Chapter 100: Chili Pepper Purchase, Zhou Lihua Loves to Make Trouble
Chen Tong already felt the shortage of manpower, so he would have to ask someone to weigh the goods tomorrow, and his eldest brother would only be responsible for transportation.
I'm afraid my dad is the only one in the family who can do this job. Da Niu can't read a single word and doesn't even know how to use a scale, so let's just continue building the house.
When the two brothers returned home and told their family about their harvest today, everyone in the family was stunned and didn't come back to their senses for a long time.
"Old Third, you're right, isn't it one hundred and eighty wen?"
After a while, Chen Zhang asked in disbelief, her voice trembling with excitement.
Chen Daniu swallowed even more. He originally thought that earning fifty cents a day for helping his second aunt repair the house was enough, but he didn't expect that it was not even a fraction of what his father and third uncle earned.
"Mom, what Third Brother said is right, there really are so many."
Chen Jin was also very excited. He took out all the money Xiao Ying had just given him and put it on the table. Only then did Chen Afu and the others believe it, but they were even more shocked.
"It's only the first day and they've already made so much money. The second son's wife is really capable."
Chen Afu sighed while holding the silver, and then his expression became serious again.
"The second child is gone, so don't try to trick them, orphans and widows. Make sure you weigh the whole thing, and don't accept the small, broken red strips."
Chen Jin assured him, "Dad, the third brother and I both remembered it, and the third brother wants you to help tomorrow, so I will be responsible for the transportation."
"Me?" Chen Afu was stunned: "How can I help?"
Chen Tong smiled and said, "I want Dad to help me weigh it. We can collect at least one or two thousand kilograms tomorrow. If big brother wants to transport it all back, he will probably have to make three or four trips. I definitely can't do it alone."
"Daniu doesn't know how to scale, and he has to help his second sister-in-law build a house, so only Dad can help with this."
Chen Afu nodded, with some excitement in his eyes. He didn't expect that he could still do business at his age, and it was such a profitable business.
"Okay, Dad will go with you tomorrow."
"Sanlang, why don't I help you too?"
Zhou Lihua had been itching to go to the town to see the world, even if she didn't buy anything.
Maybe I can find a way to smuggle a few cents. A few cents a day, wouldn't that be hundreds of cents a month?
She had been working at home these days and her back and waist were already sore and painful from exhaustion. She had to do the laundry, cooking, and cleaning. The old couple and Chen Tong kept a close eye on her, so she couldn't find a chance to slack off.
Not only her, but the three children also helped to work. The fair and clean Xiao He became thinner and had blisters on her hands.
Her Xiaobao was even more pitiful. He had his meal withheld because he had been playing tricks and not working. He cried so hard that it broke her heart.
But there was no way. Mother, sister-in-law and Da Niu all went to help that hateful woman Xiao Ying. Now father was going to town with eldest brother and Sanlang. There would be more work left for her at home.
When she asked this, Chen Xiaohe and Chen Xiaobao's eyes lit up. They also wanted to go to town and never work at home again.
Unexpectedly, Chen Tong's face turned serious and he said unhappily, "What can you do there? You don't know how to use a scale, you don't know how to count, and you always offend people with your words."
"Besides, someone has to stay home to do the laundry and cooking. Now that the adults have left, you have to take care of the children, right?"
He didn't believe that Zhou Lihua was really going to the town to work, it was more like she was just going there to slack off.
Zhou Lihua's face turned red with anger. So she could only do housework?
"You all go out to earn money, but leave me to work at home. I know you all look down on me... wuwuwu..."
"If you want others to respect you, you must first do something that others respect."
Then I heard Liu Lan say in a sarcastic tone.
"Sister-in-law, what do you mean?" Zhou Lihua was furious. This woman actually took advantage of her misfortune.
"Don't you understand what I mean?" Liu Lan put down her bowl and mocked him even more. "You can't even do your housework, and you still want to make money? Then tell me what you can do?"
"I can help my second brother and his wife make spicy sesame oil, my mother can help her cook for the workers, Da Niu can help her build a house, and my father, Da Lang, and the third brother can buy red strips. What about you?"
Chen Afu and others nodded in agreement. Nowadays, most of the adults in the family are working outside and can earn a lot of money in a day.
Zhou Lihua was anxious and angry, and her face became even uglier when she saw that everyone had the same idea.
"Hmph, what's so great about that? I, I can cook too... I can definitely make that spicy sesame sauce if I learn a little bit."
Liu Lan sneered: "With your cooking skills, other people will have stomachaches after eating it. And you like to be lazy, don't slow down other people's cooking."
Zhou Lihua was so angry that she wanted to say something else, but was scolded by Chen Tong.
"Okay, everyone has eyes for what you can do. If you can't even do this little chores around the house, forget about going out to work."
At this point he looked at Chen Xiaoniu and said, "You're a very skillful kid. Come with me tomorrow."
"Uncle San, can I go too?"
Chen Xiaoniu was delighted when he was suddenly called, and Chen Jin and Liu Lan were also quite surprised.
Xiao Niu is only eleven years old this year, but the child is indeed smart and has been helping with housework since he was young, unlike the others in the third brother's family.
Chen Tong smiled and said, "Before the red strips are weighed, we have to pick out the unqualified ones. You can do this."
"I can, I definitely can!"
Chen Xiaoniu jumped three feet high with joy, and Chen Afu and others nodded, saying that Xiaoniu could indeed do this.
"Sanlang, the children and I can do this too."
Zhou Lihua was unhappy again. She didn't expect that Chen Tong would rather let his eldest brother's children go than them.
This time Chen Tong ignored her and focused on eating.
Sisters Xiao Yingjia and Chen Xingyun were also talking about renting a shop today.
The two were busy until the afternoon before they came back. Since there was no ox cart, they walked all the way back, but they were both very excited.
"Mom, you won't blame me for spending money recklessly, right?"
Chen Xingyun looked at Xiao Ying with some trepidation. She had spent several taels of silver on buying white paper today.
Xiao Ying said, "The decoration of a shop is like a person's face. You have thought of making it cleaner and more beautiful, which is better than most people."
"Thank you, mother."
Chen Xingyun suddenly felt more confident and his smile became even brighter.
"Tomorrow you can drive the ox cart at home to avoid walking which is tiring and wastes time. Xinghai only needs a horse carriage to deliver goods to the county town." Xiao Ying said again.
"Okay." The two sisters looked at each other, so they wouldn't have to waste so much time on the road.
"Mom, how many jars should I take to the county town tomorrow?" Chen Xinghai asked.
The carriage could carry five or six hundred kilograms, but he was worried that the horses would be too tired after the round trip, after all, the journey was quite long.
Xiao Ying said, "Just bring twenty jars. Deliver them like this for the next few days. When the daily production increases, I'll hire someone to go with you."
By then, it would definitely not be enough to rely on Chen Xinghai alone. At least a thousand kilograms would have to be delivered to the county town every day.
"Well, I'll bring some potatoes and fruit tomorrow."
"Just bring fifty kilograms of each item. If you see anything you need, you can bring it back."
So after the meal, Xiao Ying took 50 kilograms of potatoes and fruits and put them into two sacks respectively.
If it can be sold, then sell it. If it can’t be sold, it doesn’t matter. Compared to this, she cares more about the hustle and bustle in the county town.
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