Chapter 13: Family Livelihood
The person who has changed the most is Rongrong. The little girl has gotten good milk and her whole appearance has changed a lot.
There was color on his face, his hair gradually turned darker, and his clothes became brighter. He was just a cute big baby.
Xia Yutong takes care of the whole family at home every day, and her life is quite carefree.
However, seeing that the money in her hands was getting less day by day, Xia Yutong became a little anxious.
They have been in town for almost half a year, and Father Xia's leg is almost healed. He is now staying at home every day and is a little anxious.
So, after dinner, Father Xia started talking about his plans with his family.
He used to work as a servant in a wealthy family, and now he still wants to go there. He can't go bankrupt.
"Xiaoxuan, Yutong, Dad wants to discuss something with you." Putting down the bowl, Father Xia looked at the two of them and said.
Xiaoxuan was eating meat, and it was so delicious. When he heard his father's voice, he immediately put down his chopsticks and said, "Dad, what's the matter?"
After some training, Xiaoxuan is now like a little adult.
Xia Yutong was feeding Rongrong some egg custard. She turned her head and looked at her father, "Dad, tell me what's going on."
Father Xia looked at his mature children and felt a pang of sadness in his heart, but he quickly suppressed it. "Dad plans to find a job tomorrow. We don't have much money at home, and we can't just live off it all."
Father Xia told us his plan.
Xiaoxuan didn't think there was anything wrong with it and nodded: "I'll listen to you, Dad. But Dad, you should be more careful when you work next time and don't hurt yourself again."
Maybe the last experience made him a little scared.
But Xia Yutong is different. She feels that she can't earn much money from working and it is very hard.
"Dad, there is still some money at home. Why don't we start some small business?" Having been in the town for so long, she has a pretty good idea of the situation there.
When he heard about doing business, Xia's father was a little timid, "This, Dad doesn't know how to do business." How could he, a country boy, do business?
"If you don't know how, let's learn." Xia Yutong handed the bowl to her mother and asked her to feed Rongrong. She straightened herself and looked at her father. "Dad, think about it, how much do you make in a month's work? You still have work to do every day."
Xia Yutong analyzed the difference between working and doing business to her father bit by bit.
You know, she has a lot of businesses that can make her rich.
Whether it is food, clothing, or money for women and children, she has many ways to earn it.
But now, she is still a seven-year-old child, and there are many things she wants to do but cannot do.
Of course, the ancient times were different from the modern times. Here, the rich and the officials all had some important status.
If someone wants to bully them, they can't resist.
So, start small.
She only started to spend lavishly after she had enough capital.
"Then tell me, what kind of business should we do?" Father Xia was moved by what Xia Yutong said, so he asked.
Seeing this, Xia Yutong smiled, "Dad, let's start small. I found that there are not many snacks in our town, so why not start with snacks." It's really nice to have a foodie bestie.
Well, it would be perfect to use her to make money.
"Then what snacks should we make?" Father Xia was really tempted by the pancakes his daughter drew.
There was nothing he could do. It was because he was so ignorant that he couldn't help but be moved when he heard his daughter calculating wealth and talking about the future.
"Dad, let's make braised food. It's simple, doesn't weigh down the stock, and can be stored for a long time." Because she loves to eat these things, her best friend often helps her find food in this area.
She liked the delicious food and bought a lot of secret recipes. Of course, she planned to cook it herself instead of selling it, so the boss was happy to make money from it.
"But Dad doesn't know how to do it." Father Xia said with a headache.
There are recipes for these things, so how could the Xia family have them?
Xia Yutong also had a headache. How should she explain this?
But soon, she realized that there was a book, so she could just draw it.
If you draw it with a pencil, I think others won’t be able to tell whether it’s new or old.
"Dad, wait a moment." After saying that, Yutong stood up and walked towards her room.
Not long after, she came out holding a thick book.
"Dad, look." She took out the things she had just drawn in the space and handed them to Father Xia.
"I have learned some characters with Xiaoxuan these days. Is this a recipe for braised dishes?" Fortunately, she has insisted on learning characters with Xiaoxuan every day for the past six months, so she finally has an excuse to use it.
Putting the sketchbook in Father Xia's hands, Xia Yutong looked at him expectantly.
After taking a look at it, Father Xia was dumbfounded because he could not read.
He looked at his expectant daughter with some embarrassment, "Yutong, Dad doesn't know if it is true or not."
It was obvious that after hearing what Xia's father said, Xia Yutong's face showed a look of loss.
Xiaoxuan also put down his bowl, walked behind his father, and looked at the picture book.
He recognized some of the words and some he didn't, but he could tell that this was a recipe with a lot of spices in it.
"Dad, this might really be a recipe for braised dishes. There are many kinds of spices here." Xiaoxuan said with certainty.
Fortunately, Xiaoxuan can read, otherwise Xia Yutong’s efforts would be in vain.
In a place where no one could see, Xia Yutong breathed a sigh of relief.
"How about we try it according to the ones above?" What's the big deal if you can't read? Let Xiaoxuan mess up the words and take them to the teacher to ask.
"But doesn't Xiaoxuan also not recognize all these words?" Father Xia still has some brains.
Raise very important questions.
"What's the big deal? Why don't we just let Xiaoxuan copy down the words and ask his teacher one by one?" Xia Yutong suggested.
"Yes, big sister, this idea is good. I don't need to ask about the words I know. I can just ask about the ones I don't know." Xiaoxuan was excited after hearing his big sister's idea.
His monthly expenses are huge, and pens, ink, paper and inkstone are a big expense.
It would be best if the family could have some income.
He will definitely not sit idly by if he can do his part.
Once a solution is decided, start implementing it the next day.
Fortunately, Xiaoxuan’s teacher was quite helpful and taught Xiaoxuan word by word.
For this reason, Xia Yutong even asked Xiaoxuan to take two pounds of meat to thank the teacher.
For this reason, the teacher liked Xiaoxuan more and more.
Scholars also need to eat. They may not like it if you give them money, but they will definitely not refuse if you give them food or something.
After spending a few days learning all the characters, Xia Yutong started to buy materials with her father to try making them.
"Yutong, let's go to our eldest sister's house to buy these spices. She should have all of them." They have been in town for more than half a year, and their family has been buying rice and flour from their eldest sister's house.
The two families are quite close.
Of course, the main thing is that they don’t owe any debts, otherwise my eldest sister’s in-laws wouldn’t be happy for them to have any contact with her.
"Well, let's go ask Aunt Ruyun." Xia Yutong and Xia Ruyun often met in the store, and they became familiar with each other.
Xia Ruyun is the daughter of Village Chief Xia. She is eighteen years old this year and married to the son of a grocery store owner in the town, named Zhang Daqing, who is twenty years old this year. They have a son who is now one year old.
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