[Red Chamber] Xiuyan is a little Shennong

In the yard, Xu Qingyi was still plucking the ducks.

"Pull it out, your cousin is different from you, she's not so rough." Mrs. Xu started to get busy as soon as she arrived, boiling water and asking her grandson to kill ducks.

Xu Qingyi didn't even think about letting Mrs. Zhang bought by Xing Xiuyan do it, but when his grandmother asked him to do it, he moved obediently.

Xing Xiuyan gave Mrs. Zhang some money to buy some pork belly and meat bone stew.

After Mrs. Xu saw what Mrs. Zhang bought, she said, "You can just get something to eat, and you can keep it."

"If you make money, you have to eat it." Xing Xiuyan smiled and took Mrs. Xu's hand, "These things are nothing. By the way, the family also bought ten acres of land, even if we don't know how to plow the land." , I have to ask my cousins ​​for help."

Xing Xiuyan thought that it was impossible for her to take care of so many lands by herself, don't count on Xing's father, Xing's father didn't understand these things at all.

At that time, people will have to plant and protect flowers, which requires manpower.

Instead of looking for other people, it is better to look for people from my grandmother's family.

"You can find them." Mrs. Xu said, "Brothers will settle accounts clearly, it is them, you pay them according to the wages outside. Let them do whatever they want, it costs money."

Mrs. Xu moved a chair and sat in the yard, saying that on purpose.

Xu Qingyi: Okay, grandma, I know you meant it to me.

Xu Qingyi understood his grandmother's temperament too well. The family members thought that the Xing family had made money, so they must have ideas.They will feel that they used to help the Xing family, and now it is the Xing family's turn to help the Xu family, and it is impossible to work for the Xing family for nothing.

It’s okay to lend a helping hand once in a while, but if you don’t get paid for a long time, there must be something to talk about.

Mrs. Xu used to be an official's wife, and her husband was a county magistrate. Later, her husband was involved in some things, so he didn't continue to be an official.Mrs. Xu doesn't think she has much vision, but she also knows that birds die for food and people die for wealth.

People's hearts are unpredictable, who would like to see other people's wealth, but their own life is not good.

It is okay for relatives to help each other, but if it exceeds a certain level, it will easily change.

Mrs. Xu was beating her family members at home, but she also understood that no matter how much she loved her daughter and granddaughter, she couldn't let those people in the family suffer too much.She didn't know how much money Xing Xiuyan made from selling flowers, but she still had some money left.

"That's what I thought. It just so happens that Qingshui Town is closer to here." Xing Xiuyan said, "I'll buy a cow later and get an ox cart. It will be convenient for my cousins ​​to go back and forth, and it will also be convenient for transporting flowers and plants."

Xing Xiuyan planned to plant flowers and plants, and told Mrs. Xu some plans.

"Flowers and plants are delicate things. If you don't take good care of them, you will lose money easily." Mrs. Xu also planted flowers and plants when she was young. When she was the county magistrate's wife, she once invited other people to enjoy flowers.

Those flowers and plants seem expensive, but they are not easy to serve.

Those like the Xing family who have not planted a large number of flowers and plants before are afraid of losing money.

In other words, Mrs. Xu said that she would not make decisions for the Xing family.

"Just plant some common ones, such as jasmine, roses, peonies..." Xing Xiuyan said, "These kinds can be used to make snacks, but it doesn't need to be very good. Flowers don't need to be very beautiful."

"It's really simpler." Mrs. Xu nodded. If it is planted for viewing, it will look good. "It's just that they don't know how to grow flowers."

"Just learn and learn." Xing Xiuyan said, "There is no need to be afraid that we will lose money. If the land is still there, we will not lose money. You can get money for nothing. It is good to try it."

After hearing this, Mrs. Xu didn't say much.

And Xu Qingyi thought that if the brothers dared to say that, Mrs. Xu would chase them all over the village with a rolling pin and talk about breaking their legs.

At lunch, the duck is not finished yet, so I just boil duck blood and eat it, add the pork belly I bought, sweet and sour pork ribs, rib soup, and some vegetables, which is fine.

Mrs. Zhang is a servant, so she didn't eat with them.

Mrs. Xu looked at so many dishes on the table, and said, "If we come here once, you will do this once, and the money will be gone."

"My granddaughter is growing up, so I should cook more delicious food now. You have to cook even if you haven't come." Xing Xiuyan said with a smile.

"Yes, we have to do it." Xing's mother nodded. Her daughter was kind to Mrs. Xu, so she also valued herself as a mother.

After Xing Xiuyan handed over the 500 taels of silver to her, Xing's mother hadn't spent the money yet. So far, Xing Xiuyan mainly took out the silver.

Xing's mother wanted to take it out, but Xing Xiuyan stopped her, saying that the money was reserved for future emergencies.

Xu Qingyi sits obediently next to her, picking up vegetables, don't ask, asking is to love her sister.

"Big cousin, let's eat." Xing Xiuyan simply took a bowl for the big cousin to serve soup, and put a few pieces of ribs and pork belly into the big cousin's bowl, "You're welcome, eat more, it's easy to work .”

Mrs. Xu glared at her eldest grandson, "Don't you have any hands?"

"..." Xu Qingyi wanted to ask, just tell him who is on the road, and don't pick up food.

Mrs. Xu and Xu Qing planned to go back after having lunch and resting for a while.They didn't plan to stay in the county for a long time. When the time comes to clean up the land, they have to see how it will be done and who will be arranged.

"Grandmother, do you know who can build a house, and you have to build a house in the field over there to dry flowers." Xing Xiuyan thought that it would not be easy to build a house, and it would not be easy to be able to do baking by then.

Except for the place where flowers are placed, there are still houses where people live, so as not to be stolen when no one is watching.

"Ordinary clay embryos can't be made, they have to be made of bricks and tiles." Xing Xiuyan said, "If a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his tools, which cannot be saved."

"This is to spend all the money in my hand." Mrs. Xu was shocked. If she really wanted to do that, she would not be able to get it without a few dozen taels.

"It doesn't matter, if the land is there and the house is there, you can live." Xing Xiuyan said, "The family has no permanent property, so we have to buy some."

Mrs. Xu didn't look at her daughter and son-in-law. These two people are of no use.She didn't think about letting the Xing family guard those things, she really had to buy some things.

It is not necessarily bad to be bold, if you really lose money, you will not dare in the future.

A young man, with silver in his hand, might want to do something.

"Okay." Mrs. Xu said, "I'll ask your uncle to arrange it tomorrow, and build it up early before the weather is cold. If we plant flowers at this time, it will probably be chrysanthemums or something like that."

"Yes." Xing Xiuyan nodded.

"You husband and wife have been here all these years, and you haven't accomplished anything. Give it a try, and don't fool around." Mrs. Xu looked at Mother Xing, not wanting her daughter to talk nonsense about her granddaughter. Doing business is not easy, and there are differences. It's a troublesome thing, don't talk about it as soon as you encounter it.

Mrs. Xu knew that her daughter was relatively weak, but fortunately she only had one daughter. No matter how stupid her daughter was, she would never be able to love other people's children.

Xing Xiuyan took the bamboo basket again and packed the freshly steamed sweet-scented osmanthus cake so that Mrs. Xu could take it back.

"Take it today and change it tomorrow. You can't do this. If you give it all away, what will you earn?" Mrs. Xu warned Xing Xiuyan, "There are too many relatives who are wandering around. It's just your uncles. One has several children, if you really want to take it for nothing, you must be poor."

Xu Qingyi: ...

As the eldest grandson of the house, Xu Qingyi listened silently, yes, he still had to carry it back.

Once Mrs. Xu and Xu Qing arrived at home, Mrs. Xu divided the sweet-scented osmanthus cake into one piece, and she took the remaining pieces into the house by herself.

"It's so beautiful, I can't bear to eat it."

"How much does this cost?"

"It's so small, with a bigger mouth, it's gone in one bite."

……

"What's the matter, I'm giving it to you, and I still feel disgusted?" Mrs. Xu was displeased, "The sweet-scented osmanthus cakes in your hands are worth at least a penny."

"Yes, it's Jinggui." The wife of Mrs. Xu's third son, the three members of Xu's family saw that Mrs. Xu was not happy, and hurriedly said, "Isn't it because the osmanthus cake business is good, sister-in-law and the others are busy? "

Xu San's family thinks that both Xing's mother and Xing's father are not people who can do things. Xing's father used to be a son-in-law, and Xing's mother used to be Miss Jiao at home. Even if the two families are backward, there are no sons and daughters.

There are people in the Xu family who study, but they are not very good. For example, Xu Qing dropped out of school and came back to do farm work as soon as his grades were not good.

"I'm too busy, why don't you go?" Mrs. Xu didn't know what this daughter-in-law was thinking, she just wanted to take advantage of it, "I let you do it for nothing, are you willing?"

"Open the door to do business, how can you do it for nothing." Xu San's family can't do it for nothing.

"Don't talk nonsense, tomorrow, the boss will go find the builder of the brick and tile house, and the second and third will take a few younger ones to clean up the ground." Mrs. Xu said.

"You want to build a house at home?" Xu Sanjia's eyes lit up.

Not to mention Xu San's family, the other two daughters-in-law's eyes are also bright. The house in the family is too small. When their son gets married, there is not enough house, let alone grandchildren in the future.

"No, the Xing family bought the land and plans to build a house on the edge of the land." Mrs. Xu said, "Don't be lazy, his family pays you the same wages as outsiders. If you are lazy, let other families go."

Mrs. Xu put the ugly words first, to prevent these people from thinking that they did nothing, and to prevent them from feeling resentful from the beginning, but also to prevent them from thinking that they can be lazy.

"Yes, yes, yes." Xu's third family was thinking that Xing's family would sell pastries, and maybe they would give some away at that time, which is not bad.

In the past, the little girl often brought things back from her natal family, so the Xing family has developed, so she should take care of her natal family more.

Xu's second family didn't say much, she just thought that she had to work harder, otherwise, who would want it.I'm afraid that because I'm a relative, I won't be able to rest much, and instead I will be asked to do more, but the Xing family should not be like that.

The Qin family, Mrs. Qin and his friends saw the sweet-scented osmanthus cakes made into various flower shapes, and they all felt that these sweet-scented osmanthus cakes were very delicate, and when they tasted them again, they felt that the taste was even better.

"Sweet but not greasy." A friend said, the most important thing is that it doesn't stick to the teeth, which makes them feel good when they are so old. "When did your cook have such a good skill?"