C79 Scratch rice

"But, sister, is there really a way to get rid of these apples?" Uncle Li was still slightly perturbed in his heart.

"Seeing that Uncle Li is so worried, how about this, we'll have to sign the contract if we work together. It's better off if we meet a dead end. We can just sign it today as a note. If we can't sell it at the market price, our Xiao Clan will buy it all." Luo Manman domineeringly said.

"Sister, we believe in you. Signing a contract requires a lot of notes, so there's no need for it. Even if the solution provided by Sister doesn't work, your intentions are good."

Uncle Li was a man of his word. She had not misjudged him, it was good that he worked with a straightforward person.

After Uncle Li took out a pen and ink and drew up a simple contract, the two of them signed it together.

"Girl, we've already signed the contract. If you need us to cooperate, just tell us."

"Alright, alright. We'll prepare all the materials tomorrow. We'll be waiting for your arrival." Uncle Li said with a nod, as if he saw a new life, expectant and nervous at the same time.

Coming out of the Li family estate, the two walked on the green fields with their fingers interlocked. The sun was setting in the west, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the two of them, covering them with a dream-like layer of gauze.

Luo Manman raised her head and looked at Xiao Yiming's face from the side. The figure was three-dimensional, and he was extremely handsome and charming.

"Wifey, what are you always looking at me for? Is there any dust on my face? "

"No." Someone purposely mystified her, only to see Xiao Yiming leaning close to her ear, blowing hot air, causing her to feel numb: "Could it be, my wife thinks I'm handsome again?"

"Look at your smelly face, Xiao Yiming, I realised that your skin is getting thicker, you really have the character of a merchant, your standards are almost comparable to mine."

Being praised by his wife, Xiao Yiming's mouth was as sweet as if he had eaten honey.

"You cheapened yourself and you still act good, you evil merchant." Luo Manman laughed as she pinched his handsome face. Eh, the feeling of her hands was not bad.

"I was led astray by my wife, and my wife is the evil merchant."

Xiao Yiming smiled as he took back his wife's face. Not bad, it was not in vain as he had raised her for so long.

"Stop messing around."

"Then what?"

Hahahaha... The quiet field was filled with the laughter and cheers of the two. Only when they were occasionally greeted by passersby did the two restrain themselves quite a bit.

Back at the Xiao family, every household in the village had smoke rising from their cooking. The fragrance of food wafted out from every house, causing one's stomach to rumble with hunger.

At this moment, Xiao Niang was busy working in the kitchen. Seeing the two return, he hurriedly wiped his sweat and said, "I'm back. Wait a moment, Auntie will make dinner soon."

"Auntie, let me help you light the fire."

"No need, it's almost ready. You guys go wash your hands, bring out the tableware and serve."

Xiao Niang continued to concentrate on the work on the stove. Very quickly, a tempting fragrance came out.

"The freshly cooked Red Braised Meat. Come, it's time to eat. Be careful, it's hot." Xiao Niang brought a large bowl of Red Braised Meat onto the table. This was the result of her hard work for more than two hours, so it was naturally extremely delicious.

"Mother's cooking is getting better and better. It's so delicious." Xiao Yiming chewed with relish, and stuck out his thumb to praise.

"Alright, your words are becoming more and more glib. Eating is still unable to stop your mouth from popping out. "Hehe, auntie, it's so delicious." Luo Manman glared at him and laughed.

"Eat more, eat more, and take care of your body …" Only then would he have a big fat brat. Xiao Niang swallowed the latter half of his words.

She was not in a hurry, not at all, and could not exert any pressure on the couple. However, she had recently heard that in the corner, the couple was farming in kang every night.

"Aunt, what are you laughing about? Come, let's eat some meat." Luo Manman picked up a piece of Red Braised Meat and placed it into the Xiao Niang's bowl. Why is this aunt looking at me and laughing?

Because they had something to do tomorrow, they went to the mountain village to help out. That night, the couple went to bed early.

Early morning of the next day, after the couple finished their breakfast, they packed an oxcart from the Big Uncle Zhang and slowly headed towards the mountain top village.

The mountain village was indeed worthy of being called one of the most prosperous villages in the village. From the big stone bridge at the village entrance, rows and rows of tiled houses lined up neatly. One couldn't even see any thatched huts on the way down.

Every household had chickens, chickens, pigs, ducks, and so on. As the oxcart passed by the fish pond, many fertile fishes would jump out of the water from time to time.

"This village is really rich, raising fish and contracting the orchards. No wonder the villagers are all well-dressed." Luo Manman couldn't help but sigh as she watched the entire way.

"Yes, Xiao Family Wife, the main thing is that the village chief is really strong. I heard that those who had done some small business in the town before have a lot of business and brains, tinkering with these contracts all day long. They have a deep sense of people's hearts, the moment they think of something good, they would bring the whole village to a prosperous place. "The village's income is truly a few streets behind our village's."

The Big Uncle Zhang sighed. They were both villages, the difference was huge.

"Big Uncle Zhang, our village will get rich in the future too." Luo Manman said with full of confidence.

"Hopefully."

"Look at how handsome this young man is, and how pretty that girl is. Which family is she from?" Why did you come to our village? " A rather noisy and obese aunt walked over and looked around.

"That's right, it's been a long time since a person came to our village."

"What are they doing here? Looking at the direction, they seem to be going to the Li family. Could they be distant relatives of the Li family?" Some villagers guessed with keen eyes.

Luo Manman was unfamiliar with these villagers, she smiled at them, but she did not know them and did not know what to say.

Big Uncle Zhang was also a clear-headed person. Seeing that there were too many villagers spectating, he immediately raised his whip and swung it towards the cow a few times. The oxcart quickly flew to the Li Family Courtyard and stopped.

The people in the room naturally heard the commotion outside. Uncle Li ran out excitedly. Seeing that the couple had come as they had promised, they couldn't contain their joy. "The Xiao family's couple are here. Quickly, come in and sit."

Chun Xiang's sister-in-law also ran out with a smile on her face, enthusiastically pulling the two into the room and sitting down.

After sending the couple off, Big Uncle Zhang took the ox-cart back. He had agreed with the Xiao family's husband and wife that they would pick them up in the evening.

Big Uncle Zhang weighed the copper coin in his hand, his weathered face was full of emotions. Thanks to the Xiao family wrapping up his oxcart from time to time, he had earned a lot more income.

As he walked into the room, Luo Manman was greeted with the same clean and tidy appearance that he always had. With his sharp eyes, Luo Manman noticed that the center of the room had an eight-immortal table that was filled with oily paper. The table was also covered with many scissors.

"Girl, you've come early. Have you finished breakfast? "Come try this pastry, I just bought it from the town, and it's still warm?" Uncle Li brought a teapot and a few teacups over.

Luo Manman picked up a piece of cake and put it into her mouth to taste: "Uncle Li, this cake is not bad, it's not too sweet or greasy.

"It's quite delicious." Xiao Yiming looked at the furnishings in the house. He had left in a hurry yesterday, so he did not have the time to look carefully, and today, he could see that the tables and chairs in the house were all of good solid wood.

"Uncle Li, I saw the oil paper and scissors on that Eight Immortals Table. It seems that you went to town early in the morning." Xiao Yiming said again.

"Yeah, I'm used to getting up early, hur hur." Uncle Li scratched his head with a silly smile on his face.

While they were talking, two children ran into the room skipping about. They obviously had innocent looks on their faces, but they spoke as if they were young adults and spoke very calmly, "Father, mother, it's getting late, we need to be sent to the academy."

"Head, hurry up and send the children to school. I'll take care of the guests." Sister Chun Xiang patted the two children's heads affectionately as she smiled and said to Uncle Li.

The two children's eyes looked at Luo Manman and Xiao Yiming. At first, they were shocked, but after a moment, the curiosity on their faces disappeared, and they spoke in unison, "Big brother, big sister, nice to meet you. We are going to school."

Pfft, Luo Manman who was drinking her tea almost spat out a mouthful of tea. Big brother, big sister, why is this generation in such a mess …

"Don't mind these two little devils, girls." The two children obediently let Uncle Li lead them out of the house.

Seeing that they had left, Aunt Chun Xiang retracted her gaze, "About that, let's continue with what we agreed upon yesterday. Sister, you asked us to buy the materials already, how do we start?"

"I'll have to trouble Aunt Chun Xiang to bring out some brush, ink and paper."

"Yes, I'll go get it now." "The two children had just gone to school, so there was plenty of paper and ink in the house." Sister, if this is not enough, I will have the boss go to the town to buy some later. " Since they had donkey cart s at home, it was just convenient.

"Enough, Aunt Chun Xiang." Luo Manman looked at the pile of xuan paper, and first took out five pieces, then folded them into two. Using scissors, he cut them into 20 pieces the size of small cards.

After the paper was finished, he dipped the brush into the ink and began to write large on the paper, one large word after another on a small piece of paper.

Happy New Year, big money, good luck,... And so on.

Luo Manman's calligraphy had always been practiced, but when it was written in large characters it was majestic and grand, and it was very unique.