Chapter 24: Scholars, Farmers, Merchants and Artisans
Shen Yueyao wondered if she should make a toy for the two treasures as well.
Or when our family's financial situation improves in the future, we can go to town and buy them some toys.
But given the current situation at home, I can only bear with them for now.
When Su Xueyi returned home, as soon as she walked to the door, she saw a family busy in the afterglow.
I looked at the eldest and second babies, who were playing with something in their hands and giggling happily beside them.
The second niece looked up and talked to Shen Yueyao while working.
The light in those eyes could not be concealed.
It looked like an expression of admiration and love.
Erya actually admires Shen Yueyao?
Didn’t Erya dislike her third aunt very much in the past?
But looking at the scene in the yard at this moment, Su Xueyi thought she had come to the wrong place.
Su Erya and the others didn't even notice that Su Xueyi had returned.
They were engrossed in looking at teapots, teacups, water cups, jars, basins and other items made of gourds.
"Aunt San, I think this will save us at least a few dozen coins."
Shen Yueyao said: "Nowadays, we have to rely on saving money and making money at home. There are some daily necessities that we must use, but it does cost a lot of money to buy them. Making them ourselves can save money."
Su Erya couldn't help but ask, "Aunt San, can we sell these things after they are finished?"
"According to the current consumption level in our town, few people would buy gourd-made handicrafts. Most people are still just looking for the basic need of having enough food to eat."
"Besides, making something like this is easy. Once people know it's made from gourds, they'll go find gourds and make their own, so selling these things is unrealistic."
Su Erya didn't know much about business, "Third Aunt still knows more."
Shen Yueyao encouraged Su Erya, saying, "No one is born knowing everything. We all learn by trial and error, and by observation and learning. Our Erya is already very capable. She works quickly and skillfully, and can help the family a lot. If you have something you like to do in the future, you will be able to do it well."
Shen Yueyao likes the little girl Erya very much.
Su Erya felt embarrassed when her third aunt praised her.
No one has ever praised or encouraged her like this.
She always thought she was ordinary and had no abilities.
She is actually very inferior at heart.
At this moment, she felt as if she was still somewhat useful.
Su Erya was very happy. After peeling the kudzu root, she asked, "Aunt San, what should we do with these?"
Shen Yueyao said: "There is no stone mill at home, so we can only use a stone mortar or a wooden mortar to pound it, just like pounding medicine, to pound out the juice."
Chen Yueyao felt that things like stone mortars and wooden mortars could be used at home, as most people didn't have stone mills at home.
Su Erya said, "Aunt, there are two stone mills at the entrance of the village, one big and one small. People usually go there to use their grain. They are usually used more during the harvest season. Not many people use it this time of year, so we can go to the entrance of the village to use it."
When it is busy, the villagers use stone mills, and when there are many people, they have to queue up.
There's no need to queue at this time.
"The village head has a stone mortar at his house, but it's too heavy to be moved here and used."
"As for the wooden mortar, I wonder who in the village has one."
Su Erya was anxious to help her third aunt solve the problem.
Shen Yueyao began to have a headache. If she went to the village head at this time, it would be inconvenient to work after dark.
It would be ok during the day.
But now she wanted to pound the kudzu roots as soon as possible, let them settle overnight, and then make powder tomorrow and dry them in the sun.
By drying it in this way, you can eat food made with kudzu root powder earlier.
If her family was well off and she had no worries about food, she wouldn't have to worry so much.
Thinking that she only had a few dozen coins in her hand, Shen Yueyao felt a little anxious.
The whole family needs food and drink.
Dabao and Erbao can't go hungry.
She was so anxious to get some good food to supplement the nutrition of her eldest and second babies.
"How about I go to the village head's house and ask?"
If possible, Su Erya was afraid to trouble the village head.
Originally, her family's affairs had caused a lot of trouble for the village head.
But in order to beat Pueraria lobata, she didn't care about her face.
At this moment, Su Xueyi said, "Our neighbor, Sister Zhou, has a wooden mortar. I'll go borrow it."
Having said that, Su Xueyi turned around and walked out with her crutches.
When Shen Yueyao and Su Erya came back to their senses, Su Xueyi had already gone to Zhou's house.
Mrs. Zhou was a warm-hearted person. When she saw Su Xueyi coming, she quickly greeted her warmly, "Brother Su, come in and have a seat. You see, your legs are not in good condition. If you need anything, ask the children to call us and we will come over to help."
Although Su Xueyi doesn't talk much, she still has some prestige in the village.
Mainly because in this era, scholars had a very high status among the ranks of scholars, farmers, artisans and merchants.
Su Xueyi had been educated and had ranked first in both the provincial and county examinations. Although no one understood it, everyone knew that she was very capable.
If Su Xueyi hadn't broken her leg, she would have immediately become a scholar, and then a juren, which would have been even more impressive.
Not to mention anything else, if their village could produce a scholar, all the people in their village would benefit from it and feel proud.
So when the people in the village saw Su Xueyi, they all felt a sense of awe in their bones.
I feel that his scholarly temperament is incompatible with the soil in the field.
Even Liu Cheng was so restrained that he didn't know where to put his hands and feet.
Su Xueyi rarely asks others for help or borrows things.
This time he spoke slowly, "Brother Liu, Sister Zhou, I came here to borrow the wooden mortar. I wonder if it's okay."
Zhou spoke quickly and without hesitation: "Look, I don't think it's a big deal. It's just a small matter. I can just send it to you. My wooden mortar is not needed right now. I'll ask your elder brother Liu to send it to you."
Liu Cheng reacted and hurried to the west shed in the yard to get the wooden mortar, and was about to hand it over.
Su Xueyi thanked him again and again.
Zhou was embarrassed by what happened.
Shen Yueyao watched Su Xueyi come back, and Liu Cheng even put the wooden mortar at the door and ran back.
Liu Cheng was a little scared of Shen Yueyao, fearing that Shen Yueyao would say something to bully him, so he ran away quickly.
Before Shen Yueyao could come to her senses, a wooden mortar appeared at home.
Looking at Su Xueyi who came in, Shen Yueyao smiled sincerely and said, "Thank you."
Su Xueyi didn't say anything.
Shen Yueyao didn't mind, as long as the substantive problem was solved.
Next, Shen Yueyao and Su Erya got busy.
Su Erya knew that she had to pound and crush the Pueraria root, so she had to do it.
Shen Yueyao was afraid that she would get tired, so she did it herself.
After a while, she was out of breath.
This body is still too weak.
But Shen Yueyao didn't stop and kept persisting.
Seeing the beads of sweat on Shen Yueyao's forehead, Su Erya was determined to grab her and do it for a while.
In this way, the two people took turns to pound the Pueraria root.
During the rotation break, Shen Yueyao made a simple sieve using two pieces of wood and tent cloth.
Pour the pounded contents of the wooden mortar into it, and use a large wooden barrel underneath to collect the leaking juice.
This process looks simple, but it is very laborious and time-consuming.
After filtering out all the juice, they breathed a sigh of relief.
"I filtered two large buckets, and I didn't expect there was still quite a lot. After it settles, it can be used after drying."
Although Su Erya didn't understand why they did this, she felt a sense of accomplishment just watching it.
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