Chapter 6 Three Women Discuss a Plan
Zeng Xiaoyan really thinks that Sister Zhichun is a good person, and secretly wonders why she didn't realize it before.
You know, for rural families, chicken is a precious delicacy. Who would kill a chicken and offer it to others for no reason? He also served her such a big bowl with so many pieces of meat.
It can be seen that Sister Zhichun is kind and generous.
The chicken soup was so delicious, the chicken was so tasty, and the mushrooms and radishes were also delicious. In addition, Xu Zhichun enthusiastically urged her to eat more. The uncle and sister-in-law ate very politely and harmoniously. The atmosphere was very good, and Zeng Xiaoyan ate too much without realizing it.
Seeing that there was almost no chicken soup left in the big bowl, Zeng Xiaoyan felt a little embarrassed: "Ah, I think I ate a little too much."
Xu Zhichun smiled and shook his head: "Food is made to be eaten by people. It's okay, it's okay. As long as you enjoy it, it's fine."
Zeng Xiaoyan sighed again: "Sister-in-law Zhichun, you are such a good person!"
And he offered to help clean up and wash the dishes.
Xu Zhichun felt that if she was not asked to do something, she might feel bad, so she did not refuse.
Two people cleaned up together.
Liang Mingxuan asked Xu Zhichun to go and have a rest. After he had enough rest, he could review his books on his own.
After packing up, Xu Zhichun began to boil the medicine. Zeng Xiaoyan was not in a hurry to leave, but sat beside her and chatted with her.
As the conversation turned to her mother's family, Zeng Xiaoyan couldn't stop talking.
It was the first time that Xu Zhichun heard about the real struggle between legitimate and illegitimate children among the people around him. He thought that Zeng Xiaoyan had a hard time at her mother's home. Her biological mother was gone, and her biological father was busy with business and valued his legitimate wife more, and would not pay any attention to a little illegitimate daughter.
When Zeng Xiaoyan's biological mother was alive, she had fought for her favor. Now that she is gone, how could her stepmother let Zeng Xiaoyan have an easy time?
Xu Zhichun felt quite sympathetic and tried to comfort him.
Zeng Xiaoyan's eyes were red, and she forced herself to smile at Xu Zhichun, trying to hold back her tears. "If I had known Sister Zhichun was so kind, I would have come to talk to her when I had nothing to do. Sister Zhichun was the only one who believed in me and approved of me. Others said I was looking for trouble, hypocritical, overthinking, and artificial. They said that as a lady, I had enough to eat and wear, so what else could I be dissatisfied with? They also said behind my back that I was greedy. How could they know the hardships I suffered in the backyard? Later, I didn't like to talk about these things with others. Anyway, they didn't understand."
Xu Zhichun comforted him softly, "I think the village head and aunt are both fair people. You can be at ease now."
Zeng Xiaoyan sneered, "My parents-in-law are all very kind, but I can't get over the past! My aunt left me at least three or four hundred taels of silver. This was something she had saved up with great difficulty for me. I hid it well, but it disappeared unexpectedly. Needless to say, it must have been stolen by my stepmother. Look at Sister-in-law Zhichun. She is rich, and a single gold hairpin is worth at least a hundred taels. Yet, she covets the hundreds of taels that my aunt saved with so much effort and frugality! When I got married, there was only twenty taels of dowry at the bottom of the box! Who would be willing to accept this?"
"One day I'll do business and make a fortune, and then I'll use my silver to hit her to death!"
Xu Zhichun's heart moved.
It seems that the partner in front of me is worth serious consideration and we should bring her into the team.
As a young widow, it was too risky and difficult for her to start a business alone, and at this stage, she could never work with a man. Zeng Xiaoyan came from a different background than the other women in the village, with a different perspective and experience. She was cheerful and quick-witted, and she had a strong desire to make a fortune in business. She also had the support of the village head and his family—how perfect!
If he missed her, Xu Zhichun guaranteed that he would never find a better partner.
If she just relies on farming, the things in her warehouse will never see the light of day.
This business must be done!
Xu Zhichun then said, "What do you really want to do? Do you have any rules? To be honest, I have this idea in mind. You know my family's current situation. If we want to support Mingxuan by relying solely on farming, life will be difficult."
Zeng Xiaoyan was stunned. "You want to do business too?"
Xu Zhichun sighed with embarrassment, "There's nothing else I can do. I have to give it a try."
Zeng Xiaoyan was speechless for a moment: "I—I haven't thought of it yet." But she was very happy, and looked at Xu Zhichun with sparkling eyes: "Sister Zhichun, do you have any good ideas? How about we form a partnership?"
Xu Zhichun was overjoyed. This was like a pillow being delivered to him when he was sleepy.
"I don't have any ideas yet, but I think selling food would be a good idea. How about we think about it and discuss it in a couple of days?"
"well."
As he was speaking, Aunt Zhu'er came to return the bowl to Xu Zhichun and asked with a smile, "What do you mean by discussing it in a couple of days? What are you discussing?"
Zeng Xiaoyan was stunned. Yes, she remembered that Aunt Zhu'er and Sister Zhichun seemed to have a good relationship. No wonder they were so familiar with each other.
Xu Zhichun's heart moved again.
The food cooked by Aunt Zhu'er is really delicious and she is a nice person. She is someone worth trying to join the team.
So she smiled and told the story again.
Aunt Zhuer was indeed interested and said with a happy smile, "Cooking? That's great, I love cooking the most. If you really want to do it, take me with you. I can also contribute some of the capital."
Aunt Zhu'er has no parents-in-law to support her. Her husband Qi Tian is a carpenter. He was an apprentice since he was a child and finally made it through. He is very good at making furniture and has constant work, making a lot of money.
He saved up a lot of money to marry his wife, who was ten years older than Aunt Zhuer, but he loved her very much and they had a good relationship. They had been married for more than two years and had never had a quarrel.
He was not at home for a while, but was making furniture for a wealthy family in the city.
The three of them were very excited and started to discuss it.
The three of them decided not to tell anyone about this until they had made a decision. Besides, Xu Zhichun wasn't well yet, so they had to wait a few days.
After talking for a while, Xu Zhichun decided to take his medicine and rest, and the two men left happily.
Xu Zhichun also gave Zeng Xiaoyan the money for the medicine that the village head's wife had paid for her yesterday, and asked Zeng Xiaoyan to help take it back.
Xu Zhichun took the medicine, took a nap, and when he woke up, he quickly drank blood-replenishing oral liquid, ginseng and polygonatum paste, and ate a piece of braised beef.
By the way, there are so many beef rolls, beef balls, steaks, beef offal and tripe in the warehouse. Unfortunately, beef is a rare commodity in this era and it is difficult to buy it even if you have money. If you want to eat it, you can only eat it secretly.
When Xu Zhichun got up, he saw that the backpack was gone, and he knew that Liang Mingxuan had gone to collect grass for the pigs at some point.
Two pigs and more than twenty chickens cannot be supported by vegetables from the garden alone, so cutting grass for the pigs is a daily task.
But how could she just feed the pigs and chickens with grass?
Xu Zhichun coaxed the chickens back to the backyard with a "cluck, cluck, cluck" sound, and scooped a large ladle of corn kernels and chicken feed from the space and poured the mixture into the long chicken trough made of wood.
The delicious smell of the food made the chickens go crazy with joy, and they made happy sounds and pecked at the food happily.
Xu Zhichun also felt very happy and decided to buy another twenty or thirty chickens to raise.
(End of this chapter)
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