Pastoral little master

Chapter 97

Tan Dejin and Tan Debao hurried out after eating.

One of the two people who came to look for Tan Deyin yesterday was from Tanjiazhuang. Everyone in the Tan family knew him, and they planned to go to his home to ask for the address of someone who had a funeral.

Before leaving the Tan family compound, they went to inquire first, and found that Tan Deyin and Erlang had not returned yet.

After the Tan Dejin brothers found out the address, they drove the ox cart in a hurry to find someone.

Qiduo and the others waited for the news at home, and they all hoped it would be good news.

However, they didn't wait, taking this opportunity, Qiduo talked to Mrs. Xu about sending out bean sprouts.

For Qi Duo's idea, Mrs. Xu fully agrees, and believes that she will not mess around.

When the family was separated, the family distributed more than 100 catties of soybeans and ten catties of mung beans, and tried them first.

Qiduo plans to distribute ten catties of soybeans and five catties of mung beans first, and then mass-produce them when the market is good.

But before bean sprouts, bad beans and shriveled beans must be sorted out.

Mrs. Xu and her three daughters sat around the big dustpan, picking beans by the light, and Liu Lang was also helping.
"Duo, how many bean sprouts can this catty of beans produce? Are the bean sprouts delicious?" Liuju asked.

"Generally, soybeans can produce five or six catties, and mung beans can produce seven or eight catties. This mainly depends on whether the technique is good. If the technique is good, not only can a catty of beans produce more bean sprouts, but also look good, and they are especially delicious." Qi Duo Answer with a smile.

This is a relatively conservative statement. If the distribution is good, there should be more.
But her mind was not on Bean Sprouts, she would watch outside the door from time to time, hoping to see Tan Dejin and the others sooner.

Hearing what Qiduo said, Liuju began to lower his head and began to calculate, "Soybeans are five cents a catty, and bean sprouts are six catties. How much do bean sprouts sell for a catty? ..."

She bit her lip and pondered, but after thinking for a long time, she still couldn't figure out how much bean sprouts cost two cents a catty, or six catties.

Qiduo smiled, "Twelve Wen, Second Sister, how about this, starting from tomorrow, when you are free, you will also learn to read with Liu Lang. At the same time, I will teach you how to calculate accounts, okay?"

"Okay, okay." Liuju nodded immediately.

"Duo, can I...can you teach me too?" Erxia bit her lip and asked softly, her tone uncertain.

"Of course, as long as you are willing to learn, big sister, you can do it." Qi Duo nodded quickly.

She really didn't expect Erxia.

In her heart, Erxia and Xu family are the masters, and she wants to take Liuju as the master.

Now that Erxia offered to study, Qiduo was really happy. At the same time, she also thought that it is really important to be able to read and calculate accounts, and there will be more places to settle accounts in the future.

"Okay, the three of you, siblings, will study together. Mother will reward whoever learns better." Mrs. Xu encouraged me gently.

"En." Erxia and Liuju nodded at the same time.

They also worked hard and wanted to learn more, hoping to be like Qiduo.

The beans were finally picked. Qiduo put the beans into the bucket, soaked them in warm water for a while, and then poured the hot water away.

Liuju and Erxia brought over the cleaned large wooden basin, and Qiduo put the soybeans soaked in warm water into the wooden basin, and soaked them again with spiritual spring water.

There are few mung beans, so soak them directly in the bucket.

This soaking process takes about six to twelve hours.

After they finished all this, they waited for another quarter of an hour, and finally the moon door was knocked.

Qiduo quickly rushed to open the door.

When she saw Tan Dejin and Tan Debao standing at the door at the same time, her heart immediately sank, and it seemed that tonight was lost again.

Sure enough, Tan Dejin shook his head, "That family is not a relative of Matchmaker Liu."

"The next time I see that damn matchmaker, see if I don't pinch her throat." Tan Debao thumped the door frame resentfully.

Qiduo sighed helplessly, why is it so difficult to find someone?
When Mrs. Xu heard the news, she sighed in disappointment.

Erxia's marriage will not go away for a day, so she feels uneasy.

Silent all night.

On the second day, Tan Debao still went to matchmaker Liu's house, but made an appointment with Tan Dejin to go to Luhuapo together after breakfast.

Taking advantage of an hour before dinner, Tan Dejin took Qiduo, Liuju and Erxia into the mountains to chop firewood, dig bamboo shoots and pick mushrooms as usual.

It's just that the firewood is not for sale, but for burning at home.

Tan Dejin carried two large baskets of bamboo shoots, Erxia also carried a load, and Liuju and Qiduo had bracken in their baskets. The father and daughter returned with a full load, and Mrs. Zhao was extremely jealous when she saw it.

But she didn't know what bamboo shoots were.

"Boss, what are you carrying?" Mrs. Zhao asked with her sleeves covered.

"Bamboo shoots." Tan Dejin responded lightly.

Without stopping, he walked directly to the Moon Gate.

Zhao stared, gritted her teeth, and followed behind to the backyard.

"Is this thing edible or can it be used to burn fire?" Mrs. Zhao asked pointing at the bamboo shoots.

"Eat." Qiduo answered simply.

"Where did you get these things?" Zhao asked again.

She already had the idea of ​​bamboo shoots in her heart, and she wanted Santao and the others to get some back.
"On the mountain." Qiduo didn't say the specific place, let alone explain what the bamboo shoots are.
"I don't know which of these mountains here, please explain more clearly. And where did this thing grow?" Zhao's tone became displeased.

Qiduo narrowed her eyes slightly, this old woman is still going on.

"Grandma, you asked so clearly, maybe you want other people in the family to help us pick, then thank you, grandma." Qiduo said so intentionally.

Mrs. Zhao sneered, and her sharp eyes swept across Tan Dejin and Mrs. Xu's faces.
She said coldly, "Boss, I didn't see you picking them back before we separated. Just after we separated, you picked them back with big burdens and small baskets. It's too eye-catching."

Qiduo is about to get angry, whether this old woman is reasonable or not, she is still not human.

Her parents and seniors all hoped that her servants would be good, but she wished that her servants would starve to death and die poorly, which is rare in the world.

"Mother, what you said is right. We as a family have to live. When we see something edible on the mountain, of course we have to bring it back to eat and save some food. Is it possible that you hope that our family will not eat or drink." Tan Dejin finally refuted Zhao.

Zhao suddenly felt short of breath, and held her breath in her chest, feeling panicked.

"You... you bastard, you dare to talk to me like this just two days after we separated. You still know who I am, I'm afraid that in a few days, you won't even recognize me when you see me on the road.

Why did I raise you, a beast that is not as good as you? I haven't said a word yet, you give me ten words back, how can you be such a son in the world, see if I don't beat you to death. "Ms. Zhao cursed viciously, still not relieved, picked up a bamboo shoot and threw it on Tan Dejin's head.

Tan Dejin avoided the bamboo shoots.

But his face was very gloomy.

Qiduo gritted her teeth and said loudly, "Grandma, if you scold my father here when you have time, you should think about what to do with my eldest sister's marriage. When the Lin family comes to ask for someone, if you see my sister-in-law, it will be troublesome."

"This is my brother and I's yard, what are you doing here?" Tan Debao's voice came from behind Qiduo.

Qiduo didn't need to turn her head to know that his face was gloomy.

As soon as Mrs. Zhao heard about Erxia's marriage, she also felt scalp numb, and wanted to scold Qiduo a few words, but seeing Tan Debao, she had no choice but to walk to the Moon Gate in despair.

"You two dead bastards, just wait for me." After leaving these words, Mrs. Zhao disappeared at the Moon Gate.

"Brother, let's seal that door as soon as possible." Tan Debao pointed to the Moon Gate and said.

Tan Dejin nodded slightly, and did not refuse this time.

"Oh, I haven't come back yet." Without Qiduo and the others asking, Tan Debao said with a sigh.

Qiduo and the others also had some mental preparations, so they had to go to have breakfast first.

But the good mood in the morning was ruined a lot by Mrs. Zhao.

Everyone was silent during the meal, no one spoke, and they were not in the mood to speak.

After a hasty breakfast, Tan Dejin drove the ox cart and took Tan Debao and Qiduo to Luhuapo.

Mrs. Xu took Erxia and Liuju to dry dried bamboo shoots and bamboo shoots at home. The weather is fine these few days and the sun is shining brightly, which is just right for drying things.

Luhuapo is to the east of Tanjiazhuang, which belongs to Lihezhuang.

When the bullock cart drove out of Tanjiazhuang, Qiduo felt that the surroundings became desolate, and the houses in the village became scarce.

Gradually, the houses could no longer be seen, and the high peaks turned into low hillsides. The hillsides were bare, and occasionally one or two small trees with the thickness of a finger could be seen, swaying desolately in the wind, and would fall at any time. As if broken by the wind.
Beside the narrow loess road is a long ditch with clear water flowing slowly.
"Father, where is this place? Why is no one living there?" Qiduo asked.

"There is still one mile to go to Luhuapo. After passing Luhuapo, go forward for about four miles, and there will be people." Tan Debao replied on behalf of Tan Dejin.

He was very familiar with the terrain around him, and he knew where he was even with his eyes closed.

Alas, there was nothing to look forward to.

Qiduo sighed in her heart, it turned out that she had thought of it earlier, but it was exactly what she thought, and she couldn't help being disappointed.

Under Tan Debao's guidance, when the ox cart was about to turn a corner, another ox cart was approaching.

The driver was a middle-aged man, very thin, and a woman and a boy of thirteen or fourteen were sitting in the car.

Qiduo's eyes lit up immediately, and Tan Debao immediately asked Tan Dejin to stop the car.

Although this is not a village, this road is a serious road, and it is very normal for bullock carts to pass by.

What made Qiduo and the others react this way was because the woman on the bullock cart was exactly the matchmaker Liu who had been looking for so many times.

Seeing the expressions of Tan Debao and Tan Dejin, Qiduo seemed to swallow Matchmaker Liu.

She hurriedly said a few words to them in a low voice to calm their emotions.

Tan Dejin and Tan Debao both nodded, reluctantly suppressing their anger, and the three got out of the bullock cart.

"Sister Liu." Tan Dejin forced himself to smile, and strode forward to stop the bullock cart.

The man pulled the reins to stop the ox cart, and looked back at Aunt Liu.

Aunt Liu recognized Tan Dejin and Tan Debao, and smiled, "Oh, it's Uncle Tan and Fourth Master Tan, where are you going?"

Qiduo breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that she didn't know that the matter had been exposed, and the next thing would be easy to handle.

"Hehe, we wanted to go buy some wood, Mrs. Liu, you have put a lot of thought into Erxia's matter, Xia's mother said to thank you very much. Now that we meet, we have to invite Mrs. Liu to the house no matter what, Good hospitality." Tan Dejin said honestly.

Mrs. Liu was smiling, but there was a sarcastic smile in her eyes, she is a fool, her daughter has been sold, and she is still counting the money for others, she is really useless.

She scolded Tan Dejin in her heart.

But he didn't know that Tan Dejin was scheming against her at this moment, who is the idiot, maybe!

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