Chapter 126 Someone came to the Cui family
Seeing that his daughter was nagging endlessly and hadn't gotten to the point for a long time, Old Man Fan was so anxious that he kept coughing beside her.
Fan Hui then remembered what she was doing here. There was no need to beat around the bush about her relationship with the Cui family, so she just said, "Did you buy dozens of acres of land in Fanjiazhuang?"
Cui Qingyi nodded. She was not surprised how Fan Hui knew about this.
Fan Hui pointed at her father beside her and said, "It hasn't been rented out yet. That land is very close to my mother's home. My father wants to rent a few acres to grow crops."
Cui Qingyi had a good impression of Father Fan and the Fan family. He had previously done a meticulous and thorough job building a kang for her family. "I rented that field to the Qiao family across the street. Father Fan wants to rent a few acres. I'll see how much I can allocate to you."
It was quite difficult for Qiao Yishi to manage the fifty acres by herself. Since Old Man Fan came to her, she had to give him a few acres for Fan Hui's sake. It was not a big deal.
Father Fan said hurriedly, "I won't rent more, five acres is enough." If all five acres of fertile land were planted with rice, it would be enough for their family to eat for several years.
After renting the land, Father Fan returned home overjoyed, even though Fan Hui tried to persuade him to stay and have dinner with her. Father Fan was anxious to go back and check on the current condition of the land. He also wanted to spread manure and turn the land over before winter came.
This is how ordinary people are. Nothing is more important to them than their land.
The Qiao family rented 45 acres of land from the Cui family. The two brothers discussed what to plant in the land in the spring of next year. Qiao's mother was also there to give them advice. She said that when it came to farming, the two brothers were not as experienced as she was.
"If you ask me, these dozens of acres of land are all fertile fields. We might as well plant rice on them all next year." The price of rice is much more stable than other crops. Apart from enough for the family to eat, the rest can be sold for silver.
Qiao Da Ge and Qiao Yi Shi had no objections. A few days ago, Qiao Da Ge had already contacted several retired escort team members who were familiar with them. These individuals had varying health issues, but they were still the primary laborers in their families, supporting their livelihoods. However, there were few odd jobs available in Dongping County, and these individuals were struggling to make ends meet.
When Brother Qiao said that they could help with farming and get a share of grain at the end of the year, everyone was quite willing to do so. After all, farming did not require them to stay in the fields all day long. They only needed to concentrate their work at a specific time, and they would be able to get a few dan of grain at the end of the year, which was quite cost-effective. The most important thing was that everyone trusted the character of the two brothers of the Qiao family, so they were not afraid of working for nothing all year round.
Seeing that neither of them had any objections, Mother Qiao said tentatively after a while, "Big Brother, after all, this is the land we rented, and we can't rely solely on outsiders. I'm thinking that you should go out less in the future, okay?"
Qiao's mother kept this matter in her heart for a long time, but never found a suitable opportunity to speak it out.
Ever since they left their hometown, the eldest brother has been unhappy. Although he didn't talk much before, he looked energetic. Now...
Before, she thought that there was little work to be done in Dongping County, and if the eldest son did not go out, he would have to stay at home all day. But now it is different. They have got a good opportunity to rent so many acres of land. There will be more things to worry about in the fields in the future, and they don’t have to worry about the eldest son being bored at home and thinking about all kinds of things.
Besides, escorting is not an easy job. The boss is so thin now that she feels anxious every time he goes out.
Her old bones could not bear the loss of another son.
Boss Qiao didn't agree immediately, but said, "I'll see to it. Don't worry too much."
Boss Qiao knows what his mother is worried about in the family.
After talking about Brother Qiao, Mother Qiao turned to Qiao Yishi and said, "I still have to tell you a few things. It's a blessing for you that a girl as nice as Konjac has chosen you. Don't get complacent and let your tail fly to the sky."
Qiao Yishi nodded heavily in agreement. His mother was really... When had he drifted away since he was a child?
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Cui Qingyi and Konjac slowly pickled two jars of sour bamboo shoots. The method of making sour bamboo shoots is very simple. It is worth mentioning that Cui Qingyi reluctantly added some dried chilies when pickling the sour bamboo shoots.
Because the peppers grown this time are still very spicy, Cui Qingyi hopes to achieve the effect of the sour and spicy bamboo shoots from her previous life.
After sealing the jar and placing it under the eaves of the kitchen, Konjac suddenly laughed, "Girl, think about it, we came to Dongping County only last year, how come it feels like several years have passed."
She pointed to the flowers, plants, and doghouse in the yard and said, "There was nothing in this yard back then. There was even a lot of moss growing over that area. Now there's nothing there."
Cui Qingyi also followed Konjac's hand and looked around the yard. The changes in the yard were not only that there were more flowers and plants, but also an orange tree that was half a person's height, a fish tank with water lilies, lanterns under the eaves, a stone table in the yard, and now a few more pickled vegetable jars.
This place is starting to feel more and more like home.
She pointed to the corner of the kitchen and said, "Let's find some time in a few days to buy a big vat. I want to dry some soy sauce."
There are two kinds of soy sauce in the Jin Dynasty: meat sauce and bean sauce. Cui Qingyi doesn't like meat sauce very much, and not all dishes can be put with meat sauce. As for bean sauce, perhaps because the production method is different from that of later generations, the soy sauce here is far inferior to that of later generations in both color and flavor.
Cui Qingyi was from the north in her previous life. Northerners are very good at making noodles, but most delicious noodles cannot be made without the two seasonings of chili and soy sauce.
If she could still have a bite of authentic spicy pork noodles in her lifetime, Cui Qingyi would feel that she would have one less regret in her life.
If she was still in the Cui family, Cui Qingyi would naturally not mention it, but now that she is the head of the family and has plenty of money, she will of course think about how to satisfy herself with what she wants to eat.
Konjac didn't ask much about why they had to dry the soy sauce themselves. The main reason was that many of the things needed for the baking class in the girls' school were made by her and the girls themselves.
The girl said that these things are the important factors that will distinguish their Cui’s pastries from other pastries in the future.
Before Cui Qingyi started making soy sauce, someone came to the Cui family.
The man was wearing a brocade silk dress with three hairpins inserted diagonally in his bun. He looked very wealthy and was followed by a woman dressed as a servant.
"Is this the home of Master Cui from the Women's School?"
Konjac thought that this person was here to register for his own child. Because the Cui family had been praised by the Empress Dowager, there was a constant stream of people coming to the girls' school to register for their daughters.
Since the girls' school started, in order to facilitate teaching, Cui Qingyi set a rule that those who want to register can only come at the beginning of each semester, and girls who come halfway will not be accepted.
But many families with some financial resources don't care about any rules and just want to force their daughters to go to girls' schools by paying money.
Cui Qingyi and Konjac have been annoyed by these people these days. Cui Qingyi rarely goes to the girls' school except on the days when she attends the baking class. She didn't expect that people would come directly to her home.
Konjac refused directly: "Madam, our girls' school will be on vacation soon. If you want to register your daughter, you can come back next spring."
After saying that, he was about to close the door.
The person outside the door suddenly became anxious, "Miss, you misunderstood. I'm not here to register my child."
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