Chapter 10: A small fortune!
"Sister-in-law, look! There are a lot of good things in this car!"
Yang Lihua held Zhuzhu and came forward. After just one look, she instructed Tai Jiye, "Wait here and keep a careful watch. I will secretly go back and ask your eldest brother and second brother to come and help."
Tai Jiye nodded quickly.
Zhuzhu didn't know what her mother and uncle were planning, so she stretched out her little hands and ran towards the box of snacks.
“Times! Times!”
Tai Jiye quickly grabbed two snacks, stuffed them into his niece's arms, and said with a smile, "Zhuzhu, go home quickly and wait for your uncle to bring you something good."
Zhuzhu smiled happily, her little white teeth shining brightly.
Yang Lihua walked forward quickly, fearing that her daughter would get cold air in her stomach when she opened her mouth to eat the snacks. Just as she was about to say a few words to coax her, she saw that her daughter's little hands were holding the snacks tightly.
In the Tai family yard, Mr. Tai Sanye and others had already left.
The old man sat at the door, puffing on his empty pipe, his face looking very unhappy.
Tai Jizong and his wife and a few boys did not dare to persuade them, so they quietly found work to do.
However, Tai Jizu was worried that his wife and daughter had not returned yet, so he would look out the door from time to time.
After finally waiting for her to come back, he quickly opened the door and took his daughter in, complaining, "Why did you take so long? It's too cold outside. Be careful not to freeze Zhuzhu."
As a result, Zhuzhu kicked her chubby legs and got down anxiously.
Tai Jizu was afraid that his precious daughter would fall, so he quickly put her down.
Zhuzhu held up the snacks in her hand and ran towards Grandpa Tai, "Grandpa, come on!"
Grandpa Tai was hugged by his granddaughter, and his frown softened. "Zhuzhu, eat. Grandpa will smoke..."
Halfway through his conversation, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Where did you get the snacks?"
Yang Lihua's throat was choked by the cold wind, and she told the story as soon as she recovered.
The whole family immediately became excited and looked at the old man.
The old man thought for a moment and said, "The eldest, the second, and the other boys should carry the baskets on their backs. When others see them, they should tell them that they are going to chop wood and find something to eat.
"If there's something large and hard to retrieve, bury it in the snow and retrieve it at night."
"Yes, Dad!" Tai Jizu quickly took his younger brother and the boys back to prepare, and then went out quickly.
Tai Jiye's feet were numb from the cold. He finally waited for his brother and nephews to arrive, and quickly took them to empty the carriage.
Since the entire carriage couldn’t be taken away, the family pushed the snow cover tightly against it.
Fortunately, the weather was too cold and every household in the village had a hard time. They had only two meals of porridge a day, which was not enough to fill them up but also did not keep them warm.
Anyone who can stay in the house will never go out.
No one would notice that the Tai family had quietly made a small fortune!
When it was completely dark, the old man personally took his children and grandchildren to dismantle the carriage.
Tai Jiye did odd jobs every year and learned some carpentry skills, and also had a few tools, which were of great help at this time.
But even so, it took a long time for the family, young and old, sitting in the main room around the brazier to stop shivering.
Tai Jizu couldn't help but ask, "Mother, can we use everything we brought back?"
"Yes, yes!" Yang Lihua said.
She and Liu Dongniang had already counted the items, and the two sisters-in-law were very happy.
Rich families naturally make thorough preparations for going out in winter.
All the good stuff in the carriage had been taken away, but the remaining bits and pieces were enough to surprise people.
The carriage was covered with a thick mattress weighing eight kilograms of cotton, and a quilt weighing ten kilograms, covered with a fine cloth that was about 70% to 80% new.
There are also four large square pillows, also made of blue fine cotton cloth and filled with cotton.
A copper stove the size of a small pottery basin, with charcoal burning at the bottom and tea brewing at the top. It was exquisitely carved with hollow patterns all around.
In the storage compartment under the carriage, there were ten kilograms of white rice, five kilograms of millet, and a can of meat floss. These must be the ingredients someone prepared to make some temporary food for the children on the road.
In addition, there were five or six pounds of high-quality silver charcoal, an 80% new rabbit leather muff, and two boxes of broken snacks!
In the eyes of wealthy families, these are simple items that can be discarded at will.
For the Tai family today, it is a rare harvest and treasure!
Zhuzhu was so happy that she twisted her chubby little body and wriggled around in the quilt.
Seeing her family members coming in, she became even more excited.
During these two nights, every time she woke up, her mother would cover her with a blanket, fearing that she would be cold.
But mother will also feel cold!
These quilts are so warm and much thicker than the ones at home!
It's all soft cotton!
Mom can make a big coat now to keep warm!
She pulled the quilt hard, trying to cover her mother.
Unfortunately, she couldn't pull it any further. Her little face turned red from exhaustion, and she only moved the quilt less than two inches. In the end, she was so tired that she sat down on the edge of the kang!
Zhuzhu rubbed her little bottom in grievance, turned her head to look at her mother, her big watery eyes, and complained softly, "It hurts!"
Everyone laughed when they saw this, and didn't care about the things on the kang, and hurried forward to coax the little girl.
"Zhuzhu, don't feel any pain. Brother will help you!"
"Zhuzhu, don't cry. Grandpa will help you beat it!"
"Come quickly, let me hold you!"
Zhuzhu threw herself into her mother's arms, looked at her family and laughed so hard that she kicked her legs.
Yang Lihua gently kissed her daughter's forehead, her heart filled with sweetness as she praised, "Zhuzhu is so filial!"
Then she asked the old man, "Dad, that rabbit fur muff is the perfect size. I want to take it apart and make a waistcoat for Zhuzhu."
The old man naturally agreed repeatedly and instructed, "You are the daughter-in-law of the family, you are responsible for arranging these matters."
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