Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 154 The New Yard

This courtyard occupies a large area, with yellow walls and black tiles, it looks quite grand.

I have been moving things inside in the past few days, and the rabbits are the first to get them back. If it is later, I am afraid that they will be directly burned to death by the sun.Now the new rabbit house is airy and spacious, and can accommodate thousands of rabbits, which is definitely enough in terms of consumption in the county.

The next step is to transport the [-] or so chickens, cattle and sheep.

The furniture was moved last, and it was already the end of June when the smoke rose from the kitchen.

The academy is already on holiday, the purpose is to allow the students to rest for a while and prepare for the exam in Qiuwei, and it is about half a month away from Shangjing, and the departure is actually in mid-July.

Everyone's heart was condensed with deep sadness of parting. Du Huanghua made several new clothes for Du Wenyuan. Du Xian wanted to get along with his son more, but he was afraid of delaying his reading, so he often wandered outside the door, and finally turned around. After leaving, Mrs. Zhao was the calmest, and only cooked some special dishes every day as a reward.

Du Xiaoyu wasn't sure what exactly Du Wenyuan's arrangements were before he left, so he came in to talk to him today with a bowl of herbal tea to dispel the heat.

Du Wenyuan was reading a book, and she put herbal tea on the table.

"What do you want to say?" Seeing her hesitation, he asked.

"Well, you're going to the capital in a few days. Are you going to not come back right away? Or wait until the rankings are announced?" She naturally hoped it was the latter, so she could stay for another month.

"Talk to Master, and go back after the results are released."

Du Xiaoyu laughed and nodded repeatedly, "Mmm, yes, that's good. If you pass the Juren exam, then our family will have a good time celebrating."

Du Wenyuan didn't answer, looked at her and smiled.

"Then read, I won't disturb you anymore." She then exited the room.

Mrs. Zhao was looking at the two children, both of whom were ten months old now. Fudan was moaning all day long, calling for father and mother, and occasionally calling out sister and brother, but they didn't move much, so they could Rolling on the bed.Xiao Qingqiu is the opposite, she doesn't speak, but she can move, she likes to crawl around, and she will fall if she doesn't pay attention.

Sometimes whoever goes up to hug her will be slapped and slapped. If she doesn't play with her, he will cry at the top of his voice. In short, it is extremely barbaric.

At this moment, he wanted to grab the wooden bed again, and stepped out with his little feet to jump to the ground, but Du Xiaoyu grabbed her and spanked her buttocks twice, "I'm not afraid of death, I dare to go down so high!" After saying that, he hugged her in the wooden bed in the middle of the bed.

It is very hot now, and there are straw mats underneath, and the two children only wear short jackets, showing their snow-white round hands and feet, which look very cute.

Mrs. Zhao fanned herself with a cattail fan and asked, "Is Wen Yuan still reading?"

"Well, I asked him about going to Qiu Wei just now, and he said he would go home after the exam."

Mrs. Zhao sighed, feeling uncomfortable, "Your father wants to accompany him to the capital, and I don't know if it's convenient."

"What's the inconvenience? I'll be a father for a day and be a father for life. Let my father go with my second brother. Anyway, the field is not too busy. Besides, I can't make bacon. If you have something to do, you can go to my aunt's house."

"Well, it's a pity that the weather is hot, and we can't bring anything to eat on the road."

Du Xiaoyu smiled and said, "If you go in a carriage, there must be a lot of restaurants on both sides of the official road in the capital. Are you afraid they won't have anything to eat?"

Mrs. Zhao thought about it, so she stopped talking.

Du Xian was very happy to hear that he was able to accompany his son to the capital for the exam. He has handled things properly in the past few days. The fertilizers that should be applied to the fields have been applied, the grass has been removed, and some trivial matters have been done. Song, and Du Wenyuan went to the capital.

Accompanying them were Zhang Zhuoyu, Qin Tai, the nephew of the Qin family, and several classmates from the academy. A group of more than ten people and five carriages drove away in a lively manner.

Du Xian is now aware of this matter, and his attitude towards Lin Song is not the same. In addition to the previous admiration, there are other things mixed in, but no matter what, he should accept the fact. It doesn't sound that awkward either.

Less than half a month after they left, the honeysuckle bloomed again one after another.

Dried twice a year, there are a full forty catties. If you buy it at five cents per catty, you will get two taels of silver, which is much more cost-effective than growing wheat and rice.

After she went to the pharmacy opened by Wan's family in the county to sell it, she went to the Fish and Goat Restaurant to see what they thought of the sheep she sold last time.

The manager was very happy to see her here, and didn't ask where she lived at the time, just thinking that she would come to sell again, but it turned out that it took such a long time.This mutton is really good. The meat-cutters say it is more elastic than ordinary meat, and it is slightly delicious after cooking. Now they say that if there is mutton, their restaurant will be even better.

Du Xiaoyu took the opportunity to raise the price, which was two cents more per catty. For the first time, she thought they would be interested in trying it. Since her mutton is better than others, it is normal for her to be more expensive. earn money back.

Her pasture also occupies the share of the field, if it is wild, it will be fine.

The steward hesitated for a while, went back to discuss with the shopkeeper, and then ran back and said, "Our restaurant is willing to buy it for two cents more, but if you push yourself further and want to raise the price next time, forget it!"

"Don't worry, I'll just mention it this time. The main reason is that my sheep don't eat ordinary grass. The price is raised because of the grass."

"Oh?" The steward nodded, "I see. No wonder it's different from ordinary sheep." He paused, "How many sheep do you have? Our restaurant wants them all."

"There are not many."

The steward was a little disappointed.

Du Xiaoyu smiled and said, "We will raise more." After saying goodbye to the steward, he left.

In fact, alfalfa has been widely used in animal husbandry in later generations. It is usually added to the feed of pigs, sheep, cattle and chickens. It is not a big deal, but it has not become popular yet.

Since Du Xian and his son left, Mrs. Zhao kept talking about it, and when she got home, she heard it again.

"I don't know if your father and Wen Yuan have been to the capital yet. Hey, I just heard from Sister Wu that there are horse thieves in Anping County. Do they have to go through there when they go to the capital?"

Not having a phone is a tragedy. If someone sends a letter back, they will have to run for dozens of days and fail to report their safety in time. Du Xiaoyu smiled and said, "It's been a few days, I must have arrived in the capital! Now the second brother is probably studying behind closed doors." , or just playing with Dad in the capital, mother, don’t think about it, besides, Anping County also has a yamen, doesn’t the county lord send people to suppress it? Why do we need to worry about these things!”

Zhao was relieved a little, and sighed, "It's the first time your father has gone so far away."

"By the way, I forgot to mention, Uncle Lin is so good at martial arts, mother is still afraid that they will be in danger?"

Mrs. Zhao thought about it, and laughed a few times, "Mother is not used to it."

"Yeah, Mom misses Dad." Du Xiaoyu took the opportunity to joke, "Father must also miss Mom, so Mom doesn't have to feel too hard, and Dad will share the burden."

Mrs. Zhao shook her head, "You kid even made fun of your mother."

Du Xiaoyu snorted, ran to the yard to add grass to some sheep, and said loudly, "The restaurant even asked us to buy sheep, I think we should raise more sheep."

"Okay, it's up to you." Zhao's voice came.

"Hey, it turns out that sheep are so easy to sell." Suddenly, Mrs. Dong stood at the gate of the courtyard.

Du Xiaoyu was startled, she didn't know when she came, she hated the feeling of being overheard, so she was a little unhappy, and didn't go up to open the courtyard door immediately.

After the yard was newly repaired, the doors of the front and back yards are relatively strong, with iron buttons that can be locked inside. The main reason is that the two children will grow up in the future, and they will open the door by themselves and run around.

Dong said with a smile, "Xiaoyu, come and open the door with your third aunt."

She just went there, and said lightly, "What's the matter with Third Aunt?"

"Can't you come if you have nothing to do? The third aunt really has something to do when she comes back. Isn't it just talking to your mother? Our Xiaotai is also going to Beijing for the exam now. I'm restless!" Dong said and entered The main room said, "Big sister, am I telling the truth? You must be thinking about your family, Wen Yuan."

Zhao said with a smile, "They must be in the capital now, so you don't have to worry, there will be no accidents on the way with so many people going together."

Dong Shi sighed. She was afraid that her son would not be able to pass the Juren examination. Although Qin Tai was smart, how could he compare to Du's son?Mrs. Zhao would not understand.

If they fail the exam, their family will have to pay for it for three years. This son is high-minded and has a bad temper. Who knows what will happen to him!
She rolled her eyes and said, "I heard that your niece is fifteen this year? I saw her once last time. She is really pretty, and she looks agile and capable."

"Yes." Mrs. Zhao couldn't help laughing when she heard her talking about Huang Xiaoying, "I'm not boasting, Xiaoying is indeed a good girl, she can do everything in the family, and she takes good care of her younger brothers."

Dong clapped her hands, "That's right, I think it's good too, so did she tell others?"

"Not yet. My sister's family just moved to the village, and they are not familiar with her. They are really thinking about Xiaoying right now."

Inspired by her cousin?Du Xiaoyu walked to the door just in time to hear this sentence, and walked in with a smile, "Mother, didn't you ask Aunt Wu to take care of my cousin's affairs?"

Although Mrs. Dong is not a bad person, she is too selfish after all. Du Xiaoyu doesn't like this very much. She thinks Mrs. Dong should be sincerely thinking of Huang Xiaoying.

Mrs. Dong laughed a few times when she heard what she said, "Sister Wu is the most active person in our village and knows many people. If she helps, your niece will definitely find a suitable family."

"That's right." Mrs. Zhao also smiled.

"However, my natal family has a pretty good nephew. He's seventeen this year. He looks good and behaves well. Since Sister Wu hasn't found a good nephew, would you like to give your sister a call? Think about it?"

Mrs. Zhao was slightly taken aback. She didn't expect her to ask for a matchmaker. She thought to herself that her niece is really old, and multiple choices are good, so she didn't refuse for a while, "I'll talk to my sister when I have time. Sister Lao, don't worry."

"Our two families often walk together. What is this? That's all I said. If your sister doesn't like it, just pretend I didn't mention it."

Thank you Yuki Yoyo for the pink ticket~~
(End of this chapter)