Xiaoyao Nongjiazi

"Also, grandpa, grandma, the talisman I gave you, not to mention that it will keep your good luck with you, at least it can greatly reduce your bad luck." Before the two elders recovered their strength, Zhong Qingran struck another heavy blow.

Fortunately, Mr. and Mrs. Zhong are in good health, otherwise, they would definitely not be able to bear it.Zhong Qingran also knew this, so he dared to say that. If anyone had a bad heart, he wouldn't dare to do such nonsense.

Tong got up and walked around the house before whispering, "You didn't tell anyone about this, did you?"

Zhong Qingran shook his head.

Mr. Zhong and Mrs. Tong both heaved a sigh of relief, this will be easy to handle, they are really afraid that the precious grandson will not know people's sinister and sinister, and will reveal such important things to others at will.

Mr. Zhong stroked his throbbing chest, and waited for his emotions to calm down before saying solemnly: "Qing Ran, this matter is limited to me and your grandma, and it cannot reach the ears of the fourth person. You must remember it."

Seeing how cautious Mr. and Mrs. Zhong were, Zhong Qingran put away his smile and said very seriously, "Grandpa, don't worry, I'll remember this."

With the reassurance of the third grandson, Mr. Zhong and his wife were relieved.The two elders didn't pursue this point to get to the bottom of it, as if they had never heard of this matter, they directly changed the topic.

Since then, Mr. Zhong never took the initiative to ask Zhong Qingran about how to deal with the money. If the third grandson wanted to buy a property, he would speak up by himself, which became a tacit understanding between the grandparents and grandsons.

After the new year is over, Qinghefang's reputation has already been established, and it is completely overwhelmed by our own manpower. Due to the many events in the past, the matter of adding people has been put on hold. Now that the shop has reopened, this matter must be resolved, otherwise there will be goods. The embarrassing scene of being sold short.

In order not to be like this, as soon as the Lantern Festival came out, Mr. Zhong began to recruit relevant skill masters in Hewan Village.As soon as the words were released, many people were moved by the news, including relatives.

Mr. Zhong didn't expect this job to be so popular, and he wasn't ready for it.After returning home to gather a few sons to discuss, it was decided to only look for it in the village for the time being. After all, it was too troublesome to operate in other villages.

Of course, doing this will definitely not satisfy everyone. The argument with relatives is that if you need it next time, choose from them first, and come one by one according to the relationship. It is easier to explain to the villagers, as long as the craftsmanship is good. , At that time, they can take on some odd jobs.

Mr. Zhong acted very quickly, and soon enough people were recruited.Everyone has already taken care of it, so we can't let them do it in their own homes, right?There are so many people in that way, even if they don't reveal the secret themselves, who knows who will be spotted by someone with a heart.

In order to avoid such unnecessary troubles, the two sisters Zhong Xin and Zhong Qing, as well as the Ming family, temporarily moved to Zhong Qingyang's room, while Zhong Qingyang and Zhong Qinghan moved into the main room.In this way, the room of the two sisters was vacated and used as a place to go to work. After the inverted house in the yard was completed, the two sisters moved back to the original place.

Regarding the decision made by Mr. Zhong and his wife, Zhong Qingran thought about letting his eldest brother and fifth younger brother move to his room. After careful consideration, he finally did not say this proposal.There is no way, there are too many secrets in his room, which are not suitable for exposure.

Not only the Zhong family wanted to build a house, Jian Mingyu's family also decided to dig a cellar in the backyard after the soil thawed, and he had to do it himself.

Jian Mingyu's family has been here for so many years, and they don't have enough food to use the cellar. He did this because Zhong Qingran decided to bring Hericium erinaceus to his house.

Zhong Qingran felt that the interior of his room couldn't be used to grow Hericium erinaceus all the time. The small amount could make do with it. Once it reached a certain level, even if Hericium erinaceus could bear it, he couldn't bear it himself.

The first thing he considered was to raise the mountain, but then he thought that he hadn't done this before, and now he also felt that it was not suitable, and finally he chose Jian Mingyu's house.

Originally, Zhong Qingran planned to build another room, but after thinking about it carefully, he thought it was not safe. There are people coming and going in the village, even if there are not many people visiting Jian Mingyu's house, it is impossible for them to keep their traces.

As for how to dig a good and strong cellar, this matter is easy to solve.Hewan Village is located in the north, and there are quite a few people in the village who know this craft. Digging cellars is not a unique secret skill, just pay more money.

After Jian Mingyu studied with his master for a while, he was almost able to get started.In the following days, he will dig whenever he has time, and it will not take long for him to complete the work.

Spring plowing will soon follow, and the Zhong family erected two upside-down houses before that.This time, the Zhong family did not attend in person, and everyone was busy rushing to work for Qinghefang.One is to save money, and the other is to make money. Speaking of which, the nature is the same, so why not do some light work?

There is a temporary workshop, and everyone who has moved to the place moves back to their respective rooms.

After finishing this work, spring plowing followed.This time, the situation of the Zhong family is quite different from before.Mr. Zhong added some fields a few years ago. If there was no Qinghefang, it is estimated that all the Zhong family members who can farm would have to farm, but now they don't need it.

On this point, Zhong Qingran very much agrees.Farming is too much work, especially Mr. Zhong and his wife, who are too old to go to the field. Zhong Qingran can't bear to see it, let him do it by himself, and he doesn't have the ability. Now that he has money, he just hires part-time labor.

Hewan Village is so big, there are many families of Tian Shao, and it is very convenient to hire short-term workers without going outside.

Mr. Zhong went to the field to watch every day, and Zhong Qingran also had his own things to do.Last year, he bought a lot of herb seeds, and now is the season for everything to grow, and most of them can be sown.As for how many seeds can grow, Zhong Qingran doesn't care, as long as not all the seeds die.

Zhong Qingran found the most suitable place according to the growth habits of various herbs. He moved his mouth on the side, and Shen Changgui and his wife carried out specific operations. It didn't take long before they all planted.

Panax notoginseng and other perennial herbs on the other side of the slope were also transplanted to Xiaoshan.In less than a year, the herbs were transplanted twice, which had a certain impact on their growth. Zhong Qingran's requirements were not high, as long as most of them survived, he didn't care about the delayed harvesting time.

After finishing his work on the mountain, Zhong Qingran went to the shrimp pond to have a look.When Zhong Qingshu left, he handed over all the staff he had left in the shrimp pond to Zhong Qingran. Since then, Zhong Qingran has gone to the shrimp pond more frequently than before.

Red crayfish are indeed quite different from crayfish. During the winter, a little thatch on the shrimp pond will not affect their activities at all.After a whole winter, the mortality rate is not high.

Zhong Qingran expected this to happen a long time ago, otherwise, the red crayfish in Hewan Village would not be flooded from time to time during the breeding season, and the villagers would need to kill them manually.

However, this situation was before, and after last year, it is estimated that such a scene will never be seen again in many places.After the red crayfish became the food on people's dinner table, everyone had to be careful, if they dared to appear in front of people openly, then I'm sorry, it's just around the corner to be caught and become a meal on the plate.

The Great Zhou Dynasty was not modern, and there were many poor people. Even if the red crayfish could not be sold, it was much better to add some meat for yourself to satisfy your appetite than to drink wild vegetable soup and not fill your stomach.

In order to prevent thieves, the entire shrimp pond is surrounded by a sharpened fence at the top, and several watchdogs are raised, and the people who watch the shrimp pond also live in houses near the entrance.

Zhong Qingran walked through all the shrimp ponds along the pond base.His own two-acre shrimp pond was taken care of by someone. For the five-acre Zhong family, the people left behind by Zhong Qingshu were in charge of the night watch, and they had to come in person for the others.In winter, red crayfish are usually not very active and hide in caves most of the time, reducing consumption and feeding amount.

Because the shrimp pond is covered with a layer of thatch, the red crayfish spends more time in activities. Not to mention that they survive the winter safely, they are relatively fat, and it is estimated that they can enter the breeding season earlier.

This point, Zhong Qingran compared it on the spot.For this reason, he searched for a long time in the ditch beside the paddy field.Wild red crayfish look like they have been hungry all winter, and they cannot be compared with those raised in shrimp ponds.

Things in the shrimp pond were already on the right track, so Zhong Qingran just had to go and check on them from time to time to make sure the water in the pond was okay.

Standing on the foundation of his own pond, looking at the small fruit trees and comparing them with other pond foundations, Zhong Qingran smiled.When the weather is warmer, he will cut some fruit tree branches and plant the entire shrimp pond base, and then the shrimp pond will look better.

Just after the spring plowing, Matchmaker Liu came to the door again, and made a final decision with Tong and Ming, and set Zhong Xin's auspicious date in half a month.

Zhong Qingran had expected this.The hospital examination was earlier than the rural examination, so it was impossible to only consider He Xiucai and ignore Zhong Zhengxin.The Zhong family has not yet separated, and the eldest niece is having a wedding. As an uncle, how can he not even show his face?If you really do this, do you still want your reputation?

In the past few months, Zhong Xin has been the same as before, quietly, smiling at everyone, and earning back some of her reputation.As the first grandchildren to get married, the wedding banquet is not as casual as the engagement time. It has everything one should have. The Zhong family has many relatives, plus the neighbors in the neighborhood, the scene is very lively.

Seeing Zhong Xin being carried on the sedan chair by Zhong Qingyang, Zhong Qingran didn't feel much at first, but thinking that Zhong Qing and Zhong Xiao would one day leave the Zhong family, leave the family, become someone else's daughter-in-law, live among a group of strangers, To abide by the rules of that family, even with the backing of her natal family, if she wants to live the life of a girl again, it is impossible to even think about it, he feels a little uncomfortable.

But Zhong Qingran can't do anything about this, what he can do is to teach them more skills, more skills in dealing with people, not too strong nor too weak, this degree is really difficult to grasp.

In a trance, Zhong Qingran and his brother embarked on the journey of seeing off relatives.

Jin'an Town and Pingyang County are not in the same direction. Since the distance between Hewan Village and the two places is not much different, and because of the convenience of Qinghe, most of the villagers go to Pingyang County. Never been.As for why the Zhong family knew He Xiucai so well, one reason was that they had relatives in the town, and the other reason, Zhong Qingran only listened to it vaguely. Because he didn't care much, he still hasn't figured it out.

The Zhong family wasn't rich before, but at least they had an old house, so they were quite capable of bluffing people.The house of the He family can't be compared with the Zhong's house, but it is better than most villagers' houses. It is also a brick and tile house, but the yard is smaller. Fortunately, the population is small, but it is enough to live in.

After the ceremony, Zhong Qingran had some understanding of the He family.This family is very good at life, they are polite to the Zhong family, and the hospitality is very good, but Zhong Qingran always feels a little awkward.After careful observation, he discovered that this family is too good at hiding themselves, everyone is like a self-taught actor, what is presented to outsiders is only the appearance, and the inside is probably the kind of person who stumbles behind the scenes, Zhong Xin Marrying into the He family, I don't know if it's a blessing or a disaster.

As a scholar, He Jia Dalang got married, and the house was decorated with lights and festoons, and there were many guests. Compared with the Zhong family, it was even more lively.

When the wedding banquet was held in the evening, Zhong Qingran sat at the table, looked at the dishes on the table, and felt that the He family was doing well.

The people from the Zhong family stayed at the He family for one night, and returned to Hewan Village early the next morning. Since then, Zhong Xin has become the wife of the He family.

Zhong Wen didn't move this time, Zhong Xin was the eldest granddaughter of the Zhong family, if her reputation was too bad, it would affect the younger siblings, and the loss outweighed the gain.Regarding Zhong Xin's husband's family, the He family, Zhong Wen doesn't know much about the follow-up, except for one thing, she is very sure that Zhong Xin's destination is completely different from what appeared in the dream.

Regarding this matter, Zhong Wen was not too flustered.Now that the life of the Zhong family is getting better, not only Zhong Xin, but everyone in the future may go in a different direction. It is completely impossible to go back to the original path in this matter.Now that the matter has come to this point, Zhong Wen never thought about going the same way, her only goal now is to take good care of her brother in her mother's womb.The Zhong family has changed so much, it doesn't make sense that she would repeat everything in the dream.

The Zhong family, go to the room.

"Grandpa, it looks like your complexion is not very good. What's wrong with you?" Zhong Qingran followed Mr. Zhong into the door and asked with concern.

Mr. Zhong's expression was a bit unswerving, but he still spoke nicely to his third grandson: "The rent of Qinghefang has increased. I think it will not be good for a while and then change to another place, so I renewed the lease for half a year."

Hearing this, Zhong Qingran knew what was going on, and hurriedly comforted him: "Grandpa, Qinghefang is too small. At the beginning, there was not enough money, so I had no choice but to choose that shop. To be honest, I am not satisfied at all. Now the family has enough money. Since the landlord is starting to raise the price, why not find a bigger shop and buy it during the six months, the business will definitely be even better."

It's not that Mr. Zhong has never thought about this, but he has dealt with the land all his life, so he is very hesitant to ask him to spend more than a hundred taels of silver to buy a shop all at once.If he was asked to buy more land, he would probably do it without blinking an eye.Thinking is hard to change. Mr. Zhong is not bad, but some old people are old-fashioned and stubborn. It is very difficult to get them to accept new things.

Mr. Zhong has long stopped treating Zhong Qingran as a child, although he still treats him like a child at ordinary times. When there is something to discuss, Mr. Zhong will always let Zhong Qingran sit in and seek his advice in private.He clearly remembered that the Zhong family was able to have the current situation because of the blessing of the third grandson, who was honored by him, and then kicked away. Mr. Zhong thought he couldn't do such a thing.

He was hesitant at first, but after hearing Zhong Qingran's words, Mr. Zhong quickly made a decision that the shop must be bought. If the rent renewal is the same as this time, how uncomfortable will it be?It's better to do it all at once.

This matter should be done sooner rather than later. The next day, Mr. Zhong went to Pingyang County again. He couldn't find a shop for a while, so he registered with the middleman. As soon as there was a suitable shop, he would notify the shopkeeper Han of Qinghefang.

Now, the Hericium erinaceus in Zhong Qingran's room has been emptied, and all of them have been transferred to the cellar of Jian Mingyu's house.He had seen that the cellar was dug very well, and there was a pillar at every interval, unless the ground shook, otherwise, it would be difficult to collapse.

At first, Jian Mingyu planned to dig the cellar under the house, but finally listened to Zhong Qingran's suggestion, the place was chosen in the backyard, and the entrance was in the thatched hut, which was full of worthless sundries.The import and export have also covered up, two-pronged approach, and there is no need to worry about someone getting in by mistake.

Since the second half of last year, Jian Mingyu's food has improved more than before. If he eats more, he grows faster and his strength becomes stronger. It is not troublesome to dig a cellar at all. Originally, he only planned to dig a cellar, but later he just dug another cellar. one.One is used to grow Hericium erinaceus, and the other is used as a culture medium. Since then, Zhong Qingran no longer has to worry about the secret of mushroom cultivation being discovered.

The smell of the cellar is not very good, fortunately there is a ventilation hole, so you can take a breath frequently, otherwise, if it affects your body, Zhong Qingran would rather take a little risk and directly build a room.

Jian Mingyu led Zhong Qingran down to the cellar, looking at the baskets of Hericium erinaceus, Zhong Qingran had a smile in his eyes. There are so many straw mushrooms, the value may not be as good as here, and this batch is growing fast, thinking that it will soon be in hand If you don't have money, it's no wonder you're unhappy.

"Mingyu, try not to spend too much time in the cellar. No matter how much money you make, your body doesn't matter."

"Ah."

"You know how to needle and thread, right?" Zhong Qingran looked at the person in front of him curiously. Jian Mingyu lived with his younger brother for three years.

Jian Mingyu turned around and looked directly into Zhong Qingran's eyes, full of doubts.

"If you can, make a mask yourself."

Jian Mingyu: "..."

Zhong Qingran has been with Jian Mingyu for so long, he can immediately understand most of Jian Mingyu's expressions, and this time is the same: "It's easy, I'll tell you to do it later, and it will be fine soon. By the way, you have gauze at home ?"

"Yes, I have some at home, not many." Jian Mingyu said the approximate amount, "Are these enough?"

"It's enough. If you succeed once, you can probably do several more."

After turning around, the two of them left the cellar.

Jian Mingyu took out a roll of white gauze from the bottom of the box, followed Zhong Qingran's instructions, and soon a small mask was formed.

Zhong Qingran asked Jian Mingyu to try it on, and it felt good, so he asked Jian Mingyu to make another one according to his body shape, and felt it for himself. Although it was not as good as the mask in the original world, under the current conditions, it was already very good. good.

"Mingyu, cook it in a pot and then expose it to the sun, so that you won't get sick easily."

Jian Mingyu didn't say anything, and showed it directly with actions, and entered the kitchen with two masks.

Just boil water, and it will be done soon.After finishing all this, Jian Mingyu did not leave the stove, took out the mung beans that had been processed before, and started to make mung bean cakes.

Zhong Qingran couldn't help, so he was responsible for adding firewood.Regardless of Jian Mingchen's young age, he still has his own things to do, and he is not at home all the time.

Just like now, Zhong Qingran was nowhere to be seen.The same is true, he will occasionally help watch the fire, and his fire-burning skills can be regarded as practiced.If Tong Shi knew about this, Jian Mingyu would probably be displeased. She even hated Zhong Qingran's work, and naturally she was even less happy to see him busying himself with an outsider.

Zhong Qingran didn't have the chance to experience the taste of burning a fire in summer, but he has felt it before. In this season, burning a fire is very comfortable.The fire light reflected on his face and body, and his whole body was warm. If he didn't know what he was doing, he would almost fall asleep.

Zhong Qingran doesn't like things that are too sweet, Jian Mingyu knows this, and the pastries he makes are always moderately sweet.Jian Mingchen was still a child, and like most children, he was addicted to sweets. His family used to be poor, and there were very few opportunities to eat sweets throughout the year. Now he can eat once every ten and a half months. Although the desserts are not sweet enough, he does not no comment.It's good to have something to eat, but if you want to dislike this, isn't this causing trouble for his brother?He would never do such a thing.

It took a lot of time to make dim sum, but Jian Mingyu's movements were crisp and neat, and it still took a lot of time.When a pot of mung bean cake full of sweet fragrance came out of the oven, Zhong Qingran could clearly feel that the secretion of saliva in his mouth accelerated. He, a person who doesn't pay much attention to desserts, always looks like this. If it were a child, how tempting would it be?

Freshly baked pastries taste very different from cooled pastries. If you want to eat hot ones, you can only make them at home.

Zhong Qingran picked one up bluntly, blew on it, and put it in his mouth. It tasted soft, with distinct layers of skin and filling. Both the appearance and the taste were quite good.He sincerely admired that Jian Mingyu really has a pair of skillful hands. Not only is he extremely talented in cooking, but he is also no worse than others in other things.This can be seen from the mask he sewed just now, Zhong Qingran himself doesn't know how to tell the difference between good and bad.

After eating one, seeing that Jian Mingyu didn't make a move, Zhong Qingran casually picked one up and stuffed it into his hand: "I can't eat so much, you don't need to save, save a few for tomorrow morning, and use the rest. From now on, the money will only be used." You will earn more and more, don't worry."

Jian Mingyu looked down at the mung bean cake in his hand. Without any hesitation, he picked it up and put it in his mouth, and bit it down. The sweet taste not only filled his mouth, but also poured into his heart.It is indeed a bit difficult for Jian Mingyu to get used to the feeling of having money in his hand all of a sudden, after living a life of careful planning.The pastries he makes most of the time are basically prepared for Zhong Qingran, and the quantity is not much.

Zhong Qingran was also aware of this point, he never stopped him, Jian Mingyu made it, he ate it, and gave him a few by the way, the two had formed a tacit understanding, even though Jian Mingyu didn't talk much, they got along very harmoniously.

"Brother, I'm back." As soon as Jian Mingchen entered the yard, he smelled a sweet fragrance, his eyes were bent, and he trotted forward, "Brother, what else do you want to eat?"

Before Jian Mingyu could answer, Jian Mingchen jumped into the kitchen and saw the pastry.

Jian Mingyu picked up the small bowl left for Jian Mingchen from the pot, and the appearance of the three eating pastries together was quite pleasing to the eye.