Smallholder Farming Daily

Chapter 232

Fatty Jia looked at Qian Feng carefully, and couldn't help laughing, "What's the matter with you, I was worried outside, and I didn't lose weight when I was hiding, why did you lose a lot of weight when you were enjoying the happiness at home?"

Qian Feng patted Fatty Jia's fat face, sat down and said, "How can I enjoy the happiness, don't you see that all the roads have changed?"

Fatty Jia was frightened and shouted: "No way, you paid for those people who are building roads?"

Qian Feng said proudly: "Yes, fortunately, you are still someone who has done great things outside, why are you so scared?"

Fatty Jia was in a hurry, but with so many people watching, it was difficult for him to speak in detail, especially after Yang Shi and Ge Taohua brought out the melon seeds, they pricked up their ears to listen to him talk about the strange things outside.He wanted to drag Qian Feng to talk in the main room, Qian Feng smiled and said: "What's wrong, why are you still talking about it?"

Fatty Jia winked and pulled Qian Feng into the room.

Ge Taohua looked around with her head hooked, and saw that there was nothing new to hear, so she greeted Shiliu and Huier, "How about we go play mahjong?"

Mrs. Yang glared at her, "What time is it, you know you're thinking about playing. When the two of them finished talking, your father bought firecrackers and couplets, and it's time to sacrifice to the Stove Lord! Let's go to the Stove House to make more braised pork." Meat, they will definitely drink a lot of wine later, and drinking with meat is not easy to get drunk."

"Okay then." Ge Taohua smiled sarcastically, and followed Yang into the kitchen with some disappointment.

Shiliu snickered, winked at Huier and said, "My sister-in-law is addicted to playing mahjong."

Hui'er pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Sister Taohua is very funny, she won't leave the game if she loses money, she wants to move back to the original, but she still refuses to leave the game if she wins, she wants to win more, anyway, she is very enthusiastic about playing, we will come back tomorrow Let's play with her."

Pomegranate nodded.

As soon as Fatty Jia sat down in the main room, Qian Feng asked anxiously, "What's the matter?"

Fatty Jia lowered his voice and said: "Now the rebels from all walks of life in the south have almost been suppressed, and the ministers following the eldest prince are in control, so I was able to find time to come back to see the mother-in-law and the baby. But the eldest prince is still busy. , He and several generals went to the north to fight, and the victory or defeat is not yet determined. Before leaving, the first prince said that the bank is very tight now, and the army rations are not enough. I hope I can come to you to collect some rations. The grain will be delivered around the tenth day of the new year, and I will have to take people to send the grain to the north."

Qian Feng was a little surprised when he heard that, "Are you going to deliver food?"

"The eldest prince said that he trusts me, so I will naturally give it to you, but you have spent almost all the money and food, so where to collect food at this moment, wouldn't it be of no help to the eldest prince at all?" Fatty Jia was anxious I had to pat my forehead, "I didn't expect you to make such a thing as road construction. If the country is subjugated, what's the use of road construction?"

Qian Feng shook his head and said: "The country cannot be subjugated for the time being, and it can last for seven or eighty years. It will not be perishable in your and my lifetime. In fact, no matter whether the country is subjugated or not, the people have to live. It is still useful to build this road."

Fatty Jia blinked his small eyes, and said with joy: "You figured it out? Can the eldest prince succeed as emperor?"

Qian Feng deliberately pinched his fingers and calculated, "The eldest prince can be emperor, but in the hands of his son, the country will definitely perish."

Fatty Jia stared blankly, dumbfounded.He believed Qian Feng's words, and felt very uncomfortable hearing the word subjugation, especially at the hands of the eldest prince's son. He was very heartbroken, because the last time he went back to Suzhou, he had seen the first toddler sons of the first prince, I don't know which one is about to perish.

But after thinking about it, at least the eldest prince will not suffer this disaster, Fatty Jia felt better again, he sighed deeply, and said: "We don't have to think about the future generations, let's solve the immediate matter first Well, if the food is not delivered on time, the eldest prince will be in a hurry."

At the thought of getting military rations, Fatty Jia became anxious again.

Qian Feng put out a chess set, "Come on, let's play the next game, don't worry about food, I still have money, I can prepare food."

Fatty Jia trembled, and looked at Qian Feng in astonishment, "How much money did you earn? Do you really have money to buy food?"

Qian Feng placed the chess pieces and sighed: "There is not much left, but the money is also earned by the eldest prince, and it should be used to buy food for him. I guess it can make up... twenty or thirty carts." the food."

Fatty Jia clapped his hands happily and said, "Twenty or thirty carts? Good! These grains are enough for the eldest prince to last half a month."

Qian Feng gave him a sideways glance, "You are happy, but I lost the title of 'big rich man' in a blink of an eye. If I use this money to buy food, my family's silver is less than a hundred taels. But then again Well, if we live frugally, it won't be difficult for my family to manage for two or three years, and I can still find ways to make money."

Fatty Jia said with a smile: "That's right, you can make money, so you don't need to worry."

"Well, you put it lightly. If money is so easy to earn, how come people often starve to death? Let's not talk about that, come, play chess!" Qian Feng gave a "pawn".

Hui'er came over and saw that the two of them had already played chess, and thought it was nothing serious, so she took Pomegranate's hand and said, "Come on, let's go to Chuan'er's house to play, Chuan'er is out of confinement today, let's go and see her." and little girl."

Aunt Guo who was at the side said with a smile: "I've seen it just now, both Chuan'er and Mrs. Chuan'er are fine. Leave Xiao Duoduo and Xiao Ren'er for me to take with you. You two can go."

Shiliu and Hui'er walked back all the way to Chuan'er's house.Chuan'er was sitting in a corner sheltered from the wind, warming the fire, holding the baby in his arms, while Wang Qingtou was chopping firewood beside him, and was also preparing to make some delicious sacrifices to the stove prince.

Seeing Shiliu and Hui'er approaching, he quickly dropped his ax and wanted to go in to make tea.

Shiliu hurriedly said: "Stop busy, sit down and have a rest too, Big Brother Qingtou, Qian Feng has already given everyone a holiday, they have all gone home, you really don't plan to take Chuan'er back to your Wangjia Village for the New Year? "

Wang Qing glanced at Chuan'er, blushed and said, "I want to stay here and spend the New Year with Chuan'er."

Shi Liu then asked: "Chuan'er, you are already confinement now, you can take the child and Brother Qingtou back to Wang's Village together, in fact the road is not too far, let Brother Qingtou pull you two with a cart , Depart early in the morning and arrive in the afternoon."

Chuan'er bit her lip, looked at the baby girl in her arms, and said awkwardly: "Sister, I'm worried that my mother-in-law doesn't like my baby, and the baby is not... Qingtou's own, can mother-in-law be happy?"

Shiliu's heart swayed, she thought it was true, she almost forgot about it!

(End of this chapter)