The daily farming life of the black-bellied young lady

Chapter 60 Plot Reversal
When Chu Ying went home, she cut some grass to feed the rabbits, and then fetched water from the pond to irrigate the wheat. The weather has gradually started to heat up recently, and the wheat needs a lot of water.

Fortunately, the drip irrigation system I set up before can be used up in a few buckets of water, and the wheat has begun to ear, and it will be harvested in a few months, so that I can pay taxes and eat by myself.

When fetching water, Chu Ying found that there were small things like tadpoles in the water. Looking closely, they were small fishes gathered together. It seemed that the method of digging lake mud was still a little useful.

But Chu Ying saw that the pond with only water and mud was empty and needed to add something to it. Chu Ying took a sickle and went to the lake to dig some reeds and cattails. When they took root, they could supply oxygen to these small fish.

Chu Ying originally wanted to cook outside the house without building a kitchen, but it was really inconvenient when it rained, and her food could only be placed in the living room, so the small house looked a bit crowded.

Chu Ying went to the city to buy an ax, and she needed a good ax to build a house. Although it cost 8 qian, Chu Ying had to go to Qin Zhong to get it and hand it in.

Holding the heavy axe, Chu Ying felt for the first time that being rich is really good, and now she has the appearance of a basic family, and finally she no longer has to look for her stone ax by the stream.

"Hey, kid, you took my jade pendant for you, you bought an axe." As soon as Chu Ying heard his voice, she knew that the visitor was not kind, and it could be whoever it was.

Although she lost her cotton clothes and her first kiss, she also got money, and he could barely be regarded as her God of Wealth. Chu Ying squeezed out a smile and turned to Lu Ming.

"Hmph, my jade pendant is at least 10 taels, and you actually pawned it. You really have no eyesight." Chu Ying was delighted when she heard that the broken jade pendant was worth 10 taels, but her face was filled with endless regret.

"Then you didn't say it earlier, I only took 2 taels. I was cheated." Chu Ying pouted and glared at Lu Ming.

"Don't blame others if you're stupid. You're vulgar." Seeing that Lu Ming gave Lu Ming a disgusted look and was about to leave, Chu Ying hurriedly pulled him.

"You are well-informed, knowledgeable about the past and the present, and well-learned. I, a layman, bother you with one thing. Do you know that?" Chu Ying took out the silver cover that she carried with her.

Chu Ying looked at him in his hand for a long time and looked at herself in disbelief, "Why do you have this? Where did you steal it?"

"Although I'm not rich, I don't know how to do stealthy things. Don't frame me, tell me who it is." Seeing his appearance, Chu Ying must know, otherwise she wouldn't be so excited.

"Tell me how you got it first, and then I'll tell you who it belongs to." Hearing what Chu Ying said, he not only knew this person but also might have some friendship with him.

"I picked it up on the road. I was going to pick it up and give it to the person in front of me, but when I bowed my head, I couldn't find anyone."

"You are talking nonsense, this is Huozhezi. Would a girl take Huozhezi out? Tell me quickly, if you don't, I won't tell you who she is." Chu Ying heard that the owner was still a woman.

"It's nothing, I'm leaving first." Chu Ying grabbed the silver cover and left quickly.Looking at Lu Ming who was calling himself from behind, he felt that he couldn't believe him.

Judging from his tone, it is impossible to believe that the girl will set fire, and I am afraid that he and the girl are in the same group.

According to Chu Ying's observation and the investigation and inquiries of the neighbors, most of Lu Ming's contacts were men, and the only one he had contact with was the eldest lady of Yuwen Mansion, the woman who was married to him.

Chu Ying patted her chest, a little scared, but fortunately she didn't tell the truth, if he knew that his fiancée had tried to kill him, he would be in trouble if he wanted to make up for it.

Chu Ying thought about the eldest lady who had come to look for her before, and it seemed that the fire at home had something to do with Yuwen's family.

But I don't know why they didn't come to harm themselves before, and they waited for so long to come to find themselves. Something must have stimulated them, and the eldest lady who looked for themselves might be the fuse.

When Chu Ying returned home, she went to the back to cut some suitable trees, but Chu Yinghua felt that it was not a solution to cut down the chestnut tree every time, but she was too embarrassed to cut the sap from the sumac and pine trees.

Chu Ying lit a fire under a pine tree, cut a hole in the upper part and used bamboo pieces to catch the pine tree left by the heat.

Chu Ying didn't cut down the pine tree until the water was almost gone, and moved the turpentine in a clay pot back home. The turpentine can be used to make dozens of candles.

Although this method is fast and convenient, it is not a sustainable and good way to kill chickens and extract eggs. I just need wood to do that.

After cutting the required wood, Chu Ying went to Uncle Qi who built the house, and told Uncle Qi about her idea of ​​building a house.

"Have you built it again? Don't you live enough?"

"It's on fire, and there is no room. You can help me build the frame, and I will build the walls with earth bricks myself."

"It's on fire? You have to paint the outside with raw lacquer, so it can prevent fire." Chu Ying originally wanted to paint the floor inside and then outside, but she was too busy, and she didn't think it would catch fire, so she kept shelving this plan. .

"Well, now I know."

"But it's a little expensive. Raw lacquer is 20 cents a liter. It takes a lot for a room." Chu Ying originally thought that the lacquer was not that valuable, after all, she saw some lacquer trees when she went to the mountain last time.

"Okay, then come tomorrow if you are free, and I will help." Chu Ying made an appointment with Uncle Qi and slowly returned home.

Before he got home, he saw Bai Yuhe standing by his door. Could it be that he wanted to come here for the second time?

"What are you doing at my house again?"

Bai Yuhe came over and took Chu Yinghua's hand, and said with concern: "You should move out, even if it's not me next time, someone else will be there. This time I'm sorry for you, but I can't help it."

Chu Ying was frightened by such soft-spoken Bai Yuhe, and felt a little uncomfortable. "Why did I move out, who did I have conflicts with? I'm doing fine."

"I was going to marry a rich merchant from the Wang family. My stepmother bought books and clothes for my brother with the dowry, and paid for the books for two years. Then that person came to me."

Chu Ying opened the door to let Bai Yuhe in, seeing her usually aggressive and unreasonable appearance, she didn't know that she would come looking for her like this.

"The man gave me a fire pocket and Lu taels of silver. He said that it would be fine to return the rich businessman, but he asked me to set a fire and burn you to death." Bai Yuhe held Chu Ying's hand, tears in his eyes spinning.

"I really don't want to, but I have no choice, or I have to marry that rich businessman. You know that I like Brother Wang. I really have no choice but to put the fire in the kitchen, so that you may There is still a glimmer of life."

After speaking, Bai Yuhe knelt down. "I'm not here to beg your forgiveness, I just want you to move away and escape from this place, or if it's not me next time, someone else will die only for you."

(End of this chapter)