pastoral life

Buying a house in the city is not a small expense. Although the Wang family has earned some money by running a small business, it is still extremely difficult to buy a decent house in the city. I wish the purchase was too shabby, so I can only save a lot of money. Fortunately, after the sour candy was sent to Tangpin Zhai, there was a big income. Now hawthorn cake and dry cake are not made at all, cold cake and cold shrimp It fits right in with the sour candy, and it is more popular than the previous two because it does not take up the stomach to relieve the heat, especially this sour candy is very popular among children, and it has been bought out several times. Didn't they say to increase production? Tangpinzhai directly raised the price. It used to be sold by the box, but now it is sold by the number. The price is so eye-catching.

Fortunately, it wasn't his children who bought it, so let others burn the money.

Mingzhu taught Aunt Jiang and Li Sanniang how to eat these two things, and they each asked the three newly hired helpers to be in charge of one of the links to carry out the assembly line work, but they themselves mastered the most critical cooking and shaping The first step is to not worry about others stealing their teachers and leave them to work alone in a short period of time. As for whether they will work hard next year or not, I will leave it to the future to worry about. The most important thing for Mingzhu now is to help Wang Mingchuan take care of the land Seeing that the midsummer is gradually passing and the summer heat is gradually gathering, Mingzhu is also anxious, but she does not urge Wang Mingchuan on weekdays, and concentrates on taking care of daily chores for him. Let it go.

"Brother Mingzhu, this, this, I see something even more sour than sour candy, walk around, I'll show you."

Mingzhu was doing farm work with Wang Mingchuan in the field, Wang Xiaohu rushed over and pulled Mingzhu to leave, Wang Mingchuan reached out and slapped Wang Xiaohu's paw and said with a cold face:

"Talk to your sister-in-law!"

A certain person doesn't know what kind of style to smoke, and the word "sister-in-law" is especially heavy.

Mingzhu sighed, stretched out her hand to pinch Wang Mingchuan, and didn't speak to him, but stepped forward and squatted directly to Wang Xiaohu, saying:

"Why can't you change your frizzy temper? It would be nice to be as stable and thick as your second brother. When you grow up, you will attract girls to like you, understand?"

Originally Mingzhu was only joking with the child, but she never thought that the latter would cross her arms and say in a very serious way:

"I don't like little girls. I want to get a sister-in-law like my brother!"

Pearl: ...

Wang Mingchuan started beating the child, Mingzhu watched from the sidelines and didn't hold back, she waited for Wang Xiaohu to realize his elder brother's majesty and inviolability before taking the child to see what he said was even more sour than sour candy.

Because Mingzhu always uses all kinds of wild fruits for food, one of the things the children of the Wang family are most willing to do is to search all over the mountains and plains for things that can be cooked, and every time they go out, they have to make a bunch of them. When the wild fruit comes back, Mingzhu will be happy to see it.Although they couldn't find anything useful, Mingzhu never stopped them. Instead, she asked a few children to search the hillsides around Chuanshandang. There was no other use, but the more they ran, the better their physical strength became.

"It's right on the front. It looks like a skinny orange. It's a pimple. I thought about tearing it apart to taste it, and it almost hurt my teeth."

Wang Xiaohu pointed to his missing front tooth with a bit of accusation, Mingzhu saw that his appearance that was leaking when he spoke really couldn't feel any sympathy, so she had to rub his round head to change the topic.

"What do you mean it looks like an orange? Now that the oranges are hanging on their branches, maybe they are unripe oranges. Which fruit orchard have you harmed?"

Having said that, there is no tone of blame in explaining the pearl. It is common sense for children to be curious and love to move. Every household in the village has planted more fruit trees. Because they are shorter than other trees, children love to climb. When the superiors complain, each family will at most yell and curse for a while when they see it, but if they really want to hold grudges in their hearts, they won’t be able to. After all, everyone has come from this age and knows that something will not happen right now. I felt uncomfortable, so I let it go.

Which of the children who grew up in the rural areas of Sichuan, regardless of gender, has never tossed about fruit trees?Mingzhu had broken a lot of branches when she was a child, and she was shaved a few times at the beginning, but now it is a good memory when I think about it.Children aren't children if they don't play like crazy, so Wang Xiaohu and the others never stop them from playing wildly, just teach them to stick to the bottom line they should keep.

"No, Brother Mingzhu, you can see for yourself, it's different!"

Wang Xiaohu's speech was not clear, but Mingzhu and Wang Mingchuan could understand it without any effort, and they didn't have any other skills, they were just familiar with each other.

The three of them just ran around in the woods like this, Xiaohu was small and could drill anywhere, but Wang Mingchuan and Mingzhu had a lot of difficulty walking, just when Mingzhu wanted to propose to go back, Wang Xiaohu called out joyfully:

"Brother Mingzhu, look, it's that one!"

Mingzhu took a closer look, in fact he didn't expect to see anything good, but this time he was really taken aback.

"lemon?!"

**

Ever since he discovered lemons, Mingzhu couldn’t sit still. Yes, how could he have forgotten that in his previous life, there was a lemon town not far from their city, which specialized in lemons and grapefruits. The climate conditions in this life are the same as his own The hometown is similar, which means that the lemon town next door to the hometown may also find a similar place here.

"I want to buy that hillside and grow lemons directly on the hill to make lemon products."

All the food I got before was born and raised by anyone, so now these things are quick to come, but they are one-off and have no long-term effect. When Mingzhu is dozing off, someone will hand him a pillow. No, wild lemon ran out.

"This mountain has been barren for a long time. At first it should belong to Zhao Ju's family. After Zhao Juren got the honor and settled in the city, he didn't control it very much. I don't know if he has sold it or not. I will come to ask tomorrow. , but the matter of money still needs to be discussed in the long term."

I don’t even have enough money to buy a house now. How can I spend enough money to buy a barren slope? Mingzhu is not discouraged when she hears this, she just wants to deal with the house first this year. Anyway, people nowadays don’t know how to eat lemons and won’t be the same as him Grab it, and it won't be too late to buy it when you have more money in the future.

The matter of lemons was marked in Mingzhu's heart, and then she put it aside. Seeing that the sky was getting cooler and the autumn day was getting closer, Wang Mingchuan worked very hard in writing, and Mingzhu didn't force him when it was late. Resting is never enough, it looks like she is reading a book and reading it, Mingzhu is anxious and has been looking for a way to relieve Wang Mingchuan's pressure, after all, he did not think that Wang Mingchuan had to be It's good to pass the exam, but it's not worth putting a good person in because of this.

"Mingchuan."

After washing and sleeping at night, Mingzhu took the initiative to embrace Wang Mingchuan from behind, and the latter patted the back of Mingzhu's hand reassuringly, and because he was afraid that Mingzhu would see his tired face and worry, he still turned his back to Mingzhu road:

"You don't need to worry about me. I have my own discretion in the matter of Qiu Wei. It's just a matter of getting through this period. It depends on God's will to succeed or not. Now I just need to do my best."

Hearing this, Mingzhu heaved a sigh of relief. He was afraid that Wang Mingchuan would pay too much attention to the exam results, and in the end he would end up with nothing to bear after working so hard for a while. Looking at him now, it is easy to think about it.

"In the past few days, you have also found an opportunity to go outside for a walk—by the way, the outer shirt you took from Wang Qingquan last time was washed and has not been returned, so you should take this opportunity to return it to him, maybe you can What kind of ideas can you get from him?"

Wang Mingchuan lacks the friendship among scholars, and he usually relies on books for his studies. It is not bad to be self-taught, but after all, he has to take many more detours than those taught by Mr. Mingzhu, so Mingzhu has always wanted Wang Mingchuan to be more with others. Scholars communicate, but suffer from always having no chance.

"That's right, I forgot about it because there were a lot of things going on a while ago. Instead, I'll go to Fufu Village tomorrow."

Although Wang Qingquan joined the family of Wang Juren together with Xue Mingyu, he didn't live in the teacher's house like Xue Mingyu, so if he wanted to find him, he could go directly to Fuzu Village to arrest him.

The next morning after breakfast, Wang Mingchuan dressed up as a scholar and went to Fufu Village to visit. Mingzhu and him brought some fruit cakes and snacks as a door-to-door gift, and all the utensils were wrapped in oiled paper. The clothes are also very decent as if they were bought from outside.

"You should take care of the family affairs first. I won't be around for long. If there is something to do, I will ask Dahe for help. In a few months, he will be ten weeks old, and he will be able to take on more work in the future."

Mingzhu didn't refute it face to face, although he always thought that Wang Dahe should do less work and go out to play with the children more, but this doesn't need to be said to Wang Mingchuan in the face, as the head of the family, it is still important for him to arrange these things. Those who have the right to speak, as for the implementation...well, Mingzhu tried to be as flexible as possible. According to previous experience, the success rate of letting children out is quite high.

After Wang Mingchuan tidied up his shoes and socks, he carried his things and wanted to leave. Before he left the yard, he was stopped by Mingzhu. He stopped there and waited for his wife to rush towards him—he thought he had forgotten something. Well, even though he has always thought that Mingzhu is an absolutely proper person, Mingzhu herself always thinks that things should be improved here if she is not doing well, but in the end she makes herself a mess, and he doesn't listen to what he said a few times. Putting it aside, in fact, he still likes to see Mingzhu wholeheartedly working for him and his family, being cared about and cared about by others is considered a real home.

"I've already brought enough things, so don't worry, I'll go back as soon as I go."

Wang Mingchuan smiled gently. Although he was born as a farmer, he has the gentle and gentle aura of a scholarly family. The mountains and rivers across the mountain gave him the pain of bereavement, but it also gave him such a smart and tough talent. Appearance, whether it is a blessing or a curse cannot be clearly explained in one or two sentences.

"I forgot something important."

Mingzhu came up to him, but she didn't bring out anything, she just stood on tiptoe and pressed a kiss on Wang Mingchuan's lips.

"That's the way to go, but remember to come back earlier."

Mingzhu smiled at Wang Mingchuan, but that yin and yang face has now become the most beautiful face in Wang Mingchuan's eyes. He couldn't help reaching out to caress Mingzhu's cheek, but he turned around and avoided it, and then watched him enter the room. Room.

"Remember to come back early, I want to make chicken soup tonight!"

There must be a meal at noon. It takes an hour to travel barefoot from Shandang to Fufu Village. If the two of them meet and talk, won't they be able to get a meal?Wang Qingquan is not necessarily a good person, but Wang Mingchuan must get in touch with all kinds of people in the future if he wants to take an official career, instead of going outside with no experience and meeting those old officialdom fritters who are gnawed to pieces If there is nothing left, it is better to take advantage of the contact with people from one class to gain more knowledge.

Today's scholars, future officials and lords, except those military generals and honorable families, this is a fixed rule.