small farm girl in pastoral space

Chapter 8 County Procurement

It was the first time for Mu Qiu to see so much money since time travelling.As usual, first go to the seed store to buy seeds, and then check what is missing at home and bring them back.

Li Xianrou was also very excited when she saw so much money, and when she thought that the money was earned by her daughter, she felt even more proud.

"Mother, now that we have money, we can repair the house and buy some land, so that we can grow some vegetables and sell them to Tianxiangju. And Wen'er, he has reached the age of reading and writing. Send him to the town to study in the next year!" Mu Qiu planned the next thing, and Li agreed after listening.

The thatched hut they lived in is already very dilapidated, and they need to build a new house quickly.The business of Tianxiangju can't be dropped either, as the little open space outside the house can't supply it at all.The most important thing is that the vacant land belongs to the village. Although the village head and the villagers didn't say anything, as long as they make money, some people will be jealous, so it's safer to buy some land by themselves.

"Sister, can I really go to the town to study?" The children in the village, except Tiansheng from the village head's family and Tianbao from Liu Chengcai's family, the others have been working with adults in the fields since they were young.After all, there is no nine-year compulsory education at this time, and studying costs money, and it costs a lot of money.Most of the farmers are facing the loess and their backs are facing the sky. They think it is good to be able to plant a field to support the whole family. Reading is a waste of time and money.

"Of course I'm going to study, Wen'er must be serious then!"

Mu Wen had a serious look on his face: "Yes! I will definitely work hard. In the future, my mother and sister will not have to work so hard if they are admitted to the first prize."

Mrs. Li was amused by his appearance: "Okay, my mother is waiting to see Wen'er is admitted to the first prize, and then my mother will be able to enjoy the blessing."

The Chinese New Year is approaching, the weather is cold and the transportation is inconvenient, Mu Qiu has less and less time to go to the town.Before it snowed, Mu Qiu rented an ox cart and brought all the vegetables stored in the space to Tianxiangju.In order not to worry Mrs. Li, she did not go to the river to catch fish for the time being, and the fish sold to Tianxiangju were all caught from the space.

"Girl Muqiu, didn't you say that you want to buy some special vegetable seeds? I'm going to the county town in two days. It's a big place, so you should be able to find the seeds you want, or you can go with me later. ?”

Such a good opportunity, of course Mu Qiu agreed immediately.The nearest county town to Pingyang Town is Anyang City. Although it is the closest, it takes half a day to get there by carriage.

Mu Qiu went to Anyang City alone, Li Shi must be worried.In the past two months, she has watched Mu Qiu change from a timid and cowardly character to a bold and cautious one. Such a change is too obvious. She also doubted it, but in the end, when she thinks about it carefully, no matter how she changes, she is not all her own. daughter?Li Shi is more happy that her daughter is sensible and can support a family by herself.

The carriage set off from Tianxiangju, and Mu Qiu kept looking out along the way.The road leading to Anyang City is obviously wider and flatter, and there are more people coming and going on the road.

It took a long time to reach the destination, and Mu Qiu felt that he was about to be shaken to pieces by the carriage.Shopkeeper Wu was familiar with the place, so he took her to book a hotel first and then took her to have a meal.

"Uncle Wu, you paid for the hotel for me. You must let me pay for the meal, or I'm taking advantage of you!"

"Hey! You girl, the price of a meal is so serious."

"Of course, my mother taught me that I would rather suffer a loss than be greedy for a gain! I must listen carefully!"

Anyang City is much larger than Pingyang Town, and most of the people passing by on the streets are neatly dressed, and occasionally a carriage drives by.There are also a lot of shops of all kinds, and there are many street vendors selling snacks on the street, which is very lively with people coming and going.

Mu Qiu listened to shopkeeper Wu's introduction and found a shop specializing in selling seeds. This shop was about three times the size of the small shop in Pingyang Town.All kinds of seeds are placed on custom-made wooden shelves, and their names are written on them for convenience.

At this time, there were still several people picking seeds in the store, so Mu Qiu took a rough look in the store first.In addition to the common vegetable seeds, there are also some medicinal seeds and flower seeds, which are relatively complete.Mu Qiu looked around and successfully found the seasoning seeds he wanted.

"Girl, what do you want to buy?" The clerk sent a customer away and immediately made room to entertain her.

"I want to ask, how do you sell these here?" Mu Qiu pointed to the seeds he wanted.

"This prickly ash costs 25 cents a tael, the pumpkin costs [-] cents, and the coriander costs [-] cents..." After listening to his introduction one by one, Mu Qiu had a good idea, picked out a few of what she needed, and asked the assistant to pack it.

"Do you have ginger here? It's the kind of ginger that can be grown."

"Oh, yes there is!" Xiao Er dragged out a sack from under the shelf behind him, and when he opened it, there was more than half a bag of ginger in it.

"This ginger can only be used as medicine. There are relatively few people who buy it and grow it. It counts as fifty yuan a catty for you."

Before leaving, Mu Qiu took ten taels of silver at home, half of which was spent on buying these seeds. Although her heart was bleeding, thinking that these seeds could bring her greater benefits, Mu Qiu felt a little better.Mu Qiu was about to go back to the inn with the big and small bags of seeds, when he looked up accidentally, and saw a small bamboo basket on the top of the opposite shelf, with a piece of paper pasted on it, which seemed to say "cold melon".

Mu Qiu's eyes lit up, isn't this a watermelon?
"Dude, you take that winter melon seed down and let me see."

A black seed, it really is a watermelon!

"How is this seed sold?"

"This... Girl, this is what our boss brought back from Xifan Kingdom a few months ago. I don't know the price, why don't you wait and I'll ask the boss for you."

The man turned around and entered the back hall, and an old man with white beard and white hair came out after a while.It turned out to be the boss's father.

"Girl, are you the one who wants to buy the seeds?" The old man looked kindly, and Mu Qiu also smiled at him politely: "Yes, Grandpa, I don't know how to sell these seeds? You have other ones brought back from Xifan Kingdom Seeds?"

"Yes!" The old man asked his assistant to take down the cloth bags on the top of the shelf. Mu Qiu opened it and saw that there were tomato seeds and pepper seeds. Besides, there were seeds of several kinds of fruits, including strawberries, Blueberries, papayas and lychees!

This can be regarded as an unexpected surprise, and Mu Qiu immediately paid for some of them.Although there was only one tael of silver left, she returned to the inn cheerfully.

Shopkeeper Wu finished his work, and the two of them got into the carriage and went home early the next morning.It was already afternoon in Pingyang Town, and Mu Qiu was already so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back.Declining shopkeeper Wu's kindness to let her stay overnight, Mu Qiu spent a few pennies to buy two biscuits from a biscuit shop on the street, and caught up with the last ox cart back to Ping'an Village.

It was already dark when the ox cart arrived at the entrance of the village. Under the bright moonlight, Mu Qiu walked from the beginning of the village to the end of the village in the dark with a large bag of seeds.A bit of dim light leaked from the thatched hut, and the light could still be seen flickering when the wind blew.

"Mom, I'm back!"

"Qiu'er is back, it's so late, why don't you come back after staying in the town for one night." Li Shi opened the door and took the things in her hand.When Mu Qiu entered the door, he saw the oil lamp on the table. Mu Wen had already fallen asleep, curled up into a small ball and huddled under the quilt, his face was so red and cute.

"Come here and wash with hot water, it must be frozen on this journey!" Mrs. Li walked in with a basin of hot water, then turned around and closed the door.

It wasn't until he lay down in the warm bed that Mu Qiu had the real feeling of coming home.After a good night's sleep, Mu Qiu was awakened by the tempting aroma of food.

"Big slob, my sister is a big slob!" Mu Wen's laughter was right next to his ears, Mu Qiu opened his eyes and reached out from under the quilt to scratch his itch: "Little villain, how dare you speak ill of my sister!"

Outside the house was the first snow since the beginning of winter. The snow fell on the roof, and the roof turned white after a while.The sound of the family talking and laughing filled the room, the room was small but extremely warm.

(End of this chapter)