Chapter 343： Plant kudzu vine

Yingbao was still embarrassed when she saw Chen Zhao, knowing that she must not even have the money to make a stove, so she had to say: "How about I lend you five taels of silver first, and you make a stove first, and then buy a frying pan, rice noodles Your family shouldn’t be short of anything, you only need to spend money on icing sugar and sesame seeds...”

As he was speaking, Chen Zhao lowered his head and shed tears silently.

Ying Bao paused for a moment and then said, "When you make money, return the money to me."

Chen Zhao nodded, stepped forward to hug Ying Bao, and thanked her in a low voice: "Thank you so much for being willing to help me."

She was not very friendly to Ying Bao before, and she once wished Ying Bao bad luck.

But she did not hate Yingbao at all when her mother was imprisoned, and she secretly hoped that she would never come back.

I guess the eldest sister Chen Wan thought the same way. When she learned that her mother had passed away, she didn't even shed a tear.

Ying Bao pushed her away silently, took out an ingot of five taels of silver from her bag and handed it over: "While everyone is free now, hurry up and make a stove."

Icing sugar and sesame seeds can be bought at the market. You can use sesame oil for fried sugar cakes, which is also sold in Brother Daniu’s oil shop.

Chen Zhao took the silver, nodded, turned around and ran away.

A few days later, Chen Zhao really started the fried candy cake business.

 Chen Feng chased Chen Zhao to the market and scolded Chen Zhao for a long time, saying that if her father's reputation was implicated, she would not be spared.

Chen Zhao was determined to go against Chen Feng, no matter how much she scolded her, he would just ignore her.

Chen Xu followed closely behind the second sister and helped add firewood to the stove.

Yingbao went to see them and bought some candy cakes.

 Chen Zhao pushed the money back: "Take it and eat it. Xu Bao often eats at your house, how can I ask you to pay for it."

Yingbao insisted on giving it to her: "If it doesn't cost money, I won't buy it, and I won't come back next time."

When Chen Zhao saw what she said, he had no choice but to accept the money.

Today is the first time the market has been opened since the flood, and many people came to buy things.

The little girl and daughter-in-law smelled the scent of candy cakes and couldn't walk any longer, so they bought one or two to try.

Children and young wives from Dongchen Village and Xichen Village also came to join in the fun. They had no shortage of pocket money, and they all took out a few pennies to buy one.

For a time, Chen Zhao was a little too busy.

Yingbao watched for a while, bought some things at the market, and then went home.

Chun Niang was sitting in the yard with her mother and sister-in-law, sorting leeks and preparing to make leek dumplings. When she saw her daughter coming back, she asked, "What did you buy?"

Yingbao gave her a piece of the candy cake he bought, and gave one to each of her grandmother and aunt.

"Hey, who made this? It's really good." Chun Niang put the candy cake in her mouth, wiped her hands on her apron, and then took a slow bite.

Grandma and aunt nodded: "It's really good, the outside is crispy, and there's sugar and sesame filling inside."

Ying Bao also took a piece and took a bite: "I taught Chen Zhao how to make it."

Chunniang was surprised: "Bao'er, why are you teaching her to do this? Then would Mrs. Chen Feng be willing to let her granddaughter do a small business?"

“You have to be willing even if you don’t want to.” Chen Zhao is not someone who accepts her fate. She is determined to fight Chen Feng to the end.

Yingbao knew Chen Feng very well. The old woman was very concerned about face. Now that her son had been admitted as a scholar, she felt superior to others. She would rather be poor at home than to do business in public. However, she was really short of money, so she could only compromise. .

Of course, Mrs. Chen Feng was not poor in her previous life. Her family had hundreds of acres of land, most of which was farmed by farmhands. She also used money to buy her second son a house in the county town.

Aunt Xu answered: "What's wrong with doing business? So is Chen Feng." Earlier, my aunt also went to the market for a walk, and happened to see Chen Feng holding a small bamboo stick to fight Chen Feng. After finishing the candy cake, grandma wiped her hands with her apron and said, "Maybe she doesn't want the girl to show up in public. I think that girl is eleven or twelve years old. It's really not appropriate to do business alone."

 Mrs. Xu has far-reaching thoughts. In her opinion, people in the world are evil, and girls should stay at home honestly. Even if they do business, they must be accompanied by their family members. Otherwise, what will happen if they are bullied by bad people.

Chun Niang glanced at the little girl and thought that her daughter started doing business with her cousin when she was a little old, which made both Dacheng and Erquan rich. She found it incredible, so she didn't think there was anything wrong with a girl doing business. Not appropriate.

When Ying Bao saw them chatting, she took the scattered items she bought into the house, took out all the items for her mother, and put the rest into the cave.

Then he took a small shovel and a backpack and went out.

While the land is soft and the weather is neither hot nor cold, she wants to plant some more trees around the village.

It is also necessary to plant herbal medicines in the wilderness, such as calamus, such as Grandma, Dali Mountain Thistle Atractylodes.

She took out a bunch of saplings from her orchard and put them into a basket. She carried them on her back and was about to leave when she suddenly heard someone calling her from behind: "Yingbao, what are you doing?"

Yingbao turned around and saw his master Zhou Wuchang, and replied, "I'm going to plant some herbs."

Zhou Wuchang walked over with his hands behind his back, followed by his eldest disciple Zhou Hao. "I will go with you as a teacher."

“Okay.” Yingbao picked up the shovel and led the way.

The three masters and apprentices came to the saponaria tree in the village. Yingbao put down the backpack, then began to dig the soil and plant kudzu seedlings.

The reason why Yingbao chose to plant kudzu next to the honey locust tree is because kudzu is very useful and also because they grow very fast and can often become luxuriant in a year.

And their roots and flowers are good medicine for cooling blood and detoxifying.

Zhou Wuchang watched the young apprentice planting seedlings with great interest, and said to the eldest apprentice: "Why don't you go help your junior sister with the work?"

Zhou Hao responded, took the shovel from Ying Bao's hand and started digging the hole.

Yingbao planted kudzu vines in the hole he dug.

Zhou Wuchang looked at it for a while and asked, "Yingbao, what's the point of planting this?"

Yingbao squatted on the ground without raising his head and said: "These grow very fast. They can climb up the saponaria tree in a year. With their protection, it is not easy for people from outside to come in."

If kudzu vines are entangled between the honey locust trees, the gap between the honey locust trees will become smaller, and even a cat will not be able to get in.

Zhou Wuchang smiled: "What if someone sets fire to you?"

"The villagers are not blind, they can definitely see." Ying Bao said: "If a foreign enemy attacks, we can find the right direction."

“Even if foreign enemies are attacking, it’s impossible to set fire to one place. They will set fire to all places.” Zhou Wuchang said.

Yingbao thought for a while and said, "When that time comes, there will definitely be a lot of people coming, so I have a second way to deal with it."

Zhou Wuchang was curious: "What method?"

"Escape to a place without fire." Ying Bao said seriously: "If I can't escape, I will ask everyone in the village to come to my house and defend together."

Zhou Wuchang laughed: "Is this considered a method?"

“Hmm.” Ying Bao had never experienced a war and could not think of any good way to deal with the enemy.

“I will tell you what you should do if you want to defend yourself from foreign enemies, so that you have the best chance of winning.” Zhou Wuchang looked at a circle of lush saponaria trees, feeling amazed in his heart.

Yingbao raised her little head and said, "Master, tell me."