Poisonous Peasant 'Concubine'

Their fish seems to be really easy to sell. Ling Jingpeng came back before noon. Ling Chenglong was not with him, so he probably went home to help with farm work. After all, it is the busy time of farming. It is good for him to come and meet each other every day. By the way By the way, because of Ling Jingxuan's threat to sue the government, Lizheng did not bring anyone to trouble them as expected. This matter is almost over. As for whether Lizheng or Dawa's family will resent He, Ling Jingxuan said, it doesn't matter, do they still have little resentment towards him?If there is more, there is no more, and if there is less, there is no less.

"What? Twenty cents a piece? Why is it so expensive?"

When Big Baozi heard Ling Jingpeng report that those jars with big bellies and slender necks cost twenty cents apiece, his little face was flushed, and his eyes stared fiercely at those jars, not to mention how distressed he was. Baiwen is gone, and I bought other things, so today's fish is sold for nothing.

The corner of Ling Jingxuan's mouth twitched, and he secretly gave Ling Jingpeng a look. The two brothers hurriedly moved all the jars into the cellar. Under Ling Jingxuan's instructions, the two swiftly poured the wild grapes that had been processed yesterday into the jar and mashed them , and then seal the mouth of the bottle with a cloth wrapped in soil, and let the grapes ferment naturally in the jar.

"Okay, you can drink it in a month, Jingpeng, is the market in the town open every day?"

Looking at the jars neatly stacked in the cellar, Ling Jingxuan showed a gratified smile on his face. If money wasn't tight, he would still like to pick more wild grapes to make wine. Maybe this will be the first barrel he dug up in this era. King, although he doesn't know if there is wine in this era.

"No, there is a market every three days, and tomorrow is the day of the market. Brother, are you going to the market?"

"Well, I want to boil the remaining wild grapes into jam and sell them in the market."

Without explaining too much, Ling Jingxuan nodded and picked up the few wild grapes left, probably making two or three jars of jam should not be a problem.

"Can the things made of these wild fruits really sell for money?"

Hearing this, Ling Jingpeng asked curiously, he always thought that the eldest brother was lying to Xiaowen.

"Should it be possible? Try it tomorrow and you'll know. By the way, don't dig the pond in the backyard. Let's ask someone to dig a bigger pond when we save more money. Dad is right, the one in Yuehuagou We won't be able to catch fish for long, so we might as well just raise them ourselves, which will be more or less profitable in the future."

While talking, the two had already arrived in the kitchen. Ling Jingxuan put down the dustpan and lighted a fire quickly to make jam and rock sugar. Ling Jinghan's illness could not be delayed any longer. He planned to officially enter the treatment stage tomorrow, which is why he was going to the market tomorrow One, the herbs at home are limited, and some medicines have to be picked up at the pharmacy.

"Brother, can you teach me how to make jam? I also want to make money."

Without any doubt about what he said, Ling Jingpeng said eagerly that the matter of the elder brother's family really convinced him. Since the elder brother woke up, he seemed to be omnipotent. He believed him from the bottom of his heart, and, although it had passed It's been many years, but he always remembers that the old elder brother was very gentle and loved them very much.

"Hehe... that's fine, just watch today. We don't have many wild grapes, and I'm not sure if the jam can be sold at a good price. I'll try it in town tomorrow. If the price is good, we The two brothers work together."

Ling Jingxuan, who had long planned to let him learn how to do business, naturally had no reason to refuse, isn't it a good thing for my younger brother to be proactive?

"Well, when I have money, I will ask my parents to buy a few more acres of land to build a house here, and our family will be able to live together in the future."

There was a bright smile on Ling Jingpeng's face, and he did not forget to help Ling Jingxuan scoop water into the pot. However, after hearing what he said, Ling Jingxuan stopped, looked at him for a moment, and then said casually: "Father, mother! Life in that family is not easy, right? They still leave everything to their parents like before? "

"Ok?"

After the action of scooping water, Ling Jingpeng's smile instantly froze on his face, and he lowered his head and said in a muffled voice: "Well, it's okay, sir, because of the second brother, he wasn't too harsh on us, but he basically doesn't care about things, so it's impossible Make the decision for us, grandma, you know, I have never liked my parents, let alone my uncles and uncles, basically leave all the farm work on tens of acres of land to my father, and leave the housework to my mother. They wear dry clothes every day. Clean and idle, but parents..."

Speaking of this, Ling Jingpeng couldn't help sobbing a little, and after a while, he clenched his fists and raised his head to look at Ling Jingxuan firmly: "Brother, I will definitely work hard to make money so that parents and you can live a good life."

At the age of 14, he understands everything about the suffering of his parents, the grievances of the eldest brother, the suffering of the second brother, and the hard work of the two nephews, but he is too young to make decisions for them.

"Well, yes, big brother will work hard with you, but before that, I have to find a way to let the old man separate the family. I think they are already upset that you have come to help me these few days."

Patting him on the shoulder, Ling Jingxuan said affirmatively.

"There was a quarrel a few days ago, and my parents didn't let me tell you, for fear that you would feel uncomfortable."

With his head down, Ling Jingpeng couldn't hide his slump. Who wouldn't want to have a separated family. Only when the family is separated can they have a good life, but... the elders are there, and the family is not separated. The Qing Dynasty has always ruled the country with filial piety, and the elders are still there It is unfilial to make a family split under the circumstances, not to mention that they are farming and studying families, even ordinary farmers, it is impossible to propose a family split if it is not necessary, and my father is filial, no matter how hard or tired Dare to give birth to the idea of ​​breaking up.

"Really? Hmph!"

Ling Jingxuan snorted coldly, who has ever seen such a partiality in the old Ling family?The second child is not a son anymore?They better hope they don't run into his hands, or...

"Father, it smells so good, what are you doing?"

While the two brothers were silent, Xiao Baozi ran in excitedly, followed by Wolf Cub and... a thin and thin boy who seemed to be the same age as him.

"Little greedy cat!"

Throwing the stirring stick to Ling Jingpeng, signaling him to continue stirring the sticky jam in the pot, Ling Jingxuan knelt down and poked Xiao Baozi's head lovingly, hugging him and looking at the shy little boy behind, he should be Xiao Baozi. Steamed buns are often talked about iron baby, right?It is said that he is the only friend of the two buns.

"I hate it, Daddy will bully me."

With his arms around his neck, Xiao Baozi kept acting coquettishly. In just a few days, he gradually recovered the innocence and liveliness that a five-year-old child should have.

"Really? Don't you want to eat? What can I do? I want to share some water for you to drink when it's done."

Raising his eyebrows, Ling Jingxuan cast a sideways glance at him in embarrassment, the little bun became anxious, and hurriedly said: "Who said I don't want to eat, I..."

"Ha ha……"

Seeing his eager look, Ling Jingxuan burst into laughter in an instant, hugging and laughing, even Ling Jingpeng couldn't help laughing along with him.

"I hate it, Dad bullied me again."

Finally realizing that he was being teased, Xiao Baozi pushed him away with his lips pouted, and stared at him fiercely with his arms crossed. Isn't that puffy look just like Baozi?

Ling Jingxuan couldn't help pinching his face, and said calmly: "Is he the Tie Wazi you often talk about?"

"Well, Dad, he is Tie Wazi. His name is Zhao Tiesheng, and he lives at the end of the village. Today, Uncle Zhao and the others went to the town to deliver iron tools. Tie Wazi was at home alone, so I asked him to come to our house to play."

Resolutely forgetting that he was still angry, Xiao Baozi pulled the shy and introverted little boy and pushed him in front of Ling Jingxuan.

"Hello, Uncle Ling."

Zhao Tiesheng glanced at Ling Jingxuan timidly, and shyly hid behind Ling Wu. Uncle Ling's chirping was as thin as a mosquito. If you didn't listen carefully, you couldn't hear it at all, but Ling Jingxuan was very happy. As for Baozi's only friend, he, as a father, will naturally love the house forever.

"Hey, Xiao Wu, take Tie Wazi to play with brother, and I will send the jam to you when the jam is ready."

Reaching out to touch the heads of the two children, Ling Jingxuan patted Xiao Baozi's buttocks. Compared with the stingy but serious big Baozi, Xiao Baozi is undoubtedly more lazy, but he is serious about running with him every morning. Boxing, and now also practice calligraphy, if possible, he hopes that the big buns can do the same, after all, they are only five years old, right?

"Ah."

Nodding, the little bun bent down and hugged the wolf cub who was grinning at Ling Jingxuan, pulled up Tie Wazi and turned around to leave. Ling Jingxuan watched them leave before turning around and taking over the stirring work: "The Zhao family is an outsider, right?"

Not everyone in Lingjia Village has the surname Ling. According to the memory of the original owner, there seem to be dozens of households coming from outside, and the Zhao family is one of them. As for the others, he doesn't know much about them.

"Well, but the Zhao family is different from other immigrant families. Brother Zhao's parents passed away early, and his wife died during childbirth. A few years ago, he was both a father and a mother, pulling Tie Wazi. It was very difficult. Fortunately, although the Zhao family didn’t have much land, Brother Zhao was skilled in blacksmithing, so he was barely passable, but...Three years ago, Brother Zhao suddenly married Brother Han, and the villagers thought it was ridiculous for them two big men to get married. If it spreads out, I'm afraid it will lose the face of the Ling family village. The patriarch and the second grandfather re-allocated a homestead for them. It is called an exchange, but in fact they are driven out of the village. Like Wen and the others, they are bullied wherever they go, which is pitiful."

It is more difficult for outsiders, and they are married by two men, not to mention the difficulty.

"Hmph, it's just a rural place, and it's like a big family. Do you really think you're a wealthy businessman?"

Ling Jingxuan couldn't help sneering, the emperor still married a man to be the empress, what do they do?Although it is rare for a man to marry a man, it is generally seen in high-ranking families, and most of the men who marry into the door are concubines, but the countryside is not without it. Some families have a lot of labor and too little land. When the son gets married, he can exchange two silver coins to supplement the family. Some widowers have children, but because they are too poor to marry a wife, they will marry a man to help take care of the children and take care of the housework. This is basically the case in every village. I have never heard of anyone underestimating others because of this, and even feel that they are ashamed. Lingjia Village is really the best of the best.