The daily farming life of the black-bellied young lady

Chapter 11 Making Bamboo Essence
"Brother Wang, I'm going to find someone to pull the bamboo. You guys do it first." Chu Ying arrived at the gate of the city and looked at Grandpa Li who was unloading.

"Grandpa Li, I have a big business." When Chu Ying arrived at the back door with the ox cart, the bamboo could hardly fit on the ground. Sure enough, the farmers were real and hardworking.

"Let's move it together first." Although the bamboo was cut off from it, it was still a bit long, and it was already heavy after not loading much.

"It's almost there. If you add an ox, you won't be able to pull it anymore." After tying the bamboo with a rope to fix it, Chu Ying sat on the ox cart and left with Grandpa Li.

"Grandpa Li, do you know where there is a paper mill here?"

"There is one in the south of the city, and one in the west of the city. What's the matter? They also grow bamboo themselves, so they probably won't want it."

"Let's go to the south of the city. If they don't want it, they can throw it away." Chu Ying had no hope that these bamboos could be sold, as long as they could come and pull them away, it would save some time and money.

When we arrived at the paper workshop, the boss really didn't want to pay. "Boss, these don't cost money. If you want them, you can just pull them over yourself. You see, these bamboos are very thick, and they can't grow like this in a year."

"It doesn't cost money, right?" The owner of Zhifang picked up the bamboo and looked at it. It is indeed a perennial.

"Okay, where is it?" Chu Ying only knew Hu Da, but didn't know the family's last name.

"The Yan family." Grandpa Li cleared his throat and said solemnly.

"The Yan family? You didn't steal the bamboo, did you?" Although the Yan family didn't hold official positions, they had relatives serving as servants in Chang'an, so they were considered well-off.

"Their family needs to repair the pond, and these have to be cut down." These bamboos belong to the Yan family, and the owner of the paper shop who was still hesitant agreed immediately.

"Then can you go pull it now?" Chu Ying took Grandpa Li's bullock cart and brought the people from Zhifang to Yan's house.

When the time comes, another car can be pulled away.

Chu Ying saw that a piece of bamboo had already been chopped off, so she could dig it up first. "Brother Wang, let the three of you start digging first. The other thing is to chop bamboo. When you get tired, you can take turns to do it."

"Okay." In the evening, Grandpa Li had pulled the mud three times, chopped down one-third of the bamboo, and dug out one-fifth of the ground.

"Xiao Nizi is really reliable in her work. I didn't see it. I'll leave this job to you. You have to work hard, and you won't lose money." Everyone put the guy here first, and sat in Grandpa Li's bullock cart When I arrived at the gate of the city, I picked up other people who went home.

"Wang Er, what kind of work are you doing? It's so dirty."

"It's nothing, I'm going to dig the pond."

"Dig the pond? How much wages do you need?" Hearing that Wang Naiyuan said that he was making money, several women surrounded Wang Naiyuan and asked all the questions.

Back home, Chu Primula ate some cold food, washed his hands and went to sleep. Fortunately, the larger bamboos had already been burned down, so tomorrow he would just cut bamboo like them.

For the next two days, everyone arrived at Yan's house early every day to work hard. "You guys come so early every day. It's really not easy." Hu Da looked at the six people working hard, and felt that it was worth the money.

"I said I don't eat it, I don't eat it, I just don't eat it, cousin, I want to eat the sweet-scented osmanthus cake from Xinyuanzhai." In the attic far away, a young woman was slightly angrily punching a man.

"You don't want to eat, do you? Hu Da, give it to those strong people. They are tired after working for a long time." The man next to him has delicate eyebrows, wears a white bamboo-patterned robe, and throws a jade fan in his arms. The woman pushed away.

"Okay, Master Biao." Hu Da ordered someone to take a low table and bring a table of vegetables and a daily steamer to the open space beside the pool.

"Everyone eat first, this is the extra meal that Master Biao gave you, let's go to work after eating." The brothers looked at the roast chicken on the table, their eyes were full of pig knuckles, but they still pretended to be calm, and waited. When the servants left, they rushed up.

"Chu Ying, eat." Chu Ying took the chicken leg brought by Brother Wang, and started eating with the steamed cake. "Be gentle, look like jackals, tigers and leopards, don't make people laugh."

Qian Yong, who had just ate the chicken legs with his hands, heard what Brother Wang said, and immediately began to eat in small bites. "Who are you showing it to? Big men have to eat meat."

Chu Ying took a big bite, and the brothers didn't care when they heard what Chu Ying said, but they were much restrained than before.

"You also know that big men can eat meat with big mouthfuls, so just take small bites, and be careful that your jaw won't go back." Qian Yong deliberately took a bite of the pig's foot.

After the meal, Chu Ying picked up all the leftover bones in a bowl, and wiped the low table with a handful of grass.Everyone replenished their physical strength and worked more vigorously.

"Brother Qian, don't chop this one up, don't chop up this piece. I'll do the rest."

"Didn't that Hu Da say to kill them all?"

"This piece is full of Xiangfei bamboo and monstera bamboo, which are rare and precious, so don't cut them down yet." Chu Ying had already noticed this small piece of different bamboo.

"That's fine." After cutting the remaining ordinary bamboo, Chu Ying went to help lift the soil dug up from the ground, and picked out some bamboo knots and bamboo shoots and put them in the basket by the way.

Waiting for the third morning to dig the entire edge of the pond straight, fix the details, and sweep up all the mud on the ground, Chu Ying saw that everything was almost there and called Hu Da.

"This piece hasn't been cut yet, let's cut this piece this afternoon. Don't cut corners, I said everything." Hu Da pointed to the piece of bamboo that Chu Ying wanted to keep.

"Hu Da, this piece is Xiangfei Bamboo and Tortoiseshell Bamboo. They are very valuable. I wanted to ask you first. If you said we would cut them down." Hu Da heard the little boy said that they were rare bamboos, so he ran to ask. Master Biao.

At the beginning, this bamboo forest was planted for Young Master Biao.Yan Yushu, who got up early and practiced sword, heard Hu Da's report and came to see it in person.

Sure enough, there is a piece of Xiangfei bamboo and tortoise shell bamboo beside the dug pond. "I planted this when I was young. I didn't expect it to grow such a large piece after it survived. This piece doesn't need to be cut. Fortunately, you found such a little boy who cherishes things. Otherwise, they would be cut off by those ordinary people. They will grow so tall." gone."

Hu Da heard that the bamboo was planted by Young Master Biao himself, no matter what kind it is, it should not be cut down, but fortunately this little boy has a good eye, otherwise Young Master Biao would talk about how the bamboo can be transformed back by himself.

"Do you recognize these bamboos? There are no such bamboos in the countryside." Chu Ying looked at the young man in a white shirt standing with his hands behind his back. He was as gentle as jade, like green bamboo in summer, fresh and natural.

"The one with spots is Xiangfei bamboo, and the ugliest one is tortoiseshell bamboo."

Yan Yushu listened to her saying that the monstera is the ugliest, and his anger came from it. This tortoiseshell bamboo is like a tortoise shell. It is rare and rare, especially when it grows into such a tall bamboo plant. It is a treasure among bamboos. This little boy actually said The ugliest, as expected, is a child in the countryside.

"Hu Da, there is a reward." Chu Ying looked at the strange young master whose face turned a little stinky as he walked away. "Yes, Young Master Biao." Chu Ying pulled Brother Wang and followed Hu Da to the cashier to withdraw money.

"Here's a total of 1 tael and 5 qian, plus the 2 qen reward. Take it." Chu Ying looked at the copper coins piled up on the wooden plate and asked Brother Wang to take it first.

"Then thank you Hu Da. Next time you have such a job, you can come to us, let's see fate." Chu Ying held two strings of copper coins, and complained why such a large courtyard could not produce silver, and had to give so many copper coins.

"Brother Wang, don't you use silver here? Why are you giving copper coins? It's really inconvenient." When they got to Grandpa Li's bullock cart, Chu Ying was still complaining about Hu Da who gave copper coins but not silver.

"I've never seen silver. Everyone uses copper plates. I guess the Holy One only uses silver." Everyone sat around the car, ready to share the money.

“1两7钱，一人2钱20文，李爷爷3钱80文。还有这些竹笋也都分分掉吧。”大家见着竹笋都往后仰，不想看见。

"I feel like throwing up after eating, take these back."

"Chu Ying, the 2 coins are your bounty, you can take it yourself."

"Yeah, two dollars for each of us is enough."

"This reward is also due to everyone's credit. Then I will take 1 money, and everyone will share the other money. If you have money, everyone will earn it. If you don't take it, I will not call you if you have a job in the future." Chu Ying divided 1 money into 6 shares. 10 bucks and 1 copy of 40 bucks.

"Everyone, don't refuse. Just do as Chu Ying said." After everyone got out of the car, Grandpa Li sent Chu Ying and Brother Wang home again, because the two bamboo baskets on the car were full of bamboo shoots and bamboo shoots. whip.

"Grandpa Li, take some."

"No, there are enough at home, you can keep it. I'll go first."

Chu Ying picked up the bamboo shoots to give to Brother Wang, but Wang Naiyuan hurriedly declined and went home.

Chu Ying looked at the three baskets full of bamboo shoots at home and the piles of bamboo whips and bamboos piled high in the yard. She estimated that she would have to eat bamboo shoots for several months. What if she ate too much and turned into a bamboo essence? ?
(End of this chapter)