[Red Chamber] Xiuyan is a little Shennong

"I bought it." Old Master Qin didn't say that his own cook made it.

"I've picked up a lot of bargains recently." The old man Jiang said, "Your potted flowers are very rare, even in the palace."

"If it wasn't too late to send it over, I would have." Old Master Qin joked.

He has retired and returned to his hometown and has not continued to be an official.Although the son is still an official, the flowers are not easy to give.

Firstly, I don’t know if some stamens will be broken on the road; secondly, I don’t know how many days the flower will last, and it can’t be as many days as the flower seller says. When we arrive in the capital, the flowers will wither.

Therefore, Mrs. Qin gave up sending flowers to Beijing. If the children and grandchildren are capable, they naturally don't need these things to add beauty.

"I bought these cakes at the newly opened Baihua Bakery." Old Master Qin said, "They sell flowers and cakes made of flowers."

"I'll buy some later, maybe my little grandson likes to eat it." Mr. Jiang said with a smile. They are all getting older, and they pay more attention to their children and grandchildren to take care of them.

With Qin's family, Jiang's family and others coming to Baihua Bakery to buy pastries, Xing Xiuyan also sold a lot of pastries. After careful calculation, after deducting the cost, he can earn two to three hundred cash a day.The main reason is that it has just opened, fearing that there will be no customers, it will not be sold, and there will be few products.

On a new day, as soon as Xing Xiuyan opened the shop, Mrs. Xu came with her children and grandchildren.

"Let's eat something first." Xing Xiuyan knew that they came here on foot, and the walk would take half an hour, that is, an hour.

Xing Xiuyan didn't know if they had eaten, but she knew her grandmother's temperament, so she would definitely say that they ate.She simply took some pastries and brought out the grass jelly honey for them to eat.

"They don't have to eat so delicately." Mrs. Xu said, "They also eat at home."

"We also eat these at home in the morning." Xing Xiuyan said with a smile, "The cost is not high, and what we sell is craftsmanship, so it's nothing for our family to eat. These things are not very filling, just steam a few steamed buns."

"No need." Boss Xu hurriedly said, "Tell me what kind of house you want to build and what it will do. I'll find someone for you later."

"Uncle, you eat first, I'll take out the drawings." Xing Xiuyan doesn't know what the architectural drawings are, so he just draws a rough picture, and then let the professionals see how to build it, "A dried flower Yes, one is used as an ordinary warehouse, and the other is used for making things. In addition to these three houses, five or six rooms have to be built, and the people who usually do things live there."

"Being Zhuangzi?" Boss Xu thought of this first.

"Well, it's just not that big." Xing Xiuyan said, "If it's done well, there are people selling land nearby, so I can buy more."

"Okay." Boss Xu understood what Xing Xiuyan meant.

There are several plates of cakes on the table, all kinds of cakes, besides sweet-scented osmanthus cakes, there are also cakes made of roses and peonies.

Some flowers are not of this season. Xing Xiuyan buys dried flowers, and then takes ready-made materials from the space.Anyway, she was doing it, and Mother Xing and Mrs. Zhang fought together, so it was easy to let it in.

In the morning, Mrs. Xu went to find someone to take care of building the house, Mrs. Xu helped sell pastries in the shop, and Xing Xiuyan took other uncles and cousins ​​to the field.Xing Xiuyan doesn't expect her father to do anything, just take her father to recognize the place, and if he can come over in the future and take a look, that's fine.

There is a large piece of flat land, which is connected into pieces, and the melons and fruits in the field have already been picked by the previous owner.

If you want to grow flowers, you have to plow the ground again.

Xing Xiuyan thought that he could use an acre of land to plant strawberries. Strawberries taste good, sweet and sour, and can be made into exquisite snacks at that time.Or simply wrap it in maltose and sell it there, that's what it is.

The houses built by the common people in ancient times were basically bungalows, and Xing Xiuyan did not intend to build a two-story building next to the flower field, but a bungalow.

If the flowers are really planted at that time, when people want to watch, they can't just let people live in a small room.Maybe if they are husband and wife, they may have to bring their children with them.

Xing Xiuyan has also considered this point. A house has to be more than 20 square meters, and two rooms are close together, and a kitchen is added, just like a small house.There are three households in this way, and the others are used for drying flowers separately, and the warehouse and the room for making finished flowers can be in the way.

"Do you need so many?" Xu Qingyi wondered.

"Yes." Xing Xiuyan said, "We still have to build two large rooms, which can be used to spread the floor. If you are really busy, you have to hire someone to pick flowers, and there is also a place to live."

Xing Xiuyan thought about it, and felt that she hadn't thought carefully enough before.Picking flowers is time-sensitive, some need to be picked before noon, and some need to be picked early in the morning, which may require workers to live nearby.

"It's about two quarters of an hour away from the county seat." Xu's second son, Xu Qingyi's uncle, made a note of the time he came here, "It's also convenient."

For ordinary people, it is nothing to walk for a quarter of an hour to go to work.

"If there is a house, it is indeed more convenient." Xu Lao Er analyzed, "Living here, it is convenient for people to cook some food and rest."

The third child of the Xu family thought that the Xing family had to build so many houses and needed help.Instead, some people from the first house or the second house can live here, and the houses in the town will be vacated. When my son gets married, he will have a house, so there is no such tension.

As for this place where there are not many people, what are you afraid of? There are not many ferocious beasts nearby.What is going to be built here is still a big tile house made of blue bricks, and then the walls will be made stronger, won't it be done.

Xing Xiuyan didn't know what the third child of Xu's family was thinking, but she did plan to have one or two of her cousins ​​come over, it's fine to bring the family along, the important thing is to be honest.

In the afternoon, Mrs. Xu and Mother Xing went to deliver meals together, and temporarily closed the shop.First measure, where to build a house, where to grow flowers, what kind of flowers to grow, calculate and calculate, and start working directly tomorrow.

Xing Xiuyan meant to hand over the money for building the house directly to the uncle, and let the uncle make overall arrangements.There is no need for suspects, no doubts for employers, and the eldest uncle has read books and is honest, so it is unlikely to do things that cut corners.

For the next month, the Xu family came back and forth every day. Fortunately, Xing Xiuyan bought another cow. In addition, the Xu family already had one cow, so two cows were enough.

It took a whole month to hire a lot of people before the houses were built.The main reason is that it is a one-story house with a relatively simple structure, so it can be built faster.In addition, there is no use of paint and other things with a lot of formaldehyde, so people can almost live there.

By this time, Xing Xiuyan had almost spent all the money on hand, and there was not much left.

The furniture in the house has not been purchased yet, the kitchen stove has been built, and the pots are not fully purchased.

The Xu family, Mrs. Xu had asked the Xing family a long time ago, and she just planned to let the Xu family go and watch it first.

In order to be fair, Mrs. Xu asked the family members to gather together to discuss, not to mention sending people to a wrong place, and don't wait until later to say why they are not allowed to go.

"Let Qingyi go." Xu Laosan said, "It just so happens that their husband and wife are young, and they have no children now. Make more money now so that they can raise children in the future."

Mrs. Xu didn't think that Mrs. Xu would let them hand over their wages. Mrs. Xu never prevented each house from saving private money, but they had to hand over part of the money they earned.The amount handed in is almost the same, so it will not be accepted this month, and can be kept directly, and those who have not turned in the amount are fine.

"It's not easy to go if you are still studying." Mr. Xu said, it happened that there were people studying in every room.The most important thing is that Xu Qingyi is the oldest among the juniors, married again, and hasn't studied yet, so if Xu Qingyi is not allowed to go, who will he let.The eldest grandson of the eldest house must understand the general situation, "This can be regarded as a way out, even if the business is not easy to do, and my sister and the others can't farm the land, they will also rent out the land. Renting it to other people is better than renting it to our family. "

What Xu Laosan meant was to let Xu Qing and his wife go, let them live in a big tile house with blue bricks, and maybe they can rent the land of the Xing family in the future.It's cheap to pick up for nothing, go pick it up quickly.

Eldest Xu knew that third son Xu was thinking carefully. Xu Qingyi's younger brother was studying and had already passed the Tongsheng examination.Then Xu Qingyi, the eldest grandson of the long house, seemed a little incompetent, and the hope of the big house was still on Xu Qingyi's younger brother.

"I'll go." Xu Qingyi didn't wait for anyone else to speak, "It's pretty good. It's a big tile-roofed house with blue bricks and a big room. There are two houses, a stove room, a firewood room, and a small yard. It doesn't depend on the town. It doesn't matter if you don't rely on the county seat, and there is a cow, so it is convenient to go to the county seat or the town."

Xu Laosan has studied, and he doesn't like farming, nor does he look down on it.He doesn't think those things are so good, just like houses in the city and houses in the country, the houses in the city are smaller, and the houses in the country are bigger, but many people like the houses in the city.

"In the future, don't say that you won't be given a chance." Mrs. Xu knew that with such a large family, how could these people not be careful.Maybe he was still thinking about waiting for Xu Qingyi and his wife to move out, so they occupied Xu Qingyi's room.

It's just that the house of the Xing family is the Xing family, but fortunately that place is not a prosperous place, as Xu Qingyi said, it is not in the county seat or in the town.Not many people are willing to live in such a place for a long time, but everyone closes the door and lives their own lives. If they feel bored, they can just drive to the city in a bullock cart.

The important thing is to have some money in hand and a place to live.

Mrs. Xu doesn't think it's so bad over there. Those rural people are still working when they are slack.

At night, Xu Qingyi was still worried about his wife's dissatisfaction. They hadn't been married for a long time, and if they went out like this, it was almost like being separated out.

"What are you worried about? I'm not so confused." Xu Qingyi's wife said, "We can always earn more money when we do things together. Be honest and neat, and my cousin will also benefit from us. Just like the house, we If we are working, the house is ours in disguise."

When they get old and can't do it, they will have saved a lot of money by then.If it can't be done at that time, can't she still rent land, advance can be attacked, retreat can be defended, she doesn't think it is so bad to go there.

When I went there, there was no mother-in-law in charge, at most Mrs. Xu would go and see more, and then let them do things more easily.This is actually nothing, after the past, you will be free.