farm concubine

Chapter 10 Unexpected surprise
Birds are singing and flowers are fragrant on the mountain, and the cool wind blows away a lot of heat.

Li Wanqing found a stick and kept hitting the knee-high weeds, and looked up at the tall trees from time to time.

"Qing'er, you will scare away the prey if you hit like this." Seeing Li Wanqing's actions, Li Rulin reminded that it was the first time in 15 years that he took his daughter up the mountain.

"Sister, what are you looking for?" In Li Muchen's view, Li Wanqing seemed to be looking for something.

Li Wanqing smiled slightly at her younger brother: "Well, I'm looking for something that can make money."

"Things that can make money? Sister, don't we already have dried shrimps?" From Li Muchen's point of view, selling dried shrimps is already very profitable.

"That's right, Qing'er, hasn't our family decided to sell dried shrimps?" Li Rulin was also puzzled.

"Father, Xiaochen, it's summer, of course we can sell dried shrimps, but in winter, the river freezes, how can our family survive? Also, sooner or later, people in the village will know that shrimps can make money. When there were too many people selling dried shrimps, our family would not be able to make so much money.” Sun-dried dried shrimps are not a technical job, and people will understand when they think about it.

Moreover, Mu Xiu is bound to blow in the forest wind. This is an eternal truth. She must find a way to make money and lead the villagers to become rich, so that their family will not be killed by the villagers' jealousy.

After hearing Li Wanqing's words, Li Rulin lowered his head in shame. Fortunately, he has lived for more than 30 years, and he is not as meticulous as his 15-year-old daughter.

Li Muchen blinked and asked: "Sister, let's save the money from selling dried shrimps, won't we have money to use in winter?"

'噗嗤' Li Wanqing was amused by Li Muchen's cute appearance, "Xiaochen, your idea is very good, but think about it, how much does this little shrimp sell at a time? And there are so many places where we usually need money Yes, your idea is very good, but unfortunately it is not a long-term solution."

"Xiaochen, what your sister said is quite right." Li Rulin, who came out of shame, touched Li Muchen's head and said lovingly, his daughter is sensible and he, a father, is also very pleased.

Since the daughter has the means to make the family live a good life, his useless father can only cooperate with his daughter.

Li Wanqing is also very happy to have her father's support. With the support of her family, she believes that their family's life will be better and better.

"Father, you and Xiaochen hunt some small game home, so that we can eat meat again." Li Wanqing suggested with a smile.

"Okay, okay, Dad, let's see if there are any rabbits and pheasants." Li Muchen clapped his hands in agreement.

Li Rulin said worriedly: "Let's look for something that can be sold for money first."

"Father, it's fine if we don't separate too much, and this is not a deep mountain, so there shouldn't be any danger. Besides, it's not a day to find something that can be sold." Li Wanqing smiled and shook her head.

Li Muchen looked at his father and sister, rolled his eyes, and said crisply: "Father, you go hunt small prey, and I will stay and protect sister."

"Haha."

"Giggle."

At the same time, the laughter of Li Rulin's father and daughter resounded in the woods.

"Yeah, he's really my good brother." Li Wanqing was happy, holding Li Muchen's face and giving him a sweet kiss.

"Sister, I'm already an adult." Li Muchen protested with a blushing face.

Li Rulin was also confused by his daughter's enthusiasm. He found that since his daughter was bumped, she was a little different from before, but she was still the same person.

Seeing his sons and daughters loving each other like this, Li Rulin was infinitely gratified. His wife taught them well.

Every year after the autumn harvest, Li Rulin would go to the city with the villagers to look for work, and would not come back until the end of the year.

"Xiaochen, you stay here to 'protect' your sister. Dad, go and see if you can hunt some small prey. Don't go too far. Dad will be back soon." Li Rulin thought that the two of them would always have a support, so he Feel free to leave to hunt small game.

"It's dad." Li Muchen happily agreed to his father.

Only then did Li Rulin feel relieved to go deeper into the woods, where there were more prey than where they were now.

After Li Rulin left, Li Muchen followed Li Wanqing's example and found a wooden stick to beat into the grass.

Neither of the siblings spoke again. In the woods, apart from the chirping of birds and singing, it was the sound of the siblings hitting the weeds with their sticks.

The siblings kept walking in the direction where Li Rulin left. About half an hour later, Li Wanqing smelled a very familiar smell. until big.

In her previous life, she couldn't find anyone who loved her more than grandma.

Li Wanqing stopped in front of a big thick tree and looked up, only to see the big tree was straight and tall with luxuriant branches and leaves.And the familiar smell she smelled came from the small green fruit that fell under the tree.

Li Wanqing put the pannier on her back on the ground, picked up a small green fruit, rubbed it on her body, and then bit down on the small fruit. The sour taste of the small fruit almost didn't make her old teeth sour. , but she missed it very much.

"Xiaochen, I found it, come quickly." Li Wanqing turned her head in surprise and shouted to Li Muchen who was still weeding. As long as she can make it successfully, then she can lead the villagers to make a fortune together.

Hearing Li Wanqing's surprise call, Li Muchen immediately ran over: "Sister, what did you find?"

"This." Li Wanqing said happily while holding the half-eaten fruit.

"Sister, this is so sour." Last year, out of curiosity, he sneaked up the mountain with the village dogs and saw that these small green fruits were very pleasing, so he picked one up and ate it, and then spit it out again. Because these small fruits are too sour.

"I have a way to make them not sour, and they can be sold for silver." Li Wanqing said mysteriously.

Li Muchen's eyes lit up: "Really." Ever since Xiami successfully made a tael of silver, Li Muchen spontaneously felt a kind of admiration for his sister, that little shrimp that no one likes to eat, her sister can turn it into Silver, these small fruits will definitely work.

"Really, let's pick it up quickly."

"Ah."

Li Muchen knelt down to help Li Wanqing pick up the small fruits.

Li Wanqing took the opportunity to observe. There are ten trees that bear this kind of small fruit, but only five of them bear fruit. Looking at these ten tall and strong trees, Li Wanqing sighed a lot. These trees must have The tree is about 60 years old, and the fruit tree on the mountain behind my grandma's house in my previous life is only 30 years old.

And the ten trees here are more than twice as big as what she saw in her previous life.

Today, I will pick up a small fruit in a basket and go back. After selling it for money, I will pick up the rest. Anyway, no one knows that these small fruits can be sold for money.

A thick layer of small fruits fell on the ground, but many of them were moldy and rotten, so they couldn't be picked. The siblings could only pick and choose. The fruits were small, and a basket could hold a lot of them.

When Li Rulin came back with two pheasants, the siblings only picked up half of the basket.

"Qing'er, Xiaochen, what are you picking up these fruits for? These fruits are not tasty."

"Father, sister said that she has a way to make these little fruits make money." Seeing Li Rulin's return, Li Muchen hurriedly offered treasures so that his father would be happy with them.

"Qing'er, do you really have a solution?" Li Rulin couldn't believe it. He had these fruit trees when he was very young, because the small fruits that fell could kill a person, so no one liked to eat them, even the old one. People of the older generation don't like it, and his daughter is only 15 years old, and he actually said that there is a way to make money with these small fruits, how can he not be surprised?
Li Wanqing smiled and nodded.

"Then hurry up and pick it up." No matter whether you can succeed or not, it is better to have hope than no hope.

With Li Rulin joining, the speed was faster than only siblings. On the way down the mountain, Li Rulin was carrying Xiaoguozi, Li Muchen was carrying two pheasants, and Li Wanqing was still holding a wooden stick to beat weeds, opening the way for the father and son.

"Qing'er, what are you going to use these little fruits for?" Li Rulin asked curiously.

"Father, you'll know when you get home." Li Wanqing smiled mysteriously.

(End of this chapter)