Chapter 23: Farming Season
This meal was the happiest meal the Liu family had ever eaten. Even the little tiger is overwhelmed.
Hearing the sound outside the door, it gradually dispersed, and Du Yi and Peach Blossom walked out. Li Niang put away the dishes and chopsticks, and the family sat in the hall and started a meeting.
Liu Dazhu, who was originally the head of the family, looked at Du Yi at this time, opened his mouth, and said for a while: "Miss, no, Yiyi, you can talk about this meeting!"
When Du Yi heard that he was called Miss, he subconsciously frowned. But when I heard that it had changed, I didn't say anything.
"Mother, how much silver did you sell today?" This family is very short of money, and she doesn't know how much of today's things are sold.
Liu and Li Niang counted the silver in front of everyone, and finally said with trembling hands: "Here are one or two pieces of silver." ”
In this rural place, how difficult it is to earn a tael of silver, everyone knows. This person who digs in the soil can't earn much silver after a year of hard work, but the meat and salt are the most expensive, and everyone is reluctant to eat the oil and salt on weekdays.
If it weren't for the special situation now, when the autumn harvest is coming, everyone's food must be improved, and the wild boar must not be sold so quickly.
"Dad, we will eat the food that will be harvested tomorrow. This year's tax, I will use this silver to pay on my behalf, and I will go back and find a way to make up for it for you. Dui breathed a sigh of relief, today was just a chance luck.
"Yiyi, where did you get so much salt at home?" Liu asked the Liu family's thoughts, except for Peach Blossom and Xiaohuzi, who was already asleep.
Du Yi glanced at Peach Blossom, and Peach Blossom immediately told her what happened today. Finally, he said: "At present, we need to keep this matter secret and not let others know." Tomorrow, the second brother, sister-in-law and father will go to the autumn harvest as well, and Yiyi and I will continue to scrape salt. There are a lot of trees over there, and we have to save them, and the more we save, the better. Yiyi said that after a while, it will be cold and there will be no more. Mother at home, take care of the tiger and cook. Iyidang and I went digging wild vegetables. ”
The people of the Liu family had never heard of the salt in a tree, but they were not allowed to believe it. After all, there is so much extra salt in my house at once, and I can't explain it. Fortunately, today's mother said that it was a reward from the master's side, so if there is something like this, it is still the Du Mansion to take responsibility. After all, selling salt privately is punishable by jail.
"That's it, that's it. Yiyi and Peach Blossom don't let yourself get too tired, you can have as much as you can. Rest early, and you'll have to get up early tomorrow morning. Erlang, you cut two catties of meat in a while and send it to the village chief's house. In the future, Yiyi's affairs will need to trouble people a lot. Yiyi, this is the money you earned, and you take it. ”
After Liu finished speaking, he handed the silver in his hand to Du Yi, after all, this was what she earned. Du Yi smiled and shook his head: "Mother, this silver, first for the family." In the future, if I earn again, I can save it myself. By the way, second brother, how about the things I asked you to check?"
For this little money, Du Yi didn't look at it. But she also understands that no matter what she does, everything must have a principal. Now that the family is destitute, she is counting on this little money to live, how can she ask for it? If she really wants, she will think of earning it.
"I looked at the trees in our village, and many of them have borne fruit, so I don't think there will be too little. But when the time comes, if you want to buy those fruits, I'm afraid it won't be so easy. ”
Du Yi thought about it, and no one knew that mangosteen was edible. If she gets it and sells it, the people in the village will say that she makes black money. She's just here, so it's better to make less trouble. But if that's the case, then her plan will be in vain, which is absolutely unacceptable.
For the sake of the present day, the only way to do this is to earn the silver first, and then buy the tree with the silver, and when the black and white words come down, pick the fruit and sell it, and transplant it together in the spring of the next year and plant it in the same place, then everything will be solved.
But at present, this method feels that it will not work, and we have to think about it, there will always be a solution.
"Daddy, child, I'm thinking about Miss, no, Yiyi said that we will stay and eat this food by ourselves this year. Then you have to pay taxes, the silver is not enough, I still have a few dozen yuan, I will give it to you first. You can send it to the village chief in a moment. ”
Li Niang thought that she could do something earlier, and she would do it, and she would be panicked when she put it in her heart.
Everyone looked at Doy, but when they saw her nodding, they all breathed a sigh of relief. Although Doe said that the silver came to pay taxes again, it was all used to pay, and there was really nothing left at home.
But then I think about it, there is food this year, and the family can eat enough, and I am very happy in my heart. These days are getting more and more hopeful.
The east gradually brightened, and Doy came to his senses at the cheerful call of the birds. The moment I opened the door, the fresh air poured into the room, and it was refreshing to drill into my nose. Doe stretched and stepped out the door.
At this time, she was extremely glad that there was not much at home, but there was still more firewood and water. I took a hot bath with Peach Blossom yesterday, and now my body is much better.
"Peach Blossom, why did you wake up so early? I'll help you!" At this moment, Peach Blossom was making breakfast, and no one else was there at home except Xiaohuzi.
Peach Blossom turned her head and glanced at Du Yi, and a bright smile bloomed on her face: "Yi Yi is awake? After a while, my mother will come back, if you are hungry, eat first. We waited for my mother to come back, and after bringing breakfast to my father, we went out to dig wild vegetables. "This digging wild vegetables is a code word between the two.
Du Yi nodded, there is no need to worry at this time, you can really dig wild vegetables, the dew in the mountains is still very heavy, in fact, the afternoon is the best. But she wondered if she could dig up some herbs or their fruits, such as honeysuckle, wild chrysanthemum, sand kernels, and perilla.
There should be quite a few places like this that are surrounded by mountains on three sides. And it's still quite warm, and I don't know exactly where it is. In those medicine halls, there should be herbs, she can get some silver in the early stage and get through this stage.
Soon, Liu returned. But I saw that she was sweating profusely, and her hair was sticking to her forehead. But deep in the eyes, full of joy, it seems that this year's harvest is good.
"Mother, I've already eaten it with Yiyi and Xiaohuzi. You eat first, and we'll bring food to Dad. Seeing my mother come back, Peach Blossom was overjoyed.
Just now Doe told her that she might have to dig up some herbs, and when the time comes to look at the town, she will sell some silver, and now I see that she is a little impatient.
"Mother, if Peach Blossom and I haven't come back after noon today, don't worry. We'll take care of it, and if you have someone to buy that fine salt, you can let it come in the evening. ”
"Okay, you two be careful on the road. "Because he hasn't been able to make any money yet, it's inconvenient for Doy to say anything about selling herbs for money.
For the hand that was revealed last night, this Liu is still very puzzled. After all, the original owner, Miss Qianjin, has never cooked, and she can cook all of a sudden, which will inevitably make Liu's nurse suspicious.
But fortunately, the original owner was literate, and she shirked it in a book, which made Liu dispel his doubts. And the matter of literacy has now been changed to teaching in the morning.
"Oh, mother, we know!" Peach Blossom was in very bad health, and Du Yi, who was once pale last night, thought she was going to have a heart attack, but fortunately, her emotions were better controlled.
The sisters held hands and carried a basket with an urn and a woodcutter. In his hand, he carried a fish basket and a basket of food to his own field.
In the paddy fields, you can see the shadow of people busy everywhere, and every family, regardless of gender, old and young, is busy doing what is going on for the harvest of the year.
After a while, the two came to the edge of their house and found that a large piece had been cut.
"Dad, second brother, second sister-in-law, hurry up and wash your hands and eat. As soon as Du Yi put down the basket in his hand, Peach Blossom called away.
The sound of peach blossoms made the iron bull not far away raise their heads and look in their direction. And Chun Xing wanted to be lazy, so she followed and looked over. When I looked back, I couldn't help but say: "What's so good-looking, it's not just a sick seedling." Even if you like it, your mother won't agree. ”
Tie Niu's thoughts about the peach blossoms, how can the people of their family not know? When Jin Niu heard the words of his mother-in-law, his face suddenly darkened: "The action gives me a neat point, and you want to talk more about the third brother's affairs?
Chun Xing was scolded by her own man, and her heart was even more uncomfortable, but she didn't dare to say a word. looked in the direction of the peach blossom and snorted coldly.
A fox spirit, a sick seedling, how can everyone think it is good, is it possible that all the women in Liujia Village are dead?
"Sister-in-law, you eat slowly, I'm going to get busy with Yiyi. Second brother, if you go back at night and we haven't arrived home yet, you can follow what Yiyi said yesterday and find us there!"
Erlang was already dizzy with hunger, and at this time, his mouth was full, and even his voice was released, so he could only nod.
In addition to these three acres of paddy fields, there are also five acres of dry land. After the rice is harvested, it has to be headed, and after it is beaten, it has to be dried, and after it is dried, it has to be lifted up and so on. On the dry land, there are still a lot of red roots, potatoes, and soybeans to be harvested.
In fact, Doy has been surprised by the climate here more than once, and it stands to reason that the weather should be cold sooner or later this season, but not here.
There are also many crops that should not appear in this season, and they also happen to mature at this time. This made her more and more confused, but she was also very happy, after all, it was very beneficial to her.
The two walked all the way, and when they saw the people in the fields, there was no difference between eating and fighting. But all the faces are filled with a deep joy, in the field, in the field, the sound of urging, the sound of abuse, endlessly, a lively harvest scene