Chapter 13: Intimacy
Chu Junxi was not greedy, the recipe only cost one or two silver, and the boss of Hongyanlou was shocked when he heard it, he was obviously ready to be pitted, but he found that the other party was extraordinarily conscientious.
In order to give the Fang family a face, the boss of Hongyanlou still gave some more, which was regarded as a deposit for pickles, and the dozen or so jars of pickles that had not yet been opened by the Chu family were also taken away by the boss on the spot, for fear that if they missed it, they would be gone.
The boss of Hongyanlou took out a silver ingot of ten taels, which is almost the income of ordinary people for two or three years. Chu Junxi didn't accept it, on the one hand, he felt embarrassed, and on the other hand, this denomination was too big, and they didn't want to spend it. In the end, the boss could only take out all the change on his body—some broken silver and a string of copper coins, which added up to about two taels.
Mrs. Chen and the owner of Hongyan Mansion both came by carriage, and Father Chu finally helped carry the pickles and ended today's task.
As soon as the person left, Chu Junxi was happy to jump up. Hongyanlou solved a quarter of the amount at one time, so that there is not much cabbage left at home, and when this batch of pickles is picked, you can free up a piece of land to grow new vegetables!
The biggest problem now is that Hongyanlou wants too many pickles, even if Chu's mother has time to do it, but the Chu family's space is limited, and she can't put so many jars. In the end, Qi Ran thought of a way, since it was wanted by Hongyanlou, then move the jar directly to them, and only need to write the time of unsealing on the altar.
Chu Junxi also went to discuss with the boss of Hongyan Tower, and the other party readily agreed.
And recently, Chu Junxi discovered a very wonderful thing, those who usually ignore their love suddenly became enthusiastic. Presumably, he must have known that he had a good relationship with the eldest lady of the Fang Mansion, and they all began to intend to have a good relationship.
When there are benefits, everyone doesn't care about whether it will be unlucky to be involved with their own "monster", after all, money can make ghosts grind, and if you make the owner unhappy, it is a very unnecessary thing.
Even when I went to deliver food in the morning, the restaurants that had already signed the contract were willing to ask for more cabbage every day. Although Chu Junxi was very skeptical that they could really use it, as long as she made money, she couldn't control other things.
In the next few days, everyone threw themselves into the battle of pickled cabbage, a total of 110 jars of pickled cabbage, and one jar cost about two vegetables. The Chu family took Qi Ran and threw it into the assembly-line-like project.
Chu Junxi took the two children to wash the vegetables and choose vegetables, Qi Ran was responsible for cutting the vegetables, if Chu's father went home from chopping wood, he would also help cut them together, and finally the most important and critical part, pickled vegetables needed Chu's mother's automatic hand.
Not only is the seasoning more or less exquisite, but the techniques in the pickling process are also understood by Chu Mu herself, and it is difficult to teach them with explanations. For the sake of pickles, Chu's mother didn't even bother to do embroidery.
Chu Junxi is also very emotional, her cheap mother-in-law is really excellent, how can she do everything well with those hands? The embroidery is good, and even a pickled dish can be amazing.
The amount of work of more than 20 altars per day only took five days to make all the things that Hongyanlou wanted, and even made some more for himself and the Qi family.
The money for pickles is given after all the goods are delivered, and according to the price of a jar of 20 wen, the total is 2 taels and 200 wen. Originally, Chu Junxi thought that he had overpaid before, so it would be enough to charge two taels of silver, but the shopkeeper of Hongyanlou had to give three taels, saying that the boss said that the money in the jar had also spent a lot, so they couldn't let them suffer.
In less than half a month, the Chu family earned more than five taels of silver, and after removing the part of the dividends to Qi Ran, there were only five taels left, and this huge amount of money made everyone not know how to spend it for a while.
First of all, it must be prepared for the next round, it will take a year or two for the fruit trees to grow, and the cabbage can be sold for a month, so it is necessary to find a variety that can be harvested quickly and plant it first, and the cabbage can be picked up after it is sold.
Chu Junxi didn't know anything about this, and in the end, it was Chu's father and Chu's mother who made the decision and set the carrot. Half of the acre of land where cabbage was originally planted was planted with carrots, and the other half was planted with spinach after the cabbage was finished. In the future, try to ensure that more than two kinds of vegetables are planted alternately.
After all, if you sell cabbage like this every time, although you make a lot of money, it is also very tiring. As long as the normal harvest can be guaranteed, even if it is just selling vegetables, there will be no more green and yellow as before.
Moreover, with the backer of the Fang family, I am not afraid of too many difficult problems in the future.
Chu Junxi also proposed that the money could improve the conditions of the family. Buy a few clothes, two bedding, and repair the house, and the money is almost gone.
It's just that Chu's father and Chu's mother, who have always been poor, are a little worried, thinking that they will all be used up all at once, what if there is something urgent in the future?
But Chu Junxi felt that the biggest thing in their family for so many years was to be ostracized, which led to the end of being poor. Instead of keeping the money for fear of being stolen, it is better to use it on the blade first, and the money is used to spend. And the Chu family has been making money now, just the money from Chu's mother's embroidery can make the whole family live a very good life.
In the end, Chu's father and Chu's mother still compromised, on the one hand, they were really afraid that they would be remembered for making money, and on the other hand, the family was able to make so much money recently, also because of their daughter, since their daughters have figured out how to spend it, so do it!
The little ones who had new clothes were happy, but they didn't dare to wear new clothes, for fear that the clothes would be dirty because of their greed, so they would have to stay until the New Year. Chu Junxi still said that he promised them that there would be new clothes for the New Year, so he finally dared to put on his body.
After putting on the new clothes, the little ones are very sensible, and they used to play all over the floor when they didn't get along, but now they know to do something more meaningful quietly, such as helping the family feed the chickens, watering, helping the mother to thread a needle and thread, or something. Chu Junxi felt that this new dress was really worth it!
The repair of the house is a big project, because he is not worried about others doing the work for him, and at the same time he wants to save money, Chu's father simply contracted this job himself, except for going out to deliver food in the morning, he repaired the house at home, and all the things in the field were handed over to Chu Junxi and Qi Ran.
And Chu's father also felt that he was always dangling in front of the two children, which was very bad. My daughter obviously hasn't opened up yet, so I still want them to get along more.
A month later, the Chu family entered a new life. The house has been renovated and is no longer afraid of leaking back when it is windy and rainy, and everyone looks very energetic.
Carrots and spinach have also been planted in the field, and the money from selling cabbage before, excluding the distribution to the Qi family, is completely enough for the expenses of the Chu family, and sometimes even improves the food and sees a little meat. Chu's mother has collected all the money for embroidery, and the money is kept for emergency, if there is nothing, it can be used as a dowry for her daughter, after all, the eldest daughter is already thirteen years old, and she can get married in two years.
The parents of the two families have already tacitly agreed that the only one who has no knowledge is probably Chu Junxi himself. Even the two little ones like this gentle big brother who can't speak very much, and hope that the big brother can always play with them.
When Qi Ran has free time, he will even teach the little ones to write some simple words, although he can't speak, but some simple words can be understood with gestures.
"Brother Aran, I still can't believe that I really made a change in my family! Our family is no longer the Chu family that used to have no meals, and those people don't dare to look down on me, saying that I am a monster. ”
Qi Ran couldn't say anything, just sat in the courtyard and sat with her.
Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Chu family specially invited the Qi family to celebrate the festival and prepared a table of delicious food. After eating, the adults chatted inside, and Chu Junxi dragged Qi Ran out to blow the wind.
The moonlight illuminated the eyes of both people, Chu Junxi's eyes were full of longing for the future, but Qi Ran's eyes were full of spoiling that was about to overflow.
He doesn't care what happens in the future, as long as he has her by his side, it will be a desirable future. This kind of life of farming every day seems to be very good. However, Qi Ran could feel that Chu Junxi was not just a little girl who wanted to be a farmer, she seemed to have something else she wanted to do, he could feel it faintly, but he didn't know what it was.
"Brother Aran, you say, if I am really a monster in their mouths, will you still accompany me?" Chu Junxi knows very well that it is very important that he can persevere, and it is also because he has always been accompanied by someone. Although Qi Ran didn't speak, he could always give her a magical power.
Qi Ran Ghost raised his hand and stroked Chu Junxi's left eye. Although these eyes were different from ordinary people, he didn't feel weird at all. It's beautiful, and the color is as deep as the blue ocean, as if you can see through the purity of the human soul.
The sudden intimate action made Chu Yunxi a little overwhelmed, and by the time he came to his senses, his face was already red. And her reaction made Qi Ran very satisfied, this stupid girl doesn't understand these things at all......
"Ah, Sister Ah and Brother Ah Ran are ashamed!" Suddenly, two little children came running out of nowhere, and when they saw the two of them getting close to each other and were extremely intimate, they suddenly screamed and rushed into the house.
Chu Junxi's brain is blank, these two little boys are really terrible! "You two don't run! Don't talk nonsense! ”
Qi Ran still sat and didn't move, anyway, his mother and uncle and aunt already knew, that is, this stupid girl was still in a daze. That's it, she's still young, just wait two more years!