reborn as a brother

The pigsty had just been built, and that night, thunder and lightning rumbled, and the rain was pattering, and there was a lot of movement.

The windows are open for ventilation, and it is more comfortable to sleep.Unexpectedly, it would suddenly rain heavily, and the wind and rain would blow into the house through the window and splash on the house.

Ji Anyi woke up from the cold, and quickly lit the oil lamp.Wang Xiaoer also woke up, and quickly closed the window.

"Shall we go to the fields to see?" Such a heavy rain.He had a deep memory of those few days at the beginning of the month. Will he start to toss again at the end of the month?

"No." Wang Xiaoer shook his head, was silent for a while, and said again. "It's long, don't be afraid."

That is to say, the seedlings have grown for more than 20 days and have a certain resistance. It will be fine to go to see them tomorrow morning.

Ji Anyi breathed a sigh of relief that he didn't have to brave the rain to go to the field in the middle of the night, took out a dry cloth towel and wiped the mat, then pulled out the thin quilt, yawned, blew on the oil lamp and the two continued to sleep.

In the early hours of the morning, the rain was obviously less, and when it was almost dawn, the sound of rain could no longer be heard.

Waking up at the beginning of the day every day formed a biological clock. Even though it was raining and the sky was darker than usual, the two of them still woke up.

Dressed up, opened the door, a gust of coolness hits the face, refreshing and very comfortable.

The rain has not stopped outside, it is still drizzle, a bit like the spring rain in March.

I don't know how many days the rain will last. Ji Anyi is very lucky. He has dried the one hundred catties of dried radishes that Su Jinming wanted, and he is planning to marinate them in the next few days, so it won't delay the matter.

After entering the kitchen, he rinsed his mouth and washed his face. He prepared breakfast. He wanted to order two bowls of noodles this morning, and also changed the taste.

It rained last night, the vegetable field does not need to be watered, Wang Xiaoer said something to his wife. "Daughter-in-law, look in the field."

"Okay." Ji Anyi replied, and said again. "Put on the coir raincoat and bamboo hat."

Chen Shichu was determined to go to the village head's house to learn boxing, and it was just right to go to the fields to have a look, but it was raining so hard, and he didn't know what was going on in the fields.

Just as Wang Xiaoer left for a while, Xiao Mu came over.

The two packed up the dishes, and when they were done, Xiao Mu still didn't stay long, and left after paying the money.

The pork belly was diced, and a little soy sauce was added to it, and some chili was also added. This is the noodle soup this morning, not too hot and sour.

Not in a hurry to go down, Ji Anyi waited for Wang Xiaoer to come back.

This noodle has to be eaten at that time, so that it can be chewy and delicious. If it is left for a long time, it will easily spoil the taste.

Not long after, Wang Xiaoer came back. Seeing his wife standing at the kitchen door looking at him, he grinned and shouted happily. "Daughter-in-law. It smells so good."

Coming back so soon, there should be nothing wrong in the field, Ji Anyi thought and smiled. "Come in, let's eat noodles today, it's hot and sour."

"It's delicious." Wang Xiaoer, who entered the kitchen, answered without taking off his coir raincoat.

Now Ji Anyi is used to his mouth, so he just smiles and doesn't answer him.

Put down the noodles neatly, cut some chopped scallions into the bowl, stir them, and after a while, the unique aroma of scallions begins to waft out, accompanied by a delicious hot and sour aroma.

Ji Anyi used a medium bowl for himself, and Wang Xiaoer used a large bowl. The two of them sat at the table, sucking their heads happily.

After eating a good breakfast, I feel better.

Ji Anyi cleaned up the kitchen, Wang Xiaoer mixed the food, let the chickens and ducks out, and led the ewes out, not tied to the tree, and let it move freely.The two dogs mixed last night's leftovers with noodles, and they ate happily, not picky eaters at all.

It's raining outside after washing the clothes, so I can only hang them in the utility room.

The house was all set up, and seeing that the time was about the same, the two went to the village chief's house.

After staying for a while, Ji Anyi came back first, closed the kitchen door and window, and stayed in alone, slowly mixing dried radish with braised sauce.

The room was quiet and could be heard clearly. The sound of the rain gradually became louder, tick-tock-tick, ringing in my ears clearly.

It's kind of like a lullaby...

Ji Anyi felt a little sleepy.

Immediately afterwards, he heard a rather strange sound, as if something was scratching the door.

He yawned, couldn't help laughing, stood up, opened the door, and looked at the two dogs with wet hair. "come in."

Xiao Huang wagged his tail at Ji Anyi, and followed him all the way to the table. Then, he lay down at his feet, and playfully pulled his straw sandals with his paws.

"Don't make trouble." Ji Anyi gently rubbed its back with his feet.

Xiao Huang was petted and made a coquettish bark, not really like a dog barking, but somewhat similar to the ewe's long bleating sound.

This thought flashed through his mind, and Ji Anyi broke out in a cold sweat.

He felt as if he had overlooked something...

He stared blankly at Xiao Huang at his feet, and then at Da Huang who was quietly sitting in his nest. Are these two brothers from the same mother?Why is there such a big difference?

In the afternoon, I went to the village chief's house, and I had to ask the village chief how to raise a dog. He felt that Xiao Huang was a little crooked.

Even if it's just two dogs, they can't talk, let alone talk, but the atmosphere is still a bit different.

At least, Ji Anyi won't want to sleep anymore.

Mix a pot of dried braised radish, stop for a while, tease Xiao Huang at his feet, and feed it dried braised radish, it is willing to open its mouth, chewing like a patter, and after eating it, roll She rolled her tongue, obviously looking at him with watery eyes as if she still had something to say.

Ji Anyi didn't dare to let Xiao Huang eat too much, and stopped after teasing him for a while, letting him scratch his straw sandals, pretending not to know.

While playing and doing things, the time passed quickly, when Wang Xiaoer entered the room, he realized that it was already half past time.

After lunch, the rain was obviously a little bit heavier, with the momentum of last night faintly.

Wang Xiaoer put on his coir raincoat and bamboo hat and was ready to go to the field with a hoe on his shoulders. Ji Anyi got dressed right after him, and followed him to the field.

The seedlings have grown a lot, they look quite tall, and the color is very emerald green. It will be windy and rainy. These seedlings look so weak that they sway left and right with the wind and rain.

Ji Anyi watched, feeling a little nervous in his heart. "Idiot, will the seedlings break if this continues?"

"No." Wang Xiaoer looked up and scanned the field. "It looks good."

There is plenty of rain and sunshine. It is estimated that the harvest in the second half of the year will be a little better than that in the first half of the year.

"Daughter-in-law, don't go." After saying a few words, Wang Xiaoer went to the fields.

The rain was heavy, half of the seedlings had been flooded, and some water had to be drained from the field, but it was much easier now than it was at the beginning of the month.

I didn’t stay in the field for too long. I estimated the amount of rain, adjusted the drainage ditches, walked around the field, and pulled out some weeds that looked like seedlings. I really can't tell the difference. If it doesn't pull out, it will divide the fertilizer in the field and affect the growth of seedlings.

When he came out, Ji Anyi boiled a pot of water, and when he got home, the two of them soaked their feet, but their clothes were not wet.

After a break, Shen Shizheng went to the village chief's house.

Ji Anyi remembered what he was thinking in the morning. Before leaving, he asked the village chief, who told him directly that throwing the two dogs into the mountains for a while would naturally make him brave.

This answer is embarrassing...

However, it seems a little feasible.But not now, the two dogs are still young, and time can be pushed back.

This time, it rained for six consecutive days, sometimes big and sometimes small. Generally speaking, the rainfall was stronger than that at the beginning of the month, but it was not a big problem.

There is nothing else to do on rainy days, except for going to the village chief’s home to learn calligraphy, and the rest of the time stays at home, busy mixing dried radishes. In the middle, Wang Baoer came over twice, and went back after a short stay. He just came here out of habit. Lo and behold, he focused on the little piggy behind the house, his expression looked okay, he was relieved.

At the beginning of September, Xiaomu came to pick up the ordered goods.

Fifty catties of garlic and spicy dried radish, fifty catties of braised radish, and fifteen catties of fish sauce. I paid the rest of the money. I only paid one or two taels of silver for the deposit of one hundred catties of dried radish before. One thousand nine hundred copper plates, plus the balance of fish sauce is 450 copper plates, which is two taels of silver and 350 copper plates.

The deposit of three taels previously collected was useless, but now two taels more have come into the account, and the family wealth has accumulated five taels, and 20 taels has saved a quarter.

Ji Anyi smiled happily, fiddling with the copper plates on the table with his hands.

Now I still have 860 copper coins on hand, and my brother will come over in a while and score him 450 copper coins.

When Wang Baoer and Ji Aqiang came over, they saw these two silly children with their heads next to each other, playing with copper coins on the table.

"Brother, Brother Aqiang." Hearing the laughter, Ji Anyi raised his head sharply, and quickly adjusted his posture.

Wang Xiaoer grinned cheerfully. "Brother, brother-in-law."

"Xiaomu came to take the goods away?" Sitting at the table, Wang Baoer asked.

Ji Anyi nodded in response. "Yeah. Fifteen catties of fish sauce, a total of 450 copper coins, brother, here are [-] of yours."

Pushed the money that had already been counted to Wang Baoer.

450 copper plates, still quite a number, piled up in a small pile.

Wang Baoer was stunned and didn't react for a long time, but Ji Aqiang next to him asked dully. "How come Ji Geer has so many?"

Ji Anyi was overwhelmed by this question, blinked his eyes, a little confused. "What's the matter? Fifteen catties of fish sauce, sixty copper coins per catty, exactly nine hundred copper coins, divided into two parts, isn't it exactly 450."

right?He shouldn't have made a mistake.

"Six, six, sixty copper coins a catty?" Rao Ji Aqiang, who was not very expressive, was also shocked by this real news.

Didn't Bao'er say that sixteen copper plates are a catty?How could it become sixty copper plates per catty, sixty copper plates per catty...

He heard his heart beating so hard, how much does it cost!What kind of taste does the fish sauce have to sell for such a sky-high price!

Wang Baoer finally recovered. "Ji Geer, didn't you say that sixteen copper plates are a catty?"

With the price of dried radish first, at the price of sixty coppers per catty, he was a little calmer than Ji Aqiang who had just heard.

Although he would talk to Ah Qiang about anything, he would bury matters related to the Wang family in his heart, so there was no need to talk about them. If Ah Qiang took the initiative to ask, he would answer vaguely.

"No... wait." Until now, Ji Anyi belatedly remembered that there was a big oolong that day. "Brother, I was distracted that day. I was thinking about the soy sauce. I forgot to tell you that it's not sixteen copper coins per catty. The two gestures I made were sixty."

Well, sixty coppers a catty.Anyway, they are sellers, and the higher the price, the more they earn, but those fools are willing to buy.This is all good and good.

That's right, all rich people are idiots. They buy dried radish for 44 copper coins a catty, and fish sauce for [-] copper coins a catty.

Wang Baoer looked at the money on the table, paused, and asked a question. "Soya bean paste will be out tomorrow, do you have to prepare to catch fish?"

They came here just to ask about it.Forty catties of fish sticks, there are four of them, they can handle them in one day.

"Yes." Almost forgot about it, Ji Anyi became sober.

He kinda fooled him.

After not staying for long, the four of them took their tools, closed the door, and walked towards Ji's pond.

It has been raining for six consecutive days, and it has cleared up since yesterday. Today is a bit cloudy, but there is no rain. It is a good weather for catching fish.

When passing by Liu's house, brother Liu saw it and hurried over. "Where are you going, Brother Ji? I'm going too."

"Go and catch fish." Ji Anyi replied with a smile.

Then, he heard Liu Xiu yelling at Liu Amo. "Ah, Ji Geer and I went to catch fish."

After a while, I saw him rushing over here.

It was the first time for Ji Anyi to see the pond of Ji's family. Unexpectedly, it was quite big and well-organized.

Thinking that there is also a pond in the space, and lotus flowers are planted in it. Around April next year, he will have to pick seeds from the space to plant some lotus.

"Brother Ji, your pond is bigger than mine." Liu Xiu looked at it and said with a smile.

Ji Anyi was stunned when he heard that. "Axiu, your house also has a pond?"

"Yes. Not far from the house, there is a big smelly mud pool, which attracts mosquitoes especially in summer. My brother said, why don't you spend time cleaning it up and make it into a small pond for raising some fish? Then, there will be It’s a pond, much smaller than yours, probably only half the size.” Liu Xiu gestured, said with a smile, paused and then said. "The last fish was caught by my brother in the pond. There are not as many fish in my pond as yours. It's a bit difficult to catch."

"This pond was specially built by Ji Ge'er and his father. It took a lot of thought and financial resources, so it should be bigger." Wang Baoer answered the words beside him.

A few people chatted one after another, catching fish lively as if they were playing.

Seeing that it was almost enough, I caught a few more for cooking, then put away my hands and walked back.

When passing by Liu's house, Liu Xiu entered the house carrying the fish, and he came out again in a blink of an eye. "I told Ah Mo, go to your house to play for a while before going back."

Ji Aqiang removed the scales and broke the belly, and was doing the first step of cleaning. Wang Baoer cut it into strips. His knife skills are good, and the remaining three stabbed.

The division of labor is clear, and the speed is not slow.

After finishing the fish sticks in one morning, Ji Anyi kept Liu Xiu and told him not to go home and have lunch here.Liu Xiule nodded straight, he likes Ji Ge'er's cooking, it's fragrant and delicious.

After lunch, Liu Xiu went home contentedly.

Ji Aqiang said he was busy with something at home, so he left first. Wang Baoer stayed, and he was going to make fish sauce in the afternoon. He was afraid that he would not have enough time. He was not very skilled in this matter, so he had to do it carefully. .He made a special trip to the village chief's house and said that he would not go to learn calligraphy in the afternoon.

Liu Ahma heard that he was serious about doing things, and learning characters was not too short of time.He also said that he had to bring some back and let him taste it.

That's for sure, Ji Anyi complied happily.

Probably because the marinating time was sufficient this time, Wang Baoer made it seriously again, the taste of the soybean paste was better than last time, and it looked more mellow.

He reckoned that this time the fish sauce would taste better, more authentic and mellow.

Wang Xiaoer didn't interfere with the fish sauce, he smashed the peppercorns and sneezed twice.

Ji Anyi was a little distressed, and was about to come by himself. Wang Xiaoer was protecting the tools, unwilling to live or die. The two chased after each other in the kitchen, and Wang Baoer watched from the side, laughing happily, and tears came out of the laughter.

"Daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law." Being chased anxiously, Wang Xiaoer shouted loudly, staring at his daughter-in-law.

He looked so angry and didn't know what to do.

Looking at it, Ji Anyi felt even more distressed, well, he withdrew helplessly. "Cheng Chengcheng, I won't fight with you, you pound slowly, don't pound too much at a time, the smell won't be so strong."

"Okay." Seeing that the daughter-in-law withdrew her hand, she turned around and went to do other things.Wang Xiaoer grinned happily and smirked, not to mention how happy he was.

"Xiao Er's temper that loves his own daughter-in-law is just like father's." When Ji Anyi sat beside him, Wang Baoer said something with a smile on his face.

Think back then, did his father love him? Dad is also tight.

If the younger brother hadn't suffered that catastrophe back then, he would have been more like his father...

Thinking about Wang Baoer again, they all said that good luck and bad fortune come together. Now that I think about it, this is really the truth.

Without the catastrophe that year, it is still unknown whether my younger brother can walk with Ji Ge'er.

Now, pretty good.I hope life can continue to be so good, peaceful and warm.

In the morning seven days later, Xiaomu came to transport vegetables. He was a bit late this time, and he came over halfway through the hour, and brought the list by the way.

Ji Anyi is very glad that he didn't stay at the village chief's house for a long time this year. If he takes half a step at night, he will miss Xiaomu and this big deal.

"Brother Ji, I received a letter from my boss yesterday. Dried braised radish still costs [-] catties, and dried garlic and spicy radish costs [-] catties. It would be better if the taste was stronger. There are many men with heavy tastes, and they are special I love to drink, and I like to serve it with wine. I also have fish sauce. Fifteen catties is not enough. Fortunately, it is only fifteen catties. Many people have tasted it and want it. The owner also has an excuse to say that the price is actually It has risen quite a bit, and the owner said that the one hundred catties of fish sauce will come out soon, and he will place an order for another two hundred catties, and he is going to put some in the shop as well."

There is a lot of information in this sentence...

Ji Anyi smacked his tongue secretly, but Su Jinming didn't say it so clearly before.

What does he want to do?Taste is heavy and loves to drink, I don't know if his understanding is wrong, maybe Su Jinming is thinking, let him figure out another one, the world's best snacks for drinking?

What does the fish sauce behind that mean?

"Okay. Then all the goods will be released in a month?" Ji Anyi asked after putting away his thoughts.

Xiao Mu nodded in agreement, handed over the deposit to him, and left without staying long.

This time the deposit amount is quite considerable.

A deposit of two thousand and two for one hundred catties of dried garlic and spicy radish, and a deposit of one thousand and one for fifty catties of dried radish with braised sauce.Two hundred catties of fish sauce, six thousand copper plates.

There are more than six taels of silver!

After Xiaomu walked away, Ji Anyi hurried back to the house and closed the door.

Today is September [-]th, and on October [-]th he can still collect six taels of silver.Subtracting the share given to my brother, four taels of silver, leaving eight taels of silver, the vegetables can save one tael of silver this month, which is nine taels of silver.

Nine taels of silver plus the previous five taels of silver, a total of 14 taels of silver.

One month later, he will be able to save up to 14 taels of silver, and there are still six taels of silver left for the new house, and there is still a month to go. Judging from this situation, there is no problem at all.

Ji Anyi suddenly became a little excited.

Throwing the money directly into the space, opening the door and quickly closing the door, ran towards Ji's house excitedly.

He has to tell his brother the good news, and then hurry up and prepare soybean jam!

Two hundred catties, although a little tired, but still full of energy.For the new house, this little hardship is nothing.

When he was approaching Ji's house, Ji Anyi didn't run away, but walked quickly, and looked outside, but he didn't see his brother's figure. He reckoned that he might have gone to the ground, so he turned around and ran towards the ground.

Sure enough, Wang Baoer and Ji Aqiang were busy in the field.

"Brother, Xiaomu just came over and brought a list." Ji Anyi ran to Wang Bao'er before whispering. "There are two hundred catties of fish sauce, and the delivery will be in one month. Brother, let's hurry up and make the soybean paste."

what……

Wang Baoer was stunned when he heard the huge amount of two hundred catties.

A little stunned, two hundred catties, sixty copper plates a catty, how much money is that, he found that he was a little forgetful...

The hand holding the hoe trembled slightly with excitement.

"This matter is important, Bao'er, you and Ji Ge'er should go back to work quickly, there is still a little shortage of soybeans at home..."

Listening to Ji Aqiang's words, Ji Anyi directly cut off the words. "Brother Ah Qiang, Ah Zhong San's family has soybeans. According to the market price, it costs four copper plates a catty. Later, we will sell them at his house."

Fish sauce is now a divided business, and of course he has to let the other two know about the sale and purchase involved.

"The work in the field is almost over. You and Bao'er go home to soak the beans first, and I will go to Uncle Zhong's house to sell some soybeans." Ji Aqiang answered.

Wang Baoer also recovered. "Well, Ah Qiang, Ji Geer and I will go back and get busy first."

Then, the two hurried towards Wang's house.

Ji Aqiang stood on the spot for a long time before continuing to work, but his trembling hands gave away his emotions.

Two hundred catties, sixty copper plates per catty, they can get four taels of silver for this order!I used to be exhausted, busy from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, lucky to be able to save two or three taels, now I can earn four taels in just one month...

These days, I feel more and more hopeful.