Every day, I would wake up at dawn and do some basic exercises and a few boxing techniques with Ye Erniang. Then I would make breakfast and eat. And then I would embroider and sew clothes.
Oh, by the way, Ye Erniang began to develop a passion for business.
Not only are they enthusiastic, but they also turn the embroidery, which is already sold at a very high price, into an auction format, where the highest bidder wins.
This may seem a bit unethical, but it makes people happy when they come to buy goods! Not only do they not have to wait in line, but they can also show their status.
So this money was also earned by Huahua. Ye Erniang did not explain why she did this, but Wen Xi understood.
If you want to store food, you need silver.
It seems that I should seize the time to earn money and store food at the same time.
"Master, I want to go home today. I ordered a cellar cover from the blacksmith shop, so I'll take it home to clean up the cellar."
Ye Erniang nodded and put down the embroidery:
"Let's wait until it's dark before leaving! I'll go back with you. There are a lot of people moving around in the village now, and if someone sees me, a former yamen runner, I'll be in trouble."
Wen Xi thought about it and realized that since the house was built, she still hasn't invited the master to her home!
Then the two of them went to the blacksmith shop to get something. Ye Erniang saw the sharp dagger but didn't ask any questions. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart, this is the girl I know! She is so brave.
The two went to the grain store and bought two bags of white flour and two bags of corn flour. For convenience, they also bought a cart.
This was also the decision made after the two of them discussed it. They adopted the ant-moving model. Purchasing large quantities of rice and flour would easily cause trouble. In this way, they would buy some every few days, and before the arrival of autumn, they could stockpile a lot of food.
When I got home, it was already dark.
When there was a knock on the door, Mao was still wondering who came here so late at night. He asked cautiously:
"Who is it?"
"Mom, it's me, open the door."
“Squeak…”
"Xi'er, Sister Ye, why are you back at this time? Hey, hurry into the house."
Mao quickly opened the door, and Ye Erniang came in pushing the cart. Wen Xi also helped push the cart into the yard and all the way to the entrance of the main hall.
"Why buy so much food? We still have plenty at home!" Mao asked in confusion.
Ye Erniang also frowned and looked back at Wen Xi, then she understood.
Why didn't this girl tell her family about such a big thing? And I was the first one to know? Should I be happy? Or unhappy?
I was happy that this girl trusted me. But I was unhappy that now that I knew about this, I felt depressed and uncomfortable.
Seeing the little girl's eyes rolling around, I knew she hadn't thought of her words yet. Ye Erniang took over and said:
"I heard from a friend that food prices are going to go up this year, so I asked Xi'er to stock up on more food. After all, food won't go bad if stored for a year or two."
"Ah... really? Well, we should save some. The cellar is ready. Should we store it in the house or in the yard?"
Wen Xi looked at the place in the middle of the yard, which was obviously the well, in the moonlight, and saw a mound of earth in the corner. She asked:
"Are you going to dig a cellar in the yard?"
Speaking of this, Mao smiled happily:
"We were originally planning to dig a well in the corner, but our house is right at the foot of a mountain. We hit rock after digging three meters, so we changed the digging spot. The well diggers wanted to fill it up, but I refused, and it was just the right spot to dig a cellar. Speaking of which, we really have to say we're lucky. The well diggers said our well is spring water. It's much better than the ones in the village! They said they'd never seen such clear spring water!"
Wen Xi smiled and thought, if his family is really blessed, he would hope that this well would always have water so that everyone can survive this famine!
For safety's sake, they decided to store the food in the cellar. As they were moving the noodles, Xiangye was drawn over by the noise. After a brief greeting, she went to cook something for the two of them.
As for Gu Shengmo, he was still sleeping soundly!
Wen Xi took the tinderbox and descended into the small cellar, about two meters deep. Inside, there was a small cave. The ground was spacious, and the ground beneath her feet felt very solid. Apparently, thanks to the mountain's strength, the cellar was incredibly solid, and its storage capacity was even better than most.
Ye Erniang found a rope and helped lower the grain bags down, and finally she also lowered Mao's box.
After finishing, Ye Erniang looked at the entrance to the cellar, took out the dagger she carried with her, dug a trench in the earth, and inserted the iron mesh. Finally, she laid the stone slabs next to it and filled the gaps with soil, leaving only one piece to cover the iron mesh.
If you step on it, you can't tell that this is a cellar.
Mao, who was standing next to him, felt a little embarrassed as he let the master do all the hard work, and it was men's work that he and his friends could not do.
To express his gratitude, he ran back to the house and found some red dates, white fungus, wolfberries and other things from the reserved items, and took them to the kitchen to boil them for Ye Erniang.
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