"I think the second child's family is just raising their children to be stupid."
As expected, Mrs. Jiang told Mrs. Zhang when she returned home about Meiberry's flower picking in the morning.
"Otherwise, mother, think about it, is the kid from the second child's family weird?
On weekdays, he rarely greets people when he sees them, and his eyes make people panic. How old are you? You will be old enough to get married in two years, and you don’t know how to help the family.
Every day I either pick flowers or fruits, even the one from the third family is better than her..."
As soon as Mei You was mentioned, Mrs. Zhang glared at Jiang. She immediately stopped mentioning Mei You, and then said, "I see, the second son's family roots are probably cut off here, and the Wei family can't have children. It would be foolish to give birth to an only daughter..."
When it comes to giving birth to a child, Mrs. Jiang seemed quite contented. As soon as Mei Lian entered the house, she saw his mother's proud face. No wonder her grandmother sighed every time she looked at her mother.
"You deserve it. Those two wives deserve it. They deserve not to have a son. What an unfilial thing... No one throws a basin after death."
"That's right, An'an is the only male in our Lao Mei family. These uncles don't even have a queen, so they don't know how to treat An'an better."
Jiang helped, and quickly rolled her eyes and suddenly said: "Yes, mother, you said that our An'an is currently the only male in Lao Mei's family, why doesn't their uncle express his gratitude?"
Mrs. Zhang's eyes lit up when she heard Jiang's suggestion. Mei Lian was about to speak but hesitated. She looked at her mother, even more speechless than when she looked at Mei Qian.
Mei Lian sighed secretly. Now she could only find a way to prevent her mother from doing it herself.
***
Not knowing what was being planned in the Mei family's old house, Mei Bei listened to her mother's words and washed the honeysuckle and mulberry leaves, spread them out on a dustpan and placed them in the yard to dry.
Wei Meili looked at the sun, then at the honeysuckle and mulberry leaves, and then said: "In a few days, you and your dad will go to town again, and in addition to buying chrysanthemums, you will also buy some mangosteen and lotus leaves.
When the time comes, I might as well make a few more drinks at once, and then call your third aunt and the others to come over and taste them. "
"Okay~"
"By the way~" Wei Meili remembered something again, "After you go there, let the doctor check your pulse again.
Although it is said to be two months, with the increase in these check-in tasks, I can see that your physical condition is much better. Please let the doctor take a look again. Take the opportunity to know your physical condition. "
"Forget it. I heard from my sister that the old doctor at Jishi Hall is very capable. I said before that my health is so bad. After a while, I will be active and lively without attracting attention?"
Mei Bei warned, "It's okay, so don't be too conspicuous. After two months, I'll just say that I'm eating well. It won't be easy for the doctor to say anything after two months, but this time is too short and it can't be justified..."
"Ah, that's true." Upon hearing this, Wei Meili felt that what her daughter said made sense, so she stopped asking her to see a doctor.
But if Mayberry wants to go to town, she can follow.
There was no entertainment in ancient times. Fortunately, things are busy every day now. Otherwise, a family of three would probably be driven crazy.
Regarding going to the town, Wei Meili talked to Mei Youqian again during lunch.
Mei Youqian also remembered it in his heart and said: "Let's do this. I will take Mei Bei to the town the day after tomorrow. I have been following the third child to do things in the fields for the past two days."
Mei Youqian scratched his head and couldn't help but sigh and said: "You said that I haven't farmed in more than 20 years. I can still make do with growing vegetables. This is rice..."
"What's wrong with the rice? Didn't you say you were raising rice seedlings some time ago?"
Seeing him like this, Wei Meili and Mei Bei both looked over.
"The paddy field assigned to me and the third child is on a higher ground."
When Mei Youqian talked about the paddy field, he said it was called "high terrain" to put it mildly, but it was "on a hill" to put it bluntly.
"We need to store water in the paddy fields, but the few rains this year have not been heavy, and there is no water in the fields." This made Mei Sanma and him worried recently, "You can't carry water for irrigation, right?"
"One acre of land is so big!" Wei Meili thought it was ridiculous to carry water.
"Yes, there used to be a reservoir on this mountain, but Lao San and I looked and found that there wasn't much water in the pond this year." Mei Youqian always felt that this was not a good sign.
From what he saw, he wanted to convert the fields directly and treat them as dry land.
"We also received a lot of rice as a check-in reward, and we can also buy it with our money." Listening to his father saying that he didn't want to grow rice, Mei Berry seemed to have remembered something.
Although it was mentioned later that there would be floods next year, Meiberry vaguely remembered that the weather in the past few years had not been good.
Because in the original text, the heroine made a lot of money from hunting and later doing business with a mysterious businessman, which was not at the same level as the output of those few acres of land, so this year's harvest was not mentioned at all.
But she remembers this summer and winter, with extremes of hot and cold.
The weather is not good, and even a novice farmer like plumberry knows that it will definitely have an impact on the harvest of plumberries.
“Dad, just do what you want, if you don’t want to sow, you won’t sow.
There is no need to work hard to get water, and our family does not make much money from this acre of rice. You can grow anything else to eat. Corn, soybeans, and peanuts are all good. "
Meiberry thinks that there is no need to think about making money with this small amount of land. The food grown is the best to eat.
Silver can be punched in and passed through the system. For example, the Yinzi recipe this time is good for doing business.
Besides, she and Mei You saw those persimmons and chestnuts on the mountain yesterday. They would pick them in late autumn and sell chestnuts and persimmon cakes, which would be another source of income.
Besides, she still has space, so it would be best if she could stuff it full with a bunch of food, so she won’t be afraid of a big flood next year.
"Okay, I'll talk to the third child later. He's a bit stubborn and insists on growing rice. He says it's valuable. He's been bothering me for the past two days."
Seeing that his wife and children supported him, Mei Youqian no longer had any scruples, but he was secretly wary.
Before, he felt that the third child's temperament was too boring, so he often took him with him, trying to influence the other person through himself, but he almost forgot that some influences were actually mutual.
Just like growing rice in this paddy field, just as his wife and children can see it so clearly, he is still trapped in this strange circle. He really needs to pay more attention.
Mei Bei and his family talked about the paddy fields, and Mei You and his family happened to mention it during lunch.
"Then don't plant it."
Mei You is also very simple and rude, "Forget it if it's not easy to plant. If the weather keeps doing this, it won't grow well after planting. It's a thankless task."
"Then, how can that be possible? If we don't grow rice in this paddy field, won't it be wasted?" Mei Sanma was a little anxious and said, "Rice, rice is expensive, eight cents per pound! Take away the tax. That can be sold for almost two taels of silver."
"It's less than two taels of silver. Dad, do you know how much effort you have to put in? Even if you have time to carry water up and down the mountain, how much do you have to carry? Can your body and bones survive?"
Mei You still disagreed with Mei Sanma's idea, "Besides, you also said that there is no water in the pond that should be filled with water now, and there is no guarantee that there will be no water in the back. According to your estimates, the premise is that the harvest is good.
If the harvest is not good, what do you think you can earn from your paddy field? "
"this……"
"Besides, our family also made a lot of money from Tiger earlier. Instead of growing rice to sell, we should grow more food. The food grown on four acres of land, excluding taxes, can barely feed our family.
At present, our family does not consider making money, but it is very important to consider the issue of having enough food for our family. "
Meiyu is very obsessed with food. She doesn't stick to rice, wheat and corn.
She had bought food once in the town before. To be honest, the price was expensive and the processed quality was average.
No wonder her parents bought corn kernels and wheat directly and had them ground by the mill in the village.
Although you have to pay a tenth to the mill after grinding, it is generally cheaper than two points in the town.
Therefore, Meiyou's idea is similar to that of the Meibei family. As long as it is grown for the family to eat, rice is not required.
Mei Sanma was speechless, but he still did not make up his mind immediately. Mei You saw this and said nothing.
He had to figure this out on his own, but thinking that his father had mentioned Mei Bei and the others just now, Mei You thought she could ask Mei Bei about the situation.
However, Mei You did not expect that she would not be the only one to go to Mei Berry in the afternoon, but even Mrs. Zhang would come too...
Mrs. Zhang: Here I am again!
Meiberry: More diligent than Big Big Wolf~
