Chapter 71 Entering the Mountains
While eating, Daya asked Lu Qin's mother when they would go to buy a pig.
It’s just after Qingming Festival, and there are pigs for sale in the pig market now, but they are bigger and more expensive, so they are not very cost-effective.
But there is no other way now, I have to accept the higher price.
Lu Qiniang picked up the bowl and took a sip of porridge. "I thought I wouldn't raise pigs this year."
"The pigpen is already ready, but you don't want to raise pigs anymore?" Daya was a little surprised.
For Lu Qinniang, raising pigs is a legitimate livelihood that is ingrained in her nature.
Without raising pigs, life would be unbearable.
"Well, I won't keep it anymore. I can't afford the damage." Lu Qin's mother said, "Give me some time. If something like this happens again, I'll have to go with the pigs."
She was really heartbroken.
Even though she got ten taels of silver, which was more valuable than the pig itself, she still felt uncomfortable thinking about it.
Lu Qiniang thought that maybe she was not only feeling sorry for the pig, but also for herself.
Why is it so difficult for ordinary people to live their own lives behind closed doors?
She clearly didn't provoke anyone and she had no way to retreat, so why were they still unwilling to let her go?
Forget it, I can’t think about it.
The more I think about it, the angrier I get. If I keep thinking about it, I won’t be able to live like this anymore.
"Didn't your father tell us to sell dry food?" Lu Qiniang said, "That requires capital. Let's use these ten taels of silver as the capital and give it a try."
Speaking of this, Daya has something to say.
"Mom, I've thought about it too. We can sell fried noodles. Do you remember the fried noodles I made before? Did the ancestors of the Zhou family like it?"
Daya likes to delve into everything she does. She is particularly talented in cooking and is very good at thinking. She often makes fresh food.
“It’s delicious, but isn’t it expensive?”
"It's not expensive. Although there are a lot of added ingredients, they are all common things. The only expensive thing is the chopped walnuts, but I don't use much."
Daya thought that she could make multiple versions and set the prices according to the prices of the ingredients, so that people could choose according to their budget.
"I can also make pancakes, layering them with oil and salt. They're big pancakes as thick as the bottom of a bowl."
"And pickles! Now we can go to the countryside and pickle some dried radishes, and I'll season them. When summer comes and cucumbers and beans are on the market, I can pickle cucumbers and beans, and they'll go well with rice."
"There are also dried shrimps, dried shrimps, and shrimp paste. Someone from Zhili is pushing a cart to sell them. We can buy some and sell them on the ship at a higher price. Some people like them."
"You can also have some dried meat and preserved fruits."
"We have a wide variety of items, some of which are sold at a lower price to attract people. If we also sell other expensive items, most people won't calculate it so clearly, so there's always a profit."
"As for those common medicines, you can talk to Doctor Hu. Or if you're too embarrassed to ask, let Erya go to him. I'm sure we can negotiate something."
What scares Doctor Hu the most is Erya’s mouth.
But Doctor Hu also truly loves Erya. Whenever he buys something rare for his stepdaughter Dujuan, he often brings a share for her as well.
Daya didn't sleep well last night, but she thought about all the details she could think of.
"Daya, what's wrong with your brain?" Lu Qin's mother was overjoyed after hearing this. "Following me is holding you back. If you were a boy, you should ask your father if there is any way to let you go out and see the world. I'm sure you can do something great."
Daya smiled and said, "Mom, I feel embarrassed by your praise. I was just thinking about it casually. You can make the decision later."
"Then what else is there to decide? You've already thought it through. Let's do as you say. Mom will run errands for you, and you can ask San Ya to help you. We'll do it right away!"
Lu Qiniang carried a load on her shoulder and went to the countryside to collect dried radishes.
At three cents per pound, she collected more than four hundred pounds a day and spent more than one or two ounces of silver.
The next day, she went to buy a thousand kilograms of noodles and dozens of kilograms of other ingredients for fried noodles, spending more than three taels of silver.
The money was spent way too quickly.
I also need to buy some fish and meat, so I have more than five taels of silver left, which is not enough to spend.
When Lu Qiniang went to see Doctor Hu, she discussed with him whether he could give her half of the money for the medicine first, and then give him the other half when she could make ends meet.
Doctor Hu is the most stingy person. He keeps nagging and saying that he has to pay for the medicinal materials, so how can he make half of it?
We can't ask him to pay back the money.
However, Dujuan's mother agreed.
"Okay, that's settled."
Doctor Hu: "You bitch, you——"
"What's wrong with me? Qi Niang is helping us and making money. Du Juan is already so old, and she's about to complain. If we don't prepare a little dowry for her, how can she stand up straight when she goes to her husband's family?"
Doctor Hu was about to say something when his wife asked, "Or do you feel that Du Juan isn't your biological child and you don't feel pain?"
Doctor Hu immediately felt as if his blood was being poisoned, and couldn't help but say, "You woman, why would you try to sow discord? My daughter and I are very good friends, and I love her more than my own daughter."
Lu Qiniang smiled and said, "That's true."
This matter has been settled.
Six or seven days passed in a hurry.
The sky was overcast that day and the sun didn't shine all day.
In the evening, light rain began to fall.
By evening, the rain had begun to fall heavily.
Erya came home from work with her shoes soaked and she kept asking to buy a pair of clogs.
"Just wait for your father to come back and make you a pair. He has good hands." Lu Qin's mother said casually, and then she was stunned.
Xiao Yan hasn't come back yet.
I don’t know where he went. I wonder if it’s raining there now.
Does he have a place to shelter from the rain?
This person has been gone for so many days and there is no news.
Even if you can just ask someone to pass on a message and let them know you're safe, that would be fine.
On the third day after Xiao Yan left, Lu Qiniang lost her patience and went to ask Liu Xing.
Liu Xingze said, "I was just about to ask you! Brother Xiao just said he was going out and didn't tell me anything."
Well, no one knows where Xiao Yan is going.
This guy is really good at keeping secrets.
Seeing that Lu Qin's mother was worried, Daya comforted her, "Mom, my father knows what's going on. He said he would be back in ten days at the latest, so he will definitely be back."
"Dad must bring me a wreath when he comes back." San Ya suddenly said.
"Wreath, what wreath?"
"A wreath made of beautiful flowers. Dad promised me that," San Ya said. "Dad said that if you find anything worth keeping as a pet, you should bring it home for me to keep as a pet."
"A wreath? Are you raising it for fun? Where is your father?" Lu Qin's mother asked.
"My father has gone into the mountains," San Ya said, "carrying his bow and arrows."
Lu Qiniang asked twice in disbelief: "Did you dream about it, or is it real?"
A child of this age should not be unable to distinguish between dreams and reality.
But with so many people at home, did Xiao Yan tell San Ya?
San Ya said, "Of course it's true. My father went into the mountains. Maybe he can kill a big tiger and come back!"
Xiao Yan went into the mountains to hunt?
Why did Lu Qiniang feel a little bit unconvinced?
What's not to say about hunting?
Besides, we should take her with us when we go hunting!
She has an impressive record of catching wild boars with her bare hands!
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