Farmhouse Golden Phoenix

Chapter 95

Although the Su family had plans to buy someone, they couldn't buy it in a day or two.The Chengzhong people also said that it is better to wait another month, because there are too many refugees during this period, and it is impossible to tell the good from the bad. Waiting for another month will give you a rough idea.

The Su family was not short of this month, so they listened to Cheng Zhongren's words and waited patiently.

In a blink of an eye, it was August.Su Qinghe followed Su Jingsen to the ground, and first planed a potato and a sweet potato respectively.Potatoes are just like that, hanging three or four in a string, not too big, and you can wrap one in one hand, which is not satisfactory.Although it can't be compared with the five or six big ones that Su Qinghe saw in her previous life, but this year's drought, it is really a great joy to be able to grow them like this.

As for the sweet potatoes, that's really surprising. There are five or six hanging on a string. Although there are some big and some small, the overall average is still good, and it's more than double the weight of potatoes.

"This, this sweet potato, is it resistant to drought and barren?" Su Jingsen has now learned to say this word from Su Qinghe, and Su Qinghe nodded with a smile: "Father, we are really rich, if all the sweet potatoes look like this , Mr. Shen will definitely be able to do business."

"Enen, it's really great, it's great." Su Jingsen was so excited that she could barely speak. She walked around the field twice, and went to the barren land on the other side to plan a sweet potato, although there were only three or four on it. , not very big, but this is a low-grade field, ordinary crops, planted in low-grade fields, it is estimated that they can harvest two or three out of ten of the usual crops!

But this sweet potato is only two or three tenths worse than the ones grown in the best fields.

"That's great, that's great." Su Jingsen can only say these few words at the moment, Su Qinghe said with a smile: "Father, I see that the sweet potatoes and potatoes are almost grown, let's send someone to come Dig."

"Well, that's right, we have to ask someone to dig it. Our family didn't grow peanuts this year, so we can spare time to do this." The corn saves trouble, and it's easier to break it off and send it home. Just dry it in the yard, and it's the same no matter when you peel it.

The father and daughter went home excitedly, just in time to meet the person sent by the county sheriff to question him.Since August, the county guard has sent people to inquire every day. The Su family was panicked at first, but now they are almost used to it.

"Brother, it's just right for you to come. Turn around and tell the sheriff that we are going to dig sweet potatoes and potatoes tomorrow, and see what regulations the sheriff has." Su Jingsen hurriedly said, and the man was overjoyed, and asked again: "Are you sure?" Is it tomorrow? Then I will go back and report now."

"I'm sure, it's noon, you go back after dinner?" Su Jingsen dragged the man towards the house, the man thought for a while, and then nodded in agreement, anyway, it will only start tomorrow, and this is the afternoon to go back to report, It is also in time.

Early the next morning, Su Jingsen had just had breakfast, and was about to persuade Su Qinghe not to go, when he heard someone knock on the door, and when he opened the door, he saw the county sheriff standing outside, Su Jingsen froze for a moment, and hurriedly knelt down to salute, but was caught by the county guard. The guardian held his arm: "No need to salute, isn't it going to start harvesting sweet potatoes today? When will we go?"

"Go now." Su Jingsen said hastily, and asked the Sheriff if he had eaten, and wanted to invite the Sheriff to come in for tea, but the Sheriff refused, and only said that he wanted to go and have a look.Su Jingsen didn't even return home, and just followed the governor out of the city.

But Su Qinghe was furious. He was 14 years old now, and it was not convenient for him to go out of the city without his father leading him.Dad, this is obviously intentional!It's just that depression is depression, she has no other choice at the moment, but can only wait at home.

After walking around the house several times, I simply carried my small bag to find Su Qinglan at the embroidery shop.Their embroidery shop is relatively large. The front is the shop, with samples and various puppets, and the back is the yard, where the embroidery workers are doing their work.

Su Qinglan was instructing another embroiderer to do the work. When she saw Su Qinghe, she greeted her: "Why are you here today? Is there something wrong?"

"Can't you come if you have nothing to do?" Su Qinghe looked around, looked around for a while, and asked, "Why don't you greet me in front today?" There is no Cheng Zhu Neo-Confucianism at the moment, although women have to study women's rings or something , but not invisible.Not to mention just looking at the shops, there are a lot of them walking on the street.

"I haven't greeted you at the front for a long time. Shopkeeper Ping was sick a few days ago, so I just visited it temporarily." Shopkeeper Ping was introduced by Shopkeeper Yang. She can settle accounts and is capable. She usually manages the shop. .

"Oh, Fourth Sister, when will Big Brother Huang become a filial piety?" The year before last, Huang Hongyuan's mother passed away, so Su Qinglan's marriage was delayed, and she originally planned to get married this year.However, it's okay to delay, anyway, Su Qinglan will be married next year, and it won't be too late to get married next year.

"Well, 27 months, it's already fourteen months now, and there are still thirteen months left, it will be September next year." Su Qinglan calculated and said, and then teased Su Qinghe: "It's you, Fourth Aunt will give you the money." Have you seen the family?"

Su Qinghe is also very popular. Since the beginning of this year, many people have come to propose marriage to Su Qinghe.However, Su Qinghe didn't like it.Those who she didn't like, Su Zhang naturally didn't force them, so they rejected them all.

"I don't agree, mother just can't do it after seeing each other." Su Qinghe blinked, and said with a smile: "I'm still young, so I can wait two years. It's almost Mid-Autumn Festival, when will you go home?"

"In two days, I have to buy some things to go back." Su Qinglan said, Su Qinghe's family is relatively busy, and this year is more important, so this year's Mid-Autumn Festival will not go back.However, Su Qinglan definitely didn't leave alone, Su Jingsen found an escort agency two days ago, and Huang Hongyuan also wanted to go back together.

The two of them were not married yet, so it was difficult to get along alone, so Su Jingsen found an escort.

The two sisters talked and passed the time.At noon, Su Qinghe simply ate lunch at Su Qinglan's place. She had told Su Zhangshi before going out, so there was no need for Su Zhangshi to worry.

In the afternoon, Su Qinghe didn't go home.When it was getting dark, Su Jingsen finally came back.Su Qinghe hurriedly brought water and handed the towel: "Father, how are you doing? How much did you dig today?"

"A little half! At this speed, the digging can be completed in three days." Su Jingsen stretched out her finger and gestured: "I never thought that the governor of the county is so smart that he organized all the refugees and let the soldiers in the barracks People are looking at digging sweet potatoes and potatoes, so it’s easier to do things with more people.”

The corner of Su Qinghe's mouth twitched: "Then, will the Lord Magistrate pay those people wages?"

"I definitely can't let the Lord Sheriff pay for it. Anyway, we are going to hire part-time workers, so let's treat it as the Lord Sheriff who has found part-time workers for us. The day after tomorrow I will bring some more money to pay those people." Su Jingsen said with a smile, Su Qinghe nodded: "That's the reason, so how do you eat lunch?"

"The sheriff went back at noon and sent someone to deliver a few barrels of rice porridge, and rice porridge at night." Su Jingsen said, "However, I also told the lord the sheriff that tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, our family will cook and send it over. You and your mother invited the neighbors over to cook."

"Well, how many people are there in total?" Su Qinghe nodded, and then asked, Su Jingsen touched his chin and counted: "There are about two hundred people in the military camp, four or five hundred refugees, three to four hundred men, and one hundred women. There will be nearly 800 people."

"Then we have to start cooking tonight." Su Qinghe patted his head and said, "Father, drink tea and snacks by yourself. I'll go and tell mother that we don't have enough noodles, so we have to buy some rice noodles."

After saying that, he went out to discuss with Mrs. Su Zhang.Mrs. Su Zhang thought about it: "Otherwise, let's ask the neighbors to provide rice and noodles, and we will pay for steamed buns and rice?"

"That's fine, then I have to explain it." Su Qinghe nodded, and went out with Su Zhangshi to say.These refugees are all doing hard work, so they must eat a lot of food, three meals a day, and the steamed buns alone must be about [-].Neighbors on one street were not enough, so the mother and son simply ran two or three streets.

There are steamed buns and rice, but this dish is not yet available.The practice of Su Qinghe's family is not to treat short-term workers badly, otherwise it will be difficult to find someone in the coming year.Although the situation is a bit special this year, the short-term workers are all refugees, but it is not possible to have no food.

"Otherwise, let's stew some dishes, no matter what kind of dish, stew in one pot, it will save trouble." Mrs. Su Zhang finally made a decision. Su Qinghe felt that this idea was very good, so naturally she would not object.This time there is no need to notify, just wait until tomorrow morning to go to the market to buy vegetables.

Three days, neither fast nor slow.Su Qinghe was anxious to wait, but she couldn't follow along and could only ask Su Jingsen every day.

Finally, after waiting for three days, at noon on the fourth day, Su Jingsen came back with a smile: "The shopkeeper Yang also passed by today, and bought most of the sweet potatoes, by the way, you can avoid them later." Soon, someone will send the rest back."

Before Su Qinghe asked in detail, there was a knock on the door, and Su Jingsen was busy unloading the car again.This busy, is half the afternoon.When I came back, I was almost hungry and fell down: "Mother, hurry up and bring me a bowl of rice, I'm starving to death."

"Father, how is it? How is the production of sweet potatoes and potatoes?" Su Qinghe was patient, and finally waited for Su Jingsen to put down the bowl before hurriedly asking. That's it, today is the weighing there."

"The yield of sweet potatoes in the top-class field is [-] jin, that of the inferior field is [-] jin, the yield of potatoes per mu in the top-class field is [-] jin, and that of the inferior field is [-] jin. Compared with the corn in the top-class field , doubled."

Su Jingsen said excitedly: "You haven't even seen that, the sheriff is so happy, he can't stop smiling from ear to ear, I decided to send two cars to each of the sheriff, and let the sheriff know about it It depends on whether it tastes good or not."

Their own family had already tasted it when they tried growing it in Su Qinghe, so they knew that this kind of food was very delicious.Today, he also talked to the county sheriff about how to eat it, and shopkeeper Yang also listened carefully.

Su Qinghe's eyes are particularly bright. This year is still a year of severe drought. The output of sweet potatoes and potatoes is so high. If the weather is good, wouldn't it be necessary to add another two thousand catties each?As for corn, when the weather is good, the yield per mu is only three or four thousand catties.

(End of this chapter)