My humble days in ancient times

Grandpa He Tiezhu was also an interesting man. He came over excitedly the day after the Lantern Festival. When he entered the house, he saw that Li and Xu Dafu were not there, so he asked, "Where are they?"

Xu Ruyi smiled and replied, "They both went back yesterday."

He Tiezhu nodded: "That's better." Then he couldn't wait to pull Xu Ruyi to play cards with him.

He Tiezhu said enthusiastically, "You taught me and my uncle and aunt in the second year of junior high school, and now I want to play cards every day."

Xu Ruyi played with him patiently for a long time. After He Tiezhu finished his meal, he enthusiastically dragged Xu Ruyi to play cards again, and they played until dusk, when they reluctantly went back.

Before leaving, Xu Ruyi gave him two decks of playing cards. He Tiezhu was so happy that his eyes narrowed into slits: "Last time, your uncle took the two decks of playing cards you brought with him to the village to play with others, but he forgot to bring them back. Later I heard that a fierce woman got angry and burned them in the stove. Now it's good, we have something to play with again."

Xu Ruyi took out two pieces of cloth and two pounds of cakes, and handed him five taels of silver.

He Tiezhu was grinning from ear to ear: "Oh, I gave it to you last time, and I'm giving it to you again this time. I never come back empty-handed!"

"Grandpa is not a stranger. Just take the money and buy whatever you want to eat!" Xu Ruyi said gently.

"Good, grandpa has a good granddaughter. Grandpa is happy. Hahahaha... Okay, let's go." He Tiezhu got on the donkey cart, waved to Xu Ruyi, and drove the donkey cart away slowly.

Xu Ruyi was just about to enter the yard when Wang Erdan called her.

"Ruyi girl, wait a moment."

Xu Ruyi turned around and saw Wang Erdan walking towards her with a smile on his face.

Xu Ruyi asked, "What's the matter?"

Wang Erdan smiled and said, "If the peaches in the orchard bear fruit this year, would you like me to come over and take charge of looking after them?"

Xu Ruyi had never thought about seeing Taozi, but seeing Wang Erdan's expression, she really didn't want him to come and see.

"There are many servants in the house, so you don't need them now, right?"

"If you don't need someone to look after you, you'll need someone to pick the peaches. Can I come over when the time comes?"

Xu Ruyi thought for a moment and said, "If it bears fruit this year, you can come and pick it then!"

Wang Erdan was so happy after hearing this that he couldn't stop smiling and left happily.

When he got home, he said to Jiang happily, "Oh, if Miss Xu's peach orchard bears peaches this year, I'll have work to do."

"That's a good thing. When the time comes, you can pick peaches and sort them out for others, big ones in one basket and small ones in another. Just do your job well." Jiang responded with a smile.

"I don't believe I can't do such a simple job well." Wang Erdan said confidently.

This year, the peach blossoms were indeed in full bloom, covering half the hillside. Brother Luo Biancheng came over and took a walk through the peach orchard, praising it endlessly, "It's truly beautiful!" His eyes were filled with admiration and praise.

As the peach orchard slowly bore fruit, Xu Qinghe's uncle Zhang Dashan and aunt Hu came in a hurry.

Xu Dashan said with a big smile on his face: "Qinghe, please take care of uncle. We will help look after Taoyuan."

Xu Qinghe was a little worried. His uncle was too honest and not very smart, but his aunt seemed quite smart and capable. After thinking for a while, he said, "Okay, you guys give it a try!"

There were three houses in the peach orchard west of the horse farm, where Xu Dashan and Hu lived happily. Their daily task was to guard the peach orchard and prevent anyone from entering and stealing peaches.

With Big Bear and Little Bear carefully guarding the hillside nearby, Xu Ruyi felt at ease and devoted herself to other matters.

Xu Ruyi was busy planting watermelons, carefully nurturing pepper and rice seedlings. As soon as the wheat harvest came, she immediately started looking for people to plow the land, spread chicken manure, plant peppers, and transplant rice seedlings.

At this time, the villagers were busy harvesting wheat, plowing the fields, and planting rice.

Xu Qinghe would go to the peach orchard and the chicken coop every day without any complaints.

The peaches are already hanging on the branches, just waiting for a month to ripen.

Aunt Li and Mrs. Jiang were very busy in the chicken coop, feeding the chickens, ducks, geese and collecting eggs.

Every Monday Zhou Fan would deliver eggs and chicken to the county town without fail.

Jiang Jingchen was busy going to various stores to deal with problems.

Nowadays, Xu Qinghe rarely goes to Ruyi Fast Food Restaurant.

The family bought five more horses, five more carriages, and ten more carts.

Now there are eight horse carriages and ten carts in the family's horse farm, plus a donkey cart and three carts from Du Lei.

Now there is no need to worry about harvesting wheat.

Wait until the peppers are planted and the rice seedlings are planted.

The peaches are almost ripe now.

The peaches are almost ripe. The round and plump peaches hang on the branches, like countless small and exquisite pink lanterns.

Each peach was dyed with a faint red blush by the sun, the color was bright and attractive, making people drool at the sight.

Mrs. Hu couldn't help but want to pick one and taste it.

Xu Dashan suddenly got angry: "Don't pick them. There are fallen peaches on the ground. Wash them and eat them all."

Mrs. Hu was a little unhappy, but she still followed Xu Dashan's arrangements.

Mrs. Hu picked up a peach from the ground, washed it carefully, wiped it on her sleeve, and started eating.

Unexpectedly, Xu Ruyi and Xu Qinghe came over at this time.

Mrs. Hu was stunned for a moment.

Mrs. Hu was a little anxious: "I picked this up from the ground, not from a tree."

Xu Dashan also hurriedly explained: "That's right, that's right, I can guarantee it. I saw her pick it up from the ground with my own eyes. You can trust what uncle says."

Xu Ruyi looked at Xu Dashan's anxious expression and knew that he would not lie, so she said sympathetically, "Uncle, aunt, we believe it. In fact, some of the better ones on the ground taste the same."

"Yes, yes, that's what we thought. I tried one today. Wow, it's juicy and sweet." Mrs. Hu nodded hurriedly, and a smile appeared on her face again.

"This is a peach, this variety. It's juicy and sweet." After saying this, Xu Ruyi carefully picked up a few from the ground.

Then he washed them carefully and gave one to his uncle and Xu Qinghe.

Xu Qinghe took a bite and said, "It's really delicious. Now I don't have to worry about selling it." His face was filled with joy and confidence.

Xu Dashan was also pleasantly surprised while eating: "It's really delicious, much better than yellow peaches and fried dough sticks."

Xu Ruyi said to Xu Dashan and Hu: "The fruits are about to ripen, so you must pay more attention to them at night." His expression was serious and solemn.

Xu Dashan and Hu nodded hurriedly.

Xu Ruyi and Xu Qinghe walked through the peach garden, then entered the small peach garden in Xu's house through the small door.

They sat down under the pavilion in Taoyuan to rest for a while. After just walking for a while, the sun was scorching and the heat was unbearable. They were sweating profusely.

After resting for a while, Xu Ruyi picked some peaches and then left with Xu Qinghe.

When we got to Wutong Courtyard, we gave one to everyone.

The pink peaches are plump and round, very tempting.

Xu Ruyuan and Xu Xiaohua were so engrossed in their eating that they didn't even bother talking. Their cheeks were puffed up and they looked very satisfied.

Xu Qingyan and Du Xiaoxing were also eating and talking.

Du Xiaoyue was quite opinionated and said, "I'll eat after you all finish. Then you can just watch me eat." She looked a little playful.

Xu Ruyi smiled and said, "Hurry up and eat them. There are plenty in the yard! Pick them when you want to eat them."

"Is that so?" After hearing what Xu Ruyi said, Du Xiaoyue immediately picked up the peach and started eating it in big mouthfuls.