Pastoral affairs

"Third brother, if you are like this, there is nothing I can do. If you want to rent the land for others to grow and eat, then I have to ask you to pay back the money you owed me last time. The land has repaid the debt!" It's not that Cui Jingzhong can't live anymore, the money Yang took from Cui Jingping is hers, it's Cui Wei's!Seeing that Cui Jingzhong used the money to build a house, and the Yang family is arguing to marry him a wife, Cui Wei felt as sick as eating a fly when she thought of the dead Kong family.

Yang looked at Cui Wei in disbelief, her lips trembled, the rain dripped down the edge of her bamboo hat, hit the ground with a 'pop' and broke again, her face showed hatred and anger, while Said: "You girl, you are really so cruel... You have a house to live in, clothes to wear, and food to eat. Think about your second brother, he is your own second brother after all, how can you bear to see him die... "Ms. Yang really can't figure it out. Which girl doesn't live like Cui Wei? The girls in every family are like that. They live with their tails between their natal families and serve their in-laws after they get married. After decades How come Cui Wei can't bear such a life if she survives and becomes a mother-in-law torturing her daughter-in-law.

"I don't dare to have a second brother who wants to sell his own sister like that!" Cui Wei almost laughed when she heard Yang's words, looked at Cui Jingping and said, "Third brother, I don't want to give you the things I will give you in the future. It was given to Cui Jingzhong." When she said this, she didn't bother to talk to Yang and the others, so she pulled Nie Qiuran and said, "Brother Nie, let's go."

Nie Qiuran agreed and saw that something was wrong with her face.Holding an umbrella, he looked back at the two of the Yang family. The cold young man was wearing a navy blue robe, and half of his handsome and gentle face was exposed under the umbrella. He was smiling, but it was inexplicably chilling.

Yang Shi was still weeping softly behind her, talking about her own pain these days, all of which was her own fault, and Cui Wei didn't sympathize with her at all.Originally, she was very happy and wanted to see Sun Mei's jokes, because Mrs. Yang didn't have much interest in this matter.In the past, she stayed at Nie's house for a while, and after a short time, Cui Wei didn't sit still and went back by herself.

I don't know if it's because Cui Wei forced Cui Jingping to pay for the debt that day, but after that, it's rare to see Mrs. Yang go to Cui Jingping for silver and money.

The rain continued to fall until November, and then gradually stopped.It's just that the sky has not been sunny for most of the day, and snowflakes are floating in the sky!This was the first snowfall in Xiaowan Village in decades, and the people in the whole village were a little excited. While worrying about the next year's harvest, they wondered if this was a sign of God's anger.Wherever you go on weekdays, you can hear the voice of others talking about this snow.The weather is getting colder, and many people have nothing to do.They all hide together in twos and threes and rush through the door.

Just after Cui Wei's birthday, it snowed continuously for more than ten days.The snow on the ground was half a foot thick.Fortunately, the family still has more cotton bought in previous years. This year, it was cold earlier, so Cui Wei made new cotton clothes early, and they have already changed into them now.Trembling and unwilling to get up early in the morning, the door was frozen by ice and snow, and my hand touched the door panel, as if I had touched a snow bump.I shivered from the cold.The two couples got up early and cleared the snow in the yard, revealing a blank yard.It was almost noon when Cui Shifu and his son came over with the frozen goat milk floating on top.

There has been a snowstorm in the past few days, and many fruits in Cui Wei's field have been frozen. Some warm sheds have to be built, and some big tree poles that have just grown up have to be tied with rice grass, otherwise I am afraid that these Trees can't survive it and will be damaged by the freeze.It took several years of hard work to take care of the land until now, Cui Wei would not be willing to freeze these trees, so she plans to find someone to help with the work these few days. It is still very difficult to rely on Cui Shifu and his son to manage the ** acres of land.Taking advantage of the time when the two father and son came to deliver the goat milk, Cui Wei brought this matter up.

Although Cui Shifu felt that he was embarrassed to ask Cui Wei to spend extra money to hire someone after he took the money, but he also knew the importance of it. The trees in this field have been planted for many years, and they cannot be frozen at this time. It’s bad, even if he and Cui Jinghuai do things without eating or drinking, it will probably take ten days to finish it. In this way, the trees in many places will be frozen, so when Cui Wei mentioned this matter, , he laughed a little apologetically, and said: "It's okay, but I won't collect wages this year, let's get over this difficulty first. I have enough money now, and I'll go there after noon Ask the villagers to come and help!"

Cui Jinghuai also nodded.Cui Wei couldn't help laughing, and said: "Father, don't worry, I still have some money here, and it doesn't take much to find someone to do things. My big brother Nie is going to Beijing when the spring begins, and I want to follow along with you." He went there together and took a look at the situation in Beijing, if Big Brother Nie is going to stay in Shangjing this trip, I will also open a shop there."

This matter is something that Cui Wei and Nie Qiuran have discussed long ago. Nie Qiuran looks gentle and talkative on the outside, but in fact he is extremely domineering on the inside. He knew in his heart that he would definitely stay in the capital when he went to Beijing for the exam. He left Cui Wei alone in Xiaowan Village in Beijing. He would not agree to such a thing, so Cui Wei thought about opening another shop in Shangjing.In this way, I can pass some time, earn some money, and don't have to circle around Nie Qiuran all day long.

This year's snow is so heavy, I heard that people in many places are trying to dig some empty fields to store ice cubes, Cui Wei has also thought about it, if she wants to open a shop, if she can have some ice There are more things that can be done in the future, so Cui Shifu was persuaded to hire someone, and he talked about storing ice again: "Father, I see that the snow is not small this year. I heard that there are people in many places who are tempted to dig. Now some big families in the town will find someone to collect ice and store it well. If you also find some time to make some, it’s good to sell it to make some money.” In this ancient time without refrigerators, ice cubes The price is not low, and even many wealthy households with deep financial resources can't afford it at all. It is not difficult to make ice cubes in such a cold weather, as long as they are sold to those who can store ice cubes, How much can you earn.

Her mind was flexible and quick, and she immediately thought of getting an ice cellar for storing ice. After all, if she wanted to sell toffee and dairy products in the future, it would be broken in a short time if it was summer. There are ice cubes, not only can make something delicious in summer, but also easy to store, and more importantly, maybe she can make ice cream by getting some ice cubes!

Cui Shifu was stunned for a while, he had been honest all his life, he only knew how to work hard to support his family, at most he could think of ways to do part-time work with others to earn a few copper coins in his spare time, he hadn't thought that the way to make money in this world is not just farming and working.No wonder his daughter is young, but she earns a lot of money. He really didn't think of such a way to get money. The weather is very cold at this time, so he just needs to find a piece of his own land, dig a big hole, and take stones around , Clean it up a bit, like making a well, fill it with well water, weave a bamboo cover over it to keep out the snow, in this kind of weather, it may take three to five days for some ice to form, and if it takes more time, it is impossible You can make a big pool of ice cubes!If it can be sold, there may be several taels of silver, but it is just a little more troublesome in the early stage!

Thinking of this, Cui Shifu suddenly became a little excited, Cui Wei thought of this idea very well, if he can earn some money, Cui Jinghuai will be able to marry another daughter-in-law after saving money in the future!Cui Shifu stood up immediately, and said with some joy: "This is a good idea, but it's hard for you to turn your brain so fast that you can come up with such a formula. As long as you can sell it for two or three taels of silver, it's worth it." !" The more he said, the more excited his tone became, and he couldn't even sit still, wishing he could get up and dig the ice cellar right away, Cui Wei also knew that he was anxious, smiled, and didn't want to keep him anymore, and quickly put the anxious Cui Shifu and his son were sent away, and then he shivered holding a Tang lady.

Within a few days, Cui Wei's orchard hired someone to tie up every fruit tree tightly with straw.As long as the tree poles and tree poles are well protected, some frostbite on the canopy is nothing to fear.After working for several years, I finally finished these tasks, and found someone to build a tight greenhouse for the pineapples and other low-ground plants that were planted a few days ago. With the cold wind blocked outside, this matter is considered to be over.At the same time, Cui Shifu and his son had already started to take action. In December, the ice slowly formed.

The villagers watched Cui Shifu and his son's demeanor, and many quick-witted ones followed suit.For a while, there were people digging ice fields everywhere, and Cui Wei couldn't sit still anymore, so she simply asked someone to buy another piece of the mountain behind the sheep pen, and asked someone to dig a deep cellar out. , and began to collect ice cubes in the village!

After a year passed, people in the whole village became lively.Now almost every household has started to prepare ice fields, and then sold the ice made to Cui Wei's house. For a while, every family was extremely happy, and many people were grateful to Cui Wei.Now Cui Wei has almost become the object of gratitude for everyone in Xiaowan Village. At first, she was a little jealous that she had money and married well. Now, in order to sell ice to her to earn money, she also started to talk nicely. Well, Nie Qiuran's reputation was already good, but now it's even better! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

ps: The second update~!