Chapter 107: Shangliang
After eating, Lin Zhen called his son-in-law to go to the mountains with him to chop firewood, and there was indeed not much firewood left at home, and it was about to bottom out.
Guo Chengling took a machete and followed his father-in-law up the mountain, leaving the Liu mother and daughter in the family.
Liu sat in the yard embroidering a handkerchief, Lin Xiaowan had nothing to do alone, and went back to sleep again, last night the dog man tossed her until the second half of the night, she didn't sleep enough.
This sleep was refreshing, and after Lin Xiaowan woke up, it was already time for lunch.
In the afternoon, Lin Zhen went out to borrow dishes and chopsticks from the people he had made an appointment, and Liu was at home preparing the things he needed to cover the roof tomorrow.
Guo Chengling went to the new house to paste couplets and window flowers, which is the attention of Xinghua Village.
Liu's steamed a pot of steamed buns, all of which were covered with the word Xi, which will be used tomorrow.
She didn't know how to be a lion or a dragon, so she asked Aunt Wang to help.
Lin Xiaowan had nothing to do, so she wondered if there was anything else she could do.
She suddenly remembered that in a time-traveling text she had read before, the heroine knew how to heal and make ointments, and her eyes lit up.
yes, why didn't she think of it!
Throughout the ages, the easiest money to make is women's money.
No matter when, it is natural for women to love beauty, and everyone wants to be beautiful every day.
Lin Xiaowan pondered that she could first make some acne and whitening ointments to try the water to see if there was a market, and then make other skin care products.
To be honest, Lin Xiaowan doesn't really want to make a fortune by relying on her goldfinger supermarket.
Her rhetoric is full of loopholes, Liu and Lin Zhen will turn a blind eye to those doubts because they believe her, but someone as smart as Guo Chengling feels skeptical when they hear it.
At first, when she walked through, she felt very happy when she found such a plug-in, and felt that as long as she sold the contents of the house, she would definitely make a profit.
But the more time passes, the less dependent she becomes on this golden finger.
Lin Xiaowan was actually afraid that this secret would be discovered by others.
Moreover, she is not used to doing nothing like this every day, and people still have to find something to do for themselves.
She has first-hand medical skills and more knowledge than people in this era, if she just makes a fortune by selling soap, then what is the point.
It's better to give full play to what you have learned and do what you want to do.
Thinking of this, Lin Xiaowan decided to wait for the day she went to talk about soap and purchase the things she needed.
Aunt Wang is skillful, the scissors and chopsticks are used by her superbly, Lin Xiaowan looked at the finished product and was amazed, she had seen this kind of fried oil cake before, but it was the first time she saw someone else make it, and it was quite fresh.
In the evening, Liu left Aunt Wang for dinner and wrapped her in a red envelope.
Guo Chengling soaked in the medicinal bath on the third day today, and he didn't feel anything when he first soaked before, but he felt more strength in his legs when he went out today.
Today, he and Lin Zhen went up the mountain to chop firewood, walked so far, and came back with no pain in their legs.
At this point, Guo Chengling felt that it was worth the crime of suffering on a hot day.
Today, he didn't need to be reminded by his little wife, he boiled water and boiled medicine himself.
Lin Xiaowan saw that he was conscious, and he didn't have to worry about it, so she slept with confidence.
Early the next morning, Aunt Wang came over with Zhang.
Liu took out the Hu spicy soup powder that he didn't make last time and boiled a big pot of Hu spicy soup. The beans and peanuts from last night were also poured in.
The baked dough cake is too troublesome and too oil-intensive, so Aunt Wang pulled the wild vegetables and formed a ball with batter, and steamed a pot of wild vegetable steamed buns.
After cooking, Guo Chengling called a few people to come over and carry him over.
The big guys were waiting at the door, and when they saw a few people carrying wooden barrels, they all rushed up.
Aunt Wang guarded a bucket and shouted for them to line up, and her face was beaming.
Although it is a pity that the cakes are not as real as last time, the soup tastes as good as ever, and everyone finally got their wish after thinking about it for so long, and they all drank a lot more.
Fortunately, Liu's soup this time was full of ingredients, and more gnocchi was added, and everyone was quite satisfied with what they ate.
After eating, the women helped clean up the mess, and the men began to work.
The top of the cover pays attention to the selection of the day to choose the day of the lunar calendar, and the time is close to noon.
The most important thing to cover the top is the upper beam.
In ancient times, building a house was a major event, and building a house beam was actually a ritual of seeking good fortune and praying for blessings.
I hope that the house will be permanent, safe and long-lasting, full of children and grandchildren, and a happy life.
There is a saying: "When a house is built on the beam, the family is prosperous, and if the house is built without beams, the people are not prosperous."
It is written, "The upper beam is like the crown of a man."
As the saying goes, "the upper beam is not right, the lower beam is crooked, and the middle beam is not falling." ”
It can be seen that the beams are important to the house.
Lin Zhen had already prepared the incense table, put the fruits on the table, and put the basket of happy steamed buns steamed by Liu's yesterday on the long table, ready to sacrifice.
Lin Zhengong respectfully lit the incense, knocked three times, and prayed sincerely with his eyes closed.
After the sacrifice, the construction began.
The men had to transport the beams from the carpenter's house first, and a group of people went to the carpenter's house with the burden and rope of the beams.
Lin Zhen looks in good spirits today, not as sluggish as he was two days ago, and his face showed some joy.
Lin Xiaowan watched it for a while and then went back.
She has to help her mother prepare lunch, and the house is about to be completed today, so the family has to take care of the helpers for two meals.
In the morning, I made Hu spicy soup, and at noon, it was vegetables + steamed buns and soup.
The big pot dishes are not easy to fry, and Liu didn't have that much energy, so he originally wanted to invite someone to take charge of the dishes, but Aunt Wang said that the skills of the village who could make big pot dishes were not very good, and the hands and feet were not clean, so Liu put out this idea.
If you can't stir-fry in one pot, you can fry it in half a pot and half a pot, anyway, it's hot now, and I'm not afraid that it will be cold.
The vegetables are collected from the people in the village, which is not expensive, but it adds up to a lot of money.
Liu also went to cut three catties of meat, and she inhaled in distress.
You can't sigh on a big day, otherwise the meaning is not good.
I also bought some tofu, bean sprouts, and bean skin from a seller of soy products, and stewed them in a pot with various dishes.
Lin Xiaowan took advantage of Aunt Wang and Zhang's absence to shake the wrapped package of seasonings into it.
Liu Shi turned around and saw it, and asked her strangely, "What do you put in it?" ”
Lin Xiaowan made a "shhhh ”
Liu Shi was even more strange, "Put the seasoning and put the seasoning, the god is mysterious, like being a thief, I don't know what kind of medicine I think you have." ”
Lin Xiaowan: ......
Not to mention, when she thinks about her behavior just now, she really looks like the vicious female partner who drugged and harmed people in the TV series.
Lin Xiaowan stirred the dishes in the pot with a heart, feeling speechless for her sand sculpture.
After finishing the beam, Lin Zhen set off the first firecracker and beckoned everyone to come down to wash their hands and prepare for dinner.
The beams are ready, and all that remains is to build the roof in the afternoon.
After a tired morning, everyone was already hungry.
At noon, there were no family members, and the men didn't have to take care of their wives and children, they all sweated profusely, squatting on the ground with bowls, and two or three people gathered around to eat and chat.
Liu cut a lot of meat, cut it into small pieces, and if you were lucky, there were a few pieces in a spoonful.
Several families are not in good shape, they haven't eaten meat for months, and they are overjoyed to see meat.
Generally, this kind of host is in charge of the meal, and they are either reluctant to put the ingredients, or they are reluctant to give the amount, let alone cut the meat. I can't eat enough at home and buy food for the helpers, don't even think about it.
Lin Xiaowan and their family are the first ones who make a delicious meal and are willing to put in the ingredients, and the big guys feel that this time the work is good, the money is not less, and the food is good.
After eating, the men went back to rest, and the women cleaned up the mess.
With oil, the pots and pans are not very easy to brush, Lin Xiaowan really wanted to take the dish soap out, but she couldn't, everyone was watching, so she could only wash and scrub in the usual way depressed.
After disposing of a bunch of dishes and chopsticks, Lin Xiaowan smelled the smell in her hand, and she was going to smoke and vomit.
I washed it with soap several times before I felt better.
After half a day, she was tired, so she said hello to Liu and went back to her room and collapsed on the bed.
Guo Chengling went to the new house to be with his father-in-law, looking at a pile of tools and tiles.
Liu was also tired, there was nothing to do with them in the afternoon, and the two of them had a good night's sleep.
It was dark before the two men returned.
Lin Zhen was in a good mood, and he could see the smile on his face from a distance.
Liu poured them face wash water and told them to wash and eat quickly.
The new house has been built, and it is almost time to install the doors and windows.
The doors and windows were set at the carpenter early in the morning, and Lin Zhen also ordered a set of furniture.
It is said to be a set of furniture, that is, two beds, a wardrobe, stools, tables and the like.
They can't afford to do more.
Just to build a house, plus custom-made doors and windows furniture, the money shared by the family will cost seventy-seven, eighty-eight.
After removing these pieces of silver in Liu's hand, there were about twenty taels of silver left.
This year's harvest is not good, and they still have to keep some silver for emergencies, and they don't dare to spend it indiscriminately.
The doors and windows were installed the next morning, and new furniture was brought closer to the house.
The newly built house has not been added yet, and Lin Zhen and the others are not in a hurry to move out, and plan to move it after all the things are added.
Lin Zhen seems to have let go of the past two days, and he is no longer as embarrassed as he was when he got along with his wife and daughter as he was two days ago.
But in private, the relationship between the husband and wife is still a little awkward.
After the house was built, it was also the day when Lin Xiaowan and Huaxi Pavilion made an appointment.
Guo Chengling recovered from his injury and planned to go to the county to say hello to the restaurant shopkeeper he had cooperated with before.
Lin Zhen and Liu planned to buy some pots and pans and farm tools.
When they separated, they didn't ask for anything, and now that the house is completed, they all need to buy it.
The thought of spending a lot of money again, Liu's heart was worried. The amount of money in her hand was decreasing day by day, which really made her feel a little insecure.