strictlysupreme Chapter 132: Go to town and get 0 food
Chapter 132: Go to town and get 0 food
The days were busy and fulfilling, and more than ten days passed in a flash.
In the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain, Erhua was very curious when she saw her mother cutting sweet potatoes, pork and beef into strips, pickling them and drying them in the sun, and now steaming them in the pot.
I also made some pasta.
"Mom, what are pork floss and beef jerky?" This is the third time Erhua has asked this question.
She didn't seem interested in the cookies made opposite, and all she asked were questions about meat.
Gu Qingqing said patiently, "You will know when you put it in your mouth."
"Then when can I eat it?" Erhua persisted.
"Tomorrow!" said Gu Qingqing.
"Oh! But didn't mother say to give these to Shen Chenan? If we eat them, will it not be enough for him?" Erhua was conflicted.
"Mom cooks a lot, so you all have a share. Although you and your sister can't eat as much as you want, you can still satisfy your cravings." Gu Qingqing said with a smile.
Erhua hesitated for a while and then said, "Mom, I will eat less and bring more to him. I like the ceramic doll he gave me last time!"
When Erhua said this, she immediately ran back to the cabin and took out the doll that Shen Chenan had given her to play with.
Gu Qingqing just smiled and said nothing.
She had known Shen Chenan for a while and thought that the two of them, older and younger, got along very well and were very happy.
She also learned from Wu Yi that it would take at least three or four years for them to come back after they went back this time.
Gu Qingqing thought that a kid she knew was about to go on a long journey, and she didn't have anything good to give him, so she went to the town the day before yesterday to buy some lean pork and beef, intending to make pork floss, beef jerky and biscuits for him to take with him on the road.
In addition, after these ten days' progress, her house has been built halfway. I heard that as long as the weather is good, the roof will be completed in about twenty days.
As long as she doesn't mind the new house being damp, their family can move in before the New Year.
During this period, her family planted five acres of winter wheat. When they asked people to go to work, the villagers found out that her family had actually bought land in Shangyang Village.
In addition, Wu Fang and his team have a very good pig intestine business in Jiangping Town. Gu Qingqing now not only has to make pig intestines every day, but also braised dried tofu, bean skin, peanuts, and pig ears.
And bean sprouts.
As for bean sprouts, they were short of vegetables a few days ago, and Gu Qingqing saw that there were soybeans at home, so she thought about it and grew some bean sprouts herself. She fried them with animal oil at noon and served them to the people working at home.
As a result, everyone praised her for the good growth of her bean sprouts.
At this time, every household was short of vegetables, so someone asked, "Qingqing, do you sell these bean sprouts? If you do, I'll buy some. The bean sprouts I grow at home are all very small, how come yours can grow so big?"
"Well, as long as it's not expensive, I'll buy some. The sprouts are crisp and the beans are chewy. They're delicious!" The person who spoke was none other than the carpenter from Shangyang Village.
Gu Qingqing had bought things from him before, and last time she asked for mooncake molds, he gave them to her half way.
"Qingqing, I said that your bean sprouts would be well-received. If you make this to sell, I will definitely support you." Niu Li, who came to help, also said.
To this end, she weighed the pros and cons and found that she could make money by growing bean sprouts.
She can produce eight kilograms of bean sprouts from one kilogram of soybeans. One kilogram of soybeans only sells for seven or eight cents in the village, but she can make a profit by selling one kilogram of bean sprouts for two cents.
Although the profit is not much, every little bit is still meat.
I now have an additional job of growing bean sprouts to satisfy the villagers.
Luo Meihua spoke first, "Sister-in-law, why don't you grow some more bean sprouts? I have to go to town every day to sell pig intestines. Try this one to see if it sells well. If it does, we'll have one more thing to sell. If it doesn't, we won't do it anymore."
With Luo Meihua's start, Wu Fang and the others also wanted to bring some to Jingjing Town, and business was surprisingly good.
Now, adding up the two sides, her daily income is about seven to five hundred coins.
She earns a lot and spends a lot, but her income is still not enough to cover her expenses for building the house.
But she was not in a hurry, as there were only seventy taels left of the one hundred taels buried in the ground.
The next day at noon, after the people who worked at home had finished their lunch, Gu Qingqing said hello to Wen Wuyan, got on the family cart, took the dried sweet potatoes, dried pork, and dried beef that she had made herself, and went to town with Li Xin.
The reason why Li Xin was brought along was because Li Xin had no clothes to wear. After Niu Lan from the village finished making all the clothes for their family, she took on a dowry job from another village these days.
I haven't been home for the past ten days, and I go to that family's house early in the morning and late at night every day.
So I brought Li Xin with me today because I wanted to buy him two sets of winter clothes.
After arriving in town, Gu Qingqing took Li Xin to the Shen residence first. When Li Xin arrived, she asked, "Aunt, is Shen Chenan the child of this family?"
"Yeah. You know?"
"I don't know, but I know this family. In the past, in the winter, when we couldn't get food, we would come and wait behind this house. Sometimes, when their housekeeper saw us, he would give us food." Li Xin said, looking at the gate of the Shen Mansion.
Gu Qingqing was happy, not because what the Shen family did was worthy of her happiness, but because she was happy that Shen Chenan's family treated people so well.
The doorman now recognized Gu Qingqing. When he saw it was her, one of them immediately welcomed her in and made tea in the doorman's room, while the other one quickly went into the yard to report.
Gu Qingqing saw that Li Xin was looking at the tea on the table with some reserve, so she gave him a look that told him to drink it with peace of mind.
She didn't hesitate and picked up the teacup and took a sip. At this moment, Shen Chenan had not yet appeared in her sight, but her voice had already come over.
"Aunt, why are you here today? Didn't you go to town in the morning?" As Shen Chenan finished speaking, he ran to the gatehouse.
When Gu Qingqing heard the voice, she put down her teacup and walked out. At this time, she caught Shen Chenan who was running in from outside.
"Aren't you going back to the border soon? I came to see you." Gu Qingqing said, holding his little hand.
Shen Chenan listened to her, but her eyes were scanning the room behind her. She didn't see Dahua and Erhua, but saw a person who was not a stranger. She asked curiously, "Hey, Auntie, why didn't Dahua and Erhua come? Who is he? I think I saw him at your house last time."
Shen Chenan tilted his head and looked at Li Xin and said.
Gu Qingqing turned around and waved to Li Xin. When he came over, she introduced him to Shen Chenan, "This is Daxin. He works at my house. Daxin, this is Shen Chenan. You should have seen him at home before."
After Gu Qingqing introduced the two, she said to Shen Chenan, "Dahua just came home from town. I didn't want her to get tired from running around, so I didn't bring her sisters here."
Steward Shen, who had arrived at this time, saw that it was Gu Qingqing who came, and greeted her with a smile, "Madam Wen is here, please come in quickly. Madam is very happy to know that you are here."
Even Shen Chenan took Gu Qingqing's hand and said, "Aunt, you haven't met my aunt yet. My aunt loves me very much. Come on, I'll take you there."
Before, when Gu Qingqing came, she basically used various excuses not to enter the mansion because she was afraid of trouble. This time, I came here specially to deliver something, and it would be a bit unreasonable if I didn't see the master again.
However, before going in, Gu Qingqing handed the cloth bag she brought to Manager Shen.