Begging You to Break Off This Engagement!

On the second day after Luo Ji and Jing Rong arrived in Qinbei, the autumn harvest in Huaping Village had already ended.The soybeans and corn were collected and piled up in the yard.There are also bundles of bundled rice that are also stacked on the grain field to dry.And this millet belongs to the Luo family and the Han family, as well as the grains from the Xi family.Because according to the method Xi Yanqing said, they cultivated dry and sparsely planted, and the yield was much higher than before.

They are all the same rice seeds, and the ones that Xi Yanqing brings are obviously larger than the ones grown by others.

The Han family was overjoyed and wished they could boast about how good the banquet was when they met.

Luo Fei was also happy looking at the corn in the yard.This year's harvest is even better than last year's, and it may take a while to husk the corn.Fortunately, Luo Ru helped.

Luo Ru and Luo Fei each took a small wooden stool and sat in the corn pile, peeling the corn.They put the peeled corn husks in a clean place, ready to be dried and used as fodder.They also left the cornstalks, and they were not going to burn them.

The winter in the north is not very good, the grass outside is withered, and if there is a bit of snow, there is basically nothing to eat, so we must use all available resources to prepare for the winter.For example, corn husks, corn stalks, corn hearts, and Xi Yanqing were all kept, and they also entrusted other villagers in the village not to burn these things. They can exchange them with firewood or money for what they want to burn.

Anyone in the family who can make firewood must have enough firewood, so there are quite a few people selling corn stalks for banquets.

Xi Yanqing accepted them at the price of two cents a bundle, and then dried them all before stacking them in a cool and ventilated place.He also needs to get a big guillotine to crush the hay and orange stalks later, otherwise the cattle and sheep will not be able to digest it after eating them.Not to mention feeding chickens.

"I don't know if Jing Rong can buy sheep or not." Luo Yong stacked the corn stalks, "Brother Xi. In the coming year, Jing Rong and I will share the land, and the dry land will be planted with corn. What do you think?"

"Yes. You can also grow potatoes." Xi Yanqing sighed, "In fact, planting black nightshade fruit is the best. No one grows this kind of thing. We use a lot of it, and the price is not bad. But I don't know if it will grow outside. It will not be stolen." This is really hard to say.Because even if people don't steal, the birds may come to steal.The nightshade fruit planted this year has all been utilized, and the supply is still somewhat in short supply, but he has not yet decided whether to plant the nightshade fruit outside.

"You said that before this thing grew on the side of the road, no one would eat it. Once you came here, it became a treasure." Luo Yong also admired Xi Yanqing, who took the seeds of such a small thing home to plant, and sold it so many!

"We have too many treasures in Huaping Village. In fact, this nightshade is found in many places, but everyone doesn't grow it in such a large amount as we do." Speaking of treasures, medicinal materials and nuts in the mountains are treasures, but This year, I was so busy that I didn't bother to pick them. "By the way, Luo Yong, are you going to pick pine cones?"

"Pick it. My three treasures like to eat, and I have to do this if I don't do other work. I will go tomorrow. This year is a bit late."

"Well, let's hurry up and do this job quickly. I'll go to town tomorrow and return the horse. If you want to go up the mountain, you can go around tomorrow." It was too late when Xi Yanqing came back , took the horse directly home.The horse that Luo Yong rode earlier had not had time to send it back yet.He still has something to discuss with Shi Shi.

"By the way, isn't Brother Shi's little one about to be full moon?" Luo Fei suddenly remembered that Li Siyuan had given birth to a second child.It's just that they have been busy here, and he couldn't go to see it.

The child was born in September of the lunar calendar, named Shi Changhuan, and he was still a young man.Luo Fei hasn't been there yet, thinking about going when the moon is full.Otherwise, it would be too troublesome to take the little tiger with you.

Xi Yanqing saw it once when he went there before, and the child was as strong as a little tiger.During this time, because of this little guy, Shi Shi didn't go out much, and stayed at home with Li Siyuan and the children most of the time.

Speaking of which, the child is going to be full moon, it seems to be just these two days.But Shi Shi doesn't seem to plan to make a full moon wine for the child, otherwise it is unlikely that no one has sent a letter until now.

"If you don't know, let's go and have a look together." Xi Yanqing said to Luo Fei, "You haven't gone out for a long time since you got the little tiger. It should be a good day tomorrow. Let's go on horseback. It won't be used on the road. too long."

"When will the soybeans be harvested?" The soybeans are still drying in the yard.

"Let's put it in the sun for another two days. The drier the better the shelling will be. It will save you... hey! What are you eating, eldest son!" Xi Yanqing was startled on the pile of corn stalks. Corn gnawing!

"Let's go!" The little tiger probably tasted something he didn't like very much. He frowned and threw the corn away. He arched his little tongue out and began to moan, then raised his little fist. Suck so loudly.

"It must be hungry, I'll get him something to eat." Luo Fei felt that the goat's milk was not so hungry for the cub now as before.Obviously eating more and more, but the time to stand up seems to be getting shorter and shorter.This child has been digesting well, can eat and stretch, and is said to grow fast!

"I grew up very fast when I was young, so I must be like me." Xi Yanqing said with a smile, "Come on, eldest son, eat more."

"How about eating more, can't you eat more chins?"

"Isn't it good to be able to eat?" Xi Yanqing teased the little tiger with a small spoon, and passed the spoon to the little tiger's mouth. Aww, "Come on, call Dad, drink it if you call Dad!"

"Let's go!" The little tiger slapped the table, "Let's go!"

"Hey, good son! Drink, drink!"

"Son, you don't want to pursue this. If you give me some goat milk, you can call me Daddy? Then tomorrow, when Daddy will get you some fresh food, will you know how to call him Daddy?" Luo Fei said under the table. Kicked Xi Yanqing's foot, "Brother Qing, let's go to the town tomorrow to see if there is such a small stone mortar? I'll try to get some rice paste for my son. It just so happens that new rice has arrived."

"Aren't you afraid that the little tiger has a triple chin now?" Xi Yanqing smiled, "You still say that I'm used to him, isn't it the same for you?"

"We're both so thin, so he shouldn't be gaining much weight. It's more important to keep up with nutrition." Luo Fei wiped the little tiger's mouth, "Eat slowly, and no one will grab you."

"Wow?" The little tiger finished drinking the goat milk, grabbed the spoon with one hand, and slammed it on the table.

Luo Fei made rice buns at night. He used mashed potatoes and added some rice mixed with minced meat sauce, and wrapped them in fresh cabbage leaves. When he took a bite, he had the freshness of vegetables, the softness of mashed potatoes and the flavor of meat. Aroma, great taste.He called Luo Ru and Luo Yong over to have a meal together, and chatted for a while at night.

The next day, the weather was really good as Xi Yanqing expected, so Luo Yong went into the mountain, while Luo Fei carried the little tiger in his arms, and Xi Yanqing took him on horseback, and they went to the town together.

The three beans stay at home and accompany Luo Ru to watch the house, and they bark loudly whenever anyone passes by.

This is the first time Luo Fei rides a horse with his children.He also rode a horse before, but the horses were led slowly by Xi Yanqing, or Xi Yanqing simply sat behind him and protected him.Because he can't control himself well, he always feels a little flustered when he wants to ride alone.

Now sitting on the horse with the little tiger in his arms, Luo Fei covered the little tiger tightly, for fear that he would blow the cold wind.

Xi Yanqing did not ride too fast, trying to let Chase Feng trot as smoothly as possible.

The little tiger didn't seem to be afraid, and was quite happy. Not long after Zhuifeng started running, he grabbed the quilt, always wanted to show his face, and giggled.

Luo Fei made the little tiger face him, and pulled the corner of the quilt very high, directly blocking the whole back of the little tiger.The family of three arrived in the town on horseback for about a quarter of an hour.

Xi Yanqing took Luo Fei and the child off the horse, brought a jar of blueberry jam and a jar of black nightshade jam, and knocked on the door of Shifu.

The butler came out and was stunned for a while, mainly because he hadn't seen Luo Fei for a long time: "Oh, Mr. Xi, Mr. Luo, please come in quickly." After that, he called the boy and asked him to talk to Shi Shi and Li Siyuan Say: "Just now Madam Cai and Master were still talking about it, saying that they haven't seen Mr. Luo for a long time. If they know Mr. Luo is here, they will be happy."

Luo Fei hadn't seen Li Siyuan for a few days, anyway, since he had the little tiger, he had hardly left the village.

"The child is still too young, so he never came out. No, it's very happy to be full of the moon. Think about it and come over to see Brother Li and Chang Huan." Luo Fei smiled, "Uncle Zhang, you look good."

"Hey, it's not the blessing of Mr. and Mrs. Tuo."

"Uncle Zhang, here are two jars of jam. They can be eaten in sesame seed cakes, or dipped in steamed buns and flower rolls. Just put them in a cool place." Xi Yanqing handed the jam to Uncle Zhang.

"Come here and get something. Luo Fei, you're used to being polite." Li Siyuan stood at the door, "Come on, show me the little tiger. God, it's only been two months since we last met!"

"That's right, it feels like time flies so fast after having him. By the way, Brother Li, can you see Chang Huan?" Luo Fei didn't see little Chang Huan.

"Hush!" Chang Le came out and whispered, "Uncle Xi, Uncle Luo, my brother is sleeping."

"I'm sleeping, I'll watch it later." Luo Fei also lowered his voice, "Chang Le misses Uncle?"

"Thought it!" Chang Le said and looked at the little tiger curiously.He had seen the little tiger once. At that time, the little tiger was eating and sleeping, and eating after sleeping, but now it was different, staring at it with big round eyes. It was so cute. , "Uncle Luo Fei, can I touch him?"

"Yes." Luo Fei lowered the little tiger to let Xiao Chang enjoy watching it.

Little Chang Le lightly poked the little tiger's face with his finger: "Oh, it's so soft, just like my brother."

The little tiger looked at Xiao Changle ignorantly: "Wow?"

Xiao Changle said, "Wait for me for a while."

After finishing speaking, he ran away, and after a while, he brought a bunch of delicious and fun things to the little tiger, and put them all on the kang.

The little tiger saw that there were some fresh ones, so he hurriedly put his strength on the kang. Luo Fei put him on the kang and sat there.

This time, the two brothers can be regarded as companions. Although one of them can't speak, maybe he doesn't even know what he is talking about, but Xiao Changle doesn't seem to find it boring.

It's just that Li Siyuan took away all the food, because he was worried that the little tiger would put it in his mouth.

The little tiger was so greedy that he stared eagerly.

"Is the little tiger hungry?" Shi Shi said, "There is warm goat's milk. If he drinks, ask someone to bring a bowl."

"Then you're welcome, let's rub with little Chang Huan." Luo Fei pinched the little tiger's ears, "Greedy cat."

Uncle Zhang brought over the warm goat's milk, and the little tiger drank it deliciously in small sips.On the other side, Xiao Chang Huan didn't know whether he sensed that someone had robbed him of his food or something, and suddenly woke up, crying.When little Chang Huan cried, the little tiger cried too. Chang Le coaxed this one and that one a while, sweating a lot.

Finally, the little one stopped crying and fell asleep again, and the little tiger fell asleep too.Little Chang Le was speechless for a moment. After spending so much time, he finally said that he fell asleep, and there was no one to play with him.

"It's just right, it's time for you to endorse, and you will come and play with your younger brothers after they wake up later." Li Siyuan patted Xiao Changle on the shoulder.

Little Chang Le was also good, she didn't say anything else, after kissing each of her younger brothers, she ran to endorse the book, and after a while, the sound of childish reading came from the small study.

Luo Fei lamented how good the tutor was, and couldn't help but wonder what the little tiger would be like in the future.With that domineering spirit, it's impossible to imagine Xiao Changle being so obedient, and it's not bad if he doesn't turn the sky upside down.

A servant brought tea and snacks, Luo Fei and Li Siyuan ate and talked about parenting, while Xi Yanqing talked with Shi Shi about some recent sales issues, as well as the issue of dividends.

Overall, the sales of ice cubes and ice cream were very successful this summer. Although the sales volume dropped significantly after autumn, they still had a good profit.

Shi Shi gave Xi Yanqing two 100 taels of silver bills and some loose silver.Adding one piece can make about 260 taels.

When Xi Yanqing was preparing to build a house earlier, Shi Shi gave Xi Yanqing 100 taels of silver, of which only 18 taels were normal dividends.Xi Yanqing said at the time that the extra part was counted as an advance payment, so when he saw the 260 taels, he gave Shi Shi another 100 taels of bank notes.

Shi Shi understood Xi Yanqing's meaning at a glance: "You can take it if you give it to you. The money spent on building the ice cellar should belong to the principal. After all, it was built for the convenience of continuing to research new products in summer, so the advance payment The trouble was over. I originally wanted to give it to you during the Chinese New Year, but your elder brother Li said that it will be calculated once and divided into the general ledger, so it is easy to remember."

"My ice cellar didn't cost that much," Xi Yanqing said.

"That's not much difference, so let's go."

"Okay then." Xi Yanqing didn't refuse anymore, collected the money, and mentioned to Shi Shi about Luo Fei's writing on the fruit.

"Can words be printed on apples?" Shi Shi had never seen anyone make words on fruit before, and said, "Brother Xi, are you sure you can make words on apples?"

"Well, definitely." Xi Yanqing said, "Red apples are the best, yellow ones are not."

"If it's true, then you've really helped me a lot." Shi Shi smiled, "You said that every time the two of you come up with new ideas, people can't wait to try them. It's a pity that this season is not right. "Shi Shi bought two orchards for the convenience of using raw materials. One of the orchards was planted with orange trees, and the other was planted with apples. .

"How can writing on fruit help? It's just that apples look newer."

"Sometimes what we want is this novelty." Shi Shi and Xi Yanqing have known each other for a long time. I have a very close friendship, and I got a lot of help from him this time when I set up icehouses in various places. He was worried about helping Prince Heng prepare a congratulatory gift for His Majesty's birthday. Your Majesty is simple and doesn't like extravagance, so this gift is naturally Novelty and not expensive is the best. Brother Xi, you must know that the problems that can be solved with money are not problems for those dignitaries. , isn’t it simple and novel, and it can win His Majesty’s favor, it’s nothing better.” It’s rare for Shi Shi to say so many words once, and it’s obvious that this problem has troubled him for a long time. No matter how much effort it takes, do you think your idea came at the right time?"

"Luo Fei came up with this idea, not me. He has a lot of ideas." Xi Yanqing was very proud when he thought of his wife, "Brother Shi, just look at Yin, the temperature here is not suitable for growing apples. I won't do it."

"Well, I'll try it in the spring of next year. If it works, let my friend thank you very much. Speaking of which, many people want to meet you and Luo Fei now, and they all want to know who came up with so many ideas .”

"If there is a chance, we would like to make more friends. Those who can be friends with Big Brother Shi must be people with a bright temperament."

"Oh, brother Xi thinks highly of me. You'll know when we meet later." After finishing speaking, Shi Shi asked the butler to prepare lunch, leaving Xi Yanqing, Luo Fei and the little tiger behind after lunch.

When the little tiger was about to leave, little Changle was still reluctant to part with him, but the little tiger, who was full and full of sleep, didn't understand the little brother's mood at all!As soon as he got on the horseback, he was so happy that he followed his father home.

On the way, Luo Fei went to Xi Yanqing to buy a small stone mortar, and after returning home, he made rice into a fine powder, and then made rice paste.The little tiger liked it very much, but Luo Fei didn't dare to feed him too much at the beginning, and he always fed him little by little.

After feeding, the little fat tiger fell asleep again, and Xi Yanqing and Luo Fei counted the money there.

Now the money in the hands of the couple is more than 300 taels, and the 30 taels sent to Jing Rong can still be almost 320 taels.Don't say it's in the countryside, even if you get it in the town, it's at the level of a wealthy household.

"Brother Qing, what is your ultimate goal?" Luo Fei asked while playing with a small silver ingot.

"Let you have rice to eat and meat to eat. If you want to work, you can work, and if you want to rest, you can rest. You can wear whatever clothes you want." Xi Yanqing said very seriously, putting Luo Fei was so moved that he finally added another sentence: "Well, I can only peel off this clothes."

"Get out!" Luo Fei threw the silver ingot to Xi Yanqing, and lay down on Xi Yanqing's lap, "Brother Qing, do you want to live in the town? There was no such condition, but now you have it, have you thought about it?" ?"

"I've thought about it. In fact, it doesn't matter whether you live in the town or the country. Or come to the country in spring to plant a garden, and go to the town after the autumn harvest. Anyway, I can be anywhere, depending on your wishes." Xi Yanqing caressed He stroked the donkey's hair, "Want to live in the town?"

"I don't want to. When I first came here, I thought that this place is too broken, and it would be better to live in a town. But now I don't think about it at all." Luo Fei himself felt a little strange, he never thought that he would get used to the city In his life, he would like to live in the country one day, and he liked it so much that he didn't want to go to the town.

"Actually, I think I may know the reason. You may have lived in a more complicated environment before, and your heart was not as simple as it is now. Although you are tired every day, at least you don't have any pressure in your heart, and you don't have to be on guard all the time."

"Well. Think about it. If you go to the town, your living conditions will be better and shopping will be more convenient. Other things, it's better to be in the countryside." After all, this place is not like modern times. There are many entertainment facilities in the city, which are attractive. force.What's in town here?Casinos, brothels, theater troupes, he doesn't yearn for these at all.

"Then continue to live here, and go to the town when you want to go." Xi Yanqing looked at the little tiger, "When the little tiger grows older, let him study, and then we will decide."

"Okay!" Luo Fei sat up after speaking, and started to find a place to bury the money with Xi Yanqing.Like gophers, the two turned the house inside and out and dug several holes.As for the bank notes, they plan to find a chance to ask Shi Shi to exchange them for gold beans!