Qixuan Episode (Thirty-Seven)

The genius remembers the address of this site in a second: (Apex Chinese), the fastest update! No advertisements! Since the gift of Nitti's bow and arrow, this guy has been going to the mountains to hunt. Either pheasants or hares, or deer and roe deer. Qixuan also benefited, and everyone has fresh meat to eat.

Now that the weather is hot, the meat can be stored for up to two days. Qixuan's practice consumes a lot of energy, so he just let go of his food.

On this day, Niti and Nige went up the mountain to hunt a wild boar weighing more than two hundred catties. The two shared half, and the other half was distributed by the village chief to the people in the village.

Nitti gave Qixuan a pig hind leg, but when he refused, Nitti said, "If it wasn't for the bow and arrow you gave me, I wouldn't go hunting with Nige." The fastest time to get familiar with using this set of bows and arrows.

Qixuan said: "I want to follow you up the mountain when the grain is harvested from the field." Autumn is the peak season for hunting. Now that the weather is hot, many men don't go up the mountain.

Niti nodded in agreement.

The crops in the field grow well because of the meticulous care. Qixuan picked up his hoe to dig, seeing many sweet potatoes on a vine, he was overjoyed.

It took three days to collect all the grain in the field. Then, start the second round of cultivation.

After a tiring day, Qixuan washed up and lay down on the bed, wanting to sleep. But Aunt Dou was very interested: "After we have a good harvest of corn, they will definitely ask us for seeds." The next day after buying the seeds of corn, Aunt Dou planted them on the slope behind the house. Almost half survived, and now the seedlings are growing very well.

Upon hearing this, Qixuan said, "I want to eat dumplings, and I also want to eat rice." White rice and white noodles are also sold in the town, but the price is ridiculously expensive. Polished rice in the capital only costs more than ten renminbi a catty, while ordinary rice here costs more than 20 renminbi a catty.

The main reason is that this area is full of mountains and there is no fertile land. In the past, the common people here ate corn, sorghum, millet and beans as staple food. Later, yams and sweet potatoes were passed on, and these two types became common foods for the common people.

As for the corn, it has not been planted on a large scale, so some people still have a wait-and-see attitude.

Aunt Dou said softly: "After you go back, you can eat as much as you want." Now, don't even think about it.

In case Qixuan continued to think about this question, Aunt Dou said: "The last time I used the Golden Buddha, now only the gold necklace is left. There is no income. When the gold necklace is used up, we will have no money to buy salt in the future." gone."

"Just get through this year."

Aunt Dou understood the meaning of these words: "If the Empress Dowager wants you to stay here for three to five years, what will we do then? We are lucky this time, and Nitti sent us meat. Otherwise, we would have been hungry It’s too late, how can we last until now. But my lord, we can’t always rely on other people’s help.”

She didn't think that the Queen Mother would send Qixuan here after spending a lot of time and effort, and after staying for a year, he would let him return to Beijing. Therefore, some things are still planned in advance.

Qi Xuan was silent for a while, and said: "You are right, we have to plan ahead. This gold necklace must be used wisely."

Aunt Dou had already made up her mind: "I will dry things like the mushrooms and fungus on the mountain and sell them. I can supplement the family no matter what."

Qixuan shook his head and said: "The people in the grocery store know that we are from Dashan, so they won't bring them back to the mountain, so they keep the price very low." He felt that it was better to keep these things for himself.

Aunt Dou felt that what Qi Xuan said made sense.

Qixuan said: "Don't worry, I'll ask Niti tomorrow to see how the villagers make money?"

The villagers of Ajia Village are self-sufficient except for the few things they need to buy, such as salt pots and iron pots. For food, I grow it myself or get it from the mountains; for clothes, I grow hemp and weave cloth, and then I grow cotton to make cotton clothes and trousers; There are very few places where money is needed.

Knowing the specific situation, Qixuan knew that making money here would be as difficult as climbing the sky.

After pondering for a long time, Qixuan and Aunt Dou said: "When you go to town next time,

I pawned your gold necklace to buy brushes and paints. At that time, I made a painting and took it to the county town to sell. "

Aunt Dou immediately poured cold water on it: "What if it can't be sold?" Qixuan's painting skills are good, but it is unknown whether he can sell it for money.

Qixuan said confidently: "Don't worry, you can definitely sell it for money." When he was driven out of the capital, he saw a painting by Pang Jinglun sold for hundreds of taels of silver on the road, which greatly shocked Qixuan.

In recent years, he has not only traveled to the mountains and rivers to write, but also spent a large part of his energy on painting. However, Qixuan has always regarded it as a skill to make money, so people who read it feel that his paintings are too crafty. In layman's terms, it's just too tacky.

It was the first time Aunt Dou saw Qixuan so confident, she hesitated and said, "Let me think about it."

At night, after Qixuan fell asleep, Aunt Dou went out. After arriving at the house, she meowed three times. Seeing no movement, it meowed twice, three times each time.

This was an agreement between the two of them, and they meowed three times three times in a row when encountering difficult decisions.

Only then did Gu Jiu show up: "What's the matter?"

Aunt Dou told about Qixuan's desire to sell his paintings for money: "He told me that he once sold a painting for sixty taels of silver." Qixuan's name is Ziling, and his name is Qixiang Jushi.

This number was obtained by Yu Xi. Many people have never seen the person before, and they think it is a woman just by the name. Therefore, many people are very repulsive to him. For this, Qixuan was very resentful. It's a pity that there is no other way, he dare not use Yu Xi's number.

He didn't sign his real name, but sold the painting for sixty taels of silver using a name unknown to outsiders. It can be seen that his paintings are indeed well drawn.

Gu Jiu nodded and said, "I promise."

Aunt Dou hesitated for a moment and said: "If this money goes to waste, then there will be no supplies for the winter." Their cotton-padded clothes and trousers were all snatched away. In addition, two thick quilts must be purchased. These all cost money.

Gu Jiu never thought of giving money to the two of them, otherwise he would not have taken away their money and jewelry: "You can go and ask for cotton-padded clothes and trousers. Quilts, you let him find a way. If this If you don’t have money and can’t afford it, then you’ll have to chop more firewood, and when it’s cold, just warm yourself by the fire.”

Aunt Dou was so angry that she almost spat out a mouthful of blood. The earth embryo house was going to be set on fire, and she set the house on fire: "The prince already knew he was wrong, why do you still torture him like this?"

Gu Jiu looked at Aunt Dou as if she was looking at a dead person. If Yuxi hadn't told him to bring Aunt Dou back to you in the police car intact, he would definitely have finished Aunt Dou who was dragging her back.

"It's not up to you to teach me how to do it. You do what you have to do, and the rest is not your responsibility." So, women are soft-hearted. He hated King Xuan to death before, but he felt sorry for him in just a few months.

Thinking about it this way, Gu Jiu felt that the Empress Dowager was a hard-hearted person. At least, he was willing to throw King Xuan to this kind of place for training.

Aunt Dou was so frightened that she froze, she didn't even know when Gu Jiu would leave.

It's a hot day in August. Even in this big mountain, it's hot and sweaty. But Qixuan didn't back down this time, he got up every day before dawn to practice kung fu with sandbags. After practicing the exercises, one is like being fished out of the water.

Carrying water from head to toe, don't mention how cool it is.

Change clothes, just in time for dinner. Looking at the breakfast of sweet potatoes and cold wild vegetables, Qixuan said: "I'll go to the mountains to see it later." The daily practice consumes too much, and eating this will soon make you hungry. You have to eat meat, and you will be hungry if you eat meat.

He set several traps on the mountain, hoping that some prey would fall into the traps.

Aunt Dou hummed and said, "The weather will get cooler in mid-September, and then you can go hunting in the mountains."

In the past, Qixuan only ate the peeled roasted sweet potatoes, but now, in order not to waste the skin and meat.

While eating cold wild vegetables, Qixuan suddenly said: "When I was at home, I often had braised pork. Dad and eldest sister all like it."

Aunt Dou said without thinking, "When we hunt wild animals next time, we will cook them in soy sauce."

Qi Xuan shook his head and said, "No, I'm just..." I'm homesick, especially homesick.

In the past, Yunqing and Yuxi could be seen if they wanted to see them in the capital, but he would not see them if he could. But now I want to see it, but I can't see it.

These words aroused Aunt Dou's melancholy: "I think about it too, I miss my parents and I think about Yikang." I often think about it, and I can't sleep at night.

As she spoke, Aunt Dou's tears fell.

Qixuan blamed himself endlessly, all because of his sloppiness. Otherwise, Aunt Dou would not have cried.

Aunt Dou wiped her tears and said, "If you change it, we can go back to the capital."

Qixuan went to Niti's house first after breakfast, and then went to the mountain with Niti to see the traps set up.

Last time he drank the water and passed out, so he went back to the village and told the village head about it. But the man refused to admit it, and said that Qi Xuan was slandering. Because there was no evidence, the matter was finally settled. But since then, Qixuan dare not leave the village alone.

Seeing a wild rabbit in the trap, Qixuan was so happy that he could eat more meat today.

Nitti glanced at Qixuan, he was there when the trap was set. The layout of Qixuan's trap is different from what he taught. At that time he disagreed, but Qixuan insisted, and said that his elder sister taught it. Unexpectedly, a wild animal was actually hooked.

Unable to hold back in the end, Ni asked, "What exactly does your eldest sister do? Is she really not a hunter?"

Qi Xuan sneered: "What is a hunter? My eldest sister is a big..." I wanted to say the first female marshal of the Ming Dynasty, but if I said this, my identity would be exposed.

When the words came to his lips, Qi Xuan changed his words stiffly: "My elder sister is very powerful, but the most powerful is my elder brother."

"Why?"

Qi Xuan said with a smile: "My elder brother has a powerful brain, and my elder sister has to listen to him in everything."

Gu Jiu curled his lips secretly, who in the world would dare not listen to the emperor's words, it's not that the old birthday star hanged himself, looking for death.

ps: The second update is around 9:30.