In the next few days, although there were also people coming, but there were many less, mainly this liter for 40 bales of straw, which was not enough energy to consume back and forth, if there was a bullock cart at home, it was a different matter.

Qian Yong and Lu Meng's accommodation problems were negotiated with Aunt Wang and they slept in the outer hall, anyway, they got up and packed up the bedding, which would not affect the daily life of Aunt Wang's family. Aunt Wang and Wang Jiyuan also came to help now, and it would be faster if there were more people, Wang Jiyuan went to chop wood in the morning and made straw in the afternoon or used his feet to beat the steamed straw.

After doing this for more than a month, the straw in exchange was made like paper, and everyone had to go to the autumn harvest when they were cleaned up, Chu Ying gave Qian Yong and Lu Meng a bag of millet for them to share, and Aunt Wang and Wang Jiyuan were more than half a bag.

At Chu Ying's insistence, Wang Qiyuan shirked for a long time before taking it back, he couldn't let them work and didn't give anything, so he couldn't help it, Chu Ying looked at the paper piled up in the living room and the other two rooms, and asked Lu Ming to send a carriage to come, if he invited someone, it would cost a lot of food.

Chu Ying counted the grain in the attic and could last until the beginning of spring, but this tax has not been paid yet, and I don't know if I can pay the tax with silver now, but the silver required for this equivalent exchange is not small, Chu Ying still saves some food, and the grain that Lu Ming sent last time tried not to move, and mainly ate the wheat.

The chestnuts in the grove seem to be able to be beaten down in another ten days, and there are about a dozen small fish left in the pond, Chu Ying has to go to the lake to see if she can catch a few fish back, and she is a little tired of eating dried fish every day, and she misses the fresh lettuce fish soup.

This autumn, Chu Ying's plan was very busy, so many people came to change the straw and delayed Chu Ying's trip, waiting for the city to enter the city early tomorrow and let Lu Ming come to pull the goods, Chu Ying will start collecting cattail velvet, go to the lake to harvest some gourd and water chestnut, sprinkle some into the pond, and some dry and grind the powder to put away, which is also a good thing to fill the stomach.

Chu Ying told sù that a few people who came to exchange food would not change it in the future, there was no extra food in their own house, and Chu Ying had no time to make paper anymore, so she had to wait for the autumn harvest to be slightly completed and then make the straw that had been piled up in half of the shed, and these would be used by herself when the time came.

Chu Ying hasn't entered the city for a long time, and the buns in this city are all worth a penny, Chu Ying asked the taste next to him and walked to Lu Ming's house, the servant of the Lu family, Chu Ying, saw that there seemed to be fewer people, not as many as before, and when he arrived at Lu Ming's house, he saw Lu Ming writing something on the paper, this guy was diligent and thrifty and didn't write on the cloth.

"What to write? I'm done with all the paper, when do you have time to let someone transport it back, I guess it will take dozens of trips. Chu Ying sat cross-legged, looking at the low table where there were only some common steamed cakes, Chu Ying took a piece and hurriedly filled her stomach.

"How many times?" Lu Ming looked at Chu Ying, who had already lost a lot of weight, and he didn't know if he had eaten the food he had transported over or used it to feed the fish.

"Well, before the drought, a lot of rice dried up, so I exchanged grain with the villagers for straw, and with the help of a few brothers, it was finally done. I won't do it this winter, it's too cold. Lu Ming pushed the pastry towards Chu Ying and gave her some water.

"Okay, the sales volume has almost stabilized in the past few days, and I can earn a tael of silver a month, only 5 of them have been bought every month, and the others have bought them before. I asked my dad to send the goods to the major branches, but now I don't know how it sells, it's okay, and the business will get better when it gets colder. ”

Chu Ying understood what Lu Ming said about getting cold, at that time, it would be colder to take a shower after going to the toilet, but if you didn't clean yourself because of the cold, the smell would still be a little uncomfortable.

"Well, these are all hard for you, if it's okay, I'll go back first, there are still a lot of farm work to be done at home, by the way, there is a batch of paper made of ramie skin, the price can be more expensive, and the quality is still quite good."

"Okay, when the time comes, I'll go and transport the paper and send the grain to you. So far, I have earned more than two 7 yuan, and there are still a lot of goods here last time, which was originally for you to take a break, but you will ship them all over when you do it, so that you can take it to other branches. Lu Ming showed Chu Ying the entry column.

"If you have it, it's enough to transport 4 bags, this millet is too much for fear of people's eyes, and there are still at home, and the chestnuts at home are almost ripe, and they will be collected and sent to you when the time comes." Lu Ming looked at Chu Ying's little arms and legs, it is true that it is not safe to have too much food at home.

"Okay, take all these pastries away, I don't like them." Chu Ying looked at Lu Ming, who was still writing something with his head down, and felt that rich people really knew how to play, and they didn't like to eat and cook so much.

"Why are there fewer people in this house than when I came here before?" Chu Ying is also not good at bagging, so she stuffed it in her stomach first.

Lu Ming looked at the door, took out a handkerchief and put it next to Chu Ying, this kid really didn't eat well, "Some short-term jobs were cut, and some people who didn't need it much were sold, anyway, you can buy it again when the time comes, looking at the form of this year, it is estimated that there will be more people who can't eat and sell their children and daughters next year, so people don't have to worry." ”

"It's just that now that they are wasting food, it's better to let them go to earn a living sooner, than to drive them away when they really can't eat, so that they can have more time."

Chu Ying looked at Lu Ming, who was slightly taller than herself, obviously only a teenager but so indifferent when she spoke, although layoffs in times of crisis are something that many companies will do, but this still makes Chu Ying feel indifferent.

"Well, I'll go first." In fact, there were not many servants in the Lu Mansion, and Lu Ming was the only one to take care of Agui, and Chu Ying was a little lost because there was no one to take him, but looking at the smoke rising in front of him, he thought that there must be someone there.

When I walked into the kitchen, I saw three subordinates washing vegetables and cutting vegetables to make a fire, and it was Mrs. Lu who was in charge. "Chu Ying, is the pastry delicious? It's better not to come in here. ”

"How is Madame cooking in the kitchen?"

Mrs. Lu made a boo motion on her mouth with her fingers, so that the subordinate looked at the fire and walked out, wiped her hand on the apron, raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Don't call Mrs., call Mrs. Second, Ming'er will be unhappy when she hears it, I often cook, it's nothing, are those pastries delicious?" Ming'er doesn't like these sweets, but I always prepare some, I think I can eat some when you come. ”

Chu Ying was a little embarrassed when she heard the second lady of the Lu family say this. The second lady pulled Chu Ying to the low stool next to her and let her sit, "Ming'er doesn't have many friends, and he cares a lot about his confidant." Why don't you skip lunch and go back? ”

Chu Ying shook her head, "No need, there are still people at home waiting for me to go back to eat, so I won't bother." Thank you for making the pastry, it was delicious. ”

Chu Ying said goodbye to the second lady and walked out in the direction pointed by the second lady, but she recognized that there was a road that led to the back door, and he and Hei Tan walked through the back door before, and before Chu Ying walked to the back door, she saw that the steward was talking to a middle-aged man.

"Old Yu, this year is not good, you see that you have also worked for decades, your children also have fields and land, it's time to go home and share the family, this is this month's monthly money, double it, if you want to find someone else to do work, I can also introduce you to you." The steward patted the old man on the shoulder.

Lao Yu took the copper plate and choked up a little, "Steward, I understand, the old man and lady in Lufu have been excellent to me all these years, and I have saved a lot of money myself, although the harvest at home is not good this year, but I have saved a lot in previous years, and I can live my life, thank you for being in charge." ”