hairpin family

Chapter 22 Reclamation

Uncle Qitang and Aunt Qi sent someone to send a complete set of beans, not only soybeans, but also red beans and mung beans, and several other kinds that Qin Zhao could not recognize.In addition, there are about six or seven catties of sesame seeds.Qin Zhao each grabbed a handful and looked at them. The seeds were plump and the color was very good. As I said before, we need to use new seeds that have been harvested for less than a year. The color of the seeds is not dull, which is obviously in line with the requirements. required.

Qin Zhao patted her hands clean, and saw that the sun was already high. If she continued to delay, her morning homework would be wasted, and yesterday was a whole day. If Dad Yun Shuai came back to check, she would really be unable to do business. , then patted the dust on his hands, and said to Zhu Balang: "Bajie, I have to practice swordsmanship for a while, and you can do it together if you practice together, but I have to practice calligraphy for a while before lunch, why don't you go back first. Come again."

"I will practice sword with you. When you practice calligraphy, I will watch from the side, and I promise not to disturb you."

"It's okay to practice swords, but I can't be distracted from practicing calligraphy. Can you be safe by the side? Besides, I have other things for you to do. After you finish practicing swords in a while, go back and let all the things you can find in the kitchen Prepare some seasonings and put them away, I will use them tomorrow. And let Ade wait for me in the kitchen tomorrow, I have something to ask him."

The two of them had just finished practicing swords when they saw Yunrui came home with a shovel on his shoulders. Seeing the serious and handsome father holding the shovel like a non-mainstream old farmer, Qin Zhao twitched the corner of his mouth and pressed down The urge to laugh caused some internal injuries. He lowered his head for a while, and finally felt that he could control his facial expression, so he raised his head and greeted Yunrui solemnly: "Daddy is back?"

Yun Rui put the shovel against the corner of the wall and said with a smile, "Azhao finished sword practice? I haven't been able to guide you well in the past few days. Let me see if you do something else."

Qin Zhao also felt that he hadn't made much progress, and always felt that there was something wrong, but Yunrui left early and returned late, and he really didn't have time to teach her, and finally got free today, so he had to ask for advice.

Yun Rui frowned when she saw that she had practiced a complete set of sword skills. Recently, there are too many trifles. Spring is not a good season for hunting, so the prey that can be obtained most of the time is very limited. The time spent on the mountain It must have been a little longer, and sometimes he didn't return for two or three days, and he often slept in the mountains, so Qin Zhao's teachings were inevitably relaxed.This set of swordsmanship looks pretty good, but he taught her swordsmanship for self-protection, not to look good. Obviously, her strength is not right, and her foot is not stable enough. When the sword stabs out, But it floated away.

Yun Rui asked Zhu Balang and Qin Zhao to fight again, it was funny, a sword was in the hands of both of them, Qin Zhao had several moves, and his basic skills were solid, how could that fat boy use a sword ?That look is obviously drunk, playing drunken sword.

It is so necessary to point out the shortcomings of the two sword moves one by one, let them practice for a while, and then said to Qin Zhao with a smile: "Those boys, don't mislead your children. In the early morning of the next day, let them all come over, and I will teach them myself. If you continue to teach like this, you can go to the street to perform and earn some change. Unless it is a last resort, and you have entered Zhujiazhuang, you can't reveal it outside."

Qin Zhao was ashamed.

Although she felt that Zhu Balang's practice was not good, it's not that bad, right?But Qin Zhao was very happy that his handsome father was willing to give advice to Ah Tie and the others.

Zhu Balang got some advice and practiced for a while, seeing that it was almost time for lunch, he said goodbye and went back.A Cai kept him for dinner, but Zhu Balang thought he would come in the afternoon, and he still had to do what Qin Zhao asked him to do back home.Even though he was very greedy for the food made by A Cai, he had no choice but to drooling and resolutely refused, and then left Yun's house step by step.

Qin Zhao seriously wrote and practiced for a while, and then it was lunch time. He just ate lunch and wanted to rest for a while, but Ah Tie and Ah Wu arrived with Ah Xi and Zhuzhu.

Several people saluted Yun Rui. A Tieyuan was a silent young man who just stood aside and didn't speak. A Xi and Zhuzhu were also a little reserved. When outsiders were around, Yun Rui always looked very serious. .However, although Ah Wu was a little afraid of him, he was a lively and talkative character. If he was not allowed to speak, he would be suffocated to death.

Qin Zhao looked at the children from time to time with sneaking glances at Yun Rui with adoring eyes. He was secretly proud of having such an outstanding and handsome father, and also because he understood the reason why these children came to his house early. , and intentionally only watched Ah Wu speak without talking to him.

Yunrui went to distribute the money for buying wild game to the hunters in the village today, they must know that Yunrui will be at home in the afternoon, and they want to take advantage of today's opportunity to get some advice from Yunrui.

If it was normal, Qin Zhao would be happy to work hard on his father, but today he still has business to do, so he concealed that his father promised to give them advice personally, and said with a smile: "You guys came just in time, I was with my father this afternoon. It was agreed that the land behind my house would be dug out, so you can help when you come."

But the Yun family originally had no land in the village, and the only tool they had was the shovel that Yun Rui had brought back in the morning.Yun Rui said: "You just go and play, the land is no more than a palm-sized place, four or five cents, I can definitely finish it in one afternoon, and besides, I only have one shovel. If you are on the side, it will affect my work. live."

Although Qin Zhao felt that what Yunrui said was reasonable, she didn't want to be idle either. There was no reason for her to go and play by herself and let her father do the work. Besides, with the free labor, she wanted to experience it for nothing. Let the farmhouse be happy: "There are a lot of weeds on it. Let's help dad weed first. It will be faster this way."

Yun Rui stopped pushing people away and let her go.

It took Qin Zhao and the others more than an hour to remove and cut all the grass on the ground.Then she hugged the small piles of grass and threw them to the riverside. When she went back to see Yunrui's plowed land, she burst into tears on the spot.

What she wants is a flat ground that has been turned over, a ground that can be sprinkled with fine soil or fine sand, and it can look as flat as a lawn, but what is she looking at?Huge lumps of dirt, each bigger than a shovel.What's more, even looking at it, it's still neat and tidy. Her handsome dad really pays attention to his work, but what does she want this piece of dumpling that looks like rows of dumplings?
Sure enough, a martial arts hero cannot be a farmer.She was wrong about the so-called specialization in art.

But looking at the handsome dad sweating and flying his shovel in full swing, he couldn't say the words to stop.

"What's the matter? Ah Zhao?" Ah Tie couldn't help asking, seeing Qin Zhao's expression of about to cry.

"A Tie, is the ground turned like this?"

Ah Tie smiled, and Xuan felt that he shouldn't laugh at his respected Uncle Yun, so he suppressed a smile, hesitated and said: "Uncle Yun's digging is pretty fast."

"A Tie, you have to be honest!" Qin Zhao was furious, what was she going to do so quickly?That’s all there is in total, no matter how slow you are, you can finish the search before dinner, okay?Glancing at Ah Zhu and the others, they all opened their mouths and looked at his father's sweaty back with a sluggish face, Qin Zhao looked up to the sky and sighed, the glorious image of his handsome father being omnipotent was ruined.

On the contrary, Ah Xi would comfort others: "Uncle Yun...you work really fast."

The two brothers and sisters have a tacit understanding, and the compliments are the same.

"The soil clod is a bit deep, and such a big soil clod, if the seeds are planted, the leakage will be deep, and it will not be easy to germinate." Ah Tie said very euphemistically, "What does Sister Ah Zhao want to plant?"

Qin Zhao decided to ignore the expressions of Axi and the others, and replied with a serious face: "Douzi. Brother A Tie, you just tell me how to make the mud smaller, and I want it to be very smooth. Then sprinkle it with Fine soil or fine sand can be as smooth as a road."

"It's not difficult, but it's just time-consuming. Let Uncle Yun just dig like this. Later, I found an iron plow, plowed the soil, and then leveled it carefully. But this land will take a few days to dry." , wait for the mud to dry before proceeding.”

Still have to wait a few days.

But Qin Zhao didn't want to wait. She urgently needed to do an experiment to see if she could grow bean sprouts under the conditions of no oxytocin and poor temperature control.If it is really possible, and rare things are more expensive, she can rely on this, and take advantage of Qitang Bo's family to open a restaurant to earn a good amount of money.

Moreover, if it is really possible to find ways to grow sprouts in winter, then this green sprouts, in this cold winter when there are few dishes in spring and summer, especially in the cold winter in the north, wouldn’t it be possible? Do it stand out?When there is a market and spread to the whole village, why should those poor people in the village worry about money?
The most important thing is to plan ahead, she has to leave a way for the future, even if she doesn't need this way, what can be done in this world, or in any world, without the support of money?

Even if she will be brought back to the capital by her brother whose name she still does not know, even if he sincerely treats her well, takes good care of her for the rest of her life, and makes her have no worries about food and clothing, then if he wants to protect himself, how can he not need money? As a backing?

Also, if the elder brother whom A Cai and Yun Rui placed high hopes on brought her back to the capital, what if they couldn't stay in the capital?Wouldn't it be better if she had a foundation here, and it was close to the northwest border, so she could retreat and defend, enter or leave David, and go to see the wider world?

Even if A Cai and Yun Rui had some money, what could that little money do other than ensure that they could live a life of food and clothing without too much worry in this remote place?
Although the profit of sprouts and vegetables is meager, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat. It can save money without making a big deal, isn't it what she needs now?
"If a large piece of land has to be sun-dried before it can be reorganized, brother Ah Tie, can you find a way to help me reorganize a piece of land first, it doesn't matter, it's just as big as it is."

Chun Zhao took the branch and walked a few steps, drawing a circle, about two square meters.

Seeing only this point, Ah Tie smiled and said: "If only this point is the only point, it's easy. You wait, I went home to find the iron plow first."

When Ah Tie left, Qin Zhao saw that Yun Rui had been busy for a long time, and was about to go home and pour some tea for everyone to drink. After being busy for a long time, not to mention Yun Rui, even he was very thirsty, so he went, Ah Tie Caizao brought some tea, and asked Qin Zhao and Ah Tiezhuzhu to go to the kitchen to bring her newly made snacks for everyone to eat.

After explaining, A Cai put the tea tray, took the handkerchief and went straight to Yunrui's side: "Get tired, take a rest." As she said, the handkerchief helped Yunrui wipe off her sweat.

Seeing the intimate backs of the two, Qin Zhao smiled and pulled Axi and Zhuzhu to the courtyard.

A Cai made garlic cakes with fine wheat flour, and the fragrance could be smelled from a distance.This is what Qin Zhao made excuses for A Cai to make. Although refined wheat noodles are needed, Yunrui likes to eat them, so they often make them at home.

It's a pity that there is milk here, but there are no fruits such as bananas. Otherwise, there are only various cakes and snacks. Qin Zhao, a foodie, can make all kinds of them.At that time, even if you go to the capital to open a dim sum or early breakfast shop, you will not worry about not having any business.

Speaking of milk, David is also a farming country, but here is the northwest border, a large grassland, and there is no shortage of cattle. Therefore, although cattle are not allowed to be slaughtered at will in the inland Central Plains, this is not the case here. Killing is not allowed on the grassland. Niu, that's a joke.

Although An County is not a grassland area, it is not far from Yanqi Mountain in the north. There are also a few cattle in the village, but they cannot be killed. Bring some beef back to the town.Yak meat is much more fragrant than farming cattle.

And here, it is close to the commercial route that merchants must pass through. Although it is not within the territory of An County, it is only sixty or seventy miles away. Moreover, the two big towns of Huangmaji and Zhalantun also have caravans coming in and out. .

(End of this chapter)