Kangzhuang's summer harvest is over, Lin Kangping said, the yield of paddy fields in the depression has reached two stones and two buckets, that is, about 400 catties now, which should be pretty good, because the high-quality paddy fields are only 500 catties, this is just the first year, it seems that the effect of silt and safflower fertilizer is much higher than the first production of Kangzhuang's wasteland.

In this way, the rice grain of Kangzhuang and Qingyuan is enough, 80 acres of paddy fields, there can be more than 60,000 catties of rice in two seasons, Ziqing let Lin An grind into polished rice, and the grain bran is kept to feed the pigs, and the polished rice that he can't eat can also be sold as rice noodles. The principle of Kangzhuang is to sell its own products on the basis of self-sufficiency.

After Ziqing came here, she found out that this rice noodle has a history of so long, and she doesn't know where it started. To be honest, Ziqing thinks that the taste of rice noodles is much better than noodles, it may be that things are scarce and expensive, and the locals are used to eating rice noodles at home, all kinds of boiled noodles and fried noodles, but there are guests at home, especially those in the first month, who will serve a bowl of noodles at noon.

Therefore, the exchange of relatives and friends is more likely to be noodles than rice noodles. Of course, there are also really good bites, such as the old man, who doesn't like rice noodles and loves noodles.

Ziqing thought that if the silt in the swamp was cleaned up and used to fertilize the land, the yield should not be much worse. In ancient times, the labor force was low, and his family's good fields could not be cleaned up, and he did not have the manpower and financial resources to clean up this large piece of wasteland, and only a few acres of land at the door of his house would be up to the sky, which is why Ziqing was able to buy this large piece of wasteland one after another, the poor were too busy to come, and the landlord's family couldn't look down on it, Ziqing really picked up a big bargain.

Speaking of swamps, Ziqing heard that the newly bought wasteland had been reclaimed first. The swamp has not yet begun to be cleaned up, and it seems that after the late rice is planted, the silt of these fifty or sixty acres of marshland will cost a lot of labor, and Ziqing is still looking forward to the bottom of the silt. Is there really any treasure? Decades of reservoirs. (Leaves·~..) Where are the fish and shrimp?

This summer feels very fast, and there are many things to do. Lin Kangping was busy, and he couldn't find a suitable person to make rice noodles, and Huang Pozi could only make noodles. Ziqing's second uncle will do it. But one of the old people is getting older. It is impossible to stay in Kangzhuang to help Ziqing with this, second, Shen Jianshui still has a lot of things at home, where is Ziqing embarrassed to ask for help.

Afterward. It was Lin An who asked all the people in Kangzhuang, and it was actually Baofeng's husband. Zhou Laifu will do it. Ziqing really didn't expect that by chance, she actually found a capable person, willing to contribute, ingenious, and a little skilled. Such a person is too worthy of Ziqing's pull.

Shen's time is also busy enough, August Zishou got married, there are still a lot of things to prepare, although he has done a lot of good things, but Shen still doesn't want to be criticized, and always wants to strive for perfection in everything. It's a pity that Chen's can't help much these days, she is pregnant, and she has to take care of her two sons, Xiaoju has to share a lot of housework, where can she be busy?

Fortunately, Shi Pozi, who was sent to the school, can come over to help, after all, there are only two old people in the school, and there are still not many things. In this way, Shen can spare time to do some needlework, Ziqing took the clothes of Shen and Zeng Ruixiang, as well as the old man and Tian's, Ziyu is also busy making purses, Zishou's shoes and socks, etc.

Busy days always fly by, a few days, Lin Kangping went out, and a few days later, Zishou and Zixi returned to the school, Ziqing was shocked to realize that this summer had slipped away again.

The Shen family sent a letter to Xia Yu, so he took Xia Yu over to live for a while, accompanying the old man and Tian.

Zishou specially asked for leave on the eighth day of the eighth month of August to come back, send the dowry to the woman's house, Ziqing followed the busy for a few days, basically got up early and went back to her parents' house after dinner, and returned in the evening when it was dark, helping Shen to make some clothes, jewelry, furniture, reward purses, pastries and sweets for guests, dishes for the banquet and so on.

On this day, it was easy to relax, stay in Qingyuan and sleep lazily, Xiaoqing Xiaolan came in from time to time to take a look, and when she saw Ziqing waking up, she hurriedly said: "Grandma, Steward Lin has been waiting for grandma outside for a long time, saying that there is an emergency." ”

Ziqing packed up and went to the front yard, Lin An was squatting on the ground and fiddling with a large turtle, which seemed to be more than a foot in diameter. Ziqing came to the front in three steps and asked, "Where did the soft-shelled turtle come from?" ”

"Silt in the swamps. Grandma, we haven't dug deep yet, this is the big brother Laifu caught, the sludge is half cleaned up, he looked at it for a long time, said, there is a big soft-shelled turtle nest inside, let me go back to grandma, the hired person resigned, we will do the rest of the things ourselves, otherwise, everyone knows that there is a soft-shelled turtle here, but I am afraid that there will be other thoughts, it is not good to steal during the day, to steal at night, a good eye, stuck in the quagmire and can't get out, isn't it our fault? So, it's better not to let people know. Moreover, a soft-shelled turtle that is more than five years old can be sold for one tael of silver, and more than ten years can be sold for two or three taels of silver. ”

"But, what can soft-shelled turtles eat in this broken mud?"

"Loach, small fish and shrimp, that place has been forgotten by others for many years, the old people said, it used to be a big reservoir, and then it was no longer needed, the pond mud was not cleaned up in time, and people died, and no one dared to go in."

Ziqing thought for a while and said: "In this case, just listen to him, resign first, it's time for the August Festival, this soft-shelled turtle, don't sell it to any tooth shop, let's send people ourselves, pick a dozen a day, go to Anzhou City to sell it yourself, and the price will be listened to." Wait, you can't go away now, it's time to harvest the corn? ”

"And the bamboo shoots should also be collected. It just so happens that there are a lot of things during this time, so why don't you find a few tight-mouthed ones, follow Laifu, and catch soft-shelled turtles while picking pond mud? ”

"It's okay, I caught it and put it in a clean pond for two days, and when the master comes back, let Lin Fu and my cousin take someone to sell soft-shelled turtles, otherwise, the children in the Zhuangzi will sell the silver, but I am afraid that they may not be able to get it back." Ziqing said that a fifteen or sixteen-year-old child sold dozens of taels of silver in the market, which was enough to attract thieves.

Lin An was about to leave when he heard this, Ziqing wanted to follow and take a look, so he hurriedly asked, "Is there anyone working there today?" ”

"There will be this, if grandma wants to go, I still have to wait for grandpa to come back. Otherwise, we will be scolded again. Lin An replied, and was about to leave immediately.

"Wait, first of all, how old is this?" Ziqing asked, pointing to the ground crawling.

"I said that it was a year, and I gave it to my grandmother to try it first, but yesterday everyone else left, and I was caught by Laifu."

After Ziqing waited for Lin An to leave, she pulled it into the bucket with a stick, put some water, and sent it back to her parents' house.

Shen saw such a big soft-shelled turtle, so he naturally wanted to ask how it came, Ziqing said, Shen smiled: "It's surprising that you are lucky to be small, no, buy a broken mud pond that no one wants, and you can still have these good things." However, you really have to watch it, don't kill someone because of a few soft-shelled turtles, but it's not worth it, and when the time comes, people will come to your door to find trouble. ”

"That's not the case, so, now Lin An is going to order them to stop work, I plan to let Cousin Baofu and Lin Fu help me sell soft-shelled turtles instead, someone in the province has made up their minds, and it would be better to have them here." That being said, I don't know how much I have. By the way, mother, my family's bamboo shoots can also be sold, should this dish be served at the junior's banquet? ”

"It's okay, but it's just that I'm biased from your house, and I just catch a few big fish from your house." Shen said.

"Okay, go back and have someone bring it to your mother." Ziqing replied.

As he was talking, Chen came over with a big belly, "Second sister-in-law, does your fetus feel different from the previous one?" ”

"Well, it's really different, I really want to eat spicy food now, it must be a female baby, and she doesn't move the same, before, it felt like a little foot kicked me, but now it seems to be an ass arch on me, my mother said, eighty percent is a female baby." Chen was happy when she mentioned this, she gave birth to two sons in a row, and she was also looking forward to having a girl. In addition, this year, Zilu is by her side every day, and the dividends of the restaurant are getting thicker and thicker, and life is really smooth.

"It's great, if my sister-in-law can have a son this year, it will be even more perfect." Ziqing still remembers that when Liu gave birth to her second daughter, she cried secretly.

"Your eldest brother said that when the Mid-Autumn Festival comes, send your sister-in-law back, one is to attend the wedding of the junior, the other is to go home to give birth, and then follow your eldest brother to Hualien after the New Year." Shen said.

Ziqing talked with everyone again before returning home.

Lin Kangping only entered the house on the evening of August 12, and the next day, when Lin Kangping had rested a little, Ziqing pulled him to see what the swamp had become.

The two of them still entered from the gate of Kangzhuang, for safety, Kangzhuang only opened this one gate, and the children were breaking corn, and when they saw Ziqing and Lin Kangping, they just saluted and still did things.

On the other side of the swamp, with Lin An personally watching, Ziqing saw the man of the Baofeng family for the first time, dressed in a gray cloth short coat, and his hair was also wrapped in a gray cloth, giving people a thin and capable feeling. At the edge of this swamp, wooden planks were laid one after another, and he and Lao Zhao were sitting on the planks digging the mud under their feet, and two other foremen were picking up mud. They began to clean up along the side of the wasteland, and they could not see the bottom, and only saw the marks of the surrounding pond mud to see that they were working.

Lin An saw that Lin Kangping glanced at the people who were working, so he explained that Lao Zhou took someone to collect the bamboo shoots, saying that it must be harvested today, and it will be sent to the tooth store before dark. (This site: Your support is my biggest motivation. )