The concubine wants to farm: the alluring wife raises the emperor

Chapter 29

Farmers can't rest, there are things that can be served in the field all year round, and after the busiest time, they will still put half of their minds on the livestock at home.

In the past, the Xu family lived in poverty, and due to the lack of land, others were busy cutting grass to save winter rations for the cattle. Xu's father and Xu mother took time to go up the mountain to cut firewood, and Xu Chi followed him to hunt and sent them to the town to exchange a few Money can also supplement the family.

There are many wild animals in the mountains, but they are also dangerous. Generally, no one has the courage to rely on the mountains to make a living.

Just Xu Chi, who has a smart brain and good skills, he knows how to survive when he enters the mountains alone, but he still brings Da Meng, a big, stupid guy, to take care of each other on weekdays.

When it was getting dark, the two talked and laughed, and walked to Xu Yuan's house with a little wild boar on their shoulders.

Walking to the door, Xu Chi stretched his arms and lifted the little wild boar up by himself, "Dameng, go to my house and call my parents. I'll kill the pig and bring you half a piece of meat back later."

"Okay, I'm going right now!"

Xu Chi pushed open the door with a refreshing smile, and shouted into the room, "Girl, come out and have a look at the appetizers tonight."

The little wild boar was still angry, maybe he knew that his life was not long, so he suddenly thumped on the ground, humming and screaming miserably.

Li Yin in the room suddenly screamed, and Xu Chi saw that Xu Yuan hadn't come out for a long time, so he walked over wondering, the door was wide open, and he could see the "tragedy" inside clearly when he stood at the door.

Li Yin sat on the bed and backed away repeatedly, Xu Yuan kept approaching with a bowl of black soup, and Wan Wan stood upright against the wall.

What is this family doing?

I saw Xu Yuan making a fake move, holding the medicine bowl in one hand, and pinching Li Yin's cheeks with the other hand in a blink of an eye.

A bowl of medicine was poured in, Li Yin wrinkled his handsome face, and tears flowed from the bitterness of the medicine, Xu Yuan put down the bowl, clapped both hands, "I got it".

Turning her head to greet Wanwan, "Come here".

Hearing Xu Yuan's shout, Wanwan immediately let out all her strength, and she was about to fall to the ground as soon as her legs gave way, which scared Xu Chi into a shiver.

With a sound of being carefully stuck in her throat, Wanwan staggered and supported her knees, and after standing still, she ran towards Xu Yuan with a smile, and was caught firmly.

"Remember, you have to stand like this for half an hour every day, and you are allowed to take a rest in the middle."

Wan Wan obediently nodded, "Can I go see Little Pig now? Uncle has been waiting for a long time."

Pointing at Xu Chi, Xu Yuan looked towards the door, her jaw almost dropped from fright, "When did you come? Where are my parents, I'm about to cook."

Seeing that this younger sister was neither blushing nor heartbeating, and not at all ashamed of being seen by that masculine picture, Xu Chi swallowed, and kept convincing himself that it's fine, fine...

Xu Yuan was surprised when she saw the little wild boar. The thing in front of her had a sharp beak, a thin face, and a black mane. Although it was a cub, it had strong limbs. You could tell it was very strong when it rolled on the ground.

So except for the big ears and nose... Xu Yuan looked at the wild boar, and then at the one in the pigsty, and couldn't help sighing, there was really no comparison.

Wanwan suddenly ran up to Xu Yuan, opened her arms wide, and said in panic, "Mother, pigs need to be fattened, so they can't run!"

Xu Chi came over with a bucket of hot water and a machete. Hearing this, he stared at Xu Yuan as if he had seen a ghost. Xu Yuan laughed dryly, "No, no, hehe."

Fortunately, the process of slaughtering the pig was safe and sound, and finally the pork was put into the pot smoothly.

A large pot of pork bone soup was boiled, and as the bubbles burst open, the thick white soup gradually formed. In the small casserole beside it were four pig feet, each piece was crystal clear and exuded a tangy fragrance.

The kitchen was controlled by Xu Yuan, and Xu's mother could only help from the sidelines. Three... oh no, four elders were lying at the door, eagerly waiting for dinner.

"Brother Chi, you're so amazing, this fool is blessed!" Xu Chi swallowed, and he didn't know what was going on, as he gave Li Yin a jealous look.

But it should be that they had beaten things before and sold them in the town for silver. My family was reluctant to eat them, so I hadn't seen Xu Yuan's culinary talent.

Pork offal soup, pork bone soup, stewed trotters, braised pork chops, cold pig ear side dishes, etc. There is no waste in a little wild boar. Of course, the secret braised pork handmade by Xu's mother is indispensable. .

There was a table full of pork feasts, and Xu's place was small, so Da Meng simply asked Da Meng to take half of each dish home. He didn't want anything else, and Xu Chi followed him with another three catties of pork.

Xu's father smiled and waited for the person to come back before the family started dinner.

"Brother Chi is right. If he goes up the mountain with you, if he can catch the prey, he will give half of the credit."

"Father, my daughter wants to discuss something with you." Xu Yuan sipped the bone soup, the bowl tilted enough to cover her face.

The second crop of grain was already being planted in the field, and there would definitely be a bumper harvest before winter, so Xu Yuan thought for a long time, and decided to use the existing grain to earn money.

However, she was really worried that Xu's father and Xu's mother would be embarrassed...

"Just say what you have to say. Hesitating is not like a girl from the Xu family."

After hearing this, Xu Yuan took a careful look at her father's expression, and finally bit the bullet and told her plan.

Now in this famine year, there is a shortage of food everywhere in the country, large and small grain merchants are also waiting for the opportunity, stockpiling grain to fill the warehouses, but not selling it to the common people.

What's more, officials and businessmen colluded and took the opportunity to buy grain from the people at a low price in the name of the court collecting taxes and grains, but turned around and reported to the court that the common people had no grain to collect, and people in various places were in chaos.

All the grain stolen from it was taken by the big merchants, and they were only to be sold at a high price one day, making a lot of money from it, and then sharing the spoils with people in the officialdom.

Xu Yuan was smart and had experience in her previous life, so she told Father Xu about the stakes in a few words.

The small courtyard was full of his own people, so Xu Yuan didn't avoid other people. Xu Chi thought about it for a while, and soon realized that he looked at Xu Yuan in astonishment.

Seeing Xu's father pick up the shredded tobacco silently, Xu's mother knew the seriousness of what they said no matter how hard she thought.

"I can't guarantee this matter"

At this point, Xu Yuan knew that they were thinking about it, and then she expressed her own thoughts.

"Sell grain to buy land and hire people!"

After Xu Yuan slowly spit out the eight words, Xu's father and Xu Chi suddenly opened their eyes wide, looking at Xu Yuan with naked eyes.

After a long silence, Father Xu took a deep breath, put down the shredded tobacco and picked up the bowl again. Xu Yuan held her breath, waiting for Father Xu to speak.

"You earned the food at home. You can handle it yourself. If you have any troubles, tell your brother, and let this stupid boy who is tall but not brains run errands for you."

Xu Yuan burst out laughing, knowing that Father Xu supported her, she looked at the "silly boy" Xu Chi with a smug smile, pretended to be innocent, and called out delicately, "Brother"

(End of this chapter)