Li Ailian smiled happily and said, "Speaking, when we close the stall tomorrow, I will go to the academy to find someone to say, if you want to go in and study." Let's go to the town every day to do business, and we can take care of him for two meals! You give me 50 copper plates every day, Yuxiu also has money to get, I calculate, we are all thrifty people, how can we afford to go to the academy to study! ”

50 copper plates a day is a relatively good income, even the guys in the big stores in the town can't get such a lot of money a day.

"Cousin is going to study at Tingfeng Academy?" Sister Qiu asked.

Li Ailian nodded and sighed: "He has always studied in the private school of Zhangjia Village, and he has been studying for a few years, and the master will only teach a few books of enlightenment, and I have long wanted to send him to the town to study, for fear of delaying him, I am ...... in my hand."

When Aunt Zhang's father was still alive, he drove a big car to do business and saved a lot of money, but it was Li Ailian's many years of spending a lot of money to provide for the two children, and there was still a little money in her hand, so she definitely didn't dare to move.

Jia Shi hurriedly patted Li Ailian's palm, and said with relief: "It's good to go to the town to study, listen to the reputation of the Wind Academy, how can it be better than the private school in your village, in the future, we can go to the town every day, and we can also take care of Ruoxu." It's okay to know a few words in the private school in the village, but I'm afraid that no more will be taught. ”

Speaking of her son, Li Ailian's face was full of smiles, and she nodded: "I don't want him to have any great talents, you can read it out and take the best name for the subject, but you can't pronounce it...... went home to farm, and An An was divided into crops. ”

Zhang's family has a lot of land, but it is the only male laborer Zhang Ruoxu is studying, Li Ailian rented out the land, and collected a little rent every year to live.

Sister Qiu and Zhang Yuxiu went to the small kitchen to boil water, and the family soaked their feet to prepare for sleep. I wondered, isn't that Erniu the person who is selling water tofu in the market under our name today? How to find revenge on Mei Laoer? ”

Sister Qiu couldn't help laughing, and when she saw that several people were all glancing at her, she couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's really a fight?" Fight well, both horizontal and vertical are not good people! Mother, don't look at me! The second uncle came to our house to carry two buckets of water, just to make water tofu for Erniu! Don't let your heart soften when you hear that my second uncle is hurt, what did he do to us at first? Now that we are helping outsiders to take away our idea, we should beat it! ”

"Yes." Li Ailian very much agreed with Sister Qiu's words, "This kind of person should be beaten, it's really bad things to do!" ”

Zhang Yuxiu was a little puzzled, "Don't they have a well at home?" What are you doing with our water? ”

Sister Qiu said with a smile: "Everyone in the village said that the water tofu we made was delicious, and it was because of it

The water in our well is good. I thought, and I thought it would be nice for them to think so. "After a long time, someone will always find out that they went to the pharmacy to buy cement gypsum, and I am afraid that these methods of water tofu will be found out sooner or later, but before Sister Qiu has saved enough money, she doesn't care about putting a few more smokescreens to delay the next time.

"That's what they want them to think!" Zhang Yuxiu smiled and clapped her hands, "The method of ordering water tofu is our secret, but we can't let others know." ”

Jia Shi and Li Ailian smiled and nodded, if these methods of water tofu were known to others, their orphans and widows could not compete with others.

At night in early summer, the cool breeze is blowing, and there are unknown insects chirping in the courtyard, and when it is close to sleep, except for the occasional barking of dogs, Xiaohe Town is very quiet.

When Fang Donkey's family was about to go to sleep, a guest came. When the donkey's father went to open the door, he startled the visitor.

"It's me, Brother Skewer!" The people who came laughed and flattered.

The donkey's father's heart only fell back into his chest at this point, and he heard the sound of Erniu, and he really couldn't recognize him just by looking at Erniu's colorful face now.

"What's the matter? It's late. The donkey father asked.

Erniu smiled, "There are some things to discuss with the eldest brother, let's go in and finish talking." As he spoke, he didn't wait for the donkey father to dodge away, and squeezed in by himself.

Fang Laosu came out of the house, and Erniu hurriedly greeted him and shouted affectionately: "Uncle Fang!" ”

"Ah, it's Erniu!" Fang Laosuo didn't expect it to be this bastard, and his scalp was a little numb, "What's the matter?" ”

Erniu rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Uncle Fang, none of us are outsiders, and I won't beat around the bush with you." I'm the substitute Uncle Fang, you're not worth it! ”

"Slowly, slowly!" Fang Laosuo shook his hand to stop Erniu's words, "I don't understand what you said, what's not worth it?" We don't talk about those vain! ”

Erniu smiled, looking bitter and hateful, jealous and hateful, and pointed to the direction of Sister Qiu's house, and said, "Uncle Fang, your old man is bold and righteous!" It's the first part of our Xiaohe Town! If you hadn't opened your mouth to speak at first, would the old lady Xiucai have been able to take her daughter out? Can you make the idea of water tofu? Can we have the good situation now? ”

"You're not right." The donkey's father said, "How difficult is it for Mrs. Xiucai to take Sister Qiu, and the villagers all look at it in their eyes, and go out with debts to applaud the good situation?" ”

Erniu stomped his feet, shook his head and sighed, "Brother Skewer is a sincere and honest person!" Why don't you take a look at how much money those mothers-in-law make a day? I looked, the money was flowing into people's pockets, eh, now that people are living a good life, they forgot the friendship you helped them in the first place! ”

"If you want to talk about friendship, it is also the friendship that Sister Qiu saved my eldest grandson at the beginning." Fang Laosuo smiled and said, "Erniu, the affairs of our two families can't be finished for a while, and you are not clear, and it is not early today, why don't you go back and rest first?" ”

"No, no, no." Er Niu hurriedly spoke, "Uncle Fang,

I don't go around the bend with you, I'm different from them, I'm a grateful person, if I make a lot of money by doing business under your guidance, I will be filial to you! ”

"I don't know how to instruct people, I can't do it all my life, so I will dig in the dirt." Fang Laosuo shook his hand, and his heart became more and more impatient and annoyed.

"The donkeys run to the old Xiucai's house every day, how do they make water tofu, and the donkeys don't know?" Erniu patted his chest and swore to ensure that he was sure, "If you want the donkey to tell me, I will sell water tofu in the future, no matter how much I earn, I will give you 100 copper plates every day, how about it?" ”

Fang Laosuo dragged Erniu to the door, and said to Erniu kindly: "Erniu, the donkey is a child, he understands something!" If you want to make water tofu, just do it, you are a capable person, we will count you in the village, the big guys are all optimistic about you, and the water tofu you make must be good! After pulling Erniu to the door, Fang Laosuo closed the door and said in the door: "Erniu, be careful when you go home after dark, Uncle won't send you!" ”

Politely invited people out, but Erniu'er's stomping was helpless, and the Jiang family and the Fang family had dealings with the old Xiucai lady, and the Jiang family would definitely not tell him, but he didn't expect the Fang family to say it, so he didn't believe it, sooner or later he would earn the money from this water tofu stall.

"What kind of people are there!" The donkey's father spat at the door, but anyone with some conscience can't do anything to take away the jobs of orphans and widows!

Fang Laosuo shook his head, "Let's not provoke this kind of bastard, he doesn't know shame, we want to be faced." ”

The donkey mother took the donkey to the kang and was ready to sleep, leaning against the window to hear what happened in the yard, and when the two cows left, the donkey mother looked down and saw that the donkey was also listening, and her heart moved, thinking about the words promised by the two cows, 100 copper plates a day, and three taels of silver coins in a month! The grass pigs who work hard all year round only sell for two or three taels of silver!

"Donkey, do you know how Sister Qiu's family makes water tofu?" The donkey's mother asked her son softly, "Tell your mother about it." ”

The donkey glanced at his mother, shook his head and concentrated on preaching, "I'll tell people that you can't talk to the outside." ”

"Mother is not an outsider!" The donkey's mother was anxious and angry, after breaking up from Sister Qiu, her son ran to Sister Qiu's house when he saw the sky, and now even her own mother has become an outsider. "Tell your mother!"

"What are you talking about?" The donkey's father opened the curtain and entered the house, just listening to the last words of the donkey's mother.

The donkey's mother didn't dare to say anything in front of her husband, Sister Qiu's Nizi sometimes sent some worthless water tofu and vegetables, and now in the Fang family, her status is higher than that of her daughter-in-law, she just said a few sour words, and then gave her father-in-law a good reprimand. The husband and son did not stand on her side, and the donkey's mother only suppressed the caution in her heart.

Early the next morning, Jia and Li Ailian went to the market with their burdens. Sister Qiu and Zhang Yuxiu were busy at home preparing to get the wind at noon

The pancakes and vegetables sold by the college, under the command of Sister Qiu, Zhang Yuxiu made forty pancakes, and Sister Qiu cut six catties of water tofu to cook.

When it was really made, Sister Qiu felt that it was not as simple as she imagined, the dishes of making six taels of water tofu and the dishes of six catties of water tofu were completely two concepts, and when stir-frying water tofu, Sister Qiu felt that her thin arms were all about to be broken, and she was tired enough.

The number of meals made today is double that of yesterday, Zhang Yuxiu is very anxious, and always feels that she can't sell it if she makes too much, but Sister Qiu is not afraid, and said with relief: "If we can't sell it, we will eat it ourselves, and it is okay to share it with Brother Zhun's family to eat, in short, it can't be wasted." ”

(End of chapter)