Wear to the Ming Dynasty to farm

After the second pot of mashed potatoes was steamed, the stall was full of people.Qiao Jiwei first gave a bowl of mashed potatoes to the fishmonger. The two of them only brought four bowls before leaving, so Qiao Jiwei first sold the mashed potatoes to the guests who brought the bowls.Others waited for a long time but couldn't buy it, so they had to rush home to get a bowl.

When the neighbors of these people saw them leaving in a hurry, they felt that something big had happened in this county again.Ask them how it is.

The man told them about Qiao Jiwei selling mashed potatoes. "On the street to the east, there is someone selling a kind of edible food. It smells delicious! I rushed back to serve that food in a bowl."

"Then I'll go and have a look."

A boy dragged his mother out of the house and forced her to buy mashed potatoes. The woman was dressed casually and was pretty, attracting the attention of men on the road from time to time.

The head hurt from the son's trouble, so the woman had no choice but to buy a bowl for her son.Then she bought another bowl for her mother-in-law, so that her mother-in-law would not have to buy mashed potatoes for her son without telling her neighbors about her.

At noon, Qiao Jiwei went to a nearby stall to buy five fire roasts, distributed three to Qian Dayong, and he ate two for himself.

Some foodies rushed to Qiao Jiwei's stall when they heard that mashed potatoes were delicious.I don't know when there were more than 20 people lined up in front of the stall.Qiao Jiwei only brought [-] catties of potatoes. After all, there are fewer "muds" and more people. Less than two hours after noon, the potatoes were all sold out.There were more than a dozen people lined up in front of the stall. Seeing that the mashed potatoes were sold out, these people all showed disappointment on their faces.

Qian Dayong bought another pot, and planned to use the new pot to sell mashed potatoes, so as to show his sincerity.He took the new pot to his aunt's house in the city, and gave them the carp by the way. .Qian Dayong's aunt had always been at odds with Qian's mother, and his uncle looked down on Qian's family, so Qiao Jiwei saw this woman for the first time. It's a world of difference.Although my uncle almost regarded Qian Dayong as a stranger, but this aunt treated Qian Dayong well.She originally wanted to keep the two of them for dinner, but they had to hurry, so they didn't stay for long.

Qiao Jiwei, who came out of his aunt's house, bought another two catties of pork, and planned to give the two catties of pork to Ma Er, which was naturally in line with Qian Dayong's wishes.He was thinking about what to buy to thank Ma Er.

Because Qiao Jiwei gets tired easily carrying things, almost all things are carried by Qian Dayong.

Along the way, Qian Dayong was full of vigor, with a smug face, he made so much money today, he wished he could jump around happily, his big dark eyes were telling how happy he was today.Seeing Qian Dayong's appearance, Qiao Jiwei didn't get angry. He came up with the solution. A few days ago, he scolded Qian Dayong for giving away all the potatoes for free. Now that he has money, he is so happy. What about what I said that day, was eaten by a dog? "Alas! What made me so happy! Who said that a few days ago? Said that I lost money!"

What he said a few days ago turned into "evidence in court" today without realizing it. The tall and strong man couldn't help but blushed, scratched his head with his free hand, and didn't know what to say.

A white cloud drifted across the road, covering the sun which was still relatively far from Xishan.The two of them suddenly felt refreshed.Not far from the left side of the road, there is a row of weeping willows on the river bank, under the willows are several families, and there are more than a dozen thatched huts up and down.

The two walked west until they reached the village of Ma Er. Qian Dayong knew the way and walked ahead with two catties of pork.Qiao Jiwei followed behind.

When we arrived in front of Ma'er's house, the cow suddenly let out a "moo", which was a sign that the cow was in estrus, and obviously the breed had not yet been mated.

The two walked into the door of Ma Er's house one after the other. Qian Dayong first handed the pork to Ma Er, "Master, when did you come back?"

Ma Er hurriedly sent the pork back to Qian Dayong: "What do you mean by taking this! Didn't you just take it with you? It's worth it? Your mother can't eat any good food all year round, so I should take it back to honor you Mother!"

Qian Dayong turned around and put the pork on the wooden table in the kitchen, and Ma Er couldn't stop him by pulling his clothes from behind. "Master, just accept it! The two of us earned a lot of money today!"

After several disputes, Ma Er had no choice but to accept the pork.

Qiao Jiwei was afraid that interfering would not help, so he just watched from the sidelines.Seeing that Ma Er had a slightly sad face, he guessed that the cows were not worthy of breeding. "Master, I think you are worried, is it because the cow is not suitable for breeding?"

Ma Er shook his head, "No, I just heard that the cow collector has moved. He is the only cow receiver in the ten miles and eight towns. If I can't find him, my bull will not be sold. myself."

After speaking, he sighed and touched his forehead again.Also, the ancient law forbids the killing of cattle, and this live cattle cannot be eaten as meat, probably only for farming.The life of a cow is precious, and every family who buys a cow is like inviting a living ancestor.Wealthy farmers must have a few cows, and they don’t need to buy or sell them; while poor farmers need cows for farming and can’t afford them, so it’s not surprising that no one in a county buys cows.

Qiao Jiwei turned his head and looked at the calf in the bullpen. The cow had white hair in the middle of its eyes, and the rest of it was brown. It was really pretty, and it must be a handsome man among the cows.It's just not very honest, jumping here and there for a while.

Qiao Jiwei thought that he and Qian Dayong would travel frequently between the county town and the village in the future, and walking alone would not be a problem.The burden of buying a cow has been greatly reduced for the two of them.So he suggested to Ma Er: "Master, if you can't find a buyer, why don't you sell this cow to us?"

Ma Er was noncommittal after hearing this, "Brother, don't make fun of me with this!"

Qiao Jiwei smiled and walked a few steps: "Master, I really didn't lie to you. When we go to the county town to sell things in the future, we will have to use animals to carry things."

But Ma Er still shook his head when he heard this, he knew what was going on with the Qian family.In the past few years, let alone a cow, even buying a sheep may be stretched.

When we got back to the village, the sun had set not long ago.The sky over the West Mountain is full of sunset glow.A gust of wind blew past, making the foreheads of the two of them itchy.Mother Qian had already cooked the meal. After waiting for the two of them for such a long time and they still haven't come home, the food was cold. She felt an unknown fire in her heart again, thinking about taking it out on Qiao Jiwei.But when she saw the copper coins in the cloth bag Qian Dayong was holding, she threw the anger in her heart out of the sky, after all, no one would make things difficult for Qian Dayong.

Qiao Jiwei handed over all the money he earned today to Qian's mother, leaving nothing for himself.

Within two or three days, news of Qiao Jiwei selling mashed potatoes in the county spread to the village.When the villagers heard the news, they went to Qian Dayong's house one after another, wanting to have a look at Tudou.Qiao Jiwei never refused to come, and put a pile of potatoes in the courtyard for them to see.Some rough neighbors asked him for potatoes, and Qiao Jiwei accepted it.After all, the potatoes belonged to the family, and it was okay for the neighbors to ask for it once. If they were too thick-skinned and asked for too many times, it would be unreasonable. I am afraid that before Qiao Jiwei could comment, other villagers would poke their backs.

All of a sudden, so many people came to the courtyard, and Mother of Qian's side was indeed very beautiful.After all, in the past few years, few people have set foot in this fenced courtyard, and now the threshold is about to be broken, and her heart feels like rain after a long drought.

Even though she was happy, she still didn't forget Cuihua Niang, her deadly enemy. She carried four catties of potatoes and went straight to Cuihua's house. Cuihua still had lingering fears about what happened that day.Only Papa Cuihua was left in the courtyard.

Mother Qian put the bag of potatoes in the yard, her spirits were high, her demeanor was like a lively girl of twenty-eight years old, "This potato was brought by our family Dayong, my family can't eat so many potatoes, you don't know much, I must have never tasted it before, so I will give you these potatoes to try."

Cuihua's father looked at the bag of potatoes, and his eyes never left. After listening to Qian's mother, he thanked him again and again, "Oh, you still delivered it yourself. I just said that boy Dayong, don't look at him like a fool on weekdays." , did not expect to be so shrewd in doing things. This young man has a future."

Mother Qian was not happy when she heard this, "Who are you talking about?"

Cuihua's father felt that he had said something wrong, so he quickly slapped himself: "Look at my mouth!"

After Qian's mother left, Cuihua Niang came out of the main room, glanced sideways at Tudou and smiled contemptuously, "This thing is so ugly, it doesn't necessarily taste good. It's not that my son became a high-ranking official, so he made her like this Is it? It looks like a big cock. Hurry up and throw these things away, it's disgusting to look at!"

Cuihua's father lowered his head and muttered in a low voice: "Wouldn't it be a pity to throw it away, the girls will not live in their families."

As soon as Cuihua's father was about to walk to the door, Cuihua's mother yelled, "Forget it, put it in the pot room. Who cares about his things!"

Cuihua Dad: "..."

Five days later, Qiao Jiwei went to butcher Liu to cut ten catties of meat, and then rushed to the county seat with Qian Dayong early.This time Qian Dayong carried thirty catties of potatoes on his shoulders.Qiao Jiwei plans to sell meat to make mashed potatoes.

At the stall, Qiao Jiwei chopped the meat into stuffing first, while Qian Dayong scraped the potato skins.Soon the stall was full of people again.Because they hadn't shown up for four days, people on the street thought they would never come again.

Qiao Jiwei is in charge of making meat mashed potatoes, and Qian Dayong is in charge of making vegetarian mashed potatoes.For this reason, Qian Dayong bought another pot and lit another fire.

Qiao Jiwei set a bowl of meat and mashed potatoes at eighteen yuan, and a bowl of mashed potatoes at twelve yuan.Everyone thought that the price of [-] cents was high anyway, why not just buy a bowl of meat and mashed potatoes, although it is a bit more expensive, but it is not outrageously expensive, and they can try something new.

For this reason, the crowd moved closer to Qiao Jiwei, but few stayed in front of Qian Dayong's pot.

This time, Qiao Jiwei boiled the potato slices until they were half-cooked, then mashed them and mixed the meat stuffing together, and then steamed them in a pan.It takes longer to cook meat and mashed potatoes than to cook mashed potatoes. The smell of meat wafts in the street while cooking, making everyone salivate.

Qian Dayong had a lot of free time, so he helped Qiao Jiwei peel potatoes and chop meat, while Qiao Jiwei was busy serving guests in front of the pot.

The fishmonger next to him exchanged a crucian carp for a bowl of mashed potatoes today.In the end, the meat was sold out, but there were still a few catties of potatoes left.Those who were not ranked had no choice but to buy a bowl of vegetarian mashed potatoes.

When all the potatoes are sold out, the sun is not far from Xishan.Vendors on the street also closed their stalls one after another.

The two rushed back as soon as possible, the night was cool, the two walked in the dark night, one in front and the other in the back, one strong and the other thin, never leaving. When they returned to the village, the sky was already full of stars and the bright moon was at their head.