Chapter 53 Heartbreak
Jiang Xiangchuan knew that his daughter was married and now lived with Cui Hejin and her mother-in-law.
Although the mother and son of the Cui family are both very good people, if they are unhappy and show a bad face to their daughter, it will make her feel embarrassed.
Jiang Xiangchuan felt uncomfortable when he thought about his daughter being wronged.
But when a girl grows up, she will eventually get married.
Fortunately, Cui Hejin from the Cui family was chosen by my daughter herself, and it’s enough for the two of them to live happily together.
But with my mother-in-law above me, I probably won’t feel that comfortable.
Jiang Zhiluo and her father pushed the small food cart into the yard. Looking at her father's expression, she knew what he was worried about.
She said, "Dad, don't worry, my mother-in-law treats me very well."
"My husband and mother-in-law are not at home now. You and your brother go into the house and sit for a while. I'll go get some water."
Jiang Xiangchuan looked at the small fenced yard without a wall, and felt sad and distressed.
Jiang Xiangchuan shook his head and said, "We won't go in. I'll tell you about the bellows and the dining car."
"Also, in the basket are the willow leaf buns your mother made."
In order to make it easier to bring things over, a small basket was placed on the dining cart.
Xuanxuan said, "Sister, the buns that mom made at noon are still hot."
Jiang Zhiluo was very touched. "Dad, you and Mom don't have to worry about me. I eat well here. You can save some for your brothers and sisters. They are growing up now."
Jiang Zhiluo knew her mother's family's financial situation, and she also knew that unless it was a festival, her family would not be willing to cook white flour rice, let alone make buns with white flour.
Jiang Xiangchuan said, "They can't eat much, and they all miss you."
Xuanxuan nodded and said seriously: "Sister, I can eat less, and you can eat more."
Jiang Zhiluo felt a lump in her throat and felt very uncomfortable.
"Silly Xuanxuan, you need to eat more. Eating more will make you grow faster."
Xuanxuan tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said, "If I grow up quickly, I'll have the strength to do things and be nice to my sister."
Jiang Zhiluo touched his hair and said, "Well, so Xuanxuan can't eat less, he has to eat more."
Jiang Xiangchuan handed the two hundred coins in his hand to Jiang Zhiluo and said, "Zhiluo, this is the one hundred coins I earned from selling building blocks. Take it."
Jiang Zhiluo's face changed and she said, "Dad, I can't take your money. This is the money you earned from making building blocks. Save it to buy some delicious food to nourish you, mom, and your brothers and sisters."
"Dad, I've made some money selling brown sugar and malt sugar recently. The silver in my hand is real."
Jiang Zhiluo deliberately became serious.
Jiang Xiangchuan was afraid that his daughter would be unhappy, so he had to take it back first.
Speaking of building blocks, Jiang Xiangchuan explained, "I went to the market in Yangliu Village yesterday and bought a set of building blocks to sell. Xuanxuan was playing with them nearby, and a boy saw one and liked it, so his mother bought him a set."
Jiang Zhiluo had previously drawn the building blocks in detail and also wrote down how to play with them. Jiang Xiangchuan could understand it, so he taught Xuanxuan how to play with them.
Jiang Zhiluo knew that most villagers would wait until the village market to buy things.
Not every village has a market. Only large villages have the custom of going to the market passed down from the past, and small vendors nearby will go to the village market to sell things.
Villagers from all around may also come to the market on this day.
Because the things sold in the village market are cheap, the prices are acceptable to the villagers.
Jiang Zhiluo was afraid that her parents would worry, so she briefly talked about her business recently to reassure them.
"By the way, Dad, can the bellows be sold?"
Jiang Xiangchuan shook his head and said, "No one knew how to use the bellows. I explained how to use it at the stall, and many people watched out of curiosity, but no one bought it. Everyone felt that spending twenty or thirty coins on a bellows was not worth it. It wouldn't affect their normal firework."
"But your mother and I both think that using the bellows can save firewood, because the fire from the bellows is so strong that even a little firewood can burn very vigorously, and the pot can be boiled in no time."
Jiang Xiangchuan's eyes lit up when he looked at the bellows. Others didn't understand it, but he liked to use it.
Jiang Zhiluo knew that it did save firewood.
When the weather is dry and there is plenty of firewood, nothing can be seen.
If the weather is humid and the firewood is damp and difficult to ignite, the bellows can play a big role.
Jiang Zhiluo talked to her father and brother for a while, then took out a bag of malt sugar, which contained more than 30 pieces of malt sugar.
"Dad, this is malt sugar for you."
Jiang Zhiluo took two pieces and handed them to Xuanxuan, saying, "This is what my sister made herself. Take it and eat it."
"You can't eat too much in one day. Let Dad take these and I'll give you some more later."
Jiang Xiangchuan was stunned when he heard this, "Girl, is this the malt sugar you made?"
Jiang Zhiluo nodded and said, "Yes, I made it, Dad, you try it."
"Here's what I think. Dad, don't make bellows and building blocks for now. I don't think anyone will buy these things at the village market."
In fact, she had a wrong idea at the beginning. She just thought that her father was good at carpentry and that the carpentry business would be good.
In fact, when everyone generally has not solved the problem of food and clothing, they will not think about buying other things.
So it is better to do food business.
Jiang Zhiluo asked, "Dad, do you want to start a food business, like setting up a small stall?"
Jiang Xiangchuan thought for a moment and said, "My daughter, Dad is not very good at speaking, nor can he cook. He can only do some carpentry work. He may not be able to run a food business. It would be a shame if the noodles and vegetables were wasted."
"It's spring now and we're busy with farming. Dad wants to get the land planted first."
Jiang Xiangchuan felt that he should cultivate the land well first and then have a harvest of grain every year so that he could feel at ease.
Moreover, his legs are not in good condition, so it is not convenient for him to go out to set up a stall. He mainly doesn't want his daughter to worry about him.
If he does these things, his daughter will help him come up with ideas and worry about them.
"My daughter, don't worry about home. Take good care of yourself, and your mother and I will be at ease."
Jiang Zhiluo understood her father's concerns. Perhaps only when her life improved and she earned more money, she could help her parents and they would not have the psychological burden.
However, Jiang Zhiluo still told her father the method of making malt sugar. It is not necessary to set up a stall every day. If you make it once or twice occasionally, you can set up a stall at the village market to sell it and earn some copper coins to supplement the family income.
After talking for a while, Jiang Xiangchuan took Xuanxuan back.
However, when they left, Jiang Zhiluo gave them some cornmeal buns that had been steamed for lunch.
The family ate two at noon, and there were six left, which they all took.
Jiang Xiangchuan refused to take it no matter what, but Jiang Zhiluo insisted, so he took it.
Jiang Zhiluo couldn't bear to leave her well-behaved brother, so she hugged him and told him some things before letting him go back.
When Xuanxuan followed his father back, he looked back every three steps.
After walking out of the village and losing sight of his elder sister, Xuanxuan looked at his father with red eyes and said, "Dad, can I come to see my elder sister more often?"
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