country small landowner

"Master really wants to pick up uncle himself?"

"Ah, I have asked for family leave with the Holy Father. Three months, a light car is enough to go back and forth, and I can stay at home for a few nights. When Dad passed away, I was running around outside, and I didn't even see him for the last time." I saw it. It was my father who explained in advance, and the letters stopped suddenly, so I found out that my father passed away. Hey, my brother was still young at that time, and it was really not easy to handle the funeral alone and keep the family business. "

"Why don't I go back with you too. You and I were in a hurry when we got married, and Dad wasn't there, so I should go to kowtow in front of Dad's grave."

"You are weak, so it's really not suitable for you to be exhausted. This time, I will invite Father's tablet back, and then kowtow will be regarded as a complete courtesy. It happens that our juniors have never walked in front of Father. Filial piety, if you kowtow together at that time, it can be regarded as complete filial piety."

Xu Liu'er thought about it, and it was the same reason, "It's a big deal to ask for a memorial tablet, why don't you let the boss go with you, so as not to be too busy, there is no one who can give orders over there. Uncle is too young, this kind of thing consumes energy , I can rest assured that the boss is helping you."

"The boss has a lot of things to do at the Ministry of Industry. Since I have already asked for leave, the prince may not allow him to take leave. Let the second child follow me."

"That's okay, I'll let someone go to Guozi Xue to talk about it, and let the second child go with you, he is also old, so it's good to go to his hometown. Last time my uncle sent a lot of specialties from his hometown, this time you go, Are you ready to return the gift?"

"No, my family doesn't need to be so polite. Left and right are going to pick him up to live in. You can carry all the things you prepared for him to his yard. It's not troublesome enough to transport them here and there."

"Originally, I thought my uncle would live in Tingyueyuan. It is spacious and you can go out of the house directly through the corner gate. Although it is far away from us, it is convenient and comfortable. But I heard from Qi She that there are only my uncle and a family with the last name in my hometown. With Zhou's servants and a widow who cooks, wouldn't it be too much space to live there?"

"It's okay, you arrange a few servants for him, choose the safe one, and beat him hard, don't make our younger brother feel uncomfortable."

"Master also knows that most of the people in our house are brought by me from home. I'm afraid there will be some gossip if I arrange for my uncle to go there. Why don't we buy a few people from outside, and I will train them for two months. When my uncle comes, I'll take him to Yazi's place to pick someone again, what does the master think?"

"Okay, I'll do as you said. I'll only be away for two or three months. You're too much trouble at home." Qi Yu took Xu Liu'er's hand and squeezed it tightly.

Xu Liuer blushed, "Before when you went out, you didn't come back for a few months. When the eldest and second child were born, you didn't even meet their fathers. How old are you talking about them?"

"Thank you for your hard work, I will remember it in my heart."

The couple didn't talk all night, and fell asleep with their arms around each other. Early the next morning, Qi Yu got up lightly, without disturbing his elder brother who had been tossing all night, and took the eldest brother and the second child with him.

Originally, I only planned to take the second son Qi Yi there, but unexpectedly, the boss came here and said that King Min had granted him permission to go to Qingcheng County, saying that there was a kind of fruit called strawberry there, and asked him to research and see if it was true. Suitable for planting in Beijing.

Qi Yu knew about these strawberries, wasn't it because his younger brother Xihan Bala brought them here in a carriage, ten strawberry plants.According to Qi She, it is fine to just plant the seeds directly in the ground, and there is not much particularity, but he did not dare to move, fearing that the little brother managed to get such a small thing, and then let himself be destroyed.

Left and right Qi Bao is going to pick him up, and he will plant it after he arrives.

Qi Yu and his two sons rode horses and whipped to their hometown of Daliushu Village in Qingcheng County, while Qi Bao was hiring people to pick fruits.Both men and brothers are capable of this job, and basically every family has someone to do it.Now this season, the field work has not yet started, and there are idlers in every family.

However, Zhou Tao didn't hire as many people as he wanted. The folks in the big hometown knew who worked well and who liked to skate more or less.Fruit picking is a job that requires people who often raise their heads and stretch their arms, and a man who can climb trees with nimble hands and feet. This job cannot be done by the elderly. Even if he did, Qi Bao would not dare to do it. Hired, in case something happens, someone to talk to.

Therefore, those who come to Qi Bao's house to work are usually men and brothers between the ages of twelve and thirteen to 36 and seven. Such people are also the strong laborers of the family. Not all come.However, there are basically three to 40 people who can come to work every day, guaranteeing that more than 200 baskets of apples and more than 50 baskets of pears can be picked every day. In this way, it takes almost half a month to pick the fruits that need to be shipped out.

After these batches of fruits are shipped out, the rest of the orchard are basically autumn pears.This kind of pear can hang on the branches until it snows in winter, when it is really ripe, it is soft and sweet to eat.

But in winter, naturally no one is willing to go up the mountain to pick this. Even if you can get some money, but it is cold and slippery, and you have to climb high, it is too dangerous, no one is willing to take this job.Fortunately, this pear has an advantage. Pick it off when it is still green and put it in a cool place to cover it. In winter, it can also be ripened, which is really the best.

When it’s time to eat, take it inside the house and pour it with cold water. When a thick layer of ice forms on the surface of the water, break the ice, and the pear will be sweet and soft again, and it’s very delicious when it’s cold.Of course, it can also be eaten directly, but there are ice balls in the pulp, and children are very willing to eat it like this. If they eat this kind of tooth, they will have a good mouth, or the tooth will be pulled out.

Now that the pear has been picked, Qi's family has no place to put it, and they are planning to wait for the busy farming season to be completely over before picking it before winter.

The Qi family has a lot of fruit, but it is not enough to form a large scale, so this kind of fruit business has always been done jointly by several orchards.The fruit picking here is almost done, Zhou Tao contacted several other orchards, and after everything was ready, he hired a car from a car dealership as in previous years, and packed a full fifty cars.This is to be shipped out together with the owners of several other orchards.

But he doesn't need to worry about these things, Zhou Tao will take care of them naturally.The wages have already been paid, and Zhou Tao decided to send an extra basket of autumn pears to each of the helpers.Generally, one or two apples are planted at home. It is not a rare thing. On the contrary, these autumn pears are bought with some spare money before the New Year, so they will buy three to five catties, or give gifts or keep them at home. eat.

This year, Zhou Tao doesn't need to follow the car. He followed him for the first two years. Now that the buyer has stabilized, Zhou Tao can breathe a sigh of relief and rest.

Zhou Tao has to walk with the car once a year at this time. Although the road is not very difficult, it is no worse than home. Every time he comes back, he will be darker and thinner. Qi Bao doesn't feel distressed in his eyes.This year Zhou Tao didn't go with him, Qi Bao was also very happy, how could he send people from their side every time, the other orchards should also produce talents.

"Young master, you see, I don't need to go to the west this year, and our land is all rented out, and the remaining few acres of land are all grown with vegetables, so we can finish our homework in two days."

Qi Bao looked at Zhou Tao with a half-smile, this kid is so polite, he must be asking for something.

Sure enough, Zhou Tao smiled and rubbed his hands together, "Is this autumn harvest, every household is very busy, rushing to harvest before it rains."

Qi Bao didn't continue the conversation, just watched with a smile on what he had to say.

This person is usually so smart, why doesn't this make sense, Zhou Tao thought bitterly.

"Did you hear what my grandma said about that?"

Qi Bao finally responded, but he asked knowingly, "What's the matter, I haven't heard of it."

"You... why are you doing this?" Zhou Tao was anxious.

"Haha..." Qi Bao laughed out loud.

Zhou Tao, who knew he had been duped, was not in a hurry. This man obviously knew what he wanted, and he was deliberately teasing him here.Zhou Tao stretched out his demonic palm, and attacked the tender flesh of Qi Bao's waist and armpit, asking you to tease me,

"Ah, don't, haha...don't haha...mammy...help...help..."

"Tell you to bully me, tell you to bully me..."

"Haha... no... no... ahahaha..."

What Zhou Tao wanted to talk about was naturally going to Xu Miao's house to help.Zhou Tao really didn't expect that his grandma would manage the Xu family's affairs in this way.He didn't know that Father Xu had borrowed money from his father. Although it was a little unreasonable to talk about his relationship with him, his grandmother was right, and he really couldn't follow the right path with Father Xu. , will never make sense.Fortunately, Zhou Tao was able to talk about this matter, if some other random person fell in love with Xu Miao, he reckoned that as long as the dowry was paid, he wouldn't mind his brother marrying someone.

Zhou Tao didn't hide it from Xu Miao, and explained to him what was going on. Xu Miao knew her father too well. The situation Zhou Ama said was not impossible.Xu Miao nodded, the marriage between the Zhou family and the Xu family was considered a success.

The Zhou family invited the three members of the Xu family and an old woman from the village, who were considered matchmakers, to the Qi family to have a drink together, and after paying the gift money, the matter was officially settled.Although Xu Shui's older brother, Xu Shui, is married, he is not yet married. We are only waiting for Xu Shui to get married. In half a year, Xu Miao will be able to go out.

Xu Miao is not very old, she is only thirteen after the new year, but she is old enough to get married.It's just that ordinary people, because their parents are all there, are reluctant to let their brother go out early, so they will make a marriage first, and wait until the brother is fourteen or five years old before going out.

The Xu family's situation is a bit special, not to mention that Xu's grandma left early, and Xu's father is a poor man.Just to say that Xu Miao has been the head of the family for the past few years, and he has been stricter with Xu's father, so Xu's father will inevitably have a few complaints.If this unintentional complaint falls into the ears of others, it is not the case.No matter how unreliable Mr. Xu is, it is unfilial for his children to watch him like this.So Xu Miao's reputation has gradually deteriorated, which has a lot to do with Xu's father talking nonsense after drinking.

Xu Miao has a bad reputation and is extremely powerful, which is why Xu Shui didn't get married until he was eighteen.Xu Shui is capable and honest, so naturally he has a brother who likes him, aside from Xu's father, there is such a villain as Xu Miao in the family.That brother is willing to meet such a powerful master as soon as he enters the door.

Now that Xu Miao is older and has some affection for Zhou Tao, they both know that these two people are basically capable of success. When the matchmaker introduced them, they heard that Xu Miao would go out soon, and she would marry the capable Zhou Tao. Once he heard that the big tile house had been built, it was no big deal to have only one father Xu, so he agreed to the marriage.

Xu Shui didn't know about these things, Xu Miao told the matchmaker secretly, and Zhou Tao also said that he would marry Xu Miao, so the matchmaker dared to promise him like this.

Now that Boss Xu has made a decision, Xu Miao and Zhou Tao will naturally speed up their pace. Isn't this also a decision?When the news reached Guanjiatun, Guan Yue's family was completely relieved.

Because of this matter, Xu Miao naturally didn't want to stay at home for too long, and she couldn't be better than being an older brother, so after Xu Miao's everything was settled here, she knew that she was waiting for Xu Shui to get married, and he was about to go out.In Xu Miao's words, so as not to get in the way of my brother's eyes, this relative said that it would be unbeautiful to form an enemy again, and my eldest brother was also embarrassed.

Zhou Tao is only more anxious, there is no reason why he shouldn't do it.

On the other hand, Qi Bao, although he felt that it was a bit early for the twelve, three and four to get married, but this was the way it was in this era, so it was difficult for him to say anything.

Forget it, let's make it happen, the left and right are nothing more than the addition of people in the family, maybe in two years, there will be a few Xiaotaozi wandering around him, which is quite lively.

Although he doesn't want to find a man to live his whole life, but there are no women here, so why should he stop the people around him from multiplying?It's so immoral.