After going to pick pomegranates in the afternoon, Li Qiusui met the young master from the morning again at the gate of his courtyard. There were only two masters and servants left, and the chatty boy was nowhere to be seen.
Maybe I left beforehand.
Li Qiusui glanced over and didn't take it seriously. He was not familiar, so there was no need to run over to say hello.
Li Sizhu asked his wife and daughter to go over to help. The place where the pomegranate trees were planted was halfway up the mountain. The terrain was rugged and uneven, making it difficult to walk directly by mule cart.
The mule cart stopped at the side of the trail, and we had to find a shady place. We still had to walk some distance with the basket on our back.
Even if it is a small patch of pomegranate trees, there are dozens of them. Although the fruits are not many, they are so big that they can hold more than ten large baskets, and they have to be carried back and forth more than ten times.
No matter how unreliable Li Sizhu is, he cannot let his wife, daughter, or niece carry the basket.
"Sui Sui, your pomegranate is really big. You have to work hard every day, right?"
There are also two saplings planted in the yard of the old house. These should be the same batch of seedlings, and they were obtained by Li Sanzhu. If you fall into trouble, no one has the time to care. She looks good, but she is far behind compared to the ones here.
The speaker was Li Sizhu's daughter-in-law and Li Qiusui's fourth aunt.
At noon, Li Sizhu brought home a large pomegranate, and his mothers said they would keep it for viewing. Without saying anything, Li Sizhu broke it into several pieces and gave it to his mothers to eat.
The taste, not to mention how good it is...
"There are two planted in the yard of the old house. I have to ask your fourth uncle to bring some snacks when I go home. I think such a big pomegranate can be sold in the county. One piece may not be worth a pound of meat. .”
"How many copper coins is a pound of meat worth? It's true that one's hair is long but one's knowledge is short..."
Before Li Sizhu finished speaking, he saw his niece and daughter staring at him angrily.
Li Sizhu was sarcastic, and immediately changed his tone and said: "I'm not talking about you two little girls! Zhangzhu's mother has endured hardships with me. She is busy digging for food in the soil all year round to make ends meet. She has no chance to go to the town twice, let alone the county seat. I haven’t been there in many years. What’s going on outside, and where can I go?”
Only then did Li Qiu Sui and Li Zhangzhu look away with satisfaction.
You can't afford to offend the Li family's aunts!
Li Sizhu wiped his sweat, and in order to cover up his embarrassment, he took the initiative to go over and talk to his wife, "Ms. Zhangzhu, let me tell you, even before August and a half, a pomegranate as big as this was worth a pound of meat. It's over." Li Sizhu raised his hand and made a gesture, "My third brother's family can only bear two of them if they are bare-headed, let alone how bad it feels!"
"How much is one worth? We shouldn't eat the one we had at noon. It would be great if we keep it for the third brother's family and sell it together for money!"
"How many copper coins does my third brother's family need now? Give it to us every year..."
Li Zhangzhu blushed with embarrassment when her parents said this in front of Suisui.
"Sui Sui..."
Li Qiu Sui didn't take it seriously, knowing that little girls of this age have the thinnest skin. He took advantage of the situation and pulled Li Zhangzhu away, "Zhangzhu, look at that... how big are the treetops! Let's pick them off specifically. Put it in a basket and keep it for eight and a half months for our grandparents to use to worship our ancestors."
Li Zhangzhu and Li Qiusui are only two months apart in age. They have called each other by their first names since they were children. Their parents are unreliable, but this child is particularly sensible.
Knowing that Li Qiu Sui didn't mind and was here to help her out, he arched his eyebrows and smiled, "Okay, let's go pick it off."
…
It is said that it is not far from home, and it will be evening when all the pomegranates are picked and the mule cart is driven home.
Li Sanzhu also came back from the rice fields, and together with the young master and his boy helped unload the truck.
When there are more people, the work goes faster. With more than ten large baskets, it only takes one person several trips.
The Zhou Ping family came over to call for dinner, and Li Qiu Sui found out that the master and servant were staying at his house tonight and did not plan to return to the county town.
He couldn't help but frown and looked towards the master and servant pair.
The gap between this person and ordinary scholars is a bit too big. If you want to study in Linshan County, do you need to be so interested in agriculture?
County Magistrate Jiang wanted to promote Yu Guoyuan's Ping'an fruit tree in his county, in order to accumulate merit and be promoted in the future. In the past three days, he has been running even more diligently than Magistrate Jiang. To say that he is a subordinate, working under Magistrate Jiang, it is not like his age and his demeanor!
It's still afternoon, so I'll go to see the rice in my paddy field again!
Are you tired of studying and envious of being a farmer?
Li Qiusui squinted his eyes and had to re-examine this person.
He was wearing a blue gown of unknown material, his face was very white, and his appearance was quite outstanding. He is stoic, has a very cold temperament, and his actions give people a very upright feeling. Combined with his age, he seems overly mature and distant.
Li Qiu Sui stared at the person for too long. Li Sanzhu suddenly stood in front of him and coughed deliberately to remind him: "Sui Sui and Zhang Zhu, go to the kitchen first to see if the food is ready. There are many of us tonight. You can't eat at two tables, so you go over and hold hands first, and we'll wash our hands and be gone."
Li Qiusui frowned and smiled.
No matter what his background is, if he dares to stretch his claws towards his own house without making a good decision, he will chop it up for you!
…
After dinner, Li Qiusui guessed that her appearance before had frightened people, and the young master led the servants to wait for her.
"Miss Li, please wait a moment."
Li Qiusui was surprised. This man was patient and knew how to pick places! After dinner, she took a walk around her house to get some food. She didn't need anyone to follow her all the time, so she went to the warehouse to pick pomegranates.
They are waiting on the only way back to the inner courtyard.
Li Qiusui looked at the boy who was talking. This guy's face was tighter than his master's. He wanted to hear what he had to say.
"Miss Li, I'm sorry! I didn't agree to leave you a meal at noon. It's really because Mr. Jiang has something to do... Then I met Mr. Li. The rice ears he was holding were much longer than ordinary ears and the grains were plump... …”
"Wait a minute..." Li Qiusui raised his hand to interrupt the chattering boy.
How do you say this? Why does it sound like I wanted to stay for the meal, but they didn't appreciate it, and then for some unknown reason, they changed their mind and stayed for the meal. This master and servant misunderstood that he was angry with them? Are you explaining this to yourself?
Where is this going?
Li Qiusui didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and wanted to say that it was just a polite word, and that his family would not miss the meal they had.
I heard the young master finally speak up, "Your family's Yuguoyuan is well-known in the capital. It can only make your family live a prosperous life and not worry about money. But this can increase the rice production, or even increase it. Do you know how much benefit this will bring to your family?"
Li Qiusui blinked.
Of course she knew!
Otherwise, why would she bother researching herbs for growing rice when she has no shortage of money? The big sun followed her father to the ground, and for what reason?
