Chapter 112: foreign

Listening to the voice drifting away, Li Qinghe looked at Zhou Chengkang in the cellar and asked, "Is your mother too lonely lately?" Even her niece and niece can be brought over to raise her.
Zhou Chengkang shook his head and laughed, "It's okay. If anyone wants to prevent us from having a good life, she will kick people out first."
Hearing this, Li Qinghe felt very positive, seeing that Zhou Mu's posture was indeed like this, "Am I being a bit rude to your mother?"
Zhou Chengkang was covered in gray, got out of the cellar, reached out and hugged her, "I'm actually very happy to see you care about me so much."
Li Qinghe raised his eyebrows, "All the land in this family is under my name, so you dare not behave."
"Yes." Zhou Chengkang nodded in agreement, "I dare not behave, what is your order?"
Li Qinghe pulled him to the front yard, "Going to eat, I ate too early in the morning."
In June, the weather got hotter and hotter. Wu Li visited again and took some medicinal materials. I heard that when he passed the village entrance when he was going back, someone stopped his carriage and wanted to sell him some medicinal materials. Wu Li confiscated, saying that it was too little, unless it was rare medicinal materials, otherwise he didn't want it.
In fact, what rare medicinal materials should be found on the surrounding mountains was also found by Li Qinghe and the two of them. They both stepped on the surrounding hills, and some medicinal materials were easy to produce more than once. The two of them had studied pharmacology, and they knew more medicinal materials than the villagers. Some things that the villagers seemed to be weeds were also picked up by them.
Wu Li refused to accept it, so the villagers had to take it to the town and send it to several medical clinics. It was surprising and the price was good. The medicinal materials are more expensive than food, but not much.
Then, more and more people went to the mountain after June. Even some large bark can be used as medicinal materials, even the tree is moved home directly, and the unsold trunk is used as firewood.
The surrounding forest was stepped on by everyone like this, and there were doctors in the town who could gather medicine by themselves, but they didn't even look at the village.
Upon seeing this, the villagers reacted swiftly, and many daughters-in-law went back to the mountain on the other side of their natal family to pick them, so the whole mountain in Luoyue Town was quickly smashed. Fortunately, Wu Li didn't accept their medicinal materials, and all the medicinal materials collected from the surroundings were eventually sold to the town. Otherwise, the ordinary medicinal materials that the town needs could only be bought in the county.
Li Qinghe and the two did not go again, but went to pull grass or something in their own woods. They have collected all the medicinal materials that can keep their own seeds.
And, when the sun was at its highest in mid-June, they went to town again and took Dr. Huang's grandson over, and the two began to practice calligraphy again.
In fact, after more land, the two did not want to go to the autumn harvest by themselves. I was so exhausted that I couldn't do much, so I bought all the harvest from the fish pond outside.
When the autumn harvest comes, other families are busy or preparing for the autumn harvest. This year seems to be another good year, and the atmosphere in the village is good. In fact, many people are staring at Li Qinghe's land, helping her after finishing their work, and earning a lot of money every year.
The most important thing is that she pays her wages easily, not the kind of procrastination of the Yang family. This time the Yang family digs fish ponds. They are all people from the Xu family's family that Xu's mother found. Otherwise, even if the salary is high, no one is willing to go.
The autumn harvest is very busy, regardless of day and night. When the work is over, the grain is in the warehouse, it is already mid-August.
The two did not go hunting in the mountains this time, because after the autumn, many medicinal seeds were recovered and Wu Li sent them again. Moreover, the medicinal materials are not food. You only need to plant them without dying.
Therefore, even if the autumn harvest is over, their family still needs a few people to help.
Li Fuqiu has been helping here after the harvest. There is also Zhao Dashan. Orchid is pregnant and can't do much work, so he can help Li Qinghe take care of the house. All he needs is food, no money.
She said no, not because she didn't accept it, but she didn't accept it.
A few days ago, after the autumn harvest, Li Qinghe had to pay her some wages. As a result, people turned around and made some clothes for Xiyu.
Looking at the clothes, Li Qinghe felt complicated. Sometimes the relationship between this person and the person is not something that can be dealt with after a long time. Since that time when Li Fu took the husband and wife's meal and moved out, Zhao Wanwan had counted the number of times she went home with one hand, and she had no contact with her sister.
In June, I heard that Hu Yanxi closed the private school and went to Fucheng to take the exam.
He received such a high bundle repair, originally just to rush the exam.
Li Qinghe would know that, as Qing Miao said, the nephew of her cousin is fine now at home to practice handwriting.
Li Qinghe and the two also stayed at home to practice calligraphy. Many people in the village went to the mountains to gather medicinal materials, and even the mountains were not easy to hunt. The pheasants and rabbits were also driven into deeper forests because of too many people. There are forests that are inaccessible. , Even Zhou Chengkang did not dare to go.
Not afraid, but there is no need to take risks.
After planting the medicinal materials in the forest, the two of them did not go out. The medicinal materials brought this time basically took up dozens of acres of barren forest. The main reason is that the forest is different from the ground, and some places are not suitable. If there are rocks, they will be empty.
In the autumn afternoon, the sun was just right, and the two moved tables and chairs to practice calligraphy under the eaves.
It should be three people. Xi Yu also practiced Chinese calligraphy, and she still looked like she was lacking strength.
The atmosphere was warm, Li Qinghe glanced at the father and son from time to time and couldn't help but chuckle.
"Practicing calligraphy requires meditation, what are you laughing at?" Zhou Chengkang glanced at Xi Yu suggestively, which was to set her as a good example.
Practicing calligraphy is actually a very boring thing, and it really takes patience, perseverance, and a firm person to persevere. Obviously he doesn't want to write it himself. He wanders a few times and even teaches others.
Li Qinghe laughed, "I have to cook in the kitchen, what do you want to eat?"
"Noodle." Xi Yu said immediately.
This kid can't bear it anymore, "Mother, I want to help."
Zhou Chengkang put down his pen and preached in a serious manner, "You can help us by practicing more calligraphy. I will help your mother for you."
Xi Yu reacted quickly, "Why don't you help me practice calligraphy, and I will help you?"
The bigger Xiyu is, the more difficult it is to fool.
The three laughed and went to the kitchen to make noodles, but the noodles were not easy to make. Half an hour after the noodles were ready, I moved a small table and placed it in the yard. The three of them sat and ate. There was no fresh meat at home, so Li Qinghe cut a piece of bacon and fried it on top, which was delicious.
The door to the backyard was knocked without washing the dishes after eating.
Usually, it is not the Yang family or Yu Yan who come through the door of the backyard.
Li Qinghe went to open the door. If it was the Yang family, he would not let them into the yard.
Behind the door is Yu Yan, with dim sum in her hand, "We just came back from town and bought some dim sum, and I will bring you some."
Li Qinghe turned sideways, asking her to come in.
Yu Yan did not enter the door immediately, but looked in the direction of the Yang family, "I went to town just now and heard that someone in our village was buying waste forest."
This is quite surprising.
One or two silver an acre is actually not cheap. You can buy food for hundreds of catties, if you buy it just to chop wood, it is completely unnecessary. It is also unrealistic to open up wasteland. If you want to dig out the roots of the old trees, you have to dig out a big hole at least, but you don’t have to dig cleanly. Small saplings will grow in the spring next year. If you buy a bamboo forest, it's really useless.
Unless... it's the same kind of medicine as her.
The investment in planting medicinal materials is not a little bit of money, not to mention buying the silver of the barren forest, that is, asking people to level the ground and planting medicinal materials, and buying medicinal seeds, these are not a little silver. Curiously asked, "Who is it?"
Yu Yan pointed her finger at the Yang family, "He bought the opposite..." She pointed her finger at the forest behind the village, which was a bit steep. "The ten acres over there are also said to be planted with medicinal materials. Their family is really thick-skinned. Learn everything from your family."
Li Qinghe looked at the opposite hillside, speechless for a while. It’s not that the opposite hillside is not good, but those that can be turned into wasteland. In the forest she bought, there are many big trees, there are trees with dead leaves, and when the dead leaves rot, they will be black soil. After applying medicinal materials, the medicine also grows fast.
A large area of ​​the hillside opposite is full of small trees, with thorns inside, and a thin layer of soil, planted with medicinal materials... I'm afraid it will be choking. Of course, it is still possible to choose the right medicinal materials.
"Do you want to buy?" Li Qinghe asked with a smile.
Yu Yan waved her hand, "I don't want it. Although I live in the village, I have no plans to farm. But it is clean here, and the people living there are clean, so you don't need to bother to plan..."
I don't want to talk about the Yang family, and don't bother to think about where their family is getting the money now, Li Qinghe pulled her, "Enter the house."
"Not going anymore." Yu Yan smiled and whispered, "I went home. The father and son refused to eat in the town. They had to come back to eat the buns I made. I have to go back."
Seeing her happily leaving, Li Qinghe turned around and walked in.
It’s not a secret that the Yang family bought land in the village? Two or three days later, most of the people knew that the Yang family also planned to grow medicinal materials like Li Qinghe.
If you know it, you know, no one in the village will help their family work, and no one will want to buy waste forest like them.
Originally, fish farming was pretty much the same. At the very least, I can see that I have made money in recent years. That barren forest...Someone secretly helped Li Qinghe to settle the account. Not counting the dozens of taels of silver to buy the barren forest, that is, hiring people to level the land and planting medicinal materials. I have already spent more than ten taels of labor, let alone the source of the medicinal seeds. You can't buy it if you have money. This thing is not something that ordinary farmers can afford to grow.
Besides, who knows if he can make money?
If it weren't for the barren woods bought by the Yang family, I could look forward to it. After all, no one can plant more than ten acres of land, and they can go to work for a few days when they hire someone. But the Yang family, I'm afraid I can't get the silver if I help!
As a result, the Yang family didn't want to hire anyone in the village, so Xu Changjie ran out, not knowing where he found a dozen strong laborers, all of them men. It is said that they don’t need any wages, just give them food, and live at night in the house beside the fish pond they built earlier.
A room was crowded with more than a dozen people, and when others found out, they just sighed. I don't know what these people have experienced. Some people still have scars on their faces. No wages, just meals. That’s it, I heard that every meal in Yang’s family just uses sweet potatoes to cook porridge for them, which is the simplest and cheapest meal. Work before dawn and come back in the moonlight.