Easy to farm

Chapter 23 Harvest
After coming out of the medical hall, the vegetable basket that was originally lighter is now full again.

The basket was not only filled with sugar, but also several boxes of dim sum. The tempting fragrance was already exuded before the dim sum was opened. The dim sum was packaged very delicately. Although Pei Xiangxiang had never bought it before and did not know the price of these dim sum, he had a hunch that these things were not Cheap.

This time I came out and gained a lot. Not only did I earn 34 Wen from selling wild vegetables, but I also sold [-] Wen from tomatoes. The money is not too much, but it made Pei Xiangxiang very excited. I am happy with my first salary.

When they arrived at the meeting place, the carriage had already stopped, and Pei Xiangxiang hurriedly greeted Wang and Li Deqing.

Li Deqing hummed, then lowered his head and started smoking again. Pei Xiangxiang just thought he was dull and not talkative, turned around and took out four Wen from his purse and handed it to Mrs. Wang, "Aunt Li, I'm in trouble today." is you."

Mrs. Wang was not polite, took the money directly, and said with a smile, "No trouble, no trouble, actually, folks in the village, I shouldn't ask you for money, but it's just that the ox cart is also hard, so I have to buy some refined Feed, otherwise it is easy to get sick, and you also know that our country is poor and it is not easy to earn money, so I have to ask you to help, so that it is convenient for everyone to go out."

Wang's words mean more than what he said, and he said to find an excuse for collecting money for himself.

If it was someone else’s bullock cart, Pei Xiangxiang would not feel that there was anything wrong with giving them money. It used to be inconvenient to squeeze the bus and subway to and from get off work. Later, colleagues who have a car commute to and from get off work. It means giving hundreds of dollars a month for gas money It just means that if the person who gave the money was Wang, it would be a little different.

Wang is a snobbish person, which is well-known in Nanhe Village. The poorer she is, the more she thinks of ways to collect money. Otherwise, she would rather go to Qingyang Town with an empty bullock cart without getting rid of others. Those who are rich, powerful, or obviously promising, Wang not only does not take money, but also asks them if they want to take a bullock cart.

This time out, Pei Xiangxiang, Chunhua and Xiu'e had to give Wang money, even Chunhua, who was related to the Li family, couldn't avoid it. It can be seen that in Wang's heart, the three of them are worthless.

"Where is the third aunt? I heard that it is not cheap to buy a cow. It is much more convenient to come to Qingyang Town in a bullock cart." Pei Xiangxiang was telling the truth. The last time he followed Pei Yongping to Qingyang Town, Pei Xiangxiang's legs hurt It's softened, and the soles of the feet are almost blistered.

"That is, when the cow was bought back, it cost 15 taels of silver, and it was still a calf, which had to be raised for several months before it could work."

15 taels of silver is a huge sum of money for Pei Xiangxiang now. If she can earn one hundred coins a day, it will take her 150 days and five months to get it together.

However, in fact, it is very good to have as much income as today's every day. You must know that Pei Yongping can only earn [-] yuan a month when he works as a helper outside.

Cattle are very precious in the farm. They can be used as carts to transport things, and they can also be plowed. These two are the most commonly used in the countryside. Every household wants to buy them, but the cost is not low. Some people may not be able to buy them after several years. on a cow.

Because Chunhua and Xiu'e hadn't arrived yet, Pei Xiangxiang didn't want to have a casual conversation with Mrs. Wang, and she didn't think she could have anything to talk about with Mrs. Wang, who was in her 30s at the age of eight. She talked too much, but instead It is easy to expose some problems, such as the maturity, insight, and ideas that eight-year-old girls should not have.

He climbed into the ox cart, put the basket in his hand on the ox cart, and waited for Chunhua and Xiu'e to come back.

While waiting for someone, Li Deqing was still smoking, and at some point, Mrs. Wang escaped with a handful of melon seeds, sat beside the car and kowtowed, and asked Pei Xiangxiang, "Do you want to eat it? It's freshly fried. It's delicious."

Pei Xiangxiang waved her hands again and again, taking advantage of other people's soft mouth and shorthand. She was not willing to pay a higher price for the momentary enjoyment. Maybe this was a bit too exaggerated, but Mrs. Wang was definitely not the kind of person who easily benefits others.

Of course, maybe she was happy to see Pei Xiangxiang give the money today, so she thought of asking this question, or maybe it was just a polite way.

After waiting for about a cup of tea, he watched Xiu'e walking this way from a distance, and Pei Xiangxiang waved to her again and again, and then Chunhua also walked this way.

After everyone arrived, Wang Shilian told Li Deqing to drive home quickly, so that he could start business early.

Maybe everyone had something to gain, and there were some smiles on their faces. When they arrived at Nanhe Village and got off the bullock cart, Pei Xiangxiang, Chunhua and Xiu'e thanked Mrs. Wang one by one, and then left together.

On their way home, Pei Xiangxiang made an appointment with the other two to have lunch and then go pick some wild vegetables to sell. Taking advantage of the good season, they could make more money. For Pei Xiangxiang's proposal, Chunhua and Xiu'e People also nodded in agreement.

Before Pei Xiangxiang got home, Mrs. Yang was already standing on the side of the road looking around, and when she saw Pei Xiangxiang, she yelled "Xiangxiang, Xiangxiang" all the way.

Hearing Mrs. Yang's urgent voice, Pei Xiangxiang's heart tightened suddenly, and she quickly grabbed the vegetable basket and ran towards Mrs. Yang, and when she got around Mrs. Yang, she asked out of breath, "Mother, mother, what happened?" gone?"

Pei Xiangxiang was very worried that Yang would be bullied again during the time he went out.

Unexpectedly, Yang waved his hands and said, "No one bullied you, it's the first time you went to Qingyang Town alone, mother is worried, and I will breathe a sigh of relief when I see you come back."

It turned out that this was the reason, and Pei Xiangxiang was a little dumbfounded. If in modern times, an eight-year-old girl is really only a little girl, but in this era, she is completely half an adult.

In the Zhou Dynasty, girls began to talk about marriage when they were twelve or thirteen years old, and they got married after a year or two after they were 15 years old.

Seeing that Yang Shi still treats herself like a little child, Pei Xiangxiang is not disgusted, she enjoys the feeling of being pampered and cared for.

"Mom, let's go into the house first. I went to Qingyang Town today, and I gained a lot."

After pulling Mrs. Yang into the house, Pei Xiangxiang immediately took out 34 Wen from the purse and handed it to Mrs Yang, saying, "Mother, this is the money I earned from selling bracken, mushrooms and fungus today, a total of [-] Wen , and then take the bullock cart to Aunt Li’s Siwen, this is what’s left over.”

Pei Xiangxiang wanted to give Yang the money for selling wild vegetables. As for the money for tomatoes, she was not easy to give. After all, she was with Chunhua and Xiu'e, and they both knew how much they sold for their wild vegetables. If Mrs. Yang casually asked about this one day, and the numbers didn't match, it would definitely arouse suspicion.

Pei Xiangxiang is not in a hurry to improve the living standard and quality of the family. After Yang and Pei Yongping slowly accept and admit that Pei Xiangxiang can indeed help the family earn money, and then let her do it boldly, then is the time to make a lot of money.

Seeing the money that Pei Xiangxiang handed over, Yang was very moved for a moment, thinking that her daughter was really more considerate.

Mrs. Yang didn't reach out to receive the money from Pei Xiangxiang, but took Pei Xiangxiang into her arms, "Mother, how can I ask for your money, you can save it as a dowry, and you will grow up in a few years... ..."

Hearing that Mrs. Yang started to think about her marriage at this time, Pei Xiangxiang's head was full of black lines, thinking that it is better to be modern, at least she can go to kindergarten from the age of three to the end of college graduation, and she can enjoy about 20 years in between. , if you take the postgraduate entrance examination again, you will be able to enjoy yourself for a few more years, but it is not like now, before you are an adult, the adults start thinking about marrying your daughter.

Pei Xiangxiang wanted to give money to Yang, but Yang didn't want it. Instead, he gave Pei Xiangxiang a black lacquered wooden box with copper plates, which was Pei Xiangxiang's piggy bank.

Mrs. Yang heard from Pei Xiangxiang that Dr. Li had sent candy and snacks again. Mrs. Yang said that Dr. Li was really a bodhisattva, but couldn't help but say a few words to Pei Xiangxiang, telling her not to ask for anything from Dr. Li next time, and then told her The next time Pei Xiangxiang goes to Qingyang Town, he will bring some home-grown eggs to send as a favor.

(End of this chapter)