Seed dealers in ancient times

Zheng Jiangting and Chu Xian arrived early, and there were not many people in the compound, only a dozen or so women and brothers who had come to prepare meals in advance.

Everyone was beaming, some were cutting and stewing meat in the kitchen, and some were picking and washing vegetables outside.

"Brother Lin, you are really blessed. Look at the black tile house in Dachai. It is strong and bright, and the courtyard is large and flat. After you marry and give birth to the Cai family, everything will be yours."

"Yeah, Da Chai has the ability to make money. It's better to follow him than anything else. It's because you have a good eye and took him down early."

"Hey, you two are going to get married soon, right? If you want to set up a banquet, you have to inform us earlier."

Brother Lin wore an apron and was busy chopping up a whole chicken and stewing it in a pot. The busy villagers around him chattered endlessly.

Entering a new house today is a day of great joy, and he should be happy, but he doesn't like to say these words. The villagers keep talking about how Cai Lin is doing well now, and it's really boring to hear, so he hastily responded with a few words.

"Brother Lin."

Just when he was about to end the conversation, there was an elegant voice at the door. He raised his head and saw that it was Chu Xian.

He hurriedly stood up, wiped his hands and greeted him: "You guys are here."

Although he and Chu Xian could count the number of times they met on one hand, the relationship between Zheng Jiangting and Cai Lin was pretty good because of their relationship.

Chu Xiansheng was glamorous, but his expression was always cold and indifferent, with a little sickness, which made people feel a little distant for no reason.

When he met Chu Xian for the first time, he thought that people would be very difficult to get along with, but he didn't expect that Chu Xian was just indifferent in appearance and spirit, but in fact he was very friendly, and he didn't think he was a countryman at all. I like his temperament.

Chu Xian said: "The two men were looking at the house outside, and they talked about building materials that I couldn't understand, so they came in to find you."

Brother Lin laughed: "I'll show you around."

While the two were talking, the chattering village women stretched their necks: "You are so handsome, I have never seen him before."

Cai Lin introduced: "This is Zheng Jiangding's fiancé."

The village woman suddenly realized, and murmured to herself: "The husband married by this capable person is really a good-looking man."

After muttering for a while, the villagers were very polite to Chu Xian, asking for their health.

After Chu Xian responded one by one, Geer Lin dragged him out of the kitchen.

"That's how the folks are. When a stranger comes to a house, they will ask questions and talk all the time."

Chu Xian smiled: "Nothing."

The two looked at the house together for a while, and at noon, villagers came to have a banquet one after another. Lin Geer and Cai Lin, as the hosts, went to greet the guests, and led Zheng Jiangting and Chu Xian to sit down first. .

The courtyard is large enough to accommodate more than a dozen tables. Sitting beside Zheng Jiangting, Chu Xian couldn't help but look around in amazement. This was the first time he had come to the village to eat.He and his mother depended on each other for life, and there were no relatives or friends in the city, so naturally there were no banquets to eat, and even if neighbors invited them to dinner, they rarely invited them to their home.

I saw the villagers come in with things, such as a basket of eggs, or sausage and bacon, and what’s more, an old black-feathered hen. Most of the gifts from the villagers in the village are real food, and few people Gift money is a bit different from the custom in the city.

Zheng Jiang paused and said, "Don't look at the fact that there are not many of those things. The villagers are actually reluctant to eat them on weekdays. If there are no relatives or guests coming to the door or during the festivals, they would not take them out on ordinary days. Cai Lin's house is now open and bright. There are already prominent figures in the village, otherwise the villagers would not have sent some good things."

The bigger the etiquette, the more face you will naturally have. If you come to ask someone to do something in the future, you will have enough confidence. Who doesn't want to cling to a good person to find some errands to do, especially now that everyone in the village knows that Cai Lin set up a stall to make money.

Chu Xian responded. He really didn't know about these aspects, and he had never had the chance to touch them before. Thinking that they came with two strings of firecrackers, he wondered if Zheng Jiangting wanted to accompany the gift money, and said, "We gave it to you." Will things be rude? How much gift money did you bring?"

"Don't be rude, it's very honorable to light two strings of big firecrackers when you enter a new house in the village. Considering that it's a new house, I ordered a set of pear blossom wood tables in the carpenter's shop for Cai Lin. When you go to the village, you don't need to give gifts. .”

Chu Xian nodded.

Zheng Jiangting said again: "Setting up the banquet is too much work. We don't have many relatives and friends in the city. Unlike in the village, many villagers will come to help cook meals in advance. When the time comes, we will buy a new house. I don't think there will be a separate banquet in the new house, but only banquets when we get married, what do you think?"

"I don't want you to worry about these things, I can take care of them by myself, but I still want to see what you mean, so that I can arrange them."

Chu Xian looked at Zheng Jiangting, and pursed her lips and smiled: "It's good to arrange it this way. I just heard from Lin Ge'er that they still have to have a banquet when they get married. It will cost a lot to set up the banquet twice, let alone in the village. , If you are in the city, you will use more."

The money is a big expense, so it takes time to save money.

On the one hand, Zheng Jiangting thought this way, but on the other hand, he also felt that it was troublesome. It would cost money and energy to hold two banquets. He just wanted to make Brother Xian's wedding more grand. If he held both banquets, It is inevitable that he will be distracted, and he is relieved to see that Brother Xian has no objection.

Chu Xian said: "When we enter the new house, we will have a meal with the people we are close to."

"Okay." Zheng Jiang stopped and said, "Then do you want our wedding banquet to be at home or in a restaurant?"

"Of course it's at home. The guests who come to the banquet can have a good look at our new home, and we can save a lot of money. There is a ready-made cook at home, so you don't need to hire another one. There are also pots and pans. Although buying vegetables It’s more troublesome to buy meat and buy things, but the cost is much lower, even a table in a restaurant usually costs hundreds of dollars, how expensive it is.”

Zheng Jiang stopped laughing when he heard the words, as expected of the person who has been in charge of the account books for several months, and the accounts are clear: "I think the same way, since it is not a big deal to enter a new house, then the marriage banquet must be done. I'm at home, as you said, I have to let relatives and friends see the new home."

Chu Xian nodded, he was already very happy just talking about these things, and he didn't know how happy he was when they got married.

"Come on, hold it!"

The two kept chatting, they didn't notice that the table was full of people and the food had already started, so the two stopped talking.

The square table is not big, and it will be full if you put more than a dozen dishes on it. Stir-fried, stewed and cold salads are complete, with a combination of meat and vegetables, and standard noodles. flavor.

Yangmu Village is a not very wealthy village, it is rare to have such a ostentatious meal in the village, and the villagers are very happy to eat.

"Dachai's handwriting is really great. Since I was a child, I thought this kid was promising."

"No, now I have a house, and the business is making money. It's a pity that I didn't allow my daughter over."

"Hahahahaha, that woman of yours is only a little older, and the little yellow-haired girl is thinking about Xu's family!"

The villagers were chatting and laughing while drinking, Zheng Jiangding's table was full of people in their thirties, they didn't know him very well, they only regarded him as Cai Lin's distant relatives and friends, and never said much to him.

While everyone was making noise, Chu Xian tugged Zheng Jiangting's sleeve quietly, and said softly, "I want to eat the fish over there."

Zheng Jiang stopped seeing people blinking at him, smiled brightly, and stretched out his hand to pick up a piece of fish steak and put it in Chu Xian's bowl.

Chu Xian likes to eat fish, big fish like to eat fish steaks and fish bubbles, and small fish like to eat whole fish.

Zheng Jiang paused and said: "It's May now, and I see that the rice in the rice field is almost yellow, and the rice flower fish will definitely be eaten at this time. I'll ask after dinner to see who's farm There are fish in it, let's catch some and go back to eat."

"it is good."

"Xiao Zheng, it turns out that you are sitting here, so uncle is easy to find. Come, uncle toast you!"

The person who came to toast was the first old man who signed up to borrow food from Cai Lin, and he was very happy to see Zheng Jiangting.

Zheng Jiangting hurriedly got up and drank the wine: "Uncle, you are too polite."

"You're welcome, I should thank you. If you hadn't come to the village, we wouldn't have such good luck this year. Looking at the current posture, we will have a good harvest this year." The old man was full of joy in his heart, and he pulled Zheng Jiang to stop in a low voice. Said: "I will let you do business with the people above. If there is a chance next year, uncle will still borrow food from you."

Zheng Jiang stopped and said: "The superiors know that the crops here are growing well, and if the autumn harvest is high, they will naturally lend grain to our village."

"That would be great, I still have to ask you to give some advice."

The two didn't say a few words here, some villagers who borrowed food came over and toasted Zheng Jiangting one after another. The hospitality was irresistible. It was hard to send people back.

Chu Xian hurriedly poured tea for him: "How can the villagers be so polite to you?"

Zheng Jiangting hadn't planned to let him know about the borrowing of grain, it involved too much, and he couldn't tell for a while: "I used to be from Yangmu Village before I went to the city, and now everyone relies on Cai Lin, and I know I have a good relationship with Cai Lin, so it's naturally warm."

Chu Xian was dubious: "It turns out that's the case."

Zheng Jiang stopped drinking tea and ate some vegetables, rested for a while and said: "Okay, let's go, I will take you to catch fish. Just now, when I was drinking with the villagers, I found out who has fish in the field."

Chu Xian became happy, and the two greeted Cai Lin and Lin Geer. Cai Lin was also very busy, and wanted to keep the two of them for a while, but he knew that he had no time to accompany him, so he went to the house to find a fish cage for him. Zheng Jiangting: "There are a lot of fish in the rice fields of Tian Er's family, and they are easy to catch. If you like, you can catch more and go back. I will tell that boy later."

"There's no need to turn around and say, I'll take Brother Zheng to catch him right now."

The villager named Tian Er heard the sound and rolled up his sleeves.

"Okay, then you guys go."

Zheng Jiangting and Chu Xian went to the paddy field together with Tian Er. The noon sun came out and burned his body hot. Zheng Jiangting asked Chu Xian to wait under the shade of a tree. He and Tian Er rolled up their trousers and went out of the field together. .

The water in the field is cool, but not freezing, and it is a bit comfortable to step on the soft mud. When the rice is pushed away, the calm water surface is fluctuated, and the fish hiding under it are frightened and flick their tails to reveal their positions. Zheng Jiang catches them after a while There are two of them. The rice flower fish is not big, but the round head is very comfortable to look at. The meat is tender at first glance, and some are still half red, and the mouth is very round when the gills are held.

Zheng Jiangting held it up to show Brother Xian on the field ridge: "The fish is very plump, so it must be delicious."

Chu Xian smiled and frowned: "Be careful."

Tian Er put the fish in the basket: "Brother Zheng's husband is really good-looking, you dare to take it around with you."

Zheng Jiang stopped laughing: "You can't lock people at home just because they look good."

Tian Er smiled and said, "You are still open-minded."

Zheng Jiangting stretched out his hand to press the fish, and accidentally knocked down a nest of rice, so he hurried to help it.

"It's not in the way." Although Tian Er said so, he still went to support the rice with his hands, and he sighed again: "The rice this year is growing better than in previous years. I thought my growth was already very good. , but wandering around the farmland in the village, I found that the folks who borrowed grain from Brother Zheng grew up better. The grains were so full that the rice was almost bent into the field. My rice was full of empty shells. He didn't grow too big, and he regretted not having borrowed food at that time."

"Brother Zheng, I went to look at the corn. The corn cobs that you lent out are now round, fully half the size of the ones that didn't borrow from you."

Zheng Jiangting really didn't go to see it, but he also heard Cai Lin mention a few words, the seeds brought over by modern times are improved seeds, whether it is adapting to the environment or resisting pests, it is many times stronger than the seeds at this time, and He vaguely felt that the quality of the seeds he had stayed in the space was much better. When he was running a business in Hyundai, many people said that their seeds were better than those of others, even if they bought the same brand, the harvest they planted was also the same. It's better, and those seeds have all stayed in the space. From this point of view, his guess is right.

Seeing that Zheng Jiang hadn't spoken, Tian Er tentatively said: "After seeing the results of this year's planting, many villagers who didn't borrow any grain said that they will ask you to borrow it next year."

"I don't know if the landlord will lend food to our village next year?"

Zheng Jiang stopped and said: "If the grain is returned on time, the master will borrow it when he sees that the villagers in Yangmu Village are honest, and next year you can buy seeds with the master even if you don't borrow grain."

Tian Er was pleasantly surprised when he heard the words: "Is it really possible?"

"Whoever sells the seeds is not for sale. If you have money, you can naturally buy them."

"Great, thank you Brother Zheng!" Tian Er stuffed fish into the basket happily: "You can bring more rice flower fish back to eat."

Zheng Jiang stopped to see that there were seven or eight fish in the basket, and the basket couldn't hold any more, so he quickly stopped: "Okay, there are already a lot."

After washing off the mud on their hands and feet, the two went ashore. Chu Xian took some money from her body and gave Tian Er.

Seeing this, Tian Er didn't want any money. Seeing that Chu Xian was embarrassed and had to rely on Zheng Jiangding, he naturally refused to accept money.

The two sides were deadlocked for a while, Zheng Jiang couldn't stop taking people, so he said: "Since Xiaotian doesn't want it, that's all, we will take it if we want."

Zheng Jiang stopped talking, and Chu Xian took the money back.

Tian Er sent people all the way to the entrance of the village, and didn't stop until they got into the ox cart: "Brother Zheng, if you want fish in the future, please send a message to Cai Lin, and I will send it to you."

"Okay, thank you! Go back."

Chu Xian watched the people until the bullock cart turned a corner and was out of sight. She stopped and said to Zheng Jiang, "The villagers in Yangmu Village are really enthusiastic."

Zheng Jiangting just smiled, in the end it was for the sake of having a full meal, which was not easy for anyone.

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