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Erxia's snow-white and pink face was stained with a few black muds.

But that doesn't detract from her beauty.

It is not difficult to see that her appearance is extremely similar to that of Xu.

Zheng Wan glanced at Mrs. Kang twice subconsciously, and suddenly saw her like this, and felt slightly unhappy.

Didn't you say okay, but don't explain your intention for the time being?

Staring at Erxia like this will make people suspicious.

She hurriedly pushed Mrs. Kang lightly and said, "Mrs. Kang, the lotus root is here, let's go in and have a look." ”

Mrs. Kang was relieved, but she was also embarrassed by her gaffe.

But there was a sentence choked in her throat, she couldn't help it, and blurted out to Erxia, "Girl, do you look like your mother?" ”

Erxia and Liuju glanced at each other, she didn't know the identity of Mrs. Kang, this question was not easy to answer.

Zheng Wanru frowned slightly, and she didn't understand why Mrs. Kang asked like this.

But she still replied for Erxia, "Yes, Mrs. Kang, go in and choose lotus root." ”

"Mrs. Shen, I'm sorry." Mrs. Kang whispered an apology.

Zheng Wanru smiled, and the two followed Erxia into the upside-down house.

Liuju brought the snacks into the house and went to the inner room to tell the Xu family that there was a visitor.

I heard that Zheng Wanru brought someone to buy lotus root, where could Xu still sleep, and lifted the quilt to get up.

"Mother, slow down." Liuju helped her get out of bed and helped her get dressed.

After Xu put on her clothes neatly, Liuju and Liulang helped her out of the main house.

In the upside-down room over there, Er Xia eloquently introduced the types and prices of lotus root to Mrs. Kang. And asked Mrs. Kang how she was going to eat. Stew and buy powdered lotus root. Stir-fry and mix to buy crispy lotus root.

After introducing the lotus root, she promoted the bean sprouts at home by the way.

Looking at Erxia, Mrs. Kang's satisfaction in her heart is increasing sharply, steady but not rigid, dignified manners, and smiling but not frivolous. At first, I was a little shy, but after saying a few words, my demeanor became down-to-earth and generous.

But she was more concerned with one other thing.

I'm just worried that I'll make a mistake. provoked Zheng Wanru to be annoyed, and did not dare to speak easily.

After listening to Erxia's introduction, Mrs. Kang smiled and nodded, and said, "Miss Erxia, weigh me a hundred catties first, and then I will come over to buy it after eating." ”

"Well, ma'am, if only it would take a long time to finish it. If you buy the lotus root and raise it like us, it will be kept for a longer time. "Erxia went to pick lotus roots. He pointed to the lotus roots that had been placed in a deep basin and introduced them to Mrs. Kang.

"Yes, thank you, girl." Mrs. Kang saw that Erxia was quick to do things, and gave another thumbs up.

The more she looked at Erxia, the more satisfied she became.

It would be a blessing to be able to marry such a beautiful child back home.

Mrs. Kang sighed in her heart.

She not only bought 100 catties of lotus root, but also bought 10 catties of bean sprouts, spending a total of three taels of silver.

Just when she paid the silver and Zheng Wanru came out of the house, Xu happened to come out of the house.

"Mrs. Shen, I'm sorry, I'm lying in the house, and I didn't know you were here, so I was sluggish." Xu Shi was busy apologizing to Zheng Wanru from afar.

She didn't pay attention to Mrs. Kang.

Mrs. Kokang was already watching her.

After watching it for a long time, Mrs. Kang's face was excited, and she didn't care about any etiquette, so she trotted towards Xu.

"Mingxiu? You're Mingxiu, aren't you? When she was still a few steps away from Xu, Mrs. Kang stopped and asked in a choked voice.

Xu was originally looking at Zheng Wanru, but when he suddenly heard Mrs. Kang's excited voice, he also felt a little familiar.

She hurriedly looked at Mrs. Kang.

Familiar eyebrows, familiar smiles.

The floodgates of memory were opened in an instant, and it was her!

It turned out to be her!

"Are you Sister Gui Rong?" Xu gently pushed away Liuju and Liulang, and slowly walked towards Mrs. Kang, looking at her with disbelieving eyes.

"Mmmm, it's me, it's me, sister Mingxiu, it's been more than ten years, and I've finally seen you again." Mrs. Kang's eyes were moist, and she slowly greeted Xu.

"Sister Gui Rong!" Xu suddenly stepped forward and hugged Mrs. Kang, his eyes bursting out.

"Sister Mingxiu!" Mrs. Kang also had tears in her eyes.

The two of them would never have thought that they would have the opportunity to meet again in more than ten years.

This time it was Zheng Wanru's turn and the three of them were surprised.

The most surprising was Zheng Wanru, who originally wanted Mrs. Kang to come and see Erxia, who expected that she would be an old friend with the Xu family.

Thinking of this, Zheng Wanru couldn't help but think that since Mrs. Kang and the Xu family knew each other, it was extremely likely that this family affair would succeed.

Is this really destined for marriage, and everything has been arranged in the dark? If it weren't for Mrs. Kang's insistence on coming, how would she recognize the Xu family.

Zheng Wanru didn't believe in these fateful theories, but now, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

When the two of them were almost excited, Zheng Wanru stepped forward with a smile, "Sister-in-law Tan, Mrs. Kang, I didn't expect the two of you to meet, and being able to meet again today shows that it is fate, this is a happy event, don't cry anymore." ”

"Hehe, Mrs. Shen, I can see Sister Mingxiu again, but it's really thanks to you. If you hadn't explained Xiumei's sister's family lotus, I wouldn't have been gluttonous, where would I have thought that the person who remembers it every day is here. Mrs. Kang said with a handkerchief wiping her tears from her eyes.

There were tears in his eyes, but there was a smile on his face.

Xu Shi was in the same situation as her, and said with a smile that this was really fate, she was not feeling well, but now she is getting better all of a sudden.

"Xia, Ju, Liulang, come over and see Aunt Gui Rong." Xu wiped the corners of his eyes again and beckoned the children to come over.

The three sisters and brothers of Erxia came over and saluted Mrs. Kang very obediently.

Xu said their names and lines on the side.

Mrs. Kang took Erxia and the three of them by hand, and even called 'good boy'.

"Mother, let's invite Mrs. Shen and Aunt Gui Rong to sit in the house." Erxia reminded Xu softly.

"Yes, yes, look at my joy, I forgot where it was." Xu patted his head, smiled, and commanded Erxia and Liuju. "Don't be busy with the lotus root either, you two. Go make tea and prepare food. Go to the patriarch's house and call Duo back, and at noon, you must let Duo cook more delicious food, and wait for Mrs. Shen and Aunt Gui Rong. ”

Erxia and Liuju left in response.

Zheng Wanru didn't know the relationship between Xu and Mrs. Kang, but seeing the excited appearance of the two, the relationship should have been very good back then.

I haven't seen her for more than ten years, and there must be a lot of confidants to say, and she is not good to be caught in the middle.

So she smiled and said that there was still something at home and left first. Leave private space for Xu and Mrs. Kang.

The Xu family couldn't keep it again and again, so they had to work with Mrs. Kang to send Zheng Wanru out of the courtyard.

Then the two of them went back to the room and sat down, asking about the situation with red eyes.

Liuju went to Patriarch Tan's house to find Qiduo, saying that there was a guest at home.

"Who is it?" Qiduo asked as he came out of the house.

She was discussing with Tan De Jin and Patriarch Tan about hiring people, but it had not been fully implemented, so it was not good to leave immediately.

"I don't know who Lu Dao is, it's just that my mother asked us to call her Aunt Gui Rong, by the way, she came with Aunt Shen." Liuju shook his head and said.

Seven eyes rolled. The first thing I thought of was the Mrs. Kang I had just seen.

"Cheng, second sister. You go back first, there are still vegetables at home anyway, you wash the lotus root and river clams first, then cut a piece of bacon, soak some dried bamboo shoots, my father and I will go back soon, I will cook the dishes when the time comes. "Qiduodao.

"Okay, then I'll go back first." Liuju nodded.

Qi Duofu entered the house again and continued to discuss the matter of Fang Cai.

Tan Dejin asked Liuju what was the matter, and Qiduo said about the guests at home.

He frowned slightly, and in his impression, he didn't remember that the Xu family had such a relative.

Qiduo is also curious about the identity of this Aunt Gui Rong.

But now it's important to discuss big things.

I had discussed it with Patriarch Tan before.

The wages offered by the Qiduo family are 20 wen a day for big workers and 15 wen a day for small workers, and they will be fed and sheltered after the house is built.

This is the salary of a short-term worker, if there is a willingness to do a long-term job, after the probation is qualified, the treatment is preferential, including food and housing, the monthly salary is 700 Wen, and there are gifts for three festivals every year, and according to the performance during the New Year, everyone has a red envelope.

The red envelope should be at least one tael of silver.

I have three days off a month, so I can go back to visit my family or something.

This condition is naturally extremely generous, and Patriarch Tan has no objection.

Tanjiazhuang's manpower seems to be insufficient at present, in line with the principle that fertilizer and water do not flow into the fields of outsiders, the Tan patriarch is ready to hold a meeting, talk about the wages and requirements of the Qiduo family, and then ask everyone else in the village to go back and ask, if there are relatives in his family who are willing to come to work, he will give an accurate word tomorrow morning at the latest.

If this is not enough, Patriarch Tan will personally go to Guangming Village to help the Qiduo family recruit people, and he is familiar with the patriarch of Guangming Village and Guangming Village.

Then there is one more important thing, that is, farm tools.

It stands to reason that if you hire someone to do the work, you have to provide farm tools and other things from the Qiduo family.

However, the Qiduo family originally only had one set, plus the three sets that Lord Huang wanted, there were only four sets, which was far from enough.

Because the farm tools are iron tools, the imperial court restricts the purchase, and the Qiduo family can't buy them even if they have money.

Farming mainly depends on farm tools, without it, then what kind of field is there to plant.

So Qiduo proposed to let the hired workers bring farm tools over, and her family paid for them, and asked the hired workers to buy new ones.

Of course, in order to beware of clever tricks, the farm tools brought must be usable, not rusty and discarded.

Patriarch Tan said that this method will work, and he will make it clear to the others when the time comes.

After solving the problem of farm tools, Tan Dejin talked about fertilizer.

The Luhuapo area is all uncultivated raw land, and the soil is relatively poor, even if you plant some bean crops that do not require high soil quality, you must burn the soil before planting.

Burning land is generally done by burning fire dung.

It is best to use the dirty grass in the pigsty and cattle pen to burn fire manure, which can not only burn the land, but also fertilize the soil.

It's just that the amount of dirty grass is very small, and not every household raises pigs, so the plan to buy dirty grass as fertilizer does not work.

For the time being, I can only buy some straw to use.

After the rape and wheat are harvested, there will be a large amount of straw that can be recycled, as well as the cake fertilizer produced after rapeseed oil refining, which is the best fertilizer, natural and pollution-free, I don't know how many times better than the vegetables grown by chemical fertilizers in the previous life.

Patriarch Tan sighed, "Alas, Dejin, how much silver do you have to throw into your family's more than 500 acres of land." ”

Tan Dejin also sighed, "Who says no, there is no way, the price of fertile land is too high, and the taxes are heavy, so we can only do it first." I just hope that I can sell the lotus root as soon as possible, so that I can recoup some money and invest it in the ground. ”

"In this way, Dejin, Qiduo, I know that you are generous-hearted and don't want everyone to suffer, but it is not easy for you. The salary is less, anyway, you still stick to the food, the big worker is given 17 wen a day, and the small worker is given 12 wen a day, which is enough. After thinking about it, Patriarch Tan suggested.

The big workers are men who are strong and able to work, and the small workers are given to women and minor children, and there are men who are more in the north, and they are less paid because of their poor ability to work.

Qiduo wants to pay more so that everyone can improve their enthusiasm, and at the same time, they are also willing to let others come from afar to work.

If the wages are lower, others are willing to come, then it is the best.

"Patriarch, I'm worried that some people will be reluctant to work in such a distant place." Qiduo voiced her worries.

Patriarch Tan waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, your salary is already one or two cents a day higher than the landlord's salary, and everyone will be willing to come." Now is the time when you need to spend money, and when you are rich in the future, give them some good. ”

Qiduo nodded, since the patriarch grandfather said so, it seems to be feasible.

She is also more grateful to the patriarch, so that she can save some silver.

After saying this, Qiduo went home, and Tan Dejin went to call someone to come to Patriarch Tan's house for a meeting.

Qiduo returned home and saw Mrs. Kang who was smiling and talking to Xu, and was stunned, but she didn't expect it to be her!

But Xu's eyes were red, and he looked like he was crying. (To be continued......)