Chapter 580 I Want to Go
Ginger is easy to grow. As long as there is neither drought nor waterlogging, it can grow. If there is enough fertilizer, it can grow well. So even if it is mid-April, you can still sow it.
Old Zhou came forward and talked to a few families with whom he had good relations. The next day, they carried hoes and went out to hoe the sides of several dry lands, deciding to plant some ginger on the edge.
After all, it is too late to reclaim the land now, and most of the dry land is planted with wheat, melons and beans. We can't pull up the crops that have been planted, right?
However, what Old Zhou said also made them very excited. His family wanted to transport the ginger to Yizhou to sell, and they would buy ginger from them at that time.
Although the price will be cheaper, the price of ginger is there, and it won't be much cheaper. The Zhou family can't cheat them too much, right?
So they agreed without thinking too much.
As for the ginger seeds, I will borrow some from Lao Zhou's family for the time being and return them after autumn.
The people from the Zhou family also started going up the mountain with sickles and hoes, deciding to expand the planting of privet trees.
It is not May yet, so it is easy to plant trees and they will survive.
But they all think that just cutting branches and planting them is too slow. After all, you have to ensure fruit production in the fall, so you can't cut too many.
So Zhou Sanlang couldn't help but look at the Ligustrum lucidum and asked Zhou Silang, "Did Manbao ever say that this seed can be planted?"
"No, I'll ask her later."
Zhou Sanlang felt a little regretful.
Zhou Dalang said, "Even if the seeds can be planted, we don't have any right now. There's no rush."
Zhou Sanlang then looked at the dried Ligustrum lucidum fruits.
Zhou Dalang laughed and said, "The Ligustrum lucidum has been burned. Even if it's not ripe, it can't be planted, right?"
Zhou Sanlang thought about it and agreed, so he put the matter aside for the time being.
The spring busy season has ended, and the winter wheat harvest will be around the corner. Then they will be busy again, so they take advantage of their free time now to deal with these trivial matters.
Old Zhou asked Zhou Silang, "Do you plan to find some work when you go to Yizhou?"
Zhou Silang coughed lightly and said, "That's the plan. Otherwise, Manbao and I spend so much money outside, we can't always take money from home."
Old Zhou nodded and said, "That's the idea. Build a good relationship with the owner of the medicine shop over there. When the autumn and winter medicines arrive, you can sell them directly to them. Also, go out and see if there's any work you can do during the week. At least you can earn some money to supplement your family income."
He couldn't help but grumble, "I asked you to take care of Manbao, but in the end you didn't take care of her much."
Zhou Silang: ...He is also very busy, okay? He has to take care of everything inside and outside the house.
Erya beside her immediately said, "Grandpa, Grandma, let me go take care of my aunt."
Old Zhou looked at Erya in surprise, "You?"
Qian also looked at Erya.
Erya nervously tugged at the corner of her clothes, her face slightly red, but she nodded and said, "Yes, I will go and take care of my aunt. If possible, I will also find a job in Yizhou City."
Feng immediately said, "The family doesn't need you to do hard labor in public."
Old Zhou immediately said, "Who said she was going to do hard labor? Didn't she keep accounts in the old man's shop and learn abacus from Mr. Zhuang?"
Not to mention Feng, even Zhou Erlang couldn't help but ask, "Dad, who would hire a girl as an accountant?"
Old Zhou snorted, looked at his wife, and whispered, "Manbao can neither cook nor wash clothes, but he has never left his family since he was a child..."
Qian said, "Let the fourth son take her there. There are enough people at home anyway, and she can't help much at home. It's better for her to go to Yizhou City to help out. If nothing else, helping the fourth son manage the accounts will be no problem."
Zhou Silang immediately said, "Mom, I can keep accounts myself."
"Not only is your memory all messed up, but there are also typos. Not to mention us, I'm afraid even Manbao can't understand it, so let Erya help you."
Zhou Silang was puzzled, "Is my memory really that bad?"
Everyone nodded.
Zhou Silang pursed his lips and said nothing.
Before going to bed that night, Feng quietly pulled Erya into the room and asked, "Why did you suddenly want to go to Yizhou City? Aren't you doing well in your aunt's shop?"
"Mom, my aunt, my brother, and my sister are all here at the shop. I don't need to do things like writing and keeping accounts. I want to go to Yizhou City and follow my aunt. Maybe I can do something useful there."
"You're so stupid! Why would a girl like you learn to keep accounts?" Feng said angrily, "Didn't I ask you to learn cooking from your aunt? If you can learn to cook, you can open your own shop in the future. Learning to keep accounts doesn't mean you can become a bookkeeper."
"I've learned it, and my aunt taught me diligently, but the dishes I make just aren't as delicious as my elder sister's." It was because she had studied so diligently that Erya was so depressed. "Two stoves, two pots, the dishes are the same, and my aunt stands behind us, instructing my elder sister and me at the same time, but strangely, the dishes I make are just a little bit different."
Zhou Erlang coughed lightly and comforted his daughter, "This kind of thing also depends on talent. Don't be discouraged. Daya looks like your aunt."
Erya nodded in agreement.
When Feng heard this, she couldn't help but reach out and pinch him.
Zhou Erlang's face changed, but his daughter was right in front of him, so he didn't even dare to shout.
However, Feng did not mention learning cooking again. She knew too well the feeling of not being able to learn it no matter how hard you tried.
Speaking of which, Erya’s cooking skills are better than hers.
Feng sighed, not knowing if San Ya would be like her. "Then you went to Yizhou City..."
"I will definitely listen to my aunt," Erya said, "Mother, just let me go. My aunt knows a lot. If I can learn half of her skills, I won't have to worry about supporting myself in the future."
"Why do you have to support yourself? When you grow up, find a good family to marry..."
"Don't married women still have to work in the fields?" Erya interrupted her mother and said, "Then don't they still have to support themselves?"
"Find a good family, the kind that doesn't require you to work in the fields." Feng used to think that her younger sister might be the only one who could marry into such a family, but now her daughter has been to school, can read and write, can keep accounts, and is not bad looking, so it's okay for her to marry into such a family.
Erya was still young and had never thought about getting married. She just knew that her mother had to work in the fields, her aunt was busy every day, and her third aunt, fourth aunt and fifth aunt were also married. No one could sit back and eat for free.
My aunt once said, don’t look at what others say, but look at what they do.
Based on her limited knowledge, Erya believes that there is no such thing as a wife who can eat free rice in this world.
Among the people she met in and outside the village, the women in their family were considered to have a good life. Many other wives in the village worked extremely hard and still had the worst food.
She doesn't want to live like that.
She really likes to keep accounts and likes the feeling of earning her own money. She spent half a year to make sure that she could not learn her aunt's cooking skills, so she decided to find another job.
The next chapter will be around 6 p.m.
(End of this chapter)
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