The story of Princess Lenggong's farming

Chapter 27
If it is said that the Zhong family can afford meat, it means that the sun is rising in the west. Who doesn’t know that the Zhong family can still afford meat, but now that the facts are in front of them, they are all drooling, following the The slobbering dogs in front of the yard are the same, which is really funny.

Shen Sisi sighed, it seems that eating meat once has become a rare thing, and it has spread in the village. In this miserable era, there is really no way.In fact, it’s not just Shen Sisi who sighed, Zhong Gensheng and He Axiu sighed even more. When they came out to do things, they had been asked several times by villagers who approached their fields intentionally or unintentionally. The questions were embarrassing and annoyed. it's good...

Therefore, Zhong Gensheng and his wife went home early today, and as soon as they got home, they saw this grand occasion again, not only a few more dogs, but also a few more boys, and the smell of meat and bones wafted from the kitchen. And dogs with green eyes...

Zhong Gensheng, an honest man, was also stunned, with a subtle expression on his dark face, and He Axiu even entered the yard, saying: "Tu Niu, did you buy meat again today?!"

Her face was a little uneasy, especially after the villagers asked whether they were rich or not, He Axiu was in a very complicated mood now, "...how can I buy it every day? What about meat?!"

It's not that I feel sorry for the little money the children earn, nor is it that I'm reluctant to give the children some meat, but it's really too eye-catching now, and it's spread all over the village. If it continues like this, there will always be a lot of controversy.

Tu Niu nodded, looked at the restless couple, and said helplessly, "It's just a little bone soup..."

Even bone soup is a luxury, after all, the bone is only given by the meat stall owner when buying meat.If you don't pay for no reason, how can others be willing to pay? !
"Father, mother, why don't you go in and drink your saliva?!" Tu Niu pulled He Axiu and pushed them into the hut, then turned her head and said to Er Gouzi and the others: "Stop drooling, I've been drinking your fish for so long Soup, now share a bowl of bone soup with each of you, but we don’t have enough black flour bread, there is only one bowl of soup..."

Er Gouzi and the others immediately gulped down their eyes with bright eyes. They don't care about black bread, bone soup is king, they stared at Tu Niu in surprise and said: "Tu Niu, your family is really rich now?! "

"There's a fart?!" Shen Sisi rolled her eyes and said, "I just bought the meat after selling a few catties of chestnuts. Otherwise, you thought my family could have money falling from the sky, but you picked it up for me?!"

Er Gouzi and the others smiled, scratched their heads one by one, and said embarrassedly: "We are just asking, but can chestnuts be sold for money?!"

"...Well." Shen Sisi sighed, she didn't expect the chestnuts to be lost so soon, it was really sad, she simply let go of her heart and said: "Hurry up and finish eating, we will all go up the mountain to pick up chestnuts, whoever picks it up will count." Whose, I fry it and sell it, and I will give you a penny per catty..."

Er Gouzi's eyes sparkled immediately, "Really?!"

"Of course it's true..." Shen Sisi smiled and said, "But you have to contribute, and no objection is allowed, or you can sell it yourself..."

Er Gouzi almost jumped up. Although it is said that the chestnuts in the city are sold for two pennies, they just pick them up, put in a little effort, and get one penny without frying. Paying the capital and not needing them to fry it, this is simply a business without capital. Er Gouzi jumped up happily with a few boys...

"Okay, let's drink the soup..." Shen Sisi stopped their excited laughter with a headache, and shared the soup with them. Their mouths were full of oil and their eyes were green. It was really funny. Shen Sisi was taken by them. The pitiful and grateful eyes looked funny in their hearts, and couldn't help giving them another bone. They were able to suck the bone clean, and there was almost no scum left. When they really couldn't chew it , reluctantly threw it to the green-eyed dog at the door.

The dogs didn't dislike it either, they nestled down on the spot and gnawed on the bones, staring at the scene in the yard as they gnawed, for fear of missing the next bone, the dogs could fight over it...

He Axiu ate the cakes, drank the soup, and saw a catty of meat in the kitchen. He was relieved and sighed at the same time, and said to Zhong Gensheng: "The children in our family are really sensible, but..."

"It's all just a few words from the villagers. Let them talk. Besides, it's just children picking up chestnuts and selling them for a few dollars. How long can they be jealous?! Chestnuts will always go to the market..." Zhong Gensheng On the contrary, he seemed to give up on himself and thought about it, and said sullenly: "It's nothing more than a few gossips, let's just listen to it, don't embarrass the children, it is not easy for them to eat a little meat all year round, we let them eat so much Bitter, now they can earn a lot of money for themselves, what are we talking about?!"

He Axiu said: "...That's right, I'm just afraid that the villagers will quarrel. Although it's a few dollars, it's not much in the village. Which family can underestimate the amount of money? I think the chestnuts on this mountain will be gone soon. They were picked up, Tu Niu and the others..."

He Axiu was in a dilemma, afraid that after the children had tasted the meat, they would feel uncomfortable if they had no chestnuts to sell for money.But there was no better way for a while, so I could only sigh, looking at the extra catty of salt in the salt jar, I was moved and felt guilty for a while.

"It would have been great if there hadn't been that drought back then. We wouldn't have let our children suffer with us. We had ten acres of land back then, and those seven acres were good paddy fields..." He Axiu sighed helplessly.

Zhong Gensheng rolled up the shredded tobacco and stuffed it into the pot to smoke, drank a few sips of water, told the children to pay attention to safety, and then went to the ground again.

I always remember to get rid of the weeds as soon as possible so that I can go to the city with a few children. The couple really don't feel at ease.

Shen Sisi looked at Er Gouzi and the others and Jixiang Sanbao who wanted to lick the soup bowl clean, with black lines on their faces, thinking of the drooling bowl, she couldn't help shaking all over, and said helplessly : "...Hurry up and eat. After washing the dishes, prepare the bowls and we're about to leave. Er Gouzi, Xiaofu, you guys go home and find a bowl. Hurry up..."

As soon as those boys heard this, they ran away after licking their bowls. They were so motivated. The taste of the broth was so wonderful. They even forgot the fish soup they used to eat in the afternoon, and they were only thinking about a catty of chestnuts The meat exchanged for money is very attractive.

Shen Sisi asked Dabao to wash the bowl, and washed it three times before giving up. After tidying up, Xiaohua came over with the gong box on her back.

As soon as she came home and told Tian Guihua, Tian Guihua smiled and gave her a whole piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, and even gave her half a piece of cake at noon, Xiaohua was so flattered that her hands kept shaking, very uneasy, Seeing Shen Sisi now felt a little guilty, blushing and said: "... Tu girl, I'm here..."

She came very early, and Tian Guihua sent her here as soon as she ate the cakes, so Xiaohua was very embarrassed and didn't dare to look at Tu Niu, her face was all red, her head was hanging down, her hands were twisted Together, quite embarrassed.

Shen Sisi looked at her and squinted her eyes. This girl is indeed quite shy. In fact, the girls in the ancient villages were really not that particular. , because the living conditions are not good, girls are used to doing things since they were young, and there is no gossip about going in and out with boys before the age of ten. Therefore, most of the girls are really tough, and it is very likely that they will The posture of developing in the direction of the shrew...

But this little flower is really a wonderful flower, but then I think about Tian Guihua's temper, it is not easy to scare her daughter like this, Shen Si likes her very much, she has no bad intentions, and she is pure and kind, but she is too A little weaker.

Er Gouzi and the others quickly ran over dragging the gong frame, their enthusiasm was a bit bigger and deeper than usual, and they looked extremely pensive.

Sure enough, the attraction of meat is not only for her, but also for all the villagers here who don't eat meat a few times a year, especially the half-grown children who can eat poor old people. When it was growing up, the family conditions were average, there was always not enough food, and with the large number of people, there was less food in their mouths. They would always look for food everywhere after noon, and now they drank so fresh The whole person was so excited, and at this moment, he wished he could fly over with wings or scuds, and hated himself for not being fast enough. When he came, he yelled, "Hurry up, Dabao, Tu Niu, hurry up!" I'm going to pick chestnuts..."

Er Gouzi is the oldest. He is 12 years old. Because he can eat, there is not enough food at home, so he often goes out to find food, and the family doesn’t care about him. Quite speechless, "Can you memorize it? Take two more, both of which can fill up the chestnuts on the mountain..."

Having said that, he didn't force him to put it down, and Er Gouzi didn't even have the consciousness to let it go. Seeing Shen Sisi set off, he hurriedly followed behind, muttering, picking up two frames and peeling off the burrs How many catties can be gained, it is very embarrassing...

On the mountain, when they saw the chestnut tree, everyone's eyes were green, and they scattered to pick up the fallen chestnuts. Er Gouzi even hugged a tree and shook it violently, hoping to drop some chestnuts, but the mountain The chestnut trees are all tall and strong, and he basically didn't move at all when he shook them. He could only helplessly look at the immature thorn balls that fell from the trees and sighed.Finally, unwilling to continue to pick chestnuts.

Dabao walked slowly to the side of Shen Sisi, with a hesitant expression.Shen Sisi was speechless, it came again, and sure enough it came again...

"Tu Niu..." In fact, Dabao is also quite entangled. He now knows that Tu Niu has her own reasons for doing things, but he just can't figure it out. Don't ask, let alone understand. So, after hesitating and hesitating, Still came forward.

"What do you want to ask, ask?!" Shen Sisi said helplessly.

"One penny for a catty, isn't it too much?! Originally five pennies per catty, it turned into four pennies for nothing, and there are losses, costs, and the favors sent out. What should we do if we lose money?!" Dabao was worried. the way.

Looking at the tall chestnut tree pensively, looking up at the sky, said quietly: "Dabao, when do you think these chestnuts will be in the market?!"

"Ah?" Dabao was a little dazed, but he still said honestly, "It's almost half a month at most..."

"Then tell me, after the market is closed, will we still have chestnuts for sale?!" Shen Sisi continued to ask sadly.

Dabao shook his head honestly.

Shen Sisi turned around and patted him on the shoulder: "You are too honest, you said, if we don't pick up the chestnuts now, we won't have to pick up the chestnuts in the future. There are a lot of people in the village, and now they all know that chestnuts can If you make money, if you don’t finish picking it up now, you’ll lose everything when you come next time..."

(End of this chapter)