The story of the struggle of the poor girl who crossed

Chapter 26 Persuasion
"My daughter is really amazing!" Liang Gaoshan laughed from ear to ear when he heard this.

Mai Xiang said to Tian Sheng and Mao Lin again: "In order to find spices for making stewed pork, the two uncles ventured into the deep mountains with us last time. I sold the recipe today, and I can't treat the two uncles badly. Only ten Two silvers, two uncles, don't think it's too little!"

Hearing what his daughter said, Liang Gaoshan nodded in relief.

Tian Sheng and Mao Lin quickly declined and said in unison: "How can this be done? I can't want it!"

Liang Gaoshan persuaded: "Accept it, this is the child's wish, and your family is not rich."

Mai Xiang said: "Uncle, accept it! Once you have the money, you can propose to separate the family, and don't suffer so much for some unworthy people!"

Tian Sheng sighed: "Okay, I'll just accept it. However, ten taels is too much, so let's give it five taels! This stewed pork recipe is all because Mai Xiang, a kid, used up a lot of pork , I figured it out with great difficulty. I just accompanied me on a trip to the mountains, and I brought back so many walnuts. I already felt very ashamed to accept five taels."

Mao Lin also hurriedly said: "What Tian Sheng said is exactly what I want to say!"

Helpless, Mai Xiang had no choice but to give one person a silver ingot of five taels, and said to the two: "Uncles, don't let your family know about the five taels of silver, and hide it secretly. When you divide the house, you will be in the house." Buy a homestead next to my house and build a new house, far away from the people in the old house. In this way, the aunts don’t have to be so angry!"

"You child, what nonsense are you talking about?!" Liang Gaoshan couldn't help scolding loudly after hearing what his daughter said.

Tian Sheng smiled and said, "Brother Gao Shan, what this kid Mai Xiang said is right, and that's exactly what I think in my heart. After the separation, I'll buy a piece of land next to your house to build a new house, and Your family is a neighbor!"

Mao Lin also said with a simple and honest smile: "Brother Gao Shan, I think the same way, this child Mai Xiang is right, don't scold her anymore!"

Mai Xiang got back 90 taels of silver again, and finally there was a gratified smile on Fahrenheit's face, and he was no longer so sad.Ban Xia finally breathed a sigh of relief, if Fang Zi could not be sold, he would not feel at ease studying.

Mai Xiang dug a small hole in a corner of the bedroom, wrapped the 200 taels of silver notes in oiled paper, stuffed them into a bamboo tube, and put them in a small jar.Then, put the small jar into the small hole, and bury the small hole with soil.The soil was trampled down with my feet, and a heavy wardrobe was placed on top of it.

She intends to use the 200 taels of silver bills as an emergency reserve fund for emergencies.Too much money comes to the family too fast. First, it will cause panic among the family members, and everyone will worry about the money being stolen;

The younger brother Ban Xia is honest and smart, and Mai Xiang has great expectations for him, hoping that he can be admitted as a scholar.If there is a scholar in the family, not only can they be exempted from taxes, but they can also be exempted from military service and various corvees.If there is a well-known scholar in the family, he will be more respected by others, and he will not be seen as contemptuous and bullied as he wants, as in the past.

With the money, Mai Xiang asked Liang Gaoshan to buy five calves.One calf costs only five taels of silver, and five calves cost only twenty-five taels of silver.

It is obviously not cost-effective to raise such a few cattle on such a big mountain.

The alfalfa grows luxuriantly on the mountain, and the cattle and fodder do not need to worry about the smell of wheat. On weekdays, licorice and Poria cocos would carry a small wooden bucket and a small hoe to dig earthworms in the mountains to feed the chickens.After a day, although you can dig a lot, it is not a solution for a long time.

Mai Xiang pondered secretly for a long time, then found a damp and low-lying place on the north slope, and dug a small pond three meters wide and three meters long.Then, many rotten leaves, rotten soil, pond mud and rotten vegetable leaves were thrown into Wang Xiaochi, and dozens of earthworms were put in, intending to artificially propagate earthworms.

This method, she read it from romance novels in her previous life.I don't remember exactly, but it seems to be roughly like this.

In a blink of an eye, more than ten days passed.

On this day, she went to the vegetable field to collect a large handful of rotten vegetable leaves, and fed them to the earthworms in the pond.Suddenly, I found that there were many, many earthworms in the pond.From this point of view, the breeding was successful!In the future, the younger sisters will no longer have to spend a lot of time digging earthworms everywhere!

Mai Xiang told the family the good news.

Licorice and Poria couldn't help cheering: "That's great, big sister, you are really capable!"

In the future, they can spare time to go out and play with their friends.In other words, I have to dig earthworms every day, and it takes a long time, which is really annoying.

With a large number of earthworms, the thirty hens ate happily and ran around the mountain every day.

In the evening of this day, Fu Ling happily reported to Mai Xiang: "Sister, today we picked up another thirty eggs, and the eggs these days are not the same as in the past."

When Mai Xiang heard this, she couldn't help raising her face: "What's the difference?"

Licorice took the lead and said: "It's a little bigger than before, and the yolk is different. Today's egg yolk is a little darker!" Speaking of this, she stretched out her hand and scratched her head in embarrassment: "I accidentally broke an egg and found that the color of the egg yolk is darker." It's not the same as it used to be."

Everyone in these villages knows that the egg is very dark in color, which means that the egg is a "phoenix egg".That is to say, the chicken is free-range and grows up eating insects and grass.

Mai Xiang's eyes shone brightly: "Very well, wait another five days and accumulate a little more eggs, then we will go to the county town and sell them to Haoyunlai Restaurant!"

Five days later, Mai Xiang and Liang Gaoshan went to the county seat with 150 eggs.

Shopkeeper Liang was resting in the backyard, and a young man came to report: "Shopkeeper, the little girl who sold stewed pork recipes last time is here again, saying that she has something to sell to Good Luck!"

"Oh, take her to the private room on the second floor to sit down and serve a pot of good tea. I'll be there later!" Shopkeeper Liang regained his energy when he heard this, and the sleepy bug ran away and hurried to the second floor. The elegant room on the first floor.

After meeting Liang Gaoshan and Mai Xiang, he asked with a smile: "Mai Xiang, what rare things do you want to sell to Lucky today?"

Mai Xiang took an egg, knocked on the edge of the bowl, and smashed the egg into the bowl: "Uncle shopkeeper, please look, what is the difference between my egg and ordinary eggs?"

Shopkeeper Liang brought the bowl to him, squinted his eyes, and said joyfully, "Isn't this a phoenix egg?" It seems that the chickens that the child said were raised on the mountain, and they really are not bad.Moreover, such good eggs are probably not only the reason why they are raised on the mountain.

Mai Xiang nodded with a smile: "Uncle the shopkeeper has good eyesight, this is the phoenix egg, may I ask if you are lucky enough to buy it?"

Shopkeeper Liang said bluntly: "I will definitely charge you, just three Wen a piece, okay?" Ordinary eggs cost two Wen a piece.

Mai Xiang thought for a while, then nodded: "Okay, that's it! This time, I brought a total of 150 eggs, and now my family has 22 eggs a day. In addition to keeping my own food, I can sell [-] eggs a day." .” At Mai Xiang’s request, a family of eight now eats one egg a day.

Shopkeeper Liang quickly said, "For the remaining 22 eggs, if you're lucky, you'll want them all. How about sending eggs once every five days?"

Mai Xiang asked again with concern: "Uncle shopkeeper, has the braised pork been successfully made?"

Shopkeeper Liang said happily: "It's made, and it's sold very well. Lucky Lai's business is booming now. However, Lucky Lai has five branches in total, and the spices can only last half a year at most."

Mai Xiang: "Well, most of the spices I grow at home will not be harvested until next year, and the quantity will not be large. Why don't the shopkeeper choose a few trustworthy people and go to the mountains to pick them with me. Well, it's best With martial arts, because the place to go is deep in the mountains and old forests."

Shopkeeper Liang was overjoyed when he heard that, "Okay, thank you!"

Mai Xiang said again: "For the sake of long-term planning, I suggest that the shopkeeper also cultivate these spices, and bring a few wheelbarrows with him when he goes, so that the bigger trees can be transported out. When the shopkeeper finds someone, he will send a message Go to Liangjia'ao, Huaishu Town, and then I will take the shopkeeper's people to pick them in the deep mountains."

She had been thinking about the issue of spices for many days, but she still felt that it would be better to let good luck solve it by herself.Because, if you always go to the deep mountains, it is too unrealistic.There are many dangers in the deep mountains. If you go there once or twice, there is nothing wrong with it. If you go too much, you will definitely encounter some serious danger.

"Thank you, Mai Xiang!" Shopkeeper Liang was overjoyed, and then bowed deeply to Liang Gaoshan: "Brother Gaoshan, thank you for raising such a good daughter, Mai Xiang is really simple and kind! She is so kind, And such an intelligent child, when he grows up, he must have a great fortune!"

Liang Gaoshan smiled honestly: "Hey, my girls are all kind and lovely."

For the needs of the plot, the age of the heroine Mai Xiang was changed to eight years old, and the ages of the younger siblings were also changed accordingly.

Mai Xiang said again: "At that time, my father and I, as well as the two uncles who came together last time, will take your people to the mountains together. It will take about three days to go to the mountains once."

Shopkeeper Liang: "Okay, you and your father take my people to the mountains, and I will give you 30 taels of silver. I will give you five taels of silver for the two uncles in your village. How about you? In the future, when you meet No matter what difficulties, as long as I have the ability to help, I will help."

Liang Gaoshan pulled Mai Xiang, bowed deeply to shopkeeper Liang: "Thank you shopkeeper!" This is such a kindness, and in this life, he must repay it well.

Half a month later, just after dawn, shopkeeper Liang knocked on the courtyard door of Mai Xiang's house with five young and strong young men.

Mai Xiang opened the door and couldn't help being surprised: "Uncle shopkeeper, why are you here in person?"

Shopkeeper Liang: "Well, this time, I will personally go with you to the mountains."

Mai Xiang hurriedly said: "Uncle the shopkeeper, please hurry up, come so early, you probably haven't had breakfast yet? I'm going to make breakfast right now, and I'll show you my culinary skills!"

Shopkeeper Liang chuckled and said, "Then I'll just wait and see!"

Liang Gaoshan hurriedly informed Tian Sheng and Mao Lin, for fear that they would go to the field or go to the market early in the morning.

Mai Xiang gave Banxia a tael of silver and told him to go to the butcher's house in the village and buy a few catties of pork back.Today, she plans to make Xiaolongbao.

Ban Xia couldn't help but smile: "Okay, I'll go now!" It's been a long time since I made Xiaolongbao, and to be exact, I only ate it once, and he was already hungry.

Xiaolongbao was conceived by Maixiang ten days ago.In her previous life, she saw her mother do it.Today, I will make it for Shopkeeper Liang, hoping that he will like it, and then she will earn another sum of money from the seller.

(End of this chapter)