Chapter 73 Idiot Lin Shu smiled and muttered: Idiot
"Ah Shu, did you buy rock honey?" He Guixiang said hesitantly, "I remember rock honey costing fifty wen per liang."
Lin Shu chuckled guiltily and explained to He Guixiang, "Mother, Aye's dried mushrooms sold for quite a bit, so I wanted to improve everyone's lives. Now that we have this rock honey, if Ping'er ever craves something sweet, she can just add a little sugar residue to a bowl of mountain spring water and it'll be incredibly sweet. Rock honey can also be used to make a lot of dishes, and it can also be used to make wine and tea! Let's save a pound of rock honey for later."
He Guixiang was calm at first, but when she heard that Lin Shu had actually bought a pound of rock honey, she was dumbfounded. "A-Shu, how much did you buy? A-a pound?"
Lin Shu silently added in her heart: What a prodigal son.
"Mother, although rock honey is expensive, since I bought a lot, these four ounces of sugar are free!"
He Guixiang was startled for a moment, but then she felt relieved when she remembered that the dried mushrooms were originally picked by Ah Ye from the mountains. If Ah Ye hadn't been so naive, he could have easily kept half the money from selling the mushrooms for himself.
"Mother, guess how much the dried mushrooms sold for?" Lin Shu asked mysteriously.
He Guixiang said happily, "Aye has sold it before, so how could I not know? It should be worth two taels of silver."
"Three hundred yuan! Not only are Aye's mushrooms selling well, but the bamboo jar of chicken mushroom sauce I brought has also sold several jars in advance!"
He Guixiang was stunned when she heard this and asked what was going on. She thought that the chicken mushroom sauce that Ah Shu brought was for her to eat.
Lin Shu explained everything about the noodle soup shop to her. "...Next time I'll make a few more jars and sell them at 45 wen each. Even if I only sell two jars a day, I can still make a lot of money!"
Chicken mushrooms are grown in the mountains and are free. Many families in the village grow them. If they can't afford it, they have to go to the mountains to pick wild ones, and their only remaining capital will be the money for gas.
The oil is a bit expensive, but the oil used to fry the chicken mushrooms is kept for personal consumption, and the oil wasted is nothing compared to a can of chicken mushroom sauce that costs 45 cents.
If this chicken mushroom sells well, the profit will be huge!
The more He Guixiang listened, the more engrossed she became. She no longer cared about the money she spent on the pound of rock honey. All she had in mind was the business of selling chicken mushroom sauce.
After hearing what Ah Shu said, she thought it was feasible!
Seeing Zhang Qiaohua embroidering handkerchiefs and making straw sandals for sale, He Guixiang had longed to be like her and make something to sell in town. However, she lacked Zhang Qiaohua's dexterity, and the straw sandals she made could only be worn by her family. Her needlework was limited to mending and patching. Every household could make things like palm-leaf fans and brooms, and they wouldn't fetch much in town.
In the end, it was all thanks to Aye who went to the mountains several times a year to pick some mountain products and sell them in town, so that the family could save some money after paying for Xiaopu's medicine.
If this jar of chicken mushroom sauce can really be sold for 45 cents, she will go to the market with Ah Shu to sell it in the future!
"By the way, Mom, why isn't Dad here?" Lin Shu asked.
"He went to your third uncle's house after dinner. He heard that your third aunt would be back late today, and was worried that your third uncle wouldn't be able to have dinner, so he brought a bowl of noodle soup with the chicken mushroom sauce you made. He bit his tongue while eating it, and insisted that your third uncle also have a taste of the noodle soup with chicken mushroom sauce. Don't worry about him, he will come back naturally after your third aunt goes back." He Guixiang couldn't help laughing as she spoke, and the smile on her face was gentle.
Seeing that the relationship between the two brothers was restored, she was happy.
As the mother and son were talking, Zhou Ye came back after delivering the things.
The water in the pot was already hot, and the noodles had been rolled and cut in advance. He Guixiang hurriedly put the rolled noodles into the pot.
The cooked rolled noodles were just enough for Lin Shu to have a small bowl and Zhou Ye to have a large bowl. They scooped a spoonful of chicken mushroom sauce into each bowl and ate them together. They both enjoyed it very much.
When they were almost done eating, Lin Shu asked Zhou Ye, "We just passed by Uncle Miao's house. Why didn't you just deliver the water jar before coming back?"
Zhou Ye explained, "Uncle Miao's house is far away, and greetings will take some time, so I'll take you back first."
Lin Shu said "oh" and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.
They lived at the end of the village, no one lived further away, but not every family lived by the road. For example, Uncle Miao's family had to walk a little further up the slope. It was precisely because carrying water was inconvenient that Uncle Miao's family thought of adding another large water jar.
When she came back, she was so tired that she didn't want to take even one more step, let alone climb the slope.
"Aye, you delivered the gift late, did anyone have any complaints?"
Zhou Ye's eyes were filled with confusion, as if he was surprised by her question. "It's not something you need urgently, so why would you be so upset because I delivered it late? I bought the water jar at the Grass Market. It's such a large item, it's troublesome to transport it all at once, so we usually sell it off on the day of the market. When I went there, there was only one water jar left, and the stall owner owed me sixty coins."
Lin Shu was surprised. A coarse earthenware jar this big cost about two or three hundred coins, yet Zhou Ye was short of sixty coins!
She had thought she was good at bargaining, but after comparing them, she felt that Zhou Ye was even better. Furthermore, Zhou Ye wasn't the type to linger at the stall and haggle for a long time, but rather simply looked for the best time to buy, saving both time and hassle.
"But aren't you afraid that you'll be late and the last water jar will be gone?"
Zhou Ye didn't care. "If it's sold out, I'll go buy some from the market shop. I'll make up the difference myself."
If it were someone else, they would just be helping someone carry something and wouldn't be willing to add money to the bill, but Zhou Ye dared to do so. Because he dared to do so, he was the one who got the upper hand in the end.
Given Zhou Ye's personality, he would not keep the saved money for himself, but would return it all to Uncle Miao without missing a single penny.
Although Uncle Miao's family was considered wealthy in the village, buying something as large as a water jar required considerable consideration. Otherwise, they lived on a sloping slope, and fetching water would be inconvenient for a long time, so why wait until now? Zhou Ye's trip not only saved them the trouble, but also saved them a full sixty copper coins!
Without Zhou Ye's explanation, Lin Shu could guess that Uncle Miao and Aunt Miao must be beaming with joy.
Okay, okay, she had worried for nothing before. Looking around the entire Tianshui Village, no one could do things more properly than Zhou Ye.
After the two of them finished eating the noodles, Zhou Ye didn't ask Lin Shu to help. He took away the bowl and chopsticks in front of her and rinsed them under the bamboo pipe.
The greedy Lin Xiaopu had already picked up a small piece of sugar residue from the rock honey and ate it, and did not leave He Guixiang behind.
Seeing that the two had finished their noodles, she hurriedly picked up two more pieces of candy crumbs, gave one to Lin Shu, and also stuffed one into Zhou Ye's mouth when he had just finished washing the dishes.
"Sister, try it! It's so sweet!"
"Brother Aye, have a piece too, it's delicious!"
Lin Shu took the rock honey residue and threw it into her mouth.
Zhou Ye didn't eat it, but handed her his small piece of rock honey residue, "You eat it, I don't like sweet things."
"You really don't want to eat?"
"Well, you eat."
"Then I'll eat it."
Lin Shu held two pea-sized pieces of rock honey residue in her mouth and sucked gently, squinting her eyes slightly, looking leisurely and enjoying herself.
She thought to herself, there's no one in this world who doesn't like sweet food, only people who don't like food that's too sweet. She wouldn't believe Zhou Ye wouldn't like it if she put rock honey in cakes or mixed it into dishes.
"By the way, sister, the water in our fish pond is full!" Lin Xiaopu said suddenly.
After hearing what Lin Xiaopu said, Lin Shu realized that she had forgotten the fish pond. She had hurriedly packed up and left this morning without even taking a look at the fish pond.
"When will it be full?" Lin Shu asked happily.
"It was full this morning when I checked! Sister, shall we go fishing tomorrow?"
"Go, go! Call Aye, let's go fishing in the big river at the village entrance!"
Zhou Ye had already gone to organize the things in the backpack. Hearing this, he glanced at the two of them.
Lin Shu glared at him and said, "What are you looking at? I'm talking about you. Go and work as a laborer for Xiao Pu and me tomorrow!"
Lin Xiaopu nodded vigorously. "Luckily, we met cousin Yushu last time, so we were able to bring back that huge bucket of fish. Otherwise, my sister and I would have died of exhaustion and still not be able to bring it back!"
"Your brother Aye is very strong. Ask him to bring us two buckets of fish tomorrow."
"Sister, Brother Aye is not only mine, he is also yours, sister."
"He can only be my brother when I'm in a good mood."
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A faint smile flashed across Zhou Ye's eyes.
There were a lot of things in the backpack, but Zhou Ye kept them neatly arranged and walked steadily. The oil can at the innermost part didn't leak a drop of oil. On top of the oil can was a layer of hay picked up from the grass market, and then the brush, ink, paper and inkstone.
He gave one portion of the pens, ink, paper and inkstone to Lin Shu, and planned to send the other portion to Uncle Lin's home. However, before he could take any action, he heard voices outside the courtyard.
It was Lin Yushu who brought Lin Dashan back.
Lin Dashan was smiling and looked in a very good mood.
"Cousin Yushu, when did you come back? Why didn't I see you and Third Aunt on the road?" Lin Shu asked loudly.
Lin Yushu hurriedly replied, "Sister Shu, my mother and I went to the Grass Market and wandered around for a long time. We left late today and just got back. I came to see my second uncle off and picked up my books, brush, ink, paper, and inkstone."
Zhou Ye had already arranged everything and handed the things to him directly.
Lin Yushu took it carefully and thanked him several times.
These things of his were very heavy, but Brother Aye helped him carry them all the way, which made him feel really ashamed.
He said that Sister A Shu would teach him to read, so he helped Sister A Shu with some odd jobs, but Sister A Shu never asked him to do anything. With Brother A Ye around, he really couldn't help much.
I heard that since Big Brother Aye hadn't been working in the fields these days, Lin Yushu had already agreed with Second Uncle to set aside an hour every day to help out in Second Uncle's fields. He wasn't good at other things, but he was just as good as Father at tilling the fields.
"Second uncle, second aunt, sister Ashu, brother Aye, and sister Xiaopu, I, I'll go back first." After Lin Yushu called everyone one by one, he left with his own pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
Lin Dashan shouted at him, "Yushu, you don't have to go to the fields to help your uncle. Just study hard!"
After saying that, he shook his head and said, "This child insisted on going to the fields to help me work for an hour."
He said this, but his mouth was wide open.
After hearing this, Zhou Ye said, "No need for him. Ah Shu's work here is not very important. I will spend an hour every day in the fields."
Lin Dashan grinned even wider, "I don't need both of you. I can do this job by myself!"
Lin Shu thought for a moment and smiled, "Father, just ask Ah Ye to go. My situation here isn't really that urgent. Calling Ah Ye back from the fields is already hard work for Father. As for cousin Yu Shu, let him be, otherwise he'll always feel indebted. It would be good for him to work in the fields for an hour every day to stretch his muscles. He can't stay at home all day studying."
Lin Dashan said cheerfully, "Then I'll listen to my daughter."
After eating and drinking her fill, Lin Shu regained some strength and did not forget to visit the fish pond behind the house.
The fish pond is so full of fruit!
The mountain spring water flows all the way down from the bamboo tube and falls into the fish pond. The huge fish pond is filled with cool mountain spring water. A big jade plate falls into the pond, and the cobblestone bottom of the pond is clearly visible.
Lin Shu looked up at the moon in the sky, and a sense of satisfaction arose in her heart.
Today is the fifteenth day of the lunar month. This is the first full moon she has seen since coming from another world. It is so beautiful.
"Ashu." Zhou Ye's voice suddenly came from behind him. He lowered his voice as if he was afraid of scaring her with his sudden voice.
Lin Shu turned her head and looked over. "Aye, are you here to see our fish pond too?"
Zhou Ye warned: "The path beside the fish pond is slippery, don't go too close."
Lin Shu laughed at him, "Are you afraid that I'll slip and fall into the pond? You made steps on the edge of the pond yourself, have you forgotten? How could I slip that easily? Besides, I can swim."
Zhou Ye didn't say anything else and stood with her by the fish pond for a while.
Although, he didn't know what was so good about it.
The moon in the sky was large and round, but he could see a moon like this every month. He had no idea how many times he had seen its reflection reflected in the mountain streams and lakes.
But today, in addition to the lonely reflection of the moon falling into the water, there is also a trace of her figure.
It seems... different from before.
"Let's go back and take a shower and go to bed. I'm exhausted after walking all day."
Lin Shu stretched her waist and turned her head to look.
"Aye, I want to sleep a little longer tomorrow, so you are not allowed to wake me up early."
Zhou Ye thought to himself that except for today when he was worried that she would get up too late and miss the ox cart, he must have never called her before.
But he just listened and didn't refute.
"When I wake up, we'll go fishing in the river. I want to fill this pond with fish!"
"By the way, I want you to see my secret recipe for fishing!"
Zhou Ye listened to her and made sure that she had nothing else to say before he responded with an "OK".
Lin Shu looked at him, a smile on her face, and muttered, "Idiot."
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