Jiang Liu knew that his son and daughter-in-law hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they must have something to say, so they took Yingbao and walked out, and glanced at his wife before leaving.

Jiang Laohan understood, and went back.

This morning, the eldest son drove the elders to the county seat, so they were not at home.

The eldest daughter-in-law, Zhou, and the eldest granddaughter also went to the farmland to do their work, and he and his wife were the only ones left at home.

When Sakura walked into the courtyard of the uncle's house, he saw that there were thorn balls piled up all over the courtyard, and there was a large pile of chestnut shells with peeled chestnuts in the corner of the courtyard wall.

"Grandpa, have the chestnuts been beaten down?" She asked.

Jiang Laohan kicked open the chestnut shell under his feet to prevent the stabbing ball from poking the little granddaughter. "No, your second brother asked us to beat a little bit, and it will be moldy if you beat it all down."

Sakura took a look around and found that there were still several large bamboo plaques in the courtyard, and the bamboo plaques contained purple-skinned chestnuts.

Jiang Liu said: "When we peel the chestnuts and hand them over to your aunt to make chestnut cakes, your second brother will come back in a few days, and he will take them to the shop to sell." ”

Sakura nodded, picked up a purple-skinned chestnut, bit open the chestnut shell, picked off the fur with her fingernails, and ate it with a crunch.

The chestnuts are very sweet and big, much more than the fried chestnuts sold in the county seat of Washi.

Jiang Liu saw his little granddaughter eating raw chestnuts, so he peeled two of them, stuffed them in her hands, and advised: "You can't eat too much raw, it will swell your stomach." ”

"Hmm." Sakura nodded obediently.

"Yingbao, tell Grandpa about the capital."

Jiang Laohan sat on a bench made of old tree roots, and asked while peeling the ball: "What does the palace where the emperor lives look like?" ”

"In the capital, there are many people, there are many cars, and there are more people doing business."

Ying Bao couldn't describe the prosperity of the capital, so he had to take out his storytelling skills and said: "The place where the emperor lives is like a fairy palace, the tiles are golden, and the sun shines, and the dazzling eyes are bright. Oh yes, I also brought lychees back from the capital. ”

Sakura took out a purple-skinned lychee from her bag and handed it to her grandparents.

At this time, the lychees should have been closed a long time ago, but the ones she put in the cave house were not bad at all, and they were still fresh and tender.

"Oh yes!" Jiang Liu took the lychee given by his granddaughter and exclaimed: "This is a lychee, it's the first time I've seen it." ”

Jiang Laohan has seen it, but he has only seen it, and he has never eaten it.

The old couple peeled a lychee and stuffed it into their mouths, and couldn't help but exclaim: "It's so sweet!" ”

Jiang Liu hurriedly peeled another one for his granddaughter, and smiled at her after eating.

After talking to her grandparents for a while, Sakura Bao said goodbye and went home.

At this time, Jiang Saburo and his wife were sitting in the hall, and when they saw their daughter coming back, they hurriedly beckoned: "Bao'er, come here." ”

Sakura walked over and took a closer look at his father, and saw that he had a scruffy beard and a haggard face, much older than he had been two months ago.

Jiang Saburo asked his daughter to sit on the chair next to her and said, "The mushrooms you planted before have been harvested and dried, a total of twenty-eight catties of golden fungus and twenty-seven catties of snow fungus. ”

He took out an account book and handed it to his daughter: "You take this well, your brother will settle the account, and your cousin also has a copy." By the way, the business of the specialty shop is good, and Erni was also called to help. ”

Sakura Bao took the account book and flipped through it, and saw that it not only recorded the number of golden ear snow fungus, but also preserved fruits, grapes, apples, and pears.

Even how many gourds were pulled away were recorded in the ledger.

In this ledger, there is not only the quantity, but also the price, which is signed by the second cousin and counted as the purchase price.

It seems that the shop is in the hands of the lobby brother and the second cousin, and it is really on the right track.

Jiang Saburo said again: "Your second cousin also brought some cotton cloth woven at home, and it was in short supply in the shop." In the future, our cotton can be sold in the shop. ”

Of course, the family's textile workshop must also be opened, because the cotton cloth woven is more profitable than simply selling cotton.

Sakura closed the account book and asked, "Our cotton should be able to be harvested, right?" ”

Jiang Saburo nodded: "I will collect it tomorrow and tomorrow, I have already hired people, and they will come over tomorrow."

Oh yes, I've already had the backyard of your shop cleaned up, and I've hired more than 30 bricklayers to build the house, and it's estimated that it will be completed by the end of the year. ”

Jiang Saburo took out a drawing and unfolded: "I asked them to build five main houses, a stove room, and a stable, and when the houses over there are built, we will pick up the barren mountains here." ”

In the first half of the year, Jiang Saburo bought a large piece of wasteland on the east side of Nanpo, and he never had time to clean it up.

When the autumn is over, he will hire some people to clear the wasteland, and when the spring of next year begins, he will plant pepper on the barren hills, and then plant various fruit tree seedlings, and then dig two ponds.

As the number of residents on the southern slope increases, access to water has become a major problem.

In the past, they didn't think that they lived by the river, and they could go directly to the river for laundry and vegetables, which was very convenient.

But now living on the southern slope, not only is the draft a problem, but even washing and washing is very inconvenient, not to mention that each family has to carry water every day to water the crops and vegetable garden.

Therefore, it is necessary to organize people to dig a few more ponds.

Sakura Po stretched out his head to look at the drawings, and was very satisfied, and suddenly remembered the fruit tree saplings in the cave.

"Dad, when spring begins next year, I will plant lychee trees on the mountain, as well as mandarin oranges and longan."

Jiang Saburo smiled: "Okay, when the time comes, the people in our village will also have lychee mandarins to eat." ”

But what is the dragon's eye that the girl is talking about?

But whatever it is, it's always good.

Now the villagers in the village are all eyes open like copper bells, staring at the Jiang family, as long as they find out what Jiang Saburo plants, they will definitely follow suit.

For example, the Jiang family's grapes, now every household in the village has cut branches and returned to cuttings, and some even use apple cores to raise their own seedlings.

Not to mention, the grapes from cuttings are all alive, but I don't know if the apple core can grow apple saplings.

Then, Yingbao told his father about Li Xu's mother and son.

"He owes me money for medicine, so he came here to teach to pay off his debts."

Ying Bao said proudly: "Li Xu agreed to teach here for three years, and after three years, he will go back to the scientific examination, and I will send him back and forth for the entanglement fee at that time." ”

In order to make Li Xu and his mother get better quickly, he gave them several bottles of potion one after another.

Now Li Xu's body is much better, and his mother An's eyesight has recovered a lot, but at night, his vision is still a little blurry.

"He's really a showman?" Jiang Saburo asked.

Sakura Bao: "Yes, he was selected for the show at the age of seventeen, and his future is limitless." ”

Jiang Saburo smiled, "That's great!" We must treat his mother and son well, and it is best to let him never think of returning. ”

I have a talented man in my village school to be a gentleman, which is a face-saving thing.

It is estimated that it will not be long before their village becomes more famous.

Although there is also a private school in the town that is run by an old showman, he is too old and has limited energy to teach too many students.

Moreover, the man was quite conceited and arrogant, and could not accept the opinions of others, so there were not many students who read famous halls under him.

Li Xu is different, he is only twenty years old, he is in the prime of life, and he has novel learning methods and exam experiences.

Even if it is only three years of teaching, it is enough for the children in the village.