Chapter 81 Full of Energy

Shen Shaojing naturally heard everyone's gossip.

He knew that the villagers were like this, and it was the same in their village. If something happened in someone's family, the villagers would know about it very quickly.

For example, when his elder brother and second brother separated from the family business, many villagers watched curiously at the door after hearing about the commotion.

It was only when her mother closed the door that she was able to block out those curious eyes.

But everyone still listens with their ears.

So if everyone is discussing this kind of thing, it means it is true.

"Sister, this is your Su family's business. Isn't Su Daya the daughter of my brother-in-law's eldest brother?"

When his sister was about to marry Su Xueyi, he knew about the Su family and remembered their names very clearly.

Shen Yueyao nodded and said, "Yes, it's her."

Shen Shaojing said: "Since you are proposing marriage, then you should ask your brother-in-law to come over, right?"

Shen Yueyao always felt that this matter was a bit strange.

"Since no one came to call me, it should be nothing. Let's go to the mountain to dig yellow mud first."

Shen Yueyao didn't know what words to use to describe Su Daya's temper.

And she didn't want to care about Su Daya's affairs.

If I intervene, what if Su Daya comes back to blame me?

We can’t say that Su Daya was wrong. It’s understandable that she wanted to live a good life, or perhaps the environment made her like that.

But you can't just lose your temper with the loved ones who care about you when you are unhappy.

Old Madam Meng has been angered by Su Daya several times.

Shen Shaojing is not a nosy person.

Anyway, he just needs to listen to his sister.

The two men went to the foot of the mountain, dug a large basket of yellow mud, and found some lime to take back.

When the two of them returned home, Dabao and Erbao sat on stools and looked at the drying duck eggs.

Seeing Shen Yueyao and Shen Shaojing coming back, Dabao said tenderly, "Mom, Fourth Uncle, Dad went to grandma's house. We are at home looking after the duck eggs."

Dabao and Erbao now began to take the initiative to talk to Shen Yueyao.

In the past, they would not speak unless Shen Yueyao asked.

When Shen Shaojing came, he took Dabao and Erbao to play, and Dabao and Erbao also liked this uncle very much.

Shen Yueyao said happily: "Our baby is so well behaved."

"You guys go play over there first. Mom and uncle are going to pickle duck eggs."

As she spoke, Shen Yueyao said to Shen Shaojing: “Fourth brother, first take a large basin, add water to the yellow mud and stir it to remove the impurities in it.”

In fact, Shen Shaojing was a little confused. He didn't know that yellow mud could be used to pickle things.

Is it possible to change the taste?

He was itching to know what it would look like after being pickled.

But my sister said that once he learned how to pickle them, he could sell them from door to door, which would make more money than selling small toys or something.

Of course he believed that duck eggs had a low cost, and if they were really good and could be sold at a high price, he would indeed make a lot of money.

Thinking that there was something that could make money, Shen Shaojing was also very excited.

I feel motivated to do anything.

Then Shen Shaojing burned the grass and wood as his sister said, turning it into ashes.

Shen Yueyao was not idle either. She had bought some tea before. Although it was low-quality tea, the family would occasionally drink tea on weekdays.

These tea leaves are used to boil tea water, which is needed to pickle preserved eggs.

The two of them were busy like this.

Half of the duck eggs are pickled into salted duck eggs, and the other half are pickled into preserved eggs.

After everything is done, put the items into a large vat and seal it.

These were some of the utensils that Shen Yueyao bought at the pottery kiln shop after she made some money, just to store things.

In this era, most people used pottery jars and clay pots.

It's not the kind of fired porcelain, but the most common jars and basins fired with yellow clay, which are cheap.

Every household in the village uses this kind of water tank to store water.

The tank is very large and can hold a lot of duck eggs at once.

Put the prepared duck eggs in and seal it.

“It will take about ten days to pickle.”

Shen Yueyao strictly followed the proportion method, so she guessed that it would take about ten days to pickle.

Shen Shaojing was a little excited, "Okay, sister, I'll come in more than ten days."

"Well, during this time, you can go from street to street selling things and ask around. See if the people on that street are particular about food and like to eat fresh food. Also, look at restaurants and hotels. If this thing is pickled well, maybe you can open up the sales market."

"Anyway, it's always a good idea to get more information in advance."

Shen Shaojing looked at his sister's confident expression and made up his mind.

His sister is smart. Since she said so, it means the thing must be good.

Shen Shaojing nodded and said, “Don’t worry, sister, I know what to do.”

When Shen Shaojing was about to go back, Shen Yueyao gave him some pickled sauerkraut.

"These pickled vegetables can not only be used to make pickled fish, but also pickled cabbage noodles. I've told you the pickling method, and you can tell your parents so that they can pickle them too. They can make pickled cabbage noodles or pickled cabbage fish."

Anyway, Shen Yueyao can cook a lot of delicious food, so it’s no big deal to teach one or two of these methods to her relatives.

She can feel more at ease as long as her parents are doing well.

Shen Shaojing was so moved that he didn't know what to say. His sister was still thinking about them.

"Yeah, I know."

"And fermented tofu. Take these two bottles. Don't eat too much. It's a bit salty."

"Eat the chili meat sauce too. When you're out and about, no matter how busy you are, remember to eat. Bring some dry food with you to eat with the chili meat sauce."

Shen Shaojing nodded one by one.

He is the older brother and should take care of his younger sister, but now he has to let his younger sister care about him, which makes him feel embarrassed.

Shen Shaojing thought that he must work hard and set an example so that he could be nicer to his sister in the future.

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After the fourth brother left, Shen Yueyao started busying herself making chili meat sauce.

She hadn't set up her stall in the morning for the past two days, and she only had two taels of silver in her hand, so she felt a little anxious.

Thinking about doing more.

There will be a market in Beimai Village tomorrow, so I can sell more and add some fermented tofu.

When she came back, Shen Yueyao also bought some tofu from Feng Qiuhe to make fermented tofu.

There is also pig offal. This time I went to several places and got a lot of pig offal.

I'm going to the market tomorrow and can get two big buckets.

Shen Yueyao was busy, thinking that there were many things to do tomorrow and she couldn't handle it all by herself.

Fortunately, Su Erya was there to help.

She also wanted to build a big house, but this house was a bit shabby and simple.

She thought it would definitely leak if it rained.

But the money earned before was mainly used to treat Su Xueyi's body and legs, and to treat Madam Meng's eyes.

Only then can you think about using the money for other things.

I also have to grow crops and vegetables on the land at home, and I am too busy running the business to handle it.

She thought of Su Daya's father.

He is Su Xueyi's elder brother. I heard that he is tall and strong.

If it weren't for his strength, he would have collapsed in the labor camp long ago.

Because in the labor camp, men and women over the age of fifteen had to work.

Su Xueyi happened to be outside this age group at the time and only worked for one year.

But Su Xueyi's elder brother has been working for many years.

However, after the amnesty, the Su family regained their freedom and settled in the village. But before that, the village was recruiting soldiers, and Su Xueyi's eldest brother was recruited.

As long as Su Xueyi passes the imperial examination, her elder brother can be exempted from military service and can return home.

In that case, we have to wait at least three months. It is March now, and the college entrance examination will be in June.

After the results are announced, only those who pass the examination and become scholars can come back.

I don't know if I can pay money to let them come back early.

She doesn't quite understand some of the rules of this era.

While I was thinking about things, Su Erya came back behind Su Xueyi.

Both of them looked very bad, especially Su Xueyi, whose face was very pale, with a look of sadness and self-blame between her eyebrows.

Su Erya's eyes were red, and it was obvious that she had been crying.