Pinellia pastoral

Chapter 172 A New Step

Until the scorching summer, people sitting idle in the teahouse would still talk about the excitement in spring.

Back then, the bean curd sticks on the whole street, the dazzling light under the sun, the scoundrels and desolation of the stone waves, the final retribution of Dr. Shi, and the cheers of Dongwang villagers soaring into the sky, all seemed like yesterday.

The storyteller sighed, and concluded with the sentence "It is said that good and evil will be rewarded in the end. It's not that the time has not come for not reporting. Accumulating good deeds is the root of good luck."

Everyone's focus and memory are not quite the same. After the storyteller stepped down, the tea drinkers began to discuss.

Some people discussed how much money the yuba was worth, some said that the doctor had stayed in the medical center in the county before, and some said that the owner's snail powder was a must...

No matter how much discussion there is outside, the days of Dongwang Villagers have completely come out of that bustle, and now, more people gather at the workshop.

Green grass seedlings have covered the fields, and the sun shines through the gaps into the water surface inside, and there are tiny fish dangling in it.The cicadas chirped, and the earth dog lay silently under the eaves sticking out its tongue.

Sitting in the room, people feel dizzy and drowsy.

Looking at the busy people in the workshop, Ban Xia couldn't remember how many times he asked Di Yan, "Where did your soybeans come from?"

But never got a positive answer.

Afterwards, she had doubts and suspicions, and all kinds of statements she learned through channels proved to be incorrect time and time again.

The more so, the more she wanted to know.It can't be, the world fell, right?

Di Yan was sitting leisurely in the shed on the side of the workshop. A bamboo reclining chair just made by Su Youli made him sit reclined very peacefully. A little bit of broken gold was sprinkled in front of the god, and the whole person seemed to have no bones, as if he hadn't heard Ban Xia's words.

Looking at his faint expression, Banxia remembered that day, when Mrs. Sun found out Dr. Shi, and the person who had been harmed by him came to sue, but Shi Lang kept denying, he also had the same faint expression, casually saying After a few words, Shi Lang gave up struggling.

In the end, the bean curd sticks were sent to the city and sold out, and the people Shi Lang knew in the yamen were also pulled out. Di Yan did not say what the final result was.

Back in Dongwang Village, everyone's attitude towards him has changed a lot.It is no longer the appearance of hiding or picking up a hoe when he saw it at the beginning. He just watched so lightly at the dinner party that day.

After that, it seemed that there was nowhere to go.

If it wasn't for him in his empty room, he would come to eat on time every day, and he wouldn't refuse whatever Mrs. Li offered, and he would be in the state of eating and waiting to die that Ban Xia said.

For such a tall and burly man, the bamboo reclining chair creaked and creaked under the pressure, Ban Xia twitched the corner of his mouth, "You are sitting...don't you get bored?"

"Why are you bored?" Di Yan's eyes were innocent.

Ban Xia coughed and asked in a different way, "Or it's too hot in the workshop these days, you can go to the medicine shop to get some cold medicine, boil it into water for the big guys to drink..."

"Mu Jiujiu is not in the Yaoliao."

Ban Xia roared in his heart, of course I know he is not in the Yaoliao, if he knew, I still need you to go, aren’t you very familiar with him?Like a family.

"Where did he go?"

In exchange for an idiot's eyes, "He went to treat people."

He wanted to get angry, but was suppressed by Ban Xia, "Then... what do you know?"

Such a lazy posture doesn't seem very decent.

With so many people, is it possible that I am the only one who thinks this way?
The person next to him seemed to be asleep.

Ban Xia once again lost his mind, thinking about what to do with this person was completely dead, and he only slandered a few words, he still has a lot of appetite, so he didn't know what to say.

But I heard him say quietly, "I don't know either."

Those eyes were far away, as if recalling, confused and sentimental, Ban Xia suddenly couldn't bear to look at it anymore.

Quickly changed the subject, "Then, what have you been doing?"

Could it be the bandits that the people in the village said, or else he stayed at home, but Li Shi was still happy, and said anything because he could go to the city to negotiate the business of yuba, and he would not eat it for many years. deficit.

Hearing Banxia's chirping voice, Di Yan thought of Mu Jiujiu's expression of hatred for iron and steel, and wondered if he was stupid or something, how could Mu Jiujiu be so old and alone, how could he listen to him? .

Only with this dangerous move can we achieve unexpected results.

"I'm doing something." He couldn't go into more detail.

Pinellia is a little speechless, masochistic!

"I've been doing one thing since I can remember..." The voice was still the same.

She just smiled, "Well, I see, it's good to keep working hard for one thing, and my second uncle is the same. I heard Mint said that even if he was looking for soil, he didn't know how many years he was looking for. Look now, Didn’t many people come to buy his things? He didn’t sell them anymore…”

After finishing speaking, he saw that his eyes seemed to be closed but not closed, and he didn't know if he had fallen asleep, Ban Xia couldn't continue talking, got up and looked in Li's direction, old lady, it's not that I don't talk to him, it's him Asleep and not a baby!Turn around and go to the kitchen to stew mung bean soup.

When she turned around, she didn't see a pair of bright eyes stuck behind her.

It was very hot in the workshop, the steam of cooking pulp spread in the air, everyone was covered in sweat, but there were more busy people here than ever before.

Men and women of all ages.

"Mom, what you said about hair beans can be broken with just a pinch of your fingers? But you see, I cut off this one, but not this one. What's so special about it?" One was smaller than a mint little girl asking a woman.

"When you encounter this kind of situation, you should choose the top, middle and bottom ones, try more than a dozen pills, and most of them will be fine. If it doesn't work, soak it for a while, it must not be sloppy..."

Although it was the mother and the son talking, they were still very serious.

The little girl nodded, "Mom, I understand."

Everywhere, even the burning fire and the wood chaff, there were groups of people gathered.

"Wood bran is best used to smoke and dry. If you don't have it, just put a sign on it and collect it."

The yuba that came out was not too much.

Ban Xia is not in a hurry.

With the money for buying bean curd sticks, not only did the grandfather’s family return all the money, knowing that they would not use the interest, they even bought a carload of things.

Thanks to that silver, the soybeans in the city that had already paid a deposit can also be bought, and now they are renting a house for storage.

now...

Banxia put the mung bean soup in front of the workshop and called everyone to eat, "Here comes the mung bean soup, let's drink a bowl to relieve the heat. There is also jelly here. It has been splashed in the well water, so it is cool."

Busy people are still busy, as if no one heard.

Instead, a teasing voice came, "Give me a bowl of sea."

Needless to say, the person who has the most leisure here is the person lying on the bamboo chair.

Ban Xia pretended not to hear, saw the new sister-in-law walk aside with windy footsteps, scooped up a bowl and drank it, smiled and said to Ban Xia, "I reckon it will be done, this group of people will be able to leave in a few days, Your uncle and your father have both visited the place in the city, and the ready-made place can be used by building a few stoves and adding some bamboo poles, and it doesn’t take much effort to rest.”

After finishing a bowl of jelly, the new sister-in-law wiped the corners of her mouth with her cuff, "I really didn't expect that our shop could really open in the city."

Ban Xia just laughed, she didn't think of many things at the beginning, but she just thought that she couldn't be like this day by day, keep working hard towards one place, and then she would naturally come to this place.

Qiao Ni came over sweating profusely, "Ban Xia, I'm afraid it will be too late this time, next time I'll go right away."

The situation of Qiao Ni's family is quite special. There is not much land in the family. She and her sister-in-law are both good at work. This time she has such an opportunity, she really wants to go out with her, but Mrs. Li wants to keep her in the village. Second, she is still a big girl after all, and it is not easy to take care of anything outside. It is not easy to go out these days, and she goes to work outside. Once she goes out, she does not know how long it will take to come back. , the first batch of people who went out were almost all with their families.

Even the place to live outside has been considered. The family will go there, the elderly will bring their children, and the half-grown boy will be able to receive wages. No matter what the calculation is, it is much more cost-effective than at home.

As for the family's field, it will be harvested soon, so there is no need to worry about it. After someone cuts it down, the field will be rented out to the workshop, which will be used to grow soybeans in the future, and the rent will be paid according to the year.

People who work don’t need to worry about food. In this way, compared to facing the fields at home, they can only have a full stomach in the end. When they go out, they not only have food and shelter, but many members of the whole family can receive wages. It won't be left unused, anyway, it's still in my own home. After staying for a few years, I can buy a few more acres of land when I come back. what.

No more unwillingness.

But the selection is very strict, there are many right and wrong people who are lazy and greedy, and those who are not quick enough to work will not be selected.

There are many people who come to try, but there are not many families who can really go out with their families.

Naturally, there are also those young men who go out in groups, and after working for two years, they can also build a house and marry a wife.

Therefore, the workshop at home has become a training base.

If there is this place in the outer city, there can naturally be other places.

When the flowers bloom everywhere, I don't know when it will be, but Pinellia believes that day will not be too far away, but I dare not spread it blindly in front of me, after all, the problem of soybeans not being able to keep up has just appeared.

Invite some local people to bring the management and craftsmanship, and the processed yuba does not need to be transported so far, it can be sold directly in the local area, so many places can be saved.

It's time to take a new step.

(End of this chapter)