Chapter 20: The First Pot of Gold (Part II)
Ah Yuan lived up to Bai Laosan's expectations, tied the courtyard door, and plunged into the main house.
Counting the money, counting the money—whoa, whoa—
"We people, I'm so happy today, we're people, I'm so happy today!" Ah Yuan's singing sounded, accompanied by the plucking of copper coins.
Don't care if you have more money or less money, the important thing is that you can listen to it!
"Two hundred and forty-five, two hundred and forty-six—two hundred and forty-nine—"
Holding a copper coin from zuihou, Ah Yuan's brows furrowed, this number is not so good, no more, no less, the number of copper coins that Bai Laosan brought back - yes, it turned out to be - a "two hundred and five"!
We don't dislike one more or less, why make up this "half-hanging" number?
However, it is always good to have money, albeit a pile of change.
It is unrealistic to stuff such a large number of them into the mouse hole, Ah Yuan decided to "cunning rabbit three holes", gathered the original capital of the white boss, and continued to stuff it into the hole.
He looked for a collapse on the earthen kang, cleaned it up, and put in a hundred coppers.
The remaining more than 100 have to be taken out as capital to continue to invest, wrapped in a small bag, and sandwiched between old clothes.
Ay! In this family, there is nothing to do, all of them are wasted to be rebuilt.
After collecting the money, Ah Yuan was full of energy, and continued to expose Ah Wen's new shoes to the sun, and he happily started the "cleaning" campaign.
In the main house, in the stove room, and in the yard, the sweep that should be swept and the wash that should be washed, I really can't see what it is.
In the end, I was embarrassed to go to the room of my younger brothers and sisters to help, but don't do bad things with good intentions, Ah Yuan told himself.
It's a pity that this yard is so empty, at least, planting a few fruit trees, sprinkling a few vegetable furrows, and raising a few chickens can be regarded as a standard farm yard.
Ah Yuan walked around the yard several times, rubbed his hands, picked up a firewood stick and marked the boundaries on the ground.
I don't know if it's suitable to raise chickens in this season, that thing is small, and it is not annoying to feed it, and it is much cleaner and refreshing than raising large fat pigs.
Well, then surround the boundaries and let them run away.
There is also a vegetable furrow, which has to be purchased regardless of the season, even if it is a cold winter, we can't have a little green vegetables, right?
In this other world, I don't know how advanced and backward it is, whether glass and plastic have arrived, as long as it can be matched with a piece of plastic film, Ah Yuan is confident that there will be fresh dishes on the table in winter.
When I was in the orphanage, I often followed the old dean to pick up the vegetable garden, and everyone lived in the base camp in that suburb, and basically they could be self-sufficient in vegetables.
The children took turns watering the vegetable patch, and when it was cold, they covered the plastic film tightly, and when the sun was shining, they went to open it to dry, and she remembered that the red and white radish, cabbage, pimples, coriander and so on could also be fed in winter.
It's a pity that this body is not strong at present, and only a few slips of soil have been dug out, and it is so tired that it can't straighten its waist, and its hands have blisters of blood.
Hmph, it's better to have liliang than the crippled limb in the previous life!
Fortunately, reinforcements came.
Little Awen's loud shout could be heard half a mile away: "Sister-in-law, I'm back-"
Then, there was the laughter of Cailian, and the little girl's voice was crisp, and it seemed that it was no longer so dull.
Ah Yuan was in a good mood all of a sudden, put the hoe in his hand against the wall, washed his hands, and went to the door to greet him.
Although the time spent together was short, the two little ones brought her the feeling of family, just like the children of her own age in the orphanage.
Ah Yuan stood at the gate of the courtyard, looking forward to the source of the sound.
Running in front of him was little Awen, grizzled and disgraced, but glowing with joy.
Cai Lian followed behind him, her hands slightly open, as if she wanted to protect her younger brother, carefully.
Further back, it is the "husband" of this body, the white boss who carries two straw stacks on his shoulders.
"Sister-in-law, we're back-", little Awen ran to Ah Yuan's side, stood still, and whispered proudly, "Sister-in-law, we sold all the balls-"
Cai Lian also arrived, her little face was red, beads of sweat were oozing from the tip of her nose, and the corners of her mouth were crooked, full of smiles.
Ah Yuan's heart was warm, and he led the two children one by one, waiting for Boss Bai.
No wonder it's so slow, take a closer look, hey, this kid Zashichiro still carries a lot of things.
Finally face to face with his daughter-in-law, Boss Bai's signature smile dazzled Ah Yuan's eyes again: "Daughter-in-law, I'm back-"
"Stupid!" Ah Yuan muttered in his heart, such a big man, and a round-stared "leopard eye", no matter how you say it, it has to be a deputy murderer to be logical, but this guy is surprising, and there is honesty in his eyebrows and eyes.
"Bought so many things, sink or not? Bring it to me-", Ah Yuan didn't control his expression in the end, and greeted his man with a smile.
Bai Lao Daxiao was more honest, and he grabbed those things and refused to help: "I'll just take it in, your hands are tender, don't get it." ”
This guy is still good for his daughter-in-law.
Ah Yuan and the two little ones followed behind, and Boss Bai strode into his courtyard like a victorious general.
In the end, it was a place that he was familiar with, and he suddenly noticed the change, and Boss Bai looked back at his daughter-in-law: "Do you want to grow vegetables?" What about the third child? Tell him to do it, don't hurt your hands. ”
It seems that this guy is very attentive to the maintenance of women's hands.
Ah Yuan smiled: "It's okay, I'm idle at home, our yard is empty, and it's comfortable to sprinkle some vegetable seeds." ”
Most of the things that Boss Bai bought back were things used in the stove, half a bag of white flour, half a bag of yellow-orange-orange cornmeal, as well as a bag of white sugar, a bag of brown sugar, a large piece of pork fat, and a few large bones.
"Hehe, when I bought white sugar, the boss's mother-in-law said that the woman's family had to drink brown sugar, so she bought a handful—" Bai Lao Daxiao was happy, and secretly looked at his daughter-in-law's face, and continued to confess: "This piece of meat is boiled with some oil, the boss sees that I bought a lot, and I gave a few bones, and I can also have a few more oil stars-hehe, and I also bought four meat buns for the two small ones, and they can't help but be hungry-"
Boss Bai peeked at his daughter-in-law again, and his tone was even more thoughtful: "It's just-there is not a few money left." ”
With the two hands that were free, he took out a few copper coins from his arms and handed them to his daughter-in-law's palm.
This guy is taking us as a weekly skin, thinking that we are wolf-hearted and dog-lunged, and we can't even afford to eat a few small meat buns, right? Sister Mo Fei's skin is long, and she writes the words "stingy Bala"?
Pushing away Boss Bai's hand, the new daughter-in-law sat down in front of the stove with a straight face, lit the fire and boiled the pot, and there were still a few sweet potatoes left.
Ah Yuan's face was quite angry, and the two little ones trembled, not daring to come forward.
The atmosphere is very dull, and the joy just now is gone.
Boss Bai waved his hand to the two younger siblings, and Cailian dragged Arwen out of the door, but she was lying behind the door frame, the little girl was already thinking big, and she was afraid that her eldest brother would quarrel with her new sister-in-law.
Ah Wen's eyes were filled with tears, he knew that his sister-in-law would be unhappy, and he was not so greedy, so he had to eat meat buns, how much more would it cost!
In the house, Boss Bai hasn't found the right words to comfort his daughter-in-law, so why is he unhappy when he talks about it? Is it to spend money on steamed buns to eat? Or is it because you buy these things on your own?
The daughter-in-law is worried about being tired, staying up late and getting up early to make the balls and gourds, and earning the money that she only has-
Or is it because I bought meat buns for two small ones, but I didn't bring her back one to taste?
Also, my daughter-in-law must have eaten and drunk in the past, and she is a literate and hyphenated person, and she is already very heartwarming with herself, and she doesn't know that she feels sorry for her-
"Daughter-in-law, don't be angry, next time, I'll buy you something delicious next time-" Boss Bai stiffened his head and leaned over to the stove to be careful.
Ah Yuan straightened up with a "whew", pulled his hand, and Boss Bai hurriedly hid back.
"Thorn-", the lid of the pot was lifted, and the water vapor rose into the air.
Ah Yuan pointed to the few sweet potatoes that had been warmed, and said coldly: "Bai Chengguang, you eat something first, and then think about it, what the hell am I angry-"
She patted the ash on her hand, strode out, saw the two shrunken little figures outside the door, shook her head, and stood still: "The two of you have eaten four buns, you must not be full, go, and accompany your eldest brother to pad the mat, and you have to wait for dinner." ”
Ah Wen timidly came to him and tentatively grabbed Ah Yuan's hand: "Sister-in-law, don't be angry - Ah Wen will be obedient in the future, don't ask the eldest brother for meat buns to eat, okay?" ”
"Silly boy!" Ah Yuan pointed an index finger at the tip of Ah Wen's nose: "Why is my sister-in-law working hard?" Don't you just want our family to be fed and clothed? Not to mention that you still earn money today, even if you don't earn it, it won't make the two of you hungry. ”
Cai Lian dared to lean forward, looked at Ah Yuan with big wet eyes, and shouted: "Sister-in-law-"
The poorer the children, the more sensitive they are!
Ah Yuan rubbed Cailian's hair and sighed: "Sister-in-law is not distressed about spending money, sister-in-law is distressed-"
She suddenly choked a little, and then shook her head: "Let's go eat something first, I'm not hungry anymore, go and help my sister-in-law wash the big bones, let's eat some fragrant mouths at night!" ”
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