Portable Space: Small Peasant Girls Farm to Get Rich

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Liu Qingcao stopped the carriage and looked at the old man and the man beside him with a smile, "Old man, do you want to buy anything else?"

"Don't buy it, I have it at home." The old man waved his hands with a smile. After selling the fish yesterday, he bought food and went home. He also cut a piece of meat from the butcher and planned to invite Liu Qingcao to his home today.

"Then let's set off, old man. There is an ox cart at the city gate. I will give you money later and you can go back in the ox cart. This will make it faster." Liu Qingcao didn't care about these few copper coins, she just wanted to go faster. Get things done.

It had already taken a lot of time to get to Haizhen. She had to hurry up. If the delay was too long, the villagers would be worried about her.

The old man did not refuse and followed the carriage with his son. When they arrived at the city gate, Liu Qingcao chartered an ox cart for the two of them to sit on.

The ox cart carried the two old men in front, and Liu Qingcao drove the cart behind. She turned her head to look around from time to time.

We walked along the river along the way. The river was wide and the source was unknown. In the distance were hills and hills, and under the hills were fields. At this time, only straw piles were left in the fields.

The carriage followed for half an hour before stopping at the entrance of a village. The old man and the man got off the ox cart together and waited for Liu Qingcao at the entrance of the village.

"Little girl, this is my village, Yushun Village." The old man looked at the village with cloudy eyes, a smile appeared on his old face, and he did not feel sad at all because of the poverty of the village.

Liu Qingcao came out of the carriage and looked in the direction of the old man's finger. Not far away was a river, nearly a thousand meters wide and unknown in length.

Yushun Village is located on an island next to this river, facing water on three sides. There are about 20 households on the island.

Each house is built of stone, and the thatch on the roof varies from old to new. The overall look is very rough and simple.

This Yushun Village is a bit poor!

"Old man, was the fish caught in this water?" Liu Qingcao looked at the depth of the river and found it hard to imagine how they caught that big fish.

"Yes, little girl, the river in Shunzhou City is the same as it, but the river here is much wider." The old man introduced as he walked.

Liu Qingcao nodded and followed the old man and the others.

There should be a lot of fish in this river, but it was difficult for them to catch big fish because of the simple fishing gear.

The villagers in Yushun Village make a living by fishing. It is rare for them to catch big fish, so their daily life is naturally difficult and difficult.

"Let you eat secretly, let you eat secretly, and I will beat you to death without hesitation."

"Mom, don't hit, don't hit. Xiao An knows it's wrong and won't steal food next time. I won't eat. Wuwuwu..."

"Do you know that this is a ration left for your father? If you eat it, what will your father eat when he comes back? I think you don't care about your mother."

Liu Qingcao stopped when he heard the voice and looked up at the yard next to him. Inside, a woman in her mid-twenties was waving a wooden stick with one hand and holding the child's skinny wrist with the other. With red eyes, she kept slapping the wooden stick on the boy's buttocks. superior.

The boy was beaten to tears. While admitting his mistake, he escaped and struggled, circling around the woman.

"..." This child is very much like himself when he was a child. He would spin around in circles when he was beaten.

The woman looked hurt from the beating, but she didn't use much force. The boy was probably frightened, so he thought his mother was very harsh.

The old man and man on the side seemed to be used to it and didn't react much to this.

"Old man, how many fish can you catch in a day?" Liu Qingcao glanced at the dried fish hanging under the woman's eaves, looked away, and followed the old man.

"Small fish and shrimp weigh five or six pounds a day, and there are very few big fish. The pipefish like yesterday is even rarer. It's hard to catch one all year round. Alas, fish and shrimp can't be bought at a high price." The old man sighed. , the rickety back seemed to be drooping a little more.

These days, as the old man said, it is not easy to have a full meal every day throughout the year, let alone being able to save money.

There is little land on this island, and there are even fewer places for farming. If you don't go to the river to fish for a day, you will go hungry that day.

"Shi Dasheng, where are you and dad coming from?" A loud voice came from the side yard, interrupting what Liu Qingcao was about to say.

"Fucheng." Shi Dasheng had a serious face and didn't even raise his eyelids when facing the woman.

Liu Qingcao looked over and happened to see the woman in the courtyard staring straight at her. No, it should be Junfeng behind her.

The greedy look in his eyes was undisguised. Junfeng seemed to feel that the woman's gaze was unkind, and he shook his head uneasily and irritably.

Liu Qingcao stretched out her hand and touched Junfeng, soothing it softly until it calmed down and rubbed its head against her hand.

"Old man, is your home coming soon?" Liu Qingcao calmed Junfeng down and didn't want to stay any longer. This woman was a difficult person to deal with at first glance. After staying here for a long time, she always felt that it was easy to get entangled with her.

"In front, in front, Dasheng, go home quickly." Old Shi nodded repeatedly and pulled Shi Dasheng's sleeve forward.

Liu Qingcao didn't know about the grudge between them, and she didn't intend to get involved. She came here today just to find a place to stay. If the old man's house was not suitable, she would just change it.

After the three people left, the woman cursed and poured out the water in her hand, but her eyes that were staring at Liu Qingcao never moved away.

Liu Qingcao noticed the gaze behind her and turned around with a faint smile. The woman did not expect that Liu Qingcao would suddenly turn around. She was stunned for a moment, then turned around and carried the basin into the courtyard.

Uncle Shi's house is at the end of the village. Along the way, many villagers came out to watch the fun. In addition to being curious about Liu Qingcao and the carriage behind her, most of them were talking about the pipefish their family caught the day before yesterday.

"Dasheng, Dasheng, go home quickly. Your mother has fainted. Go and help her." An urgent voice came from the yard in front. Shi Dasheng did not hesitate and ran forward.

"Little girl, my wife passed away at home. I'm afraid I won't be able to help you today. I'll go find the village chief later and ask him to help." The old man said with shame.

Liu Qingcao waved his hand, "Old man, it's okay, let's go over and take a look first."

"Okay, okay." The old man couldn't say a word "good", looked at the yard in front of him anxiously, and walked a little faster.

If Liu Qingcao hadn't taken care of him, Liu Qingcao would have suspected that the old man had run into the yard by now.

Liu Qingcao followed behind and quickened his pace. When Shi Dasheng carried the person on the ground into the room, the two of them were about to walk to the door.

"Old man, you go and see my aunt first, don't worry about me." Liu Qingcao smiled slightly and sat on the stool to wait for the old man. When life was at stake, Liu Qingcao still knew what was important.

Everyone in the yard entered the house, leaving Liu Qingcao sitting alone in the hall. There was a bowl of water on the table, which was just brought by the Shi family's daughter-in-law.

The Shi family was poorer than other families. They had three rooms and a small courtyard, which was not very big overall. It was compact and seemed a bit crowded. Liu Qingcao looked around and stood up from his chair. Before he entered the door, he heard someone shouting that he had fainted. People around him looked at Mr. Shi's family with pity in their eyes. This was not the first time he came here.

Go and have a look, saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda.

Liu Qingcao gently knocked on the door. The three people standing beside the bed turned their heads and saw Liu Qingcao and walked out quickly.

"Little girl, it's true that my wife at home had a seizure suddenly and we didn't take good care of her. Little girl, please don't worry about her." Mr. Shi's old eyes were full of worry and he rubbed his calloused hands nervously.

"It's not a lack of care." Liu Qingcao smiled faintly and looked up into the room. The atmosphere in the room was gloomy. Shi Dasheng and his wife were guarding the bed, nervously and remorsefully looking at the pale old woman on the bed.

"Old man, is aunt awake?"

"Oh, it's the same old problem. It's just that the moon has passed a lot more times this year." Old Uncle Shi looked at the past with a sad face, shook his head and sighed.

It's really... pitiful.

"This is the medicine prescribed by the doctor in Xin County, Qingzhou. Old man, please take it and feed it to my aunt." Liu Qingcao took out a porcelain bottle, which contained a few drops of spiritual spring water. Although the amount of water in this spiritual spring was small, it revived the old woman. There is no problem.

This old woman is not suffering from any serious disease, but is suffering from low blood sugar caused by poor nutrition and malnutrition.

Well, hypoglycemia can also kill people.

Let’s save him first and then talk about it.

"Thank you, little girl." The old man took the porcelain vase gratefully, said his thanks and turned around and entered the house.

In the room, Shi Dasheng and his wife watched intently as his father gave medicine to his mother. He had just heard that the medicine was prescribed by a doctor. Even though he was illiterate, he knew that the porcelain bottle contained good medicine.

"Dad, how are you?" Shi Dasheng took a step forward nervously.

"Don't worry, wait, wait." The old man held the old woman's hand and comforted her.

They had no money to see a doctor. This year, the old woman fainted and woke up again and again. He was really afraid that one day she would fall down and not wake up.

The fish and shrimps he got from the river every day were only enough to live on at home. Yesterday he got one or two silver coins. Thinking of what was going to happen today, he and his son took the old woman to see the doctor. Unexpectedly, before they got home, he was gone again. It's past.

The old woman's illness is probably getting worse.

Shi Dasheng stood aside blaming himself, feeling depressed in his heart, making him unable to breathe.

Just when a few people were tense, the old woman on the bed slowly opened her eyes. When she saw the people in front of the bed, exhaustion and guilt flashed in her eyes.

"Mom, Mom, you're awake. Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?" Shi Dasheng approached worriedly and asked with concern.

The old woman shook her head, glanced at Liu Qingcao at the door, frowned and looked at Uncle Shi and the others, "How are you treating guests? Help me up quickly."

"Mom, please rest for a while, my daughter-in-law will go right away." Shi Dasheng's wife was afraid that her mother-in-law would be tired, so she hurriedly walked out the door.

"Thank you, girl, for saving my mother-in-law." The woman saluted Liu Qingcao. Although this salute seemed unskilled, it was very sincere.

"Sister-in-law, you're welcome." Liu Qingcao nodded and smiled. She liked people who knew how to be grateful.

The woman had a smile on her sallow face, but her eyes were looking away with red eyes.

Their family must remember this kindness well, and there will be no repayment in this life or the next.

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When the old woman woke up, the Shi family came out of the house with smiles. Old man Shi walked out of the house carrying a piece of meat weighing one pound, his smile hidden in his folds.

Liu Qingcao looked at the piece of meat and then remembered what he had prepared for them.

The carriage was in the yard, and Liu Qingcao walked directly over, got into the carriage, and took out three strips of bacon, a pound each of sweet sausage and spicy sausage, and twenty eggs.

When Old Uncle Shi saw what Liu Qingcao had taken out, he pushed it back directly, "Little girl, these things are too expensive, keep them for yourself."

Shi Dasheng was stupid and stood far away to express his choice.

"..." She took out these things after careful consideration. If she hadn't had any scruples, she would have brought out some fruits, rice and noodles.

"Old man, take it, you can put this thing away, and I still need your help. How can anyone go to someone's house to ask for help with nothing?"

"Here, you don't need so much. If you take it back, you will have everything you need to eat at home." The old man was still unwilling to accept it. Although he had never seen what the girl had in hand, he knew that meat would not be cheap.

Liu Qingcao didn't want to pull the meat, so she carried the meat directly into the kitchen. After telling Shi Dasheng's wife how to eat it, she came out of the kitchen.

This family is really poor and simple.

"Old man, I came here today to discuss something with you, and I don't know if you are willing to do so." When Liu Qingcao arrived at the entrance of the village, she had already made up her mind. Yesterday, she was just testing and did not make a decision. Plus, she just knew Yes, she became more certain of her decision.

"Little girl, tell me, if we can help, we won't shirk it." Although Mr. Shi didn't know what Liu Qingcao was talking about, Liu Qingcao had helped their family several times, and he would repay the favor.

Shi Dasheng stood aside and nodded in agreement with a serious face.

Liu Qingcao smiled slightly, opened her lips lightly and said, "I want to dig a pond in the open space behind your house and raise fish in the pond. I will hire you to help me take care of it, and the salary will be ten cents a day."

Dig, dig a pond?

Old Uncle Shi looked at Liu Qingcao blankly. He didn't understand what he was doing by digging the pond, and why he had to pay them for it.

Shi Dasheng frowned, and after listening to Liu Qingcao's words, his mind became even more confused.

Seeing that they didn't understand, Liu Qingcao explained it again, and then the two of them knew what Liu Qingcao was talking about.

"Little girl, this is a simple matter. I will ask my youngest son to come back tomorrow to help dig out. It will be dug out in a few days." The old man said excitedly with a smile.

Ten coins a day, but there are three or four people in their family, and they can earn thirty or forty coins a day, which is much more than what they earn from fishing.