The biography of Gu Qi, a poor girl

After successfully accepting the post of shepherd, Gu Danian actively took up the post: "I'll go up the mountain later, cut some wood first, build a firewood shed, and by the way, I can also connect the firewood shed to form a sheep pen."

"Do you need help?"

"I can't use it, your father and I can't do anything else. Some of it is strength."

Gu Qi thought that there were not many materials needed to set up the shed, so he didn't insist.

Throwing the two newly acquired pheasants and marmots into and out of the kitchen, and looking at the few rice grains and wild vegetables left in the kitchen, Gu Qi thought for a while and said:

"I'll go around the village to see who is willing to sell rice grains, and I'll exchange some."

"Okay, let's change more rice noodles, it's durable."

Gu Danian has long been distressed by the past two days of white flour, pancakes and fine rice porridge.

Delicious is delicious, but the price is also good.Two cents of fine rice is only a small bag of silver, which can be eaten by farmers. If it is replaced by rice noodles, it can be eaten for a month.

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There are about 800 or [-] households in Xiaoqi Village, with a population of more than [-], which is not much worse than ordinary small towns in remote areas.

There are many people, and it is naturally large, and the whole village is divided into two by a long river running through it.

Hedong has the most households with less fields, while Hexi has only a few dozen households with more arable land.Now that autumn is approaching, there are already many farmers who are planting spring wheat.

Gu Qi walked slowly, and it didn't take long before he passed the four acres of land he had newly purchased.The wheat on the ground was average, and there were a lot of weeds near the ridge. It seemed that no one took good care of it.

It's just like this, the wheat seems to have grown almost, but no one has come to harvest it, and I don't know if I want it.

If it is delayed for a long time, when the wheat is old, it will rot in the ground, and the next wave of sowing will be delayed.

Continue to walk forward, cross the ridge, and see a small courtyard.The house is made of loess, with a total of three or five rooms, and the yard is only surrounded by the most common broken fence, which looks a little out of tune with the surrounding blue-brick houses.

But what attracted Gu Qi's attention was the fact that a lot of vegetables were grown on the private plot in front of the house.Half an acre of radish, half an acre of mustard greens and pineapples, are lush, tender and tender.

In addition, a bamboo frame was built beside the yard, on which the vines were intertwined and chubby melons were hung.

Further inside, there are some eggplants, which seem to be ripe.A young woman in a dark red coarse cloth dress was harvesting.

Gu Qi closed the courtyard door: "Where's my sister-in-law at home?"

"Yes, yes. Who?"

Hearing the sound, the young woman raised her head and looked outside the courtyard. Seeing that it was a young girl, she put down her work and came out to open the door:

"you are?"

"My father and I just moved into Xiaoqi Village in the past two days, and we rented the house at the foot of Nanshan, not far from here."

"It turned out that you rented it. Yesterday, I saw a carriage and horses coming in, but it was the wife of the Queen who came back." The young woman said with a kinder expression on her face:

"My husband's surname is Li, and the house you leased is the main family, but the family split up in my grandfather's generation. My maiden name is Qin, and you can call me Sister Qin in the future."

The owner of the house that Gu Qi rented was Li, who belonged to the Li family in the village, and was also related to the village chief's family. The lady who Qin said was the master's wife.

"My surname is Gu, and I'm the seventh in the family. Sister-in-law Qin calls me Gu Qi. My father and I moved from Yuzhou Prefecture together."

The two exchanged a few words, and after getting acquainted with each other, Gu Qi did not delay much, and directly explained the intention:

"My father and I just settled down yesterday, and the food we brought is not enough. We passed by today and saw that the vegetables in my sister-in-law's house are growing well, so I wanted to ask if my sister-in-law's house would like to share some of the vegetables with me. Sister-in-law change."

"It's just some home-grown side dishes. It's not worth a few dollars. It's not worth the money. You can just pick whatever you want." After that, Mrs. Qin was about to take Gu Qi into the courtyard.

Mrs. Qin is kind, so Gu Qi can't take advantage of it.

"If it's just a meal or two, I would have the cheek to ask my sister-in-law for it.

It's just a long time later, my father and I can't take care of it for a while, and it's not good to come to my sister-in-law to ask for it.

Even if my sister-in-law didn't dislike it, I was also embarrassed.

It would be better for my brothers to settle accounts clearly from the very beginning, every penny is worth every penny. "

"You're a very particular child."

Gu Qi's words were clear, and Mrs. Qin couldn't say anything else but said, "Then I'll take some, but you can't give more. If you give more, I won't sell you in the future."

"Sister Qin can rest assured, I save it."

Now in the middle of summer, the rented house did not dig a cellar, and it was difficult to store vegetables and the like, so Gu Qi only needed a few of each, enough for two days of food.According to the market price, a total of [-] pennies of silver were given to Mrs. Qin.

Thinking that the rice grain is not enough, Gu Qi asked again, "Does my sister-in-law's family have any excess rice grain to distribute?"

"My family's several acres of land were planted later than other families, and it will take another seven or eight days to harvest, and there is not much rice at home.

The old Lin family in front received a wave early, if you want, I will take you to ask. "

The old Lin family that Mrs. Qin said was just a few steps ahead.Along the way, Mrs. Qin also talked to Gu Qi about the situation of the old Lin family.

The old Lin family settled in Xiaoqi Village only a few decades ago. In addition to the old couple and two married sisters, the family has four sons.The eldest of the Lin family has already married early, and the other three have also reached age one after another.

There are many people in the old Lin family, and they have a lot of land in their hands. Every time they receive food, they are among the best in the village.Only his family is waiting for the next son to marry, and in the past, this grain would be pulled to the town one after another to sell.Now someone in the village asks him to buy it at the market price, and naturally he is willing.