take a wife to support the family

Chapter 20 Sophora japonica steamed barley rice

Liu Sheng originally disliked women's talkativeness, but also hated Song Haonian for being weak, and felt that his husband was weak, so he was ridden on the head by a young daughter-in-law.

But [-]% of the food that has not been shadowed can be exchanged for a greatly reduced rent, which is a good deal for him.Regarding the field matters, as long as it does not involve buying or selling land, Liu Sheng can decide most of the matters without going through Mr. Liu. He thought for a moment and agreed.

After Liu Sheng left, Song Haonian asked Lily: "What do you want that [-]% of food for?"

Sweet potatoes have never been grown for hundreds of miles, and they don't know if they can be grown alive. If they are grown, how to eat them and how to sell them are still big problems.

These days, he saw that Lily was actually very assertive and smart, so he agreed with her statement.But as the master of the family, some things must be well known, and you must not be so confused that you don't know what your daughter-in-law is doing.

Lily said: "There is always a reason for the imperial court to promote something. It is not just made casually. Master Liu also tried planting it at home, which shows that this sweet potato must be beneficial. No matter what, it is always a kind of food. It will be ruined."

These days, Lily can also see that although the Song family is poor, most of the people in Qingliu Town are quite wealthy and live a decent life, and they have never heard of bandits and rebels. It can be seen that this era is quite stable, which is a proof of the court's ability.

And Lily herself is very aware of the value of sweet potatoes. It is a good thing for the court to promote them vigorously. She has no land and no financial strength, so she has to find a way to get some benefits.

Song Haonian was still in awe of the imperial court. Hearing what Baihe said, he stopped thinking about it. The next day, he and Liu Sheng found three old villagers to testify, and signed a contract to pay the price of ten acres of Zhongtian under his name at the price of twice a year. Lease it to Mr. Liu's family, and it is agreed that all the products produced in the field will be [-]% regardless of high or low.

Farming is the hardest, and without improved varieties, the yield is very low.To plow the land, weeding, thinning, catching insects, repairing canals and irrigated water... After a year, except for rations and reserved seeds, there will not be much surplus food.

Part of the reason why Song Haonian was separated from the family was that he refused to farm properly, and his brother and sister-in-law couldn't understand it, so they forced the family to separate.Lily is weak, and although she comes from a farming family, she only helps the family with some farm work after school, and is not really good at farming.

Such two people get together and only rely on ten acres of farming, I am afraid that they will not be able to support themselves.So Song Haonian took the initiative to rent out the field, which fell into Lily's arms.

So Song Haonian went to the mountains to catch wild game as usual and sold it to Liu's chef or passing city guests, while Lily racked her brains to improve her family's life.

In a few days, Sophora japonica blooms in succession.Sophora japonica hangs among the branches like a string of tiny bells, with a strong fragrance and sweet taste, the little girl likes it the most.

Song Haonian picked a basket of Sophora japonica flowers home and gave Xinger a few bunches. Sure enough, Xinger liked it very much. She compared it on her head, but she was reluctant to wear it. She ate a bunch after a while and took the rest Go to offer treasures to her mother.

Back home, Lily has already steamed Sophora japonica barley rice, which is the same as Yuqian rice, but with more flour.Because Sophora japonica has a stronger aroma, it tastes more fragrant than Yuqian rice.

Song Haonian ate two bowls of rice, and suddenly said: "I want to go out and find a job."

Lily was taken aback. In this era, a single woman is the most likely to cause trouble. Only with a trustworthy man by her side can she be psychologically safe.

She was also wary of what Song Haonian would do to her, but when she heard that he was leaving, her first reaction was to panic.

Before Baihe replaced the eldest girl, Song Haonian was away all year round, and he didn't think that leaving his wife alone at home would make her uncomfortable.Although Lily is different from before, he always feels that if he dares to touch her, her reaction will be more intense than before.

The rice in her mouth was a bit unpleasant, Lily chewed the rice silently, and asked after a while: "Then... what do you want to prepare?"

He is already a man with a family and a house, so he can't go out and sleep outside without bringing anything.

Song Haonian grinned, warm in his heart, and said: "You make some dry food, and it's fine if it's not bad. Brother Liu will prepare everything else, so we don't have to worry about it."

Bai He nodded in agreement, because Song Haonian was going to see Liu Yi, she also asked to follow: "I haven't seen Sister Caifeng and Xing'er for a long time, I will talk to them."

When they arrived at Liu Yi's house, the family had just finished eating. Li Caifeng was washing dishes in the kitchen, and Xing'er was lying on her father's shoulder, arranging flowers on Liu Yi's head.The flowers were sent by her uncle, fragrant and sweet.

Liu Yi is a strong man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, he can hold Xing'er up with one hand, and while screaming, he protects Xing'er from falling.

Xing'er giggled excitedly, and planted flowers for him all over the place. Suddenly, Song Haonian called his elder brother outside, and Liu Yi carried Xing'er to the door: "Come in!"

Song Haonian stared at Liu Yi blankly, wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, Lily was already hiding behind him and laughed quietly, trembling all over.

Liu Yi wiped his hair, laughed himself, and put Xing'er down: "Take your aunt to find your mother." He tapped Xing'er lightly on the head, and went to talk with Song Haonian in the main room.

Liu Yi's house has three tile-roofed houses with two wing rooms. The main room in the middle is dedicated to entertaining guests. The kitchen is in the east wing near the gate. Li Caifeng helped Li Caifeng and quickly cleaned up the kitchen.

The two exchanged greetings with Xing'er in their arms, and Lily finally explained the purpose of coming: "I don't know how to prepare dry food, there are some things to pay attention to, and I have to ask Sister Caifeng to teach me."

These days, Li Caifeng watched Lily's changes every day, she became smarter every time she met, and felt that this girl was not simple.It just so happened that her husband was going out with Song Haonian, the two brothers always took care of each other, and the two sisters couldn't talk heresy anymore, so she kept secrets and talked a lot with Lily.

For example, you need to bring two bodies to change clothes, and you need to put extra patches on the elbows and knees to prevent them from being worn out; another example is to add more salt to the dry food, and bake it into dry cakes to prevent it from getting damp and moldy; another example is to go to Jishang to buy two pieces of alum for packing In this way, when they encounter no clean water source on the road, they can still drink clear water from alum...

Lily listened to them one by one, and kept them in her heart, wishing she could write them all down in a notebook.But writing would be scary if it happened to her. She thought about it in a flash, and continued to listen carefully to Li Caifeng's tips.

Xing'er was bored listening to it, she touched the pattern on Lily's clothes with her small hand, and suddenly said: "Aunt Lily, the flowers are so beautiful, can you make one for Xing'er?"

Lily lowered her head and saw that Xing'er was touching her patch.Liu Yi and his wife saw Xing'er as if they were eyeballs, and they were still wearing old clothes, but Xing'er's clothes were always brand new, rarely patched.

She smiled and said, "If Xing'er likes it, can Auntie give you a handkerchief?"

(End of this chapter)