The Sweet Little Fulang

Shen Xuanqing's words made Lu Gu look hesitant. There are so many livestock in the family who have to graze every day and prepare hay for the winter. If he doesn't work, it will fall on others, so he said: "If I don't Do it, mother, they can't be busy."

"I didn't say it before, you have to go up the mountain with you. If you don't come down for half a month, you won't be able to share much of the work." Shen Xuanqing was a little helpless, and added: "The work is endless, there are every day, but there are My brother and I are here, why do you have to take things on your own? If things go on like this, you will have to worry about everything, and then all the work will fall on you, so how can you be so busy?"

Seeing Lu Gu's embarrassed expression, he smiled helplessly, while Shen Yaoqing and Shen Yan were mowing the grass not far away, without looking over, he quietly squeezed the palm of his husband's hand to show his relief, and said with a smile, "I and my eldest brother are both good and bad. It is a strong labor, and it will not make the family suffer. If you are asked to rest, you will rest. After the injury on the hand is healed, the work will be more agile. Otherwise, it will continue to be soaked in water. ."

"Yeah." Lu Gu felt reasonable and nodded in agreement. He had always trusted Shen Xuanqing.

Seeing that he had listened in, Shen Xuanqing smiled and said: "It's really busy to plough the field to plant winter wheat in two days, and I can't put down the grass. I just told my elder brother in the field that drying hay is urgent. It's a good thing, you should prepare early while the weather is good recently, and plan to spend some money to hire someone to cut it for us."

As soon as these words came out, Lu Gu was stunned. The villagers all mowed the grass by themselves, so how could anyone hire someone? Isn't this a waste of money, but he didn't say anything and listened to Shen Xuanqing continue.

"I'm going to find Zhizi and his wife. Mowing the grass is not a delicate job. It only takes time and effort. The wages are definitely not much. Two scooters are three cents. Let them push our scooter to use."

As Shen Xuanqing said, he grabbed Lu Gu's left hand and looked at it, but he couldn't see anything because his thumb was entangled, so he had to put it down again, and said, "Originally, I was thinking that the salary is calculated by the day, but after thinking about it again, Their family also has work to do, so we can’t delay it anymore, it’s better to calculate by car, as long as they have free time, it’s how much they can cut.”

"In this way, Niang and Yanyan only need to feed the livestock with fresh grass every day. You don't have to worry about anything else, it's not so busy, and people can rest."

The grass grows by the river and in the wild, and can be seen everywhere. It has no capital at all. It is just a matter of cutting it. The price is also fair, neither too much nor too little. Today, a sesame cake costs two cents.

But weeds have never been valuable, and two cartons of grass can be exchanged for three cents, which is really good for people who don’t have much farmland and need to work everywhere to earn money.

Lu Gu thought about the hay house. Sun-dried grass is no better than wet grass. It is very light. Only five or six catties of wet grass can produce one catty of hay. To fill a house, how many cars would it take?

He thought so, and asked in a low voice.

Shen Xuanqing smiled and said: "As long as you can store up enough money, any car will be worth it. Otherwise, if you run out of food in winter, what do you eat at home? A live rabbit can sell for thirty cents even if the meat is cheap. It's a good season when the weather is cold, and one can sell for thirty-five and forty cents, and one rabbit is enough for twenty cartons of grass."

"We have as many bunnies as we have now, and it's not less than a dozen or twenty." He was always patient with Lu Gu, and told the husband a little bit about the calculation of the money.

When he said this, he told Lu Gu to understand and no longer felt that he would lose money.

"Besides, this is just a ration for the winter. Once the winter is over, let's mow the grass ourselves." After saying that, Shen Xuanqing held the sickle and cut the grass neatly.

Lu Gu started to fight next to him, nothing more than carrying a bamboo basket and no more work.

After working for a while, Shen Xuanqing went to He Zhi's house.

Recently, I was planting winter wheat, but He Zhi's family didn't have much land, so when he was busy, he could only do day labor. Yes, it's not just mowing. When he and Chen Dongdong are idle, they can mow a lot in a while.

Earning money has always been exciting. As soon as Shen Xuanqing finished speaking, he simply agreed: "Yes, I have finished the last bit of work in the field today, and I will go tomorrow."

Now that you have the right words, you don't need to find anyone else. Shen Xuanqing didn't sit any longer, it was already lunch time, and the family must have prepared meals and waited for everyone to go back.

At the dinner table, Wei Lanxiang was not happy when she heard that she was going to pay to hire someone to cut the grass, she felt that the money was wasted, so she said, "What's the point of hiring someone to cut the grass, I'm not old and can't walk. Besides, there are so many bean straws and wheat straws at home. This year, there are two stacks of bare wheat straws. The cattle and sheep can eat them. After half a month, the rice will be ripe. By then, the rice and oranges will be dried. Why bother? spend money."

Shen Xuanqing took a mouthful of rice, swallowed it, and said, "Mother, it's the first time we raise so many livestock this year, so it's definitely right to prepare more hay. We also use rice, orange and wheat straw to burn firewood at home, in case the winter breaks. For grass food, you can only go out to dig the grass roots and peel the bark, and on a cold day, go out and suffer from the cold, besides, people often say to be prepared, if the rabbits don’t eat and starve to death, what will they sell for next year?”

"Yeah, mother, it is only three cents for two pallets, and a rabbit can exchange for twenty carts of grass." Shen Yaoqing said beside him. He heard Shen Xuanqing's words when he was mowing the grass by the river. Li, their family will definitely not suffer.

Both sons said so, Wei Lanxiang looked hesitant, Shen Yaoqing smiled and persuaded her a few more words, she thought that she couldn't control this matter, so she had to shut up, but she was still a little unhappy, how could she cut the grass? Also hire people.

Ji Qiuyue saw her unhappiness next to her, so she smiled and said, "Mother, this is a good thing, then you will have some free time. When you come back after harvesting fresh grass, you can help hold Zhao'er. I am really alone. Some can't be taken care of, he has to be hugged and coaxed when he cries and makes trouble, if it weren't for our family, otherwise I wouldn't even care about eating."

It can be said that these words hit her heart at once, making Wei Lanxiang smile with joy, her eldest grandson is her heart, and she wants to show off when she meets anyone. Now, I figured it out right away. If she spends money or not, it's none of her business, and if she doesn't spend her money, it's up to Shen Xuanqing to go to work on her own, and she's an old lady who is messing around.

"Okay, that's it." She hurriedly agreed, her face no longer unhappy.

Lu Gu has always known that he has a stupid mind and a stupid mouth and can't speak. At this time, seeing Ji Qiuyue so powerful, two or three sentences will make Wei Lanxiang happy. The eyes that look at Ji Qiuyue are reverent and bright, and his heart is bright. Auntie Dao is amazing.

Next to him, Shen Xuanqing's cheeks were moving, and he was chewing food when he suddenly saw Lu Gu's eyes lit up, but those eyes were not facing him, and the chewing stopped, inexplicably felt a bit blocked, but the family was there, he didn't It was a good question, so I had to pretend to give Lu Gu a chopstick dish and let him eat while it was hot.

Lu Gu's attention was attracted back, Shen Xuanqing would also give him a chopstick or two before, so he had no doubts.

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After the fall, the wild things on the mountain began to stick to the autumn fat one after another. After staying at home for two more days, Lu Gu's thumb injury was a little better, and he went up the mountain with Shen Xuanqing who had packed up.

This time, he only brought two thick clothes. He hadn't finished eating the rice and noodles on the mountain before, so it was enough to bring some dry food. Wei Lanxiang also packed peanuts and fried beans for them to eat as snacks.

As for the wages of He Zhi and Chen Dongdong for mowing the grass, Shen Xuanqing counted 300 wen, which is enough for 200 cartwheels of grass, and left the money to Shen Yaoqing. He found a unused wooden board before, and He Zhi mowed one cart each time. When he came back, he used the tip of the sickle to draw a line on the wooden board. No matter He Zhi made it himself or Shen Yaoqing helped him, it was a car, and if you made ten lines, you would pay 15 wen.

Hiring He Zhi and his wife was undoubtedly right. Lu Gu couldn't do any other work, so he swept or chopped chicken grass in the new house. The pressure is very real, and there is no laziness or fraud at all.

The two of them are also careful. The thorns and thorns in the grass and other things that will scratch the mouths of people's hands and cattle were deliberately picked out. After the grass was pulled back, it fell on the open space and spread it out with a rake. Drying, as for the grass that cattle and sheep can't eat, it will not be cut back.

Even Wei Lanxiang came over to take a look and felt relieved.

One car after another, He Zhi is very motivated, and so is Chen Dongdong. He can also help with mowing the grass. Ten cars is 15 yuan. , at most, five cars can be cut back in a day.

He Zhi rolled his sleeves and waved the sickle. He just cut the grass and put it on the ground after cutting. Chen Dongdong did the same. He Zhi's parents were both in poor health and couldn't do heavy work, but they didn't need to do anything else. The thorns have been shaken off clean, and then you can hold it in the car.

There are more people doing part-time labor in various villages, and sometimes they may not be able to meet a lot of work. The money for lawn mowing is cheaper, but according to Shen Xuanqing, in the future, there will be many livestock and the Shen family will not be able to do it on their own, so they must hire someone. Mowing the grass is a long-term job, and He Zhi wanted to take care of it. Even if he went to work for others when the farming was busy, Brother Dong and his parents could also mow the grass at home. How much is a salary.

You can make money by mowing the grass. After the villagers found out, several outspoken people said in front of him how this good thing didn’t happen to him. Even if he knew that Shen Xuanqing would not go back on his word, he had to grasp this job.

There is no need for Lu Gu to worry about the family affairs. He only has an injury on his left thumb. Everything else is fine. Now he can eat and drink enough at home, and he still has an egg every day. Strips tangled.

Sometimes even he himself felt a little embarrassed. The wound wasn't really a major injury, at most it was a bit deep, but the bleeding stopped shortly after applying Daji that day, but Shen Xuanqing had to let him "Recuperate", but the family didn't care much about Shen Xuanqing, which really made him support him.

In other words, even Wei Lanxiang couldn't control it. Shen Xuanqing was the mainstay of the family's money making, and what he said was generally what he said.

After reaching the mountain, the two of them rested for a while, while Shen Xuanqing was sweeping the yard outside. He took a feather duster to sweep the dust off the table on the bed.

Every time I leave, I close the doors and windows, but the dust gets in from nowhere, and there is a thin layer of dust everywhere.