Xiaoyao Nongjiazi

During this time, the Ming family was the busiest member of the Zhong family.She is willing to go all out, not afraid of losing face, every time it is her turn to look at the stall, most of the time the business is better than the other sisters-in-law.Especially when compared with her five younger siblings, Li Shi, she is shrewd, but she doesn't want to go out alone, only willing to hide behind her sisters-in-law.Without him, it would be embarrassing, who made her husband a student, maybe he will pass the examination next year as a scholar, a person who may become a lady of a scholar in the future, and she will show her face all day long, she will not do it.

Tong's didn't force Renfei to do this, the Zhong family has so many things to do, and there are plenty of places to house her.Since Mrs. Li is willing to stay at home, she can still earn money for the family by doing more needlework.

The Ming family was not only busy taking care of the business, but also had to sneak together a group of gossip-informed women, intentionally or unintentionally, to listen to gossip about that Chen Xiucai.

Recently, the shrimp pond has come to an end, and the remaining things can be done even by a half-grown child. Ming is thinking of applying with Tong to return to her mother's house.That child Zhong Xin looked gentle and gentle, but she was stubborn inside, planning ahead, it's better to settle this matter as soon as possible.

After hearing this, Mrs. Tong readily agreed: "Recently, the number of red crayfish near the village has decreased sharply. Now the children at home have to catch for half a day before they can catch enough for a day. When you go back to your mother's house, tell them about it by the way, and let them have a good time." Send a batch over in a few days, it's better to cheapen your own relatives than outsiders."

Ming's brows were beaming with joy, and in order not to cause disputes in the future, she couldn't help but ask: "Mother, is it also three pennies per catty?"

Mrs. Tong gave her a blank look, and waved her away: "Could it be that I'm cheating on my relatives? That's fine, I'll go back early tomorrow, don't look at the things in Laotian, the boss and the others can rest. Not far away, there is still a lot of work waiting for them in the fields."

Ming was in a happy mood, and walked with cheerful steps, his sturdy figure seemed a bit light.Tong's out of sight, out of mind, was busy with her own affairs.

That night, Mr. Zhong announced the matter, and now even the most reserved people smiled, especially the fourth daughter-in-law, Mrs. Liu, who was the most excited.

The family background of the Zhong family is similar to that of the previous Zhong family. Right marriage is the most respected marriage rule nowadays, and the Liu family will certainly not be an exception.The key point is that there are contingencies in many things. Liu's father has been ill for several years, and all the money he saved has been wiped out, and he owes a lot of foreign debts. What can Liu do as a daughter?You can't just watch your father step into hell because of lack of money for medical treatment.

As a last resort, she could only use her own dowry, and finally even used the private house that she had saved in recent years. Her father's illness was cured, but she couldn't work hard in the future, and she had to eat and drink well. Among the sisters, only Mrs. Liu continued to support her natal family, even ignoring her two children.

It's not that she doesn't know that the child has endured hardships with her. Her husband's poor private house is dedicated to the child. The two children are still thinner than the other girls and boys, but what can she do?I can only wipe away my tears, grit my teeth and do more private work to make money.

Everyone can understand why Mrs. Liu is so excited, and this does not prevent the other families from her natal family who are not so poor are also very happy.The better the natal family is, the more confidence they have in living in the in-law's family. They are eager to win more for their natal family.After discussing the delivery time and quantity with the in-laws, everyone left, leaving only Mr. and Mrs. Zhong and Zhong Qingran.

Now Zhong's family members are no strangers to it, anyway, they can see him when discussing any important matter, and if they make a fuss, it is because he is not calm enough.

Zhong's family would not only have these things in person, but Tong's natal family was a bit far away, and it would take a lot of time to go there, so they decided to talk about it in a few days, and the rest were the two married daughters and Mr. Zhong's younger sister.

The in-laws are embarrassed to come to the door, but the married girls don't have this idea, no matter whether they like it or not, as long as they learn that the Zhong family takes red crayfish for business, the in-laws will force them to come to the door.

Mr. Zhong's unified answer was to ask them to wait a little longer. No matter how important their daughters and sisters are, they are no more important than their own family. Now about half of the red crawfish sold every day have to be bought from the tribe. The lower half is also distributed, isn't this a death penalty?Not only Mr. Zhong and his wife refused to agree, but other Zhong family members would not agree either.

It will be different after a while. If the Zhong family cannot receive enough red crayfish, the business will plummet. At this time, buying from relatives will become a win-win situation.

It is impossible for the daughters-in-law to return to their natal homes at the same time. If this is the case, who will do the housework?You can't leave it all to Tong.Therefore, the time is staggered, and as the sister-in-law, Ming's is naturally the first one.

Most of the time, the Ming family did things according to their temperament. If it wasn't for the consideration of the eldest daughter this time, everyone would have known about it.Even so, there are still some clues left.However, if no one digs deliberately, at most they may become suspicious at the time and forget it later. The details are still unknown, at least there are no rumors outside.

This time, because there were other things to do, Ming left at dawn without bringing any children, and returned only in the middle of the afternoon.

Zhong Qingran didn't know anything about her eldest sister, let alone that Ming's heart was broken for Zhong Xin.He was planning to go to the mountains again before the busy season of farming came.This time, he had to hire someone. Forty or fifty of the half-sized fruit trees on the slope had already been planted, and he planned to transplant the remaining ten or so trees, which was difficult to do by one person.

After hearing what the third grandson wanted, Mr. Zhong changed his plan: "Qing Ran, in the future, you can just ask someone to help you with this kind of thing, and you don't need to hire short-term labor. It's like this in every house, and we'll just treat them to dinner."

Zhong Qingran patted the back of his head, and obeyed obediently.The memories left by the original owner were the deepest in his memory, and many common sense things required Zhong Qingran to explore by himself.

Mr. Zhong came forward to this matter, went around the village, and the manpower was already gathered.The people invited to help were either relatives within the fifth service, or people who often communicated with the Zhong family, all of them seemed to have a lot of strength.

The crowd collected firewood with high flames, a dozen people went back and forth twice, and Zhong Qingran gathered enough fruit trees for Zhong Qingran.This time, his sloping field already looked in shape.Outside are half-sized fruit trees transplanted by Jian Mingyu alone. There are a variety of them, at least a dozen or so. In the middle are mature trees that have just been planted. When you are in them, you feel like you are in the forest.

Zhong Qingran didn't want to cause disputes, so the fruit trees in the outermost circle were planted closer to the inside, so they wouldn't block the sunlight from other slopes. Even if other people wanted to take advantage of the opportunity, they couldn't find an excuse, but it saved him a lot of trouble .

The Tong family loves to take advantage of small things, but they are not so fussy when it comes to hospitality. The food served is generous, and the Zhong family may not have anything else. You can eat red crayfish as you like, and add a dish of roasted pork with potatoes, and the dish will be complete.

A group of brawny men ate their mouths full of oil, and they caught a lot of red crayfish. In the end, they all left contentedly with a greased paper bag.

The Tong family wasn't born stingy either, the Zhong family always didn't have enough money in the past, if they don't save money, it is estimated that this family will lose even faster.Now that life is better, Tong's money is looser, and the food at home has improved to a higher level.

The eggs are no longer sold, and they are all reserved for the family to supplement nutrition. The one who benefits the most is naturally Zhong Qingran. Every morning there is an egg, and Zhong Qingran eats it every day. The appetite can get a glimpse of the whole picture.

There is less oil and water, and if you want to be full, you must consume more staple food.Of course Tong knows this, but she thinks too far, the family has only earned nearly a month's money, who knows what will happen in the future?How can I spend money lavishly.Just having a plate of scrambled eggs on the dinner table every day has already overwhelmed many farmers, and they can eat enough every day. If this is not enough, it is time to beat and beat.What's more, every house has a private room, if you are not satisfied, you can pay for it yourself, can she stop it?

After entering August, the weather is a little cooler, which is actually not much worse than in July.This month has been staying in the stove, both Tong Shi and Zhong Qing have lost weight, it's nothing but the sweltering heat of the stove.Zhong Qingran was not much better than them. As Tong Shi was getting older, he took over the spatula from time to time to help.

After more than half a month, Zhong Qingran was already indifferent to the kitchen, and he didn't want to stay for a moment unless he had to.Occasionally, he would hope that the opponents of Hongtai Restaurant would see through the mystery earlier, so that he and Tong Shi could be liberated, and a few people would take turns to do it, so that it would not be easy to breed boredom.But he just thought about it, if this is the case, the Zhong family will not be able to do the red crayfish business, the profit is too low, and Tong and others may not be very good at their craftsmanship, so it is better to sell the ingredients directly.Losing this business has not had a small impact on the current Zhong family.

Under such contradictions, Zhong Qingran had no choice but to cheer up and continue to suffer slowly in the hot air mixed with the smell of the stove every day.

Since the Zhong family had no connections and connections, they just sold the prescriptions cheaply and settled down. Hongtai Restaurant made a lot of money.

At the beginning, the owner behind it didn't pay much attention to it. Later, they found that the red crayfish does not contain ginger, and the taste is unbearable for most people. They vigorously promoted it and sold it all the way from Pingyang County to Shangjing.If it weren't for the strong background of the people behind the scenes, they would have been forced to cooperate with others long ago.Now it looks like it can last for a while, but what will happen in the end remains to be explored.

Shangjing, Wuweiju.

"Shopkeeper Tong, the restaurant has hired so many cooks, can't you crack a single dish of red crayfish?"

"Young Master, this matter is not easy to handle. Hongtai Restaurant has done a good job of keeping secrets. Even their chef doesn't know what's in it." Shopkeeper Tong said so on the surface, but what he thought in his heart was that if the secret recipe was so good Well, there is no such thing as handed down craftsmanship from generation to generation in this world.

"I'll give you another month. There are many ways. Don't you need me to teach you?" Looking at the small eyes of shopkeeper Tong who insisted on agreeing, but full of longing, the young man was so angry that he could only say the specific method, "From the time they bought it. Start by looking for items that have suddenly increased in quantity recently, such a large quantity can always leave some clues. At the same time, let the cooks continue, two-pronged approach, I don’t believe there is anything that can’t be solved, if it still doesn’t work..."

Shopkeeper Tong lowered his head, he didn't hear what Quan Dang said later.

It's not just a restaurant with a deep background like Wuweiju, but any restaurant with some savvy is trying to get the prescription of Hongtai Restaurant's recent huge profits.

Red lobster earns the most, almost comparable to other river and seafood combined.Not to mention ordinary freshwater fish, after all, the original fishy seasoning can also be used to make a more delicious taste, seafood is different, the fishy smell is heavier than river fish, and ginger is added, which really improves the taste.

Since Hongtai Restaurant has added a signature dish of red lobster, as well as river and seafood dishes with a higher taste, this business is by no means comparable to the 50 taels of silver paid at the beginning, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is making money every day.

You must know that Hongtai Restaurant is not only found in Pingyang County, as long as it is covered by the power of the owner behind it, there are dozens of them, at least to say the least, and they are all local high-end restaurants, even if it is the most common one. Vegetables can be sold for the price of meat, let alone signature dishes.

The owner of the restaurant has no reason to be ignorant of the many competitors outside, and is doing everything possible to deal with it.No one thinks there is too much money, so they want to do their own business for a while.They didn't think about passing on the ginger condiment as a secret recipe handed down by family members.

The idea of ​​the owner of Hongtai Restaurant is very simple. He just wants to make as much money as possible before no opponent knows the secret recipe.

As a farmer's boy, how could Zhong Qingran learn about these things?He is dragging Mr. Zhong up the mountain to find herbs.When transplanting fruit trees, Zhong Qingran didn't have the time to look for them specially, and the ginger he was looking for didn't just appear in front of him like he was lucky.No, after the basic completion of Podi, Zhong Qingran decided to settle this matter first.

This time he went into the mountains to look for medicine, Zhong Qingran planned to take a walk to a remote place, for this he also prepared insect repellent, so as not to accidentally be bitten by snakes, insects, rats and ants.

Hewan Village is located in the north and has to burn kangs in winter. Every household prepares as much firewood as possible on the eve of the upcoming busy farming season.The Great Zhou Dynasty was no different from modern times. They used firewood for cooking and boiling water. The amount of firewood needed was very large, especially in the Zhong family. There is no shortage.

Lushan has a wide range, and the outermost hills belonging to Hewan Village supply the needs of the entire village, and no one will go fishing in a dry marsh.Villagers generally pick up fallen branches and firewood. Few people do extravagant things like cutting down trees for firewood. Usually, this is only the case for weddings at home.

Zhong Qingran can be regarded as having exercised, walking for more than ten miles in a row for several days, which requires physical strength and can't keep up, but he really can't find an excuse.

As the number of people decreases, the number of herbal medicines gradually increases.This does not mean that the villagers know how to identify medicinal herbs, and many of them are just treated as weeds to cause harm.

Zhong Qingran's main target this time is ginger, he knows how to grow this stuff, and when this seasoning is known to everyone, it will show its talents.If the Zhong family can be one step ahead, they will definitely be able to make a good profit.

"Grandpa, our family uses a lot of ginger, and this stuff is only sold in pharmacies. If it weren't for Hongtai Restaurant, they didn't want to be cracked. They asked my third uncle to send a lot of ginger to the family in advance. I guess it will be revealed by now." Zhong Qingran He took out a painting from his bosom, pointed to the pattern on it and said, "Grandpa, look, I copied it after the picture of ginger in "Hundred Herbs Collection". See if you recognize it."

Mr. Zhong took it in his hand and carefully identified it, yo, I really saw it, but I have a long memory, and I don’t know where I saw it at the beginning. It is almost useless to me now. If I really can’t find it, I can only go around Lushan. Turn around, once is not enough, just two or three times, there is always a time to find it.

Although he mainly looked for ginger, Zhong Qingran did not miss other herbs, especially notoginseng.It's a pity that he hasn't found the two things he wants most at the moment. It's still early, so let's continue.

This time Zhong Qingran didn't take the original path. Although Mr. Zhong didn't quite remember where he saw Jiang, his memory was vague, but he still had a general direction, so the two followed their feelings.

Ginger is not a rare thing, as long as it is confirmed that Lushan has it, it will definitely be found, but it will be sooner or later.The way Mr. Zhong pointed out was correct. After walking for a long time, Zhong Qingran saw a small area.It is not yet the mature period of ginger, and it will only be transplanted to the slope when it is dug back. If you want to harvest, you have to wait at least two months.

As far as Zhong Qingran knew, the yield of ginger per mu was very high, and he didn't know how much ginger was produced here.Fortunately, ginger is still young and doesn't take much weight.Even if all the nearby gingers are dug up, leaving only some underdeveloped plants, the burden is not heavy.

Zhong Qingran wiped his forehead and muttered in a low voice, why did he go into the mountain three times and never came across any rare things, even if he caught a pheasant and hare to eat meat.

It's a pity that things backfired, the wild animals were not eaten, but a nest of wild eggs was found, which is better than nothing.

Zhong Qingran just complained, he was quite satisfied with the harvest.If you have found what you were looking for, and then ask for more, then you are really not satisfied.

The grandfather and grandson each carried a basket of medicinal herbs on their backs, and walked happily to the slope.

The fruit seedlings and Panax notoginseng planted first grew well, and ginger was planted not far from them.There were almost no weeds in the field, and this was all thanks to Jian Mingyu. Zhong Qingran didn't say anything, but he remembered his kindness in his heart, thinking that he could help in the future.

Many herbs are perennial plants, like Panax notoginseng, it takes about three years from germination to harvest, which is too long for farmers without certain resources.Zhong Qingran didn't care, it was just an acre of sloping land anyway, and the Zhong family could afford to waste it. Besides, the fruit trees in the field could yield a certain harvest, at least paying taxes shouldn't be a problem.

The busy farming season is coming. During this period, every household is preparing for it, repairing the sickle, and renovating the drying yard. To be honest, there seems to be no time when the farmer is really idle, and he can always find some odd jobs to do. .The Zhong family is even busier, and there is one more business to do, just like this, others are still envious, they want to do it but can't find the right way.

Zhong Qingran followed Mr. Zhong with a nest of eggs on his back. As soon as he entered the yard, he realized that it was very lively inside. It seemed that there were guests. He casually glanced at the main room. She was a woman of a certain age, dressed colorfully. So like the matchmaker on TV?

The younger generation of the Zhong family is not very old, and only his elder brother and elder sister meet the requirements. However, for the peasant family, boys are not in a hurry at this age, and most of them start to think about it at seventeen or eighteen. So the target is the elder sister?

With doubts in his heart, Zhong Qingran took care of himself and did not rush forward.He didn't know the ins and outs of the matter until he sent the person away.The female guest just now was really a matchmaker, and she came here this time to say goodbye to his elder sister.Just looking at Ming's restlessness and Tong's angry face, I'm afraid there's something else to say.

When the figure of the matchmaker disappeared around the corner, Tong wanted to say something, but stopped talking, and asked the girl to look outside the door to make sure that she had gone far, and then she cursed angrily.

"Hey, this Wang matchmaker, what does she think of our old Zhong's family? She said she asked girl Xin to enjoy the blessings. What kind of blessing is she enjoying? It's just a little woman who dares to ask for marriage. If girl Xin hasn't When I go out, my mother will take care of the broom today."

"She doesn't even think about it. In the past, the family didn't have much food left over, so the girl is still married well? Now that the family is on the rise, it's really hell to use this kind of marriage to bring bad luck."

This time the daughters-in-law of the Zhong family were unanimous. Zhong Xin was the eldest among the grandchildren of the Zhong family.Even if it is a well-known wealthy household in the town, that won't work.The Zhong family still wants to save face, and they will not be able to survive until the end of the day, so they will not follow this path.

Zhong Xin hid back to the East Wing when the matchmaker came to the door, and her eyes were red when she heard Mrs. Tong swearing in the main room.How could she be so unlucky to encounter such a thing.Fortunately, the Zhong family is not so poor, otherwise she would not be able to imagine what kind of life she will live in the future.

How could it be so easy to be an aunt of a wealthy family?Even a good concubine has nothing to envy.She wanted to pursue power, and that was not in this way.It seems that I have to tell my mother to move faster.

The Ming family waited for the Tong family to get angry enough, and then dragged her into the upper room to discuss, and told her everything about Chen Xiucai in Hengshan Village, who was asking her natal family to inquire about it.

"Mother, that's what happened. I was thinking about it for a few days. After my mother and the others find out the details of his family, I will tell my mother to find a way to ask the matchmaker to make a deal. Who would have thought that I have not acted yet? But Matchmaker Wang came to the door first."

Speaking of this, Mingshi was also very annoyed.It was a matter of her daughter's life, she just wanted to see more, why did things collide?That matchmaker Wang is not a good person, being targeted by her, some Zhong family will be worried.Otherwise, with Tong's temperament, how could he hold back and not burst out until the person left?

There are not one or two girls ruined by her from all over the world.Not to mention how powerful the Zhong family is, a mere matchmaker would not be able to bully them.The reason why Tong's tolerance was because she was afraid of Matchmaker Wang's mouth, which would say that anyone who died was alive. The reputation of a girl's family is very important. It's better not to offend if you can't. If it's not possible, the Zhong family I'm not afraid.