The weak family members quickly went about their own business according to Mrs. Lei's arrangements.
Weoshui and Weuchuan hurried into the city pushing two carts of wild bamboo shoots. They just wanted to sell the wild bamboo shoots as soon as possible and go home to harvest rice. They were really too busy and had a lot of work waiting to be done at home.
Ruohe also reported to Zhuangzi. Although he wanted to stay at home and help, this was the job Xuanbao found for him, and Xuanbao could not break his trust.
Mrs. Lei took a few younger children to collect peanuts and sweet potatoes from the fields.
Mrs. Liu packed two baskets of meat, wild bamboo shoots and millet seeds, leaving one for Mrs. Jiang and then returned to her parents' home.
Ruojiang has weak legs and feet and is responsible for making bacon, sausages and sausages from the wild boar meat killed last night.
The strips of bacon have been marinated last night. Just blanch them in hot water, hang them up and air-dry them.
Sausages and sausages are more troublesome. You have to cut the meat into pieces and mince it and stuff it into the casings.
The casings are made by scraping the inner layer of pork sausage, leaving only a transparent film. Mrs. Lei had already scraped it last night.
Jiang walked up to Ruo Jiang and said helplessly: "How can anyone believe that it's just a dream? If I really dare to go back to my parents' home and say it, if my sister finds out, it's time to persuade me to make peace with you."
Jiang's father was born in a juren family and worked as a wife for a wealthy family. In the past, Jiang's marriage to Ruo Jiang was regarded as a high-ranking one, but since the old man of the weak family passed away and Ruo Jiang broke his leg, the weak family is getting worse day by day, and the people of the Jiang family have become worse. Advise the Jiang family to reconcile and remarry.
He also said that the eldest son Ruohai's daughter-in-law, Ms. Zhou, was living a very good life after remarrying.
It's just that Jiang has never been happy and even goes back to her parents' home less and less.
Ruo Jiang knew that Jiang was in trouble, so he shook her hand and said, "You haven't gone back for a long time, so just go back and visit your father and mother. No need to say more, just say that I heard the monk in the temple say a few days ago If there is heavy rain, it will affect the autumn harvest, so just ask them to harvest the rice at home early. The other county magistrates have already made countermeasures, so there is no need to worry."
Jiang Shi glared at Ruo Jiang: "I know you believe it too!"
Ruojiang touched his nose and smiled: "I only believe what Xuan Bao said. Didn't you also say that Xuan Bao is a lucky treasure? After she can talk, will the family be different? Besides, since ancient times, there has been a saying about the interpretation of dreams by Duke Zhou. , what is your explanation? If it is true, will you not regret it? "
Ruo Jiang did not tell Jiang that Xuan Bao took the opportunity to touch his stump and his third brother's eyes these nights.
He found that after Xuan Bao touched his useless leg, it didn't hurt so much when he walked. The third brother could see it clearly when he walked back from the village chief's house last night.
Also, when he was copying books every night, he felt as if he was possessed by Wen Quxingjun, and his literary thoughts were flowing like a fountain. He felt that if he took part in the imperial examination now, he might win the top prize.
He knew that these were all Xuan Bao's reasons, but he couldn't tell them, and the brothers had already tacitly thought of ways to cover up Xuan Bao's past.
As her name suggests, Jiang Rou has a soft temper, so she was convinced: "Then I'll go back."
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On the other side, Mrs. Lei took Xuan Bao and several grandchildren to collect peanuts and sweet potatoes.
To go to the vegetable field, you need to pass through the wetland. At this time, many people are already cutting wild bamboo shoots on the wetland.
When the villagers saw them, they all said enthusiastically: "Mrs. Lei, are you here to cut wild bamboo shoots too? Come to my side. I will still have a place here."
"Mr. Lei, come to my side. The wild bamboo shoots here are the fattest and the water is shallow."
"Sister-in-law Lei, come to my place...,"
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Faced with everyone's enthusiasm, Mrs. Lei refused with a smile: "I'm not here to cut wild bamboo shoots, I'm going to the vegetable garden."
Other villagers in the village already know that the weak family buys wild bamboo shoots at a high price of twenty cents per catty.
This price is really different from the price purchased by the Yamen, and everyone hopes to sell it to a weak owner.
So when everyone heard that she was not here to harvest wild bamboo shoots, they hurriedly said: "Mrs. Lei, if your family still harvests wild bamboo shoots, I will sell you what I harvest, and I will sell you the best and tenderest ones!"
Danu Niu’s mother: “Aunt Lei, my nineteen cents per catty will be sold to you!”
Baocai's mother said: "Sister-in-law Lei, my family is also nineteen cents!"
Old Man Zhen: "My eighteen essays!"
Although old man Zhen broke his leg, he was so bored at home that he still came out. He just didn't go down to cut the wild bamboo shoots. Instead, he watched Zhen Yi do it and kept urging her to cut faster.
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Everyone reduced the price one after another and rushed to sell to Mrs. Lei.
The previous families were anxious after hearing this. They all looked at Mrs. Lei, thinking that if the people in the village gave the lowest price, they would also lower their prices.
Mrs. Lei shook her head and refused: "We only charge one thousand catties, if not that much, we have already agreed. You should sell it to the Yamen!"
Time has shown people's hearts. In the past, when a weak family had dozens of acres of farmland, they would treat each family equally and hire a day laborer to help take care of the fields, and the wages were higher than those outside. But now she doesn't.
She only associates with people who are worthy of association, so as not to pay for her sins.
After saying that, Granny Lei took Xuan Bao and strode away. She was too busy to talk nonsense with them.
Baocai's wife couldn't help but sigh: "Bah! What's so great about it? If you don't accept it, I won't accept it. I asked Baocai's father to sell it in a restaurant in the city! He stole her business!"
Da Niu's mother nodded: "No, what are you pulling? Some people who don't know think that selling a thousand kilograms of wild bamboo shoots will make them prosperous! Let's collect more quickly and sell it to the restaurant cheaply, so that the restaurant won't accept his bamboo shoots." !”
Old Man Zhen: "Yes, steal all his business..."
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Many villagers had the idea to sell their crops to restaurants and steal the business from weaker families, so they worked harder to cut wild bamboo shoots.
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The weak family has only one acre of peanut and sweet potato land in total. Half the acre is planted with peanuts, and the other half is planted with sweet potatoes. Some soybeans, sesame seeds and a few sunflower seeds are planted in the corners. There is a fence around it, and there are also some trees at the foot of the fence. After planting wolfberry leaves, Mrs. Lei planted everything on the land that could be used.
Ruoxuan was the first to run into the ground, and then ran back and forth on the ditch like a little butterfly in the vegetable garden, waving her little hands.
When the weak brothers came running after them, they saw lush peanut vines, sweet potato vines, and sunflower trays as big as basins.
Everyone was shocked!
This is their peanut field, there is no mistake, right?
They just came to pull weeds seven or eight days ago, and the peanuts and sweet potatoes in the field were clearly looking dead!
"Milk, are these our peanuts and sweet potatoes? Are they cast by a fairy? Why do they suddenly grow so well?" Qiang Hang said in surprise.
"That's nonsense. It's me who fertilized. Hurry up and pull out the peanuts! What's the fuss about?" Mrs. Lei glanced around. Fortunately, everyone was cutting wild bamboo shoots and no one was there.
"Milk, our peanuts are growing really well this year!" Qiangzhou said in surprise as he picked up a peanut plant.
The peanut seedlings are densely packed with peanuts, and the grains are big and plump.
God, he never knew that one peanut plant could produce so many peanuts!
He originally thought that time was not enough and the peanut was not yet mature! In previous years, even if their peanuts were harvested after several days of planting compared to others, they were still sparse and few were full, and only the seeds were recovered after planting.
"Nai, this sweet potato is so big that it's sticking out of the soil. It's so thick! I think it's thicker than my calf. Nai, hoe it quickly. I want to bake the sweet potato." Wenbang was so excited that he jumped up and down in the ditch.
"Hey, these sunflower seeds are so plump! Did we have a lot of melon seeds to eat during the Chinese New Year this year?" Luo Hang looked up at the sunflower plate and drooled.
Mrs. Lei was worried about being discovered, so she hurriedly said: "Nonsense novel, if you don't tell me, I will sew your mouth with a needle and thread! Get to work quickly!"
"Yes!" Several children responded and started to move hurriedly.
Weak Zhou grew taller, so he picked the three sunflower trays first, and then he and Mrs. Lei took the hoe to hoe the sweet potatoes.
Weak sailing, weak ship, weak side and small weak xuan are responsible for collecting peanuts.
So when Xuanyuan Que arrived, what he saw was a little Xuanhua with a gray head and a dirty face, covered in mud.
When Ruoxuan saw Xuanyuan Que appear, she felt a little panicked: Why is Lord Xuanyuan here?
Did he know that he used immortal magic to deal with General Zhongyong?
Or do you know that she used her spiritual power to attract wild boars that almost destroyed the villagers' fertile fields?
Or did he know that she leaked the secret to the county magistrate?
Still found out that she used magic to ripen peanuts...
She has done so many bad things that she doesn’t know whether to choose between leniency if she confesses and severity if she resists!
