Chrysanthemum nested in the fire bucket for a while before she came back to her senses.

made Yang's heart ache to death, and said to Zheng Changhe and Aoki that she couldn't be allowed to go out again in this cold weather.

Zheng Changhe nodded again and again, and said, "You just talk about chrysanthemums, aren't you too?" I picked it up to the village below to sell it, and I was relieved that I could sell as much as I could in Xiatangji. ”

Where is Yang willing to listen, she said: "I go down with Laixi, what can I do?" I now give him fifteen yuan a day, and the baby is happy and willing to go out with me, and he also earns pocket money. It won't be long before it's time for the New Year. Let's make some money to have a fat year. ”

Chrysanthemum said: "Mother, if you just run away to sell vegetables, it will be harder, and we won't worry; I'm afraid that you will encounter that unreasonable person and suffer a loss. ”

Zheng Changhe: "That's what I meant. ”

Aoki interjected. He only felt that he had studied and that he had achieved nothing and could not help anything, so he was annoyed; You can't give up halfway and drop out of school. I secretly thought that I would have to work harder in the future, and when I was almost done, I would come home to help.

Yang smiled: "At my age, it's better to think carefully?" I'm glad to bring it, but that's not what it's for. Besides, we didn't go far, we all sold in the village near Xiatangji. These ten miles and eight towns are also familiar people, and there are those who are difficult, and they are embarrassed to go too far. ”

Yang still didn't listen to Zheng Changhe and Chrysanthemum's words, and insisted on carrying pigs into the water to various villages to sell, and Chrysanthemum's uncle Yang Defa sold them in Xiatangji.

As a result, she came back later than usual every day, and didn't get home until about noon. The money is more than before, and he has to sell two pairs of sewer and two pig's heads and pig's trotters every day.

The day after the village chief came to Chrysanthemum's house to buy pigs and go into the water, the sky was also clear. The snow melted into the sun and flowed everywhere, and the thatched eaves dripped water straight down. The temperature dropped a lot, and the shady place was still frozen, and the ice flowers formed were all kinds of flowers, which was very gratifying.

Zheng Changhe shoveled all the snow in the yard early in the morning, and even swept a passage out of the yard so that people could walk. The snow was swept away, and as soon as the sun broke, the ground dried, saving people from stepping on it and getting wet everywhere.

Chrysanthemum wraps itself tightly. Last night I made a new silver-red scarf around it, or it would be more appropriate to call it a scarf, and it was also covered with cotton mile; On his head he wore a silver-red hat, all of which were made of cloth left over from his clothes.

She put straw sandals on top of her shoes, carried a basket, took a small shovel, went to the new vegetable field to shovel two yellow cabbages, and went to the small vegetable garden by the kitchen to pull some spinach.

Peeling off the snow and looking at the dark green spinach under the snow, I just feel that it is particularly eye-catching.

This spinach is not as big, long, and emerald green as it was sold in the vegetable market in the previous life, but it is flat and lying on the dirt and growing close to the ground; The color is dark green, green and black, the rhizome is pink, and each one is fat and strong. She usually doesn't pinch off the roots, and after washing it, she fries it directly in the pot, which is crispy and tender, and the spinach that has been frosted and snowed is also exceptionally sweet.

After pulling half a basket of spinach, she looked at the small spinach field, thought about it, used a shovel to remove all the snow, and then asked her father to pick up a piece of grass ash from the hole in the dustpan stove and sprinkle it on top of the spinach.

This grass ash is a good thing, not only can it fertilize the ground, but also protect the roots of the vegetables from freezing. Her family's ashes were scattered into the vegetable patch. It's just that when the wind blows, it's more annoying, and it blows everywhere, so you have to sprinkle some water pressure to press it.

Zheng Changhe came in and processed another piece of green garlic in the same way, and said to the chrysanthemum: "You rest, go bask in the sun." I'll get it. ”

Chrysanthemum agreed, and fetched some washing vegetables by the well while basking in the sun.

Suddenly, she heard someone calling her at the gate of the courtyard.

"Chrysanthemum! Someone is looking for miles! ”

When she looked up, it turned out to be that Li Changyu. He stood outside the fence courtyard with Li Changfeng, looking at her with a smile, and there were an old man and a young man next to him.

The young man and Li Changyu's brothers were dressed in general, but they were richer, and his silver-gray robe was covered with a fur vest, and the neckline and cuffs were turned out of snow-white hair, which made his face fair and his eyebrows and eyes deep.

The older ones were also the same age as Zheng Changhe, wearing thick cotton robes and fur hats on their heads.

Chrysanthemum put the washed spinach on the bucket, walked up to these people, and asked softly, "Brother Changyu, what's the matter?" ”

Li Changyu saw that she didn't ignore him like yesterday, so he smiled with joy, and hurriedly explained to her: "Chrysanthemum, this is the young master of the Chen family in Xiatangji, Chen Yu, who is studying in the same school as us. His family opened a Qinghui restaurant in Xiatangji. This is the shopkeeper Mao. They're here to talk to you about business. ”

Chrysanthemum was stunned, she quietly looked at the two people carefully, and secretly wondered about their intentions.

That Chen Yu was also looking at the chrysanthemum, and the ugly girl with the face towel simply surprised him - this was too different from what Li Changyu described to him!

Although she is still young, her eyes are like water, and she exudes a quiet and indifferent temperament; The silver-red hat and jacket make the country courtyard in the snow and the thatched eaves and earthen walls in the courtyard also vivid.

Although on the way to the Zheng family, the Li Changfeng brothers had briefly introduced the situation of the Zheng family to him, including the ugly face of the chrysanthemum. However, after seeing Chrysanthemum, he still couldn't believe that there was an ugly face under the scarf.

Chrysanthemum leaned sideways and let a few people into the courtyard. At this time, Zheng Changhe also came out of the vegetable garden. He scooped some water from the bucket and hurriedly wiped it on his body as he walked over to them.

Li Changfeng and Li Changyu hurriedly called "Uncle Zheng".

Zheng Changhe smiled and said, "Hey! Look, you're both out of the picture. It's all grown so tall. ”

After taking a stool, giving up a seat, and after some greetings, everyone sat down in the courtyard. Chrysanthemum didn't pour tea for them - there weren't enough cups, so it was hard to use a bowl.

The shopkeeper Mao explained his intention to Zheng Changhe in detail - Qinghui Restaurant wanted to buy his recipe for cooking the pig's water and pig's head, as well as the spicy cabbage.

Zheng Changhe, an honest farmer, has never experienced such a thing, that is, recently his family sold pig's head meat and pig water, which was also burned spoonful by spoonful and sold to the villagers, where would he talk to people about business.

He couldn't help but look at the chrysanthemum in embarrassment, but her mother was not there, otherwise her mother would have an idea.

How did he know that people came to the Fuxi grocery store first, but they didn't find the Yang family, so they came to Qingnan Village.

Although Yang Defa said that his sister-in-law Ming'er was still going to be on the set, but Chen Yu, the young master of the Chen family, happened to come back from Qinghui County with Li Changfeng yesterday, and he heard that the Zheng family lived in Qingnan Village, so he thought about contacting the Zheng family through his classmate Li Changfeng, presumably this business would be better to discuss.

At this moment, he saw Zheng Changhe's eyes turned to the chrysanthemum, and he couldn't help but look at this masked ugly girl again, thinking to himself Could it be that she is in charge of this Zheng family?

Chrysanthemum was listening attentively, and when she saw her father's appearance, she couldn't hide it if she wanted to. So she leaned next to Zheng Changhe, and said to the shopkeeper Mao in a soft voice: "Uncle, you have also seen that my family is very poor." We still want to make some money from this business, and save up to marry my brother's daughter-in-law! I can't make a lot of money selling this pig water and pig head meat, and I am busy, washing and burning, and a big spoon is only a penny. On a cold day like today, my mother is still carrying her burden around the villages. If I sell you this recipe, what will my family do? ”

The shopkeeper Mao was just about to answer, but Chen Yu stopped him with a wave of his hand.

He smiled and said to Chrysanthemum: "Chrysanthemum girl, it's hard for your mother to carry the burden and sell spoonful by spoonful, isn't it?" If we pay a sum of money to buy your recipe, you can also buy a shop and don't have to run around. My family runs a restaurant, even if I buy this recipe and cook food, I will sell it to people who come to the restaurant to eat, and I will not sell it to those who work on the dock and villagers, and it will not rob your family's business, isn't that good? ”

How can the chrysanthemum heart be so simple.

She quickly thought about it in her heart, thought for a while, and then said softly: "Young Master Chen, this pig is eaten by our poor people. No matter how good the pot is, if you put it in a restaurant and sell it, I'm afraid it's not a good idea - no one wants to spend money and eat like the coolies on the docks, right? If you sell a bowl for two pennies, you won't make any money. I have an idea, I wonder if you'd like to hear it? ”

Chen Yu smiled and encouraged: "Chrysanthemum girl, please speak." ”

Chrysanthemum said quietly: "This pig water and pig head meat are not only burned like this. I can tell you other ways, and it will save this pig from boiling pickles in the water and not being served on the table. ”

Shopkeeper Mao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he hurriedly asked, "What the girl said is true?" What else would you do? ”