Chapter 89 Chapter 89 “Yes, chicken…
"Yes, how many eggs do you want? I also have black fungus." Zhang said quickly, fearing that Su Li would not want them if she spoke too slowly.
"Send as much as your aunt has."
"Su girl, I have eggs at home, do you want some?" The woman next to her couldn't help but ask.
Su Li looked over and found it was a strange face. She had not seen him often, but she still said, "Yes."
Eggs can be made into braised eggs, which are eaten at home on a regular basis. In fact, they are consumed quite a lot. Fungus can be kept for a long time. As for yam, people in the village probably don’t have much. The yams in their family were found and dug up by Uncle Wang and Brother Ergou with great difficulty. They are seasonal. It’s best to have them, but it’s okay if you don’t have them.
When the woman heard Su Li say she wanted it, her face was filled with joy. "Okay, okay, I'll go back and get it for you right away."
With Zhang and the other women taking the lead, others started to speak up one after another.
"Do you want some wood ear mushrooms at home?"
“I have eggs at home too…”
This is still relatively normal. Later, some people began to ask,
"I have walnuts at home, do you want them?" "I have pine nuts..."
“I have honey at home…”
Honey? That's a good thing, and in this day and age it's all natural and pollution-free. Su Li's eyes lit up immediately, and she nodded to her elder sister. Su Hong understood what her younger sister meant, and then she spoke, "Uncle and aunt, we have to go back first. If you have anything, please bring it to my house."
"Okay, I'll go get it."
"I'm going too."
"I also."
Suddenly, more than half of the people at the village entrance disappeared.
Su Li and others also took the opportunity to return home, but not long after they returned, villagers came one after another.
Some people brought a dozen eggs, some brought small sacks of wood ears, some brought honey in pottery jars, and some brought yams with soil on them. There were all kinds of strange things, but not in large quantities. Su Li picked up what her family needed and bought them. The price was much lower than what was sold in the town or county, but a few cents more expensive than what the villagers sold to the peddlers who came to buy them.
After sending off the last villager who came to sell dried dates, a small mountain of things had already piled up in the corner of the Su family's small courtyard. Chen was heartbroken to see her daughter had bought so many things. She read to herself as she packed them up.
"What are you buying these dates for? If you want to eat them, just go to the hilltop and pick them. It's a waste of money."
"And these walnuts, how could we possibly need so many?"
"Why are there still wild grapes? They are so sour that they make my teeth fall out. Oh..." Chen shook her head with a heartbroken expression. If someone didn't know her, they would think she had lost a lot of silver. However, for Chen, buying these things was almost the same as losing them.
"Okay, I've bought everything. They're all useful." Mrs. Wu helped to sort things out while constantly reaching out to take the jujubes that Aunt Lian handed over. "Hmm, they're really delicious. Aunt Lian, have some."
Lian Gu then stopped feeding the food and stuffed it into her own mouth.
This was a handful of jujubes that an aunt from the village gave to Lian Gu just now. She held it in her hand all the time. After everyone had left, she took her small, thick legs and fed each person a few bites. After feeding everyone, she went to feed "Heihu" and "Yuanbao". The injury on Heihu's leg had healed a lot. After a few days, he could already jump around in the yard. Sometimes he would follow Old Man Su and Mrs. Wu to dig sweet potatoes and plant vegetables.
But most of the time he would follow behind Aunt Lian, waiting for the snacks that she would secretly give him from time to time.
A man and a dog often thought they could hide the truth. They would even put their chopsticks under the table, thinking that no one saw them. However, they didn't know that the whole family had already known about it, but no one had said anything.
If this had happened in the past, it would have been absolutely impossible. No matter how much everyone loved Lian Gu, they would not have indulged her. That was food, and there was not enough food for the family, so how could they feed the dog?
But now that he can have enough food to eat, just feed him. Besides, Black Tiger is really smart and lovable. This small dog has demonstrated all the good virtues of Chinese pastoral dogs. Not only is he good at guarding the house, but he can also warn of strangers from a distance.
It is also very smart and obedient. It does whatever it is told to do. Every night, it doesn't go into the house, but lies on the porch. Sometimes it sleeps in the mule shed with its ears erect, doing its job conscientiously. The whole family likes it.
But the only thing about Black Tiger is that he is too greedy. He is not satisfied with eating, but also picks up chicken shit from the bamboo forest in the backyard to eat. Su Li saw this several times and beat and scolded him several times. Fortunately, he has turned over a new leaf now and he is no longer seen eating chicken shit.
In contrast, Yuanbao is much cleaner and poops in a fixed place in the shed every day. However, they have one thing in common, which is that Yuanbao is also very greedy. It loves anything that is edible and will eat whatever is fed to it.
For example, when Lian Gu fed it the jujube, it would open its mouth and chew it without even smelling it. After it finished eating, it would still howl twice to indicate that it wanted more if it was not full. Su Li still remembers that one time, it did not eat enough and howled all night long. The sound was so unpleasant that it did not stop until Su Li got up at night to feed it a few pieces of bean cakes.
In short, Su Li seriously suspected that Hei Hu learned his gluttony from Yuanbao. After all, they often slept together, so it was possible that he learned from Yuanbao.
At this time, Su Hong on the side also echoed, "Yes, mother, these things my younger sister bought can be stored in the cellar, and we can eat them slowly."
Su Tao also said, "Yes, mother."
Su Hong and Su Tao are now Su Li's number one fans. No matter what Su Li says or does, it is right. They fully agree with and support Su Li's arrangements and decisions.
Seeing that everyone said so, Chen didn't say anything else. After all, they were all edible, so she just bought them.
So, the Su family put together all the mountain products and eggs they bought, and put those that were going to be eaten immediately in the kitchen, and those that were not going to be eaten immediately in the cellar. Along with the mountain products, several bags of rice bought today were also put into the cellar.
In the dark cellar, Old Man Su placed the rice in the corner and scattered insect repellent and mousetraps around it to prevent rats, snakes and ants from stealing the rice.
Three bags of rice were not much, and the various mountain products only occupied one corner. However, when the Su family looked at the things in the cellar, they felt a sense of security in their hearts. Finally, there was surplus food at home, and they were no longer panicked.
But I still have to keep earning money to buy it. I have to fill up this cellar so that I won’t starve to death even if anything happens.
"That's it, that's enough." Old Man Su said after sprinkling the medicine and patting the powder off his hands.
Mrs. Wu looked at it again and again, and then said, "Okay."
So several people climbed up the wooden ladder again.
As luck would have it, not long after coming out of the cellar, I met Mrs. Mo who was looking for Mrs. Chen with a basket.
Seeing her good sister, Chen quickly straightened her clothes and said, "How come you have time to come today?"
Although the two were good friends, Chen had no intention of telling the other party about the cellar.
Mrs. Mo said, "You're not welcome? Then I'm leaving."
Chen quickly said, "Welcome, welcome, you are a distinguished guest, how could I not welcome you?"
Every time they meet, they pull each other for a while. If you don’t know, you might think they have a bad relationship.
Su Li, Wu Pozi and others were used to it and were not surprised at all. They waited for the two to finish their insults to each other.
Mrs. Mo greeted Old Man Su and Mrs. Wu.
"Aunt, uncle..."
Then he greeted the Sulili people and explained his purpose. "It just so happens that you, the eldest, fourth, and fifth daughters, are all here. I made a pair of shoes for each of you. Try them on and see if they are too small."
After saying this, Mrs. Mo took out the cloth shoes she had made from the basket. These took her almost two months to make. The main reason was that she was too busy every day and only had time to make them at night, so they were delayed. If she had stayed up in the winter, these pairs of cloth shoes would have been made in less than half a month.
Su Hong didn't expect that she also had one. She said embarrassedly, "I feel embarrassed." She was already a grown-up, and yet someone made shoes for her.
"What's the big deal? Come, try them on. Aunt and uncle, you can also see if the size is right." After saying that, Mrs. Mo handed over the cloth shoes. The cloth shoes were made of old cotton cloth, plain gray and without any styles. However, the advantage was that the soles were soft and had a thousand-layer sole.
After Mrs. Wu put it on and walked a few steps, she felt that there was no other dress that would fit her better.
“So soft.”
Old Man Su agreed, "That's good."
Seeing this, Chen, Su Li and others also sat down to try it out. They found it was indeed quite good and much more comfortable than straw sandals.
It's so hot now that wearing straw sandals can barely keep you cool. When the weather gets cold, you'll have to wear cloth shoes again.
Originally, Su Li was thinking of waiting a while before buying shoes, but she didn't expect Aunt Mo to make them for them.
It's quite embarrassing.
In the end, all the members of the Su family tried it, and only Lian Gu's shoes were a little bigger. However, children grow faster every year, so it doesn't matter if they are a little bigger.
"It's really troublesome for you to do so much." said Mrs. Wu.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Mo hurriedly said, "Aunt, it's not a trouble." She should be thanking the Su family. If it weren't for the Su family, she wouldn't have saved up money, nor would she have been able to buy cloth to buy candy for her daughter and make clothes. Now she was just making a few pairs of shoes, which were not valuable things. She just happened to know how to make them, that's all.
"I'm so sorry." Mrs. Wu said, and Su Li and others also thanked her.
"Thank you, Aunt Mo."
"Thank you, Aunt Mo."
"Thank you, Auntie~"
Only Chen had known about this for a long time. It was she who provided the shoe patterns for the family members.
"Wait here for me." Chen said to Mo, then went into the house and took out the bundle of old silk clothes given by the Cao family lady and handed it to Mo. "This is a reward from the official lady when Wu Ya and I went to prepare a banquet. It's quite good. You can take some back to make shoes or something else."
Although Chen said she disliked the old clothes given by Madam Zou, she was actually very curious about them. After all, ordinary people rarely have the opportunity to come into contact with such clothes, let alone wear them. However, compared to silver, she would rather have silver.
On this side, when Mrs. Mo heard that it was the one worn by Guan Niangzi, she was immediately shocked, "It's so expensive, I don't want it, you can keep it for yourself, or give it to Aunt and Daya."
"There are more. It's not just a few pieces. Take them. I'll keep them all." This was true. Chen took the clothes back and picked out the better and newer ones, thinking of altering them into some clothes for her mother-in-law, Mrs. Wu, or her daughter, or making them into shoes, purses, pillows, etc.
"Really?" Now it was Mrs. Mo's turn to feel embarrassed. She had only given him a few pairs of shoes.
"Really." Chen stuffed the bundle into Mo's hand. Aunt Wu also said, "I've seen the dress. The material is good. You can go back and make some small dresses for Daya and the others."
People's hearts are rewarded with kindness. The Mo family often sends things to the Su family, which is obvious to everyone. If there are any good things, they are willing to share them together.
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The author has something to say: That’s all, two more chapters to come, see you tomorrow, babies [rainbow fart][rainbow fart][rainbow fart] Thanks again for the nutrient solution [hug][hug][hug]
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