After returning home, Song Yuehua thought about Pei Feng who was also in the kang room just now, and she always felt something was wrong.
As soon as he entered the door, he asked Xiaobao, "You didn't do anything bad behind my back, did you?"
"I asked Brother Rushan about the backgrounds of those people in the Qi family." Xiaobao said truthfully.
"Qi family?" Song Yuehua asked, "Why are you still asking about the Qi family..."
Song Yuehua raised the small fork in front of her with both hands and asked, "What do you want to do now?"
"Big sister..."
Xiao Bao held Song Yuehua's arm and said with a smile, "Big sister said that knowing yourself and knowing your enemy is important. There is no harm in finding out."
Song Yuehua then put the man down and asked, "What did Zhang Rushan say to you?"
The Qi family was indeed an imperial merchant several generations ago, but Qi Juncai was not the only son.
Originally, the Qi family had two sons. Qi Juncai had an older brother who was quite good at studying and was adopted into a side branch.
The Qi family now holds a huge fortune entirely relying on the accumulation of their ancestors' wealth.
The Qi family has been in officialdom for a lifetime, and the biggest regret in the family is that no one in their family has entered officialdom.
Not to mention anything else, as long as he can pass the imperial examination, with the Qi family's wealth and money, he can pave the way for others.
It's so hard to see a promising descendant, how can we not keep a close eye on him?
Just two years ago, Qi Juncai's brother suddenly hanged himself at home.
The entire Qi family was almost going crazy. They called a Taoist priest to exorcise the evil spirit for several months, but the person was still dead.
As a result, Qi's mother was bedridden all day long, and Qi's father was depressed all day long.
Later, the Qi family's support in the court fell.
Originally, it was impossible for a business like the Qi family to escape unscathed from such a situation.
At times like this, all we have to thank is the daughter of the eldest daughter of the Qi family, Concubine Leng in the palace, who is also Leng Suxue's elder sister.
If it weren't for Concubine Leng's protection, the Qi family would have become the second Guan family.
Zhang Yang's mother was the second daughter of the Qi family, and his father was just an unknown scholar. Later, thanks to the Qi family, he started a small business.
The Qi family is safe and sound today, all thanks to the Leng family, so much so that Leng Suxue can punish her two cousins at will.
Although Leng Suxue suffered from that disease, she was deeply loved by Concubine Leng, who also really cared about her sister.
I thought that instead of being laughed at in Beijing, it would be better to return to my hometown and live a more comfortable life.
Now that Qi's Dalang has committed suicide, Qi's father blames Qi's mother and hands the Qi family over to Leng Suxue to take charge, claiming that she is ill and unable to manage the household.
After listening to this, Song Yuehua breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that you know it. Don't ask about it anymore in the future."
Xiaobao nodded.
Song Yuehua thought again of Awang that Xiang Xiaoyu mentioned today, and thought to herself, don't let Xiaobao go to the chess hall for the time being.
Whether it was the Qi family or the Leng family, Song Yuehua didn't want to have anything to do with them.
The weather is gradually warming up, and it's time to harvest the potatoes. Looking at the newly dug potatoes, the villagers feel that the drought is finally over.
Song Yuehua packed several sacks of potatoes and sent them to the school and Nie Niangzi's home.
To the You Mansion, Master Thomas also sent an ox cart.
Every household in the village is immersed in the joy of harvest.
Although every household planted vegetables when it rained last year, we were not so happy because vegetables and potatoes do not give people the same sense of security.
Potatoes are a real food that can fill your stomach and can keep people full even when there is no grain.
The Dongshan compound, and even the entire village, was filled with the joy of harvest from top to bottom.
Last year, there were not enough bean seeds, so we only planted 10 acres of potatoes and harvested a total of 20,000 to 30,000 kilograms.
I don't plan to sell them. I'll keep the good potatoes for seeds and pick out the average ones to share.
When Song Yuehua was carrying potatoes and walking to the gate of the courtyard, she heard Ding Cuigu's shouting and cursing.
"Who is the heartless person who let chickens into our vegetable garden? We just planted the vegetable seedlings a few days ago, and now not a single one is left. This is really a lack of morality!"
After putting the potatoes at the gate of the courtyard, Song Yuehua came over to take a look and saw Ding Cuigu chasing chickens with a bamboo pole.
At a quick glance, there were at least 20 chickens running into the vegetable garden.
"Whose chicken is this?" Song Yuehua asked.
Aunt Ding Cui said as she drove them away, "I don't know, but they are not from our chicken farm. Granny Lan just checked and none of our chickens are missing."
"Oh, the newly planted seedlings have all been pecked." Grandma Lan also picked up a bamboo pole and started to drive them away.
It took the three of them a few tries to drive all the chickens away.
Song Yuehua asked, "Are these chickens raised in the South Courtyard?"
"I'm afraid so," Granny Lan said, "The chickens raised in the village would never run so far to come here to look for food. When I was delivering tea to people outside, I saw a few chickens wandering around the East Mountain. I didn't think too much about it at the time. I just thought that it was someone else's chickens that ran to the wrong place."
Song Yuehua called out softly, and Liu Xue came over just in time.
"Go tell Baozi to take good care of the chickens he raises. If they come to destroy the vegetable field again, I will kill them and eat them as pheasants."
This time we discovered it early and had pecked at quite a few vegetable leaves and seedlings, so replanting wouldn't be a problem.
After harvesting the potatoes, Song Yuehua started thinking about fertilizer.
The fertilizer brought by Baozi cannot be used, and the amount of farm manure collected by Song Da and Song Er every day is also limited.
Taking advantage of these days at home, Song Yuehua took Pei Feng to Bugui Mountain to dig some rotten leaves.
On the third day of digging, they were stopped by Qin Xiuxiu.
"Boss, these rotten leaves are enough. Using too many will not be good for the land." Qin Xiuxiu said.
Song Yuehua originally thought that she could make up for it by digging a few more times, but it turned out that it didn't work.
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