Farming and teaching across different worlds

I was hungry, and I was eating candied haws in my hand, so I didn't have the stomach to eat noodles at all.

But children, they can't control their mouths, they watch eagerly, and Ji Xiuran can't help it.But a bowl of noodles is a waste if three children can't finish it, so I went to the stewed meat stall on the side and asked for a catty of stewed pork.

"Qingyun, Qingfeng, Qingyu, you guys put the candied haws first, and eat the meat." The three children obediently put the candied haws away carefully, and then picked up the chopsticks to eat the meat.

"Come on, everyone have some soup, do you want noodles?" Ji Xiuran asked the noodle stall owner to scoop up some noodle soup for them, and served it to the three brothers who had been caring about eating meat.The three brothers shook their heads and said, "Uncle, we don't eat noodles."

Well, these skin boys are not hungry at all, they are completely gluttonous.

After eating the noodles and meat, they had almost rested and continued to walk around again.

At this time, Father Ji and the two brothers of the Ji family had already started to choose animals.Their first choice is a cow. If there is no suitable one, they can also buy a donkey to pull the cart.

He stopped and went, looked at a lot of houses, but still couldn't find one that he was satisfied with. These cows looked a bit bad, either the fur was not smooth enough, or the eyes were not bright enough. After looking so much, the three of them didn't see any and wanted to buy. of.

There are still a few remaining ones, if you still can’t find any satisfactory ones, you can go to the donkey market and buy a donkey to make do with it.The mood of the three of them was a little gloomy.I looked at two more and were still not satisfied.

"Father, shall we continue?" Boss Ji looked at Father Ji who had stopped and asked. The three of them couldn't find a satisfactory farm cattle, and they were all depressed.

"There is one last family left. If it doesn't work, I can only go to see the donkey." Father Ji was not happy, but he knew very well that good cattle are not easy to come across, and he had planned to do so before. Well, if you really can't buy enough cows, you can buy a donkey to pull the cart, so that it will be convenient for Ji Xiuran to go back and forth to the county town every month.

When the three of them came to the last family, their eyes lit up. The cows in this family looked healthy and strong, but they kept lying on the ground, and it seemed that there was something wrong with their hind legs.There is also a calf next to it, and it looks very energetic.

The three of them looked around the cow carefully, and then Father Ji stepped forward to talk to the stall owner: "Brother, how do you buy this cow?" The stall owner has been squatting since Father Ji and the three came in I didn't move, and it didn't feel like I was going to do business at all.I don't blame him. There were several waves of people who came to see the cattle in the morning, and only then did they start to see that his cattle were very interested. After asking about the situation, they all gave up.

"Brother, if you want to buy it, let me tell you the situation first. My cow is a good cow, but I accidentally injured my leg a few days ago. I have seen it before and it can be cured. If it wasn't for me The family is in urgent need of money, so I will save money to heal the legs of the ox, instead of buying the ox." The man pointed to the ox's hind legs as he spoke, showing Father Ji and the others to see the ox's injury.

"My brother, if you sincerely want to buy it, I won't ask too much. A big cow plus a calf, a total of 15 taels."

To be honest, the price is really not high. Usually, big cows are twelve or three taels, and small cattle are five to eight taels. Now this stall mainly sells 15 taels of cows, which is indeed not very expensive.

But the three of Father Ji are cautious people, and they will not agree just because the asking price is low, "Brother, I sincerely want to buy it, and I think your price is okay, but I want to ask someone to look at it before I buy it. How much does it cost to heal the cow's leg?"

If the cattle cost a lot of money to cure, then it would not be worthwhile for them to buy them back.That's why Father Ji proposed such a condition.

The stall owner also understood and nodded in agreement.Father Ji was waiting at the stall, and the two brothers of the Ji family went to the veterinarian at the market to show the cow.

Taking advantage of this spare time, Ji's father squatted next to the stall owner and shared his experience in raising livestock with him.The stall owner was also a very kind person, and told Father Ji in detail all the things he knew about raising livestock.Even the grass that the animals eat is the most fattening. Father Ji was very grateful for hearing what the stall owner said.

Chapter 35

After a while, the two brothers of the Ji family brought someone back. After seeing the cow, the man said that it is not difficult to cure, and it can be cured with three taels of silver.When Ji's father heard it, he felt that the treatment fee plus the silver for the cow was not too much, and that the cow was indeed a good one, so he bought the cow with money.

After the cow was bought, Father Ji asked someone to heal the leg of the cow. After the man had bandaged the leg with medicine, Father Ji asked the two brothers to go to Chejia City to buy a car and bring the cow back. The cow can't move its legs yet, so it can only be hunched back with a cart.

The three of them dragged the car to the entrance of the market, waiting for the family to come back after shopping.

Ji Xiuran and his group were the first to arrive. They just strolled around casually, and bought whatever they saw they wanted to buy. They bought the most food along the way, and even the children didn't want the fun things they saw. It wasn't because of them. Sensible, but because they think the gadgets Shi Jingchen made for them are much more fun than these things.

After a few people arrived, they saw the big cow lying on the car and the little calf following the car. The little calf is only three months old now, and it's time to be cute, with big eyes blinking watery, really It's very cute. When a few children saw the calf, they cheered and surrounded it. They are at the age when they like all kinds of novelty things, and they also fantasize that they are invincible, and that they are galloping on a horse. They want Ji Xiuran to tell them about it. The heroes in the previous stories are like swordsmen in the rivers and lakes.

Although there are no horses now, it is enough for them to have a calf to ride on. They can ride a big horse by themselves.

"Father, is this the cow you bought? Why is it lying on the car all the time." For Ji Xiuran, of course he was more concerned about the situation of the big cow.

"There's something wrong with the cow's leg, but I've already had someone look at it, and it will heal after a while." Father Ji explained to Ji Xiuran, and Ji Xiuran nodded. Since Father Ji said it will be fine after a while, then he won't Ask again.He took out the food he bought earlier and gave it to the three of them. It was almost noon now, and they were already hungry. Ji Xiuran originally wanted the three of them to eat a bowl of noodles, but Ji's father disagreed, so he had to take the food from before. Take the food you bought and give them a cushion.

While Father Ji and the others were eating, Mother Ji came back with several others.The others rushed over to pick up the food and put it in the car. After these people had eaten and Father Ji went to say goodbye to Uncle Li, the Ji family set off for home.

Seeing this lively scene, Ji Xiuran thought of the situation in Qingshan Village.He can definitely get one in Qingshan Village in the future, a trading market.Now that they have convenient transportation, several villages over there will borrow from them. If there is a flow of people, there is no fear that no one will buy things.And he made full use of Daqingshan.Develop some special scenery, attract some literati, and gradually their village will become famous.

He plans to go back and plan this matter.

After the heat of Shiqiao subsided a bit, Qingshan Village ushered in a new round of busy farming time, and soon the wandering people and children playing were no longer seen, and all the hardworking people began to be seen in the fields.Ji Xiuran's family doesn't have a lot of land, and Brother Ji and Brother Ji also came to help.

Father Ji took Shi Jingchen and the two brothers from the Ji family to the field together.The school was also temporarily closed, Ji Xiuran did not go to the field, originally wanted to cook with Ji's mother, but Ji's mother refused to let him do it, and in the end he and Erhong became the only two leisurely people in the family.

Ji Xiuran didn't bother with this either. The flour mill had stopped working since the last batch of sweet potato flour was made a year ago. He wanted to find a new way, otherwise it wouldn't work for half a year, or stop for half a year.

And it will be Shi Jingchen's birthday soon, so he still has to think about how to help Shi Jingchen celebrate. Although the young people here don't have the habit of celebrating birthdays, but this is the first birthday of the two together, it is always worth it Commemorative.

The crops in Qingshan Village were all planted before the first spring rain.Looking at the light rain outside the window, Ji Xiuran was in a bright mood.All spring rains are as expensive as oil, but this year's spring rains are really timely. Once the newly planted crops are moistened by the spring rains, they will definitely grow well, and this year will also be a bumper harvest year.

After the rain stopped, Shi Jingchen took out the baskets and tools and took Ji Xiuran to the back mountain.This hilltop is a hilltop far from the village, and the villagers would not come here to dig wild vegetables, but there is a large area of ​​bamboo on this hilltop, and this is a good time to dig bamboo shoots.There is another bamboo forest on the other side of the village. The villagers usually go there. At this time, the ground must be full of people. Even if they go there, they can't dig a few bamboo shoots.

Ji Xiuran didn't take anything, and followed Shi Jingchen up the mountain alone.Shi Jingchen was fully armed.After turning over the hill in front of him, Ji Xiuran felt his eyes brighten up. Large tracts of bamboo were neatly arranged, and the water droplets that fell on the bamboo leaves after the rain added a touch of bright color to these bamboos.Ji Xiuran stood there feeling the baptism from body to heart, feeling the beauty of nature.

Shi Jingchen smiled and looked at Ji Xiuran standing there enjoying himself.

Ji Xiuran picked up a hoe, wanting to experience the feeling of digging bamboo shoots, Shi Jingchen brought him to a bamboo shoot with its head exposed, and Ji Xiuran began to dig bamboo shoots with a grunt.

After Shi Jingchen finished digging a basket, he just dug out the bamboo shoots.The whole person was exhausted, and Shi Jingchen never asked him to exert himself again.

Spring is not the season for hunting. Shi Jingchen seldom goes into the deep mountains. He only goes up the surrounding mountains to pick up some mushrooms and some wild vegetables.He also found several tea trees, and made the tea