MTL - Dressed As a Farm Boy, He Cheated on His Way Out of the Desert.

Chapter 46: Kill but not bury

 The rich fruity aroma slowly fills the whole room.

The Kang and the ground, which were empty just now, are now filled with fruits.

Red apples, yellow-orange pears, bright red dates, no matter how you look at them, they look fresh and how sweet they look.

Jiayin also knew that taking it out so suddenly would really embarrass the old lady.

 But at this time of year, the price of fresh fruits is very good.

Especially if it’s shipped to a wealthy place like Kyoto, many people will buy it as New Year’s gifts.

 The other thing is, it’s a pity that such a good thing hangs in a small courtyard in space and no one eats it.

Although the space courtyard has a fixed function for plants, whether it is grain or fruit, as long as it is ripe, it will not spoil unless picked.

 But it is useless to keep it, so it would be best to exchange it for silver.

 So, she kept a little of the good news for emergencies, and she picked the rest.

 At the beginning, she only wanted to be self-sufficient, not to make money by growing an orchard.

 So there are two apples and pears planted in the front yard and the backyard together.

In addition to a crooked-neck jujube tree in the front yard and two chestnut trees outside the courtyard wall, there is nothing else.

At this moment, she regretted it. If she had known she would travel through time, she would have had more varieties.

However, if we look at the various frozen meats and seafood in the freezer, there are no signs of melting or spoilage.

She didn’t dare to be greedy anymore and fell asleep with confidence.

 After all, she had just passed her 100th day, and she didn’t have much mental energy. She was busy picking fruits. The burden was also very heavy for her...

Old Mrs. Li was really dumbfounded when she saw her granddaughter falling asleep instantly.

She walked around the floor a few times, quickly opened the door a crack, and asked someone to call Li Laosi back.

Li Laosi just sat down next door and chatted for a while. When he heard that his mother was in trouble, he ran back quickly.

Old Mrs. Li pulled her son in, not allowing him to be surprised, and gave instructions in a low voice.

"Don't ask anything. You and your wife come over secretly at night and we pack all the fruits. If your family members ask, just say you brought them from the south."

Then take it with you when you go to Kyoto and sell it there. Someone from the **** agency asked, just say that our family picked it from the mountains in autumn, do you understand? "

Li Laosi nodded blankly, swallowed hard, and finally couldn't help but say.

“Mom, this is too much, don’t you have so many baskets at home?”

Old Mrs. Li also had a headache, clicked two empty pipes and pots, and ordered.

“Then go and borrow it, put it outside the yard, and bring it back in at midnight.”

"I'm not very familiar with the people in the village. Third brother is the most familiar with them, especially the old men next door. I just walked around and saw a lot of wicker baskets in the side room. They must have been knitted in their spare time."

Li Laosi pointed to the next door. Mr. Li was very happy. It was close to the water and the terrace. This could solve a big problem.

Jiayin slept until midnight. Before she could open her eyes, she heard a rustling sound in the house. She thought her home had been robbed.

 Looking carefully, I saw grandma and parents loading baskets by dim oil lamps.

 At a rough count, there were more than 20 baskets of apples and pears, and more than a dozen cloth bags of red dates.

Mrs. Li was busy tapping her lower back, obviously very tired.

Jiayin felt guilty, so she decisively closed her eyes and continued to pretend to be asleep, but in reality she wandered around in space.

There are almost enough things in the front and back of the small courtyard that can be used to support the family, but the five acres of land in the back have not been cleared yet.

 The five acres of land include four acres of corn, one acre of potatoes, a little cabbage, and winter vegetables such as radishes and carrots.

Thinking about the exhaustion of picking fruits, the good news is really frightening.

 But I have to do the work. After all, I have to farm with my family in the spring.

 It will be convenient to cheat when the time comes and help the family have a bumper harvest.

 Fortunately, there are still two or three months before spring, so she can harvest slowly...

 Getting up early the next day, Zhao Yuru saw that her younger siblings didn't get up, so she made breakfast by herself.

When the porridge was being served, Tao Hongying hurried in with a yawn. "What's going on? Are you sleepy after walking? The circles under your eyes are black."

Zhao Yuru asked casually, but Tao Hongying didn't want to lie to her sister-in-law, and because her mother-in-law told her not to say anything, she answered vaguely.

 “I helped my mother with some work.”

Before Zhao Yuru could ask any more questions, Mrs. Li shouted to start the meal.

 The family sat around and drank millet and sweet potato porridge, which was served with fried pickles, shredded cabbage, and a handful of two-faced pancakes.

 After putting down her chopsticks, Mrs. Li ordered the fourth child.

“Go to the Escort Bureau early and ask when you will leave for Kyoto and take away all the fruits you brought back. There are many noble people in Kyoto, so you can sell them at a good price, and your family will have more income.”

 Everyone was confused when they heard this, "When did the fourth child bring back the fruit?"

Old Mrs. Li waved her pipe and pot and stared.

"I know, that's all. What else should I report to you at home?"

As expected, everyone shut up. Only Jiayi was excited to go to Kyoto with his fourth uncle again.

 After dinner, Li Laosi hurried into the city.

Everyone in the **** agency also wanted to come back early to celebrate the New Year, so they decided to leave tomorrow.

So, Li Laosi and Jiayi set off again after just two peaceful nights' sleep. They didn't even see Jiaren who had rushed back after hearing the news.

 Happy news is that you only get into trouble and don't care about ending it.

 After giving away the fruit, it was time for her family to collect the money. She didn’t worry about how to sell it.

Harvesting the land was hard work, and she was so tired that she had to sleep a lot during the day.

The old lady and Tao Hongying were worried and struggled a lot, but they did not send her to the city for pulse diagnosis.

However, after eating and sleeping like this, Jiayin gained weight again...

 Winter is originally a boring season, especially after eating Laba porridge.

The water was dripping and turned into ice outside. Even if I went out to go to the hut, I had to jog back and forth, and no one wanted to walk around and chat.

As a result, every household huddled on the hot kang and lived a real cat winter life.

Li Lao Er still wanted to teach the children arithmetic in the morning, so Li Lao San found a few pieces of wood and knocked them in the main room.

Hitch a few small horse pegs for easy sitting while lighting a fire.

Wu Cuihua woke up at night and caught the wind and cold. She simply used this as an excuse to lie on the kang for half a month and refused to get up.

Mrs. Li didn't want to talk to her, so she only brought Zhao Yuru and Tao Hongying to do needlework and sew new quilts.

　In order to transport the fresh fruits to Kyoto, almost all the bedding at home was wrapped in baskets.

So that everyone slept directly on the mats. Even if there were no mattresses, the quilts had to be closed...

The old lady gave up her money and bought a lot of new cotton and coarse cloth.

　　Four quilts were sewn directly. The second, third, fourth and fourth child plus her, it was fair for each person to have one bed.

Jiayin woke up boringly, babbling and calling her two naughty brothers to ride big horses for her.

Walked around a few times inside and outside the house, and wanted to take a look.

Helpingless, as soon as I arrived at the door, I was frightened away by the cold wind coming out of the crack of the door...

The days passed day by day, and it was already the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month.

 While the family was cleaning up the yard, sweeping dust and scrubbing, Li Laosi and Jiayi rushed back on time.

 Compared to the last time they walked darts, the two of them obviously didn't have much hard work this time.

Other than two red spots on his face from the cold, there were no other injuries.

The family gathered around them and entered the house, and Li Laosi started flipping the packages again.

“Mom, things in Kyoto are expensive, so I didn’t want to buy anything. I only bought two pairs of shoes for you and Fu Niuer.”

 (End of this chapter)