After traveling to ancient times, I became a superb shrew

Chapter 108 Wearing Nobile and Satin

Yang Pei took a sip of water.

The restaurant at home should be renovated in a few days.

He should also think carefully about what other dishes the store can sell besides lo-mei.

Gu Qing took the bucket to the front yard, it will be in the evening, just in time for watering.

The courtyard wall is more than three meters high, and there are no blue bricks on the bottom of the courtyard wall near the corner, and a lot of flowers and plants are left alone.

They are all common and easy-to-raise flower species, such as rose, hollyhock, dahlia, zinnia, rose, wintersweet...these flowers have different flowering periods and bloom intermittently in sequence. From spring to winter, the yard will be full of floral fragrance.

After watering the flowers, go to the backyard and water the vegetables.

Autumn is suitable for planting radishes and Chinese cabbage. These will mature in winter, and they are the only green vegetables that can be eaten in winter.

The door of the backyard is facing the [-] acres of wasteland in the back. Now the wasteland is no longer what it used to be. The [-] acres of wasteland have been converted into flower fields, filled with flowers of various colors. Some of the vigorous Chinese roses have already sprouted small buds and are useless. How long will it take to bloom.

Looking at the terrain, Gu Qing saw that the large area from the new house to the top of the mountain belonged to her family, and there was a river next to it. Gu Qing suddenly had a new idea. She wanted to dig a pond at the foot of the mountain, next to the bank of the river, to grow lotus root.

It is difficult to dig out the soil in winter, but it is not possible until winter, because there is a lot of rain in autumn, and if a little hole is dug, it will accumulate rainwater, and it will be difficult to continue digging deeper.

There is little rain in winter, and the lotus pond is dug out when it does not rain. When the spring rains, the lotus pond is fertilized to store water and planted. This is considered a success.

Gu Qing planned step by step what to do next at home, methodically and gradually.

She has always been a person who takes one step at a time. She can't rush anything, take her time, life is still very long, so what is the rush.

The night in the new house is very quiet. You can hear the mountain breeze, the chirping of birds, the chirping of insects, and the crowing of chickens and ducks in the backyard more clearly.

As soon as there was light in the sky, Yang Pei got up.

Many days have passed since the Yihonglou incident. He took over the delivery business again, mainly because he wanted to go around the town to see if he could find new business opportunities.

Apart from Zhu Han and Yang Pei, who had to go to the town every day, Gu Meng was also accompanied by Gu Meng. Gu Meng was already 13 years old, and she wore more than a dozen handkerchiefs, obediently following behind Yang Pei.

When they arrived in the town, they separated. Zhu Han went to the dessert shop, Yang Pei went to deliver the goods, and the lucky restaurant was thirty or forty catties, and the rest was given to Zuixianlou, who then sent cars to other places. building.

Delivering the goods with one hand and paying the money with the other hand, you can get more than 20 taels of silver in one day, and the net profit is more than ten taels.

Gu Meng clucked his tongue as he watched from the sidelines, he earned so much in one day, brother Yang is really amazing.

She looked at Yang Pei with adoration in her eyes.

Yang Pei always keeps a distance from her and is not enthusiastic. After all, he is Gu Qing's husband-in-law. Gu Meng should avoid suspicion if he is not too old or young, "Let's go, let's take you to eat your stomach first." , and then go to Xiuzhuang."

Gu Meng quickly waved her hand: "No, no need, I ate a pancake at home, and I'm not hungry at all."

Yang Pei bought two meat buns and stuffed one for Gu Meng.

Meat buns cost three pennies each, which is really nothing to Yang Pei today.

Gu Meng took a small bite of the steamed stuffed bun, smelled a little meaty smell, but she was reluctant to eat it, she wanted to take it back for her parents to eat.

Yang Pei urged: "After the meeting is over, I will buy some and take them home. You should eat quickly."

Gu Meng laughed.

That's right, she will exchange the handkerchief for money later, there should be a dozen copper coins, and she should be able to buy a few meat buns to go back.

She gulped down the meat buns and followed Yang Pei into the embroidery village.

Gu Meng's handkerchief embroidery can only be regarded as average, and the materials used are not high-quality.

After the people in the embroidery shop saw it, the asking price for a handkerchief was four Wen, and there were fifteen handkerchiefs in total, with a total price of sixty Wen.

This was beyond Gu Meng's imagination. She was so happy that she held sixty copper coins that she didn't know what to say.

She suppressed her excitement and said, "Brother Yang, wait for me a little longer, I want to buy some needles and threads."

Yang Pei nodded, and he looked around the embroidery workshop.

He saw the material of silk and satin, which cost hundreds of pennies per foot, and some silk and satin had dark patterns, auspicious clouds or patterns, and the price could double again.

His first thought when doing business was to let the head of the family wear gold hairpins and silk.

Now I have more than 20 taels of silver in my hand, and I should not be too prodigal if I buy more than ten feet of silk cloth to go back.

However, when he returned home with the silk cloth and handed it to Gu Qing, he saw her backing away repeatedly and hiding her hands behind her back.

The last time she bought a few pieces of cloth with the old lady of the Gu family, her ten fingers were pierced and she couldn't make a decent dress. In the end, she secretly asked Gu Meng to help finish it. Now she feels that the silk and satin are ten. My fingers ached.

With a bitter face, Gu Qing declined Yang Pei's kindness: "I can't even sew muslin cloth well. I really can't do anything about this silk cloth!"

Dong Rong silently took the silk from Yang Pei's hand, "I'll do it!"

Zhu Han can be a shopkeeper and cook when he goes out, Yang Pei can do business and go to the farm when he comes home, that bastard Moli can be a shopkeeper and go to the farm, he is the youngest, but he can read the best books, he is the only one who can't compare to anything .

Fortunately, he has a pretty good female celebrity, and sewing and embroidery is not a problem, otherwise he really wouldn't be able to get along in this family.

"Sell piggies, fat piggies for four hundred yuan each!"

There was a sudden shout from outside the yard, and Gu Yu's eyes lit up: "Eldest sister, let's buy two little piglets and come back to raise them."

My family used to be poor and couldn't afford to raise pigs, but now the conditions are much better, and there is a lot of space in the back yard to raise livestock. Now that I have chickens and ducks, the only thing I need is piglets. At this time, I can raise pigs during the Chinese New Year!

Gu Qing also had the same idea, put down the bowl and chopsticks and said, "Go, go out and have a look first."

Yang Huai had never seen what a piglet looked like before, so he followed it out curiously. The three of them walked out of the yard through the side door, and at a glance they saw a bullock cart parked at the main intersection of the village. People from other villages came here to sell pigs. Boy, there are six little pigs tied to the cart, howling non-stop.

Autumn and spring are the best times to raise piglets, and many people in the village come to see Piggy.

"Look at my little piggies, they are fat and strong!" The man who sells pigs patted the little piggies' buttocks, "It's really not a loss for four hundred yuan a piggy. If you feed them at home for a year, you will grow up to be a little bit bigger." For three hundred catties, it can be sold for at least three taels of silver in the coming year, which is a sure-fire deal!"

Aunt Zhao wanted to buy one very much, but the family was too busy to take care of it, so she sighed regretfully.

Gu Hui squeezed in from the crowd, took out pieces of silver from her sleeve and threw it on the bullock cart: "Here is eight coins, quickly pick me two fatter piggies!"

Lizheng's wife was surprised: "Ms. Lianhua, when did you save so much money?"

"That's not because my lotus is promising!" Gu Hui said proudly, "If you say that my lotus is a blessed one, it's not like the king in the town entrusted a matchmaker to marry my lotus, so what do you say for fear of being wronged? For my lotus flower, I gave a full 20 taels of dowry silver! It’s just two piggies, can I still afford it now?”

"I don't believe it. With the delicious and lazy appearance of your lotus flower, no man is willing to marry her before, let alone give 20 taels of dowry."

It is said that the country people are simple and honest, but the country people's mouth is also very fierce.

Gu Hui put her hands on her hips and scolded angrily: "What do you know, a woman with long hair and short knowledge? You can tell me about a matchmaker. You can't find a girl as lucky as my lotus in all the towns. My lotus is plump and charming, how can it be like you Jia Chunni, who is as thin as that piece of dry wood, looks unlucky at first glance, be careful to be single for the rest of her life!"

"Oh," Chun Niang laughed as if she had heard a big joke, "I've lived most of my life, but this is the first time I've heard a description of a girl who is lazy and fat like a pig." So beautiful and refined, blessed, plump and charming, I said Lianhuaniang, you are so talented, you should go to the Yunshan Academy to take the exam for talent, don't stay in our Gujia Village, there is no need to bury your talent!"

Gu Hui has always been unpopular in Gu's Village. Now that she finally wants to marry her daughter to a merchant's family in the town, it's fine if no one thinks highly of her, but there's a thorn in her side. How can Gu Hui bear it? I don't want the little piglet either, and I'm going to go up to the fight with my sleeves rolled up.

When Li Zheng's wife saw that it was okay, she hurried up to stop her: "What are you messing around with, can you still buy the little piglet? If you don't buy it, go home!"

"I'm talking about Lianhua Niang," the woman holding Gu Hui knew a little about Gu Hui. This person is lazy and vain. If this story is false, she has absolutely no confidence to say so, "Your Lianhua's marriage Is it really settled?"

Gu Hui spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm, rolled her eyes and said triumphantly, "That's not a big deal, the bride price is 20 taels of silver!"

"Oh, that's really amazing."

"Speak to your Lianhua, let her help find a city man for my daughter and son after she gets married."

"And help lead my son a thread. This man still needs to marry a good woman in order to live a good life."

"Marrying is the second reincarnation, you have to be careful, otherwise you will suffer for the rest of your life!"

The people in the village surrounded Gu Hui and chatted about each other, and Gu Hui enjoyed such support very much.

At this moment, Gu Qing came over.

She took a closer look at the four remaining pigs on the bullock cart. They were all white and fat, full of energy, and howled non-stop.

She counted out the money from her pocket and handed it over: "I want these four little piggies."

"Have you seen that, women have to rely on themselves!" Li Zheng's wife snorted, "The life of Mrs. Gu's house, let alone in our village, is considered the best in the town. Do you see that she has relied on men? Lianhuaniang's thoughts are bad, and you all must not learn from them, and don't embarrass our Gu family village!"

Gu Hui said angrily: "My Lianhua marrying a rich man is embarrassing to the Gu family village? I think you can't eat grapes and say grapes are sour, you are just jealous!"

After Gu Hui finished speaking, she snorted, turned around and left while holding the two little piggies.

Gu Qing didn't care about such trivial matters at all, she asked the man who sold the pig to carry the piggy out of the car, she led the two pigs, Gu Yu and Yang Huai each took one, and the three of them took the piggy to the car. go home.

For some unknown reason, the piglet in Yang Huai's hand and the piggy led by Gu Yu suddenly started fighting, and the two pigs head to head, screaming non-stop.

Yang Huai had never seen such a battle before, and he was terrified: "Little pig, little pig, don't fight, come quickly!"

He tugged on the rope with all his might, but he was so pampered that he couldn't move the little piggy who was full of strength, but he just broke free and walked away.

A pig broke free and ran away, and the pig in Gu Yu's hand also tried to break free. Gu Yu bent down and wanted to hug the piglet.

"Yu'er, stop!" Gu Qing looked terrified, "Don't use your strength, be careful that it bites you in a hurry, let go!"

Gu Yu knew that this was no joke, as soon as he let go of his hand, the two pigs slithered away and ran away.

Lizheng's wife patted his thigh: "Oh, what are you guys doing watching, hurry up and help catch the pigs, hurry up, don't let these brats run off to the mountains!"

Gu Qing stuffed the two pigs into Yang Huai's hands, and joined the team of chasing piglets.

The people in the village have basically made money from Gu Qing's family. They know how to be grateful and help each other. When they heard that the two little piglets in her family had run away, they quickly dropped their lives and came to help.

200 people from the whole village were mobilized at the same time, and the two little piglets had nowhere to retreat. Finally, Liu Fugui tied them up with hemp rope and slipped one in each hand.

Dong Rong stood at the door of the house, seeing this scene from a distance, he was dumbfounded.

These villagers were too united. After losing two pigs, in just a short moment, one or two hundred people went out to catch the pigs at the same time.

The villagers of their Dongjia Village would not be so united and enthusiastic. They all wished that the pig would run away, and they would secretly catch it back and raise it by themselves.

He immediately went back to the study room, spread out the paper, and quickly started to paint. A brush, the ink was all black, but after the painting was finished, it looked extraordinarily vivid. Through the paper, it seemed to see the lively scene of catching pigs. He focused on drawing the little piggy, which made the drawing paper appear a little lively, but after finishing the painting, he always felt that some places were out of place.

He stared at the drawing paper for a long time, only to realize that it was his wife Gu Qing who was out of place.

A group of villagers were together, and she was among them, but she was so different, she was just an outline of a figure, but she could still see the elegance and nobility of a woman from this outline.

Since when did his wife become so outstanding?Being outstanding, he always wanted to do something to drive away the other three husbands in the family, and then monopolize her.

Gu Qing went back with the four little piglets, and the rest of the family rushed to meet them.

Yang Pei rolled up his sleeves: "I'm going to build a pigsty!"

Mo Li hurried over to help.

Yang Huai squatted on the ground and teased the little pig: "I didn't expect the little pig to be so cute."

Gu Nuo blinked and asked, "Brother Huai, haven't your family raised pigs before?"

Yang Huai shook his head, his eyes were a little blank: "I don't remember..."

(End of this chapter)