Chapter 85: How to Manage a House
Su Mo put away the things, except for the cloth, and prepared to take the rest to the cowshed to give to her parents.
There was still chicken soup from yesterday, and Su Mo was not going to make another one for Lu Bo Ming at noon. She took a few dumplings from the space and went to see the old man's condition.
When she saw Lu Bo Ming, Su Mo was really shocked.
This wild ginseng is worthy of being the king of herbs.
This old one is really effective. After only taking two slices, Lu Bo Ming's vitality was almost restored to the state when Lu Changzheng first brought her to see him.
Lu Bo Ming was sitting on the kang reading a newspaper at this time. Seeing Su Mo coming over, he waved for her to come over.
Su Mo put the dumplings on the kang table, "Grandpa, you eat the dumplings first, I'll go make you some hot chicken soup. Dad and mom went out to collect firewood, they won't be back at noon, they asked me to cook for you."
Lu Qing'an and his wife pushed a cart today, taking steamed buns with them, they didn't plan to come back at noon.
Su Mo was also going to go up the mountain to collect some firewood after dinner. Although Lu Changzheng asked Lu Guoping to help her collect firewood, she didn't know how much she could collect. Now that she had some free time, she could collect a lot in one trip.
Lu Bo Ming waved his hand, "Don't be in a hurry, wait a minute, take this." Lu Bo Ming took a small red cloth bag from the kangqin behind him and handed it to Su Mo.
Su Mo opened it and found a roll of money and a small yellow croaker inside.
"I was originally planning to leave these things to Qing'an and his wife after I left. Now that I have your wild ginseng, I estimate that I can live for a few more years, and I will give them some when the time comes. These are for you." Lu Bo Ming smiled and said, "Please keep the yellow stuff, it will be useful in the future."
He knew his own body well, and he could clearly feel that his body was getting better. If he ate not only one but even half of this wild ginseng, he estimated that he could live for a few more years.
Su Mo quickly returned the things, "Grandpa, how can I take your money? This wild ginseng is a gift from us, the younger generation. We all hope that you live a long life and have a good time in the future."
Lu Boying smiled, "Okay, I will live a few more years and have a good time in the future."
"You have your intentions, and grandpa has his own intentions. These are not for buying wild ginseng, such a life-saving thing, how can it be worth so little. This is a little gift from grandpa to the filial younger generation, you have to accept it."
It was not easy for the old man to save this little money. Su Mo was about to refuse when she was interrupted by Lu Boying.
"Xiao Mo, as a family, there must be give and take. You, the younger generation, should honor us as the elders; you, the younger generation, should also accept our kindness. Going back and forth, giving and taking is the way to manage a family."
Su Mo was a little stunned. It was the first time someone said this to her.
It seemed that since she came into the book, she had been trying hard to play every role of hers, a good wife, a good daughter, a good daughter-in-law, and a good descendant. It seemed that she was trying too hard.
She lost her parents at the age of 14 and received very little kindness in the end times. Over the years, she seemed to have become accustomed to accepting the kindness of others.
Grandpa was right. Going back and forth, giving and taking is not only the way to manage a family, but also the way to deal with things. You hope that others will accept your kindness, so you'd better accept others' kindness calmly.
Maybe in your opinion, those things are what you are willing to give without expecting anything in return. But the person who accepts them will feel more or less pressured, as long as he is not the kind who likes to take advantage. So, if you accept others' feedback, they will feel comfortable and the relationship between the two of you can last.
Lu Bo Ming looked at Su Mo's thoughtful expression, smiled and put the things into Su Mo's hands, waving his hand and said, "Go heat up the chicken soup, I'm really a little hungry."
I don't know what this child has been through, it seems that he doesn't like to accept things from the elders.
Su Mo took the things and smiled, "Okay, I'll go heat them up now."
Many things are not revealed overnight, and a person's heart can only be revealed over time.
After heating up the chicken soup for Lu Boming to drink, Su Mo left a few slices of ginseng for him to chew every half a day.
Su Mo didn't see anyone from the first and second rooms, and guessed that they all went out to collect firewood.
The winter is long, and there is a lot of firewood to burn. Most people go out with their entire families, and they are busy for several days in a row, bringing back all the firewood they need to burn the entire winter.
Su Mo returned home, locked the door, borrowed an axe from the brigade, and went up the mountain. Although Su Mo had a knife in her space, she didn't have one at home.
After going up the mountain, Su Mo found a deserted place, absorbed the energy from the branches of some trees that were about to die, cut down the branches, and cut them into small pieces suitable for burning. Most of them were put into the space, and a small part was tied up outside.
Of course, after chopping down the Su Mo tree, some energy will be supplied to the roots. As long as the roots are still active, they will sprout again next spring. After a few more years, they will become a good tree again.
Su Mo changed several places in a row, and soon filled the empty space with firewood. Su Mo
sighed, it’s great to have a built-in bug. This amount of firewood is probably a day’s work for a family of several people. Su Mo tied the two bundles left outside with vines, carried them on a bamboo pole and went home.
After arriving home, Su Mo first put half of the firewood in the space into the firewood room, and then picked up the two bundles she had brought back.
Not long after she finished, she heard someone calling her at the door. She went out and saw that it was Lu Guoping and his wife pushing a cart of firewood.
Su Mo quickly opened the gate and let the two in. Lu Guoping pushed the cart and went around the reserved road to the door of the firewood room. The couple was surprised to see that Su Mo still had so much firewood.
"Sister-in-law, did you go to collect firewood by yourself?" Long Xiumei asked.
"I collected a few bundles this afternoon, and the rest were brought back by the way when I harvested the autumn crops before." Anyway, she almost never ran into anyone when she came back from harvesting the autumn crops, so it made sense.
"Sister-in-law, you are really capable." Long Xiumei praised, "And the vegetables in this field are also well grown. Vegetables usually don't grow well at this time of year."
Su Mo smiled awkwardly, "It's not that I grow well, but the field itself is doing well. This field has never been planted before, and the soil is fertile."
The vegetables planted by Lu's family really didn't grow well. She was used to supernatural powers to induce childbirth, and she was really not sensitive to these climate changes.
"That's right, the new land that the team reclaimed before produced more grain than other places in the first few years."
Seeing Lu Guoping start to carry firewood into the room, Su Mo hurried to help. Long Xiumei also wanted to join, but was stopped by Su Mo.
She didn't dare to let her work with such a big belly.
"Sister-in-law, I will bring you two or three more carts of firewood in the next few days. It should be enough for you to burn this winter." Lu Guoping said after moving the firewood.
The things he transported for his sister-in-law were all strong and durable. There was a three or four-cart truck, and with the original ones, it was enough to burn.
The main reason was that the people digging the canal had already gone, and after he collected firewood, he had to hurry to dig the canal. He was going to be a father soon, so he had to earn more for his wife and children.
"Okay, no problem. I will collect some myself in the next few days, you just focus on your own first." Su Mo waved her hand.
After Lu Guoping delivered the goods, she would see how much money to give. Long Xiumei was going to give birth in two months, so she would wait for her to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy two kilograms of brown sugar and then deliver them together.