Liangyue Farm Gate

Chapter 473 Xiaosi
Li Xin is in a good mood recently.

Not only because her mother was happy when she was old, Guan Ming and Guan Zhicheng were no longer a family with them in everyone's mind, and everyone close to her was doing well.

Ah He said that the business of their Ho Kee noodle shop is getting better and better, and there are more and more repeat customers. She and Luo Qiang are too busy every day, and they have hired two helpers to help with the work. Life is getting more and more prosperous.

Guan Quan also said that he now has a few fixed families who plan to cooperate with him for a long time, and he no longer does other odd jobs, and has more freedom in time; and Hu Yueying's wages have also increased a little, and the workload in the workshop is even greater. As more and more people were recruited, people's rejection of her became less and less, and there were more people who could talk to her in the workshop.

Xing'er's fetus is stable, her belly is protruding, she has a big appetite every day, she always has a smile on her face, and no longer makes people worry about her having any accidents.

It rained and the weather cooled down.

Guan Wu’s watermelons were picked and sold by him as early as in the hot weather. According to Guan Wu himself, being a melon farmer is not a good job, and he has to bargain with people when he is in the town, which makes him very uncomfortable. .Fortunately, Guan Quan helped to find a big buyer, and Guan Wu had to deal with the fragmentary and individual small households buying.

Li Xin fell in love with eating corn cobs, and went to Guanwudi early in the morning to break a few back, peeled off the outer skin to reveal the white and neatly arranged corn kernels, mixed it with water to see if it could drown the top corn, boiled it for four For a quarter of an hour, the fragrant smell permeated the kitchen.

Yang'er also likes to eat corn cobs with Li Xin, and there are always many flat corn cobs stuck to his mouth.

The boiled corn can't be finished, so Li Xin will scrape off the corn kernels and save them for the next meal, then cut up the green peppers and eat them. It's also a mouth-watering dish, especially when eaten with porridge. .

Ah He went back after not staying long, and gave Li Xin another ten or so taels of silver.Li Xin accepted it graciously, but returned a tael of silver to Ahe's two girls, saying that it was to buy a new set of clothes and new shoes for the two little girls.

Ah He is busy now, so he has less free time, no time to make clothes and shoes for his daughter.

Ahe sighed, thanked Li Xin, and did not refuse, so he said goodbye to Guan Wen, Li Xin and others, and went back to Pingsha County.

Axiu was also on the third day after the ancestral hall was opened. After Guan Wen came back and learned the result of going to the county government to approve the documents, he went back to the town.Feng Defa was naturally reluctant to part with him. During this period of time, he finally had the opportunity to get in touch with Axiu. Although there were still about ten days, he still felt that this time was not enough.

Guan Quan and his wife left together with Axiu, and they took care of each other.

Li Xin felt that Hu Yueying looked a little more generous. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that Hu Yueying's back was straightened up.I heard that Hu Yueying came back to visit Father Hu, and invited the neighbors near Hu's house to help her take care of her blind father, and promised how much money she would give, and asked the neighbor to help clean it every two or three days. Papa Hu's room, cook some better dishes.

Hu Yueying is a filial daughter, which Li Xin knew early on.Seeing that Guan Quan and Hu Yueying were doing well, Li Xin felt relieved.

The only thing that is not happy is that Diao Laoyao often wanders around Guan's house with his two dog legs, Goudan and Gousheng.

Because Guan Ming and Guan Zhicheng were kicked out from the village's genealogy, they are no longer members of the Guan family, but the county government did not approve how to deal with Guan Zhicheng, so the Guan family's old house still cannot be confiscated .Now the old house is abandoned there, and there is no one to clean it up.The lock hanging on the courtyard door of the old house has been replaced by Guan Wen. A large long lock is hung on the tangled iron chain. The key is now placed on the crossbar of the bed in their house. In a small chest with silver.

Li Xin remitted all the money at home, and got enough 50 taels for Guan Wen to go to the town to exchange it for bank notes.There is a small jar in the main room, which contains copper coins and broken silver, which are used for household use.There are also some in the small box on the bed rail.The other money was used to pay Gu's family and Jiang Han's wages, as well as to buy furniture in the new house.

Although the house that Jiang Han presided over has not been officially completed, Li Xin went in and experienced it, and he liked it very much.The walls are thick, which means that the sound insulation will not be bad; the staircase is designed to be gentle, according to Li Xin's request, the spiral staircase used from the first floor to the second floor has a large pillar in the middle, which has not been painted, showing dusty wall.A window is opened in the middle of the stairs, facing the bamboo forest to the east.The inside of the window is flat. If the sun is sunny, you can sit here in the morning and read a book.

This is the life Li Xin really wants to enjoy.

As for the second floor, in addition to the living room in the middle, there are three other rooms that have not yet been furnished.

The third floor is under construction.

The Gu family was quite surprised why the third floor was not roofed, except for a fence to be built, so that the sky could be seen when looking up, and it looked bare.

Li Xin just smiled and didn't explain much.

In addition, the only thing that makes the Gu family feel novel is the spiral staircase. Amei's two good sisters of the Gu family especially like it.

Not long ago, Gu Shaoyao got married, and when she married in the town, Amei was both sad and happy.Later, only Gu Mudan came here.The two little girls got together to chat and talk about their hearts.They were all engaged and hadn't married into their husband's house yet. Once Gu Shaoyao got married, there was more talk between the two of them.

Gu Haitang also came once.

Because she used to be a second-class maid in Shen's residence, and the person she married was also from within the Shen's residence. It was considered a lifelong event arranged by the master, and even her parents had nothing to say.Gu Haitang still has a kind of envy for luxury. He can't take his eyes off Li Xin's tall house, and Li Xin doesn't like to listen to what he says.But for the sake of Amei's good friend Gu Mudan, she didn't have much experience with this woman who was already a married woman, so she responded politely.

Seeing summer go to autumn, the thick lotus root in the lotus pond is also ripe.

Guan Wen and Guan Wu recruited men to work as temporary laborers, and they worked hard for several days before they picked up the lotus roots, washed away the mud and packed them in baskets.A basket of lotus seeds was also collected, and Li Xin picked a large lotus leaf to make a beggar chicken.

Guan Wen said to Li Xin: "At the beginning, I accepted Master Xue's favor and got lotus root seeds. I also promised to send a batch of lotus roots when they mature. Now that there are so many lotus roots, how much is appropriate to send?"

Li Xinjing calculated, since the lotus root has matured, Guan Wen has also sent it to Guan Wen's small restaurant several times.

Speaking of this small shop, Guan Wen was full of praise.The bland restaurant opened by Xue Qian didn't have any great name, it only had the simple name of "Small Restaurant", but it attracted many elegant people to patronize, and arty people often came to patronize, but in Hui County Gave some fame.

Li Xin cleared his throat and asked Guan Wen, "The last time you sent lotus roots, did you ask Master Xue about his needs?"

Guan Wen shook his head lightly, "He didn't show up. I handed over the lotus root to him, and he took it. I didn't want it. I argued for a while. After that, everyone gave the best, and he only gave half of it, so I took it. As for asking if there is more lotus root, he just nodded and said, if there is more, I will send it next time."

"Then let's send a basket to try it out." Li Xin said, "It's impossible for us to work hard and not get anything. Let's see what their attitude is."

Lotus root is a good thing, and the selling price is not cheap. If all of them are sent, whether Xue Qian's small shop can accommodate and consume so much is a big problem. All the results are enjoyed by people.

Guan Wen went to the small shop, came back and said that Xue Qian was there, and signed a contract with Xue Qian, he provided lotus root, Xue Qian paid the price, and the cooperation lasted for three years.

Li Xin breathed a sigh of relief.

But Guan Wen said: "When I went, Master Xue was taking his young master to inspect the shop."

Li Xin raised his head immediately, and said with a smile, "Xue Qingyan?"

"Xiner still remember?"

"I like that kid quite a bit. He is young and mature, so he doesn't need to spend much time educating him. Being his father will save a lot of effort. I really like him." Li Xin smiled and said, "What's wrong? You and him Chatted for a few words?"

"Of course I have to say a few words." Guan Wen said: "After all, I have to praise Master Xue's son. If not, I really admire him. At such a young age, the child is very calm. When Master Xue asked him, He's also very responsive."

Li Xin said with a smile: "The son of a rich family is also the eldest son and grandson, so naturally he receives more attention, and he must be educated well since he was a child."

Guan Wen nodded in agreement, but hesitated for a moment and said: "When I was talking to him, he asked me a lot about life in the country, and I don't know if Mr. Xue was joking or telling the truth. Let him go to the countryside to experience it after a while."

Li Xin was slightly taken aback, Guan Wen said: "But he just said something casually, and didn't mention it later."

Li Xin nodded: "Their big families have their own methods of raising the next generation."

"But it seems that Mr. Xue really wants to come to the village to play." Guan Wen said with a smile: "Not only do you remember him, he also remembers you, and his memory is also very good. He even asked me what you are doing now, can he Come to visit our house before."

Li Xin laughed, thinking of the boy who said she looked like his mother, the smile on his face gradually faded, and he sighed silently in his heart.

The rest of the lotus roots and lotus seeds were sold by Guan Wen to the town. Li Xin kept a few baskets and asked Guan Wen to pick the two largest baskets and bring them back to his mother's house, so that her mother could divide them up.Guan Wen sent a basket to He Fanchang and Sun Hongyan each, expressing his gratitude to them.In addition, Li Xin ignored the sporadic gifts and let Guan Wen arrange them himself.

While making a fortune, the remaining big fish weighing three to four catties in the lotus pond became a thorny problem.At the same time, Li Xin contracted a cold and fell ill in bed.

(End of this chapter)