Chapter 22: Dried bamboo shoots
After the novelty, Mu Chen was no longer novel.
"Brother Wang, there are 100 catties of bamboo shoots today, a total of 400 coppers."
Wang Xuan opened the money bag that the shopkeeper had given him, took out four pieces of broken silver from it, and handed it to Mu Chen.
The carriage drove up, and Wang Xuan, under the command of Mu Chen, drove to Aunt Hua's house in only five minutes.
Aunt Hua was opening the gate, and at a glance she saw Mu Chen sitting in the carriage.
"Chen girl, you're here, come down, Aunt Hua is supporting you."
Aunt Hua opened the door and walked in the direction where Mu Chen was going to get off the carriage, wanting to help Mu Chen get off the carriage.
"Aunt Hua, you don't need to help me get out of the carriage, but it's true to pour a glass of water for Brother Wang."
Mu Chen refused Aunt Hua's support, she was not a daughter, and it was not a good practice to ask someone to help her.
"Okay, I'll go pour water for Xiao Wang, Chen girl, the bamboo shoots are in the yard, you and Xiao Wang can get it."
Aunt Hua told Mu Chen the location of the bamboo shoots, and went to pour boiling water alone.
"Brother Wang, let's load the bamboo shoots into the carriage."
Mu Chen walked into the gate and saw bamboo shoots in the open air with sacks in the courtyard at a glance.
"Okay, Miss Mu, I'll take the big head first."
Wang Zhuan also entered the courtyard, and he also saw the bamboo shoots in the courtyard.
Wang Shuan walked over, pulled up the four corners of the sack, and soon carried a large part of the bamboo shoots onto the carriage.
Mu Chen was not far behind, and moved all the rest.
"Chen girl, Xiao Wang, come and drink water."
Aunt Hua walked out of the hall with two bowls.
Mu Chen naturally took one of the bowls and took a sip of the warm water in the bowl, but Wang Xuan was uncomfortable.
At last the ox drank a bowl of water, and then set up the carriage and went away.
"Aunt Hua, this is the money you advanced yesterday, I will pay you back today, Brother Wang will come here to pull bamboo shoots in the future, Aunt Hua will leave me half of the bamboo shoots she receives every day, I have my use."
Mu Chen took out the four coins of silver that he had just gotten in his hand and had not yet been hot, took Aunt Hua's hand, and put it in Aunt Hua's hand.
"Chen girl, I will leave the bamboo shoots for you, you don't have to come over in the morning, Aunt Hua's land is all rented out, there is nothing to do, I will send it to you."
The land of Aunt Hua's family is all purchased by Aunt Hua's husband Murray as a bookkeeper in the town, and after more than ten years, Aunt Hua has rented out all of them, and she has collected three points of grain a year, which is more than enough to support a large family.
"Then it's troublesome Aunt Hua, I can do my own thing at home every day."
Mu Chen decided that if he had time one day, he would buy some food for Mu Dazhuang, and Aunt Hua, who was kind to Aunt Hua, was afraid that she would not accept it.
"Aunt Hua, I'll borrow your basket first and carry 50 catties of bamboo shoots in 100 catties home, and then come back at noon and carry 50 catties on my back."
Mu Chen didn't bring a basket, he came in too haste.
"Okay, I'll get you the basket."
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After Mu Chen returned home, he hammered his waist, his body was so weak, he was tired after only carrying fifty catties, and he thought that she would not frown when she carried a hundred catties of things.
Mu Chen lit the fire, put the pot on the rack, boiled the water, took out the bamboo shoots from the back basket, threw them in the basin, washed them, took the cutting board out, and cut the bamboo shoots in half with a kitchen knife.
Add salt to the pot where the water is boiling, and after the salt melts, Mu Chen dips some salt water with chopsticks and puts it in his mouth to taste, the salt water is salty enough.
Mu Chen poured the bamboo shoots cut in half into the boiling water, and after cooking, he brought the boiling salt water down. When the salt water cooled, he poured it out.
After pouring out the salt water, only the bamboo shoots cut in half remained, and Mu Chen put the bamboo shoots on the sieve and took them outside to dry.
Mu Chen entered the house after drying it, it was already noon at this time, so he dealt with it casually, Mu Chen put his own back basket on his back, and set off with Aunt Hua's back basket.
When he arrived at Aunt Hua's house, Mu Chen returned the basket and put the bamboo shoots left in the morning in the basket.
"Aunt Hua, my sieve is not enough, can you lend me your house."
Mu Chen thought about the spectacular scene outside the house this morning, there were not enough sieves, and he used the mats he bought yesterday and didn't use them to dry the bamboo shoots.
"Chen girl, you just use it, and Aunt Hua doesn't give it to you."
Aunt Hua doesn't need a sieve for the time being.
"Okay, Aunt Hua, do you have a needle and thread?"
Mu Chen felt that the sieve was not enough to dry the bamboo shoots this afternoon, and thought that it would be more convenient if he used a needle and thread to string the dried bamboo shoots and tie them to the tree to dry.
"Yes, you wait, Aunt Hua will give you the needle and thread, and the needle and thread will be given to you by Aunt Hua, take it back and practice the female red."
Aunt Hua was obviously mistaken, but Mu Chen wouldn't say it.
"Thank you, Aunt Hua, I'll buy a roll of thread for Aunt Hua in the future."
Mu Chen decided to buy a lot of needles and threads for Aunt Hua, so that Aunt Hua would not be short of needles in the future.
"You don't need to buy it, although I said that you should take it back to practice female red, but I don't want you to return it, if you want to pay it back, then practice female red well."
It's okay if Aunt Hua doesn't mention it, but it's okay to mention Mu Chen, although he is an orphan in modern times, but in modern times, he just sews and mends.
It's not going to be embroidery here!
"Aunt Hua, I want to learn embroidery?"
Mu Chen looked at Aunt Hua and expected Aunt Hua to say no, but unfortunately it backfired, and the sad words still came out.
"Chen girl, it's okay if you don't mention embroidery, as soon as you mention embroidery, I remember, you don't seem to have learned embroidery, and you will come to me to learn an hour every day from tomorrow."
Aunt Hua looked at Mu Chen and smiled kindly, and in Mu Chen's eyes, it was the demon who was dancing his teeth and claws.
Mu Chen: "......" The baby is bitter, but the baby just doesn't say it.
"Aunt Hua, I've been busy lately, can I push it to the beginning of April, I'll be almost busy at the beginning of April."
Mu Chen's face was flattering, if Mu Jun was here, I was afraid that he would have to turn his face away and stop looking at Mu Chen.
"Yes, but add time to an hour or even half an hour."
Aunt Hua saw Mu Chen's face crack in an instant.
"Okay, Aunt Hua, I'll come to Xuenu Red in early April."
Mu Chen gritted his teeth when he agreed, but unfortunately Aunt Hua didn't know Mu Chen's mood.
"I'm going to supervise you well when I'm here, anyway, I don't have anything to do, it's okay to keep watching you."
Mu Chen: "......"
The baby doesn't cry, the baby really doesn't cry.
"Then I'll bother Aunt Hua, I'll go first."
Mu Chen picked up the back basket on the ground, fifty catties of bamboo shoots, Mu Chen ran fast on his back, and he looked like a talented wolf, tiger and leopard behind him.
There is no appearance of back pain from fifty catties of bamboo shoots in the morning.
Small Theatre:
Aunt Hua: "Girl Chen, do I look like a wolf, tiger and leopard?" ”
A smile tugged at the corners of his mouth.
Mu Chen: "Aunt Hua, you are gorgeous and tall, no." ”
Shivering.