With the winter wheat going on, the year-round busyness of Chenjia Village has officially come to an end. Before the beginning of spring, there will be no more large-scale farm work to be done in the fields.

Taking advantage of this free time, each family will do something different according to their actual situation.

For example, some will plant some weeds, some will ferment more farm fertilizer, some will call a few young adults who are good at hunting to go into the mountains together, and some will do nothing and take advantage of this rare agricultural slack season to recuperate and recuperate.

It's been a busy year, and it's time to rest and relax.

On this day, Zhao saw that Ye was at home, and Chen Jixing happened to go out again, so he took Chen Qianliang to the door to chat with Ye.

It's just that when I came, I was carrying a basket in my hand and a few pines and cypresses, and I don't know what it contains.

When he entered the stove and saw Ye Feng taking Chen Qianliang to the backyard to play, Zhao uncovered the pine and cypress branches covering the basket, revealing a fat chicken that had been killed and processed.

This chicken looks fat, at least seven or eight pounds.

Ye was a little surprised, but listened to Zhao's words: "Sister Ye, this chicken was fed by my family, I just killed it when I got up in the morning, and it has been disposed of." You can take it and fry it with green peppers at noon, or stew potatoes. ”

As he spoke, he handed the basket to Ye.

Ye Shi didn't think about it and began to refuse: "How can this work, you and Qianliang are not well-off, and my family also raises dozens of chickens, we have to eat, and it is too late to kill now......"

"You're yours, that's a little bit of my heart."

"But Chira is still young......"

"That, that, I'm really angry if you do this again." Seeing that Ye always refused to accept the chicken, Zhao simply put the basket on the stove and pretended to be angry.

Thanks to Ye Feng's blessing, she and Qianliang used a few months to dry one or two hundred catties of dried fish, and every time they fed the pigs and chickens, they put some things that Ye Feng called feed.

As a result, in just over four months, the four pigs in her pigsty are now fat and strong. If nothing else, in two months, it will be sold before the Chinese New Year, and it will be sold for at least three taels of silver.

You know, the same four pigs, because they were all thin before, it would be good to sell them for two taels of silver.

In addition, although her family only has two acres of land, because she planted it according to the method taught by Chen Jixing, she has received two or three percent more corn alone than last year. Because the sweet potatoes were not planted, they only received more than 300 catties, but the victory was equivalent to picking them up for nothing.

As for the potatoes, because of the large number of potatoes, they harvested hundreds of catties, and filled the whole cellar.

This is the first time that the family has received so much grain since her man left. No matter how hard the days were, she finally survived.

Thinking of this, Zhao's eyes turned a little red.

"For so many years, if it weren't for you and Da Niu's mother secretly helping us to give us some food from time to time, our mother would have been unable to live a long time ago. Just say that Uncle Qianliang is a sibling brother with my dead ghost man, born to the same mother. But look what they've done over the years......"

The Ye family naturally knew and understood the difficulties of the Zhao family, so over the years, he quietly saved a few mouthfuls of grain, a handful of rice noodles and a few eggs, and quietly sent them to the Zhao family and son to help them.

Da Niu's mother's family is relatively wealthy, and she gives a lot, and she will send a pound of meat or something during the New Year.

Zhao remembered this clearly.

It's a pity that the mother and son have had too hard a life over the years, and there is no way to repay the favor. Speaking of which, this is the first time that her family feels that there is enough food and can have a good fat year.

Therefore, it is not so much that this is a chicken, but that this is the Zhao family trying to repay the Ye family's kindness.

took a cloth towel and wiped Zhao's tears, and Ye said, "Okay, I'll just accept it." If you want me to say, this kid Qianliang is the most sensible boy in the village. In a few years, when the family is rich, you can marry a daughter-in-law for him and give birth to a few grandchildren, and you will enjoy happiness with peace of mind. ”

After a few words, Zhao burst into tears and laughed, and Ye said: "It's just that this chicken is so big, I don't know how to do it." Speaking of roast chicken, you're still the best. Why don't you mother and son stay at noon today, and how about we have a meal together? ”

After thinking about it, Zhao agreed.

It's not that she brags about her skills, the best chicken made in the entire Chenjia Village is her.

So, at noon that day, the Ye family ate a delicious potato stewed chicken. Because the taste was so good, after eating the chicken, the three men Chen Jixing, Ye Feng and Chen Qianliang dipped the bun in soup and ate it, so that they could barely get off the table in the end.

When the work in the field was completely over, Chen Jixing was also idle and began to weave bamboo at home again.

On this day, Ye Feng saw that he had woven a very large bamboo basket, so he asked with some curiosity: "Brother-in-law, what is this type of bamboo basket used for?" ”

Speaking of which, none of the bamboo baskets at home are so big, and they look awkward.

Moreover, he thought about it for a long time, but he didn't think what these bamboo baskets could be used for.

"Take it and plant the longevity fruit next year!" Chen Jixing looked like a matter of course. As he spoke, he continued to make up.

Hearing this, Ye Feng couldn't help but smile and said, "That, brother-in-law, in fact, longevity fruits, like corn sweet potatoes and potatoes, need to be planted in the ground." The reason why they were planted in bamboo baskets this year was only because there were too few seeds, more than 30 in total. And if you plant it in the backyard, you are afraid that it will be spoiled by chickens and ducks. ”

Seeing that Chen Jixing was a little dazed, Ye Feng only thought that he hadn't understood yet, and continued: "We have collected so many immortal fruits this year, there are several catties, and these seeds are enough to plant three or four points of land next year." These bamboo baskets ......."

The implication is that so many seeds, how can they continue to be planted in bamboo baskets.

Who knows, after being in a daze, Chen Jixing was not unhappy because of Ye Feng's words, but asked excitedly: "Are you saying that these immortal fruit seeds we have harvested this year are enough to plant a few lands?" ”

A few points of land, that is, if nothing else, a lot of long-lived fruits can be harvested next year, and a large area can be planted the year after.

It's a slow process, but it's worth the wait.

Seeing him so excited, Ye Feng said: "It's almost, so when the time comes, my brother-in-law will have to set aside a few points to come out, and we will specialize in planting longevity fruits." By the way, it is better to use sandy soil, which is the soil quality of the backyard, so that the longevity fruit will grow well. ”

"No problem, I'll set aside the land in advance."

After speaking, Chen Jixing continued to start weaving bamboo utensils, and did not give up because Ye Feng said that he couldn't use it. Since you don't need these bamboo baskets anymore to grow long-lived fruits, and when the corn cob is dried, it's not bad to use this to hold the corn cob.

Once the corn cob is dried, it is best to use it as firewood.

At the same time, Chen Jixing has begun to compare in his heart which of the plots of land rented by his family is more suitable for growing longevity fruits. I thought that if I didn't have it, I would have to rent a piece.

As time passed, after the flowers of the red fruit tree in the backyard were gone, a dense tree of fruit was produced in the expectation of several people.

If you change to ordinary fruits, this yield is really amazing.

After this period of growth, the fruit gradually begins to turn from green to red.

Now, except for a few leaves with green and yellow to yellow, all the rest of the leaves have fallen off. As far as the eye can see, the whole tree is densely packed with red fruits, bright and dripping, like red coral beads.

Seeing this, Ye Feng thought that it was time to start looking for a suitable flower pot, and he couldn't just think about it at the end like last time. In early spring, when the weather warms up, the transplant will be ready.

Except in winter and spring, almost all of these red fruit trees are flowering and bearing fruit. So, summer and autumn are good times to sell.

But where do you go to find the right pot? Anyway, he doesn't want to use the flower pot last time, it's too ugly, and it doesn't have a complementary effect, the key is to drag it back and reduce the whole sense of layering.

And there are no vents in the basin, which will cause the soil to dry up and affect the growth of plants over time.

On this day, while having dinner, Qianyan accidentally broke a pottery bowl because he hadn't woken up in a daze.

There are only five or six rice bowls in the family, and now one has been broken, and it would be really inconvenient for a guest or something.

For a while, Qianyan felt a little self-reproachful.

Chen Jixing and Ye don't care, they are not the kind of people who will beat and scold children because of this kind of thing.

What's more, just a clay bowl is not worth anything.

Ye Feng saw that she was uncomfortable, so he comforted: "It's okay, it's just a pottery bowl, and besides, you didn't mean it." Why don't we go to the market tomorrow and buy a few of them? ”

Just the change in Qianyan's hand is enough.

But Ye said: "If you want to buy a bowl, don't go to the market to buy it." Not to mention the expensive ones sold in the bazaar, the quality is not as good as the ones fired in Taojia Village. If we really need it, let's go to Taojia Village to burn ten, and ask someone to bring it back. ”

She knew that Qianyan had hundreds of dollars in her hand, and if she really bought it, she wouldn't be able to pay it.

Ye's casual words made Ye Feng a little excited, he had always dreamed of firing some exquisite flower pots, but unfortunately he couldn't find a way.

Now, since there is a kiln that specializes in firing pottery, it must be possible to fire flower pots as well.

If you can make a pot, you can customize it yourself.

When these specially designed flower pots are fired and pruned with their own flower trees, it is really called unique.

Pressing the excitement in his heart, Ye Feng asked Ye Shidao: "Sister, can Taojia Village burn flower pots?" ”

After speaking, his face was full of antiquity.

It's just that this time, Ye Feng obviously asked the wrong person.

Ye had never seen Taojia Village firing flower pots to sell, and the only time he went was many years ago when he went to burn pottery bowls, because he said sincerely: "I really don't know this, I only know that pottery can be fired there, as well as an application in the stove." As for the flower pots, I really don't know. ”

Chen Jixing, who was next to him, continued: "Why not, as long as you give the silver, the craftsmanship of those masters has been passed down from generation to generation, and it is very powerful." And guess what, last time I heard that they could make terracotta figurines. ”

Hearing this, Ye Feng became happy.

If it is really as Chen Jixing said, Taojia Village can even be fired with such complex tableware and terracotta figurines, in comparison, the firing of flower pots does not have much gold content.

More importantly, since it is possible to fire terracotta figurines, it should also be possible to fire some small figures or small animals.

Anyway, the principle is the same, but it's just a miniature version.

When the time comes, he can make bonsai when he fires some kinds of figures and animals.

Thinking of this, Ye Feng was excited for a while, so he told Chen Jixing and the Ye family his thoughts and plans: "Sister, brother-in-law, anyway, it's been quite idle lately, or let's go to Taojia Village once and burn more than a hundred or ten flower pots." I am going to design these pots myself, and they are engraved with the logo of our house. In addition, I would like to make some more small terracotta figurines for decoration. ”

Chen Jixing didn't seem to understand what designs, logos, etc., he just asked: "Need to fire a hundred so many?" ”

"No more, no less. When the leaves of the rhododendron forest in the forest have fallen off, I am going to take the strips and ropes with me, find some manufacturable materials, tie them up, set them first, raise them for a winter, and transplant them back when the flowers bloom next spring. ”

After taking a sip of water, Ye Feng continued: "In the spring, let's go to the mountains again, dig up more different kinds of flowers and trees, come back and plant them, and prune them slowly. In this way, our family will have flowers to sell all year round. ”

"And I believe that as long as the pots are fired, our flowers will not be sold. In this way, the demand for pots next year will not be too small. And firing a hundred and ten at a time, I believe that it is cheaper than several firings, and it can also save a few bucks. ”

"Then what are you doing with the figurines?" Yip asked.

"Now these flowers and trees are too simple, and if some people can't imitate them, when there are more people selling them, the price will be lowered. I'm going to make something different and have a better effect. For example, add some moss, put a small pottery figure, or a small rooster, a kitten and a puppy, and so on. ”

Ye Feng wanted to talk about bonsai, but a few people might not understand it, so he could only describe it so simply. But these are not a big problem, and when they make it themselves, they will naturally understand.

As soon as Ye Feng finished speaking, Chen Jixing and Ye raised their hands in agreement.

After selling flowers last time, they both thought of digging more trees to come back. It's just that I was busy and tired during this time, either harvesting corn or sweet potatoes, digging potatoes, and planting winter wheat, so I forgot about it for the time being.

Now that Ye Feng mentioned it, the two of them remembered.

Although it costs a sum of money to fire a pot, when the flower trees are planted on a large scale, they will come back by selling a few more pots. The two of them also knew that last time it was purely the right time, the right place and the right people to take advantage of it, so they could sell so much silver.

But according to Ye Feng, it is absolutely no problem for potted plants with good quality and meaning to sell for five taels of silver, and about two taels for almost one.

Ye Feng said: "The advantage of designing flower pots by ourselves is that we can design different flower pots according to different flowers, so that flower pots and flowers can complement each other." With a logo, for example, I will engrave the Chenjia Village Ye's bonsai, then everyone will know where to buy it. ”

Now, everyone has no opinion.

Thanks to Ye Feng's blessing, the family has heard Ye Feng say new words this year, what bonsai, logos, designs, are all trivial, they have long understood.

For example, Chen Jixing once explained to Qianyan what matching is.

I only heard him say to Qianyan: "Matching is suitable, fitting, you definitely can't wear your father's clothes, and your father can't wear yours, we can only wear our own clothes, so that we can be comfortable." ”

After hearing this, Ye Feng just wanted to give a thumbs up.

Especially when Ye Feng said that the name of Chenjiacun was engraved, Chen Jixing agreed very much. As soon as his family has lived here for generations, he is faintly proud in his heart. Second, he also understands that although there is an official road near Chenjia Village, if he doesn't know where these flowers come from, no one will come to buy them.

Wouldn't it be better if those customers could come to their homes and collect money while sitting at home?

Ye Feng saw that they were interested, so he asked about the situation in Taojia Village again.

It turns out that as the name suggests, the entire village is engaged in the firing utensils industry, and almost all the original residents are surnamed Tao, so they got this title.

This village not only fires earthen pots and pottery bowls used by the people every day, but also fires some fine utensils.

The fly in the ointment is that this Taojia Village is a little far away from Chenjia Village, about seventy or eighty miles. In modern times, it's only an hour's drive, but in this era when there are only ox carts, I really don't know how long it will take.

Seeing that Ye and Chen Jixing agreed, Ye Feng asked, "When can we go to Taojia Village?" ”

He couldn't wait.

Now this season is suitable for doing this, Chen Jixing can follow, and when spring begins, as soon as the work in the field comes out, he will be so busy that his feet do not touch the ground, where is he still in the mood to do this.

"Let's do it in three days", after calculating the affairs at home, Chen Jixing immediately made a decision and set this date.

Hearing this, Ye Feng thought about it, three days will be three days, and in these three days, he can just design some patterns to decorate the perfect flower pot in his mind.

It's hard to reach the current level, but it's better than the one that was used to hold chicken food.

Just do it, in the next three days, Ye Feng racked his brains to think of a lot of patterns in his mind, but in the end he rejected them, because these patterns are either too modern or too single.

In the end, with the help of Ye and Chen Wumei, several people first selected the patterns provided by Ye Feng that everyone liked, and then added the elements of this time and space, and preliminarily set the pattern of "Pine Crane Longevity", which was ready to be used for the old man's birthday; "Giving birth to a noble son early" is for newlyweds.

As for the "Gold List Title", it is intended for those who are preparing for the scientific examination; "Wealth is extensive" for businessmen to use. As for those with a bright future, they are reserved for those who want to be promoted and make a fortune and go further.

After setting these themes, Ye Feng came up with relevant patterns and embellishments according to the themes. When it came to matching the theme and pattern, Ye and Chen Wumei both said that it was very good, which was very eye-catching.

Seeing that both of them liked it, Ye Feng was relieved.

He was afraid that the people of this time and space he designed would not be able to understand it, wouldn't it be a waste of effort. With the addition of Ye and Chen Wumei, although the things made are not lofty, at least they are no problem to be down-to-earth.

And there is also Ye Feng to check, and the style will not be too low.

Ye Feng originally wanted to burn a batch of poems with inscriptions, but it was estimated that he couldn't be fired after thinking about it, and even if it could be fired, the cost would definitely not be low, so he had to give up and leave it for next time.

On November 18, the family got up early in the morning and headed for the market with the dry food they had prepared the previous night.

Judging from the sky, Ye Feng felt that it was only about three o'clock in the morning at this time. Going to Taojia Village is not going to the city, because it is too far away, there are naturally no ox carts to go to in the village.

But people go to Taojia Village every day, so there is always an ox cart in the city that goes back and forth between the two places in a day. But it's only once.

If you go late, you won't be able to sit down.

Sure enough, even though it was dark and there was not the slightest light, by the time the family arrived at the location of the ox cart in the city, the place on the cart was almost full.

Seeing that four more people were coming, everyone urged the driver to set off.

When the driver saw that all the seats were full, and that there were still people crowded into seats, he agreed.

Maybe it was because the sky had just dawned, or because the skills of the driver were good, Ye Feng felt that this ox cart was much more comfortable to sit on than the ox cart in Chenjia Village.

It's just that, although the curtain is drawn, there is still cold air coming in. Therefore, Ye Feng wanted to sleep, but he couldn't sleep for a while, so he had to open his eyes and look at the people in the ox cart.

Most of these people are dressed similarly to Chen Jixing and Ye's, of course, some are obviously from well-off families, which can be seen from their clothes alone.

In addition, I don't know if it's an illusion, Ye Feng always feels that someone is staring at him. And not the kind of glance that swept past, but staring.

However, he immediately rejected his own idea. First, she is not a little girl, and no one is interested at all. Second, he has no money himself, so he is really not worth staring at.

Thinking like this, after about half an hour, the road became a little difficult to walk, and Ye Feng was a little sleepy and drowsy by the ox cart that was bumping back and forth.

After thinking about it, anyway, so early, Ye Feng decided to sleep for a while.

looked at Qianyan again, the little girl had already fallen asleep in Ye's arms.

The road was bumpy, like a cradle to help Ye Feng sleep, and Ye Feng soon fell asleep.

A long-distance bus ride or something, even if it's an ox cart, is the most suitable for sleeping.

When Ye Feng was woken up by the Ye family, he found that Qianyan was already gnawing on dry food. Seeing that Ye Feng woke up, Qianyan gnawed on dry food and smiled at him.

Ye Feng realized that the sun had already risen very high, and he felt that he was a little hungry, thinking that it was past lunchtime?

took the bun handed over by the Ye family and ate it.

While nibbling on the bun, Ye Feng poked his head out, wanting to see if he could see the approximate time according to the sun. After watching it for a long time, I didn't see why.

But one thing is for sure, it's already after lunch.

A car full of people were lazy, some were sleeping, some were looking out the window and didn't know what to think.

"This is the ancient long-distance bus", Ye Feng said in his heart, it's just that this car is simple enough, there are no waiters, no anti-emetics and plastic bags, no mobile toilets, and no mobile film and television equipment.

Yes, just a small location, and overloaded.

Outside the window, since all the crops have been harvested and the wheat has not yet sprouted, the field is empty at this moment, and a few haystacks occasionally appear, reminding everyone that this was once a crop.

The ground seemed to have been carefully ploughed, so Ye Feng guessed whether it was the same as Chenjia Village, where winter wheat was planted. In addition, the trees here are not very tall, anyway, they are not as beautiful as Chenjia Village.

It is often said that poor mountains and bad waters come out of the people. According to this theory, Chenjia Village should be very wealthy, and it should never be what it is now.

But how many families in the village can be called rich?

In Ye Feng's careless thinking, after a while, Ye Feng felt that the trees on the side of the road were getting lower and lower, and if he looked closely, it seemed that there was still a layer of fine ash on the leaves.

Fine ash? Taojia Village has been firing pottery for generations, and there are kilns everywhere, so it is reasonable to emit a lot of dust.

An idea suddenly flashed in his mind, and after thinking about it, Ye Feng asked Ye's Dao, "Sister, is this Taojia Village almost here?" ”

Hearing this, Ye Shi looked at Ye Feng in surprise and said, "Do you see the big tree in front of you?" It's time to go around and have another stick of incense. ”

Yin asked Ye Feng again, "Isn't it the first time you've come, how did you know that Taojia Village was about to arrive?" ”

Most of the people in the car had been to Taojia Village, and some of them came for the first time, and they originally wanted to ask, but they held back. Anyway, whether you ask or not, you can get there.

Ye Feng and Ye's questions and answers became their unexpected gains.

There was the first time he came, just like the Ye family, and he was a little curious about how Ye Feng knew that his destination was about to arrive.

Ye Feng said to the Ye family: "Then, just look at the trees on the side of the road to understand!" The leaves of the trees in our village are clean, but just now I saw that the leaves on the side of the road were covered with fine ash. Presumably, the fine ash produced by the kiln was blown everywhere by the wind, so I thought that Taojia Village should not be far away. ”

There was a person who thought Ye Feng was just a person who was right, but now he also admires his observation ability and logic.

Hearing that it was about to arrive, Ye Feng and Qianyan both began to get excited, they were both here for the first time, and they hadn't seen how to make pottery yet.

Especially Ye Feng, the patterns he had designed with Ye and Chen Wumei before could finally be fired into flower pots.

Although the idea of firing the verses on pottery could not be realized for the time being, the patterns they designed were not bad, and they were definitely much better than the shoddy flower pots in the bazaar.

When the time comes, when your bonsai becomes famous, the business will definitely get better and better, and the demand for flower pots will naturally increase.

If this can become an industry, you can also burn a large number of flower pots and figure out some more elaborate and tall patterns.

When the time comes, he only needs to customize the flower pot in Taojia Village, raise the price and sell it, and earn a sum of silver at the middle price.

Thinking of this, he really couldn't wait to get out of the car to take a look.