Chapter 444 Boredom
"I stay at home all day, and I'm not allowed to do anything, and I'm not allowed to practice martial arts. It's really depressing!"

Zhao Youcai complained but there was a big smile on his face.

During the months of recuperation at home, not only was Zhao Youcai idle all day long, but he also had to accept crazy feeding from Lu and the brothers Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu every day. Zhao Youcai had gained a lot of weight.

When he smiled, his eyes were squeezed into a thin slit, which looked quite funny.

Mrs. Lu rolled her eyes at Zhao Youcai and ignored him, still talking to Xia Mingyue.

Talk about the situation of Xia Ji in Jinqiu County during the time when Xia Mingyue went to Changzhou Prefecture.

Xia Ji's business model is very mature and runs the same as usual every day. Occasionally there are some minor problems, but they can all be solved by Lu, Zhou and others. Overall, it is very stable.

"If I have to say something, it's that even though Xia Ji's stall is full, people still keep coming to ask about joining us, and it takes a lot of effort to politely refuse them."

After all, it is a business that can make money, and it is a stable business, so it is common for people to be sought after.

This situation also shows that Xia Ji's business is extremely successful.

Sweet burden!
The two of them talked for another half an hour before they had time to do other things.

The first thing is to arrange accommodation for Yinqiao and Qingju.

The west wing was originally the room of Zhuang Cui and Jiang Zhuguo. Now that Jiang Zhuguo lives in Changzhou City, the kang in the room has been vacated.

The earthen kang was spacious and flat, and the weather was getting colder, so it was quite warm and intimate for two people to sleep together.

Yinqiao and Qingju had always had a very good relationship when they were in Changzhou City, and they had no objection to this now.

The next step was to place the things brought back from Changzhou Prefecture.

Xia Mingyue originally bought a lot of things in order to share some with her close ones after returning, which could also be considered as her "business trip".

She never expected that the things that Manager Fu gave her were three times as much as what she bought, so that when all the things were moved into the house, they were piled all over the floor, leaving no place to step.

With no other choice, Xia Mingyue had to sleep with these items all night. Early the next morning, she packed up these things one by one and sent them to various places in turn.

The Lu family, Yin Lingyou, Manager Ge, Aunt Han...

Seeing that there was some high-quality ink and paper in it, Xia Mingyue even thought of sending some to Principal Zhou and Magistrate Pei.

After the piles of items in the house were taken out one by one and the room finally became much cleaner, Guo Kang came to the door.

Some fresh fruits and vegetables were also delivered, as well as the title deed to the newly purchased farm and the indentures of the farm servants.

"The farm was finally bought for 1,050 taels. The other party was quite generous and kept a few more servants."

Guo Kanglai showed the roster to Xia Mingyue and gave a detailed introduction to the specific conditions of each employee and tenant.

Seeing that Guo Kanglai knew everything, Xia Mingyue knew that he must be personally involved and worked hard. She couldn't help but nod repeatedly, "Manager Guo, thank you for your hard work."

"It's all my duty." Guo Kanglai's attitude remained humble. "The winter wheat on the farm has been planted, and the garlic in the vegetable field has sprouted. I plan to sow some spinach and coriander in the wheat field so that I can have vegetables to eat in the winter. If they grow well, I can sell some of them for some money..."

The earth is silent in winter. Except for some rare vegetables that can be grown in some greenhouses, most of the vegetables are radishes, cabbages, potatoes, etc. stored in cellars. Such fresh and tender winter spinach and coriander will surely be very popular among people.

Guo Kanglai had his own ideas and was very dedicated in these matters. Xia Mingyue nodded slightly as she listened, sometimes expressing affirmation and appreciation, and sometimes interrupting Guo Kanglai's statement to put forward some of her own opinions.

The master and servant discussed for half a day, and both of them gained a lot. Seeing that it was getting late, Guo Kanglai returned excitedly, and Xia Mingyue was excited to pack up the things Guo Kanglai brought.

The vegetables include freshly harvested cabbage, white radish, carrots, and fresh mustard greens, and the fruits include pears and persimmons.

The cabbage and two kinds of radishes are carefully stored and saved for later consumption. The mustard greens are peeled and shredded, and pickled into shredded mustard greens like last year, to be used as a side dish with rice.

Duck pears are suitable for eating or making into canned fruit.

There are a lot of persimmons, and the varieties are excellent. The deep orange persimmons are not astringent at all, but instead are crispy, sweet, fragrant and delicious.

Divide the persimmons into two piles, one for direct consumption and the other for peeling. Tie the persimmon stalks one by one with hemp rope and hang them in a well-ventilated place, ready to be dried into persimmon cakes...

Xia Mingyue was busy, and Zhuang Cui was not idle either.

Since returning to Jinqiu County, Yin Lingyou began to formally teach her medical skills.

Identify medicinal materials, record their properties and uses, learn how to prepare them, try to diagnose pulses, and memorize prescriptions...

In just a few days, Zhuang Cui experienced one word: the days passed like years.

At the same time, I learned another word - life is worse than death.

How come there are so many complicated and hard-to-remember names of medicinal herbs in this world? And why do those dried medicinal herbs look so different from fresh ones? They are clearly the same medicinal herbs, but why do the different preparation methods lead to such different efficacy and uses?

And as for the matter of taking the pulse, no matter how she touched it, she felt that the pulse was just beating. There was no difference at all, okay?

She is obviously a rough person who likes to wield swords and practice martial arts. Why does she have to sit down quietly and learn these things now?

The four words "life is meaningless" are vividly reflected on Zhuang Cui's face.

If you can't understand or learn, you will inevitably be clumsy and get into trouble when doing things.

I took the wrong herbs and read the wrong time...

Mistakes happen one after another, and each one is beyond human imagination.

This made Zhuang Cui even more depressed, and she felt a little ashamed and even doubted herself.

Mao Sanli saw this and comforted her, "Junior sister, don't worry about it. Getting into trouble is a common thing. It's nothing to worry about. Besides, you will get used to it after getting into trouble again and again, and so will the master. So he won't say anything!"

Zhuang Cui, "..."

It’s better not to give me this comfort!

Zhuang Cui's boredom did not decrease at all, and Cui Wendong's boredom in Changzhou City was also increasing.

The Honglian bait had been released for a long time, but there had been no movement, which made him a little uneasy.

What made him even more uneasy was that he heard that Cui Wenshuo seemed to have arrived in Changzhou City.

The Cui family knew that he had come to Changzhou City, but Cui Wenshuo came to Changzhou City quietly at this time and did not meet him...

Is it because he knew that Madam He was here, so he wanted to get there first and seize the opportunity?

Ahhhh, school finally starts tomorrow, the little monsters are back, and I can finally have some quiet time to write!