Crossing the Qinghe Landlord GL MTL

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The first set of grain boxes that Zhang He hired someone to build was finally completed.

　There are eight layers in the grain box. Except for the bottom layer, each layer is made of wooden boards three feet long and one foot wide. There are also exquisite mortise and tenon structures between the layers to prevent it from slipping. There is an opening on the first floor. As long as this opening is opened, the grain will slide out here, saving the effort of manually scooping it out.

　As for the bottom of the grain box, thickened wooden boards are used so that it can withstand greater pressure. The south is humid, and if the grain box is in contact with the ground for a long time, it will easily become moldy, so elevated bricks and wood were added to the bottom of it.

　Xia Jiniang used the ladder to climb to the top and took a look, and said in surprise: "It's not a problem to hold twenty stones of grain in this!" "Of course, each layer

　can hold more than two bushels of grain."

　Xia Jiniang said after seeing the grain. Before opening the box, I wanted to tell Zhang He that there is another utensil that can store grain, which is the "Jing". The "Jing" is shaped like a tall house, with an opening in the middle divided into layers by wooden boards. When getting food, take off a wooden board.

　However, Zhang He stored grain in a ventilated and spacious room. With this grain box, "Jing" is not suitable for use here.

　Zhang He hurriedly asked the carpenter to make seven more sets before harvesting. The carpenter couldn't understand Zhang He's words when he polished them for the first time, and it took several adjustments to complete them. This time he had taken the method to heart and built four more sets within half a month.

　The people who came to him to make tables and chairs saw the grain box he put in the sun and asked, "What is this?" The carpenter said, "The

　grain box is used to hold rice."

　"How to use it?" The man asked again. ask.

　The carpenter took advantage of the break to demonstrate it to the man. The man was pleasantly surprised and said, "This is really wonderful. It's much easier to use than that hoard! How about you buy me one too?" The carpenter rolled his eyes and said with a smile

　. : "Okay, but the bottom layer is twenty cents, and the other ten cents depends on how many layers you want."

　The man thought it was a bit expensive, so he bargained with him for a while, and finally settled on a price that was a few cents cheaper. .

　The carpenter thought excitedly that many families were wasting a lot of rice because they did not have enough place to store grain, and they were not good at preventing moisture and rats and ants. As a result, the rice was easily affected by moisture and became moldy. If he recommends this grain box to others and everyone comes to him to build it, wouldn't he make a lot of money? !

　Zhang He naturally didn't know that the carpenter had discovered a way to make money from her grain box. As her white-skinned eggplants became very popular in the Zhangjiayuanzi store, she would buy one or two more baskets every time she came back. After that, she was busy When you are harvesting eggplants, you have no time to think about anything else.

　Nowadays, Zhangjiayuanzi's main store can sell ten baskets of white-skinned eggplants a day. Some people directly bid Zhang Chun to buy white-skinned eggplants and cook them at home to eat. The guy asked where he bought the white eggplant.

　Naturally, Zhang Chun and shopkeeper Tian couldn't tell others the secret of making money, so Zhang He's white-skinned eggplants were basically sold to Zhangjiayuanzi's main store.

　However, someone still found out that the white-skinned eggplants were grown by Zhang He, and some stores and boutiques came to her to buy them in bulk, but she refused on the grounds that they had "made an agreement with someone else."

　Those who have more people can do harm. After all, profit comes first. Who cares whether the eggplant farmer breaks the contract? But behind Zhang He was someone they couldn't afford to offend, so they had no choice but to leave reluctantly.

　Zhang He originally planned to just plant five acres of eggplants, but now it seems that the supply is still in short supply. She thought about going back to discuss it with Xia Jiniang. After all, Xia Jiniang knew better in this regard.

　After returning from the eggplant field, Zhang He went to fetch water and wash off the mud on the sides of his shoes to ensure that he would not bring the mud back to the house before returning to the house. As he passed the window sill, a burst of ink fragrance came from the half-opened window lattice. Zhang He suddenly stopped and got in from behind the window lattice.

　Xia Jiniang was sitting at her desk writing down accounts when she suddenly felt a shadow outside the window out of the corner of her eye. She turned around and saw Zhang He half-lying on the window sill, which scared her so much that her heartbeat stopped for a moment. She glared at Zhang He: "What are you doing, Erlang?"

　"Did I scare you? I'm sorry!" Zhang He realized later that this was not her intention, and immediately became nervous.

　Xia Jiniang didn't really want to blame her. Seeing her regretful and guilty look, she couldn't bear it and said, "What are you doing lying outside? Why don't you come in through the door?" Zhang He blinked and said sincerely: "I want to take a look

　. You."

　Xia Jiniang's heartbeat seemed to have missed a beat, and she said angrily: "Why don't you come in?!" "

　Oh." Zhang He stepped back from the window sill and walked in through the door again.

　"Erlang came back just in time." Xia Jiniang picked up the account book and handed it to Zhang He.

　"Is there anything wrong?" Zhang He looked through the account book. The first account recorded on it was the first amount of money shopkeeper Tian gave her to buy eggplants. Every subsequent transaction will be recorded.

　Although Xia Jiniang's handwriting is not beautiful, it is still neat and neat. At a glance, the accounts are clear and clear.

　"I calculated the money you gave me and the number of silver eggplants sold to Zhangjiayuanzi store, and found that the money seemed..." Xia Jiniang glanced at Zhang He, "It's too much." Zhang He was also very confused and said:

　" The people at Zhangjiayuanzi's main store said they wanted two more baskets, didn't I?" "

　You mentioned it, but the money is still too much."

　Zhang He scratched his forehead and said, "Is it possible that he gave me too much? "

　She thought about it carefully and found it impossible. Because the amount was large, all she gave was jiaozi, and only a fraction of it was given in copper coins. A thought suddenly flashed through her mind. She silently exhaled from the system and took a look at the money count, and found that there seemed to be dozens of coins missing.

　Now she was sure where the extra money came from. Just because she was worried that she would lose the copper coins when picking eggplants, she put them into the system; later when she took them out to Xia Jiniang, she misread them. Number, so give too much.

　Xia Jiniang saw that she seemed to have remembered something, but could not give an explanation for a long time, so she asked: "Did Erlang accidentally mix his own money into it and forget to take it out?" Zhang He was frightened: How did Jiniang see that

　? of? !

　"Don't be so confused next time." Xia Jiniang smiled.

　Zhang He nodded, and then heard Xia Jiniang say: "Next time if you mix your own private money in it, maybe you should consider taking out the money and accounting for it." Zhang He had no other choice but to nod

　.

　"Also, the two families who asked you to borrow green crops have paid back the money they owe you. Can you take a look at the amount?" Xia Jiniang asked again.

　"That should be right." Zhang He said. When she sold the remaining traditional rice seedlings to those two families, she had no intention of charging interest, and it had been so long that she only remembered the approximate amount.

　"..." Xia Jiniang was speechless, but secretly decided in her heart that she could no longer be allowed to continue to take her own way with the accounts.

　Zhang He flipped through the account book and mentally calculated the current income. Suddenly she said happily: "Mother Ji, do we have the money to repair the cowshed?" "Lu'er has to pay for repairs next month; there is also a warehouse

　. The eaves of your house are leaking. It is used to store grain and needs to be repaired first. The grain box you asked the carpenter to build has not yet been fully paid for. You also need to hire help to harvest the rice next month... After all the money, There is not much money left to build the cowshed."

　Zhang He was doused with cold water again and sighed softly. Xia Jiniang said: "Erlang, there is no need to be disappointed. Just think about the harvest of rice and soybeans, which will be a large amount of income. By then, you will be able to save enough money to repair it." With this, Zhang He had hope again,

　she Thinking of her purpose of looking for Xia Jiniang: "Jiniang, don't we still have thirty acres of empty land? I would like to grow some soybeans and silver eggplants next year?" After observing Zhang He's crops these days, Xia Jiniang discovered

　that There was no need for her to worry about this aspect, and she nodded: "Erlang can make the decision." Even so,

　she reminded Zhang He that in order to prevent the same land from growing the same crops all the time, which would lead to an increase in pests, the hundred acres of land Crop rotation is required. Especially for soybean fields, some hemp seeds should be planted there, as hemp seeds can avoid insects.

　This was Zhang He's first time planting soybeans. He was afraid of wasting seeds and only planted five acres, and he didn't understand the principle of planting pockmarked seeds. Fortunately, the few acres of land where soybeans were planted had been left idle for a year, so they were plowed several times, the soil was repeatedly turned over, exposed to the sun, and insect eggs were killed. Thanks to the management of Guaizi Li's family, the five acres of soybeans are growing smoothly.

　The yield of soybeans is lower than that of rice. Under the conditions of modern and developed production levels, the yield can only be about 150 kilograms per mu. Considering the conditions of this era, it is considered too much to be able to grow two stones. But like rice, it is easy to store and can satisfy hunger. It is an excellent crop for disaster years. Even if the yield is low, many people grow it.

　"Then next year we will plant a field of rice, 30 acres of soybeans, 10 acres of cinnamon, and a few acres of radish..." Zhang He said, thinking of watermelons that can quench thirst in the hot summer.

　Watermelon did exist at this time, but it was called cold melon, but only wealthy people could afford it, and few people grew it. These fruits and vegetables cannot satisfy hunger and are not easy to store. No one is willing to grow them when they are not yet satisfied with food and clothing.

　She has a systematic warehouse to help store them. Wouldn't it be nice to take out one or two to cool off when the weather gets hot in the future? !

　"Leave half an acre of land to grow some onions, garlic, and vegetables. If you want to eat on weekdays, you can pick them nearby so you don't have to buy them from other families," Xia Jiniang said.

　"Okay!"

　Xia Jiniang curled her lips and put down her account book. She saw Shen Shi preparing to go to Gao Dalang's house to buy some chrysanthemum and cook it for dinner. Zhang He wanted to stay with Xia Jiniang when he was free. When he saw Xia Jiniang was about to go out, he followed her and asked, "Where is Jiniang going?" "Go and buy some chrysanthemum from Madam Gao. Otherwise, you will eat silver eggplant every day.

　" It's so delicious that you'll get tired of it." After she finished speaking, she remembered that she hadn't eaten fish for several days, and Zhang He must have been greedy, so she smiled and said, "If Erlang has nothing to do, he can go to the Qing River to catch two fish. , I'll make fish soup for you tonight."

　Her fishing skills were no better than Zhang He's, so she didn't waste that time.

　"It's still early. You fish with me. After fishing, we will go to Gao Dalang to buy chrysanthemum." Zhang He said with some anticipation. Since they went fishing together the day before Xia Jiniang was going back to Liujiaqiao Village, they had never had the chance to fish together again. She likes fishing, and it is rare to find someone who can accompany her fishing, so she naturally does not want to miss this opportunity.

　In the past, Xia Jiniang might not have been so relaxed and relaxed, but Zhang He's living habits and the atmosphere of this new home were such that she slowly adapted to them. She thought for a moment and said, "Okay, but you can't fish for too long."

　Zhang He went to the utility room to look for fishing rods and fishing baskets, but couldn't find them after searching several times. Xia Jiniang was still in the new utility room. Fang helped her find it. The two of them moved two low stools, carried hoes for digging earthworms, and headed to Qinghe River.

　The author has something to say: Grain boxes were first seen in the "Wang Zhen Nong Shu" of the Yuan Dynasty.

　Radish: Carrot

　Ji Niang: Why are you so obsessed with repairing the cowshed?

　Zhang He: Because it affects the appearance.

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