Chapter 22: Selling for Money
At around 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Gu Lin finally came back.
Xia Ting's eyes lit up when he saw the heavy object dragging behind him. Hurriedly ran over to take a look.
"You go carefully, don't fall." Gu Yu asked worriedly. Looking at the bird-like girl, he shook his head helplessly, feeling like he was taking care of his little sister.
"Big brother!" Xia Ting looked behind him over Gu Lin's body and saw a suckling pig that had not been born long ago. He also carried wild ducks and pheasants in both hands.
"It's a lot of gains, big brother, you're so good." Xia Ting looked at Gu Lin with starry eyes.
"Well, it's been a long time since I've been up to see it." The subconscious implication is that this amount is about the same.
Seeing the adoring eyes of his daughter-in-law, a sense of pride rose in his heart, which had never been seen before.
But it just feels good.
"Second baby, this pheasant, duck and rabbit should be cleaned up quickly. I first packed up the wild boar and sold it. ”
He's going to clean up in the backyard, and he's going to sell the wild boar, which is not big, but it's worth some money. If you take it well, the price is a little higher.
"Big brother, is there anything I can do to help?" Xia Ting is very attentive. The thought of having money in her pocket makes her full of motivation.
Gu Lin thought about it, she was injured now, and there was nothing she could do. Seeing her expectant little eyes, she swallowed the words that came to her mouth again, "Do you know Sister-in-law Wang's family?" Go find Chunhua and ask her to come and get some meat? After all, their family helped us a lot. ”
Xia Ting thought about the route and nodded. The eldest lady took her out that time, as if she had said that she should be able to find it.
For Gu Lin to give meat, Xia Ting couldn't agree anymore. After all, it was because of her. Gu Lin is also helping her repay her favor, besides, Sister-in-law Wang's family are all good people, and the courtesies between neighbors are still exchanged, which is no more ordinary.
Actually, when Gu Lin finishes dealing with it, when she sells pork, she can just bring some to Sister-in-law Wang, but now there is really no work suitable for Xia Ting to do, so it is good to let her run errands to get to know this village.
At this time, there should be no one on the road, either at home or working in the fields, there will be no danger.
This piglet should be 3 months old, about 80 pounds. Gu Lin thought about it, cut 10 catties of meat, and divided it in half, half for the family to keep, and half for the sister-in-law.
After instructing Gu Yu about this, he put the pork in the basket, covered it with a cloth, and took it to the village head to Uncle Niu, saying that according to ten yuan a catty, there should be seven or eight hundred yuan.
When Xia Ting came back, Gu Lin hadn't come back yet, thinking that he was going to sell pork.
She was a little curious, where would the eldest brother sell to? It's already past 5 p.m., and it's impossible to go to town.
Seeing Xia Tingdong looking at the west, Chunhua probably knew what she was thinking, and said with a big grin: "Oh, what's so beautiful about this, Dawa must have gone to the village head, and whatever game he has in the past has been sold there." ”
"Huh? Is there anyone in our village who buys pork? So does he sell? ”
"Sell. If you have money, who doesn't. He just transported it to town to earn that kind of travel money. However, in fact, it also makes a lot of money. Chunhua looked at the people around, leaned over and whispered to Xia Ting, "He can earn 2 yuan for one catty, like a little pig, he can earn such a hundred yuan, this business is easy to do." ”
Xia Ting was surprised, their family was so poor that they couldn't open the pot, why didn't the eldest brother keep it for himself and sell it in the town the next day? For 100 yuan, you can eat a lot of rice.
Chunhua was not polite when she came to get the pork, and she was relieved to avoid the push and shout in Xia Ting's imagination. However, she brought more than 20 eggs and some vegetables. In fact, it almost cancels off.
Xia Ting thought about refusing, and Chunhua slipped away faster than anyone else in a blink of an eye.
At dinner, it was the sumniest meal she had ever had ever had. She made a potato stewed duck, a white-cut chicken, fried a green vegetable, and added some ingredients to the soup, the soup that already had the flavor of chicken soup was even richer, so three dishes and one soup, and the four of them ate it quickly. Even Su Feng, who had never gone out, took the initiative to sit at the dinner table.
When he went to bed at night, Gu Lin gave her all the money from the sale of pigs.
"It's a total of 780 Wen, you can put it away."
Xia Ting held it with both hands, for fear of losing one. She also counted the previous money together, ding ding dong, a total of 1031 wen, that is, 1 money and 31 wen!
A normal family of 4 people uses about 4 yuan for a whole year. Xia Ting was excited when he thought about it.
However, this does not include paying taxes. There is still a long way to go.
Xia Ting strung the 1 money with hemp rope, and the remaining 31 Wen, she thought about it, the two brothers and Su Feng each gave 10 Wen, and she kept one penny for herself. Sometimes they want to buy small items, and they don't have to ask her for money every time.
Moreover, it is more convenient for men to have a little money, which is also good to some extent.
Early the next morning, Xia Ting took ten cents and put it in Su Feng's hand.
"Ah Feng, this is your pocket money, take it."
Su Feng looked at the copper coins in his palm, which seemed to have a woman's warmth on them, and he put the copper coins back on the table, "You take them." I don't need money. ”
Xia Ting thought for a moment and pushed the copper coin back, "Everyone has it." If you don't need it, you can save it for the time being. If you need it urgently, you can take it out. It's not safe to put all the money in me. The cunning rabbit is still three holes. ”
Without waiting for him to refuse, Xia Ting immediately walked out of the door, and did not forget to greet him: "Oh, I won't tell you, I'm going to deliver food to my eldest brother." He didn't come back for dinner at noon. ”
Looking at her distant back, Su Feng felt a little complicated in his heart, and kept looking at the copper coin, but finally received it in his arms and put it safely.
He'll keep it for her for the time being. When he gets better, he will go to the town to teach, and he will be able to give her money.
But by then, I'm afraid he'll be almost gone.
An ominous person like him is not worthy of hope.
The aunt's family was very good to him, and he couldn't bear to bring them misfortune, and the idea of seeing them one last time at first might be wrong. No, in order to heal his broken body, they had to work day and night.
Someday, he's going to make that man pay.
Su Feng's eyes became treacherous and unfathomable.
When Xia Ting was loading Gu Lin's food, she quietly took out the eggs that she hadn't eaten this morning from her pocket while people weren't paying attention, peeled them clean and put them in the dishes, and she deliberately broke them open and made them into small pieces, so that he would have no reason to return them to her.
She really is these days, tired of eggs. She didn't like hard-boiled eggs much before.
Xia Ting was happy for her careful thoughts, she was really too smart.
After talking to the second brother, she put on her own straw hat and ran to the field.
It was her first time there, and they had passed it before, and then they introduced it to her.
In fact, there are not a few acres of land at home, and the reason why they will do it for so long is because they still have to help the little uncle farm there, and it is said that when Gu's father died, it was the money given by the little uncle and his family to bury him.
is reasonable, so I can only sell my life.
It was noon, even though it was early spring, and it was already very violent in the south.
Xia Ting lifted the basket up and strode forward again. Hurry up, or the big brother will go hungry.
Xia Ting came to the edge of the field and saw the man who was struggling to plow the ground, sweat swaying with the shaking. She was about to call him over for lunch, when another soft voice drowned out her shouting.
"Big baby, it's so late, it's time to rest. I've brought you lunch and soup, come and eat. ”
So who is more considerate than her, a genuine wife?
Xia Ting thought about why Gu Lin had so many peach blossoms, and was indignant, and when she looked over, she found that it was the peach blossoms that she had "caught" before.
Listening to that tone, it's just the real thing.
Didn't you say getting married? Why don't you know how to avoid suspicion?
"No need. Take it back and give it to your brother. Gu Lin didn't look back and continued to do his job.
Peach Blossom didn't have the embarrassment of being rejected, and still looked understanding, "They all have to eat." This is what I made for you, and you used to love it. After speaking, he still showed a shy look.
Gu Lin stopped speaking and continued to work.
He is such a person, after expressing his attitude, he no longer cares about others. I won't say a word more. But fortunately, she now finally knows that it was Peach Blossom who unilaterally stalked, and this matter has become much easier to solve.
Xia Ting knew it was time for him to play. After a facelift, he showed what he thought was the brightest smile:
"Xianggong ~ big brother ~ come to dinner!"
Angry with her, angry at her.
Hearing this, Gu Lin looked up at Xia Ting's side and smiled lightly.
Xia Ting was stunned! She saw her eldest brother smile! Laughed!
For the first time in so many days, she saw Yay. It's so rare. In that moment, she really wanted to keep this moment, she wanted to keep this pampering smile.
When Gu Lin walked over, Xia Ting wiped the sweat from his forehead for him. Because of the height difference, Gu Lin had to lower his body slightly so that Xia Ting could rub it. This harmonious scene stung someone again.
"Sister Ting, why did you come so late? The big babies are starving. Look, where are there people working around? ”
Seeing Peach Blossom's look of thinking about Gu Lin, she wanted to tear the weak mask of the white lotus fiercely. But at present, I don't know much about the other party's situation, and it's not very convenient to tear it up. She still chooses to wait and see.
"Thank you for your concern. It's a family affair in our family. Big brother, are you right? ”
Xia Ting didn't look at her, sat side by side with Gu Lin in the shade of the tree, lifted the cloth on the cross basket, took all the food and put it in his hand, and raised his eyebrows at his eyes.
Today's Gu Lin was a little smiling, but for some reason, the corners of his mouth rose slightly: "Hmm." You're right. ”
What the hell is this pampering tone!
Xia Ting originally wanted to be disgusted and disgusting, but he didn't expect to be teased by the usually dull man in front of him.