Chapter 59: There is not enough money, and the pace of earning money is not fast enough
The first formal reunion dinner after Jiang Yu returned was extremely sumptuous.
Shen Qing will cook.
She killed a duck as an apology. It was an old duck that had grown up eating fish, shrimp, and snails. She chose to stew it. The broth was rich and the meat was sweet and fragrant.
Add some salt to the duck blood and coagulate it into a clot, then mix it with half of the tofu to make a dish of duck blood stewed with tofu.
Soak the other half in cold water and eat it tomorrow - that's four pounds of tofu, after showing off all of it, I won't be able to eat anything else!
Clean the four pieces of duck, add pickled vegetables and lots of chili peppers and stir-fry them together. It is fresh, fragrant and appetizing.
Chinese toon has a unique fragrance, and she loves to eat it. She has been making it frequently at home recently. She cuts it into small pieces and mixes it with eggs to make Chinese toon omelette.
Amaranth is served cold, and purslane is stir-fried.
Paired with the white flour buns left over from lunch, everyone was extremely satisfied.
It was also the most sumptuous and satisfying meal Jiang Yu had ever had since he was a child.
Lying in bed with Jiang Shui at night, looking at the thatched roof, she still felt it was as unreal as a dream.
I did go home, and had steamed buns and egg drop soup for lunch. I thought I would not be able to eat again until at least Chinese New Year, but I didn’t expect to have six dishes in the evening, four of which were meat dishes and eggs!
"Xiao Shui, do you guys eat like this at home?" Do you all eat so well?
Jiang Shui and Jiang Yu were lying on the bed, relaxing and chatting: "No."
Jiang Yu thought so too. Today, those two women spread rumors and were punished by his second uncle to apologize to his sister-in-law. Apart from that, how could he eat meat all the time?
"We only have a few ducks, and we need to keep them for laying eggs. Nowadays, no matter how many eggs the chickens and ducks lay, we don't sell them. We keep them all for the family to eat. My mother says eggs are the best for nourishing the body.
On weekdays, we mainly eat meat to replenish fat and water. Mom bought pork belly, lean meat, ribs, and pork. The fattiest one is lard. Whether it is stewed or stir-fried, adding a few of it is very fragrant! "After a tiring day, Jiang Shui felt a little tired. He rubbed his eyes and spoke in a lower voice.
Jiang Yu: ...
Jiang Shui was getting sleepy, and she could no longer resist it. She turned over and left a soft sentence: "Mom has changed. Now life is better at home. It's great that you are back. We can live a good life together."
Jiang Yu was stunned when he heard the sound of gentle breathing beside him.
After a long while, she murmured softly: Yes, if I hadn't changed, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to come back...
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Shen Qing felt like she was like a top after she came here, busy all day long.
They raced against time, fearing that a rainstorm would come and force them to flee.
She sold the eels in the bucket and felt a little worried when she saw that the balance in the mall had increased by more than 500 yuan. She used to earn at least 1,000 yuan a day, and with the small fish and shrimp, it was close to 2,000 yuan.
The recent decrease in eels may be related to Zhou Chuncao and Sun Xiaomai telling everyone that they made a lot of money selling eels - there are more and more men in the village who catch eels. If they can be sold, they will sell them. If they can't, they will sell them at a low price. If they really can't sell them, they can still provide a snack for the whole family, so it's not a loss in any way.
The third and fourth brothers are now fully devoted to making brushes. Even if she offers extra compensation, they are not very enthusiastic.
We have to find a way to increase the mall's revenue. After all, Qili Village has a lot of water, and we can make money by selling fish, shrimp, and eels. But elsewhere, there may not be such easy-to-make money products.
Food, medicine and books in the mall are not expensive, but if tools and weapons are opened up later, especially life-saving weapons, they will definitely not be cheap. Will you buy them then?
The balance of more than 10,000 yuan in the mall is far from enough.
Shen Qing went from being a little worried to being deeply concerned.
She carried the empty bucket into the city, first bought brown sugar, and then bought a kitchen knife. As she expected, iron products were not cheap, and custom knives had to be ordered in advance, unlike common knives such as kitchen knives and hatchets that could be bought whenever she wanted.
Shen Qing didn't have much money on hand now, so he planned to wait until the second batch of brushes were sold before making a reservation. The sooner he reserved, the sooner he could get them. He was afraid that if he was late, the rainstorm would come before he could get them.
Then go to the livestock market to inquire about the prices of horses, cows, donkeys and mules.
The first one to be discharged was the horse.
It’s too expensive!
Horses are fast, but they're also expensive, costing a whopping thirty taels each! And there aren't many to choose from.
Oxen have great endurance and can carry a lot of loads. They can easily pull 500 kilograms of cargo for 70 to 80 miles a day. For only 18 taels of silver, Shen Qing was very tempted.
When it comes to donkeys: they can not only carry goods but also pull carts; they can not only walk on flat ground but also walk freely on mountain roads or rugged terrain; they can not only plow fields but also pull mills... They don't need the thirty taels of a horse or the eighteen taels of a cow, only eleven taels are needed!
For eleven taels of silver, you can take away a strong adult donkey. Add another ten taels of silver and you can take away two!
Shen Qing: .....Stop talking, I'll just buy it! It's just a donkey!
Shen Qing touched his pocket and returned to reality. Alas, there was not enough money.
The pace of making money is not fast enough.
Shen Qing walked out of the livestock farm with his head down, looked up at the sky, and seeing that it was still early, he turned and went to Jiyazhai.
Shopkeeper Lin was not in, but fortunately the second brother was there. He recognized Shen Qing and greeted him politely. Shen Qing took the opportunity to ask, "Does Xingcheng have a Constable Sun, or are there several?"
To avoid asking the wrong question, she added one more sentence, otherwise if she asked the wrong person, she would suffer a great loss.
"There is only one captain of the police with the surname Sun. There was no one with the surname Sun among the constables in the past, and I don't know if there is any now." The second brother just thought that the women in the village didn't know the difference between captain of the police and constables, so he explained with a smile.
Shen Qing understood why the Liu family was so proud and arrogant even though Liu Sheng's sister was just living with Constable Sun. It turned out that he was not the constable she thought, but the head constable!
She then asked, "Little Second Brother, you are very knowledgeable. Do you know how Captain Sun behaves?"
The second brother, who was praised as knowledgeable, immediately smiled and told everything he knew.
But the more Shen Qing listened, the colder his heart became.
Being greedy for money and unfair, selfish and petty, and arrogant despite not having much ability...
Shen Qing took advantage of the pause to interject, "How could he become a constable and even be promoted to captain if he had no ability?"
"Well, everyone knows that Captain Sun relies on his wife. Captain Sun comes from a poor family. If it weren't for the support from his father-in-law's family, how could he have the prestige he has today?!
It is said that Madam Sun has the final say at home. When people see her outside, they are more respectful than when they see Captain Sun. Captain Sun always greets his wife with a smile. Anyone who doesn't know the situation would praise her husband as a good one!
The waiter suddenly changed the subject and snorted, "But there's no such thing as an impenetrable wall. Especially for those of us who run shops, we're always well-informed."
Everyone knows that Shopkeeper Sun has bought a house in Yangliu Lane and has a mistress.
Men, if they become little men at home, they would like to act like real men in front of women outside. The tenderness and care that Madam Sun cannot give, there are women who are willing to give!
Shen Qing: .....This is just eating free food.
All the resources and money depend on my father-in-law's family. Now that life is getting better, I feel wronged. What were you doing before?
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