Chapter 325 Winter is Coming

Tonight, the Jiang family is sleeping with a pile of potatoes.

We harvested so many potatoes at home.

There was a heavy cold dew at night.

It’s not convenient to leave them outside, so all the potatoes were stuffed into the house.

Utility room, kitchen, living room, bedroom.

Everything was packed except the toilet.

Even Jiang Meng and Jiang Cheng's house was filled with potatoes.

When Jiang Fubao went back to his room to sleep, he had almost no place to put his feet.

Poor Xiaohua could only sleep under the bed.

Because there were too many potatoes, there was no room for them at home and they were difficult to store.

The next day, Jiang Shoujia went looking for someone in the village.

He wanted to expand his backyard and dig three cellars to store all the potatoes.

In addition, the weather was getting cold, and Jiang Meng and Jiang Cheng were feeling extremely cold sleeping in the wooden thatched house, which was drafty everywhere. So they simply used bluestone bricks to rebuild a small house in the expanded backyard, dividing it into two rooms, one for each of them.

The villagers who made money were extremely grateful to the Jiang family and they worked very hard.

The cellar was dug in just two days.

As for the house, it is still under construction.

From then on, Jiang's Snack Shop no longer restricted the purchase of potatoes.

Therefore, the shop is always crowded every day.

After all, food prices remained high. A meal at a restaurant or tavern would cost at least half an ounce of silver or even an ounce. However, even if the price of the hotpot potatoes at Jiang's snack shop increased, they were only thirty cents a bowl. They were fragrant, spicy, sweet and sour, and tasted better than meat.

Go for a meal, order a few dishes, eat as much as you want, and it costs less than 200 wen.

Almost every wealthy family in the town frequented Jiang's Snack Shop. Not only that, many people from nearby Baishui Town also came here by horse-drawn carriage. They would go to Lianshan Town in the morning, queue up to eat, and then go back in the afternoon.

The business of Jiang's snack shop is becoming more and more prosperous.

After a heavy rain.

The temperature dropped sharply.

Jiang Fubao changed into a winter jacket.

These are the new clothes that grandma bought for her.

It looks so beautiful.

The cuffs and collar of the fish-white top were edged with silver-grey rabbit fur. There were many plum blossoms sewn on the fabric, which sparkled in the sunlight, as if they were embroidered with silver thread.

The lower body is a light cloud-colored pleated skirt, the same pattern as the lining that can be seen through the cuffs.

To match the outfit, Zhang Yanzi also gave her two small bags tied with light blue hair ties.

Another silver butterfly was inserted.

As Jiang Fubao walked, the butterfly swayed back and forth, reflecting the light, and the two hanging beads collided back and forth, making a tinkling sound.

Looks smart and lively.

At first glance, she is the kind of young lady that could only be raised in a wealthy family.

After staying in the backyard for too long and feeling a little bored, Jiang Fubao ran to the door of the shop to play.

I accidentally bumped into someone.

Jiang Fubao almost fell to the ground, but was caught by the man.

This will avoid falling.

"Little girl, are you okay? Who are you from?"

Meng Zhili touched her head and felt that she looked very unfamiliar.

With this kind of dress, her family must be rich and she is pampered.

And which wealthy family in the town didn't he know?

But I have never seen this little girl.

"Uncle, I'm from Zhang Jinlan's family." Jiang Fubao wanted to say his father and mother's names, but he was afraid that the uncle in front of him wouldn't recognize them, so he introduced himself as his grandmother.

"Zhang Jinlan? I've never heard of her. Little girl, there are a lot of bad guys outside, don't run around. Where are your parents? Are you lost? Do you want me to take you home?"

Meng Zhili looked around, but saw no one looking for the girl in front of him.

He enthusiastically prepared to send Jiang Fubao home.

"Look, it's there." Jiang Fubao pointed at Jiang Eryong who came out to greet the guests.

"Fubao, what's wrong?" Jiang Eryong thought his niece had met a human trafficker and hurried over to meet her.

"Uncle, I accidentally bumped into someone. This uncle thought I was lost and wanted to take me home." Jiang Fubao explained quickly.

"Oh, so that's how it is. Thank you so much, brother. Jiang's Snack Shop is owned by my family. My niece often plays at the door and she didn't get lost. Thank you so much for your enthusiasm."

Jiang Eryong clasped his fists to thank Meng Zhili.

"That's good. I thought the girl got separated from her family. I'm glad she didn't get lost. This Jiang's Snack Shop wasn't even open when I left. It's changed so much in just one year. Madam, shall we try it some other day?"

Meng Zhili stroked his beard and spoke to Dong Qingyi beside him.

"good."

The couple left hand in hand.

They look particularly affectionate.

Jiang Fubao always felt that they looked familiar.

But I can't remember when I met them.

She quickly put this matter behind her.

Return home in the evening.

Jiang Fubao discovered that there were a few more people in the yard.

It was the old Chen family that was almost wiped out by the previous conscription and labor service.

The three of them, grandparents and grandchildren, stood in the yard and talked to their grandfather.

"Chief, I owe you these two taels of silver. Thank you for your help. Otherwise, my grandson would not be able to come back. Thank you very much, Chief. Come on, kowtow to me."

Old Chen turned his head and spoke to his grandson Chen Tianfeng.

The latter knelt down immediately without any hesitation.

With a "plop" sound.

Honest enough.

The reason why Old Chen was so excited was that more than twenty people who had previously gone to perform labor service fell into the water and drowned.

It scared a lot of people.

Therefore, Old Chen was particularly grateful to Jiang Shoujia.

Otherwise his grandson is one of those people.

"Okay, get up quickly. It's not New Year yet. Why are you kneeling? I'm not giving you any New Year money. Get up." Jiang Shoujia joked.

Help him up.

Old Chen's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Cui, put another bamboo basket on the table.

"We should have paid you back a long time ago, but my grandson went to the mountains to catch rabbits and collected some rabbit fur. I wanted to make a neck guard for your granddaughters so that they wouldn't get frozen in the cold weather. So I wasted some time and only came back now to pay you back. And here's this piece of meat, I just bought it today. Use it to cook and eat."

After Mrs. Cui finished speaking, she took Old Chen and his grandson away.

I was afraid that Jiang Shoujia would not accept the bamboo basket.

Despite his age, his legs are in very good condition and he can run very fast.

I can't even stop it.

"Grandpa, I'm back. Give me a hug." Jiang Fubao stepped over the threshold and rushed to his grandpa's side.

She actually wanted to see if the rabbit fur collar in the bamboo basket looked good.

Just too short.

Can't see it.

I can only let grandpa hold me.

"Okay, grandpa's good granddaughter is back, she must be held." Jiang Shoujia picked up his granddaughter with one hand and sat down deliberately so that the granddaughter could just see into the bamboo basket.

"Wow, this rabbit fur is so white." Unlike the rabbit fur on her body, which was light gray.

In the daytime, it looks somewhat like silver, which is quite nice.

But she still likes this snow-white rabbit fur.

Coincidentally, there are five in total.

Just enough to share with my three sisters and sister-in-law, one for each.

"Old man, this thing is not cheap. If you take it to the town to sell, five rabbit fur skins can at least be exchanged for one or two taels of silver. Not to mention that Mrs. Cui sewed it into a neck guard. The gift is a bit heavy."