Pu Cao heard that her words were very real, and she couldn't help but take off her guard in her heart, and smiled sincerely, "Thank you aunt for taking care of me so much." ”

"Don't be polite to your aunt, we'll have more time to get along in the future. Think about it first, how do you talk to the elders and villagers about this today? ”

Pu Cao reached out and picked out a piece of walnut cake and handed it to her, thought about it carefully and smiled, "Auntie, I'm afraid the villagers have misunderstood." Brother Liu has an excellent character, and he will never leak out the method of growing vegetables.

But the last time the shopkeeper Sun came to pry the line, the house was very noisy, and the three members of the Liu family took advantage of the chaos to get into the vegetable shed and turned it upside down. Perhaps they think that the vegetable shed is simple, and this green vegetable can be grown at home, so they have today's thing. ”

Mrs. Li Zheng looked disgusted when she heard this, frowned and said, "This old Liu family is too shameless, saying that the villagers will grow vegetables together next year, and they will start in advance like this, if the method leaks out again, wouldn't it cut off the wealth of the villagers in the village..."

"Auntie, don't worry, there is no big secret about growing vegetables, but if you don't know some tricks, you can't keep them. If you can figure it out just by going into the shed and rummaging through it, then it can't be called a secret method. ”

The so-called obedient and listening, although Pu Cao didn't say anything, how could a thoughtful person like Lizheng Niangzi not guess? The Liu family doesn't know the real trick and secret method, this dish must not be able to be planted, and they will have to lose money in vain.

Thinking like this, she was relieved, got up and smiled, "Auntie understands, so I'll go back and talk to the villagers." Don't feel aggrieved in your heart, everyone has been poor for generations, and now they are all looking forward to living a good life with you next year to grow vegetables and make a small fortune, naturally it is bigger than the sky, you should be more considerate. ”

"Auntie, don't say this, am I the small-hearted person? Our family lives in the village, and we are taken care of by everyone on weekdays, how can we make trouble because of such a trivial matter? ”

"That's good, you can remember to draw a few embroidery patterns for your aunt another day, and let's talk about it again."

The two of them gossiped like this and arrived at the gate of the courtyard, and the lady waved her hand and trotted all the way home.

Li Zheng's house was full of men, women and children, dozens of people, all of whom were talking with worry and anger on their faces. Finally, I was looking forward to the return of Lizheng Niangzi, and I couldn't even allow her to tear off her headscarf, so they all gathered around and asked non-stop.

Mrs. Li Zheng hurriedly repeated Pucao's words from beginning to end, and said with a smile at the end, "Everyone put their hearts in their stomachs, if the Liu family grows vegetables, the first one to suffer is the Zhang family, and people are not worried about Pucao, what are you worried about." ”

Li Zheng also took a few puffs of dry tobacco, nodded and said, "Pu Cao's girl is very good, and her method is not something that anyone can steal." Don't make a fuss, everyone, and live your life how you want to go back. ”

Everyone looked at each other and felt that this was the truth. So for the time being, they were relieved and said goodbye and returned to their homes.

Zhang Er's family is not popular and no one takes the initiative to report the news, and finally the dog leftovers listened to a few words on the side of the road and went home to talk about it, Zhang Er and his wife were so angry that they first scolded the Liu family for stealing the secret method of the Zhang family, and then scolded Pu Cao for not trusting his family and suffered retribution, in short, there was no good word.

Gou Yu'er listened to it for a long time, and was so anxious that he stomped his feet and shouted, "Daddy, everyone in the village is discussing it at Lizheng's house, don't scold, hurry up." The little widow will have no one to look at the shed, so she will let me in. ”

Zhang Er and his wife listened to their son's reminder, and immediately felt that it made sense, so they put on a big jacket and ran to the house. As a result, they met a group of villagers walking out, and the two of them stepped forward and pulled a neighbor and asked, "Didn't you say that the Liu family stole our Zhang family's vegetable planting method, what did Li Zheng say?" Is it to drive the Liu family out of the village or let them pay for the silver? ”

The neighbor smiled strangely and responded, "Li Zheng said that he didn't need to pay attention to the Liu family, just let them plant it and try it." ”

"How's that going to work?" Zhang Er immediately glared and said angrily, "The vegetable planting method is our Zhang family, how can the old Liu family use it secretly?" ”

Gou Yu'er was more worried about Pucao's vegetable shed, and hurriedly squeezed to the front and asked, "Then the Liu family has done such an ugly thing, can't Liu Housheng help the little widow... No, can't you help my sister-in-law look after the vegetable shed? ”

Aunt Zhang's second aunt also pouted and said, "At the beginning, Pu Cao also said that those two people were more reliable than their own family, hmph, now you know who is black-hearted, right?" ”

No matter how stupid the neighbor was, he could now tell that the family was planning to meddle in the vegetable shed of the cattails. He still expects to make a fortune next year by planting vegetables with Pucao, so he naturally doesn't want to get involved, so he waved his hands and shouted, "The Liu family's method of growing vegetables is learned by sneaking into the vegetable shed, and it is not necessarily whether it can be planted, this matter has nothing to do with Liu Housheng, and I haven't heard that Pucao is looking for someone else to look at the shed, so don't worry about it." I still have something to do at home, so I won't talk about it. ”

After saying this, the neighbor broke away from Zhang Er's pull and ran away. Leaving Zhang Er's family of three looking at each other for a long time, they finally tasted some disappointment with the north wind. It turned out that after tossing for a long time, it was another empty joy...

Gou Yu'er spat hatefully and scolded, "Is there something wrong with that little widow and Liu Housheng, why do you believe him so much!" ”

Second Aunt Zhang also rolled her eyes and agreed, "There must be something, otherwise she can let her family not believe it, and use an outsider to watch the shed?" ”

The words of this two women reminded Zhang Er that he knew best about his nephew's old-fashioned temper, and if he could hear this, he might really be able to make trouble to get Liu Housheng out.

The more he thought about it, the more proud he became, and he raised his legs and ran towards the Zhang family's courtyard.

Pu Cao was sitting on the kang and making a tent, hearing someone shouting outside the courtyard, lying on the crack of the window and seeing that it was Zhang Er's family, he immediately turned around and went back to be busy, without the slightest intention of taking care of it.

Zhang Guier's wing room was closest to the gate of the courtyard, and he naturally heard it more clearly. It's a pity that he hesitated for a while, and in the end he covered his ears and concentrated on reciting poems, just pretending that he was not at home.

Zhang Er's family of three shouted so much that their throats were dry and no one came out to answer, and they wanted to enter the door but were hindered by the ban of Li Zheng and the elders, and finally couldn't bear the cold and left angrily...

Besides, the three members of the Liu family originally heard the angry rumors of the villagers, and they were very nervous and gathered together to discuss, in case the elders in the village asked, the old couple would lie down together and roll on the ground, and pretend to seek death if it was a big deal, in short, this dish must be planted, and no one can stop their family from getting rich.

But the family waited until midnight and didn't see anyone knocking on the door, and after thinking about it carefully, they became more and more sure that the people in the village saw that the Liu family was about to develop, and no one dared to offend them easily.

So, early the next morning, the old man Liu held his chest behind his back, knocked on the doors of several neighbors on the left and right, and asked people to help with the vegetable shed without saying a few polite words.

Although the neighbors were dissatisfied with his appearance, they had nothing to do at home, and they were really curious about what their family's vegetable shed would look like, so they all agreed.

There are only three main rooms and three wing rooms in the courtyard of the Liu family, and after Chunni and her family went out, the three west wings were empty.

In the winter, it is cold and freezing, and it is certainly not possible to dig the foundation to build a shed, and the west wing has naturally become a ready-made "greenhouse".

Under the command of Old Man Liu, the neighbors on the left and right helped to tear open the partition earthen wall in the middle of the wing, and the house immediately became empty and spacious. Liu Shuisheng pulled his hair again and tried his best to recall the appearance of the stove he saw that day, and it took an hour to finally build two stoves out of adobe. When the iron tube was cut off and inserted into the chimney, the room gradually became similar to the Zhangjia vegetable shed.

Old man Liu shouted to everyone to smash the remaining adobe on the pavement ground, and proudly pointed everywhere and said, "This piece is divided to grow small cabbage, and that piece is planted with coriander..."

A neighbor's descendant looked at him with such a confident appearance, and remembered the gossip he had heard on weekdays, so he asked casually, "Uncle, I heard that the vegetables of the Zhang family are all planted in wooden boxes, can you do it directly on the ground?" Besides, how many years of adobe have been in place, and there is no manure added, can vegetables grow? ”

Old man Liu just glared and didn't wait for a speech, but Mrs. Liu, who came in to deliver water, slammed on the ground and scolded, "Little Liuzi, if you don't speak, no one will treat you as a dumb person." Do you see that my family is going to get rich, and you curse that my family's food will not grow? The Zhang family has silver to burn, what kind of wooden box do you make? Whoever grows vegetables does not grow on the ground, and the little widow has extra moths. As long as this house is warm, the vegetable seeds will not grow anywhere! ”

The descendant named Xiao Liuzi was blocked and his face was flushed, and he wanted to explain a few words, not wanting his father to be very angry when he heard his son being reprimanded, and opened his mouth to scold, "Shut up, what are you doing with this idle business!" Come home with me, people will think that you will step on the treasure land of growing vegetables after standing for a while. ”

After the old man finished speaking, he left with a snort, and Xiao Liuzi naturally threw the pickaxe in his hand and chased after him. The rest of the neighbors couldn't see the Liu family's appearance of being crazy before they got rich, and then left immediately.

Old man Liu didn't dare to offend everyone, and he had to chase him out to stop him, but Mrs. Liu smiled proudly, "It's better for these people to leave, and they save a meal, and the job is almost done." ”

When Old Man Liu heard this, he stopped and praised the old woman, "You still think about it." ”

Liu Shuisheng's brain should be more active in the end, and he squatted down and felt that something was wrong with pinching the adobe, so he said, "After a while, my father and mother will go to the back garden with me to dig some soil and come back to mix it, but don't really delay the long vegetable seedlings." ”

Old man Liu didn't want to exert that strength, but Old Lady Liu felt that her son had the ability and ideas, so she agreed.

Not to mention that the three members of the Liu family were busy with their dreams of making a fortune, they only said that Liu Housheng knew that his father and brother acted like this, and he almost hit his head against the wall.

Chunni and Mrs. Li couldn't persuade them, so they had to find Pucao again. Pu Cao clearly said that the Liu family is the Liu family, and the work has nothing to do with the husband and wife, and besides, the greenhouse can't do without Liu Housheng's strong labor, if he picks the child, this vegetable shed will have to fall apart.

Liu Housheng felt that he was greatly trusted, and his eyes were so moved that his eyes were red. Since then, he has been running at home and in the greenhouse all day long, and he doesn't even go around Dong Si's house. Even sometimes when Chunni mentioned Liu's family affairs, he frowned and refused to listen to a word, which can be said to have avoided suspicion completely.