Chapter Fifty-Six: The Desire to Set Up Another Stove
There are male guests in the house, women and children are not allowed to eat on the table, and the mother and daughter use it directly in the kitchen. After eating, Cher stayed in the house and waited at the table.
Serving the table in the countryside means that the guests drink, which dish is missing, add some at the right time, and which dish is cold, and go to the kitchen to reheat it.
Because in this era, most people eat lard, and after a long time, the dish will form a layer of white oil when it is cold, and it will not be able to eat at all, so when the guests are drinking, they need someone to serve the table next to them. It is used to meet the various needs of guests.
To put it bluntly, the people at the table are like modern waiters.
The three brothers of the Dong family have their own characteristics, although the eldest Dong Changjiang is the eldest brother, he does not have a strong sense of presence among the brothers of the Dong family.
Because the remaining three brothers can crush one of them if they call out their IQ.
He is also timid by nature, in Dong Changhe's words, the kind of person who will shake when a leaf falls on his head.
And he is not good at talking, his only hobby is to drink a little wine, and wait until the wine is half-drunk, at this time his conversation box can really be opened. At this time, his favorite thing to talk about is to talk about the past and the present.
And Dong Changjiang is a person who has never been in a hurry to do things, he is the kind of person who doesn't know how to be in a hurry when he is on fire.
From the memory of the original owner, I learned that since she was a child, her uncle only said hello to her.
Today's Dong Changjiang is wearing a simple dark blue shirt, with a lot of folds on the shirt, and he has not taken good care of it at first glance, with a peach hairpin on his head.
It can be seen that he is also an informal character.
Now that he has drunk two pots of rice wine, Dong Changjiang's cheeks have turned crimson, and even his eyes are a little foggy.
He is the most ordinary-looking of the brothers, but he is still very burly and powerful compared to ordinary countrymen, not to mention Junyi, but also Zhou Zheng.
He laughs better than when he is serious, and while chewing peanuts, he tells the story of the Three Kingdoms.
Needless to say, Dong Changhe, one of the three brothers, is very good in everything except Huaxin, although he knows that his brother is not capable, but he still respects this brother more when he speaks and does things.
Following Dong Changjiang's topic, he will also express his own opinions, and the two brothers are debating loudly, and they don't pay attention to the rules of eating and not saying anything at this time.
Dong Changhu paid attention to Xue'er, who was quietly embroidering flowers on the side, and asked with a smile: "Xue'er, can the third uncle take you to watch the dragon boat race tomorrow?" ”
Xue'er blinked, and also learned his expression and smiled: "Thank you, third uncle, Xue'er has to take care of her mother at home, she can't work when she is pregnant." ”
Dong Changhu frowned slightly, and said pitifully: "The dragon boat race is beautiful, but it's a pity that you can't go, otherwise the third uncle will tell your father and let him take care of your mother at home?" ”
"Thank you, third uncle, I really don't need it, it's rare for dad to have a day off, dragon boat racing happens every year, but Xue'er's younger brother only has one now." Cher said mischievously at him.
Dong Changhu touched Xue'er's little head: "You are really a good boy, if only you were the daughter of the third uncle." ”
"It's not a loss if it's a niece and a third uncle, it's all a family, isn't it?" Xue'er knew that Dong Changhu really liked her, so she also joked with him.
"Hahaha...... Yes, yes, yes, it's all family, hahaha......" Dong Changhu didn't expect Xue'er to be so smart, and laughed happily.
After laughing, he glanced at the two brothers who were still arguing, and then took out a small cloth bag from his arms and handed it to Xue'er, leaning on her ear and saying, "This is a gift that the third uncle secretly bought for you, you put it away by yourself, and save it yourself for the future dowry." And don't tell anyone! ”
Xue'er blinked, seeing that Dong Changjiang didn't pay attention to them, then nodded smartly, pulled his arm, and waited until Dong Changhu lowered her head, she also whispered in Dong Changhu's ear: "Thank you, third uncle, Xue'er is very happy, this is the second time Xue'er has received a gift, and Xue'er will keep it for the rest of her life." ”
She didn't know if the original owner had received any gifts, but after she came here, she first received the summer shirt made by her sister-in-law, and then received the gift from Dong Changhu.
Dong Changhu just liked the transparency of this niece, smiled and touched her head again, and motioned for her to put things away.
Cher blinked and reached into her sleeve, actually taking the opportunity to put the small cloth bag into the space ring.
She didn't know what was in the bag, but according to the shape, it looked like the shape of a bracelet.
Xue'er is not greedy for this thing, the main reason is that Dong Changhu's love for her comes from the heart, and being cared for will always make people happy.
Xue'er thought of the cotton seeds in her space ring, and the third uncle was in the cloth business.
The linen cloth produced by the Zhao family was sold, as well as cloth woven by ordinary people, and silk and brocade purchased from the south.
If the third uncle can sell cotton cloth in the future...... But she's too young now, and a lot of things are not something she can do if she wants to do it now.
In the first few days, she secretly planted potatoes and sweet potatoes in different places in Jiupan Mountain, both of which were places where others rarely set foot.
She thought very simply, when they were ripe, she would lead Dong Changhe to discover them, and then it would be logical that these two high-yielding crops would come out.
At that time, the Dong family will successfully enter the eyes of Feng Xianling because of these two crops, and Dong Changhe's wish to set up another pot stove can be realized.
As for the cotton root corn, Xue'er doesn't want to take it out for the time being, the Dong family's current foundation is still too shallow, once cotton and corn come out, in this era of imperial power, the Dong family will not be able to keep it anyway.
As for potatoes and sweet potatoes, these are not very eye-catching crops, with Feng County's order, the Dong family can still be saved, and this credit is estimated that Feng County's order will not be monopolized.
Wait until a few years of development, and then take out the cotton and corn, and then the initiative of the matter will be in the hands of the Dong family.
The most important thing is that Xue'er does not have a strong sense of belonging to the Dong family, and she also has reservations about Dong Changhe's ability.
Both members of the Dong family are patriarchal, although Xue'er doesn't value money very much, but it is absolutely impossible to have no money.
In her last life, Xue'er was an orphan and was taken in by her grandmother, although her grandmother raised her and left all her property to Xue'er, but she worked on her own for four years of college to support herself.
So Cher has a natural need for money, and she knows that it is not easy to make money in any era. Only with real money in your hands can you feel at ease.
She took out high-yield crops, and Dong Changhe and his wife would naturally look at her differently, but the benefits from this ...... Cher knew she couldn't get it.