pastoral fragrance

Chapter 76
Early the next morning, Qiuyue got up to cook, grabbed some corn and crushed the chickens in the chicken coop.Only then did Qiulin and Qiulin stack the lotus seeds and grass roots on the bullock cart.At this moment, He Xiang and the others also came here with grass roots on their backs.Everyone stacked up their things and got into the bullock cart next to each other.The promise from Aunt Liu's house next door followed suit.He was the only male among the group of children, so the work of driving the car naturally fell on his head.

At this time the sun has not yet risen, and the whole Luoshui Village looks quiet and peaceful. Several whitewashed country roads meander like belts into the distance, and there are bursts of frogs calling from the ponds in the fields, but the cicadas are gradually croaking. sparse.The rice flowers in the field were blooming just right, gently brushing over the faces of everyone, sending a faint fragrance of rice flowers.The girls sitting on the bullock cart cuddled closely, no one felt tired from the bumps and bumps of the bullock cart, and everyone was talking and laughing.

Xu Nuo, who was driving the car, felt as if there were several sparrows chirping in his ears.It is said that these three women play a drama, which is really good.These little girls are really amazing!Xu Nuo likes to be quiet, but Bisheng doesn't feel noisy at the moment. He listens quietly, drives the car carefully, and occasionally interjects when he encounters a suitable topic.

The sky is gradually getting brighter, and the gray lingering around is gradually dissipating.The red-faced sun gradually rose from the hills in the east, and shone on the calm river, casting dappled and dazzling rays of light.

The surface of the river, the treetops and the roof in the distance seemed to be covered with a layer of magnificent light, which was beautiful but not dazzling. "Look, look, what a beautiful sun!" The joyful Mei Xiang tugged on the clothes of the people nearby, and pointed at the red sun in the east, almost blinking, the sun jumped out from the treetops in the hills, The whole flushed face was revealed.The girls were a little dumbfounded, the scene of the rising sun is so beautiful!

When we got to town, we all decided to split up.Promised a few people to go to the pharmacy to sell the root of the medicine, and Qiulin Qiuyue went to the street to set up a stall to sell lotus rice.This stuff needs to be dried in the sun before it can be sold in pharmacies, but now it is fresh and has a lot of moisture, so I'm afraid the shopkeeper of the pharmacy won't buy it.However, this does not mean that the residents of the town will not come.

The taste of this fresh thing is definitely different from that of the dry thing. In comparison, the fresh thing is naturally refreshing.And the townspeople sometimes like something fresh and tasty.

The two sisters found a shady place, placed two baskets of lotus rice, and began to sell them.This new thing has to be sold, otherwise not many people will come around, even if you are a good thing, others will not know the goods. "Uncle and aunt, we have fresh lotus rice here. It was picked from the pond just now. It's so fresh!"

The voices of the two sisters are crisp and sweet, and their tone is very sweet, so they are naturally welcome.At this moment, a woman came over with a vegetable basket, knelt down and poked the basket with her hands to see that the fresh water had just been broken out of the lotus pod. "How much is this lotus rice per catty?" This thing is a good thing, and the stewed soup is very nourishing.And this fresh lotus seed stew is sure to taste good, and it can be eaten raw like this!
Qiulin said cheerfully: "Twenty cents a catty, this thing can be eaten raw, boiled soup or something, lotus rice has the effect of nourishing the spleen and kidney, the tender green lotus seed heart here, although the taste is a bit astringent , but it is also a good medicine for anger. Although the taste of lotus seeds is a bit bitter, but the lotus seeds are taken out to make tea, but it is not bitter at all."

The aunt slowly raised her head and glanced at Qiu Lin who was smiling all over her face. Seeing her innocence, she couldn't help laughing and said, "You know a lot, little girl. Just weigh me two catties."

This aunt is straightforward, she must be someone who knows that lotus seeds have many benefits.Then what I said just now, isn't it suspected of boasting?Qiulin stuck out her tongue secretly, but she quickly suppressed this emotion.What's the matter with boasting, this lotus seed has a lot of benefits, she's just telling the truth.

The matter of weighing was handed over to Qiuyue.She first stuffed the lotus rice into a paper bag, and put it on the weighing pan after wrapping it up. Then she lifted the weighing rod and carefully moved the weight to weigh it. It was exactly two catties, but it was a little flat. "Auntie, look, it's two catties, but it's a bit flat. I'll grab a few more for you." Qiuyue grabbed a few more, stuffed them into a paper bag, and handed them to the aunt.

The aunt counted forty Wen and handed it over, threw the paper bag into the basket, and walked away.

After the aunt left, Qiuyue and Qiulin started yelling again.Amid the yelling of the two sisters, more and more people stopped.Most of them are women in their thirties, and there are also some young women.After everyone heard that the lotus seeds had so many benefits, they all squatted down to pick out the lotus seeds.This lotus rice is also sold in pharmacies, after all its main use is for traditional Chinese medicine.But the lotus rice is not as fresh as those sold by these two girls, and the price is much more expensive.So everyone is willing to buy it.

The two baskets of lotus rice added up to only a few catties, and they were sold out quickly.Qiuyue squeezed the purse full of copper plates, and there were hundreds of pennies in it!
"Come on, let's go find Mei Xiang and the others. I don't know if the grass roots are sold out." Qiuyue pulled Qiu Lin, stacked two empty baskets, and carried them to the town's pharmacy.There are four pharmacies in the town, the largest one must be the Xia Family's Rong'an Hall, the rest are also small pharmacies, and I'm afraid they won't be able to receive so many herbs.So they most likely went to Rong'an Hall.

Last time Qiulin beat up the young lady of Rong'an Hall, the two sisters naturally couldn't show up casually at this moment.Just standing in front of the shop opposite Rong'an Hall, always paying attention to the movement of Rong'an Hall.Not long after, I saw He Xiang and his group come out of Rong'an Hall.The two sisters hurried over and joined them.

"Wow, this Rong An Tang is really generous, the price is higher than other places, next time we will sell herbs to this house!" Mei Xiang said with a smile on her face.

Xu Nuo also said at this moment: "People who come to Rong'an Hall to see a doctor are in an endless stream every day, and his family's consultation fees are also expensive, which is not completely unreasonable. His family collects medicinal materials for their quality. Just pay the price if the quality is good." Xu Nuo is not the first time to come to the town to sell medicinal materials, so he has found out a little way.

I heard that the reputation of the Xia family is not very good, but after contacting it, it's not all the same.This Dr. Xia's medical skills are superb, and the medicinal materials are also good, so the consultation fee will naturally increase.This is also the reason why others are still willing to go to Rong An Tang to see a doctor and get medicine even though they are clamoring that the consultation fee of Rong An Tang is too high.

"It's not the trouble caused by his troublesome daughter, really, such a domineering daughter, a whole tigress, no wonder no one dares to marry her." Mei Xiang pursed her mouth, although she rarely came to the town On the Internet, but you can hear a lot of gossip.After dinner, don't all the mothers-in-law and daughter-in-law in the village like to get together and chat their teeth?She also listened to bits and pieces.

The daughter of the Rong'antang family has such a bad reputation, I'm afraid this bad reputation has spread throughout the four towns and eight towns.Not to mention domineering, Feiyang also likes to bully others and bully the weak, so Dr. Xia can't take care of him and has no time to take care of him.

Qiulin nodded slightly, it turned out that was the case.This girl turned out to be so brilliant in battle, is this going to be the rhythm of remaining fighters?Any normal man wouldn't want to take a tigress home. There would be no peace in those days!
"Okay, let's not talk about other people's business. It's their business, and it's none of our business. It's better to buy some oil, salt, etc., and it's serious to go home early!" Sophora Huaihua Said solemnly.

At this time, everyone remembered that when they were in the town, their parents told them that they needed to add things to the family. Now they will stop talking about it, and it is serious to sell things as soon as possible.The sun is so big, it is exposed to the sun like this, and the skin has to be dried off!

Qiuyue and Qiulin went to the Wenmo shop to sell paper and ink for Qiusong Qiuhe. The paper at home was used up early, but Qiusong and the others were still reluctant to throw it away, so they wrote on the back, and then found some space. The piece of paper was filled with writing and there was no room to write before giving up.

This kind of paper is very expensive, even the kind of paper that needs to be cut after buying it costs about ten yuan for a piece, and the kind of paper that is cut neatly can be sold for thirty yuan a piece.

Qiulin couldn't help but sigh with emotion, the life of this scholar is not easy, because the paper alone costs a lot of money all year round.No wonder life is so tight.

After buying the paper, I went to the grocery store to buy some salt.After leaving the shop, he saw some beautiful silk flowers in front of a stall, and Qiulin's heart moved slightly.

They have been here for more than a year, but the two sisters have never even worn a silk flower.On weekdays, he combed his hair into a double bun with no particularity, and cut flowers out of old clothes.Or simply tie two twist braids simply and effortlessly.

Seeing that Qiulin couldn't move her feet, Qiuyue looked along and saw the beautiful silk flowers on the stall, there were red, yellow, green, blue... After all, she was a little girl, how could she not like it? of these things?When she was young, she was not the same smug beauty, did she have to yell at her parents to buy silk flowers and wear them?

Life is not so tight now, if my younger sister wants it, just buy her a pair.

The aunt who set up the stall had already noticed that the two girls couldn't take their eyes off the beautiful silk flowers in front of the stall, so she quickly smiled and said: "You two girls, these silk flowers are all made by my daughter, they are so good to look at! The price is fair, and my aunt will never cheat you. Look at how beautiful this little girl is, she is absolutely beautiful in pink!"

(End of this chapter)