Guo'er looked at Zhang Zipeng and said sincerely: "I'm so grateful to Brother Zipeng for what happened today, oh, and Uncle Fushan."

Yao Fushan said hurriedly: "No need to be polite, Guo'er, I can't help you much. Today, it's up to Master Zhang to make the decision and this matter can be resolved satisfactorily."

After saying that, he handed over to Zhang Zipeng. This young master was of high status, so taking this opportunity to curry favor with him would only be beneficial to him.

Zhang Zipeng waved his hand nonchalantly: "Come on, there's no need to say these kind words anymore. I've heard enough just now. Sister Guo'er, have you ever thought about me after not seeing me for such a long time?"

Seeing that he was teasing her again, Guoer couldn't help but rolled her eyes and said seriously in front of Yao Erzhu and Yao Fushan:

"Thanks to brother Zi Peng, things were settled so smoothly today. I still have to thank you. When my cousin Shuan Zi gets better, our Yao family will definitely thank you."

Seeing what his niece said, Yao Erzhu hurriedly said to Zhang Zipeng: "Yes, Master Zhang helped me today. We, the Yao family, are grateful and will definitely repay the favor if we have the opportunity in the future."

Zhang Zipeng felt helpless when he saw that the two people were talking seriously. He waved his hands to the two of them again: "Don't take these little things to heart. If you really want to thank me, it's better to choose a different day. Why don't we go get together now?"

Let’s have a meal together at Xianglou. We haven’t seen each other for a long time, so let’s have a good talk.”

Yao Fushan on the side couldn't help but his eyes lit up after hearing this.

Guo'er and Yao Erzhu looked at each other, shook their heads and said, "Today is really bad. My cousin Shuanzi doesn't know how he is doing yet. My second uncle and I have to go to the hospital to see if we can rest assured."

Only then did Zhang Zipeng remember Yao Tiezhu and the others who had left before. He understood that today was not the time to eat, so he said:

"That's alright, then you go and do your work first. I just came here and I heard from shopkeeper Zhang that your family built a new house a few days ago. Unfortunately, I haven't come here yet when the beams were installed. You will tell me when you move to your new house in the future.

, I will come to congratulate you again."

Guo'er: "That's natural. I will definitely inform Brother Zi Peng when my family moves to a new home."

Guoer shouted "Brother Peng", which made Zhang Zipeng feel extremely comfortable from the inside out. Although there were several little girls calling him "Brother Peng" in Fucheng and Uncle Laiyang's house, it seemed that only Guoer, the little girl, screamed,

Make him really happy.

Zhang Zipeng suddenly remembered something: "By the way, I heard from shopkeeper Zhang that your family has a lotus pond and you want to plant lotus roots. It's simple. I have sent people to Fucheng. The lotus roots have just been planted in the farm over there. I'll give them to you."

It’s no problem to get some budded lotus roots and plant them.”

When Guo'er heard what he said, she happily responded: "Really? That's the best thing. The lotus root thing is really troublesome for Brother Peng."

Zhang Zipeng waved his hand smartly: "It's a trivial matter, so you don't have to be so polite to me."

After they finished speaking, they said goodbye on the street. Yao Fushan took the same route and left with Zhang Zipeng, while Guoer followed Yao Erzhu and went straight to the nearest medical clinic.

When we arrived at the medical clinic, Yao Tiezhu and the others were indeed there.

The doctor was checking the injury of the embolus, and they could only wait anxiously outside. Mrs. He wiped away tears, Yao Tiezhu comforted his wife softly, and Uncle He sat on the stool holding his head, full of self-blame.

Yao Erzhu came in with Guo'er, and several people sat down and waited patiently for a while. An old doctor about fifty years old came out.

Uncle He was the first to step forward: "Doctor, how is my son?"

The old doctor said slowly: "The child is lucky. His leg was saved, but the injury is not serious. He also has a high fever and has been injured for a hundred days. It is safe to stay in the hospital for treatment these days."

Mr. He nodded hurriedly and said: "Okay, just stay in the hospital and listen to the doctor. I just don't know how much the total consultation fee will be?"

Old doctor: "Please pay ten taels of silver first."

"well."

As He said this, he was about to take out his wallet from his pocket to pay, but Guoer stopped him.

Guo'er took out the few banknotes she had collected just now. Without looking at Uncle He, she handed them to Mr. He directly and said:

"This is the compensation from the carpenter's shop to Cousin Shuanzi. Take it, Auntie. Cousin Shuanzi is living in a hospital for treatment these days, and he will definitely spend a lot of money in the future."

Uncle He quietly looked at Guo'er but said nothing. He understood why the little girl didn't give him the banknote. He lowered his head and felt even more ashamed.

Yao Erzhu told a few people what happened next, and also talked about Fuzi. After hearing this, everyone was extremely grateful to Zhang Zipeng.

He was no longer polite and took the banknote.

"Brother, Shuanzi is your biological son. You should stay in the hospital to take good care of him these days. I will come back to see you in a few days."

Uncle He raised his head guiltily: "I know, I will take good care of him. Don't worry, this time, I..."

Uncle He was very grateful and didn't know what to say.

Mr. He added: "It's really not as convenient for people to come and go in the medical clinic as at home, so just leave these banknotes with me first. When the embolism is cured, I will give all the remaining money to him, brother."

rest assured."

This sentence made Uncle He wave his hands in panic. He didn't have the shame to say anything else.

After making arrangements for Uncle He and his son, they drove the ox cart home.

After arriving at home and explaining what had happened, the family members sighed again, sighing that a child without a mother is pitiful. Mrs. Tao also told Mrs. Yao Tiezhu and Mr. He to go to the county town more often these days to take good care of the child Shuanzi.

No one mentioned Uncle He. He was Shuanzi's biological father, but he was soft-spoken when it came to Shuanzi. He always listened to his mother-in-law, which caused Shuanzi to suffer a lot of grievances since he was a child.

, no one in the Yao family wants to see him.

On a sunny day, Yao Tiezhu took Yao Erzhu and Yao Sizhu and went out to bring back a batch of ducks he had ordered before.

The duck house in the backyard of the old house has long been built, but in the villages in their area there are many families raising chickens, but there are really few raising ducks. At the beginning of spring, the family sent people to many villages before they found two houses selling ducklings.

A family has reserved hundreds of ducklings in advance.

Because they had never raised ducks before and were afraid that the ducklings would not be able to survive if they brought them back early, they paid some extra money to the two families and asked them to raise the ducks for two more months. Now that the weather is getting warmer, they have also built a duck house.

Well, of course we need to transport the ducks back as soon as possible.

The family stood in front of the duck house, looking at a large group of tawny, fluffy ducklings squeezing each other inside. The quacking sounds were filled with the smell of milk, and everyone couldn't help but smile.

The ducklings, which have just hatched, are already much larger than the chicks. Now they have been raised for two months, and they are almost as big as the young hens. They have just arrived in a new home.

The environment felt unfamiliar, and everyone rushed to the edge of the food bowl, stretching their necks to peck at the food inside.

There is a small door specially opened in the fence of the backyard. From now on, I will go in and out through this small door every day when I go out to let ducks go out. Not far away is a large shallow river beach, where there are both water plants and many small fish and shrimps hidden in the stone crevices.

It can be called a natural duck farm.

There are more than a dozen chickens being fed at home, and more grain bran is added to the daily feed. The wild vegetables can also be eaten by the ducks. As long as they are fed carefully, the ducklings should be able to grow up safely.

The matter of raising ducks had been discussed before, and Yao Sizhu was in charge. However, before moving, everyone was obliged to raise ducks together. After all, duck raising, like the embroidery workshop, was the public property of the family.

Yao Sizhu's business of weaving bamboo baskets has ceased since the end of the year. Although there is a big customer like Juxianglou, there is no worry about the baskets being sold, but this is a small business after all, and it seems that it will not last long.

Nowadays, many restaurants in the city have imitated the style of Juxianglou, and put some of their food in small and exquisite bamboo baskets. There are also many similar small bamboo baskets on the market, some of which are even more stylish than those made by Yao Sizhu.

Beautiful, and the price is very low.

In this way, these baskets compiled by Yao Sizhu have no advantage, so it is better to change careers.

Although the work of raising ducks is more laborious than weaving bamboo baskets, it is much easier than working in the fields. Yao Sizhu can handle it completely.

Since he put on the shoes Guoer gave him, his walking posture is much better than before. This has given him a lot of confidence and he no longer has to hold his head up in front of others.

Nowadays, he can go wherever he wants without worrying about who is saying what behind his back.

After a few months, when these ducks are grown and begin to lay eggs, Guo'er is confident that she will be able to experiment with the fresh foods such as roast duck, braised duck meat, and preserved eggs that she often eats in modern times.

Thinking of this, Guo'er couldn't help but thank her parents in her previous life. She remembered that when she was very young, her parents left her with her grandparents in the countryside, and then took her younger brother out to work.

Her grandfather took her to the fields all day long, so she was no stranger to growing crops at a young age;

Grandma is a very capable old man. In addition to making all kinds of delicious farm rice, she also pickles several large jars of yellow mud preserved eggs every year. She has been a good helper to grandma since she was a child, so she still knows how to make preserved eggs.

The memory is still fresh.

Here, preserved eggs are definitely a new food, and they won’t have to worry about good sales when they come out.

There is also roast duck. Although she has never cooked it, she knows how to make roast duck. When the time comes, she will get a special stove and test it a few times. It should be fine.

As for making braised dishes such as duck tongue, duck wings and duck neck, it is even simpler. In her previous life, she was used to being alone. After work, when she had nothing to do, she liked to learn how to cook by herself by reading recipes, so these things are not difficult.

Down her.

In the days to come, people in Shangyao Village could see Yao Sizhu driving a large group of ducks every day, sometimes followed by Er Lin, Xiao Cao and several children to the river beach together. Those ducks did not need to be taken care of when they arrived at the river beach.

I leisurely swim in the water, and from time to time I find something in the water and stretch my neck to swallow it.

Many people were puzzled and came up to talk to Yao Sizhu: Why do you raise that thing? Ducks eat a lot, lay few eggs, and taste bad. They only have a few taels of meat when they are killed, and they are not as delicious as chickens."

Yao Sizhu smiled shyly: "You can sell the ducks for money after you raise them."

Some smart people in the village saw that this was another way of making money that the Yao family had come up with, but no one followed suit and raised ducks. Everyone kept a wait-and-see attitude and watched. After all, no one knew that the Yao family raised so many ducks.
Chapter completed!