The wealth of rebirth is deep in the mountains

Chapter 45 Good News
Everyone responded in a hurry, and then said a few gossips, and then dispersed.The Liu family didn't even delay for half an hour, and sent Zhaodi'er home directly.By the way, Aunt Liu scolded her brother half to death, grabbed her sister-in-law and made her face bloom, and then returned to Laoxiongling.

On the second day, Xiaomi asked everyone to cut potato seeds. As usual, he was the first to call Aunt Liu and Guizhi's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. When they were gossiping, they gave Aunt Liu the three meals a day when everyone was building a house. Responsible.

This trust made Aunt Liu secretly wipe away tears in gratitude. The little daughters-in-law in the village saw each other, and they erased a little bit of estrangement, and once again treated the Liu family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to make out.

A few thousand catties of potatoes sounds like a lot, but a dozen or so women gathered around and broke them up with knives while talking and laughing, and it took only one day.

On the morning of the third day, the men from the village arrived at Lu's house. Two of them had a plow stick, one pulled it in front, the other supported it behind, and the other carried a basket to bury potato seeds in the furrow opened by the plow stick.

Compared with planting corn seedlings, this is a labor-intensive job. Seeing this, the women also took baskets of dew to help bury the potato seeds.

Xiaomi took Aunt Liu around for a while at the junction of the mountain pass and the field, chose a flat and wind-shielded place, and asked the young people in the village to help build two thatched huts.

But the wooden poles were buried in the ground for support, the left and right sides and the rear were surrounded by wooden boards, and the roof was covered with a layer of thick oil paper and branches to keep out the sun and wind and rain. In half a day, the thatched shed was built.

One is used to store food, vegetables and sundries, and the other is equipped with two earthen stoves and a large iron pot. In the future, when building a house or harvesting in autumn, food can be stored here, saving the ups and downs of the mountains.

The only disadvantage is that it is not convenient to get water here, but there is a small stream flowing down the mountain.But that was only the summer when there was plenty of rain, and the narrow rivers were dry in the other three seasons.

The solution is also simple, that is, to dig a well.

Xiaomi has a straightforward and non-sloppy temper. He would rather delay the construction of the adobe house for a few days, and dig out the well first.

So, after the potatoes were planted in the field, Uncle Liu and Boss Lu went to the town to invite a small labor team back.The old man who led the team was surnamed Zhong. He looked very old and his hair was all white, but his actual age was not much older than Father Lu. He had really experienced too much hardship and hardship.

Xiaomi was soft-hearted, and when negotiating the price, he not only included three meals, but also gave him an extra [-] cash.

Mr. Zhong and his nephews were very grateful and promised to dig the well well.

Xiaomi entrusted the digging of the well to Uncle Liu, and the cooking to Aunt Liu, and Boss Lu would help out from time to time. If that wasn’t enough, Uncle Yang and Feng Jian went to the fields all day long. .

It's rare for her to be free after this.Occasionally, I did some calculations, practiced my needlework, and even moved the pea shoots, cucumbers, and purple melon seedlings in the vegetable shed to a vegetable field specially set aside at the foot of the mountain.

The days were going smoothly, and she wondered why her second brother, who had gone to deliver things to the academy, hadn't come back yet.

No, the second brother didn't expect to come back, but shopkeeper Chen rushed to the door excitedly.

Xiaomi thought that the old shopkeeper came to cut vegetables again, so he regretted it.At the beginning, firstly, I didn't know whether it would be successful, and secondly, Haibu was too expensive, so I didn't grow a few sheds of vegetables in total.

The longer the time, the closer it is to spring, the more the price of green vegetables will drop.Therefore, almost the vegetable seedlings are cut off and sold when they are less than five inches high, and the newly sown seeds have not yet grown, and they are somewhat green and yellow.

"Shopkeeper Chen, I'm afraid you're going to make a waste of a trip today, and you won't be able to harvest the vegetables for two days."

No, shopkeeper Chen waved his hand and said with a smile, "No, Miss Lu, I'm not here to cut vegetables today, it's another big happy event."

"Big happy event?" Xiaomi was puzzled, but instead remembered the plush dolls he gave away earlier, so he asked pleasantly, "But those Peter Rabbits were sold?"

"Yes, yes, those rabbits are selling like crazy!"

Shopkeeper Chen has been in business for many years, and he has seen big scenes before, so he wouldn't be so happy just because of a business.But the little rabbits were sold at a sky-high price, and he couldn't bear it anymore. He rushed over almost as soon as he received his son's letter.

Xiaomi was also happy, ran to the door and called Gao Ren loudly, "Go to the field and ask Brother Feng to come back, just say that my rabbit is sold!"

In the past few days, Father Lu has found an ancient book somewhere, and he dragged Uncle Yang to study it late every night.Xiaomi thought about making them some easy-to-digest snacks, and would fill their stomachs when they were hungry at night.It just so happened that the young daughters-in-law in the village thought that the children would have to eat at Lu's house every day, so they jointly gave a basket of eggs.She steamed the simplest white cake, soft and sweet, which was loved by the whole family almost immediately.

Especially Gao Ren, no matter how much he ate, he couldn't get enough of it, and today he stayed in the stove and refused to move the cake from the moment it was put on the steamer.

At this moment, when Xiaomi asked him to run errands, he was naturally a little reluctant, and lowered his head to pretend not to hear.

Xiaomi was angry and funny, and hurriedly tempted, "Go quickly, I will give you two more cakes later!"

Sure enough, Gao Ren's hearing recovered immediately, and he ran out to the field in a hurry.

Soon, Feng Jian came back.The warm wind in early spring blew the hem of his clothes, and he stepped over the threshold like that, just like walking out of the sun.

Xiaomi jumped on it happily and shouted, "Brother Feng, my rabbit is sold, sold!"

"Okay, congratulations, you sold it for a high price!"

Feng Jian glanced at the shopkeeper Chen in the main room, and tried his best not to hug Xiaomi who was dancing around him like an elf in joy.But there was a mistake when he spoke, which made Xiaomi ask curiously, "How do you know it's a high price? I haven't asked Shopkeeper Chen yet?"

Feng Jian frowned, and hurried to remedy it, "Of course it's a guess. If it wasn't for the high price, shopkeeper Chen wouldn't have come here to announce the good news."

The two were talking and had already entered the main room.Shopkeeper Chen stood up and saluted Feng Jian, and said with a smile, "Mr. Feng's guess is right. The dog sent a letter to make it clear. When he transported those rabbits back, he happened to catch up with Yongning who was in the eldest princess's mansion. On the princess's birthday, Gouzi spent a lot of effort to present a box, but the noble ladies who attended the banquet all took a fancy to it and snatched up the remaining dozen boxes. The eldest princess was also alarmed. It is said that Miss Lu took care of the housework painstakingly and provided for her father and brother to study, she appreciated it very much, and specially gave double the silver as a reward."

While talking, he took out a square purse, which was slightly bulging, and contained a thick stack of banknotes.

"Sixteen rabbits, the first one was sold for 50 taels, and the rest were sold for 100 taels, a total of 550 taels. I exchanged them for bank notes from Datong Bank, and they are all here."

Looking at the banknote, Xiaomi was stunned for a long time, but he still couldn't recover.It's not like she didn't think that these plush toys might be a hit.But most guessed that the buyer would be a lady from a wealthy family, but never thought that this little rabbit would enter the princess mansion and jump into the arms of the daughters of the princesses.

Make a small thing casually, and you will be admired and loved. Isn't this plot the rhythm of those Mary Su's time travel novels?She is an honest farmer, she intends to have enough food and clothing, and she will be well-off if she is a little rich, so why did she get involved in a mess?
"This... is really scary!"

"Haha, isn't it? I just received the letter, and I was shocked."

Shopkeeper Chen saw that Xiaomi was speechless in shock, but felt inexplicably much more at ease.That's right. Even if a little girl is smarter, she always has less experience. How can she be calmer than him, an old businessman?

"However, this is a very good thing, Miss Lu. Look, should we take advantage of the big sales in Kyoto, let's sew another batch?"

Even though there was an agreement earlier, shopkeeper Chen also understood the truth that rare things are more expensive, but the white money is really attractive, everyone wants to earn more.

But Xiaomi shook his head and insisted, "Shopkeeper Chen, you also know that those noble girls in Kyoto are chasing our dolls because of their novelty and rarity. Naturally, there won’t be such a high price.”

Shopkeeper Chen clicked his tongue in distress, but finally sighed in pain, "Okay, girl, don't forget to draw those picture books earlier, my kid is still waiting. If you can't deliver them on time, I'm afraid those expensive Women can get knocked on the door."

After all, he hesitated for a moment, and still said, "My boy no longer works in the Tang family, and has changed to a new owner. But because the rabbit is selling well, my boy also got a blessing in disguise, and met many people in the capital. In the future, the girl will have something to do , just ask him to do it."

Xiaomi was puzzled, and when she wanted to ask again, Feng Jian changed the subject, "Is there another major event happening in the capital?"

Shopkeeper Chen shook his head, "That's not true. Our monarch is wise, and there have been no wars on the border for many years, so the government is well-organized and the people are harmonious. The prince is praying in the Taimiao and learning the way of becoming a king. The capital is very quiet."

There was an inexplicable flash in Feng Jian's eyes, but his face was much more relaxed.

Xiaomi counted out 400 taels of silver bills and pushed them to shopkeeper Chen, "According to the agreement, this is the hard-earned money the shopkeeper deserves."

"Oh, it's too much, it's too much, just 300 taels."

Shopkeeper Chen saw that there were dozens of taels more, so he quickly refused.

But Xiaomi insisted, "Don't be polite to the shopkeeper. If you have a few dozen taels more, I will buy some local products and send them to Brother Chen. I thank him for his hard work."

"Then...then I'm not going to be polite," shopkeeper Chen accepted it with a smile, and then praised, "Miss Lu is generous. If she were a man, we old guys might stay away."

"No, ginger is old and spicy, and I hope you, old man, will mention me more."

Xiaomi smiled and coaxed shopkeeper Chen to smile, and then asked, "Master Lu, I just saw that the seedlings of peas and cucumbers were planted in the ground. If the young master is not busy, show me around, but good?"

"What's so difficult about it? Just wait a moment!"

When Xiaomi left the main room, he happened to see his eldest brother coming in from the courtyard, so he called him, and after a few instructions, he sent old shopkeeper Chen to the vegetable garden with him.

Without outsiders, Xiaomi immediately lost his calm appearance, squeezed the bank note, and flew around the room cheerfully like little bees.

"Haha, I've made a fortune, I've made a fortune! This is really a lot of money. If I knew it, I would have sewed a hundred rabbits. One is 100 taels, which is 1 taels!"

(End of this chapter)