Yipin Farmer

Xiaolan heard the voice outside, cheered and rushed over, hugged her brother's leg and tried to climb up.Ting Shuang laughed: "Do you think I'm climbing like a tree?"

Ting Shuang picked her up, threw her, caught her again, threw her again and caught her again, Xiao Lan giggled.

Then Ting Shuang introduced a new member to the whole family, classmate He Chenguang.

Then I took out all the presents I brought to everyone. The one for Ting Qiu was a small bow. When he went up the mountain, he could shoot a pheasant or a rabbit or something.Aunt Li was given a piece of flowered cloth, which she could make into clothes, and Tingzhi was given calligraphy rubbings of his idol Shen Zaisi, as well as several new books and pens and inks.There are gifts for Tinghui, Xiaoye, and Pingan.

After distributing the presents, Ting Shuang glanced at Xiaolan without saying a word, and hung the horsewhip Geng Xianghua gave him on the wall. Brother Geng said that with this whip, he would give him some face when he met friends in the world when he went out, and he dared not move His goods, so be sure to put them away.

Then he leaned against the quilt on the kang and narrowed his eyes comfortably.

Xiao Lan climbed up on him and raised her small fist to hit him: "Where is my present? Where is it? Take it out quickly."

Only then did Ting Shuang laugh: "There may be something good in my inner pocket."

Xiaolan immediately stretched out her small hand to dig and dig, and took out a beautiful small bottle, exquisitely carved, filled with a rose-red liquid.

"What is this?" Xiaolan turned the vial to the window and looked left and right.

Ting Shuang unscrewed the cap of the vial and showed her. "This is the perfume used by foreigners. Smell it, is it fragrant? Just press it like this, and you can spray it on your body. It's best to spray it behind the ears. Don't spray too much. Just a little is enough, and you will be fragrant. "

"It smells so good, so beautiful." Xiaolan took the bottle and couldn't put it down.

Mrs. Li disagreed; "Foreign devils' stuff is not a good thing, be careful to teach the children badly."

"Xiao Lan is still young, it doesn't matter." Ting Shuang leaned against the quilt again, ignoring someone's constant eye knife.

Baoqi pursed her mouth and stared at him unhappily, did you do it on purpose?

Bao Qi also went over to hit him with her fist: "Where's mine? Where's mine?"

"What's yours? A gift? I forgot." Ting Shuang still teased him, seeing that his face was flushed like a rosy glow, and when he had seen enough, he took out a small thing from his pocket.

"What's this?" Baoqi held the object and looked around.

Ting Shuang also demonstrated to him: "This is a nail clipper, which is used by foreigners. It is specially used to cut nails. I think your nails are very delicate. There is no maid in my house to trim your nails. You did it yourself, and you It’s pretty smug, and I don’t have a comb mirror, I bought a set for you in the city.”

"You're so beautiful." Baoqi muttered, but she was very happy, and carefully put away her things.

Ting Shuang took out a dozen foreign handkerchiefs from the foreign goods box, which were soft and beautiful, and gave one to each member of the family.Said: "Now my family is in a bad situation, and I can't buy you any good things. I will give you these first this year, and I will definitely buy you good things next year."

Xiaoye and the others are already very satisfied, and they all say that this kindness is the most precious. Although it is a small thing, we like it very much.

Ting Hui asked: "Brother, didn't you buy anything for yourself?"

Ting Shuang smiled: "It's the best thing to be able to go home safely and earn money."

Glancing at the bag hanging on the wall, there is a musket and ammunition inside, it is best to hide this thing, it is better not to let the family know, lest anyone be curious and play with it, it will be bad if it goes out, Wei Xiaobao is poor in martial arts , Relying on this musket can save the day.

Although Mrs. Li was happy, she was worried: "The family owes so much debt, and you still bought so many things, and you ripped fabrics to make clothes for each of us, but the three of you brothers don't have new clothes. It's not good."

"Don't worry, our brothers have old clothes. Although they are old, they are made of silk and satin. They can be worn during the New Year, but you have to make a whole." Ting Shuang glanced at the old sheepskin jacket. Sewing 20 taels of gold, after thinking about it, it is better not to tell his family. Although Geng Xianghua is a good person, he is a bandit after all, and the fewer people who know about his relationship, the better.

"You don't have to worry about the money. I have a solution. By this time next year, I promise to pay off all the debts. Our days will only get better and better."

He knew that these people panicked at the thought of debts, and he was afraid that they would have trouble living for years, so he spoke to comfort them.As for this windfall, it is better to return it to the historian immediately, because people will doubt the source of such a large sum of money suddenly. He has already made up his mind to open a shop in the city in Kaichun and run it for a few months. It is also unclear how much money he made, and the source of the gold has been wiped out without anyone knowing it.

This dinner was very late. Mixed noodles, roasted wild pork with dried beans, scrambled eggs with green onions, shredded potatoes with vinegar, fried shredded pork with fungus, etc., were all home-cooked things. happy.

At the dinner table, Ting Hui, who acts as an agent for the family affairs, first reported to the head of the family what happened at home in the past month. First of all, there was good news that the wild boar that escaped from the family had returned.

Ting Shuang was both surprised and delighted: "We have delicious food again."

Xiao Lan interrupted: "Don't eat it, it has a baby in its belly."

Ting Hui said: "That's right, maybe it wanted company, so it fled to the mountains and found a wild boar man, but it was used to it, and there was no food in the mountains in winter, so it came back again. Aunt Zhou next door said four In a few months, the wild boar cubs will be born, and it is estimated that they can give birth to about ten children."

Ting Hui went on to report on the family affairs. He went to the city to deliver goods every day. As the Chinese New Year approached, Huiyuan Building asked for more deliveries, and he agreed.In the past month, I have earned more than 6000 cash from selling roast chicken, which is equivalent to more than six taels of silver.

"Did you sell those chicken livers and gizzards to the shopkeeper as I said? This dish is also good for drinking. Our family eats this every day and almost throws up." Ting Shuang remembered that chicken gizzards are more expensive than chicken in modern times, and they are good for drinking. thing.

Ting Hui said: "I did as you said, but the shopkeeper said that their Huiyuan building is only for those who have status, and chicken offal is not on the table, and the price is too low."

"Cut." Ting Shuang was not happy, "I actually look down on our laborers. When I open a restaurant, I will also do business with manual laborers."

Ting Hui said again: "I saw someone selling flower figures at the fair. I drew flower figures and sold them, and earned nearly two taels of silver. Now I can make money too, hehe."

Ting Shuang also smiled: "What does that do?"

"Women buy them to stick on shoe uppers and pillows, and embroider according to the pattern, so they don't have to bother to embroider. My patterns are the best."

Ting Zhi also said: "Zhou Mi's "Zhi Ya Tang Miscellaneous Report" in the Southern Song Dynasty said that Bianliang at that time had the appearance of selling flowers, and there was a young man who could cut tweed in his sleeves. The second brother is good at painting flowers, so he can earn some money."

"This can actually make money." Ting Shuang was very happy, "Second brother, you are free at night, you can draw a picture."

Ting Hui added: "When I was delivering the goods, I saw a rich man in the city tidy up the yard and threw away two dead peonies in the garden. I thought the peony was not completely hopeless, so I took it home. Plant it in our yard, cover the roots with straw for the winter, our water is good, let’s see if it can survive next year, if it survives, we can sell it to make money.”

"I forgot, you like playing with flowers and plants." Ting Shuang looked at him and smiled, "I think you are going to take advantage of money."

"My family's situation, can I not take advantage of money?" Ting Hui said again, "Brother, am I not as useless now as I was before?"

Everyone took advantage of the situation to praise: "You are the most capable now."

Then Baoqi reported on family affairs: "Uncle Zhang said that Xixi and Chengcheng should hurry up and train. This age is the best for training. I have already trained them to listen to passwords and pick things up. I can take them hunting in a few months."

Ting Shuang's eyes lit up, and she praised fiercely: "Xiaobao, you are awesome, I have never paid attention to this."

Then Ping An reported that after Ting Shuang left, he took over the work of the family school. He used to go to school with the young masters in Meng's house, and he could read a few words. Although he was not as good as a scholar, he was more than enough to teach the children in the village.Moreover, he learned abacus at a pawnshop. The poor in the village could not afford to buy abacus for every child to learn, so he taught the children mental arithmetic. Now most of the children have learned the addition and subtraction of abacus and mental arithmetic within three digits.

Ting Shuang was even happier and gave her a big compliment.

Next came Xiaoye, who expanded the cellar and stored a lot of ice, and the fish in the rice fields were also settled for the winter.

Next came Mrs. Li's report that she had pickled a lot of pickles, and she could eat fresh vegetables. She also used the duck feathers at home to make soft and warm quilts for Xiaolan, as well as two cloth tiger pillows.

Ting Shuang looked at the cloth tiger, which was made of rags. It has round eyes, long ears, a curved and upturned mouth, and a big "king" character on its forehead. It is colorful and exaggerated, just like a giant in a traditional Chinese painting. Xieyi, with buckwheat husks in her stomach, is chubby and bulging. It is a pillow at night and a toy during the day. People like it just by looking at it.The more Ting Shuang looked at it, the more she fell in love with it, thinking that it would not be good for a big man to play with a child, so she had to let it go.This thing would be a hot seller in modern times, but it is not worth much to sell in this era. After all, it is a compulsory course for women in this era to be a female celebrity, and most people know this.

"Hehe, I'm about to get money too, and I thought this thing could be sold for money." Ting Shuang laughed at herself and put Buhuo down.

Ting Qiu also reported the results of this month. He helped his mother with housework by feeding chickens, ducks and cows during the day, and studied at night. He has already recognized more than 100 characters, which is the fastest and most learned among all the children.Ting Shuang also praised him severely.

Tingzhi keeps learning and has made a lot of progress.

Xiaolan also proudly claimed that she fed the chickens, rabbits, deer, and bears well. The little rooster named "Lu Xiaofeng" in the family defeated most of the roosters in the village, which shows that she will win the title of chicken king in the near future.She is also very capable herself, and the boys in the village who provoke her are beaten all over their heads and become defeated.

Ting Shuang had a black line on his forehead: "It's better for you as a girl to fight less, not everyone will let you."

The Chinese New Year, the most solemn festival in China, is counting down.With a lot of money in his hands, Ting Shuang didn't have to worry about buying things, he only worried about another item. Apart from eating, drinking and having fun during the Chinese New Year, the more important thing was offering sacrifices. People, don't worry about him at all, he just needs to eat and drink. Now that he has lost his support, he has to do it all by himself, only to find that he doesn't understand the rules of the sacrifice, and he doesn't know when he discusses it with Ting Hui.

Seeing their dilemma, Aunt Li summoned up the courage to recommend herself: "Sacrificing sacrifices is not easy. Just preparing offerings is not easy. If you don't dislike me, let me do it." Ting Shuang nodded immediately: "Yes, the New Year's matter is just I leave it to you, we men have a lot of strength, you just do what you want."

Aunt Li's face glowed. She is a widow and has the reputation of Kefu. She kept her head down and struggled to survive. She dared not speak in front of people. Now that her body has recovered, her son has begun to have a promising future. My work has rejuvenated my body and spirit, and I don't feel tired at all from morning till night.

Ting Shuang bought New Year's goods when she was going to deliver goods in the city, and made a long shopping list according to Aunt Li's request. In addition to food, the most important thing was stove candy for sacrifice.I also went to the Shijia, of course I wouldn't go empty-handed, and I used the wild boar belly as a New Year's gift, plus two of the best ribs.Wild boars have mixed eating habits, poisonous snakes, centipedes, herbs and mushrooms are stuffed into their belly, but they are invulnerable to all poisons, so wild boar belly has the effect of invigorating the stomach and tonifying deficiency, and it is very effective for gastric bleeding, ulcer gastritis and so on. Wild boar belly as a new year gift, this gift is not light.

Seeing that he arrived home safely and earned enough money for the festival, Shi Jie was also happy for him, and gave him two bolts of good cloth as a gift in return.After delivering the New Year gifts, Ting Ke also went home to prepare for the New Year.

Xiaolan flipped through their packages and asked, "Brother, have you been to the money shop yet?"

"Ah? What are you doing there?" Ting Shuang couldn't react.

Baoqi was the quickest to react, and said with a smile, "She's asking if you have prepared the New Year's money."

Everyone laughed: "This ghost girl."

Goudan shouted from outside the door: "Xiaolan, brother Xiaoqiu, come out quickly, there is a monkey juggler in the village."

It is rare to have recreational activities in the countryside, and soon a large group of people surrounded the monkey tricker.

That monkey is as clever as a human being, it can carry a plate, do somersaults, salute and make a bow, and it also holds a pipe like a human being, and wears a black gauze hat, which is like a real official.

The monkey player had a weathered face, star-white temples, and a thin and small child with him. The child and the little monkey performed a play together, and the two cooperated quite tacitly, which made the audience laugh.

In the end, the monkey begged for money from the audience with a plate. The children had no money, so the adults onlookers threw a few copper coins, and some gave a few corn buns.

Xiaolan pointed at the monkey and grabbed Ting Shuang's clothes and shouted, "I want the monkey and that little monkey, brother, buy it for me to play with."

Ting Shuang felt sorry for her suffering, and did not refuse her unreasonable demands, and said to the monkey tricker, "How much does that monkey sell for?"

"Monkeys are not for sale." The monkey tricker refused flatly.

"I'll give you more money, you can make a price." Ting Shuang thought he saw the child wanting it, and wanted to take the opportunity to raise the price. , The monkey-playing man looked displeased, and said: "Our father and I rely on playing monkeys for a living. How can we live after you buy it?"

"It's true." Ting Shuang didn't want to take away the family's food.Discuss with Xiaolan: "Should we not want it? We already have a lot of animals in our house."

However, Xiaolan violated Miss Jiaoman's temper, and stomped her feet without giving up: "No, I want it, and I won't eat until you get it for me."