Xiao Ming didn't think about how Lin was going to give her an explanation. There were a lot of things at home, and she was very busy these days.
After seeing off Xiao Han and the others in the morning and leaving the burden of buying a carriage entirely to Xia Xiaoba, she got busy at home.
The fruit seedlings that were transplanted earlier are all mature now. The apples and pears don’t need to be picked yet, but the peaches and grapes need to be dealt with immediately. The outside is not as good as the space inside. If they are not picked for a few days, they will all rot on the trees.
Before leaving, she asked Xiao Han to leave a message to Kong Lin, asking him if he would accept the fruit. If he wanted to accept it, come over quickly, otherwise she would keep all the wine and sell it.
Xiao Ming and the Song family who came to help were preparing to pick grapes first. In the backyard, under the grape trellis, they looked up and saw large and plump purple grapes above their heads, hanging in clusters, densely packed.
Mrs. Song looked at the grapes this time and sighed: "These grapes grow really well, taste sweet, and ripen early." She knew that the fruit trees in Xiao Ming's family grew faster than others, and they were grown in the field. They also grow quickly. Her seeds have just begun to sprout from the seeds she scattered, while Xiao Ming's plants can even be picked and eaten.
"Yeah, maybe it's the fruit seedlings dug in the mountains. They grow quickly, and this wasteland hasn't been planted in a few years, so it's very fat." Xiao Ming made an excuse and said that it was all the result of the space water.
Xiao Ming and Mrs. Song got busy, and patients came to see them from time to time. Xiao Ming had to go to the pharmacy to see the doctor. The patient was urgent, so Mrs. Song asked her to go out to see the patient quickly, and she could just come and pick them all by herself.
Now that Xiao Ming goes to the town for medical consultation every Friday of every month, people in eight villages in ten miles know that there is a Dr. Xiao in Liujiacun, and the consultation fees are cheap. More and more patients come to Guangji Hall to see her, and they come to their homes. There are fewer people visiting the clinic than before.
In the morning, Xiao Ming received three patients, all of whom were villagers from nearby villages. Those who accidentally caught cold during the turn of spring and summer, Xiao Ming only charged a few coppers for consultation.
From afar, Liu Lin, Liu Yu and Liu Xiaofang came together. Far away, Liu Lin, the old daughter of the village chief's family, screamed happily.
"Sister Ming, what are you doing? We came to play with you." Now there are only three of the unmarried girls in the village. They are all eleven or twelve years old. They have a very good relationship. They usually play together when they are not working. .
As the saying goes, one whiteness covers all ugliness, one blackness destroys everything. Since Liu Lin used the snow face mud given by Xiao Ming, his skin has become white and rosy, and his whole person looks many times more beautiful than before.
"You are here, come in and sit down." Xiao Ming greeted. This was the first time for the three of them to be guests at her home since the moving party.
"Sister Ming, what are you busy with? We came to see you to go to town to play. My eldest brother is going to town today, let's go and play together." Liu Lin invited.
"There are a lot of things at home, so I won't go. You can go and have fun." Xiao Ming refused. There are a lot of things at home.
"If you have anything to do at home, let us help you do it. After we are done, we will go to the town to play." Liu Yu said generously.
"And me, there are many of us, so we can finish it in a while." Liu Xiaofang continued.
After moving to the banquet, Xiao Ming generously donated medicine. The three of them had a good impression of Xiao Ming. This time they went to town and specially invited Xiao Ming to play with them.
"Isn't this good?" Xiao Ming hesitated. The visitor was a guest, so there was no reason to ask the guest to help with work.
"What's the matter? We often do work at home." Liu Lin said generously.
"Okay then, come in with me. I'm going to pick the fruits and make wine today." Xiao Ming readily accepted the kindness of the three people.
"Wow..." Looking at the densely packed grapes on the grape trellis in the backyard, the three of them were amazed. The peach, apple and pear trees were all covered with ripe fruits.
"Your fruits are all ripe." Liu Lin marveled. A pear tree in her family just bloomed. "Our pear tree just bloomed."
"Yes, maybe the fruit seedlings were dug in the mountains and at the foot of the mountains. They mature faster than those in the village." Xiao Ming lied confidently. The effect of the space spirit spring water is really too powerful. Even the fruit seedlings that were moved from the wasteland outside have grown a lot in a few days. It seems that she will have to put less water in the future, otherwise it will arouse suspicion.
The three little girls had no doubt that it existed, and they all believed Xiao Ming's story.
"Your family has planted so many fruits." Liu Xiaofang said in surprise. She looked at the reclaimed wasteland that was planted with fruit trees and medicinal materials, but no food was grown. She couldn't help but asked curiously.
"Don't your family grow food?" With so much land growing food, how much will be harvested in a year? She heard her father and mother talk about it at home, saying that the Xiao family had a lot of land and they would definitely hire someone to grow food. Then they would Just come and help earn money.
"If you don't grow food, no one in the family knows how to grow food, and there are not enough manpower. You can still make money by growing fruit and making some fruit wine." Xiao Ming said, and she was telling the truth. Neither she nor Xiao Han knew how to grow food.
Although she was a medical genius in her previous life, she knew nothing about growing crops. She didn't know what crops to grow in which seasons. It was easier than growing fruits, and fruit trees didn't require much care.
"Oh, so many fruits have to be sold for a lot of money. You are really good at making wine." Liu Xiaofang said with envy, feeling a little disappointed.
She still felt a pity that she couldn't grow food, but considering that there were only three people in the Xiao family and there was no adult, it was normal for them not to be able to grow food.
"You can eat the fruits here as you like, you're welcome." Xiao Ming greeted the three of them.
"Okay, okay." Liu Yu is a familiar, cheerful and generous person. He had already taken the grapes and started eating them. While eating, he praised: "These grapes are so big and taste so sweet."
"You know how to eat, why don't you help Aunt Song pick it." Liu Lin smiled and moved a chair to pick it too.
With three more people, the grape picking speed was much faster. When they first set up the rack, Xiao Ming and Xiao Han could reach the bottom of the tower by standing on chairs.
Mrs. Song and Liu Lin stood on the chairs and could reach out to pick them off. The remaining three people picked them up below and put them in the prepared backpacks. There were so many grapes that Xiao Ming set aside a side room to store the grapes.
Liu Yu volunteered to carry the grapes into the room and put them away.
"Sister Ming, my father asked me to tell you to pay more attention to your safety. Now that the weather is getting hot, there will be wild beasts coming down the mountain." Liu Lin mentioned his father's instructions while picking grapes.
"Yes, there was a pack of wolves coming down the mountain five years ago, which scared me to death." Liu Xiaofang agreed. She was only seven years old that year. The whole village could hear the howling of wolves that night, which scared her so much that she cried. His father My mother guarded the door nervously, her legs trembling all the time, and there are still deep claw marks on the door of her house.
"Has a wild beast come down?" Xiao Ming was confused. She had only heard of it, but it had been almost three years since her family moved here and they had never encountered a wild beast.
"Yes. Several families lived here before. This land was not wasteland. At that time, wild beasts were very rampant. They often came down the mountain to hurt people and harmed the land. Many people moved to the other side of the river." Song's side While picking grapes, he told them about his youth.
At that time, the east side of the bridge was close to Daqing Mountain and the river, so it was easy to get water. Most of the people in the village lived here. It was far more prosperous than the west side of the bridge. People often went up to the mountains to hunt game. However, because there were too many wild animals, there were often ferocious beasts. Going down the mountain hurt people, and gradually all the families who could afford it moved away, and the land here became deserted.
She used to live on the west side of the bridge, but she moved back to her old house when she had no way out.
"When my father was young, he saw a herd of wild boars coming down the mountain. The wild boars grew so big that they burrowed into the ground when they came down the mountain and ate up all the sweet potatoes planted in the ground." Liu Lin often heard his father say this at home. Reminiscing about the past when I was young.
"My dad said, you must close the door when the wild beasts come down the mountain."
"I understand, thank you for reminding me, and thank the village chief for me." Xiao Ming said gratefully.
"I want to say, Mingmei, don't be afraid if the wild beasts come down the mountain. Your house's wall is so high that they can't climb it. The fields planted are either fruit trees or medicinal herbs, and there's nothing to eat. How can it still climb up the trees and pick fruits? I can’t eat it.” Liu Xiaofang laughed.
