The next moment, she pointed to a large piece of madder in front of her and said: "Let's dig it...it's not ginseng, so it's okay if the rhizome is broken. This rhizome is broken in the soil, and new grass will grow next year."
"Yes." Qin Xiaogu and several coolies took small hoes and dug madder.
Qin Xiaomi looked at Jiang Dalang: "You dig it too."
"Hey." Jiang Dalang smiled brightly at her and hurried to dig the madder.
But he had many things to do, so he dug out a few plants and asked Qin Xiaomi next to him: "Xiaomi, the rhizomes of these madder plants are very small, can they be used? What should I do with the leaves? Should I cut them and throw them away?"
Qin Xiaomi: "Don't throw it away. The leaves and vines can be used as medicine and can be sold for money. Keep the whole grass... Dig it quickly and don't ask anymore. Otherwise, you will be considered passive and sabotage and your family's dividends will be deducted." ."
And...
"Go over there and dig, I'll cover this piece, you won't need it."
Jiang Dalang said: "Millet. , Snakes in the wild always come quietly. I am closer to you. If a snake comes out, I can kill it as soon as possible. "
Don't tell me, he still has some skills in catching snakes. Yes, when I was digging the grass, I suddenly jumped forward, reached into the grass with my hand, pulled out a viper two fingers wide, threw it to the ground, bang bang bang, and killed the viper in a few strokes. Fallen to death.
Jiang Erlang and the others were stunned. After seeing clearly the snake in Jiang Dalang's hand, they were startled and quickly asked Qin Xiaomi: "Sister Xiaomi, can you sell it for money? How much can it be sold for?"
Sister Xiaomi said , all things are born, and all things can be sold for money.
Qin Xiaomi went to look at the viper and shook his head in disappointment: "It's not poisonous and worthless, just throw it away. If you want to take it back and stew it, you can eat it."
Little Coolie They shook their heads violently: "If you don't want to eat, don't eat. I won't run away now. There are other things to eat, so I won't eat it."
As long as they haven't starved to death, they don't want to eat this kind of slippery food. Slippery stuff.
Jiang Dalang threw away the dead snake and reminded them: "Before digging the grass, hit the grass with a stick to avoid being bitten by the snake."
"Yes, we know." The little coolies hurriedly I beat the nearby grass twice, and only after no snakes came out did I feel free to dig out the grass.
After digging for a long time, in the afternoon, a man carried a sack of madder back to the west of the village, spread it out in the open space to dry, and spread it all over the ground.
When Qin Liupo saw it, she kicked her legs and said dissatisfied: "I went to the mountains and wasted half a day to dig these four-impeller wheels?"
Four-impeller wheels are another name for madder. , named after four leaves growing on a vine stem.
Qin Liupo added: "Little girl Xiaomi, Liupo advises you not to do white work. Although these four impellers can boil red juice, they cannot dye red cloth and the color will fade after washing. Throw them away quickly. , stop fussing, if you have the time, you might as well think about a few more kudzu powders Eat food and sell it for money."
Grandma Qin heard the sound and came out to see it. When she saw it, she said: "Sixth brother and sister, just let her do it. She has a stubborn temper. If she doesn't do what she did last time, she will definitely die. I won’t give up.”
Qin Liupo: “It’s done. . But Fifth Sister-in-law, don’t bother with good fabrics. Just give her a piece of burlap.” You swear, if I really make red cloth, don't come "Climbing."
Ha, Qin Liupo laughed: "You think I'm stupid, I would never say this if I don't leave a way out for myself... Just take your time, if You’ve worked hard, remember to share the dividends with everyone.”
After saying that, she was afraid that Qin Xiaomi would beat her, so she ran away quickly and went back to her old shabby house to build a kitchen. After it was built, she could start cooking at home.
Qin Xiaomi wanted to kill this old woman.
Grandma Qin smiled and said to her: "Don't be angry, Xiaomi. Grandma will give you two pieces of cotton to dye and play with. You are not afraid if they are ruined. Grandma will use them to make clothes. When grandma is old, wear them." Even clothes made of dirty cloth are not afraid of being laughed at."
Qin Xiaomi felt warm in her heart... In the Wei Dynasty where unmarried girls had to pay fines, the Qin family's grandparents treated her very seriously. Very good.
Jiang Dalang also said: "Xiaomi, I'm not afraid either. I'll buy you white cotton. You can dye it as you like. If it gets ruined, I'll wear it."
Qin Xiaomi looked at him and after a while, said: "After I make a lot of money, I will definitely ask a famous doctor to come and look at your brain... I guess the old injury from being beaten while escaping has not healed completely, so it needs to be treated again." "
Grandma Qin glared at her: "Xiaomi, don't say that to Dalang... ...Hurry and finish drying the grass and go inside to have lunch.”
Jiang Dalang smiled. In fact, he knew that Susu was deliberately trying to make him lose face, just to make him quit in the face of difficulties, but he was very happy. It proves... Su Su still loves him, Sheng Ting, and has no affection for Jiang Dalang at all.
After being happy, he started to worry again... What if Susu never fell in love with Jiang Dalang for the rest of his life?
Jiang Dalang was in a dilemma, thinking about many things in his mind, but his hands kept moving. After drying the madder, he called Qin Xiaomi: "Xiaomi, go back and have lunch." "Yes." Qin Xiaomi nodded, and after eating lunch, he started making arrowroot starch.
The next day, I still sold kudzu powder cakes at the stall as usual. I also went to the medical clinic in the town and bought Baishan soil... This is an important thing needed for dyeing cloth, and it is also a very common medicinal material, so the price It was not high, a penny or a tael. She bought three kilograms and said she would take it home to deworm, but the people at the medical center didn't think much of it.
Two days later, Qin Xiaomi went to the grocery store and bought vinegar and soda ash, which were very common things.
Two days later, on the sixth day of June, people from all over the country began to get married. The price of the red cloth increased by another hundred pence. Now let alone the red wedding dress, it was ordinary. A married woman cannot even afford a red hijab.
Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin sighed: "It is not easy for farmers to hold a happy event."
Qin Liupo said: "In the future, my Meizi must marry a high-ranking family. She must not marry her husband's family who can't even afford red cloth!"
After saying that, she also glanced at Xu Erjun.
Xu Erjun said hurriedly: "I'm going to buy red cloth for Lizi in the next two days!"
Qin Liupo sneered: "Red cloth is so expensive at this time, you can't buy it. That money might as well be used as private money for Li Zi. ”
Grandma Qin said: "Erjun, your Qin Liupo's words make sense... When things are expensive, even if you can save your face, it's best not to buy them. We farmers should use our money wisely. Go ahead, don’t spend what you shouldn’t.”
Then he said to Qin Xiaomi: "Has your four-wheel grass dried? Go and try it after it's dried. If it's ruined, use your private money to buy red cloth for the pear. It's expensive, so you have to be honest." And you have a letter.”
And her family has a close relationship with the Xu Qiao family, so Grandma Qin is willing to spend some money on the Xu Qiao family to solidify their friendship.
In a few years, she and the old man will die of old age, but Xu Erjun and Qiao Lizi are young. If they help them now, they will be able to help Xiaomi and Dalang later.
"Hey, I will boil the color juice and dye the red cloth tomorrow." Qin Xiaomi agreed and got ready that day. He asked Jiang Dalang to go to the backyard to clear a clean space and build a mud brick stove. I went to pick up another tank of water and also prepared the wooden bucket.
Duh duh duh!
In the backyard, Jiang Dalang began to chop the madder roots. He kept chopping until dark, then chopped the madder roots, washed them, and soaked them in a bucket for later use.
Doing it like a cow, Grandma Qin felt distressed when she saw it. She stuffed an egg into Qin Xiaomi and chased her to give it to Jiang Dalang to eat.
Qin Xiaomi had no choice but to do as he was told: "Grandma asked me to give it to you, thank you for your hard work."
Jiang Dalang smiled: "It's just chopping grass roots, it's much easier than chopping kudzu wood, a little bit It’s not hard work.”
Qin Xiaomi didn’t want to owe anyone a favor, so he said, “Work hard and I’ll share the profits with your family when this business starts.”
Jiang Dalang: "Okay."
This conversation seems like the boss is deceiving the long-term worker, and Grandma Qin has a headache... Forget it, they are still young, and it is normal not to be enlightened. Let them deal with it like this for now.
......
The next day, coolie Jiang Dalang went to the backyard to work at dawn, chopping firewood for Qin Xiaomi... This juice requires a lot of firewood.
After Qin Xiaomi finished his breakfast, everything was ready.
"Light the fire, let's boil the color juice."
"Hey." Jiang Dalang bit into a piece of arrowroot cake and lit the fire for Qin Xiaomi. Two quarters of an hour later, the madder red was brewed.
Qin Xiaomi scooped out a spoonful with a wooden spoon, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Jiang Dalang hurriedly asked: "Xiaomi, how is this color soup? Can it be used?"
Qin Xiaomi nodded: "It is very useful."
The madder from the northeastern state of the Wei Dynasty is better than the six-wheel madder from the modern and prosperous dynasties, and the color produced is very rich.
(End of this chapter)