Otherworldly Days

The bustling livestock market is filled with all kinds of sounds, the sounds of mules, donkeys, sheep and various animals, shouting and selling, people leading mules and sheep, it is very lively.Cao Xiangnan and Cao Gang came here together, and it was not the first time for them to come here. Cao Xiangnan planned to come and buy two sheep to raise.

Now the family does not lack the money, thinking that several children in the family are just growing up, and it happens that Wanfeng is pregnant with the child and needs nutrition. Buy two milk-producing sheep and go back. The big and small of the family can do it. It is also very good to have goat's milk to drink, and when the baby comes out, he will also have milk to drink.

"Big brother, how do you sell this sheep?" After walking around, Cao Xiangnan saw a ewe with a lamb, thinking that the sheep had just given birth to a lamb not long ago, and it was still producing milk. The ready-made milk is drunk.

"Little brother, do you think this ewe and lamb are worth three taels of silver? We are honest and don't bid. If I didn't wait for the money at home, I wouldn't be willing to sell this sheep. Wait a few more months The lamb can be sold for a little more money when it grows up, and now I can sell it to you at a low price." The old man pulled his sheep, and the lamb was only a few days old, and it followed behind the ewe, bleating.

"Is this sheep okay?" Cao Xiangnan turned around and asked Cao Gang, the price is not considered expensive, a sheep is only about three or two taels, not to mention there is a lamb here, which is equivalent to buy one get one free, As long as it is like this, it will be fine.

Seeing Cao Gang nodding his head, he knew that the sheep was fine, and Cao Xiangnan didn't counter the price, so he bought the sheep with the old man.

He also had a chat with the old man and asked if there were any sheep at home, preferably ones that had just conceived, so that in a few months the child in his wife's womb would be born, and when the sheep gave birth, he would The baby just came out and had milk to drink.

"Yes, it's just..." The old man was a little hesitant. He pulled out the ewe and sold it together after giving birth. There are also ewes that were just pregnant at home. Reluctant, there are only two ewes in the house, and he sold this one and left one to give birth.

Hearing what the old man said, Cao Xiangnan knew that there were still pregnant ewes in his house. Seeing the old man hesitated, he said, "I'll give you an extra five pennies for your sheep, and I'll give you three, two, five pennies. See how it goes, you can buy a few lambs later, it won't be a loss."

The price of lambs has become cheaper, and one can cost only a few pennies. This is equivalent to buying ewes and unborn lambs together. The price is a little higher, which is also reasonable.

"Okay, I'll sell it to you. My family lives in Gaojiazhuang. I'll bring the sheep here to you tomorrow morning. Do you think it's worth it?" The extra five pennies was quite a lot, and the old man didn't hesitate. , I decided to sell the ewe at home on the spot, and it would be okay to buy a few lambs later.

"You pull the sheep over tomorrow and send it to a food shop called Cao Ji on the other side of the pier. If you don't know the way, ask someone. I will pay you a deposit of one tael of silver first, and you will send the sheep to the meeting place. Someone will pay you the rest of the silver." Cao Xiangnan immediately paid four taels of silver without saying a word, Cao just bent over and picked up the lamb, and the ewes followed them without being chased.

The old man also did two business transactions, with money in his pocket, and peace of mind, so that his boy would have the money to marry his wife. He thought about sending the sheep to others tomorrow, and getting the rest money.

The carriage was parked outside, Cao Gang carried the lamb into the carriage, and then put the ewe up, and they drove the carriage back home.

There were a lot of things brought back from Nanyang City. Cao Xiangnan first brought back the seeds and a part of the cotton, and the rest could be brought back after two more trips. Anyway, there was no rush to use them, so there was no rush to get them all at once. get it back.

"Yu——" Qi Wanfeng, who was in the room, heard the voice outside, put down the child's clothes he was sewing, went out, and saw the returning husband, he saw him holding a little lamb and When he came back with one ewe, he smiled and asked, "Why did you bring two sheep back?"

"Array..." the lamb yelled, and the ewes bleating after him.

"I went to the market to buy it, thinking that drinking goat's milk is good for your health. The little ones in your family didn't take care of themselves when they were young, and you can drink it too. It's good for the children in your stomach." Cao Xiangnan also said that he ordered "When the time comes, the baby in your womb will have milk to drink." He said.

Children from families with a little money drink goat milk when they are born, but some people from poor families feed their children with porridge and water.

When An An was a child, he also had a lot of porridge and water. At that time, Cao Xiangnan had three pennies of money every month, and he could buy a bowl of goat milk for the child, but the money went into their mother’s pocket. Qi Wanfeng’s heart at that time Bitter, dare not say anything.But at that time, Bai Lian knew about his family's situation, and would secretly stuff him with a bowl of goat's milk. He didn't dare to let his family's mother know that after feeding the child, he drank a few times of goat's milk, and when he was older, he drank porridge The water is gone, so when I think about some things again, Qi Wanfeng also resents his mother in his heart.

After listening to Fulang's words for a while, Qi Wanfeng looked at his husband straightly. At this moment, he really knew that his husband had changed, and there was only one thing in his eyes and heart. He and the children in the family are no longer the husband who only knew how to be filial to his mother and take care of the whole family.

"What are you doing looking at me like that?" Cao Xiangnan found that Wanfeng was looking straight at him, so he smiled. He also knew what Wanfeng was thinking in his heart. He couldn't change what he had done before, but now he is here. , I can only do my best to treat this person well, "Little fool, what are you thinking about?"

Seeing the smile on Fu Lang's face, Qi Wanfeng smiled and shook his head, and said, "No, nothing."

He gave the little lamb in his hand to Qi Wanfeng, and asked him to raise the sheep collar in the circle left behind. Cao Xiangnan turned around and moved the things from the car with Cao Gang.

At this moment, Sun Bailian also came over from the opposite side. Seeing her husband carrying things, she also came to help. When she mentioned that the things in her hands were not heavy and such a big bag, Sun Bailian asked curiously, "What are these?" ah?"

"Some seeds and cotton cloth brought back from Nanyang, there are still some in the town that have not been brought back, and I will get them back later." There is a specially built warehouse behind them, and these are placed in the back of the house, so Cao Xiangnan let them Moved things to warehouse.

"Xiangnan, why did you bring so many of these things back?" Sun Bailian looked at Cao Xiangnan curiously, he didn't believe that it would be useless for this man to go to Nanyang City and bring some back.

"I'll tell you later." Cao Xiangnan blinked with a smile on his face.

"..." Sun Bailian, it's bad to make people curious and dissatisfied, okay? He felt like ten or eight cats scratching at his heart.

When the house was built, a few more pens were built on the side of the chicken coop, and there were still several empty ones. Qi Wanfeng led the sheep in and put some fresh fodder and water into the trough. The hen who had been hungry for a long time Sheep are no strangers to new places, and go to the trough to eat, while the little lambs bleat in it.

When I came out, I saw Fu Lang was moving things, and Qi Wanfeng also went to help. There were several people, and there were not many things. After moving things, everyone went back to the living room and sat down. Cao Xiangnan poured water for everyone. He sat down, took a sip of water, met Sun Bailian's eyes staring at him, smiled slightly, and said, "Didn't you just ask me why I brought these things back?"

"These are the spice seeds brought back and planted. These are some of the spices we usually use to make meat. I found it after traveling all over Nanyang." Cao Xiangnan opened the bag containing the spice seeds and gave them all the same. Introduce, there is another bag of millet pepper, "This is millet pepper, a kind of chili pepper, very spicy, it can be used to make chili sauce, and pickled chicken feet and duck feet. Millet pepper is easier to grow I plan to take it to the foot of the mountain and sprinkle it there, maybe a large piece of pepper will grow out, and then I will consider planting it in a large area."

But it is true as he said, when the time comes, a large piece of pepper will grow out. Once the fruit of this millet pepper is ripe, the seeds inside will grow wherever the wind blows, and the seeds on the tree will fall and grow on the ground. Continue to grow out.

Now the seeds are limited, so Cao Xiangnan plans to plant them by himself first, and when the seeds are more, he will bring everyone to plant them together, so that the people in the village will have an extra income, and he will also have a source of raw materials.

Sun Bailian picked it up, put it under her nose and smelled it, but she didn't smell anything.

Cao Xiangnan grabbed a handful of millet peppers and gave them to Sun Bailian, and said, "Find a place, break open the seeds and scatter the seeds on the ground, and they should be able to grow." He said.

"Okay, I'll go back and try." Sun Bailian nodded, thinking that it was easier than growing vegetables, so he went back and just found a place to scatter them.

"This is called cotton. It is an important thing to keep out the cold in winter. It can be used to make clothes, shoes, and winter quilts." Cao Xiangnan picked up the half-made children's clothes on the table, and began to show them how to use cotton. Come to make clothes, quilts, and shoes.

When he was young, he saw his grandma make these things. When he was young, he was still very poor in material things. These things were made by his grandma himself, so he still has a deep impression on him.Compared with the era when he was a child, the materials of this era are even more scarce. The clothes to keep out the cold in winter here are mostly cotton, linen, animal fur, and silk. Like his house.

Hearing Cao Xiangnan's words, Cao Gang calmly picked up the white thing and asked, "Is this really so magical?"

"Well, it's very warm for making clothes, and it's easy to grow. It's just a pity that the month is late now. If we find it a month earlier, we can plant cotton this year. It seems that we can only wait for the spring of next year. Plant it again." Cao Xiangnan felt sorry for this, but it was enough to find the seeds. He made an agreement with Fang Ziye that he would leave a batch of seeds for him at that time, and he planned to plant them on a large scale in Fenshui Town first. on cotton.

Cao Gang held the ball of cotton with a thoughtful expression on his face, and the look in his eyes was too complicated, but no one knew what he was thinking.

After listening to Cao Xiangnan's words, Qi Wanfeng and Sun Bailian picked up the white thing and looked at it one after another. They thought it was amazing. It was the first time they had seen this kind of thing, "Is this really growing from a tree?" Sun Bailian asked.

"Yeah." Cao Xiangnan nodded, "You'll know when it's planted next year."

Everyone's heart became anticipation.