When Li Niang heard this, she looked at it carefully and said, "It's so strange, this is similar to a mushroom." Yiyi, are you sure this is a medicinal herb, not a mushroom? ”

She was so bent on finding Lingzhi that she thought it was deep in the woods, so much so that she ignored these places. Fortunately, Li Niang's eyes are sharp, and fortunately, she thought it was a mushroom and wanted to dig it back, otherwise she would have missed it again.

"Yes, sister-in-law. This is the medicinal herb, and it is a precious medicinal herb. This can be sold for a lot of silver, but I don't want to sell it, I want to give Peach Blossom to eat, so that Peach Blossom's body will be better. ”

When Li Niang and Erlang heard that they could sell a lot of silver, their hearts moved. But as soon as he heard that it was good for the peach blossoms, he also nodded. Compared with silver, peach blossoms are more important.

As long as Peach Blossom's health is better, the burden on the family will not be so heavy in the future. In addition, you can also find a family for her and let her have children. As long as the peach blossoms are good, they are worth it as brothers and sisters-in-law. After all, there is only one sister, and she is still a caring and sensible sister since she was a child.

Naturally, Du Yi couldn't tell them how much this Lingzhi was worth, so let them be a few taels of silver. Ganoderma lucidum as large as this can be sold for at least dozens of taels, or even hundreds of taels.

Du Yi carefully picked up the Ganoderma lucidum, wrapped it in a specially brought cloth, and put it in the quilt basket. I looked around the neighborhood again, and when I found that there was none, I walked down the mountain.

The sky was covered with red glow, and the sun was about to set, and the three of them arrived home. Peach Blossom heard the familiar footsteps, and the wind came to the hall under her feet.

"Yiyi, you're back. I miss you guys, how is today, is there a harvest? ”

Peach Blossom's relationship with Du Yi has been getting better and better these days, she has no sisters since she was a child, and the second brother is busy for this family, and her mother is not at home. Because of poor health, I can't go out, except for the occasional recruit brother, I usually don't even have a person to talk to.

Now she is almost inseparable from Du Yi, and she feels that Du Yi understands her very well, and she is closer to her than her own sister.

"Come back, don't go so fast. Peach blossoms, I found medicinal herbs, it's better for you to eat. If you eat this, your body will get much better in the future. ”

Dui said as he carefully took out the Lingzhi from the back basket. At this time, Liu, who came out of the kitchen, couldn't help but gasp when he saw the Ganoderma lucidum.

"Mother, do you know this?" When Li Niang heard the voice, she saw her mother-in-law's eyes wide open, staring at the Lingzhi, so she asked out loud.

Liu's face was extremely complicated, he glanced at Du Yi, and then at his daughter, and after a while, he burst into tears.

"Mother!" Except for Dooy, everyone else was shocked.

"Miss, this Lingzhi ......" Liu's eyes were fixed on Du Yi, his eyes were tightly fixed on Lingzhi, and he didn't know how to continue.

"Mother, I'm your goddaughter now, don't call me Miss anymore. This Ganoderma lucidum is specially for peach blossoms. Her body is better, but more than anything else. You know, no amount of silver can buy health. Peach blossoms can be good, that's really good. Besides, I didn't find this Ganoderma lucidum, but my second sister-in-law saw it. So, mother, don't get excited. ”

Du Yi naturally knew that the Liu family would definitely know. A wealthy family like Du Fu, the original owner's mother was seriously ill, what kind of precious medicinal materials would she want?

And she, as the nurse of the original owner, followed by her side, so she naturally saw more and knew a little more. So Doe was nothing to be surprised about.

"Mother, the lingzhi will be kept for the peach blossoms. You get it for her, we will pick the grapes when we come back, and I will make wine, and you will help me when I come back. Oh yes, we also found some wild eggs. Let's go back and fry it with the leeks. ”

The wild eggs are really small, but I took out a lot of them, and it seems that I can add food again today.

Because there were no urns suitable for winemaking at home, and there were no oak barrels, Dooy's winemaking program had to be suspended. I just waited for the purchase from the town to make a decision, but fortunately, it was not long.

In the early morning of this day, before dawn, it was about the end of the day, Du Yi was dressed neatly, followed by Liniang and Erlang carrying two baskets, and fluttered with old clothes on them, and went to the entrance of the village.

"Brother Erlang, is this a rush to the market?" On the ox cart at the entrance of the village, someone saw Erlang and asked out loud.

"yes, isn't this just over, thinking about buying something for the child and his grandmother's house to send over? By the way, I took some new grain this year, and prepared to exchange it for some coarse grain, so that I could eat enough when I turned around. ”

The man on the ox cart nodded, which was a common occurrence in the countryside. Presumably, the one in the basket is the grain.

After the people on the ox cart greeted Erlang and Liniang, they looked at Du Yi. I used to look at it from a distance and felt that this girl was squeamish. Although she looks beautiful, she doesn't help in this busy farming season, but she runs away with the peach blossoms every day, and the little good feeling in her heart is gone.

At this time, I saw her sitting quietly next to Liniang, and I stared at her in unison. The more I look at it, the more I sigh, why does this girl look so good?

Du Yi first nodded and smiled at everyone, and then said to Li Niang: "Sister-in-law, it's not dawn yet, and I'm a little sleepy." I'll lean on you, will I be able to squint for a while? ”

Li Niang felt sorry for Du Yi's hard work for this family, so she nodded.

Erlang paid six cents, and the ox cart slowly headed towards Crescent Town. After a while, the women in the ox cart thought that Du Yi was asleep, so they asked in a low voice, "I said Hu Ziniang, is your ancestor here?" but I want you to serve. I see that your mother-in-law is also very shrewd on weekdays, why did she recognize such an ancestor as a daughter? When the time comes, not to mention the dowry, you will have to serve her all day long, how can you live this day? Look at the clothes you wear, how much silver does that one have to sell? Just that shirt is enough for our family to eat and drink for a year. ”

"A few days ago, I saw that everyone was busy, but she was good, and she took peach blossoms everywhere every day. Where is this girl, she is obviously an ancestor. I said Hu Ziniang, since she recognized your family, you are her sister-in-law, and you have to teach more in the future. No matter where she comes from, when she comes to our country, she is your sister, and she has to work. ”

"Yes, Huzi Niang, it's not easy for your family, and Peach Blossom has to spend a lot of money on medicine every year. No matter how much the whole ancestor comes to serve, there is no way to live this day. Look at this thin skin and tender meat, it is estimated that he can't even hold a broom. ”

Du Yi, who was in a state of false sleep, frowned slightly when he heard this, still with his eyes closed, and couldn't help but feel funny in his heart. It turns out that in the eyes of these people, she is a little ancestor who wants to be served.

Li Niang was very distressed about Du Yi, and when she saw her own man sitting on the wheel in front of her talking to the driver, she slowly said: "To say, our family is thanks to Yi Yi. しw0。 Without her, we wouldn't have had a good time this year. Just those people's taxes and the like are like a big mountain, enough to crush us. Let's just say, didn't we have that little wild boar in our house some time ago? That's when Yi Yi and Peach Blossom went to pick wild vegetables, and they got it back. This girl is smart, and she doesn't know what to do, so she got one back. ”

"In the days of our autumn harvest, because there was not much food at home, there was not enough to eat. She took the peach blossoms and dug wild vegetables everywhere, and only then did she spend those few days. Two days ago, she was still on the mountain with us, and she didn't cry out about being bitter or tired. was originally a delicate girl, but now she even has thick hands, but I didn't see her cry bitterly. ”

"Our little tiger, she has been handing over literacy for the past few days, and now she also knows a few big characters. Hey, there's a lot of things you can't see. You think she is the ancestor of our family, but who knows that she has only been here for a few days, but she has paid the most for this family? ”

Li Niang's words made the eyes of the people on the ox cart look at Du Yi a little complicated.

Immediately afterwards, Li Niang said: "If you really want to count it, it is still our family stained with Yiyi's light." If it weren't for her, even if we sold out of food this year, I am afraid we would not be able to pay that person's tax. Not to mention that our little tiger can read a few big characters. ”

The people who were originally quiet also remembered the taxes they had not yet paid when they heard this.

"This still makes people not live, and this tax is getting higher and higher every year. After a year of hard work, after paying the food tax, the rest is not enough for the children in the family to chew. ”

"Who's to say it isn't? But the county magistrate said that if he didn't hand it over, he would go to jail. ”

"What do you say? It's also a year of competition, which is obviously going to force us little people to death. ”

"My family really doesn't have any silver to pay this year, if it really doesn't work, let's see if we can replace taxes with service. It was only two months later, and it was over with a grit of teeth. ”

When Du Yi heard this, he opened his eyes, looked at the person who was complaining, and quietly asked Li Niang: "Sister-in-law, what's the matter with this tax substitution?" ”

"In the winter of the previous year, those who did not have money to teach the people to pay taxes had to go to labor, that is, to dig rivers and build roads everywhere. It's been raining since February, and the river will keep rising until May. Digging rivers and building roads is also for drainage. And if he has no money in his house, he will send out a strong man. It will take two months, digging day and night, and it would be good to be able to rest for two hours a day. Those who go, even if they don't die, have to peel off a layer of skin and come back. Oh, what a wicked worker! ”

Du Yi knew that there was a saying of servitude in ancient times, but those who did not want to go could pay money. But this person's tax is too high, and not everyone can afford it.

It's okay if a man wants to pay it, but if the woman wants it, then it's too much to say. Their family has a small population and they have to pay 500 yuan, so if there are a few seven or eight people in the family, wouldn't they have to pay more than one or two?

"Go from November and come back at the end of the year?"

"Won't necessarily come back. In our village, many people have gone in the past two years, but few of them have come back alive. Even if they come back, they are so thin that they are left with a handful of bones. In previous years, with the silver sent back by your mother, your father and second brother didn't go. I thought I would let your second brother go this year, but I didn't expect it to delay your blessing. ”

Liniang is very grateful to Du Yi, in previous years, her mother-in-law's monthly salary was sent back, but this year because she came back, the family is becoming more and more strained. All of a sudden, there was no main source of income, plus the population increased by two, and there was the disease of peach blossoms. For this reason, the couple did not sleep well for several days.

It's just that when they thought it was the worst, they found that life was better than in previous years. Mother-in-law's monthly salary is high, but every time I send it back, I have to give people a thank you silver, plus in previous years, at this time, the peach blossoms have to ask for a doctor, and I can't be tired at all.

Because when it comes to this topic, the people on the ox cart, from the excitement at the beginning, to the last sigh, their faces are full of sadness.

The sky is getting brighter and brighter, and the number of people on the road is gradually increasing. The closer you get to Crescent Town, the more lively it becomes.

"Yiyi, wake up, it's coming." Li Niang gently pushed Du Yi, who didn't know when he had fallen asleep.

Doy opened his misty eyes and reached out and patted his forehead, trying to sober himself up.

"Awake? Let's get off! Li Niang jumped out of the ox cart and reached out to lead Du Yi, who was still in a dazed state.

Erlang also came over at this time and lifted the back basket on the ox cart and put it on the ground. After seeing his daughter-in-law and Du Yi get out of the car, he picked up the basket of grapes and handed the basket containing herbs to Liniang.

The days of the market in Crescent Town are not very lively, although the sun has just risen, but there are many people coming and going.

The better they were with the people in the village, after meeting at the gate of this town at noon, the three of them went to the lively street.

"Yiyi, I'll send the embroidery over first, and then I'll accompany you." Li Niang has no idea whether the things in the basket can be sold for money.

It's just that Du Yi said that it could be sold for silver, so he and the child's father came with the mentality of trying it out. If you can sell silver, then there are a lot of mountains in the village, and you can earn a little more silver at that time, and you can turn around and change your mother-in-law's household registration as soon as possible.

"Good!" When they came, they also went to the village chief's house to borrow a pole scale, just to facilitate the sale of grapes.

The embroidered handkerchiefs that Li Niang had accumulated were sold for a total of twenty wen, which made Du Yi feel very worthless. The embroidered handkerchief is very exquisite, but it only costs two pennies a piece. However, seeing Li Niang's elated appearance, she only sighed secretly.

It takes a lot of effort to embroider a handkerchief, but it takes so long to earn two pennies. This is not a good deal for Doe. But there is a saying that no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat. She still understands the truth that a penny forces a good man to death.

"Yiyi, let's go! Shall we go to the pharmacy or sell grapes first? Li Niang carefully wrapped the copper plate into the embroidered pail, and then carefully hid the embroidered papa.

"Sister-in-law, I think it's not like this, although it's still early at this time, there are a lot of people. Let's go and occupy the space to sell grapes first, the pharmacy is there, and we won't run away with long legs, and it won't hurt to be late. ”

When Du Yi picked the grapes, he asked Liniang and Erlang to pick the grape leaves together. But when I put it, I spread a layer of grass on it, and I had to sprinkle a little water on it from time to time, and it didn't look much different from the freshly picked one.

"That's it!" Li Niang also wanted to see if the purple fruit could be sold for some silver. If it can be done, it will be faster than the silver she embroidered.

The three of them went around in circles, and finally Doe chose a place near the grocery market.

"Yiyi, the population here is relatively mixed, and they all sell vegetables. Are we right here? Li Niang looked around, and always felt that she was a little abrupt.

On the left is selling vegetables, and on the right is selling chickens and ducks. The front is selling meat, and the back is selling eggs and the like.