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Dinner was relatively simple, and the two of them didn't eat much.The snails picked up are kept in wooden barrels and allowed to spit out the sand before they can be eaten.

On the second day, Meng Chuxi did what he said, and began to prepare tools for catching eels with bamboo.When she was a child, the elders in the family knew how to make bamboo strips, and her grandfather could make dustpans and baskets, so Meng Chuxi knew a little bit about it.

After borrowing the tools, Meng Chuxi began to fiddle with it, but it was really difficult to do, and taking the green bamboo was a very time-consuming and labor-intensive task.The girl's hands are weak, and she can't split the bamboo directly with her hands, but the bamboo is very tough, and it's perfectly fine to use the strength of her hands after the first split.

Meng Chuxi only made one this day, and it was very rough. It could only ensure that the eels would not run out, and a pour was set inside, so that the eels could not get out after entering.

Although Meng Chuxi was very dissatisfied, Zhou Qingwu felt that Meng Chuxi was like a god, and he could even make tools for catching eels.

Seeing her familiar expression, Meng Chuxi laughed and said: "Don't think I'm very good, it's just that I know things that we can use, and there are actually two people."

Zhou Qingwu thought about it for a while, and couldn't help laughing, but he still said eccentrically: Chu Xi knows more.

Meng Chuxi laughed, secretly accepted the little girl's compliment, and continued to work on the things in her hands.

In spring, the crops are all grown, and occasionally wild animals start to harm the crops, so this day Meng Chuxi took the time to look at the trap he had set before.

These few stumbling blocks have basically gained nothing since catching a weasel, but this time when she went to see it, she found that the weeds that set up the trap had all fallen down from a distance, and her heart skipped a beat.

She hurried over to have a look, and there was a gray and fluffy thing lying in the grass, and when she got closer, it turned out to be a wild rabbit!I don't know how long he was arrested and he was already lying there dying.It seemed that it struggled for a long time, and the surrounding grass was flattened by it.

Unexpectedly, there was a real harvest. Meng Chuxi's eyes were full of joy. After adjusting the rest of the stumbling block, he carried the wild rabbit and went back, ready to make Zhou Qingwu happy.

During the daytime, when she went home with the rabbit in her arms, several people saw her, and they were all envious at the moment.

"It's really troublesome. She can get everything that grows on the mountain and runs on the ground. It's lucky that the mute met her." Zhu Shi looked at the rabbit that weighed three to four catties, and his words were full of envious.

Tian and Zhu of Lin's family were together, and the two families often chatted when they were busy in the field.It's not that Lin and his son and daughter-in-law were eating beans when Zhu said this.

Mrs. Lin felt uncomfortable. Thinking of the past in the village, she bent down and put the beans into the pit and said coldly: "So what, two women are destined to be bitter together. If there is no man in the family, everything will be hard. That dumb reputation I can't get married if I'm ruined, the origin of this foxy-looking woman is unknown, don't look at men who like to look at her a few more times, but seriously, whoever is willing to marry her will cry in the future."

Mrs. Zhu thought for a while, then nodded: "What you said is true. They will definitely have a difficult life in the future. There is no male support at home, so how can they live on?"

Even though Dayan's folk customs are open and the constraints on women are far less than those in the later dynasties, but in the eyes of most ordinary people, it is the right way for a daughter's family to marry a good family, and most of the families are supported by men. In the eyes of the villagers of Zhoujia Village, this is even more so.In the eyes of these women, they will ultimately depend on the men in the family in the future, and it is good that the two yellow-haired girls can barely make ends meet.

As soon as Meng Chuxi returned, she ran up to Zhou Qingwu excitedly, looking at her with bright eyes.Zhou Qingwu was sorting out a batch of dried medicinal materials that he had picked before. Seeing Meng Chuxi looking at him like this as soon as he came back, he gestured in surprise: Why are you so happy?

She glanced down and found that Meng Chuxi had her hands behind her back, and she suddenly laughed: What good things are there?

Meng Chuxi took out the rabbit in his hand and held it up in front of Zhou Qingwu, scaring Zhou Qingwu into a fright. He took a step back and saw that it was a rabbit. Then he patted his heart in shock and gave Meng Chuxi a reproachful look. Surprise: a fat bunny.

Meng Chuxi was amused by her, looked at the rabbit in his hand and said, "I'm still angry, how to deal with it, should we eat it ourselves, or sell it?"

Meng Chuxi wanted to ask Zhou Qingwu's opinion. Zhou Qingwu originally thought that rabbits were rare, so he kept them at home for Meng Chuxi to try out, but he also thought that the two of them still had to save money, so he hesitated.She looked up at Meng Chuxi, and Meng Chuxi immediately understood.

"Well, let's sell it, it should be worth a lot of money? I've set the stumbling block over there again, maybe there will be new harvests, if we catch it again, we'll keep it for ourselves, and I'll make a rabbit for you Meat, it tastes good, okay?" She seemed to be really asking for Zhou Qingwu's meaning, and looked at her.

Zhou Qingwu nodded with his hair burning in his heart.There is a chicken cage at home, and the two put the rabbit in it, and tied the rabbit's legs with a rope to prevent it from running away.

It was the first time Wuwu saw a rabbit, and he kept sniffing, with a low whimpering sound in his throat, and his teeth were gritted fiercely.

Meng Chuxi touched it, smiled and teased: "Smell it well, and remember to help us hunt rabbits in the future." Wuwu raised her head and glanced at her, then bent down again, and continued to stare at the rabbit.

It happened that the two were going to the town to buy sweet potato seedlings, so Meng Chuxi and Zhou Qingwu took the rabbit and set off directly to Qingyang Town.

Originally, Meng Chuxi planned to go to the place frequented by hawkers in Qingyang Town to see if anyone wanted it, but he ran into an acquaintance again.The fate between people is so wonderful, what they met was none other than Yan Qian, the big housekeeper of the Yan family who bought their Polygonum multiflorum.

Yan Qian was stunned for a moment when he saw them, and then his eyes fell on Meng Chuxi's hands, and he said with a smile: "Ms. Meng, there are some good things that are ready to be sold."

Meng Chuxi and the two of them naturally remembered him, and immediately gave a slight salute, and Meng Chuxi greeted with a smile: "Steward Yan."

Then she lifted the cage in her hand and said slightly teasingly: "This time it's not a treasure, I just caught a wild rabbit and wanted to sell it. Is Steward Yan interested?"

Yan Qian glanced at it, thinking that his master is also a gourmet, he is quite particular about food, so he should like this rabbit.The caring and meticulous butler is very concerned about his master's preferences. The rabbit looks good, so he nodded: "I'm interested. It's not far from Yan's mansion. Miss Lao Meng will send it directly."

Meng Chuxi didn't ask the price either, they were already regular customers, and Yan Qian was a very kind person, and they had a good deal with each other before.

The Yan family's house is very large, with a typical Jiangnan garden style, exquisite and beautiful.Probably because he had a good impression of the two, Yan Qian didn't ask them to wait outside, but took the two into the mansion directly through the side door and sent the things to the back kitchen.

Yan Qian ordered the people in the mansion to get the money, then turned to look at Meng Chuxi: "Doesn't Miss Meng ask the price?"

Meng Chuxi smiled slightly: "The Yan family is a big family, so they won't treat us badly because of a rabbit. Besides, we had a good deal with Yan Guan before, and we trust you."

Yan Qian laughed out loud, stroked his beard, and said with some teasing in his tone, "What a wonderful girl, I can't live up to your trust in this way, so I have to be more generous."

"Housekeeper, this is paid according to your order." The man who took the money bag handed the money to Yan Qian, and stood back half a step.The housekeeper of our other courtyard has the highest status in the house besides the master, so it can be seen.

Yan Qian handed the money bag to Meng Chuxi: "This is consistent money, do you need to count it?"

Meng Chuxi handed the money bag to Zhou Qingwu, and shook his head, "I just said that I trust Steward Yan, but I always count the money face to face, wouldn't it be a slap in the face to me, thank you Steward Yan for taking care of the business." The market price of a rabbit is several hundred yuan, It is already a lot of sales, Meng Chuxi knows it well.

Yan Qian really admired Chuxi very much, if he was a man, he would definitely take him into Yan's house to work for the master.Suddenly there was an idea in his mind, even if it was inconvenient to recruit into the mansion, he could try to work in Yan's shop. He felt that Meng Chuxi was very intelligent and talented.

The little girl next to her was a little lost in the previous meeting. Although she still couldn't speak this time, she followed Meng Chuxi quietly, her eyes were clear, and her posture was not shy.

Thinking about the feasibility of this matter, Yan Qian personally sent the two of them out of the house, but when he was about to speak, Meng Chuxi who was beside him stopped suddenly.

Yan Qian was a little surprised, but seeing Meng Chuxi staring intently at a pot of plants under the garden porch, and even vaguely excited, he couldn't help asking curiously: "Why is Miss Meng looking at it like that?"

Meng Chuxi regained her senses, suppressed her excitement and pointed at the green plant, "Forgive me, Steward Yan, I have a heartless request, can you let me go over and have a look at that pot of grass."

Yan Qian was a little surprised, but still nodded, Zhou Qingwu was also a little surprised, did Chuxi find something good?But she has never seen this kind of grass, and she doesn't know what it is useful for. Could it be edible?

After the three of them approached, Yan Qian pointed to the tall and thin green plants in the pot and said, "Could it be that Miss Meng also knows this thing?" There was a trace of scrutiny in his eyes, there should be very few people who have seen this thing, This is not something that Dayan has, it has only been introduced in recent years, and few people have it.If Meng Chuxi knew her, then this girl had an unusual background.

Meng Chuxi naturally saw the scrutiny in his eyes. She was really too excited, so she got carried away for a while. Seeing this, she slightly suppressed the surprise in her heart, and said with some embarrassment: "It's not difficult for you to say, I made some mistakes before. Unexpectedly, I forgot a lot of things. I accidentally caught a glimpse of this thing planted in the mansion just now, which is very similar to what I saw in my memory, and I suddenly felt something related to the past, so I lost my composure."

It's no secret that Zhou Qingwu picked up a woman with amnesia. Yan Qian heard some sporadic words when he went to Zhoujia Village, and they almost had an accident after buying Polygonum multiflorum, so Yan Qian also knew about it.

Yan Qian expressed his understanding and nodded.Zhou Qingwu kept looking at Meng Chuxi's expression on that side, reached out to touch the purse, and gently tugged Meng Chuxi. When Meng Chuxi turned his head, Zhou Qingwu gestured to Yan Qian.

This is the first time Yan Qian saw this non-speaking girl sign language, and she was obviously talking to him. Seeing her pointing at the green plants in the pot, and making a gesture similar to a request, he probably guessed When it came to what she wanted to say, a smile appeared on her face, "What do you want to say, sister?"

Meng Chuxi glanced at Zhou Qingwu, and seemed a little embarrassed to speak, Yan Qian simply ignored her, looked at Zhou Qingwu and smiled, "Do you want it?"

Zhou Qingwu nodded quickly, took out the purse again, and motioned for himself to buy it, but hesitated to compare.She didn't know how much the thing that made Meng Chuxi so excited cost, and whether it was enough.But she inexplicably felt that Meng Chuxi liked this thing very much, and she had never seen it since she was so old. It seemed that it was very rare to meet it, so she wanted to buy it.

Meng Chuxi was indescribably moved at this moment, how could this little girl be so considerate.She endured not looking at her, and explained to Yan Qian: "She thought that I had finally met a familiar thing, and I liked it, so she abruptly asked Steward Yan to buy it."

Yan Qian looked at the two of them, smiled and waved his hands: "This is called Fanjiao. It is said that it was obtained from the hands of the barbarians. The fruit is red and beautiful when it is ripe. This is what the master returned home from a friend. I brought some seeds back and planted them for two years, they are not very rare in the mansion, there are many seeds."

After that, he ordered the man beside him: "Go and ask Yan Zhong, if there are any pepper seedlings left, and if there are any unplanted ones, take some wrapped and send them over."

Meng Chuxi was overjoyed, and thanked Zhou Qingwu together: "Thank you, Steward Yan."

Zhou Qingwu also handed over the money bag and waved his hand.

The smile in Yan Qian's eyes became stronger again, he was more satisfied with these two girls, smart and affectionate, although poor but not greedy, the more he felt that his idea was feasible.

But he has to discuss this matter with the master. Although it is a trivial matter for him to accept a person, he can definitely decide, but in his heart, he wants to train Meng Chuxi well, so he can talk to his master.

Meng Chuxi didn't expect Yan Qian to have such a plan. When the person in charge of the garden sent a few seedlings, she was overjoyed. This is the pepper she has been thinking about!

I didn't expect that there were peppers at this time. According to records, peppers used to be called peppers. At first, they were not used for eating, but as ornamental plants. After a while, they became ingredients. I didn't expect it to be so.I didn't even expect to meet her, it was a godsend.