Joe's Farming

Qiao Yu was amused and asked with a smile: "Are you counting before going to bed?"

Song Xiaoyu shook her head: "No. I count once when I get up in the morning and once when I get back in the afternoon. I used to herd sheep for my former employer."

Qiao Yu's eyes suddenly lit up!

There are people raising sheep in the next county!

I also bought a little shepherd. What a good luck.

"It just so happens that I am also planning to raise sheep, so you can continue to count sheep in the future. But why did you go to the dental clinic when you already have a job?"

Besides, Song Xiaoyu is good at accounting, so she shouldn't have fallen to the point of selling herself.

Song Xiaoyu's eyes revealed a trace of sadness, and she said sadly:

"Last winter, a group of bandits came and stole the sheep and valuables from the master's house. The master had no choice but to sell us servants. Fortunately, the bandits only stole money and did not hurt anyone, which can be regarded as the master's good deeds. The master used to distribute porridge in the county on the 15th of every month, and he has been doing this for many years."

Qiao Yu and Gu Feng looked at each other.

Winter had only just passed, and such a big thing happened in the neighboring county, but I had never heard of it.

Gu Feng was quite sensitive about the bandits, so he asked hurriedly, "How many bandits are there? Has your county magistrate ever petitioned the court to suppress the bandits?"

Song Xiaoyu was frustrated when she heard this: "There were about 30 people who came, all carrying long swords, which was scary. Not only did the county magistrate not do anything, he also told everyone not to talk nonsense. He said there were no bandits in the county at all."

"This is too much!"

Others expressed their opinions.

Qiao Yu comforted him, "Don't worry, our county's chief official is a good official. What happened later? What happened to your master?"

Song Xiaoyu suddenly burst into tears.

He hurriedly wiped it and said, "I heard that the master has only two daughters, and they moved to other places because they were afraid that the bandits would come again."

Qiao Yu nodded: "A tree that is moved will die, but a person who is moved will live. From what you said, your master is a good person, and he should be rewarded."

"Yeah, thank you, boss."

What a grateful child, Qiao Yu thought.

His former employer had no choice but to sell him, but he was still grateful.

Then Qiao Yu looked at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man introduced himself: "My name is Wang Decai, I'm forty years old. I don't have any special expertise, my hometown is in town."

Wang Decai is also a pitiful man. He has a good relationship with his wife after getting married, and he never blames his wife for not having children.

Originally, the two of them lived in their old house in the town and their life was pretty good, but unexpectedly, his wife suddenly fell seriously ill.

Wang Decai spent all his wealth but was unable to keep the person, and he even sold the house.

But he still owed the clinic a few taels of silver, so he had no choice but to sell himself to the dentist to pay off the debt.

But he didn't want to say these, he just mentioned them in one sentence.

Qiao Yu nodded and looked at the next person.

There were two women, one fat and one thin. The fat one spoke first: "My name is Huang Guihua, I'm 35 years old this year, and my hometown is also in Suining, the next county. I'm good at work."

Qiao Yu and Gu Feng looked at each other and couldn't help laughing: "There is just too much work to do at home, it's just right."

Most likely he was afraid that Qiao Yu and Gu Feng would dislike him, so he said that he was good at his job.

The tall and thin woman said, "My name is Xia He, I am also from Suining, I am thirty this year. Suining was hit by a disaster last year, and many people were crushed to death by the heavy snow, including my family. I don't have anything I'm good at."

The neighboring county seems to be in really bad shape, with both snowstorms and bandits.

At this time, Yingzi and Meizi brought up the rice noodles.

Brother Wen brought Qiao Yu and Gu Feng’s separately.

The rice noodles are filled with crispy pork and dried day lily, and paired with fresh green onions and fried peanuts with red coating, which looks particularly appetizing.

Brother Wen was also considerate enough to prepare a small bowl for Qiao Yu to share.

Song Xiaoyu was a little reserved: "Boss, is this for us to eat?"

Their casserole contains the usual side dishes, including shredded kelp, peanuts, dried day lily, bean curd, bok choy, and two slices of crispy pork.

Although there is less crispy meat, it is still meat.

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "Eat quickly. I know that the dental clinic only has two meals a day, and the portions are small. You must be hungry. This is our own store, so you don't have to be polite."

Brother Wen just came over and took the bowl of condiments.

“If you like spicy food, you can add chili yourself.”

Qiao Yu pointed at the chili sauce and said.

The four of them hurriedly said no, fearing that the new owner would think they were too troublesome.

Song Xiaoyu looked at the full bowl of rice noodles and smelled the delicious food.

He was sold to a pawnbroker at the beginning of the year. He was originally in a pawnbroker in Suining, but because there were too many people who volunteered to sell themselves due to the disaster there, he was transferred to the pawnbroker here.

He was too thin and small, so no one wanted to buy him.

The food people eat every day in the dental clinic is rice porridge and dried vegetable soup without any oil or water.

Even so, you may not be able to eat every meal because you can't compete with others.

So when Song Xiaoyu took the first sip of soup, her eyes became wet.

The soup was so delicious that Song Xiaoyu quickly ate another mouthful of rice noodles.

This is the first time I've eaten this kind of thing, and the taste is different from the noodles I've eaten before.

Delicious!

Song Xiaoyu secretly glanced at the other people around her and found that they all looked like they had never eaten such delicious food before.

Qiao Yu didn't try to persuade them any further on how to eat it so it would taste better.

Gu Feng had already prepared a small bowl of cold food for him, so he took the spoon in his left hand and put the rice noodles and vegetables in with his right hand and ate slowly.

The casserole is very hot, so eating this way won’t burn you, and you can have a sip of soup and another sip of rice noodles. Qiao Yu enjoys the meal very much.

Qiao Yu was full after eating one bowl, so he sat aside and watched them eat.

The four people who were originally eating with relish quickly slowed down their movements.

"Be careful of the heat, eat slowly." Qiao Yu said with a smile.

After they finished eating, Gu Feng went to find Lin Da to discuss picking up Wen Ge'er and the others.

Qiao Yu sat in the store to rest and arranged work for several people.

"Xiaoyu, when you go back, help me raise cattle and sheep. At the beginning, we should raise fewer sheep. I plan to raise 30 sheep first, and maybe five cattle. Do you think it's okay?"

Song Xiaoyu's eyes lit up and she nodded vigorously, "Of course. I raised more sheep than this before, and the master sold them all to the capital. However, I have never raised cattle."

"It's okay. I'll go back and find someone to help you. It should be similar. And the chickens, ducks, fish and so on all belong to the farm. There are people in charge of them." Qiao Yu said.

Song Xiaoyu nodded quickly.

"Brother Wang, you can help me take care of the trees first. There will definitely be guests coming to the mountain to play later. You will be responsible for collecting the bills for these people."

Wang Decai immediately said in a serious tone: "Boss, you can just call me Lao Wang. Calling me brother is embarrassing. I don't know how to grow trees, but I will learn it well."

"Okay, Lao Wang."

Qiao Yu looked at Huang Guihua and Xia He again: "My housekeeper is called Sister Lan. She will help me with other things in the future, so the future work at home will be handed over to you. You go back and follow her for a few days."

Huang Guihua and Xia He nodded quickly.