Happy Farmer's Life

Walking out of the village chief's house, the sun has already set.It was still late at night, so Du Weiming walked back home.After dinner, Du Weiming left the two of them behind and announced another decision of his own.

"Zhou Wen, Wang Wu, tomorrow we will go to the town and sell our cattle."

"Why?"

"what happened?"

The two shouted at the same time, and Wang Wu jumped up excitedly.

"I estimate that the water in the river can last for a month at most, but if everyone waters more and more and God still doesn't rain, it may only last for more than half a month."

The hotter the weather, the faster the moisture will evaporate.Therefore, the hotter the weather, the more rainwater is needed to irrigate the crops. In the past, when there was no rainwater, everyone carried water to irrigate by themselves.But today's precipitation is too little. The river water has been significantly reduced due to heavy use. With the hot weather, the river water itself will volatilize. If the villagers still use it unrestrainedly, the river water will dry up. .

"Although we have stored some water, we mainly use it for drinking. If there is a famine, the first thing to protect is people, not cattle."

The reason for not mentioning it is that if there is a real famine, the cattle at home will be very conspicuous.Originally, there were not many cattle in the village, only two or three families, such as the village chief's next door.When buying a cow last time, the villagers did not know how envious they were, and they said it several times, both openly and secretly.Du Weiming all said that it was because his cousin came and lent money to buy cattle for him, and planted many kinds of land.If there is a real famine, it doesn't matter what you are, people are too hungry to do anything.

Zhou Wen and Wang Wu bowed their heads and stopped talking.

"Let's take advantage of the fact that there is no disaster, so we sell the cattle first. If there is no disaster, it will be the best. We will buy them back later at most."

But if you really wait until the famine is over before selling it, you probably won’t be able to sell it for any price. Maybe you don’t even have a chance to sell it, so someone robs the cow.

The three of them still went to Pingfu Town. When they went out this time, Du Weiming went out lying on the bullock cart with a white letter on his body, and specially spread a layer of tarpaulin on the cart.When they arrived in Pingfu Town, Du Weiming made a special observation. The people in the town seemed to be the same as usual, and there was no special reaction.I hope I am worrying too much.Du Weiming signed the cattle to the rich man Song's house in the town, and the cattle were originally bought from his family.He and his servants expressed their intention of selling cattle, and the servants asked him to wait a moment before going to invite rich man Song to come out.

Mr. Song still has some impressions of Du Weiming. At that time, this young man came to buy a cow with his cousin. His cousin looked like a person, and buying a cow was a big deal after all, so he just bought the cow. How long, why are you selling it again?

"Little brother, why are you selling cattle?"

Du Weiming had already thought of his words. "Because I'm not feeling well recently and I'm waiting to raise money to see a doctor, I have no choice but to sell the cattle."

This reason can be considered acceptable. The rich man Song shook his fat body and looked around the cow twice. After the cow was bought back, it was served with delicious food and drink, and it was considered strong.

"Okay, let's count your six pennies."

The cattle were bought for six pennies and 500 Wen, and now they have lost 500 Wen all of a sudden.

"Master Song, I didn't want to sell this cow, but I had no choice but to sell it because I was unwell. You see, I am so young, and I don't know how much it will cost to see a doctor later. You should just do a good deed every day and count me in." 6 pennies and 500 wen. "The rich man Song has been refusing to let go, Du Weiming is talking about it, and Wang Wu is so angry that he wants to come up and beat people.In the end, it was sold for 6 pennies and 300 Wen.Du Weiming followed the housekeeper to withdraw the money, and the three left Rich Song's house.

"Master, why don't you let me argue. This cow is obviously more than this price, so why give us less money?"

"Wang Wu, don't be impulsive, forget it, you push the car, let's go shopping, and I will explain to you when we get home."

Wang Wu also wanted to say that Zhou Wen persuaded him to leave.Zhou Wen and Wang Wu went to the rice store to buy rice, and Wang Wu waited outside with a cart.When they were buying rice, Wang Wu went to a place and came back quickly.

This time, Du Weiming bought another hundred catties of brown rice and some cornmeal.Don't dare to buy more, it's too ostentatious.Ask the store to pack the rice separately according to ten catties and ten catties.It took a total of 100 papers.Zhou Wen was a little confused by him.After going out, they put all the rice and noodles in the car, and Du Weiming and his party went to the pharmacy again.Du Weiming said he felt dizzy, so he asked the doctor to prescribe some medicine.The doctor took Du Weiming's pulse and he was not seriously ill, so he wrote a prescription and asked him to pay for the medicine.The consultation fee and the medicine fee are 40 cash in total.When Du Weiming was gathering medicine again, he specially bought some bezoar, nepeta panicles, mint, honeysuckle, Huoxiang, etc., and also specially wrapped several packs of herb and realgar.It took another 40 Wen.

Du Weiming went to buy some tarpaulins, and asked Zhou Wen to buy a bag of lime, telling him to buy a little more.Everything was piled up on the cart. Du Weiming first spread a layer of tarpaulin on the cart, and spread the purchased rice in small packages on the cart.Lime was also put on it, and an oilcloth was placed over it.He piled all the medicines he bought on the second layer of oilcloth, and hurried home together.

On the way, Du Weiming told the two of them that he would lie in the car pretending to be sick later, and if anyone asked in the village, he would say that he was sick.

When it was estimated that there was still a mile away from the village, Du Weiming got into the car and lay down first, with a thin quilt covering his body.Not long after entering the village, I ran into Zhang Carpenter's wife, who was a big trumpet in the village.

"Second dog, what's the matter with you?"

"Auntie, I feel a little uncomfortable, so I went to the town to have a look."

Dr. Li from the village went to his daughter's house more than ten days ago. It is said that his daughter had a baby and asked Dr. Li to show him.Been gone for a few days.Now those in the village can only go to Pingfu Town to get medicine when they get sick.

"Hey, where's your cow?"

"Hey, auntie, to tell you the truth, I borrowed money from my cousin to buy this cow. My cousin left for an urgent matter some time ago. Unexpectedly, I feel a little unwell these days. I went to the town to see it today. Mr. Langzhong said that he needed more money for medical treatment. He had no choice but to sell the cattle, and it was important to see a doctor.”

"Er Gouzi, you have to be careful, didn't your two servants take good care of you?"

"No, no, it's my own fault. I caught a cold a few days ago, and I didn't care about it. I thought that I should be fine when I was young. Who knows, it's getting worse. Isn't this the disease that Zhou Wen sent me to see?"

The weather was quite hot, Du Weiming was covered with a quilt, his face was red and sweating, he said he was still a little weak, but he really looked sick.

Zhang Carpenter's mother-in-law told Du Weiming to take a good rest and to talk to the villagers about any difficulties, so she left quickly.With a satisfied smile on his face, he walked briskly and looked at his posture. It is estimated that the news of Du Weiming's illness and selling cattle for treatment will soon be known to the whole village.Some time ago, Du Weiming bought cattle and bought land, and hired two servants. It turned out that his family was not in good condition. Everyone in the village knew that although this servant was forced to buy and sell, he was still a servant after all.Since his cousin came, life in his family has become much better.A few days ago, it was said that my cousin had to leave for something urgent. Look, he is really sick now that no one is taking care of him.

Du Weiming lay back on the car and told Wang Wu to go home quickly.I was already too hot to die, and if I went down, I would really get sick from the heat.After returning home, Du Weiming told Wang Wu to be careful and move everything in the car to the storage room first, and we'll talk about it later.Let Zhou Wen decoct the medicine prescribed by the doctor, and lie on the bed and pretend to be sick.

Sure enough, not long after, Aunt Zhang came.

"Er Gouzi, I heard people say that you are sick, what's wrong now?"

Du Weiming carefully sat up from the bed. "Auntie, I'm not seriously ill. It's probably because I was tired some time ago and caught a cold when I didn't pay attention at night. It happened that Dr. Li was away, so I didn't go to see it because there was nothing serious. I woke up this morning and decided that I had a headache, so I went to the town. I went to the doctor to see it, and the medicine has been prescribed, and it should be fine after taking the medicine for a few days." "I heard that you sold your cattle?"

"Yes, I borrowed my cousin's money to buy this cow. But the family has no money, and I have to see a doctor and take medicine, so I sold the cow first."

"Hey."

Aunt Zhang stayed at his house for a while, talked for a while, and told Du Weiming to be careful, and asked Zhou Wen or Wang Wu to go to the next door to find her if anything happened.Tell him to rest well.

During the meal, Du Weiming asked Zhou Wen to close the door.

"Finally, I can come out to catch my breath."

"Yes, young master, you have been lying on the bed for long enough."

"No idea."

Zhou Wen brought out the dishes. After a busy day today, dinner was simple brown rice porridge with pickles, and steamed a few steamed buns.There is no rule of eating or sleeping at the dinner table, everyone talks while eating.

"Wang Wu, move my bed later and dig a hole under the bed."

"Why, sir."

"Put food in."

After dinner, the three worked together to move the bed aside.A hole two meters long and one meter wide was dug under the bed. Du Weiming put 50 catties of brown rice under his bed.Pile that bag of brown rice together with 50 catties of brown rice from Zhou Wen Wang Wu's room in this pit.Spread oilcloth on the outside of the rice bag.Du Weiming sewed a few small cloth bags, he can make simple cloth bags himself, and asked Zhou Wen to bring over the bag of limes he bought today.Wrapped it in a cloth, grabbed some lime and put it in a small bag.Du Weiming made several such small cloth bags.Put two next to the rice bag, and put the oilcloth on top of the rice bag.Just fill it with soil and step on it with your feet.Wang Wu took the extra pictures with a dustpan and dumped them under the olive tree behind the house.

The bed was moved to its original position, and there was no big difference after looking at it.The three of them had been busy for a long time, and the weather was so hot that they didn't dare to open the door, their bodies were covered in sweat.Du Weiming confessed that they also dug a hole under his bed after they returned to their room, and kept five small bags of the brown rice they bought today.For the remaining 5 small bags of brown rice, Du Weiming thought about it and put 4 bags in the storage room.The leftover bag of brown rice and purchased cornmeal sits in the kitchen.

Du Weiming boiled water to wash up, and Zhou Wen and Wang Wu dug a hole to store the food and came over to fetch hot water for washing and then rested.Du Weiming stayed in the room alone, and counted the money in the pot.The family originally had a penny of money, plus the money from selling the cattle today, a total of 6 pennies.He took out 500 coins and put them in clay pots, and put the rest in old clothes. Du Weiming saved the money in a good place.