When we have money, we can buy pigs to raise and slaughter a big, fat pig to eat during the New Year.
Qiao Lian'er packed the fried mushrooms into jars. Jars were one of the main containers used by the ancients. The ancients also liked to pickle things, so although this family was poor, they had no shortage of jars of all sizes.
Ten pounds were fried, and the contents were put into a medium-sized jar. Then, the oil from the pot was ladled into the jar to soak the contents.
The jar originally contained termite mushrooms, but not much oil was used; the oil reached the top of the jar.
This way, there's still more than half an oil left in the pot, which can then be used for household cooking.
Grandma Qiao mentally calculated the deal and felt it was a great deal. The aroma of oil filling the kitchen made her feel even more refreshed.
For many years, Grandma Qiao has had one wish: to have enough oil, even more than she could use. As long as there is oil, the vegetables in the fields and the wild vegetables in the mountains will taste much better, and her stomach will feel smoother.
When Lian'er came to the Qiao family, this wish began to come true.
Grandma Qiao felt her eyes getting a little wet.
After finishing their work, everyone went inside to sleep with high hopes, but they all tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. What was going on?
Tomorrow morning, this family will have several more taels of silver.
This wasn't something earned through hard hunting; it was a great bargain found in the mountains, safe and without danger.
No matter how you look at it, it's a win.
Qiao Lian'er entered the room, where Qiao Yunni was sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at her daughter with a motherly tenderness in her eyes.
She was kicked out of her husband's family and returned with her daughter, feeling uneasy. After all, there were two more mouths to feed, and the Qiao family was poor. They couldn't rely on the fields, so they could only pin their hopes on hunting. But throughout the year, they could only catch a decent game twice.
So even though she had a limp, she still helped with the work, just to avoid being looked down upon by her family.
Unexpectedly, her daughter turned out to be so successful, earning money for the Qiao family as soon as she arrived.
In this way, they felt at ease staying there.
She even suspected that her daughter had come to save her.
Qiao Lian'er took the plaster out from under her pillow. She had been busy since returning home and almost forgot about it.
"Mother, this is the plaster I bought for you in town. After three applications, you'll be almost fully recovered. I'll be able to earn money again, so please take good care of yourself and don't overexert yourself, otherwise this medicine will be wasted."
As Qiao Lian'er spoke, she applied a plaster to Qiao Yunni.
The cool sensation when it was applied miraculously reduced the pain.
Qiao Yunni was a little surprised: "How much does one plaster cost?"
"It cost a total of six hundred coins, and the shopkeeper waived ten coins."
"What? It's so expensive?"
Qiao Yunni was shocked.
He immediately tried to remove the plasters from his legs and feet: "No, no, you have to send them back tomorrow and return them to the shopkeeper. Given the situation at home, it would cost me two hundred coins for just one plaster. How am I supposed to face the Qiao family?"
Qiao Lian'er quickly pressed her hand down. She looked at Qiao Yunni and said, "Mom, believe me. I can earn a lot of money for this family. I hope your legs get better soon so that the Qiao family can rest assured. I've already talked to Grandma about this. She said if it doesn't work after using three doses, she'll buy you more."
“But—” Qiao Yunni still hesitated; she really felt it was too expensive.
Qiao Lian'er patted Qiao Yunni's hand again: "Grandma is a mother's mother, not a mother's mother-in-law."
One sentence made Qiao Yunni's heart flutter and she was deeply moved.
Yes, Mother, Mother always wants the best for her, doesn't want her to suffer in the slightest, and doesn't want her to endure any pain.
As Grandma Qiao passed by the mother and daughter's room, she heard their conversation. Her nose stung with tears, and she couldn't help but rub the corner of her eye.
After comforting Qiao Yunni, Qiao Lian'er came out and saw Old Madam Qiao entering the main room, so she followed her in.
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