Farming in time travel can be slapped in the face

Chapter 39: The Deed of Sale

The two of them were sitting under a tall tree. Lan Qianjue first found a place for Shen Jiyao to sit down and settled him down, and then moved to move a relatively flat large stone to place it. Serving as a table in front of him, Shen Jiyao sat aside and took out the two dishes from the basket one by one and placed them on the stones. He took the bowl in the basket to serve the rice, but Lan Qianjue took it over. He scooped it up Fan handed the bowl to Shen Jiyao's hand, pulled out a pair of chopsticks from the basket and handed it to him, and then added some food to himself.

The two of them ate in silence. The stone was too short and it was not convenient for Shen Jiyao's stomach. He could not sit down to pick up the dishes, so Lan Qianjue kept picking up the dishes for him.

Even while taking care of Shen Jiyao while eating, Lan Qianjue ate very quickly. He always wanted to finish the meal quickly and continue working. He accidentally saw Shen Jiyao eating in a hurry and thought that The other party had the same idea as him, and Lan Qianjue couldn't help but feel a little distressed, so she told Shen Jiyao: "Eat slowly, don't be in a hurry." Shen Jiyao

only focused on eating, and he grunted perfunctorily before grabbing the rice. The speed did not slow down, and he looked like he was frightened by hunger. However, this time it was Lan Qianjue who was really overthinking. Shen Jiyao, who was devouring food, had different ideas from him. He usually eats at noon on time, but today he delayed eating. By this time, he was really hungry.

After a while, Lan Qianjue finished eating. He put the bowl aside and gave Shen Jiyao some vegetables. He picked up the sickle and stood up to go to the ground. Shen Jiyao was half full at this time, and his eating speed also slowed down. Seeing that Lan Qianjue was about to go down to the ground again, he called out to him and said: "It's already this time. I don't care if I have to be less busy for a while. Don't work right away after eating. Sit down and rest for a while. Wait for digestion." It's almost time for us to collect them together."

Lan Qianjue hesitated for a moment after hearing this, and then walked to sit down next to Shen Jiyao. He slowly leaned against the tree trunk behind him and looked at the vegetables in the ground for a long time. She said with emotion: "When I met you, I never thought that in just a few months, I would not only have a person I like and a child, but also my own house and land. Sometimes I wake up from my dreams. , It always feels like a dream, Ji Yao, thank you."

Shen Jiyao was stunned for a moment as he picked up the rice, and then continued to pick up the rice. He didn't expect that Lan Qianjue, who was usually calm, would say such boring words. He swallowed. After taking the food in his mouth, he said seriously: "As for thanking you, if you really count it carefully, there are countless places I should thank you. You and I support each other and complement each other. There is no need to say polite words. You It feels strange to be so polite all of a sudden."

Lan Qianjue smiled and kept looking at the vegetable field without answering.

After Shen Jiyao finished eating, Lan Qianjue put all the bowls and chopsticks into the basket. The two of them sat and rested. The sun above their heads was at its most intense. Lan Qianjue was reluctant to let Shen Jiyao carry such a big dish on his head. She wanted to do it by herself under the sun, but Shen Jiyao was not happy for Lan Qianjue to go. Lan Qianjue couldn't persuade him, so she had to sit with him under the tree. Shen Jiyao raised his hand to wipe the sweat and held a bamboo hat in his hand. Fanning himself, he looked at Lan Qianjue's sweaty coat and said, "You should wear a long coat tomorrow. The sun is too strong. Be careful of getting sunburned."

Lan Qianjue agreed and said: "I know."

Shen Jiyao put down the bamboo hat and took his arm to take a look. The dense red bumps had all disappeared. Shen Jiyao said, "Are your hands still itchy?"

Lan Qianjue followed and looked . He opened his eyes and said: "It's not itching anymore. By the way, what do you plan to use those corns for? Can they be used as staple food to eat?"

Shen Jiyao scratched his head after hearing this, and thought for a while with a thoughtful look on his face before saying: "You can beat cornmeal to make porridge, or you can make rice with rice. I'll see if it's on the recipe when I get back. You can also stir-fry corn kernels with sand. You can put some sugar in them and stir-fry them to make them dry and crispy, or stew them. Popcorn or something, if you really don't know how to make it, just break it into corn kernels and feed it to the chickens. At that time, I only thought about planting it, not how to eat it. I should have broken the tender corn, but it's a pity, tender corn The cooking method is no less than that of old corn. It can be boiled, roasted, or used for stir-frying. By the way, it can also be pulped to make corn cakes. It can be steamed or fried, and it is delicious, but it can only be eaten. We'll do it when we plant it again."

"How can there be so many ways?" Lan Qianjue's eyes lit up and he said, "What about the red peppers and tomatoes we harvested just now?"

Shen Jiyao said . He knew this very well, and he said without hesitation: "Tomatoes can be stir-fried, cooked in soup or made into tomato sauce. They can also be eaten raw. They can be sweetened. Red peppers can be used to dry them or chop sour peppers. I I plan to dry half of it and leave half of it. After all the crops in the field are harvested, I will plant some garlic. I will harvest the garlic next year and use it to make sour chili. It is a pity that I can't harvest some green chili. This year is really too hot. Don't worry about it anymore."

Lan Qianjue listened silently and suddenly said, "Is your plan related to these vegetables?"

Shen Jiyao hummed, his eyes suddenly became confused, and he leaned against the tree trunk, leisurely. He sighed and said: "I've been thinking a lot these days. I can't decide whether to hire someone to help us grow vegetables. I want to be independent. I want to be independent in everything. Growing vegetables, cooking and eating. "Yes, I just don't want to be taken advantage of by outsiders. However, based on the abilities of the two of us, even if we have the ability to open a small shop or other food stalls in the future, it will be impossible to grow our own vegetables to supply ourselves."

Lan . Qianjue naturally understood what he meant, and he said, "Didn't you already think about renting land to hire people to grow vegetables? Why did you suddenly think of this again?"

Shen Jiyao frowned depressedly, Said: "It is because I have to give them these seeds that they have never seen before to plant that I have these ideas. I want to make rare dishes with these unique dishes, so I don't want others to know, but I want to rent them." If I hire someone else to plant the land, people will know about it. I don't mention whether they will be willing to help me grow vegetables at that time. Once they obtain vegetable seeds during the planting process, these vegetables will soon spread and become common. The value will also become lower, but if we don't ask for help, the two of us alone can't handle it. It's impossible to be strong enough to grow vegetables and do business in the town at the same time. "

Lan Qianjue understood the concerns in Shen Jiyao's words. He frowned and thought for a while before slowly saying: "You don't need to think about this at all. Vegetables are cheap. Although things are rare, they are expensive. It will be a while. Think about it, if we really want to hire people to help plant and take care of vegetables, we can sign a contract with them. If that doesn't work, we can go to the county to buy slaves. In this way, their deeds of sale are in our hands. Are you still afraid of them? If the seeds are really taken away, they will not be able to be planted in a short while. It will take several months. Therefore, in these few months, we can definitely plant them. Make a profit first with the vegetables in your hands. When other people's vegetables are grown, even if you can command a higher price, it won't be valuable after a while as more people grow them. Also, the vegetables you cook are so delicious. , even if a restaurant takes away those dishes at a high price, I don't think they can make dishes that are more delicious than what you cook. "

Lan Qianjue's thinking was very clear. Shen Jiyao understood what he meant after only listening once. After thinking about it like this, he really thought too much. If he didn't say anything else, he just said it was about picking vegetable seeds. How practical is it, once the vegetables in the field mature, where can they wait for them to bloom and set seeds? However, his mind is not on it. He looked at Lan Qianjue and said: "Buy slaves? Is it reliable?

"Reliable. " " Lan Qianjue said: "As long as there is a deed of sale.

Shen Jiyao asked back: "What if they run away. " "

Lan Qianjue glanced at Shen Jiyao inexplicably, wondering why he didn't understand this. He said: "You can't run away after signing the deed of betrayal. Firstly, they have no way to lead, and they will be investigated wherever they go. Secondly, If you come to sell yourself to the government, you will leave a record, and your accent will be different. Even if you run away and speak, you will attract the attention of outsiders. You can't go far. If you are found by the local government, you will still be arrested. "

"So that's it. " Shen Jiyao understood, but the next moment he suddenly thought of something and asked: "When my father mortgaged me to your family, did he sign a deed of sale?"

"Yes." Lan Qianjue said calmly. He said: "But I tore it up later."

Shen Jiyao frowned and said: "Death contract or living contract, when did you tear it up."

"I didn't look." Lan Qianjue said: "After that, The old man didn't want to drive you out of the village, but wanted to sell you. I had a fight with him over this, so I snatched the contract and tore it up. When I signed the contract, I didn't go to the government to keep it. He couldn't sell you anymore without proof, so he drove you away."

Shen Jiyao knew that what he was talking about was being framed by his sisters-in-law for having a relationship with Lan Qianjue, and he frowned. He became more and more confused. If he hadn't asked today, he wouldn't have known that he had actually been sold. He said: "Don't you have to press your own fingerprints on the deed of sale? I remember that I didn't press my fingerprints. If the government didn't leave a After all, does this mean that I am free? Can this contract be renewed? Will your father renew the contract? If there is no contract, will my personal rights be in my own hands or in the hands of my parents? "

There is your fingerprint on the contract. Maybe your parents secretly pressed it with your hand while you were sleeping. But now that the contract is gone, and the government has left no trace, it cannot be replaced..." Lan Qianjue As he was talking, another thing suddenly occurred to him. He couldn't help but break into a cold sweat, and his face suddenly became very ugly. He murmured: "Your parents can still control your life. If they want to sell you again, , then how can I stop it?"

Shen Jiyao frowned and realized the seriousness of the matter. He was very angry about this possibility and said dissatisfied: "What do you mean, parents can sell their children at will? The government doesn't care? If I don't want to, can they still buy and sell by force?"

Lan Qianjue frowned and said, "As long as I don't press my fingerprints, everything will be fine. As for whether they will buy or sell by force, that's it. It's hard to say."

Shen Jiyao was afraid for a while. In such a society, there is no power, no human rights, and his identity is sensitive. His parents are really weird. If they really want to sign his prostitution contract quietly with others, then what? That's great, but when Shen Jiyao thought about it, they had already sold him to the Lan family. Naturally, they would not sell him a second time thinking that the contract had been torn up. Although he was uneasy, he could only hold on to it. I don't want to think too much about such a fluke mentality.

When soldiers come to block the water and the earth covers it, everything will be solved.

And this episode further solidified his determination to get ahead.

Lan Qianjue on the side was silent for a long time, then reached out to hug Shen Jiyao into the monster, and said: "Don't worry, I won't let you suffer any grievance or harm again. I want you to stay by my side forever, no matter where you are." Go, even if your parents try to take advantage of you in the future, I will not let them succeed."

Shen Jiyao hugged Lan Qianjue's waist and pretended to be relaxed and said: "It's okay, if they really take this matter in the future. Come and find trouble, at worst you can just buy me out."

Lan Qianjue agreed and said, "Okay, if the conditions improve in the future, I will ask someone to find your parents and go to your house to propose marriage in person. The dominance is mine."

Shen Jiyao smiled, and the annoyance in his heart gradually dissipated. There is no point in thinking about something that has not happened, so why bother to make trouble for yourself.

The two hugged each other quietly for a moment, and then went to the fields together again. This time they harvested cabbages. Since they only had one sickle, Lan Qianjue cut them in front, and Shen Jiyao picked them up in the back and put them into a treasure bag. Working together makes things more efficient, and the luckiest thing is that they don't have to think about how to haul the food home.

The sun gradually went west, and it gradually became cooler in the evening. It was getting dark after the two of them worked together to cut a vegetable field. Lan Qianjue guessed that the villagers in the field were about to finish their work, and they did not need to take a long way to prepare to return. In the village, Shen Jiyao went to pull two lettuces and put them in a basket and took them back to stir-fry.

Back outside the courtyard and before entering the house, he heard Heidan jumping for joy and whimpering. Shen Jiyao followed the sound and saw that under the silvery light, he could vaguely see Heidan sticking his head out of the fence. Wanting to get out, Lan Qianjue led Shen Jiyao up the stairs, untied the rope that tied the fence and entered the yard.

Black Egg immediately pulled out its head and pounced on the two of them, and the white goose in the yard also screamed loudly.

Such a warm life was what Shen Jiyao yearned for. Compared with living in the Lan family yard, it was impossible to compare with the current situation at that time.

After lighting the oil lamp, Lan Qianjue went to the kitchen to light a fire and cook. Shen Jiyao started washing and chopping vegetables, preparing to stir-fry lettuce and meat, then cook tomato and cabbage soup, and then chop some freshly picked red peppers. Just fry some shredded potatoes. After his dishes are ready, Lan Qianjue's rice on the fire is also cooked.

All you need to stir-fry lettuce slices is some garlic slices. Shen Jiyao used starch to grab the sliced ​​wild boar meat. He sat by the fire and scooped lard into the pot. Once the oil was hot, he added garlic and stir-fried until fragrant. , then add the meat slices, stir-fry twice, then take them out of the pot and set aside. As for why you don't fry the lettuce first and then add the meat, it's because the lettuce will release water. If you don't need to fry the lean meat over high heat, just put it in directly and fry it with the lettuce. It will be very old, this is the conclusion he came to after cooking several times.

Shen Jiyao used the oil used to stir-fry the meat in the pot to stir-fry the lettuce until it turns dark. Then he mixed the meat slices with the lettuce and stir-fried twice, then sprinkled with salt and served.

Tomato and cabbage soup is simple. The essence is all in the tomatoes. The tomatoes are very fresh and the soup is very delicious. As for the fried potato shreds with red pepper, it is even simpler. However, you still need to pass the potatoes with oil first, remove them and then fry them. Chili, then add shredded potatoes, stir-fry twice, sprinkle with salt and serve.

Stir-frying three vegetables only took a few times. Shen Jiyao is now more and more comfortable with cooking. For dishes he has never cooked before, he only needs to read the recipe explanation to master the method, and every new dish is He can make it after reading it once, which is very impressive.

Lan Qianjue likes to watch Shen Jiyao cook the most. He always thinks that his focused look is very beautiful. Every time he sees such fragrant dishes cooked so easily, it always feels a little strange.

After preparing meals for the two of them, Shen Jiyao used lard to stir-fry some leftover vegetables for Heidan to eat. Because dogs cannot eat salt, Shen Jiyao cooked food for Heidan alone every day. , or fry it for yourself and scoop out some black eggs before adding salt. I am very fond of black eggs.

Fortunately, Hei Dan is not picky and will eat anything he is given.

The door of the wooden house was open, and the weak flame of the oil lamp was swayed by the wind from time to time. The two people and the dog were each eating their own meals in the house.

They were really tired today. After eating, they prepared the dishes to be fried tomorrow morning, washed briefly and then went to bed.

Early the next morning, in order not to take unnecessary long journeys, the two of them got up before dawn. Lan Qianjue was really sorry that Shen Jiyao had to wake up early and stay up late after him. The latter looked indifferent. He was all taken care of. Even if he wanted to cut the cabbage, he wouldn't let him do it. How could he be so tired?

The two of them were fully prepared today. Lan Qianjue wore long sleeves and carried a hoe. She also put a tube of water in a bamboo tube for Shen Jiyao to put in the treasure bag. If he was thirsty during lunch, he could drink it. He was very thoughtful. Thoughtfully, after Shen Jiyao finished cooking, the two of them went out together.

When they got to the field, Shen Jiyao put the basket away. Lan Qianjue didn't waste any time. He just carried it and started digging potatoes. Shen Jiyao went to break the corn. When the other party dug almost half of it, he had almost finished breaking off the smaller half. The corn fields were opened. The three fields opened at the beginning were five or six feet shorter than the ones opened later, so they were harvested faster. Finally, there were no problems today.

The two of them woke up early and stayed up late every day for six days before putting all the vegetables in the field into the treasure bag.

Nowadays, the fields are full of chili stalks, corn stalks and other debris. If you don't borrow a plow ox to plow the land, you have to dig it yourself. However, this work is not easy. If nothing else, it is just digging the corn stakes. It is very laborious. You have to use a sickle to cut off the corn stalks first, and then you have to dig out the piles with many roots and branches firmly grasped in the soil. After digging, you can't let it stay in the ground. You have to pick it out. This work is not only tiring. , and it takes a lot of energy. If Lan Qianjue is left to do it alone, it may take more than ten days to plow six or seven pieces of land, but if it is replaced by plowing oxen, those piles can be directly broken by the plow, and the plows can be left. Make fertilizer in the ground.

Shen Jiyao was naturally reluctant to let Lan Qianjue spend so much energy doing this. After all, he was the person he liked, and he was not willing to let him suffer like this under the bright sun.

Shen Jiyao didn't want Lan Qianjue to dig the land with great effort, so he planned to hire someone to plow the land.

But who can he hire? People from Lianhua Village are out of the question. Shen Jiyao thought for a while and suddenly thought of Baoshan Village. He hurriedly said to Lan Qianjue who was cutting corn piles: "I want to ask someone to help. Let's plow the fields, do you think so?"

Lan Qianjue didn't even look back. He picked up the knife and chopped the corn stalks with his hand, asking him: "Who are you asking for?"

"Wait, don't throw this away, give it to me. Take a look." Shen Jiyao called to Lan Qianjue who was about to throw away the cut corn stalks. He took the corn stalks from his hand and looked at the cut. He said, "You can't call us from our village. I want to invite you. I know Zhang Tianwen when he comes to plow the fields, and he should be willing to come."

He bit the cut of the corn stalk, which was very moist and sweet.

"Don't call him." Lan Qianjue said, grabbing Shen Jiyao's arm, looking at the corn stalks in his hand, and said nervously: "What did you do?"

"You didn't do anything, why didn't you call him? Are you still jealous of him?" Shen Jiyao said innocently: "It's okay if you don't call him. I'll ask him to help me find someone willing to plow the land. I'll pay him to do the hard work, so I won't let him do it in vain. It's edible, just like sugar cane. I'll help you choose one."

Lan Qianjue felt a little embarrassed when Shen Jiyao said something. He followed Shen Jiyao and said, "I can also plow, so I'll borrow it myself. Just let the oxen plow, and I'll chop whichever one you want."

"I don't question your ability, I just don't want you to be so tired." Shen Jiyao pointed at a corn stalk and said, "Let's chop this one."

Lan Qian said. Jue chopped off the corn stalks with a knife and handed it to Shen Jiyao, saying: "Then go to the town to hire people, why go to Baoshan Village."

"The town is too far away, and it is a waste of manpower and material resources to look far away. Don't you trust me? I don't." I owe him a favor. It's fair that I pay and others contribute." Shen Jiyao looked at the edge of the corn stalk and took a bite when he saw that the corn stalk was solid and moist. It was surprisingly sweet, even sweeter than his own. He handed the corn stalk to Lan Qianjue and said, "Bite the skin off and eat the inside. Just chew it to get the water. Don't swallow it."

Lan Qianjue held the corn stalk and looked back and forth. Shen Jiyao saw that he didn't understand, so he picked up his own and gave a demonstration. Lan Qianjue understood, and he silently chopped the corn stalks. Shen Jiyao was not in a hurry to ask him, and just took care of himself. After cutting the corn stalks cleanly and eating them, Lan Qianjue waited for a while before saying: "When do you plan to go, I will go with you."

Seeing that Lan Qianjue had figured it out, Shen Jiyao smiled at him, Said: "I chopped off all the corn stalks today and will go tomorrow."

Lan Qianjue naturally had no objection. He handed the chopped corn stalks to Shen Jiyao. After looking at it for a moment, Shen Jiyao did not refuse and directly extended his hand. She went to break off the clean part of his body and took a bite, and said: "You can try it too. This is enough for me. If I don't eat enough, I will continue to look for it."

Lan Qianjue's lips curled up slightly, and she didn't dislike him. I am very happy with my actions.

The two of them chopped several corn stalks, carried them under the tree, sat down and ate them slowly. As they gnawed, they looked at the large pieces of land. They felt their appetites were better. They chopped and ate the corn stalks, and even ate them. After eating the corn stalks, the corn stalks are sweeter than the last. Although they are inferior to the sugar cane, they each have their own taste, and Lan Qianjue has never eaten sugar cane since she was a child, so she is the first The first time he ate something so sweet and delicious, he always couldn't stop. The same goes for Shen Jiyao. Although he used to live in modern times, he rarely ate this kind of food, so the two of them couldn't bear to stop until their stomachs were full of water. Down.

The two of them enjoyed the coolness under the tree for a while, and then Lan Qianjue continued working with the sickle.

Shen Jiyao sat alone for more than a quarter of an hour. After resting enough, he went to find corn stalks on the ground and stuffed them into his treasure bag, intending to save some for home.

After cutting down the corn stalks in an entire field, Lan Qianjue went to chop pepper piles and tomato stalks.

Lan Qianjue hooked her waist and chopped down all the crop stalks in the field, then used a hoe to pull the crop stalks to the open space and pile them into a pile. After a few days of drying out the moisture, Lan Qianjue burned them to make fertilizer.

The two of them were busy until it was dark before returning to the village.

Early the next morning, Shen Jiyao took a basket with some fresh lettuce and carmine radish, and followed Lan Qianjue to Baoshan Village.

They walked up the river stem. The surrounding land had been plowed, and the people in the village were busy sowing seeds. The two had to lament that their efficiency was indeed low.

When we arrived at Baoshan Village, we were naturally stopped by someone. That person was Wang Wu who lived at the entrance of the village. When he was not on guard, he usually kept an eye out for the arrival of strangers.

He recognized Shen Jiyao and was a little surprised to see how big his abdomen was. He glanced at Shen Jiyao's abdomen from time to time and said, "What are you doing here?"

Shen Jiyao pointed to the basket Lan Qianjue was carrying. , said: "I want to find Zhang Tianwen, brother, can you lead the way?"

"Okay." Wang Wu is tall and muscular. He looks a little calm and intimidating, but he is actually quite nice. When they got along, he said, "Come with me."

Wang Wu led the two of them outside Zhang Tianwen's courtyard and said, "You guys wait outside, I'll call someone."

Shen Jiyao thanked him and stood with Lan Qianjue. Outside the courtyard, I looked around at Zhang Tianwen's yard idly.

Just from the architecture of the house, it can be seen that Zhang Tianwen's family is in a very good situation. The roof is actually covered with tiles. The quality of a yard is probably the easiest criterion to measure whether a family is well off. However, Having said that, the houses in Baoshan Village are all very elegant and elegant, unlike Lianhua Village, which are simple and shabby. By comparison, Baoshan Village is indeed much richer than Lianhua Village.

While he was looking around, an old man hurriedly walked out of the house. Shen Jiyao took a closer look and saw that he knew this old man. He was Zhang Yuesheng, Zhang Tianwen's father.

As soon as Zhang Yuesheng saw Shen Jiyao, he became happy and walked faster and faster. Shen Jiyao saw this and stepped forward to meet him. Zhang Tianwen chased him out of the room, shouting: "Dad, you " Slow down."

"Oh, little brother, I've finally met you." Zhang Yuesheng grabbed Shen Jiyao's hand, looked at him with a smile, and suddenly said, "How old are you? She's about to give birth."

Shen Jiyao: "..."

"Dad!" Zhang Tianwen was holding Zhang Yuesheng aside. He was greatly embarrassed after hearing this. He saw that Shen Jiyao was embarrassed and smiled apologetically at Shen Jiyao. He smiled and said to his father with a smile: "What are you asking? They are tired from walking all the way. Let's invite them into the house first and then chat."

"Yes, yes, yes." Zhang Yuesheng said: "Look at me, I'm so happy that I'm so happy. Please come to the house and invite this little brother inside."