Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 70 Look at people
Early in the morning, Du Xiaoyu persuaded Du Xian to go to the mountains together by acting like a baby, and then dragged two big bamboo baskets to Aunt Wu's house to find Lin Song.

The three of them quickly entered the mountain, but before reaching the apricot grove, they smelled a strong sour smell. It seemed really rotten. Du Xiaoyu hurried over and saw that the ground was full of apricots. One can see that it is full of rotten spots, which cannot be eaten at all, and some of them are broken, and the juice flows out, attracting many insects.

It seems that because of the tiger, no one dared to go up the mountain during this time, and it was a pity for these apricots.

"You still want this?" Du Xian pointed, "You can't sell it for money."

"I know." Du Xiaoyu raised his head and smiled, "But almonds can be sold for money."

Apricot trees are rare and full of treasures. The trunk can be used to make furniture, the apricots can be eaten, and the almonds in the apricot core are also used for many purposes. First, it can be used as medicine, second, it can be used as snacks, porridge, etc., and third, it can be used for skin care. , so the value is quite high.

Du Xian was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "You have thought of everything, no wonder your mother said you are crazy, these almonds are very annoying to peel, and I don't know how much they can sell for."

"Anyway, idle is idle." Du Xiaoyu threw the apricots into the bamboo basket one by one, "I plant some vegetables on my land and save them for autumn and winter, so I don't need to look at them, and other things are left to Uncle Zhong." Come get busy."

Du Xian always followed her, so he helped to pick together, and soon the two big bamboo baskets were full.

Lin Song looked into the forest and found that there were still a lot of apricots on the ground, so he said, "Is it coming soon?"

"Yes, I'm sorry to trouble you, Uncle Lin." Du Xiaoyu smiled sweetly, "Who made Uncle Lin the only one in this village who dared to go up the mountain?"

Lin Song stretched out his hand not to hit the smiling face, but the corner of Lin Song's mouth moved without saying a word.

Although Du Xian felt that it was not good for his daughter to bother Lin Song, he looked at her expectant eyes and patted Lin Song, "Look at you, Uncle Lin is not only good at martial arts, but also patient. If it were someone else, he wouldn't have Take care of you girl."

Lin Song had nothing to say, he picked up the bamboo basket and walked down the mountain.

It took a total of three trips to get all the apricots. It was estimated that there were more than 200 catties, and they were all piled up in a corner of the front yard.

Looking at the pile of rotten apricots, Mrs. Zhao couldn't laugh or cry, and nodded Du Xiaoyu's head, "But no one will help you, we have to cut the wheat tomorrow."

"I know, mother doesn't need to worry about this." Du Xiaoyu found a bench and sat down and got busy.

In the evening, dozens of apricots were peeled off, and it took three days to process all the rotten apricots. There were 350 two apricot cores in total. She washed them and dried them in the yard.

Every household is busy these days, mainly harvesting wheat. Wheat is commonly grown in the north, and most families use it as their staple food. Du Xiaoyu's family eats very little.

After harvesting, it is natural to go to the town to sell it for three taels of silver. The income of eight acres of land is a little less than that of cold melons. Kesheng has experience in planting, and the price will not change much. In addition, I have to eat it myself, so I will definitely grow it next year.Unlike those rare cash crops, which are frightening, Du Xiaoyu has experienced it personally.

Today, Du Xiaoyu was thinking about how to deal with the almond kernels. When Du Xian went to sell wheat, she asked her to inquire. It turned out that the price of almonds collected by the pharmacy was not high, and it was only a few hundred yuan when they were sold, so she thought that there might be more good way.

"Xiaoyu, those rabbits of yours are going to bite through the bamboo cages, so you can't do it without replacing them with stronger ones." Mrs. Zhao was cleaning up the cowshed outside. Du Xian expanded the cowshed and bought two sheep to raise.

Du Xiaoyu rushed out, and sure enough, the bamboo cage couldn't stop the rabbit, these teeth are really powerful!Thinking about it again, it has been six months since I bought the first batch of rabbits, and the rabbits have grown up, so I squatted down and grabbed the four rabbits in turn to open their stomachs.

Fortunately, there are males and females, and there is no preference for the same gender. However, this batch may be related by blood, and she does not plan to use them to breed each other. If she wants to breed, she will have to wait for the latter batch to grow up.

"Mother, is the blacksmith Yu Blacksmith at the head of the village good at his craft?" She asked.

"What are you going to do? Make an iron cage?" Mrs. Zhao raised her head and said.

"Yeah, nothing else works, they will all bite through." Du Xiaoyu smiled, "I have money myself, so I don't need mother to pay for it." divided up.

Sure enough, Mrs. Zhao was a little unhappy, and snorted, "Oh, I'm afraid I won't pay you."

"No, mother." Du Xiaoyu hurriedly explained, "Didn't you make money selling herbal medicine before, to save mother, anyway, mother's is not mine, who is afraid that you will not bear it?"

The corner of Zhao's mouth twisted, "You will always talk, and no one can talk to you. Hurry up and come back, your Aunt Qin will come in a while, and I have to find you again."

"Oh? Aunt Qin greeted you in advance?" Du Xiaoyu asked strangely.

"That's right, I said I want to bring a girl here, so go quickly." Mrs. Zhao urged.

Du Xiaoyu left in a hurry, and ordered four large cages from Blacksmith Yu at the head of the village. Rabbits sometimes fight, and when they are in heat, they will not recognize their relatives. It is better to keep each cage in its own cage.

After negotiating a good price, Du Xiaoyu was a little distressed. Four iron cages cost five hundred yuan. It seems that iron is still quite expensive in this era, but it is just an initial investment, and things like iron cages can be used all the time, so don't worry about breaking them. Lose.

When I got home, Qin Shi really came over, bringing a fifteen or sixteen year old girl with bright eyes and a slender figure, but her skin was not very good, a little dark and pimple.

"Xiaoyu is back, come, meet your sister Zhuer." She waved

Du Xiaoyu looked at the two curiously, and asked, "Is sister Zhu'er a relative of Auntie?"

"Oh, you miss me, girl, I don't look like Zhu'er." Qin Shi giggled, "She lives in the south of the village, and she came to my grocery store to buy things today. I heard that Huang Hua of your family is learning embroidery from Mrs. Wan." , I was very envious and wanted to ask something, and I was older than you, didn't I want to call you sister?"

"Oh, so that's the case." Du Xiaoyu laughed.

Mrs. Zhao brought tea over and invited Zhu'er to drink, "Our yellow flower is also lucky to be spotted by Mrs. Wan."

Zhu'er thanked her, took a sip of her tea, raised her head and said, "Mrs. Wan's craftsmanship is the top in the county, and no one can compare to her Suzhou embroidery. Sister Huanghua must be very talented to be selected."

She has a soft voice and dignified demeanor, and she has a better temperament than ordinary peasant girls. Du Xiaoyu thought about stealing a glance at Mrs. Qin, and saw her eyes fixed on Zhu'er as if she couldn't take her away. Son-in-law, the more you look at it, the happier you are, it's the other way around, Qin probably wants Zhu'er to be his daughter-in-law.

"I've seen your embroidery before, and it's no worse than yellow flowers. When she finds time to go home, you can let her have a look. I'm not lying." Qin patted her hand and sighed, " But it's a pity that Mrs. Wan doesn't plan to take in more apprentices, otherwise you have a great chance."

Du Xiaoyu was even more curious about the origin of Zhu'er. The Qin family was considered relatively wealthy in the village. If she hadn't been picky, why would Pang Cheng not be able to find a wife now?

Later, they still talked about embroidery. Zhu Er was going to the grocery store to buy things, and there were still people waiting at home, so she got up and left later.

After sending the person away, Qin felt a little regretful, "The skin is a bit rough."

Mrs. Zhao sneered, "You still want to pick someone who is perfect? ​​I think this girl has a good temper, and she speaks in a measured and orderly manner, as if she can read and write."

"Eldest sister has a good eye. There is an uncle in their Ye family who runs a fabric shop in the town. The eldest son of the family was sent to Qidong County to be the county magistrate not long ago. There is only one daughter. He invited her husband to teach piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. That Zhuer Her uncle's family likes her very much, and she lives there for a while, so naturally she has to be nurtured." Qin's eyebrows were beaming.

Du Xiaoyu secretly thought, no wonder the Qin family fell in love with Zhu'er, she couldn't afford the county magistrate's younger sister, so she wanted to marry her cousin.

Mrs. Zhao was silent for a moment and said, "Does the Ye family have anything to do with you? Why haven't you mentioned this family before?"

"I don't have many contacts, but this girl is my favorite. She is the eldest daughter of the family. She often comes to my shop to buy things. She is also reserved and upright, with a good character."

"Once you reach that age, don't others step on the threshold of your family?" Mrs. Zhao raised her eyebrows, "My cousin is now the county magistrate, and the matchmakers in the village may not be able to sit still."

"That's not right!" Qin clapped her legs, "I heard that someone went there two days ago, alas, my son is a fool, Zhu'er came to the shop again and again, but he dared not speak up. Bai Chang is so tall and strong!" After a pause, he continued, "Auntie, help me think about how this happy event came about."

This is a real high climb. Apart from Pang Cheng's strong body and strength, Du Xiaoyu didn't find any other advantages. To be honest, it might be okay. The Ye family sounds like they don't lack money. How could they be willing? Marry Zhu'er to the Pang family?There is also a cousin of the county magistrate, who may be promoted to magistrate in a few years, so he has good choices to choose slowly.

Mrs. Zhao also thought the same way, but she couldn't tell Qin the truth, how could she belittle her son?He had no choice but to say, "If we don't wait for Big Sister Wu to come back and discuss it, she might have contacts with the Ye family."

Mrs. Qin nodded, "That's fine, our family's Cheng'er is not unworthy of her, he is honest and sincere, he will not bully others, and secondly, he will do everything. Marrying into our family is not a blessing."

The people listening by were silent. The Qin family loved Pang Cheng so much that she had to find a daughter-in-law who was good at everything. If she said a few more words, she might despise her son, and it was better to keep silent.

After Mrs. Qin left, Mrs. Zhao let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Sister Wu went to see her daughter-in-law. The family will definitely not agree, why bother to go to such lengths, and in the end, it is all in vain!
The new year is here, I wish you all a smooth sailing, a happy new year, and all the best Backgammon!The second update will be later, let’s post it around [-] o’clock~~
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