allonlinenovel Chapter 109 More
Chapter 109 More
Shen Lingzhu was too lazy to say more. A little bit of kindness is always a burden, and some people think that their grandmother is too generous, which makes some people think that they should give them what they want. "You can stay if you want. Anyway, my family is not only broke, but also owes hundreds of taels of debt. I can't help you."
"There are bellows all over the yard, what's wrong with one helping everyone else?" Another voice was raised, but before he could finish his words, he heard the second grandfather behind him say loudly: "Your family's millet this year is also very good.
I'll give you about 100 kilograms, okay?"
"Second uncle, this is different." The man turned his head and saw several elders standing behind them. He immediately stopped talking.
"You're showing off your abilities, aren't you? Do you know what shame is?" This man's father, the fifth clan elder, stepped forward and kicked him in the leg, "Go back home and cut beans."
"Father, I..."
"What are you talking about? It's because of your temper that Wu Huai didn't choose you to work here. Get out of here right now. Are you guys standing here like door gods?"
The four or five people blocking the door were frightened by the movement of his smoking pipe and ran away instantly.
Shen Lingzhu frowned. She could hear that the elder was blaming her uncle.
But when he first started selecting people to work, his uncle didn't choose anyone from his family, and he had his own considerations.
She watched them leave and invited her second grandfather and the others into her house for a cup of tea.
Second Grandfather quietly made a gesture to her not to enter and said, "Is your uncle not here? Go discuss the important matter of the Mid-Autumn Festival offering to the Dragon King with him."
The so-called big deal is nothing more than paying money. So the younger ones left and the older ones came, but my uncle was the only one who was trying to fleece the sheep.
Shen Lingzhu sighed secretly. Among the elders, only Second Grandfather was truly concerned about his family. However, he couldn't turn his back on the others, let alone turn his face away. So he said, "Uncle, take Auntie to the Seven Stars Acupoint to check her pulse."
She would never tell them to pay back the money, so that they wouldn't think they were good at making money.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a mule cart climbing up the gentle slope.
Second grandfather Shen Dexian didn't approve of the brothers coming here in the first place, and the money for offering sacrifices to the Dragon King could be paid from the sacrificial fields.
He was about to leave when Xiao Zhuzi, who was standing opposite, ran towards the mule cart and said, "Boss Geng, the money from selling the bellows this time, after deducting the labor and costs, is still not enough to pay you back even 10% or 20%.
Besides, my aunt is about to give birth, which is another big expense.
Do you think it would be possible to postpone the repayment time?"
After getting off the car, Mr. Geng was slightly startled, then smiled and said, "It's not much, a little is fine."
"Why does he still owe you money?" Third Grandfather Shen Desheng couldn't help but wonder, "Ba Chi sold a lot of grain to your family. If he owes money, it should be your winery that owes him."
"Third Grandfather, my uncle's salary in the capital is not enough to spend. He also has to take care of his colleagues and pay for banquets.
Besides, the clan always asks for this and that, and my father has to be stretched thin, so it's normal for him to borrow a lot of money from Old Master Geng." Shen Lingzhu turned around and said after a while:
"Can a few grandpas help entertain the guests? I'll get my uncle back right away."
"No need, I'll send someone to call your uncle back." Second Grandpa and Old Boss Geng nodded, signaling the old brothers to leave with them.
After these people left, Shen Lingzhu invited them into the house.
Boss Geng is a man of particularities, and even when Master Shen is not around, he insists on speaking outside as well.
He asked, "I wonder if Miss Shen is also at the Seven Stars Temple today?"
"My second sister went up the mountain to plant some new seeds. Are you here... for the wine recipe?" Shen Lingzhu asked tentatively. Could it be that he hadn't made the five-spice wine?
This shouldn't be the case. My senior sister has been buying herbal medicine slices from Qixing Temple recently. She prepared five-spice wine with white wine, which was sealed and fermented, and a faint aroma of wine wafted out.
Old Master Geng suppressed his embarrassment and said, "Yes, the recipe given by Miss Shen is really useful."
In recent years, he has tried many methods to make five-spice wine, and is no longer restricted to five herbs, but he still cannot make a wine with a mellow taste.
So he held Shen Miaozhu's wine recipe, and with a skeptical attitude, he carefully weighed and mixed the ingredients. When he opened the jar of wine today, it was indeed mellow and had an endless aftertaste.
Wine takes a long time to ferment, and he hasn't had time to try it yet. Today he brought fifty taels of silver to exchange for the meeting ticket he was given last time.
By the way, let’s see if the Shen family is brewing any wine.
He thought so, and hinted to Shen Lingzhu in the same way.
Shen Lingzhu felt really tired of beating around the bush, so she said, "The five-spice wine will be opened in a moment. Would you like to taste it?"
"That's what I want." Boss Geng really likes Miss Shen's straightforwardness.
This time he asked bluntly, "Is the wine ready?"
"No, I can't find many grapes, so I'll try to make some." Shen Lingzhu told the truth.
The old and the young could both feel each other's honesty, so they talked more, from wine to health to diet. Finally, when Shen Huai came back, the two were actually digging leek roots in the vegetable garden, saying that they wanted to move part of it into the greenhouse.
After learning the purpose of Mr. Geng's visit, he returned the note and said, "You don't have to pay me the money. Just deduct it from the amount owed."
Shen Huai suddenly discovered that many of his eldest niece Miaozhu's ideas brought a lot of income to the family.
In the future, when she gets married, I wonder if I can make her even icing on the cake.
While he was distracted, the boss Geng opposite him had already stopped refusing to take back the money and started talking about finding a source of grapes.
He also mentioned the grape ditch on the other side of the river valley horse farm, "I was lucky enough to go there a few years ago, and some of the grapes were really sweet.
Unfortunately, the grapes have been neglected in recent years, and most of them have been eaten by horses."
"Grapes are fifty cents a pound, and they don't even pick them and sell them?" Shen Lingzhu was very surprised.
Old Boss Geng smiled and said, “I sold it a long time ago.
But after several generations of soldiers were replaced, no one knew how to grow grapes anymore, so it gradually fell into disuse."
"What a pity." Shen Huai could see that he was interested in the grape field, but he was powerless to do anything about it. "Since the battle of the capital, the garrisons have been frequently transferred. It's not easy to keep Grape Valley for a long time."
Maybe if you rent it today, the people in charge of this area may be transferred away in a few days.
Even the soldiers of the entire garrison had to rotate with the border troops.
Mr. Geng was a little disappointed. Without stable raw materials, he couldn't make wine.
It is absolutely not allowed to purchase it from other places, because the freshness will also affect the finished wine.
Shen Lingzhu naturally wouldn't suggest that you buy seeds and plant them yourself. Some fruits don't grow as well if they are sown directly as if they are grafted or cut.
Moreover, planting fruit trees often does not yield any results within one or two years, which means you have to invest money until the trees reach their peak fruit-bearing season.
However, you can find an opportunity to visit Grape Valley on site.
Among the things I asked the master to buy, there are polished medicinal glass and crystal pieces. I think my senior sister also wants to start from this aspect and directly get a mature grape base.
So after her senior sister came back, Shen Lingzhu found an opportunity to ask her quietly. She gave a positive answer and said, "Let's go to the county town tomorrow to buy some more things and try to match them together."
"Of course I can. I'm looking forward to my uncle and Captain Zhuang coming back soon." Shen Lingzhu also hoped that her uncle would bring back a lot of silver...