pastoral fragrance

Chapter 36

Qiu Lin nodded at him, and said, "Let's leave now, old man."

"Ai ai," the shopkeeper stood in front of the shop and waved to Qiuyue and his party. When the siblings walked away, he recalled and called out to the crowded street, "Girl, what cakes do you have in the future?" Fang Zi, remember to come and find the old man!"

For Qiulin, this is a sure-fire business, so why not do it?Qiulin nodded like a pounding garlic, "Okay, definitely."

It was already after noon, and the stomachs of the children were growling with hunger.

"It's my little sister's blessing today, we got so much money, and everyone is hungry, let's go to the noodle stall and finish eating." Qiuyue smiled happily.

I originally thought that these walnuts could only be sold at a low price, but I didn't expect to sell them for such a good price.Thinking of the dividends mentioned by the shopkeeper of the pastry shop, Qiuyue smiled even more from ear to ear.If parents knew, they would definitely wake up from their dreams with laughter.

Qiulin smiled and shook his head, "Sister, don't say that, it's all thanks to us, and everyone has a share in picking walnuts!" Everyone is starving, filling their stomachs is the real thing!
The Xu family was extremely poor, and the staple food in the family was coarse grains such as corn bracts, and fine grains such as rice and flour could not be found at all.

For them, a bowl of Yangchun noodles is a good meal.The children hadn't eaten such a delicious thing for a long time, and they chewed a bowl of noodles with a "squeaky" sound.When this bowl of ordinary Yangchun noodles entered their mouths, it seemed like a delicacy in the world.

"This noodles are really delicious and chewy!" Qiu He poured the noodle soup into his mouth, then put down the big bowl, and sighed contentedly while patting his belly.

He drank corn mush all day long, and he could barely taste anything else.

Everyone had enough to eat and drink, so they hurriedly paid the money and rushed home.It would take at least an hour to walk from Qingcheng to Luoshui Village. If there was any delay, it would be dark.

When everyone came to town in the morning, they all carried heavy burdens. Now my son sold all the wild vegetables, walnuts and so on, and returned home with empty baskets and baskets.

Around dusk, Qiulin and the others finally returned to their yard.Everyone was so tired that they just wanted to drink tea and fall asleep.

"Why are you only coming back now? Did something happen to you on the way? Have you had lunch yet?" Seeing that the children were so tired, Han quickly went to the kitchen to bring tea, and said Don't forget to ask carefully.

Qiuyue took two deep breaths, and said to the Han family overjoyed: "Mother, our family is going to get rich this time! My little sister is really the lucky star of our family."

Mrs. Han was confused and didn't know where her eldest daughter's joy came from.Turning his face to ask Qiulin, "What's the matter, why did you make your elder sister happy?"

Qiu He couldn't hold back his words, so he quickly said: "Mother, my little girl is amazing, she even went to discuss business with the shopkeeper of Zhiwei Pavilion, and the most important thing is, this business was successfully negotiated! Mother Ah, now our family has more income, and there is a profit to take every month!"

Qiuhe spoke vividly and powerfully.

This... Han was stunned, business, what kind of business?

Qiu Song shook his head helplessly, the third younger brother really knows how to speak sparingly, how can mother hear the reasoning of this kind of choking?So he added: "My little sister sold a few pastry recipes to Zhiwei Pavilion. The shopkeeper said that he would split the profits with our family in the future. He gave us three. The business of that shop is endless, every month The profits are sure to be great.”

Mrs. Han was dumbfounded when she heard that, and Xu Nanshan in the east room was also dumbfounded, "What, selling pastry recipes?" Xu Nanshan asked in a loud voice, and turned his ears to the main room, hoping that he would not listen to the wrong words.

"Well, yes, dad," Qiuhe began to peel the beans, and said with fingers: "My little sister gave a total of four pastry recipes to the shopkeeper of Zhiwei Pavilion, and signed a deed with the shopkeeper, saying yes Give our family dividends every month!" Qiuhe hurriedly urged the elder sister to take the deed out of her purse and show it to her parents.

There are two copies of this deed, one for Qiulin's family and one for Zhiwei Pavilion, in case the other party goes back on their word.

Both Han and Xu Nanshan could not read big characters, so they naturally counted on their second son who had studied, "Qiu Song, is there any problem with this document?"

"I read it carefully when I signed it, and there is no problem." Although there are a few words on it that I don't recognize, I understand the general meaning, so there should be no problem.

After Qiu Song said this, the worries that were floating in the hearts of Han Shi and Xu Nanshan gradually fell to the ground.Han's nose burst into tears with joy, "You girl, you are a kid, and you have learned how to do business like adults at such a young age!"

Qiu Lin stuck out her tongue at Mrs. Han, "Isn't this a temporary idea? I didn't expect to make money. I'll go and see Ah Huang first!" Qiu Lin took a chance to sneak away. If they asked questions one after another like this, she would It's really overwhelming.

The wound on Ah Huang's stomach had already healed, and his spirit seemed much better, and he was no longer drowsy.Dr. Sun said that in a few days, Ah Huang would be as lively as before.

When Xia Yan saw that it was Qiu Lin, the tail behind his buttocks turned up uncontrollably and swayed from side to side.He hadn't seen Qiulin for most of the day, and now seeing Qiulin's smiling face, his emotions seemed to be driven by her, a warm current surged into his heart, and the depression accumulated in his heart disappeared.

"Ah Huang, I haven't seen you for a long time. It's strange. Do you miss me? Are you good at home? Did you eat well?" As soon as Qiulin entered the room, seeing Ah Huang's dark eyes, his heart ached. Just a piece of joy.She trotted over, rubbed Ah Huang's furry ears with her small hands, and fondled her cold nose lovingly.

Xia Yan stared blankly at the energetic little girl in front of him, all that came out of his mind were Qiu Lin's thoughts about him.So much so that Qiulin came over and kneaded him, and he didn't move as if he had been cast by a spell.

Weird, do you miss me...

It was strange, why strange emotions emerged in his heart, and a numb feeling spread all over his body and limbs.Xia Yanyuan rolled his eyes, and a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes.How could he do this?
"Doctor Sun can tell you that you still have a few days to recover. These days, you should take good care of your wounds, and don't mess with those unscrupulous people in the future. You will learn your wisdom through a pitfall, understand?" Qiu Lin grumbled. , Crackling said.

Xia Yan's head is full of black lines, he is already this big, and there is a little girl to teach him a lesson?Xia Yan rolled his eyes, and gave Qiulin a blank stare.

Uh...how did she seem to see the white eyes in Ah Huang's eyes, that look seemed to be disdainful and mocking, so strange?How can a dog look like that?Qiulin blinked, she must have misread it!

When she took a closer look, those black eyes were clearly full of doubt and pity, and there was no white eye at all, she must have seen it wrong.

Qiulin was secretly annoyed, what kind of eyes did he keep seeing wrong?

The weather has been fine these few days, with clear skies and cloudless skies. The drained fish ponds have been exposed to the sun for several days, and the silt in the ponds has been hardened by the sun.It seems to seep into the soil and drain the water.

At this time, canals can be dug to divert water.

I greeted Shen Qing before, so you don't have to worry about it.After the silt in the pond had completely dried and hardened, everyone hurriedly put on their hoes and went to the fish pond.

After the stagnant water in the pond was drained, the disgusting stench that originally filled the fish pond also dissipated.Sniff carefully, only a fishy smell is still lingering, but the smell is much weaker than before.If you don't smell it carefully, you can't smell it.

Without saying a word, the children went to the diversion canal on the other side.The most important thing now is to open source and divert water, so that water can be stored in ponds and water sources can be conserved.

It was still Qiuyue and Qiusong who were the two top performers. Qiulin and Qiuhe just dug along the channels dug by their elder brothers and sisters, widening the channels, which seemed to save a lot of effort.

Although digging a canal to divert water is light and easy, it is not an easy task.The channel must be dug deep, and both sides of the channel must be compacted, otherwise the mud will fall into the channel again and block the water source.At the beginning, you can dig out casually, but the follow-up work needs to be meticulous, and careful work comes from slow work, so it will take some time to dig channels.What's more, it was only a few of his children who were busy with work, and there was no adult to help, so naturally it was slower.And when the children got home, they didn't have the strength to do other things, and they were too tired to lift their arms.

After more than half a month under such circumstances, the water diversion channel was finally dug through.All the children were overjoyed and very happy.Now just wait for that water to fill the fishpond.

The water source is not wide open, so the water flow is also small. To fill this pond with water, it may not take ten days and half a month.

During this period, the Xu family's children were not idle.On leisurely days, I go to the woods to dig grass roots and herbs. These things should be dug as soon as possible, otherwise when winter comes, the leaves will fall off and you will not be able to distinguish them.The herbs that were dried in the shade a few days ago have been taken to the town to exchange for money.Now there is a surplus of five taels of silver in the family!
When Qiuyue saw that the herb was so valuable, she naturally wanted to dig more and sell it in the town for money.

The next day was the day of going to the market again, and everyone packed up the herbs that were going to be sold in the town.After Qiuyue and Qiusong had lunch, they went out of the yard with baskets on their backs.

"Eldest sister, where are you going?" Qiu Lin hurried out of the room, putting his hand on the door bolt.

Qiuyue Qiusong looked at each other, "Naturally, I'm going to dig wild vegetables. Tomorrow is the day to go to the market, and it will be too late." Although the food and clothing at home relying on these herbs are still decent, but Qiuyue and the others are used to suffering. Life, who doesn't want to save a little more money?Big money and small money are also money, and it doesn't take much trouble, so Qiuyue naturally refuses to give up the wild vegetable business.

(End of this chapter)