Chapter 141: Xanadu
Cheng Xi always remembered what Xu Saburo said to keep a low profile, and even the Cheng family hid the matter of buying the grange, all in the name of Yu Zhaocai.
When all the formalities on the Grange were completed, and Cheng Xi said that he was going to move to Lihua Village, not only the Cheng family objected, but even Yu Zhaocai did not approve, Lihua Village was too far away from the county seat, a remote village, everyone really couldn't figure out what Cheng Xi wanted to do there.
She doesn't know how to farm, so the grange directly hires people from the village to plant and sends someone over to watch it, not necessarily by herself.
Cheng Xi insisted on going over, the grange and orchard were built to make it easier for people to take care of them, Cheng Xi asked Brother Xiong to take Aunt Fu over first, and cleaned up and repaired the house, and when it was June, Cheng Xi began to move over.
Everyone saw that Cheng Xi insisted, even if everyone objected, there was no way, and if they didn't agree, they had to agree, a few days before the move, Xu Lan came over, Cheng Xi looked at the burden Xu Lan was carrying behind him, and asked suspiciously, "Who are you?" Don't plan to do things in Yu Gongzi's teahouse? ”
Xu Lan replied with a smile, "No, I deliberately came here before you left, just to follow you to Lihua Village, and Gongzi also agreed, saying that he would also have another share of the Grange, and he would hand it over to me in the future." ”
Cheng Xi looked at Yu Zhaocai, who came over with him, and said with a smile, "What, this is not at ease, I'm afraid that I will toss Zhuangzi to the ground?" ”
Yu Zhaocai nodded matter-of-factly, "So I have to send someone to watch you." ”
The crescent moon on the side interjected, "No, Xi'er, it was the slave who asked her to follow you over and help you a little." ”
Cheng Xi didn't think it was strange when he heard that it was Yue'er's idea, he had known Yue'er for so long, Cheng Xi could be regarded as knowing Yue'er, and she usually looked like a simple Lori, but in fact, she was deceived on the surface.
The crescent moon is actually very shrewd, and it is still a big vinegar jar, as long as any woman has a little bit of meaning for Yu Zhaocai, the crescent moon can kill the little meaning of others in the cradle.
If it weren't for Cheng Xi's relationship, Xu Lan would have been squeezed by the crescent moon to the point that she didn't know which horn bump to cool off, even so, the crescent moon was always on guard against Xu Lan, and now that she has found an opportunity to keep Xu Lan away, of course she won't let it go.
Cheng Xi was thinking, if she hadn't been married, she wondered if Yue'er would even eat her vinegar, and it was precisely because of this that there were really no women around Yu Zhaocai, they were all a group of men like Xiong Da Xiong Er.
Since Yueya'er was not at ease with Xu Lan and insisted on getting her away, Cheng Xi was not easy to refuse, so she nodded and responded, "Okay, then follow me, I'm worried that no one will farm with me." ”
Xu Lan heard Cheng Xi say that she wanted to farm, so she said bitterly, "Third sister-in-law, is it okay to do laundry and cooking?" ”
Cheng Xi responded with a smile, "Teasing you, don't worry, I won't let you be a coolie." ”
Cheng Xi has been coming to this place for almost two years, basically in the county, and there is nothing to move, but in the end of two years, he still bought a lot of things, and packed up a lot of things.
After everything was sent over and cleaned up, Cheng Xi planned to move over, and only Uncle Fu was left in the county, and Uncle Liu and they were together to explain the matter of the fat sausage shop, and everyone else followed her to Lihua Village.
Cheng Xi prefers the orchard, and the house on the orchard side is also wider, and the old slave who stayed to see the orchard said that it is because the original master also likes the orchard, and when the fruit trees bloom or bear fruit, they will come to live from time to time, so it is better to repair.
The house was built in a slightly higher position, Cheng Xi took the centenarian and Xu Lan to live in the higher attic in the middle, and Aunt Fu and Xiong Da lived in the bungalows on both sides.
As soon as Cheng Xi arrived, he couldn't wait to take the centenarian to the upstairs of the attic, looking out from the balcony outside the attic, but it was almost overlooking most of the orchard, lush and full of fruits, it was really pleasant, living in such a place, Cheng Xi simply felt that it was better than living in the county town I don't know how many times.
Cheng Xi stretched out his hands to hug himself and said excitedly, "I have finally become a little landlord's wife." ”
Then her eyes dimmed again, yes, she has become a small landlord's wife, but this is not her own efforts, she thought she was a modern person, relying on her own efforts will definitely create a world that belongs to her in this backward era, but after coming here for two years, she was finally defeated by reality, and now she can only ensure food and clothing at most, or because there is more than enough to attract such a rich man cover.
And this piece of land was bought with the money left by Xu Sanlang, but Xu Sanlang at this time had no news and did not know the return date.
What if Xu Saburo comes back? I spent his money, and when I came back, I would give him a daughter-in-law, and it wasn't that bad to be married to him, was it? And if you are helpless here, if you really leave here, where can you go?
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law......"
It wasn't until he was 100 years old and shouted at Cheng Xi and pulled Cheng Xi's clothes that Cheng Xi came back to his senses, squatted down and looked at 100 years old, and asked suspiciously, "What's wrong with 100 years old?" ”
Bai Sui pouted and said, "Sister-in-law has always been ignoring people lately. ”
Cheng Xi smiled embarrassedly and said, "Yes, my sister-in-law is wrong, I will change it in the future, what is the matter with my sister-in-law at the age of 100?" ”
Hearing Cheng Xi ask about something, Bai Sui was instantly diverted from his thoughts, and said excitedly, "Sister-in-law, let's go pick peaches, there are so big peaches over there." ”
At this time, it was the season when peaches were ripe, and Cheng Xi looked at those big and red peaches, and was also a little greedy, so he nodded and responded, "Okay, let's go pick peaches." ”
Before Aunt Fu and Brother Xiong came over at home, they cleaned up, and Xu Lan didn't have anything to clean up if she wanted to, so she just put her things away, and then came out to follow Cheng Xi and An An to pick peaches in the orchard.
Looking at this huge orchard and the fruitful fruit trees in the orchard, Xu Lan was also very excited and said, "Third sister-in-law, you are really good at choosing a place, this place is not only better than the county seat, it is too comfortable." ”
Cheng Xi was not modest at all, and responded with a smile, "That's, I'll buy it if it's bad?" It's a paradise, and this will be my home from now on. ”
Xu Lan heard Cheng Xi's words and said in surprise, "Huh? Are you going to stay in this little village in the future? ”
Cheng Xi nodded, "Well, the scenery here is pleasant, and there is no deception outside, which is good." ”
Xu Lan said, "But it's too remote here, is the third brother willing to stay here when he comes back?" ”
Cheng Xi replied with a smile, "He must be willing." Otherwise, he would not be willing to stay in Shiqiao Village, and would rather be tortured by the Xu family.
Although he left in the end, it was not what he wanted, or because she was threatened with a hundred years old, it turned out that he had unknowingly become Xu Sanlang's weakness, Cheng Xi sighed in his heart, if there was no her and a hundred years old, he was afraid that he would not be willing to leave.
Xu Sanlang has been gone for a year, and there is no news at all, and the clothes made for him are almost all in spring, summer, autumn and winter, but no one has ever come to her to take them away.
Originally, she didn't want to go to the yard in the county town to inquire about the situation, but she didn't know what was going on some time ago, and she would always dream of Xu Sanlang, but in the end she couldn't help but pass, and only knocked on the door for a long time and no one answered, and the people around told her that there had been no one in this yard this year.
Could it be that something is wrong? She has been paying attention to the news in the capital, but there is nothing unusual in the capital, it is still the same as before.
"Third sister-in-law?"
Xu Lan pulled Cheng Xi out of her thoughts again, and Cheng Xi answered, "Huh? What's wrong? ”
Xu Lan looked at Cheng Xi suspiciously, "Third sister-in-law, what's wrong with you these days?" Always in a daze. ”
Cheng Xi responded, "Really? Standing there with a pensive face, wondering if he had been in a daze lately.
Seeing that Cheng Xi was about to start in a daze again, Xu Lan hurriedly said, "Let's start picking peaches quickly, it's not early, it's going to be dark in a while." ”
Cheng Xi nodded, no longer thinking nonsense, and pulled the hundred-year-old An An to follow Xu Lan in front.
There are a lot of peach trees in the orchard, and the peaches are basically ripe, but Aunt Fu is worried about Cheng Xi first, "Our place is so remote, so many peaches have to be shipped and sold, I'm afraid it's not easy, the weather is also hot, and this thing won't be long after." ”
Cheng Xi replied with a smile, "Aunt Fu, don't worry, I'm free to plan." ”
After that, Cheng Xi called Brother Xiong Daxiong Erping, as well as Wang Bo, the fruit farmer who was originally left in the orchard, to discuss the matter of dealing with peaches.
As soon as he sat down, Uncle Wang said, "The previous owners of these peaches didn't care much, so they kept some for themselves to eat, and then gave some to relatives and friends, and the rest were taken to the county town by the old slave to deal with it cheaply, but the price is really low, no way, this fruit is not like grain, can't be put away, we are too partial here, we want to sell it at a good price, and when it is shipped out, it will be broken." ”
Cheng Xi replied with a smile, "Then let's not buy them this year, I want to make these fruits canned and sell them when there are fewer fruit trees, so that if we sell them backwards in the opposite season, we will definitely be able to sell them at a price." ”
Several people were confused, and they didn't understand what Cheng Xi was going to do, but Uncle Wang was older, so he grasped the point and asked suspiciously, "What is canned food?" ”
Cheng Xi explained to a few people, "I have come up with a method of storing fruits, which can extend the storage period of fruits, and it should not be a problem to leave them for a year and a half." ”
Because Cheng Xi had done experiments by himself before, he was not worried about failure, and planned to directly start assigning tasks to several people, and then start producing.