This lunch was eaten for a long time, and the dishes made by chrysanthemums were served one by one, and everyone kept admiring.

Even so, when the most time-consuming braised large intestine was finally served on the table, it was still swept away by everyone, and Chen Yu's eyes were even more brilliant!

Naturally, the pork belly and chicken were not made - Chrysanthemum was reluctant to kill the chicken, and the shopkeeper Mao was not embarrassed to ask her. Besides, this dish is not complicated, but it takes time and the chicken is expensive.

Shopkeeper Mao sighed: "Chrysanthemum girl is really ice and snow smart, I have a lot of knowledge today." ”

Li Gengtian said with a smile: "The two children of the Changhe brothers are well taught, and they are all promising. I don't think Aoki will be easy in the future. Just wait for the blessings! ”

Zheng Changhe kept saying modest words in his mouth, but his face was full of smiles.

When the chrysanthemums were all busy, Chen Yu asked the shopkeeper Mao to pay one hundred and eighty taels of silver to the Zheng family.

Chrysanthemum saw that there were two silver tickets, and took them over and looked at them carefully, they were one hundred taels and fifty taels denominations. As soon as she looked up, she saw Chen Yu looking at her with a smile, and hurriedly said in disguise: "Let's take the silver, what is this?" We won't use it! ”

But isn't it, the exchange has to go to Qinghui County, where her father has never been to it since she was so old, isn't it troublesome?

When Chen Yu saw her cover up, he didn't break it, but just smiled and said: "It's okay, it's just that the cash on our body is not enough, how about letting Shopkeeper Mao send the rest tomorrow?" ”

Yang smiled on the side: "I go to the market every day. Just leave it to me, and save the shopkeeper from running away. ”

The shopkeeper Mao paid the Zheng family eighty taels of silver first, and agreed with the Yang family to pay the balance at the Fuxi grocery store the next day.

Here, Chen Yu asked Chrysanthemum again: "Chrysanthemum girl, how do you want to sell that spicy cabbage?" ”

Chrysanthemum thought for a moment and said, "It's just pickles." Even if you like it, I'm afraid you will be impatient to bother to pickle it. It's better for my family to sell you, anyway, my mother has to go to the market every day, and it won't be a trouble to send it over by the way. ”

Chen Yu looked at the shopkeeper Mao, and the shopkeeper Mao was busy saying: "This is good, this is good!" So how much does this spicy cabbage cost a pound? ”

Chrysanthemum was silent and looked at her mother, Yang.

Yang has been in business for so long, and she has some ways in her heart, she said to the shopkeeper Mao: "This cabbage we grow ourselves, it's not worth much, and you can buy two catties for a penny; It's just that this dish is pickled and costs ingredients, plus labor money, you can give three cents per catty. ”

She doesn't want much, after all, it's a cheap thing; But if you really count it, selling this spicy cabbage is better than selling pig's head and pig into the water to make money!

Chen Yu seemed to see her thoughts, so he smiled and said: "Shopkeeper Mao, you first take it to the restaurant to sell it, if it is easy to sell, you will give the aunt four dollars a catty." I think this thing is cheap, but it's troublesome, but I'm afraid that my aunt might not make as much money as selling pigs. ”

Seeing that this Young Master Chen was reasonable, Yang nodded with a smile and said, "It's just that it's not easy to sell at a high price, and it can't be much more expensive than pig water." Countrymen are still particular about eating meat. ”

Chen Yu smiled: "Don't be afraid." When the time comes, we will take it to Qinghui County to sell and see. If customers like to eat, you can make more and sell a large amount, and you will earn it back. ”

The shopkeeper Mao said: "Then put ten catties on me and take it away today." I'll talk to the shopkeeper at the Fuxi Grocery Store if I need it in the future. ”

Yang hurriedly responded.

was busy again, turning out a few jars of spicy cabbage; She filled another jar of Brother Li Changfeng.

Li Changyu smiled: "I was just about to open my mouth to ask for miles." My aunt took the initiative to pretend to be me. ”

Yang laughed and said, "Look at what this baby said, this is not a good thing." ”

Li Gengtian glanced at his son and said, "He ate a bowl of spicy cabbage last night, drank a lot of water, and got up several times at night. ”

Everyone laughed loudly when they heard this, and Li Changyu's face turned red with laughter.

It wasn't until the sun set behind Xiaoqingshan that Chen Yu and his party left from Zheng's house.

Before leaving, Chen Yu wanted to say something to Chrysanthemum, but found that he didn't know what to say. After thinking about it for a long time, he smiled and said to her: "Chrysanthemum girl, if you have anything to help, go to the shopkeeper Mao." ”

Chrysanthemum smiled and nodded at him, and didn't say much, only said "go slowly".

She understood the young man's thoughts very well, but she just felt some pity for her. Like Li Changyu met her yesterday, he thought it was a beauty, and couldn't help but want to talk, but when she lifted the face towel, he was scared.

Just thinking about it, Li Changyu came to her and asked with a smile: "Chrysanthemum, do you have anything you want to buy?" I'll bring it back to you from Qinghui during the Chinese New Year. ”

Chrysanthemum was stunned, what did she want to buy? It doesn't seem like there's anything to buy. So, she shook her head at him.

Li Changyu saw that she didn't want to buy anything, so he thought about it and said, "I'll buy you two boxes of aftertaste snacks when I arrive, and keep what you like to eat." ”

Chrysanthemum thought to herself, don't you eat white and don't eat, didn't you still eat my spicy cabbage? So she smiled and said, "Then I'll thank you in advance." ”

Li Changyu said happily: "I haven't brought it back yet." When I bring it back, thank me again! ”

After all the people had left, Chrysanthemum and her father and mother returned home, took out the eighty taels of silver and counted them, and smiled with joy; Zheng Changhe looked at the ten taels of silver ingots, and he was also excited-he had never seen such a big ingot of silver.

Yang took out another clay pot, and while filling the silver into it, he said, "But you have to put it away, it's not fun to lose it." So much, how many spoons of pigs do you have to sell to make money? ”

As he was talking, Aoki also returned, and he looked at the clay pot containing silver in a daze, and then at the chrysanthemum, happy and sad at the same time. Glad that the family is finally not short of money, even if he marries now, he can get a decent bride price; The sad thing is that his sister is much more capable than him - he doesn't need to raise his sister at all, his sister supports him.

Chrysanthemum knew his thoughts, took his arm and said to him, "Brother, you need to read more books and learn more things." In the future, our family will still rely on you! Look at that Young Master Chen today, isn't he just looking for his family's business? Isn't he also studying? My mother and I don't know anything in the end, so we can only sell pigs into the water; My brother will be able to do great things in the future! ”

Aoki saw her comforting herself, and said with a smile on her face: "Your brother and I are also incapable people, what big can we do?" ”

Chrysanthemum deliberately looked out, and then whispered to him, "Have you forgotten this mountain full of acorns?" ”

Aoki's eyes lit up and he smiled: "That's just feeding a few more pigs, what's the big deal?" ”

Chrysanthemum glanced at him and said: "There are so many oak trees on the mountain, our family can't just take care of ourselves, and we can't hide it, so it's better to tell the village chief generously that this thing can feed pigs and chickens, and let the village chief divide it." When the time comes, the people in the village will follow the pig and chicken raising. There are too many feeds, how can you sell them in Xiatangji alone? It must be sold far away, and then it is not permissible to pick a man of insight to go out and run? ”

Aoki never expected her to think so far, and when she thought about it carefully, it was indeed the case, and she couldn't help but admire it very much.

Zheng Changhe listened to his daughter's words, remembered the three pigs in the pig pen, and smiled all over his face: "When spring begins, I will go and catch three more piglets." ”

Yang said to Zheng Changhe very calculatedly: "His father, let's buy some fields and buy a cow, otherwise the money is not solid at home, so it's better to buy some fields." Wait until next year to save enough money to build a house – it's too old. ”

Zheng Changhe rubbed his palms and nodded vigorously: "Hey! Buy the fields, but also the cattle. Is there enough money to build a house? ”

Aoki interjected, "Dad, let's buy less land first." I have to study for the past two years, and my family can't take care of it when I have more land. It is better to build the house first, and the most important thing is to build a row of pigpen houses. Next year, our family will raise more pigs, and by the way, we will do the business of this pig going into the water. When I have been studying for two years, the scholar comes and buys some more land, and then I am not afraid. ”

Seeing that his son's arrangement was reasonable, Yang nodded again and again: "Aoki is right. Even if you buy less land, I am afraid that you will not be able to plant it. Anyway, this pig business can't be lost, I think although it is troublesome and tiring, it is better than farming. ”

As soon as she turned her head, she saw Chrysanthemum's eyes wide open and looked at her father for a while, and then at her brother, so she smiled and touched her head and said, "Flower, you can also talk about it - this money is still earned by you!" Don't you usually have an idea, too? ”

Zheng Changhe smiled: "Hello! Forget about chrysanthemums. Flowers, you say, is this a good arrangement? ”

Chrysanthemum pursed her lips and smiled: "Of course it's good!" I thought the same thing as my brother - this house must be built. It's not that you can't save money if you have money, it's for next year to raise pigs and chickens, and the yard and house are not enough, so you have to arrange it well. ”

Aoki smiled and nodded, that's what he thought.