That afternoon, Chen Ahfu packed up and took Dabao to Wu the carpenter's house. She didn't want to move the old cabinets and tables to the new house, so she wanted to buy some new furniture.
Walking through the village, I attracted a lot of attention.
Several middle-aged women were particularly disgusted with her. Given her toughness, they did not dare to provoke her. They only dared to whisper, "She is just like us, a country bumpkin, but she is trying to act like a city dweller."
Chen Ahfu didn't hear this, otherwise she would have cried out for injustice. How could she pretend? She was still trying to get closer to the image of a Xiangluo villager. There was a patch on the right shoulder of her clothes, her dark green skirt was washed white, her face was bare, she was wearing a bamboo hat, and she even walked with her head slightly lowered.
Wu the Carpenter was the best carpenter in the area, and many families from neighboring towns came here to buy furniture. His family was also the richest family in Xiangluo Village except for Gao Lizheng's family.
The Wu family has two courtyards. The first one is the workshop, and the courtyard is filled with furniture and buckets. Wu, a carpenter in his forties, is busy with his two sons. The eldest son is Xiao Shitou's father Wu Changgen, and the second son is Chen Aju's sweetheart Wu Changsheng.
Wu Changsheng was seventeen years old. Although he was a little dark, he was tall, had good features, and had a skill. It was said that he had captured the hearts of many girls. However, because he had high standards and vowed to find a particularly beautiful girl, he had not found a wife at such an old age, which made his parents very anxious.
As soon as Chen Dabao entered, he called out loudly, "Grandpa Wu, Uncle Wu, and Uncle Wu, my new house has been renovated, and I need to buy some beautiful furniture."
The Wu family father and son knew Dabao very well and liked him, so they all stood up and greeted him with a smile. Carpenter Wu also said, "Which ones Dabao likes, Grandpa will give you a discount."
Chen Dabao smiled and said, "That's great, thank you Grandpa Wu, I appreciate your kindness."
This made Wu the carpenter laugh. He patted Chen Dabao on the head and said, "Good boy, my little Shitou is close to you and his little mouth is much sweeter than before."
Wu Changsheng greeted Chen Afu with a smile, "Sister Afu, take a look at which ones you like."
Because of her dark face, her teeth looked even whiter. She had single eyelids, and her eyes curved into a crescent shape when she smiled. Although there were sawdust on her body, you could still tell that her clothes were very clean.
This man should be the cleanest ancient peasant that Chen Ahfu has ever met since he traveled through time. Moreover, he has an open and honest attitude and is generous in his dealings with others.
Chen Ahfu's impression of him improved a bit. She took off her bamboo hat, smiled and said what she needed at home, a kang cabinet, a kang table, a table, a box, a cupboard and other large items, as well as six high stools, two small stools, a large wooden basin, three small wooden basins, and two buckets.
Although she didn't plan to live in the little thatched house for a long time, she would at least live there for a year. So she had everything she needed, but she wouldn't do anything more.
Wu Changsheng enthusiastically showed her around the furniture. The furniture made by his family was divided into several grades. Some were made of good wood, polished smooth, painted and carved. Some were made of scraps and not even painted. The former were too good for her to afford, and the latter were too bad for her to use. She chose the ones in the middle and lower price range, made of not very good wood, not carved but painted. Except for the cupboard and the kang cabinet, the rest were ready-made, and it was agreed that the two would be sent to her home together after they were finished.
These things would cost about 1,620 coins. Wu Changsheng grinned and said, "Dabao and Xiao Shitou are having a great time. You guys bought a lot again, so I'll charge you an integer, 1,500 coins."
Chen Dabao quickly expressed his gratitude.
Carpenter Wu originally wanted to be generous and say that since they were acquaintances, he would just give up the twenty cents. But when he saw that his son had taken so much less money, he was so angry that he glared at him and didn't say anything else.
Wu Changgen didn't expect that his younger brother could set the price without his father's permission and lower it so much. He looked at him twice and said nothing.
Chen Ahfu said embarrassedly, "How can I ask you to reduce the price so much? Just give it as much as you deserve."
Wu Changsheng quickly said, "It's not much of a reduction. Other customers buy a lot, so the price is also reduced."
Chen Afu thanked him and paid a deposit of 300 coins. Chen Dabao wanted to stay at Wu's house, but Chen Afu disagreed, saying that he wanted to go to Guqiao Village to see if there was any meat for sale. When Chen Dabao heard about buying meat, he immediately followed his mother.
Chen Ahfu wanted to go to the restaurant in the county tomorrow to see if she could sell the recipe for the stewed food. She only had thirty taels of silver and a few hundred coins left, so it was not easy to take out the big silver ingots and ask the Wu family for change.
She didn't want to make money by selling braised food. Running a small food stall was too hard, and there was no one to spare at home. If the braised food in the county town was really like braised pork, she might as well sell the recipe and make as much as she could.
Guqiao Village is to the west of Xiangluo Village, and it takes less than a quarter of an hour to get there. There is only a pair of pig intestines, a small piece of lean meat, and two pig bones left on the meat stall. The ancients did not like to eat lean meat, but lean meat is also very fragrant when braised.
Chen Afu bought both the pig intestines and lean meat, spending thirty-six cents.
Seeing so much meat, Chen Dabao asked, "Mom, are we going to treat everyone?"
Chen Ahfu laughed and said, "If you don't treat me, then I can't eat meat?"
Chen Dabao said, "No, I want to wait until grandma and uncle come back, then we can buy so many delicious foods."
Chen Ahfu pinched his little hand and said, "What a good boy! Mother bought so much meat for a good purpose."
As soon as he got home, he saw Jin Yanzi leading Qiqi and Huihui coming, and they were chirping in the yard. Chen Ming was weaving a straw mat and smiling at them.
The golden swallows hung on Chen Ahfu's body and chirped, "Our new house has been built. I will take them to live in the new house at night, so they won't disturb grandpa."
Chen Afu smiled and said "Welcome".
Qiqi and Huihui happily called out to her, "Mom, Mom." If you turned your back, you would think it was Dabao calling you.
Then, he called out to Dabao, "Dabao, Dabao." His voice sounded like Chen A'lu's.
Seeing Chen Afu holding so much meat, Chen Ming said disapprovingly, "There are only three of us, why buy so much meat? We need to spend the money slowly."
Chen Ahfu smiled and said, "I want to braise these things and take them to the county town tomorrow to see if I can sell the braised food recipe."
When she took the large intestine to wash, she also asked Dabao to take the three little ones to play in the new yard. She saw that people passing by her house looked into the yard, and she was afraid that someone would have bad intentions on them. As long as Huihui didn't talk, no one would look down on it, mainly because Qiqi was too beautiful. The wall of the new yard was high, and no one could see it.
The golden swallow chirped, "Mommy is too careful. Once those people make a plan, they will fly up to the sky. Besides, they are the smartest birds in the forest. Even if they are caught, they can find their way home."
Chen Ahfu whispered, "What if he was locked up?"
Golden Swallow said, "I will find a way to get them back."
After hearing this, Chen Afu ignored them.
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