Xiao Qiao enters the farm gate

The noise of that family did not affect the celebration here in the slightest.

Although the banquet is over, the busy work is not over yet.

Grandma Li's family, Grandma Sun's family, and a benevolent widowed aunt from the Linzheng clan brought a few or two helpers and began to clean up the leftover seats.Grandma Li Xi is used to cooking weddings and weddings. She told them that they prepared a lot of dishes, but they still ate them all.

Lin Zheng drank a lot of wine today, and because he was happy, he never refused anyone who came. Sitting there now, his eyes were dazed, obviously drunk.Qiao Mo is in good condition, every time he just purses his lower lip meaningly, although he is not drunk, but his body blushes when he touches wine, now his cheeks are dizzy, the water is rippling, and the corners of his mouth are smiling , His eyebrows are affectionate, not to mention that Li Liang and Sun Hai dare not look up, even Li Xuetong is dazed when he sees it as a little brother.

"You little couple are upside down." Li Ama was referring to Lin Zheng and Qiao Mo. The drunk face showed no abnormality, while the non-drunk one seemed drunk.He didn't ask Qiao Mo to help at the moment: "Little Qiao, don't be busy, Ah Zheng is already drunk, help him into the house to have a rest. There are us outside, there are so many of us, we will clean up in a while."

Qiao Mo saw that there were indeed many of them, and their hands and feet were nimble, so he agreed: "Then, Auntie Li, thank you for your hard work. Ah Zheng and I will thank you all after we finish our work."

"Success, go and rest."

Qiao Mo nodded, and helped Lin Zheng into the newly decorated new house.

Only now did he see the new look of the room.

The mud floor of the room was already uneven, but it had obviously been filled with soil and compacted. Now it is flat and hard, without any signs of damp and mold.The adobe walls are still mottled, but tidy.

The house faces south, with a window on the south side.

A bed is placed in the west, and the laying is new, with red embroidered quilts, brand new pillows, and red sheets.There is a semi-old table with drawers and a stool next to the bed by the window, and the old cabinet and two large wooden boxes are placed against the north wall, and there is a brand new washstand by the door.

Qiao Mo didn't need to think about it to know that Lin Zheng did it himself. Originally, he himself had forgotten it, but Lin Zheng still remembered it.A new muslin towel was placed on the washstand, and the wooden washbasin and footbasin were all new.

Feeling warm in his heart, Qiao Mo put Lin Zheng on the bed, fetched water and wiped his face.

"Ah Mo." Lin Zheng grabbed his hand suddenly, looking straight at him with dark and bright eyes.

"Go to sleep." Qiao Mo knew that he was drunk, so he sat on the side of the bed and carefully looked at the person he was going to spend his whole life with.

It's completely different from the one I once fantasized about, but unexpectedly I think it's also good.

Lin Zheng fell asleep slowly. Qiao Mo listened to the busy sounds in the yard. After an unknown amount of time, he also felt a little sleepy, so he leaned against the head of the bed and closed his eyes unconsciously.

When Qiao Mo woke up, he was hugged in a fiery embrace, and when he raised his head, he met Lin Zheng's staring gaze.Feeling a little uncomfortable, he turned his eyes subconsciously and looked towards the window, but saw that the sky was already dark.I didn't expect to sleep for such a long time. I didn't feel it at first, but I was really tired and nervous about getting married.

Qiao Mo sat up: "It's so late, it's time to cook."

Lin Zheng stopped him and got up from the bed by himself: "It's cold outside, don't move, I'll do it."

"...I can't just sit on the bed and eat." Qiao Mo wanted to laugh.

Lin Zheng's expression remained unchanged, and he said, "You fell asleep without taking off your clothes, and you couldn't stand the cold wind when you went out suddenly. I'll bring in the charcoal basin, and I'll sit in the room and eat later."

After speaking, the man picked up the wooden basin on the washstand at the door and went out. After a while, he brought in the lit charcoal basin and placed it in the middle of the room.In the other hand, he held a wooden basin filled with hot water.

"The water is hot, wash your face." When Lin Zheng went out, he carefully closed the door to prevent the cold wind from coming in.

Qiao Mo couldn't help but laugh at being taken care of so carefully, but he was really touched.

After washing his face, he became more awake. He turned around and looked at the new bed. There were still a lot of happy fruits sprinkled on the bed.It can't be cleaned up for the time being, until tonight.I fell asleep wearing a jacket during the day, and I didn't notice it, but sleeping on it at night would definitely make me panic.

Qiao Mo tore off the quilt, swept the peanuts, red dates, lotus seeds, chestnuts, etc. into the side of the bed, and then folded the quilt.I touched the bed with my hands, it was really soft, and the new cotton was just warm.

Sit in front of the window, open the drawer, there is a new wooden comb inside.

Holding the comb and looking around the room, what I feel is not simple, but warm.He can feel Lin Zheng's intentions. He is a person who can give 100 yuan if he has [-] yuan. He is completely willing to give him all his money and even his future life. up.

Soon the dinner was ready, the pork was fried with cabbage, and it turned out to be white rice.

Seeing the long-lost white rice, Qiao Mo's eyes lit up, thinking that there is nothing better than white rice in the world.

"In two days, I'll ask Uncle Youde to see if there is anyone selling land. Our family will buy a few acres of land, and we need two acres of paddy fields. We don't sell the rice after harvesting it, and keep it for the family to eat." Lin Zheng saw him He likes to eat rice. He must have eaten it whenever he wanted it before, but now he follows him and eats rice with mixed grains.

When the family was separated, Mrs. Lin gave him five acres of land, all dry land.Because rice is expensive, there are few paddy fields here, and every family takes care of it very carefully, which is a big income.

"Yeah." Qiao Mo was not pretentious, and happily ate the rice with pork and cabbage, not to mention how delicious it was.Halfway through eating, he asked, "By the way, I still have the money from the jewelry sale last time. Buying land will cost a lot of money, right?"

While picking up vegetables for him, Lin Zheng said, "We have a lot of land here, so it's cheaper than other places. You can't usually buy the best fertile and good land. Good land is eight taels per mu, and five taels is slightly worse. , Sandy land is cheap, only three taels, and paddy fields cost 12 taels. Our family only has five acres of land, and there is nothing left except for paying taxes and food throughout the year. I plan to add another three acres of good land, one mu of paddy fields, and a house backed by the mountain There are two acres of wasteland in the area."

Qiao Mo calculated in his heart, according to what he said, it would cost 36 silver.

No wonder it is said that the field is the lifeblood of farmers, this land is really expensive.

"I have 46 taels here. I bought the land and I have [-] taels left." Speaking of which, the land is real estate. Although it is expensive, it is solid.

Lin Zheng wanted to say that it was his own money, but he thought that his savings were running out, not enough at all, so he didn't say anything.

Qiao Mo saw it, and said with a smile: "You and I are still so clear? Now you and I are a family, we can't just use your money and not mine. How can we be a family if we are too divided. Let's talk about it." , Money is for use, and people who don’t know how to use money can’t make money, so we can make money later. I still want to build a new house.”

"Well, it will get better and better in the future." Lin Zheng also laughed, his heart was full of energy, and he felt that life had never been so exciting.Speaking of which, the house is indeed too dilapidated, and it is not safe to live in, so he said: "I still have 11 taels here, or, let's buy one less mu, and build the house first when the farming work is over in the spring."

Qiao Mo calculated, his own ten taels, saving eight taels per acre of land, plus Lin Zheng's, a total of 29 taels.Quite a few, but he didn't know much about the materials used to build the house.

"How much does it cost to build a house?"

"My dad spent 15 taels to build the new house. He cut the wood in the mountains by himself. He only bought blue bricks. The labor was counted, and the money for three meals a day was not included. That was six or seven years ago. Now we The family needs to build three green brick houses, not counting wood, green bricks plus labor and food expenses, no matter what, it will cost more than 20 taels."

It’s not that I don’t know, but the money is not enough after I calculate it, and I can’t use all the 29 taels left over to buy the land to build a house. I always have to save some money for daily use.

Qiao Mo had a bitter face, and even thought about whether to pawn something in the town again.

"Things have to be done one by one, and the land may not be available immediately, and the spring farming is busy, and there is no way to build a house, so there is no rush." It can be built.

Qiao Mo thinks about it too, not to mention that he plans to sell five-spice powder to make money. If the business starts, he will be able to save some money soon, and then the house will not be difficult.