Yu Tang looked towards his father.
Yu Wen obviously also realized this problem.
He smiled wryly at his daughter, and said, "Mr. Shen is really a man of his word!"
If someone else encountered such a thing, it might be fine, but Shen Shanyan tried every means to help them get seabuckthorn saplings.
These kindnesses can only be kept in my heart and repaid slowly.
Yu Tang thought about it, and smiled at his father: "Father, let Ah Shao quickly take Wang Si back to the old house! This sapling has been on the road for almost two months, and now is not a good season for transplanting. In case..." If you don't live, wouldn't it be a disappointment to everyone's efforts.
Yu Wen also thought so, hurriedly called Ah Shao over, and gave some instructions.
Yu Tang carefully asked Mrs. Chen to prepare some food, so that Wang Si would go on his way after eating.
Wang Si ate dry food along the way, and sometimes, in order to save money, he only ate a few bites of cakes a day to satisfy his hunger. At this time, the saplings were delivered, and I was able to eat a meal with soup. I didn’t know how grateful I was, and I didn’t even go to the table. Shuang Tao was dumbfounded.
Wang Si looked at a beautiful maid looking at him, his face was hot for a while, and he quickly explained: "I, I came this time, the boss only gave me two taels of silver, I have to save it, I don't know where to go My boss will keep me or not."
If the sapling couldn't survive, what would the boss here keep him for
It is said that there are few places in the south of the Yangtze River, and most of them can read some books, or go out to do business, or work as apprentices in shops, and try to be shopkeepers. An illiterate man like him who can only do coolies will not only be looked down upon by others, but it will also be difficult to find work.
Seeing that he missed the Yu family so much, Shuangtao was a little unhappy, and argued for the Yu family: "Our boss is not that kind of person. If you don't want to stay, our boss will definitely not miss you for the travel expenses back."
Wang Si looked honest and dull, but in fact he was very thoughtful, otherwise he would not have accepted this errand. Seeing what Shuangtao said, he immediately knew that he had said something wrong, and hurriedly said: "I know my boss is a good person, but I was afraid that I would not be able to satisfy my boss."
Still a talking guy.
Shuangtao nodded in satisfaction, and said, "Just do your best, our boss will never treat anyone badly!"
Wang Si smiled gratefully, but he thought in his heart that it would take a while to know whether he was treated badly or not. However, the fact that the maid of this family can speak for the master in this way shows that no matter how bad the family is, it depends on whether he can stand up.
He didn't dare to delay, so he rushed to Yu's old house with Ah Shao after finishing his meal.
Yu Tang sent the sapling away, took his father's arm and walked back: "How is the business in Suzhou?"
Yu Wen's eyebrows danced brightly: "I made an agreement with you, Wu Shibo, to leave early tomorrow morning." Speaking of this, he said "Oops" and said, "How did I forget this just now. I'm going to Suzhou Mansion tomorrow, Mr. Over there..."
It's just planting a tree, and it doesn't have to be watched by her father.
Yu Tang smiled and said, "Brother, will you go to Suzhou Mansion with you? Your affairs are important. I can go back by myself tomorrow. After planting a tree, I will talk to that Wang Si to see how others are doing. If you stay, let's see what else he can do?"
They had already hired a forest watcher before, and if both of them could do the same things, with the income from their forests, only one would be left.
Yu Wen thought about Wang Si's strong body, and said: "I think, if there is no need for two people in the mountains and forests, let Wang Si come to our house to do some chores. I heard that life in the west is not easy. If you can keep him here, let him stay. There is no shortage of food at home. After a long time, he might be able to find another errand in Lin'an City. We have done something Good thing."
Yu Tang knew it would be like this.
Her father and mother are very kind-hearted.
However, their family made a windfall by selling maps, and it would be a good thing if they could help others.
"I see." Yu Tang replied with a smile.
Yu Wen was very pleased with his daughter's performance, and said: "Your elder brother will go to Suzhou Mansion with us tomorrow, and Ah Shao will stay at home. If you have anything to do, you can order him."
If Wang Si stayed, where would his father go, the family also had someone who could run errands and carry things.
Yu Tang nodded again and again, thinking that as long as Wang Si was honest and willing to do something, she would just keep him.
The next day, after seeing off Yu Wen and Yu Yuan, she returned to the old house.
Wang Si had already planted the tree overnight, and lived with the forest guard hired by Yu's family at night. However, looking at the forest guard's complexion is not so good, it can be seen that Wang Si's arrival still made him feel the crisis.
Yu Tang didn't like intrigue, so she said bluntly to the forest guard: "I asked Wang Si to come to plant this seabuckthorn tree on a special trip, and you are responsible for other things on the mountain. You also have to find a way to help Wang Si plant this tree alive." Otherwise, there is no need for someone to guard this mountain forest."
The forest guard didn't think of the connection before, but now that he heard Yu Tang say this, he immediately changed his mind and assured Yu Tang: "I will definitely help Wang Si plant this tree alive."
If seabuckthorn trees are to survive, the mountain forest must be replaced with seabuckthorn trees gradually. This mountain forest has four to fifty acres, so they will not be able to be idle for the next three to five years. When the seabuckthorn tree bears fruit, the Yu family has to harvest the fruit, so there is still work to do. The two of them must be busy, and they may have to hire someone. But if the tree couldn't survive, he and Wang Si would be fine.
Seeing that he had figured it out, Yu Tang didn't say any more. I also asked Wang Si about the four kinds of trees, and Wang Si could answer everything, which sounded quite reasonable, and according to Wang Si, he would also grow crops and fruit trees. It's just that barley and wheat are grown there, while rice is more grown here in Lin'an. Yu Tang thinks that as long as he can recognize what is rice and what is wheat, if he has the heart, he should know how to grow anything.
She simply said to Wang Si: "Have you seen the large paddy field over there? It also belongs to our Yu family. If you have nothing to do on the mountain, just take a look at the field over there, and follow them to learn how to grow paddy fields."
Wang Si respectfully complied.
Yu Tang went to talk to Fifth Uncle again.
Whether it is the ancestral house of the Yu family or the affairs of the farm, the fifth uncle is just helping to look after it, and does not take care of it. In his opinion, whether Wang Sixue learns to plant paddy fields has nothing to do with him, but it is a matter of the village. When the other people asked, he helped to answer, just tell others that this is what the Yu family meant, and he had nothing to say no to.
Yu Tang told Wang Si: "My fifth uncle lives alone, come and visit when you have nothing to do, and help to pick up firewood and water. If you encounter anything in the village in the future, you can also have a helper." people."
Wang Si was very surprised, he didn't expect Yu Tang to be so friendly to others, what he told him was the foundation of his life, he thanked him repeatedly, and looked forward to settling down in Yu's house a little more.
Yu Tang hurried back home that day.
Mrs. Wang didn't know when she came here, and she was busy with Mrs. Chen in the warehouse.
Yu Tang was covered in sweat, and asked Mrs. Chen when she was washing and washing: "What are Muma and Auntie doing? It's such a hot day."
It is talking about the warehouse, but it is actually a small room behind Chen's inner room, without even a window. This kind of weather can cause heat stroke.
Mrs. Chen grinned and said, "I don't know either. You can ask your wife when she comes out later."
Yu Tang felt that she was playing tricks, so he didn't ask any further questions. He changed his clothes again, drank two bowls of mung bean soup, and felt refreshed, so he went to say hello to his aunt.
The eldest aunt had already come out of the storeroom with Mrs. Chen, and was standing under the eaves talking. When she saw Yu Tang coming, she greeted Yu Tang with a smile and asked about the mountains and forests.
While answering the words of the eldest aunt, Yu Tang looked curiously at the bag that the eldest aunt was holding in her arms.
Chen explained: "Your aunt came to our house to find some fabrics."
Is there any fabric you want to borrow from their house
Yu Tang wanted to ask, but the eldest aunt was about to leave.
She didn't want to ask too many questions, and accompanied Chen Shi to send the eldest aunt out, and then said: "Mum, what kind of fabric does the eldest aunt want?"
Chen said vaguely: "It's nothing, just a few feet of fine cloth."
In this season, the middle clothes made of muslin are washed and cool.
Could it be that the aunt is going to make a middle coat
Yu Tang didn't ask any more questions, and started talking to his mother about his father's going out, forgetting about this episode.
Yu Wen and Yu Yuan came back five days later.
The two were beaming, which showed that things were going well.
Because of this incident, Mr. Wu's family and their family got closer. During the Ghost Festival, Mrs. Wu even came to invite Mrs. Chen and Yu Tang to set off the river lanterns together, and even tried her best to talk to Yu Tang about a better marriage. But as Yu Wen expected before, those who are willing to be the son-in-law of other people's family either have some or other shortcomings, or they are not good-looking. Chen Shi even went to the physiognomy twice, but it didn't work out.
Fortunately, Yu Tang was not in a hurry, which made Chen's heart less impatient.
After eating Zhang Qing's full moon wine and Yu Tang gave Pei Yan peanuts once, the sweet-scented osmanthus blossomed, and every household began to prepare for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Yu Tang discussed with Mrs. Chen and sent some mooncakes to Pei's family: "Apart from puff pastry mooncakes, can I make other mooncakes?"
In her previous life, she ate mooncakes at Li's house, which were said to be from the capital city.
I don't know if her mother will do it
Chen said with a smile: "What kind of moon cakes do you eat without puff pastry? Are there any moon cakes that don't have puff pastry?"
Yu Tang couldn't say anything, thinking about whether to go to Hangzhou City to buy a few Beijing-style moon cakes and let his mother taste them, and then try to make them.
Just as he was thinking, Yu Yuan came to deliver mooncakes. It is said that someone from the Xiang family brought them from Fuyang, and one of the Mid-Autumn Festival gifts for the Yu family was given to Yu Wen.
Yu Tang opened it and saw what he really wanted. It turned out to be a box of Guangzhou mooncakes.
The mooncakes in Guangzhou are similar to those in Beijing, they are made of dough, the difference lies in the filling. The mooncakes in Guangzhou like to include lotus seeds and egg yolks.
She said to Chen Shi: "Look, don't there be mooncakes here that are not meringue?"
Mrs. Chen didn't think so, and said, "Can mooncakes be called mooncakes if they're not crispy skin? If you eat mooncakes, you have to eat crispy skin!"