In the afternoon, Mingjue and Mingheng came back from the city and brought good news. Their opponents
The steward of Zhuangzi listened to Mingheng Baba's words, and even the straw ropes that could be seen everywhere in the countryside became a good thing in his mouth, and he was half-convinced.
I heard that Ming Jue was a scholar, and his master happened to be inspecting the village, so he invited Ming Heng and Ming Jue brothers in.
After listening to the explanation given by the two brothers, the owner of the village called all the gardeners in the village with doubts.
The village is so huge that it has several remote gardens, dug a lake, and hired more than a dozen experienced gardeners with many years of experience to take care of it. It is currently in a period of shortage.
A dozen gardeners were hired with a large sum of money from the owner of the village. They were worried that the famous flowers and trees brought from elsewhere would not be able to survive under their hands, so they were struggling to think of a way to do it.
After listening to what Mingjue and Mingheng said, his eyes glowed green, and he wanted to take out a notebook and write down every word they said.
Before Mingheng and Mingjue went there, they learned many good tips on growing flowers and grass from Qiao Mingjin, which were valuable experiences for future generations. The two of them were stunned by what they said to the dozen or so gardeners.
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In modern cities, whether it is urban construction or the construction of new communities, the greening of streets or parks, or even large shopping malls, special places have to be dedicated to raising famous flowers and trees transplanted from other places. Even if
Even if you transplant all the tropical palms from temperate zones, you can still grow them successfully.
Although Qiao Mingjin didn't learn this in her previous life, she had heard and heard it. She couldn't explain too detailed things, but she could still explain some general things.
I just randomly picked up a few of them and told them to the two brothers, which was enough to shock the dozen or so gardeners. They felt that they had met an expert. They even asked the brothers to help introduce them.
Even the owner of the garden said that he wanted to meet this capable man and ask him to help guide the construction of Zhuangzi's garden and provide guidance on the maintenance of the flowers and trees in Zhuangzi.
How could brothers Mingheng and Mingqi confess his sister? They only speculated that they heard this from a gardener from Beijing.
Na Mingheng was a clever man, and he said that he had heard it from a gardener from Beijing. The owner of Zhuangzi was stunned when he heard this, and he immediately stood in awe.
The owner of Zhuangzi thought that he came from some noble family's house or directly from that palace. He was convinced by what the two brothers said about maintenance and how to increase fertility.
Perhaps because scholars in this era were already respected, the owner of the garden trusted Ming Jue very much and did not feel at all that what Ming Jue said was wrong or that he was trying to deceive him.
The officer also particularly liked Mingheng's cleverness and invited the two brothers to have lunch with him in the village.
After the meal, he directly said that he wanted to buy all the fertilizer from their homes, and the two brothers would supply it exclusively from now on. He also said that it would not be used in the garden in the future, and there were several farms in his family.
Who doesn’t like to see crops increase in yield? Who wouldn’t be able to make ends meet with money if they find a way to increase yield?
The two parties agreed on the price on the spot, and when they agreed, they packed it in sacks and paid ten cents for each sack of fertilizer.
The two brothers got the master's promise and immediately said goodbye happily and came back...
He was so excited when he got home that he didn't even enter the house. Knowing that his sister must be in the mountains, the two brothers drove their oxen to find her.
The two brothers were extremely excited when they saw Qiao Mingjin. They danced and talked to Qiao Mingjin...
Qiao Mingjin was also very happy after hearing this.
This time, you can sell more than just fertilizer. You can also sell a lot of straw ropes.
The family has also accumulated a lot of straw ropes these days, but she doesn't have enough, so she turns to her grandmother, mother and Mingyu, plus her grandmother and two aunts. These women can rub straw ropes at home to exchange money. It will not delay them.
Do farm work. If you rub it in your spare time, you can rub it for a long time. If you go quickly, you can rub several large bundles in a day.
For Qiao Mingjin, there is nothing happier than hearing that there is something that can be sold for money.
For her, saving more money so that her children can eat every meal and having enough food for them is her biggest goal at the moment.
Now she wished she could walk around in the woods every now and then to see what else she could exchange for money, and then take them all back home.
"Sister, Yuan Liu said that you can get ten cents for a sack! Then we can load one hundred sacks into an oxcart! Then we can sell it for one tael of silver a day. It's much more than selling firewood! Sister doesn't have to work hard to sell firewood.
Already."
Mingheng said to Qiao Mingjin very excitedly.
Qiao Mingjin glanced at him with a smile and said: "This ox cart can't pull a hundred bags, and a sack of fertilizer is very heavy. If you stack it on the ox cart, you can stack a lot more, but you have to see
The oxen cannot pull it."
After hearing this, Mingjue glanced at the cow tied to the tree. Then he said: "It can still pull dozens of bags. One bag can hold fifty kilograms. I have seen grain stores hauling grain. One cow cart
It can hold seventy or eighty bags. This ox can pull more labor than a horse."
After hearing this, Qiao Mingjin also turned to look at his cow, thought for a while and said: "Just pull fifty bags each time. It's a long way, so don't tire the cow. Just sell firewood and sell eggs for a day."
For other things, I will haul fertilizers for sale every other day. If I get up early, I should be able to make two trips. In this way, I can earn an average of half a tael of silver a day, and more than a dozen taels a month. But I can
I feel a little relieved."
After a pause, he then said: "When sister saves for a while, we will buy one or two acres of land and plant millet and other grains, so we don't have to go back to the capital to buy grain in the city. Now I just buy the land sister."
I don’t have time to take care of it either.”
After hearing this, Mingjue said: "It's okay, sister, Mingheng and Mingqi and I will be here to help you. There isn't much at home, my mother and grandma can both be busy, and there's also Mingyu here."
Mingheng and Mingqi listened and nodded fiercely at Qiao Mingjin.
Since the two twins came to Yuejia Village, they feel much more relaxed than staying at home. But there is no father and grandma beside them to talk about a bunch of rules.
It's much more fun to follow her sister. Although there is more work than at home, and sometimes it is very tiring, but they just feel that being with her sister is much more fun and relaxed. Her sister often tells them things they have never heard before
, they prefer to follow their sister.
After listening to Mingjue's words, Qiao Mingjin looked at her younger siblings and felt extremely comforted.
How had she ever been so lucky to meet such a wonderful family and have such sensible brothers and sisters?
Qiao Mingjin was full of emotions. She smiled and said to several people: "Then we have agreed. One day we will go to the city to sell firewood, and the other day we will deliver fertilizer to the village. We will take turns, and whoever is tired will be there.
Rest at home.”
Mingheng and Mingqi shook their heads together to express that they were not tired.
Mingjue also said that she was worried that her sister, a woman traveling back and forth in the city, would not be able to afford food and shelter, and her sister was still a woman. When she came out of the house, her grandmother held his hand and told him to help her sister with whatever she could.
Sister does it, don't make it too hard for her to show up.
Qiao Mingjin smiled and said nothing. She got up early every day and started traveling. The days were getting longer and she couldn't bear it.
It is best for four people to make two batches, with one day off and one day off, so that no one feels too tired. Otherwise, if one person falls ill, she may not be able to afford the money for medical treatment and medicine.
"Then you two will go to the city tomorrow to deliver firewood. But don't forget to help dad get some book copying work back."
"Little uncle, little uncle, Wan'er also remembers it! I want to take the books home for my grandfather. I also need to exchange the books that my grandfather copied for money!"
Xiao Wan'er raised her head and said loudly. She was afraid that others would forget her.
Before, she had been holding Qiao Mingjin's skirt and stood there obediently listening to everyone talk, but she had been unable to get a word in. Now she finally had the opportunity to do so.
Everyone laughed after hearing this, and Mingqi and Mingheng ran over and rubbed her increasingly fleshy face.
The little thing twisted its little body and hugged Qiao Mingjin's thigh tightly, with its face lying on Qiao Mingjin's leg. It twisted around.
Mingheng couldn't pinch her face, so he simply picked her up from his back, put her directly on his shoulders, and said: "Let's go, my uncle will take you to catch pheasants! Let's catch a pheasant and fry it at home tonight."
Is it okay to keep eating?"
The little thing An clapped his hands after hearing this: "Okay, let's go catch pheasants! Let mom do it. Auntie's frying is not delicious."
"You little thing, how dare you think that the food made by my aunt is not delicious? I wonder if my aunt won't teach you a lesson!"
Ming Qi said and pounced on him with bluff.
"Uncle, run quickly, my aunt is chasing me!"
The three of them started chasing each other. They quickly hid themselves deep in the forest, and only heard Wan'er's giggle.
Although the forest was large, there were no ferocious beasts, so Qiao Mingjin felt relieved that the three of them went into the forest to play.
She looked at it and smiled to herself, then turned around and started chopping firewood with Ming Jue...
In the afternoon, Yue Zhongyao also came to the mountain to help the two siblings chop wood. But Qiao Mingjin and Ming Jue did not talk to him. Ming Jue just said hello to him and went to chop wood.
Yue Zhongyao was also aware of the situation. He glanced at his wife and took out his own hatchet from his waist to help chop the firewood. Qiao Mingjin saw that he was prepared, so she followed him.
But Yue Zhongyao didn't stay long, before Yue Donggen came to tell him to go home.
Yue Zhongyao only asked what was going on and did not follow him back.
After a while, someone came again. This time it was Yue Xiaoman who brought Mrs. Liu.
When Mrs. Liu saw Qiao Mingjin, she greeted Qiao Mingjin with a smile: "Mother Jin, do you still remember me? We met last time when I came here."
Qiao Mingjin glanced at her with a smile, and then glanced at Yue Zhongyao, tall, rich and handsome? His mother-in-law has come to the mountain with him. Look at this charm. If you don't keep an eye on him, you can still run away?
Qiao Mingjin smiled in her heart and went about her own work, ignoring her.
Mrs. Liu took another step closer and said, "Last time I saw you, Jin Niang, you were still rosy. How long has it been but you have lost so much weight? Isn't it hard work? This work of chopping wood
What can women do? I went to deliver needlework to wealthy families in the city. Although there were women in the kitchens and women in every house and courtyard, even the women in those houses did not do chopping.
What about firewood’s work?”
Qiao Mingjin laughed secretly after hearing this, thinking that I'm not even as good as a rough lady, right? But so what? It doesn't bother you, old man.
ps:
Thanks to "Born to Work Life" for the peace charm, and thanks to "Luo Luoluo" for voting for the update. I have to take a professional title test this week, and I will update it in the second half of the week. Luo Luoluo, I will make up for the update in the second half of the week.
