Civilian Edition Traveling Farming Diary

The weather has been fine for the past two days, and the ice and snow are showing signs of melting. Qiu Dazhong, who lives in a small hut at the head of the village, went up the mountain yesterday and hunted a wild boar. The wild boar that had been boiled all winter didn’t have much meat on it, so he carried it to the town to sell. Gave it to the restaurant.

So I knew that a restaurant in the town had already opened, so I went to the town today to see if Fulai Restaurant had opened. I was ready and ready to start work at any time.

All the way to the town, although a lot of snow along the way has not melted, but there are already some traces of pedestrians, not many.

It seems that I started construction relatively early. In fact, I am really anxious to make money. The appearance of Chen Xiang has brought great changes to my family. First, I can’t eat vegetables and meat for several months. Expenses have also gone up, and the family doesn't have much spare money. I don't plan to take the tens of pickle money Chen Xiang earns. He is a little brother and needs to save money more than me, a big man.

So the pressure to support a family is still great. I have to make money early, and even find ways to make more money, so that we can live a better life. Even though our life in the village is considered good, in fact we are still very poor. .

The dirt road was hardened by the frozen ground, and it was uncomfortable to walk on. When I arrived at Fulai Restaurant, my feet were already cold, even though I was still wearing leather boots.

Sure enough, Fulai Restaurant has opened, but there are not many customers, only two or three tables a day.To my surprise, shopkeeper Du was not there, but his son shopkeeper Xiao Du was there.

We wished each other a happy new year, and shopkeeper Xiao Du told me that his father caught a cold in the twelfth lunar month, and he was not doing well intermittently, so he simply recuperated at home and handed over the shop to him.

I also knew the shopkeeper Xiao Du before, he often appeared in the shop, but his temper was not very good, every time he came, the shopkeeper Du would get angry.

But this shop will always be his. At this time, the shop is inherited from the family, and it is not surprising that the son inherits the father's business.I told him about going to work, and he said that there are still very few customers at the moment, and most of them are locals who come out to eat some snacks by themselves, and the number of merchants will not increase until after the [-]th day, so let me come again after the [-]th day have a look.

I think my story can be told not only to merchants, but also to local people, and the local people can just follow what Chen Xiang said, one section a day, to whet the appetite and attract more people?

But shopkeeper Xiao Du disagreed. He insisted that I come back after fifteen years. I need money very much. If the original wages for these ten days are one hundred cash, this is not a small amount.

Fulai is not a big restaurant, but I was a good storyteller last year, and many bigger restaurants wanted me to go. I have not agreed because of the favor of shopkeeper Du. Now I really want to go to another restaurant and talk about it first. God, make some money.

But I hesitated for a while, feeling that it would hurt my feelings, so I still didn't go. Although I have no contract or employment relationship with Fulai Restaurant, I still feel nostalgic and don't want to lose my relationship.

So I had no choice but to go back. When I walked to the back street, someone called me in a low voice. I saw that it was Fat Cheng, the chef of Fulai Restaurant.

I asked him what was the matter, Fat Cheng shook his head and sighed, and told me in a low voice that if there is a good owner who wants me to go, I will go there quickly and don't stay in Fulai Restaurant.

I quickly asked him why.

He said shopkeeper Du is a good person, but his son is not good. In the early years, shopkeeper Du fell on his leg, and shopkeeper Xiao Du temporarily took over the business of the restaurant for half a year. At that time, everyone knew that Shopkeeper Du would come back sooner or later, so they could only swallow their anger. But this time, they saw that Shopkeeper Du was planning to hand over the restaurant to Shopkeeper Xiao Du, and they were all trying to find another way out in private.

I didn't expect Shopkeeper Du to be such a kind-hearted person, and his son turned out to be like this. I wondered if Shopkeeper Du would be sad like this.

Fat Cheng shook his head and said, "Master Du moved back to his hometown in the countryside a few years ago. He has a big yard, and he lives there for the elderly. You say love. Hey, when you are beaten and scolded all day long, you will be beaten and scolded all day long. When the wages can't even support your wife and children, will shopkeeper Du come back to talk to you about love?"

"Old shopkeeper Du doesn't plan to take care of it anymore!" he added.

Then I have a bottom line in my heart. Fat Cheng is right. We work for wages, not for affection. Shopkeeper Du is generous to me. I am willing to earn less for him. It is because I am happy and comfortable doing it, but if If I earn little and feel uncomfortable, why should I stay?

I have thanked Fat Cheng, and I have seriously planned my future. I am now facing the first job-hopping. Where to jump is very important, because even if an excellent talent frequently changes jobs, his reputation will become bad, and no one will be willing. use me.

But I don't know anyone in town!

After thinking about it, I felt that the opportunity was found by myself. I had to have the cheek to knock on every door. I went to the candied fruit and pastry shop, bought some pastries and preserved fruits that children love, and wrapped them up. At noon, I hurried to the family with the bear child.

No one would reject a person who came to visit and say auspicious words, so when I came to the door with a pastry, I smiled and wished the host a happy new year, good luck, good luck, peace and auspicious Pepsi, the host greeted me beamingly.

The owner of this house is surnamed Cui, and he runs an oil workshop. Generally, we call him Boss Cui.

Boss Cui said: "Mr. Zhang is here. The monkey at home has been raging all winter, and the house is about to be demolished by him. You came just in time. Hurry up and suppress it."

I was amused by him. Since I told the Journey to the West, which is suitable for all ages, his family has called the child Pohou.

I said: "Mr. Cui is smart and lively, which is a sign of intelligence and health. I haven't seen him this winter. I really miss him!"

Boss Cui laughed loudly: "Come on, come on, it just so happens that my cousin is here with his family these two days, you don't know, his house also has a monkey, these two bear things together, our house is really... "

He pushed me: "Hurry up and save us!"

We talked and laughed and entered the house, and as soon as we entered the door, we saw two skinny children jumping up and down the room, climbing on the table and climbing the window, they were really two monkeys.

As soon as the little Mr. Cui saw me, he screamed and rushed over, shouting: "Mr. Zhang is here, brother, come quickly, this is the Mr. Zhang who I told you can tell stories."

So another monkey screamed and rushed over. One was hanging around my neck and the other was crawling on my back. It didn't recognize life at all, urging me to tell a story.

Everyone in the room laughed, and I was also very happy. Such a lively and harmonious family atmosphere in the Cui family is still rare in this era. Although the family is always up and down, it is also full of strong human touch.

Home, isn't it a place where you can be unrestrained?

I hung two little boys into the house and asked, "What are you doing?"

Young Master Cui quickly answered: "We are playing cat and mouse! I am the cat and he is the mouse!"

I:"……"

Well, Boss Cui took the two children off me and told them to sit down obediently. They sat obediently on the chairs to listen to the story, and they looked at me with green eyes.

Okay, so the story of the earl can't be told. Aren't they active? I just told a few classic hero stories, such as Zhao Zilong, Wu Song, etc., of course they are also adapted versions.

The two children listened fascinatedly, and the adults next to them also joined in. I fucking talked until noon, and the long-lost feeling of tearing my throat came back.

Boss Cui wrapped me a red envelope, but I didn't take it. I said that today I came to see Mr. Cui, not to make money.

So Boss Cui insisted on keeping me for lunch. His cousin, another Boss Cui, was also very persistent, and directly pulled me to the dining table to sit down. left behind.

Boss Cui and his cousin's family were also present at the table. His cousin's family also had an eldest son who was in his 20s and not much younger than me.We were four men in the main room, women and children in the inner room.

During the chat, I learned that Boss Cui’s cousin is in the paper business and lives in Fengzhou Fucheng. Luzhou is a little far to the south, and the relationship between the two families is very good, and they travel around every year. His cousin will spend his fifteenth year here, and then go north for business.

Boss Cui's cousin sighed and said: "The paper business has not been easy in the past two years. There are more and more large and small workshops. Last year, two big paper-making families emerged in the west, which brought us a great impact."

I believe this, after all, there is toilet paper for wiping buttocks.

Speaking of which, I have never seen paper in this world, so I asked curiously: "Is the quality of paper produced by everyone the same? Can we make a technological breakthrough in terms of quality?"

Boss Cui's cousin shook his head: "Mr. Zhang, you don't know something. Our Cui family is one of the time-honored paper-making brands. We have mastered almost all the crafts. The paper we produce can be said to be of high quality, but now other workshops have these technologies. It’s really not easy to master it and want to play with it.”

I thought for a while and said: "Since the quality of paper is similar, we can only find breakthroughs in patterns and products."

The two bosses Cui looked at each other, and then the shopkeeper Cui's cousin asked, "What does Mr. Zhang mean?"

I said: "Excuse me, I don't know much about paper products. I don't know what styles Cui Ji's paper products generally have?"

Boss Cui's cousin said to his eldest son: "Changyu, come and see how well you understand our family's property?"

Cui Changyu raised his chin and said, "Father, you underestimate me too much. Although I'm new to family affairs, I'm still very clear about these basic situations."

He cleared his throat, looked at me and said, "Actually, not only our family, but all paper workshops have similar products. They are mainly divided into four categories. According to the quality, they are the best jade satin Xuan, which is white and delicate, and smooth. Such as satin, followed by ordinary Guangping Xuan, which is slightly yellow in color and is the most widely used. It is generally used for printing books, painting and writing, and oil paper is generally used as window paper, wrapping paper or umbrellas. The worst thing is toilet paper. These are four categories, of course, the quality of each paper is still uneven, and there are different grades."

Boss Cui’s cousin looks very satisfied. I think he is a child spoiler. Is this superficial something to be proud of?

I said, "And then?"

Cui Changyu: "Nope."

I:"……"

I said again: "I mean the pattern of paper products. Let's take the best jade satin Xuanxuan as an example. How do you process it?"

Cui Changyu blinked: "Cut it into pieces."

I:"……"

I find it difficult for me to communicate with this kid.

Boss Cui's cousin asked: "Mr. Zhang means how to process it?"

I thought about the paper products in the original world, picked up some and said: "For example, printing, sprinkling of gold leaf, and engraving. I don't know the specific techniques, so that's about it."

Boss Cui’s cousin was taken aback for a moment, then sat up straight, looked at me with the eyes of a pig seeing cabbage, wolf seeing meat, and asked seriously: “Can you elaborate, sir?”

Oh, I see, they don't have so many tricks, and I didn't think too much about it, so I said in a purely chatty tone: "Take printing as an example, you can print some plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemums that readers like, with light colored patterns as the background." , does not affect writing, and is a bit chic, you can print some petal rain and the like for girls to use, and... oh yes, you can dye the paper into various colors, the light pink light yellow that girls like, etc. Yes, I still don’t know much about these crafts, it’s just this way of thinking.”

The other three people at the table were silent. For a while, I wondered if what I said was too childish. They felt naive and were too embarrassed to expose it, or they didn’t have this skill and thought I was whimsical?

I waited anxiously for a while before Boss Cui's cousin said: "Mr. Zhang doesn't know papermaking technology, but he knows business well."

I:"??"

He said Cui Changyu and poured me a glass of wine. Boss Cui raised his glass and said to me: "Mr. Zhang is an open-minded person. Thank you for your advice. This old man has benefited a lot. This glass is toast to you!"

I quickly picked up the cup: "It's nothing, you are too polite!"

We clinked glasses to finish the drink, I really didn't think it was a big deal, but the three of them seemed to be very happy.

We chatted for a few more words, and when it came to my storytelling, shopkeeper Cui said: "Old Du is not in good health, and I think he will completely hand over the shop to his son this time. Mr. Zhang, let's talk quietly, his son is It's too bad, you still have to make two plans."

I sighed and said: "But shopkeeper Du treated me very well, and gave me a living when I was in the most difficult time. I always feel that I will feel sorry for him if I leave."

Boss Cui nodded: "You are loyal, but don't feel wronged if you really can't keep going. Old Du himself knows what his son is like, so he won't be angry with you."

I should.

We talked about other things, the food was good, the wine was good, and I left a little tipsy.

When I left, Boss Cui gave me a small box of fruit-flavored candies as a return gift, and I accepted it!

Boss Cui asked me to come back tomorrow, and I agreed.

It was only when the cold wind blew outside that I reacted dizzily, hey, my work these days has been settled, and I am happy.

It was already afternoon when I got back to the village, I thought about bringing the candy to Chen Xiang quickly, and I walked quite fast, but when I opened the door, I didn’t see Chen Xiang.

I broke out in a cold sweat suddenly, and I didn't feel drunk at all. I suddenly thought about the fact that this guy was leaving in the spring, and thought that he hadn't given me an answer so far, and thought that he would sleep with me on the kang for the past few days.

I ran out like crazy with a candy box, shouted Chen Xiang's name, and ran around the village in panic.

Some villagers heard my frenzied voice and shouted impatiently: "Go to the river and look for it, what are you calling for?"

At that time, I felt like my world was spinning and my eyes were dazed. What the hell did this kid commit suicide?

I couldn't control my hands and feet, I didn't know how I got to the river, and then I saw Chen Xiang squatting by the river washing clothes.

I really...

I called him by the river: "Ah Xiang, come back quickly!"

Chen Xiang raised his head when he heard my voice, answered, wrung out the clothes in his hand and put them into the basin, and stepped on the rocks carefully to the shore.

I couldn't control my emotions, so I yelled at him: "You are crazy, what are you washing in this cold weather!"

He seemed a little startled, and whispered, "The river water is thawed, and everyone is washing it."

After he said this, I saw a few women and little brothers squatting by the river, and Su Mai was also there, and they were all staring at me right now.

I also found that they were all squatting together, far away from Chen Xiang's position just now, as if they were deliberately avoiding him.

My heart was sore and sore, I took Chen Xiang's hand, it was really red from the cold, I was about to die of anger, I put his hand in my palm and rubbed it, heaved a few breaths, it was like a lump of ice, It's cold to the bone.

I asked: "Is it cold, you really don't make people worry for a while"

Chen Xiang withdrew his hand, blushing, and whispered, "Don't, everyone is watching." He lowered his head and glanced at the others, and said, "It's been a good couple of days, I'm I just want to take out the sheets and wash them in the sun."

I picked up the laundry tub and handed him the candy box in my hand: "If you want to wash it, you can boil some water at home to wash it. In this winter, if you put your hands in ice water, you will suffer from the cold for the rest of your life."

Chen Xiang whispered, "Isn't it all like this?"

I glared at him: "You are not allowed to do this even if it is like this!"

He whispered: "Got it." Then asked: "What is this?"

I said, "Fruit candy, you take it and eat it."

Chen Xiang gave a soft wow and followed me back home.

I was so startled that I broke out in cold sweat, my cotton-padded clothes were wet, and I felt chilly when I got home, so I quickly took them off, and boiled ginger soup in the pot. Chen Xiang said that he planned to drink it for me when I came back. It's cold, I must be freezing through walking this far.

I blamed him: "You also know it's cold!"

While scooping the hot ginger soup out of the pot and pouring it into the bathtub, Chen Xiang murmured that he knew he had made a mistake and would not make it again in the future, and then said with a bit of stubbornness: "I used to wash clothes in the river in winter. , and everyone is doing it like this, so you are so delicate."

I tried the temperature of the water, it was very hot, and it was ready for soaking. While taking off my clothes, I said: "If you follow me, you will listen to me. If I say you can't, then you can't."

Chen Xiang covered his eyes and ran out: "Whoever follows you, shameless!"

I said loudly, "It's just you! Share that box of candy with the neighbors, and say it's our wedding candy!"

Chen Xiang screamed, then ran into his own room and closed the door heavily.

I feel a little better haha, I took a hot ginger bath, my whole body was flushed, I felt hot from inside to outside, very comfortable.

Before I left, I told Chen Xiang that if he didn’t come back at noon, he would not come back to eat, and let him eat by himself. I asked him, and he said that he had eaten, fried cabbage, and ate steamed buns.

So we opened the box of candy, of course Chen Xiang didn't share it, haha.

A small box of round and colorful candies is really cute, exuding a faint fruit aroma, I squeezed one and handed it to Chen Xiang's mouth, he stared at me.

I said, "Ah Xiang, what answer did you agree to give me?"

Of course Chen Xiang knew what I was talking about. He blushed and lowered his head, and whispered, "Brother Zhang Cheng, I want to spend time with you, but..."

Before he finished speaking, I stuffed the candy into his mouth and said, "No but."

Then I kissed it.

Chen Xiang was dumbfounded, and froze there with sugar in his mouth, letting me kiss his soft and cool lips lightly.

To be honest, I don't have much experience in kissing, so I'm also very confused and nervous. All the momentum and calmness are just pretending. My heart is about to jump out!

Taste and stop.

I kissed and parted, and then his cheeks were bulging with sugar, his face was flushed, and he petrified like a little red squirrel staring stupidly.

I poked his bulging cheek and said, "That's it, I'll go buy fabric tomorrow, and when you finish the wedding dress, we'll get married."

Chen Xiang reacted in a daze, exclaimed softly, covered his face and said, "Why are you like this!"

I laughed, what is this, I have more excessive.