Chapter 243 Medicinal Herbs Can Be Grown
That makes perfect sense.
It made sense to Song Chunxue that she had judged a gentleman by her own petty standards yesterday.
"I only contributed ten taels of silver and didn't put in any effort. Isn't this too much?"
Song Chunxue smiled and said, "I originally thought that since you were doing all the business and all the hard work was on you, you could just pay me back when you made some money in the future."
“How can that be? Didn’t I boast before that I would give you half of the net profit?” Yao Man said with a wry smile. “If we do the math carefully, I’d be quite reluctant to part with it. You get three and I get seven, so we’re not losing out. I even had the accountant do the math, and this split is very reasonable.”
"If Sister Song has no objections, then it's settled?"
As she spoke, she said to Xiao Liu, "Bring me pen and ink, and have Sister Song sign and put her fingerprint on it. There's no going back after today. I finally found a woman to be my boss."
She said irritably, "You all saw what that fat pig was like just now, right? I run a business, not a prostitute. He touched me inappropriately. If I hadn't offended him, I would have had to close down. I should have just sat on him and killed him!"
Song Chunxue couldn't help but chuckle, "With such a big head and such a thick neck, it's not that easy to sit on him and kill him."
Yao Man laughed, "That's true, even a millstone might not be able to kill him."
She sighed, "As a woman, especially a widow, trying to make a living on this street, among men, is incredibly difficult. You wouldn't believe how hard it is. I've gotten used to being groped so many times; it's not like I'm losing anything."
“But that Sun Dafu was really too much. He actually pinched my flesh. Next time I’m definitely going to put a few needles in my body.”
Hearing this, Song Chunxue couldn't laugh.
She looked at Yao Man and said, "Then why don't you hire a few thugs, be tougher, and he'll gradually learn your bottom line. If all else fails, poke his hand with an awl, and he definitely won't dare to do it again."
"Sigh, I was desperate before and even tried to borrow money from him. Although I didn't get the money, his brother lent me some. I couldn't be too proud to ask for it."
Song Chunxue lowered her eyes; it seemed that she would have to do this next time.
Now that she's the second boss, that man will come again next time.
That kind of person can't change their nature; if they don't like each other today, they'll definitely find a chance to bully each other next time.
If he dares to touch me, I'll make him fall flat on his face!
*
The following morning, Song Chunxue took vegetable seeds and a shovel, preparing to go to the field to plant vegetables.
Although the land is far away now, she still grows some vegetables to eat, which saves money and gives her peace of mind.
When she got to the field, she found that she had too many things to plant, so she went back and bought a plow and led a donkey out to plow the field.
After cultivating half an acre of land, she untied her tools, let the donkey nibble on dry grass and beard, and then picked up a shovel to start planting vegetables.
More than an hour later.
She planted a patch of chives, a patch of scallions, a patch of cabbage, a patch of radishes, and also yellow radishes and pumpkins.
It's only February, it's too early for the others, even if they sprout, they'll freeze to death.
The four seasons are distinct here, and summer is shorter than elsewhere.
Sometimes it snows when people visit temples on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month. This not only freezes many crops to death, but also kills apricots that have just started to bear fruit.
She can plant melons and fruits at the end of March.
Speaking of which, she could also haul some soil and plant some vegetables and fruits on the walls of the fortress. It would be easy to take care of them and water them since they were close by.
Although these places are not too far from the river, they are still about a hundred meters away.
Imagine how wonderful it would be if, in autumn, her giant pumpkins hung on the high walls of the fortress, out of reach of anyone who wanted to pick them.
After Yao Man's tavern opened, she went to haul soil.
She led the donkey home, her mind filled with anticipation, until she reached the gate and unlocked it.
"Hey!"
Suddenly someone shouted in her ear, startling Song Chunxue so much that she broke out in a cold sweat.
It really was Mei Yang.
She dropped what she was holding and rushed over to hit him hard.
"Don't."
"well."
"It's not that bad, it's not that bad."
"Stop, stop, stop."
Mei Yang dodged a few moves, then stood still and let Song Chunxue kick him.
"I admit I was wrong, okay? I won't scare you next time. Just let it all out, don't hit my head."
Song Chunxue punched his arms and chest hard, and kicked him a few times before stopping when she saw him holding her porcelain basin tightly.
How could this person be so annoying!
"Got your revenge?" He handed her the porcelain bowl with a cheeky grin. "Good that you've gotten your revenge. Your sweet fermented rice was delicious. Do you have any more?"
"You son of a bitch..."
Mei Yang quickly took two steps back to the side. "I was just kidding. Don't take it seriously. How come you, a woman, are so quick to resort to violence? You look so gentle and virtuous, how come you're so fierce and shrewish?"
"Alright, there are a few eggs inside. Don't drop them. I'm not going to eat your food for nothing." With that, Mei Yang waved his hand. "I'm leaving now. See you another day."
"Screw you some other day!"
“No,” Mei Yang turned around and walked backwards, “My uncle is getting old, let’s not bother him.”
"I……"
"Go ahead and torment me, I can take it..."
Song Chunxue picked up a clod of dirt from the ground and threw it away.
"Hahaha, don't be angry. I wouldn't stand for it if others tried to mess with me." With that, he ran to the alley entrance and laughed, "Sister-in-law, we'll meet again."
Song Chunxue was furious, but had nowhere to vent her anger.
This person is seriously ill.
She turned around and found Lord Xie looking at her through the donkey.
"..." It wouldn't be good if someone saw this.
Xie Zheng smiled and asked, "You went to the fields this morning?"
"Yes, I planted some vegetables," Song Chunxue unlocked the door. "Please come in, Lord Xie."
Xie Zheng led the donkey to the backyard.
Knowing that he wouldn't put away the things on the donkey's back, Song Chunxue followed behind and put all the tools back in their original places so they would be easy to find next time.
"Why did you come alone, sir? It would be best to be careful," Song Chunxue said with a smile. "You didn't come all this way just to thank me for the sweet fermented rice, did you?"
Xie Zheng stared at the mud on her hands; her every move was nimble.
“I taught those people a lesson, and they haven’t dared to touch me for a while now. I came to ask if you’ve finished planting your land? I heard the price of medicinal herbs is good this year; do you have any plans?”
Medicinal herbs?
Song Chunxue patted the dirt off her clothes and thought about it carefully. It seemed that the price of medicinal herbs would be very high in the next two years because of the plague in the south.
It wasn't obvious this year because people didn't initially think it was a plague. By the end of the year, many people in the south will die from the disease, and that's when they'll realize it's a plague.
Why didn't she think of that?
"You're so kind, sir. I've never thought about growing medicinal herbs before. I can give it a try this year."
"Besides planting some potatoes and coarse grains, we can plant medicinal herbs. I wonder which ones you think would be best to plant?"
Song Chunxue walked to the kitchen door and said, "Please have a seat, sir, and have a couple of cups of tea."
Xie Zheng sat down at the stone table. Each stone bench was covered with a straw mat made of wheat straw, which was very comfortable.
Remembering that Mei Yang had come by earlier, he asked casually, "Does Mei Yang often bother you?"
Mentioning Song Chunxue from Meiyang makes me angry.
"That guy deserves to be scolded. I've never seen such a shameless person before. He must have messed with other people's wives a lot. He's a complete scoundrel!"
Xie Zheng stroked the teacup. "He might be interested in you."
"Just some bad luck, my senior brother warned me, it'll all be over in a while." Song Chunxue sat down, holding her buckwheat bun. "By the way, shouldn't you be returning to Jincheng, sir?"
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