Taoyuan Farmhouse Daily

The full moon of Rui'er is the first famous happy event encountered by the Chang family after getting out of the predicament and getting better.

Whether it's to show the importance to Rui'er, or to take the opportunity to celebrate, the Chang family will hold a big event this time.

Father Chang announced at the time that they had no way to do it in the past, but now that life is better, whoever has children, regardless of gender, will have to deal with it according to this scale.But even if life is better in the future, it can only be this standard, and it can't be more extravagant, and everything must be done in moderation.

What Chang Xile said before had touched everyone, but now even Chang's father confirmed it from the side, and everyone had their own calculations in their hearts.

As long as you really care about your children, you don't care about men and women, but you have to follow the world, and you are afraid that going out of line will bring misfortune to yourself and your children.Now that the head of the family gives the child a face, naturally there is no dissatisfaction.The daughter is spoiled at home, and after she gets married, the husband's family will also weigh it and not dare to bully her.

They all have daughters, so naturally they all hope that the family can have more relationship with the girls, so Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Cao are actively making arrangements.The full moon is so important, so it will be even more important for the children to marry in the future?

Now the Chang's family has a very rich variety of food every day, and it is no longer just a pot of boiling water as before.Now I like to cook and eat, and I can have more tricks.

So during the full moon wine, the Chang family brought all their specialty dishes, so that there would be more work.After all, to eat hot vegetables, you only need to kill chickens, ducks, etc., and wash the vegetables, but the cooking process is much more complicated.Although the weather is not cold yet, the dishes are still not delicious after they are cooled.

The dishes can't be served too slowly, otherwise it is neglect.

Fortunately, I did it during the Chinese New Year. Although there is no such a big scene, I have some experience after all.

And these things don't have much to do with Chang Xile, everyone is now consciously not to put too many things on him.It was impossible in the past, but now that the family has some money, he is unwilling to let Chang Xile get involved in these mundane matters, thinking that it will lower his status.

Chang Xile also felt that there was no need for her to intervene in everything, and seeing that everyone was determined, she followed suit.

Early in the morning, people from other houses of the Chang family also came to help. All the animals raised in the house were killed. Because Taoyuan Village has a lot of people, it would be a big deal to set up the table, and we had to borrow dishes and tables from other people. Grass pier.

The entire Chang family was drowned out by the cries of all kinds of livestock and poultry. Although many people came to help, they were still too busy to touch the ground.

But everyone didn't want Chang Xile to intervene. It's not a problem for him and Chang Yu to look so stupid, and they couldn't read a book because of the quarrel at home, so they came to Song Wancheng's place early in the morning.

Wanniang has also given birth to a big fat boy, and Song Wancheng said that he is very cute with a tiger head and a tiger brain.But Chang Xile doesn't really believe it. Newborn babies are all wrinkled like kittens. If they want to be born with tiger heads and brains, they have to grow up. This is because fathers see that their children have their own filters.

When Wanniang heard that Mrs. Ding San had given birth to a daughter, she felt a little sorry for her. She was very clear about the pressure on a woman without a son.But on the surface, I didn't want to say much, I just laughed and said that I would make a baby kiss for the two dolls.

Song Wancheng originally wanted to come to Taoyuan Village after confinement, but the old parents and Wan Niang at home disagreed, and finally waited for more than half a month, and Wan Niang let him go back to Taoyuan Village to participate in Rui'er's full moon wine kicked him out of the house.

Song Wancheng rushed to Taoyuan Village with a sullen face. Chang Xile thought something had happened, and she couldn't laugh or cry when she asked.

But it is understandable when you think about it, Song Wancheng has been wandering outside for these years, and it is hard for him to settle down to study this time. The family members naturally hope that he will work harder.Song Wancheng passed the examination as a scholar very early on. He is very knowledgeable, but he thinks that he should go out and see more to know the world, so he is not in a hurry to go up.

Now I feel that I have seen enough, and I should settle down, so I started to prepare for the scientific examination.

The Song family has been stuck in the level of being a scholar and cannot climb up. They really hope that Song Wancheng can succeed.And Wanniang has always hoped that her husband will become a dragon, so she has to bear the consequences of this expectation.Can't say who is right and who is wrong, everyone has a different way of life.

Chang Xile couldn't help sighing: "But there is still more than a year before the scientific examination, so it can't always be like this? Children should always be with their parents. Besides, it's a boy, so the father's education is also very important."

"Of course it won't work, and brother Xi has grown up, so I have to let him go and teach him. When the children are older, we will bring the three of them over."

"Will sister-in-law come over?" Chang Xile asked with some doubts.

Newborn babies are indeed quite fussy and have to get up several times during the night.There are no diapers here, and once you urinate, you have to get up to change them, and you have to breastfeed or something, which really affects sleep.

Even if Song Wancheng doesn't need to take care of her, there will be movement after all.Although the Song family is rich, it is not a wealthy family, and the nanny they hire is only to take care of them, not to breastfeed them, and they all nurse their own children.

Song Wancheng smiled slyly, "Don't worry, I've made all the arrangements."

Chang Xile later found out that Song Wancheng hired a trustee to pretend to be a fortune teller to fool Song's mother, so after a hundred days, the whole family came over.

Because there were so many people entertaining, the Chang family couldn't fit so many tables.So the banquet was placed on the flat ground in the center of the village. When Chang Xile and Song Wancheng appeared, they were already packed with a crowd of people.

Chang Xile felt a little dizzy looking at it. To be honest, he was not very interested in holding a big banquet, mainly because he thought it was too troublesome.Fortunately, he only pays and doesn't need to work, otherwise it would make him want to cry.He likes to think about food once in a while, but he really has no interest in fried rice, which is still a meal for so many people.

The banquets of the Chang family are very rich, and they are all dishes that are only available during the Chinese New Year.

Snail pig's trotter stew, taro braised pork, steamed meat with glutinous rice flour, mutton soup, fried chicken nuggets with tender ginger, etc.

There are so many meat dishes, people's eyes are straightened, this Chang family's third bedroom is really too generous!It's just a girl's full moon wine, but it's so grand.

Ding Sansao's natal family was also very happy to see this. Originally, they were worried that their daughter would be disliked after giving birth to another daughter. It can be seen that the confinement service was so good, and the full moon wine was so beautiful. This is all because of the importance , and did not cause grudges.

And the hearts of many people present are also active, whether it is to marry such a family or marry such a family's daughter, it must be very good.

Everyone eats their mouths full of oil, although they are living a better life now than before, and they often eat meat.But except for those who celebrate Chinese New Year, no one dares to be so extravagant.I didn't expect that the full moon wine was so delicious. Not to mention the meat dishes, it was all white rice. After eating this meal, I wouldn't need to eat for a few days!

And many people sneaked out and went home under the pretext of going to the latrine. The full moon wine and food were so good, they felt that the gift they brought was too thin, and it was really ugly on the face.

However, the Chang family did not accept many gifts, this was discussed by the Chang family before.If someone raises the level of gift giving, others have no choice but to follow, and such happy events will become a burden in the future.

Father Chang decided to make a big deal, in fact, partly because he felt that he was rich, and wanted to treat everyone to a good meal through a happy event, and repay everyone for their care over the years.There are not many people in the village, although it is not impossible to uncover the pot, it is still difficult to think of such a way of eating.

Song Wancheng sat down with Chang Xile, he came in straight, and when he left he was sideways - drunk too much and drunk.

Although the people in Taoyuan Village are enthusiastic, no one will do anything if they really refuse the wine, especially if the object is Song Wancheng.But Song Wancheng is greedy for drinking, and he usually doesn't drink, and once he drinks, he can't stop.

Chang Xile still doesn't drink at all, and although Chang Yu is aware of the matter now, he still keeps his promise.

The banquet lasted until very late, but fortunately, many people from the village came to help, otherwise, just cleaning up the dishes would have caused headaches for the Chang family.

At night, inside the house.

Chang Xile and Chang Yu were lying on the bed, half of their heads were hanging out of the bed because their hair was still wet.The hair was long hanging by the bed, anyone who came in would be shocked at first sight.

"The second sister-in-law is also pregnant, and the sisters-in-law are still very young. I don't know how many children there will be in the future. By then, the house will not be enough. We estimate that we will have to build a new house, and we will get one for you when the time comes." Room."

Chang Yu was drowsy at first, but immediately woke up when he heard this.

"I don't want to, I want to be with Lele."

Chang Xile patted his head with a smile, "But didn't you say that you are an adult, you can't stick with me forever."

Chang Yu frowned slightly, "Why can't you grow up?"

"Because we are going to start our own families. You will marry a wife and have children in the future, just like the eldest brother and the others. In the future, you will have your own daughter-in-law and your own lovely children..."

Chang Yu was full of disgust, "I don't want it, I just want Lele."

Chang Xi laughed, he had brought up similar topics more than once, but Chang Yu was completely reticent.Now he can't imagine what kind of person Chang Yu will marry when he grows up, just like himself.Although I have already integrated into this world, it is inevitable that I will be somewhat separated from the outside world in my heart, so I am in a very idealistic state.

But also because of this, he has no interest in the women here, nor has he fantasized about marrying a wife and having children here.He was almost certain that he would not marry a wife and have children in the future, and the reason why he reminded Chang Yu honestly was because he was afraid that his behavior would affect him.So instill it from an early age, and it will become a matter of course in the future.

And Chang Yu is indeed too clingy to him, now he is almost like an ordinary person, but the behavior of clinging to him has never weakened.Although Chang Xile didn't care about it and enjoyed it somewhat, she also knew that it was not good for Chang Yu's growth.

"We won't leave until then. In the future, I will have to rely on Xiaomiao and Xiaomiao's children to support me, but I won't sleep in the same room."

"why?"

"You have to be with your wife, otherwise you won't be able to have children."

Chang Yu tilted his head, "Lele is a daughter-in-law, and Lele has a child."

Chang Xile immediately burst out laughing, and pushed his head with his hand, "You little guy even dares to take advantage of me, talking nonsense without understanding anything."

"I understand!" Chang Yu vowed.

Chang Xile smiled even more happily, "What do you know, little fool, no man can give birth to children."

Chang Yu pursed his lips and looked serious, "Then don't want children."

Chang Xile laughed so hard right now, "You child, you really want to kill me with joy."

Chang Yu looked a little unhappy, his mouth was flat and he didn't speak.

It took Chang Xile a long time to calm down, "Okay, okay, don't talk about it. It's my fault. I told you what to do so early. You will understand when you grow up."

"I understand now!"

Chang Xile ignored his words at all, and even told Song Wancheng the matter as a joke the next day.I think the world of children is really interesting, and they can spit out all sorts of nonsense words from their mouths.

Song Wancheng actually felt that something was wrong at the time, it can be seen that Chang Xile was so frank and felt that he was thinking too much.It was not until many years later that I realized that Chang Xile was too simple-minded.

Although the part of the river in Daoxiang County was completed very early, the official opening of the entire river was more than a year later.At this time, the rapeseed in Taoyuan Village had been harvested, rice had been planted, and cotton had also been planted.

Cotton has now become the largest economic crop in Taoyuan Village, and the planting area has doubled compared with a year ago, and all of them are barren hills that are not suitable for rice planting.

After the river was opened, the clan elders chose an auspicious day, and everyone in Taoyuan Village put down their work, including the workshops, and went to the river to worship the river god together.

Today's people in Taoyuan Village have a deep understanding of the significance of this river to them.

Although there have always been Shen family caravans coming to collect the products, but because the transportation cost is too high, although the Shen family does not directly pay the money from Taoyuan Village, it will be passed on to the purchase price, and the price will be lowered accordingly .

Especially for live animals, people in Taoyuan Village are now gradually figuring out more scientific breeding methods. In fact, they can raise the price a long time ago, but because of the difficulty in transportation, they often lead to the death of livestock due to running around. It has been unable to keep up with the actual development of Taoyuan Village.

Now that the river channel is open, the cost of this part will be greatly reduced, so the purchase price can be negotiated again, and can be increased accordingly, and the scale of the farm can also be increased accordingly.

The convenience of transportation will also allow Taoyuan Village to have more choices. Even if something happens to the Shen family in the future, they will not be afraid of the road being blocked.

Some villagers may not be aware of some deep-seated benefits, but they know that as long as the river is open, their lives will be better.

Before, Chang Xile asked Lizheng to organize everyone to build the ferry in Taoyuan Village.Originally, it was only suitable for small boats to dock, but now large ships can also dock.This sum of money is quite a lot, and most of the pockets are empty in a short while.Moreover, Chang Xile bought all the land. There are people in the county who can do things easily. Although it cost a lot of money, it didn't cost much.

Just in this way, the Chang family was almost hollowed out, and there was almost no activity funds on hand.

Until now, many people in the village do not understand, but they also know that all this is for Taoyuan Village.

Today's Chang family has lived a very prosperous life. Although the saline-alkali land has not been remediated, it can already see the effect.At that time, according to the previous division method, the Chang family will become a big landlord, with no worries about food for several lifetimes.What they are doing now is also for their entire Taoyuan Village.

Everyone knows this principle, and they work harder and more conscientiously when they work. This area has been rehabilitated very well.

"There is a boat, there is a boat, what a big boat!"

Just after the worship of the river god and everyone getting up from the ground, sharp-eyed people saw a big ship coming from a distance.

"This river has just been opened for a short time, and someone's family is walking so fast."

All the boats used to come and go were small boats, and I had never seen such a big one.

"Uncle, it's the ship of the Shen family's caravan! Look at the flag!" Yang Zi stood on the high ground and looked at the flag on the ship, and shouted loudly.

The Chang family members were extremely familiar with the logo of the Shen family caravan, even the youngest knew that as long as the Shen family caravan came, their family would be rich.

"Hey, it's really the Shen family's caravan. It's a coincidence that they came just in time for us to worship the river god." Chang Xiwang said.

Chang Xisheng said with a smile: "What a coincidence, Xiao Wu handed over the letter before, I guess they deliberately picked this point to come here."

This is also for the sake of auspiciousness, which is a good sign for both parties.

"Hey, why does the person at the bow look so familiar?" Chang Xile said uncertainly.

As the boat got closer, one could vaguely see this group of people standing on the bow, and the leader kept waving towards them.

"It's Shen Baili." Chang Yu took a look and said with certainty.

Chang Yu is now 45 to [-] years old, and his voice is no longer as immature as before. It has begun to change, and it has become a little deep, but it is not unpleasant.And the size is already the same as Chang Xile, probably because of martial arts training, the whole person is straight and straight, and looks very energetic.Coupled with good looks, standing in the crowd is very conspicuous.

Chang Yu's eyesight is very good, his eyesight is several times better than that of ordinary people, he is definitely not wrong to say that it is Shen Baili.Sure enough, as soon as the boat approached, it was really this guy.

Chang Xile greeted her with a smile, "Why are you here?"

Shen Baili got off the boat, "I will definitely come here for the first time. After all, you are really generous. This pier is so well built that it is no worse than the one in the mansion."

"So I'm poor and white now, and I'm just waiting for you to give me money."

"It's easy to say, I brought the big boat here this time, I will accept as much as you have, and I will accept everything, brother, I am righteous enough?"

Chang Xile was still smiling, "That's a good thing, we've already made preparations. It's just that the ship is open now, so the price has to be calculated separately."

Because I learned that the ship would be opened, I didn't take away too many goods during the autumn harvest last year, so I waited until the ship was opened to reduce costs.

Shen Baili suddenly became unhappy, "Look at what you said, we have been in business together for so many years, and the price has always been the same, how can we change it as we say? Besides, our Shen family has been paying for the shipping fee out of their own pockets, and it's not you guys. It has nothing to do with you if you paid the money or not.”

The people of Taoyuan Village surrounded by the side were immediately unhappy when they heard this. Just now they saw the God of Wealth, and now their eyes are the same as those of a profiteer who eats human blood.

Chang Xile did not answer, but looked at Chang Xisheng.

Chang Xisheng said slowly: "The river is now officially open to traffic. This part of our Taoyuan Village is a place where several branch lines must pass through. Some ships even have to pass through here. My Taoyuan Village is just that big, and things are not easy to pass through. Just a little..."

Shen Baili interrupted directly with a wave of his hand, "Okay, okay, I know it's not easy to take advantage of your brothers. Hmph, now that your wings have grown hard, you won't take my threats anymore."

Chang Xisheng laughed, "It seems like I have eaten it before."

Shen Baili bared, "Why are you being more rude to me, the God of Wealth!"

After these years of contact, Chang Xile and Chang Xisheng understood Shen Baili's temperament very well, so they could joke around casually.

"Why don't you see Brother Pei?" Chang Xile asked curiously.

Pei Qingyun didn't look so arrogant on the outside, but actually liked to join in the fun. It's really unexpected that such a big event hasn't happened yet.Obviously, he said before that he would come here while passing through the boat to see what the legendary Taoyuan Village looks like.

Although they haven't seen each other in the past few years, they have always kept in touch with each other.Because of the Shen family's caravan, although they can't deliver letters frequently, they can still keep in touch.

Shen Baili said impatiently: "Who knows what's wrong with him, he said it well, but suddenly he stopped coming. I went to him early in the morning, but I didn't even see my face, as if I begged him to come over It seems that brother Mingming is the one who is crying and clamoring to come."

Chang Xile and Chang Xisheng glanced at each other, knowing that they were having a bad fight again, the two people were arguing more and more fiercely now, and they almost stopped.Afraid of causing some unhappiness again, I didn't mention it again.

Shen Baili came here in person, so he was naturally treated well.Now Taoyuan Village has everything, just grab and pick what you want to eat, which is very convenient.

Not to mention that Taoyuan Village also has a meat stall now, and the business is not bad, and it can consume a pig every day.People from the nearby villages would take the trouble to come over to sell meat when there was a happy event at home.These are the results of the good life these years, otherwise, like in the past, most people in the village would not be able to eat meat several times a year, and there would be no meat stalls at all.

Shen Baili ate very happily, especially he didn't expect the pork to be such a good food.

Braised pork, sweet and sour pork, fish-flavored shredded pork, he couldn't stop eating with chopsticks, it was completely unlike the ones he had eaten before with an indescribable smell.After asking, I found out that the pigs here are all castrated, so the taste is very different.

However, although Shen Baili had enough to eat and drink, he still did not give up in business.He and Chang Xisheng fought each other for nearly a long time before they reached an agreement on the new purchase price.

After signing the contract, they started clamoring for food and drink again, without knowing what politeness is.