Chapter 24 Earn money and marry a wife!
Zhuzhu was reaching out to grab the dim light in the ice lantern. When she heard her mother's question, she nodded her little head in response.
"Yeah, yeah! Come back to make some money and buy some snacks!"
These were the words that Tai Jiye had just said. Zhuzhu was just parroting a few words, but Yang Lihua felt particularly relieved after hearing them.
There was no conversation that night. Yang Lihua simply tidied up the east room and went to sleep with her daughter in her arms.
Tai Jiye brought his two nephews and stayed in the west room excitedly for half the night until they were extremely sleepy.
The next day, at noon, the old man brought his whole family to the city.
Tai Jiye, with a pig-like head, ran out to buy some dyes and simple carving knives.
He had been hanging around in the city for a few years, making a few friends and borrowing a cart and a few pickaxes.
Without even taking a break, the whole family rushed to the river outside the city and started mining ice with pickaxes.
It's still very cold at this time of year.
I heard that some people were bringing firewood and charcoal to the city, but the Tai family was definitely the first to go through the trouble of chiseling and transporting ice.
Many people asked curiously, but of course the Tai family could not tell the truth, so they only vaguely responded that they were building an ice cellar.
Since others can't ask, they just ignore it.
After all, what was being pulled was not a cart full of gold and silver, but just some ice cubes that could be found everywhere.
Then, these ice cubes entered the small, shabby courtyard where the Tai family lived and became treasures.
Tai Jizong has been dexterous since he was a child. During the slack season over the years, he would go out to do odd jobs.
I have worked in kilns, built houses, and even forged iron.
In short, if you do a little bit of everything, you won’t be considered an expert at anything.
But at this time, I can still support my brother and carve a beautiful shape for the ice.
Tai Yongan is very strong and he is responsible for transporting ice in and out of the city together with his grandfather and father.
Tai Yongning had poor legs and feet, but he was smart and careful. He helped his second uncle by dyeing the ice or doing simple preliminary carving.
Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue were responsible for running errands and delivering tools.
Yang Lihua pulled cotton from her cotton-padded jacket, tied it to a wooden stick, made a simple pen, dipped it in dye, and drew a lot of flower shapes and simple small animals on the table for Tai Jizong to refer to.
Liu Dongniang is responsible for boiling water, cooking, and providing logistical support.
Tai Jiye carried his little niece on his back and was always ready to coordinate with her.
The family didn’t actually think about how much money they had to make, but since they had made the decision, they worked together and put all their efforts into one goal!
Even if it doesn't work out in the end, it won't be a big loss. Just consider it as making the child happy.
When it got dark, the dozen or so ice lanterns that had been completed were lit one after another.
Zhuzhu was the first one to clap her chubby hands and laugh happily.
"So beautiful! Mom, stars, colorful stars!"
The little baby hugged his mother's neck, excitedly wanting his mother to take a closer look at him.
Yang Lihua was also excited and suddenly felt that this job might really be possible.
This time, the family did not use pine candles, but bought candles. They cut one candle into five or six small candles and put them in the ice lantern. The candles burned longer and there was no black smoke.
Perhaps they saw the light from afar, and soon Manager Min came over with his servant.
The two ice-sculpted rabbits at the door were half a person's height, and in the eyes of children they looked the same size as themselves.
One rabbit is holding a carrot, and the other rabbit is bowing with its ears erect, which is very lively and funny.
Zhuzhu's favorites are these two, and she is afraid that Manager Min will take his men away.
She ran over and hugged the carrot together with the rabbit, blinking her big eyes at Manager Min. Her cute little look could instantly melt even the hardest heart.
Manager Min immediately took the snack box from the servant and handed it to Zhuzhu.
"Little girl, this is the snack we baked today. Would you like to exchange it for this rabbit?"
Zhuzhu twitched her little nose and her saliva was flooded by the sweet smell of the snacks, but she still asked the elders in a baby voice.
"mother?"
Yang Lihua was also happy that Manager Min was so thoughtful, and quickly asked her daughter to express her gratitude.
Zhuzhu saluted in a very formal manner. Her chubby little body was covered with heavy jacket and trousers, and she almost fell to the ground when she bent down.
Manager Min hugged the little girl, squinted his eyes with joy, and then handed the snack box to Yang Lihua.
"Our little girl is so adorable. She's been raised so well."
Everyone thanked him and continued to look at the other ice lanterns.
I have to say that everyone in the Tai family put in a lot of effort. Manager Min walked around and looked at everything, and was extremely satisfied.
He paid five taels of silver as a deposit on the spot, handed over the task of decorating the garden to the Tai family, and then took the servant to carry the ice sculpture of the rabbit holding a radish back.
Zhuzhu couldn't bear to let go of the rabbit and wanted to reach out to get it back, but she was holding the snack box in her hand, and for a moment her little chubby body was struggling!
The cute bunny was carried away!
But the snacks smell so good, I really want to eat them!
Tai Jizong couldn't bear to part with his niece, so he quickly coaxed her, "Be good, Zhuzhu. Second uncle will carve you a rabbit, bigger than you, the kind that can hold you in his arms!"
Zhuzhu was immediately happy and hugged her second uncle and kissed him several times.
Tai Jizong was like a chicken with its blood pumped up, he took the tools and hurried to work overtime!
In fact, it’s not just to please Zhuzhu, the whole family has to work overtime.
The Min family’s birthday party is in three days. It would take at least two or three hundred ice sculptures to decorate a garden, which is a huge project.
When the old man was hesitating whether to go back to the village to find some more people, Manager Min actually came back.
"Uncle Tai, our young lady loves the rabbit lantern we just brought back. Our mistress and master also like it."
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