Chapter 57 Want to Buy Pork
Chunxia helped to clean up, and Li Wanqing let her go back. Chunxia also had a lot of work to do and couldn't stay here all the time.
The most important thing is that Li Wanqing also feels uncomfortable with Chunxia being here.
And she told her to mind her own business and that she didn't need to serve him here.
Chunxia is indeed very busy. Apart from other things, the chickens, ducks and geese are still waiting to be fed.
"Okay, Madam, I'll be busy first. After I finish feeding the chickens and ducks, I'll weed the fields in front. If you have any instructions, come find me there." Chunxia said.
"Go ahead, I can cook the meal myself, you don't have to worry about us." Li Wanqing nodded.
After Chunxia left, Li Wanqing lit a fire to heat the kang and boiled some water.
When the time was almost up, they started cooking. Li Wanqing saw some leeks in the vegetable garden, so she cut a bunch to make leek boxes.
"Wife, what did you cook? Why does it smell so good?" Gu Yan smelled the fragrance before he even entered the house.
"I made fried chive dumplings. These are the first batch of chives this year, and they are especially fragrant. Go wash your hands quickly, we'll be eating soon." Li Wanqing poked her head out and said.
"Okay," Gu Yan agreed and drew water to wash his hands and face, and also washed his hair.
When he came back, he went to the fields first. He had never come to check on these fields since they were planted.
The seedlings in the field are now half a foot tall and weeds are growing.
Lin Mu also found a few people to weed. Gu Yan went to find Lin Mu first, listened to his report on the situation, and then asked Lin Mu to take him around.
Although he doesn't work, he has to know everything on the farm.
Fortunately, Lin Mu, the head of the village, is quite responsible and has arranged everything well.
All the fields have been weeded, and the chickens, ducks, and geese are about to lay eggs.
"How's the farm? Are the trees arranged properly?" Li Wanqing brought a basket of chives and placed it on the dining table.
"Not bad. The weeds in the fields have been cleared, and the chickens and ducks are doing well. They'll be laying eggs soon."
"Oh, right, didn't we just open a rice field? I see the rice has already shed its ears, so we'll have rice to eat this year." Gu Yan said contentedly after taking a bite of the chive box.
"That's fine. Let's stay here for a few days?" Li Wanqing also sat down and ate leek dumplings.
"Stay for three or four days. I still have to go to Qingshui Town. The farm there is big. Although it has been rented out to tenants, I have to go and take a look." Gu Yan said after thinking for a while.
Li Wanqing agreed. Even if the tenant went out, the owner had to check on the land from time to time and keep track of the harvest.
"Okay, go ahead. I'll stay here and wait for you. I'll also go to the town for a stroll these two days.
"I want to buy some pork. Game is fine when it's fresh, but I prefer home-raised pork for long-term consumption," said Li Wanqing.
Wild game always has an earthy smell, which Li Wanqing doesn't like very much. She prefers the pork raised on the farm.
"Okay, but you don't have to buy it yourself. I can ask the butcher at the pork shop to deliver it. By the way, how many pounds of pork do you plan to buy?" Gu Yan had no objection to Li Wanqing's request.
"Let's put the two pigs first. They won't go bad in the space anyway.
"When it gets cold, I still need to stuff sausages and smoke bacon. But there's no rush, I'll do it in winter." Li Wanqing thought for a moment and said.
"Buy two pigs? No, wife, why buy so much pork? We can buy it anytime if we want to eat it?" Gu Yan asked in confusion.
"Buy more and store it. I always feel anxious if I don't store more. It's not just meat. I also want to store some after the grain is harvested. It should be enough for our family to eat for a year.
As for vegetables, we should also store more this summer so that we can eat them in winter,” said Li Wanqing.
"Okay, if you want to buy it, let's buy it. I'll stop by the pork shop when I go to Qingshui Town tomorrow and ask him to deliver it." Hearing his wife say that she felt uneasy, Gu Yan immediately agreed.
“Why don’t you just ask the butcher to deliver it to you? Just bring it back when you come back.
Otherwise, there would definitely be others who saw so much pork, and it would be hard to explain if it suddenly disappeared." Li Wanqing thought about it and felt that it would be better if Gu Yan brought it back so that others would not notice.
"Okay, I'll go and order it tomorrow morning and come back to get it in the afternoon." Gu Yan said.
"Well, I'll cut some more leeks this afternoon and store them. The leeks now are all first-cut purple-root leeks, which are delicious.
Are you going to the fields this afternoon?" Li Wanqing wanted to harvest more leeks while they were still fresh and tender so she could save them for the winter.
"Go, I'll go to the rice fields this afternoon to check on the water supply and see if there are any insects. Lin Mu said that now is the time when rice is infested with insects.
"There's also the wheat, which should be watered now, and the corn, which needs fertilizer in a few days. There's a lot to do," said Gu Yan.
Li Wanqing had never farmed before, so she didn't know there were so many things to deal with after planting the seeds.
"Then after you finish eating, go into the house and take a nap so that you can be energetic in the afternoon." Li Wanqing said with concern.
Gu Yan nodded. He was indeed a little tired, so he went back to his room to rest after finishing his meal.
Li Wanqing was a little tired after running around outside these days. After washing the dishes, she lay down next to Gu Yan and fell asleep.
Li Wanqing slept for about an hour. When she woke up, there was no one around her. Gu Yan had already left.
Li Wanqing got up, washed her face, and went out to the vegetable garden to cut leeks.
Unexpectedly, when I went out, I saw several women picking a pile of leeks.
Seeing Teacher Li come out, Chunxia immediately stood up and said, "Madam, you're up? The young master asked me to cut more chives, so I cut all the chives in the vegetable garden."
Li Wanqing didn't expect that Gu Yan took her casual words to heart, and she felt sweet in her heart.
"Well, I want some more leeks. Are there any other places besides these?" Li Wanqing looked at the leeks on the ground. There were only about ten pounds of leeks at most, and she felt that it was not enough to eat for the whole winter.
“We don’t have any in our farm, I’ve planted all of them here, but there are some in the nearby villages.
Now is the time to eat leeks. Every family has a lot of them planted in their yards. If you want some, Madam, I'll go to the village to buy some." Chunxia said.
Li Wanqing really wanted to store more leeks, especially since this was the first batch of leeks.
"Okay, Chunxia, you should buy some more later. It's better to let them choose them before buying them." After Li Wanqing finished speaking, she went back to the house and grabbed a handful of copper coins for Chunxia.
"Madam, I'll go now. The village is right next to us. I'll be back soon." Chunxia said as she was about to leave.
Li Wanqing nodded: "I'm not in a hurry, it doesn't matter if it's earlier or later."
The two women who were picking leeks together shrank their necks and lowered their heads when they saw Li Wanqing come out, not daring to speak.
When he saw Chunxia talking to Li Wanqing, a hint of envy flashed in his eyes.
They came here because they heard that the owner of the farm had arrived. They also wanted to show off in front of the owner of the farm so that they could come in and work if there was a good job in the future.
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