"Two gluttonous cats, don't say leave some for your sister-in-law." The old lady usually only eats a bowl of porridge, but today she made an exception and ate half a bowl, and she was in a good mood.

"It's okay, I haven't been cooking for a long time, I'm afraid that my hands will be raw, so I tasted salty in the kitchen just now, but I ate it first." Ruchu was also 'quite happy', covering his mouth and smiling. In fact, anyone who cooks likes to listen to the compliments of the eaters, and that feels very good. And of all the compliments, there is nothing more real and natural than eating them all.

"Mother Zhang and Uncle Yong are also a little old, I'm afraid this tofu soup is also to their taste, and I will have to treat them one day." The old lady was on the rise, and she hurt again.

"It's on the stove, and there's still porridge." He smiled as he had always been, pretending not to see the complicated expressions of the four servants. Because there are few shrimps bought in the morning, there are not so many shrimps in the tofu soup left in the kitchen, but the shrimp taste is not bad. As for her, she actually didn't eat, but she partially let Yae eat first.

She peeked at Mrs. Qi, who had never expressed her opinion, and saw that she had also finished eating the porridge and tofu soup in the bowl, as if she still liked the old vinegar 'flower' very much, and her hanging heart finally fell to the ground. She has never worried about her cooking skills, but she is worried about the taste of the Qi family, and now it seems that she has passed the first level, but it is estimated that Mrs. Qi will have to say something serious so that she will not be complacent.

As she expected, Mrs. Qi rinsed her mouth and sent the servants down to eat before saying, "As before, I didn't expect that your 'female' was not good, but the cooking was very good." However, our Qi family has always been diligent and thrifty, not as good as your mother's family, and it is right to be filial to your grandmother and me to make good food, but we must also worry about the family's money, and don't make ends meet. She was very attentive and didn't say that in front of her subordinates.

Qi Jimei and Qi Ruyi, who were on the side, heard this, and couldn't help but glance at each other, feeling that their mother's requirements were really a bit too high. The so-called clever 'woman' is difficult to cook without rice, and she doesn't give money, and she wants her sister-in-law to cook food, which is impossible.

Unexpectedly, Ruchu smiled and nodded, saying that he would listen to his mother's words, and said, "I didn't 'spend' much money this morning, and everything else is leftover, but I will pay attention to income and expenditure in the future." Why don't you 'pay' me this month's food expenses and let me be a cook for a month and take care of the whole family's diet? When Xiaoguang comes back, he will be very happy to see 'milk', 'milk' and you are in good health. ”

When Qi Jimei and Qi Ruyi heard this, they were so happy that they almost jumped up, especially Qi Jimei, who seemed to feel that her stomach was starting to be hungry again. The old lady was happy to see her second grandson and granddaughter, and she agreed.

Mrs. Qi couldn't refute her mother-in-law's words, and she also wanted to see how capable Ruchu was, so she said gently, "You just got married, it's not that I don't let you take care of the house, it's really difficult to be a housekeeper." You are a young lady at home, I am afraid that I can't stand this hardship, and when I look back, Yuan Jing will blame me for abusing my daughter-in-law', what can I do? She made a slight joke to ease the atmosphere, "But since you have the heart, it's not bad for you to take care of the food in the house first, get used to it first, and then 'hand' this home to you in the future, but there is one thing you have to promise me." ”

"You said, don't dare to disobey the daughter-in-law." As the heart of the heart, he was secretly happy, and hurriedly said.

"I know that your mother is well-to-dowry, and that you have a good dowry. But a good son doesn't eat a family meal, a good 'girl' doesn't wear a dowry dress, she wants to be a good daughter-in-law 'woman', and she can't use her mother's money to help. Our Qi family will 'spend' as much as they want, and we will never borrow from others, nor will we move anything else, do you understand? ”

Isn't it just for the sake of self-esteem and not to 'spend' the Hu family's money? This is no problem, her money can be left for her husband and son to 'spend' in the future, and when the time comes, she will be in the coastal defense, and everything will be easy for her.

So, she solemnly agreed, and added, "Mother, rest assured, I will never let my family go hungry." ”

However, many things are easier said than done. It was only at this time that Ruchu heard that the whole Qi family, plus her and the eight members of the family, only used one or two taels of silver in three months, which was not enough money for her to invite Xiaoguang and them to a table of banquets when she was in Tianjin Weixue.

Although the Qi family planted a lot of vegetables in the garden behind the mansion and raised 'chickens', which one of the firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea does not cost money? The key is 'meat', and if you want to have 'meat' to eat at once, this money is obviously not enough. And if you want to make a vegetarian dish taste good, its 'cost' is higher than that of 'meat' dishes.

On average, she still thinks that it is cheap to buy shrimp and tofu in the morning, but in fact she has 'spent' on food for the whole day. Although this money is enough for ordinary people, the Qi family is a family of eunuchs after all, and the population is also quite large, so this kind of budget is really a bit of a 'door'. According to the theory, although Xiaoguang's income is not high, it is not so low.

"Mother said that people must be prepared." Qi Ruyi didn't know when she followed up Ruchu's house, and watched her write and draw some numbers on a piece of paper that she didn't understand, and couldn't help but say more, "My father was sick and had no money to watch, and then he borrowed the Bai family's money to send the funeral." Mother has always been arrogant, but she has to bow her head. This made her afraid, so she saved most of her brother's money, and her sister-in-law ...... I'm afraid that I have to be 'fine' and calculated. ”

"I see." Ruchu was taken aback, and vaguely sympathized with Mrs. Qi in her heart, but then said again, "Mother is right to do this, your brother didn't have the money to take care of the people in the ministry, and this title was almost not inherited." It's not that we're vulgar, it's not that we follow the 'wave', it's just for officials, there are always some scenes of favors to do, and we usually save more, so that we won't be overstretched when the time comes. Don't worry, Xiao Ruyi, my sister-in-law will definitely be able to do a dojo in a screw shell and do big things with a little money. ”

She spoke loudly, but when Qi Ruyi said a few words very trustingly and left, she began to worry again.

What to do? Now it's too late to find a way to make money, so we can only open up sources and reduce expenditures first. But blindly saving is not a solution, and we must come up with a good idea to get the Qi family out of poverty in the future.

"Otherwise, we will secretly make up for it, as long as it is not too much, others will not be able to see it." Yae on the side couldn't help but 'interject'.

Ruchu shook his head violently, "No, my mother is so 'shrewd', usually a penny is eager to break into two halves of 'flowers', and it takes half a day to buy one or two coarse teas. Besides, we must also be honest and not cheat. But...... Vegetables are easy to do, just pull them from the back garden. If you want to buy something that our family doesn't grow, just go and buy what you want to eat the next day the night before. At that time, the food was not fresh, the price was low, and the price was good, as long as it was 'fine' when cooking, the taste would not be bad. I am not afraid of ingredients, after all, the need is limited, even if there is less oil and no salt, Miss and my skillful hands can overcome it. The key is fish and meat, where do I get it without having to spend money? ”

"If you don't 'spend' money, then hunt and fish." Yae said casually, but Ruchu's eyes lit up.

That's right, my mother-in-law doesn't give money, and my father's money can't be moved, so she asks God for it.

"Miss, you wouldn't really do that, would you?" Yae was startled when he saw Ruchu's expression of wanting to try, "You don't know how to hunt or fish." ”

"Learn. Miss, I'm very smart. Ruchu looked Yae up and down, "Let's hold on for two days, and then we'll be happy." In the future, I will hunt and you fish, because I have to walk a lot of miles every day to enter the mountains, and I will work lightly, but I am reluctant to let you run around, you just squat by the river every day. Don't worry, I'll find the most experienced person to teach us. This is our master and servant learning the craft, 'spending' money and 'paying' tuition, not counting it as subsidizing the Qi family, right? ”