Chapter 049: The plan fell through so quickly

On the way, Su Wan learned that the grandmother's surname was Cai and her granddaughter's name was Xiao Cui.

When he arrived at Jishan Hall, Su Mu was busy helping the old doctor in the hall and prescribing medicine.

He didn't expect Su Wan to come and bring him a pair of new shoes.

He saw Su Wan standing at the door, smiling at him coquettishly.

After saying hello to the old doctor, he came to find Su Wan:

"Why are you here?" he asked Su Chen.

"I'm here with Wanwan to deliver the goods. She went to buy cloth for her eldest brother to make clothes. She also bought a new pair of shoes for each of us brothers. It's just the right time to bring them to you!"

He took out the pair of shoes belonging to Su Mu from the basket. The soles of the new shoes were white and there was cotton inside, so they must be very comfortable to wear.

"Okay, thank you Wanwan!" He didn't say much, but took it frankly, put it in his hand and touched it, and it felt very good.

"How do you know my shoe size?"

"I don't know, but my third brother knows!" Su Wan raised his eyebrows at Su Chen, and Su Chen smiled.

"By the way, how are his eyes?" Su Mu did not forget to ask Jiang Yu, but he did not mention his name outside.

"It's much better than before, but it's still hard to see clearly." Su Wan told the truth.

Su Mu frowned when he heard this, thinking that this shouldn't be the case. His eyesight wasn't particularly serious, and he should be able to see by now.

"Then you can help him clean it with the medicine for two more days and see if it doesn't work. I'll take some time off and go back to see him myself!"

This was his first patient, so he must have treated him with great importance.

Grandma Cai prepared the medicine and asked Su Wan if he wanted to go home or do something else. Su Wan said he wanted to buy two chickens, but he didn't know where to get them.

When Grandma Cai heard this, she hurriedly said:

"Come to me when you buy chicken. I'll give you a discount. Other places charge twelve cents per pound, but I'll give you ten. I raise chickens at home, and the meat is delicious!"

That's great, every penny you can save counts. In fact, chickens in ancient times were not fed with feed, but chickens raised in the countryside probably have better meat quality.

"But Grandma Cai, your house might not be on the same road as mine. That's troublesome, right?"

She thought about this problem immediately. If she had to go a long way to buy a chicken, it would be better to spend a few more cents and go directly.

"Where are you from?" asked Grandma Cai.

"Goat Col!"

"Yangao, that's convenient. My home is on the way to Yangao, near Fengshuiling. Those of you who live in Yangao should know that my home is right next to the main road, very convenient!"

Grandma Cai thought, isn’t this a coincidence?

Su Wan glanced at his third brother and asked him for confirmation. Su Chen nodded and said that there was such a place. Su Wan might not know it because he had just arrived, but he would know it because he walked there frequently.

So, the four of them left the city one after another. Grandma Cai gave Old Hong two cents and asked him to take Grandma Sun and the other two back with him.

Just as Grandma Cai said, her home is next to a main road, she has dozens of chickens at home, and there are quite a few eggs to pick up.

The hens had to be kept for laying eggs, so Su Wan bought two roosters, each weighing more than five pounds. Ten coins per pound meant two pounds was more than one tael of silver. He also bought twenty eggs, two for three coins, so twenty eggs was thirty coins. He gave Grandma Cai one tael of silver and forty coins.

It's a purchase anyway, so it's better for Grandma Cai to make the money than for the city people.

After saying goodbye to Grandma Cai and Xiao Cui, Su Wan and Su Chen returned home with their baskets filled with food and daily necessities.

When they got home, Su Yun threw away the corn in his hand and ran to greet her as soon as he saw her enter the door.

"You're back. What delicious food did you bring back today?" Su Yun's eyes lit up instantly when he saw her holding two chickens in her hands.

"You buy chickens to raise or eat them."

Looking at his surprised eyes, he is only about fifteen years old, and his emotions are always visible on his face.

Su Wan narrowed her eyes and smiled, weighing the two cocks in her hands:

"We've made some money, so we're going to have a better meal tonight, chicken. I didn't buy anything delicious today, but I did bring you some gifts!"

"What gift?" Su Yun stretched his neck to look at Su Chen's basket.

"Wanwan bought you new shoes. Come and try them on to see if they fit!" Su Chen put down his burden and started explaining.

He took a breath, took out the new shoes and gave them to him and Su Yi. Su Yun couldn't wait to try them on the spot.

"Fourth brother, you put on new shoes without washing your feet, aren't you afraid of making them stink?"

Su Yi held the shoes and laughed at him. They finally had new shoes to wear and they were very precious, but he was not as impatient as Su Yun.

Su Yi's words made sense. He stopped what he was doing and planned to try again after washing his feet in the evening.

Everyone helped to move the things into the house. Su Yi asked her why she didn't buy lard. Wasn't she going to make lard soap in the future?

Su Wan explained that almond oil and lard have the same price, but almond oil is better for making soap than lard, so he might as well use almond oil from now on to save the trouble of boiling it.

She gathered all the soap-making spices together, put the flour in the jar, and gathered the eggs.

Su Chen started to boil water and kill chickens. He would eat one today and keep the other one for the time being, but he couldn't keep it together with the chicks for fear that it would bully them.

Eat the food in its original flavor. The local chicken should be stewed. Su Yun went to the field to pick a handful of leeks and used them to fry eggs. In the evening, he indulged himself with a meal of white rice. I believe that life will get better and better in the future.

When my parents come back, I will tell them not to go out to work next year and they can just rest at home.

After working hard for half a lifetime, it’s time to take a good rest.

Jiang Yu was still peeling corn. He was really patient and neither arrogant nor impatient.

He has been practicing swordplay for many years and his hands are covered with calluses. Peeling the hard corn is not difficult for him. In fact, he can calm down while peeling the corn.

Fourth brother and the others went to cook, and Su Wan came to peel the fruit with him.

Jiang Yu opened his eyes, looked at her, and quickly closed them again.

"Thank you for your hard work. You must be very tired after a day of hard work."

He was concerned about Su Wan, but Su Wan said he was not tired.

"I'm not tired. I have an oxcart to ride on and my third brother to carry the burden. But you've lost weight during the time I've been at my house. I'll give you a good tonic tonight. Eat more then!"

"Okay." Jiang Yu agreed with a smile.

Then I heard Su Wan say:

"I asked my second brother about your eye condition today. He said if it doesn't work, he'll take some time off and come back to check on you!"

Su Wanyun's calm words made Jiang Yu's heart skip a beat and he felt a little guilty.

How can that be? If Su Mu comes back, won’t he know that I was pretending to be blind?

It seems that he should find some time to recover, otherwise, how will people look at him?

But he didn't expect that his plan of teasing Su Wan would fail so quickly.

"I feel much better now, almost recovered. I'm just not used to the light yet. No need to bother Dr. Su to come all the way back!"

Su Wan nodded without thinking much about it.

Soon the hot water boiled, and Su Yun and the others began to kill and pluck the chicken. After preparing the chicken's internal organs, they started to cook it in the pot.

It took a full hour to stew before it was taken out of the pot. The whole yard was filled with the aroma of meat. In the evening, they had white rice with chicken and fried eggs with leeks. It was a very common meal in modern times, but it was a rare meal in the Su family.