Chapter 299 I've never seen such a beautiful house before!
The children busied themselves busily, quickly carrying plates and bowls from the kitchen to the table. They then efficiently cleaned the river crabs they had caught and poured them, along with ginger, into a pot on a steamer rack. They also added fuel to the fire in the stove. They were used to doing this, so they were quite quick. Before long, the whole family was sitting neatly at the table eating.
"Mother, did something happen today? When we came back, we ran into some old women from the village who were talking about stealing corn," Ping'er asked, holding an ear of corn in her hand.
He noticed something was wrong as soon as he entered, and there was also Fu Man's foot. He knew that what was being said outside was probably true.
Jiang Nuanzhi was slightly taken aback upon hearing this: "You all know? Actually, it happened this afternoon."
Then he called Fuman over and, while they ate, told them about what had happened that day.
Ping'er's expression grew increasingly gloomy as he listened, his dark eyes flickering with light. The next second, seeing Jiang Nuanzhi looking over, he immediately flashed an innocent smile. He obediently nodded to Jiang Nuanzhi and said with a smile, "Mother, don't worry, Ping'er will avenge you."
Jiang Nuan was taken aback, and looking at Ping'er's appearance, she felt a little uneasy.
“Ping’er, you are still young, don’t get involved in such things. Your mother will not be wronged, I have already fought back.”
Ping'er smiled sweetly, and with his handsome face, one could only imagine that this young boy must be gentle and well-mannered. Knowing that he was the main villain in the book, Jiang Nuanzhi couldn't help but give him a few more words of advice.
Ping'er didn't continue talking about this matter. Instead, she took out a money pouch from her bosom and stuffed it directly into Jiang Nuanzhi's hand: "Take a look at this."
Jiang Nuanzhi took the package with surprise, weighed it in her hand, and asked in astonishment, "Where did you get so much money?"
She gave the children some pocket money, but definitely not this much.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Er burst into laughter. Because he was starting to lose his baby teeth, his laughter was a little slurred. He instinctively covered his mouth and said in a muffled voice, "Mother, this is all what the three of us earned today! Isn't that amazing? Didn't you say we didn't have any money at home? From now on, the three of us will go catch crabs and sell them."
Jiang Nuanzhi was shocked by these words and stared at Ping'er with wide eyes. Ping'er nodded seriously: "Yes, we didn't expect that we could actually sell these crabs today. When we came back, we counted them and we sold a total of 620 coins. Speaking of which, Fusheng is really good at business. He's the one who sold all of these."
Fusheng saw Jiang Nuanzhi looking over, scratched his head and said with a smile, "The second young master catches a lot of crabs, so the eldest young master came up with this method. I just helped out a little."
Jiang Nuanzhi looked at the three children in surprise and gave them a thumbs up without hesitation: "You guys are awesome."
I must say, these kids are pretty good at teamwork. Ping'er is smart. Xiao Er is capable. Fu Sheng has the smoothest tongue. The three of them working together are absolutely brilliant.
"Wait a minute, you guys haven't been catching crabs all day, have you?"
Jiang Nuan belatedly realized that something was wrong.
"Auntie Nuan, don't be angry. It was the dean who led the three of us to catch these crabs." Fusheng smiled and said, "It got cold today, and the dean didn't have any classes, so he told everyone to go home and do their homework. We should have gone home early this morning. But when we passed by the riverbank, the dean took us to catch crabs. We were thinking of bringing them back to make you the crab roe noodles we made last time. We didn't expect to catch so many, so we went to town to sell them, and we sold them all in one go."
As Fusheng spoke, he added, "On the way back, we went to the riverbank to try our luck again, and we didn't expect to catch so many. Look, the baskets are full now."
Jiang Nuanzhi nodded: "The dean is back too?"
Fusheng nodded hurriedly: "Yes, the dean went to the new house to check if there was anything he missed. He should be back soon."
Jiang Nuanzhi nodded to show her understanding: "You've worked hard. You must have earned quite a bit today."
The little boy's eyes lit up as he said, "Mother, shall our whole family go crabbing tomorrow? Let's catch as many as possible and earn as much money as possible." As he spoke, a hint of anticipation flashed in his eyes: "Then we'll have money to buy new bedding and curtains, Mother. Can we move into our new house soon?"
Jiang Nuanzhi rubbed his forehead: "What are you doing? In such a hurry to move into your room?"
The waiter grinned so hard his gums were showing: "I've never seen such a big and beautiful new house before. If I could really live in it, I'd be laughing in my sleep."
"Mommy, Mommy, I want to live here too! I've never lived in a new house before, and I love the outhouse in the new house." Baozhu's little cheeks were bulging from eating, and she opened her bright, sparkling eyes to look at Jiang Nuanzhi after hearing this.
"Eek~" The old man rubbed Little Treasure's head with disgust: "You brat, it's time to eat."
Baozhu blinked her big eyes: "Grandpa Jing, the outhouse in the new house doesn't smell bad at all, it's fragrant and clean, Baozhu can stay in it all day!"
The old man was stunned for a moment, took a bite of corn, and gave her a thumbs up: "You're amazing."
Baozhu grinned and looked at Jiang Nuanzhi, "Mommy, Grandpa Jing praised me!"
"Pfft!" Jiang Nuanzhi laughed out loud, picked up a piece of corn batter and gave it to her: "Try this."
"Mmm, thank you, Mother." Baozhu, like a little squirrel, immediately hugged the pancake and ate it with great relish.
"Mother, is there anything else you need? Just tell us. I'm going to sell crabs tomorrow, so I'll buy some on the way back." Ping'er wiped Baozhu's mouth and then smiled at Jiang Nuanzhi.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuanzhi smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go with you tomorrow, drive the carriage, and buy back the things we're missing."
Ping'er looked over in surprise: "Mother, do we have enough money?"
Fusheng, standing beside him, also frowned. No one knew the family's finances better than Fusheng. He had just calculated it a couple of days ago; surely a dozen taels of silver wouldn't be enough?
Xiao Er jumped up from his chair with joy: "Great! Great! We're moving into our new house!"
Seeing the worried looks on Ping'er and the other girl's faces, Jiang Nuanzhi smiled and said, "Your father sent back a lot of money today, so we have enough to cover our expenses. If you want to buy anything, just tell me, and I'll buy it all tomorrow. Also, these crabs are the best; we can catch more. If we can sell some, we can buy some; if we can't sell them, we can make some crab roe sauce and store it for winter."
(End of this chapter)
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