The grand lady who time-traveled became a hot mom

Chapter 48

Early the next morning, Lin Zhuxin took a few well-known old people in the village, and Lin Huimin took a few young people to measure the land for Lin Qiulai's and Lin Damin's homes.

When Lin Zhuxin was going to sign a contract, he asked Lin Qiulai and Lin Damin to take the dry land documents to the county government to pay for the land deed.These things should be done as soon as possible, so that when the method of making sweet potato flour is announced, some people will scramble to buy the cheapest dry land.

The villagers were very surprised to see Lin Qiulai carrying a hoe to irrigate his cornfield today. Why didn't they go to the county to sell hot and sour noodles today?Not long after, another villager saw Fang Yumin fishing for duckweed with a net and going to feed the fish in the rice field. Sure enough, he didn't sell hot and sour noodles?
Now there are several families in the village following Fang Yumin's example of raising fish in the rice field. After all, rice is a very precious food, and most of the villagers are unwilling to waste their rice seedlings because of raising fish.Therefore, when they have not really seen the benefits, they are all on the sidelines.

And those few families are also too poor, the rice fields are too thin, and the family often does not smell of meat, so they gritted their teeth and picked an acre of rice fields with the worst growth of rice seedlings to raise fish.However, after these days of care, they found that not only did the fish not bite the rice seedlings, but the rice seedlings grew thicker. They were very happy, and secretly decided to carefully observe Qiulai's daughter-in-law's every move and how she did it. They all followed suit.

"Qiu Lai, Li and I are going to Changji, you take the silver to the county government to pay for the land deed." Fang Yumin took out 50 taels of silver and handed it to Lin Qiu. 40 mu, but Fang Yumin didn't want a 4, so he only bought 35 mu.

"Xiao Min, you can't do it if you don't go, I have to go to this land deed by myself." Lin Qiulai said to Fang Yumin with the money.

"Just go, the 35 mu of land is your name."

"Where do I have so much money to buy land?" Lin Qiulai said in shame, "You earned all this money from selling sweet potato flour."

"You are my husband-in-law. What's yours is mine. What's mine... understand? Besides, you are the hardest person in our family every day. I just hope that you won't give the land to your mother, your eldest brother and the others. "Fang Yumin said quietly: "This is all bought with hard-earned money, every copper plate has blood and sweat!"

"Xiao Min, don't worry, it won't happen!" Lin Qiulai said firmly.

Fang Yumin nodded and did not speak again.Fang Yumin wouldn't believe everything a man said.But Lin Qiulai is her husband, Fang Yumin is willing to share the results with her man.No pain, no gain, so that people have the motivation to do better.Although Lin Qiulai is quite simple and honest, and Xiaolian has a deep affection for Fang, even if he is not paid, he will still work hard.But Fang Yumin didn't want him to be a strict wife in the eyes of outsiders.

"Well, look, we have an additional 35 acres of dry land. You can go to the livestock market and buy a healthy calf. Otherwise, you don't know how long you have been doing it with just your hands." Fang Yumin said: " I have inquired before that a calf costs about eight taels of silver."

"it is good."

"Also, remember to give some money to the elder brother who takes you to do things. If you give him ten or twenty coins to thank him, he won't deliberately embarrass you, you know?"

"understood."

"Alright then, Uncle Damin will go with you later, right?"

"Well, his family also bought thirty acres."

At about nine o'clock in the morning, Lin Qiulai, Fang Yumin, and Lin Damin all got into the bullock cart of Lizheng's family and headed for Nantou County. The villagers chatting under the banyan tree at the entrance of the village once again spread gossip: Lin Qiulai and Lin Damin Damin's house climbed up to Lizheng's house.

As soon as they arrived at the county seat, everyone split up.Fang Yumin took Lin Zhuxin to Changji to see shopkeeper Huang.After a few polite words, Fang Yumin took the person appointed by shopkeeper Huang, who was actually his little nephew called Huang Jinbao, to the market to buy spice ingredients.

Huang Jinbao is about 24 years old. Judging from his words and deeds, he is a cautious person, but his mind is very active, and he draws inferences about other cases from one instance.

Fang Yumin explained and pointed to Huang Jinbao one by one, and after returning to the shop, she demonstrated again, and then handed it to Huang Jinbao to do it herself.

Lin Qiulai was waiting in Changji. He had already completed the land deed and even picked out the calf.Because Fang Yumin was still teaching the secret recipe in Changji, Lin Qiulai asked Lin Damin to help him bring the calf back.

Grinding and adjusting spices is a slow job. After Huang Jinbao makes hot and sour noodles with a similar taste, it is already past the end of time.He didn't even have to ride in the ox cart of Uncle Gui's house, and Li Zheng went home after signing the contract.

"Xiao Min, you're tired too, why don't you rent a mule cart to go back?" Lin Qiulai suggested seeing Fang Yumin's tired face.

"Well, good. But since it costs money to rent a mule cart, we might as well buy more things back home. I just bought a lot of high-quality but cheap spices through Changji."

"Okay, where do we go now?"

"Of course I'm going to the West Market. Let's go, you go to buy farm tools and accessories for the calf. When you finish buying, go rent a mule cart and wait for me at the grocery store. I'll go buy some vegetables, oil, salt and vinegar. Something like that. Well, maybe thirty to fifty catties of soybeans."

"Okay, I'll take you to the grocery store first and then go buy farm tools."

"Ah."

When Lin Qiulai and Fang Yumin returned to Linjiacun, it was already dark.After Lin Qiulai unloaded everything, he went to Lin Damin's house to pick up Xiao Ming and bring back the calf, while Fang Yumin stayed at home to cook.

The little rabbits are very energetic in the cage, Fang Yumin looks at these rabbits with joy.It takes more than half a year to brew ancient soy sauce, and it is only in the experimental stage. During this transitional period, the family's income will depend on these rabbits.

Although there is still a you juice that can be sold for money, Fang Yumin doesn't want to make everyone's eyes focus on her because of this, too much is too much.Now it's better to raise chickens, grow fields and live a quiet pastoral life.

Aunt Chunhua's hen has already hatched a dozen chicks for Fang Yumin, and because she was busy some time ago, she still keeps that hen at her house.Now this pair of breeding rabbits has also been sent, there should be a baby rabbit soon, right?The 35 mu of dry land newly purchased by the family needs to be plowed for irrigation and fertilization. After another ten to 20 days, soybeans, peanuts, and sweet potatoes will be planted.Well, let’s plant millet too, it’s easy to grow, and millet porridge is also a good breakfast.There is a lot of work waiting for them to do.

Because the chickens have already occupied the cowshed, the calf can only live in the pigsty temporarily. Fortunately, the calf is not too big.

Lin Qiulai led the calf to the pigsty: "I'll build another cowshed tomorrow."

Fang Yumin quickly asked: "Can you build an adobe house? I want a small room for fermenting soybeans."

"Yes, I will pick some mud to make clay clappers tomorrow, but it will take some time to build them. These clay clappers must be firm and dry, so that the built house will last."

"It's okay, you can do it."

After eating and taking a bath, in Fang Yumin's opinion, the time is still very early. This time is about nine o'clock in the evening. In modern times, nightlife has just begun at this hour.But from Lin Qiu's point of view, it was already late at night, and Xiao Ming's children's shoes were already sound asleep on the bed.

Lin Qiulai handed over the land deed to Fang Yumin for safekeeping. He said, "It took 28 taels of silver to buy the land, and I gave it to the poor brother about 1 tael. However, Xiao Min, the county master asked our family if we want to take some disaster victims back to plant the land ?”

"What disaster victims?" Fang Yumin asked vigilantly, "Where did the disaster happen?"

"The county lord said it was a flood, and it wasn't too serious. Every year at this time of year, some victims would be displaced to nearby counties due to floods. The counties would help and take them in. When the flood was over, they might return home. hometown, or lived there.”

"Oh, so it scared me to death. I really thought there were some locusts, drought or something like that." Fang Yumin was relieved when she heard this. She was really afraid that her little life had just gotten better and she was about to usher in a new one. challenge.It's been too tiring to wear these days, basically I haven't been able to take a good rest, and I keep working, working, and working!It's really not easy.

"Hehe, where do you want to go? If these things happen in July and August." Lin Qiulai stretched out his hand and pulled Fang Yumin's braid and said with a smile.

Fang Yumin pulled back her braid and asked, "Qiulai, did the county master say how to take in the victims? I thought, it would be nice if there were two or three young and strong ones. Think about it, our family just bought 35 mu of dry land, You must be too busy alone, so I was thinking of recruiting a small worker. But now that the county master asked you, it might not be too expensive, why did he tell you?"

"You have a good idea. The young and strong have already gone to earn a living, and those who stay in the county are old, weak, women and children. The county master wants me to buy some children back."

"Child? How old is it? It's not bad to be as big as Ah Qing. If it's as young as Xiao Ming, isn't it easy to find something to do?"

"The county lord said that he and Li Zheng are good friends, and he will pick some seven or eight-year-olds." Lin Qiu said eagerly, and glanced at Fang Yumin from time to time.

Fang Yumin's heart sank, she stared at Lin Qiulai and asked, "You won't agree?"

Lin Qiulai was terrified by Fang Yumin's sharp eyes, and he hurriedly said, "I didn't agree, but Lizheng just arrived at the county government, and after he talked to the county master, he said that I bought this The children are good deeds, and after waiting for two years, they will be able to help us work when they grow up. They also said that Xiao Min is not in good health, Xiao Ming is too young, and there are too many fields at home, so some labor is needed .I thought so too, so, I bought it."

"How many? How much? Life contract and death contract?" Fang Yumin gritted her teeth and asked. She originally planned to urge people to farm, but never thought of buying people.This evil feudal society!
"Four, 20 taels, death contract." Lin Qiulai said in a low voice.

"Where did you get the money?" Fang Yumin did the math, the land plus the cattle, the remaining money would not be enough to buy people.

"Lizheng lent it to me."

"That old fox!"

"Hey, Xiao Min, you can just think about it in your heart, don't say it."

Fang Yumin gave Lin Qiulai a hard look, and asked bitterly, "Where are the four children?"

"At Lizheng's house, Lizheng asked us to pick them up tomorrow. He said that tomorrow he would announce the method of making sweet potato flour, just to cover up the fact that we bought four children. When everyone understands, say yes adoption."

"You old bastard! I tell you to dance after you think about everything, and you dance too!"

"Ahem, Xiao Min, you can just think about it in your heart, don't say it out!"

"You pig!"

"Yes, yes, I am a pig, I am a boar, and you are a sow."

"You're a fucking sow! Go to hell!" Fang Yumin was furious, and wanted to kick Lin Qiulai off the bed, but Lin Qiulai grabbed her calf with one hand.

Lin Qiulai smiled flatteringly and said, "Okay, I'm also a sow. Xiao Min, don't be angry. It's worth thinking about it carefully. These four children are very poor. They have no father and no mother. They are not sold to us. It will also be sold to other places. Xiao Min, should we adopt four children?"

Fang Yumin frowned and said nothing, a child is not worth as much as a cow, what a wicked feudal society!
"Xiaomin?"

"What about the bond of sale?"

"It's in Rizheng."

"This dead fox!"

"Xiao Min, just think about it in your heart, don't say it!"

(End of this chapter)