Although one tael of silver is not much, it can buy enough coarse salt to feed a large family for several years!
Life is tough, and it's hard to make ends meet, but they still have to come out and work hard to earn this hard-earned money.
Fan Jin glanced at his two nephews, knowing what they were thinking, and calmly looked away.
They earn their money through hard work; he doesn't make things difficult for them, but he also doesn't offer them any special treatment.
The person was registered, and an agreement was made with the family who owned a car to borrow it.
In the village, people are willing to lend their vehicles as long as it's not for their own use. Just ask, and it's fine. No money or gifts are required. Of course, the same applies when someone else asks to borrow your vehicle.
There weren't so many handcarts and wheelbarrows in the past. It was only after the village's economy improved last year that handcarts became the first choice for people when buying household items.
But the Fan family did not have an easy life and did not acquire any belongings.
Fan Dazhu and Fan Erzhu were separated and sent to other families.
Knowing their uncle and aunt's ways, and knowing they could back out if they didn't approve, the two kept quiet.
Having agreed on a departure time for the next day, Fan Jin and the other two headed back.
Every household in the village began making dry rations for the traveling men to take with them on their journeys.
The women were very skilled at making dry rations; almost everyone knew how.
Wang Guifen was originally scooping cornmeal, but thinking that her two younger brothers-in-law would be doing it, she hesitated and then used a gourd ladle to scoop wheat flour instead.
When her sister-in-law Zhang Hui saw this, she felt a little sorry for her. "Sister-in-law, cornmeal will do. Just add more crushed peanuts, salt, and sesame seeds. It will be fragrant, delicious, and filling."
The white flour is for Changlin to eat at the academy. His place is different from our village; if he eats too poorly, his classmates will laugh at him.
Wang Guifen felt a pang of sadness. Changlin was her child, and the family had always prioritized him when it came to good food and money, without her two younger siblings uttering a single complaint.
“It’s alright. My two younger brothers are traveling far away and earn a lot of money. Let them eat the flour first. As for Changlin, he told me before that he has already done too much for his younger siblings by being able to study, so there’s no need for him to eat too well.”
Zhang Hui smiled and took the gourd ladle from Wang Guifen's hand, adding cornmeal into it. "He's a scholar, so he doesn't need to eat too well. Then his two uncles don't need to eat too well either."
Right now, it seems he's taking advantage of his younger siblings; but once he changes his allegiance, his younger siblings will be the ones benefiting from his success.
Their family was not like the Fan family. Their ancestors had been wealthy and had land to sell to support Fan Qian and Fan Jin's education. Their family relied entirely on hard work in farming, so they had to be more frugal.
It's not easy to support a student. Now that life is better, being able to eat mixed white flour is already considered very good.
Wang Guifen lowered her head and softly hummed in agreement, feeling truly blessed to have met such wonderful sisters-in-law.
If it were someone like Sun Jinhua, I'm afraid no matter how good I am, it wouldn't be enough!
In the kitchen, Zhao Lan had already started a small fire and roasted the peanuts and sesame seeds first.
Zhang Hui helped crush the roasted peanuts into peanut crumbs, while Wang Guifen slowly stir-fried them over a low flame in the pot.
Fried flour is the most common and convenient dry food. Fried flour is dry and easy to store, does not easily mold, and can last for a long time without spoiling. It is more suitable to take out than steamed buns or flatbreads.
It's also very convenient to eat. You can eat it directly, cook it over a fire, or brew it with boiling water. If you have other food to eat with it, you can dilute it a little and drink it as soup. If you don't have other food and want to feel full, you can make it thick.
Wang Guifen kept stirring the food, not daring to be careless, for fear of burning it. She continued to stir-fry until the flour changed color slightly and had a very strong aroma of food before taking it out to cool.
The aroma of the fried noodles drew all the children who were playing in the yard, and they all clamored for some.
Wang Guifen smiled and poured a small half-bowl of soup for each child, which made the children cheer happily.
On the other side, Sun Jinhua scooped out some black flour and put it directly into a cloth bag, telling her two sons, "Eat sparingly!"
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