Farmer one or two things

Chapter 102 New Home

In the boat, Song Dashan and Chen Guizhi hugged Song Xiaobao to prevent him from running around.Song Tiancai spent 30 taels of silver to cover the second half of the cabin, and first made the sleeping bunks for Song Dashan and Chen Guizhi to let the two elders of the Song family rest.The two elders of the Song family had never ridden in such a long carriage. Even though they tried their best to keep Song Tiancai from worrying, they couldn't stand the bumps for so long.As soon as the bed was made, the two fell asleep first.

Just boarding the boat, Song Xiaobao was very excited, he was very unwilling to lie down and sleep in his grandma's arms honestly, clamoring to go out to see the big river.Song Tiancai saw that the faces of Chen Guizhi and Song Dashan were tired and dozed off, so he volunteered to hug Song Xiaobao and said that he would take care of this little rascal himself.In order to let the elders of the Song family rest peacefully, Song Tiancai took Song Xiaobao to the deck. Looking at the mighty river, Song Xiaobao stretched his neck out for a long time without seeing the end.

Song Tiancai deliberately teased him, making Song Xiaobao stunned.Zhao Yanxiu couldn't stand it anymore, he hugged Song Xiaobao from Song Tiancai's arms, and took him to fish on the boat.Song Xiaobao had small hands and couldn't hold the fishing rod steadily, so Zhao Yanxiu hugged him and sat in his arms, holding his little hand to fish together.There were as many fish in the river as ever, and after a while, Zhao Yanxiu caught a big fish.

Song Xiaobao clapped his hands excitedly, his small body tilted his head and looked in the barrel, his plump little hands stretched into the basin from time to time to tease the big fish in the barrel.Every time the big fish is splashed by Song Xiaobao's impatient flick of the tail, Song Xiaobao, the little villain, will be startled, stunned for a while, and then immediately run to the place with short legs. Zhao Yanxiu hides behind.After waiting for a while, seeing that there was no movement in the wooden barrel, he stretched out his small head to take a look, showing some smug smiles, and then ran over to tease the big fish in the wooden barrel again with more enthusiasm.

Song Tiancai watched Song Xiaobao having fun by himself, and slowly sat down beside Zhao Yanxiu, secretly holding Zhao Yanxiu's left hand.Zhao Yanxiu's ears turned red immediately, but he didn't pull out his hand, but held Song Tiancai's hand even harder.

Song Tiancai felt the temperature in his hands, and his mouth was almost grinning to the back of his head.As soon as the fishing rod sank, Zhao Yanxiu immediately lifted it up, and it was another big fish.Only then did Song Tiancai reluctantly let go of Zhao Yanxiu's hand, and put the big fish into the wooden bucket.

Having learned the lesson from the last boat dinner, Song Tiancai and Zhao Yanxiu brought enough cooks this time.I also built a small stove and brought [-] catties of charcoal with me, and I planned to cook it myself on the boat.Otherwise, according to the fact that the two of them used to eat half a tael of silver for a meal, the five members of the Song family would not be able to afford a tael of silver.After ten days, it's only a dozen or so taels of silver, and the food is not very good. The second elder of the Song family is afraid that his heart will die.

This meeting brought rice noodles, and Song Tiancai was in charge of the spoon. Knowing that Zhao Yanxiu likes to eat fresh fish and shrimp, he brought a fishing rod and a fishing net.In this way, fishing and cooking on the boat is beautiful just thinking about it.

There was only one stove, and Song Tiancai planned to cook the fish first, and then cook the rice.Scaling and tripe removal, steaming, deep-frying, braised in soy sauce, stewing soup, all of a sudden Song Tiancai was in full swing.Zhao Yanxiu took Song Xiaobao to watch, when a dish was ready, one big and one small always had to steal two bites.Two big fish, four big dishes, cut up the salted duck eggs brought earlier, fried a plate with soaked capers and peppers, added a few eggs, dinner was done.

The table on the boat was too small for five people to sit on, so Song Tiancai and Zhao Yanxiu moved four large boxes to form a table, spread an oilcloth on it, and ate dinner.It was the first time for Song Xiaobao to eat at such a table. With his small body, he didn't need to be a children's chair and could sit on an ordinary stool to serve food. He immediately fell in love with this way of eating.He didn't need Chen Guizhi to feed him, so he took a wooden spoon and stuffed it into his mouth.

Song Tiancai and Zhao Yanxiu put Song Xiaobao between the two of them, one peeled the egg shells, the other removed the fish bones, and fed them to Song Xiaobao.From time to time, Song Tiancai took advantage of the gap to stuff Zhao Yanxiu with a few mouthfuls of fish and a piece of salted duck yellow, and there was no time to rest.Song Dashan and Chen Guizhi looked at the three of them, looked at each other and smiled, and there was a sense of relief and joy in their eyes.

On the first day on board, Song Tiancai and Zhao Yanxiu slept in the first half of the night this time, and they stayed together for the second half of the night.This is what Song Dashan and his wife repeatedly asked for. Seeing that Song Tiancai and Zhao Yanxiu lost weight during the night watch, the two elders of the Song family felt distressed.

On land, the two elders of the Song family did not dare to say that they would take turns guarding those who slept in the open air.Now on board, Song Dashan and Chen Guizhi discussed with Song Tiancai and the others to have an early dinner and let Zhao Yanxiu and Song Tiancai rest for a while.The two elders of the Song family guarded first, and after Xu time, Song Tiancai and Zhao Yanxiu replaced the night watch.

The ten days on the boat passed quickly, and when they arrived in Quanzhou, Song Dashan and his wife were dazzled by the prosperity and excitement of the port.Their hometown is Quanzhou. When they were seven or eight years old, they followed their elders to Yongle Town to settle down.At that time, Quanzhou was just a few small fishing villages, and most men could not even afford to marry their wives.

But now, as far as the eye can see, the dazzling array of shops, the endless hawking and the richly dressed pedestrians are beyond the original imagination of the Song family elders.Even though they knew that Quanzhou was prosperous, they never expected it to be so prosperous.When Song Dashan and Chen Guizhi got off the boat, they deliberately changed into their best clothes, but when they saw it on the road, they were just average and not very attractive.

Song Tiancai called the porter and the carriage, and took the Song family back to Pingyao Town.They drove for an hour to arrive at their new home. Song Dashan and Chen Guizhi stood in front of the big house Song Tiancai bought last time, startled.I never thought that Song Tiancai's house, which he said lightly, was so big. Even if he didn't go in, the two elders of the Song family could understand that this house must not be cheap.

Song Tiancai and Zhao Yanxiu had almost prepared the things in the house. When the porter brought the things in, Song Tiancai led the two elders of the Song family to identify the house and left them to clean up.He and Zhao Yanxiu went outside the house to see how the brewed vinegar was doing.There is also the glutinous rice in the cellar. Song Tiancai asked about it at the port of Quanzhou just now. The current price of grain is no longer the price they bought at the beginning. The stored glutinous rice can earn three or four times the price when sold.

Of course, Song Tiancai would not sell it. When he was going to take the vinegar making business as his own profession, he had to think a lot.Raw materials are naturally indispensable, but now because of the bad year, the price of rice has risen a lot.Once the cost rises, he earns less, and how the first batch of vinegar will determine whether Song Tiancai will continue to do so.

It was brewed in June, and now it is November, almost half a year.Song Tiancai and Zhao Yanxiu opened a vat of vinegar, and a sour smell came out.Smelling the smell, Song Tiancai nodded, his face flashed with joy, and then dipped his hands in some vinegar juice to taste the taste, and found that the vinegar tasted quite good, and the brewing was very successful.

Looking at Song Tiancai's face, Zhao Yanxiu knew that the vinegar was brewing well, and said with a smile, "Brother, the vinegar is ready, shall we sell it ourselves or sell it to other shops?"

It is not acceptable to come to Quanzhou to farm lightly, but Song Tiancai has not yet made up his mind whether to do business or not.Even though the status of businessmen has been greatly improved, the tax is still the highest.He can guarantee the expenses of the Song family by buying a shop and renting the shop, and it is no big deal to make vinegar and set up a small workshop.But if you open a shop in Quanzhou in a serious way, you will become a merchant, and you will not be able to enjoy the benefits of being a scholar.

In the future, not only will they not be exempted from taxes on [-] acres of land, but they will have to pay heavy taxes. When they meet officials, they will no longer be able to stand up and talk like they used to, but will have to kneel.For Song Tiancai, the status of a scholar is quite useful.He was really reluctant to give up for the sake of selling vinegar.

But if the Luo family brothers were to sell it on behalf of them, part of the profits from the vinegar would have to be shared, and he would feel pain in his heart.Zhao Yanxiu still understood him, and he got the point when he asked.Song Tiancai was in a dilemma, and said, "Yanxiu, what do you think? It is certain to open a shop to earn money, but not to mention paying heavy taxes, I can't keep my reputation as a scholar. In the future, in Quanzhou, I will lose confidence in going to the Yamen. It’s really hard to have both.”

Zhao Yanxiu looked at Song Tiancai's pretending to be old-fashioned, and said, "Brother, it's actually not difficult. You see, having your fame as a scholar at home can exempt you from taxes and other benefits. It's best not to stay still. And But I don't have these worries. Even though I paid money to redeem my crime when I made such a fuss at Zhao's house, I have a criminal record after all. It is hopeless to study for the imperial examination. Why don't I open this shop under my name? I became a businessman, so we can take care of everything."

Song Tiancai shook his head without even thinking about it. Zhao Yanxiu's talent and martial arts are very outstanding. If he didn't have a bunch of messes like the Zhao family, it would be absolutely impossible to just follow him to farm.Now if Zhao Yanxiu was registered as a merchant, he would be able to think of a way in the future, and Zhao Yanxiu would not want to do anything else.

Although Song Tiancai didn't think there was anything wrong with farming and trading, he hoped that Zhao Yanxiu could choose a better path.Even though this path seems impractical now, Song Tiancai hoped that Zhao Yanxiu would wait and watch the changes, rather than help him choose to become a businessman.

Zhao Yanxiu looked at Song Tiancai and shook his head, wanting to talk to Song Tiancai again, but Song Tiancai said, "Yanxiu, you practice martial arts even in cold winter and hot summer. What are you doing for it? It's nothing more than making meritorious deeds and defending your family and country. I always look at you Looking at the strategy of war, you may have some expectations in your heart. Becoming a merchant, although you benefit for a while, may leave you with regrets. I thought about it, this vinegar is still sold to Boss Luo and Boss Huang. Although we have to share some profits with them, it will be easy and easy, and we will not have to work hard. We just came to Quanzhou to settle down, so let's make a good relationship."

That's the end of this topic. Song Tiancai is going to visit Boss Huang in the next two days. He still has shares in Boss Huang's workshop.Now that I have settled down in Quanzhou, I would like to invite these people to have a housewarming meal out of reason.

Chen Guizhi directed Song Dashan to boil water in the room. She rolled up her sleeves and began to unpack and wash them, and took out all the quilts and bedding in the room to dry.Song Xiaobao took a small broom and followed Chen Guizhi around, sweeping twice when he had nothing to do, the ashes fell on his new clothes, scaring Chen Guizhi to call out his little ancestor again.

Zhao Yanxiu and Song Tiancai also went up to help tidy up, and Chen Guizhi sighed seeing the two of them clumsy and unhelpful.He disliked them being in the way, and drove them, along with Song Xiaobao, to the cleaned main hall to drink water and eat snacks.

Song Tiancai watched the two elders of the Song family work hard, grabbed Song Xiaobao who was trying to make trouble again, stopped eating dust in the house, dragged Zhao Yanxiu out of the house, and went shopping in Pingyao Town.Pingyao Town is not far from Quanzhou, and the price here is actually a bit more expensive than Quanzhou.

Thinking that Zhao Yanxiu likes to eat seafood, Song Tiancai went to the Caishikou in the town to have a look.More than half of the seafood in Pingyao Town is shipped from Quanzhou, and the rest is brought in by seafarers themselves.In the afternoon, there were not many people at the entrance of the vegetable market. Song Tiancai and Zhao Yanxiu took Song Xiaobao in, and saw that many stall owners had already started closing their stalls.

Song Tiancai considered himself an enlightened father, so he generously asked Song Xiaobao to order.Song Xiaobao opened his mouth and said: "I want to eat meat, such a large piece of meat." Although there were fish to eat on the boat, there was no meat to eat. No matter how delicious the fish was, even Song Xiaobao, who had been eating for ten days, was already tired of eating. So, Song Xiaobao, who has always been fond of meat, has long been greedy for meat.

Seizing the opportunity, they expressed their willingness to eat meat to everyone in the Song family. The first thing the two elders of the Song family did at the port was to buy two chickens and plan to stew them in soy sauce so that Song Xiaobao could eat enough.Now Chen Guizhi probably put it in the pot and stewed it.

Therefore, Song Xiaobao's opinion was rejected.Song Xiaobao quit, and the little fat legs stopped at the place where the pork was sold.The pigs here are small black pigs with black skin.Song Xiaobao just stared at a big pig's head, and when his grandma used to braise the pig's head, she always left the softest piece of pig's head for him to eat.Song Xiaobao hadn't eaten it for a long time since the tea stall closed. Now when he sees the big pig's head, he sees it as delicious pig's head meat, and he refuses to touch his fat little body anymore.

Seeing his son's unpromising appearance, Song Tiancai really wanted to cover his face with his sleeves. This little bastard has absolutely nothing to do with him. Well, he has to go far away, so that people don't recognize them as father and son.Song Xiaobao didn't know that his unscrupulous father was trying to distance himself from him. Seeing that Song Tiancai was always standing still, he held his breath and opened his mouth to shout: "Father, buy a pig's head, let's eat meat today." The voice was directed at Song Tiancai, that's all, the whole Caishikou swept Song Tiancai.

The conscience of heaven and earth, Song Tiancai feels that he has never missed Song Xiaobao's food and drink, let alone abused him, otherwise, how could Song Xiaobao have such a round, white and tender chin.But when Song Xiaobao yelled just now, the eyes of everyone looking at him almost read "This father is a real one, I can't even bear to buy a pig's head for my son".

With a smile on his face, Song Tiancai led a big pig's head to chase after Song Xiaobao under the smiles of everyone.He decided in his heart that when he caught Song Xiaobao, he must beat his little ass.With such a cheating child, is it easy to say that he is a father?

As for Zhao Yanxiu, relying on his physical strength, he calmly moved aside and became a passerby.Zhao Yanxiu thinks there is still time for him to pretend not to know such a bastard father and son?