Happy Farmer's Life

Jing Yuan left this time on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. Fuze Day is a traditional festival in the Jing Kingdom, and there are large-scale sacrificial activities. If he does not participate, the emperor will not be able to explain to the officials.I didn't participate last year, and those courtiers even sent a memorial to the emperor. If the emperor didn't say that his life and death are uncertain, I don't know how troublesome it is.Jing Yuan knew that he was going to the border soon, and he didn't know when he would be back this time, so he explained it to Wei Ming in detail, and insisted on leaving him 1000 taels of silver notes, which are the largest money bank in the country. Yuan Qianzhuang, National Tongdui, also vaguely mentioned it, so that Du Weiming should contact him in time if there is anything.

Jing Yuan brought a lot of things with him when he left, all of which were food, half of the sausage made by Du Weiming, Tianze olives, dried sweet potatoes, dried bamboo shoots, flat tips, all of which were worthless things, but I don’t know what It's time to eat it again.The situation at the border was turbulent, and this time he would not be able to return for a year or two. Du Weiming asked Wang Wu to drive Jingyuan to the town in a bullock cart.Because they left early in the morning, many people in the village also knew that Li Er's cousin had to leave for a long time and would not return in a short time.Du Weiming sent Jing Yuan to the entrance of the village, and there will be a farewell after sending Jun thousands of miles away. I really don't know what to say in this parting scene.After telling him a few words to be careful on the road, he stood aside silently.

On the contrary, Wawa felt a little bit reluctant to Brother Jingyuan, and said loudly, "Brother Jingyuan, you must come back to see me, you must come back soon to see Wawa..." The sadness of parting gradually filled the air, Jingyuan just Let Du Weiming take good care of himself, and if conditions permit, he will come back as soon as possible.

Jing Yuan's back gradually disappeared, and Du Weiming stood at the entrance of the village, knowing that the last little black spot was also out of sight before he was dragged home by the baby.I didn't want to accept Jingyuan's banknotes, 1000 taels, how could I use them, but Jingyuan said that it might be dangerous for him to go out this time, and it would be safer to leave the banknotes with him, so I accepted them. Just take care of it for him.

The days are still the same, and the Lantern Festival is coming after Fuze Day. This Spring Festival is over. Everyone is preparing for the upcoming spring plowing, and the new year has begun again.

I am the dividing line of time ========= one year later

The doll is no longer that little radish head, it has grown a lot this year, and now it has reached Du Weiming's chest, and Du Weiming himself has also grown a lot taller.The harvest in the field this year is good. I dug a cellar behind the house during the slack season in summer. The cellar is full of rice, brown rice, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc., and the storage room also has a lot of storage.This is still most of them sold, and only one-third of them are left at home.Du Weiming also taught the villagers how to do this year's flat pointed bamboo shoots, and there are quite a few people who eat them in the town. Although the price has dropped, everyone has increased their income, and they naturally take more care of Du Weiming's family.Soaps, body oils, etc. are selling better. It is said that they have appeared in Kyoto. Du Weiming still hides this by himself and did not tell the villagers. You will definitely ask the principle or something, or do it yourself.

This year, the family has raised a lot of chickens, but there are no more ducks and geese. There are also two pigs and two sheep. For this reason, we added a pig pen and a sheep pen next to it.Du Weiming felt that the house at home was almost not enough. The doll shared a room with himself for the time being. When he was older, he had to get a separate room for him. Wang Wu, Zhou Wen, and Lian Da seemed a bit cramped in a room. It's time to add a few more houses.

This winter is colder than last year, and it has snowed heavily for two days. If it is not necessary, everyone should not go out.There is charcoal burning in the house, but it is also warm.The baby already has a nickname called Lian Weiyi, and Du Weiming didn't give him the surname Li. This was also agreed by Lian Da and Wawa.

"Baby, you can go to town to study after the next year."

"Brother, why can't you just learn in the village like Erbao?"

Du Weiming didn't know how to explain it to him. There is also a gentleman in the village who is a scholar who teaches, but he is a little pedantic. Some children in the village are taught by him, but half of the family who can afford it will be sent to a private school in the town. Sir, I heard that they are all learned old gentlemen. Of course, the cost of beam repair is also much higher.The family also has a lot of spare money this year, so of course I hope my baby can go to a good private school if he has the ability.

"Baby, what do you want to do in the future?"

The baby thought about it for a while, but she didn't think about it. She wanted to earn more money in the future, so that she could protect her brother and uncle, and the family could eat white rice and meat every meal.

"Baby, you can learn more by going to a private school, and you will be able to eat meat and white rice in the future."

Du Weiming felt like an old witch coaxing Snow White to eat a poisoned apple, coaxing the doll to study in a private school.Of course, Lian Da was very happy to hear this. You must know that if you go to a private school to study, if you get good grades, you can be recommended to take the provincial examination, and you can be a scholar.

Of course the baby was happy to hear that there was white rice and meat, so she smiled and agreed to go to the town to study.In fact, Du Weiming had already planned to set up a shop in the town, start a small business and accompany the baby to study, since the baby is still young, it would be a pity to spend his whole life in this small mountain village.Du Weiming himself really can't learn those Four Books and Five Classics, but there is no chemistry or English for you to learn, as long as you can understand the books.What can I do with the fields at home, and there are not enough people to open the shop, why don't I buy two people back?

"Master, you should think about what kind of shop we should open first, and we can plan the manpower." Zhou Wen suggested.

"I'm thinking about opening a snack shop, selling some breakfast in the morning, and selling some food at noon and evening. What do you think?"

"Like Tianxiang Tower?"

"No, we can't start a restaurant like Tianxianglou for the time being. I just want to open a small shop and do some small business."

"Okay, I see that there are also two small food shops in the town, and the business is good."

"Then when are you going to ask the dentist, if there is a suitable shop, and you have to find a house..." Du Weiming pondered carefully. Wang Wu wanted to say that there was a house in the town, but Zhou Wen stopped him. The status of the prince is still there. I don't know, it's better not to say it first.

The baby was very happy to hear that he was going to open a snack shop, so he would just eat whatever he wanted in the future.

By the way, by the way, let the dentist see if there is any suitable candidate. The family is short of staff, so two more people will be added.Wang Wu went to the town to deliver soap, body oil, and olive vegetables, and brought back the charcoal, seasonings, and pork that the family needed.

"Master, I'm back."

"Wang Wu, come in quickly and warm up around the stove, it's very cold outside."

"Master, here is the spare money. The soap and body oil are 1450 coins in total, the olive greens, Tianze olives, and dried bamboo shoots are 650 coins in total, and the charcoal and so on are 520 coins in total."

"Okay, I see." Du Weiming received the money and there was a letter at the same time, Jing Yuan didn't come back, but this letter did come.This year there was almost one letter a month, mostly asking about the situation, talking about my current situation and so on.Du Weiming knew that Jing Yuan had gone to the border because of family reasons.The situation at the border is a bit tense. Wu Guo and the Satsuma people are colluding and eyeing Jing Guo's fat meat. The situation is a bit dangerous.Du Weiming also heard these news from the teahouse in the town. The news in the village is relatively closed, so it is rare to know the outside situation when he goes to the town, such as the death of the emperor, the new emperor's tax reduction and so on.Ever since Du Weiming knew that Jing Yuan was at the border, he paid special attention to the news. He didn't know how Jing Yuan was doing now.

Jingyuan's current situation is very bad. His father died of illness, and his brother ascended the throne, but his foundation is still shallow. The second brother stumbled everywhere, and the ministers in the court were also unclear. Attacking in a small area made him feel devastated.The Satsuma people are nomadic people outside the border. Whenever there is a famine on the grassland, they will enter the Central Plains to rob.

Of course Du Weiming didn't know about this, his family's life was quite prosperous.In addition to mahjong, Du Weiming also made playing cards, of course, just for his own casual play.Because of the small cards here, I always lose.After everyone is familiar with the rules of mahjong, their own advantages can no longer be revealed, so they play cards. It is estimated that after everyone is familiar with this, there will be no advantages.Du Weiming's card skills can be seen from this.

"Brother, let's have hot pot tonight."

"You little greedy cat, didn't you just eat it two days ago and want to eat it again?"

"Brother, good brother, you see that uncle wants to eat too, so let's have hot pot tonight."

Lian Da saw that he was also dragged in, he could only smile helplessly, he could see the changes in the baby this year, Li Er really regarded the baby as his own brother, loved him more, and the baby was more cheerful than before Well, in the past, the conditions were poor, and it was good to have enough to eat. How can it be like this now, and what to eat by name.Look, tonight must be eating hot pot.

There's nothing wrong with the doll going out, and of course he's allowed to eat hot pot for dinner.Now some people in the village have made this stuff, the village head next door has it, it’s very convenient, prepare some vegetables, meat, whatever you want to eat, and you don’t have to think about cooking, eat this in winter, it’s hot .This year, on the basis of meat balls and fish balls, Du Weiming also made fresh items such as frozen tofu and chicken slices, adding new dishes to the hot pot.

Some people in the distant border are also thinking about hot pot, but they don't know when they will be able to eat it.