Chapter 52: Strange Grandma
"Mother-in-law, you don't use this color very well. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info do you want to change the color? Qi on the side said, and the old lady Jiang pointed to two pieces of satin, one was peach, and the other was sky blue. No matter how you look at it, it's not all used by Jiang's age.
"No need to change it, just these two colors." Jiang's tone was affirmative.
The Qi family had no choice, originally, this time he came out to buy things purely to make his mother-in-law happy. Naturally, it is better to follow the wishes of the elderly, and buy whatever you like.
"Dude, how much do these two pieces of satin cost?" The Qi family is going to pay the bill and leave, and all the women in the family have come out, and they will go back to prepare dinner later.
"One foot and two hundred wen, a total of twelve feet, you need to pay two taels of silver." Guy Yang Sanxin gave a number after a while.
"What? These two pieces of material that are enough to make one body cost more than two taels of silver? Qi Shi shouted out in fright when he heard this. She has never seen good materials such as silk since she was a child, although she knows that it is expensive, but she really did not expect it to be like this. Just this set of clothes is worth half a year's expenses for an ordinary farmer's family.
"Auntie, it's not expensive. Our store is so big that we can only earn a travel fee when we get it back. There are even better fine silks, which cost tens or hundreds of taels of silver. Yang San patiently explained.
"If you don't understand anything, don't talk nonsense. The price is quite fair, which is really rare and strange. Jiang Shi looked at Qi's ghostly appearance, and felt that he was really embarrassed to himself, as for shouting so loudly.
"Mother-in-law, do you really want to buy this? Two taels of silver. Qi Shi confirmed again.
"Buy." Jiang's tone was firm.
"Okay, man, you can cut it." Qi looked generous and righteous. Can you not feel distressed, your own family, you have been busy for a month, but you have only earned this amount. Call the old lady to open her mouth and it will be gone. It's not okay to go on like this, such a spending method is unbearable for your own family.
"Auntie, then I'm really going to cut it?" Guy Yang San confirmed again, he was scared of Lin Guifeng last time.
"Cut, cut, don't cut crooked. The silver will not be less than yours. Qi just wanted to pay the money and go home quickly, she couldn't stand it if she stayed any longer.
Yang San got the letter, picked up a ruler and measured six feet on the unfolded satin, and then cut it with scissors. After the two pieces of satin were cut and folded, Yang San found a small piece of cotton cloth to wrap outside, and then tied it with a rope and handed it to Qi. Qi Shi said while taking out the silver in his purse:
"Xiujuan, take it, go back or you make another one for grandma."
"I don't have to do it this time, I'm afraid that she will break the material, I have my own opinions. Leave it alone. Grandma Jiang suddenly said.
The three of Qi's mother and daughter have already seen the old lady make a lot of mistakes today, and they don't think much about what she means by saying this. I want to go home quickly, but don't ask for anything anymore, I really can't afford it. Fortunately, this time, the old lady walked all the way home and didn't make any other requests, which made the three Qi mother and daughter breathe a sigh of relief.
After returning home, the two pieces of satin were naturally put away by Jiang. I don't need a few Qi people to help make clothes, and I don't like the craftsmanship of a few people. The Qi family could only give up and not think about it. Before going to bed at night, Qi told Lin Guilu about today's expenses and her mother-in-law's words and deeds. Lin Guilu sighed after hearing this, and said, "It's my own mother, so if the family can afford it, buy it." But the next time there is such a thing, you told me, I will go back. I haven't had a good life for a few days, and I'm starting to make trouble again. They have forgotten how they tossed away their belongings when they were young. Qi Shi didn't feel easy to accept when he heard this, so he only said: "Well, I'll tell you about this next time, it's really impossible for the family to afford it if they don't have the money to go on like this." Otherwise, I wouldn't have said that. ”
The three of Qi's mother and daughter washed and dried all kinds of vegetables every day or two, and then put them in the kimchi jar. Jiang suddenly became concerned about these and asked Lin Yujuan how to make this kimchi. Lin Yujuan remembered her grandmother's strange words and deeds during this time, so she said a few words in general. Nowadays, kimchi soup is old, and you just need to put the cleaned dishes in it every time. When there is less soup, add a little more, and keep the water at the mouth of the jar to keep it sealed at all times.
Lin Yujuan told her sister and Qi about her grandmother's situation, and found that her grandmother more or less asked the three of them how to make this kimchi. Lin Yujuan couldn't help but think about it now, she felt that she should be careful. So the three of them unified their voices, and if the next time grandma asked, they would reveal some wrong information little by little. Whoever really steals the school can only lift a stone and shoot himself in the foot.
The days passed unhurriedly, and in a blink of an eye, it was late July, and half of the summer had passed. Grandma Jiang didn't have much else except for the occasional curiosity about the practice of kimchi. However, grandpa was getting cooler next night and ran out more often. In the evening of this day, the Chinese grandson came to the Lin family's shop to bring news to his family. Previously, Lin Guilu asked him where the bricklayer master would build a fire kang, but now he found it.
Lin Guilu was at home, and he was very happy to hear the news from his grandson.
"Brother Sun, I know why everyone loves to look for you as a middleman. It was all months ago, and I forgot about it. It's hard for you to remember, and help me inquire about the news. ”
"Oh, so brother, you don't need to build a kang in your house now? I wonder what kind of kang we need to build in this place, so you are really talking about fun. ”
"Brother Sun, don't get me wrong, it's not for fun. I really want to build a fire kang, one in the wing house in the town, and one for my parents in the countryside. ”
"Okay, since your house is really going to be built, then I'll bring that bricklayer master over tomorrow to take a look. To be honest, I'm curious about what this kang looks like. I've only heard of it in the north before, but we haven't seen it here. Lao Sun said that he was about to say goodbye and leave.
"Brother Sun, don't be in a hurry to leave, have a light meal at my house, let's get a glass of wine." Lin Guilu likes to deal with this old grandson very much, and wants to keep people to have dinner and chat in his own house.
"Brother Lin, both of us are staying in the same town now, and we have the opportunity to drink. I took advantage of the cool weather now and had to run to Zhou Chenzhuang in the west. When are you home tomorrow? I'll bring someone here. ”
"I'll be at home tomorrow morning, so you can bring someone over with confidence."
"I'll go first, and I'll come back to you tomorrow for a drink." Saying that, Lao Sun led his mule and walked out of the town.
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