The little girl from a farm family has a big wish to make a fortune by farming and picking mushrooms

Chapter 393 Picking Cabbage Stalks

Zhou Mingqi had two more sachets around his waist and some wormwood ointment on the mosquito bites on his face.

She came to the table, picked up a glass of wine and drank it, then smacked her lips.

"The smell of alcohol isn't as strong as last time. I think I can tolerate it a little better."

She smiled and picked up the empty basket beside her.

"Come on, let's get to work."

Zhou Mingshu looked at the two glasses of wine left on the table and turned to look at Qi Rui beside him.

"Sir, don't waste it. Why don't you drink these two glasses of wine? When we come back later, I'm afraid there will be ants crawling on this table."

"okay."

Qi Rui raised his head and drank the wine in the glass, then followed Zhou Mingshu into the vegetable garden.

"Sir, are you sure you want to try to help us pick the cabbage stems?"

Zhou Mingshu's eyes became round when he laughed, and his cheeks looked puffy, which was very cute.

"Well~ A gentleman's word is as good as gold." Qi Rui smiled and raised his eyebrows.

Rufeng stood nearby and looked at the two of them, shuddering with disgust.

"Okay then, let's have a competition to see who can pick the most, okay?"

"Okay, but since it's a competition, there has to be a prize."

Zhou Mingshu nodded, "Yeah, so what's the prize?"

"Well...how about shaving your nose?"

"Okay, this is easy. It's so easy for me."

"What are you searching for..."

"Hehe, that's what I mean by simple. Let's get started. Don't pick the ones that are too big, and don't pick the ones that are too small. Just pick the ones that are just right."

"Row."

Because there was a prize at stake, Qi Rui's morale was boosted and he was determined to win the game no matter what.

"Um... Rufeng, go help the two sisters at the back, leave this to Mingshu and me."

"Oh ok."

Rufeng was sent away, and only Zhou Mingshu and Qi Rui were left on this piece of land.

Qi Rui tucked the troublesome hem of his clothes into his belt. Everything was ready.

"Okay, let's get started."

……

After half an incense stick of time, Zhou Mingshu simply raised his hands in surrender.

"My Lord, I admit defeat. You are too capable. I can never compare to you."

Zhou Mingshu held his waist and wailed...

In terms of hand speed, she can't compare to Qi Rui's.

In terms of the capacity of her palm, she could not compare to the capacity of his palm.

Sure enough, boys have great talent when it comes to doing physical work.

When Qi Rui heard her admit defeat, he smiled and put the cabbage sprouts in his hand into the basket.

"Haha, are you tired?"

He turned around and took the cabbage sprouts from Zhou Mingshu's hand.

"I am a little tired. I can't compare with you in terms of speed and stamina. You work like an ox that never tires."

Zhou Mingshu held his waist and took a few deep breaths.

"How can you compare with me, little girl? I'm a soldier. What kind of people are soldiers? Most of them are reckless men who can lift a 50-jin axe with one hand. With a casual wave of their hand, they can easily take off the enemy's head."

Zhou Mingshu also reacted.

Comparing herself with adults is just like an amateur competing with professionals. This is really a slap in her face.

"Does the bet still count?" Qi Rui's eyebrows trembled with laughter.

"It counts, of course it counts." Zhou Mingshu puffed out his cheeks, looking like he didn't care much about his nose being scratched by someone else.

Qi Rui stretched out his hand and was about to scrape it, but suddenly found that his hands were a little dirty.

"I won't shave today. I have some vegetable juice on my hands. I'll leave it there for now."

"Well, then I'll just owe you money for now."

Zhou Mingshu glanced at the field. During the competition, they had already picked most of the cauliflower.

It turns out that if you focus on doing something, you will get twice the result with half the effort.

"Sir, do you have a lot to do in the barracks in the next few days?"

Zhou Mingshu blinked his eyes and acted cute on purpose.

"Not much. What's wrong? I'm a little scared when I see you like this..."

Qi Rui had a feeling that he was being watched.

"Hey, it's nothing. There are so many vegetables to be harvested in the vegetable garden. If you have nothing to do in the barracks, come and help me. Then I will cook delicious meals for you. How about it?"

When Qi Rui heard this, he realized that he was being treated as a laborer.

He smiled and curled his lips, "You want to get rid of me with just a meal? This makes me feel so cheap~"

"Then...what if I give you some vegetable seeds? Not only do these vegetables have a large yield and can solve the people's hunger, but they are also delicious, can be eaten in many ways, and have rich tastes. How do you think?"

Qi Rui kept stroking his chin, "If it's really as you said, then it's not impossible, but if what you said is not true, then I will double the interest on you."

"Okay, let's just say that."

"Okay, then I'll find a few more strong men tomorrow, all of whom will be free labor."

Qi Rui raised his eyebrows as he spoke, which seemed to indicate that he had succeeded in his evil plan.

Zhou Mingshu was thinking that they could exchange a few meals for a group of people to work for them, and they sisters wouldn't have to suffer from back pain from exhaustion, which was a great deal.

After they finished harvesting the cabbage sprouts, Qi Rui took Rufeng away.

He also said that he would come to help them after breakfast tomorrow and ask them to prepare the farm tools.

Zhou Mingqin and Zhou Mingqi had no idea what the two girls were talking about. As soon as Lord Qi left, the two sisters started asking about the reason for the incident.

Zhou Mingshu told the story, and the two sisters became happy.

"While it's still not too late, Erya and I will go to the village to borrow some farm tools and prepare. It will be a bit rushed if we go tomorrow."

"Okay, go ahead, I'll go pick some peppers from the garden."

"Row."

As soon as the two sisters left, Zhou Mingshu took the scissors and went out.

Looking into the distance, the pepper garden is all red, and if you don’t know, you might think it’s some kind of flower blooming.

The pepper garden was fertilized twice, and the peppers grew big and numerous.

Some branches are about to break if they are not pruned.

There are some small peppers growing on many pepper branches. She cuts off the big peppers so that the plants can provide nutrients to the small peppers and help them grow bigger.

Zhou Mingshu took a basket and picked some big peppers and cut them. The bright red peppers made him want to take a bite.

But the power of chili pepper should not be underestimated, she only dared to think about it.

After cutting a basket of red peppers, she also cut some fruit peppers and screw peppers to take to the restaurant later.

It was still unknown how many people the adults would invite over tomorrow, so she had to think in advance about what food to prepare to entertain them tomorrow.

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In the evening, the three sisters loaded all the picked cabbage sprouts onto the donkey cart and transported them to the restaurant.

"Oh my goodness, you picked so many in one afternoon. Are you tired?"

The donkey cart is full of them. These cauliflowers alone will take us the whole day tomorrow.

"It's okay. Today it's not just the three of us who did it. Lord Qi and Lord Rufeng also came to help us and helped us pick for a while."

"Oh, Master Qi has helped our family again..."