing very well."

After all, Mrs. Zhou gave Qi Zhou a hard look, turned around and left the Qi family, angrily returning to her own village.

After she left, Qi Zhou took a reproachful look at Qi Zhang and said:
"It's not like you don't know your aunt's temper. She talks about this person's right and wrong all day long, or that person's right and wrong. If you offend her like this, when she returns to your grandma and grandpa's house, she won't know what to arrange for you." .”

"Let her go back and talk, it will make her more indulgent."

Qi Zhang has long had a problem with this Mrs. Zhou, Qi Zhang who can tolerate it on weekdays has tolerated it, but this time, Mrs. Zhou is provoking the relationship between him and Tan Ji, which makes Qi Zhang endure it. no.

Seeing that Qi Zhang didn't like Mrs. Zhou so much, Qi Zhou didn't say anything, just sighed and turned his face away.

Seeing Sheng Jiaojiao standing next to her, Zhou's eyes turned warm, and he beckoned for Sheng Jiaojiao to come to her, and said softly:
"My son, you worked hard last night, but you still love uncle. I heard from your mother that you boiled medicine soup for your uncle for half the night last night? Don't do this in the future. My uncle loves you. "

Sheng Jiaojiao pursed her lips and smiled slightly, looked down at Mrs. Zhou sitting in front of her, and said:

"I'm not working hard. Uncle has taken medicine, is he better?"

Sheng Jiaojiao got up late today, and when she got up, Qi Ada had already gone out, so she didn't see what Uncle Qi looked like after drinking the medicine.

"When he went out, I saw that he looked much better."

Mrs. Zhou took Sheng Jiaojiao's hand and said to herself.

Qi Zhang who was at the side listened, interjected strangely, and asked:
"Where did sister get the medicine?"

"Big brother gave me some prescriptions last time. When the four brothers were nourishing their wounds in Dongying, I brought back some medicinal materials from Doctor Quan in Dongying."

Sheng Jiaojiao lied to one side and the other to the other, which disturbed the water anyway, making it impossible for people to verify the truth.

When she really came out of Dongying, she brought some medicines, but they were all Qi Rong's wound medicines.

But when she came back, she didn't tell the Qi family that they were only focused on scolding Qi Rong at that time, and they didn't ask so carefully.

Qi Zhang nodded, and asked Zhou,

"Father's lung disease is really much better?"

"It's natural. Would I lie about his lung disease? It's much better, it's much better. Doctor Quan still has some skills."

Mrs. Zhou couldn't say it well either. In fact, these days, when she heard Uncle Qi coughing, her voice was much softer, and her face was much rosier.

It turned out that Uncle Qi had a bad lung and his appetite didn't seem to be very good. In the past few days, his appetite has improved a lot. He always thinks about the pieces of bacon hanging on the beam of the kitchen, and wants to eat meat!
A few days ago, people in the village sent their children to Kaimeng, and gave Sheng Jiaojiao a lot of prey. These prey could not be eaten up at once, so the Qi family peeled them, made them into bacon, and hung them all over the stove the roof of the house.

It's no wonder that Qi Ada is greedy. These bacon hanging on the wall are really greedy.

Zhou took this matter as a joke and told Qi Zhang and Sheng Jiaojiao.

Before Qi Zhang could react, Sheng Jiaojiao hurriedly nodded and said:

"Eat as much as you want, and when you're done eating, go to another place to buy a few pieces of bacon to eat. Uncle finally got a bit of an appetite and wants to eat meat. Can we save those few bites of meat?"

"Third Sister is right, if Dad wants to eat, let him eat. Later, I will take people to hunt some wolves and come back. There is no shortage of meat at home."

Qi Zhang nodded in response.

In the past few years, the burden on the family was heavy. Although the Qi family had a lot of labor, it also meant that there were many people who opened their mouths to eat. He is good at dancing knives, but he doesn't have any outstanding skills.

In Zhishou County, there are too many people who can wield knives and sticks.

Qi Dalang and Qi Zhang had just entered the military camp at that time, Qi Erlang left home since he was a child, Sheng Jiaojiao was raised extremely delicate, and Qi Si was still young.

People in such a large family live entirely by growing a few half-dead crops. It is rare to eat meat all year round. The scattered pieces of bacon hanging on the beam of the kitchen are all saved for New Year's and festivals. of.

But it's different now, Qi Zhang has grown into a man now, he is no longer a boy, the power in his hands is getting bigger and bigger, and more and more people can be dispatched, it's just a wolf, the leader With a thousand soldiers, they can hunt a pack of wolves back.

Originally, a few pieces of wolf meat were hung on the beam of the stove at home.

What the Qi family didn't expect was that Sheng Jiaojiao, whom the family had never counted on before, turned into a teacher in the village. Although the villagers didn't give Sheng Jiaojiao money, they spontaneously expressed their gratitude to Sheng Jiaojiao by giving them prey. grateful.

The Qi family's meat suddenly increased.

When Zhou Shi heard Sheng Jiaojiao and Qi Zhang say that, she smiled again. She heard that she could eat meat, so she completely forgot about Qi Zhang embarrassing Mrs. Zhou just now.

All I could think about was, with so many pieces of bacon on the beam, which one should I eat first?

Looking at Mrs. Zhou's smiling face, Sheng Jiaojiao was also happy. She decided to take out some money in a while, and asked Qi Rong to go around every house in the village and buy some more pieces of meat.

From now on, the Qi family will have to eat meat every day!
Qi Zhang is also happy, Dad's appetite has recovered, and Qi Zhi is alive and kicking again. He is eating the sweet water at home, so he can't wait to run to fight with the people of the subordinate country, let alone grab some from the army of the subordinate country. A piece of bacon came back to eat, and it was also a profit.

Just thinking like this, Qi Zhang was about to speak to Sheng Jiaojiao, when suddenly the sound of horseshoes came from outside the door.

Someone shouted outside the yard,

"Is Battalion Commander Qi at home?"

The voice sounded quite unfamiliar, as if there was something important to do with Qi Zhang.

Qi Zhang stood up and walked outside the main room.

Zhou got up and followed Qi Zhang to the yard.

Only Sheng Jiaojiao and the honest military doctor from Xiying brought by Qi Zhang remained in the main room.

At this time, Qi Rong came in from the back of the main room, still holding a basket of Burnet and a basket of side dishes in his hand.

Seeing Sheng Jiaojiao standing in the main room with a stranger, he didn't think too much, and asked:

"Sister, what's the use of this Burnet?"

Last night, Sheng Jiaojiao taught Qi Rong how to identify several common medicinal materials, but today Qi Rong picked the Burnet and common green vegetables and put them in a basket.

Before Sheng Jiaojiao could reply, the military doctor from Xiying jumped up and rushed to Qi Rong.

His expression was as if he had seen gold, and he looked at the basket in Qi Zhi's hand with extreme rareness, and asked:

"Burnet? Where did you pick it?"

Burnet can stop bleeding, and it is one of the commonly used medicinal materials for hemostatic medicine. For example, these Burnets in the basket are of very good quality, fresh and strong.

Qi Rong turned the basket in his hand to the side, as if he was protecting the basket, and looked vigilantly at the military doctor in Xiying opposite,

"Who are you? What do you want to ask so many questions?"

"You don't remember me, I'm Jian Tuo, a military doctor in the West Camp."

Jian Tuo looked away from the fresh elm, and looked at Qi Rong. He had seen Qi Rong covered in blood before being carried out of the weapon shop by Tan Ji.

It was Jian Tuo who did the initial treatment for Qi Rong, and Qi Zhang sent Qi Rong to Dongying.

Looking at Qi Rong now, this kid has already grown up in such a short period of time, not only that, his body is clean and strong, his complexion is rosy, and he is full of energy.

It seems that his physical fitness has improved a lot.

In fact, not only Qi Rong's physique looks much better, but even Qi Zhou's complexion looks much rosier than ordinary women in Zhishou County.

Not only rosy, but also fairer than those women.

Everyone in the Qi family is in good health.

No, in fact, the people of Zhishou County are physically strong because of practicing martial arts all the year round, but the Qi family members seem to be much more energetic.

(End of this chapter)