Xiaoyao Nongjiazi

Zhong Qingran also had a serious face, but there was no news about Zhong Qingshu from the village, so he wasn't sure about anything else, at least he should be fine.

"If there is no news by the end of the year, you can ask someone to inquire, and you will always get some news." Zhong Qingran made a suggestion.

"Well, it's just a matter of passing the money earned from selling red crayfish to him." Zhong Qingzhu agreed with his face.

Mr. Zhong looked at the two figures in front of him with a smile on his face.Look at how powerful his family is, Qingran, who brought Zhong Qingzhu, who was doing nothing all day, to the right.Which child has the ability to not only inspire the Zhong family, but also influence the friends around him?

The price of red crayfish is good, a little higher than last year when selling cooked food.Because the breeding density is not high, the total amount cannot increase. After a rough estimate, the yield per mu of shrimp ponds is only more than [-] catties.

Shopkeeper Liao of Ruifeng Restaurant sent someone over to make a round, and decided to extend the pick-up time as much as possible. First, he asked people to scoop up two acres of food and sell it as high-end ingredients, which would also increase the reputation of the restaurant.

For getting a batch of high-quality ingredients, shopkeeper Liao walks with a smile these days.To open a restaurant, besides not cutting corners and materials, the most important thing is the taste of the food, and the quality of the ingredients has a great impact on the taste.There are good things in your own house, but not in other houses, and the diners still keep coming?

Look at these days, the restaurant is filled with customers like a cloud, and the bustling appearance of pushing glasses and changing glasses makes shopkeeper Liao happy from the bottom of his heart.Thinking of the Hengxiang restaurant that promoted the Zhong family's business, the shopkeeper Chen is probably turning blue with regret now, but unfortunately he was taken over by them too late. I don't know if the shopkeeper Chen was scolded bloody by his boss.

Shopkeeper Liao curled his lips in disdain. Shopkeeper Chen is too blind to focus on the little gains and losses. No wonder the business didn't increase.If you want to do business for a long time, taking the wrong path is a path after all, and you will be pulled down one day if you are proud of it for a while.Like his boss, that's what they are required to do, even though they don't have a particularly strong backing, they are still among the top restaurants in Pingyang County.It's not just for fun, look, this time there will be good rewards.

It's a pity that there are not many sources of goods, and only one of their branches can eat them. If the owner hadn't gotten the news and came to ask for goods, he would not have given it up.There are so many branches, how can they be divided, it is better to let him benefit from one store.

Shopkeeper Liao also thought about it in his heart, and he also knew that it would be more beneficial to do so.But whoever is not selfish, who has good things, wants to use them in his own shop, and sees the fat in his hand being divided by others, even the good-tempered person will be dissatisfied. Common sense, inevitable.

The owner knew this, and said that these were regarded as the achievements of the shopkeeper Liao, and they would be included in the rewards at the end of the year.After listening to the boss's remarks, shopkeeper Liao felt at ease physically and mentally, so where is there even a single complaint?On that day, I was alone in the den, drinking a little wine and humming a little song, not to mention how comfortable it was.

Shopkeeper Chen didn't feel so good. During this period of time, he had a terrible time. He pretended to be wronged, but there was no one to tell. That feeling, he really didn't want to come again.But to miss is to miss, what can he do.Qinghefang is there, how dare he provoke it.

Shopkeeper Chen was full of complaints, thinking that he would do this, and it was not at the request of his boss.The boss is good, if something goes wrong, the responsibility is all on him.Alas, there is no way, who asked him to beg for life under the hands of his boss, and he was greeted with a smile when he was said a few words and deducted some monthly money?Don't mention how aggrieved this day is, it's even more sad to think that shopkeeper Liao has been in a duck's water recently.

Of course, Zhong Qingran didn't know about these things, he was busy working in the shrimp pond.

The shrimp pond was only about 250 acres in total, and Zhong Qingran's two acres were the first to be bought.Once weighed, it was exactly [-] catties, which was a whole lot.The corners of Zhong Qingran's mouth twitched, two hundred and five is really an "auspicious" number.

Zhong Qingzhu obviously didn't have this concept. After seeing the yield per mu, there seemed to be flames flickering in his eyes.He has five mu of shrimp ponds, calculated on the basis of one mu and one hundred catties, and he can sell them for more than one tael. After excluding the cost, the income is more than half of the taels. This is still in the case of insufficient shrimp seedlings. The output will be higher, and one season's income is worth his monthly income for a year.This is not what surprised him the most. Judging from the current situation, maybe if the red crayfish can be harvested twice, wouldn't the income have to be doubled?

Zhong Qingzhu's heart was thumping, his excitement was beyond words.This is the first time he has made money on his own, and with this income, he will not have to worry about the family's payment being cut off in the future, and he will be more confident.

Looking at Zhong Qingzhu's shining eyes, Zhong Qingran understood clearly.The feeling of having money in your hands is indeed wonderful.He also had the same idea with Zhong Qingzhu, the shrimp ponds have been well insulated in winter, maybe it is possible to produce two seasons.

Zhong Qingran has learned that the breeding period of crayfish is relatively long, and the red crayfish here also has this characteristic. If a batch of shrimp seedlings can be produced in autumn, this idea can be realized.

"Don't think too much, I can try to reduce the disease of red crayfish, but I can't guarantee success every time." Zhong Qingran told the truth, he didn't want to make Zhong Qing Zhukong happy.

"I know this. There are risks in everything you do. There may be no harvest in farming, let alone the emerging red crayfish farming." Zhong Qingzhu's face was still flushed with excitement, "I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid of this loss. It’s bearable, as long as it’s okay most of the time.”

Zhong Qingran asked someone to drain all the water in the shrimp pond, clean it up again, and then expose it to the sun and sprinkle lime for disinfection. After that, the shrimp seedlings can be raised in the big pond.The person in charge of looking after the shrimp pond had done this once last year, and it was even more handy when he did it again.

As batches of red lobsters were pulled away, the shrimp ponds were drained and filled with water one after another.Considering the time is too long, each family can only sell one or two acres first, and move the larger shrimp seedlings into the big pond, and then distribute them equally to all the shrimp ponds later.

The red crayfish has a strong reproductive ability, and it is artificially bred with good care. The survival rate of the shrimp seedlings is not low. In addition, there are more broodstock shrimp left over from last year, resulting in the number of seedlings greatly exceeding expectations. Visually, at least several times before. times.If most of them can survive, then the late autumn harvest should be quite large.

Seeing such a situation, Zhong Qingzhu, who would go to the shrimp pond every day regardless of the sun that started to intensify, not to talk about it, even Mr. Zhong, who has experienced many hardships, could not stop the joy of the harvest.

Qinghefang is to make money, but there are many places to spend it, and I always feel that the money on hand is not enough.Besides, it's a shop, and it's not as pleasant as the harvest in the field.Mr. Zhong has dealt with the land all his life, which is especially obvious.

Shrimp ponds are also a kind of land, so it's no wonder Mr. Zhong is unhappy.

Recently, he was busy with Qinghefang and the shrimp pond, and Mr. Zhong didn't think of Zhong Zhengli who was idle at home for a while.

"Head of the family, you have been at home for almost a month, and Dad didn't give you an explanation?" Mrs. Zhang hugged her youngest son with a loving face, but when she thought that her husband hadn't been arranged for her husband at home, she felt uncomfortable, and her face Also brings out the point.

Not to mention Mrs. Zhang, in fact Zhong Zhengli also complained, he knew that he would not be able to stay in Hongtai Restaurant anymore, he sacrificed his own interests for the sake of the family, could it be that he just wanted to stay at home and get moldy?He has been learning cooking since he was a child, and he can do farm work, but his skills in rattan weaving are not very good. Now, he is not as good as the rest of the family. The feeling of having no money in his account always makes him feel empty.

"Why don't you go to Pingyang County and look for it yourself?" Mrs. Zhang proposed.

Zhong Zhengli shook his head, and said: "This is not right. Our family is up, and I will be the second cook under someone else, which is a bit of a shame for the family. It's okay to work in the restaurant all the time. Now that I come out, Dad probably won't It is agreed that I will look for a job in a restaurant again. Besides, as long as the shrimp pond exists for a day, it is impossible for me to work in another restaurant."

"Then what should we do? You have been studying at the stove for so long, and your skills are not bad. Even if you go to a restaurant to be a chef, it's not a big problem. Wouldn't it be a pity to give up?" Zhang's eyes rolled, "Why don't you go and tell Dad Say, ask him to pay for you to open a restaurant? The restaurant can't afford it, should it be a smaller head office?"

Zhong Zhengli had thought about this a long time ago, but as a son of man, he couldn't open his mouth.No one in the village has done this, not to mention, if the food shop really opens, will it be public property or private property?It's hard to say that.

"Wait a little longer, Dad, he's been very busy recently, when he's free, he won't forget me."

"Then, how about this, if you are not good at rattan weaving, you should go to elder brother's side more often, follow elder brother to work under the eaves, and hang out in front of dad more, so dad will notice you soon."

"That's a good idea. I'll go find my elder brother tomorrow."

In the past few days, Mr. Zhong could see his third son when he came in and out, which reminded him.It's a pity that a good cooking skill goes to waste.But how to arrange for Zhong Zhengli, Mr. Zhong hasn't figured it out yet.

If Zhong Zhengli were to open a restaurant, and Zhong Zhengli became the chef, and the shopkeeper was not in his charge, it would be very difficult to justify his status. If he was in charge, there would be a lot of problems that would follow.There are four other sons in the family, and a bowl of water may not be level, but on the surface it must at least be passable.One son is in charge of the shop, so the others can't just ignore it, can they?If you really want to do this, you won't be far away from home.

Mr. Zhong thought about it for a few days, but he couldn't think of a way to get the best of both worlds, so he decided to discuss it with Tong Shi first.

"Old lady, the youngest has been learning how to cook for so many years, so it's a pity not to use it. I think he still cares about it, so we can't let him keep making rattan weaves that are not in good condition?"

Tong raised her head, a little uncertain: "You mean that the third child is not easy to arrange?"

"Well, it's a little tricky." Mr. Zhong briefly talked about the situation Zhong Zhengli was facing.

Mrs. Tong thought about it for a while, but she didn't directly talk about it, but changed to another topic: "Last time, you used the advantage of allowing each house to buy private property on the face of it, to dispel their dissatisfaction with Qingran owning a mountain. Supplying goods to Qinghefang, copper coins are credited to the account every day, so there is no trouble. But in fact, these problems have not been completely resolved, but are suppressed by the immediate interests. As time goes by, this dissatisfaction It will accumulate slowly, and it’s okay if Qingran doesn’t make much money every year, but if a large sum of money comes into the account, it’s hard not to be jealous.”

Mr. Zhong is naturally aware of this matter, every family is like this, but the degree is different: "Then what do you mean?"

"People can't be united, and it's useless to have more people." What Tong said was true, and she herself had the same thoughts before the separation of the family. If it were her, she would also be dissatisfied.

Mrs. Tong didn't say it clearly, but Mr. Zhong could hear the implication.He had a cold face, his hands were tightly gripping the cigarette rod, and his veins were popping out.

The boss and the fourth child are relatively straightforward and have a good relationship. The second child, the third child, and the fifth child are three, and Mr. Zhong is a little unsure.Although the daughters-in-law have their own ideas, the sons don't show it clearly.He also knew that his family had accumulated a lot of complaints about him and Tong's doting on Qingran, but he couldn't make him stop doing this.

There is also the matter of entering the school, which is also a thorn in the family.There are so many children and grandchildren in the family, but the youngest son alone has this honor, and they don't say it in their hearts, but it doesn't mean they agree.Who doesn't have a son, and who doesn't have the idea of ​​looking forward to his son becoming a dragon?If it wasn't for sending all the older grandsons to ethnology last year, this conflict might have erupted this year.

After all, if you eat less, you can endure it for a while, and it is a big deal to block the way for your children and grandchildren to make progress.People's endurance is always limited, even if Mr. Zhong is the head of the family, he can't just go his own way.He had originally thought that if his youngest son failed to be a scholar this time, the family would no longer support him, and if he wanted to take the imperial examination in the future, let him figure out his own way.It should be enough for the whole family to provide for him for so many years.

Thinking of this, Mr. Zhong couldn't help sighing, the youngest son is really lucky, not only caught up with the good years, but also received the blessing of the third grandson, and got a bottom place in the list. Regardless of the poor grades, at least he has the reputation of a scholar. His house, land tax and corvée can be exempted, and there are many benefits.

Mr. Zhong did not expect Zhong Zhengxin to pass the provincial examination this year, so it is difficult to say what will happen in the future.

These problems have existed for a long time, and now they are all suppressed, and nothing can be seen, until...

The only way to completely resolve the conflict is to separate.Thinking of this, Mr. Zhong felt uneasy.He is still alive, and he has tried his best to avoid this question before, and he has never faced it squarely. Now it is finally time to face it.

Mr. Zhong can still ignore it as before, but if his body hurts, even if the condition is temporarily controlled, there is no guarantee that it will not erupt someday, and it will only become more serious by then.

It is a very common thing in Hewan Village to have large branches and separate households for many people.But it also depends on the situation, the richer the family, the later the separation.

The development of the Zhong family is going well now, and Zhong Zhengxin just happened to pass the examination of scholar. This splitting up is obviously not in line with the norm.

But Mr. Zhong understood very well, even if he didn't consider other things, just the fact that the population was prosperous would put his family in an embarrassing situation.As the number of grandchildren gradually increased, and then grew up one after another, the huge ancestral house seemed cramped, and it was almost impossible to accommodate them.

It's okay to put it in the past, and everyone thinks it's normal for several people to squeeze into one room.The behavior of the Zhong family is enough to make most people in Hewan Village jealous, not to mention those whose whole family sleeps on the kang.

But things are different now.On the right side of Zhong’s house is the other four-family ancestral house handed down by the ancestors, and the house on the left is also inhabited, and it is impossible to expand it.The day when the Zhong family will split up is the day when they can't fit, and this day is obviously not far away.Mrs. Zhang just gave birth to the eighth grandson of the Zhong family, and soon after, her fourth daughter-in-law, Liu Shi, and fifth daughter-in-law, Li Shi, were also pregnant. Prosperity is a good thing, but if it is too much, it will become a heavy burden.

Another point is that the eldest grandson Zhong Qingyang is 16 years old this year, and the grandson's daughter-in-law should enter Zhong's house in the next year or two at the latest. The housing pressure will only increase.

Mr. Zhong is worried, he doesn't want to divide the family itself.At his age, it is time to enjoy the family happiness, and the children and grandchildren are around their knees, and it makes people feel comfortable.Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh, if only the whole family could be united.Unfortunately, this is just wishful thinking.

Forget it, I'll think about it later, the important thing now is to arrange the ceremony first.To open a restaurant, unless Mr. Zhong is the shopkeeper himself, the third child has to be in charge. Without a third solution, this is obviously impossible.If you really want to do this, the family will be in trouble, everyone will follow suit, everyone will open a big shop, isn't this nonsense, they are all from farming families, and it is not a matter of whether they have the ability.

After thinking about what to do, Mr. Zhong approached Zhong Zhengli: "Third brother, you can rest at home at ease during this time, and we can talk about it after Lao Wuxiang has tried it."

"Yes, father." Zhong Zhengli should be straightforward, but he was full of puzzlement.What does his business have to do with the fifth brother?Still have to wait until then.

As soon as Zhong Zhengli entered the room, Mrs. Zhang asked, "Dad asked you to talk about that?"

"Ah."

Before Zhang could be happy, Zhong Zhengli's next words shattered her fantasy: "Father let me wait for my fifth brother to come back from the provincial examination."

Zhang's face was blank: "..."

"I didn't understand what Dad was thinking. Since Dad has already said so, then let's do it this way." With Mr. Zhong's correct words, Zhong Zhengli was not in a hurry.The township examination is in September, so it's just another month or two. He can afford to wait.

In fact, Mr. Zhong didn't think about what to do. He set such a time because he wanted to save more money, so that no matter what he did, he would have more choices.

There is no mountain spring on Xiaoshan Mountain, and Shen Changgui's family has to go to the next mountain to pick up water.If you are not so particular, you can eat the water from the canal in front of the mountain.The canal water is drawn from Qinghe River, but villagers often wash their hands in it, so it is not so clean.

When the mountain was relatively busy, Zhong Qingran occasionally saw them carrying canal water to drink, so he went to buy some alum for them to purify the water, so as to avoid problems with drinking water.

Zhong Qingran raised his head, looked at the sun emitting endless heat from the sky, squinted his eyes, thinking that there was no water source in the mountains, it would be a trouble after all, since he was not short of money now, he might as well dig a well.

Just do it when he thinks about it, Zhong Qingran was just about to go to find the well digger, when he had a sudden whim, he wanted to verify how useful the lucky luck bead that was integrated with his soul was.

Zhong Qingran asked his father to make two one-sided pointers with bases. He didn't think about anything and fiddled with them at will. As a result, the two pointers pointed randomly. After many attempts, there was no pattern at all.If you find a water source based on this, you will die of thirst.

Zhong Qingran didn't try it rashly. The distance between Zhong's family and Xiaoshan is not too close, so it's fine if the Lucky Orb doesn't work. Once it can really indicate the direction, the distance is likely to be directly related to how much luck is consumed.He didn't believe that the Fortune Pearl would be given to him for free.

Holding two small pointers, Zhong Qingran walked towards Xiaoshan.

Xiaoshan is not high, but it is a bit higher than the outer hills of Lushan where the villagers often go.Zhong Qingran took a hoe from Shen Changgui, refused his company, and planned to act alone.

There are no wild beasts in Xiaoshan, but the snakes, insects, rats and ants need to be paid attention to.This, Zhong Qingran wasn't worried at all, he had some insect repellent powder on him, and if the insects saw him, he had to stay away.

The insect repellent powder that Zhong Qingran used for himself was different from the one used by others. The effect of the one he used was stronger, but compared to the one that Jian Mingyu and Jinshan used for the first time, the effect was weaker.The bug ran away when he saw him, it was too eye-catching, it was not good, and he didn't want to be treated as a monster.

Zhong Qingran was a little nervous. He rubbed his hands together until they were warmed up, and then moved the pointer while thinking about his wish.When the pointer stops, the tip of the needle points obliquely to the mountain, which is nothing. Turning any pointer, it is possible to get this result, the key lies in the second pointer.

Having reached this point, Zhong Qingran no longer hesitated, and quickly moved the second hand, success or failure is determined by one action.He had thought about it a long time ago, no matter what the two pointers pointed to, he would follow suit.The specific method is to take the angle between the two pointers with a small angle, and then walk along the central axis. When the two pointers face or face each other, stop and dig. If you dig a few meters, you can’t see the shadow of water. , I asked the master to see if there is any water source down here.

It's best if it succeeds, that way, there will be one more way to use the lucky beads, if it doesn't work, it's just a loss of time.

Zhong Qingran thought so much, but the pointer showed the situation with the lowest probability. The two pointers pointed to exactly the same.This has never happened in many previous attempts.

Now, Zhong Qingran didn't doubt it at all.He would not naively think that this happened by accident or coincidence.If so, how unlucky is his luck?He admitted that Fu Yunzhu had accumulated a lot of good luck, but that was not to the extent that the sky would fall like a pie.

Zhong Qingran didn't stay here any longer, he was more concerned about how much luck was consumed.If it consumes too much, it is a tasteless, and it can only be used when it is absolutely necessary.

Before taking action, Zhong Qingran had checked the fortune content of the Fortune Pearl, and when he checked it again, as expected, the fortune had dropped by a small amount, but fortunately, it was still within his tolerance.

Because the hands were too crude, Zhong Qingran was not sure how far he would go, so he stopped near the mountainside based on his feeling, and moved the two hands again.