Xiao Butianshi didn't intend to talk to her at first, but when he sensed her faint melancholy, he said arrogantly: [I don't believe in this god stone! Let me tell you, the spiritual power of the God Stone has increased a lot recently, and it has been able to turn the virtual into reality. As long as the god stone dredged his meridian and nourished his muscles and bones every day, he would be able to walk freely in less than half a month. He was so badly hurt, though, that he might be limping a bit.]
Yu Xiaocao was completely relieved. She hugged the golden kitten and kissed it excitedly, and said, "Can you turn fiction into reality? So your ability has improved a lot? That's great, little glutinous rice ball. You really are My lucky star! Thank you!"
Xiaobutianshi was a little shy, but he shouted awkwardly: [Go away, go away! Even in the future, if the incarnation becomes a girl, you will lose your sleeves...]
"Giggle..." Looking at the shy kitten, Yu Xiaocao couldn't help laughing.
"Sister, what's the matter?" Xiao Lian beside her was awakened, rubbed her eyes, and asked sleepily.
"No... nothing!" Xiaocao hurriedly put away the multicolored stone bracelet, stuffed the golden kitten into her bed, pretended to have just woken up, and said, "I woke up from a dream..."
"What a beautiful dream, so happy?" Xiaolian turned over and lay face to face with her.
Yu Xiaocao quickly closed her eyes, pretending that I was sleepy, and replied: "I don't remember..."
Afraid of Xiaolian's questioning, she deliberately slowed down her breathing and pretended to be asleep. Pretending to be pretending, I don't know when, I really fell asleep...
Five taels of silver was sent back, but the family didn't have much money left. The three acres of sweet potatoes would not be planted until May, and it would take half a year to harvest... How will the family survive this half a year
Xiaocao is seriously thinking about the livelihood of the family. In addition to the two hares left over from the banquet, there are five Chinese cabbages and a few radishes in the kitchen. There are still about two catties of white flour, and four or five catties of millet noodles (that is, sorghum noodles). Sweet potato flour is the most, and it weighs less than ten catties. In the cellar in the backyard, there are more than one hundred catties of sweet potatoes sent by my grandmother. If I save money, it can last for more than a month.
There are only more than forty copper coins left in the family. They were reluctant to eat the two hares, so they took them to the market in the town and sold them for more than two hundred and twenty renminbi.
In winter, there was heavy snowfall. Although the imperial court was trying to stabilize prices, the common people still lived a tight life.
Yu Xiaocao has already learned that the prices in spring are much higher than when she first wore them. Take the grain store as an example. Coarse grains such as millet flour and potato flour used to cost two cents a catty, but now they cost three or four cents; fine flour cost five cents a catty last year, but now it costs at least eight cents; Yes, at the highest it cost fifteen cents a catty. Pork now costs 30 cents a catty, and the price of eggs has also increased a lot.
Counting the only 260 wen left in the family, the food consumption of the family for a month would cost at least more than 100 catties, which is not enough to buy rough noodles. Alas... No wonder most people in the village can't taste white noodles all year round!
In her opinion, it is not enough to cut down on expenditure, but to open up sources of income!
Mrs. Liu also knows the truth of sitting and eating. She found a job in the town to help people wash clothes, and she went there once every three days. She went out in the morning and came back in the afternoon. In the early spring, the weather in the north was still relatively cold. Due to prolonged exposure to cold water, Liu's hands were red and swollen from the cold, and his fingers were bloody, which made Xiaocao feel distressed.
Every day when Mrs. Liu came back, Yu Xiaocao would use the water soaked in the Heaven-Bending Stone and heat it up to help her scald her hands and feet. Under the nourishment of Lingshi water, within a few days, the frostbite on Liu's hands healed, and the calluses on her hands disappeared. Her hands became white and tender, and she no longer worried about scratching when she started embroidery. Line up.
When her mother was working, Yu Xiaolian undertook all the housework in the family, collecting firewood, cooking, laundry, and tidying up the yard, just like a little housekeeper. In her free time, she sits in the warm sunshine, embroidering purses and handkerchiefs to subsidize the family.
Yu Xiaolian's embroidery work is not much worse than Liu's, but when she was in Yu's house, she was so busy that she couldn't spare time to embroider.
Facing the eight-year-old little girl, Yu Xiaocao admired her very much. In her previous life, a child who was only in the second grade of elementary school was able to use her weak shoulders to carry most of the burden of the family.
Speaking of which, Xiaocao should call her "sister". But even when the original owner was around, he never called him that. The reason is that it is said that when Liu gave birth, she didn't expect it to be twins. In a hurry, the midwife also messed up, not sure who is the elder sister and who is the younger sister.
Later, Xiaocao's body was always weak, and Xiaolian was more sensible, and took care of her and cared for her all the time. The family called Xiaolian the big girl, and Xiaocao naturally became the younger one.
However, Xiaocao always thought that she should be the older one, and she was reluctant to call her sister Xiaolian. The family will let her go...
The refurbished old house has a big yard, at least half an acre of land in the yard. A small gate was opened in the backyard, leading directly to the pond behind the house. At the end of winter and the beginning of spring, there is little rain, and the water level of the pond is low, leaving a lot of open space beside the pond. Xiaocao set her mind on the wasteland in front of the house and behind the house.
In modern times, there are greenhouses, and there is almost no seasonality of vegetables. You can buy any vegetables you want to eat all year round in supermarkets. But in ancient times, in winter and early spring, when vegetables were in short supply, those who wanted to eat some green leaves did not have the money to buy them. At this time, if you can grow crisp and raw vegetables, you will definitely be able to sell them at a good price.
Greenhouses and greenhouses, due to limited conditions, grass must not be produced, and there is no plan to do so. She was basically sure that the emperor was wearing clothes like her, and she didn't want to make something out of the ordinary. She has made up her mind to "make a fortune in silence"!
However, she can use the indoor temperature to grow vegetable seedlings, and then transplant them to the yard when the weather is warm. In this way, the vegetables planted will definitely be on the market earlier than sowing seeds in spring.
Just as she was excitedly discussing what soil to use for breeding, Xiaobutianshi whispered in her ear: [Why bother? Soak the seeds in the bath water of the god stone, which can not only resist cold but also resist diseases and insect pests, and can also shorten the ripening time of vegetables...]
Yu Xiaocao felt ecstasy when she heard the words, holding the small and exquisite body of the little glutinous rice balls and kissing her face fiercely, causing Butianshi to protest again and again.
Now, Xiaobutianshi has taken the form of a little milk cat and has a permanent foothold at home. As for where the little guy came from, Yu Xiaocao explained that when he was collecting firewood at the foot of the mountain, he saw this little milk cat that was about to freeze to death, and brought it back out of kindness.
The whole family accepted this arrogant golden kitten with kindness. The little butian stone has become the second most popular pet in the family after the little roe deer.
But Xiaobu Tianshi, except for his own master, Yu Xiaocao, doesn't pay attention to other members at all. What it likes most every day is to sleep soundly on top of its owner's fluffy head. From a distance, Xiaocao seems to be wearing a golden headdress.
Yu Xiaocao was ecstatic when she learned that Xiaobutianshi could actually improve the seeds: "Little Tangyuan, you are really my lucky star! I will clean up the vegetable field right away..."
Under the surprised gazes of her father and Xiao Lian, Yu Xiaocao turned over the ground with her head.
Xiao Tangyuan paced back and forth leisurely at her feet, and the voice in her mouth was only heard by Xiaocao: [If it wasn't for helping you, I would not bother to talk to you! At night, I need to heal your father's legs and soak the seeds. I need to replenish my spiritual power, so I strongly demand that I be thrown into the water tank...]
The more water it comes into contact with, the more helpful it will be for mana regeneration. On weekdays, Xiaocao soaks it in a jar, and it has been thinking about the water tank in the yard for a long time.
Yu Xiaocao was finally defeated by his monk-like chatter, untied the multicolored stones from his wrist, and threw them into the water tank. The little golden milk cat lightly jumped onto the water tank, sat on the edge of the tank, wagging its tail, Xiao Shi couldn't help worrying that the little guy would accidentally fall into the tank. Since then, Xiaocao's family has used Lingshi water for washing vegetables and clothes.
"What are you guys doing digging the ground now?" Mrs. Liu came back from work, her hands were red from the cold, and she saw Yu Hai kneeling in the yard with her three siblings, digging the soil with great interest, and asked strangely road.
Yu Hai can now walk a few steps even without his crutches. He was in a good mood, and when his second daughter asked to dig the ground to grow vegetables, he came to help without saying a word. He picked out grass roots from the overturned soil, threw them aside, looked up and said, "Cao'er plans to plant vegetables in both the front and back yards, so that the family will not have to worry about food in the future—our daughter is really capable!"
Mrs. Liu was angry and funny, and said: "We must plant vegetables, but it's only February, and the water tank is still freezing at night, and we don't wait to sow seeds, what are we doing in such a hurry to plow the ground?"
"If you're idle, you're idle, let's tidy up the floor and put it away!" When it comes to caring for the child, Yu Hai considers it second, but no one dares to consider it the first. No matter how difficult it was before, he always tried his best to satisfy the child's request. What's more, digging the ground to grow vegetables is such a serious matter
Mrs. Liu had nothing to do with this master, so she rolled up her sleeves and joined the ranks of digging the ground. In the evening, the fifth part of the front yard, except for the walking path in the middle, was dug up.
In the evening, Xiaocao asked Mrs. Liu for the vegetable seeds sent by her grandmother. Liu Shi looked at her and said, "Cao'er, don't you plan to plant vegetables at this time? It's not in season, so if you plant it at this time, it won't sprout at all, it's a waste of seeds."
"Mom, the God of Wealth gave me another hint last night. He taught me a way to keep the vegetable field warm. Think about it, other people's vegetables have just sprouted, so we sell them and the people in the town eat them." Radishes and cabbage that have lasted a whole winter, no matter how high the price is, people will buy them!" The truth that rare goods can be lived in, the core is the grass of modern people, which is deeper than anyone understands.