Chapter 37 Grandma, do you want to make money? [VIP]
Chen Yao dug a hole in the yard, piled up soil, and burned the hole with a big fire. When the dirt and clods around it were heated, she wrapped them with linen and got a hand-warming artifact.
"Grandma, this way you can cover yourself up when you sleep at night, and you don't have to lift the straw curtain to let in the wind." Chen Yao handed the hand-warming device to everyone.
Grandma Goudan couldn't let go of the warm dirt clod, "Ayao, why are you here at this hour? Did something happen?"
"Nothing happened. I came to see you and get some silk cocoons." Chen Yao poured out half of the cassava in the basket and left it to them, and told everyone where this thing came from.
"Ayao, take these cassava home and eat them. We can't take them." Several old people's eyes turned red. They were afraid that the children would damage their health by doing hard labor in the quarry.
Now, when Chen Yao heard that her son-in-law would lead everyone into the mountains to find food, reclaim wasteland and grow crops to fill their stomachs, how could she not be happy?
"Grandma, as long as we are all fine, there are a lot of cassava in the mountain, and they are still digging." Chen Yao remembered the two grandfathers who had passed away and gave a few more instructions.
In winter and spring, the grass and trees are dry, so you must be careful when using fire.
Also, the cassava must be steamed before eating, don't keep it and be reluctant to eat it.
If there is anything, ask your cousin to give her a message and don't hide it from her.
The old people listened to Chen Yao's nagging without being annoyed at all. She said something and everyone responded.
"Ayao, there is something I need to tell you." Grandma Maizi took out a handful of mulberry leaves from the silkworm room, on which lay a few fat silkworms pupating.
"This is the last batch of silkworms we raise. After the twelfth lunar month, the mulberry, jujube, and mulberry leaves are gone. The silkworms don't have enough to eat, so they won't make cocoons."
The old people all looked at Chen Yao, and their faces, which were already full of wrinkles, looked even more sad because of this.
"Ayao, after we finish collecting these cocoons, we'll be free. I wonder what else we can do to help you."
They are not afraid of being tired, but they are afraid that Chen Yao will think they are useless.
Chen Yao naturally understood what the elders were thinking, and suddenly an idea came to her mind: "Grandma, do you want to make money?"
Making money? Of course I want to, even in my dreams.
But how are they supposed to make money?
"It's about the cassava business. If it succeeds, someone will have to grind the cassava into flour. It's hard-earned money. Who among you is willing to do this job?"
"Ayao, I can do this job. I can do it." Grandma Wang excitedly slapped her thigh and stood up. "Peel and pound the cassava, then add water to grind it into a paste. Strain it with a cloth several times, leaving the white layer. Then dry it and grind it into powder. Am I right?"
Chen Yao gave Grandma Wang a thumbs up and praised her: "Yes, that's right, but how did you become such a skilled cook, Grandma Wang?"
"When I was young, I followed my father up the mountain to dig cassava. The cassava was difficult for the kids to digest, so I learned from Grandma Tao in the village that cassava starch is a good thing. Not only can it be used to make porridge for the kids, but it can also be steamed into dough that is very chewy."
As Grandma Wang spoke, she couldn't help but drool.
"Grandma Tao, which Grandma Tao? Why didn't I know there was a Grandma Tao in our village?"
Grandma Wang slapped her thigh to signal him not to interrupt. This was old news from many years ago. Anyway, it was fine as long as she knew it.
"Then you have to teach us." Grandma Goudan held Grandma Wang's hand.
"Of course it is, but I don't know when this work will be done or when it will be needed."
"Why are you so anxious? Listen to A Yao."
"I'm just happy, why are you yelling at me?"
Several grandmas were discussing with each other, their eyes almost turning red. When they looked up, they saw three little kids staring at them, covering their mouths and laughing.
Grandma Wang wiped the corner of her mouth, raised her hand and patted Chen Yao lightly, telling her to get down to business.
"Grandma, wait for my word. This won't happen so quickly. I have to run back and forth." Chen Yao saw that it was getting dark, so she stood up and prepared to leave.
The old people didn't want to keep them any longer. They carefully prepared torches for them, stuffed half a bag of silk cocoons into a basket, and then pulled the three children's hands and said, "Don't come so late in the future. The mountain roads are difficult to walk on at night."
"I understand. You can go back to your room!" Chen Yao waved goodbye to the old people.
On the narrow path, the cold wind blew in my face, making the flames sway here and there, unable to be extinguished.
From time to time, rustling sounds could be heard from the tall grass on both sides, which sounded particularly creepy in the night.
Yang Wenying held Shen Yao's arm and leaned her head on Shen Yao's shoulder.
Her torch had long been blown out by the wind. She was so frightened that she dared not open her eyes. She wished she could shrink so that Chen Yao could put her in his pocket and take her home.
"Do you think there might be wolves?" Yang Wenying looked at the dark old forest around him with a pale face and cold sweat on his forehead.
She also traveled at night during her exile, and it was at that time that she and her brother lost their parents.
Seeing how scared she was, Chen Yao
Tian Baolai held her hand and said, "Cousin, don't be afraid. This time, we didn't hear a single wolf howl, but we did see wild boar feces."
"Ah, will the wild boar come down the mountain and eat people?"
Tian Baolai turned around and grinned at Yang Wenying, explaining: "Wild boars, of course—"
"Cousin, please stop talking. She is timid to begin with, and you are scaring her. What's more,
Yang Wenying already knew that wild boars in the mountains would eat people. She was genuinely afraid, but she was also a little curious: "Ayao, don't pigs eat grass? Why would they eat people?"
"When it's extremely hungry, it will eat anything. Normally, it won't eat humans."
"Yes, that's right. But if it really comes down the mountain, we're not afraid." Tian Baolai waved his hatchet in front of him. "I'll kill every one that comes. Then we won't have to worry about buying meat during the New Year."
The three of them were chatting, and halfway through their journey they met their uncle, aunt and Huang Dongsheng who came to pick them up.
As the team grew, Yang Wenying's uneasy heart gradually settled down. When she looked up, she saw the sky full of bright stars and Chen Yao, who was held in Huang Mei's arms, with a particularly bright smile on her face.
very nice.
When she got home, Chen Yao started clamoring for cassava soup.
Huang Xing saw that her daughter's pouting lips were black and blue from the cold, so she hurriedly picked out a few cassavas from the basket and went to the kitchen.
Miao brought the food that was warming on the stove to the three children, then turned back and continued to help Huang Xing cook the sweet soup.
In the main house, Huang Dongsheng and everyone else brought stools and sat down to peel cassava while listening to his cousin talk about his father's situation in the quarry.
He learned that his cousin was going to take his father home first, leaving Yang Jizong alone in the quarry.
Huang Dongsheng accidentally cut his finger and didn't understand why only one person was picked up first. Although he didn't save much money, he could put it all together and bring both his father and cousin-in-law back.
Chen Yao swallowed the last mouthful of hot rice and told everyone about her plan to stockpile food, and also told them that this was also Yang Jizong's decision.
"That's right, my brother made an agreement with the criminal instructor at the quarry, and it's hard to go back on his word." Yang Wenying put down her bowl and chopsticks, indicating that she had no objection to taking Huang Songbai back first.
Huang Dongsheng put down the half-peeled cassava and rushed out of the house, squatting beside the vegetable patch and secretly wiping away his tears.
"Dad, I'll go see him. Uncle, please continue to help me peel it." Chen Yao got up and walked out. Seeing the lump of wood in the yard, she squatted down next to Huang Dongsheng.
"Cousin, please bring everyone back first. If there is not enough food, my family still has some. I will work harder to do business in the future." Huang Dongsheng pleaded in a low voice while sniffing.
Chen Yao hugged her knees with her hands, looked down at the cabbages and radishes growing in the vegetable garden, and did not agree to his request. "Cousin, this is Yang Jizong's own decision. You don't need to feel too much pressure."
"But cousin, why do you want to stock up on food?" Didn't our family grow winter wheat?
Chen Yao put her hand on the back of his neck, motioned him to put his ear close to her, and told her the real reason for going to the quarry today.
Huang Dongsheng was so frightened that he couldn't close his mouth for a long time. If his cousin hadn't hooked his neck, he would probably have sat on the ground in fear.
"Cousin, this is just my guess. You are not allowed to tell anyone else, let alone tell anyone at home. You have to keep it a secret from me, okay?"
Huang Dongsheng nodded heavily to indicate that he would definitely not tell anyone. He would also have to count how much food was left at home after returning home tonight.
"What are you and your brother doing squatting there? Come back to the house." Huang Xing called them into the house, carrying a large pot of cassava sweet soup.
A bowl of hot, sweet, soft and sticky cassava soup warmed everyone's hands and feet.
"Let's go to the drying yard and mash the cassava into pulp so that Ayao and the others can carry it into the city tomorrow to discuss business."
Tanaka Masaru was the first to put down the bowl and spoon in his hands, picked up the remaining cassava, and led his son out.
Huang Dongsheng and Miao took the wooden barrel from their home, followed by the wooden basin.
Huang Xing wanted to go too, but Huang Mei stopped her: "You stay home and look after the three girls. Let them go to bed early and don't make noises too late."
Tian Baozhu hugged her mother's arm and giggled, promising not to make any noise. As soon as the people left, she turned around and started to make a scene with Shen Yao and Yang Wenying.
Huang Xing wanted to put on a serious face and let the children wash up and rest. They had to sleep for at least two hours, but when the three of them lay down together, her daughter took out a brush.
She looked carefully and saw that the three children did not look sleepy at all.
I heard the three kids discussing about setting up a reward mechanism in the Little Sun Kindergarten, where the first place winner every month would get a brush. They sounded very excited.
The noise in the room gradually died down. Huang Xing carefully walked out of the door holding the rabbit-skin gauntlet, returned to the main room, handed the rabbit-skin gauntlet to her husband, and sat on the edge of the bed, sighing.
"Our A-Yao has really good taste. Zi'an is a really good kid."
When Shen Qingshan heard his wife praising Yang Jizong, he snorted coldly, blew out the oil lamp on the table, and pulled him to the bed to lie down and rest.
The three girls slept until noon.
Shen Qingshan was sitting in the yard basking in the sun. Seeing his daughter get up, he hurriedly called her over and pointed at the starch drying in the round winnowing basket. "Take a look. Is this what you want?"
"Yes, Dad, you are so nice to me." Last night in the middle of the night, because she asked for starch, everyone did it without hesitation and responded to her request without any doubt. How could she not be moved?
Shen Qingshan was being held by his daughter's neck and acting like a spoiled child. He patted her head and said, "Go wash up quickly. After dinner, don't we have to go to the city to discuss business and buy food?"
"Ayao, we'll go into the city with you." Yang Wenying and Tian Baozhu brought out food from the kitchen. They had already thought about what to buy in the city last night.
After the three girls finished their meal in the yard, they went into the city hand in hand, carrying their backpacks.
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