Back home to start a farm

Since Quhe's next task of selling vegetables in the village has been done very well every day, Quchi's enthusiasm for selling vegetables has gradually faded, especially in the hotter summer, even going out to sell vegetables in the morning is a bit overwhelming. boring.

Therefore, Qu Chi simply handed over the sales task of his own food to Qu He.Now he only needs to work for a while every morning, put the vegetables in the field into bamboo baskets, and wait for Quhe to drive to pick them up.

However, Qu Chi is not the type to be idle, so he stopped selling vegetables, and when he saw the peppers in his own vegetable field, he thought about making some by-products.

After a phone call to his mother, Qu Chi clarified his request.

Zhang Yun had spent more time in the town in the past two years, and he still had a good understanding of the situation in the village. After Qu Chi asked, he thought of a few names, and called directly to talk about it.

So just after breakfast that day, three villagers came over.

The three villagers who were chatting and laughing outside the door saw that the door was open, and walked into the yard without even saying hello. Their eyes were on the man in a black casual shirt standing under the eaves. Looking to the right, the indifferent eyebrows and eyes make people feel that they are not easy to get close to.

The footsteps of the three of them stopped involuntarily, and when the man approached calmly, a feeling of retreat emerged in their hearts.

It wasn't until Qu Chi walked out of the room that the frozen atmosphere was broken.

After Qu Chi came out, he saw several villagers raised their eyebrows slightly. The habit of coming in without saying hello was a bit bad, and he had to find a way to get everyone to change it in the future.

"Aunt Wang, Aunt Zhang, Uncle Yongqiang, if you don't call me when you come here, it's too late to come out." Qu Chi said with a smile.

Two of the three were middle-aged women, one surnamed Wang and one surnamed Zhang, and Qu Chi always asked them to call them aunts.

The other was a middle-aged man who was Qu Chi's cousin according to various kinship relations.When I came here, I was holding a tool, which was a stone mortar used to grind chili powder.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on Qin Shi, Qu Chi introduced to the villagers: "This is Qin Shi, and his house has not been repaired yet, so he lives in my house first."

Speaking of this, Qu Chi raised his eyebrows at Qin Shi. He has lived in it for so long, and there is no sign of the house being renovated. Does this mean he is going to live in his house and not leave?

Qin Shi naturally looked at the villagers, avoiding Qu Chi's eyes. The original old house had traces of his grandfather's residence, and he just didn't think about how to deal with it.

The three villagers found out from their minds the figure who played with Qu Chi back then, and their expressions were a little dazed.

Speaking of which, some time ago, I vaguely heard the news that Qin Shi came back and settled in Xishan Village, but few people saw it, and thought that Qin Shi had left behind, and it turned out that he was staying at Qu Chi's house.

I don't know what Qin Shi has experienced outside these years, he doesn't look like an ordinary person.

"Oh, this mortar is quite old." Zhang Wenbin, who came out of the house, saw the mortar in Qu Yongqiang's hand at a glance.

Qu Yongqiang came back to his senses, avoided Qin Shi's gaze, and proudly said to the new stranger: "This stone mortar in my family has been used since my grandma's time, and it has been more than 100 years now."

Not to mention that the stone mortar polished with stones has a simple charm. After so many years of use, the inner and outer surfaces have become smooth, and the things that have been ground inside have left traces of time.

Zhang Wenbin liked it more and more, and ran to Qu Yongqiang's side and said, "Uncle Yongqiang, I'll help you later."

"Ah...you...this..." Qu Yongqiang looked at this familiar stranger, and looked at Qu Chi with some helplessness.

"This is Zhang Wenbin, the lawyer who helped me with the lawsuit. He also lives here these days. He has lived in the city since he was a child, and he is curious about these things. Uncle Yongqiang, if you don't mind, let him stay by your side, and he can help a little. busy."

Zhang Wenbin, as Qu Chi's lawyer, has already filed a lawsuit with the court, but there is still some time before the trial.During this time, Zhang Wenbin didn't want to leave anyway, so he just stayed here to eat all kinds of delicacies.

After a brief introduction to both parties, Qu Chi first explained today's task clearly: "You guys are well known in the whole village for making chili peppers, so I specially invite you to help with the processing of chili peppers, and the wages will be paid according to the old rules of our village. .”

Qu Chi doesn't like to talk about it after the fact, so when he asks someone to work, he should make it clear in advance.

"They're all from the folks in the village. What kind of salary do you want?" Uncle Yongqiang has a simple and honest personality. After hearing this, he waved his hands and thought it was no big deal.

But when he said this, the expressions of the other two aunts became ugly. Tossing peppers is not an easy job in hot weather. If it weren't for the wages, they could still embroider a few pairs of insoles at home.

"Brothers have to settle accounts clearly. I don't have this job just this day. I will have more time to ask everyone for help in the future. I have to give wages." Qu Chi said with a smile.

There should be many cases of hiring people to work in the future, so the rules should be agreed in advance.

Before Uncle Yongqiang could speak again, Qu Chi pointed to the chili peppers piled up at home, some of which had been picked and dried long ago, and these dried chili peppers had to be ground into chili powder.Some are freshly picked these days, some are made into chili sauce, and some are pickled into sour peppers.

Qu Yongqiang squatted down and picked up a piece of chili. He was a veteran of farming and vegetable cultivation for many years. He looked at the color, asked about the smell, and then tasted it to know the quality.

"Hey, this chili grows really well, Xiao Chi, why don't I lose my wages, and just get me two bottles of the finished chili." Qu Yongqiang said.

"Okay, let's assume that Uncle Yongqiang bought it with your wages." Qu Chi simply agreed. He still doesn't have much savings, and it would be better if he didn't need money. After saving some money, he will have to use it to secure land.

The three men who came to work put on the aprons prepared by Qu Chi, as well as hats and masks.Although it felt a bit awkward, Qu Chi said that these were all ready to be sold, so they could only accept it.

Not long after the start of work, the air was filled with the unique pungent smell of pepper.

In the shade of the trees in the yard, a handful of dried chilies were put into an old stone mortar, and the rough and dark hands held a stone hammer, slowly grinding the dried chilis into chili noodles.

Wash and dry the peppers, add salt and stir, so that the salt evenly covers the surface of the peppers.These are to be used to pickle the sour peppers. After this step, they will be left for a while, and the two aunts turn to the stove to prepare the chili sauce.

A big fan is whirling in the kitchen. When the oil in the iron pan is [-]% hot, the chopped ginger and garlic are poured into it. After the aroma comes out, a large pot of peppers is poured into the hot oil. middle.

The moment the chili came into contact with the hot oil, there was a sizzling sound, and a pungent aroma burst out, violently impacting people's senses like a bomb.

"This smell is really exciting." Sitting in the yard, Zhang Wenbin took a few deep breaths, then turned his head to the side, and coughed twice in irritation.

Qu Yongqiang smiled honestly: "The wind direction has changed just now, we are in the downwind here, we need to move somewhere."

After observing the direction of the downwind, Qu Yongqiang took Zhang Wenbin and moved under the vines.

Qu Chi was standing in front of the well next to the vines, turning his old-fashioned waving hand to bring up a wooden bucket that was put in in the morning, which contained ice-cold mung bean soup.All the mung beans have been boiled and bloomed, and even the soup has been boiled into a beautiful red color.

Qu Chi served everyone a bowl of mung bean soup, telling them to take a break, and then walked to Qin Shi's side with two bowls: "Here, mung bean soup."

Qin Shi served the mung bean soup and took a sip along the side of the bowl. The rock sugar added when the mung beans bloomed perfectly blended with the taste of the mung beans. The well water made the mung bean soup cool and refreshing. Summer heat.

"How is it? Does it taste good?" Qu Chi asked Qin Shi.

"En." Qin Shi responded lightly, and the amount of mung bean soup in the bowl decreased at a rapid rate. It was obvious that this bowl of mung bean soup was very suitable for his taste.

"Then I'll stay longer tomorrow." Qu Chi looked at Qin Shi with a smile.

"Qu Chi, where did you put the pot you prepared?" Aunt Wang, who was busy in the kitchen, shouted.

"I'll get it for you right away." Qu Chi responded, and put the bowl in his hand on the table. Hearing the sound of two collisions, Qin Shi also put the bowl down.

"I'll get it for you." Qin Shi walked towards the storage room next to him first. After these bottles and jars were delivered, he and Qu Chi cleaned them together.

Qu Chi followed behind with a smile.

The bottle was a glass bottle bought from the city, and they chose two sizes in total. They spent a lot of money cleaning it on the day it was delivered, and the water inside was dried and put into the storage room.

The prepared chili sauce is put into a relatively large jar, and the transparent glass jar turns bright red, which makes people salivate.

Zhang Wenbin abandoned Qu Yongqiang and said he was here to help, but in fact he fell in love with the newly made chili sauce.After the pot was put into a glass bottle, he collected the remaining points into a bowl, found out the leftover steamed buns from the morning, and ate them directly with chili sauce.

"Hiss...so spicy!" Zhang Wenbin inhaled while eating, but couldn't stop eating. With this chili sauce, even the cold steamed buns became delicacies from mountains and seas.

"This chili sauce will definitely sell for a good price, Qu Chi, I want to buy a few bottles and send them to some of my friends." Zhang Wenbin said while eating, and took out a tissue to wipe the stimulated physiological tears from the corners of his eyes .

"As long as you pay, you can talk about anything." Qu Chi said with a smile.

"Then can I go to the rice fields to catch eels and eels at night?" Zhang Wenbin said aggressively, "I just heard from Uncle Yongqiang that the current loach and eels are very fat, and they are especially easy to catch in the rice fields at night."

After listening to it, Qu Chi turned to Qin Shi and asked, "Do you want to catch them at night? But there may be leeches in the fields."

"Sounds very interesting." Qin Shi smiled slightly.

Listening to the conversation of the two parents, Zhang Wenbin silently looked away.

The sixth sense told him that for the sake of his salary and delicious food, it is better not to disturb the conversation between these two.