Chapter 83 Chapter 83 Sister Chuntao, how about I go buy it for you...
The old couple sat for a while and then left.
Watching the sun setting, Lin Chuntao called out to Lin Chunxing and the others to quickly prepare dinner.
After waiting for dinner to be ready, she washed some spoiled potatoes, put them in a clay pot and cooked them, and then started eating dinner.
After dinner, the potatoes were not cooked yet. Before, they would throw the pig grass directly into the pigpen, but they definitely couldn’t do that to these cooked potatoes. If they weren’t eaten up, they would all be wasted. They needed a basin.
There were only a few clay basins for washing, and they couldn't be moved. Lin Chuntao and Pei Ying took advantage of the sunset and went to the carpenter's house in the next village and bought a wooden basin. The carpenter's craftsmanship was not as good as those in the county town, and he could only make some simple items. The wooden basin was not painted with tung oil, so it was cheaper.
They walked quickly and when they returned the sun had not yet completely set. Lin Chunxing had already cut the pig grass into small pieces. This was Lin Chuntao's instruction. It was ready after cutting and did not need to be cooked.
They used to raise animals in a rough way. Some families raise livestock very carefully, and the pig and chicken feed are all cooked. She thought that they also had to be cooked after being chopped.
But Lin Chuntao said it was not necessary, so she did as she was told. After she was done, she washed the knife and put it away. She looked at the potatoes in the basin on the stove and saw that they were cooked. She called Lin Chunhe to bring them down to cool down.
While it's still daylight, wash and cool the vegetables you'll need for tomorrow, and chop the meat filling.
When Lin Chuntao and Pei Ying entered the yard, they saw the three sisters busy at work.
Seeing Lin Chuntao coming back with nothing in her hands, Lin Duoer hurriedly asked, "Sister, didn't you buy anything?"
"I bought it. Your brother-in-law has it."
As he was speaking, Pei Ying came in from outside the yard carrying a wooden basin.
"Are the potatoes cooked?"
Lin Chunxing: "It's cooked. I brought it down. The pig grass is also cut."
Lin Chuntao took a bamboo tube and went over to crush the potatoes, which were soon crushed into a paste. There was still water left in the basin from boiling the potatoes, and the mashed potatoes dissolved in the water. She asked Pei Ying to pour the pig grass chopped by Lin Chunxing into the wooden basin, and then she poured the mashed potatoes in the clay basin onto the pig grass, stirred it, and asked Pei Ying to take the pig feed to the pigpen.
She and Pei Ying stood at the door and watched. Her sisters were also curious and hurried over to watch.
The pig sniffed beside the wooden basin, and soon began to eat. Not only did it finish all the food, it also licked the wooden basin clean. After eating, it looked up at Lin Chuntao and the others, and then lay back on the fallen leaves contentedly.
Lin Chuntao took out the wooden basin and closed the door.
Lin Chunhe sighed and said, "As expected, it was greedy for potatoes, so it refused to eat the pig grass. It ate more than a penny in this meal."
Lin Chuntao said, "It's about two or three pounds. We still have to kill it for meat this year. It has to eat more so it can grow more meat. Then we won't have to worry about the money when we eat the meat."
Lin Chunhe smiled and said, "Then just wait for it to grow meat!"
After feeding and cooking, the chickens that had gone out to forage came back, wandered around the yard for a while, and then went into the chicken coop on their own.
The minced meat had not been chopped yet, so Pei Ying went to chop the meat. Lin Chuntao and Lin Chunxing washed the vegetables, put them in a colander, and covered them with gauze to drain.
When I finished all the work, I looked up at the sky and found that the sun had already set and night was slowly falling.
After tidying up the things in the yard, Lin Chuntao went to look at the jar of sauce. She made a lot last time, and it would last for a while if used to cook noodles. After thinking about it, she decided to make some more and keep it aside.
Even if the cooperation with the Chai family fails, she is ready to find new sales channels, so it is better to make the products first and keep them.
At dusk, the village was still very lively. Some of the children in the village were playing "Eagle Catches Chicken" in the drying yard, while others were playing "Hide and Seek", which was very noisy; the adults were chatting in the yard, enjoying the cool breeze, and walking on the road, and the sound of talking was everywhere.
Lin Chuntao took two sacks and walked around the village, chatted with people, bought some soybeans and brought them back. She also said that if anyone had soybeans to sell, they could pick up some stones and soil and sell them to her.
Sun and Aunt Guizhi had previously asked for some sauce, but they never got it, so she also went to Muramasa's house.
"Grandma, the sauce is ready. You need to get a jar and put it in when you have time."
Sun agreed and brought a stool for her to sit on.
Seeing the half-sack of soybeans at her feet, Chen Dongniang asked with a smile, "Do you want to continue making the sauce?"
"Well, I need to make some more. I just bought some soybeans." Lin Chuntao paused before continuing, "I didn't buy much. I have to buy some more tomorrow."
Lin Jiahui, who was standing nearby, was listening to the conversation between Lin Chuntao and Chen Dongniang. An idea flashed through his mind. The young man, not being very old, didn't have any other thoughts, so he spoke directly, "Sister Chuntao, are you going to buy a lot? Do you need to go to other villages to buy more?"
Lin Chuntao nodded when she heard that.
Lin Jiahui smiled and said, "How about I go buy it for you?"
Before Lin Chuntao could say anything, Chen Dongniang scolded her, "You little bastard, do you know how to make it? You just said you were going to buy it? I think you're trying to shirk your responsibilities again."
Lin Jiahui scratched his head. Lin Chuntao looked at him. He was a grown man. Although he was not very old, he was tall and thin, and he was very strong even when carrying things.
"Can you count money?" Lin Chuntao asked.
Lin Jiahui nodded and said, "I can calculate it."
The children in the village have never been to school, but counting money is not like learning to write. Any smart child can learn it in daily life.
Lin Chuntao thought that there were a lot of things to do at home. If she started selling sauce in the future, she would need a lot of people to help with the work. Since Lin Jiahui wanted to do it, she would test him and give him the opportunity if he was willing.
Lin Chuntao asked him a few simple questions, and he was able to solve them quickly. They also talked about the pricing of shopping items and other things, and it seemed that he was still very smart.
Lin Chuntao nodded with satisfaction.
Lin Jiahui is not as outgoing as Lin Jiaye. He didn't say much when he gave Lin Chuntao gifts several times, but now he looked at Lin Chuntao expectantly: "Sister Chuntao, am I okay with what I said?"
Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "Okay." After she finished speaking, she turned around and looked at Chen Dongniang. Lin Jiahui naturally looked at his mother as well. If he wanted to do anything, he must get the adults' consent.
Chen Dongniang said helplessly to Lin Chuntao: "He has never done this before. If he doesn't do it well, it will delay your work."
Lin Chuntao looked at Lin Jiahui and said to Chen Dongniang, "If Auntie agrees, let him try. I don't ask for much now, and it won't cause any big trouble."
After she finished speaking, she told Lin Jiahui, "I want to buy soybeans and dried chilies. You can buy them in the county town, but the price will be higher. We can sell them in the village. The price will not be higher than in the county town, and it will be as close to the grain price as possible. You can go to the grain store tomorrow to check the prices, and then go to other villages to see how much you can buy in a day."
"I don't buy a lot right now, so I don't need to go shopping every day. If you can help me buy it for one day, I'll give you thirty cents."
As soon as Lin Chuntao said this, not only Sun and Chen Dongniang, but also Lin Changzong and Lin Cunzheng who were sitting over there looked over.
After the busy farming season, they would go to the county town to find work in their spare time. Most of them had to carry things, dig canals, carry soil, carry stones, etc. It was all hard labor, and they only earned thirty cents a day. Sometimes the foreman would exploit them a little, and they would only get more than twenty cents.
This brat found a job just by shouting?
They looked at Lin Chuntao intently. They all knew that their sisters had been living much better recently, but they thought that they still had to save money to build a house. She was so generous when she asked. Building a house would cost a lot of money. Could they save enough?
Sun was happy to hear this, but she also thought that they visited each other frequently, and Lin Chuntao was polite and kind, so they couldn't really charge her so little money.
"What money are you talking about, kid? He's lazy at home, so just treat him as someone who's out visiting the village. There's no need to pay him anything."
Lin Chuntao said, "This is different. If I ask him to help me get something, he's helping me as a sister. This is not something that can be done in a day or two. Besides, if I'm very busy, Jiahui can help me. Grandma and auntie will give him the thumbs up, so I feel at ease."
Sun said, "Don't you still need to save money to build a house? You have to be frugal with your money to save up for your stupid child."
Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "I'll save as I earn. I'll probably go find a craftsman by the end of the month. Before I go, I'll have to ask my great-grandfather to help me re-mark the homestead."
Sun was very surprised. It was the end of the month, and there were only a few days left.
"Have you saved enough money to build a house?"
Lin Chuntao shook her head: "It's not enough yet, but it's almost September, so I thought I'd start building it first and save money while I'm building it."
"Are you going to hire a master from the county? The wages are quite high."
Chen Dongniang asked and found out that most people in the village would invite villagers to help build their houses. It wouldn't cost much, but it would be slower and they would have to cook for everyone.
Sun said, "That's right. It would be more economical if you ask the villagers to build it."
"Everyone in the village is busy with the autumn harvest. I went to see him a few days ago. He has a carpenter at home, so he can finish the doors and windows of the plank building at once. He also has several masons, so he should be able to finish it faster."
Sun thought about it and it was true. It was autumn now, and there was a lot to do after the harvest. Everyone was busy storing the grain in the granary, and building the house would take all day long. There was really no time.
Lin Chuntao had her own ideas, so they didn't say much. Sun just said, "If you need any help, just tell me."
Lin Chuntao nodded, sat down and chatted for a while before going back.
Sun and the others felt a little emotional. The days passed in a daze. It seemed like only a few months had passed, but it felt like several years.
The sisters, who had nothing a few months ago, can now afford to hire people to do work and are about to build a new house.
Lin Jiahui was almost crazy with joy. He just wanted to follow Lin Chuntao to do something, and he would be happy if she gave him a few cents. Unexpectedly, Lin Chuntao said to give him thirty cents a day.
Thirty cents, if he works for ten days he will have three hundred cents!
Is he going to get rich?
"Mom, I'm going to make a lot of money!"
He spoke excitedly but in a low voice. Chen Dongniang felt helpless: "Keep your mouth shut and don't go around talking nonsense. Since your sister Chuntao said you can give it a try, then go ahead and give it a try."
Lin Jiahui nodded. He would definitely not tell others about this kind of thing.
He suddenly said this because he had heard Lin Qingqing always saying that Chun Xing had gone out to make money. She also wanted to make money, but she didn't know how.
At that time, he really wanted to ask Lin Qingqing to talk to Sister Chuntao, what if he could do it with her?
But then he thought about how Lin Qingqing's mother wanted to find a husband for her. If he instigated Lin Chuntao and she really took Lin Qingqing to do things, wouldn't Second Aunt cause trouble for them?
After thinking about it, I swallowed the words that were about to come out of my mouth.
After Lin Chuntao returned home, she told Pei Ying and Lin Chunxing about this. Lin Chunhe was a little surprised, "Sister, can I go and buy it?"
There was a hint of heartache in her surprise, probably because she felt sorry for the thirty cents.
Lin Chuntao patted her head gently.
"You have to carry it back after you buy it, and you can't do it. Besides, we may need to hire someone to help with some work in a few days, and you'll need to keep an eye on it then."
"Do I see it?"
"Um."
"What should we do?" Lin Duoer interrupted.
Lin Chuntao said, "Making sauce, cutting and pounding peppers, and grinding beans into flour, if we make a lot, we'll have to hire someone. Doing it all ourselves is not only slow but also tiring."
Lin Chunhe thought of the jar of sauce that Lin Chuntao made last time, and was so tired that she complained of sore arms for several days.
You really need to ask someone to help you.
"Also, we're going to hire someone to build a house in a few days, and we'll have to cook for them. Your second sister and I are busy, so you and Duo'er definitely can't do it. We definitely need to hire someone."
Looking at her stunned sisters, Lin Chuntao said, "We still have a lot of things to do at home." She patted Lin Chunhe and said, "Learn to take charge of things. You don't have to do it yourself."
Lin Chunhe nodded, and Lin Duoer beside her looked up and asked, "Sister, what should I do?"
"You, you are still young, help your sisters first."
Lin Duoer giggled. It was already dark, and everyone went to bed after washing up.
The Chai family had dinner together again tonight, and after the meal they stayed together to discuss the recipe for Lin Chuntao's sauce.
Because of He Changyu's relationship, Chai Songchuan was a little shaken. The one they saw today was a little too beneficial to Lin Chuntao, and he felt that he was making wedding dresses for her, but he also felt that the relationship between He Changyu and her was a little strange. If they cooperated, they could still use the relationship between Lin Chuntao and He Changyu in the future.
Guo Jixiang was thinking that maybe she should go to the house to propose marriage as soon as possible. If they became a family, everything would be easier.
Chai Laosan was a little unhappy. If they were to get involved with He Changyu, the position of the eldest wife would be more secure. Why would they be so busy?
It was so hard for Chai Xingyu to lose interest in the soy sauce factory, and it was so hard for him to be left half-dead after such an incident.
If Chai Xingyu succeeds in this, he will naturally enter the soy sauce factory, and it will be difficult to drive him out in the future.
"Brother, I think we should wait and see. She has no better place to go except our sauce factory. That gentleman can't help her sell sauce, right?"
After Chai Laosan finished speaking, Chai Songchuan did not say anything, and Guo Jixiang was also silent.
Chai Jiao was a little unhappy today. How could a poor peasant girl know the current prefect and be called an old friend by him...
She couldn't figure it out.
Her husband was also unable to directly inquire into his boss's private affairs, which put her in a passive position.
She was still worried at the time and had no time to think about the soy sauce factory.
It was Chai Xingyu who spoke up and continued what Chai Laosan said.
"I also think what Third Uncle said makes sense. Our family rejected Madam Lin today, so let it go. Let's put this matter behind us."
When he said this, several adults looked at him.
Including Chai Jiao, everyone frowned.
There's something wrong.
She could see that Chai Xingyu really liked what he was making, so why did he just give up like that?
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