HLnovel Chapter 445 Going to Fangshan Again
Chapter 445 Going to Fangshan Again
Of course, the village is big, and there are some soft-hearted mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law who are easily influenced by their daughters, mothers, and relatives. Some of them want to take advantage of the time when they are working to get some information from Old Lady Hua and Li Jingshu.
They want to know: "If we can't handle the work, is it possible to recruit our own relatives?"
I'm not trying to put pressure on you or kowtow to you, I just want to get some information.
But they were basically stopped by a few sharp-eyed and sharp-eared old men who were in charge of the Tang family.
Tang Guangzheng, who was even tickled by his own brother-in-law, held another meeting in the middle of the night and told them: "Don't be confused. Don't think that just because our village is established as a military supply village, we have to be the only one?
Let me tell you, when the county magistrate came two days ago, he said that if anyone in our village causes trouble and delays progress, the other big villages in Fang County will be waiting.
Let’s not talk about the distant villages, just look at Yangjia Village, which is close at the horizon. Believe it or not, if the Nine Clans were to move to that village, then Old Man Yang would be so eager to give up his position as the head of the village.”
As a result, some people were too stubborn to grasp the point and shouted, "Village head, why don't you give up your position as village head and don't let the nine clans move away."
Tang Guangzheng was so angry: "Is this about asking the village head to do something? This means that you guys should not make trouble and are not allowed to talk to the nine clans about recruiting workers, otherwise the whole village will not tolerate you."
However, Shen Youyou and the others didn't watch the fun for a few days, because Grandpa Shen spoke up. The old man sighed while eating:
"Let's not go and watch the joke on the other side of the river. First of all, we have a good relationship with them. They said that to avoid causing trouble for us.
Besides, who doesn’t have a relative who has spent half his life in the village? Isn’t that normal?
In my family, we want this kind of trouble but we don’t have it yet, our relatives...”
Okay, let’s keep everyone silent again. Yes, we don’t know where their relatives are yet, and we don’t know whether they are alive or dead.
Old Lady Hua even pointed at Shen Youyou and said, "You, please be quiet and stop climbing over the wall all day. I heard someone was discussing something, and you shouted from outside the wall: Remember to get the divorce document?"
Shen Youyou smiled awkwardly. She really couldn't help it. It was the younger sister-in-law who gave the elder sister-in-law the advice.
Shen Youyou thought that the method they proposed was quite feasible as it took all aspects into consideration. She just didn't think about signing the document of severing the relationship at the same time as signing the indenture.
After all, the parents on TV, who sold their children, always asked for money from the girls and boys who worked as maids and servants. What's more, this was not a real sale of oneself. The most crucial thing was the document of severing the relationship.
That’s true. In fact, not many people from the nine clans had time to watch the fun. After all, although the team building the workshop included fellow villagers who were doing corvée labor, there were also officials from the Ministry of Works and a bricklaying team.
But the men of the nine clans still have to make shoe soles every day. There is no other way, they can't just abandon the business. The girls in the hairpin group are also not idle. Fortunately, after these days of learning, the one hundred young ladies and wives recruited by Tangjia Village can already do it on their own.
However, the nine clans still sent out ten old ladies and a dozen women to cook for everyone.
Many women from Tangjia Village also helped.
Old Mrs. Hua just couldn't understand it. Now she didn't have to manage the hairpin group anymore, and her little granddaughter was temporarily in charge. The little granddaughter not only had to record the number of hairpins every day and the wages of one hundred new female workers, but also had to record the cash flow of the hairpin group.
They were also responsible for recording the daily food ration accounts of the corvées, as well as the food ration accounts of the villagers and the nine clans.
The old lady got a headache just thinking about all these items.
Moreover, she felt that she was so busy just worrying about cooking that she had basically no place to rest all day.
How did the little granddaughter manage to keep track of so many accounts and also find time to take pulses and read medical books with Guo Lang?
The most important thing is, does she still have time to take her younger brothers and sisters to climb over the wall and eavesdrop?
Actually, this is very simple. Shen Youyou made a form for all the discrepancies, and someone in each group was responsible for filling out the form.
She also taught everyone Arabic numerals. Numbers are easy to learn. All you have to do is remember your name and fill in the number of various hairpins you make every day in the corresponding form behind your name.
But since I can't eavesdrop in the corner, it's not very polite to do so.
She was going to take her brothers to Fangshan, and of course she had to take two of her sisters with her. One was Guo Daya, her current master, and the other was Shen Erya. There was no other way, she had to take Erya with her wherever she went.
This time, thanks to Chaogang, they have weapons again. Weren’t the previous weapons confiscated by Fu Huaian?
Today's weapons are sharper and they are well hidden.
After getting up early in the morning, practicing martial arts and having breakfast, Shen Youyou carried a bamboo basket and set off with her second sister, Guo's eldest sister, and a dozen brothers.
The first reason we went up the mountain this time was because it was the season when wild fruits in the mountains were ripe. This was the time for everyone’s snacks in winter.
The second is to pick as many dyeable plants as possible. Of course, there is also the arduous task assigned by Grandpa Guo, which is to pick herbs.
In the words of Grandpa Guo, "It's cold here in winter. We're not used to living in places like this. We're afraid we might catch a cold. So we're going to prepare some medicine just in case."
But you know that if you go up the mountain to pick fruits in this season, the wild boars also know where to eat fruits in this season. This is an obvious thing.
Therefore, Shen Zhiqiu was worried, so he sent out Dahu and Erhu. In addition, the boys from the nine clans persisted in practicing and made great progress.
Needless to say, Shen Youyou's progress was enough to allow them to go up the mountain.
"Sister, I stay at home making hairpins everyday, and suddenly I come out for some fresh air. I feel the mountain air is so fresh."
There was no need to think, the person who spoke must be Shen Erya, but what she said really touched Shen Youyou's heart.
"Hahaha, Sister Erya, you really are my sister."
In autumn, the upper forests of Fangshan are dyed with colors. The cotinus coggygria on the mountain changes from yellow to orange to dark red. Large blocks of color are embedded on both sides of the vast valley, like a rosy cloud. Let's not talk about how beautiful it is, just say that cotinus coggygria, a plant that grows all over the mountain, is the herb and dyeing material that Shen Youyou is looking for.
Cotinus coggygria is a deciduous shrub of the genus Cotinus in the Anacardiaceae family.
The leaves are obovate or oval, completely round, and the flowering period is generally in April and May. The inflorescence is a panicle. It also has a nice name called smoke tree. After the flowers fade, the pedicels of the sterile flowers will become pink and fluffy, and from a distance, it looks like smoke. Cotinus coggygria is also a good hand at afforestation. It has a strong ability to sprout and grow very fast, and is a pioneer in afforestation on barren mountains.
Its rhizomes can also be used to treat acute icteric hepatitis, chronic hepatitis, anicteric hepatitis, and measles.
The branches and leaves are the good medicine that Shen Youyou is looking for to treat the cold.
It can not only clear away dampness and heat, relieve pain, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, but also can anti-coagulation, dissolve blood clots, and resist fatigue. It also has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, reduces fever and swelling, and can treat colds, gingivitis, hypertension and other diseases.