Qiao Mingjin doesn't know what's going on with the Wu family...
She sent her two younger brothers out of the house early in the morning and went about her business while still absentmindedly waiting for the results.
Although the owner of Green Willow Villa outside the city had promised them some fertilizer, it was not difficult to find. What if someone got the news and sold it at a lower price?
It wouldn't be a big deal if it was just a one-time deal, but the Green Willow Villa would probably need a lot of fertile soil if it wanted to plant all the landscape trees. Coupled with the other farms besides Liu Yuan, there would probably be a lot of demand.
Qiao Mingjin also wanted to earn two or three acres of land through this. Even if they only hauled thirty bags a day, they still had three hundred coins, which was equivalent to what they had to sell firewood five times.
This fattening is effortless at all, unlike chopping firewood where your whole body aches and you have to worry about being hit by a dead tree.
Three hundred coins a day, given once every other day, is enough for a month, which is four and a half taels. Add in the money from selling firewood and other things, and after saving for two or three months, I can buy two acres of land.
If this business is robbed, or the price finally drops, it's really not good news.
Qiao Mingjin spent this day in the woods thinking about this matter.
Or is there any improved formula? Burning plant ash and firewood ash can also fertilize the fields. Can you adjust it to get better fertility?
It's a pity that her thoughts were in vain. In this regard, she is no different from an idiot.
Fortunately, when brother Mingheng and Mingjue came back in the afternoon, they brought back three strings of coins strung with hemp rope. Both brothers had smiles on their faces, and Qiao Mingjin's heart dropped to her stomach.
Mingheng couldn't wait to tell Qiao Mingjin that Yuan Liu had said that from now on his family's fertility would be provided by our family.
Moreover, he also took a fancy to Mingjue and asked Mingjue to be his son’s husband.
There was an extremely naughty son in Yuan Liu's family. He was nine years old and didn't like to read. He was mischievous and made trouble every day. He got angry and drove away several gentlemen. All the gentlemen he hired lasted less than a month.
Officer Liu also asked Mingjue if he would like to be his teacher. He would be willing to pay ten taels of silver a month to serve as a repairman.
Mr. Liu also came from a farming family. His ancestors had accumulated some wealth, and in his generation, the land in his family had accumulated more and more. He was considered to have a small amount of assets, had no worries about food and clothing, and usually had nothing to suffer from.
The only regret is that there has not been a scholar in the family for several generations. Therefore, Liu Yuanwai was particularly fond of Ming Jue. He heard that Ming Jue was a scholar and received them at that time.
He also observed that Ming Jue had an extraordinary appearance and good conversation. He thought of finding Ming Jue to be his youngest son's husband. Then Liu Yuanwai thought that Ming Jue would be able to take care of his little boy.
However, although Liu Yuanwai's attitude was extremely sincere, Mingjue still refused.
This ten taels of silver a month is indeed very attractive. With these ten taels of silver, the Qiao family can feel a lot more relaxed.
But now that the husband has to stay at home, what will happen to his sister’s house? Mingjue refused on the spot.
Qiao Mingjin was speechless after hearing this.
Ten taels of silver a month is a lot. Good novel: She works so hard now that she can't earn even a few taels of silver a month.
With this job, Mingjue can feel more relaxed. He can also teach and read at the same time. He is just a scholar now. With Mingjue's understanding, he can go further.
And with this amount of money in the Qiao family, Mingheng can also afford to study. Grandma and father will be very happy.
But she didn't express her thoughts on the mountain.
Qiao Mingjin didn't say what she had in mind until it was dusk and the family pulled up cattails and packed firewood and headed home.
Not long after the family returned home, Sister Xiu came to the door again with Chang He and Willow Branch.
Now Sister Xiu has also learned about the regularity of their family going to the city. She knows that they only go to the city every other day and are usually not at home during the day.
Many people in the village sometimes come to deliver the items for sale in person. Some people know that Qiao Mingjin is not at home during the day, and her family lives on the outskirts of the village. Therefore, some people also leave the items for sale at the house.
Everyone who asked Sister Xiu to bring her here knew that Sister Xiu and Qiao Mingjin had a good relationship.
Today, in addition to delivering eggs to several families in the village, Sister Xiu also asked Chang He to carry a basket full of vegetables.
Sister Xiu also knows that Qiao Mingjin has no time to walk around the village. When she comes home, she often tells Qiao Mingjin some things in the village, some gossip and so on.
Today, Sister Xiu talked about what happened at the in-law's house next door.
It is said that the Wu family went to the city early in the morning. She must have talked to Yue Zhongyao about marrying Liu Meiniang as soon as possible, and also solved the problem of Qiao Mingjin.
But it seems that Yue Jiayao refused.
I don’t know what Yue Zhongyao said to Mrs. Wu. Anyway, in the middle of the afternoon, Sister Xiu, who lives next door, heard Mrs. Wu pointing out and cursing in the yard. One moment, she said that Yue Laosan was unfilial and inconsiderate to the family.
She would then say that her life was miserable and so on.
Anyway, he had been scolding for a long time. When Sister Xiu came over just now, Mrs. Wu had not stopped talking.
Qiao Mingjin frowned after hearing this.
She also couldn't figure out what Yue Zhongyao was thinking. Did he really want to obey the patriarch and wait until he gave birth to a legitimate son before marrying a second wife?
I'll go.
He was comfortable. The sky was high and the emperor was far away, so he would not come back once a month. Wu lived in the village, so he might come to see her from time to time when he was unhappy.
Qiao Mingjin's head hurt just thinking about it. How could she have the leisure to shoot a machine gun with her?
Seeing that Qiao Mingjin didn't like hearing the news about the Yue family, Sister Xiu said a few words and then stopped.
Qiao Mingjin then started talking to Sister Xiu about something else. She asked her if the chickens she fed her bugs yesterday had eaten. Did she like the chickens?
Sister Xiu immediately beamed after hearing this: "I love to eat! I'm going to grab everything I don't love to eat! The two children even said they would follow you into the mountains to find worms to feed the chickens."
Qiao Mingjin smiled after hearing this. People love to eat meat, but chickens only want to be vegetarian?
Then he expressed his thoughts to Sister Xiu: "Sister, I want to raise some chickens. In addition to providing eggs for several children to eat, when they are raised, they can also be used to exchange for money, get some money, and add some income to the family. You
how do you feel?"
Then, without avoiding Sister Xiu, he told Sister Xiu that he was going to take the chickens to the mountains and forests to raise them.
After hearing this, Sister Xiu's eyes lit up and she said, "That's a good thing! Once you put the chicken in the forest, you don't need to feed it. But you can save a lot of food! It also saves worry, and you don't have to worry about the strong smell at home.
, making the ground very dirty. When it gets dark, wait until they are all put into the cage before transporting them back. Other book friends are reading:. Anyway, our two families now have a bullock cart, so we don’t have to worry about picking them back and forth.
trouble."
The more Sister Xiu talked about it, the more excited she became. She said that she would start raising animals in the forest tomorrow. Looking back, she saw that Qiao Mingjin didn't have any chickens, or even eggs to nest in.
He immediately said: "Don't worry, I will help you buy a few half-grown hens in the village tomorrow, and some small chicken babies. They will be able to lay eggs after a month or two. The eggs I brought today
There are many, I will help you pick them and see which ones can be hatched. I will take them back and let my chickens help you build a nest. After I buy you hens and chicken babies, our two families will be together in the woods.
Feed the chickens.”
Sister Xiu is a person of action. As soon as she finished speaking, she knelt down and helped pick fertilized eggs.
After picking for half an hour, I picked thirty pieces. I put them in the basket and said I was going to take them back to my home. It made it look like they were her family's business.
Qiao Mingjin was very moved after seeing it.
Qiao Mingjin thought for a while and then said to Sister Xiu: "Sister Xiu, do you want to work with us to sell the soil?"
Sister Xiu was confused after hearing this.
Qiao Mingjin told Sister Xiu about the fertile soil.
Sister Xiu didn’t expect that the rotten leaves and rotten soil of the dead leaves in the forest were still good things in the fields! Her eyes were sparkling.
They were even more surprised to learn that Qiao Mingjin and the others sold them for ten cents a bag.
Qiao Mingjin thought that Sister Xiu had helped her too much and had never had a chance to repay her. She might not get up for a few days, and people in the village would follow suit. By then, Sister Xiu would know about it from others, and she would not be able to repay her.
He must have some thoughts about her.
There are no secrets in this village.
She was not the only one cutting firewood in the forest. Every household went to the forest to collect firewood and rake loose hair. They all also knew her method of catching pheasants and hares. There were more and more people in the forest these days, and people could be seen everywhere.
Jiuqu is used to catch pheasants.
Although some people who cut firewood did not have oxcarts, and the journey was long and they could not use oxcarts to pull firewood to sell like her, there were many jealous people. Sometimes it would take her a long time to find the larger firewood.
The master of this village is like this. You are just like others, or even worse off than others. People may sympathize with you, occasionally help you, and often come to your doorstep.
But once you live a good life and are more prosperous than others, some people will be jealous and even say some lies.
Others cannot imitate her and bring firewood to the city to sell it for money, but who doesn’t have a few acres of farmland? If they knew that rotten leaves and silt could fertilize the field and increase production, I’m afraid there would be people going up the mountain to fertilize the field all the time.
Sister Xiu listened to Qiao Mingjin's words and said: "No need. I can just pick up some and put it in my home's land to fertilize the fields. How can I steal your business? This is also a novelty. If there are more people who know about it, how can anyone buy it?"
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Qiao Mingjin felt comforted after hearing Sister Xiu's words.
When she first invited Sister Xiu to chop wood and sell it with her, she didn't have an ox cart at that time. Originally, Sister Xiu could chop wood with her and sell it. In addition, she had an ox cart, so even if one person loaded half of it, she would still have enough for a day.
An income of dozens of yuan.
One month is not a lot. Her man Dalei can't earn more than a few hundred yuan even if he does hard labor outside for a month.
It's just that Sister Xiu refused at that time. Now she also refuses after hearing it. But it can be sold for ten coins a bag.
Qiao Mingjin tried to persuade her a few more times, but Sister Xiu refused again. Qiao Mingjin had no choice but to keep this gratitude in her heart.
The two of them talked for a few more words, and then Sister Xiu asked her two children, who were having fun with Wan'er, to leave.
After dinner in the evening, Qiao Mingjin and the rest of the family had washed up, then called Mingjue into the room, and also called He Xiaochun to listen.
