Seed dealers in ancient times

Chu Xian leaned over the table and took a nap for a while, but a gust of cold wind woke him up.

He got up to close the window, only to find that it was already dark, and under the dark night, he could see the faint candlelight of Zheng's house.

"Brother Xian, Brother Xian!"

He gathered his clothes, heard Zou Yun's voice outside, and slowly went to open the door. The woman under the dim moonlight was holding a bowl of noodles with a spread egg on top.

"Jiang Ting has just made noodles." Zou Yun didn't know what happened, only heard that he was unwell and couldn't go to eat, so he specially brought over a bowl of noodles: "Yesterday, the hen that Jiang Ting bought gave birth. Egg, he fried a runny egg for you, eat it while it’s hot, or you won’t get a runny egg.”

Chu Xian's eyes flickered, and he held the noodle bowl with both hands. The heat wafted to his face, and it smelled delicious. He was indeed hungry. What's wrong at this time that a bowl of hot noodles can't solve it? .

"Thank you ma'am."

"Damn, you're getting more polite, kid." Zou Yun rubbed his hands together: "Okay, it's cold outside, you haven't recovered from the cold yet, go in and eat."

Chu Xian nodded, and when Zou Yun turned to leave, she suddenly called out, "Ma'am."

Zou Yun looked back: "What's wrong with the child?"

Seeing her hesitant to speak, Zou Yun guessed that she had something to say to her: "Madam has not been in your room for a long time, how about going in to have a look at your embroidery?"

"it is good."

The two entered the house together, Chu Xian added some charcoal to the stove, and the cold room became warmer.

Zou Yun didn't come here once or twice. A few years ago, when Mother Chu passed away, she would come over every now and then to accompany Brother Xian for a while.As usual, she sat on a chair beside her, looked at the embroidered handkerchief in the basket, sewed two stitches with the needle and thread, and brother Xian was eating at the table. The two of them didn't say much, but they felt at ease .

Before I knew it, Mother Zheng had been gone for three years, and Brother Xian had also grown from 14 to 17, and he became more and more beautiful.

Thinking back to the day Mother Zheng left, she held her hand and begged her to take good care of brother Xian. In the past few years, this child has helped her a lot. The more she thought about it, the tighter she felt.

Seeing Brother Xian finished the whole bowl of noodles, she put down her needlework and sat up: "Is it delicious?"

"Brother Zheng's craftsmanship is really good."

Zou Yun frowned and smiled, reached out to hold Brother Xian's hand: "But what happened, tell auntie?"

Chu Xian narrowed her eyes: "Ma'am, I don't want to continue performing arts."

Zou Yun's brows tightened when he heard this. It's not easy to find a job to make ends meet these days. It's not even easy for a man to find a job, let alone a little brother who can't lift his hands or shoulders. When he chose Going to perform is also because there is no other choice. If you don't perform, what else can you do.

After all, she came from the past, and she suddenly didn't want to do it. There must be a reason: "Brother Xian, tell the aunt that you have found a husband and son-in-law? Are you going to get married?"

"No, it's not!" Chu Xian shook her head hastily: "I'm just tired of the life of making a fool of myself."

Zou Yun didn't believe it all, but he didn't continue to ask. He thought that the child had other thoughts when he was older.But this matter did worry her, for a while, she couldn't think of any better job for Brother Xian to do, and it was hard to persuade her to stay in Fuyue Zhai.

"Brother Xian, you may have to wait a little longer. I'll be looking for a new job in the next year. In the next two to three months, my aunt can ask you."

Seeing that Zou Yun still supported him, Chu Xian felt much better.

"Well, at the end of the year, I will give a speech to the steward of Fuyuezhai. No matter what you do in the future, it doesn't matter if it's hard or tiring, as long as you can get by."

"it is good."

When Zou Yun returned, Zheng Jiangting had already boiled hot water.

Zheng Jiangting hurried forward and asked, "Is Brother Xian better?"

Zou Yun sighed: "I don't know what's wrong with this child. He suddenly said that he didn't want to continue working in Fuyuezhai, and that he wanted to do other errands."

Zheng Jiangting frowned when he heard the words, and he knew why, but since he had the idea of ​​not wanting to stay in Fuyuezhai, it might not be a good thing. It is indeed too dangerous for a little brother to go in and out of a place where power is supreme. .

"What do you think brother Xian will do in the future?"

Zheng Jiang stopped and said, "Mother, don't worry, I will take care of him."

Zou Yun responded.

At night, the wind outside was blowing against the window, and Zheng Jiang was lying on the small bed tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. He thought that he would not be able to just wait for Fu Yuezhai's wages to live, but he would always be under the eaves of others, bowing his head everywhere. If there is some family background, it would be great if they can set up a small shop and open it.

At that time, Zou Yun will not have to go to the master's house to be a servant, but will be busy with the affairs of his own small shop, which will be much more at ease; in addition, brother Xian can teach him to calculate accounts, and let him be responsible for collecting money after he is finished. The small shopkeeper of the abacus no longer needs to go to Fuyuezhai to perform arts. He runs business outside on weekdays, and takes care of the shop when he has free time, and slowly starts the business.

If so, that would be great.Since it was good, Zheng Jiangting secretly had an idea in his heart.

The next day, after work, Zheng Jiang was not in a hurry to go home. He waited for Brother Xian to come out in the back alley, and asked him to bring a message to Zou Yun.

"What did Brother Zheng go to the village for?"

"I met my childhood playmate when I went back to chop firewood, and today I went to the village to meet him."

Holding Qin in her arms, Chu Xian raised her eyebrows: "Brother Zheng, do you mean that you won't go back today?"

Zheng Jiangting agreed: "That's exactly the reason."

Chu Xian squinted her eyes and muttered to herself, the man is just unreliable, and he promised to come as soon as he opened his mouth. Yesterday he said that he would take the instrument with him every day, but he was going to run outside today.

"I see."

After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the alley.

Zheng Jiang stopped to watch the people leave, and went to Wangmin Street by himself, ordered some wine in the shop, and wanted to buy some snacks, but unfortunately he couldn't find what he wanted, so he weighed two taels of peanuts, Carrying it, he went to Yangmu village.

In order to get there before dark, he even spent two cents on an ox cart.When he arrived at the village, it was still dark, so he hurried to Dachai's house.

It’s still the adobe thatched house in my memory, with a fence around the outside, the gate is wide open, chickens and ducks are scurrying around in the front and back of the yard, and there are more than a dozen bundles of firewood piled up in the yard. Not long ago.

Zheng Jiang stopped at the door and yelled: "Dachai, are you at home?"

After several calls, no one answered, and after a while, the answer came from outside, and the burly man carrying the dung bucket hurried over.

"Oh, just now I heard folks say that someone came to my house. I still don't believe it. I didn't expect it to be you. Come on, sit in the house."

Zheng Jiangting followed the people into the room, and he put the wine and peanuts on the table: "Thank you last time."

Cai Lin hurriedly washed his hands, and brought him a bowl of hot water: "Why are you being so polite, why don't you bring something when you come here?"

"My brother and I haven't seen each other for many years, so we don't want to drink some wine to catch up. Besides, I'm here to find you, and I still have something to trouble you."

Cai Lin heard the words, and said seriously: "What's the matter, tell me, I will definitely help if I can."

Zheng Jiang stopped and punched him on the shoulder: "Last time I heard you said that the land in the village was plowed to grow vegetables. I went back and thought about it carefully, and I think it's pretty good."

Cai Lin let out a groan: "That's not right, I can't fool you."

Zheng Jiang stopped talking and stood up: "Maybe I haven't visited the land for a long time, let's go and have a look together?"

"Okay!"

The two elders went out all the way, and passed a dilapidated earthen house, which was the Zheng family's former house. It had not been lived in for a long time, and it was exposed to the wind and sun. Most of the thatch on the roof was torn off, and the earthen walls also collapsed. Most of the time, I can vaguely see some of the old days.

The Zheng and Cai families are a little far away from where most of the villagers live in Yangmu Village. They are already close to the foot of the mountain. The disadvantage of being far away is that it is deserted. At night, you can only hear the voices of your own family. But there is also an advantage of being far away. , It is convenient to go up the mountain, and it is also close to my home.

The Zheng family has five mu of land, which is adjacent to the land of the Cai family. Even if no ditches have been dug to separate the two sides of the land, Zheng Jiang can recognize which land is his own and which belongs to the Cai family.

The land has not been cultivated for many years, and the weeds in my field are already half a person tall, and there are still large groups of Pennisetum growing. The roots of this grass are very tight, and the grass blades are still cutting people. trouble.

"It's almost winter now, the big guys have harvested all the crops, cut down the weeds, and burned them down, and they can be used as fertilizer. It doesn't take too much trouble."

Zheng Jiangting nodded: "I'm working as a cook in the city now, and I only have the time to hoe the ground when I'm off work. I have to hoe it out as soon as possible. Before the end of the month, I have to sow seeds in the ground."

Cai Lin laughed loudly: "What kind of seeds are sown this season? I have already planted winter cabbage and radishes in my field. If you want to eat them, just wait until they are ripe and get some to eat. You have to wait until next year to plant them here."

Zheng Jiang stopped and hooked Cai Lin's shoulder, saying: "When I was a salesman, I went to many places and got some crops from other places. They are good things. When they are planted, I will definitely earn money. Money. How about it, do you want to do it with me?"

Cai Lin glanced at Zheng Jiang, feeling that he hadn't seen him for a few years, and this person had changed a lot.

"What kind of crops and food are not expensive these days, it's not so easy to make money."

Zheng Jiang stopped pointing to the first two vacant lands: "I see that your land is also vacant and unplanted, and the vacant land is also vacant. Why don't you lend me to plant, and I will only lend you for a few months. The crops will be harvested in February and March next year." How about returning you, without delaying your planting crops next year, and giving you half a field of crops at that time?"

"You're really excited, what can you do these few months? We can't afford to grow wheat in this area."

"I know what's in my mind, so you just say whether to borrow it or not."

Cai Lin smiled stupidly: "Why don't I borrow it, anyway, I'm not losing money, and I'm afraid you can ruin the land."

Zheng Jiang stopped to see that things were done, and he was in a good mood. In fact, he can plow his own land to grow food, but it is best to raise the cultivated land, and it is true that the abandoned land should be used. A lot of time, there are ready-made, why not find a way to use it.

Now that he has land, he can plant potatoes and tomatoes again in October!