Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

Zhou Guo remained silent. Who said she couldn't tell the difference between leeks and wheat seedlings? She could still tell the difference between rice seedlings and weeds.

When the women thought about it, they realized that it was indeed the case.

"Besides, every girl in the village starts to use needles and thread at the age of six or seven. At the age of eight, they can sew socks by themselves, and at the age of ten, they can make insoles by themselves. Guoguo, you have never used needles and thread at this age, and she can't sit still. I think she will never be able to learn how to mend clothes and make shoes and socks. What will happen when she grows up and gets married?"

Li racked her brains to think of Zhou Guo's shortcomings. It was not good for a maid to be too capable. If she said that the girls in the village were not as good as her, when this word got out, who knows how many people would be dissatisfied and how many people would hate her secretly.

Zhou Guo nodded secretly after hearing this. She had never sewn a button in her previous life. She didn't know if she could learn it in this life. If she couldn't, she could only buy it. Wouldn't it be much more expensive than making it at home? She had to make more money.

After hearing what Li said, everyone became even more convinced that this was the case.

The most important skill a girl should have from childhood to university, besides doing housework, is needlework.

Who would want a girl who can't even sew?

Our ancestors have all been working in the fields for a living, and the man we will marry in the future will definitely be a farmer, not a rich man. We can't buy clothes and shoes for our family in a store, right?

It’s barely enough to do it once or twice, but who has the wealth to buy it all the time?

Therefore, in the village, it is difficult for a girl to get married if she does not know needlework.

The ladies all tried to comfort Li, "Mother Guoguo, don't worry. Guoguo is still young. It will be many years before she gets married. You should pay more attention to her. She is so smart, she will definitely learn it."

"That's right. She hasn't missed much. She started learning a lot of things at this age. It's not too late to learn now."

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Zhou Guo's brows slowly furrowed as she listened. She didn't know how these people ended up talking about her getting married. She was only eight years old and had been in the second grade in her previous life.

What's that? Marry a farmer.

She thought about it and really couldn't imagine what it would be like to marry a farmer. She shook her head and threw these thoughts away. She was still young, still young.

The old man and Zhou Dacang and others who were listening quietly in the team became unhappy.

One is his own disciple, who has high comprehension, great strength, good bones, courage, loyalty, filial piety, and a lot of advantages. Why is he not good here and there? He has to be paired with a farmer, but he doesn't even look at how many ordinary farmers are suitable for him.

One is his niece, who is beautiful, good at martial arts, more capable than him, and better at business. Except for not being able to read, she is top-notch in everything else. How could she only be worthy of marrying a farmer?

No matter what, she has to marry into the county town. Her family has a small business, so she won't have to work in the fields all her life and will have no worries about food and clothing. She will be a good match for anyone, and it would be best if she could read. Zhou Dacang had a vague idea.

Zhou Mai was even more unhappy. He thought his sister was good in every way. What was wrong with her not being able to sew? Others didn't even know martial arts, let alone business talks. They were afraid to speak loudly when they met strangers. Guoguo was much better than them.

Zhou Mi's eyes were confused. A farmer's man?

The group of people were talking and unknowingly arrived at the place where they were yesterday. "It's still better to talk with many people. I felt like I was getting up in no time, without even taking a breath."

"Okay, go do whatever you need to do, we are going to start working."

The women put down their things, found a flat place, cleared the fallen leaves on the ground, dug a hole and built a stove, put down their pots and pans and food, and left with their children.

The old man came with a basket and a sack, said hello and left without looking back. He was going in a different direction from everyone else, the type who went it alone.

Zhou Guo looked and saw that he was walking back along the same road he took yesterday.

Zhou Mai and Zhou Mi came here to look for Matsutake mushrooms, but they had never found one before. They heard that most of these things had not grown up yet, so they had to look very carefully.

Zhou Guo decided to take them for a walk and introduce them to each other. He said to Li, "Mom, I will go to the forest with my brothers to pick mushrooms and come back soon."

Li waved her hand and said, "Go ahead. Your uncle and I are here. Don't worry about having fun. Don't rush back. We can take a break when we are tired."

"That's right. Your mother and I are not stupid. You can go ahead and bring back more mushrooms. Just consider it as helping us." Zhou Dacang thought of the mushrooms he had eaten last night and couldn't help smacking his lips. The fragrance was so good. No, he wanted to eat it again.

He said firmly to Zhou Guo: "Listen to your uncle, there is really no need to rush back. I and your mother are enough here. There are not many beams left, so it's okay without you."

Zhou Guo saw him smacking his lips as he spoke, and at the end, he almost drooled. He couldn't help laughing and nodded, "I know, I will definitely get it back for you."

"Come on, brothers, let's go look for wild mushrooms." She turned around with the basket and headed in the same direction as yesterday. She didn't look for a large area yesterday, and there were so many in that place, so she decided to go and have a look again today.

Zhou Mai and Zhou Mi followed behind with a bag.

A group of people went in three directions.

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Zhou Guo took a sharpened wooden stick and inserted it into the ground in front of him. Then he pried the matsutake mushrooms and the soil up with a gentle pry. "You see, most matsutake mushrooms are like this. The ones buried underground have not grown up yet. They taste the best. The ones that have grown umbrellas are not as delicious. You have to be careful when you look for them. They are the same color as fallen leaves and are easy to miss."

Zhou Mai and Zhou Mi nodded repeatedly, and looked at the pine mushroom that Zhou Guo had pried up over and over again. It was late yesterday, and when they took a closer look today, they found that this pine mushroom really looked different from all the wild mushrooms. No wonder it tasted so good, it looked different like this.

The two people looked for a while and then dispersed, three people in three directions, you go this way, I go that way, determined not to leave any place and not leave any mushroom behind.

Zhou Guo went all the way up and found two more flowers in a short while. She touched the head of the matsutake mushroom and felt that it was beautiful no matter how she looked at it. It was obvious that it was not an ordinary product.

I just don't know what's wrong with the master. Does he know how to pick these mushrooms? It's not like picking pine mushrooms, where he just takes a look and walks away, right?

I haven't heard anything from my two brothers in such a long time.

"Ah, I found one!" Zhou Mai's excited voice came.