Chapter 36 Chapter 36 It’s better to…
It would be better to make and sell it myself. Zhao thought for a moment and agreed to Chen's request, but then she went home and started to think:
"You've worked hard butchering pigs these past few days. Tomorrow, have Dalang take the pig's offal to his aunt, so he doesn't have to go out and play with those people every day."
The eldest son of Zhao and Uncle Chen is named Chen Chunsheng. He is over 18 years old this year. Recently, no one knows what has stimulated him, but he is unwilling to go to private school again. After returning home, he doesn't want to do anything. He goes out all day to eat, drink and have fun with others. He also asks Zhao for a lot of money in private for his expenses.
Uncle Chen beat and scolded him, but it was no use. He was worried about this.
"That's fine. It's not a big deal for him to be out all day. Let him come with me to butcher pigs for a few days. After he sees the hard work, maybe he'll be willing to go to school."
After saying this, he called his eldest son and explained the matter to him.
Unexpectedly, Chen Dalang agreed for the first time, which made Uncle Chen feel very relieved.
Little did they know that all this was something Zhao had instructed them to do a long time ago.
As soon as Uncle Chen left the house, Chen Dalang went to Zhao and asked, "Mom, money."
"Can you be missing?"
After saying this, he took out a tael of silver from his pocket.
"Do you remember what I said?"
"I remember it, I remember it. Isn't it just about watching how the girls prepare the food? Don't worry, I remember it all!"
Chen Dalang was most annoyed by Zhao's nagging, and his face was full of impatience. It was strange to say that neither Chen Dajiu nor Zhao was ugly, but their sons and daughters either had small eyes or flat noses. Chen Dalang had all the shortcomings, with slanted eyes, a crooked mouth, and a short height. As a result, he was always ridiculed by his classmates in the private school.
However, Zhao didn't think so. She thought her son was handsome no matter how she looked at him. She even thought that those who looked down on her son were short-sighted.
"My son is the smartest." Zhao then handed the silver to Chen Dalang.
Poor Uncle Chen thought his wife really cared about him and was happy for several days.
On the other side, Chen, Su Li and the other two bought meat before going to buy fish. As fate would have it, they happened to meet the old man who sold fish that day. He was sitting on the stone steps chatting with the people next to him, and he actually recognized Chen and the other two.
"Are you here to buy fish again, sister?" Old Man Xu stood up, walked over to the wooden basin filled with water, and pointed at the fish. "Today we have grass carp and crucian carp, both fresh. Whichever one you want, I'll give you a discount."
"Uncle, we're not buying fish today. We just want to ask you something."
"Huh? Not buying fish?" Old Man Xu was a little disappointed, but he still said, "What's the matter? Ask."
Chen then told him that she wanted to order some fish from him every day. "I want grass carp, about three or four pounds."
"For now, we'll have 10, and we may add more later."
"Can you give us a lower price?"
"If you don't have that much, silver carp will do."
Mrs. Chen said whatever came to her mind. Old Man Xu was so surprised that he didn't react at all. After he came to his senses, he said, "Yes, yes, yes. We have whatever fish you want."
Old Man Xu wouldn't dare promise anything else, but he had fish at home. His son, a hopeless man, had run up gambling debts somewhere and was afraid to come home. He'd been away for three years. He, his daughter-in-law, and their two little granddaughters didn't have the energy to farm, so they raised fish in their paddy fields and ponds to make a living. But the fish were cheap, and after paying off their debts and paying taxes, there wasn't much left.
"As for the price, how about we stick with the previous price, sister?" Old man Xu was a little nervous. He looked uneasy under the sun, and his eyes, which had experienced hardships, were filled with humility and expectation.
After saying that, afraid that Chen would not agree, he said, "How about this, big sister, when the time comes, where is your village? I will take you home every morning. Is that okay?"
Send it home? Originally, Chen thought it was a bit expensive and wanted to change to another store, but she was moved by this. She glanced at Su Li and saw her nod. Then she said, "Then it'll be four cents, but we have to ask for it every morning at noon. I don't know if it's convenient for you."
"That's convenient." Old man Xu nodded quickly. Then, fearing that Chen would go back on her word, he quickly asked where Chen's village was and how to pay the money. Finally, in order to ensure the long-term interests of both parties in the future, it was Su Li who came up with the idea of finding someone to write a deed, and both parties put their fingerprints on it before it was finalized.
"Is it necessary? We don't have much silver." Chen folded the deed and was a little puzzled. No one at the time had the idea of writing a deed, not to mention Chen, who rarely came to the county town and had never done business. So Su Li didn't blame her, but patiently explained the importance of the deed.
He even made up a story about taking the money without signing a deed and running away.
Chen was frightened again and again. She thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. Although the money was not much, it was hard-earned. Moreover, the amount might increase in the future. If the other party ran away with the money, who could she turn to for justice?
Yes, you have to write it!
Chen took the deed out of her sleeve more carefully and put it against her chest.
The same was true for Old Man Xu on the side. The reason was simple. Su Li told Old Man Xu a story about taking goods but not paying for them. This scared him so much that he had to take it seriously. Even the scholar who helped write the contract changed his careless attitude and wrote down the story seriously. Later, he used this story to attract a lot of business. Of course, this is a story for later.
Here, Chen handed half of the deposit to Old Man Xu and said,
"Uncle, I have to weigh the fish. I won't tolerate any less than a pound."
"Don't worry, sister. We farmers act according to our conscience."
After that, the three Chens left and officially started their one-day shopping trip to the county town. The first place they went to was the grocery store to buy salt. The salt was used up quickly at home, so they had to buy some in reserve. They also had to buy sugar and flour, which were in urgent need of the family.
This place is the most expensive. Chen bargained with the shopkeeper for a long time and finally got a discount of 5 cents. The total cost here is 500 cents.
Then, at Su Tao's request, Chen bought a cup of sour plum soup and a cup of perilla drink for each of them, which cost 8 cents.
Finally, Chen went to the pastry shop and bought a bag of the most ordinary mung bean cakes that both her parents-in-law could chew.
The cost here is 25 coins.
Chen broke off a piece for Su Li and Su Tao to taste. It was the old-fashioned pastry that they had eaten when they were children. It had a rough texture, but fortunately the ingredients were solid and there was a lot of sugar. Fourth sister Su Tao and mother Chen both gave it relatively high praise.
After buying these things, Chen stopped buying. If she continued buying, all the money she had earned in the past two days would be gone. She had to save some money to buy fish and vegetables. In this way, the three of them finally set out on their journey home.
Now that she had earned some money, Chen was willing to spend money on a mule cart. Although she had to spend an extra 4 cents to put the things in because there were so many things, fortunately, the three of them were not as tired as before when traveling back and forth between the dock and home.
Su Li looked at the slowly moving trees and the occasional passing crowd, the sun shining on her cheeks, and a sweet pine nut candy in her mouth. Sitting in the bumpy car, she had a feeling for the first time that the years were peaceful and quiet, as if life was full of hope, and that the meaning of working hard to make money had become concrete.
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Tao Lezhen traveled through time and became Tao Damei, a girl in ancient times whose parents had both died and whose engagement was tragically broken off. She looked at the dilapidated shack that collapsed at the slightest breeze, and her brother and sister who were starving to the point of being skin and bones.
Tao Lezhen rejected the blind date introduced by his neighbors, rolled up his sleeves, pushed his cart to the gate of the Imperial College and started a snack stall business.
"Jianbingguozi is delicious and inexpensive. You can add fried eggs, chicken fillets, ham, pork floss and fried dough sticks."
"Mutton skewers, lamb skewers, fragrant lamb skewers, two coins a skewer~"
“Pearl milk tea, milk tea with pearls, warms the stomach and nourishes the skin, winter only~”
The students of the Imperial College had been suffering in the canteen for a long time, and had been tortured all year round to the point that they had lost the taste of their food. It was not until Miss Tao's food stall appeared that they knew for the first time the joy of going to school.
"Miss Tao, give me a pancake."
"I want one too."
"I want lamb kebabs!"
“Give me a bubble tea!”
On the other hand, many parents who saw their children sneaking out before dawn every day were puzzled and decided to find out what was going on. In the end, they found that their sons were all surrounding a young lady and they didn't know what they were doing.
"The world is going downhill... the world is turning upside down...
Delicious and inexpensive...
"Your father is old and needs to replenish his body. It's okay if you skip a couple of meals!
"You only know how to eat. You are an unfilial son."
"Brother, you've already eaten so much, give it to me!"
Gentle, warm and healing male protagonist x sweet and cute female protagonist
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