Ye Jianqiu

Starting at dawn, sweeping and cleaning the courtyard, tidying inside and outside, raising chickens and growing vegetables... One porridge and one meal, when thinking about hard-won, one thread, one thread, the constant memory is struggling...

Ye Jianqiu muttered to himself, and started sweeping the floor with a big broom. There were endless falling flowers in this yard every day, and it was impossible to sweep them all. Moreover, the rose flowering period was very long, and just falling flowers could sweep out a pile every day. , not to mention the wisteria that drops its petals every day. The big bunches of flowers bloom endlessly, and there is a thick layer of falling on the ground every day.

If Lin Daiyu can live here, she will cry to death sooner or later.

Ye Jianqiu glanced at the oleander protruding from the wall in the yard prepared for the old lady, it was really in bloom, pink and white, with a strong fragrance, but unfortunately it was poisonous.He is thinking about how to use a tactful and decent excuse to cut off these oleanders, but Mrs. Ma cherishes flowers and trees, as long as they have leaves, she will cherish them very much, so it may not be easy to do. .

After finishing his work, he went to the backyard to tidy up his vegetable garden.

Beside the vegetable garden was a big stinking black manure puddle, inside which the leaves of melons and vegetables, bones and horse manure were all thrown into it to let the fermented water ferment.

The sun began to be poisonous, Ye Jianqiu tightened the large mesh sunshade net woven with black hemp thread, squinted his eyes, stepped on a high bench, and fastened the sunshade net against the hot wind, and the vegetable shed was suddenly much cooler .

The persimmons that have opened small flowers, the grapes that climbed up the trellis, the pomegranates that are like small vases with bright red flowers, pineapples, jujubes, apples, and peaches and green apricots with fluffy fruit, waiting for the ripe season, These fruits will definitely make the people in the house feast on them.

In order to cultivate this vegetable garden meticulously, Ye Jianqiu has put in a lot of effort. He is still very thin, and he doesn't know when he will regain his health.When Situ Jin came to the mansion for the first time to eat, Ye Jianqiu got excited and used his supernatural ability to ripen some melons and fruits. At that time, he felt his arms were limp, and it seemed that his physical strength was exhausted again!

When he came to the chicken coop, the chicks had grown up quite a bit, with white and firm feathers on the tips of their wings. The chicken coop was under a big tree, and fruits and small insects often fell from it. Occasionally there is no time to feed, and these chicks will not be hungry.

Ye Jianqiu filled up the water tank for the chicken cubs, cleaned the chicken coop again, and went out.

He took the dustpan and poured all the chicken manure into the fertilizer pool. The water in the pool was black, smelly, and bubbling, but to Ye Jianqiu, this was the best farmyard manure. The land grows well, in addition to the innate advantages of seeds, it all depends on the fertilizer and water.Now the vegetables harvested in this vegetable garden are the main source of food for the mansion, and it also saves the mansion a lot of money.Ye Jianqiu regards this Situ mansion as his own home, and plans to sell vegetables and flowers to make extra money, and carefully prepare meals for a group of old and weak women, children, brothers and sisters in the mansion.

Mrs. Ma gave him two shillings a month for food expenses.One sling of money here is five hundred cash, two slings of money is one thousand copper plates, and the synthetic silver is about one tael of silver, which is equivalent to the purchasing power of 1000 yuan in the present world.According to the standard of food for more than a dozen people in the mansion, these two hanging money are far from enough.However, Ye Jianqiu finally understood why some people in the local area meant what it meant to call him half-baked. It turned out that it meant two hundred and five...

My aunt said that in the most difficult time in the past, the county magistrate was starved to death, but the steward could not be starved to death.When cooking in a big pot, the cooks who are in charge of the food are some of the few fat people in the village with big ears!Although Ye Jianqiu is not hungry, he is definitely not a fat man. He is also worried about his appearance. This thin physique seems to not gain weight no matter how much he eats, which is really a headache.

Ye Jianqiu walked to the edge of the vegetable field, where several blooming Dahongpao pepper trees were planted. In autumn, bright red bunches of peppercorns could be dried in the sun and used as seasoning.He picked some tender pepper leaves and red pepper fruits, and prepared to pickle some watermelon sauce beans.A few days ago, Ye Jianqiu marinated a jar of soybean chili sauce. He mixed the boiled soybeans and red chili peppers together, and prepared to seal the paste and put the sauce jar on the roof to dry, but was stopped by Mrs. Ma. She smiled and said that such beautiful bean paste does not need to be dried, it can be eaten after mixing.Sure enough, the bean paste that has not been fermented and dried can be eaten in two days!This made Ye Jianqiu dumbfounded, not only did he eat up all the soy sauce, but also served it with this sauce, everyone ate an extra steamed bun for every meal!

So, now he has added another workload, which is to marinate soy beans every few days.On the top of the kitchen, there are rows of jars, including soybean paste, sweet noodle sauce, chili sauce, etc. he made.The sunshine here is very good, the light is sufficient, and the sun has been exposed for a long time. The color and taste of the dried sauce are very good.Sometimes I don’t have time to cook, so I boil a big pot of porridge, dry bake a pile of pancakes, mix with chopped green onion, fry minced garlic in a small pot of chili sauce, and then serve with green onion whites, gherkins, lettuce, etc. to dip in the sauce.Even the simplest meals are eaten with gusto.

The road is long and long... Ye Jianqiu is already preparing to add nutrition to himself, and grow into a healthy and sunny young man like him before.

In the twinkling of an eye, half a month passed, Situ Jin came to the mansion for dinner except for a glimpse, and didn't know what to do, and never went home again.During the period, Chaoge came once, and went straight to the vegetable garden when he entered the mansion. Ye Jianqiu chased after him, wanting to inquire about Situ Jin's situation, but after working hard for a long time, he was still too embarrassed to ask.In the end, he had no choice but to hand over the pair of leather shoes made by Mrs. Li to Chao Ge.

Chaoge had a disdainful expression on her face, she stuffed the pair of leather boots under her armpits, and left without saying a word with a cold face.

Ye Jianqiu let out a long sigh, and had no choice but to honestly sell his vegetables and cook his meals.

Early in the morning, Ye Jianqiu got up early and started preparing to sell vegetables and flowers.

He came to the basement, picked the mushrooms, and put a few pots of budding peonies on the cart.

Ye Jianqiu pushed the cart to the woods in the market, Gu Shulin was already waiting as promised, and when he finally arrived, he immediately stepped forward and started carrying vegetables and flowers without saying a word.Gu Shulin looked at the two pots of peonies and praised sincerely: "The flowers bloom really well, Brother Ye, what price should we set for this?"

"Brother Gu, let's figure it out."

"Brother Ye, what's wrong with you?"

Gu Shulin looked at him worriedly.

"Somewhat uncomfortable."

Seeing that Ye Jianqiu's expression was not very good, Gu Shulin said, "Brother Ye, don't focus on making money, but also take care of your body."

"Yes, I understand."

Gu Shulin looked at the peonies very happily, and said loudly: "Look at these two pots of peonies! They are tall and strong, and there are eighteen flower buds on each tree, and one pot costs at least one tael of silver. What do you think? "

"Row!"

The peonies are one foot long and three inches long, and it takes an ordinary gardener at least several years to cultivate a large peony that is more than one meter high. This price Ye Jianqiu thinks it is suitable.Most people in Qingyang Town can't eat enough to eat, how can they have spare money to buy flowers?Those who like to buy flowers are probably not short of money, and most of the people who appreciate peonies are rich and elegant people, one or two silver is just right.

After Gu Shulin settled the balance, he took advantage of Cao Wu's absence and left in a hurry. Ye Jianqiu pushed the cart and prepared to go back, but he heard the familiar voice again: "Big and small..."

Ye Dashan still had a humble smile on his face, and stood behind him embarrassedly holding a few rabbits.

Ye Jianqiu sighed: "Put the rabbit in the car."

For more than half a month, I can meet Ye Dashan in the market almost every day. This Ye Dashan has very sharp eyes. No matter where Ye Jianqiu is, he can always find him, and every time he goes back, he never empty-handed.

Ye Jianqiu lowered his head and took out the money, handed him fifty copper coins and said, "I'm not feeling well today, you take the money to buy something to eat."

Ye Dashan said with concern: "Boss, are you sick? No one in this mansion will give you medicine and see a doctor?"

Ye Jianqiu smiled: "I'm fine, I'm just tired."

Ye Dashan heaved a sigh of relief, and then said: "Boss, I heard that Sir Situ started to do business, and he has good goods there, do you think you can get me something too?"

Ye Jianqiu couldn't help staring at Ye Dashan: "Your news is very good? How do you know?"

Ye Dashan said with a smile: "Hi! The women at home have nothing to do all day long, just huddle together and chat with their children. I heard that Master Situ still has private salt and powdered sugar, right?"

"I don't know about these things. I haven't seen him for many days..."

Ye Jianqiu's news is not as good as Ye Dashanling's. He lives in the mansion every day and has no time to gossip. Moreover, Mrs. Ma is very strict in managing her subordinates, and she is not allowed to talk nonsense about her master's affairs.

"Then when you see your lord, you can ask him and ask him to give me some goods, but your father has no money, so I'm afraid you have to pay on credit first..."

Looking at the confident Ye Dashan, Ye Jianqiu was a little speechless.

"I'm just a cook, and I can't talk. And he's never in the house, and I can't see him."

"Oh, this is..."

Ye Dashan was a little disappointed in his heart, but he looked at Ye Jianqiu again and squeezed a smile on his face: "Boss, the flowers you sold just now are so beautiful, I saw someone gave you a big bag of money, my son really capable!"

Ye Jianqiu's heart felt cold, and he was speechless looking at Ye Dashan.

Ye Dashan was heartbroken, and said: "Boss, your grandpa has been ill for several days, and he is about to die. What should we do, sir, and our family has no money? We can't let the old man lie on the hospital bed all the time. Water? Your father is a dutiful son. Seeing the old man become so sick, I feel really sad...Although you are the eldest son, you are not at home all day. Your father has no one to talk to when encountering difficulties! Your mother can only cry , I can't help you with anything, Shuan'er is still young..."

Ye Dashan's eyes started to turn red as he spoke.

Ye Jianqiu silently took out his money bag and handed him the money: "Go see a doctor for grandpa."

"Yup!"

Ye Dashan rolled his eyes happily and said, "I'm going to find the doctor right now!"

After speaking, he ran away with the silver in his arms.

At night, Ye Jianqiu, who was sleeping, heard a bang, the room shook, and soon there was no movement again.Ye Jianqiu sat up startled, could it be an earthquake?

He sat on the bed blankly for a long time, except for the fine dust falling silently on the roof, everything returned to calm...