Chapter 66: It is difficult to escape the locust plague

"Why do you have to feel sad? It's as if every penny in this house was earned by you." Old Mrs. Liang replied bluntly.

Liu Chunhua thought about it and realized that there was no way to refute this statement, so she had to shut up.

But his eyes were fixed on the pastries and his saliva was about to flow out.

"Grandma, I didn't buy these cakes to eat. When I came back, I saw that this shop was doing good business, so I thought, if we can make similar cakes and sell them at a slightly lower price than that shop, we will definitely make a lot of money."

Old Mrs. Liang had never expected that her granddaughter would have such thoughts at such a young age, and her eyes became much deeper.

In fact, she has always known that her granddaughter is different from the ordinary.

Otherwise, how could I give her so many surprises all the time?

"Huanxue is just a little money-grubber. I don't know where she learned this from." Seeing that Mrs. Liang didn't say anything for a long time, Shen Yuefu thought she was angry, so she quickly said something.

"Where else could she have learned it from? Didn't she learn it from her parents?" As Liu Chunhua spoke, she took two steps forward and her fingers were about to touch the pastries, but she was slapped back by Old Lady Liang.

"Didn't Huanxue say that this cake is not for eating?"

Liu Chunhua touched her hurt hand and said, "Mom, there are so many varieties of cakes in this county, how can we make them? Forget about making money from them!"

Liang Huanxue said unconvincedly: "Who said we can't do it? Just because you don't have the ability, don't think that others don't have the ability!"

Liu Chunhua got angry when she heard this and immediately wanted to slap Liang Huanxue.

Who can be polite to someone like Liu Chunhua?

Whenever I think about what she did, I get so angry.

But the third brother is confused. Even though Liu Chunhua is in such a state, he is still willing to keep her at home.

"You...why are you all bullying me?" Seeing that she could not eat the pastry, Liu Chunhua turned around and left.

From the look on his face, one could tell that he was definitely going to Liang Yuanshan to complain.

"Yuefu, don't hold her back. Just let her go find the third brother. I also want to see how tolerant the third brother can be towards her." Old Lady Liang stopped Shen Yuefu who was about to leave.

Then let Shen Yuefu prepare the ingredients, and then go to the kitchen to follow the instructions and make the pastry.

Shen Yuefu called her cousin's wife and second sister-in-law to help, and Liang Huanxue also assisted.

In about an hour, a table full of cakes was made.

"Wow, these pastries are so beautiful. I've only seen other people eat them in the county, but I've never tried them myself!" As soon as Liang Yuanliang came in, he saw all kinds of pastries on the table and couldn't help swallowing.

"So many pastries, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money, right?" Liang Huanxue glanced at his wife, meaning that even if he had money, he couldn't do this.

Shen Yuefu nudged Liang Huanxue with her mouth.

"Huanxue, even if you are greedy, you can't buy so much, right?" Liang Huanxue picked Liang Huanxue up helplessly, and didn't have the heart to say anything harsh, so she just scratched her nose without any pain or itching.

"Dad, this looks like the pastries we bought from the county town, right?" Liang Huanxue placed the pastries here on purpose. Not to mention that they had been busy for more than an hour, she just wanted to see other people's reactions.

"Like? Huanxue, what do you mean? I don't understand. Are you saying that this pastry was not bought? Could it be that you made it yourselves?" Liang Huanxue looked at Old Lady Liang, then at her own wife and two sisters-in-law, all of whom were covered in flour.

It also appears on Liang Huanxue’s chubby little face.

"But this looks similar to the cakes sold in the county town..." Liang Huanxue picked up a piece and stuffed it into her mouth. Before she swallowed it, she couldn't help but praise it, "It's fragrant and sweet, it's really delicious!"

How can it not taste good if I add spiritual spring water when kneading the dough?

Liang Huanxue answered in her heart.

Liang Yuanliang couldn't help but pick up a piece and put it in his mouth, "It's really delicious. If we take this to the county to sell, won't it be sold out quickly?"

"Uncle, you think so too, right?" Liang Huanxue had never expected that her grandmother had such skillful hands. The pastries she made were almost the same as the ones she bought, and even better looking.

The eldest aunt and the second aunt have been learning from her grandmother these days and have already mastered many skills.

Although the finished pastries are not as pretty as before, there is already no difference in taste.

As long as you practice more, you will be able to become a master.

"Does Huanxue really want to take these cakes to the county town to sell? But if so, won't mother have to work even harder?" The Liang family's sons are all filial sons.

I feel that I am already capable of making money, so I don't want my mother to work hard anymore.

"With Huayue and Xifen's help, how hard can it be? Besides, can't you see that it hasn't rained for a long time? The locusts are getting more and more. If we don't prepare early, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get through this."

Ever since the day Liang Yuanwen told Old Lady Liang about the locusts, she has been thinking about it.

It hasn't rained for a while, and the original water source in the canal has run out of water, so we have to dig a new channel to bring water from the lake.

However, the water level of the lake was getting lower and lower day by day, and the number of locusts on the lakeshore was increasing day by day.

This is not a good sign.

"Mom is right. It's not a bad thing to prepare for a rainy day. Although it hasn't come to that point yet, we still have to prepare for the worst-case scenario so that we won't be caught off guard like before," said Liang Yuanwen.

"Don't worry too much. My cousin's wife and I won't let mom get tired. When we can take care of ourselves, we won't even let mom into the kitchen." Wang Xifen also knew that in these unstable times, only by having money in hand could she have some confidence.

As soon as the locust plague was mentioned, the originally happy atmosphere was suddenly shrouded in a dark cloud.

Liang Huanxue was also afraid, so she secretly took her homemade insecticide to the lakeside and sprayed it.

But the locusts' reproductive capacity is too strong and the results are minimal.

If things continue like this, I'm afraid it will be really difficult to escape the locust plague.

When Liang Yuanwen first talked about the locust plague, some people vowed to fry the locusts and eat them.

But this locust looked so ugly that Liang Huanxue had no way of eating it.

It's disgusting just looking at it.

"Let's eat. Why talk about something that hasn't happened yet?" Mrs. Liang asked everyone to sit down. "Try the cakes on the table. If you think they don't taste good, just tell us and we'll make them again."

"How can the cakes made by my mother not be delicious?" Liang Huanxue held four different cakes in her hand and took a bite of each. "They are all delicious!"

Old Lady Liang couldn't help but glare at him and said, "Let's talk about serious matters!"

Liang Huanxue took a bite of each of the cakes in her hand and said, "Mom, I am speaking seriously. They are all delicious and there is nothing wrong with them!"