The early winter sun is still very strong, early in the morning, chrysanthemums and Aoki scooped up the fruit that had been soaked for more than ten days, and spread it in the yard to expose it.

She took another handful of grass ashes and sprinkled it on the newly planted spinach in the vegetable patch. The first crop of spinach was about to be eaten, and Yang took advantage of the fact that the weather was not too cold, so he sprinkled another stubble and covered it with straw to protect it, so that he would not be afraid to eat it in winter.

This newly planted spinach has already emerged, and the shallow layer of new green makes people's hearts soft. At the moment, the weather is still very cold in the morning and evening, and sprinkling some grass ash can also protect the vegetable seedlings. This spinach will be fine for a few more days, and it will inevitably become dark green and shiny, and it is not afraid of cold. It tastes good when dug out of the snow in winter, and the fresh and sweet taste is by no means comparable to that of greenhouse vegetables.

By noon, the acorn was already in the sun. Picking up one and shaking it, you can hear the shaking sound of the kernel in the middle, and the chrysanthemum squints and smiles like the old farmer sees the golden rice - these are all pig food!

The pool was replaced with another batch of acorn bubbles. You must pack these up as soon as possible, otherwise it will be difficult to keep them!

The dung heap for raising crickets was covered with thick straw, and a small grass shed was built outside to keep warm and moisturize. I don't know if it will work out in the winter, she just takes it for granted, and she hasn't raised this thing before!

The dried crickets were ground into powder, mixed with vegetable leaves and finely ground acorn powder, and the chicken was cute and ate. The chicks have grown up fast, and now they weigh half a pound. Won't you be able to lay eggs in the spring next year?

Calculating these, Chrysanthemum felt full of energy when she was busy!

Zheng Changhe's leg had healed a lot, and he was carried to the yard to bask in the sun by Yang and Chrysanthemum. At this time, seeing the happy appearance of the girl who was busy, she was very upset, and shouted to the chrysanthemum: "Flowers! Come and rest! ”

Chrysanthemum looked up at her father and said, "I'll pull some vegetables first!" ”

She ran to the small vegetable garden and pulled a large handful of coriander and spinach and green garlic, sat on the edge of Zheng Changhe's bed, picked the yellow leaves and pinched off the roots, and asked, "Dad, do you feel better today?" ”

Zheng Changhe smiled: "Okay, it's much better!" I guess I'll be able to get down in a few days! ”

Chrysanthemum said in disbelief: "Then you have to ask Doctor Qin first." Didn't you say that it would take you a hundred days to break your muscles and bones? ”

Zheng Changhe glared and said, "A hundred days? Doesn't that suffocate your father? Where to get those times. I don't think I'll be able to go down in a few days! ”

Yang Shi moved out of the small stool, put the needlework basket at his feet, and said while taking the soles of his shoes: "If you toss blindly and toss this leg so badly, I will see you cry then!" It's hard to raise these days, it's better, and there are new tricks! The more you feel good, the more you can't be careless - it's only after drinking a lot of bone broth that you can develop like this! ”

It turns out that Chrysanthemum said that drinking more bone broth can grow bones. So, in order for Zheng Changhe to recover as soon as possible, the Yang family gritted his teeth and bought big bones and came back to simmer soup and drink him. He was both happy and ashamed - there were too many debts in the house, and the new quilt that he had been preparing to buy was gone!

Now, hearing Yang mention bone broth, he couldn't help but be silent, and he didn't shout to go to the ground.

When Chrysanthemum saw him and knew that he was ashamed, she explained him and said, "Dad, you take good care of your injuries." Wait until you're ready, I have a way to make money, and I want you to get busy! ”

It's a small business she's been thinking about repeatedly in recent days.

Zheng Changhe was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "What is the way to make money?" ”

Yang also stopped the needle and thread in his hand and looked at the chrysanthemum in disbelief.

Chrysanthemum was a little heartbroken by their obviously disbelieving but eager hopeful eyes, and hurriedly said: "This method was thought up by people. I'm not sure it's going to make money. But as the saying goes, 'diligence and thrift', but our family doesn't have much land now, and no matter how hard we work, we can't grow silver, so we can only think of other ideas. As long as it doesn't cost anything, it doesn't matter if you give it a try. Look, aren't these pigs and chickens just raised? ”

Yang nodded convincingly and said, "Chrysanthemum is right!" If you hadn't had to catch this little pig, I wouldn't have caught it again—so much so that you didn't even have a garment; So is this little chick. Look how well it grows, and you will be able to lay eggs next year. Flowers, what are your ideas right now? ”

Chrysanthemum said: "Dad, mother!" Let me ask first, which block has the most people on the Xiatang set? It's the hard laborers who do the work, not the rich. ”

Zheng Changhe interjected: "Then, it's going to be Erlipu." The purchase and shipment of business are all there, and the people who take the waterway to catch the market from ten miles and eight towns also go ashore from there, so there are the most people in that area. The labor of moving and delivering goods on the wharf is also active in that area. ”

Yang added: "It is the place where the Xiaoqing River meets the Qinghui River. Boats can be parked on the shore of the river for two miles, and people come and go on weekdays, or why do you call it two miles of shop! Don't look at the fact that there are not many boats on the Xiaoqing River, but there are boats coming and going on the Qinghui River. ”

Chrysanthemum asked, "Does Daddy know where the people who work are eating?" What kind of food do you eat? ”

Zheng Changhe: "Where can they eat?" I can only buy some steamed buns and wowotou to eat. ”

Chrysanthemum asked, "How much does the white-flour steamed bun cost?" How many pieces is the head of the corn nest? ”

When Yang saw her ask about this, he said to her carefully: "White flour steamed buns cost two cents a penny, corn nest wotou costs a penny, and a bowl of soup noodles also costs three cents!" What's the matter, you're not going to ask your dad to sell wowotou, are you? ”

Chrysanthemum smiled: "That's not. I thought, make some food and sell it. Sell it cheaper, make people feel that it is okay to eat with less money, and the money is not unjust, so that the business can last for a long time. Earn a little money every day, and it is also a lot of income over time. ”

Yang Shi said suspiciously: "How can there be such a good thing? If you want people to spend less money, how can you make people eat well? ”

Chrysanthemum didn't answer this question, but asked: "Mother, you said that those who buy steamed buns and wowotou will be able to eat meat or fish and shrimp if they add another penny, do you think they will spend more money?" ”

Yang stopped his action of collecting the soles of his shoes and exclaimed, "Where can I buy meat for a penny?" How can you make money this way? ”

Zheng Changhe obviously didn't believe it either.

Chrysanthemum smiled: "How can I go and buy meat and sell it—how expensive it is; Just buy pigs and roast them to sell - isn't that cheap? There are also small fish and shrimp. By the beginning of next spring, the snails, frogs, and shells caught from the river in the fields will be burned and sold! The greens were grown in their own garden, fried and made as an add-on - free delivery. In this way, the capital required is very small, and selling it cheaper is just to make a hard-earned money. Since there are many people in Erlipu, this income should be a lot in a year. ”

Yang and Zheng Changhe looked at their daughter in amazement - why did she dare to do anything? Kill yellow eels, kill loaches, kill turtles, kill frogs, kill ......

The two of them were very squirming in their hearts, imagining their little girl skinning the frog, and they couldn't help but shudder. As for the snails and pigs going into the water, they had also seen chrysanthemums kill yellow eels anyway, and these two did not surprise them.

It's just too embarrassing - the old turtle yellow eel can still be accepted, if the frogs are killed and boiled, will people dare to eat it? And the pig went into the water, it stinks to death, why burn? Did anyone buy it if it was burned?

However, thinking that chrysanthemums can burn old turtles and yellow eels with different flavors, she must be able to burn these things well.

The two of them glanced at each other and asked worriedly, "Is this possible?" ”

Chrysanthemum saw her father's strange expression, and she was also a little weak-hearted, she said curtly: "Aren't these things just for eating people, and it's a reason for my father to go up the mountain to hunt rabbits." Isn't it pitiful for rabbits to be alive? The fish didn't mess with you, doesn't my brother catch it often? So, it's good to eat them, 'die early and be reborn early', maybe it will be reincarnated as a human in the next life! ”

Yang laughed with a "flutter"; Zheng Changhe also cracked his mouth, thinking that his daughter was right, but it made people want to laugh when they heard it.

Zheng Changhe said: "Hey! The flowers are right. In the future, Daddy will get these things. It's not good for your little girl to get blood on your hand. Your mother and I are worried that no one will dare to eat it, and we are afraid that we will not be able to sell it. ”

Everyone is like his daughter, and they dare to cook anything to eat!

Chrysanthemum saw that they couldn't turn a corner, so she said, "Mother! For example, whether we carry the miscellaneous fish and shrimp ourselves or buy them from the village, we don't think it will cost much; And the loaches and the yellow eel—no, forget about them—and they're good things, and I'll keep them for myself, and I'm reluctant to sell them, so I'd better wait for the frogs to be sold next spring. I boiled the small miscellaneous fish carefully, a spoonful for a penny, two spoonfuls for two pennies, and the green vegetables were given away for free, and a little fragrant sauce for rice, I didn't believe that no one bought them. Although these things are common, they can't carry the pot on their backs, right? We only sell vegetables, and we won't rob the business of selling steamed buns, maybe we can sell more of his steamed buns, and others will definitely be happy. Is the pig in the water, mother, you go and buy some tomorrow first, and then I will calculate the details and listen to you when I burn them out. ”

Yang's eyes lit up, and he savored what Chrysanthemum had just said, as if there was some truth. Thinking that Aoki went to school, the family was also nervous, but I was afraid that this business would not be good.

Chrysanthemum looked at Zheng Changhe and smiled: "That's why I said that I want my father to raise his legs quickly." Of course, my father has to go to sell this thing, otherwise it would not be appropriate for my mother to sell vegetables in that chaotic place. ”

Zheng Changhe sighed and said, "It seems that you can make money by listening to what you said." But I don't know when my leg will get better! ”

Chrysanthemum glanced at her father and said, "Dad!" What are you anxious about? How can this money be so easy to make? Didn't I just say it, it's just a hard-earned profit. In a business of one penny or two pennies, it is good to make dozens of pennies in a day. This is still because of the small cost of spending, so that it can be earned. ”

Yang exclaimed: "That's the case! Now the vegetables grown in the newly opened wasteland have fallen, and I am afraid that I will not be able to eat them and feed them to the pigs, what a pity! ”

Chrysanthemum said: "Sell the vegetables together, get the money to buy rice bran or something, and mix it with acorn nuts to feed the pigs!" Mother, the cabbage will be harvested in two days, so cut some and pickle it first! ”

She also wants to make spicy cabbage, just enough to take the pig into the water to make an additive, which is not attractive.

Yang listened and responded: "Hey! ”

She saw that the pig had grown fat after eating acorns, and she was so happy that she couldn't help it. During the Chinese New Year, the big pig is afraid that it is not light, she is ready to sell more than half and leave a small half for her own food!

So he spoke again: "Then I'll go to the market tomorrow to buy some pigs and put them in the water, so that you can burn them and try it." Anyway, our family is now 'lice don't itch, debts don't worry', after all, just take your time. ”

Chrysanthemum couldn't help but laugh when she heard what her mother said.