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Chapter 159 It's Time to Invite Shopkeeper Tian to Drink Tea
Shopkeeper Tian chatted with Xiuniang for half an hour, and he believed what Xiuniang said. He thought about wanting Xiuniang to go back to the field and trim the remaining Erbao vines.

But what Xiuniang thought was that it was time to go to Chu Ge, she thought about explaining to Shopkeeper Tian, ​​and asked the guys who followed her to trim the Erbao vine in the morning to get it, anyway, to cut off the overly long branches, It's nothing difficult, as long as the shopkeeper Tian doesn't tell the reason, who knows what pruning the branches is for.

Xiu Niang thought about it and said, "Treasurer Tian, ​​you should release all the guys in the backyard first, at least get the Erbao Vine ready before the first crop blooms, right?"

Shopkeeper Tian thought about it too, and smiled at Xiu Niang, "Okay, then I'll let those guys bring some people over in a while, how come the ten acres of land can be reversed in two days, right?" .”

Talking about this, Xiuniang finally thought of making a fool of herself, that is, to leave the scissors in the basket, and let the shopkeeper Tian tell those guys that they must take the scissors she brought with them when they are going to work in the field. .

If those clerks asked why they had to specify these scissors, then shopkeeper Tian just pretended to be mysterious and didn't say anything. What she wanted was to make the clerks in the shop confused about what was going on. If you don't bring a hoe, you need to bring a pair of scissors. Instead of turning over the soil, you have to squat down and prune the branches.

Hearing what Xiuniang said, shopkeeper Tian also felt that this method was good, even the clerks in his shop didn't know what was going on, let alone those in other medicine shops.

He smiled at Xiu Niang, "That's fine, just follow what my sister-in-law said."

Xiu Niang looked at it and just nodded her head, she didn't chatter much, just chatted with Shopkeeper Hetian and left.

When shopkeeper Tian sent Xiu Niang downstairs, Xiu Niang also specifically explained to him that the two of them should know about the pruning of the branches of the Erbao vine, and it is best not to let Master Wang know.

Originally, the field of the shopkeeper’s family was too close to the five drugstores. She and Master Wang just arrived at the field this morning. The guys in the house pretended to be weeding, and came closer to them bit by bit, wanting to hear what they were talking about.

If she doesn't guard against death like this, when the time comes, shopkeeper Tian will tell the guys to go to work in the field, and another drugstore will call a clever guy to join them, and they will chat with them almost like a family, which guy will talk about it with a loose mouth If she comes out, all her hard work over the past year will be in vain.

Originally, when she started to think about planting Erbao vines, she had a doubt in her heart. The Erbao vines grow much longer, and the most important thing is that the money comes quickly. It’s such a good thing. Because of this, she took Mrs. Liu to Gao's house, because this Gao's house had planted Erbao vines before, but later pulled out the seedlings in the field and planted crops instead.

This Mrs. Liu and Aunt Gao's family used to have frequent contacts. She took Xiuniang there and said that she wanted to have a good time with her, and asked about it side by side, so Xiuniang naturally nestled quietly. I'm listening.

The Gao family woman told Mrs. Liu that they had spent a lot of money to get some seedlings, but they looked good when they were planted on the ground, and they grew quickly, but they didn't grow flowers. With a hundred catties of dried medicinal herbs, after careful calculation, after deducting the expenses, there is no profit at all.

After that Xiuniang heard this, she wondered in her heart. Could it be that in the surrounding villages and towns, there are not many people who know how to grow Erbao vines, or no one knows how to grow them at all, and those who buy and sell in medicine shops Erbao vines are mostly found by country peddlers up the mountain. If they find a wild field, there will be Erbao vines growing there. Then they will pick them up and dry them to sell for money. I was looking for other medicinal materials to buy and sell.

That's why she thought about it, and then she thought about holding the Erbao vine upside down, so that she could have nothing to do the day before she crossed it, that is, the night when she went out for a trip and stayed in a hotel to take a cold shower at night. Do it, just stay in the room and watch the show. At that time, there was only one clear channel on the TV, and it was broadcasting teaching people how to plant Erbao vines, so she was particularly impressed.

After Shopkeeper Hetian said she was done talking, Xiu Niang came out of the pharmacy, and she walked towards the back street. At this moment, the street was much deserted, and there were no people in the shops on both sides. However, the front Those restaurants are very lively.

Xiu Niang saw that it was already noon, no wonder there were no people on the street, she thought that Chu Ge and old man Li hadn't eaten yet, so she thought about buying some wine and meat to eat in the shop.

Anyway, someone bought it today. Didn’t she leave the ten or so scissors in the morning? She also counted money with shopkeeper Tian. Those scissors belonged to old man Li. He said that the original owner left them behind. Yes, the owner of the house seems to be a tailor. Anyway, old man Li is useless at home, so Xiu Niang sold it to shopkeeper Tian as a favor. You know, these scissors were made more than ten years ago, so they are good. Mile, the shopkeeper of this field didn't suffer a bit when he bought it.

Xiuniang bought two catties of stewed beef and a few steamed buns in the stewed meat shop, and then went to the nearby wine shop to bring a pot of soju. After buying these, there were still a few pennies left. The previous fruit was good, so I bought some more fruit.

The two of her came to the back street with food in hand, looking for her shop, but she didn't need to look for it, the shops on this whole street were open for business, she looked everywhere she went If the door is not open, whichever one is his own shop.

But Xiu Niang looked strange, Chu Ge and old man Li came here just after leaving, why is the door of that shop still closed, and even if Chu Ge and the others were inside, the carriage should be tied outside.

She walked forward thinking about it, looked left and right, and saw that the front of this shop was quite big. She put the basket on the ground, and stretched out her hand to smash the door, but before she could hit it, the door opened. up.

Chu Ge stepped forward in a daze, and almost collided with Xiu Niang, but fortunately he stopped in time, "Xiu, Xiu Niang?"

Xiu Niang looked at him and smiled, "Oh, so you're inside, I almost ran to another place to look for you just now, what are you doing here?"

Chu Ge said, "Uncle Li and I have been waiting in the backyard for a long time, but you never come over. This Uncle Li is a little hungry, and I'm going to buy something to eat."

Xiu Niang pursed her lips, "Is it just to buy food?"

Chu Ge responded, then shook his head after thinking about it, and said dumbly, "I was thinking of going to the pharmacy to find you."

Xiu Niang looked at him and couldn't help smiling, said something to him, and walked into the shop.

"Bring in the basket, I'll buy the food when I first come here."

Chu Ge didn't understand why Xiu Niang's little face was cloudy and sunny. He picked up the basket after hearing what Xiu Niang said, took a look at it, and scratched his head. It's a bit dry to eat steamed buns today.

He took another look into the basket, hey, there are fruits, and they finished eating quickly to quench their thirst. With a smile, he followed Xiu Niang in.

Xiu Niang walked past the shop, and she walked by to take a look. The small room looked quite spacious, with a total area of ​​about twenty square meters, and estimated that it could accommodate three or four counters.

Chu Ge brought in the basket and was closing the door in front of it. The room became a little dark now, and she couldn't see it clearly, so she walked in.

After going out the door of the shop, Xiuniang saw old man Li sitting in the middle of the yard looking for a wooden stake, holding a cigarette bag and packing tobacco leaves.

Xiu Niang looked at it and nodded, not to mention, the backyard is really nice, there are a few rooms on the left and right sides, a bit like a courtyard, but there is a large space in the middle, looking at Bi Tian's pharmacy The backyard is still spacious, but it is estimated that there is nothing in the yard, so Xiuniang looks very spacious.

Hearing the movement, old man Li glanced back, put the cigarette stick to his mouth, and said to Xiu Niang, "Oh, girl, you are here."

Xiu Niang smiled, walked in, and called him, "Uncle Li, take another bag later, I brought some food and a pot... Hey, what's wrong with this horse?" Come in?" As she said this, she saw the carriage parked in the corner on the left, and just now she thought it was Chugo who tied the horse to the back door.

Chu Ge came in behind Xiu Niang, and he said, "When we came here earlier, we saw that there was no counter on the storefront, so we could bring in the horse and the cart, so that we don't have to worry about going outside all the time. gone."

Xiu Niang responded, and searched to bring over the two wooden piles piled up at the foot of the courtyard. The owner of the paving workshop used to be a carpenter, and there were still a lot of discarded wood in the courtyard at home. When table chairs.

Chu Ge lifted the basket and put it on the big wooden stake in the middle, took off the floral cloth on it, opened the oiled paper bag in the basket, and exposed the stewed beef.

He was just thinking about getting steamed buns, when Xiu Niang was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Hey, I just wanted to ask the boss for chopsticks, I didn't want to ask him for a few pieces of oil paper to grab the steamed buns, let's come out It’s been a long time, the road is dirty with dust floating on it.”

Chu Ge looked at Xiu Niang, and said dumbly, "It's okay, Xiu Niang, if it's a big deal, do we need some water to wash?"

Xiu Niang said, "Would you like some water? We've just arrived here, and we're not familiar with the shops around us. Which one should we go to?"

Chu Ge thought about it and said, "Why ask for water, we can't scoop it up by ourselves."

Xiu Niang paused, "Bail? Where are we going to scoop water?"

Chu Ge smiled at Xiu Niang, got up and walked to the carriage, and led the horse away.

Xiu Niang looked at Chu Ge strangely, and waited to see him take the bay red horse away, revealing a stone well, she was startled, "Oh, there is actually a well in this yard."

She followed and watched Chu Ge pump up a bucket of clear well water, she smiled happily, it seems that the water is clean and can be eaten.

You know, if people in the town want to drink water, they have to get water from the big well on the west side of the town. It's really great that she has a well in her yard.

She thought that the manager of the field must have never been to the shop to see it. If there was a well in the yard, it would be strange that he would pass it on to her.

Xiu Niang smiled wickedly, it seems that tomorrow she should invite the manager of the field to drink tea in the yard.

(End of this chapter)