Chapter 19: The First Pot of Gold (Part II)
Ah Yuan was about to roll his eyes, and pointed to the guys in the stove room: "Look, how much oil does this cost?" Our oil jars have dried up, and there is sugar, how expensive is it? It is also necessary to burn firewood, sweet potatoes, flour, which one is given for free? And what about our artificiality? Last night, the whole family lit the lamp and boiled oil, do you want to buy some delicious supplements? More importantly, this method is our first creation, how many brain cells do you have to waste to come up with this idea? I have to try it again and again, and it's really cheap for a penny! ”
She was so in a row, Boss Bai was stunned, and hurriedly agreed: "Yes--a penny is not expensive-"
The little ones lowered their heads and covered their mouths and snickered, this sister-in-law was really funny.
"Oh, yes, when you go out, you are not allowed to tell others how we made this glass ball, and when someone asks, they say they don't know, do you remember?" Ah Yuan added a rule.
In this matter, Bai Lao Er has to be a bosom friend, looking at the eyes of the elites of the big and small Bai families, and then adding: "What sister-in-law means, if you tell others what to do, next time they will sell it, and our family will not be able to sell it for money." ”
Actually, it wasn't a difficult business to learn originally, and if someone ate a few, they might have studied it, but it would be a few days to be able to monopolize it, after all, the current Bai family has reached the point where it is a problem to eat enough.
Ah Yuan cheered up and assigned tasks to Ah Wen and Cailian: "You two, one follows the eldest brother and the other follows the third brother, take a ball gourd in your hand to eat, and keep praising it, so that other little babies are greedy, do you know?" ”
And such a good thing? Not only can you go shopping with your brothers, but also eat good things by yourself?
The two little ones nodded like pounded garlic, and their eyes when they looked at Ah Yuan were full of sincere gratitude.
"Awen, sister-in-law will make the shoes for you today, and you will suffer another day's sin, Chengguang Chengyao, don't suffer the two little ones, you also have to take care of yourself, this ball gourd, sell it for money to fill your stomach first, if you can't sell it, your own family will be lunch."
Ah Yuan zuihou looked at Bai Lao Er, this kid is the most thoughtful.
"Second brother, you have to work harder to walk the streets and alleys by yourself-"
"What's the hard work? Without these two little burdens, we can still go a little faster, and now let's see who sells out first and who sells more money! Bai Lao Er carried the straw stack and took the lead in stepping out the door.
The eldest and third also hurriedly carried the haystack and walked out, and Cai Lian and Ah Wen followed obediently, and they didn't forget to turn their heads and wave to Ah Yuan.
This scene is like a mother sending her child out.
Ah Yuan suddenly rushed forward a few steps further, and said loudly: "If you have a lot of money to sell, buy some rice, flour, oil or something to come to the emergency-"
In fact, this is the first time to think about this thing to make money, Ah Yuan's heart is also bottomless, the only thing that can be down-to-earth is that there are still many sweet potatoes in the house, which can withstand a famine for a while.
Chained to the courtyard door from the inside, she walked back to the stove room to pick up the mess, the courtyard was quiet, and her heart was empty.
Fortunately, there are also Arwen's shoes, which can take up time to dispel worries.
Just right, try whether this iron thimble is easy to use or not.
Although the grooves on the thimble are still not regular, and they occasionally scratch the air, the pressure on the fingers has been reduced a lot, and Ah Yuan's speed has begun to speed up.
When he started working, time seemed to fly quickly, Ah Yuan's mind was calm, and the second soles with mille-feuille soles were also completed.
Now, it's all left to put the upper and sole together, this zuihou set of processes is the most testing means, and Aunt Li has also been told thousands of times, don't be anxious.
If the stitches are slightly twisted, half a day's work will be in vain, and it will have to be reopened.
Ah Yuan thought about it for a while, first took a needle and thread to sew a few stitches on the four most edges, initially fixed the upper, and then began to sew finely, and sure enough, there were fewer mistakes.
In the stomach, he began to sing the empty city plan, and when he looked up, the sun had risen to the middle.
In the empty courtyard, she was the only one, leaning on the door frame, sitting on a small wooden bench for a morning, the sun shining warmly on her legs and knees, which was already a little hot and very comfortable.
In his previous life, hiding his body in the shadows and stretching his legs into the sun was what Ah Yuan often did.
It was an old Chinese medicine doctor who told her that this would be good for her legs and absorb more yang energy, and that women who belonged to yin were the most suitable.
The corners of Ah Yuan's mouth curled, to have such a leisure time and do such enjoyable things, in fact, it can also be regarded as a luxury.
This other world is still very good.
She went to the stove to light the fire, and continued to steam a large pot of sweet potatoes, if, today's business is not going well, sweet potato balls can't be opened, then, try to dry some dried sweet potatoes again, in the previous life, she liked those dried sweet potatoes that were dry and sweet and durable.
In the morning, there are still wild vegetables left, Ah Yuan ate a lunch exactly the same as breakfast, and it is likely that he will continue to meet with steamed sweet potatoes in the evening, except for wild vegetables, which will change the appearance, because the oil roots are clean.
This sweet potato balls, for the Bai family, can be regarded as a ruined boat, right?
Ah Yuan washed his hands, moved his position, and continued to bask in the sun to make shoes, if the needle awl was made, the process would be simpler.
The two new shoes, even though the upper is a dark old coat of Ah Yuan, placed on a wooden stool, also look so cute.
Rubbing his swollen and aching fingers, Ah Yuan breathed a long sigh of relief, and it was finally finished.
Even if the money for going to school is still far away, at least, Ah Wen will no longer need to play barefoot, in the future, she will make shoes for everyone according to the four seasons of the year, and the people of the Bai family are not allowed to go out barefoot.
Ah Yuan was admiring his "debut" shoes in the courtyard, and there was a sound of running outside the yard, and then the courtyard door was slammed.
"Sister-in-law - are you at home? Open the door! ”
It was Bai Laosan's voice, who ran back in such a hurry, what happened?
Something happened to Cailian or Arwen?
I am poor and crazy, how can I forget that he is still a child, if he is abducted and deceived, then no matter how much money he sells, he can't make up for it!
There was a bang in Ah Yuan's head, and his feet automatically moved to the door and pulled the latch open.
"Who—what's wrong?"
Bai Laosan's face was inexplicable, looking at his new sister-in-law's eyes were red, and he didn't dare to step into the yard: "No one has an accident!" Sister-in-law, who bullied you? Our aunt is here again? Our grandma? Or is it a big uncle? ”
Grandmother? Auntie?
Ah Yuan's mind was clearer: "No one bullied me, Ah Wen and Cailian are okay, right?" How did you come back alone? ”
Bai Laosan breathed a sigh of relief, followed Ah Yuan into the courtyard, and closed the courtyard door mysteriously.
"Sister-in-law, come on-"
Such a big young man, smiling so badly, closed the courtyard door again, and was alone with his new sister-in-law?
Why does Ah Yuan feel cold and swishing on his body?
"Just talk about it outside." Her voice returned to coldness, in her previous life, this was Ah Yuan's most normal state.
Bai Laosan had read the book, and when he saw that his actions were very inappropriate, his face was hot, and he hurriedly explained: "That--the eldest brother asked me to come back, the balls and gourds have been sold a lot, the eldest brother is afraid that you will be worried, so he told me to run back and say it first, and then go to the river to catch some fish-"
After explaining, the young man began to scratch his ears and cheeks again, looking left and right, still not at ease: "Sister-in-law, let's go to the house - go to the house and say-"
Well? Ah Yuan looked at Bai Laosan's thin waist tightly clutched, it seemed, it was thicker, it looked, and there was a sound-
"Yes—copper coins?" Ah Yuan's voice also lowered suddenly, his eyes widened, and he quickly glanced left and right.
Bai Laosan nodded mysteriously and pointed into the room.
The two of them were like underground party joints, and they couldn't care about the suspicion of their uncle and sister-in-law, so they tiptoed into the house and closed the door.
"Bang la la-la-la-", the most beautiful and beautiful voice sounded in the room.
In the blanket around Bai Laosan's waist, a small pile of copper coins was poured out, all of which were the face value of one penny, and it was roughly estimated that at least, there must be two or three hundred.
"We didn't dare to count outside, sister-in-law, this is still only half a town, the second child is not with us, he has a good brain, he must have sold more than us, the eldest brother said, he sold the rest before coming back, and then sold the money, he bought food for the family." Bai Laosan's palms touched two handfuls on the pile of copper coins in love.
Actually, that's a bunch of change at best, right?
However, Ah Yuan, a well-informed traveler, was also emotionally infected, just like seeing a huge amount of property, his pupils dilated, his mouth opened, and he sighed: "A lot of money!" Chengyao you are amazing! ”
Bai Laosan, who was praised, turned even redder when he boarded, and ran out again as if he had been beaten with chicken blood: "Sister-in-law, you count first, I'll go to the river to catch fish-"
Ah Yuan chased out the door and shouted: "Come back - eat sweet potatoes and leave!" ”
Bai Laosan blew back like the wind again, went into the stove room and grabbed two big sweet potatoes, and then jumped out of the door with a bamboo basket on his back, a series of actions were completed in one go, and there was no shadow in a blink of an eye.
"The eldest and the third are all honest goods!" Ah Yuan shook his head and sighed, after earning money, he was reluctant to buy some food outside, so he had to rush to the house, I don't know if the boss and the two little ones outside are still hungry?
She didn't think about Bai Lao's hunger, that guy's every move was shrewd, and he would definitely take care of himself first.
I can't say, can I change my appearance for dinner today?
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