When Xie Zhong heard what she said, he tried his best to persuade her a few more times, but seeing that Qiao Mingjin still looked like she was not getting enough, he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.
It’s so shameless! How many people are fighting for it but they can’t get this job!
The servants of the Xie Mansion all know that the old man likes people who can ring the abacus beads. Which one of them has not tried his best to learn abacus and wants to find an accounting office in an outside shop or come into the mansion to become an internal and external accountant?
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Even so, even if he is a slave with a death contract in the house, the old man still has to pick and choose.
This Mrs. Qiao, the old lady just asked her to investigate and then sent her to her door. She also promised her ten taels of silver a month!
If his daughter was more energetic, how could this job fall on her, a country girl!
Moreover, when he came here, he patted his chest and promised in front of the old man that he would definitely invite Mrs. Qiao back.
What is this now? People still look down upon it!
Really ignorant.
In the end, Xie Zhong, the housekeeper of the Xie Mansion, left with his two boys and angrily waving his sleeves.
Qiao Mingjin didn't take it seriously either.
Everyone just lives their own lives.
He Xie's family has a big business, so how could he be so obsessed with her? It's not that she doesn't think it's too hot to have a lot of money, she just enjoys her current life.
Furthermore, does Xie Zhong have an attitude of asking for help? It’s like giving a lot of favors. Even if she has no money and has to work hard to sell firewood, it doesn’t mean she can’t make a living.
After the Xie Mansion's carriage left, Qiao Mingjin closed the door again and taught Ming Qi and Xiao Wan'er how to abacus.
But that afternoon, there were constant knocks on the door at her house. There were almost no interruptions.
It seemed that even though she lived on the outskirts of the village, many people might have seen Xie's carriage coming and going.
The last time Zhou Mansion's carriage came to transport fertilizer, someone saw it and got the news that the fertilizer mud could be sold for money. Although it took several days to load it up and transport it to the city to sell, it finally returned without success. But it was obvious that
Those people didn't stop, Qiao Mingjin was being stared at now.
Most people in the village were probably staring at her.
Not to mention that she earned two taels of silver in such a short period of time. She also spent one tael of silver to buy four acres of land in front of and behind the house.
I don’t know if it’s because I earn too much money or something, but I still have to spend money to buy the land in front of and behind the house? Which house can’t just use the land in front of and behind the house? One or two silver dollars! It’s really a waste of money.
Many people in the village are keeping an eye on Qiao Mingjin. They heard that she no longer chops wood and sells it. Also, I heard that her two brothers have left. Who else can help her? How long can a woman chop wood every day?
But I haven’t seen her selling anything? She has no land or fields, how can she just sit there and have nothing? Can she sell fertilizer and mud all her life?
She was so tight-lipped that she didn't know how much money she sold for the fat mud. Qiao Mingjin didn't own the fat mud in the mountains, so why could she alone be able to sell it for money?
Some people always come to their homes as an excuse to see if they can talk to each other and make a little fortune. Even Sister Xiu’s ears are not clean.
As soon as they see a carriage entering the village, the children in the village will quickly report back to their elders. People in the countryside only focus on their three acres of land and have no one to entertain and gossip.
It's just that the boy from the Zhou Mansion was also very tight-lipped. He didn't say which mansion he was from, how much fertilizer he had to transport, and how much he charged.
It aroused the anger of many people.
In the afternoon, Qiao Mingjin simply took her two children into the mountains to hide for some peace and quiet.
Nowadays, there are not so many pheasants and hares in the mountains. But because there are many forests, black fungus can often be seen on the trees.
The three of them picked a lot.
Qiao Mingjin also took the opportunity to wander in the woods for a long time...
It wasn't until dusk fell that the three of them moved the chickens into the oxcart and led the oxen around.
The next day, she got busy in front of and behind her house. The vegetables she planted a few days ago also sprouted. The thorns that surrounded the circle also grew densely. She looked around and found that
There is no gap for livestock to get in and pick out the sprouts, which makes me feel at ease.
She spent the whole day with her two children, and the three of them kneaded the dough and made pancakes and snacks to eat. They were quite happy.
If it were before, she wouldn't have dared to be so prodigal.
Where did you buy that thin white flour? How could you afford fifteen cents a pound?
A few days ago, she bought ten kilograms and occasionally made delicious pasta for her two children. Having two children was like celebrating the New Year...
On the fifth day, He's father, He Xiaochun and He's father's two apprentices arrived in an ox cart in the middle of the afternoon.
Also here is Yun Jin, the eldest cousin of the Yun family.
"Cousin, why are you here? Why are you here at this time? You won't be able to see the way back soon." Qiao Mingjin was very surprised by Yun Jin's arrival.
Wan'er and Ming Qi were very happy to see these people.
Both of them are used to the bustling and bustling atmosphere at home, but these days there are only three of them at home, and they are really not used to it being so deserted.
Besides, there was no one to help Qiao Mingjin carry water. Mingqi couldn't help but feel sad when she saw her sister gritting her teeth and carrying water to the well and filling the two large water tanks.
And now I finally have labor.
Yun Jin picked up Xiao Wan'er and threw her up a few times, making Xiao Wan'er giggle happily.
Yun Jin held the little girl in her arms, then looked at Qiao Mingjin and said, "Why can't I come? I can't see the road, so I can't sleep here with you? Isn't there a place for me? You can even sleep in the kitchen."
Xiao Wan'er hurriedly said: "My eldest cousin sleeps in Wan'er's bed! Wan'er sleeps with mother!"
Yun Jin kissed the little thing hard on the face and said, "We, Wan'er, still feel sorry for our uncle."
Qiao Mingjin glanced at the uncle and nephew, then sent Ming Qi to clean up Mingheng and Mingjue's room. Yun Jin came here now, fearing that Father Qiao and the others had something to give him.
After the four fathers and He said hello to Qiao Mingjin, they went back to their rooms to put away their things.
Yun Jin came here this time, it was indeed Qiao's father and others who asked him to come.
Nowadays, apart from Qiao's father, Qiao's mother and grandmother Lan, there is only Mingyu in the family. No one has to run errands. The errands naturally fall on Yun Jin.
Fortunately, the two families live in the same village and are not far apart. Sometimes, if they shout loudly, the other party can hear them at home.
Yun Jin handed several land deeds to Qiao Mingjin.
Said: "The best quality farmland in Xiahe Village costs 10 taels of silver per acre, the second-grade farmland costs 8 taels, and the average dry land costs 5 taels. The wasteland costs one tael of silver per acre. This time we bought a total of 60 acres for you.
As there was not much good land for sale in the village at the moment, and I was afraid that it would not be taken care of if it was far away, I bought thirty acres of second-grade good land. In addition, I spent one hundred taels of silver to purchase one hundred acres of wasteland.
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"Your grandmother has asked my father to help find people to open up wasteland in the village. It won't take long for a hundred acres of land. Now your mother is very concerned about it. She stares at those fields every day. She wishes that the fields would suddenly be destroyed.
It's full of crops. I threw down a thousand taels and still didn't see anything. I was afraid that you and Wan'er would have no food to eat in the autumn."
Qiao Mingjin pursed her lips and listened quietly.
After listening, he said: "My cousin came home and told my mother not to work too hard. I added all this land to make my family live a little better. If she gets tired, it won't be worth the loss. Now there is more land. When the farming is busy,
Ask some people to help you, you don't have to do everything yourself. How much can she do by herself? Wan'er and I can't eat much. Don't damage your body."
Yun Jin then said with a smile: "Don't worry. Our family and my uncle's family are helping my aunt. She is left to suffer alone. Grandpa and grandma also said that they have never accumulated so much land in their lives.
Now that my granddaughter has bought so many fields, their faces are bright and they are very happy. Like your mother, they follow your mother to the fields with a hoe every day. They are working hard."
After hearing this, Qiao Mingjin said: "Tell my grandfather and grandmother not to work too hard. How can we be busy with so many fields? Shouldn't we hire someone to open up wasteland? Just ask someone to plow all the land and plant some crops. Look at the autumn."
Can you bring up the first crop of grain?"
After hearing this, Yun Jin said: "Don't worry, they have been planting crops all their lives and they know it in their hearts. The old man just doesn't want to spend more money on helpers. I will tell them to let them relax. By the way, your mother said
Let me ask you, have you ever thought about what crops you want to plant?"
Qiao Mingjin thought for a while, she really didn't know the situation in this era, and Qiao Mingjin's predecessor had never been to the ground.
Then he said: "Let mother and grandfather discuss it. I don't understand it very well."
Yun Jin agreed after hearing this.
During dinner in the evening, Qiao Mingjin asked Yun Jin to invite Sister Xiu and her family over for dinner. At the same time, she also told Yue Dalei and others about her next plan.
She also wanted to hear what these people thought.
"Root carving? What is that?" He San, He's father's apprentice, asked.
After hearing what Qiao Mingjin said, the others also stared at her curiously.
Qiao Mingjin said: "Root carving is to use the natural forms of tree roots, including tree bodies, tree tumors, bamboo roots, etc., and then give full play to your imagination to create some handicrafts, ornaments, tea tables, etc. on them that may be collected or used
Something to use.”
Father He was thoughtful after hearing this.
Then He Xia asked: "Where can I find such tree roots?"
Qiao Mingjin then said: "Although our mountain is not high, it has a lot of trees. Stumps, waste roots and dead trees left over from previous felling are everywhere in the forest. There are also many kinds of wood in the mountain. Let's go into the mountain to look for it.
If there are suitable ones, we will dig them out. Then we will see what they look like, and we will carve them out. There is a lot of profit from making this thing, and the cost is not high."
In her previous life, Qiao Mingjin followed her uncle and made many wooden stakes for sale. In the early years, those wooden stakes were complex in shape and made of good wood. Each wooden stake could be sold for dozens of yuan, or even one or two hundred yuan.
In the early 1990s, a few dozen yuan was very valuable. At that time, anyone who had a household worth ten thousand yuan would make headlines in the newspapers.
Many discerning people go to villages or forest farms to collect wood piles. Although it is not easy to dig out a tree root, some roots are dense and penetrate deep into the soil. Sometimes it takes several people to dig for ten and a half days.
It only takes a month to dig it out, but the income is quite considerable.
In later generations of handicrafts halls, or in specialized root carving and wood carving halls, there is a dazzling array of root carving handicrafts, which are of great collection value. It is also a pleasure to display them at home.
The tea table is made of wooden piles. It is simple and elegant, and has a natural and wild charm.
Qiao Mingjin walked around Qingchuan County and did not find this market, and her heart became alive. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support. That’s my biggest motivation.) Huijun, Wings to the World” for the peace charm, and “Clear Sky and Ten Thousand Moons” for the sachet. Thanks to “Beautiful Eyes Hope Hies, lindaapex, 090808154340312, Fat Girl, Gao Yi, Shuangqing "Liu Du, lienly61," voted for the pink vote. Thank you very much. Keep asking for the pink vote.
