Xianggong farming

Chapter 16 Major Events
The eldest aunt broke the deadlock and said: "The Qi family and Ji's family are farmers, so what's there to look down on? After Xinmiao came back, the second sister-in-law was anxious, so I asked the Xianggong's family to help find out. As long as Miao'er married After entering, you can take care of your husband and children, manage your family diligently, and love each other as husband and wife, that little dowry is just to win the eyes of your neighbors."

Grandma Ji also smiled and said: "That's true, which bride's dowry in our village can support a large family? It must be the daughter of a rich family. Miaoer, you Auntie's words are right, in the future, marrying into the Qi family, respecting the elderly, loving the husband and working hard to manage the family, that is the foundation of people's respect."

Although everyone did not criticize Fang by name, these words were not all aimed at educating Ji Xinmiao.Fang explained embarrassingly: "Didn't I hear that the head of the Qi family is not the mother of the eldest son of the Qi family, so I thought that the dowry is not weak when Miao'er marries in, so she won't be looked down upon by her mother-in-law."

Grandma Ji is not happy: "Could it be that you have a rich dowry when you marry in? Or is it that I, a mother-in-law, underestimated you? Your two sisters-in-law married into my Ji family, and I, a mother-in-law, have never cared about it in the past. Their dowry is over. As long as the daughter-in-law can live in peace of mind in my Ji family and manage the family diligently, my wife will never be willing to say a word."

I'm going to be unhappy after seeing the festival, Ji Xinmiao has long since lost hope for this marriage, what's there to talk about for a person who can send someone else to replace the festival gift for the first time?As for whether she is a good wife, it depends on whether the Qi family is worthy of her being a good wife.She can't change who she marries, but she can always decide how to live her life.

Earning money is the most important thing. Only earning money can make yourself and your family live a good life, so Ji Xinmiao deliberately asked, "Second Aunt, do you sell food in your shop?"

Ji Lanlan hurriedly responded: "Usually, if your second uncle collects something to eat, he will also sell it. Why, can Miaoer have something delicious to sell?"

Mrs. Wang immediately took up the topic: "Not long ago, Miao'er and the other three sisters went to Houshantang to pick some small bamboo shoots and came back. It was the one that made her sick. Now those things are almost dry, and I guess they can be eaten. , thinking that it is still fresh food, so the three sisters clamored to send it to the town to exchange some pocket money."

"Oh? Small bamboo shoots can also be made into snacks? Where did this idea come from? Didn't it come from the Jiang family?" Ji Lanlan asked with interest.

Ji Xinmiao nodded immediately: "I saw a woman in the kitchen make it before, and thought it was good to eat when there was no snacks. I was hunting pigweed with my sister the other day, and I thought of it when I saw there were still small bamboo shoots. Second aunt, I'll bring some over for everyone to try later, if you think it's okay, how about helping us take it and sell it?"

Ji Lanlan immediately said, "Okay, I'll go to your house later."

After dinner, everyone helped to pack up and then came to Ji Xinmiao's new home together.

Fang's matter is related to silver, she will never miss it, so today, for the first time, she left without looking for a chance.

Ji Xinmiao brought out the previous batch of small dried bamboo shoots that had been prepared and packed in earthen jars. One jar was dried bamboo shoots boiled with peanut sauce, and the other jar was slightly spicy shredded bamboo shoots pressed with shredded chili and garlic.

There is no such thing as MSG and chicken essence in this world. When the bamboo shoots were boiled for the second time, she added kelp to cook together, which added a lot of umami.

Ji Lanlan grabbed a few sticks and chewed them, and her eyes lit up. Then she grabbed a few spicy shredded bamboo shoots and ate them before exclaiming, "It's delicious! It's really appetizing."

The other people continued to nod in agreement after eating.

Ji Xinmin asked impatiently: "Second Aunt, do you think this thing can be sold for money?"

Ji Lanlan nodded: "It will definitely be sold. However, Miao Er, how do you sell this thing?"

Ji Xinmiao thought for a while and brought it up: "Second aunt, can you see if this works? One is to sell by the catty, and the other is to sell by the package. Needless to say, sell by the catty, and get some clean ones first Wrap it in clean straw paper, and then wrap it in oiled paper, not too big, one penny per bag, so that children can afford it, what do you think?"

Ji Lanlan's eyes lit up and she praised, "My niece is worthy of being from a wealthy family. Her mind is alive. Okay, I'll take these two altars home and try them out. Uncle will get it."

Ji Xinmiao is a little embarrassed to be praised all the time, but doing business is business: "Second aunt, the paper money is calculated as one piece at a time, and the money sold is two of my family's eight, what do you think?"

Ji Lanlan glared at her: "Why am I second to you? Second Aunt, can I send you a lot of money? If you want to talk about it again, Second Aunt will get angry."

Seeing that the second sister-in-law's house had some money coming in again, Fang's heart became even more sour: "Yes, Miao'er, how can your second aunt's house miss you so much money? When you earn money, buy snacks for your younger brothers and sisters." Bar."

Ji Xinmiao didn't say any more, just smiled at Ji Lanlan: "Second Aunt, thank you for your hard work. Tomorrow, I want to go to the mountain with my brothers and sisters to pick some bayberries to dry in the sun. Those are not bad for eating."

Fang's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Miao'er, will Third Aunt go with you tomorrow?"

Early the next morning, Mrs. Wang had cooked a meal and called them. After eating, she was about to go out. Meizi came in with a girl: "Sister, Liulan said that she wanted to go pick red bayberries with us."

With memory, although many people in the village still don't know each other, Grandpa Ji's branch usually goes a lot, and Ji Xinmiao still knows who this is.

Mr. Ji has five brothers and sisters. He is the eldest, and he has two younger brothers and two younger sisters. Ji Liulan is the eldest daughter of the second uncle's second son.

Ji Xinmiao knew that Meizi was on good terms with her, and that the second uncle's family was having a hard time, mainly because the second aunt Liu's health was bad after giving birth to her little daughter, and she couldn't do heavy work for five or six years, and often had to take side effects Eat, fortunately, his man can still do some things, and finally a family of six can make ends meet.

There are seven or eight people in this group, but fortunately, most of them are children.The people who came out of the village to do early work asked what they were doing when they saw this large group of people. They heard that they were going to pick bayberry on the mountain, so they understood.

After all, the fruits of this era can only be picked in the mountains according to the season. Now is the season for the red bayberry to mature, and it will be gone in about ten days. It is normal for children to be greedy.

After going up to the mountain, Ji Xinmiao was afraid that the Fang family and Ji Liulan who came with her were too overzealous, so she repeatedly emphasized: "I don't know if I can sell money, you can't have too much hope."

Although Fang was a little disappointed, she came here anyway. If she could pick some good ones and send them to the town to sell fresh ones, she could buy dozens of big bucks, so she made up her mind and said, "It's okay. Leave it for your brothers to eat."

Ji Xinmiao was taken aback, this Fang family has never been so generous, today is really different.

Walking on the mountain road, she found a few persimmon trees beside the small ditch, and the trees were full of scattered small flowers, which would bear fruit soon, so she asked Ji Kunping softly, "Brother, there are a lot of persimmon trees on this mountain." tree."

Ji Kunping thought that the elder sister had lived in the city for a long time and was not familiar with the things on the mountain, so he told her: "There are many persimmon trees on the mountain, but they are useless."

Ji Xinmiao was taken aback: "Don't they bear persimmons?"

Ji Kunping felt that this elder sister had really become a young lady in the city: "Eldest sister, this kind of persimmon is called stone persimmon, and the fruit it bears is not small, but even when it is ripe, it will end in mouth. It is really not very delicious, and no one comes to pick it very often. .”

Ji Xinmiao's heart skipped a beat: "No one picked it?"

"Yeah, it's really bitter and astringent. The fruit fell to the ground and no one picked it up. Sister, you've been out for a long time, don't you remember these things?"

Ji Xinmiao felt that this was another small way to make a fortune. Fruit tree grafting and superior rice seeds were the main subjects she studied in her previous life, and the method of making this persimmon was her grandmother's ancestral handicraft. She spoke in a lower voice. Said: "Brother, this persimmon will be delicious as long as it is processed, and there are two ways to eat it. You are free tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and together with Dad, you can plant a few behind our house or in the vegetable garden."

Ji Kunping stared like a lantern: "Sister, is what you said true?"

Ji Xinmiao said with certainty: "Can I still lie to my own brother?"

Immediately, Ji Kunping's face shone brightly: "Eldest sister, come tomorrow with my second cousin, he is very good at digging trees."

Ji Xinmiao knew that the second cousin he was talking about was Ji Kunle from the uncle's family. The two of them were only a few months apart. They had been playing well since they opened their crotch pants. It was normal for Ji Kunping to think of him all at once: "Okay, Come with him, anyway, we can't hide the tree removal from others."

Now that there is another way to get rich, Ji Xinmiao is much happier. In this rural area, only relying on this natural thing and the knowledge of her later generations can make life better for Ji's family.As the daughter of the Ji family, she is also the eldest daughter, and her parents and younger siblings do not dislike her as a person who climbs a man's bed, so she also wants to be a good daughter and big sister.

Fang's heart was the most anxious. Seeing the two siblings falling behind, she called out: "Xin Miao, can't you walk anymore? We'll be there soon. Kun Pai, drag your elder sister along, can she come up the mountain?" , definitely can’t move.”

Ji Kunping immediately said: "Third Aunt, you take the lead and we will come right away."

The two quickly walked a few steps. Ji Kunping was really afraid that his elder sister was not used to walking on mountain roads, so he stretched out his hand and said, "Eldest sister, I will pull you up."

Ji Xinmiao's current physical strength is quite different from that of more than half a month ago. She smiled and said, "You really think your eldest sister is Miss Qianjin? I'm a girl in Jiang's family. What kind of work haven't I done? Okay." Come on, hurry up, I can keep up."

Finally, I went to the middle of the mountain. There are many red bayberry trees, big and small, on the mountain, but these natural things are not big.

When Ji Xinmiao saw Fang's picking bayberry, she finally understood why Fang didn't take it seriously when she said that she could not guarantee to earn money after drying the bayberry. Seeing that all the bayberries she picked were big and red. , she knew she had an idea.

When Ji Xinmiao saw the red bayberries on a big red bayberry tree, he immediately directed Ji Kunping: "Brother, climb up that tree and pick them."

Ji Kunping was puzzled: "Sister, the one on the tree is not red."

It is a tree of water bayberry, the surface of which is turning from green to white. This kind of bayberry is the best green fruit for sun-dried bayberry: "We can't use red bayberry to make dried bayberry. Fully ripe bayberry will only have the skin once it is dried. .”

Immediately, Ji Xinmiao said to everyone: "If you want to eat fresh bayberry, you should pick the red bayberry, if you want to make dried bayberry, you have to pick the half-red bayberry, remember."

Fang muttered in a low voice: "In case the dried red bayberries you dried are not tasty, why not pick some red ones and sell them in the town, and I can exchange them for a lot of money."

The Ji family sisters looked at each other, only looked at each other and smiled and didn't speak any more.

(End of this chapter)