Chapter 12 Sericulture
Originally, as the old daughter of her father, she didn't say that she wanted the wind to be windy, and she wanted to be rainy, and no one ever gave her grievances.
If there is anything to eat at home, she will come first.
But as soon as the mother and daughter came, they asked her to give up her favorite quilt, which she had only been grinding the new quilt her mother had made for her two years earlier.
In peasant households, it is common for a quilt to be covered for more than ten or twenty years, and a quilt that has only been covered for two years is extremely precious to her.
She was reluctant, contradicted a few words, and was beaten down by her mother.
Where did she suffer such grievances?
Yuan Baozhu sat on the edge of the river at the entrance of the village, throwing stones into it.
This place has a wide view, and the sky is high and the clouds are light.
Although there was some cool breeze, it somewhat washed away some of the depression in her heart.
Whenever I'm in a bad mood, I get used to coming here to sit.
When you go back, you'll be a little more open-minded.
She still remembers the first time she met her fifth brother when she was a child, and it was here.
It was he who told her about the wonder of this place.
At that time, she was young, how could she understand these troubles, but when she was older, she came over often.
But she never saw her fifth brother here again.
heard that he finally became a relative, and she was also happy for him, but the Yin family was difficult, as long as she got in front of the fifth brother, he would always be doubly tortured when he went back.
After a long time, they also had some numbers, and gradually became estranged.
Yuan Baozhu looked at the clouds gradually unfolding in the sky.
suddenly figured it out, the fifth brother's life and death are uncertain, facing his own flesh and blood, and she is her junior, what can she do if she just lets a few points?
After all, life is lived by oneself, even if the dowry is not decent, as long as the people you meet are reliable, why bother pursuing those vain things?
If the person who marries is not good, no amount of dowry can make up for it.
Thinking of this, Yuan Baozhu stood up, but heard a loud voice behind him: "What are you aunts and nephews doing here?" It's time for lunch, and the cold wind is still blowing by the river? The wind can't be full, go home quickly, save your parents and wait for it. ”
When the clansmen came out of the ancestral hall, they had to eat lunch from their homes before going to the ground.
In the past, some people's families were poor, and lunch was also saved, but now it is a busy time for farming, and it is not possible to go hungry.
More or less you'll get some food.
The person who came from afar was also a member of the Yuan clan, and he would often cast some nets by the river to catch fish, and also to add some food to the family.
There was no good food at home that day, so I came over to see my luck.
But I don't want to see them here, especially the one in the back, how wrong it looks.
Yuan Baozhu turned around when he heard this, and just happened to see Yuan Lingqin, who was taken aback.
I was also surprised.
"Why are you here too?"
Yuan Lingqin was a little weak-hearted: "I'm worried about my sister-in-law, come and take a look." ”
"I'm not going to look for death, what's there to see?"
Yuan Ling Qin's heart jumped, but an embarrassed smile appeared on his face: "That's fine, sister-in-law, let's go back quickly, grandmother is in a hurry." ”
Yuan Baozhu patted himself and got up, and left first.
Yuan Lingqin behind her secretly hated in her heart, hating that person for being troublesome, causing her to miss such a good opportunity.
But......
Yuan Lingqin thought of something and thought about it.
They went home with each mind in mind.
Chen made lunch and just put the meal on the table, when he found that the ingots were not there.
"Where's the orb?"
Shen Shi looked inexplicable: "Isn't the treasure bead there?" They even brought us quilts. ”
Knowing the daughter Mo Ruomu, Chen had already thought of the reason: "I counted her a few words just now, Xu is not happy, if she doesn't come to eat, let her be." ”
Shen thought of the quilt and guessed some reasons, where can he still sit still?
was about to get up, but saw that Yuan Baozhu had returned, and Chen saw that she didn't have much emotion, and he was also relieved.
After eating, Yuan Jinning spoke again: "The family has no more land, I used to share ten acres of land, I have to pay fifty percent of the rent, and I have to pay taxes, and the extra food is not enough for us to chew, I think about the abandoned pigsty behind the house, and I can also grow some vegetables to sell." ”
"Don't think about it, there are still some savings in the family, not to that point, but in this world, we don't know what will happen tomorrow, while it's still too peaceful, leave more confidence for yourself."
Yuan Lingchen thought for a while and opened his mouth: "Grandfather, grandmother, let me plant the pigsty when it comes out, and I will take care of it." ”
In Gyeonggi, selling vegetables is one of the most important inputs for farmers.
There are vegetable patches in front of and behind their houses, one in the east and one in the west, and everything that can be used has been used.
But they have to grow grain, vegetables, and when the weather is warmer, they have to pick mulberries and raise silkworms, and Yuan Jin'an and Chen may not take care of it.
Moreover, the only acre of land in the family was given away by them.
If they can't reflect their value in this new home, there may not be anything in a short time, but after a long time, no one may be resentful.
Just by looking at the attitude of the ingot beads now, you can see something.
What's more, if there is not enough money in the family, she and the Shen family don't know when they will have a place to live.
If the tax is increased because of this, there will be no place for this family at all.
In her previous life, she was also a peasant girl before entering the palace, and later she also read a lot of agricultural books, and now she has a system in hand, and it should not be a problem to plant a three-point vegetable field.
As soon as Yuan Lingchen's words came out, Chen hesitated: "Chan'er, you are still so young......
"Grandmother, let me plant a season and try it, if it's not good, I promise I won't get my hands on it again."
Chen also felt a little relieved when he saw that she was sympathetic to them.
"The orb will take care of it when I have time."
Yuan Baozhu nodded, but said: "In another month, I will pick mulberry and raise silkworms, and I will not be able to take care of it at that time." ”
Chen's face was solemn: "That is the focus on raising silkworms." ”
The yard of the house, the front and back of the house are full of mulberry trees, and some mountains are also planted with mulberry trees. Compared with growing vegetables, sericulture is fundamental.
Only then did Yuan Lingchen know that Yuan Baozhu was still a silkworm breeder, and he couldn't help but change his opinion of her.
In the Liang Dynasty, men cultivated and women weaved, and the division of labor was clear.
Men farm the land, women raise silkworms and reeling silk, sometimes a hard day during the day, and spin and weave cloth with lamps at night, which is not easier than men.
The rice and cloth produced in this year, after paying taxes, were only enough to make ends meet.
If there is a surplus, it will be a good year.
Most of the time, it's beyond your means.
Yuan Lingchen and Shen glanced at each other, and both decided to do things with their hearts, and they must not drag their families back.
In the afternoon, the family was busy.
The soil of the pigsty was loosened, and several baskets of soil were carried from the outside, and the pigsty was transformed into a vegetable patch after a busy afternoon.
Just when the Yuan family was busy, Yuan Ling Qin Shen mysteriously pulled over the Yuan Bao Zhu.
The two of them muttered in the corner for a long time before Yuan Baozhu nodded in embarrassment.
Yuan Ling Qin left satisfied.
Unbeknownst to her, an unknown being listened to their conversation word for word, and relayed it to her master.