Locked: God is the matchmaker, neither you nor I can escape

"Dad, I dug up two more ginseng roots in the mountains a few days ago. I want to sell them in Liangguan County. Can I ask Uncle Zhang Wu to deliver the sweet potato vegetables to you?"

"This... our family is not short of money, right?" Father Li thought that it would be fine to prepare ginseng at home, so why bother making a long trip?

"Dad, we have prepared ginseng for our own use." Xin Ye immediately covered for his wife. When she came back, his wife said that she wanted to go to Liangguan County to teach the Zheng family a lesson. Thinking that his wife was almost sold to a brothel, Xin Ye naturally supported his wife to take revenge.

Seeing that the two children had made up their minds, Father Li guessed that they had to go on a long journey for something, so he stopped asking any more questions.

"Okay, I'll take care of things at home, just be careful on your way."

"Okay, we got it, thank you dad."

Suddenly having to leave, Xin Ye thought of the agricultural officials in the village and was afraid that they would come to him for something. After dinner, Xin Ye went to say goodbye to them.

Upon learning that the couple was going to Liangguan County and would rent horses at the post station, Ren Huaimin immediately said, "You can just use our carriage. If you need to go to the county, just ask someone to drive a bullock cart to take us there."

The original plan was to have Aunt Qi help out in the shop, but because of the cow, the plan was changed. The family needed someone to herd the cattle, and Aunt Qi was the most suitable candidate because Dahu had already been sent to school.

The money for going to school was provided by Shen Ye. It was the reward for Aunt Qi's help in herding cattle. For the shortfall, Aunt Qi made up for it with the money from selling vegetables.

Since A Ye, A Ye's wife and Brother Li all believed that studying would bring more benefits than disadvantages to their son, she gritted her teeth and sent him to school.

Da Hu had the foundation laid by Xin Ye's help in the past, and he also studied hard, so although it was difficult for him to keep up with the progress of others, it was not impossible.

When Uncle Zhang went to help deliver the vegetables, Aunt Qi went to their house to help take care of Aunt Zhang, who was almost eight months pregnant. He drove the ox cart to quickly deliver sweet potato vegetables to Father Li, and the round trip took only about an hour.

If Aunt Qi knew how to drive an ox cart, there would be no need for Uncle Zhang to make this trip. She could do it herself. However, although Aunt Qi, who had been learning to drive an ox cart for almost a month, knew how to do it, she was nervous and did not dare to go on the road. She needed more practice.

There is no one to guide her to practice slowly at this time, so we can only find an opportunity to let her practice well.

The Li family's donkey cart and ox cart are important means of transportation in the mountain village, but they currently do not have the courage to go and borrow other people's donkey carts and ox carts unless there is an emergency.

The next morning, Xin Ye and Yan Yiyi had breakfast and went out earlier than Father Li. They drove a horse-drawn carriage to Liangguan County.

This time, they were not in a hurry, so the carriage did not need to go fast, but with the experience of camping in the wild last time, they had already loaded the pots, pans, quilts and bedding into the carriage, a bit like going on a trip.

"Aye, when we come back we can bring some corn back to plant, how about that?"

"You said they were fresh seeds bought at the grocery store?"

"No, no, no," Yan Yiyi denied repeatedly, "Let's just say we met by chance in the mountains. When I went to catch rabbits, I happened to find a small cornfield. We can take ten pounds back, keep five or six pounds as seeds, and give the rest to them to taste."

“Is it enough to just bring corn?”

"Well, it just so happens that the past one or two months is the season for planting corn. I will find time to plant potatoes in the mountains. When the digging season comes, I will take them to the mountains to dig together."

"Where's the peanut?"

"There's no rush for peanuts. We haven't figured out the tools to extract peanut oil yet, so there's plenty of time."

Xin Ye thought so too. If rare food was taken out too frequently, it would definitely attract attention due to coincidences.

They don't need the food to rebel, so there is no need to rush.

"Well, my wife is right. Listen to her."

Since there are no outsiders around, they don’t have to worry about what they take out to eat. The pots and pans they bring are purely for cover, what if they meet other people?

So, at noon, the two of them ate two pounds of garlic crayfish and two pounds of spicy crayfish that they had ordered from Lu Youyou in advance, a portion of grilled fish, a plate of vegetables, a big bowl of rice and Happy Fatty Water - so delicious!

The two men held their bulging bellies and led the horses as they walked forward in the stroll. When they had walked almost the entire way, they found a place suitable for a nap. They tied the horses to let them graze, and then they lay down on the ground under the shade of a tree to take a nap.

On a hot summer day, the blue sky is cloudless, cool breezes blow through the woods, and birds on the branches play and chase each other in the sky.

One has to sigh that Guyang County is really remote. The two slept for an hour on the only official road from Guyang County to Liangguan County, and no one else passed by.

After a good sleep, the two men continued on their journey. When the sun set, they chose a good place to "set up camp."

Yan Yiyi took out the hot takeout from the storage warehouse, a pot of black chicken and corn soup, a roast duck, a portion of cumin beef, a portion of seasonal vegetables, and finally rice.

Considering that they would choose to camp outdoors for the next two days, Yan Yiyi directly ordered meals for the next three days, just to be prepared.

This time, she exchanged the fruits grown in Xinye Space, so no one suffered a loss.

"Wife, do you think I can make this roast duck?" Xin Ye was amazed by the roast duck, especially the roasted golden and crispy duck skin!

Yan Yiyi said truthfully, "First, I found that few people here raise ducks. Where are you going to get the ducks from? Secondly, we need to build a barbecue stove, but the kitchen doesn't seem to have enough space to build another oven. Finally, roasting a duck takes too much time, and I don't think it's cost-effective."

"We can raise ducks and give Aunt Qi some money to help us raise ducks. We can build a stove at Li's Grocery Store and roast ducks there whenever we want to eat. We can sell the excess roast ducks. How do you do that?"

Yan Yiyi thought about it and it seemed like it was possible: "Since we are going to raise poultry, we should raise more chickens. Aunt Qi is not only good at growing vegetables, but she also raises her old hens well."

“How much is appropriate?”

"How about fifty chickens and ducks? Ten males and forty females."

"Wife, do you want to eat eggs?"

"The leftover eggs can be made into preserved eggs or salted duck eggs, which are also one of the specialty products of our Li Ji Grocery Store."

Xin Ye nodded and added: "If there are not enough eggs, we can buy eggs from the villagers. In this case, we can actually do it now, right?

Many of the eggs in the shop have been there for some time."

Yan Yiyi also thought of it: "Just go and do it when you get back. I'll be responsible for finding the recipe and pickling materials for you."

"Okay." Xin Ye agreed with a doting smile. Anyway, he had no intention of asking his wife to help.