Chapter 057: Death Knell
Mulan couldn't ask for it, but Aunt Kong insisted on giving it. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
She couldn't push and pull, so she had to take a step back and say: "I won't pay the makeup box that Uncle Haizi made for me before, so I will treat it as a Chinese fee for helping you pull the sale, so it's done, right?"
Aunt Kong still didn't follow, saying that she didn't plan to ask for wages in the first place.
Mulan really had no choice, so she pretended to pull down her face angrily, saying that she was so polite that she was deliberately separating herself from her, and she didn't dare to come to Haizi for help in the future.
Aunt Kong put away the silver and asked Mulan about the situation of the shop and what kind of person the shopkeeper was.
Mulan picked up the important thing and told her, and mentioned Wangcai again, calmed her heart, and then said goodbye and went out.
Haizi did the work as fast as ever, but in three days, all ten makeup boxes were carved.
Mulan had already told Da Chun that she would help him go to Duobaoxuan. I don't know that Aunt Kong has to go in person, meet the shopkeeper who is willing to appreciate her son, and thank her in person.
I don't know who shouted out, but after half a day's work, the people of the entire village knew that Haizi had taken high luck and was going to do business with one of the best shops in the town. Even the second master came forward and asked the people with carts and livestock to make up a decent ox cart and send Aunt Kong to the town.
There are still a few strong young men in the village, lest the "shopkeeper of the big shop" bully Aunt Kong's soft-hearted and soft-spoken child, and hide treacherous tricks to deceive her, so he volunteered to stand up and escort her. There are also many who like to join in the fun, and plan to take advantage of the market to go over and have a look.
Fortunately, Mulan notified Wangcai in time and asked Wangcai to stop him halfway. Otherwise, a group of people will kill them in a mighty and menacing manner, and they will have to frighten the shopkeeper Han.
After seeing the makeup box, Shopkeeper Han was very satisfied with Haizi's speed and craftsmanship, and immediately expressed his willingness to hire Haizi to work in Duobaoxuan. I learned that Haizi couldn't leave the village and couldn't be a long-term craftsman like everyone else, and I really regretted it for a while.
Finally, according to Mulan's example, the deed of scattered work was determined. In the future, you can regularly collect wood and drawings from Duobaoxuan, make wooden billets, calculate the price according to the size and complexity of the process, and recycle them. still asked Wangcai to be the middleman, and Aunt Kong signed on behalf of Haizi.
The son was recognized, and Aunt Kong was very happy, received three taels of silver from the last time, and immediately went to the market for a turn. cut meat and wine, bought rice and noodles, and bought a whole car. When I returned to the village, I called a few daughters-in-law who had done a good job on the stove, and set up the banquet with seven large plates and eight large bowls, and invited the whole village to eat.
When everyone got the news, they went to Kong's house, this one carried a basket of eggs, the other carried a fan of bacon, sent steamed buns, sent flatbreads, hugged chickens, slaughtered ducks, and the most important thing was fresh fish and shrimp. This side is still in full swing, and there is a banquet over there, and more than a dozen tables are set up inside and outside the house.
Men and women, young and old, some are standing, some are sitting, and some simply take a big bowl, pick up a few favorite dishes, and squat outside the gate to eat. Counting nine winters, everyone eats a hot sweat.
Adults talk and laugh, dolls chase noisy, and it is a little more lively than the New Year.
Aunt Kong has been widowed for many years, and she has worked hard to bring up a son who is not very bright-minded, and her life has been tight, and she has inherited a lot of affection from the villagers. Today I finally had the opportunity to invite the big guy to dinner, I felt like I was going home, my waist was straight, and my voice was bright.
The people in the village were also happy for Haizi, and praised her from time to time, which made her feel that her face was bright. While busy working without touching the ground, he beckoned everyone to eat and drink well with a red face.
Haizi didn't know that he was the protagonist of today's feast, and after sitting in the stove and eating intently, he silently carved a piece of wood, indifferent to everything around him.
After eating with her mother and sister-in-law, the moon came to find Mulan, mysteriously pulled her to a place where no one was, and untied her collar to show her.
Mulan saw a round and bulging pendant hanging around her neck, made of colored threads and beads. When I touched it with my hand, I pinched a hard object, and immediately understood, "This is that silver block?"
"Hmm. The moon smiled and nodded, "A big piece of silver, I don't feel at ease anywhere." I wanted to drill a hole and wear it, but I was reluctant to spoil the silver, and I was afraid that people would see it, so I simply tied a knot and wrapped it up. ”
Mulan scolded "Scrooge" with a smile, and chattered with her about the private words of the female doll's house.
There is a rule in the village that the food is divided, and after the banquet is dispersed, each family must bring some leftovers back. Fold the meat and vegetables together, add some soup to boil, and then paste a circle of cakes on the side of the pot. When it's done, tear the cake into pieces and soak it in, there are vegetables and rice, and you can eat it with soup and water, not to mention how fragrant it is.
Because of this special way of eating, the dish that is served at the table is called a cake dish.
Xiu Gu helped out in Kong's house for a long time, and there was Mulan love, and when she left, Aunt Kong specially found a large enamel basin and filled a pot full of cakes and vegetables for her. She couldn't hold it at home, so she handed it to Da Chun to carry.
Da Chun drank a few more cups, was a little drunk, hummed an out-of-tune tune in his mouth, and staggered ahead. Xiu Gu was afraid that he would spill the vegetables, so she guarded him left and right, and scolded him from time to time.
Shanzi walked in the middle, his shoulders bent, his hands copied, the soles of his feet dragging the ground, kicking the pebbles on the road and jumping wildly.
Mulan walked at the end, raised her eyes to look at the starry sky, and then looked at the undulating horizon in the distance, thinking about how good it would be to take the pepper women over and live a calm and simple life like this year and year.
At night, she also had a beautiful dream, dreaming that she and Chili Po returned to the original world together, took them shopping to buy clothes, accompanied them to travel to beautiful places, ate delicious food, and had fun......
was accompanying Yanhong on a blind date in a rather elegant Western restaurant, when suddenly the alarm bell sounded, and someone screamed that there was a fire.
She woke up and found herself still lying on the kang in the west house of Da Chun's house. There was no restaurant, no fire, only the sound of bells echoing outside the window.
First one, then two, then three, four, many bells of different lengths mingled together and came from all directions. I don't know if it was blown out of tune by the cold wind, or what, the hundred ghosts wept like a hundred ghosts, and the hairs stood on end when they heard it.
Chickens and dogs barked, ducks and geese croaked, and the whole village was filled with an atmosphere of unease.
Da Chun went out and stood for a while with his clothes on, then came back and lay down.
Mulan vaguely heard him say to Xiu Gu, I was afraid that there was no big man in the capital......
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