Chapter 164: Fruit Seedlings
Just when Pei Yao's family's wasteland was almost cleaned up, April was quietly about to pass, the weather was getting warmer, the land was about to thaw, and the grass was about to enter the planting season of May, and all the farmers moved.
Today is the big market at the end of April, different from the cold market after the year, from the morning when Pei Yao and others came to open the door early, they found a different lively scene!
Most of the people who come and go are some dealers, and they all come to the market to buy seeds, tools, and seedlings before planting, so people who don't usually come out much, but they have to choose these things personally, so today's flow of people is several times that of the agricultural slack.
Like the last big set a year ago, this spring selection is also the most important day of the year, this year's harvest depends on today's choice, there are many farmers who bought in the past, planted good, will pick today. If he hears that his neighbor has planted a good crop, he will follow his neighbor to the vendor he has bought. There are also many acquaintances who have not seen each other for a long time at home, greeting each other with a warm voice, and complimenting each other when women see it, your son is energetic, my daughter is beautiful and well-behaved, etc., anyway, the whole market is full of people, and it is very lively!
The door of the Morning Star shop was also wide open, and there were people inside, who were the three ancestors and grandchildren of the Yan family.
Chen Jiacheng didn't go back today because the wasteland at home was almost open, and he stayed to help after eating the food that Pei Yao and the others specially brought him in the morning.
He is the only adult in the shop, so the task of accompanying the grandfather of the Yan family falls on him. The old man has a kind temperament and a wide range of knowledge, and as a deputy academician of Hanlin, it is not difficult to chat happily with Chen Jiacheng. The old man likes the vitality of this posterity, and Chen Jiacheng also likes the old man's knowledge, and the two of them like each other's different insights when they ask and answer.
Pei Yao pulled Yan Xiaota, the sisters and brothers, and stood at the door, watching people come and chat.
"Xiaota, I thought you were embarrassed to come back that day, and I was about to go to see you in two days, but I didn't expect you to come over the next day, and today I even persuaded your grandfather to come over to relax, this change is too fast!" Pei Yao really admires this girl's speed of changing her face!
Yan Xiaota was also a little embarrassed, and glanced at his younger brother before saying, "I originally felt that I was quite unreasonable and embarrassed, and I wanted to go back and hide for two days before coming back." But after going back, Wenxuan said that my grandfather has recovered a lot since he had this comfortable rocking chair! It was the morning of the first time he moved back, and he lay down and slept until evening! You know, he usually has insomnia all day and all night, and when he has energy, grandpa is also very curious about where I bought the rocking chair, and then he chats with us about what I run here to play every day. When I came yesterday, you said that today was a big set, so I told my grandfather, but I didn't expect him to want to come and hang out. We're not going to bother you, are we? ”
Yan Xiaota talked a lot as usual, but she really felt sorry for her grandfather, and it could be seen from the admiration on her face when she spoke that as long as she was for her grandfather, she would be willing to do anything, and what was it to be ashamed.
Also, Pei Yao nodded, if this is changed to grandma, let alone going to the place where she doesn't want to go, she will do it immediately, as long as she can exchange it for the happiness of the old man!
Standing at the door to see that the stalls in the market are all there, although there are not as many stalls as the big market years ago, and the elders who are placed on the official road, but today they are also set up to show the field, and they are also placed on the official road at the entrance of the town.
Pei Yao turned around and reported to the two people who were drinking tea and chatting: "Grandpa Yan, the stalls have been set up in the market, and Xiao Ta Wenxuan and I will go for a walk." ”
Grandpa Yan smiled and waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, wait for me and Xiao Chen to go over too." ”
Yan Xiaota glanced at Chen Jiacheng in surprise, he didn't expect that grandpa rarely looked at the young offspring on weekdays, how long has he been talking, this title is a lot of popularity, it seems that grandpa is satisfied with these friends he and Wenxuan!
Meimei grabbed Pei Yao's arm, raised her small chin, and motioned for Wen Xuan to follow, like a proud little princess, her heels were cocked when she walked, and her ass was twisted happily!
Pei Yao didn't go far with the two of them before she walked to the front of the stall, and said to her sideways: "Xiaota, your grandfather misses your father and mother at home every day, that is too idle relationship, you can take him out for a walk if you have nothing to do, pick up the popularity, and sleep well naturally, there is no time to think about those who have and don't!" ”
Yan Xiaota nodded vigorously, since she had a new friend, her grandfather was much more relieved, every time she heard her say something about her little friend, her grandfather listened with a smile, and her appetite was also great, making her hate to dig more things in Pei Yao and talk to her grandfather every day.
"Pei Yao, I listen to you, my grandfather hasn't been out for a long time, I didn't expect to be in such a good mood today, and he was willing to come out to visit the market!" Xiao Ta was in a very good mood, looking at the east and west, it seemed very strange, staring at a stall selling small branches on the side, turned his head and asked, "Pei Yao, will anyone buy this person who sells small branches?"
Pei Yao followed her eyes and saw that it was a foreign vendor, a large piece of cloth wrapped in small mud eggs with the roots of small seedlings, which looked more like grapes, her heart moved, and she pulled the small tower and walked over.
And Wen Xuan followed behind and didn't speak, just looked around curiously.
He bent down and picked up a small seedling, which looked like it was of the vine family, and asked the stall owner, "Brother Lao, may I ask you are selling grape seedlings here?" ”
The stall owner who sold seedlings was a man who looked to be about 30 years old, with a beard and beard, and he looked like he was of Hu blood, because his nose was relatively tall and straight, and his eye sockets were slightly deeper, which was different from the mainlanders at first glance. It's just to buy a seedling, and Pei Yao is not in the mood to care where the people are.
The man's face was happy and said, "Do you know?" This is the grape seedlings from my hometown, the purple ones are very sweet! ”
Listen to him speak Chinese well, but it's still a little simple, it seems that it is not the old oiler of the Central Plains, but the place where the Hu people live is not far from here, and it is not easy to go so far to sell some seedlings.
Generally, although you see Hu Ren in TV series with a short temper and a bad impression, Hu Ren is generally more straightforward and not so easy to tell lies. However, whether it is the Hu people or the locals, even if they are false, Pei Yao can't see it, because of the lack of fruits, she will definitely buy it, and she can only try her luck if it is good or bad.
"How do you sell these seedlings" Pei Yao asked him, his eyes swept the stall, there were a total of one hundred and eighty trees, and he went back to plant them and cut the seedlings himself next year.
When the Hu man saw that she wanted to buy it, his excited beard shook a few times and said: "One tree Shiwen, I walked a long way to get here, and I originally planned to give it to my relatives, but I didn't find anyone, so I had to sell it to make up the fare for the journey." ”
A tree of ten Wen, a hundred trees of Qianwen, at most one or two silver, although this seedling is not worth much in his hometown, but it can't stand the high cost of the road, a total of one or two silver is too cost-effective!
Pei Yao saw that the man didn't understand how much he had counted for a long time, so he divided into groups of ten and said, "These ten are one penny of silver, and these ten piles are one or two pieces of silver, and there are five more." ”
The man said happily: "I sent you, I sent you, you are so smart!" Then he took out two large mud balls from the tightly covered oxcart on the side of the saplings that wrapped the roots of the trees, and said with some reluctance: "These two peach trees are very good, and I will give them to you, if I can't find relatives, I will go back." ”
As a surprise, the more fruit the better, and he was given an extra penny of silver to sponsor his travel expenses, and asked him to send the things back to the shop, and the three of them went on to the market.
(To be continued.) )