Chapter 43 Erya Looking for a Job

Lu Qinniang carried a load on her shoulder, with five taels of silver in her arms, and the whole family mobilized and went to the pig market in a mighty procession.

Most of the stores on the road were still closed, so Erya complained, "Mom, did you choose to go out today on purpose so you don't have to buy anything for us?"

"You guessed it right." Lu Qiniang deliberately angered her.

Arya snorted coldly.

"In previous years, after the tenth day of the first lunar month, my mother would go to pick pigs, and the pig market would open on the tenth day of the first lunar month." Daya explained with a smile.

She is meticulous and keeps all the trivialities of life in mind.

When we arrived at the pig market, we could smell a foul smell from afar.

Erya was disgusted and didn't want to go in.

Lu Qiniang asked her to wait outside with San Ya.

"Who wants to take her?" Erya was unwilling. "Mom, I want to go to the rouge shop to take a look. On the way here, I saw that the rouge shop was open. Don't worry, I won't buy anything, I just want to take a look."

"Why are you going to see it if you're not going to buy anything? Isn't that just causing trouble for others?"

"Let me see what's wrong. I can't afford it now, but I won't be able to afford it in the future?" Arya said unconvinced, "I didn't say anything about being reluctant, but you were the one who said no first. Seriously."

"Mom, let her go. Second sister is reluctant to spend money." Daya spoke for her.

"That's right. I don't have any money, so if I want to buy anything, I'll definitely have to ask you for money."

"Okay then, don't go anywhere. Just wait for me at the rouge shop and I'll pick you up. You're a grown woman now, don't run around..."

"I understand." Erya's brows lit up. She raised her hand to tidy up her hair, tugged at her clothes, and then went to the rouge shop.

Lu Qiniang sighed as she looked at her back.

She was really worried that since Erya was so coquettish and her family was poor, she might be easily led astray.

She has to make money well so that her daughter will have enough money when she wants to buy something and won't be cheated out of small expenses in the future.

Lu Qiniang brought Xiao Yan and others into the bustling pig market.

Good news: the Pig Market is packed.

Bad news: There are more people in the Pig Market than pigs.

Piglets were in short supply, and even those that Lu Qiniang didn't like were still 20% to 30% more expensive than the good pigs of previous years.

The price of a piglet went as high as four hundred coins.

The more Lu Qiniang looked at it, the heavier her heart felt.

No, it's too expensive.

After asking from beginning to end, they found that the price was impossible to bargain down. Lu Qiniang and Xiao Yan said, "Forget it, let's not buy it yet. It's just opened now, and they dare to raise the price. Let's wait and see in a few days. I don't believe it will continue to rise. It's going to go up to the sky!"

Xiao Yan naturally agreed, he didn't understand these things.

But he could tell from Lu Qiniang's expression that she was actually unsure whether the pork price would rise in the future and was a little hesitant.

I hope it will be cheaper in the future, or at least not increase in price anymore.

He said to Lu Qiniang, "After the fifteenth, when the bookstores open, I'll go see if there's any work copying books. I can do it."

"Let's see, there's no rush. He Yao has copied it before, and it feels similar to Daya's embroidery. It's also a time-consuming and arduous task. After a day of writing, besides the money for the pens and ink, there's only about ten dollars left. You're still injured, you can't just keep going like that."

Perhaps sensing Xiao Yan's eagerness to make money, Lu Qiniang consoled him, "We still have this much money! After the Lantern Festival tomorrow, I'll find work. Daya and Erya will stay home and feed the pigs. We won't have to worry about having enough to eat."

Xiao Yan is such a smart person, he will definitely find a way to make money in the future.

Life is getting better and better!

As they were talking, they went to the rouge shop to pick up Erya.

Erya was looking around at the door, looking forward to it, with a happy look on her face.

Seeing them coming, Erya came to meet them from a distance and said happily, "Mom, mom, please come with me. I found a job!"

It turned out that Erya successfully "applied for a job" at the rouge shop.

She is good at observing people's expressions, is eloquent, looks good, and can do math. It just so happens that the rouge shop is recruiting female clerks, so Erya came today.

"Three hundred dollars a month?" Lu Qiniang was overjoyed.

"Yes, the minimum is 300 yuan. If you sell a lot, you can get a commission. Mom, am I amazing?" Erya was very excited. "Mom, let's make a deal. I'll give you 300 yuan, and I have to keep the rest. You can't control what I buy."

"That won't work. You can keep the money, but if you want to buy anything big, you have to ask me." Lu Qiniang glared at her, "You're just a little old."

"Okay, hey, mom, you see, you also believe that I can make a lot of money, right? Wait and see! San Ya, wait until your second sister makes money and buys you delicious and fun things!"

Sanya cheered.

Lu Qiniang went in and had a detailed chat with the owner of the rouge shop and settled the matter.

On the way back, Erya said that she had heard before the New Year that this place would be hiring female servants after the New Year, and she had been keeping an eye on it.

That's why she said before that she could also earn three hundred yuan a month.

Lu Qi Niang laughed at her: "Aren't you afraid that people will not want you? You're just talking big and then your tongue gets stuck."

"How could they not want me? What's wrong with me?" Arya said proudly, "They chose me, they have good taste!"

She has already started fantasizing about making a lot of money.

"Mom, mom, the noodle shop is open. I'd like to treat you guys to some noodles, okay? You can advance the money first, and I'll pay you back when I get paid, in addition to the three hundred yuan."

"Listen, listen, you haven't made any money yet, but you're already eating out." Lu Qiniang scolded with a smile, "No, go home and eat. What kind of noodles do you want? Ask your elder sister to make it. If your elder sister can't cook, I'll make it for you."

"Let's eat outside!" Erya shook her arm. "Noodle soup is only three cents a bowl."

"Those five people also cost fifteen cents!" Lu Qiniang was still a little reluctant.

However, thinking that Erya was happy today and that the family would have an additional stable income in the future, she gritted her teeth and agreed.

A family of five went to eat noodles together.

The so-called soup noodles are noodles cooked in pork bone soup, with only a little chopped green onion sprinkled on them for garnish, but the oil stars floating on the surface of the white soup are enough to whet your appetite.

Lu Qiniang drank up all the noodle soup and felt warm all over.

Although she didn't buy a piglet today, Erya found a very good job.

Such a good start to the new year makes us full of energy.

But when it came time to pay the bill, Lu Qin's mother felt a pang of pain.

On the way home, she kept muttering, "We can't eat out anymore. If we cook at home, it probably won't cost even ten bucks."

Erya generously said that when she made money, she would treat everyone to a meal at a restaurant!

At this moment, the future is happiness within reach.

"Mom, isn't that the village head?"

Before she returned home, Erya noticed a person standing at her door, with his hands in his sleeves, running around anxiously.

"Is he here to collect the head tax again?" Arya asked vigilantly.