allonlinenovel Chapter 157 Yuzhu is not an ignorant person
Chapter 157 Yuzhu is not an ignorant person
Before it was time for dinner, Gu Qingqing cleaned out a small jar that had been used to pickle pickles at home with water.
He started to go to the cellar to pick out the cabbages and move them into the kitchen.
"Aunt, please pass the dishes to me and I'll put them in the kitchen." Li Xin said to Gu Qingqing inside the cellar.
"Mom, let me come too." Dahua also followed.
With the help of the two little guys, Gu Qingqing instantly felt that the process was much faster, and she didn't stop until she felt it was almost done.
Dahua looked at the cabbages on the ground and asked curiously, "Mom, we just put the cabbages in the cellar a few days ago, why are we moving them out now?"
Gu Qingqing patted the dirt on her hands and said, "We sold some pickled vegetables today, so we'll make some more. Otherwise, if they want more, we'll have them."
Dahua said "Oh" and didn't ask any more questions.
Since Wen Wuyan was studying, they naturally invited Old Yang to stay at home for dinner.
Just as Gu Qingqing and Li Xin said, they would have hand-rolled noodles and pork intestines with sauce in the evening.
Gu Qingqing asked Wen Wuyan to take Old Yang and Daxin to the main hall to eat, while she took Dahua and Erhua to eat in the kitchen.
In a newly built house, the kitchen is not dirty and is much warmer than the main room.
As a result, after Wen Wuyan and Lao Yangtou came to order more noodles, the two of them squatted at the door of the kitchen like door gods, and soon Li Xin also joined the squatting army.
Gu Qingqing asked them to come into the kitchen to eat. Old Yang asked happily, "You used to be in Qugou, so you know what these people like to do the most?"
Gu Qingqing shook her head and then said, "I don't know."
"Hahaha, they like to squat on the ground and start eating after getting their meals. There is limited space, so those who come late can only sit in the back, so they all squat in a row to eat."
Gu Qingqing glanced at Wen Wuyan and said again, "He seldom tells me these things."
"This kid doesn't want you to worry about him."
"Everyone has gone through this, it's nothing." Wen Wuyan explained on the side.
Seeing that they were unwilling to come in and sit at the small table, Gu Qingqing let them go.
The people in their village ate in silence, while a few of them gathered together, talking and laughing.
Old Yang slurped a mouthful of noodles and said, "Wu Yan, you have already read through the Four Books. It is a bit too early for you to read the book I gave you before and the book that Boss Jiang sent you yesterday. Go buy the Five Classics in the next few days. As long as you read them thoroughly, you will have a good chance of passing the Tongsheng exam in the spring."
"Okay. I'll make a note of it." Wen Wuyan said.
"Uncle Yang, do you need any other books besides the Four Books and Five Classics? I'll go to Boss Jiang's place and buy them when I go to town."
Old Yang thought for a while and said, "In theory, it is enough to be familiar with the Four Books and the classics of sages. However, if you can find the cases and manuscripts of previous county examinations for reference, you will definitely pass the exam. You can bring back a copy of 'Youxue Qionglin'." He glanced at the children who were eating and said something.
"You Xue Qiong Lin?" Gu Qingqing heard it clearly in the kitchen and was surprised. She even glanced at Wen Wuyan with confusion. Although she didn't know what "You Xue Qiong Lin" taught, the word "you" in the name...
"Uncle Yang, is this what he needs?" Gu Qingqing asked.
Hahaha, Old Yang paused in his noodle-sucking action, then laughed happily, "No need to be silent, I thought I'd tell the story to the kids at home as I have nothing to do in the winter."
Gu Qingqing immediately became ecstatic. She had mentioned this to Wen Wuyan before, that when the housework was done, she wanted to ask Uncle Yang to teach the children how to read. She had never expected that Uncle Yang would bring it up himself.
Gu Qingqing quickly agreed.
After dinner, Uncle Yang went back. While Gu Qingqing was washing dishes, she told Wen Wuyan about selling the sauerkraut. She also told him that she was making a small jar for the party.
Wen Wuyan learned the price of the needle and asked, "So little?"
"Yes, it's not much, but the pig intestine business is not good right now. Any income is better than no income, and it's not too hard."
In fact, it’s not that sauerkraut doesn’t make money, but they made too much money from roast pork and pork intestines in the beginning, and compared to what they make from sauerkraut, the money they make is pitifully little.
It may seem pitifully small in their eyes, but it is a considerable profit for other farmers.
Before, cabbage was 3.5 cents per pound. After squeezing out some water, the original 2.5 pounds became about pounds. She sold it to the restaurant at the price of cents per cabbage, which was cents per pound.
The sauerkraut on the street costs about one cent per pound, but they are not squeezed too dry, so they just make some money from the water.
Even though the prices have doubled, you can’t actually make much money.
"Qingqing, do you think you can make a living from charcoal?" Wen Wuyan asked.
Gu Qing stopped washing the bowl, thought for a moment and said, "If we want to make a living in the charcoal business, we have to deal with the government. Manager Shen can help us, but we still need a lot of trees."
"There are some on Niutou Mountain."
Gu Qingqing chuckled, "Of course I know there are trees on Niutou Mountain, but you definitely won't let this delay your studies. But charcoal is profitable, so when I come back from town tomorrow, we'll go to the village and ask the elders if it's going to be cold this winter. In addition, I think it's best to bring the villagers along to do this. We'll provide the technology and they'll do the work."
Then the two of them discussed for a while before turning off the lights and going to bed.
The next day, Luo Meihua came over early with a cart and brought two pomegranates.
"Where did you get this rare thing? Is it still available at this time of year?" Gu Qingqing asked with a smile as she took the pomegranate.
Luo Meihua smiled and said, "There is a pomegranate tree at my mother's house. I brought back a few this time. Pomegranates can be kept for a long time as long as the skin is not broken and there are no bumps when picking. My mother would store them for the New Year every year and give them to the children when they go back home."
Gu Qingqing shook the pomegranate in her hand and said "Thank you."
Luo Meihua just smiled and didn't say anything more.
Because Gu Qingqing had to deliver sauerkraut to Zhiweilou, she didn't let Dahua go to town with her today. She went to town early with Luo Meihua.
On the way, Gu Qingqing felt that she seemed to be worried, so she asked tentatively, "Was it lively at your mother's house yesterday?"
"Ah."
"But is there anything else? You seem to be worried about something today." Gu Qingqing asked.
Luo Meihua was startled, then raised her hand to touch her face, and asked in a very shady way, "Is there, is there?"
Gu Qingqing nodded.
After hesitating for a while, Luo Meihua finally said, "I am also close to my sister-in-law in the village, and Yuzhu listens to Brother Wuyan. Go back and ask Brother Wuyan to ask Yuzhu what happened yesterday."
Gu Qingqing was a little confused when she heard her say that, so she could only ask, "Did something really happen at your mother's house yesterday?"
"That's right. I took my child with me yesterday, and Brother Yuzhu sent us back. Brother Yuzhu quarreled with someone in our village. Although that person is usually disliked in the village, it is not something he can do. If the people who came to help had not stopped him, he would have wanted to fight. Sister-in-law, this is also the wedding day of my brother in my mother's family. How could he do such a thing? How can I go back to my mother's family in the future? How can I see my brother's wife?"
The more Luo Yumei spoke, the more aggrieved she felt. She must have been very angry and her eyes turned red in an instant.
Gu Qingqing was surprised. "Why? It shouldn't be like this! Yuzhu is very sensible and works enthusiastically and sincerely. He knows what day it was yesterday. I don't think he would get angry for no reason. But what did he hear?"