Stingy Husband Farming

The eyes of the two aunts flicked a few times on the basket that Song Bai was carrying.

Red mushrooms and morels are buried below, and a dense layer of shiitake mushrooms and Tricholoma mushrooms are laid on top, which looks like a basket full of shiitake mushrooms.

Mushrooms are delicious, who doesn’t like to eat them except for their own food, and if they save a lot, they can exchange them for money at dry goods stores in the town. Those with children even send their children up the mountain to pick wild vegetables, mushrooms and fungus every day.A group of children come to the mountain every day as if they are mopping up, and there are few mushrooms that slip through the net.

Now, if you go into the mountain, you don't go to the depths, and it would be good if you can pick a little half a catty.But then again, who dares to let the child go to the deep mountains?Even grown-ups don't dare to go easily. If you are unlucky, you will meet a blind bear, wild boar or something, and your life will be gone.

These two people were able to pick more than half of the basket of mushrooms on the mountain that was looted and looted every day.I don't know whether to call it courageous or lucky.

The soil baskets in the farmhouse are made of Amorpha fringa, and they are very large.Even though the weight of the mushrooms is relatively light, most of the basket can weigh more than two catties.

These two aunts are a pair of sisters-in-law, one surnamed Zhou and the other surnamed Feng.The two looked at each other, and Aunt Zhou smiled and said, "This is Brother Mu's boss, right? This is the first time I've seen him, he's so handsome!"

This is the truth, Song Bai's appearance is No. 1 in ten miles and eight villages, otherwise Shen Mu, who thinks he is well-informed, would not have been enlightened for 17 years, and his heart would beat when he saw Song Bai.

Hearing someone praise Song Bai, admiring and honoring him, he felt very good.

Song Bai smiled at Aunt Zhou, as a greeting, and pulled Shen Mu to go down the mountain from the side.However, Aunt Zhou blocked the way of the two of them, keeping her eyes on the basket in Song Bai's hand. "Is this a fungus? You two are really capable and able to pick such a big basket of fungi." Aunt Zhou really praised: "Auntie's family hasn't eaten mushrooms for a long time, brother Mu, you can exchange some for my aunt. chant?"

She shook the basket in her hand, and there was half a basket of water celery in it, but it was still juicy and neat.It looks like it can weigh three catties.

Shen Mu almost subconsciously snatched his own basket from Song Bai's hand and carried it behind his back, twirling the words "don't even think about it" on his tongue, met Song Bai's smiling eyes, and swallowed.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh he is really broken, how come Song Bai took such a look and half of his body went numb and he couldn't say anything?Shen Mu's ears were a little red, and he attributed this abnormality to being embarrassed to expose his stingy nature in front of Song Bai.Well, it must be so!

Of course, Shen Mu's actions did not escape the eyes of the two aunts, and the obvious gesture of refusal made the faces of the two aunts a little ugly.Although Mu Ge'er has such a temper since he was a child, everyone in the village knows it.But it's not happy to be so humiliated by a junior.Even Aunt Feng, who had been silent for a while and used her sister-in-law as a gunman, also said: "Mu Geer, what do you mean by this? We didn't take you for nothing. We exchanged a basket of vegetables for most of your basket of mushrooms. We won't let you You're at a disadvantage." He also brought over the basket in his hand, which contained neatly packed shepherd's purses.Turning to Song Bai, he said, "Shen Mu is the head of the family, but tell me, they all belong to the folks in the village, do you want to change them for your aunt?"

She's smart too—wouldn't she be able to use her sister-in-law as a gunman for so many years if she wasn't smart?This guy always has a good face, unlike women and brothers, who don't know who's thinking.Men are always easy to be fooled, so they asked Song Bai directly, as long as Song Bai agreed, it would be hard for Shen Mu to refute Song Bai's face, right?

From the back and forth just now, she could see clearly that Brother Mu really cared about the man who came to her house!

That's right, such a good-looking guy, who can change who can not care?Feng thought sourly, if only her daughter could marry such a decent man.Why did this little brother, Shen Mu, take over such a good thing.

It sounds like Shen Mu and the others are taking advantage of one basket for half of the basket.But there are worthless wild vegetables and mushrooms that can be exchanged for money everywhere!This face is really big!Shen Mu straightened his chest and was about to come out to taunt as usual, but Song Bai spoke faster than him.

"It's possible to change it." Song Bai thought for a while, then looked at the baskets in the hands of the two aunts, turned around and walked towards Shen Mu.

Aunt Feng was so happy that she almost flew into the sky!Those shiitake mushrooms weigh at least two catties, let alone eating them at home, and they can be exchanged for more than a dozen cash in the town!For more than ten yuan, half a chicken can be replaced, and a catty and a half of meat can be cut!Her youngest son's face has lost weight recently, and the meat he bought just happened to be a supplement for his son.

Shen Mu spent a long time trying to get angry, and finally handed over the basket reluctantly.After Song Bai said everything, Shen Mu really didn't want to refute his face.I don't know what happened, but he didn't look like himself in front of Song Bai...

Alas, I blame myself for coveting his beauty!This good-looking person is less worldly, but he doesn't know that rice is expensive!

Song Bai didn't take the basket he handed over, but picked up ten shiitake mushrooms in it, about three or two.

Song Bai held the ten shiitake mushrooms: "It can be exchanged, but I only use these to exchange for your basket of vegetables."

Aunt Feng, Aunt Zhou:? ? ?

Aunt Feng was stunned for a moment, and then she became angry: "Boy, are you kidding me?? You are too good at taking advantage of so many dishes for these few!" Such a small amount of shiitake mushrooms is not enough to grab them, so I exchange them for a basket vegetable?

Song Bai didn't pay attention to her anger at all, and said leisurely: "I didn't take advantage of you. Fresh mushrooms cost ten cents a catty, and wild vegetables can be bought in the town for two to three catties for one penny. That's it... these ten shiitake mushrooms are worth three taels, which is three pennies. Your dishes are less than six catties. In terms of freshness, I still count them as one penny and two catties." After thinking about it, I felt more and more I was at a loss, so I put back a shiitake mushroom, "Nine, change your vegetables, change it if you want, don't change it. Our family is not short of wild vegetables."

Shen Mu couldn't hold it back, and burst out laughing in the back, Aunt Feng flushed with anger, thinking that the young couple just didn't want to change and deliberately embarrassed herself.He turned around and left with his basket in hand.A big man actually cares about their women!How can you be so stingy? !

She decided to go back and tell people that the man from Shen Mu's family is also an old man!It's really not that the whole family does not enter the house!

Aunt Zhou looked at Song Bai, then at her sister-in-law, and hurriedly followed with her basket in hand.Although it tastes a bit gluttonous, nine mushrooms can be fried in one plate at most, and there is a big family in their family, which is not enough for one person.

From the looks of it, Shen Mu's head of the house is not easy to fool... Sigh, it's better to eat wild vegetables.

Song Bai put the shiitake mushrooms back into the basket, took the basket over and carried it by himself, and took Shen Mu's hand with the other hand.After walking far away, Shen Mu could still laugh out loud: "I never thought you'd be so good at settling accounts."

"That's it," Song Bai felt inexplicably proud when he heard Shen Mu boasting that he knew how to settle accounts, "The mushrooms we dug up so hard for no reason should be taken advantage of by others? They said they wanted to exchange them, so let's use the market price." Exchange. Two catties of mushrooms were exchanged for five catties of wild vegetables, and I traded them with them because I was crazy. I also said that we want to take advantage of them, but it’s not enough for them to take advantage.” Song Bai frowned, “Besides, I still don’t like to eat of cress."

Shen Mu couldn't help laughing for a while after listening to him. "It's not good to be picky eaters."

But he felt that maybe in the future, he wouldn't have to worry so much about his stingy nature being exposed in front of Song Bai.Shen Mu smiled and narrowed his eyes.

When the two returned home, Mrs. Liu was very pleasantly surprised to see the big basket of fungi.Looking at the uneaten red mushrooms below, the surprise turned into great surprise: "Why did you pick so many poisonous mushrooms back?"

Most mushrooms are indeed the brighter the color, the more likely they are poisonous.It's no wonder that people in the village regard red mushrooms as poisonous mushrooms.

"Brother Bo said that these are not poisonous mushrooms, he has seen them before, and they are edible." Shen Mu said.

Mrs. Liu took the red mushroom and looked at it for a long time, but was still very worried: "Well, no one in this red village has ever eaten it. Can they really eat it? Will there be any problems?"

"Brother Bai said, this red mushroom is not only edible, but also expensive, and can be exchanged for money. I won't eat it today, and tomorrow I will take it to the dry goods store in the county town. If it can be sold, I will sell it. We will pick it next time. Eat by yourself. Today we will eat shiitake mushrooms." Shen Mu squatted down, distinguishing red mushrooms and morels from the shiitake mushrooms and trichomonas they usually eat, and handed the daily food to Mrs. Liu.

Mrs. Liu nodded, it happened so suddenly that she really didn't dare to eat it.It's these shiitake mushrooms, which have been kept with those red mushrooms for so long, and I don't know if they will be poisoned, so they have to be washed well.

"I'll go with you tomorrow." Song Bai leaned over and together with Shen Mu, put the turned out red mushrooms back into the basket, covered them with a cloth and put them in a cool place for storage.

Shen Mu looked at his legs worriedly: "The road to the county is not close. Even if you take a bullock cart, you have to go to the town first to get the bullock cart. It takes more than half an hour to walk from our village to the town. This leg just doesn't get tired any more. I'll go by myself."

There is no store in the town that specializes in dry goods, they are all picked up by the grocery store.Song Bai thinks that grocery stores may not know the goods first, and secondly, small shops may lower prices. It is better to go to a store in the county that specializes in dry goods, and the price is more reasonable.

"But you don't know what to buy. These red mushrooms are big and small. They are of different colors and prices are much lower. What if someone cheats you and gives you less money?" Song Bai pointed out sharply.

Shen Mu immediately bled from the sharp words.Give less money!Just thinking about it makes my heart bleed!

Song Bai continued to beat the side drum: "Why don't we borrow the cattle from the village and drive there by ourselves?"

Shenjiatun is not considered rich, no one in the village can afford livestock.There is only one common cow in the village, which is bought with the proceeds from the Shen family's family land, and it is kept near the ancestral hall on weekdays.

This cow is considered the public property of the whole village. When the farming season is busy, everyone can go to the clan elder who takes care of the cow to register and queue up to use it.The family surnamed Shen doesn't need to spend money, just cut enough grass for the cattle.People with foreign surnames have to pay a penny a day, after all, they bought it with the proceeds from the Shen family's land.But it is also very cost-effective to pay a penny and use it for a day.

You can borrow it at other times, but no matter what your surname is, you have to pay.

As soon as he thought of giving money, Shen Mu immediately became vigilant: "This trip lasts for a long time, at least five cents. Besides, I don't know how to drive a car, so forget it."

Song Bai patiently reasoned with him: "I can drive a cart! It is true that we need to spend money to rent an ox cart. But think about it, if you go to town to ride an ox cart, don't you have to pay a penny for one person? The two of us It’s four pennies if you go back and forth.”

Shen Mu was unmoved, "But if I go alone, it only costs two pennies per trip."

"...It is indeed. But if you are suppressed by someone, you may lose more than three pennies. We rented a bullock cart, went early and returned early, and then went up the mountain to pick some red mushrooms. Wouldn't the money be back? ? Today I covered some russula mushrooms that haven’t grown up with leaves, and the fungus will be different every day, and there will be more to pick tomorrow.”

Song Baiyu said earnestly: "This money, it is necessary to save it, but you can't blindly save it. You have to think about how to use it reasonably and maximize the benefits."

Shen Mu was thoughtful, but before he answered, Mrs. Liu was on the verge of laughing while listening to their discussion in the kitchen.It's so much fun for these two to get together.Then he came out to persuade him: "You just listen to Xiao Song, I told you earlier, you can't just save money blindly. The old saying goes, money is|cheap|species|, the more you spend it, the more you spend it. You have to spend it Only then can we see the money back."

In fact, Song Bai didn't quite agree with Liu's statement. It was an excuse that the prodigal son made for himself.But he winked and didn't refute the mother-in-law's words at this moment.

"Okay, okay." After both of them said that, Shen Mu had no choice but to compromise, but couldn't help complaining in a low voice: "I don't know if it's really worth it, so I'll spend it here. What if it is What about poisonous mushrooms..."

Song Bai patted his chest and promised: "I can definitely sell it for money. If I can't sell it for money, I will eat bran and wild vegetables for a month, and save the five cents."

Shen Mu felt a little embarrassed to hear him say that: "That's not necessary."

"It's very necessary." Song Bai fell into memory, "I remember, every time I made a wrong payment and lost money, I would reduce the cost to make up for the money." When I was a child flying a kite, the kite string broke and flew away. , he cried for a long time, asking the whole family to eat bran-swallowed wild vegetables to save the kite money...

It's a pity that other people in the family are not willing to cooperate with him_(:з」∠)_

Liu:  …

Mrs. Liu went back to the kitchen silently, not wanting to talk to these two people.

Why did I give birth to such a picky son... This son is still capable, and without spending a penny, he picked up a husband who is even pickier than him.

It's really not a family, don't go into a family... Liu thought to himself, I probably went to the wrong door.

Shen Mu still reluctantly went to the clan's hometown, and told about the use of cattle tomorrow, and sure enough, the clan elder asked for five cents.

Fortunately, the autumn corn had already been planted at this time, and there was no need to use cattle to plow the land.Recently, few people have come to borrow cattle.If it was a few days earlier, I am afraid I would not be able to line up.

Shen Mu stared at the five cents going out of his pocket, and thought silently in his heart, if he really couldn't sell it for money... he and Song Bai would eat bracken and wild vegetables for a month to save the five cents back.