"Jin Zhi, Rou Sang, are you there?" Mu Jinzhi led Mu Rousang and carefully avoided the bonfire as they arrived at the entrance of the courtyard. Standing at the entrance, they saw a young man of around eleven or twelve years old, with delicate and pretty features. Standing in the doorway, he beckoned to them.
The person who came was Mu Jinzhi"s former playmate, "Chinese toon, why have you returned! Little sister, quickly call for help, this is Qin Er, the eldest son of the Qin Er. "Mu Jinzhi pulled Mu Rousang in front of him. He was afraid that Mu Rousang would not remember anything at all, so she quickly called for someone. " Chinese toon! " The soft voice made Qin Chunshu smile as he squinted his eyes.
"Rou Sang, I just came back today. I heard from my mother that your son was very sick before. Are you feeling better?" Mu Rousang nodded without saying anything, could she say a thing? Sis is already in her twenties, your little sister Rou Sang died a long time ago.
Qin Chunshu was clearly very familiar with this place, and without waiting for Mu Jinzhi"s orders, he entered the courtyard, "Oh, Jin Jin has grown up, I knew I had cleaned up the entire place. I was wondering what was going on when I saw your family smoking in my vegetable garden. After throwing down the hoe, I ran over. Qin Chunshu picked up a gra.s.s fork and helped pull the gra.s.s by the side to the center. In the past, when Mu Jinzhi"s parents were here, he would often come to his house to play."Chinese toon, I have discussed this with my sister. I plan to reclaim the land so that we can grow some rations." Qin Chunshu knew about Mu Jinzhi"s family"s situation, "This place is not very big, I think it might not be enough, if we move the wall to the side of the road, then it should be enough."
If they grow it outside, there will be wild animals out there to ruin it. Mu Jinzhi lowered his head and did not say a word. Qin Chunshu also knew the difficulties his family was facing, "Jin Jin, I think you don"t need too many seeds in this plot of land. I"ll go back and tell my mother that I"ll lend you guys some to plant. If there"s anything you don"t understand, just ask my parents. " He had still planned to tell his mother that after his father finished his spring plowing, he would help Mu Jinzhi build some mud bricks and help them build the wall outside the courtyard.
Mu Jinzhi looked at Qin Chunshu excitedly, "Chinese toon, I …"
"No need to thank me, I just want my mother to lend it to you." Qin Chunshu was afraid that he would not accept, so he specifically said that it was lent to him, and did not have much hope for him. Qin Chunshu was a waiter working in a restaurant in town. Although his eyes had yet to reach the Fiery Eyes of Truth, he was still comparable to a country b.u.mpkin.
When he came to Mu Jinzhi"s home this time, not only did he realise that the Brother and sister had grown taller, he also realised that the two of them were much more spirited than before. Looking at the way Mu Jinzhi and his family treated themselves, the young him had a vague feeling that although Mu Jinzhi"s family was in a difficult situation, it would be hard to say in the future. He felt that having a good relationship with Mu Jinzhi was the right thing to do.
"Jinzhi, I think it"s almost done. This kind of hard soil is only suitable for growing some corn. I"ll go home and get the seed and the hoe, and I"ll help you open the field. " Qin Chunshu felt that it would take a few days for Mu Jinzhi to reclaim this plot of land. However, such a small action had made Mu Rousang remember him. There were very few people who would come to the snowy grounds to give him carbon in the future, and in the future, Qin Chunshu would sigh at the kindness that he had shown her today.
Qin Chunshu returned home to get his hoe, "Mother, Jin Jin Jiang and the rest are preparing to open up a plot of land in front of their own courtyard. I don"t see any grain in their house, so I agreed to lend them some." Qin Er was picking corn seeds and stored them all over the winter to pick the worst ones."What are you borrowing? You can just directly send them off. His family is quite pitiful as well. Two adults went and only two children remained." Qin Er"s loud voice could be heard a few miles away.
Qin Chunshu used his fingers to dig at his ears, "Mother, if I were to tell him to give it, he would definitely not accept it." The seeds were not the same. They were all chosen from a thousand to ten thousand, and there weren"t many left in each family. He understood Mu Jinzhi very well, and only said that it was lent to him.
Qin Er had already taken out a small basket with two pieces of dried lotus leaves. "I can see that the yard in front of his house is not that big, it"s only about an acre or so, if it"s planted well, it would be big enough for the two of them to chew on. Qin Er reckoned that he grabbed about half a kilogram of corn seeds.
Qin Chunshu brought out his hoe and said, "Mother, I will go help him open the ground. He"s still busy all by himself, I"m afraid we might miss a good opportunity." He picked up his hoe, hung the bamboo basket on the hoe handle in front of him, and left the yard. Qin Er did not shout from the courtyard, "Remember to come back for dinner!"
"Understood, Mother!" Qin Chunshu knew that his mother did not want him to eat at Mu Jinzhi"s home, for fear of burdening them.
When Qin Chunshu came over, the gra.s.s had already finished burning. Mu Jinzhi was sprinkling water on the ground with the mortar to cool it down. He took down the basket and gave it to Mu Jinzhi, "Ah, this was something my mother intentionally left for us to grow, she was just pouring it into the dustpan just now, ready to sow the land."
With these seeds, he could look after the land well, and this year, he would have something to eat. He looked at Mu Rousang who was sitting by the side of the door, at least this winter, his sister would not have to starve.Two people working at it was faster than one person. In addition to Qin Chunshu being a few years older than him, his strength was also a few more times. Hibiscus, when you turn the ground over and dry it for a few days, then you can plant it. You"d better rake some rotten leaves and other compost. That way the corn will grow well. "
"Un, got it!" Chinese toon, thank you. If it wasn"t for your family, my sister and I … "
"Jin Zhi, we grew up together. Your father even taught me to read when I was young." It was because he knew a few words that he became a waiter in the biggest restaurant in town. A year"s wages, in addition to the rewards during the holidays, could still earn more than two taels of silver. Not being under the sun nor under the rain, it was much better than digging. If it wasn"t for the fact that Mu Rousang was too young, Qin Chunshu would have introduced him to her.After Mu Rousang found out that Qin Chunshu was working in a restaurant in the town, she had a small plan in her mind. If she could get along with the owner of the restaurant, once the food in the town grew out, she would not have to transport them to a small town to sell.
She eagerly went to the stove room and scooped up two pieces of mortar water, "Chinese toon, drink some!" Mu Rousang smiled sweetly at him. Qin Chunshu dug for a while and perspired all over, just when he was feeling thirsty, he received the water and drank it in a few gulps, and then licked his lips, "Rou Sang, your family"s water is so sweet."
Mu Jinzhi also raised his head and dug the ground, "Isn"t it still the water from the river? Chinese toon, you must be too thirsty, because you feel that it"s sweet no matter what you eat!" He was also very confused in his heart. He remembered that there was no water in the pot last night, and there was also the vegetable garden behind the house. He didn"t suspect Mu Rousang at all and thought that it was the people from the village taking care of their Brother and sister.
Mu Rousang decided to probe the situation first, "Chinese toon, tell me about the restaurant. I"ve grown up with my brother, but I have never been to a restaurant before!" Qin Chunshu wiped the water from his mouth, "Hehe, Jin Jin, after not seeing you for a while, Rosin has become more sensible. The restaurant I am staying in is the biggest one in the town, and it is only because I know some words that I can become a waiter. "
"Chinese toon, can you work in the town? Is the work tiring? " Mu Rousang began to understand. To see how a boss treats his employees, it depended on his usual treatment, welfare and such.
"Not bad. I only get busy when I have a lot of customers. I have more free time in the morning and afternoon. At this time, I will help clean up." I"m in charge of the private room, so you don"t need to go to the main hall! " Qin Chunshu saw that she was curious and explained it in a more detailed manner."Then, if you make a mistake, will the boss scold you and deduct your silver!" Mu Rousang knew whether this boss was very profitable or not, and whether or not he would deduct from their wages.
"Where did you hear those rumors? Normally, as long as you do something, you wouldn"t be scolded. The boss is not bad. As long as you don"t break anything, you won"t be charged silver." Mu Rousang finally understood that the owner of this restaurant was someone who followed the rules. She was half relieved, and now that the cold weather was so severe, although there were some wild vegetables, it was impossible for them to look like her in this s.p.a.ce. She had to judge if the owner was a despicable person or a gentleman.
"Chinese toon, do you accept vegetables or not in your restaurants? There are some side dishes as well, I"m talking about now!"
"I"ll take it, now that it"s green and yellow in color, I can"t eat the dishes until a month later. I usually sell it for four coins, but right now, it"s only worth one catty. Wild vegetables are not as delicious as domestic vegetables, so it"s cheaper." Wild vegetables? Mu Rousang still couldn"t bear to sell it. In the modern world, a catty of wild vegetables was several times more expensive than ordinary dishes, and there were still very few dishes that were sold, so their nutritional value was even higher than ordinary dishes."What"s up? If you guys can find too many wild vegetables or if you can sell some vegetables from home, you can look for me in town." Qin Chunshu was cautious. This Mu Rousang had become smarter, it seemed that he was not an easy person to deal with.
"Alright, Chinese toon!" Mu Rousang was really happy, she was waiting for these words. Instead of taking it to the town to sell, he might as well find someone more reliable to sell it to. Perhaps less money is better than safety.
Her family only had two radishes, any random adult would be able to torture her to death with Mu Jinzhi. Mu Rousang was in a good mood, in a few days, her family would have their first payment. With the few acres of land in her s.p.a.ce, he would be able to eat and live on easily. She decided that he would grow some of the corn and some of the side dishes, which could be eaten in seven or eight days. The side dishes would be sold in two days and the first batch would be sold.Mu Jinzhi didn"t know why his sister was so concerned about this issue. As long as she was happy, he would let her be.
The sky had already darkened as more than half of the land within an acre was overturned. "Jin"zi, you can overturn the rest of the land tomorrow." Qin Chunshu looked at the color of the sky. He had to go home and eat dinner. The remaining land, at most, would only take Mu Jinzhi two days to grow, and he would be able to grow it in time.
"Chinese toon, thank you so much! When my little rabbit grows up, I"ll give you one and give you two a tooth beating offering. " Mu Rousang sat on the stairs and waved at him. Mu Jinzhi still did not have enough strength left, and with Qin Chunshu"s help, the place turned over by a large amount."Yo, caught on the mountain?" "How did you catch them?" Qin Chunshu"s spirits were rejuvenated. Normally, only a village hunter would be able to fight one or two fights, and they could only watch. "Today, I took my sister to the foot of the mountain to dig up some wild vegetables. I found it, that female rabbit was eaten by the big snake." Thinking about it now, Mu Jinzhi still had a lingering fear. In the future, he would not dare to easily bring Mu Rousang up the mountain anymore.
"Big snake, this is troublesome. If we don"t catch it, the village will often lose chickens and ducks." Qin Chunshu was very worried about them, the Brother and sister, as the house was quite far from the village. Mu Rousang also thought about this problem. Her senior, plus the fact that she was afraid of that soft and slippery thing her entire life. At night, it wouldn"t be safe to sleep at home. "Big brother, what did the Village Chief say?""The village chief said that everyone is busy with their work. When we"re done, he should take the dog to the mountains and capture the snake!" "In other words, her and Mu Jinzhi"s safety hasn"t been guaranteed for the past few days. Why don"t you all come to my house and sleep, your sister will sleep with my sister, and you will share the bed with me and the three of us. " Qin Chunshu didn"t trust the two of them.