Xiaoyao Nongjiazi

"Well. It's okay, I won't go again." Jian Mingyu agreed, and he also had lingering fears.He is not afraid of snakes, insects and beasts, but he is afraid of Tianwei.This time he was lucky, but next time it might not be so.It was only a foot away, and the convex cliff would be under the hood. The thought that he might stay on the mountain without a sound made Jian Mingyu a little timid, no matter how strong his mind was.

"You can keep these. The method of growing Ganoderma lucidum is the same as that of mushrooms. Don't grow too many, a few baskets are enough. This thing is too eye-catching. I will expand the scale of planting after I figure out how to sell it safely." Zhong Qingran took the paper The bag was placed in Jian Mingyu's hands, "It's not the right time to plant in the wild. I will take some and plant them on the mountain after the spring of next year."

Jian Mingyu made sure that Zhong Qingran didn't have any steadfastness, so he put it away again.

"I'm going back first, and I'll teach you how to get mushroom seeds tomorrow."

Jian Mingyu sent him out, and sat on the kang alone in a daze.He and his younger brother have lived together for several years, and he has always taken care of his younger brother. Although Mingchen is very close to him and will do a lot of things within his capacity, it is completely different from the feeling Zhong Qingran gave him. It feels good to have someone care about him.

Early the next morning, Zhong Qingran came to Jian's house at an appointment. He teased the two young eagles first, and then said to Jian Mingyu, "Come on, I'll teach you how to pick mushrooms."

Before, Zhong Qingran mentioned this matter, but was stopped by Jian Mingyu.

Knowing how to make a culture medium and how to grow mushrooms, Jian Mingyu has already taken advantage of it. If even the last point is taught to him, it means that he has truly mastered the skill of growing mushrooms, and he can completely get rid of it by then. Zhong Qingran went it alone.Such a burden was too heavy, and Jian Mingyu couldn't guarantee that he would be able to withstand the temptation, so he simply gave up the idea in this way.

There is no need to worry so much now, Zhong Qingran's attitude is actually very obvious, and Jian Mingyu can feel it.Since he decided to let nature take its course, there is no need to hide too much about some things.Zhong Qingran made this suggestion again, and Jian Mingyu readily agreed.

Mushrooms are fungi, not angiosperms, and there is no such thing as seeds.However, for the convenience of explanation, Zhong Qingran always told Jian Mingyu that the so-called seed collection was actually collecting spores.

Staying in the cellar all the time is not good for your health, and Zhong Qingran doesn't let Jian Mingyu go to the cellar to do things that you can usually do in the thatched cottage.It's just picking seeds, it's the same everywhere, so the two of them nestled in the hut.Zhong Qingran had done this job many times before, and there was only one Ganoderma lucidum plant, and the tools were all ready-made. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect, this is true, and within a short time, he completed half of it.The remaining half of the Ganoderma lucidum was given to Jian Mingyu to practice.

Jian Mingyu didn't want to use such a precious thing as something to practice his hands at first, but later realized that large-scale planting could not be done for the time being, so he let go of his hands and feet to try.

Jian Mingyu has always been dexterous. It was the first time he did this job, but he was a little rusty. His hands and feet were a little slow, but he did it very well and didn't waste much.This made Zhong Qingran, who had lived for more than [-] years, feel ashamed. Talent is something that makes people really envious.If Jian Mingyu is put into modern times, he will be a perfect example of a successful person.

After picking the seeds, the rest is easy. Jian Mingyu knows everything without Zhong Qingran's help.

Time flies by, and it will soon enter mid-August, and the autumn harvest is coming.

The Zhong family's land is not too much, and it is only more than 60 mu.

Mr. Zhong didn't take Tian Dian out. He hired short-term laborers during the busy farming season, and hired a few long-term laborers to look after them at ordinary times.This also has an advantage, that is, Mr. Zhong has the final say on what to plant in the field, and no one can interfere.This greatly facilitated Zhong Qingran. As long as his suggestion was feasible, Mr. Zhong would strongly support it.

After nearly a year of propagation, ginger has been widely used in meal cooking.But the source is still those, which has caused the price of ginger to remain high.

Zhong Qingran planted some of the ginger that was saved last year on Xiaoshan Mountain, some of it was given to Jian Mingyu, and the last and most of them were handed over to Mr. Zhong for disposal. He only told the planting method.

It may be okay to hand over other crops to long-term workers, but ginger will definitely not work in the early stage.Mr. Zhong took his sons and went to the field in person until the last ginger seedling was transplanted to the field.

Looking at the two acres of emerald green ginger, Mr. Zhong's eyes showed a look of satisfaction, and he stroked his beard with his hands habitually, only to find that his hands were covered with mud. Fortunately, the soil was dry, so he wiped it clean with a cloth.

Mr. Zhong once heard from Zhong Qingran that the yield of ginger per mu is very high. The ginger that was dug in Xiaoshan before, even if it grows in the wild, the distribution is still a little sparse, and the yield is about [-] catties.Calculated, a nest can dig up a catty or two of fresh ginger without saying a word.Judging from this situation, no matter how one mu of land can harvest about two thousand catties, even if it is dried into dried ginger, one out of four is not a small amount.

The price of dried ginger is not low now, and the harvest is expected to be several times higher than that of growing grain. If anyone knows the news, let alone family members, the Zhong family will not be able to cope with it.

Mr. Zhong had thought of this problem before he planted it. At first, he was still regretting that there were not enough ginger seedlings, but later he didn't think so.There are advantages to being less, at least it will be much more convenient for him to do things.Two acres of ginger are surrounded by corn, it is really not easy to be found if you don't go in and look.

Jian Mingyu is so simple, he only planted some land, and the crops he planted are very mixed, ginger is not so conspicuous.Due to his family background, Jian Mingyu is still a half-grown child, and he doesn't have much contact with other villagers, and no one will go to his field to chat with him. Up to now, no one has discovered anything strange about his field.

Zhong Qingran felt that raising red crayfish and the like required a specific environment. At least a shrimp pond or fish pond had to be prepared, which was rather troublesome to implement.There are not so many requirements for growing ginger, and the range of planting is also very wide. No matter how you look at it, ginger is easier to be accepted by people, and the income is not low.

The Zhong family has many relatives, some are unreliable, and naturally there are also people with good character. Helping those people will not only benefit them, but also bring potential benefits to the Zhong family.It would be great if Pingyang County can be developed into a ginger planting base.

The situation depends on the ginger harvest this autumn.There are no facts that can convince people. At that time, no one needs to talk about it, and those who are interested will come to the door by themselves.

In fact, Zhong Qingran had thought that before ginger was planted on a large scale, he kept it a secret and planted it all on Xiaoshan Mountain. In that way, no one would find out the secret, and he could make a lot of money.

In the end, Zhong Qingran gave up this tempting idea. First, he didn't want to reclaim Xiaoshan as a medicine field, and he wanted to keep the atmosphere of the mountain forest as much as possible.The second thing is, if you really want to think about it, he can make a lot of money at hand, and ginger can't make him rich. It's not worthwhile to destroy his original plan for a small profit.

The Great Zhou Dynasty was not modern. Not only clan etiquette was emphasized here, but kinship was also valued.Whoever's family is well-off can't succeed if they don't pull out other relatives.If this is true, they will be troubled in the days to come, unless they don't want fame, or their energy is so great that they don't care about it anymore.

This is what Zhong Jiaqing did after making money in Hefang, and relatives of the clan gave priority to hiring people.

However, working for others and making money by farming are completely different.The former depended on Qinghefang, and if the owner was unhappy or Qinghefang closed down, they might lose the job at any time, while the latter depended on their own ability, whoever planted well could make money.

If it’s just like this, I can’t tell the good from the bad. After all, many people don’t like to seek change. They just want to live a stable life and have a stable source of income. They will be happy to be content with the status quo.

For anything, when the benefits reach a certain level, it is difficult for people to resist the temptation.

Zhong Qingran can't predict what will happen in the future, but for now, the profit of ginger is very considerable. The harvest of one mu of land is comparable to the income of ordinary hired workers working in Qinghefang for nearly a year.

Such a good thing, but anyone with vision is willing to take the risk to try it.As for those people who look forward and backward and hesitate, they are not in Zhong Qingran's consideration at all.Help if you can, and if you can't help, can he force it?He wasn't that kind.If it weren't for the general environment, Zhong Qingran might not even be willing to do this.

Xiaoshan will not be discovered by anyone. Jian Mingyu's three-acre sloping land, except for the necessary food, has more than an acre of land, where a bunch of crops are planted, but the ginger is not visible.On the other hand, the two acres of the Zhong family, even if it is not easy for outsiders to see, those long-term workers cannot avoid it.

It's just that they don't know what they are planting, so even if they have doubts, they can only keep it in their hearts.Didn't you see that the masters did it themselves?It must be that they don't want them to ask questions. They are ignorant, so they won't be so blank.

It was cooler in the morning, and Mr. Zhong, with his hands behind his back, took advantage of this rare and refreshing time to wander around his field alone.The land he is visiting now was bought later. Relatively speaking, the soil is drier, and the crops that do not require much water are planted, and the rice fields are all in the original land.

The ears of wheat have begun to turn yellow, marking the imminent harvest.Corn and sweet potatoes can be eaten long ago, but they are not yet fully mature.After turning around twice, Mr. Zhong came to Jiang Tian, ​​surrounded by corn fields, but it was well hidden.

Looking at the lush ginger, Mr. Zhong was all smiles, thinking about how many families could benefit from it in the coming year.I don't know if it's because ginger was planted on this field for the first time, so far, there is no disease at all.

This is a good omen, Mr. Zhong thought so.

This year's autumn harvest, the Zhong family is all liberated.

They don't have to work in the field, and they eat better than before. Everyone in Zhong's family is well-fed. Their originally dark complexion has turned a little pale after not having to experience wind and rain for the past year. A well-maintained person is much better off than most farmers.

Forget about adults, the changes in the children are extremely obvious, not to mention their sudden growth, their cheeks are still chubby, very rosy, which is very rare.

Zhong Qingran didn't even know when he developed the habit of taking advantage of his younger siblings.It is probably because they are too lovable in appearance and their temperament is not disgusting, so he touches their little cheeks from time to time.Well, this habit is not good, try to get rid of it.

Before the wheat harvest is over, the rural examination has begun.

Although Mr. Zhong had no expectations for his youngest son's performance, he always had a fluke mentality.As for the grandson-in-law, he has already given up. It's not because he has a problem with the He family, but because of Zhong Xin's temperament, even if He Xiucai is in high school, the Zhong family won't take half of the benefits unless the He family comes to him.But what good is that?When the granddaughter is not close to her natal family, the grandson-in-law takes the initiative to lean over. If he asks for nothing, he will not believe it 1 times. When the time comes, he will say nothing about who gets the credit.

During the township examination, the Zhong family didn't change much, but the atmosphere was still a little tense.

Waiting and waiting, Zhong Zhengxin came back, but he didn't wait for news.What this means, the Zhong family all understand.Mr. Zhong sighed, but he was not too disappointed.Zhong Zhengxin only got the bottom of the list in the examination of scholar, so how slim is it to get the honor of Juren?

Zhong Zhengxin had a faint smile on his face. After seeing the reaction of his family members, he was a little confused for a while, but he understood after thinking about it.

Mr. Zhong took Zhong Zhengxin's smile as his strength, and stepped forward to comfort him, "Fifth, you are still young. You failed this time, and you will take the exam next time."

Just as Zhong Zhengxin was about to speak, Mr. Zhong waved his hand: "Boss, come with me, I have something to discuss with you."

Tong Shi looked at the backs of the six people, half closed her eyes, thinking about something expressionlessly.Five sisters-in-law of the Ming family, you look at me, and I look at you, with a look of confusion.

Zhong Qingran also looked dazed. He kept thinking about what Mr. Zhong had said during this period of time, and after gathering together, there was some clues.But, is it really like what he thinks?Zhong Qingran was a little uncertain.

In the room, Mr. Zhong didn't say a word, and the five Zhong Zhengren brothers stood silently.

"Sit down." Mr. Zhong looked at his sons one by one, and said with some seriousness, "The house will soon be unavailable, and I'm going to split up. Tell me what you think."

The five people were all shocked when they heard this. The family is living a good life, why did the old man suddenly have this idea?Even if the house is indeed a little tight, there is no need to divide it now!

Everyone has their own ideas, and it is pure nonsense to say that there is no thought of dividing the family. After all, who doesn't want to be the master of their own family?But if you want to say that you only want to separate the family, that's not always the case.Now that the Zhong family is gaining momentum, if the division does not get enough benefits, who would want to?

"Father, you can do whatever you want, I have no objection." Zhong Zhengren has always listened to Mr. Zhong's words, and this time, he did not refute.He thought to himself, anyway, Mr. and Mrs. Zhong would live with them regardless of whether they were separated or not. To him, there was no difference.

"Father, I think the same way as elder brother." Zhong Zhengzhi said concisely. He hadn't thought about the separation of the family himself. It didn't work either.

"Where are you three?" Mr. Zhong's eyes swept over the three of Zhong Zhengyi.

"Father, why do you want to divide? I think it's good now."

Hearing what the third son said, Mr. Zhong was noncommittal.

"Father, I agree with the second brother, the house is not too tight to live in now." Zhong Zhengli said.

Seeing the old man looking at him, Zhong Zhengxin had no choice but to say, "Father, you are the master of the house, you can make whatever arrangements you want."

Hearing what his five sons said, Mr. Zhong was not very happy.He didn't worry about it, and said directly: "Now the house can barely make up, and it won't work in a year or two. In such a short time, there is no difference between early and late. Since you don't have much opinion, let's make it so gone."

Before the sons could speak, Mr. Zhong went on to say: "I've made up my mind, your mother and I will live alone with Qingran, and the family property will be divided into six."

As soon as Mr. Zhong said these words, the room was so quiet that it made people feel a little overwhelmed.The five Zhong Zhengren brothers either opened their mouths or widened their eyes, as if they heard something unbelievable.

This really does not blame Zhong Zhengren and the others, they have heard that the old man separated when he was still alive, but they never knew that there are still old people living with their grandsons, this is the first time in Hewan Village.However, after they regained their composure, it seemed reasonable after thinking about it.Didn't you see how much Mr. and Mrs. Zhong loved Zhong Qingran in the past ten years?This result does not seem so unacceptable.

Zhong Zhengren didn't know what to say: "Father..."

Mr. Zhong waved his hand: "You've done a good job, I will handle this matter, and I won't let you bear the blame."

"Father, that's not what I meant." Zhong Zhengren looked terrified.

"I know." Mr. Zhong signaled his eldest son to listen to him first, "You guys are somewhat uncomfortable with Qingran's appearance. Don't deny it. I know this well. So, taking advantage of this separation, we simply Separate him, and while your mother and I can still move, help him prop up the house first, so as not to lose our protection in time, and life will be miserable."

Mr. Zhong said that, but what Zhong Zhengren and the others said was wrong.

Not to mention the others, even Zhong Zhengren, who had always been very nice to his second son, couldn't open his mouth to say anything.No matter how much he dotes on Qingran, he must be inferior to Mr. and Mrs. Zhong, let alone Ming who prefers the first two children.Indeed, as Mr. Zhong said, it is the best arrangement for Zhong Qingran to separate out now and live with the two elders.

Zhong Zhengren didn't object, and the other four brothers had nothing to say.

Seeing this, Mr. Zhong continued to say: "I plan to give you 500 taels per room. Of course, the money is not yet available, so I can only distribute 100 taels to your family for the time being. Anyone who needs the rest of the money urgently can come to me. This one. As for Qinghefang, you also understand that without Qingran, there would be no Qinghefang today, and the shop would not be of much use to you, so I will leave it to Qingran, and the 500 taels of silver will include the compensation for the shop. "

"Old house, the ancestors have rules, so let's leave it to the boss. There is no need for the four of you to argue about the second child, and it's useless to argue. You two aunts had been arguing for a long time, but they didn't get what they wanted. Instead, you two , the same can’t be resolved. The boss took the ancestral house, and I can’t treat the second brother and the four of you badly, and each of you will get an extra 20 taels of silver.”

On this point, Zhong Zhengyi and the others have no objection. They have all seen the scene at that time. Apart from tossing away the brotherhood, the two uncles' family did not take anything more.

"All the things in each house belong to each house. I divided the field into six shares, one with five acres and five with twelve acres. The least share is left to me, and the remaining five shares are about the same. You can draw lots yourself. Where do you get it?" Which one is the share? I will keep the shrimp pond, so I will not divide it. As for the food, after the autumn harvest is over, it will be divided according to households and Dingkou..."

Mr. Zhong's sudden separation this time was unexpectedly calm and smooth.Not to mention anything else, just 500 taels of silver will make everyone put away all their little thoughts.So much money, they never dared to think about it before.

Mr. Zhong is so generous because of this point.Qinghefang is making money, but from last year to now, it has not made so much in total.Sure enough, under the weight of profit, even if there were voices of dissatisfaction, they all shrank back.

After agreeing with the five sons, Mr. Zhong waved them all down.

Seeing Zhong Zhengren and the others come out one by one, the five sisters-in-law of the Ming family rushed forward to meet them, their eyes full of doubts.

Zhong Zhengren ignored Ming Shi, and said to Zhong Qingran behind him: "Qingran, your grandfather called you over."

After finishing speaking, he asked Shang Ming to go back to his room, and the other four rooms also went back to their respective rooms.

Listening to Mr. Zhong's deep and slow words, Zhong Qingran felt a little uncomfortable.He has been in the Great Zhou Dynasty for almost a year and a half, and he naturally understands that Mr. Zhong did this because of his consideration.Otherwise, how can there be any need to divide him out alone and return such a large sum of money to each room?In the eyes of outsiders who don't know the truth, Mr. Zhong's business is obviously at a loss. Not only did he not get the slightest benefit, but he also owed a lot of money.

Zhong Qingran could see that what Mr. Zhong did was actually very meaningful. What he was afraid of was not the separation of the family, but the inability to separate the family.Money touches people's hearts, Qinghefang is placed there, and the money given is less, why are they all clinging to each other?

"Grandpa, where is the new house built?" Putting away his thoughts, Zhong Qingran thought of a thorny question.

"It hasn't been decided yet, let's go and have a look in the next few days, don't worry, wait until the house is built before moving."

The five Zhong Zhengren brothers have very complicated hearts about the separation of the family. The five sisters-in-law of the Ming family are different.

Hearing that each room can be allocated 500 taels of silver, the hearts of the five members of the Ming family skipped a beat.Although they don't know how much Qinghefang earns, they can make a rough estimate. In a year, they can earn at most 2000 taels. After excluding the 600% that Zhong Qingran took away, [-] taels would be enough. .

Not counting the expenses, it cost nearly 200 taels to buy the land before, a few hundred taels to buy the shop in Qinghefang, and a lot of money for food and other things. Mr. Zhong probably didn't even have 1000 taels on hand.Each room is given 500 taels, and a total of 500 taels will be paid. This is equivalent to withdrawing Qinghefang's income next year in advance. What else can they be dissatisfied with?

They are jealous of Qinghefang's income, but that's not how the account is calculated.Regardless of the booming business of Qinghefang, it is uncertain whether it will stop making money or even close its doors.Whether it is business, no one can guarantee that it will be profitable. Besides, no matter how much money you earn, it is still in the hands of Mr. Zhong. Only the silver in your hand is real gold and silver, and everything else is fake.With this money, whether they buy land or open a shop, they can earn a lot of money, and they can also manage their own homes. Thinking about these days, people are extraordinarily motivated.

Perhaps the benefits given by Mr. Zhong were large enough, and no one in the family made a fuss.The next thing will be easy to handle. Mr. Zhong will choose a day, invite the elders of the clan to be witnesses, divide the various properties, and write a document, and the Zhong family will officially separate.

The most troublesome thing is the housing issue. Considering this, Mr. Zhong made an agreement when the families were separated that each family can live in the old house until they find a house.

"Third brother, do you want to move away?" Zhong Qing was very reluctant, her parents treated her well, but compared with the third brother, she always felt that something was worse.This difference, Zhong Qing was still young, so she couldn't figure it out for the time being, but she noticed it.

The same goes for Zhong Qinghan, there are only a few brothers and sisters who are about the same age as him at home, and Zhong Qingran can take him around to play and teach him how to read and draw without worrying about being taught by his grandparents. There will be no good things in the future.Of course, this is only secondary. A child has a very keen sense of who treats him well and who treats him badly. He may not have this thought in his mind, but it shows it straightforwardly in his actions.

Not to mention Zhong Qingran's siblings, even the two children of the fourth uncle's family, Zhong Xiao and Zhong Qingcheng, also hated him.

Seeing the youngest Zhong Qingcheng holding his trouser legs, looking at him with big round eyes without blinking, Zhong Qingran hugged him helplessly, and comforted him: "It's still early, when the house is built, at least It will take a month or two. Besides, the third brother has moved away, can't you come to see me? I promise, I will visit you when I have time. "

After finally persuading his younger siblings, Zhong Qingran turned around and entered the upper room.