The history of struggle of peasant girls

Chapter 12 Growing Vegetables
Han Qianluo carefully opened the sackcloth bag, which contained some seeds as small as sand.Han Qianluo really couldn't recognize what kind of seed it was, so he asked Han Qingquan, "Brother, what is this?"

"Spinach, be careful not to spill it." Han Qingquan said, the movements of his hands were not slow at all, and he was obviously very skilled.

Han Qianluo seemed to see three black lines on her head. Although she was not a professional, she still knew the basics. This spinach was sowing seeds, not digging holes.Moreover, no matter how Han Qianluo looked at it, he felt that the land had not been fertilized, which was a very important step, and there was deep plowing.

"Brother, did you sprinkle plant ash?" Han Qianluo asked.

"Sow after planting." Han Qingquan said indifferently.

Han Qianluo looked through the original owner's memory and found that farming was like this at this time.Moreover, iron farm tools have only recently emerged, and plows are rare.Most people just dig a hole, throw the seeds in, cover the soil, and few people dig the ground.Han Qianluo was already very satisfied with Han Qingquan's ability to plow the land, which showed that his eldest brother was still smart in farming.

"Brother, you need to spread the ash first, then dig the ground, and dig a little deeper, turn the ash to the bottom, and break the hardened soil." Han Qianluo told him everything he knew in detail big brother.

Han Qingquan didn't speak, stood there thinking for a while, then put down the hoe and went back.Han Qianluo knew that he had gone back to get the ashes, and that Han Qingquan had listened to his words, so he was very happy.

Soon, Han Qingquan came with a load of plant ash, sprinkled it evenly on the ground, and started plowing the ground again, and plowed deeply as Han Qianluo said, smashing all the hardened soil.

In this way, the speed becomes very slow.And unfortunately, not far away, another middle-aged man in the same village was also growing vegetables. Seeing what happened to Han Qianluo and the others, he laughed and said, "Han Qingquan, why are you doing it all over again? Could it be that he doesn't even know how to farm the land?"

"How is this possible?" Han Qingquan replied loudly, but he didn't tell the middle-aged man why he started all over again.

The middle-aged man didn't care, and said: "There is no one who cultivates the land like you. They don't put seeds in those places. What are you digging for? I see, it really doesn't even know how to plant the land."

Han Qianluo listened quietly on the sidelines, thinking disapprovingly, when it's time to harvest, you will know who can't farm.Han Qianluo squatted in a corner and watched his elder brother hoe the ground. He felt that waiting like this was a bit boring, so he went home with a basket.

"Second Sister, I'm back." Han Qianluo shouted as soon as he entered the door.

"Come back, what kind of wild vegetables did you dig?" Han Shui'er asked casually, raised his head to look at it, and said in surprise: "I found so many, Xiao Luo brought them here and let me see what they have."

Han Qianluo walked over with the basket in hand, letting the second sister fiddle with it.Han Shui'er carefully looked at the types of wild vegetables dug back, and after finding a lot of shepherd's purse in the basket, he said happily: "I didn't expect there are so many shepherd's purse now." Then he said with some regret: "It's a pity that there is no flour at home, otherwise the bag The dumplings are pretty good."

"Why don't we go buy some flour tomorrow and come back to make dumplings?" Han Qianluo said tentatively, tomorrow is the day for the small fair.

"You, just want to eat. How can our family have extra money to buy flour? Only rich people can afford it." Han Shui'er continued to weave cloth in his hand, "It's better to buy some flour if you have money." Cheaper food is better than anything else.”

"Okay, I got it." Han Qianluo said a little lazily. She also knew that Han Shuier was right. Since the family is poor, they should fill their stomachs first. As for delicious food, they should be eaten. On the basis of being full, you can pay attention to the dishes.

Han Qianluo wondered, tomorrow is the day for the small market, should he also pick some wild vegetables and sell them, so that he can make some money anyway.However, when all kinds of wild vegetables are mixed together, not many people are willing to buy them. Naturally, wild vegetables and wild vegetables cannot be picked in large quantities like artificially grown ones.

"What are you thinking, with a frowning look?" Han Shui'er asked.

Han Qianluo didn't hide it, and said frankly, "Second sister, I'm wondering if I can sell wild vegetables."

Han Shui'er paused for a moment, thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid it will be a little difficult. Tomorrow is Xiaoji, and they are all country people. Those with hands and feet can find wild vegetables by themselves. No one will waste this time. Money to buy wild vegetables."

Although Han Shui'er just said it casually, Han Qianluo realized from this sentence that country people have places to dig wild vegetables, but city people don't. He can sell them in the city, and now is the time for withered vegetables , can be sold for sure.

"Second sister, I'm going out." Han Qianluo picked up another empty basket and hurried out, taking advantage of the early time, to dig more wild vegetables.

Han Qianluo just took two steps out when he saw his fourth brother Han Sanwei playing with several boys of similar age.

"Sanwei, come here quickly." Han Qianluo shouted loudly.

Han Sanwei ran over obediently, and asked strangely, "Sister San, what's the matter?"

"If you have nothing to do, come with me to find wild vegetables." After all, one more person means more strength and can find more wild vegetables.

Han Sanwei didn't say a word of objection, and after saying goodbye to those boys, he went to find wild vegetables with Han Qianluo, and asked while searching: "Sister San, why are you looking for so many wild vegetables? I saw you and Sister Chunhua has found a lot of wild vegetables, and we can't eat that much."

"If you can't eat it, you can sell it. If you sell it, you will get money."

As soon as Han Sanwei heard that it could be sold for money, he immediately got excited and said quickly: "Can it really be sold for money? Then I have to find more and sell more, and then I can sell for more money."

"As soon as I heard that it could be sold for money, I was so excited." Han Qianluo said jokingly, "I will definitely become a little money fan in the future."

Han Sanwei was not happy when he heard this, and retorted solemnly: "I am not a fan of small money. If I have money, I can buy a lot of things, I can buy sugar, and I can also sell meat."

When it comes to food, the serious expression on the child's face can't hold back, as if he really wants to eat.Han Qianluo couldn't help laughing when he saw this, it was so interesting.

However, two people are indeed more capable than one person. By the time he returned home in the evening, Han Qianluo had already collected two baskets full of wild vegetables.

After returning home, Han Qianluo didn't have time to cook, so he sat on his stool and began to pick up wild vegetables. Han Sanwei also hurried over to help: "Sister San, what are you doing?"

"Put the same kind of wild vegetables in one pile." Han Qianluo said without raising his head, quickly put the wild vegetables into different categories, and picked off the broken leaves. Han Sanluo also followed her example to tidy up wild vegetables.

Han Qianluo was busy packing wild vegetables, so he didn't have time to make dinner, so Han Qingquan made it.There are not many kinds of wild vegetables that have been picked up, there are four kinds of shepherd's purse, dandelion, chicory, and wild mugwort.Endive was not very tasty, so I ate it for dinner.

The next morning, Han Qianluo got up as soon as the sky turned pale. After washing, he cooked, and after a quick meal, he was busy putting wild vegetables into the basket. Put another one.

"Xiao Luo, why don't you let elder brother go with you." Han Shui'er said a little worriedly.

"Second sister, don't worry, you'll be fine." Han Qianluo persuaded with a smile, "And the eldest brother still has to farm, otherwise it will be too late."

Han Qianluo put the last handful of wild vegetables into the basket, put the basket on his back, bid farewell to Han Shuier, and set off for the city.

This was Han Qianluo's first time going to the city, but fortunately she had the memory of the original owner, so she knew how to get there, and there was no problem of getting lost.

The road to the county seat was neither too far nor too short, and it was almost the same distance as the last time I went to the fair, and it was all wide official roads, so I walked faster than last time.

Han Qianluo walked all the way, and found that there were really few people walking like him. After walking for a long time, he only saw two people walking, but he often saw people driving ox carts, donkey carts, carriages, horses, etc. There are very few people.

Han Qianluo heard the sound of horseshoes in the distance and the sound of a coachman driving, so he hurriedly walked along the side of the road.Soon I saw a carriage drawn by one or two horses passing by quickly, but the coat colors of the two horses were different.

This reminded Han Qianluo of something he read in a book when he was in school. It was said that in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, the whole country was poor, and even the emperor found horses with the same coat color to pull carts. Minister, then you can only ride in a bullock cart.

At that time, when Han Qianluo saw this incident, he sighed that he was too poor, but he did not expect to come to this poor early Western Han Dynasty.Thinking of this, Han Qianluo really wanted to cry up to the sky: God, you don't have eyes!

Han Qianluo walked for about an hour, and saw the high city wall, well, it was the city wall under construction, and many workers were working hard to build the city wall.At a glance, Han Qianluo saw the East Market and West Market. The bustling crowds were really conspicuous.

Han Qianluo came late, so he could only find a vacant seat at the far side, then spread the cloth on the ground, and took out all three kinds of wild vegetables and arranged them.Just as Han Qianluo arranged the wild vegetables, a man dressed as a servant stopped in front of her, knelt down and picked up a shepherd's purse to look at.

"These shepherd's purses are freshly picked. They are tender and fresh. They only cost two cents a catty. Buy some and try them at home." Han Qianluo greeted warmly.

The man dressed as a servant did not speak, hesitantly, he picked up the wild mugwort next to him and looked carefully, and then asked: "You don't have any problems, do you?"

(End of this chapter)