Yipin Farmer

The Meng family harvested the wheat and dried it in the yard. At this time, Shi Jie sent a guy named Ye in the shop to help him as well as technical guidance, and also found a family willing to sell cattle for him.

Ting Shuang went to see the family in person. The family was a rich farmer from the neighboring village. The cow looked okay, but it was ugly. One horn was broken, which may be left by an honorable injury after a fight with other cattle compatriots. , The tail is also bald, the hair is rotten, and it is skinny and ugly.

Ting Shuang hesitated, the cow must be sick, right?

The man surnamed Ye who came with him used to be a farmer in the countryside, and he has some experience in watching cattle and horses. He has no horns and was used for fighting. It can be seen that the cattle are very brave and aggressive.The hair is rotten, it looks like it was whipped, it doesn't seem to be lost due to illness, it should be fine.The owner wants to sell it, it seems that the cow is too rebellious and difficult to handle.It can still be used if you are patient.Add more forage and feed them frequently at night, and they will become stronger.

Xiaoye winked at Tingshuang, indicating that she could buy it.

The buyer asked for 25 taels, and Ting Shuang countered with him. The seller was not happy: "You know how expensive cattle are in the countryside. If it weren't for the fact that this cattle is too difficult to tame, I would not be willing to sell it. Even if I slaughtered it and sold it for meat Shop, you can save a lot of money."

In the end, the minimum price was 20 taels, and the seller would not give up again.Ting Shuang calculated that if he bought it on the spot, he would spend all his money. Although he harvested the wheat, he would not have to worry about eating, but he would have to raise a large number of chickens and ducks in the future, so he must have no money.

So, Ting Shuang discussed with him: "How about this? How about I pay you in installments?"

"What?" Both the seller and Xiaoye looked at him curiously, this name is really strange.

Ting Shuang explained to him: "I will pay you half of the money first, and the remaining half, I will pay you one or two every month, pay it off after ten months, and then add thirty Wen interest every month, anyway I don't think your family is in a hurry to spend money, you can give me a few months to earn some interest."

In general, transactions are either cleared on the spot, and the accounts have to be settled after a long time. Such installment payments are unheard of.The seller blinked and blinked for a long time before he realized it, and asked again: "Then you owe me money, what should you do if you still don't pay?"

Ting Shuang answered bluntly: "I will not pay the money until ten months, and if you take the cow back, it will be considered that I have raised the cow for you in vain."

The seller was so surprised that he couldn't speak for a while. The other party raised cattle for nothing, and he also lost money. How could there be such a good thing?This kid is really stupid.

Immediately signed the contract, the transaction.

So refreshing, because the seller only sees the side that is beneficial to him, and ignores the possible benefits that the ten taels of silver may generate within the ten-month turnover period.Even if he got the money in full, he would carefully hide the money under the bed in his hands for his son to marry a wife, and he would never be willing to use it.

Xiaoye felt that Ting Shuang must have his reasons for doing so, so she didn't say anything.

The cow was really hard to tame, Ting Shuang showed a sincere smile, intending to establish a good employer-employee relationship with Brother Niu, tried to stroke Shun Mao, and communicated for a long time, Brother Niu finally stopped staring at him with fierce eyes.

Ting Shuang went to a nearby farm and bought a handful of large grains of salt for a penny, and put it in his hand for Brother Niu to lick. Finally, the proud Brother Niu was willing to follow him.But after finally getting the cow home, Brother Niu lay down on the ground, but he didn't move his buttocks.

Ting Hui was so angry that he rolled up his sleeves and picked up a wooden stick: "Go and work for me, I didn't buy you to feed you for nothing..."

Tingzhi reminded: "Cows eat grass."

Ting Hui glared at him: "Don't pick your words."

For farmers, cattle are very precious means of production. Some people can afford to save money for a few years before they can buy a cow.But the new cow bought by Meng's family really looked like the old man. He squinted at the stick in Ting Hui's hand, snorted a cold air, and ignored it.

Ting Hui was so angry that he raised his wooden stick, Ting Shuang stopped him: "Brother Niu's original owner beat him often, so he didn't cooperate to make the cow lose his temper. Stop beating him."

While speaking, he stroked Shunmao to try to communicate, and gave it salt to eat.

Old man Chu said with a smile: "You take it to the river, make it wet with the muddy water, and let it wobble, and it will be comfortable."

Ting Shuang took the ox to the stream in front of the door and borrowed a big brush to scrub it.Brother Niu squinted his eyes comfortably. The body of a cow is easily bitten by a gadfly, so it often flicks its tail to drive away the gadfly.But the bull brother had no tail, could not drive away the gadflies, and could not stand the bites, so he was very irritable.After splashing in the mud in Wang Li, his body no longer felt itchy. Brother Niu's temper improved a lot, and he obediently followed Ting Shuang home without pulling his nose.

Ting Shuang figured out its temper, and tied a bundle of soft wheat straw to the only bald tail on the back of its buttocks instead of a tail.

Then stroked the bull's head: "I made you an artificial tail, are you in a better mood?"

"Moo..." Brother Niu flicked his artificial tail, struggling to beat the Gadfly.

"So you have to be obedient, go to work with me in the afternoon, give you something to eat after work, and give you a bath."

"Moo..." The cow expressed his willingness to cooperate.

Old man Chu prepared the meal, and when the weather was fine, tables and chairs were placed under the trees in the farmyard, and some of the family just squatted on the spot or sat on small stools to eat like this.The Meng family brothers are more particular, they don't eat squatting, they eat sitting.

There are Physalis noodles on the wooden table, as well as a few steamed corn buns and pickles.

Everyone was very happy when they saw the noodles on the table.

Every winter, farmers grind sweet potatoes to make vermicelli. When precipitating cornstarch, the slurry attached to the top of the cornstarch is called head pulp, and the thicker pulp close to the starch part is called second pulp.After the second slurry is separated and stored in a large tank for fermentation for a few days, the slurry becomes sour and sticky, and it becomes Physalis.

Boil the physalis in the pot, add mixed noodles, put some vegetable leaves and vermicelli, and cook together. After cooking, stir the pickled green onions in the pot. The sour smell spreads, which makes people smell Slobber.

When Xiaoye saw it, she narrowed her eyes happily and said, "This is my favorite, especially when I have no appetite."

You're welcome, just squat down on the spot, hold a big black and thick bowl to eat, mix with chili, pickled leeks made by Mr. Chu, pickled garlic, and cooked celery and soybeans, three big bowls to eat After eating, Xiaoye's face flushed and she was full of fluid, and she smacked her lips in satisfaction: "The delicacies of mountains and seas of the emperor are not as good as our noodles."

Ting Shuang also likes to eat sour things when he has no appetite, especially the sour and astringent taste that has been fermented. Instead, there is no local flavor.Authentic paste noodles are like the one made by old man Chu, and sesame leaves are added to the miscellaneous grain noodles, which makes it more comfortable to eat.

"I don't think the eldest son has a good meal these two days, so I made this." Old man Chu took the chili bowl away, "You don't want to eat chili. If you want spicy food, eat pickled garlic."

Ting Hui immediately asked, "Brother, what's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing, the gums are swollen, and the tongue is blistered, just drink something soft."

"That's getting angry. I'll make mung bean soup tonight, and you can drink a few bowls." Old man Chu said, "I told him, brother, you should relax and don't put too much pressure on you. Although the villagers don't understand you and think you don't You can live your life, but you just have to know it in your own mind.”

Ting Shuang smiled: "Yes, these two days are indeed a bit stressful. It will be fine in a few days, it's okay."

He borrowed money to invest in the land. Although he was [-]% sure, he was still nervous. Coupled with the incomprehension of the villagers, no matter how relieved he was, he still felt a little stressed.Just don't want to show it.

Ting Hui immediately stated: "Brother, don't worry, we will support you no matter what the result is, don't think too much, your body is the most important thing."

Ting Ke and Ting Zhi also nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, we support you. Don't care what others say."

Ting Shuang smiled and nodded. In his previous life, he had never experienced brotherhood, but now he has experienced it. Brothers are people who accompany you when you are lonely and support you when you are in trouble.

Xiaoye also said: "Brother, I believe in you. I think you dare to be the first to plant rice in the village under pressure. You are courageous enough and smart enough. You really deserve the installment payment when buying cattle."

The younger brothers quickly asked: "What is installment payment?"

"It's really nothing, just get the goods and pay on time." Ting Shuang briefly said that this trick was not invented by him in the first place, and it is nothing to be proud of when it is used in ancient times, and it is not worth showing off. It seems that this person is flexible and intelligent, but so humble, which is really rare.

Ting Hui said worriedly: "What if we can't pay the remaining half of the cow's money, and the cow has to be taken back by then?"

"How come?" Ting Shuang reminded him, "Don't forget that the third child will have wages, plus the vegetables in the field, the lotus roots in the pond, and the chickens and pigs at home, it is only one or two dollars a month. , there will be no problem with cow money."

Old man Chu patted his thigh: "Hey, speaking of the chickens at home, I forgot to tell you that the chickens at home have started to lay eggs."

"Really?" Ting Hui beamed with joy again, "We can eat eggs every day."

"In this season, there is food everywhere in the river and fields, why do you have to eat eggs. Let the fourth child eat eggs, and save the extra."

Ting Hui pouted and stopped talking.

After lunch, old man Chu stayed at home to feed the chickens and pigs and clean up the vegetables in the yard. Ting Hui and Ting Zhi went to the field where the wheat had been harvested to plough and threshed.Tingshuang and Xiaoye went to plow the wasteland under the hillside. Xiaoye led the ox in front, and Tingshuang supported the plow in the back. The sharp plow slowly turned up the ridge with grass roots.Tingke was behind with a target, breaking up the big chunks of dirt and leveling the ground.Raw land is not as good as cultivated land. It has to be plowed and plowed again and again, and then leveled into rice fields.