Chapter 12: Adults come first
Jiang Shui looked up, equally puzzled: "Mom, aren't you going into town today? Wash them clean so they can be sold."
Shen Qing understood.
She didn’t know when eggs would be available in the mall, so she didn’t plan to sell the eggs she had saved at home.
An egg costs one cent, three duck eggs cost two cents, the head fee to enter the city is two cents, and coarse salt costs seventy or eighty cents per pound... It is a pipe dream to want to live a good life just by selling eggs and chickens.
If you want to make money, you have to find other ways.
As the weather gradually gets warmer, the eggs laid by these nine ducks and four old hens, plus the eggs saved before, can greatly improve the food.
After buying antipyretics at the mall yesterday, there was a total of 267 yuan left, which is equivalent to more than 100 kilograms of food. Together with the more than 100 kilograms of flour bought yesterday, although the food is not very sufficient and the balance is not much, it means that the whole family will not go hungry.
As long as you're not hungry, the only thing left is to find ways to make money.
She smiled at Jiang Shui and said, "I won't sell the eggs anymore. I'll keep them for you to nourish your bodies."
When Jiang Shui heard this, it was just like what his mother said yesterday about eating white flour dumplings!
So many eggs, keep them all?
She swallowed nervously, but finally resisted her greed and advised, "Mom, eggs are very expensive, let's sell them."
I picked up three eggs this morning and got three cents, and five duck eggs are almost four cents. Six or seven cents can buy two pounds of corn flour, mixed with a lot of wild vegetables, enough for the whole family to eat for a day. It would be a loss if I don't sell them.
Especially later, she needed money to buy salt, and there was no oil. Xiaohua's clothes were torn to the point of being torn to pieces. Xiaohua couldn't pick up any grass, and cloth was even more expensive... She knew that her mother must have some money saved, but it must not be much. Everything required money, and it would be a waste to keep the eggs and eat them.
Shen Qing didn't think as much as Jiang Shui, and replied naturally: "You are all in poor health, you need to eat some nutritious food;
If we haven't returned by noon, go to my room and take three duck eggs and some wild vegetables to make a pot of dumpling soup. Take two more and boil them into poached eggs for your sister-in-law. She will have more milk if she eats well."
It made her sad to see how she spent her confinement.
Jiang Shui was stunned. He didn't expect that they could use five eggs for a meal when his mother was not at home.
Moreover, her mother allowed her to enter her room and even let her take things without worrying about it, instead of always taking things out and telling her to prepare them for her younger brother, and repeatedly reminding her not to eat them secretly.
She quickly responded, "Mom, I know!"
After Xiaohua was born, her eldest sister-in-law had poor food and Xiaohua often cried out of hunger. Fortunately, at that time, there was a sister-in-law in the village who had plenty of milk. She would take Xiaohua to her every day to ask for a meal.
Xiaocao was born in an unlucky month, so even if someone else had a baby, she would be reluctant to give her milk to other people's babies. If her sister-in-law didn't have enough milk, Xiaocao would have to go hungry.
She knew that being hungry was not a pleasant feeling.
Huo Bing in the kitchen also understood. She lowered her head and did not say any words of gratitude. She silently remembered that no matter what the situation was in the future, her mother would be the most important to her.
Shen Qing was not too polite about the distribution of dumplings. She really couldn't drink the porridge mixed with corn cobs, and she had to eat her fill. Only after eating would she have the strength to go to the city to find opportunities to make money.
When fleeing from floods and famine, the more silver they have, the greater the chances of their family surviving!
Jiang Xiangzhong, who arrived late, was dissatisfied and looked at Huo Bing: "Why do I only have two dumplings?"
Last night his mother was so cruel that she let him go hungry all night, and this morning he didn't dare to say he didn't want to eat.
He hadn't expected there to be dumplings, and was delighted for a moment when he saw them. However, when he saw that everyone, even Huo Bing and Jiang Shui, had the same two dumplings in their bowls, he felt a little unhappy.
He didn't dare to make any comments as his mother's bowl was full of dumplings. It was okay for his third and fourth brothers to have two dumplings, but according to the past, the two dumplings that Huo Bing and Jiang Shui had must have been his, so it was reasonable for him to eat six dumplings.
But now the two women are the same as me!
It made him feel bad early in the morning.
Before Huo Bing could speak, Shen Qing asked in a bad tone, "Didn't you see that except for me, everyone got two dumplings? What, do you have a problem with your sister-in-law giving Mom an extra portion of dumplings?"
Oh, by the way, there is only one Xiaohua!
She took one from the large earthenware bowl and placed it in Xiaohua's bowl. She then turned to Huo Bing and said, "I told you that Xiaohua is just like you. What she can't finish is yours."
The eldest son’s wife has a little one, so what’s wrong with them eating more?
Huo Bing knew that her mother was supporting her and making her attitude clear to her brother-in-law. She swallowed the words she was about to say and said gratefully, "Thank you, mother!"
"Mom! You know very well that your son didn't mean that." Jiang Xiangzhong said immediately in dissatisfaction.
How come my mother changed overnight!
She had been on a hunger strike before and was threatening to throw away the two money-losing babies born to his sister-in-law. He watched his mother hold on for two days, but how come she not only stopped making a fuss when she came back last night, but also treated his sister-in-law and the two money-losing babies better?
No, not only was she nice to the eldest sister-in-law and the two money-losing guys, but also to Jiang Shui, and even the third and fourth brothers, but she was not nice to him!
"Mom, why do you give them what belongs to me!" It clearly belonged to him before!
Shen Qing ate the steamed dumplings with thin skin and rich fillings while they were still hot, and from time to time she drank some warm water that Huo Bing had cooled for her. She didn't even raise her eyes when she heard this: "Oh? How come that portion belongs to you? And on what basis does it belong to you?"
Jiang Xiangzhong choked.
Shen Qing continued, "You took their share of the food, but instead of being grateful, you took it for granted!
How about this, when you return to the academy, ask the teacher and your classmates to see who took whose possession?"
Jiang Shui glanced at his mother quickly and then lowered his head.
Why does she feel that her mother is setting a condom for her younger brother?
Shen Qing saw his daughter looking at him and knew that she understood. Well, this child is smart.
She was indeed setting a trap for Jiang Xiangzhong.
If he really asked, both his teacher and classmates would definitely look down on him, which would prove that he was not only bad but also stupid. In that case, there was no need to save him.
But if he still had a little sense of shame and decency not to ask, perhaps he could still try to find a way out.
Jiang Xiangzhong remained silent.
Home is home and outside is outside. How can you go outside and say bad things about your home?
He finished his portion in a few bites and said, "My brush is worn out. The teacher said that the writing has no tip. Mother, remember to buy me a new one when you go to the city today."
After saying that, he ran away quickly without waiting for anyone to say anything.
Judging from the background, it seems like he is running away in a panic.
Shen Qingcai didn't think about buying them. Paper, ink, brushes and inkstones have always been expensive goods, and the money she saved had more important uses. Besides, it was still unknown whether Jiang Xiangzhong would continue to study.
To become a successful person, one must first become an adult. If Jiang Xiangzhong has a bad foundation, it will be useless no matter how many books he reads. It will only drag down the whole family.
"Mom, sister-in-law, and little sister, come and see what we harvested last night!"
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