Farmer’s Blessed Girl

The villagers who listened with pricked ears were also frightened. After a while, someone shouted: "My dear, then if this is two cows on credit, the interest after three years will be enough to marry a wife."

Man Bao said: "Don't you get five taels of silver for marrying a daughter-in-law? This is only more than three thousand four hundred."

"Hey, if you are a girl from any family, you can spend five taels of silver. If you are from a poorer family, you can give a dowry gift of a dime, and use the rest to hold banquets. You can save a lot of more than three thousand four hundred taels of silver." , Oh, my dear, the interest on two cows on credit is more than 3,400 cash, is the county government trying to steal money?"

Man Bao: "...the amount will be in three years, but why do you have to pay it after three years, and it will be fine if you don't pay it after half a year?"

"It's not certain whether God will reward you with food or not this year, so you dare to spend four liang of silver for nothing?" Old Zhou Tou said slowly: "If God doesn't reward you, we won't have any more land, and people won't be able to eat it by then." Let’s forget about the meal, and still owe such a large amount of money outside, it’s terrible."

"Yes, yes," the villagers echoed the words of old Zhou, "you can't take such a risk."

As a result, the people who were still a little bit excited immediately died down. Lizheng knew that this would happen. When he received the news yesterday, he first talked about it in Dali Village, but no one was willing to go on credit.

Zhou Hu also hesitated a little, squeezed out to find Man Bao, saw that Man Bao had finished listening to the announcement, and was walking back behind her father with his little hands behind his back.

One old and one young, one with a bong behind his back, the other with his neck up and his hands behind his back.

Zhou Hu hurried to catch up, grabbed her and asked in a low voice, "Man Bao, do you still have credit?"

Man Bao nodded, "Of course it's on credit, I think I can still afford it."

Zhou Hu hesitated, he was afraid that, as Uncle Jin said, if God didn't reward him, he wouldn't be able to make it this year.

No, even if God favors him, he may not be able to pay it this year, at least until next year.

But it is much more convenient for his family to have a cow. Needless to say, he can plow the land by himself without asking the Zhou brothers for help.

Zhou Hu hesitated, hesitated, Man Bao saw that he was so entangled, so he whispered in his ear: "Let's go to the city tomorrow to take a look, maybe we can have a way to erase this year's interest."

Zhou Hu looked at her in surprise, "How do you wipe this off?"

Man Bao smiled like a little fox, "You will know when the time comes."

After that, he ran to chase her father.

Old Zhou Tou was almost home, and when he saw his daughter rushing back, he asked, "What did you talk to Zhou Hu for so long?"

Man Bao remembered that he hadn't told his father that she wanted a cow on credit, so he said, "Father, I'm going to the county seat tomorrow, and I'll bring you back a big gift then."

Old Zhou asked with a smile, "What kind of gift?"

"I won't be surprised if I say it."

"Okay, you go," old Zhoutou never stopped her from going to the county seat, and said with a smile, "Tomorrow your second brother will go to the county to sell tofu and bamboo basket dustpans, so let your fourth and fifth brothers go with you, God It's cold, and they have nothing to do at home."

Man Bao answered.

Vegetables are scarce in spring. Qian and Xiaoqian have just planted the vegetable seeds not long before they sprouted. Because of the cold spring, they just hugged some straw and carefully covered it. They planned to wait for the cold spring to pass before removing the straw. .

So now in addition to dried vegetables and pickled vegetables at home, there are wild vegetables in the field.

Man Bao doesn't like to eat wild vegetables very much, he always finds it bitter.

Of course, if Xiaoqian's made it, he could barely eat it.

Qian guessed that the people in the city had no food to eat now, so he bundled several bundles of wild vegetables from the wild vegetables picked by Datou and put them in bamboo baskets, and asked Zhou Zhoulang to take them to try tomorrow.

"Sell it if you can sell it, take it back if you can't sell it, and our family will eat it for ourselves."

Zhou Zhoulang disliked it very much, "Just take back a few wild vegetables and eat them, just look for them in the field."

"Do you think it's easy to find wild vegetables now?" Mrs. Qian thumped him, drove him away, and said, "Many people in the village now have more wild vegetables than steamed buns. They are very hard to find wild vegetables, and only our family has more children." , to find more."

Old Zhou Tou also nodded, "That's right, so from tomorrow onwards, our family should eat thin meals for three meals a day, and we won't be working in the fields anymore, so why eat so much?"

Old Zhou looked at Xiaoqian and said, "When cooking noodle soup, put more water and less noodles."

Xiaoqian should go down.

Old Zhou looked at the grandchildren who were squatting and writing in the yard, thought for a while and said, "Make more tofu tomorrow, and save some for the family. It's not expensive and tastes good. Our beans Aren't there many more?"

"Then I'll soak some more beans tonight."

Old Zhou nodded, satisfied, and knelt down to touch his old smoking gun.

The next day, Manbao ate tofu nao, steamed eggs, and half a bowl of noodle soup.

She has grown up now, and with the exercise during this period, she can walk from Qili Village to the county seat by herself.

Zhou Hu had been waiting at the entrance of the village early in the morning, and when he saw the Zhou brothers arriving, he followed him, and even helped Zhou Zhoulang push the cart.

Only on Tuesday did Lang know that Zhou Hu was also going to the county seat, so he asked curiously, "Sister-in-law's medicine is gone?"

"No, I'll go into the city and ask about credit cattle."

He felt that Man Bao was right, and he had to go to the city to have a look. If there was a way to offset this year's interest, he would even want to get credit.

Tuesday Lang was surprised, "You want credit."

Zhou Hu was even more surprised, "Don't your family also want credit?"

Tuesday Lang pushed the car and almost fell into the ditch. His eyes widened, and he turned his head to look at Man Bao immediately.

Man Bao proudly said: "That's right, this is a great gift from me to my family. Second brother, when we have cattle, how many acres of land can we cultivate intensively!"

Zhou Zhoulang hesitated and said: "But this matter is too big, have you told your parents?"

Zhou Zhoulang had already shouted excitedly: "What are you talking about? If you tell Dad, you won't be able to get credit. I think it's better to buy a cow. With a cow, we don't have to pull the plow. The main reason is that it's faster. If it wasn't for Dad's decision in the family , I want to credit."

Zhou Zhoulang glared at him, "What if it's still not up, it's three or four taels of money."

Zhou Zhoulang thought for a while and said to Man Bao: "Man Bao, don't be afraid, at worst, when the ginger in my field is sold in autumn and winter, the fourth brother will sell you some."

Man Bao became happy, nodded quickly and said: "Okay, I remember the fourth brother, but you don't have to worry, I have already told Shan Bao that we have also circled a piece of land to plant ginger, which is right next to the ditch. The land is fertile, well-drained, and easy to water. There are about two acres, and when the time comes to plant all ginger, it will definitely sell for a lot of money."

There is another chapter at two o'clock in the afternoon