Chapter 26 Young and healthy Jiang Xiangdong
"Aunt."
The crisp voice was graceful and unpretentious, leaving Shen Qing with a very good first impression.
She felt that the man looked familiar, but she couldn't remember who he was. However, regardless of whether she knew him or not, she greeted him with a smile.
By the way, who is this girl?
"Mom, you're back. Xiaoli brought us some bowls and a dozen molds. No matter how I persuaded her, she refused to accept the money. Please tell me something." Huo Bing had just put the molds away in the room. When he heard the noise, he hurried out.
Shen Qing's mind suddenly became clear!
Is this Guan Li?
The sweetheart of her second son?
Wow, such a pretty and generous girl, no wonder the second brother felt so depressed and wanted to die after the accident.
Before Shen Qing could speak, Guan Li spoke first, "How can I return with an empty bowl? My father said that we don't have anything good at home, but we have some wood, and Auntie could use it, so he just made some and asked me to bring it over.
If I accept your money, what kind of person will I be? My father will scold me to death when I go back."
After saying this, she pursed her lips subconsciously. Aunt Jiang had always disliked her sharp tongue, saying that she looked difficult to deal with. However, she had become more and more aggressive since her mother's death. It had become an instinct, and she couldn't change it, nor did she really want to.
After hearing what she said, Shen Qing added another advantage to Guan Li's list: she is a well-mannered person.
Not only did she know the etiquette but she also refused to take credit for the work, indicating that the credit belonged to her father and she was just running errands.
She praised sincerely: "Good boy, you speak so nicely."
Guan Li's face changed. She looked at Huo Bing, only to see that the latter still had a warm look on his face as if to say, "My mother is so nice and great." She was confused. Wasn't Aunt Jiang being sarcastic to her?
She raised her eyes and observed carefully, and found that Shen Qing was sincere and happy, and did not seem to be pretending, and the worries in her heart dissipated.
She replied with a warm smile: "As long as Auntie doesn't mind."
"What's there to dislike? Being eloquent is a huge advantage. The second child is so lucky." The more Shen Qing looked at them, the more he felt that they were a perfect match!
Jiang Xiangxi is like a gourd with a sawed-off mouth, taciturn, strong and capable of working, but he won't fight for his own rights.
Guan Li has a cheerful personality, is good at speaking, is not afraid of public relations, and knows how to protect others.
Speaking of protectors, Shen Qing couldn't help but feel sorry for Guan Li.
Her mother is frail and bedridden all year round, her father is busy, and her brother is disabled. Such a family forces her to grow up quickly. However, not everyone in the village is simple and harmless, and there are many bullies. How can she protect her sick mother and weak brother without being fierce?
Only children who are protected can be innocent!
Even though Guan Li heard her brother repeatedly tell her last night that Aunt Jiang was different and that her marriage with Brother Xiangxi would not be a problem, she still did not dare to hold too high expectations. Now that she saw it with her own eyes and heard it with her own ears, she finally felt a hint of reality.
Her face flushed with shame. Seeing the two buckets Shen Qing was carrying, she changed the subject and asked, "What good things did Auntie buy? Can I see them?"
Shen Qing said, "I made some dough last night to make steamed buns and am going to send them to the second son today. I went to the city early to sell some eels and thought I'd buy some salt and sugar balls to send along. Without salt, I have no energy, and sugar balls are sweet and can replenish my energy.
There wasn't much food at home, so I bought some to supplement it."
The balance in the mall has increased, but currently the only things you can buy are food and medicine;
She had wanted to buy more meat, cloth, and the like, but her soap and brushes had not yet started to earn money, and after buying salt and sugar balls, the family had a little over four ounces of silver left in their savings, so she didn't dare spend more.
After all, the brushes and soap have not been made yet. If I need to buy other tools and materials or need silver for some unexpected purposes, what will I do if I don’t have silver on hand?
Fortunately, a batch of brushes will be produced in five or six days. By then, it will be clear whether they are good or bad and how much I can earn. Then I can send some delicious food to Jiang Xiangxi.
This time, I'll send over steamed buns, lard residue, salt and sugar balls first.
Guan Li didn't expect that Shen Qing would send food to Jiang Xiangxi, and was so willing to do so!
I got steamed buns and bought salt, and there was even sugar.
She hurriedly told him about her father's decision to go and deliver food last night: "My father asked me to bake a lot of cakes, and there is a small piece of bacon at home. He fried some wild garlic and planned to run over tonight to deliver it.
Aunt, would you like my dad to take you there too?"
Huo Bing hurriedly shook his head: "No, no, Uncle Guan had a serious illness a few days ago, and after he finally recovered, he started doing carpentry work again;
It takes at least two hours to go from Qili Village to the dam and back. Uncle Guan does carpentry work during the day, and then walks for so many hours at night. How can he handle it?"
Shen Qing quickly calculated that more than two hours was more than four hours. Not to mention walking on a dirt road for four hours with a large bag of things, even walking empty-handed would be very tiring!
She responded: "Yes, don't let your father go, let"
She paused, thinking about who would be the most suitable person to go.
Huo Bing took over the conversation: "Mom, let the head of the family go. I have already done what you taught me last night this morning. You can check it later to see if it works.
I don't have anything to do this afternoon, so I can just look after the two kids and ask the head of the household to run a bit. He's quick, so he might be back before dinner."
Shen Qing thought about it and it was right.
Jiang Shui and Guan Li were both girls, so walking such a long dirt road was definitely not an option. It was obviously much riskier for girls to travel alone.
The third and fourth brothers fished for shrimp and eels, earning over 2,000 yuan a day. They would not be moved unless there was something special.
Of course, she and Huo Bing are even less compatible.
It was obvious that the eldest brother was the most suitable candidate. She happily decided, "Okay, the eldest brother should pack up and go over. He's young and has good legs, so he can come back for dinner in no time."
Jiang Xiangdong, who was rubbing his legs in the room, said: ...How did his legs become healed?
The backpack that Shen Qing brought back with the wool yesterday came in handy again today.
Steamed buns, pancakes, salt and sugar, bacon and wild garlic, as well as a large portion of lard scraps wrapped in oil paper and a small portion of lard scraps wrapped in oil paper.
Looking at the two portions of lard residue, Shen Qing thought that the Guan family was a nice group of people. They were reluctant to eat the good things themselves but thought of giving them to the second brother. They were grateful, and the second brother's hard work was worth it.
Guan Li looked at the bulging oil-paper bag and thought that all the lard residue might be in it.
She looked at Shen Qing.
But there was no trace of her original harsh look.
The whole person is peaceful, warm and powerful, making people want to get close to him.
Guan Li stayed at the Jiang family for a long time before reluctantly going back.
Shen Qing and Huo Bing were very busy here. After carefully checking the saponification reaction of each template one by one, they determined the amount of alkaline water to be used.
"Mom, we have more than ten molds. Should we make them all?" There are still one and a half pounds of lard and seven pounds of sesame oil at home. The finished soap still needs to be kept for a month or so. The sooner it is made, the sooner it can be sold and earn money.
I just have to keep investing money to buy oil, and the soap I make can't be sold at home. Will my mother have enough money?
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