don't disturb my bride

Wu Meng and Du Si rushed back to the village at the beginning of the second year. When it was already freezing, Du Si rented an unoccupied house in a part of the town before going back. The saplings were released.

They planned to load a carriage back by themselves first, and then slowly transport all these back.

If someone asks, explain that those who dug the saplings did not send them here until the end of the year. As for why they didn't send them home directly, it was because he was worried that Mu Qiu and the others didn't know how to deal with so many saplings.

The saplings are no bigger than ordinary fruits and vegetables, and the root system is huge. What's more, what Du Si wants is the saplings that have been planted for three years. Under normal circumstances, as long as the roots are well preserved, there will be no major problems for ten and a half months.

Wu Meng looked at the locked room, feeling a little worried, "Don't you need to leave someone to watch?" Did Brother Du feel a little overwhelmed?

Du Si pulled him into the carriage, "Don't worry, didn't you notice that there was something missing among us?" He checked the contents of the carriage, except for half of the saplings, there were also large and small bags of seeds. have.

There are also gifts brought back to give to others, and some gadgets for children.

Wu Meng looked around and realized that something was missing, "Where's Doug? You left him?"

Du Si nodded and told him to sit down, and they were about to leave, "It's okay, he just said he didn't want to take the carriage."

Wu Meng thought about it and still felt bad. Although Doug was not an ordinary cat, it was a bit too much to keep such a small cat here.

"Don't worry, his fighting power is higher than yours." Du Si said with a smile, "Actually, he ate too much before rushing, and now his stomach is bumped by the carriage, he wants to slow down, and now I don't know where in the corner sleeping."

"In this way, he can't be allowed to stay." Wu Meng looked at Du Si with a frown, disapproving of his behavior, but he couldn't say that he stayed, because Du Si would definitely not let him, but Du Si Let's stay, Du Si is worried about going back alone. Thinking of this, Wu Meng feels a little sweet and distressed.

Du Si looked at Wu Meng's frown with a bit of sourness, "Why do you care about him so much?" Although Doug is just his materialized Quantum Beast, Doug has normal thinking. Not vinegar will not work.

Wu Meng was taken aback by his question, then laughed out loud, looked left and right to see if no one was there, imitated Du Si's usual moves, touched Du Si's handsome face like a hooligan, leaned forward and kissed, "Don't be jealous, my husband loves you the most." After finishing speaking, he didn't bother with Doug any more. Du Si was right, compared with Doug, he still couldn't bear the other's paw.

"Let's go, Mr. Coachman." Wu Meng said as she sat upright, with her back straight and her eyes straight ahead.

Du Si was dumbfounded by his actions, and drove the carriage home.

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When they arrived at the door of the house, the two of them were a little shocked when they faced the large flock of chickens running past in front of them.

Although they knew from Mu Qiu's letter that the family had held many litters of chicks this year, they saw it with their own eyes, but it was always different.

Except for this large group of chickens, the house is quiet, and Mu Qiu is not there.

Du Si approached the lobby, looked at the long-lost house, felt a sense of belonging in his heart, and finally came back.

Because it was officially noon when I came back, and it was a bright sun.

After Wu Meng came back, she started to get busy, washing the sheets, drying the bedding, cleaning up and scrubbing the things in the room.

Du Si allowed Mu Qiu to live in the guest room, and the lobby and other storerooms were also open, except for his and Wu Meng's bedrooms.

Du Si came back this time and planned to inspect Mu Qiu for a while longer. He was going to ask for a housekeeper. After all, the family really needed someone who could take care of him. He didn't want Wu Meng to be confined at home, and he couldn't handle everything. Sooner or later, he would have to find a housekeeper. Yes, if Mu Qiu is right, he won't have to spend that time anymore.

He untied the horse from the carriage and let him eat grass. He didn't care about the things in the carriage, but went out to look around.

Then I found that there were not only chickens in the house, but also three more pigpens, each of which contained several big piglets. There were ten piglets in total that could be slaughtered. They are all round, and you can see how well they are eaten.

Du Si lamented that Mu Qiu would raise him, and if he was allowed to come, the effect might be halved.

When he walked to the field he was most concerned about, the paddy field was already deserted, and there were bundles of straw on it, which had been dried by the sun, and there was nothing to grow in the field.

The vegetable field is still lush and green. There are vegetables in all seasons, but the fruit side is much worse. After all, the weather will have a great impact on the fruits, especially those he brought back from places with high temperatures all year round. seedlings and seeds.

Large tracts of land for growing fruits are already bare, and the wilted vines are packed up and placed in piles, waiting for rain or snow and warming up to rot them and return them to the land.

The gray-black soil was exposed on the large mountain land that had been reclaimed. Compared with the surrounding area, it seemed to be bald.

Du Si looked at the large bald land, and it will be spring.

The winter sun was rarely warm. After seeing the territory, Du Si hurried back. He was still thinking about Wu Meng going to the river to wash things. The water was so cold that he couldn't bear it.

After going back, he saw that Wu Meng had already filled the wooden basin with sheets, quilt covers and other things that needed to be washed, and the quilt core was also dried on the bamboo poles.

Wu Meng was about to leave.

Du Si hurried over and picked up the tub, "I'll do it."

Wu Meng folded her arms and looked at him, "Are you coming?" with an expression of "You will come if you will".

Du Si felt guilty for a while. After all, the clothes washed by his hands were more or less problematic, either they were not cleaned well or there were holes in them, but he still said confidently, "Teach me, the water in the river is too cold I'm afraid I'll freeze you."

Wu Meng smiled and said, "Then let's go."

……

For Du Si, laundry is a life-span for the first time, and it's still a life-span for the second time. He feels that he can't master this skill. If he is asked to do the laundry, he may have to spend half of the clothing fee every month.

Under Wu Meng's guidance, Du Si successfully knocked out a thumb-sized hole in the bed sheet and completed the task.

When Mu Qiu heard that Du Si and the others were back, he hurried over after lunch.

Du Si and Wu Meng were drying the washed sheets in front of the small courtyard. Seeing Mu Qiu trotting over, he was a little surprised, "Why are you in such a hurry, what's the matter?"

Mu Qiu looked at the two of them, and felt that it was not the right time for him to come, "It's nothing, I heard that you are back, come and have a look." Mu Qiu looked at them again, thought for a while and said, "I'll put I'll give you the rest of the money, and the account book." He said and returned to the guest room where he lived.

Du Si squinted his eyes and thought, it seems that his housekeeper has been found.

After a while, Mu Qiu followed Du Si into the lobby with his things. He put a big jar on the table, and the jar still had a sour smell.

Mu Qiu said embarrassedly: "I don't know where to hide."

Du Si said, "It's all right." He opened the lid and looked inside, there was a lot of money, including odds and ends.

Mu Qiu explained: "After you left, I'm still not as good as you in serving the vegetable field. The growth has slowed down a lot, and the work of weeding, weeding and loosening the soil is too much, and I have to take care of your family." While talking, he looked at Du Si's face, but he didn't see anything, so he continued, "So, after deducting the wages of hiring people, I only save so much."

Mu Qiu also told Du Si that there are too many pigs and chickens at home, and it is impossible to let them eat leftovers all the time, and nutrition still needs to be supplemented.

After finishing speaking, he took out another small cloth bag, only the size of a fist, "This is left over after paying the wages for opening the mountain."

He gave it to Du Si along with the account book, which is not necessarily the account book, but it could also be called a diary. Every entry and exit item of Du Si's house was clearly written down, and he even wrote down how much salary he paid himself at the end of the month.

Du Si told him to sit down and don't be nervous, and poured him a cup of tea, "I believe in you, otherwise I wouldn't be able to go out so confidently, and don't act like I'm looking for trouble." He smiled and glanced at him , Then I looked down at the account book carefully, believing that it was the same thing, and it was necessary to understand the situation of this year.

The wages on the mountain side are deducted from the money he borrowed, and they decrease little by little every day, while the income in the fields increases little by little.

In the two or three months since he left, the income from fruits and vegetables is no different from what he had when he was at home, because he had sowed a crop of treated seedlings before he left, so the growth is no different.

And Mu Qiu used well water for sowing, and Du Sidu had crystals in the well water, but such a large well, the mixed energy will be much less, but the residue in the chicken pen and pig pen can supplement some.

Because the vegetables are usually delivered clean, Du Si also deliberately explained that if you add fertilizer, don't pour it on the leaves of the vegetables, in case someone makes trouble.

From the time he processed the seedlings until they were grown and sold, his daily income became less, because if he had to supply so many places at the same time, the amount would be less.

And the most important point is the wages of the hirers. After all, Doug is not here, and the pests are serious. Which insect doesn't like the juicy vegetable leaves?

There are also crazy weeds, which are a headache.

Du Si looked at it very seriously. When he turned to the last page, his eyes fell on the salary that Mu Qiu paid him last month. From the beginning to the end, it was the price he negotiated with Mu Qiu at the beginning. Mu Qiu never wrote a letter to complain, not even a hint.

Du Si glanced at Mu Qiu who had calmed down beside him, and looked dull again, but he was actually quite careful.

He returned the diary-style ledger to Mu Qiu, "After reading it, you have done better than I imagined." He took out 20 taels of silver from the jar and gave it to him, "It's almost Chinese New Year, take it, just treat it as It’s my year-end award, go back and buy something for my uncle and aunt.”

Year-end awards?Mu Qiu was stunned for a moment when he heard the unfamiliar vocabulary, and then he realized that Du Si wanted to give the 20 taels to himself, and shook his head quickly, "I've already taken what I should have." Be diligent.

Du Si smiled, and stuffed the money into his hands, "I'll take it for you, if you hadn't seen the mess at home, I wouldn't know what it would be like. I didn't think carefully before and didn't give you a raise. You have done more than what I gave." Without giving Mu Qiu a chance to respond, Du Si put on a serious face, "If you don't take it, I won't need your help in the future."

Looking at the heavy silver ingot in his hand, Mu Qiu trembled a little. He didn't shake when Du Si put the several hundred taels of silver in his hand, because he knew it wasn't his. It would be different, Du Si The secretary said it was for him.

20 taels. If he goes out to find a job, he doesn't know whether he should save it for a year or two.

He looked at Du Si and didn't know what to say, so he could only reply dully.

Only then was Du Si satisfied, "That's right, come on, I told you how you take care of things at home, and I can help when I come back."

Mu Qiu raised his head abruptly, "Help me?" Isn't his work already finished?After that, only delivery is left.

Du Si smiled and said, "Of course, I can't get so much by myself, don't you want to do it?" At first, it was because there were not enough chickens and pigs to feed at home, and you couldn't starve to death if you fed them casually, but this will not work.

Mu Qiu nodded quickly, "Do it!" A fool would not do it.