Deep in the bamboo forest is my home

This year's life of the He family went smoothly. First, He Xiaozhu got married, then built a new house, and then the lotus root was sold in the county.Before winter came, Boss He brought silver rice and lotus roots to Gyeongju Port for sale. He happened to meet a merchant from the south of the sea. Eat on board.

Before Boss He agreed, Mu Sheng promised in advance that he would only give half of the amount to the merchants in the south.For the remaining half, Mu Sheng suggested that Boss He sell it to a restaurant in Gyeongju Port to make mature dishes and sell it to merchants from the south.

The shopkeeper of the restaurant that Mu Sheng introduced turned out to be the man who came forward to help the villagers of Nanhe Village back then.Without saying a word, the man directly wrapped up the lotus root and silver rice.

Boss He burst into laughter with a heavy eight liang of silver in his pocket.That was money that the He family could not accumulate for several years.

On the way back, I really obeyed Mu Sheng's words, the big boat can withstand wind and waves more.All the way back to Nanhe Village without twists and turns, and came back faster than the boat rented by the villagers.

Yang Yan'er looked in surprise at Boss He who jumped out of the carriage carrying big bags and small bags outside the door. He didn't even care about Xiao Si who stumbled towards him, rushed forward, and looked around Boss He a few times. After several times, he blushed and ran back to the room.

Mu Sheng was naturally stayed by Boss He for dinner.For dinner, He Xiaohua cooked several lotus root dishes.Cold lotus root slices, deep-fried lotus root boxes, fried lotus root slices with pork belly, lotus root bone soup, there are so many, the table is full.

Yang Yan'er turned pale, Boss He looked at Mu Sheng in embarrassment.Without changing his face, Mu Sheng took a bite of each dish with his chopsticks, then nodded under He Xiaohua's expectant gaze, and said, yes, it's delicious.

With encouragement, He Xiaohua worked harder to make lotus root dishes, from cooked food, to cold salad, to soup, to making tea, for ten days in a row, changing the dishes every day.The members of the He family began to eat with gusto, but no matter how delicious the dishes were, they couldn't stand this kind of tossing.On the 11th day, Yang Yan'er didn't say anything to He Xiaohua into the kitchen, put Xiao Si into Xiao Hua's arms, rolled up her sleeves and went out to the kitchen.

Yang Yan'er has been cooking dishes for more than ten years, although she is not as good at changing patterns and flavors as He Xiaohua, but in the eyes of a family that eats lotus root and turns pale, even the simplest Shaowei dishes are worse than anything else dishes.

After winter, the fish in Hejia Pond finally came in handy.Because of the cold winter, all the fish in the Baisha River went to the south to escape the winter, and the remaining ones were only small fishes the size of a palm.Farmers rarely raise pigs, and the chickens they raise have to keep raw eggs. Those who are rich can slaughter chickens to make meat dishes during the Chinese New Year. Those from ordinary or poor families can only rely on buying a one-size-fits-all at the county fair before the New Year to make bacon. , Chopped and stir-fried vegetables during the Chinese New Year, it is considered meaty.

The fish in Hejia Pond have been raised for more than half a year, and now their tails are as long as a child's arm.After picking up a few fish, Boss He sent two to the village chief, the old man Li Gensheng's house and his in-law's Yang's house, and another two when Mu Sheng passed by the small courtyard of the He family on his way home.

I kept two at home, and I kept them for Dahe to worship the ancestors, and I should have more than one auspicious word every year.For the rest, according to He Xiaohua's suggestion, some of them were sent to restaurants for consignment.

The better the family, the more attention paid to intentions.In previous years, big households in the county town loved to snap up big fish shipped from the south.Now Mu's restaurant sells fresh fish, which is much better than the half-dead fish shipped from the south.The fresh fish of the He family had just been delivered to the restaurant in the morning, and they were sold out in the afternoon.

In the next few days, hearing the news, more people came from other counties to buy fish.The shopkeeper of the restaurant was grinning from ear to ear, putting his shoulders on Boss He's shoulders and saying that Brother He was knowledgeable.

Three quarters of the fish in He's pond were sold within ten days, and He Xiaohua insisted on keeping the rest as "seeds" for next year.Calculating the total income, there are actually more than five taels of silver. Because the New Year is approaching, the price of fresh fish has risen to be more expensive than live chickens, and it costs 300 coppers a piece.Holding the silver, Yang Yan'er couldn't close her mouth for a long time.From the income from lotus roots and fish farming, after deducting the cost of hiring Bai Lao Er to take care of them, the He and Yang families will each get four taels of silver.

This year, the He family sold grain, lotus root, chicken eggs, and fish, and the total was 12 taels. After deducting the expenses for building the house, gifts, and furniture, there was still five or six taels of silver left.This situation is much better than the situation when Yang Yan'er expected to build a house and the whole family had to tighten their belts to live.

Boss He and Yang Dashi, who had tasted the sweetness, decided to take over the rest of the swamp and double the size of the pond next year.Who knew that they went to the village chief to talk about it, and found that the rest of the swamp was actually surrounded by people.The Mu family in Nanhe Village occupies four acres, and the Sha family in Baisha Village occupies a full twelve acres.

When Boss He went home dejected and told the story, Yang Yan'er felt it was a pity.But He Xiaohua and He Xiaohu have other ideas.The Mu family is a well-to-do family in Nanhe Village, and their behavior is considered fair, but the Sha family is a century-old family and has a good relationship with the county government. It is said that people in the prefecture also know people.Now that the lotus root and fish farming business is doing so well, and the market has been completely opened up, it is inevitable that the Sha family does not want to be the only one.

Sure enough, within two days, the head of the Sha family, the doctor Lang, sent a butler over, and politely put down the money and the contract, "My doctor Lang said, all you want in business is money, money that makes money from harmony. Since the He family Farming has been their livelihood for generations, so it might as well continue in the future." He said while putting down a piece of land deed, "My doctor Lang knows that this will wrong some of you, although this land is not big, it is a land that has been familiar with for many years, and it is in the On the bank of the South River. It is just right for your family to get it. The Sha family should consider it as compensation to the He family."

Mr. He stared angrily.He Xiaohua was quick, grabbed the land deed with one hand, and pulled He Xiaohu to take a closer look.

"Two acres of cultivated land? Hmph! Butler Sha, the fishponds of my He and Yang families have at least six acres of land. What are you doing?" He Xiaohu crumpled up the land deed and threw it on the ground.

Steward Sha smiled, "This is not money for buying land. This is compensation from the Sha family for seeing you have worked hard for a year." Pushing the money at hand, "This is money for buying land. It is based on the price offered by the well-known land. You can search all over the county, but you can’t find a higher price than the price offered by the Sha family.”

"Buying and selling is about your love and my willingness. Now the He and Yang families don't plan to sell the land. No matter what price the Sha family offers, we won't sell it."

Steward Sha turned his head and stared at Boss He, "He's the head of the family, do you say that too?"

Boss He nodded, "The housekeeper, please go back to Dafulang, I won't sell this land."

Butler Sha didn't say much, rolled up his hands, wrapped up the money and the contract, and left.

That evening, after dinner, He Xiaohua carried He Xiaosi to the yard to learn to walk, and Xiaosi swayed her fat little body, walking forward with the same hands and feet.He Xiaohua grabs Xiao Si, raises her right leg, swings her left hand, lifts her left leg, and swings her right hand.Tapped Xiaosi on the head, "Do you understand?"

Xiao Si blinked, giggled, and spat while laughing.When He Xiaohua let go of her hands and let herself walk, she walked with her hands and feet again.

"You little brat..." With a clatter, He Xiaohua felt a chill on her head, and the cold liquid slid down her cheeks, across her forehead, over the bridge of her nose, and into her clothes.

Wow, He Xiaosi burst into tears suddenly, He Xiaohua took a closer look, and saw that Xiaosi's head, clothes, and face were all red, and a fishy smell wafted out.He Xiaohua quickly wiped off the liquid on Xiaosi's face with her sleeve.He Xiaosi cried desperately until he was choking.He Xiaohua wiped Xiao Si's face with her sleeve, but no matter how she wiped it, Xiao Si's face was all red.The eyes hurt so much, it hurt so much that Xiaohua felt liquid flowing down the eyes.Xiao Hua was frightened, and screamed out loud, "Ah, Dad..."

Yang Yan'er ran out in response, seeing the two children in front of her covered in blood, she was so frightened that her hands and feet were cold, "What's going on? What's going on?"

He Xiaohu reacted quickly, pulled He Xiaohua away with one hand, rolled up his sleeves and wiped Xiaohua's face, "Don't be afraid, Xiaohua, the second brother is here, don't be afraid, Xiaohua."

He Xiaozhu and He Boss picked up the hoe and rushed out of the door, "Who? Who did it shamelessly? Get out!"

In the evening, every family had dinner or chatted in the cool air at home, or talked under the big tree.The actions of the He family naturally attracted the attention of others.

Shen Meme was the quickest to run over, and seeing the scene in the yard, the two children looked like blood men, and He Xiaohu also had blood on his clothes, so he screamed out of fright.He stumbled and ran back, and dragged his man over to help.

Yang Yan'er finally regained her senses, rushed forward and hugged the two children, crying loudly, "My poor son, who did it? Who did it!"

"Yan'er, don't cry, let's see where the two children are hurt." Shen Momo hurriedly grabbed Yang Yan'er, "The injury is serious, and I have to send it to the county to find a doctor."

"Xiao Hua, tell Second Brother, where does it hurt? Tell Second Brother."

He Xiaohua shook her head, it didn't hurt anywhere, but her eyes hurt badly.

He Xiaohu was in a hurry, Xiao Hua didn't speak, and Xiao Si could only cry.As soon as He Xiaohu bent down, he was about to pick up Xiao Hua, "Xiao Hua, Second Brother will take you to the doctor. Xiao Hua, don't be afraid."

"Yes, yes, look for a doctor, look for a doctor." Shen Memo also cried out of control, hurriedly picked up Xiao Si, and wanted to run out with He Xiaohu.

"Hey, what happened?" Pan Lian led the others over to look, and was startled when she saw the scene in the yard. "Look for a doctor? But the child is injured? Where is the injury? I have wound medicine at home." Pan Lian ordered people to go home to get the medicine, while taking He Xiaohua, touched her hands, feet, body, and head again , "I didn't touch the wound."

"Ah?" He Xiaohu was stunned, and Yang Yan'er was too shocked to stop crying.There is no wound, why is there blood all over Xiaohua and Xiaosi's body.

Pan Lian dragged Xiao Hua to the room, Yang Yan'er picked up Xiao Si and followed her in.Shen Meme thought for a while, and followed in.

Pan Lian pulled out Xiao Hua's coat and trousers, and checked it carefully.Yang Yan'er also pulled out Xiao Si's coat and trousers, and checked it once.The two children were not injured, but their clothes were stained with stinky blood.

"Impossible. We didn't kill chickens or fish at home, so how could Xiaohua and Xiaosi be stained with blood?" Yang Yan'er couldn't believe it, she held Xiaosi in her arms and checked it again. No wound could be found.

"Since it wasn't the blood left by the slaughter at home, or the injury, then someone deliberately splashed the blood on the two children." Pan Lian picked up Xiaosi's clothes, put them to her nose and sniffed, her face gloomy.

"Which black-hearted person would actually do such a thing."