Chapter Twenty-Six: Return to Miaojia Village
Miao Wei's village is called Miaojia Village, and most of the people in the village are surnamed Miao, and occasionally there are a few families with foreign surnames such as Xia, Zhang, and Li, and there are only seven or eight households in total. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoMiaojia Village and Hongqu Town are both next to the Xuanyuan River, but Miaojia Village is a little downstream. Miaojia Village is not considered to be in the mountainous area, to be precise, it is backed by the mountainous area, and the Xuanyuan River is opposite the endless mountains. The Xuanyuan River turned a corner here in Miaojia Village, changing from south to north to west to east.
When Miao Wei walked into the village, he was greeted by a middle-aged woman in her fifties. Miao Wei fixed his eyes and saw that it was Xia Chongfei's mother Li Xuelian, Li Xuelian is a famous long-tongued woman in the village, the east and the west are short all day long, this mother-in-law is not good to her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law says bad things about her mother-in-law behind her back, etc. Miao Wei didn't want to touch her from the bottom of his heart, and if you meet her, it's okay to be fine.
When he was young, the relationship between Miao Wei and Xia Chongfei was not very good, Xia Chongfei was very skinny when he was young, he liked to bully children in the same village, and he didn't take it seriously. Miao Wei was also the head of several children at that time, and when he saw that his brother was being bullied, he would go to Xia Chongfei to seek justice. Miao Wei grew up with a tiger's head when he was a child, and his body was also very strong, and Xia Chongfei suffered Miao Wei's losses when he was a child. Li Xuelian led Xia Chongfei to Miao Wei's house to complain, and Li Xuelian also said bad things about Miao Wei behind her back.
"Oh, isn't this Miao Wei, why are you back now?" As soon as they met, Li Xuelian immediately greeted Miao Wei warmly, looking very close and familiar when she saw Miao Wei. If you don't reply, it's very bad, and it looks very rude. As soon as you get back to her, she'll spread your exclusive gossip in the village based on your expression and what you're saying, plus her own speculation.
"Alas, yes! Auntie is early!" Miao Wei immediately responded enthusiastically, otherwise she would have said it.
"Well, it's early! Why didn't you bring your girlfriend back?" asked Li Xuelian again.
"Uh, next time!" Miao Wei couldn't react a little, and answered casually.
"Hehe, okay, next time you come, you must show your aunt! Auntie will check for you!" Li Xuelian looked enthusiastic, and seemed to really care about Miao Wei.
"Okay, thank you, auntie!I'll trouble you to take a look at it then!" Miao Wei had no choice but to continue.
"Your girlfriend must be very beautiful, is it still the same girl from last time?" Li Xuelian continued to ask enthusiastically.
"Uh, that aunt, I'll go home first, and I'll talk to you next time I have time!" Miao Wei didn't have time to continue to entangle with her, so he hurriedly said goodbye!
"Okay, then let's do it first, I still have something!" Li Xuelian saw that Miao Wei was about to leave, so she was no longer reluctant.
"Okay, goodbye, aunt!" After saying hello, Miao Wei walked towards his house without looking back.
When I was not far from home, I saw my parents preparing to go to work in the fields. Now is the season of rice harvesting, the flat land area of Miaojia Village is not much, each family only has a few acres of land, just plant some rice as rations, and generally plant two seasons.
The rest of the water resources are still very developed because the Xuanyuan River has turned a corner here in Miaojia Village, and almost every household also has a small pond. In the spring, everyone will put some fish fry into their own pond, and then wait until autumn to collect the fish in the pond, leaving the part to eat, and the rest of the fish will also be pulled to the town to sell for money, although not much, but it can also be subsidized for the family.
"Dad!Mom!" Miao Wei shouted loudly and immediately ran over to his parents.
Miao Wei's parents were obviously stunned, turned their heads and saw that it was Miao Wei, and immediately put down the farm work equipment in their hands. The mother couldn't help but greet Miao Wei when she saw it, and the father silently picked up the utensils again in the back, and then put them back in the yard.
"Xiaowei, why are you back? Why is there no news at all!"
"Let my mother see, it seems to have lost weight!" Mother Yang Caixia picked up Miao Wei's face and looked at it carefully.
"Hehe, not thin. Eating outside is very good, and people are not tired!" Miao Wei can't let his parents worry about himself anymore when he goes out.
"Oh, by the way, why are you back now? Last time on National Day, I thought you would come back? Your father and I have prepared a lot of your favorite food for you, ready for you to bring over!"
"Later, you called and said that you weren't coming back, and that your father and I had eaten the delicious food by ourselves. You don't have anything to eat when you come back this time!" Mom was in a good mood and joked.
"Haha, Mom, if you like it, you can eat it. It's not easy for you to come through so many years of hard work. Miao Wei naturally knew that his mother was joking, but he really hoped that his parents could eat and drink more, and not always save too much for themselves.
Miao Wei's home is not big, with three tiled houses in the back, a kitchen on the side, and then a yard around it. At the back of the big house there is a garden with some common vegetables, which are usually eaten by the family. Usually, my parents cook in the back yard, and only occasionally when they eat fish and meat, they will go to the street to buy it.
"By the way, Xiaowei, why are you going home now? You didn't answer me when I asked you just now?" When I got to the yard, my mother remembered the question she had just asked.
"Well, Mom, that's it! I don't do that job!" Miao Wei couldn't hide from it, so he had to tell his mother truthfully.
"Well, don't you do it?" Mom was stunned, and at the same time, Miao Wei saw his father who was cleaning up firewood in the yard.
"It's okay, if you don't do it, you won't do it. Like my son, what are you afraid of!" The mother quickly calmed down, but was full of confidence in her son, and the father paused for a moment and continued to work there.
"Well, Mom, it's really okay. I didn't come back during the National Day, and I sold vegetables there for a few days and made some money. I think this industry can also be done, so I'm ready to do this for a long time!" Miao Wei explained to his mother.
"Selling vegetables?" Mom couldn't keep up with the rhythm, but soon gave positive encouragement: "Well, selling vegetables is also quite good, and if there is a large amount of this thing, it is also very good!"
"By the way, Dad, don't be busy yet, come here! I brought you something!" Miao Wei remembered that the gifts he bought for his parents hadn't been given to them yet.
Dad put down the firewood in his hand, rubbed his hands and wiped it on his pants, and the family went to the hall together. Miao Wei immediately took out all kinds of things from his backpack and put them on the table, some of them were food he bought when he was in Lingcheng, some were commonly used daily necessities, some were specialties of the Northeast, and some were clothes for his parents, and then he also took some vegetables and fruits in a small space by the way.
"Xiaowei, these things cost a lot of money, right? This kid, why are your parents so polite! Spending money indiscriminately!" The mother was also very happy when she saw these gifts for the first time, but immediately taught Miao Wei a lesson and told him not to spend money indiscriminately.
"Hehe, Mom and Dad, didn't I tell you? I actually made some money selling vegetables. I have now obtained the exclusive agency rights of this new type of vegetable and am ready to grow it in Miaojia Village. Miao Wei told his parents his plans.
"Yes, you can, but we don't have much land in our village, who wants to rent it to you. If you really rent it, it is estimated that the price is also very expensive, and now there are a few greenhouses in the village that are engaged in greenhouse vegetables, and it seems that they can't make a lot of money in a year. Dad helped Miao Wei analyze.
"By the way, Mom and Dad, what I'm making now is this new type of vegetable, which is rich in a variety of vitamins and minerals, which is really good for the body. You guys try it first!" Miao Wei picked up two tomatoes and handed them to his parents.
"Well, these vegetables look really good. I guess it might be a good selling point. Looking at Miao Wei's appearance of vegetables, my mother changed her words and felt that it should be okay. Isn't it just easy to sell? It's still very expensive! Miao Wei secretly thought in his heart, and the supply exceeded demand.
"Hmm...... This taste..... "Mom took a bite of the tomatoes and wanted to give a comment, but found that she didn't know how to describe it, and finally said, "It's delicious!". Miao Wei's father, Miao Mingde, also nodded in agreement.
"Yes, Mom and Dad. How's it going?It tastes okay?!" Miao Wei looked at his parents and said with a smile.
"Hmm..... You're going to sell this one well!" Mom replied in the affirmative.
"Mom and Dad, I actually want to rent the mountain on the other side of the river in our village to engage in vegetable planting. Miao Wei thought about renting the land on the road, and now he said it to ask his parents for advice.
There are several hills on the other side of the river in Miaojia Village, which are very good, the soil is also very fertile, there are springs on the top, and the water flow is not small. Several ponds have been formed from the springs, and the only inconvenient thing is that it is separated by a Xuanyuan River of two or three hundred meters. These mountains are primeval forests in the past, and these mountains in the town have been assigned to Miaojia Village. Due to the inconvenient transportation, no one wants to plant these mountains, and basically they have been barren.
"The land on the other side of the river is very good, the price is certainly not high, and the land is quite fertile. It's just that the transportation is inconvenient, and it is very troublesome to transport vegetables, and if you hire someone to use a boat, the cost is too high. Dad continued to help Miao Wei analyze the pros and cons.
"Hehe, Mom and Dad, in fact, the price of this vegetable is quite expensive! Miao Wei gave his parents a reassurance.
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this for now, I won't go to the ground today. Mingde, you go and slaughter a rooster, go to the pond and catch a few fish, and treat Xiaowei well at noon!" Mom said.
It is very simple to catch chickens, they are all home-raised, in the chicken pen surrounded by nets, scatter a handful of rice on the ground and call a few times, and the chickens will immediately come to eat. As soon as the door was closed, he caught the turtle in an urn, and easily caught the rooster that was about to be killed.
The net fish is a little troublesome, so bring the net and come to the pond of your house. Because there is no preparation for selling fish, the water in the pond is still quite deep. The pond is not large, only about two acres of land, and it is only 30 meters wide and more than 40 meters long. Miao Mingde used a wire mesh, added a heavy block below it to sink to the bottom, and then worked alone with Miao Wei on the shore to slowly close the net forward.
After all, there are a lot of fish in the fish pond, so how can you not catch fish when you go down to the net? Seeing that the net is getting closer and closer to the other end, the fish in front of the net began to jump out of the water and make a splash. In the end, Miao Mingde and Miao Wei gently closed the net and deliberately released most of the fish, after all, they just ate it themselves, and it was a waste to have so many nets. In this way, there are no less than 30 catties left in the end, some are large and some are small, and the types of fish are also very mixed, such as silver carp, grass carp, crucian carp, and some small miscellaneous fish.
A few large grass carp and crucian carp were left, and the rest of the fish were put into the pool in the yard by Miao Mingde and kept to eat slowly. Almost every family has built such a pond, because sometimes the fish caught too much will not be sold for a while and a half, so they will be raised in the pond first.
Miao Wei's mother had picked a few common vegetables from the vegetable garden behind the house, including chicken hairy cabbage, pea seedlings, sword beans, and a little green pepper and eggplant. However, the green peppers and eggplants are almost out of the market, after all, it is autumn, and there are only a few hanging on the branches.