pastoral fragrance

Chapter 235 Expanding the Fish Pond
Mrs. Yang also analyzed the reasoning here, and felt that using wasteland to plant trees and herbs is not bad, but it takes three or four years for these trees to grow, and the money is relatively slow. "Fang'er, I think it's also good. At that time, that large piece of wasteland will belong to your family, and you can do whatever you want. It's more cost-effective than buying a whole piece of land."

Everyone chattered and talked, and soon reached a consensus to sell the wasteland.Finally, Xu Nanshan made a final decision, "Then buy it."

Since this is wasteland, the price is naturally not expensive, only two taels of silver per mu of land.Gritting their teeth, everyone took the 100 taels and bought wasteland, a total of [-] acres of land.

Now that sloping land is full of desolation, all are yellow turf, only a few pines and cypresses, still standing there in full of greenery, just like the patron saint of the wasteland.

Because Qiulin's family felt that when the fish pond was expanded, only a little water at the bottom of the pond was left after the water in the fish pond was drained, so the Han family asked the peasants in the village to help dig the fish pond.The fish thrown into the pond are still very small, and the biggest one is only one catty, so there are no fish this year.

There are mulberry trees planted around the fish pond. This tree has a great effect, and it must not be destroyed like this.So Han asked the men to dig up the mulberry trees directly with the roots and soil, and his family either hugged or dragged them to plant those mulberry trees on the slope.

Mulberry trees will definitely be planted next year, so everyone will transplant the mulberry trees to the foot of the slope to form a mulberry garden.After waiting for the mulberry tree to grow into a large scale, everyone will not have to worry about the problem of not having enough mulberry leaves for silkworms to eat!
Dozens of men who were digging the fish pond rolled up their sleeves, rolled up their trouser legs and went down to the river pond to dig for half a day. The fish pond quickly doubled in size.Probably close to two acres of land.

Han Shi saw that the fish pond was so big, and it would be difficult to manage it if it was bigger, so she hurriedly told the men not to dig any more, as the fish pond was just this big.When everyone saw that the boss had said it was over, they naturally stopped digging, so they used the bottom of the hoes to push hard against the newly dug fish pond embankment. This was to level the embankment and let it hold the soil firmly. .

After finishing their work, everyone came ashore one after another.Now the fish pond has been dug,

Father Heyi said cheerfully, "Hehe, it's not bad to build a fish pond here, just to bring water here. Our Luoshui Village has nothing else but a lot of water! No matter how dry it is, it won't come to our place. This fish pond is Dig a five-acre one, and the water may not bottom out in summer."

After finishing the work, everyone's legs and feet were covered with mud, and some of their trouser legs and clothes were also stained.But the mud is easy to rub off, and after it dries out, it will be rubbed off after a few rubs.

Everyone went to the ditch to wash their legs and feet together, probably because they stayed in the fish pond for a long time, and now everyone came to wash their legs and feet and didn't think the water was icy.After washing, everyone put on their shoes and socks, loaded their hoes, and went to Qiulin's house.

The lunch at noon was organized by Qiuyue, and Mei Xiangniang and Yiniang also came over to help.Qiulin just did some work of planing potatoes and lighting the fire, and everyone gathered in the stove room happily.

In this winter, only the stove is warm, and the two puppies are just like people, burrowing into the stove.Qiuyue was afraid that they would run around here and knock over something, so she took the two dogs out.After closing the door, the two puppies were simply kept out.

"This dog has a whole body of hair, and it's so afraid of the cold, it's really speechless!" Qiuyue babbled, but she didn't let go of the work in her hand, and soon a large plate of delicious fried bacon with garlic sprouts was freshly baked.

There are a lot of people today, so there are probably three tables that can sit in front of people.The portions of these meals are cooked a lot, so that they are enough to eat.When the dishes on this large plate are served, they have to be divided into three plates.Don't fry more, what's on the plate?

Mei Xiangniang and Heyiniang are peeling the scallion root, which is the seasoning for making spicy fish later.

"This scallion is delicious to make spicy fish. It is fragrant when cooked. It is spicy and fragrant. I like to eat this thing!" Mei Xiangniang said with a smile. Mei Xiangniang brought the scallions and fish. Spicy fish to eat.

Heyi didn't dig a fish pond at home, so he only ate some fish from the river on weekdays. The fish weighed at most two catties, how could they be as big as the ones raised at home?Today Mei Xiangniang brought over three catties of big fish, and Heyiniang also smiled, "Then I can eat more today!"

"Auntie, there are a lot of fish today, I'll let you eat as much as you want, Mei Xiang's fish is very fresh." Qiuyue said happily, isn't it enough to eat such a few fish?

Everyone is talking like this, and everyone in the stove is full of laughter.While talking, He Yi Niang asked: "I heard that your eldest brother's marriage has been settled, but that girl is still in the town. She's sure about the day, so why don't you invite me to a wedding?"

Mei Xiangniang also had a smile all over her face, thinking she was very satisfied with the daughter-in-law who hadn't been married yet. "Well, that girl is not bad. She looks smart and clever. Although she lives in the town, she doesn't dislike us country people. Her family owns a grocery store in the town, and she can also run that business. She is eloquent. It's just that This girl is originally from the town, so it's impossible to come to our countryside to farm, right? It's not cheap to build a house in the town." Speaking of this, Mei Xiangniang became melancholy.

Heyi Niang comforted: "Your boss is also promising, so it's not bad to be a carpenter. When you become a teacher and help others make furniture, you will have a bright future. The pigs your family fed this year There are more chickens and ducks than in previous years, and the fish pond at home can be paid for. Don't worry about it. Since they see it right, I'm afraid this matter is almost inseparable. .”

Mei Xiangniang's heart was relieved by Heyiniang's relief. "That's true. The two of you have settled on this marriage. It is said that the family is reluctant to part with the girl and will get married after two years. Fortunately, the in-laws are not the ones who are powerful. They are kind and easy to talk to." But Mei Xiangniang After thinking about it, if that family is powerful, I wouldn't talk about her daughter.

Seeing Mei Xiangniang talking about her eldest son's marriage, why didn't Heyiniang worry about her son.This son is stubborn, and he has reached the age to talk about marriage. If he is asked to find a wife, he will not listen.Why didn't Mei Xiangniang know that she was thinking about Qiuyue this girl.But Qiuyue is already engaged to someone, and maybe she will get married next year or the next year, so what can she hope for?Hey, the grandson here has his own sons and grandchildren. I'm afraid that when Qiuyue gets married, he will never be able to figure it out.When the time comes, I'm afraid he won't have to work hard on his own, and he will have to work hard to match his wife.

　I recommend Qing Luoluo's "The Emperor", Cang Xun's "Cultivation Girls Want to Turn Over", 36 Hexagrams' "Crossing Guangli 4998", Su Ge's "The Black-bellied Teacher Is the Demon King", all of whom are cultivators of immortality and supernatural powers. In it!

　　


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