Chapter 39: Change of Attitude
Su Xueyi explained, "They moved here from another village. Lin Daying's father is also surnamed Lin. He's the second child in the family. He wasn't liked by his parents, who sent him to serve in the army. For years, his family thought he was dead, so they found a reason to kick him out and took over the things left by the second child."
"The villagers took pity on them and let them live here. At that time, Daying was still young, and Lin was too weak to work, so they bought lambs to support themselves."
"So they would make friends with the villagers. The villagers are honest and would send them some vegetables if they had any."
No wonder she had such a bad reputation. Lin knew her and still treated her very well.
Shen Yueyao said: "So, our Liuhe Village is not bad."
Su Xueyi continued to explain in a gentle voice, "After leaving the labor camp, I chose to settle in this village because I heard that the village head was a very kind person, and the villagers were also good. They would sincerely help anyone who had problems, so I settled here."
I see.
Shen Yueyao understood now.
No wonder the Su family settled here.
You have to know that if a person with a foreign surname settles in a village without any roots, he will inevitably be bullied and excluded by the villagers.
But if a village has good customs, the villagers are nice people, and the head of the village is fair and just, then if you settle down here and live a good life, there won't be any big problems.
It seems that although Liuhe Village is remote, it is quite good.
"Liuhe Village only has 20 to 30 households. A village like this should have more people."
Su Xueyi said, "The village is quite remote, and the land around here is all low-grade farmland. It's quite different from other villages. Also, the village chief won't let anyone settle in Liuhe Village, so there aren't many people in the village."
Shen Yueyao nodded.
But she thinks this kind of village is pretty good.
Although it is a bit far to go to town, if I earn some more money and buy a cow, I can take a bullock cart and get there faster.
If it weren't for the fact that there was land to farm at home, Shen Yueyao might have bought a cheap mule so that she only needed to pull the cart to travel.
But if you have land at home, you still have to buy a cow. The cow can be used to plow the land when you buy it.
After busying around for a while in the evening, the two babies had taken a bath. Seeing that they were about to go to bed, Shen Yueyao started to boil goat milk.
When Shen Yueyao cooked goat milk, she used almonds to remove the fishy smell, and also added some shredded radish and a little spiritual spring water to remove the fishy smell.
These things can save you some vinegar, mainly because vinegar is relatively expensive.
If you have ready-made materials, it’s better to use less.
After cooking, add some sugar and each person has a bowl to drink.
Even Su Xueyi and Shen Yueyao prepared a bowl for him.
Su Xueyi looked at the bowl of goat milk in front of her, then looked at Shen Yueyao and said, "Yao Niang, do I want to drink it too?"
"Yes, goat milk is good stuff, it has high nutritional value. You are not in good health, so you need to replenish it."
After hearing these words, Su Xueyi looked at Shen Yueyao with a meaningful look.
Shen Yueyao couldn't understand it anyway, "Drink it while it's hot. The taste will change when it cools down. I also added some sugar, so it should be okay."
Shen Yueyao stood in front of Su Xueyi, looking as if she was watching him drink.
After he finished drinking, Shen Yueyao took the bowls to wash them.
Su Xueyi put down the book in her hand. Even though she had read the book once, she would read it again and again.
After Su Xueyi put down the book, she took the bowl and took a sip.
At this moment, Su Xueyi was slightly surprised.
He knew the fishy smell of goat milk best, which was stronger than that of cow milk. Most people simply couldn't stand the taste of goat milk.
Many people spit it out after taking a sip.
Su Xueyi also prepared herself mentally, thinking that she had to drink it no matter what.
I never expected that goat milk had no fishy smell at all, only a rich and mellow fragrance.
After taking a sip of hot goat milk, I felt my stomach warm up instantly.
It makes people unable to help but indulge in it.
The wind outside was a bit cold, hitting the window lattice with a whistling sound, but the house was much warmer because of this bowl of goat milk.
This warmth was not brought by goat milk, but by Shen Yueyao.
Looking at Su Xueyi's expression, Shen Yueyao asked, "How is it? Is it delicious?"
Su Xueyi smiled and said softly, "Mm, it tastes good."
Su Xueyi drank it all in one gulp.
It was strange, but after drinking a bowl of hot goat milk, my whole body relaxed involuntarily.
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, “If there were tea leaves, we could make milk tea, which would taste even better.”
It's a pity that tea is too expensive.
Now Shen Yueyao still needs to save money, so naturally she can't go buy tea.
I can only think about the taste of milk tea.
Shen Yueyao was about to wash the dishes, and Su Xueyi said, "Let me do it. Don't you still need to knead the dough and let it rise?"
Shen Yueyao didn't bother to be polite with Su Xueyi. She gave Dabao, Erbao and her bowl to Su Xueyi, and then she went to knead the dough.
It is also quick to knead the dough. Just put it away and use it early in the morning.
Then, Shen Yueyao went to take a shower.
I had just taken a shower and my hair was a little wet. There were no hair dryers in that era, so I could only wipe the water off with a towel and wait until it was half dry before going to bed.
I made more than 30 dolls in the past few days, and there are still three that have not been sold, so I gave them to Dabao, Erbao and Su Erya to play with.
She had no extra clothes in her closet and not many scraps of cloth left.
Moreover, two days ago, people in the town had already started making and selling puppets.
That thing is actually easy to imitate and does not require very high embroidery skills.
In this era, many embroiderers have really good embroidery skills, so making puppets is naturally no problem for them.
You can even draw inferences from one example and embroider other things on it, which looks pretty good.
Not to mention that some private individuals sell these things, even cloth shops have added cloth dolls, both expensive and cheap.
The cheaper ones seem to be filled with wheat bran, and the smaller ones can be bought for five or six cents.
The better ones even have cotton inside, and each one costs hundreds of coins. Different items and prices are available for different consumers.
So now that there are so many puppets for sale and they are easy to imitate, she doesn't plan to continue doing the puppet business.
Let’s continue making food.
Shen Yueyao came to the table with wet hair and sat down, looking at the copper coins she had earned by the oil lamp.
She counted them one by one.
Now she likes the feeling of counting money, which gives her a sense of accomplishment. Every day she looks forward to earning more the next day, which makes her happier.
Su Xueyi was reading a book nearby.
Su Xueyi read for a while, then asked softly, "It must be very hard to set up a stall in town, right?"
Shen Yueyao looked at the purse in her hand and said, "It's not bad. I just have to get up early in the morning, but this way I can sell things early, come back early, eat at home at noon, and do other things in the afternoon. The time arrangement is more appropriate."
In fact, it would be a lie to say that it is not hard.
But Shen Yueyao doesn’t like to talk about the hardships, she likes to think about happy things.
"Many of them are regular customers. When I set up my stall, several aunties and sisters come to buy roujiamo. They say my roujiamo is delicious and that both adults and children in their families like it. They chat with me when they come to buy things, which makes me feel very friendly."
"I have 2,916 coins in my hand right now. This is all I've earned these past few days, after spending them. I've left some pocket money at home. If you need anything urgently, take it with you."
Shen Yueyao took out nine hundred coins and prepared to keep them at home as a backup, in case the Su family needed money when she was not at home.
"If it's not enough, tell me again."
Su Xueyi pushed the purse to Shen Yueyao and said, "Mother Yao, you earned this with great effort, just take it."
Shen Yueyao looked at the purse that Su Xueyi pushed back and listened to his words.
She always felt that Su Xueyi's attitude towards her was very different now, and the change was a bit fast.
Could it be because she has become a better person recently and is making money for the family?
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