"Girl, come back." Mother Chang pulled the excited Lin Zhu out of the kitchen, "Didn't the Wang family and his son just say that these are potato seeds? If you eat them, what will you grow in the future?" Lin Zhu thought the same thing.
A sack of potatoes looked like a lot, but he had no experience, and there was no guarantee that all of them would survive if they were planted. He might as well save some money and wait until they are planted next year to eat enough. So Lin Zhu put down the potatoes and planted all the sack of potatoes.
When entering the vegetable cellar, the potatoes should be buried with some sand, but there is none now. I will wait for an opportunity to transport some sand back from outside.
After the two of them had collected the seeds, Lin Zhu and Chang's mother opened the two boxes. The first box was sent by Dr. Zhang. When they opened it, they found several pieces of fabric and two pieces of red wood neatly stacked up.
Carved boxes, the first box contains various small jewelry, including silver bracelets, silver hairpins, silver earrings and the like. I counted about twenty or thirty pieces. Although the price of each piece is not very high, because of the style
They look good, but they are not available in Song County, so Lin Zhu likes them very much. If he can’t wear them now, he can keep them for later. Lin Zhu happily asked Mother Chang to put them away, and Mother Chang took them and took a look, "
Girl, these things are for you to give away."
"How did you know, Mother Chang?" Lin Zhu looked at it and found some markings. How did Mother Chang know the purpose of this box of things? "Look, girl, the style of these things is not like yours.
What the little girl can use is a woman's trick used by women who get married after they have hair. This is not for you to give away for others to use. The old man is very thoughtful. In the future, you will use these to deal with favors in the village.
But it’s much more convenient and elegant.”
Lin Zhu didn't quite understand the requirements for women to dress up at this time. But since Chang's mother said so, it must be right. Besides, she didn't like the jingling on her head, so she didn't have to wear it just right. She opened another box, and this
The next thing dazzled her eyes. Inside was a pair of glittering head and face jewelry, whether it was hairpins, earrings, bracelets, etc. There were also some jewelry she couldn't name, and it looked like
It was also set with some red gems. Chang’s mother also came over to take a look. “The old man’s handiwork is a bit bigger.”
"Mother Chang, this is not good, the things my godfather gave me are too expensive. I deserve it, and I didn't send anything valuable, so I can't afford such a big gift." Lin Zhu said with a bitter look on his face.
As for the silver jewelry just now, she just accepted it. It wasn't worth much anyway, so there was no psychological burden on accepting it. But this set of gold headbands inlaid with gems was a bit embarrassing to accept.
"Girl, the pot of summer plums you sent is more than enough. At this time of year, there are not many blooming summer plums. Besides, you also sent special items.
Watermelon seeds, if watermelons grow, sell them to Muyue Trading Company. Not to mention a pair of heads and faces like this, ten pairs have also come out. Just accept it with peace of mind." After hearing what Chang's mother said, she stopped worrying and started playing with it seriously.
After looking at that face for a while, I couldn't put it down. Women are naturally not immune to this kind of thing.
"It's so beautiful. It's a pity that I can't wear it now. I have to put it on the bottom of the box. What a pity." Lin Zhu sighed and handed it to Chang's mother and asked her to put this and the box of silver jewelry together. She would collect them after a while.
Get up. Lin Zhu has two small locked boxes, one for money and one for jewelry. They are just for show. When needed, he opens it and pretends to take things from inside. In fact, the valuable items have been given away long ago.
She put it into the space. Now it is empty, so it is not easy for Chang's mother to put things.
Lin Zhu had always kept all valuable things except for daily money, and Chang's mother never wondered where she had put them, so she was not surprised by Lin Zhu's requests.
After looking at the two boxes, there were only various colored fabrics left in the box. I took them out one by one and placed them on the table. There were actually as many as ten pieces, except for one piece of blue woven bamboo leaf brocade and two plain soft brocades.
, the others are all fine cotton, three pieces of Songjiang Feihua cloth, four pieces of Songjiang three-shuttle cloth, the colors are mostly tender colors suitable for making clothes for Lin Zhu, but there is one piece of sky-blue three-shuttle cloth.
The cloth was given to Chang's mother.
"Mother Chang, if these are made into clothes, how long will I have to wear them?" Although Lin Zhu made a lot of money selling watermelons, except for buying land, she rarely spent money on herself, and she rarely spent money on clothes and jewelry.
Buy. "Haha, it's not much. I'll make a few sets to wear. Besides, the girl has to grow up, so she won't be able to wear them for a long time. Don't worry, Mother Chang will make them beautiful for you." Mother Chang's
Her skills finally came into use. These materials were enough to keep her busy for a while. Now Chang's mother was already mentally calculating what kind of clothes this piece of cloth should be made into and what kind of flowers should be embroidered on it.
Lin Zhu helplessly looked at Chang's mother who was still imagining, then turned around and opened another box. The first thing that caught her eye was a small wooden horse, which was just right for Fu Dou'er to ride on and play with. There were two boxes on the horse's head.
The small handle can be held. Lin Zhu took it out and looked at it carefully. The workmanship is fine and the materials used are also exquisite. The whole body of the wooden horse is very smooth without any burrs. The horse's head is also beautifully made. Lin Zhu took a look.
She fell in love with it. If the wooden horse was not too small and only suitable for Fu Dou'er, she would have wanted to try it.
He put it on the wooden horse and looked at other things. There were several boxes inside. Lin Zhu opened one of them and found some wooden boards inside. He counted seven wooden blocks and another board. "Isn't this a jigsaw puzzle?"
?" After Chang's mother put the fabrics away, she came to Lin Zhu, looked at the things in her hand and said, "They are all gadgets for Fu Dou'er. Girls can also play with them, but they are just to relieve boredom.
You must not let yourself play with things. Don’t let Fu Dou’er play with him too much.”
Lin Zhu didn't care about Chang's mother's words. Although she meant well, the jigsaw puzzle was an educational toy. Playing with it more when Fu Dou'er was young would help him develop his brain, so it was a very good toy.
When she opened the other small boxes, she was dumbfounded. How much does my Fudou child love to play that he got so many toys? One was returned in a row, and another one was unknown. In short, it was made up of more than a dozen wooden strips. There was also a toy.
Lin Zhu took the Go chess and looked at it. It was okay. They seemed to be educational. So Lin Zhu generously forgave the person who gave Fu Dou'er so many toys.
After taking out all the toys in the box, Lin Zhu saw something wrapped in cloth underneath. When he opened it, he saw that it was a finely crafted wooden sword. The entire sword body was not long, and the tip was polished.
It was also very smooth, and Fu Dou'er would definitely like it. Thinking that she would be knocked down by Fu Dou'er's sword countless times in the future, Lin Zhu became depressed. However, she was still very satisfied with the gift from Muyue Trading Company. If it hadn't been for them
, I didn’t expect that there would be so many educational toys here, and of course I didn’t know where to buy them. The ones they gave were very timely.
At the bottom of the box there was a flat wooden box with carved plum blossoms and chicken wings. Lin Zhu was a little tired and thought to herself, how many toys do you have to give before it is finished? I didn’t want to open it again, but Chang’s mother felt that this box didn’t look like it
It's for toys, he persuaded me, "Why don't you open it and take a look?"
Lin Zhu finally opened the box. Inside was a pair of jade bracelets and a pair of jade pendants. Looking at the jade quality, it must be of great value. The real gift was this. There was also an envelope. Lin Zhu opened it. From the inside
He took out a banknote and a page of letter. He showed the letter to Chang's mother and said, "Girl, the letter said that these toys were given to Fu Dou'er as a birthday gift, and the banknote was used to buy those prescriptions.
The jade pendant and jade bracelet are for you to wear and play with. The jade pendant also has a lucky bean. The silver note is one thousand taels."
Lin Zhu looked at those things and felt a change in his mind towards the people of Mu Yue Trading Company. He also looked forward to meeting them next. It seemed that they were sincere. "Mother Chang, give Fu Dou'er the little wooden horse and put it on the couch first."
Come on, let him play when he wakes up later. Put the rest in this box first, it happens to be big, so put the other Fu Dou'er's toys in it too."
Neither jade bracelets nor jade pendants were suitable for Lin Zhu to wear now, so she put them in a box and put them in the space when Chang's mother wasn't paying attention.
After packing their things, the two of them were tired. After making a simple meal and taking a bath, the two of them took Fu Dou'er to play and chat on the couch.
"Fu Dou'er, is the little wooden horse fun?" Lin Zhu asked him while holding his back with his hand, "Play, hehe, hehe." Fu Dou'er can't express himself clearly yet, and can only simply say
Boomed out one or two words. "General Fu Dou'er is coming on horseback." Lin Zhu said while watching him wave his wooden sword on the "horse". Fortunately, although Fu Dou'er waved it randomly, he didn't point it at anyone.
Facing the dozens of cloth tigers on the couch, otherwise Lin Zhu would not have let him play with the wooden sword.
"Mother Chang, has the land bought by Uncle Chang Shi been cleared away?" Lin Zhu thought of the land that Chang Shi and Chang Tianlei bought two months ago in the middle of Song County and Qingluan County.
It was completely in accordance with Lin Zhu's requirements, that is, there were mountains and water. There was another mountain connected to the back of the mountain, but there was a big canyon between the two mountains. It was very gray and steep and could not be passed, and no one dared to go down.
Below the canyon. However, a small river flows out of the canyon, which can be used to irrigate the land in front of the mountain. Although the soil in the fields is good and bad, such a place is indeed what Lin Zhu wants. It is suitable for building a manor. This
It was her dream, a manor with mountains, water, meadows and a castle. However, the castle was not suitable to be built here and could only be changed into pavilions.
"It should be ready, but it's only fifty acres of land. The previous owner wanted to take away all the harvest in the field, so he was afraid of leaving a little bit for us. The harvest was so clean," Chang's mother said.
"Then let's leave it for now. We'll wait until we have time to go there and take a look, and then we'll talk about how to arrange it. We have so many rice seeds, and we have to see where they can be planted. We'll also leave out which places to plant."
Lin Zhu thought for a while and said, "What do you want to do there, girl? Don't you use it all for farming?" Chang's mother asked curiously.
"Well, I want to build a big house there that we can all live in." Lin Zhubi made a big gesture. "But I haven't decided what kind of house I want yet, and the money now is not enough.
Wait until next year before building it again.”
"Girl, you have so many novel ideas. Then we are very lucky." Chang's mother said with a smile and hugged Fu Dou'er, "It's time to go to bed, Fu Dou'er, come on, let's go."
At this time, Fu Dou'er was still a little excited and even danced in Mama Chang's arms. Fortunately, Chang's mother had already taken down his wooden sword. Fu Dou'er without a weapon was not dangerous. Lin Zhu was holding Fu Dou'er's sword from behind.
General Hu teased him back to the house.
As soon as the autumn harvest came, Lin Zhu took Fu Dou'er and Chang's mother and moved them back to the kang. Now they are not afraid of the heat when they light the fire. It is warm and comfortable to sleep on.
In the Zhang family in the capital, old doctor Zhang was admiring the pot of summer plums. His second son, Zhang Weize, came in. "I have met my father."
"What's the matter? It's rare to come back so early." Old doctor Zhang looked at the sky outside and it was still early. "Father, are you familiar with Mr. Lu of Muyue Trading Company?" Zhang Weize asked anxiously.
"Why do you ask this?" Old Doctor Zhang put the orchid down and turned to ask him.
"My son wants to find some novel items. I heard that Muyue Trading Company always has some unexpected things, but they are very strict and few people know about it. So if you know Mr. Lu, this matter will be easy
I’ve done a lot,” Zhang Weize said with a smile.
"I know him, but why do they give me this face and let me know their secrets?" Old Doctor Zhang asked back. His second son is very active, good at maneuvering, and always wants to get a job by pleasing his boss.
Jinjue. Dr. Zhang couldn't bear to see this. His eldest son inherited his legacy and became a doctor. He worked diligently in the hospital and had a good reputation, so he didn't need to worry. It's just that the second son was impetuous in doing things, which made him
He worries the most. This time he came back from Linjiacun in a hurry just to stay at home and save him from running around all over the place in pursuit of his future.
"Father, this is an opportunity. Mr. Lin's mother is celebrating her seventieth birthday. As long as the birthday gift I send makes her like her, I can build a good relationship with Mr. Lin, and then my son will have a chance of promotion.
That's it." Old Doctor Zhang became more and more angry as he watched. He stood up and looked at him seriously, "Although I have never served in the previous dynasty, I know that this official position is not something you can just rise to, nor can anyone.
It has the final say. As the emperor, can't you see the little tricks of the people below? Can the items not sold in Muyue Trading Company be cheap? Are you afraid of being caught if you want to bribe Lin Fengquan?" Old Doctor Zhang flicked his sleeves.
, turned around and left. Zhang Weize stood there with a reluctant look on his face. After a while, he showed a resolute look on his face and walked out. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to recommend it.
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