Chapter 19: Snapping fingers excitedly
In the evening, Aunt Liang quietly told Liang Lizheng how much money her third son and his wife had earned that day. Liang Lizheng, who was always mature and prudent, couldn't help but lose his composure: "How much?"
Aunt Liang was so frightened that she covered his mouth with her hands and winked at him: "Keep your voice down."
Liang Lizheng couldn't believe it: "This - did they get lucky and find some money today?"
Aunt Liang burst out laughing, "Old man, how come you think the same as I do?" Then she glared at him and stood up for her son and daughter-in-law, "Old man, do you look down on my third son and his wife so much?"
Liang Lizheng: "No, this, you are not kidding? This money is really earned by them? There is no other money?"
Aunt Liang was angry: "How can you be a father like you? Are our third son and his wife so cunning? What bad things can they do? This money was earned cleanly."
"That's not what I meant. I just think one hundred and fifty wen is too much. One hundred and fifty wen a day, that's how much that would cost in a month!"
Liang Lizheng couldn't help but count excitedly on his fingers. Aunt Liang was also excited, her eyes shining, staring at him eagerly. After a while, she didn't hear him say anything. She was a little impatient and nudged him: "How much? How much is it in a month?"
"I'm counting it," Liang Lizheng calculated for a long time before finally figuring it out. He took a deep breath and said, "At least more than four or five taels."
"What?"
"Shh! Keep your voice down!"
"Ouch!" Aunt Liang patted her chest, her heart beating violently.
The old couple looked at each other, wondering if they were dreaming.
Liang Lizheng, who had experienced many ups and downs, tried to calm his turbulent mood: "Ahem, I don't know if business is so good today or it will be so good in the future. Let's not think too much, ah, don't think too much. The child has made great progress, so it doesn't matter how much he earns."
Aunt Liang gave him a complicated look. "I understand. But you're wrong. I haven't told you yet, have I? The third brother and his wife said they'll probably earn more in the future."
Liang Lizheng: “.”
Aunt Liang was beaming: "I knew Zhichun was a good kid! He's really capable. Now you don't have to worry about it anymore. Mingxuan's studies are guaranteed."
Liang Lizheng also laughed and sighed: "Who says it's not?"
The couple talked back and forth most of the night before falling asleep in excitement. They both agreed that this matter must be kept secret for as long as possible.
Also, Aunt Liang should pay more attention to Xu Zhichun's family when she has nothing to do. In case Uncle Liang and Uncle Liang's families cause trouble, she must try to support Zhichun.
The fact that Xu Zhichun chose to cooperate with his third daughter-in-law and Zhu'er's younger sister instead of her uncles and their families showed that Zhichun was a smart man.
What good are Zhang and Bai doing? They're still cooperating. If they really knew about this money-making method, Zhichun wouldn't get a penny.
Xu Zhichun got up early in the morning and started working. He first changed the water for the konjac tofu and then made ice jelly.
When she was changing the water for the konjac tofu, Liang Mingxuan heard the noise and got up. He called out "Sister-in-law!" and came to help.
There is a lot of konjac tofu today, about fifty or sixty kilograms, and about thirty kilograms of konjac knots. Changing the water is also a physical job.
Fortunately, Liang Mingliang helped carry two buckets of water yesterday, which can still be used now.
This was the case in ancient times. Using water and fire was a hassle. There was no way to use fire, so she had to chop wood. When she made money, she would definitely dig a well at her doorstep.
Otherwise, just carrying water would make her exhausted.
I can't always rely on Liang Mingliang for help.
Although she and Zeng Xiaoyan are good friends, Liang Mingliang couldn't come to her house alone to help fetch water. After a long time, it was inevitable that some gossips would gossip about him, which would not be pleasant.
The Lotus Restaurant wanted ten pounds of jelly, but she made more than twenty pounds.
The agar-agar seeds processed yesterday were naturally not enough, but it doesn’t matter. There is powder for making ice jelly in the harbor warehouse, so you can just brew it.
The prepared ice jelly was divided into two portions and each was placed in a clean ceramic jar with a lid.
After finishing all these, it was already dawn. Xu Zhichun hurried to make breakfast and asked Liang Mingxuan to watch the stove. She hurried to fetch water, as the water tank at home was empty.
Liang Mingxuan estimated that the stove fire was still good, so he picked two handfuls of tender pig grass from yesterday, chopped them up, mixed them with two handfuls of rice bran, opened the chicken coop, let the chickens out, and fed them.
The chickens swarmed to the feeding trough, clucking, and after taking a few bites, they seemed a little absent-minded, stretching their necks and looking around, not knowing what they were looking for.
Liang Mingxuan was a little confused. Why didn't he like eating so much? It didn't seem like there was anything wrong with him.
He took the pig grass and put it into the pigpen. The two pigs ate happily with a grunt. Liang Mingxuan felt a little comforted. He took another look at the two pigs. Perhaps it was because the pig grass was fresh and tender in spring, the fur of the two pigs looked much brighter.
Xu Zhichun carried water twice. His shoulders were burning with pain, his waist was sore, and he was exhausted and out of breath. This job was really not for a human being.
I think I should go water the vegetable garden this evening. Otherwise, the vegetables won't grow well, and what will they eat? Watering the garden also requires carrying water. Although there is a ditch not far from the vegetable garden, carrying water means walking uphill. The motivation to make money is even stronger.
For breakfast, I had a fried egg, runny and with a chopstick poking it, it oozes half-coagulated yellow, making it exceptionally tender and fresh. I also had stir-fried Chinese cabbage, shredded, with plenty of oil and salt, and it was quite flavorful.
But the work is hard and I feel really greedy and uncomfortable without meat to eat.
"Sister-in-law, use the money from the sales today to buy some meat and bones. We'll have bone soup and meat to eat tonight."
Xu Zhichun never dreamed that one day he would suffer because he could not eat meat.
Just thinking about the fragrant stir-fried pork slices with chili and garlic sprouts and the fragrant stewed bone soup makes me drool.
There are only vacuum-packed ones in the harbor warehouse, and the taste is not as good as freshly fried ones.
Liang Mingxuan certainly had no objection and nodded: "I bought some meat, sister-in-law, please eat more. You've worked hard, so you need some nourishment."
Xu Zhichun smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, please buy more so we can all eat more."
After breakfast, I sent my brother-in-law away and, as usual, served a big meal to the chickens and pigs. Then I washed the dishes and cleaned up the kitchen.
Before it was done, Aunt Zhu'er, Zeng Xiaoyan and Liang Mingliang arrived one after another.
"Sister Zhichun, you take a rest, we'll do it!"
The three of them quickly loaded all the things onto the ox cart. Xu Zhichun had just packed up everything at home, so he locked the door, got on the cart, and Liang Mingliang drove towards the city.
"There's quite a lot of konjac tofu and konjac noodles today. They should all be sold, right, Sister Zhichun?"
"Well, that should be fine. Let's just sell it for a while longer."
"Yes, they sold out in less than half a day yesterday."
"Hehe, that means we're going to make a lot of money again!"
"Yeah, haha!"
When we went into the city today, it was obvious that everyone had gotten to know each other better. They were talking and laughing even more happily than yesterday.
After entering the city, go to the Lotus Restaurant first.
(End of this chapter)
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