Qiao Mingjin didn't know what happened in the Yue family.
It is better to rely on yourself than to rely on others. After experiencing the pain of labor, she has deeply understood this truth.
Now she doesn't want to have anything to do with Yue Zhongyao. Since she and Wan'er and her daughter moved away from Yue's house these days, Yue Xiaoman only comes to visit occasionally. When Yue Xiaoman comes to visit, most of them just bring things.
Let her sell it on your behalf.
She didn't care, she didn't want to have anything to do with that family. Now the mother and daughter were still below the food and clothing line, and they didn't have the time or leisure to care too much.
The sound of chopping wood in the forest reached Qiao Mingjin's ears clearly. Although she was tired, it at least proved that she was still alive, which was enough.
In the middle of the afternoon, Mingjue and Mingheng also came back from the city and hurried into the mountains.
Without saying a word or even taking a breather, Mingjue took his sister's hatchet and started chopping down the dead tree.
Qiao Mingjin straightened up and took a rest, and listened to Mingheng talking to her about the two brothers going to the city today.
"Sister, why don't you see Mingqi and Wan'er?"
Mingheng walked around in the forest and didn't see the two of them, which was a bit strange. If it was normal, the two of them would have been around Qiao Mingjin.
Qiao Mingjin laughed after hearing this and said, "I'm afraid I'm waiting with Sister Xiu's two children by the river for the snipe birds and river clams to fight so that they can pick up another one."
After saying that, he started laughing.
How can such a once-in-a-lifetime thing happen all the time? Where can such a coincidence happen again?
Mingheng also laughed after hearing this. Even Mingjue, who was cutting firewood in front of him, smiled heartily.
Speaking of snipe birds, Mingheng chatted excitedly with Qiao Mingjin.
"Sister, sister, do you know how much that bird was sold for? Who was it sold to?" Mingheng looked up at Qiao Mingjin with excitement on his face.
Qiao Mingjin touched his head and said with a smile: "It must have sold well, otherwise you wouldn't be so happy."
Mingheng grinned and nodded.
"Yeah. That bird got twenty taels of silver! Sister, I must have never thought that it was the young master of the Zhou family who bought our skewered eggs for the first time. He also bought a few river mussels. He also said that he would buy the bird in the future.
If you catch some river mussels and send them to him, you will be given ten copper coins per mussel!"
Qiao Mingjin smiled happily after hearing this and asked him about the specific situation.
It turned out that the two brothers went to Yuji to deliver firewood, vegetables to Piaoxianglou, and then went to the market to sell pheasants, rabbits and eggs entrusted by the villagers.
Originally, the brothers put the bird on the market to sell, but the price was too expensive. Many people looked at it, but few wanted to buy it back.
After the two sold out the pheasants and hares, they were thinking of trying their luck at some wealthy families. Unexpectedly, they met the boy next to the fourth young master of the Zhou family.
The boy was going to the street to buy snacks for his young master from a designated snack shop, but unexpectedly he met them.
The boy took the two of them and ran straight to the academy. He called his young master out.
The young master of his family is really thinking about finding something interesting so that he can show off in front of the other young masters in the academy. Last time, he was asked to show off the skewered eggs.
He and another boy wandered around the market every day and found countless interesting things for his young master, but his young master didn't show much interest in them.
Now that he saw such a bird, with such long legs and such a long beak, the boy immediately thought of his young master.
If this made his young master happy, how much less would the reward be? The most important thing was that both he and the other boy had thin legs, and they racked their brains and couldn't find anything that his fourth young master liked.
Mingheng was a shrewd man. When he saw that the boy was happy, he said that he wanted ten taels of silver and would not sell it for less. Unfortunately, the boy only had a few taels of silver, so he took his two brothers to the academy.
The young master of his family ran out of the academy very quickly after hearing about it. He was really happy to see him.
He quickly took out ten taels of silver and gave it to Mingheng.
I also heard Mingheng say that I could keep it in the pond, and it was a sight to see it walking leisurely in the garden every day. I couldn't help it anymore, so I hugged the bird and ran home.
On the way, by chance, I met Zhou Yanqing, the fifth master of the Zhou family. Zhou Wenxuan was holding the big bird to show off to his uncle.
Zhou Yanqing learned that Mingheng and Mingjue were the family members of the woman who sold umbrellas in the restaurant that day. He rewarded them with twelve taels of silver.
Mingjue didn't want to accept it at first, but Mingheng couldn't control it too much. He quickly took it and put it in his arms.
His sister once said that if you don't accept the money rewarded by a wealthy family, they will think you are looking down on him. Besides, he doesn't do any bad things. The birds his sister catches are popular with the nobles, and what he sells are serious things.
It’s not that life is expensive, it’s just that one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer...
After hearing this, Qiao Mingjin smiled and touched his younger brother's head. This younger brother really has the potential to do business, and he will not suffer any loss if he enters an official career.
Then he asked with a smile: "You will give two taels of silver to Changhe and Liuzhi later. They also helped catch them together. Did you buy candy bars and snacks for them?"
Mingheng nodded after hearing this and said: "I bought it. I bought a big bag each. I will send the money to Changhe and the others in a while."
Qiao Mingjin nodded and asked again: "Did you go home when you came back? Did you get the book copied by dad?"
Mingheng nodded again to Qiao Mingjin: "I went. I cut a piece of meat for my family and bought a book for my father. I also bought some needlework for my grandma. My father has already copied several books. Dad
He also said that we should go and change it for him tomorrow. He said that we would not go to the city until the day after tomorrow, but he would have to stay at home tomorrow."
Qiao Mingjin smiled after hearing this. Her father had always wanted to help the family with some things, but he was powerless. Now that he had finally found a way, he had to use all his strength.
"By the way, sister, when I came back, I met the owner of the bun shop where we went to the city to sell out buns. He still sends people to deliver the stuff to that village every day. He has made more money during this time.
A lot of money. He even recognized me and asked about my sister. We heard from him that the village outside the city will be repaired soon, so there will be no need for so many people to work, and then everyone will be paid.
After he was dismissed, he could no longer sell buns there. He also asked us if there were any other ways to make money."
Qiao Mingjin smiled after hearing this.
His bun shop sells buns every day in the city, and the customer base is relatively fixed, so there won't be any big changes. The daily income won't change much either.
Having the opportunity to deliver steamed buns to Zhuangzi outside the city is equivalent to opening two businesses, and the income will naturally be better than before. Once one business is gone, there will naturally be a gap in income.
It's just that she doesn't have any good suggestions. Even if she does, she and the boss of the company haven't gotten to know each other well enough yet.
Qiao Mingjin recalled that she was selling steamed buns at the village before, and heard the foreman say that the village was built for the owner's family to enjoy the view and rest. There must be some scenery there, and there must be no flowers and plants.
not enough.
Flowers, plants and trees brought from other places may not necessarily be able to be maintained. In addition to the careful maintenance of gardeners with many years of experience, this maintenance also requires many other things. That is to find a good gardener.
It may not be possible to keep the transplanted flowers and trees alive.
Qiao Mingjin then thought of the thick layers of mulch under the dead branches and leaves in the forest. They were all fertilizers! They were all good fertilizers for growing flowers, trees, vegetables and fields.
Her family doesn’t have a field yet, so she has no use for these things. Can she sell them for money?
Qiao Mingjin buried her head in thought for a while and felt that there was a lot to be done.
Although she didn't know whether this thing could be sold, whether anyone would want it, or whether it could be converted into money. But now the opportunity was right in front of her, and her family needed money for everything, and she still had to save money to buy something.
Two acres of land. I have two younger brothers who still need to go to school. They need money everywhere.
After Qiao Mingjin thought about it clearly, she called Mingjue over and told her two younger brothers what she thought.
The two of them were very surprised when they heard this: "Sister, can the soil under these dead leaves fertilize the fields?"
"Of course it can, and it's even better than manure in terms of fertility. These pine hairs, the ash from burned firewood, and the sugar mud dug out of the pond are all good things that can fertilize the fields. Even you two don't know
.I’m afraid that others may not know it clearly.”
The two brothers looked at each other. They both worked in the fields at home, and his sister had been doing embroidery at home with her grandmother since she was a child. When did she know this?
Mingheng was very excited after hearing this. As long as he heard that something could be exchanged for money, the child's eyes would light up astonishingly.
"Sister, can this thing really be converted into money? This forest is so big!" Wanwan's eyes shone with excitement.
Qiao Mingjin smiled and nodded.
He said to the two of them: "If others know, it's okay to tell. If others don't know, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money. And I'm afraid they won't pay until they see the effect. But we can't give up this opportunity. Now
Our family has no capital, so we can only do capitalless business. If these things can be exchanged for money, the family can be improved."
Seeing the two of them nodding their heads, he added: "Tomorrow you two will go to the city again, and go to the village to find the manager or gardener of his house. We have never sold it before, and we don't know the price.
If they are interested in how to sell it, let them ask. It doesn’t matter how much it is, even if you can pay ten or twenty cash for a car, it is still an income.”
Mingheng nodded after hearing this: "Well, my brother and I will go to the village early tomorrow morning."
The three siblings discussed it for a while, and then went to the forest to take a look. They raked up all the dead leaves with a bamboo rake and looked at the layer of rotten leaves underneath.
Deep in the forest, the ground in the dense forest is covered with layers of dead leaves, which have been soaked for an unknown number of years. If they can be sold for money, I am afraid that my home will be improved.
The three sisters were all a little excited. They looked around and then concentrated on chopping firewood. They thought that they would bring a cart of firewood tomorrow and sell it at the market.
The three siblings were busy in the woods all afternoon, and Mingqi and Xiaowaner did not come into the mountains until they loaded the firewood onto the oxcart.
Qiao Mingjin was a little worried, so she asked Mingheng and Mingjue to load the truck and transport it, while she went to the river to find two small things.
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