Chapter Seventy-One: Settle Accounts
The feathers were cleaned and placed in a bamboo basket, but they were all piled up in one place.
"It's really a loser, let you clean it, it's all kneaded like this." Picking up a few long duck feathers, Chen Ping carefully sorted them out, and then put them aside alone, seeing Chen An running over, he said angrily, "You are really a loser, don't you know how to pick up these bigger feathers?" ”
"You asked me to wash it." Chen An has his own reason, "It's all dirty, what's the use of picking it up?" ”
Okay, this is clearly divided, when there are two texts, you know that it is more true, Chen Ping doesn't believe Chen An's words.
"Sort out all the feathers and spread them out to dry. Put this big one on the other side, be careful. Chen Ping shook a feather, "Next time, remember to put away such a big feather for me, don't break it." ”
Chen An grabbed the two white feathers, gently helped them to remove the water stains on them, blinked his eyes twice, and suddenly stopped.
"How?" Chen Ping looked up.
"This has to be calculated separately, one penny." Chen Andao, reasonable, "Originally, I asked Chen Wang to send it, you gave him money, and I want it too." ”
Mediator?
Chen Ping felt that these two words were very suitable for the current Chen An, this kid learned to rob while the fire was burning, and it was not once or twice.
"Didn't I buy you a jar of cheese last time?" That cheese is a hundred wen, Chen An can't get used to this habit, it's all money, and now it's even worse, "That can is a hundred wen, besides, this is for you to wash a feather." Didn't I just say that next time I have fluff, I'll make you a down jacket. ”
"Do you know what a down jacket is? It was much lighter than a jacket filled with reed wool, warmer and lighter. Chen Ping enlightened little by little, his little mother was already running around with the little madman, and Chen An couldn't learn that Wangcai.
A female man, a miser, this is unacceptable.
"Can it compare to the jacket of Wangcai?" Chen An asked, as if he was considering.
"That's for sure, he has cotton in it, and when silkworms are raised, the cotton is everywhere. But if you look at the down, it's these short, soft duck feathers, which are rare and scourge...... How many ducks do you need to get these? Chen Ping corrected his words in time, "You only make money and don't lose money." ”
"One yard is one yard, brother, didn't you also say that your brother is settling accounts? The cheese last time was given by you voluntarily, brother, and the jacket was also made for me because I asked me to wash the feathers. Chen An is not a big person, but he is quite clear, and he snapped his fingers to show Chen Ping, "We are clear." ”
I really shouldn't be idle and bored at night to instill thoughts in Chen An, this kid hasn't learned anything else, these are really all learned, and they have all been returned.
Chen An took the feather and said very resolutely: "Now that I have washed the feathers, brother, you asked me to clean them up again, so I have to have one penny." ”
Chen Ping didn't expect it at all, after Chen An said this, it seemed that it was really that reasonable. But this bag of feathers is only three cents from Wangcai's little fat dun, and Chen An is a lion's mouth.
"One penny, why don't you grab it." snatched the feather in Chen An's hand, Chen Ping took out the momentum of the eldest brother, "Go play." ”
It's better to clean it up by yourself, it's better to be troublesome than being slaughtered by this petty wealth fan.
"It's not good to pluck feathers, it's all pulled like this, how can this be sold for money." There are a lot of feathers, but most of them are either missing or disconnected from the middle, which is a pity.
Chen Ping only cleared a few sticks, and Chen An came over to help.
"What, figured it out?" Chen Ping raised his eyelids, "I'm all here for you to be busy, hard work, and talk to me about money." Look at this home, we are the pillars of this family, we have to work together to make this family better, and strive to build a brick house next year, you know? ”
Chen An didn't answer immediately, helped, and said in a low voice: "Brother, there is still a lot of money under your pillow, and I don't want much, five cents, I'll clean up this feather." ”
This kid, all the words about his feelings have been in vain, and he still wants money.
"Brother, think about it, if you clean it up by yourself, how much time will it take? If you have this time, you might as well go to the level, now it's almost dinner, and it will delay your cooking. ”
Sure enough, he is worthy of being a brother, really thinking about others, Chen Ping saw that Chen An was serious, so he reached over with both hands and pinched his cheeks.
"Cheng, five wen is five wen, you can get the feathers yourself." Time flies, looking at the day, it is indeed about to prepare dinner, Chen Ping got up.
"No, I've already taken it." Chen An's words almost made Chen Pingcha almost trip to the ground, this kid also took out five cents from his pocket and shook it in front of Chen Ping, "Just five cents, I don't take advantage of you, brother." ”
"You still don't take advantage of this?" Chen Ping rolled his eyes, "Hurry up and pick it up, the sun is about to set." ”
Chen Ping had just washed his hands and scooped up rice, and outside the courtyard, Chen Erniu came in with a few bamboos, and behind him were Chen Shun and his two younger brothers and a younger sister, all dragging bamboos.
"Brother Ping, we cut the bamboo." Chen Erniu put down the bamboo in his hand, the bamboo was still very thick, comparable to the thickness of Xiao Niang's arm, ten, there were still many branches on the ends, and Chen Erniu dragged it all the way back.
Chen Shun dragged less in his hands behind, but there were also six, his two younger brothers each held two bamboos in their hands, and Chen Shun's sister was holding a sack and standing beside Chen Shun.
"Yes, alright, let's go." Twenty bamboos, and they are all relatively thick, and they are still a little worse for weaving bamboo walls, but at least they can cover the mouth, Chen Ping nodded, and said to Chen Shun, "Continue tomorrow, but the next time you get this bamboo, it is best to remove those branches, and then bring two hemp ropes, tie them together, and drag them back together." ”
Chen Erniu has a stupid force, and one person brought back half of the amount, and the three Chen Shun brothers only had ten bamboos together, which was inevitably too little.
"This sack ......" The sack was held by Chen Shun's sister, and it was filled with leaves, so she was reluctant to put it down for a while, standing there, looking a little overwhelmed.
Thin, looking even shyer than Chen Ya, his body was also dirty and sticky with mud and grass clippings, and his clothes seemed to have not been washed for a long time, sticky and covered with a layer of gray stains.
"Keep the sack, I'll give you another one." The sack was filled with leaves, and it was not easy to clean it when it was poured out, so Chen Ping went to the hall and took a sack and gave it to the girl.
Chen Shun left with his younger brothers and sisters, Chen Ping looked at the bamboo in the house, and said to Chen An: "I'll cook, and you guys will clean up the branches on this bamboo." ”