Red House Farm Stay

Ninth Young Master rode back to Xiaodongshan, and the manager rushed to meet him, "Master is back."

"In the past few days when I was away, did anyone come to see me?" Ninth Young Master put the rein in the steward's hand and asked.

"Yesterday morning, the little girl from the Wang family came and asked Wan Qing to accompany her to talk."

"Didn't you say anything?" Jiu Gongzi frowned tightly.

"The old slave asked Wan Qing, she said that the Wang family girl didn't say anything."

"Yeah." Young Master Jiu walked in alone, the small courtyard of the farmhouse was divided into inner and outer courtyards by a shallow arch, Wan Qing stood behind the arch to welcome Young Master Jiu.I went to pick it up with both hands, but saw him coming back by himself with empty hands and no one followed behind, I couldn't help but feel uneasy.

"Didn't the young master bring Xiaocai to wait on him? It's because the girl didn't serve her well, or the madam kept her." Wan Qing carefully looked at the expression on the ninth young master's face.

Ninth Young Master's expression didn't show any special expression. He plucked his ears, stretched out his hand like a golden horse, and asked Wan Qing to wait for him to change clothes and shoes, fetch water to wash his face, and then said slowly: "I'm impatient to sit in a carriage and get bored." So, I will go back first, and they will follow behind, some will chase."

Only then did Wan Qing purse her lips and smile, "Who else is this servant to make you unhappy, I dare say I want to run away."

"Who will make me unhappy? Why do you think so?" Jiu Gongzi stretched his waist and asked the kitchen to serve some good dishes, saying that he was so full of anger in the county town that he didn't eat anything at all. .

"Oh, by the way, I almost forgot, Miss Xiao Zhuo came here yesterday." Wan Qing passed the dishes, and brought in some desserts, with a hesitant expression on her face.

"She said bad things about me, so hard to say?" Jiu Gongzi weighed a piece of dim sum and bit it, laughing so hard that it made people feel numb.

Wan Qing hurriedly said: "Of course I didn't speak ill of you, she didn't know where she found out about the Cha family's betrothal to you, so she came to inquire about it. The servant said she didn't know, but she seemed very sad, and begged the servant not to tell you , she asked the slave about you."

Seeing that Young Master Ninth was thoughtful, Wan Qing knelt down and said, "Young Master, I don't dare to refuse to speak to you, but Miss Xiao Zhuo also helped me in Liujia Village, can you just pretend that you don't know about it?"

"That's all she said, and nothing else." Jiu Gongzi smiled, dropped the half-bitten snack, and continued to ask.

"Oh, I seem to have said something, but at that time the mind of the servant was completely confused, and it was over, and I couldn't think of it at all. Did it delay the matter of the young master, the servant should die, the servant should die." Wan Qing panicked, Nervously clenched the veil tightly, and was about to kowtow.

"Forget it, if she has something important to do, don't kowtow, it won't be beautiful if you do it carefully." Ninth Young Master waved his hand, and Wan Qing stepped back.

When Xiao Cai came back in the carriage, Wan Qing quickly went to rescue Xiao Cai, and dragged her to the kitchen, "I left some food for you, it's still warm, and it's the same when you eat and clean up."

"Wow, there are still fish, thank you, Sister Wanqing." Xiao Cai was not polite, and ate it after sitting down.

Wan Qing helped her hold the vegetables in her arms and asked, "Your trip went back smoothly. Madam is not angry with the young master. I think the young master's temper seems to be a little bit wrong, and I feel so nervous that I dare not talk to him."

Xiao Cai nodded again and again, "You guessed it right, Madam is very angry with the young master. Both of us are not very happy, we should be more careful when we are on errands recently."

"Oh, really, what's the fuss about? Boys should be married and girls should be married. Parents' order and matchmaker's words, son is too impulsive. By the way, why did you suddenly decide to come back? You didn't meet anything in the county. people."

Wan Qing's eyes flickered, and she thoughtfully helped Xiaocai carry the vegetables.

"Isn't that how you are, young master? It's not surprising that you walk impulsively, return impulsively, and add a few more impulsive ones. You didn't go out much in the county. Who can you meet? Did the young master tell you who he met? "

Xiao Cai's small mouth overflowed with oil, and she answered casually.

Wan Qing felt relieved and poured tea for her, "Eat slowly, I'll go and pack up your luggage first, after you're done eating, hurry up and wash up with water, so you can rest early."

"Thank you, Sister Wanqing, you are the best for me." Xiaocai smiled and watched Wanqing's back turn, and then lightly pressed her chest and let out a breath.

It is customary for Jiu Gongzi to go to Xiaodong Mountain without a maidservant. He went up and down the mountain alone with his hands behind his back.Jia Zhuo was already waiting and saw him wave his hand.

"Whenever you want, as much as you want, we will break as much as you want."

"Break everything that can be broken for me. I'll call someone to carry it later. What do you want to pay for these?" Since it is all given to him, of course it must be calculated at a suitable price.

"How do you plan to sell it, can you tell me?" Jia Zhuo thought to himself, the last time 500 taels was a joke, and he took the colorful sweet peppers wrapped in one place.This time the corn belongs to the corn, it is not clear, and it will not be easy to cooperate in the future.

"Send it to Jinling, chill it, and put it in the shop. After handing over the letter, it is said that the corn has arrived, and it is a rare commodity. It will only be sold for a few days. Twelve taels of silver, you see if it suits you."

It fits, it fits perfectly.Jia Zhuo quickly calculated in his mind that this time the corn seeds were not enough, and adding one piece would only cost one mu, which was almost a thousand catties. In terms of roots, it would never be less than a thousand roots. Seven 800 taels of silver.

Jia Zhuo pointed out three fingers, "We don't want too much. Give us 200% profit, and return the unsold ones to us. Or if you make a round, give us [-] taels of silver."

"The matter of a few hundred taels of silver is still so complicated, let's just let it be 200 taels of silver. This thing has a large output, but it is not as profitable as colorful sweet peppers." Hearing the tone of Jiu Gongzi, he seemed to be a little regretful.

"How can this be the same? No matter how expensive something can be eaten, there is a limit to it. Only those who watch and play can sell it. If everyone knows that colorful sweet peppers can be eaten in the future, those who use them as treasures will immediately fall. took it."

When Jia Zhuo thought about it, his heart ached for those arty wealthy families, and the corners of his mouth grinned in pain.

"That's true. Once it becomes food, it's worthless. This corn looks the same. It can be sold for a few hundred taels in the first few crops, and it's probably worthless in the future. Then you're not white."

Young Master Jiu's eyes slipped across her face inadvertently, her forehead was as smooth as jade, her cheeks were pink, and when she smiled, her eyes were like crescent moons. Could it be that she was really going to be buried in this farmland.For no reason, it made him feel bad.

"How can it be white? The rice is not worth much, but there is no farmer who doesn't grow it." Jia Zhuo smiled. She really likes dealing with such people who don't know the people's livelihood and economy.

"Wait a minute, you can plant two stubbles of corn a year, how much can you harvest per mu?" Ninth Young Master suddenly frowned, and became thoughtful, as if he was thinking about something.

Jia Zhuo wished he could hit him a few times, but he couldn't tell people behind his back, so he said he didn't understand, but now he didn't know what mechanism was triggered, and he understood.

"One mu can harvest a thousand catties." Jia Zhuo didn't dare to lie to him, and he couldn't.

"What? One thousand catties, one thousand catties, no, no, I must have thought about it. Wait, I didn't think about it, no, this is..." Jia Zhuo let out a long sigh when he saw that the ninth son was getting excited.

"Is the ninth son planning to dedicate the corn to the emperor?"

"Of course, don't worry, I will never take your credit..." Ninth Young Master was still excited and did not see Jia Zhuo's pity.

"Prince Zhongshun is not dead yet." He directly poured Jiu Gongzi a basin of cold water, and kept his heart chilled to the end.

Naturally, he would not be more stupid than Wang Gou'er and others. Once reminded, he immediately understood that he had become a part of Jia Zhuo's identity, and it was still a very important part.A person who provided a false identity to help her hide.If you donate corn seeds, how to face Jia Zhuo's identity and his motives for deceiving, wouldn't you be standing face to face with Prince Zhongshun.

"Is this all calculated by you?" Ninth Young Master pointed at Jia Zhuo, unable to believe that he had been tricked by such a little girl.

"He Dehe Neng, a civilian girl, is able to calculate the son. It's just a coincidence, the son doesn't need to think too much. In fact, thinking about it from another angle, the corn grown by the Wang family can only be used by himself other than selling it to the son. I really dare not let others Know."

"So, I can lower the price." Jiu Gongzi was unhappy, and wanted to find a reason to vent his grievances.

"Of course it should."

Master Jiu flicked his sleeves, "100 taels, one more tael is nothing, and it's useless to ask me."

Jia Zhuo immediately blessed him, "Thank you, my lord."

If the Wang family knew that the corn had been sold for 100 taels, they would probably wake up laughing when they fell asleep.Even if they plant the land for a lifetime, not many farmers can save a family business of 100 taels of silver.

Ninth Young Master twitched his face, it seemed that he wasn't angry with her.Don't press it again, forget it, a dignified man, you can't talk without counting.

"You ran him away in anger again." Ban'er came over when he saw that Young Master Jiu had left.

"He likes to get angry. It's none of my business. Let's pick everything we can, and someone will pick it up in a while." Jia Zhuo took the opportunity to tell them that the corn was rounded up and given to Mr. Jiu, a total of 100 taels.

Sure enough, Wang Gou'er couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear, "Is it too much?"

"This thing just gets more expensive at the beginning, and when it gets more and more, it's not rare, so it will naturally become cheaper. It will take three years at the most, and I guess someone should learn how to grow it."

But in the first three years, the money has been saved, so I am not afraid.As for other people discovering the secret and using it as a contribution, Jia Zhuo didn't care at all.It's better to have a small door and a small household. You can eat and drink behind closed doors, and you can come safely and happily.

The steward of the Ninth Young Master's house brought people and banknotes over at noon, and Wang Gou'er narrowed his eyes happily after accepting the money.

"Let's go out to work and bring nothing with us. In a few days, we'll pack up some fresh food and send it to my brothers. The farm doesn't have much good stuff, so I'll give it to my brothers."

"Then thank you first, bro." The person in charge knew that Young Master Jiu had a good relationship with the Wang family, so he didn't dare to take it too seriously.You know, when it comes to Cha's family, even Zhuangtou can't please him with his management.

Wang Gou'er kept his promise, and the next day he borrowed a car to go to the county market to buy some pheasants and ducks, and packed a bag full of finely ground cornmeal and locally produced wild mushrooms. The two big baskets were driven by the car and delivered to the manager.

The Ninth Young Master was not there, and upon hearing that he had gone to Jinling, Wang Gou'er and the steward made an appointment to finish picking the remaining corn tomorrow morning, and then returned to Liu's Village with an empty cart.

Returning early, I went to the backyard to take a look, and saw a neat piece of land covered with green grass. I couldn't help but wonder, "What kind of dish is this, I haven't seen it before."

"It's not a vegetable. It's my sister who said that it can produce red fruits to eat. As a result, it has only grown vines and no fruit." Qing'er covered her mouth and laughed. Ken results.Every time I saw Jia Zhuo squatting on the side with his chin resting, talking to himself and getting angry, he would laugh for a long time.

"Really?" Wang Gou'er squatted on the ground and pulled it out. When he heard that it was a fruit, he just smiled. This kind of wild fruit is everywhere in the mountains. Do you still need to grow it yourself?

"It's for your sisters." After entering the city, Wang Gou'er was not empty-handed. He brought two packs of pine nut candy to the two girls' homes, and bought calligraphy practice paper and ink sticks for Ban'er.

What he looked at more was the rice seeds, which sprang up again, and quickly leveled off with those planted behind Xiaodongshan.But, you know, this is the second crop.The more he looked, the more eager his gaze became.

"Sister, come and eat sweets." Seeing Jia Zhuo, Qing'er hurriedly waved to her.

"Here we come." Jia Zhuo ran over, and Wang Gou'er smiled, and walked to a place closer to the rice seeds to have a look.

"Uncle, are our fishing nets still there?" Jia Zhuo asked without knowing what he had thought of.

"It's in the hut, but there are fewer and fewer birds in Xiaodongshan, and they may not be needed next year." Last time, I temporarily used fishing nets to protect the young crops, and then wiped them out with broken rice soaked in wine. A pile of birds, without the birds in front, it will be more difficult to reproduce in the back. Now Xiaodongshan rarely hears birds.

"Tomorrow, let's go catch some fish." Jia Zhuo also suddenly thought, isn't there a wild pond near Xiaodongshan?The previous year was not good, and when they were hungry and panicking all day long, Wang Gou'er even took them fishing.

"The fish in that pond have almost been caught, how can we wait until we go to the net." Wang Gou'er smiled.

"I thought those nets would be useful." Jia Zhuo still remembers how nervous she felt when she went to buy fishing nets.

"Why is it useless? If it weren't for the time bought by those few nets, the young crops in the field would not know how to be ruined by birds." Wang Gou'er left contentedly after finishing watching the rice seeds.

Within a few days, Wang Gou'er came back with a mule and a new cart, and the whole family gathered around the mule.

"The horse is too expensive, and the donkey's foot strength is not good. Only the mule is the most suitable. It is not easy to buy. I went to Jinling to ask a few people to find this good one." Wang Gou'er was very satisfied, and immediately To harvest in autumn, it is time to consign shipments.

The autumn harvest is over, and I have to prepare to build a house and move, and I will move to Xiaodongshan in the future, and it will take a lot of strength to get in and out.He was ready to buy it a long time ago, but after searching for a month or two, he finally found the one he wanted.

Not long after, Aunt Leng personally posted a post saying that her little grandson was going to be full moon.

When I came to see the mule at Wang's house, I kept boasting, "It's really a good animal. You guys have made it through." The Leng's family only thought that the Wang family had found another distant relative or old friend, and they helped.Anyway, no one in the village knew about the fact that the Wang family relied on the Jia family to make a fortune before.

Grandma Liu didn't explain, just nodded with a smile, "No, God bless you. As for your man, it's almost autumn harvest, so you have to come back."

Aunt Leng smiled at the corners of her eyes, put her hands together and said: "Our family is also blessed by God. I will not hide this matter from you. Over the years, our family's affairs may have some clues."

"Any news?" Grandma Liu knew about this. The Leng family has been looking for their own clan, and they have to go out every year during the slack season.But from their grandparents, they haven't found any clues yet.When Mrs. Leng said this, it was obvious that there was news.

"Yes, I received a message from my man a few days ago, saying that there is good news. If it is fast, the results will be sent back soon."

"This is really great. Your father-in-law and mother-in-law finally have their eyes closed." Grandma Liu was also very emotional. I never expected that the Leng family would finally have their dream come true.

Aunt Leng wiped her tears, "Isn't it? They will remember to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors until their death."

On the day of the full moon, the Leng family held a lively event. Grandma Liu sat on the head. The young daughter-in-law of the Leng family came out with her son in her arms. She kowtowed to Grandma Liu before getting up.

Only then did the people in the village know about the delivery, and several old people thought of Lao Yao Liu again, and couldn't help but poohed and said, "I don't blame her for dying at the hands of my grandson. , has already killed two lives, and I don’t know how to thank her, but I still want to beat her up. God can’t stand it, and I’m going to accept her.”

"Isn't that..."

Just as they were talking about being popular, someone reported from outside, "The Liu family is gone, and weddings and funerals have collided. This is really..."

I haven't encountered anyone in the village before. According to the rules, it is white first and then red.

Aunt Leng's face suddenly collapsed, "If you die, you will die, but you still have to respond to others. The family name is Liu, and the family name is Leng, and each has its own business."

They are not of the same sect, so to speak, they can barely get by.

So the people in Liujia Village had to make a choice. Some people who were too close to the Liu family had to go there.Some simply divided the family into two sides, one went to Leng's house and the other to Liu's house.

Aunt Leng saw that the seats were full, she was finally satisfied.Jia Zhuo turned his head and smiled at Qing'er, "Who would be willing to leave the whole roasted chicken and the stewed red pork belly?"

"My mother said that the chef from the big restaurant in the county town was invited to cook the dishes. Do we count the restaurant as well?" Qing'er was wearing a velvet flower on her hair, and a newly made pink shirt on her body. Blue trousers, I deliberately saved up to wear a new one today and came out to sit as a guest.

"Let's go out to restaurants in the future." Jia Zhuo found that the chefs in restaurants in this era are really good. It may be that the ingredients are fresh and there is no seasoning. If you want to eat delicious food, you must pay special attention to the heat and knife skills. More test people.

"What kind of dish is this, why is it so spicy?" A woman from the same village ate a plate of spicy rabbit diced, tasted it, and quickly poured tea to drink.

"Yo, I still like this spicy taste. The chef is the chef. How did you fry it? It's so delicious." The person sitting next to her held a few more chopsticks and was full of praise.

"It's made with chili powder. It's very expensive. I brought the new seasoning from the south." The eldest daughter-in-law of Leng's family greeted the guests, and raised her mouth when she heard it.

"Great love is a new thing that has never been seen before, you are really willing to part with it." The guest praised, and the host naturally smiled from ear to ear.

Jia Zhuo and Qing'er listened and looked at each other with a smile, the Ninth Young Master knew how to think of a way.Falsely claiming that it was shipped from the south, no one would think of color sweet peppers for the time being.

"I heard that your family's land was sold to Leng's family. Just rely on the little wasteland in Xiaodongshan, enough for what to do." The woman who spoke was the one who thought the rabbit was too spicy and drank tea. A new suit, very curious.

Grandma Liu is considered a legend in Liujia Village. She gave birth to a daughter after she married, and then her daughter married to a wealthy family in Xianghe Village.The rich family is no longer rich, but she can still take a car to Jinling City, and win over the distant relatives of the son-in-law's family.

This time the relatives also collapsed, and they took their daughter and son-in-law back to Liujia Village. Seeing that the whole family became the bottom of the village, they couldn't even eat their mouths, and I don't know how many people were watching jokes.It's good at the moment, how come I heard that they are buying mules and cutting new clothes, and life has turned better again.

"How do we know about adults, anyway, no matter where you are, you don't always need someone to take care of you. If you take care of yourself, you will grow up naturally." Jia Zhuo replied for Qing'er, and Qing'er also nodded.

It was the same as saying nothing, the woman was of course dissatisfied, she gave Jia Zhuo a dissatisfied look.People in the village say that this girl from outside is really a relative of Grandma Liu, she is as shrewd as Grandma Liu, and her words are impeccable, which is not as simple as the girls in Liujia Village.

"Who doesn't work hard to take care of the crops, but it's not like yours. It's been a long time since it's different. To be honest, what are you planting in Xiaodongshan? Sorghum is not like sorghum, and fruit trees are not like From fruit trees. Since it’s something new, the folks in the village didn’t say they gave us a taste.”

Jia Zhuo smiled wryly, there is no woman who does not gossip.Even if she doesn't ask, someone else will. If she doesn't ask today, someone will ask tomorrow.

"We planted it for the rich families in the city. Let alone giving it away, we dare not try it ourselves." Jia Zhuo is glad that every time he recycles corn, he covers it tightly so that no outsiders will be caught in the eye.