Chen Xiaobei drove the carriage far away when he suddenly slapped his head and said, "Feng Xiaoyue got in the way, so I forgot about the business."
Then I thought about it. Why did Cao Yuanxiang buy pheasants at a premium? It was not an urgent matter, it was just to satisfy his curiosity. It would be too late to ask next time.
Chen Xiaobei took a turn and bought some vegetable seeds. This time, he mainly chose green leafy vegetables such as rapeseed. This kind of vegetables grows quickly and can be on the market in ten days, allowing villagers to quickly
See the effect.
After buying the seeds, he turned around to find Feng Xiaoyue.
When he drove the donkey cart to the ruined temple, Feng Xiaoyue, Xiaomu Yanzi and others were struggling to move out.
Looking at these people's belongings, Chen Xiaobei suddenly felt a sympathy for them. They were similar to his own belongings in Hetou Village.
Xiaomu and others each carry a baggage that is so old that the color cannot be seen, which should be clothes. In addition, there are some shabby mats and bedding, and there are also a pile of bowls and a pot.
More than a third of the bag of rice delivered a few days ago has also gone.
There are so many children, and they have eaten a third of them for several days. It seems that they cannot eat much every day, and most of them can only drink gruel. But even so, the daily consumption is quite a lot.
It is estimated that most of the wages Feng Xiaoyue earns from working for others is spent on food.
It’s no wonder why she has no money to get medicine when she gets sick?
Seeing Chen Xiaobei coming, the children immediately cheered.
Even Xiaomu, who had avoided seeing Chen Xiaobei in the past, was all smiles this time and sweetly called Brother Xiaobei.
The bedding was put on the donkey cart. Feng Xiaoyue asked the children to climb on the cart, and she sat down next to Chen Xiaobei.
Chen Xiaobei made the first move and said directly, "Miss Xiaoyue, I know there is a Xiaojia Town not far from here. Why don't you go there and have a look?"
After listening to Chen Xiaobei's words, Feng Xiaoyue's eyes flashed with hope, "Okay, then just listen to Brother Xiaobei and go to Xiaojia Town."
He agreed without any hesitation, which surprised Chen Xiaobei.
Of course, this may also mean that Feng Xiaoyue herself doesn't know where to go.
It's only a dozen miles from the county seat to Xiaojia Town. It only takes half an hour to walk.
Xiaojia Town is quite large.
It is a crossroads, running in the southeast, northwest, and there are many people coming and going.
Chen Xiaobei took Feng Xiaoyue and others and walked in all four directions.
There are inns, restaurants and various shops on both sides of the road, which looks quite prosperous.
But being prosperous or not not only has nothing to do with them, it actually brings up a question: where will such a large group of people stay?
After wandering around, I finally found a dilapidated courtyard on the north side of the town.
This courtyard can be described as more than dilapidated!
The courtyard gate has long been gone, and the surrounding wall has collapsed in several places, leaving the base of the wall less than half a person's height.
There are two main rooms and one side room in the house. The doors and windows of the main room are gone, with several large dark holes exposed.
You can even see the whole thing at a glance inside the side room.
But fortunately the roof is still intact.
Just such a residence has made Feng Xiaoyue and others extremely excited.
Yes, think about it these days, it is not easy for them to have a place to shelter from the wind and rain, so what more can they ask for.
After the bedding was moved down, Feng Xiaoyue and the children thanked Chen Xiaobei again.
Chen Xiaobei waved his hand and said, "You're welcome. Please clean up quickly. I have to go home."
After saying that, he jumped on the donkey cart, flicked the reins, and the little donkey took a step forward.
As the donkey cart moved forward, Chen Xiaobei looked around, looking at the shops on both sides one by one. He wanted to see what new discoveries he had made.
The shops on both sides of the road include inns, restaurants, teahouses and steamed bun shops.
There is actually a rouge shop, a silk and satin shop, and a grocery store.
What surprised him the most was that there was a blacksmith shop.
This town has quite a variety of industries.
Of course, this also shows that the flow of people to and from the town is very large, large enough to support these shops.
When Chen Xiaobei returned to Hetou Village, it was already past noon. Cui Hongyu came up to him with a worried look on his face, helped him unload the cart, and tied the donkey under the shade of a tree at the door.
Chen Qiaoer hurriedly ran out of the yard with a bowl of water.
"Brother, brother, drink some water."
Chen Xiaobei took the bowl, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.
Cui Hongyu asked carefully from the side, "Husband, why did you come back so late this time? Did something happen?"
Chen Xiaobei didn't hide anything, so he told the story of meeting Feng Xiaoyue.
Cui Hongyu was filled with emotion after hearing this.
"It's difficult for a weak woman to raise so many children!"
Yes, Chen Xiaobei looked at Chen Qiaoer, it would be difficult to raise one by herself. Feng Xiaoyue is really an amazing woman.
After lunch, Chen Xiaobei hurried to find Lidong and the others without having time to rest.
At the foot of Qingniu Mountain, Lidong and the others have made this thatched house look presentable and arranged for two people to guard it.
According to the arrangement of the Beginning of Winter, two people will watch for half a day from morning to noon, and then two people will watch from noon to afternoon, and so on.
There are now forty or fifty people in the village protection team, and it takes several days for everyone to take a turn. Generally speaking, normal working life will not be delayed.
Today is the first day on duty, so Lidong, as the captain of the village protection team, sets an example and takes the lead in guarding here.
Seeing Chen Xiaobei coming, there was another round of greetings.
Chen Xiaobei found a shady place to sit down and picked up a branch. "Brother Lidong, I want to dig a pit next to the fish pond. The length and width of the pit are three feet each. If it is deep, give me one foot."
Half of it." As he said this, he gestured.
After listening to his introduction, Lidong couldn't help but smile, "That's it. We're guarding Qingniu Mountain here, and we'll do it for you later without any pay."
Chen Xiaobei shook his head, "No, you can't stop charging me just because I'm the head of the village. After digging the hole, I have other things to do."
"Well, since that's what we said, let's just follow the market. How much labor is required, I will arrange it for you." Lidong was not polite.
Chen Xiaobei said in a deep voice, "There are two things to do now. One is to follow me to Qingniu Mountain to carry some chicken manure back. You have to make it clear to them that this is a dirty job, but I will double the wages.
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"The second one is easier. I need some weeds and they need to be dried."
After listening to Chen Xiaobei's introduction, Lidong and the two village guards on duty were stunned. What are these?
When it comes to getting chicken manure, it may also be interpreted as fertilizing vegetable fields. But what does cutting grass and drying it mean?
But no matter what, as long as you make money, you can do whatever your employer asks you to do.