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When the sugar was delivered to Aunt Liu's house, her husband Zhou Shishan was also at home.At this time, sugar is a rare thing, even the pine candy that I boiled by myself is very rare.Aunt Liu refused at first, but Meng Chuxi said, "Now I am at Qingwu's house, and she is my family. Qingwu was in a difficult situation before, and Aunt Liu treated her so well. Although it took some effort for such a little thing, but It’s not something precious, it’s just a token of affection, and it’s also a treat for Brother Hong and Sister Ling. This is Qingwu’s kindness, you can’t refuse it, otherwise it’s really embarrassing to ask Uncle Zhou to replace us Helped find a place."

Aunt Liu gave up after hearing the words, and hurriedly said: "Your Uncle Zhou just happened to be here, and he has found some news now, you can see if you can settle it after discussing it."

Zhou Shishan is over 50 years old, and his face has been exposed to rough marks from the wind and sun. He doesn't look like a warm person, but he has a good heart.

After Aunt Liu finished speaking, he said directly: "In Yangjiawan next door, there is a family whose son took them to Jiangyin County. The family has a few acres of land and is about to sell it. I went to see it. They are all fertile fields, which happen to be nearby. In our village, there is a ditch next to it. It is not afraid of drought or waterlogging. The harvest this year is very good. I also asked about the price. The asking price for an acre of good land is usually [-] yuan, which is a little expensive. There are eight mulberry trees, and I will give them to you together, and it will be cheaper if you convert them, I don’t know what you plan to do?"

After hearing this, Zhou Qingwu glanced at Meng Chuxi, a little hesitant.These two acres of land add up to three pennies and two hundred renminbi, which is nearly two taels of silver. At present, their spare money and the medicinal materials at home are barely enough, but their future expenses will be stretched, unless gold leaf is used.But she still wanted to work harder, maintain her current livelihood, and keep the gold foil for Meng Chuxi.

Meng Chuxi thought about it for a while, and then smiled: "Uncle Zhou has troubled us with such detailed questions. It is indeed not expensive in terms of conversion. It is not easy to buy land near Zhoujia Village, and it is also profitable when you meet it. Qingwu and I went to see it for ourselves. After a look, if you are satisfied, you can buy it, and there is no problem with the price.”

Meng Chuxi knew very well that in ancient times, land was a job. If it was not forced, ordinary people would seldom sell their land. When they encountered good land, they had to make a quick decision, and being close to home also meant that it was easy to take care of. She was quite tempted.

Zhou Shishan saw that she was so straightforward and thought clearly and thoughtfully, with a slight smile on his serious face, he nodded: "Okay, I'll go and say hello to her, and see if I can see it tomorrow."

"Then thank you Uncle Zhou and Aunt Liu, I'll trouble you." Meng Chuxi glanced at Zhou Qingwu, and the two thanked each other before going home.

Zhou Qingwu was a little dull along the way, as if he was thinking about something, Meng Chuxi looked at her, then stopped and pulled Zhou Qingwu back: "What are you thinking about? You've been like this since you came back from Aunt Liu's house."

Zhou Qingwu looked around, dragged Meng Chuxi into the house, and then made some worried gestures: We only have less than two taels of silver, and there is not much left after we bought the land.

Meng Chuxi looked at her and sighed slightly: "Qingwu, are you still worried about this? If you don't have enough silver, you can use the gold leaf first. We have discussed this issue before. You don't have to worry about the rest, be good and be obedient."

Zhou Qingwu lowered his head when he heard the words, and knew Meng Chuxi's intentions in his heart, so he didn't object anymore.The next day, Uncle Zhou sent a message to let the two of them go to see the land.The land was about two miles away from their home, not too far away.

Two mu of land, one big and one small, with ditches next to it and a road across, there are indeed eight mulberry trees on the outer edge, all of which are flourishing, and they are far away from the ground without worrying about robbing nutrients.Looking at the mulberry tree, Meng Chuxi was a little distracted, and always felt that he had a different feeling for the mulberry tree.

The man who sold the land was Yang Shouyi, who was over 60 years old. He pointed to the tunnel and said, "Girl, my field is well maintained. My wife and I have put a lot of effort into it. Now we are reluctant to sell it. You can’t lose money if you buy it.”

Meng Chuxi recovered and nodded, then glanced at Zhou Qingwu: "Qingwu, what do you think?"

Although Zhou Qingwu has never planted land, he has seen a lot of it. The soil quality of this land is very good, and it is a fertile field.She stretched out her hand and gestured: yes.

Meng Chuxi turned her head and nodded to Zhou Shishan and said, "Uncle Zhou, I want this land." After that, she smiled at Yang Shouyi and said, "Old man Yang, I am also a happy person, we want this land, buy land and sell land It's all fate, and I don't talk to the old man about the price, but we don't have any males in our family, so I asked old man Yang to help plow the land, and we can plow in time in the spring, I wonder if it's possible?"

Yang Shouyi lowered his head and thought for a while, and seeing that Zhou Shishan was also looking at him, he responded with a smile: "Okay, you two girls are refreshing, and I am also refreshing. Shishan and I have friendship, and this time I also solved a problem for me. That's the big question, and that's it."

Meng Chuxi smiled slightly: "Thank you, Old Man Yang, I will send the deposit to your house tomorrow, and when it is settled, I will pay all the money after I get the land deed."

"Okay, this is very good." Yang Shouyi was indeed very straightforward, probably because his son made a fortune in the town and went to enjoy the blessings, so he didn't point to this place to earn a lot of money.Meng Chuxi also realized it, and understood that this opportunity is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

When she came back in the evening, Zhou Qingwu counted the money in the box, and then she turned to look at Meng Chuxi: The deposit is enough, and I can pay the rest of the money after selling the medicinal materials.

Meng Chuxi looked at it, pondered for a moment, and smiled at Zhou Qingwu: "Okay, let's not move the gold leaf for now. The family has enough food, so we don't need to spend too much at the moment. When we buy the land, if we need money, let's think about it together." The solution is, okay?"

Zhou Qingwu was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help laughing, and nodded repeatedly.

Meng Chuxi laughed angrily: "This is just saving the gold leaf for me. If you don't know it, you think it's yours. I'm so happy."

Zhou Qingwu closed the box and looked at Meng Chuxi with wide eyes. Seeing the helplessness and resentment on her face, Zhou Qingwu hesitated, moved over and grabbed the corner of Meng Chuxi's clothes, shaking it slightly.

Meng Chuxi has never seen Zhou Qingwu like this before. The little girl is a little reserved, and more often she is like a little adult who has her own opinions and doesn't need to worry about herself. She was the one who took care of herself when she was injured, and even acting like a baby was a little timid.

Looking at those big watery eyes, Meng Chuxi felt her heart soften, so she reached out and pinched her cheek helplessly, lowered her head and approached her and said, "I've learned to act like a baby, and I've made progress."

Although Zhou Qingwu was embarrassed, he obediently stayed there, letting Meng Chuxi pinch her face, blinking his eyes so cutely.

Meng Chuxi was almost overwhelmed with maternal love, she let go of her hand and rubbed again: "Okay, okay, I won't say anything anymore seeing you are so good."

After she let go of her hand, Zhou Qingwu rubbed his face, then secretly pursed his lips and smiled.

The matter of the land was settled, and the news spread in Zhoujia Village.The mute's family bought two acres of fertile land from Yang Shouyi next door, which made many people feel sour, especially the Lin family who disliked Zhou Qingwu.You must know that although two acres of land is not much, two acres of fertile land cost more than three pennies. Few people in Zhoujia Village have the confidence to add more fertile land.

This week, Qingwu picked up a woman of unknown origin. She was no longer struggling as before, and she still had money to buy land. Don't be envious of them.

Lin's tone was quite sour when she heard about it: "A lady from a great family, and the other has no father or mother since childhood, so the good land is ruined if given to them. How could they know how to plant it, and what can they be proud of."

The villagers just laughed when they heard this, but they had to say that what she said was justified.But Zhou Qingwu and the others ignored it, their life was theirs, and it was not up to them whether they could live well or not.

It has been raining for the past few days, and when the weather clears up, people in the village who have leisure are ready to move.Zhoujia Village is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and every September and October is the season for the growth of wild goose mushrooms.This is the delicacy bestowed on them by nature, and almost every household wants to find it.

In previous years, Zhou Qingwu would seize this season, search for it on the mountain all day, and exchange it for money in the town.It's just to avoid the group of overlords in the village, otherwise it will be a waste of time.

But it's too early, the sky cleared up after a few rains, and other people are also looking to take action.Meng Chuxi also knows this Yanlai mushroom. In her impression, modern people like to call it thatch mushroom. The scientific name is pine milk mushroom. It is a rare mushroom that can grow in late autumn and early winter.It is most common on the thatched slopes around the village and in the grass under the pine forest.

Meng Chuxi ate it several times when she was a child.She could not forget that umami taste for a long time, but it was probably due to the change of the environment, and it almost disappeared on the mountain after she grew up.She has seen descriptions about it in books. At this time, royal nobles and Vincennes all prefer this mushroom.

Aside from eating, the thought of picking up mushrooms made Meng Chuxi feel itchy. It was not only a satisfying appetite, but also an extremely beautiful experience.

In the morning, the two changed their clothes and shoes, put on their backpacks and hurried up the mountain.Meng Chuxi saw the bamboo rake in the yard and thought about taking it with her.

There are already people in the village who are ready to go. In the past, Zhou Qingwu would never stay in the thatch bushes on the hillside near the village to search, because there would always be people who didn't want to see her. Hearing those words was too embarrassing.Now that she has Meng Chuxi, she doesn't seem to be afraid of those anymore, and with her protection, those rumors can only be hidden in the dark.

Picking up thatch mushrooms is not only a test of eyesight but also of stamina. Bending over to find them is hard work.And most of them are hidden under the grass, they are fond of light but afraid of light, they can only be found in places where both humidity and light coexist.

Zhou Qingwu took Meng Chuxi to start looking for thatch grass at the foot of the mountain. The white grass and yellow grass here are the best places for the growth of thatch mushrooms.

The two searched for a piece of thatch around the hillside, but they didn't find thatch mushrooms. Meng Chuxi was a little impatient. She couldn't remember the appearance of thatch mushrooms clearly. She had seen the pictures, but she always felt unreal, so she wanted to find them herself. several.

Thinking that there was nothing to be gained by turning over a piece of thatch, she pulled the bamboo rake from the piece of thatch towards her side, and only halfway through it Zhou Qingwu groaned immediately.

As soon as Meng Chuxi stopped her movements, she saw the mushrooms pulled out by the bamboo rake in the thatch at a glance. At this moment, they were entangled in it and were almost torn apart.

Meng Chuxi hurriedly reached out to pick it up, and found that there were more than one after such a search. She picked up the mushroom in her hand and recalled the description about it in her mind: the fruiting body is medium to large, the cap is oblate and hemispherical, and the center is sticky. , concave after stretching, margins initially involuted then flattened, sticky when wet, glabrous, carrot-coloured.

This seems to be quite suitable, but picking mushrooms can't be done on paper, so I turned to Zhou Qingwu and asked, "Is this Qingwu?" shook his head.

"No, but it's very similar, and this one doesn't look like a bitter milk mushroom with ring patterns. I thought I picked it up." Meng Chuxi didn't doubt that he was there, and thought it was really not. mushroom.

Zhou Qingwu listened to her regretfully muttering about ring-patterned bitter milk mushrooms, and suppressed a smile in his heart.Before she had time to throw it away, Zhou Qingwu had already reached out to catch it, and by the way picked up the ones that had been dug out of the grass and put them into the basket.

Meng Chuxi was a little surprised, but she immediately noticed that the dimples at the corners of the little girl's mouth came out again, and she realized that she was teased by the little girl.

She smiled and sighed, and flicked Zhou Qingwu's forehead with her hand: "You're promising, you dare to play tricks on me."

Zhou Qingwu raised his small face and smiled very cutely, and handed the one he just found to Meng Chuxi.Satisfied, Meng Chuxi pinched the thatch mushroom she found, sniffed it and continued to search.

Thatch mushrooms have the most fallen pine needles in the pine forest, and some of them are hidden under the pine needles and are not easy to detect.However, many of them grow in patches. If you find one plant, gently remove the surrounding pine needles, and there are often several plants standing in an arc.

But they found a stalk among the pine needles, and carefully pushed aside a layer, one or two flowers popped up at a distance. The reddish-brown fungus was chubby, which was really gratifying.The joy of finding a piece is enough to make people addicted. The surprise on Meng Chuxi's face has hardly faded, and his eyes are full of happiness.

Zhou Qingwu lowered his head and patiently looked for the fungus, and when he looked up, his eyes went to Meng Chuxi.Well, Junzi and her, these two made her very happy to meet, and the fun of finding fungus was multiplied.