The old man and the Dumei sisters happily returned to Dujiagou, and with the bean dregs, the problem of duck food was alleviated.

Du Mei took advantage of his free time to look at the tabloid he had picked up in town.

According to the tabloid: This Pan Youan is a Qingzhou businessman on the surface, but secretly he is one of the twelve protectors of Chixia Villa, who is responsible for collecting money for the villa. In addition to his good skin, he has no effort, and the Zhuang Shangren gave him the nickname: Jade Face God of Wealth.

King Yan was ordered to Qingzhou for disaster relief, and verified that Chixia Villa harmed the township and bullied the city, so he led his troops to level the nest in one fell swoop.

Among the twelve protectors ~ the five great Vajra who are strong in kung fu have somehow been missing for a long time. It was rumored in the rivers and lakes that he was going to avenge the Huizhou prefect of the owner's in-laws, but unexpectedly, he went like a mud cow into the sea, and there was no news.

The others were all vulnerable, except for the scheming medical and drug duo who took advantage of the chaos to escape, the other four, along with the owner of Chixia Mountain Villa, were all captured alive by the brave soldiers. He has now been escorted back to Gangneung City and imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Department awaiting trial.

In particular, I want to mention this jade-faced God of Wealth, when King Yan was in turmoil, he was not in the villa. Because of his crime, he escaped the capture of the Qingzhou prefect and disappeared far away.

King Yan ordered people to draw pictures of the double evil of medicine and poison and the jade-faced God of Wealth, and issued arrest documents to the counties.

It is said that Pan Youan didn't know anything about Qingzhou, and he still made a scandal in the jurisdiction of Jiangling City to persecute women from good families. was caught in an urn by the Beijing camp under the command of King Yan and was imprisoned.

really responded to that sentence, there is nowhere to find it when you step on the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it. This coward, not waiting for the big punishment to serve, immediately confessed everything, and only waited for the autumn queen to be decided.

Du Mei read the whole article, and he didn't know what Yan Wang suppressed bandits, Chixia Villa, etc., and he knew one thing, this Pan Youan had violated the national law, and he would not survive the Mid-Autumn Festival. She breathed a bad breath in her heart.

On the other side, the tabloid said that Su Motian, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, broke the assassination case of King Yan, was witty and brave, and won the blue eyes of the wealthy families in Beijing, and the relatives stepped on the threshold.

Du Mei looked at it and couldn't help but chuckle, this tabloid is like a woman who loves to gossip.

I also saw a line of smaller words at the bottom of the tabloid: Zhongshu Ling eldest son Song Shaohuai, adding more colorful pen to the romance. Spent a lot of money to redeem the red card phoenix, and bought another courtyard in Qinghe County.

Du Mei saw that Song Shaohuai's name was familiar, and remembered the flattering expression of the county when he sent someone to the prisoner that day, and that was him. Look at this virtue, he is really a loser, Du Mei thought to himself.

In order to compete for favor, other aunts and aunts painted shocking and bewitching makeup. There is also a son-in-law who oppresses the concubine and is not allowed to get involved in the family business. And so on and so forth, and so on.

Du Mei saw that his head hurt, so he threw the tabloid into the stove. What kind of life does this rich family live, eating and drinking, and changing the law, fighting to the death.

After Qingming, the weather is sunny day by day, the ducks have grown all their feathers, and their skeletons are almost full, and they are almost unable to squeeze in the duck shed.

On this day, the Du Mei sisters helped the old man cook, and took advantage of the wind and sunshine to drive the ducks out, Du Ying carried the food bowl all the way, and Dabai staggered and walked away, followed by more than 100 ducks quack.

Du Tao and Du Gui held a thin bamboo pole tied with a red cloth strip in their hands to protect them on both sides, preventing the ducks from running around and losing them. This posture looked quite spectacular, attracting the eyes of the people in the village to stop and watch.

"Meizi's family has so many ducks!" A woman said enviously.

"If you have seen cattle and mules, have you also seen ducks? Hehe," said a little daughter-in-law with a smile.

"As the saying goes, marry a man and marry a man, dress and eat. How can I do without a man in this house with an idea? No matter how capable Xiaomeizi is, she is still a child, and Xu doesn't care, this is a blind toss! An old lady smacked her lips.

"But no, ducks are rectal goods, eat at the top, pull at the bottom, raise so much, look at it, there are times when they cry." The other woman rolled her eyes.

"I think you're red-eyed, her family is divided and she has a lot of food." A woman sneered as she tugged at the soles of her shoes.

"If you want me to say, the little grain that is divided into the family should be kept for others to eat, and this will be green and yellow immediately, which family will have surplus grain to feed the livestock, chickens and ducks." An old man shook his head and said.

Fang Shi was about to go to the second room with a bamboo basket on his shoulder, and when he heard them gathering together and gossiping about Du Mei, he immediately said with a tiger face: "You all take the patriarch's words as a deaf ear, the left ear goes in and the right ear goes out!" ”

When the women heard this, they looked at each other and said, "We didn't say anything, it's nothing." Then they packed up their things and dispersed.

Xu was embroidering silk handkerchiefs in the courtyard, and when he saw Fang coming, he hurriedly opened the courtyard door and let her in.

"Second sister-in-law, help me see it, I can't embroider this pair of mandarin duck eyes." Fang took out the quilt in the bamboo basket.

"I'll try." Xu put down his work.

She took the needle, selected a few of the silk threads, and the blue fingers were lightly flicked, and the silk threads were interspersed, and after a while, two vivid eyes appeared on the red silk.

"Wow, second sister-in-law, you're amazing!" Fang Shi stared at it and exclaimed.

Obviously, Xu Shi used her needle and thread, and the embroidery method was also taught to her, why did she embroider the agility of her eyes at once?

Xu pursed his lips and said nothing, just smiled.

"Second sister-in-law, this is the white-flour steamed bun I steamed yesterday, I'll give you a few." Fang was embarrassed to always trouble Xu, so he wanted to send some food as a thank you.

"How does this work? It's just a matter of convenience. Xu waved his hand again and again.

"For you, it's convenient, in me, but it's a great help, isn't this joy just to look at these two mandarin ducks." Fang's insisted on leaving the steamed buns.

On the river beach, the ducks entered the mouth of the fish, happy and free, and the aquatic plants and small fish and shrimp were abundant. The big white leader, one fierce man can catch food, and the other ten big ones are not weak, and they are all caught to eat.

The other hundred or so are all novices, and they are all learned to swim in the water, but they have a huge team, and there are always a few brave and strong ones, who can actually catch them after many times in the air.

For a while, I saw a flock of ducks churning on the water, one moment this diving, one moment that emerged, and those who got food had to swim around in the ducks, show off, and then swallow it in their stomachs with satisfaction. There are also slippery heads, and they can't catch them themselves, so they grab food directly on other ducks' beaks.

The Dumei sisters watched from the shore with bamboo poles to prevent them from swimming into the lake, and after seven or eight rounds of driving, the ducks were enclosed in a fixed range.

In the afternoon, when the ducks are tired of swimming, they rest on the river beach, picking their feathers, chasing each other, or pecking at the reeds and cattail shoots.

As the sun set, the Dumay sisters drove the ducks back the way they came, bathed in golden light, and Dabai staggered home with his men like a victorious general.

At this time, it was the time to make dinner, and the villagers who returned from hoeing on the road were very surprised, where did this group of ducks eat, and they were so full that they couldn't even walk.

Today is the first day to drive more than 100 ducks out together, and Xu is still a little worried, the four sisters can't manage it, and they will see the ducks and the soldiers at this time

The soldiers returned in an orderly manner, and their hearts were settled.

"Mother, eat white flour steamed buns today." Du Gui was the youngest and said happily.

"Your aunt gave it, and I helped her embroider the quilt today." Xu Shi served the polenta and said with a smile.

"Mother, have you ever thought about teaching others to embroider and get paid or something?" Du Mei asked, tilting his head.

"How's that happening? of the folks. Xu shook his head.

"We don't want money or anything, just some beans and corn?" Du Mei said again.

"Don't have enough duck food? I see some in the barn. Xu raised his eyes and asked.

"Excluding what our family eats, there are probably more than 100 catties in the barn. If the ducks are now stocked every day, they should be eaten once at night with bean dregs and corn flour and wild vegetables, which can save half of the grain.

But when it rains, you can't go out, and the ducks grow bigger and bigger, and they will only eat more. When the eggs are laid, food is even more indispensable. Du Mei's heart is bright, and he has his own account.

She remembered what the duck dealer Qian Maoda said, ducks are particularly edible poultry, and if you want to say that they are all fed by grain, their family's grain storage can't last for half a month.

Therefore, it is necessary to open up sources and reduce expenditures. It is necessary not only to practice open-air stocking on the river beaches, as obtained in the dream, but also to accumulate more food for emergencies.

"How can this be easy to speak?" Xu was a little embarrassed.

"It's okay, mother, don't be embarrassed, I'll have a way to eat ducks." Du Mei comforted.

Her mother has always been gentle and courteous, and if she wants to open her mouth and ask someone for payment, she really can't do it by beating her to death.

Du Mei prepares for duck food, but the villagers are curious about how she raises ducks.

On the second day, the Dumei sisters were still in the surprised eyes of the villagers, and drove the ducks to the river beach to release them. It's just that yesterday they were mocking them, and the women who were waiting to see the excitement followed them from a distance today.

The women were astonished to find that two sheds had been erected on the riverbank, which they considered a forbidden place. can do this, except for Du Mei, who else can be so bold!

When they saw the captive ducks at home, they could swim in the water and hunt small fish and shrimp by themselves, and they almost lost their eyes.

This night's Dujiagou is destined to be unpeaceful. At the dinner table, all about the strange thing of Du Mei herding ducks on the river beach is talked.

Du Mei sneezed a lot at home. Xu Shi boiled ginger tea anxiously, afraid that they would catch a cold by the water.

"Mother, are there any more paints for dyeing cloth at home?" Dumay rummaged around the house.

"What are you doing here?" Xu Shi looked at her strangely.

"It works." Du May's men didn't stop.

"It's not summer yet, why do you think about dyeing cloth?" Xu also helped to find it.

In the summer, when the clothes are washed diligently, the color of the cloth falls off so much that the country women who are careful about their budgets will buy some paints to dye the old clothes, and they will be new again.

"Found it." Du Mei clapped his hands and said with a smile.

Early the next morning, Du Mei turned the paint into a basin of water, held it at the door of the duck shed, and asked Du Ying to catch the ducks one by one, and dipped the paint with a straw handle and brushed it on the back of the duck.

A yard of ducks, except for the big white, the brown feathers are all blue marks. When Du Mei was brushing the paint, Du Tao and Du Gui finally counted the numbers, a total of 138.

"What are you doing here?" Xu Shi saw the situation in the courtyard and asked funny.

"Mother, isn't it good-looking?" Du Mei said with a grin. 2k reading web