In the end, Chen Dahe timidly refrained from refusing again, especially when he saw that his wife's wages were two strings of copper coins—he was practically blinded by the sheer amount! He thought to himself, "Grandpa and Father definitely don't know that Ah Xing could earn so much money in just one afternoon!"
The reason he agreed to his grandfather so readily before was that he thought it was just a matter of a few copper coins, and it wasn't worth going against his father and making his grandfather angry! He could find some work in the county and earn a dozen or so coins a day.
Chen Dahe increasingly felt that Qin Sanniang was truly a person of principle! A magnanimous woman!
The couple's surprise was beyond words. Their steps were unsteady, but they finally made it home, stumbling and faltering.
All the family's money had to be handed over to the public treasury. The next day, Old Man Chen learned of this and remained silent for a long time, only saying that if anyone needed help in the future, he should go over promptly.
The following day, Qin San Niang and her group went to He County as usual. Gu Qingshan, as previously mentioned, went to Jiangzhou City to find a buyer. A whole wild boar would definitely cost more in the city. Also, he could take this opportunity to observe the current situation in Jiangzhou.
Today, Luo Huan also came to the county town, which was also Liao Hongying's intention to bring him along! She took good care of this half-grown boy that her husband brought back, knowing that he was good at accounting, and thought it would be better to take him to see the world. In the future, when they lived alone, if there was anything that needed to be bought or sold, she could feel at ease letting him come over, so that she would have more time to do other work.
The responsibility of taking care of Xiao Hu and the other children fell on Liu Shi and He Yingyuan. Except for Da Wa and Pang Ya, the other children were left at home.
It's so cold today, and it's the Little New Year. Even though we're not living in our own house now, it's still the first festival after we settled down from our refuge, so there are a lot of things to do!
Early in the morning, Liu got up and the first thing she did was to clean the stove!
The customs of the Little New Year include offering sacrifices and cleaning the house. Besides Mrs. Liu starting her day early, Xiao Er, Ming Zhe, A Zhi, and A Nan spontaneously formed two teams to help Grandma sweep the floor and wipe the utensils. Mrs. Liu was overjoyed! She declared she would make dumplings for them that evening, and they would be filled with pure meat! Only after saying that did she realize she'd slipped up and there was no fresh meat in sight! Oh well, there was still some frozen meat; dumplings would be just as delicious!
"Really? Grandma? I haven't had dumplings in ages!" The waiter made an exaggerated expression, his drool practically dripping all over the floor!
The other children were in the same boat. Before they fled, their hometown had been ravaged by enemy forces, and they had been struggling financially for a long time. Where would they get the money to buy noodles or meat? Let alone dumplings, they had to be frugal with even coarse grains!
In the child's memory, it seems that he ate a few dumplings the year before last. Because it was so long ago, and they are not very old, he couldn't even count them on his fingers.
He Yingyuan's eyes were unfocused. For him, that memory was not just from a year ago, but from a lifetime ago!
I don't know when it started, but I began to strive so hard to climb the social ladder, forgetting my original intentions, which were simply to have a roof over my head and rice to eat! Dumplings? It seems like he hasn't had them in a long time!
Seeing him holding the little tiger, gazing into the distance with a dazed look, and a deep sense of loneliness and desolation in his eyes, even the old woman Liu could tell that something was wrong with him.
She hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him, "Scholar, you haven't had dumplings in a long time, have you? Are there any dietary restrictions? The dumplings I made are quite delicious, you'll know once you try them!"
While Liu wasn't particularly skilled at making pastries, making noodles was a piece of cake for this typical northern woman! In fact, Liu had quite a talent for making noodles!
The steamed buns she made on the road, even though they were mixed with dark flour and rice bran, seemed chewier and sweeter than those made by others!
“I don’t have any dietary restrictions, Auntie’s cooking is sure to be delicious!” He Yingyuan said sincerely to Liu Shi.
This made Lady Liu even happier! Indeed, scholars have a way of speaking that pleases the ear!
Okay, that's a really heavy filter!
Meanwhile, after entering He County, Qin San Niang and her group left their carriages and horses at the carriage and horse shop and went to the place where they had set up their stall the day before.
They didn't arrive early. Food vendors usually open before dawn, so they don't need to come this early!
The old lady who sold eggs next to my stall yesterday has already come over!
Upon seeing Qin Sanniang and the others arrive, they greeted them warmly, "You've finally arrived! Several customers came by earlier asking if the sellers of ear warmers and gloves from yesterday had returned. I bet you'll have a good day today, didn't you make more?"
Liao Hongying was puzzled. The old woman had been indifferent to them yesterday, so why was she so enthusiastic today? She exchanged a glance with Wu Chunhua, who clearly had the same confusion in her eyes.
"You can't hit a smiling face," Wu Chunhua replied with a warm smile, "I made a few more today, hoping to save more money before the New Year! Unlike your auntie, we fled from the north, and settling down here costs money." She sighed, adding that there were indeed many expenses after the New Year.
However, thinking about how they sold their handicrafts for over twenty taels of silver yesterday, and splitting it equally among the three of them, they earned six or seven taels of silver! With a little more effort, the money to build the house will be secured again!
Hearing her say that, the old woman couldn't help but sigh!
It's not easy for people to escape here! Even if others make some money, eight or nine out of ten of it is spent on buying land and building houses. How can it compare to our own family, with so many sons and daughters-in-law, any money we earn is ours!
As she thought about it, she actually started helping them attract business, so she didn't lose out. When she got home yesterday, she found that she had sold eight or nine out of ten of her basket of eggs, which was impossible before. After thinking about it carefully, she realized that it must have been the customers brought to her by the stall next door that sells hand warmers! That's why she was so enthusiastic when she saw them just now.
See, people always sympathize with the weak, afraid that you're doing better than her!
After settling them in, Qin San Niang drove the carriage to the clerk's office, this time only taking Da Wa with her.
Like all parents, Qin San Niang felt that her eldest son's steady personality was more suitable for following her around, but he had not been exposed to the outside world enough before and still needed to be trained.
Qin San Niang needed a trustworthy follower. Da Wa was the original owner's biological son, which meant he was her own son. What son wouldn't side with his mother? Even if she occasionally slipped up in front of him, she could just use the excuse of a deity to cover it up. This kid was tight-lipped, so she wasn't worried about being suspected at all.
"Mother, with so many yams, will Manager Si and the others be able to eat them all?"
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