Chapter 45 The Four Seasons of the Year Are the Laws of Growth
Gu Changning was recalled by A-Niang's voice, blinked his eyes, and said with some hesitation: "It's not a thing, I just suddenly had a thought in my head, but this thought ......"
With the look of wanting to say but not being able to say it, and wanting to say it and stopping, Yang Huiyun was even more curious in her heart, "What thoughts?" ”
Gu Changning met A-Niang's eyes, her mouth opened, but she closed it again, and after repeating this repeatedly, she said with annoyance and embarrassment: "I, I still won't say it, you and my brother will definitely laugh at me if they know!" ”
Yang Huiyun raised her eyebrows when she heard this, and when she saw that her daughter, who had always acted boldly and decisively, would be so cautious, she wanted to know her sudden thought, "It's okay, you can say it, A-Niang won't laugh at you, and she won't tell your brother." ”
"Really?" Gu Changning's eyes widened, asking for A-Niang's assurance.
"Hmm."
"Then I can say it, A-Niang is not allowed to laugh at me!" Gu Changning made an embarrassed look, as if it was really just a random thought when he was bored, "I suddenly thought when I was sowing vegetable seeds on the soil ridge in the backyard that day, is it possible that as long as the weather remains the same, this vegetable can be planted forever?" ”
"What...... Meaning? Yang Huiyun was a little confused, "How can the weather not change?" ”
All year round, spring goes to autumn, this is the law of the growth of all things, how can it always be the same.
"Look, I'll just say don't say it." Gu Changning pouted, pretending to be unhappy, "It's a joke to say it!" ”
"A-Niang is not laughing at you, she just doesn't understand what you mean by this." Yang Huiyun's slender fingers tapped her daughter's little nose, a smile on the corner of her mouth, and said with a gentle expression, "Unless time stops, how can the weather not change?" ”
"That's not necessarily ......" Gu Changning tilted his head, pretending to hang his appetite mysteriously, "This method is all thought up by people, since I will say so, I must have my own idea!" ”
She said very proudly with a delicate little face, her eyebrows and eyes were bright, and the smile on the corner of her lips was like a cunning little fox, smart and lively, and her confident appearance amused Yang Huiyun.
She shook her head, took over the conversation with a chuckle, and said, "Our family Ning Ning is so powerful, what kind of good idea did you think of, can you tell A-Niang?" ”
"Hehe, naturally you can!" Gu Changning immediately straightened his waist, leaned his head close to A-Niang, and whispered as if he was afraid of being heard, "A-Niang, think about it, when it snows so heavily outside in winter, how do we keep out the cold?" ”
She didn't choose to explain directly, but turned a corner and asked Yang Huiyun to think clearly about the key here, and also hoped that she could have a little bit of recognition, so that she could continue to speak.
Gu Changning's voice was lowered, Yang Huiyun had to turn her face sideways to listen, she just wanted to say that there were no outsiders in the family, so that Gu Changning didn't have to be so careful, she heard the meaning of her words, and the whole person was stunned, and her heart was very surprised.
What does Ning Ning mean......
Gu Changning saw that A-Niang didn't react when he heard her words, so he didn't mind at all, and said to himself, "Planting crops requires water, soil, and temperature, and water and soil are easy to solve, and when it snows, you can directly put the snow in a pot and bring it into the house, and it can melt into water by itself, which is the temperature......
Yang Huiyun's face was unusually serious, her face tightened, her eyes stared at Gu Changning tightly, and her slightly stern voice trembled: "Have you ever told others about this matter?" ”
The idea that Ning Ning proposed was so terrifying that she couldn't help but feel a little frightened, and even her fingers were trembling slightly.
She has studied, Yang's father is a showman, there were a lot of books in the family back then, she has read a few books that depict the customs and customs of various places, including one that wrote that the land in the south can continue to be planted in winter.
Because the climate in the south is too different from the north in winter, all crops cannot be grown in the north, but some hardy crops can be grown in the winter in the south.
Now she suddenly heard Ning Ning mention it, and quickly thought of the key point, temperature!
Thinking about this, she suddenly understood her daughter's strange behavior over the years.
She knew what Gu Changning wanted to do!
Gu Changning looked at A-Niang's serious face, pursed his lips, and slowly shook his head in her sight.
Yang Huiyun breathed a sigh of relief.
"A-Niang...... Don't want me to do that? Gu Changning didn't understand anything when she saw Yang Huiyun's performance, she knew that A-Niang had guessed her thoughts, and seeing that there was no surprise on her face, she guessed suspiciously.
Yang Huiyun was silent for a moment and said, "Do you know what kind of uproar you will cause if you grow vegetables in winter?" Everyone has lived here for generations, and I have never heard of anyone who can grow crops in winter, and the crops will freeze to death before they can be harvested. ”
"A-Niang didn't think it was strange." Gu Changning blinked his eyes and quickly reacted, "Since A-Niang didn't think it was strange, it means that you know that someone has grown vegetables in winter, right?" ”
Yang Huiyun was silent, then nodded and said: "Yes, A-Niang knows, your grandfather is a showman, he loves to read books in his life, and there are many kinds of books he reads, I also read a few when I was young, and I saw similar things." ”
She saw her daughter looking at her with a pair of curious eyes, with the light of curiosity in it, sighed slightly, and said: "In fact, hundreds of years ago, the royal family of the previous dynasty recorded such a method, according to legend, it was planted in a garden with warm soup, and the attendants used the water in the warm soup to keep the temperature of the vegetable field unchanged, so it was planted, and it was the same as you think." ”
Speaking of this, Yang Huiyun suddenly frowned, looked at Gu Changningqi and said, "The royal family of the previous dynasty used warm soup to grow vegetables, and our family didn't have warm soup, how did we grow vegetables?" Are you preparing to boil water without interruption to keep the temperature of the water and soil constant? ”
"That's so much trouble, people have to pay attention to the temperature of the water at all times, doesn't this mean that they have to be tied to the fire all winter?" Gu Changning waved his hand and directly denied it.
"That's?"
"That's what I think, A-Niang......" Gu Changning heard that the matter finally went back to the main topic she wanted to say, and immediately got up to the top of her spirits, and said very excitedly, "We can grow vegetables in the house, as long as we transport the soil to the house, and then burn the fire wall to ensure that the temperature in the house does not drop, can't this vegetable be planted?" ”
A wall of fire? yes, how did she forget that......
Yang Huiyun was stunned, lowered her head and twisted her eyebrows in contemplation.
This method is even simpler and more convenient than the one she just said, eliminating the step of boiling water, and people do not need to keep adding water to the stove to avoid the water temperature being too hot and scalding the roots of the crops.
According to Ningning's method, it is indeed possible to grow vegetables in winter.
"Auntie, I know that this method may be very eye-catching, but there is no way, it can still last this year, but what about next year?" Gu Changning saw A-Niang hesitating, and persuaded while the iron was hot, "My brother will be born in half a year, and my brother's five taels of study will not be settled next year, although my brother can also have a penny of silver for copying books every month, and when the hens hatched this time are raised to be able to lay eggs, it is estimated that they can also have a penny of silver a month, but in this way, three taels of silver a year will reach the sky, and it is still far from my brother's bundle." ”
Yang Huiyun was silent for a moment, and her heart couldn't help but feel a little moved.
"I know that A-Niang's embroidery is good, and I can earn three or four dollars of silver a month when I come back from some embroidery work, but that's when Daddy is still there, and when my brother is born, A-Niang has to take care of my younger brother, and our family's expenses will rise again, so it's hard to say what will happen to our family in the future." Gu Changning said in a spirit of being prepared for danger in times of peace, "And in a few years, my brother will go to take the scientific examination, and he will be entangled on the road, which will require silver!" If A-Niang is worried that our family's vegetables are too eye-catching, then we will plant them for a few years at most, and when my brother is admitted to Xiucai, we will have more money on hand, and we will not plant this dish. ”
It is not unreasonable for Gu Changning to think so, the luxurious life of rich and noble families is really unimaginable to ordinary people.
She took an example, in the last life, she served by the side of the prefect, and she followed wherever the young lady went, and saw many scenes, the most common is that in winter, because of the cold weather, the young lady can't go out to play, so she can only stay at home, or go to a place with shelter from the wind and snow, such as a pear orchard to listen to a play.
Gu Changning saw with his own eyes that the dishes served in the pear orchard were all the most tender and tender cabbage in each vegetable, and the other parts felt old even when they were shown to the prefect.
The price of such a dish is naturally not cheap, not to mention that it is still winter, and ordinary people can't eat a bite of fresh vegetables.
Therefore, when Gu Changning was reborn and thought about how she should make money, the first thing that came to mind was these restaurants.
Rare things are expensive, and most of the people who can go to restaurants to eat are well-off, and they don't care how expensive things are, they only care about how rare they are and how good they taste.
Isn't it rare to be able to eat fresh vegetables in the winter season that no one else can eat?
So she planned to earn a few years of silver first, then buy land, and then rent it to villagers who had no land, and the grain would be settled by rent.
And she followed A-Niang to learn embroidery, and she can also use embroidery to make money in the future, plus a few hens raised at home, life will definitely be much better than now!
Yang Huiyun knew that what Gu Changning said was right, she could still maintain it now by saving a little time, but when the third child was born, there would be more places to use the money, not to mention that Gu Huai'an's annual bundle was not a small amount, and it was still a question whether next year's bundle could be taken out, so she was very moved in her heart.
In addition to this, there is another reason why Yang Huiyun's attitude is a little loose, it is cold in winter, and ordinary people do not have a few warm clothes in their hands, most of them stay in their own homes, and there are very few people who even go to the neighborhood, so there are almost no people outside, and the probability of being bumped into is greatly reduced.
Even if someone in the village occasionally sees them going out, it can be said that they are going to the town to sell firewood or buy the sundries they need, which can also dispel people's doubts.
Gu Changning carefully looked at Ah Niang's expression, and saw that she looked serious and thoughtful, knowing that this thing would definitely be done, and he was relieved at the moment.
Anyway, now that the matter of the silver is settled, and with the silver in hand, everything will not have to be worried.
"You let A-Niang think about it, don't tell your brother about this matter first, let alone reveal it to others?" Yang Huiyun was afraid that she would leak out with the children in the village, so she repeatedly advised, "Even those who play well with you are not allowed to say it." ”