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Qiao Qiao'er said happily: "Xianggong is back? Reached out and took the reins of the horse in his hand, "Well," Zuo Shaoyang took the little squirrel in his arms and stroked its smooth and supple fur, walked into the yard, and saw Miao Peilan sitting on a low bench in the patio washing clothes, saw him come back, shook his hand, got up and ran over to take the reins in Qiao Qiaoer's hand, and led the horse to the stable to tie it. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Zuo Shaoyang saw that there were several more pots of flowers and plants in the yard, placed on the stone steps on the outside of the corridor under the eaves of the lobby, and a few pots of flowers, placed on the side of the drainage ditch under the eaves of the wings on both sides, and said with a smile: "Ouch, have you bought so many flowers?" ”

Qiao Qiao'er smiled: "Yes, isn't it good-looking?" ”

"I don't know."

"Why?"

"The flowers haven't bloomed yet, how do I know if they look good or not? I don't know what they are. Zuo Shaoyang said, pulling Qiao Qiao'er over and hugging her little waist, "However, since we Qiao'er bought it, it is naturally good-looking!" ”

"Hehe, it's a pity that I didn't buy it, it's Sister Bai."

"Oh?" Zuo Shaoyang remembered the flower beds in the back garden of the old house in Hezhou, and said: "This is not unusual, what Zhi'er is best at is planting some flowers and plants." She can't go wrong with the flowers. - What about Zhi'er? Zuo Shaoyang sniffed, smelled the aroma of food, and smiled: "You're cooking, right?" ”

"yes. By the way, let me tell you something, after you left at noon, Sister Bai and I played Go, Sister Miao couldn't play, and she was very bored, so she took a hoe and opened the wasteland in the back window......"

Zuo Shaoyang was taken aback, and asked very nervously: "What about the plantain and bamboo in the back window?" Dig it too? ”

"yes!" Qiao Qiao'er smiled naughtily, seeing that Zuo Shaoyang's face was a little white, she laughed out loud: "Giggles, tease you, Sister Miao naturally knows that you like the plantain and bamboo, when it rains, listen to the sound of the rain, who dares to touch your baby?" They all remained, and only the open space was dug out. ”

Zuo Shaoyang breathed a sigh of relief, saw the dirty shoes in the patio, and said with a smile: "These shoes are hers, right?" It's snowing these days, and the land is full of snow and ice, it's very damp, and it's still freezing on the ground, so what are you digging it up for? ”

Miao Peilan had already tied her horse and came back, and when she heard his words, she said with a smile: "The ground has thawed, and now it is rejuvenating and cold, and it will soon be hot." Now that the land is being cleared, the spring is warm and you can fertilize and cultivate the land. ”

Zuo Shaoyang smiled bitterly: "Lan'er, you won't fertilize the back window, right?" It stinks! ”

Miao Peilan's slightly dark face was a little flushed: "I don't know how to apply fecal fertilizer, I know, only apply grass fertilizer, it doesn't stink at all." ”

Qiao Qiao'er said: "Xianggong, you are really, think of Sister Miao so stupidly?" Who's going to apply that stinky manure to the back of a house? ”

"Hehe, I said it wrong. Lan'er, let's take a look at the wasteland you have cultivated! ”

The second daughter followed him to the back of the house. The land was the size of a basketball court, and a small half of the land under the window was planted with two plantains and a clump of bamboo, and the rest of the land was a wasteland overgrown with weeds.

Zuo Shaoyang knew that Miao Peilan was illiterate, and she didn't know how to play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she was not very good at it, except for farm work in the field, she couldn't do anything else. With some pity in her heart, she grabbed her hand and pulled her over to grab her little waist, but Miao Peilan blushed and broke free and glanced at Qiao Qiao'er.

Qiao Qiao'er smiled: "Sister Miao is still shy?" Don't worry, I'm not jealous. ”

The more she said this, the more embarrassed Miao Peilan became, and she escaped a few more steps and hid behind Qiao Qiao'er.

Zuo Shaoyang smiled helplessly and asked, "Lan'er, what are you going to use this land for?" ”

"Well, planting vegetables, this land is planted with fruits and vegetables, so our family doesn't have to go to the market to buy vegetables, which saves money and is fresh."

"That's a good idea. It's not appropriate to plant flowers behind the house, you can't see it, it's the best way to grow vegetables, and Lan'er is an expert in the field, so she will definitely be able to grow fragrant fruits and vegetables. I'm drooling over what I'm saying! Hey hey"

Miao Peilan was very happy when she heard him praise herself: "It's a pity that this piece of land is too small, if only it were bigger, and you can grow some medicinal herbs that can't be grown in Hezhou!" ”

Zuo Shaoyang's heart moved, yes, the climate difference between Hezhou and Chang'an is relatively large, some of the medicinal materials that Hezhou did not have in the Tang Dynasty that were not successfully transplanted, such as Huashan ginseng, Codonopsis, sheep red fat, Tianxian vine, etc., these are mostly local specialties of Shaanxi, which can be grown in Chang'an, and are very commonly used drugs, such as Codonopsis, which has a certain effect of replacing ginseng, and can also replenish blood, and can be used as an alternative medicine in some prescriptions that must use ginseng, which can solve the problem of medication for poor patients to a certain extent.

Thinking of this, Zuo Shaoyang suddenly became excited, and blurted out: "What Lan'er said is so good, this reminds me, let's buy a piece of land in the capital to grow medicinal herbs, how good!" ”

Miao Peilan just said this casually, but she didn't think that Zuo Shaoyang took it seriously, and said busily: "Brother, the land in the capital is expensive, let's buy it and farm it, it's too expensive, it's not cost-effective." ”

"Buy cheap land, now at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, many things are very cheap, especially houses and land, now it is very cost-effective to buy, in a few years, the price of land will definitely increase exponentially, and then sell the land, you can make a lot of money, which is equivalent to investment!"

Qiao Qiao'er said: "Xianggong is right, this big piece behind us is a poor people's family, it would be good if we could pay for it, but I don't know how much it costs." It shouldn't be expensive, though. ”

"How much do you estimate it will cost?"

"The housing prices in this area are relatively cheap, but a three-room small tiled house is estimated to be no less than ten."

"Well, then we can barely afford it, but it's better to ask clearly, know it in your heart, so okay, I'll go to Lizheng here right away, and ask him to help ask the selling price to see if we can afford it."

Miao Peilan stared at the two of them with big eyes, how could these two say that the wind is rain, and he just said that he wanted to have a larger piece of land to grow medicinal materials, so he was about to go to someone to ask for the price, and said busily: "Three small tile houses will cost ten times, and if you buy this large piece, I'm afraid it will cost hundreds of dollars, where are we going to raise this money?" ”

There is no money in my hometown anymore, and after the money I earned last year to buy an old house, plus the expenses of living in Beijing twice for half a year, it is almost all gone. Although there are still thousands of catties of grain in the granary, the price of grain has plummeted now, and there is no money to sell.

There are nearly 1,000 acres of land at home, but the price of grain has plummeted, and the money earned in a year is only more than 100 yuan, and after deducting family expenses, it is only 70 or 80 yuan.

Zuo Shaoyang will never sell the land, because the price of the field will rise in the future. A share of Hengchang Pharmaceutical Store can't share so much money in a short period of time, and relying on the income of the Guizhitang Pharmacy run by my father, I'm afraid that I may not be able to earn so much money in a hundred years.

By salary? Zuo Shaoyang is an official from Jiupin, and his monthly salary is 1,300 Wen (equivalent to 6,500 yuan). It's only about fifteen a year, which is only enough to buy a three-room tiled house. If you buy this piece, you have to go without eating or drinking for decades.

Zuo Shaoyang thought about it, so he could only take a piece of ginseng and sell it.

He still has three superb century-old ginseng trees in his hand now, and this time he also quietly brought them to the capital. Although I know that it is worth a lot of money, I don't know how much it is worth, so I have to ask the shopkeeper Bao of the medicine store.

Seeing that Miao Peilan was so idle, she was afraid that she would be unhappy after a long time, so she had to find something to do for her, and the best thing was to grow medicinal herbs. Now that spring has begun, it is time to break ground, so without further ado, hurry up. Thinking of this, Zuo Shaoyang said: "I'll go out and find someone to discuss this matter!" Eat first when you are hungry. ”

Qiao Qiao'er said angrily: "How can there be a reason for wives and concubines to eat first, naturally they will wait for the husband to come back." ”

"Alright, I'll be back when I'm done. Help me get the horse out! ”

Miao Peilan saw that he was in a hurry to go out, seeing that it was still early, and there were still two hours before the curfew of the second watch, so she ran to lead the horse out to him. Put the saddle back on.

Taking advantage of this, Zuo Shaoyang went into the house and found the old pillow from the box, took out a ginseng and put it in his arms, and came out to ride a horse to Dongshi.

Although the market is about to close, there are still a lot of pharmacists from all over the country who purchase medicinal materials and some customers who buy medicines from Jishi Pharmaceutical Store of Bao's shopkeeper, and Bao's shopkeeper is busy receiving pharmacists, and when he saw Zuo Shaoyang coming in, he naturally handed over the business to the second shopkeeper first, and came over to greet Zuo Shaoyang: "Lord Zuo is here!" ”

"Well, I'm looking for you something, --shall we talk in the room?"

"Good! This way, please! ”

Shopkeeper Bao let Zuo Shaoyang go to the flower hall in the backyard and ordered to make tea. Zuo Shaoyang waved his hand and said no need, saying that he would leave after he finished speaking, and there were still things to do. Shopkeeper Bao was busy asking what was going on.

Zuo Shaoyang took out the best century-old ginseng from his arms and put it on the table: "I have an old ginseng here, how about you help me take a look?" ”

Shopkeeper Bao took it over and took a look, his eyes lit up, and he sighed: "Good ginseng!" It's really a good ginseng! I've been running a pharmacy for more than 30 years, and I've never seen such a good old ginseng a few times. This is a rare good ginseng! ”

Zuo Shaoyang smiled and said, "I want to sell this old ginseng, how much do you think it's worth?" ”

"Well...... it's worth two hundred to say the least! If you meet a customer who is in a hurry and is willing to spend money, you can sell it for 300 yuan! ”

"I'm anxious to wait for the money, but I can't wait, can you help me find a way?"

Shopkeeper Bao thought for a while and said, "Otherwise, I'll leave the ginseng here and help you sell it, I'll give you an advance of 200 yuan first, and when the time comes, I'll give you the balance." ”

"Okay, thank you. ...... this commission? ”

"The relationship between the two of us, what kind of commission do you say, don't do anything! In the future, you will become a big official, and I will still wait for the shade under the big tree! ”

"You're going to be disappointed, hehe, I won't be an official, and I can't be a big official."

"It's not certain, the mountains don't turn around, maybe when they will turn to you!"

"You don't have to think hard to be an official, that's a good feeling."

Laughing, Shopkeeper Bao asked the account room to take out two hundred yuan, two large boxes, loaded in a car, and sent a few guys with big shoulders and round waists to escort Zuo Shaoyang back home.

(To be continued)