Songshan Village is only a dozen miles away from Baishui Town, and Yanghuai Village is even closer. It is only seven or eight miles away from Baishui Town, and you can walk there in half an hour.
Logically speaking, it is much closer to Baishui Town, but people from Yanghuai Village usually go to Panshi Town.
If nothing else, no matter how close Baishui Town is, they still fall under the jurisdiction of Panshi Town.
However, several villages adjacent to Yanghuai Village are under the jurisdiction of Baishui Town. Song Qiu has never been to these villages before and is not familiar with them.
So I made a special trip to my uncle's house first and called my cousin Yuan Hua to come with me.
Now that the grains have been collected, they just need to bask in the sun a little more to close the warehouses. The Yuan family is not busy. Yuan Hua agreed as soon as he heard it and followed him to lead the way.
Song Qiu took the opportunity to visit his uncle Yuan Shuanzi. He was recuperating for more than half a month. His hands had healed and he could move around without any problems. But now that he was done with his work and there was no work left, Old Meng insisted on letting him take care of him again.
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Yuan Hua is not yet thirty this year. He has a passionate temperament and is the most talkative person. He can't stop talking.
Before the person left the yard, he was already chattering, "It's across from Huangjia Village. Several families in the village grow vegetables and sell them. They go to Baishui Town to sell their stalls every day. They grow a lot of peppers."
!It’s all red now. I didn’t know you wanted to buy so much. You know, you should have gone there a long time ago. They grow vegetables for sale, and the land is empty. I don’t know if they have shoveled the pepper trees and spread vegetable seeds on the ground. We have to go quickly.
have a look!"
In the upper room of the Yuan family, several people listened to the sound and watched Song Qiu and others get on the mule cart and drive away. Yuan Cheng couldn't help but turned his head and looked at Old Meng, "Mom, do you think this matter is okay?"
There are no outsiders in the house, only Lao Meng, Yuan Cheng and their two daughters-in-law. If there is no work outside, they are busy at home. If the weather changes, they have to gather the corn that is drying in the sun.
Old Meng looked at Xiang, the eldest daughter-in-law on the side, and said thoughtfully: "Looking at it now, Aqiu is a girl with ideas, a down-to-earth person, and knows how to handle things. We have never seen the tea shed.
, I have also heard that the business is good, and now I heard that they are going to expand and build an inn, and this is another big battle to collect peppers.
I see that she has a plan and is not fooling around. This girl deserves to be a home and a good one to entrust."
"It's not impossible for me to open my mouth about this matter. Daping is your eldest son. Your father and I won't say anything. Are you willing to let Daping marry you?"
Yuan Ping also glanced at his daughter-in-law. They had discussed this matter in private several times. Her daughter-in-law did not agree at first, but now she has relented.
He said: "Daping is almost sixteen this year, and we could have said we were getting married. He is the eldest son in the family, so it is reasonable to say that getting married is easy, but after looking around, the neighbors really didn't think so.
suitable."
"Aqiu's place is different. Our two families are so close, and Aqiu herself is a capable person. It would be a good thing if she could really get her to be the eldest daughter-in-law, but we also know the situation at my aunt's house.
I want to leave a piece of incense for cousin Fu Sheng.
If Aqiu really likes Daping, it doesn't matter if Daping goes to marry him. After all, he is not an outsider. Besides, there is Sanping, and we still have someone to inherit the family, regardless of whether Daping stays at home."
Of course, if they want to marry into any other family, they will decide not to do so, but my aunt's family will accept it.
He thought that it was also difficult to recruit a wife these days. There was no man in the aunt's family to take care of things, and some things were just inconvenient. Daping was a mature person, so if he could get a wife, he would be useful.
They are the eldest daughter's natal family. If they don't show their support in this matter, they won't be called relatives.
Yuan Cheng also thought that he would not be able to recruit a wife.
He had thought about this a few years ago. By asking Aqiu back to be his daughter-in-law, his aunt would be able to rest assured in the future.
Now that his aunt decided to recruit a bride to leave a legacy for cousin Fusheng, he had no choice but to think about it in a different way.
"But first we have to ask Aqiu for what she wants. If she doesn't like Daping, she'll have to say something else."
After hearing this, Old Meng didn't object when she saw Xiang. On the left and right were their own sons. As a grandmother, she couldn't stretch her hands that far.
"Okay, since you two have thought about it, I'll talk to your aunt."
"If it works, of course it's good. If it doesn't work, you don't have any ideas."
Yuan Cheng said hurriedly: "What mother said, if it doesn't work out, can we still become enemies? What kind of person am I? If it works, I will ask Daping Niang to find a matchmaker to come to my door. The ones from ten miles and eight villages are far away.
If you look good, you can always find the right one."
Old Meng nodded and kept the matter in mind, "Your aunt's house is busy right now. I'll go to her house and ask her to entertain you. Fortunately, your aunt's house will be hosting a banquet in a few days, so I'll be there anyway."
I'll just find a chance to ask your aunt about her story."
Yuan Cheng nodded, "Okay."
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It is much more convenient to have Yuan Hua lead the way. He is familiar with the roads. Huangjia Village opposite is also a neighbor. He is familiar with many families.
After entering the village, I went straight to the houses I knew that specialized in growing vegetables and selling them.
"Sangui! I'm not at home!"
At a house at the head of the village, Yuan Hua opened the courtyard door and went in while calling someone. He was obviously very familiar with the house.
Someone in the room heard the sound and came out. When he saw Yuan Hua, he responded: "Why are you here? I have to go down to prepare the land and sow vegetable seeds today, so I don't have time."
"I'm not going to play with you. I have something to do here today. Are you going to prepare the land? Are the pepper trees dug up?" Yuan Hua said quickly.
Huang Sangui said: "Not yet, aren't we about to go?"
"This is a coincidence. Don't dig it. The red peppers in your house can be sold for money. This is my niece. You know, my aunt's granddaughter. She wants to collect red peppers. You can pick all the red peppers.
Weigh it to her and sell it for one penny a pound, just like green chili peppers!"
When Huang Sangui heard that there was such a good thing, he couldn't help but look at Song Qiu. She knew that Yuan Hua's aunt was the one who married to Songshan Village.
"Is it really a penny a pound? Just like green peppers?" What a good thing, he planted a lot, and he had to dig out the roots for a long time. In previous years, the soil was fertilized, and he could sell it for a penny.
He is also happy with ten pounds!
Why didn't such good things happen in previous years?
Seeing Huang Sangui looking at her and asking, Song Qiu hurriedly answered: "How much does your family charge for a penny per catty? Can you pick it yourself and weigh it? Let me first say that I only want the good ones, not the rotten ones."
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Huang Sangui got the answer and was so happy that he shouted into the room: "Baby, hurry up! Take the baby and let's go to the field to pick peppers!"
Then he looked back at Song Qiu, "Don't worry, I promise to pick all the good ones for you, and I'll keep the bad ones for retting! Just wait, we'll pick them right away!"
After saying that, the mother-in-law in the house also came out with the person in a daze. Huang Sangui took the person and left without saying a word. He didn't even care about the people in the courtyard, for fear that they would be gone if it was too late.
He specializes in selling vegetables, so he sells them when people buy them. However, no matter how dry the red peppers that no one buys are bought, he wishes he could sell them for some money.
Yuan Hua then went to other houses, and sure enough, when he heard that they were asking for a penny to collect red peppers, they had so many plants that they were all in a hurry to pick them, for fear of being a step too late.
People in the surrounding villages who heard it also came over and asked if they wanted something that they had grown little at home.
Song Qiu then said that he wanted it all, as long as it was good, he wanted every pound.