Rebirth Farmhouse

Chapter 156

Xiuyao was also quite curious, "Sister-in-law, why are we so busy now?"

Chen Guihua said with a smile: "Yes, your grandpa and the others are often busy until midnight. People from neighboring counties even come to grind the flour, saying that the flour from our family is finer and whiter."

Xiuyao was also happy, "I thought there were mills everywhere, and everyone wouldn't come to grind them, for fear that grandpa would lose money."

"How could it be? All the mill millers in the county said that the Old Liu Family Water Mill is the first one here. Other mills rely on livestock, but we are the water mill."

"It's also thanks to the greatness of the third grandpa, who has produced so many things in such a short period of time. What if no one else knows how to do it."

Chen Guihua responded, "I heard from your elder brother that your third grandfather's master was a southerner, and his family encountered difficulties and came here, otherwise he would not be able to learn these skills." Just before the mill.

Seeing that her grandfather had indeed adopted her suggestion, Xiuyao saw that the mill did not have a general outer wall, but was partitioned by hedges.The outermost periphery is a dense circle of hibiscus flowers, which are generally as tall as an adult, and they are densely planted, and people cannot climb over them in the middle.Moreover, the hibiscus is planted on the edge of the highland, and the outside is downhill. If you go south from the low place, you will find the river embankment.On the outer slope of the hibiscus, some phoenix trees were planted at the bottom, and some cotton locust trees and wolfberries were planted up the slope below the top.The sycamore trees are sparse, the bushes are overgrown, and the hibiscus is densely planted on it, which appears to be layered and dense, but it is very flavorful.

Now the hibiscus plant is still small, but it grows fast, and it can grow up almost in one spring. In midsummer, it will be full of flowers, which is very beautiful.You can see the inside of the mill through the hibiscus bushes, and it is very lively with people coming and going.

The flow of people is weaving, the water is rushing, the water wheel is squeaking, the stone mill is booming, and the sound of water hitting the surface is woven into a mill rhythm that is not very pleasant but very harmonious and warm.

When Xiuyao passed by, she saw that her grandfather was greeting people, her uncle and Liu Qi were celebrating, and her elder brother and second elder brother were also helping to pack the food, they were very busy.

"Grandpa!" Xiuyao and Qin Yang ran towards Lao Liutou, and Lao Liutou greeted them happily, "Little devil, why did you come here? His school has already started."

Qin Yang giggled, stepped forward and kissed Lao Liu on the head, "Grandpa, I've been here all year, and you'll miss me when you go home for the New Year."

Old Liutou said cheerfully: "Yes, grandpa misses you. Go, there are delicious food in the house, go find it by yourself." There are children at home, and those regular customers will bring some snacks when they come. Although they are just melon seeds, peanuts and peach cakes, they are people's wishes.

In addition to the circle of mills around the pool, there are two rows of cottages behind, three in the front and three in the back.Because of the lack of time and the lack of money, I simply built a few small houses similar to the watch house.Anyway, I just sleep at night and work in the mill during the day, and I only build a big house when I have money.

Xiaozheng was leading them to Lao Liutou's hut, and there was a kang inside, and a small stove pit was dug under the middle, which was used to burn the kang.There is a small Kang table on the Kang, a bed and nothing else.Apart from a small teapot on the small kang table, there is a small basket made of rice paste and rags, with some small snacks in it.There were fried peanuts, red dates, melon seeds, etc. Qin Yang went up and grabbed them and stuffed them into his pockets, and stuffed them for Xiuyao.

Xiuyao quickly covered her pockets, "Hey, my mouth sores haven't healed yet." After eating too much roasted seeds and nuts, she got angry, and during the Chinese New Year, she just ate nothing but sores on the tip of her tongue, which made her feel uncomfortable.Seeing that she didn't want her, Qin Yang and Xiao Zhengzheng stuffed their pockets bulgingly. After taking snacks, Xiuyao led them to the mill to see the miller. Just wanted to go up and ride a horse.

Qin Yang kicked him, and sneered, "Climb up, and don't throw you into the water after walking around, how stupid."

Xiaozheng was pouted, twisting his chubby body dissatisfied, and glared at Qin Yang, "Then I wasn't thrown down by the donkey's kick."

When the third day of the first lunar month came, Qin Yang and his children went out to play. When they saw the third grandpa’s donkey tied outside, they coaxed and rode it with their friends.As a result, when others moved their mouths, he moved his hands, and when he went up, he was kicked by the donkey and threw him down. Fortunately, there were dried horse manure and donkey manure beside him, and the baby's small bones were soft and he was not injured.But this matter is Qin Yang's embarrassment, every time Xiao Zhengzheng is laughed at by Qin Yang, he will use it as a sharp weapon to refute him.

Qin Yang was very thick-skinned now, and snorted, "Then you still dare not ride."

Old Liutou sent away a few regular customers who needed to be entertained by him personally, and handed them over to his uncle and aunt to take care of them, while he came here to entertain this little guest, Xiuyao.He has always said that Xiuyao is the little girl of Lao Liu's family, his lucky star, and the two of them have the best relationship.

"Grandpa, our business is really good." Xiuyao was sincerely happy. If things go on like this, not only people from Siwai Village will come, but people will come wherever the Daqing River flows.It wasn't just farmers' homes that they wanted to attract. She felt that the real big customers were dim sum shops in the city.The city does not want to be like the countryside, where everything is self-sufficient. Many of them rely on a craft for food, and then make money to buy rice and noodles.

The price of the mill in the city is much higher than that of grandpa's mill, so more and more people come here to grind the mill.

Old Liutou tore off the turban that was wrapped around his head to prevent hair loss, and patted the flour on his body twice, "It's all thanks to you. When grandpa used your money, this mill is part of you."

Xiuyao didn't ask for credit, "Grandpa, the mill is yours, and we can raise pigs together."

Old Liu shook his head, took out the pipe and pot, Xiuyao took it and quickly filled him with cigarettes, Qin Yang drew the fire scythe to guide the Fire King to light it for him, Xiaozheng was looking at a small hole in the ground in a daze, He hesitated whether to poke it with his fingers, and was afraid that some monsters would come out.

Old Liutou was smoking a cigarette happily, and his old face was wrinkled with a smile, "We want to raise pigs, and we also want to have your share in the mill."

Xiuyao shook her head, "Grandpa, if you figured it out so clearly, then we would get sweet potatoes in your fields and sell them for nothing. We didn't count the money for you. Besides, we raise pigs and sweet potatoes. It was grown in your field and ground in the mill, so how do we count it?"

Old Liutou took two puffs of his dry pipe, and smiled happily, "You little girl, people are all ghosts trying to get money home, but you push it away."

"Grandpa, I didn't push it out. Grandpa and I are a family." She had already thought about it, and she just wanted to give grandpa some ideas about the mill, but she didn't want to get involved. After all, the mill was mainly managed by the uncle and the second aunt. Yes, she was a relative after all.Besides, she thinks it's good to raise pigs with her grandfather, and it's appropriate to divide the money at that time.

Old Liutou looked at her kindly, his eyes full of love and respect. It can be said that he did not know when he stopped treating Xiuyao as a child.Such a child is rare, and I didn't expect to have one in my own family, but it needs to be hurt like a baby.

Xiuyao continued: "Grandpa, don't forget, the little sheep is still studying here. You are in charge of food and lodging. And we didn't give Mr. Ren a training, even if Mr. Ren thinks that the little sheep is small No, that's your face too."

Old Liutou had no choice but to raise his hands in surrender, "Okay girl, grandpa can't talk to you. Grandpa is already clumsy and clumsy, and it's even more difficult to talk when he meets you, a clever girl."

Qin Yang proudly said: "Grandpa, that is, you are arguing with my sister, aren't you looking for trouble? Neither my mother nor my third lady is my sister's opponent. It is invincible in our family."

Xiuyao saw that what he said was outrageous, so she patted him, "You little sheep, what are you talking about, you can't even praise others, so it should be said that my sister is also invincible now."

Qin Yang chuckled: "That won't work, I can't lie, now you are no longer the third sister's opponent. The third sister will take reason even if she doesn't reason, and whoever quarrels with her is asking for trouble." The beauty grew bigger , that mouth is better, faster than a knife, if something happens, even if she ignores it, she will stand on the side of reason, and argue with others confidently, in the end, it will make the reasonable person feel that she has no reason .

Xiuyao agreed, thinking it was the third sister's skill.

Xiuyao asked Qin Yang to lead Xiaozheng to play, but she was not allowed to go near the river, so she walked around the mill with Old Liutou.After looking at it, Xiuyao said: "Grandpa, is our mill just rolling the mill now?"

Old Liu felt that his granddaughter had something to say, "What else do we do in the mill besides turning the mill?"

"Grandpa, is there anyone who wants to buy noodles directly instead of pushing the mill? Especially the people in the city, if they buy directly from the grain store, sometimes it is too expensive, maybe they don't want to buy it, so they want to buy the grain or noodles directly from the farmers in the country. Woolen cloth?"

Old Liutou's eyes lit up immediately, "Hey, it's really a trick. But we don't have that much money to buy food."

Xiuyao clapped her fingers and gestured seriously, "Grandpa, I have an idea, do you want to try it?"

Old Liu urged her like a child: "Oh, girl, just say it quickly, don't be tricky."

Xiuyao laughed and said: "Grandpa, it's very simple, you can be a middleman. Someone wants to buy rice grain noodles, you know, and there happens to be someone who wants to sell here, let him put it here, and you sell it for him Then let’s take a certain amount of commission from the middle, of course, food is also fine.” People come and go here, the traffic volume is much larger, and it’s very cost-effective to do intermediate business.

Old Liu slapped his hands, "It's a good idea, it's so simple, why didn't I think of it?"

Xiuyao ate a raisin, "Grandpa, it's not that you didn't expect it, you don't like talking about it." In the past, the traffic flow was small, and Liu's Mill had no advantage. Now that there are people coming and going, of course it's easy to do things.

Old Liutou immediately went to look for his uncle, and asked him to hand over the work to Liu Qi, and asked Xiuyao to find his second aunt. These two people are now the main persons in charge of the mill. Listen to my wife.

Old Liutou explained what he meant, and the uncle was quite concerned, "Father, will this be bad, people say we are pimps."

Old Liu laughed and scolded: "Nonsense. What do you think about the second child's family?"

Yao shi rubbed the flour off his face, "Father, I think it's a good idea. Those dim sum shops and restaurants in the city all buy rice noodles from other people's houses. They are expensive in the city, so they like to come to the countryside to buy it. We can do their business directly, and keep it.”

"This is the idea that Yaoyao girl came up with. You also have the same idea. It's better, let's do it like this. I said you should remember the girl's good." Every time he would tell his family that Xiuyao helped think of it. Let them remember, even if there are benefits, they can't forget her.This can be regarded as an indirect explanation to everyone, he is so good to Yaoyao's family, and he is willing to contribute money and effort, it is not for nothing, he will also get something in return, so that no one in the family is allowed to have any opinions.

The uncle and Yao Shi both agreed, and Yao Shi pretended to be jealous, "Father, we all know that Yaoyao is your favorite, who dares to treat her badly. Even if Yaoyao didn't think about it, we would treat Yaoyao as well." Yao is good, if his second aunt's family needs anything, father just asks, and we won't frown." Over the years, I have helped the child's second aunt's house, anyway, there is no shortage of food and clothing at home, and I will use it to support relatives It is to do good deeds.

Old Liutou smiled and said: "I knew you were sensible, it's done, you go and make trouble."

The uncle left, but the Yao family still had something to say, "Father, I'm still discussing with my elder brother, should our family also buy a boat? If this is the case, we can help those who come to grind and don't have time to get it." Of course, we just take care of the riverside, just send it to the riverside, so we don’t need to drive animals to send it, so we can make more money.”

Old Liutou hesitated, "That's fine, but do we have so many people? The mill is busy, so we have to find someone to deliver the noodles. I'm afraid we don't have enough people."

Yao shi had already made up his mind, "Father, that's enough, my elder brother and I can take care of the mill now, let Da Qi or Er Sheng go."

"Grandpa, if there are enough people, I think it's good, and we can expand our business. In addition to sending noodles, we can also let those who don't have time to send grain to grind the wheat to our boat, and we will bring it back to us. They pushed, and they will send it back when the time comes. If they go back and forth like this, they will have to pay for running errands." Yaoyao heard that she was going to help her second aunt.

Yao patted Xiuyao's head, "Father, that's what I meant, but I couldn't say it, Yaoyao said it for me."

Old Liu thought for a while, "Then he has to let his third grandpa give him a canoe."

Mrs. Yao hurriedly said: "Father, it's not cost-effective to build a new boat. It's still slow and the boat is small. I think we should just buy two old boats. Even if they are old, as long as they are useful."

Old Liutou thought about it, so he discussed with Yao: "My second family, there are many people fishing in the lotus pond of your natal family. You can go back to your natal family and ask if you can buy two boats." Yao's natal lotus pond, Everyone calls Hetangzi, which is located on the edge of a pod formed by the intersection of the Daqing River and the Xiaoqing River.The pond is called Xiancao Po, and lotus flowers are planted all over it. The surrounding villages are half farming and half fishing, and more than half of the households have boats.Although Yao's natal family doesn't fish for a living, their own family often goes fishing by boat, and it's great to eat or give away to others.

Yao Shi naturally agreed, "Okay, you and I will go and come back quickly."

(End of this chapter)