Chapter 56: Something Convenient
Lu Qingyao opened the door to welcome the guests.
There was a blazing bonfire in the yard, and people were drinking and chatting happily.
As soon as the villagers entered the door, they looked around, following the smell of food.
The people at Jiang Yunhu's table were all the men who had worked hard all day digging bamboo shoots.
Almost all of them are good friends with Jiang Yunhu and are down-to-earth and capable.
They ate quickly and had already finished most of the food, with the cups and plates almost empty.
He glanced at the table of women and children.
Tsk tsk!
There are stewed meat, stewed pork ribs with winter bamboo shoots, and egg custard...
And stir-fried wild vegetables!
Many families in the village don’t even have an iron pot.
Iron was very expensive at that time.
When will my family be able to eat meat as freely as this?
Several people stared at the food on the table and swallowed unconsciously.
"Please come in!" Lu Qingyao welcomed them into the living room.
Several people put away their burning gazes and followed.
Seeing this, Liu Yu Niang followed in and served tea.
Introducing to Lu Qingyao, "This is Aunt Fang, this is Sister Zhou, Aunt Yang, Sun Tiantian and Shitou..."
The few of them met at the door.
Especially Sun Tiantian and Shitou, they stood at the door for a long time, and only came in when they saw the older aunts and uncles knocking on the door.
They had hardly any dealings with Lu Qingyao, especially because of her special identity.
So I felt a little restrained.
At this moment, we were looking at each other, waiting for the other to speak.
Lu Qingyao nodded slightly and said directly, "I wonder what you guys want to talk to me about?"
Aunt Yang, who was in the lead, sat upright and imitated the ladies of wealthy families, picking up the tea and taking a sip.
He glanced at the baby in Lu Qingyao's arms, smiled, took out a small piece of candy from his arms and handed it to her.
"The little girl is so pretty, fair and plump. She will definitely be able to find a good family in the future."
Jiang Miaomiao: “…”
The eight aunts and seven uncles in this village.
Whenever I see a little girl and want to praise her, I will say that she is pretty, has a big butt, is easy to give birth to, and will find a good family...
Fortunately, she is young.
Otherwise, if she was praised like this, she would be depressed for several days.
Lu Qingyao looked at the pouting baby in her arms and whispered softly, "Nannan, this is your Aunt Yang. She's giving you some candy. Take it."
As he said this, he held his daughter and moved forward.
Jiang Miaomiao retracted her outstretched hand, turned her head away... and didn't take it.
I don’t like it and I don’t want it!
Giving something to someone without asking if she can eat it...
No sincerity.
Liu Yu Niang reminded: "Aunt Yang, Nannan hasn't grown teeth yet, she can't eat it."
"Really? Look at my memory, hehe..." Aunt Yang smiled and retracted her hand awkwardly.
These were all leftovers from her little grandson's meal. How could she remember how old Jiang Miaomiao was?
Lu Qingyao smiled faintly, "Aunt Yang, do you have something to tell me?"
Aunt Yang pinched the corner of her clothes and spoke slowly.
"Aunt, we came here today to discuss with you whether you could take our bamboo shoots to Jiangzhou to sell them?"
incidentally!
Jiang Miaomiao opened her little mouth wide and looked at Aunt Yang in astonishment.
What kind of person is this? He can actually open his mouth!
Before my mother could speak.
The eldest aunt was also unhappy when she heard this, "Aunt Yang, how could you take advantage of my sister-in-law like this? You don't even know how expensive that ox cart was, thirty taels..."
The implication is.
Do you have the nerve to take advantage of this?
Aunt Yang's expression changed, and she glared at Liu Yu Niang, "What do you mean by taking advantage? Madam Lu has so many cars, and she's going to Jiangzhou anyway, so it's just a matter of convenience. Why do you have to say it so harshly?"
"Of course we are neighbors. We see each other every day. It's not a big deal. Is it necessary to make it so difficult?" Mrs. Zhou chimed in.
Aunt Fang and Shitou were like gourds with their mouths sawed off, neither saying a word.
Sun Tiantian said timidly: "Aunt, we can give you some money..."
"Yes, we'll give you some money, how about ten cents per person per trip?" Aunt Yang took over.
After saying that, he added, "Ten coins is not a low price. Wang Quan's ox cart only takes two coins from the village to Qingshi Town, and ten coins is a lot to go to Jiangzhou."
"Ten cents! How dare you say that." Liu Yu Niang's face was gloomy.
I was afraid that my sister-in-law would not be able to refuse, so I agreed immediately.
I knew that something bad was going to happen when my sister-in-law showed off like this.
After all, she is a rich lady who is used to a life of luxury. How could she understand the greed of human nature?
He pulled Lu Qingyao and made faces, signaling her not to agree.
"belch......"
Jiang Miaomiao was shocked and couldn't help burping.
Lu Qingyao gently patted the baby's chest, looked up and smiled.
She has a sweet smile and beautiful eyes.
You can tell at first glance that he is a good-tempered person.
Several people thought she agreed and breathed a sigh of relief.
Unexpectedly, Lu Qingyao asked again: "How many bamboo shoots do you have at home?"
Several people looked at each other.
"I have eighty kilograms at home." Aunt Yang looked proud.
Her old man and son dug for a whole day and found so much.
A rough calculation shows that it would cost at least three taels of silver!
It’s exciting just thinking about it.
Others also reported their numbers.
"Fifty kilograms..."
"Seventy kilograms..."
"Thirty kilograms..."
"Sixty kilograms..."
"So many!" Liu Yu Niang couldn't help but exclaim.
This is called piggybacking!
"That's right." Several people looked excited, their minds full of money.
Lu Qingyao took the abacus and casually made a calculation, "That must be about 290 kilograms, right? How many people do you plan to go?"
Aunt Yang thought for a moment and said, "One for each family..."
Aunt Fang: "I won't go. Aunt, please help us sell it."
"We're not going either." Sun Tiantian and Shitou said hurriedly.
Liu Yu Niang's expression became increasingly ugly.
Lu Qingyao smiled slightly, "One ox cart can only carry 250 kilograms of bamboo shoots at most, and with the addition of people, I'm afraid we'll need two ox carts..."
When they heard this, their smiles froze on their faces.
The more I hear this, the more wrong it seems...
Lu Qingyao looked helpless.
"Aunt, it's not that I don't want to help you, but I don't have a car..."
"If you don't believe me, you can go and see the yard. It's full. There's no room for more. And one of the ox carts was borrowed from Old Man Li..."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Yang's face fell and she curled her lips and said, "Why didn't you say so earlier? You wasted half a day of my conversation."
Lu Qingyao smiled, "Isn't this just a lack of opportunity to speak? Actually, there are ways..."
"Hurry up and tell me!"
"If you ask me, Taoxi Village still has a few ox carts. Mr. Tao, Mr. Liu, and the Wang family all have them. If that doesn't work, we can go to the next village or town... We can always borrow one..."
Aunt Yang gritted her teeth and said, "Alright! Then we won't bother you anymore. We'll leave now."
"Go quickly! If you're late, they'll be borrowed by others." Lu Qingyao stood up and saw them off.
The little baby really wanted to give her mother a thumbs up, but her chubby little hands wouldn't obey...
Can't straighten.
Sun Tiantian and Shitou walked out a few steps and then turned back.
He lowered his head, tugged at the corner of his clothes, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
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