Xiao Qiao enters the farm gate

Qiao Mo didn't notice Li Xue's expression. Now that he saw two fish, his mind was full of n ways to eat fish.

"I didn't even think about it. I haven't eaten fish for a long time." Qiao Mo filled a wooden bucket half with water, put the two fish in it to raise temporarily, and asked, "I was so busy a while ago that I forgot , How about the little chick I want? Grandma Li said to find it for me."

"If you had asked for it earlier, my chickens would have hatched a few more for you when they were nesting. My grandma asked, and there are not many in our village, but Madam Hua's family in Xiaoliu Village has them. This year his chickens Secretly nestled in the firewood, and when I found out, all the chicks came out. I asked, if you want, I can give you ten, but three of them are little roosters."

A flock of chickens generally has only one rooster, otherwise they will fight and the rooster will not lay eggs. Therefore, it is generally not necessary to have too many roosters when raising chickens at home.

"Sure, I'll take it." Qiao Mo felt that two extra roosters would not be a problem, since they were still young, so they would eat them when they were about the same size.

Qiao Mo asked the price of the little chickens, and agreed to go to Xiaoliu Village to buy them together in the afternoon, and then make up the difference in the price of the vegetables.The main supplement is the money for two live fish. Now it is 120 Wen per catty, which is cheaper than in previous years. These two fish are grass carp, and the total is a little more than [-] catties. The price of [-] catties is [-] Wen. .

After Li Xue took the money, she didn't leave in a hurry, and told him what she couldn't hold back for a long time.

"Brother Qiao, do you know what happened last night?"

"Well, everyone in the village knows about it." Qiao Mo heard that he had more to say.

Although what happened last night was outrageous, gossip is just an adjustment of life, it cannot replace life. The villagers still work in the fields during the day, and who has the spare time to watch the movements of those two families.Li Xue was different. He was at home, so he naturally knew more.

Li Xue's expression was a bit weird, whether he was smiling or not, he seemed surprised and sighed: "I really didn't expect the two of them to do such a thing, don't talk about them, if this matter spreads, our entire upper class Lin Cun has no face. Guess what happened? They didn’t talk about covering up, but the disturbance became more and more fierce, and Aunt Jin even clamored to sue the county government.”

Qiao Mo raised his eyebrows slightly, not surprised.

Grandma Jin is an eye for money, and she managed to get into a rich and good marriage in the county town. Who would have thought that something like this happened halfway, and the innocent little brother was taken advantage of by a rascal, can you not be aggrieved? Resentment?However, not to mention this kind of thing in ancient times, even in modern times, there are people who knock out their teeth and swallow their blood. They are afraid of losing people, so they make a fuss. In the end, Li Shuilian will definitely marry Lin Fu.

Although Lin Zheng's actions were a bit sinister, Qiao Mo was relieved, and secretly gloated in his heart.

From now on, Old Mama Lin's life will be wonderful.

After dinner, he told Lin Zheng about going to Xiaoliu Village to buy chickens. Lin Zheng was not at ease and wanted to go with him.Qiao Mo thought that Xiaoliu Village was a bit far away, so he didn't bother Li Xue, and rode directly with Lin Zheng, and brought a bamboo basket that he had prepared earlier.

Because this bamboo basket is used to hold chickens, ducks and miscellaneous goods, it has not been bleached or degreened to preserve it, so it was directly woven from bamboo strips.With the experience of handbags, bamboo baskets are much easier, but some places need strength, and the things are a bit big, so Lin Zheng needs to help.

When I arrived at Xiaoliu Village, I found Mama Hua's house after asking someone.

There were ten little chickens in total, and Madam Hua didn't ask for a high price. One hen was three yuan, which was 21 yuan, and three small roosters were added, and the total price was 27 yuan.Nowadays, an egg costs a penny, and these chicks have been fed for a few days, so the price is reasonable.After all, not every egg hatches successfully.

After paying the money, I packed the chicks and rushed back to Shanglin Village.

Lin Zheng built a chicken coop next to the horse shed, put the chicks in it, sprinkled some corn grit mixed with water, and prepared a bowl of clean water.Fortunately, these chicks are not just out of the nest, otherwise it would not be so easy to raise.

After such a busy process, when it was Shen Shi, Lin Zhengzao went to weed the fields.

Qiao Mo washed his hands, moved a stool to sit in the yard and squinted his eyes, stealing half a day's leisure.

During the busy farming season in spring, although Lin Zheng did most of the work in the field, he has been weeding lately, and he has been very tired.Lin Zheng originally wanted him to stay at home, and only cook, wash, and tidy up the house, and busy with the teahouse's order list, but he always felt that he was a big man, so it was better to just watch Lin Zheng work hard.

Sure enough, I will suffer at the cost of saving face.

He suddenly heard the sound of the shaft of the car, opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the way, it was Uncle Zhou's car.

"Xiao Qiao is at home." Uncle Zhou always smiled kindly and greeted him before entering the door.

"Uncle Zhou is back, have you eaten yet? We just bought a lot of vegetables at home." Qiao Mo said as he took a basin to fetch water for them to wash their faces.

"I'll do it." Uncle Zhou's son Zhou Sheng hurried over to take over.

Qiao Mo didn't force it, just let them do it by themselves.

Uncle Zhou washed his hands and wiped his face, but he didn't enter the house, so he said to him directly: "Lin Zheng is going to work in the field, right? We won't resign from him face to face. Please tell him when he comes back."

"Uncle Zhou is leaving?" Qiao Mo glanced at the carriage as he spoke, but he couldn't see that there was still anyone sitting inside.Aren't they coming to find someone?

Uncle Zhou knew his doubts, so he only said what he could say: "I haven't found anyone. There are no refugees in this county at all. I just found out, but they were all stopped in the county in front. Without further ado, we will immediately I have to rush over, and now I’m here to say goodbye, and secondly, to buy something for you. Don’t refuse, it’s not expensive, it’s just a little thought from us, and relatives have to show something when they come.”

Qiao Mo understood the meaning of Uncle Zhou's words. Outsiders thought that Uncle Zhou and others were the shopkeepers of his relatives. When they found him, they had to leave something to look good, so as to stop some people's mouths and It's a recognition of the relatives, which means to be relied on.

"Then Ah Zheng and I would like to thank Uncle Zhou."

"When I'm free, maybe the master will come over in person. No matter how much you thank me at that time, you have to thank Lin Zheng." Uncle Zhou said with a smile, and saw his followers move everything to the house. Here, this is my farewell.

Qiao Mo watched the carriage drift away, frowning thinking about Uncle Zhou's last sentence, which was weird.

Back in the main room, I was surprised to see a room full of things. I saw the two carrying things just now, but I didn't expect there to be so many.

The most eye-catching ones are a large bag of fine white flour and two bags of round-grained rice placed against the wall.On the table, there were six bolts of fine cloth of various colors and six bolts of silk and silk gauze arranged neatly on the table. They were colorful and filled the entire table.On top of these things were several packages of oily paper bags, including cakes, rock sugar, tea leaves, and a special wooden box. When I opened it, I found a ginseng inside.

Qiao Mo was stunned.

Forget about other things, they are all used for daily consumption, but this ginseng is different, it is only an individual who knows how valuable it is.What's more, Qiao Mo roughly estimated that this ginseng was at least five or sixty years old. In ancient times, it was definitely a good thing for tonic and life-threatening. How could Uncle Zhou send such a valuable medicinal material?

For a moment, Qiao Mo couldn't help but doubt Lin Zheng's past, but then shook his head.

It wasn't that long since they met each other, but they knew Lin Zheng quite a bit, and that man would never lie to him.So, why did the housekeeper of the old club make such a big deal?Is it because Qian Duo doesn't care, or is he repaying Lin Zheng's kindness for his master's injury?

Qiao Mo was willing to believe that it was the second type, otherwise he really wouldn't be able to guess the other reason.

Putting away other thoughts, put the things back one by one first, and only found out after moving the things on the table that there was a small box under it.When I opened it, I was amazed again. Inside was nothing but a set of top-notch Four Treasures of the Study, and several new books, with a blue and white pen holder and a ruler pressed on top of the new books.

This gift was very thoughtful, obviously it was specially prepared after hearing Lin Zheng say that he could read and write.

After putting away the things, Qiao Mo calculated the time. There was still more than a month before the wheat harvest, so it would be two months before the new house was built.Now the money is sufficient, but the people who build the house have to find it in advance, otherwise, when the farming is slack, I am afraid that they will all go to the town to find work in the county.

The village is built with blue bricks and large tile houses, three rooms, and a warehouse is added to the east, and a kitchen is added to the west.If there are livestock, a shed will be built in the barn to raise them. For poultry, a poultry house will be built against the courtyard wall. The yard is made of earth bricks or wooden fences, and some have no yard at all.

The family was not short of money, so Qiao Mo originally wanted to build two more rooms, add a small courtyard, and imitate a courtyard.It's just that I was afraid of building a courtyard and revealing my wealth before, and being envied and hated by others, but now Uncle Zhou's arrival is just to solve the problem.

Now who knows that he has a rich uncle who has found him. I haven’t seen my nephew who has suffered for many years. As an uncle, I always feel sorry for him.Therefore, when building a house, you can boldly let go, build a courtyard, and add an inverted house. The rear inverted seat is not used, but a backyard is surrounded, leaving a vegetable field.

In addition, a corner door was left in the west wing, and a small courtyard was added, where horses and chickens were moved, and a pond was dug to raise fish and lotus root, and the pond mud could be used as land fertilizer in the future.

If it was another family, even if they had money, they would not build such a large-scale house, after all, there were only two people in the family.But Qiao Mo was used to living in a big house. When he was a child, the place was big in the countryside, and later he lived in a villa when he moved to the city. Even when he lived away from home for a few years, he rented a duplex with enough space.

In the evening, when Lin was returning from the field, Qiao Mo couldn't wait to finish his meal before talking to him about his plan to build a house.

As expected, although Lin Zheng was a little surprised by his thoughts, he did not object.Lin Zheng's thinking was also simple. Since he wanted to build a new house, he had to build it well, and there was no shortage of money, not to mention that the money was earned by Qiao Mo, so he could spend it however he wanted.

In addition, Lin Zheng felt that it would be great if there were more houses and a larger yard. In the future, there would always be more people in the family.

It was just getting dark, the two of them finished their meal, took a hot bath, and felt relaxed.

Qiao Mo didn't go to the field in the afternoon, so he wasn't tired, so he planned to wash his clothes.As soon as I came out with the basin in hand, I heard noises coming from the village. It was the time when everything was silent, and the voice was loud there, and with my good hearing, I could hear it very clearly.

It turned out that Grandma Jin and Laomo Lin were fighting again, and there was a faint voice of persuasion.

"This is the first time this has happened." Qiao Mo looked at Lin Zheng, thinking that such an honest man, how could he come up with such a powerful method.

Lin Zheng couldn't care less about those people's business, staring at Ah Mo who was brighter and more eye-catching in the light, he felt the fire in his lower abdomen was burning more and more intensely.Pulling the person to the front, he said in a hoarse voice: "Take care of what they are doing, let them make trouble, we should go to sleep."

"It's still early..." The rest of the words were lost between his lips and teeth.