"Lian'er, that's a great idea!" Qiao Xi'er couldn't help but give Qiao Lian'er a thumbs up.
Even if the opportunity to get rich is divided up by the whole village, Lian'er can always think of ways to make his situation better and better.
"I hope everyone will be willing to bring their termite mushrooms to our homes to sell," Qiao Lian'er said with a smile.
"Mother, Sister Xi'er, you two are busy, I'm going to the field to pick some vegetables." Qiao Lian'er carried her basket on her back.
"Okay, no need to pick too many, they won't be fresh if left too long," Qiao Yunni said.
After turning over the hill where the village is located, and reaching the hill to the east, you can see the two plots of land belonging to the Qiao family.
The two smaller plots of land were inherited from their ancestors and were used to grow vegetables year-round. They were divided into several sections and planted with eggplants, green beans, cabbages, and the like. However, the growth of these vegetables could not keep up with the Qiao family's demand, and when supplies were insufficient, they could only eat wild vegetables from the mountains.
The larger plot was bought for twenty taels of silver. It was separated by a slope and needed to be more fertile for growing wheat. This was the southern region, and the high temperatures and rainy weather made it easy for pests to breed, so the wheat yield was not high. The Qiao family's wheat was not growing very well either.
However, the Qiao family had no choice but to plant wheat. Every year, most of the rice grown in the Qiao family's paddy fields was destroyed by floods. If they did not plant wheat as a supplement to rice, the Qiao family would not be able to survive until the end of the year.
The wheat will be ready for harvest in about two weeks. Looking around, it's a golden expanse, interspersed with a few green ones. But upon closer inspection, there aren't many ears of wheat, and they don't feel plump to the touch.
Qiao Lian'er sighed.
She picked half a basket of vegetables. There were vegetables at home to eat, and as for the ones in her spatial storage, she would exchange them for gold coins.
After the last upgrade, the flow of the Divine Rune Water increased slightly. With the irrigation from this water, the vegetables inside can mature quickly. Occasionally, you can go in and harvest something, but the harvest is smaller if the time is short and larger if the time is long. You can then accumulate gold coins to wait for future upgrades or unlocking.
There were few pests in the space, so there was still a lot of insecticide left. Qiao Lian'er saw some insects eating the wheat ears, so she took out the insecticide and sprayed it on the wheat.
They were busy until dusk.
With a sore back and aching waist all over, and her hair soaked with sweat, Qiao Lian'er held her back for a while before carrying her basket home.
The people from the Qiao family who went up the mountain to look for mushrooms did not return, but Old Mrs. Qiao and Old Mr. Qiao were at home.
Lian'er then noticed several new faces in her home, all of them from the village.
Old Joe is weighing them.
“Sister Zhao, you have six catties of matsutake mushrooms. After squeezing them dry, you will have two catties left, which is one tael in total.”
“Niece Liu, you have three catties of matsutake mushrooms. After squeezing them dry, you will have one catty left. That’s half a string of cash.”
Grandma Qiao settled the accounts with them.
Seeing Qiao Lian'er return, Old Lady Qiao winked at her, saying that Lian'er was the one with the best ideas. This way, they wouldn't have to worry about the villagers stealing all the matsutake mushrooms from the mountain.
Although they can only earn half as much as before, with so many villagers helping them find matsutake mushrooms, the weight will increase, and the income should still be considerable.
After this group of villagers left, the Qiao family gained fifteen jin of matsutake mushrooms, bringing their total to twenty-seven jin. Old Mrs. Qiao couldn't help but hug Qiao Lian'er tightly again and peck her forehead hard.
"Good sickle, you are really my little lucky baby, no, my big lucky baby."
He looked at Qiao Lian'er again; she was still too thin and small. He hoped that one day she would grow into a big, chubby granddaughter.
Qiao Lian'er wiped the drool from her forehead, feeling a little troubled. Her grandmother would hug and kiss her all the time, and she wondered if one day her forehead would be dented from all the kisses.
At this moment, members of the Qiao family entered one after another, each with a troubled expression on their face.
“There are fewer and fewer mushrooms, so we found five catties of termite mushrooms and seven catties of mixed mushrooms.” Boss Qiao, who was walking in the lead, shook his head.
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