Chapter 140 Untitled
After instructing Aunt Qiu and her family to take good care of the house, Gu Yan and Li Wanqing took the children and got on the carriage and set off on the road back to the mountains.
"Wife, we have to go to the farm first. The new rice and flour I asked someone to knead are still there. You can put them all into the space later.
As for eggs, I also asked Chunxia to keep 200 of them.
"I ordered five pigs yesterday and asked Rang to help me kill them. We agreed to meet at the grove outside the town at noon to pick up the goods and pay the balance," Gu Yan said on the way.
"Okay, then let's go get the pork first, and then go back to the farm to get the rice and flour." Li Wanqing had no objection to this.
However, I was a little confused about why Gu Yan bought so much pork at once.
They are not spending the winter in the mountains this year, so there is no need to prepare so much pork, right?
Li Wanqing was puzzled and asked, "Why did you buy so much pork? We're staying in the county for the winter this year, so we can buy meat anytime we want."
"I bought more meat on purpose because I heard pork prices go up every winter.
In addition, there are many days with heavy snow in winter, and butchers are unable to go out to collect pigs. At that time, it is impossible to buy pork.
Anyway, your space can keep things fresh. No matter how long it takes, the things you take out will be the same as when you put them in." Gu Yan explained.
"Oh, so that's what happened. I was wondering why you bought so much when you could eat it anytime.
"By the way, are there any problems with Lin Mu and Chun Xia?" Li Wanqing asked.
During this period, Gu Yan not only had to run back and forth between the two farms, but also had to take care of her and the child. Li Wanqing was afraid that Lin Mu and the others would fool Gu Yan again.
"No, I paid close attention this time, and they were quite honest.
I have already decided that if they deceive their superiors and subordinates and are not honest, I will find human traffickers to sell them out.
It doesn’t really matter whether Zhuangzi has a village head or not. If there is no village head, just rent out all the land.
Although renting out the land might bring in less income, it would save Lin Mu and Chun Xia money, so it's almost the same." Gu Yan now looks like a boss.
Gu Yan had never been exposed to these things before, but he has been working hard to learn them. Moreover, Gu Yan is very smart, so he is making rapid progress.
Now Gu Yan is very familiar with both managing the farm and doing business with people.
As they were talking, the two of them arrived at the grove outside the town, where someone was already waiting for them.
"Brother Wu, I'm sorry, I'm late." Gu Yan saw Butcher Wu and his two assistants waiting, and quickly apologized.
"It's not late, it's not late, we are early.
"Brother Gu, the five pigs you ordered are all here, including the heads and offal." Butcher Wu pointed to the two carts behind him.
"Thank you, Brother Wu. Here is the remaining silver. Please count it." Gu Yan did not hesitate and took the remaining silver directly.
"It's exactly eighteen taels. Brother Gu, if you're fine, we'll go back. Where do you think we should put the pork?" Butcher Wu counted the silver and put it in his arms.
"Just put it on the ground, someone will come to pull it away later." Gu Yan spread a piece of oilcloth on the ground.
"Okay." Butcher Wu asked his two assistants to lift the pork onto the oilcloth.
Then he remembered and took a bamboo basket from the cart and said, "Brother Gu, there is a set of pig offal and a set of ribs in it.
This is a gift from me to you, thank you for taking care of my business."
"Oh, thank you, Brother Wu. I will come to you next time I buy meat." Brother Gu said in surprise.
"Well, Brother Gu, you are just too polite. Come to me when you want to buy meat next time. I will definitely give you a discount." Butcher Wu greeted Gu Yan and left with his two assistants.
I watched Butcher Wu walk away until I could no longer see him.
Gu Yan made sure that there was no one around, and then he asked Li Wanqing to come down and collect the pork.
All five pigs were cleaned thoroughly, with the rib meat between the front and hind legs cut clearly.
The pig heads and offal were carried in backpacks, and five pigs filled three backpacks.
The ribs and big bones were also packed into two backpacks.
Li Wanqing waved her hand and all the things entered the space.
The two men did not stay for long and quickly drove the carriage back to the farm.
In the village, Lin Mu and Chun Xia were both busy.
The work in the fields is basically done, but there are still many miscellaneous tasks to be done.
That's how it is for farmers. As long as you want to work, there is endless work to do all year round.
Lin Mu is storing the corn stalks, in addition to peanut vines and sweet potato vines, which are loved by cattle and sheep.
The boss had already told him that he would catch a few more calves and lambs when he returned this time.
So he had to prepare more straw, otherwise there would be nothing for them to eat in the winter.
Chunxia was tidying up the vegetable garden. Although the weather was a little cold now, the vegetable garden still looked like a bountiful harvest.
Cucumbers, beans, eggplants, peppers, tomatoes, pumpkins, winter melons, and squash are all dripping with juice.
Chunxia picked the leftover cucumbers and beans, pickled those that needed to be pickled, and dried those that needed to be dried.
When Li Wanqing and the others arrived, Chunxia was pickling cucumbers.
Seeing Gu Yan driving in, he quickly washed his hands and came over.
"Boss, Madam, you are here?
Oh, this is the young master, right? He looks so impressive. Madam, can I hug the young master? Chunxia looked at Li Wanqing expectantly.
Chunxia has been married for more than ten years but has no children, and she is very fond of babies like Xuanxuan.
"What's wrong with that?" Li Wanqing put Xuanxuan in her arms.
Chunxia didn't expect that the young lady really agreed to her. Holding the little master in her arms, Chunxia didn't dare to move.
Li Wanqing couldn't help laughing when she saw Chunxia's stiff movements.
"Don't be so stiff, the child is not feeling well, yes, be a little softer.
Don't use so much force, don't hold so tightly..." Li Wanqing stepped forward to teach Chunxia how to hold the child.
"Okay, you guys go into the house first. Wife, you and I will go to the cellar later." Gu Yan unloaded the carriage first and let the horses rest for a while and eat some grass.
"Madam, I have been cleaning the house these days, and the stove has been burning all the time. The kang is also warm." Chunxia carefully carried Xuanxuan in her arms and followed Li Wanqing into the house.
"Please take care of Xuanxuan for me, I'll go out and take a look." Li Wanqing put Xuanxuan on the warm kang.
"The young master's name is Xuanxuan? That sounds nice. Madam, you can go ahead. I will take good care of the young master." Chunxia said.
"Let's go to the cellar." Li Wanqing came out and said to Gu Yan.
"Come on, I've put the rolled rice and flour in the cellar. Let's put them away together later." After saying that, Gu Yan took Li Wanqing to the firewood shed.
The reason we came here was because Gu Yan put the cellar entrance in the firewood shed.
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