With the rooster crowing and the dog barking, the morning sun rises for a new day.

Zhao Qingzao woke up from a groggy and started a new day's busyness, last night's chaotic thoughts did not bother her for long, and she soon fell asleep and had a good night's sleep.

Boil water for cooking, a new day, familiar things, Zhao Qingzao has done it extremely easily.

Thanks to Shen Changting taking her in and accommodating her, although she also has a lot of dissatisfaction with Shen Changting, she is still full of gratitude after all, and strives to reflect her own value and manage the lives of the two.

The earthen stove is not easy to burn, the pot is too hot with too much firewood, there is less firewood, and the stir-fry is not cooked, but her situation has been much better these days, and she has become accustomed to it, as if she is adapting to the world.

Stir-fried two dishes, a soup, this is what she planned to burn today, when Shen Changting got up, she had already boiled the water, half of it was put in the kettle to heat, half of it was put in a clay pot, and a few pieces of tea were put as herbal tea, and a little more was just used to wash Shen Changting's face.

"Why is it so early today. Shen Changting looked at Zhao Qingzao's busy figure and greeted him with a smile.

"I went to bed early last night. ”

Zhao Qingzao smiled, then pointed at Shen Changting and said, "I said yesterday that you are not allowed to enter the kitchen." ”

"I'll bring the wash water. Shen Changting shrugged, a little embarrassed.

"You can't get your hands wet, I'll come later." ”

Zhao Qingzao pursed his lips and smiled, like a willow bud under the morning dew, revealing vigorous vitality.

Turned over the spatula a few times, put some water in the dish and stuffed it, and then walked over to hold the basin, soaked the towel and wrung it out, and said to Shen Changting: "After rinsing your mouth, touch it with one hand, and then wipe it with a towel, so that that hand doesn't have to get wet." ”

"Good. ”

Shen Changting smiled very comfortably, he found that there was a woman in the family, who was really good, and Zhao Qingzao was really good at taking care of people, considerate and careful.

After breakfast, Shen Changting insisted on copying the book, and Zhao Qingzao was idle when he saw that he was idle, so he left it up to him, and he went directly to Grandma Niu.

When I arrived at Grandma Niu's house, I found that Grandma Niu went to wash clothes, and Chu Xingshan was at home alone.

"Qingzao, the swelling on your face has disappeared a lot. When Chu Xingshan saw Zhao Qingzao, his laughter was still hearty.

Can you not mention this stubble?

Zhao Qingzao's face was a little stiff, he glared at Chu Xingshan, and said, "Aren't you almost better, anyway, did you also use Grandma's recipe." ”

Chu Xingshan stopped talking for a while, turned his head and said, "What are you talking about, by the way, you came to my mother for something?"

"No, I want to ask you, where is the area around here suitable for reclamation, I, I want to open up some kinds of things, otherwise, it will not be a matter of sitting and eating empty mountains like this. Zhao Qingzao sighed and said what was in his heart.

This is a plan she has long had in her heart, and she became more and more determined last night, but she is not familiar with this place, and there may be masters all around, so in order to avoid trouble in the future, she specially came to inquire.

When Chu Xingshan heard this, he said with a surprised face: "What are you going to do to reclaim the land, can you dig this body?"

"When the time comes, I'll plant some if I can see what I can plant, can't I ask you for help if I can't dig it, anyway, I'll give you silver and take care of the food." Zhao Qingzao smiled.

She really can't dig, but weeding and the like is always good on weekdays, and besides, she doesn't plan to grow vegetables.

"That's okay, but speaking of which, don't you have a piece of land in your yard? You can grow vegetables by loosening the soil, why bother to reclaim the wasteland, the newly opened land has a lot of hidden stones, and it can't store water, so you can't grow anything at all." ”

Chu Xingshan opened his mouth very expertly, not to mention how professional it sounded, Zhao Qingzao was stunned for a moment.

Fortunately, Zhao Qingzao was a turtle in his previous life, and he had also seen how the land was planted, so he immediately smiled and said: "Where is the little place in my yard, where is it, there are not enough vegetables to grow and eat, is there a bigger place?"

"Bigger?"

Chu Xingshan thought for a while and said, "Yes, not only there are, but there are a lot of them, but the land is not good, it is all mountainous, that is, the one on the slope behind the village, no one wants it." ”

Zhao Qingzao thought about it, and immediately understood where Chu Xingshan was referring to, that is, behind their house, a mound at the foot of the mountain, the mound was quite gentle, stretching to the end, it was the dirt slope in the Chuhang Mountain Pass, and under the soil slope was a river, and that river was the river she usually washed clothes.

"That place, okay, it's quite close, and there aren't many miscellaneous trees, why hasn't anyone reclaimed it?" Zhao Qingzao was a little surprised.

Not only is it close, but it is also close to the water, which makes it look like a nice place.

"That's useless, it's still very thin, it's sandy soil, it can't keep water, you have to die of drought if you plant anything, only sweet potatoes and the like are okay, but the yield will not be high." Chu Xingshan shook his head and said.

Zhao Qingzao knew that since no one wanted such a good place, she would definitely not be able to grow things, otherwise it would not be her turn.

After thinking about it, she said tentatively: "Brother Chu, you haven't been busy lately, help me reclaim it, I'll pay you." ”

Chu Xingshan frowned, and said: "Do you really want to beg there? It's really useless there, you might as well change to a better place, or rent a familiar land, the land of the lame man's family in the east of the village is ready-made, his own legs and feet are not flexible, he can't plant, and he has been deserted for less than two years." ”

"No need, other people's families will not settle their accounts in the future, and it is better to reclaim the land yourself. Zhao Qingzao shook his head.

There is only one lame man in the village, this guy used to have a daughter-in-law, but unfortunately he was lazy and lazy, and often bullied her daughter-in-law, and then the daughter-in-law was too tired, and died two years ago.

But with that money, she might as well ask Chu Xingshan to help reclaim the wasteland, after all, she didn't plan to grow sweet potatoes, but planned to plant medicinal herbs, and pick some drought-resistant medicinal herbs to plant when the time comes.

"Do you really want to reclaim the wasteland?" Chu Xingshan was still a little incredulous, glared at Zhao Qingzao, and said, "You are a demon, you can think clearly, don't cry when there is no production." ”

"It's okay, anyway, it won't be less of your wages, first get half an acre out, you don't have to make it too good, just burn those weeds and thorns, if you loosen the soil, it's okay to loosen a little shallow, anyway, I don't understand this, you look at it." ”

Zhao Qingzao simply finished talking about the matter at once, so as not to be interrupted by Chu Xingshan again.

Chu Xingshan saw that Zhao Qingzao was insistent, and it was not easy to continue to persuade him, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'm busy working in the field, so I'll go and have a look." ”

"Well, how much silver do you need?" Zhao Qingzao asked, she liked to talk about the price first.

Chu Xingshan was immediately displeased, and said angrily: "It's not that you see outside, what kind of money do you mention to me about this matter." ”

"That's not good, how can you do it if you don't collect money, people don't want money, knives and hoes have to be consumed. Zhao Qingzao snorted coldly, and continued: "Otherwise, how about a tael of silver, it's not enough for me to add more." ”

Now Shen Changting's salary is not low, and she has more than nine taels of money left in her hand, and if she spends it, even if the last thing planted in the reclamation is not completed, she will not lose much.

"It's too much, it's not that much. Chu Xingshan waved his hand hurriedly and said, "A hundred wen is enough." ”

"Okay, you think I don't know how much I pay. ”

Zhao Qingzao pursed his lips, and immediately stuffed a tael of silver to Chu Xingshan, and said, "It's just one or two, don't push it, otherwise Brother Changting will find out, and you will have to scold me for being cheap." ”

Zhao Qingzao calculated, one or two silver should be enough, but she is not pretending to be generous, but Chu Xingshan has taken care of her a lot these days, including Grandma Niu who took care of Shen Changting, not to mention that Chu Xingshan, who she had harmed two days ago, was stung by a wasp a lot.

Even if this bit of silver is compensation, it is understandable, in her opinion, love is love, but more often she would rather others owe her favors, and it is not far away that she owes others, so as not to be gossiped about in the future.

"Okay. ”

Chu Xingshan completely extinguished the fire at this time, and then persuaded: "It's really not suitable for growing sweet potatoes there, you have to think about what to plant, if you really can't do it, just sprinkle some sesame seeds." ”

Sesame seeds can be used in the fields and mountains, the survival rate is very high, and the yield is also very good.

"I think about it, go back and discuss it with Brother Changting. Zhao Qingzao smiled noncommittally, there were some things in her heart, whether it could be done depended on the situation, and she didn't want to shout for the time being.

"Well, after all, he is a scholar, he must know a lot, you really have to sum it up with him. ”

At the mention of Shen Changting, Chu Xingshan suddenly had nothing else to say, after all, Shen Changting is really a rare talent in this village, no matter what, a scholar is always very respected, even if he has no fame, he is better than them who are illiterate.

It's Chu Xingshan, and he still likes Shen Changting very much.

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you, and I'll help you when you have time, and I'm not in a hurry. ”

"Okay. ”

"Then I'm leaving. ”

Zhao Qingzao didn't stay long immediately, anyway, reclamation is not a day or two, half an acre doesn't seem to be much, it will take two or three days anyway, and she is not in a hurry.

Chu Xingshan watched Zhao Qingzao go away, pinched the one or two silver in his hand, and hesitated for a while, this little thing is nothing to him at all, and one or two silver is indeed a lot, he wants to find a chance to return it to Shen Changting, compared to Zhao Qingzao's pungency, Shen Changting is much easier to talk.

has known Shen Changting for so long, Chu Xingshan still knows Shen Changting very well, not to mention that if he really accepts this silver, Grandma Niu has to say hello.

……

"Next, I have to take some time to go to the town to see which medicinal herbs are good to plant, and I have to whole the seeds, or collect some seedlings. ”

Bidding farewell to Chu Xingshan, Zhao Qingzao planned silently in his heart.

If you want to make money, Chinese herbal medicine is the best choice, at least most of the medicinal materials, the mountains can grow, and you don't have to work hard to take care of it, as for the amount of income, she can't calculate it for the time being, but in any case, it is always a way out.

After thinking about it, her thinking also broadened, but there is one thing Chu Xingshan is right, this kind of thing has to be discussed with Shen Changting, no matter how bad Shen Changting is, he is also an intellectual, although he is not diligent, he can always talk on paper.

I don't ask Shen Changting to have any clever opinions, but I always know more than her, just sort out my thoughts, so as not to be completely blinded by others.

Thinking about it, I returned home before I knew it.

As soon as she entered the courtyard gate, she didn't care about going back to the house, but looked at a small vegetable patch in the courtyard.

This vegetable plot is a little west of the door, enclosed in the courtyard, the place is very small, probably only the face of one or two rooms, perhaps because no one has taken care of it for a long time, it is overgrown with all kinds of weeds, and it looks like a wasteland.

This house was bought by Shen Changting, and this land was naturally brought with him, and as for the owner, I really don't know who it is now.