Zhang Xiu put down her chopsticks and stood up: "I'll go out to see what happened, Brother Ming, you stay inside first."
Tang Chunming didn't mind either, and waved his hand to the children to continue eating meat and vegetables. They had nothing to do to make troubles at night. In his opinion, it was nothing more than a family conflict because of the corvee. People serve in the military service, who will serve in the service, and how will the money be apportioned if the money is not paid. There must be troubles in the village these days because of this matter, and it is not just a family or two. Selfishness, if everyone has a surplus of silver in their hands, there will definitely be a lot less troublemakers.
However, for a very few top-notch people, such as Zhao Laomo, who is desperate for money, I am afraid that no matter how much money they have in their hands, they will not be willing to take it out, except for his precious son.
By the way, Zhao Laosan is about to take a test in the hospital, what will be the result
Obviously Da Mao and Er Mao are more interested in the meat dishes on the table than paying attention to who is making trouble outside.
It took more than ten minutes for them to hear Xiao Hua screaming again. They looked up and looked outside. After a while, Zhang Xiu came in from the yard, and Xiao Hua buried her head and gnawed on the bone again.
Seeing Zhang Xiu's smiling face and gloating, Tang Chunming guessed: "Could it be that the Zhao family caused the trouble? So I'd like to go and see the excitement. I'm afraid the commotion will be quite big?" In this room The noise of the village can also be heard here.
Zhang Xiu smiled and bent over: "You really hit the spot. It's not that Mrs. Zhao and Wang Chunhua fought this big night. I didn't expect to have a fight during the day. I still don't let it go this night. This is really good spirit .But you'd better rest at home, you won't be able to see the road clearly at night, if you bump into it, it will kill you." Tang Chunming gave Tang Chunming a sideways look.
Tang Chunming curled his lips boredly.
Zhang Xiu stopped teasing Tang Chunming. She sat down and drank some soup, and said what she had heard: "Didn't it be said that Wang Chunhua hid money from his private house during the day? Grandma Zhao hasn't moved during the day but has been staring at him." As for the money from the private house, when Wang Chunhua was driven to cook dinner next night, Mrs. Zhao ran to Boss Zhao’s room to search for it, and as a result, Mrs. Zhao found nearly twenty taels of silver. After dinner, Wang Chunhua went back to the house and found that the house had been tampered with and panicked looking for money, but no, all money was gone, so they smashed the house and made a fuss.
"Twenty taels?" Tang Chunming's eyes widened and he raised two fingers.
"Yes, I can't imagine that Wang Chunhua has hidden so much money. Think about what he was like when he got married, hmph!" Zhang Xiu got angry when she said that. It's really incomparable with Brother Ming's, but after marrying into Zhao's family, life has become more prosperous. It is really good for him to be able to extract so much money from Mrs. Zhao. Now that the money is gone, Zhang Xiu has to say what he deserves, and let him experience Brother Ming's situation at the beginning. Bai made another fortune and was very upset.
"That's it." Tang Chunming couldn't help showing his admiration to Wang Chunhua with a thumbs up: "Come on, let's make it bigger, what about Zhao Daniu? How do you say it?"
"Hey," Zhang Xiu smiled disdainfully, "that coward shrank aside and let Wang Chunhua and Mrs. Zhao get into a ball, and said a few words of persuasion dryly, but who would listen to him? When I left, Zhao The third uncle also went, I didn't say that the third uncle Zhao cared enough about the Zhao family."
"It's not because of Mrs. Zhao." Tang Chunming rolled his eyes, "Look, the third uncle must be helping Mrs. Zhao. Anyway, it's not reasonable for Mrs. Zhao to be in charge of Wang Chunhua's private house now. I deserve it if the money is taken away, but Mrs. Zhao's reputation must be getting worse. I want to tell Mrs. Zhao a good family near the village in the future. It's hard, who dares to marry such a nanny? Of course If Zhao Laosan is admitted as a scholar, it will be another matter."
Indeed, if Zhao Laosan is admitted as a scholar, he will indeed be able to stand up. Then it will be time for Zhao Laosan to be arrogant. In order to please Zhao Laosan, Wang Chunhua will definitely die down. But what does this have to do with Tang Chunming? He said earlier that he would not fall in love with such a family, and wished to stay as far away as possible. It is the same sentence, such a superb product does not need to be tossed by others, and even the best days can be tossed After they're gone, he just waits to sit and watch the show.
Whether Zhao Laosan can be admitted to the scholar Zhang Xiu is not sure. Back then, Zhao Laosan was admitted as a child student, and rumors spread in and outside the village, saying that Zhao Laosan was a Wenqu star who descended to earth, and that he was a child prodigy. Someone like Mrs. Zhao has also been highly praised, saying that he will have a son, so Mrs. Zhao should not be too complacent at that time. So from Zhang Xiu's point of view, although Mr. Zhao's character is not good, he may indeed have some talent in reading, but look at Brother Ming, he really hopes that he will never pass the exam, otherwise the faces of those people will make people look at him. It will be very uncomfortable.
"Mother, I will also take the exam for scholar." Ermao suddenly said loudly as if sensing her mother's inner voice.
Zhang Xiu suddenly smiled: "Okay, okay, when my Ermao is admitted as a scholar, I will be the mother of the scholar, and our eldest Mao will also study hard with Ming Amo."
Da Mao also nodded seriously.
"And me, I want too!" Ah Lin was not to be outdone, making Zhang Xiu even more cheerful, and Tang Chunming didn't tell Ah Lin that he didn't have a brother to participate in the scientific examination. .
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The next day Tang Chunming still got up early in the morning, fed some water and food to the sheep and chickens, and went to the backyard to pick vegetables. Today, people from Jinji will come to pick up a batch of vegetables. Tang Chunming also knows that Jinji mainly I want to come to see the situation of his vegetable garden. I can't be completely relieved if I haven't seen it.
Of course, he didn't know yet that the owner of Jinji and Tingjing Pavilion was the same person, and Teng Yu was wondering if he had anything to do with the black-faced husband who delivered the food. Tang Chunming's family must come to visit.
There are a lot of vegetables in this field. After growing up, Tang Chunming didn't touch much except for sending a few to them. What he eats at home is all vegetables in the space. The quality of it is better, he would be stupid to put it there. Moreover, after selling a batch of space dishes, Tang Chunming doesn't want to sell them any more now. He only considers them when he needs money urgently. Otherwise, if he releases too much, it will make people suspicious. He has encountered it in his previous life. Fortunately, he was at that time. It is not that much money is needed, and after one experience, one becomes more cautious and covers up a lot.
The cucumber vines climbing on the built-up shelves have already bloomed, and some have grown small cucumbers the size of a thumb. There are also loofah vines climbing on the back room. Tang Chunming made full use of the space and climbed up the back room and the backyard wall. There are many loofahs and hanging melon vines, which will surely yield a lot in a short time.
But the area is still not big enough. After selling vegetables for a period of time, we must take down the land next door, and then let people put the land together in the yard, but in this way, it seems that raising a dog is a bit embarrassing. Well, it looks like I'll have to get another dog.
This morning, the people in the village were still immersed in the turmoil of the Zhao family last night. A carriage drove up from the entrance of the village, which immediately attracted the attention of many people. Horses are not the most expensive animals, even Li Zheng's family in the village is reluctant to keep a horse. Whose family has a precious guest this early in the morning
The carriage stopped on the side of the road and the driver asked the villagers for directions. When they heard that they were looking for Tang Chunming and Tang Fulang, the villagers almost suspected that their ears had misheard, but most of the villagers were still simple, so they pointed the direction to the driver and said The family with a large yard at the foot of the mountain is the current Tang family. Since Tang Chunming became an independent household, the villagers are gradually changing their names, especially yesterday when Tang Chunming handed over the money without any delay, some villagers recognized him more.
In the carriage, Teng Yu and shopkeeper Qi came together. The two of them looked out at the scenery of the village and the mountains in the distance from the carriage. Teng Yu sighed: "This is a good place. There are mountains and waters. Such a good place, is it because of the water and soil here that such vegetables can be grown?"
Shopkeeper Qi laughed secretly, the young master grew up in the city, where did he experience life in the countryside? Mountains and rivers are a good place to live? He heard people say that the corvee labor in the village is about to start, and the people in this country are probably worried about how to live their lives, and too many mountains means that there are few fields and the threat of wild animals in the mountains. There will be many.
In the eyes of the villagers, the carriage stopped at the door of Tang's house, and the driver jumped out of the carriage and knocked on the door.
The little flower inside the door screamed first, the little flower who was growing in size, now her voice is no longer the intimidating baby voice as before, but has begun to gain momentum.
"This Tang Fulang's family has a good dog who guards the door." Shopkeeper Qi got out of the car first, and turned to his young master who was getting off the car with a smile.
Someone in the yard stopped the dog from barking, and after a while someone opened the door. Shopkeeper Qi smiled when he saw the man, "Good morning, Tang Fulang, we didn't bother you, did we?"
This was to send money to him. Tang Chunming of course greeted the visitor with a smile, opened the courtyard door and hurried back to Xiaohua, and said: "There are no people in the country who get up late, but you came here from the town early in the morning." , I woke up very early, come in quickly, I was packing those dishes just now, please take a look first."
When people came in, the courtyard door was still open. As a single brother, he would not be gossiped. He was often told by Zhang Xiu and Tang Chunming gradually formed some conditioned reflexes.
"Hey, your yard is very lively. You cleaned it all by yourself? Tang Fulang is not easy." Shopkeeper Qi saw the layout of the yard at a glance when he entered the yard. For the selection and purchase of ingredients, he also went to the surrounding countryside. In the current situation, no one is as lively and lively as the Tang family.
"Where, let's be busy, how can you compare with shopkeeper Qi and your boss, you are the ones who do big business." Tang Chunming said modestly.
Teng Yu was still dressed like a rich man in a brocade robe, and he carried a paper fan in his hand. Standing in such a small farmyard, he looked a bit out of place, but his expression was at ease, and the paper fan kept knocking once and for all. Putting his hands together, he looked at everything in the small farmyard with great interest, and asked Tang Chunming with a smile how many chickens he had raised, and took the opportunity to say that if his chickens were as good as those dishes, their restaurant could also buy them of.
"Master Teng can do whatever he wants, of course, taste or something, you'll know when you grow up and kill the chicken, and you'll know if you taste it, if the price satisfies me, it's not a problem to sell it to your restaurant, so I won't have to find another one. " Tang Chunming replied with a smile.
Teng Yu's eyelids twitched, and he took a serious look at the chicken surrounded by the fence. Hearing this, he was quite confident. Could it be that the chicken really tastes better like vegetables? If that's the case, I really want to snatch the business, but according to what Tang Fulang said, I'm afraid it will be difficult to win it if there is no good price. Anyway, it's still a long time, Teng Yu is not in a hurry, wait until these chickens grow up, and the number is a little small.
Of course Tang Chunming didn't tell him that he was planning to expand the breeding capacity.
Zhang Xiu, who heard the commotion outside, also ran over to help. Seeing Tang Chunming greeting the guests, he ran to the backyard to help pick vegetables. When he entered the door before, a villager stopped him and asked what was going on, how could such a distinguished guest from the Tang family come to the door, Zhang Xiu didn't hide it anymore, and just said that the restaurant in the town came to collect the vegetables, and Brother Ming himself was in the town found customers.
Teng Yu was curious about everything, even the three sheep in the sheepfold were very happy. He pointed to the ewe and asked, "Do you raise this ewe for unborn children?" Well, Master Teng I also know that children need to be breastfed. My brother has milk himself, but it is far from enough for a baby. Does a rich family have milk, but he knows that people in the country can’t afford milk, so they drink goat’s milk
Shopkeeper Qi followed by, not knowing what to say, when did my young master become so curious? I even have to ask about my husband's childbirth. Do you know that Tang Fulang has just lost his husband and kept his filial piety
"This ewe is almost out of milk, and my baby will not be born in a few months." Another person who reminded him, Tang Chunming replied angrily, "That's for my family, Ah Lin."
"Oh, yes, my brother is still young, Lao Qi, your little grandson must be drinking milk until he is three years old." Teng Yu patted his forehead, and then said with a clear face.
Shopkeeper Qi covered his face. He really didn't want to follow his young master down the road. Did the young master care about too many issues
Tang Chunming replied speechlessly: "Goat's milk can be used at any age to raise people. My family A Lin drinks it, and the neighbor's eight-year-old child also drinks it. In fact, shopkeeper Qi's age is also quite good to drink some goat's milk, including you. Good health."
"Really?" Teng Yu turned around and asked the shopkeeper Qi next to him, but saw that shopkeeper Qi's face was flushed.
Shopkeeper Qi was neither crying nor angry, so he had no choice but to say to his young master: "Master, let's go to the backyard to look at the vegetable field, and we have to rush to the restaurant after picking good vegetables."
Tang Chunming didn't know the situation, and seemed to have said something that made shopkeeper Qi feel ashamed. He patted his head and went to the backyard to get it: "I was almost done picking it before, and you can also look at the varieties of vegetables. If there are any that I don't have here, I can replant them." , and I plan to enclose the surrounding land to grow vegetables together, and the amount will follow in the future." He said and looked back at the shopkeeper, what did he say that shouldn't be said
Shopkeeper Qi is already old, and being sized up like this by a young man, he really wants to cover his face with his sleeves, so that he will never see anyone again. Unexpectedly, the honest Zhao Dahu would marry such a brother, and his expression was not at all desolate and sad as if he had just lost his husband. Reminiscent of Zhao Dahu's description of his brother, shopkeeper Qi doubted the original relationship between the couple up.
Teng Yu originally wanted to stay for a while, but the shopkeeper Qi couldn't wait to leave. Teng Yu had no choice but to say goodbye to Tang Chunming, and told him to expand the planting area as soon as possible. Now the vegetables in this yard can't meet his needs at all. .
Before leaving, he readily paid part of the money, in order for Tang Chunming to buy the land and plant vegetables as soon as possible.
Tang Chunming and Zhang Xiu escorted the people out of the hospital and watched them drive away.
As soon as they left, the villagers who were curious about the Tang family immediately surrounded them. After seeing Teng Yu, who was dressed like a rich man in a brocade robe, the people who surrounded the door did not dare to go forward to inquire about anything. Now they are gone. Only then did he dare to come up to ask questions, and he was very curious about the identity and origin of that young master in brocade robe, this brother Ming was able to match up with such a family.
"Brother Ming, have you really done business with the Jinji Restaurant in the town?"
"You didn't see the baskets and baskets of vegetables they carried onto the cart. Could it be fake?" Without Tang Chunming answering, someone explained it for him, and then asked Tang Chunming with a smile on his face, "Brother Ming, How do you know the people in Jin Kee Restaurant? That young master must not be an ordinary person, brother Ming, do they still accept vegetables? We have also grown vegetables in our field, and we can pick them after a while Now, how much do they charge you per catty?"
Tang Chunming was squeezed in the middle and kept asking questions, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, what is this? He was inquiring about the identity of Young Master Teng and wanted to take the road of selling vegetables. He understood that he wanted to make money, but could it be that he would just give up the paved road to others? Brother Ming is so kind in the eyes of others
"It seems that the restaurant where Dahu gave away wild animals in the past is Jinji, Brother Ming, is this the way that Dahu left for you?" Someone suddenly thought of it and thought they had found the answer. That is, brother Ming was born in the countryside like them, even though he can read and write, he can't be regarded as having seen the world, how could he know such a nobleman.
"Okay, okay, give way too, don't squeeze Brother Ming, it's not up to Brother Ming to decide whether this family wants vegetables, he also negotiated the business with his restaurant yesterday when he was selling vegetables, and his I like Brother Ming’s food, if you can grow the same food and send it to the restaurant, they will accept it.” Zhang Xiu helped Tang Chunming block people, these people are really terrible, and Brother Ming is not the shopkeeper, Can decide what to get.
Zhang Xiu hurriedly escorted Tang Chunming back to the yard. These people were really overwhelming, and they didn't want to see what happened to Brother Ming.
"Brother Xiu is the same, but he is just asking a few words. He is close to Brother Ming, and we won't rob him of his wealth." Someone muttered uncontrollably after they didn't find out the information they wanted.
"It also depends on whether you have this skill. Can you grow vegetables in cold weather like Brother Ming?" Someone said something fair.
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Li Feng sent Yu Mu to the town before dawn, where he could buy horses and go to Dingzhou. He borrowed the big green mule from Li Zheng's family, and traveled quickly back and forth. When he returned to the village, he happened to bump into Teng Yu and his party who had just left.
From afar, Li Feng saw the carriage parked in front of Brother Ming's house, and then left from the door of Brother Ming's house, Li Feng frowned, who is it? Li Dashan, who saw gourds with his mouth, not only didn't tell his brother about Mr. Yu Muqian, but he also didn't tell him about Zhang Xiu's telling him about Ming's business with the restaurant in the town, so Li Feng didn't know about it. It was the carriage that came from the restaurant early in the morning to pull vegetables.
Teng Yu didn't close the curtain anymore and was looking out at the scenery. The road was narrow and two cars could barely squeeze past each other. When Teng Yu raised his head and looked at the man driving opposite after his own carriage passed And the evil spirit all over his body made him shiver suddenly in this warming weather. When he looked at the past again, it seemed that the man was only more sturdy and brave than others, but he was still vigilant in his heart. When they passed by, they clasped their fists and greeted each other.
Looking back at the big green mule driving into the village, Teng Yu couldn't forget the feeling just now, and asked the shopkeeper: "How can there be such a number one person in this village? He doesn't look like a man in the village at all, but... like someone who came down from the battlefield This is because there are such people around Teng Yu, people who need protection around him when he travels everywhere, and those people are not as strong as this person.
Although shopkeeper Qi didn't have as deep a feeling as Teng Yu, he could tell that the man was not an ordinary country guy, so he asked suspiciously, "Could it be a guy who came back after serving in the military."
This answer was not approved by Teng Yu. His feeling for that person was that he had just killed someone who came down from the battlefield. As for the group of people who came back from military service, he knew when they would come back, and it didn't match up at all. .
"Go back and ask someone to find out."
"Okay, young master." Shopkeeper Qi didn't ask too many questions. Originally, he asked people to inquire about Tang Fulang's situation, but now it was just an extra person by the way.
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Li Feng's eyes were very sharp, and he saw the baskets of vegetables behind the carriage with a quick glance, and he immediately understood why the carriage appeared in front of Brother Ming's house. Brother Ming's cooking skills and the good taste are different from other vegetables. He understands the value of it better than Yu Mu, who only knows how to eat. He didn't expect to find a buyer so quickly, but because he knew the difference, he was a little worried that the person who came here might have other intentions.
For example, why those vegetables have such a good taste, Dashan has expressed emotion, although the vegetable seedlings brought back from Brother Ming’s house are delicious, but they are not as good as those in the backyard of Brother Ming’s house, this is in the hands of one person The secrets in the hands can sometimes bring disasters to people if they are not used well.
Li Feng was worried.
When passing by the door of Brother Ming's house, the people who gathered to inquire about the news began to disperse. Not many people saw Li Feng greeted him, and their voices were lowered, but those words still reached Li Feng's ears middle.
"See, there are three big baskets full of vegetables, which must be a hundred catties. I heard that fresh vegetables are expensive this season, even more expensive than meat. Ming Geer only carried out two baskets yesterday, and today is another Three big baskets, how much money does this have to make!" Someone exclaimed eagerly.
"No way, isn't it just vegetables? There are a lot of them pulled out of the ground."
"No way, the man in my family works for a big family in the town. Hearing what their servants say, there is nothing wrong with it."
Immediately, someone made a calculation in his mind, and was taken aback by this calculation, "Hey, doesn't that mean that brother can earn a few taels of silver just by selling vegetables?" There was also a look of shock and envy. From their point of view, Brother Ming didn't expend much effort at all, and the silver seemed to have fallen from the sky.
Some people also focused their attention on the young man.
"That young man is really handsome, even more handsome than the ones I saw in the county town before, maybe he is the son of a rich family in the city."
"Oh, he was still smiling at us when he was leaving. I didn't expect the young man in the city to be so good-tempered." Xin said, but he was actually smiling at me, his face turned red when he thought about it, spring is here, The heart of spring is rippling.
"Brother Ming is still keeping his filial piety for Duhu, but he actually let such a young master come to his door. Could it be that Brother Ming..." The unfinished words made people think about it.
"Just to put it bluntly, the young masters in this city and the servants around them are all better-looking than the most outstanding brother in our village. I don't even think about how people in gold and silver wear it. How can they take a fancy to the country brother."
"Young Master Jun didn't like it, but I can't keep my brother's heart..." There were still unfinished words, which caused people who had the same opinion to sneer, and halfway through the laugh, they felt a cold gaze piercing towards them, which made people laugh. His vest felt cold, and he turned to look for him, only to see Li Feng driving away.
When Li Feng turned the corner and disappeared, these few people patted their hearts and said: "This boy Feng is scary, he is from a fellow villager, and he doesn't smile all day long. It's shameful! I really feel sorry for Brother Ming!" Yes, it’s not that he’s been dumped now, but he’s a young master from the city, so this kid Feng dares to compare with others? Bah!”
"It's no wonder Brother Ming is getting more and more handsome the longer he grows, alas, I'm too embarrassed to say it." There was a burst of laughter that made people's skin crawl.
The other people walking together frowned in disgust, and subconsciously quickened their pace to stay away from these people. They were really outspoken. Although they were also envious and jealous of Brother Ming, they were not as bad as these brothers. They poured filthy water with their hearts, and made them say it as if it was true.