Portable Space: Small Peasant Girls Farm to Get Rich

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"woke up?"

Liu Qingcao came in holding the quilt, and happened to meet Liu Xiao looking at the roof in a daze.

Hearing the sound, Liu Xiao slowly focused his gaze directly in front of him, looked at each other, and opened his mouth, but in the end he still couldn't make a sound.

"You are all seriously injured. Let's recover for a few days before doing anything." The pills Liu Qingcao fed them only nourished and stopped bleeding, and could not make them recover immediately.

Liu Xiao nodded gratefully, the girl saved them again today.

The temperature in the room got higher and higher, and almost two quarters of an hour later, Liu Er and others woke up one after another.

Chen Cuizhi warmed the rice porridge and brought it into the room. Liu Wu whined and took the bowl of porridge, as if he had been greatly wronged.

Although the other people were not like this, they were still too quiet.

The atmosphere became strange, and it was not until Liu Qingcao entered the room again that everyone broke the silence.

"girl."

"girl."

"..." Liu Qingcao stopped him.

This group of people really didn't care about themselves. Everyone was seriously injured and their voices were hoarse. They were really not afraid of their wounds opening again.

"Okay, everyone, please sit down." Liu Qingcao sat on the chair, looking at the six people with a look of hatred.

Liu Xiao and others knew that they were wrong and did not dare to argue. They lowered their heads in silence and continued to drink rice porridge.

Chen Cuizhi stood aside, looking at the six people in amusement and distress without making a sound. After they finished drinking the rice porridge, she quickly stepped forward and took away the empty bowls.

"Sister Chen, please finish your work in a while and find some clean clothes for them to change into. I will go to the private school medicine store later." Liu Qingcao called to Chen Cuizhi who was about to go out and ordered.

Chen Cuizhi responded and quickened her pace to wash the dishes.

As soon as Chen Cuizhi left, Liu Qingcao stared at the six people with an ugly face. Suddenly, she slowly laughed, with a stern look in her eyes.

Liu Wu lowered his head with a guilty conscience, and the slightest thought of trying to please suddenly disappeared.

It's over, girl, she knows!
Liu Qingcao finally closed her eyes and snorted coldly, "I won't do this again!"

Liu Xiao and the others immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, girl." Liu Xiao was moved and secretly made up his mind.

Liu Qingcao stood up, walked to the door, stood still, and spoke calmly, her tone no longer as warm as before.

"Just rest and stop messing around."

By the time he finished speaking, the person had already left the house.

Everyone in the room looked at Liu Qingcao's leaving figure, feeling an indescribable discomfort in their hearts.

Liu Liu raised his eyes and glanced at Liu Xiao, turned sideways and closed his eyes, with the corners of his lips raised slightly.

In the woodshed, Liu Qingcao opened the cellar planks and walked towards the innermost wooden frame.

Rows of small porcelain bottles were neatly placed on the wooden shelves, which looked particularly dazzling in the entire cellar.

Liu Qingcao put all the porcelain bottles into the space, and finally put them in together with the herbs placed beside them.

Suddenly there were six extra mouths in the house, and she had to stock the cellar with more food.

There was no need to worry about the rice. The house was close to the warehouse and she could pick it up if there was not enough. She didn't have to worry about cooking. After all, she had a lot of dried vegetables and other shelf-stable vegetables.

After there was enough food in the cellar, Liu Qingcao came out of the cellar and locked the lock.

It was late at night, and she went back to the house and lay down on the bed to sleep. During this period, she kept wandering around the land. Even though the water from the spiritual spring restored her strength, she felt uncomfortable.

If you have no dreams at night, you will have a good sleep.

When Liu Qingcao opened her eyes from the bed, the sound of shovels shoveling snow could already be heard outside the door. Chen Cuizhi deliberately made her movements gentle, and the sound was not too loud. However, her hearing was so good that it was difficult not to hear it.

Liu Qingcao got up from the bed and opened the door. The cold air hit her face and snowflakes broke into the room wantonly.

"Girl, the snow seems to be heavier today, be careful not to freeze." Chen Cuizhi was wrapped in thick cotton clothes. When she turned around and saw Liu Qingcao dressed as she was yesterday, she immediately reminded her.

Liu Qingcao looked at the snowflakes flying in the sky, and her heart sank again.

The snow is getting heavy again.

"Sister Chen, if you're tired, drink the hot sugar water and rest. Don't freeze." Liu Qingcao didn't feel very cold, and she was not wearing thin clothes, but compared to Chen Cuizhi, she did wear a little less. , this may be due to the influence of spiritual spring water.

"Hey, I don't mind. Girl, go have breakfast first. I'll clean up the dishes after I finish shoveling." Chen Cuizhi smiled lovingly, turned around, grabbed the shovel, and continued working.

Liu Qingcao did not go to the kitchen, but went to Liu Xiao's room first.

Last night, the six of them dragged their injuries and ran back to Shihe Village, leaving no stone unturned. Liu Qingcao was very angry at their behavior and went back to the house to sleep without even asking about their affairs.

But as the night passed, most of the anger in her heart had already dissipated.

Liu Qingcao pressed the door panel several times through the straw curtain before making a sound.

"it's me."

As the voice fell, footsteps sounded inside.

"Girl." The voice of the person who opened the straw curtain was filled with joy. It was Liu Wu who came. She looked at Liu Qingcao with bright eyes and raised her eyebrows.

Liu Qingcao said "hmm", then curled her lips and walked in.

The room was very warm, and even if a cold breeze kept pouring in from the bottom of the straw curtain, it wasn't necessarily cold inside.

Liu Xiao and the others were lying aside. If a few of them weren't injured and the charcoal had to be used sparingly, Liu Qingcao would have assigned them to other rooms last night.

"Girl." Liu Xiao and others said in unison.

Liu Qingcao nodded and walked towards Liu Liu, who was the most seriously injured.

"Does your wound still hurt?" Liu Qingcao's voice was soft and crisp, and his eyes looked at them with concern.

The injuries on their bodies were not serious, and they did not get worse after all the hardships on the journey. They must have used the things she gave them.

The six people had a lot of frostbite on their bodies, especially the wounds. She discovered last night that fortunately the pills were given in time, so their frostbite did not get worse.

"We are fine, let the girl worry about it."

Liu Xiao's cold face softened and his voice became much stronger.

Liu Qingcao saw that there was nothing unusual about them, so he did not plan to use the spiritual spring water to treat them anymore.

Thinking of what she had not asked about last night, Liu Qingcao still had no intention of waiting for them to explain themselves. Regardless of whether the matter was successful or not, she, the head of the family, would have to bear the risk.

"Looking at your appearance, things should be done." Liu Qingcao said with certainty.

As their boss, Liu Xiao must of course answer this question.

I saw the gloom on Liu Xiao's face suddenly dissipated, the remaining sadness between his eyebrows retreated, and his voice was no longer as dull as before, but there was a trace of unwillingness in his dark eyes.

"The man is dead. He died in the hands of others. Before we could take action, he had already expired."

Liu Qingcao was stunned for a moment, then smiled to comfort him.

"It seems that this person has made many enemies. Death in someone's hands is not death, as long as the result is correct."

Liu Qingcao never asked who they wanted to kill, so now that the person was dead, and not by their hands, there was no need for her to ask.

Liu Xiao naturally knew it, so he didn't lose his mind and stab someone to vent his anger.

At present, several people are injured. If they don't use the spiritual spring water to treat their injuries, they won't be able to help her in a short time.

She is waiting now. When the time is right, she should take action. By then, Liu Xiao and the others will probably be better. Even if they are not, she will not just watch.

"Girl, this is the remaining money, and part of the money that the man received as a bribe."

Liu Xiao picked up a baggage from the bed and opened it. Inside, there was a thick stack of silver notes neatly placed among a few broken pieces of silver. They were all in large denominations, and by visual inspection there were as many as 20,000 taels.

The man had only been out for a few days, and he had already received such a large sum of money. This was only part of what Liu Xiao and the others could take away...

At this moment, Liu Qingcao finally understood the meaning of the sentence "three years to clear the prefecture, one hundred thousand snowflakes and silver".

No wonder everyone wants to be an official. Being an official is really good!

Liu Qingcao stared at the stack of banknotes. After thinking about it alone for a moment, he reached out and picked up most of them.

"You can keep the rest by yourself."

Liu Qingcao did not intend to keep them all. Although Liu Xiao and the others were the people she bought back, she did not regard them as servants. She was not jealous of the money, but in order not to appear too inconsistent with other owners, she took most of it without hesitation.

Even though she took most of it, there were only five or six thousand taels of silver left, which was enough to appease them.

Liu Xiao shook his head, tied up the bundle and handed it to Liu Qingcao, "We don't need it, just keep it, girl."

Liu Qingcao:......

Is there still money that cannot be given away in this day and age?
Liu Qingcao wanted to refuse, but seeing the calm and stubborn looks of several people, she had no intention of persuading them.

"Okay, then I'll keep it and keep it for you to use for your wedding."

As soon as Liu Qingcao said these words, the six people lowered their eyes unnaturally, with no emotion on their faces.

After asking about the matter, Liu Qingcao didn't stay long. After asking the six people to take more rest, he got up and returned to his room.

She has a lot to do, and she has six days to go before heading to town. Time waits for no one, so she has to get some food out.

Six days passed by in a flash. In the early morning, Liu Qingcao got up from the bed, got dressed and went out very quickly.

Jiang Dafu and the villagers were already waiting at the door of Jiang's house. Beside them were forty or fifty sleds neatly arranged together.

The villagers looked at the figures looming in the white snow, shouting despite the wind and snow, with excited expressions.

Liu Qingcao heard the voice and waved to them, then quickened her pace and walked forward.

"Good morning everyone."

Liu Qingcao said with a smile. The villagers wore masks and raised their eyebrows.

"The grass is green early."

"Qingcao, come and sit here, I'll give you a thick mattress." Wang Chunhua's figure flashed over, took Liu Qingcao's hand affectionately, and led her to the sled in front.

Liu Qingcao didn't refuse and followed her steps onto the sled.

There is a thick mattress on the sled seat, which is much more comfortable than sitting on a bare board.

Among the forty or fifty sleigh boards, only her board had a mattress on it, while the rest of the boards were roughly covered with a layer of grain poles, and this layer of grain poles was not used for sitting on people.

Liu Qingcao was warmed by Wang Chunhua's actions. She raised her eyebrows and smiled slightly, waving to the people behind her. After a while, the sled began to slide on the snow.

On this trip, they were going to warehouses and factory sheds to transport food to support Shiqing Village and Shiliu Village.

Life in Shiliu Village and Shiqing Village was already difficult. Although there was some progress last year, in a disaster year, this little progress still could not change the root cause of poverty in the two villages.

The sled slid to a stop in the warehouse and factory shed area one by one. Jiang Dafu began to arrange for the villagers to bring sacks to load things according to Liu Qingcao's request.

After listening to Jiang Dafu's instructions, the villagers picked up the sacks one after another and ran quickly to their respective places regardless of the slippery ice and snow under their feet, just like a group of bandits entering the village.

Half an hour later, nearly fifty sleds were piled with sacks. Jiang Dafu took the lead and put the rope on his shoulders. With his energetic shout, the villagers moved towards the outside of the village. Set off.

Liu Qingcao was sitting on the sled, holding a bullwhip and shouting at the cow to move forward. She was the only one in the village who had cows, horses and donkeys, and now they were all put to use.

Cattle, horses, and donkeys are very adaptable. Except for the sudden drop in temperature that they couldn't bear at first, the cold now no longer scares them.

It is not too difficult for the animals to pull the grain, so they pull the sled far ahead.

The snow on the road is still very thick. Fortunately, Jiang Dafu drove the cattle and pulled the sleigh several times in the past two days. At this time, the fluffy snow has been compressed into a solid lump of ice, making it impossible for humans and animals to walk on it. Dip your legs and feet into the snow.

When Liu Qingcao and others arrived at Shiliu Village, Tian Lin and Jiang Li were already looking up at the entrance of the village.

When they approached the village entrance with their sleds, the place was already filled with villagers, including old, weak, women and children. They looked at Liu Qingcao, Jiang Dafu and others with red eyes.

"Qingcao, Village Chief Jiang, you are our benefactors." An old man, leaning on a bamboo cane, walked forward tremblingly and wanted to kneel down.

Tian Lin knew that Liu Qingcao didn't like people kneeling down, so he hugged people with quick eyes and hands.

"Old man Liu, it's cold here, don't do this." Tian Lin helped the old man steady and advised with a gentle but powerful voice.

The old man was about to say something more, but Jiang Dafu quickly interrupted him.

The people standing here were all wearing thin clothes and could easily get cold over time. He couldn't spend too much time talking.

"We'll talk later if you have anything to say. It's snowing now and you guys can't stand it after being here for a long time. Let's get down to business first."

As soon as Jiang Dafu opened his mouth, naturally no one objected.

In addition to rice, there are also potatoes, dried vegetables, preserved eggs and some oil and salt on the sled board.

Jiang Dafu distributed the items to each household according to the proportion, and soon, all the items in the five sleds were emptied.

The amount of food distributed this time is enough for half a month. If it is eaten up in advance, Liu Qingcao will not plan to arrange for anyone to deliver food.

Of course, these grains cannot be given away for free.

When Jiang Dafu found her, she told Jiang Dafu her plan.

Jiang Dafu also understood what Liu Qingcao was doing, so he immediately passed the message to Tian Lin and Jiang Li, asking them to bring the message to the villagers in the two villages.

The villagers listened to Tian Lin and Jiang Li and said many words of gratitude.

They were very grateful to Liu Qingcao and Village Chief Jiang for braving the wind and snow to save their lives during this natural disaster when food was scarce.

As for these grains, Village Chief Jiang told them that they would not increase by a single copper coin and would only be charged at the original price. Villagers who did not have any money now signed and fingerprinted their names, and when the snowy weather passed, they could work in factories and fields to pay for the grains.

After all the things on the sled were emptied, Jiang Dafu led the villagers back to the village to collect food.

Liu Qingcao didn't leave, she stayed in Shiliu Village and wandered around.

Tian Lin took her to Qingliu Private School. The private school in Shiliu Village was built the same as that in Shihe Village, and there were nearly two hundred students in it.

There are two gentlemen in the private school. They are scholars that Liu Qingcao asked Tian Lin to invite from other towns. Their talents are more than enough to teach the students in the private school.

"Brother Tian, ​​have you left enough food for those children?" Liu Qingcao passed by the kitchen, looked at the cook washing vegetables and washing rice, and turned around to ask.

Tian Lin nodded with a smile and followed Liu Qingcao's footsteps towards the kitchen.

"There are eighty children in the private school now, including seventy-two children picked up last year and eight orphans from the village." After Tian Lin finished speaking, he bent down to pick up the two grains of rice scattered on the ground, washed them and threw them into the big school. In the pot.

Liu Qingcao watched his actions calmly and turned her attention to other basins.

There are three large pots, two of which are meat and one of which is eggs.

There are potato cubes and Chinese cabbage in the bamboo basket next to it.

Tian Lin saw that Liu Qingcao's attention was still on the food and took the initiative to speak.

"Qingcao, the children came to me this morning and took the initiative to reduce their food intake. What do you think of this?"

Liu Qingcao frowned slightly for a moment, thinking about a solution.

If eighty children eat at this level, they will inevitably be unable to adapt if there is a serious food shortage in the future.

"The students took the initiative to bring this up, so let's follow their ideas. The dry rice will be replaced with thick rice porridge, the meat and vegetables will be halved, and eggs will be eaten every three days."

Liu Qingcao said her decision in her heart, then looked at Tian Lin and added another sentence.

"At least let them eat until they are 70% full."

"Okay, I'll ask the cook to follow these rules for lunch." Tian Lin agreed with a smile.

After visiting the village, Liu Qingcao went to Qingliu Mountain alone. The main purpose of her visit today was to be on the mountain.

The road up the mountain was really difficult, and I was afraid it would take four or five hours to get back down. Fortunately, she said hello to Jiang Dafu and the others, otherwise they would have been looking for people everywhere when it got late.

The snowy road up the mountain was impassable for horses and oxen, Liu Qingcao was not as tall as the snow, and sleds could not be used in such a place. Standing at the foot of the mountain and looking at the snow-capped top of the mountain, she felt troubled.

……

On the green willow, Liu Qingcao stood in front of the frozen pool with her waist slightly hunched, her feet on self-made spikes, holding a long stick and panting.

This journey has been too difficult...

Fortunately, it finally came up.

The freshwater fish ponds and saltwater fish ponds in the space use a lot of water.

"..."

I don’t know what the fish in the sea pond filled with fresh water and spiritual spring water will taste like in the future.

After resting for almost a quarter of an hour, Liu Qingcao blinked his eyes, and then let out a depressed and speechless sigh.

She has been farming too much recently, and her brain has been delayed!
Otherwise, how could she do such a stupid thing?
"Alas..." Liu Qingcao shook his head helplessly, collected the snow on the ground in front of him into the space, and then strode over.