In the afternoon, the chrysanthemums were still only boiled three pairs of water, blanched and added to the ingredients and stir-fried, put in the pickles and simmered slowly in the pot over a warm fire.

At this time, Yang picked a load of cabbage and yellow cabbage and walked into the yard, and said to Chrysanthemum: "Dry cabbage tomorrow." You have to pickle it quickly, otherwise you will not have enough pickles to sell it every day. ”

Chrysanthemum said to her: "Mother, go and chop some cabbage again, I want to make spicy cabbage." That doesn't need to be sunburned! ”

Yang asked suspiciously: "What is spicy cabbage, why haven't I heard of it?" ”

Chrysanthemum smiled: "I came up with it." I always eat a delicious pickled vegetable, and I am very tired! Let's try it another way, maybe we can make it taste good! ”

Yang is now very convinced that Chrysanthemum gets some fresh vegetables from time to time, and she smiled: "Okay, just try!" Isn't it just a matter of spending some seasoning and cabbage, make less first, adjust the taste, and then make more! ”

Chrysanthemum agreed, she didn't want to make more, there were a lot of ingredients, at least she couldn't take out apples or pears, but there were white radish, so she could only make that kind of spicy spicy cabbage.

So, she said to Yang: "Mother, this pickling costs chili powder, chili sauce, garlic and ginger, and some sugar, I'm afraid it will cost more than ordinary pickles." ”

Yang said with great success: "Don't be afraid, as long as it's delicious!" ”

The two of them then chopped some cabbage and came back for later use.

When Aoki came back from the village school, he heard that he had sold it for two hundred yuan today, and he couldn't help but be dumbfounded: this year, one stone of white rice is only one or two silver miles, and his mother actually earned so much in one day, which is much more cost-effective than farming.

His mood is a little complicated - his sister is so smart, she is stunned that she has done this business so smoothly, does she still have to rely on herself to support her? I'm afraid that I have to rely on my sister to raise me!

Anyway, Aoki still feels very sorry for his sister, thinking about the original promise to teach his sister to read and write, but because of the recent incidents, he has not been able to implement it.

He went to the river and came back with some sand, and asked Zheng Changhe to take bamboo strips and weave a boxy bamboo plate, and put the sand in it, so that he could take branches and write on it, so as to save some paper!

Since then, he has taught chrysanthemums to read and write whenever he has free time.

What made his jaw drop was that no matter how much he taught, Chrysanthemum could always remember it quickly, and asked very detailed questions about the relevant words and explanations, which made him feel that he had not learned enough.

How did he know that chrysanthemums were also confused: why did his brother learn textbooks with "Analects" and "Zhuangzi"? What the hell is going on?

But Chrysanthemum is also so busy every day that she doesn't have time to explore this issue; Aoki had just entered the school, and he couldn't ask him anything. She could only leave the matter behind, thinking to herself, there would be a day when she would figure it out.

In fact, it's nothing if you don't know it, so what if you know? She doesn't have to raise pigs and feed chickens, can she still take the top exam?

Aoki obviously felt pressured, and in order to cope with Chrysanthemum's inquiry, he had to study and consult Master Zhou more seriously in the school, so the progress of his studies far exceeded that of other students in the village, and he was sincerely praised by Master Zhou.

The students in the school are all from Qingnan Village, and everyone is not far behind when they see Aoki working so hard.

The first is Zhang Huai, who also studied desperately; Xiaoshi is also close to Aoki, so naturally he will study hard together - he will teach Sister Chrysanthemum after he learns; The rest of the people have also been driven, and the learning style of the entire school is unprecedentedly good!

Zhou Fuzi was so happy that he twisted his beard and squinted his eyes, and said to the village chief Li Gengtian: "I have taught in other places before, and I have never seen such a studious baby as your village." Alas, I have been busy all my life and have achieved nothing, and if I can teach a few decent disciples in my old age, I will be blind to death! ”

After saying that, he looked into the distance abruptly, and the small green hills in the west were undulating, like a creeping dragon, winding and stretching. On the other side of Xiaoqingshan, there is his scenery and past, but these are already yesterday's yellow flowers.

Li Gengtian was naturally happy, and he said to Master Zhou: "It's not that Mr. taught well, if our village can also produce a showman, then I really want to thank Mr." ”

Zhou Fuzi smiled lightly!

Scholar? Joke! If he teaches with all his heart, but can only teach Xiucai, it will really insult his reputation!

******

On the third day of Yang's trip, he went to sell vegetables, and as soon as he left the village, he met Lao Cheng, who was driving an ox cart.

"Ouch! Sister-in-law Zheng, is this going to Jishangli? What did Aoki pick? It seems to be weirdly heavy. Get in the car, and I'll give you a ride. Lao Cheng said enthusiastically.

Aoki was overjoyed when he saw it, and hurriedly said to Lao Cheng, who stopped: "It's my mother who is going to the market to sell vegetables." If I don't go, I'll give her a ride. ”

The black-faced old man smiled with a mouthful of white teeth: "I'll just say, aren't you going to school, why do you want to go to the market." ”

Yang was also secretly happy, and while climbing into the cart and holding hands with Aoki to get the two big baskets onto the ox cart, he talked to the old adult daughter-in-law Huang on the cart. Once he was seated, he waved Aoki back.

Aoki saw that it was a lot brighter, and he no longer went home, and went directly to the school to study.

On the ox cart, Huang asked Yang to sell vegetables, and couldn't help but be curious: "Is that easy to sell?" ”

Yang smiled: "It's okay." The dishes made by our chrysanthemums taste good, and they are not expensive, so we can earn some pocket money. You also know that our family spent a lot of money and owed a debt when he broke his leg! ”

Huang naturally knows. It hasn't been long since the Yang family and Liu Erniang fought, Zheng Changhe's leg fell and he was in debt, and Liu Erniang came to the door to say that she didn't remember the kiss.

She sympathetically comforted Yang and said, "Take your time! You're not in a hurry, but you can't drag your body down. Do you have to get up so early every day? ”

Yang said helplessly: "Not really! I went earlier, and I still have to work after selling my home, and Chrysanthemum is at home alone! ”

Lao Cheng in front of him continued: "In the future, you will wait for me at the entrance of the village on double days, I will go to the market to help people deliver goods, and I can also give you a ride by the way." ”

Yang smiled: "That's a good feeling, I'm just desperate!" ”

Thinking about it, he said: "I even bring people and goods, and I have to pay two cents for each ride, otherwise we will be embarrassed to sit, so let's go." ”

Huang made a fuss and waved his hand again and again and said, "Ouch! You have to pay for a ride, it's all from a village, and it's a shame! ”

Yang Zhengse said to her: "If I happen to meet your family Lao Cheng once, he will take me, and I will not give the money; Now I run to the set when I see the sky, and the days are long, don't you care about my heart? If you want me to say, you just say it in the village: If you go to the market on a double day, someone will be charged a penny for a car. When the time comes, people will wait at the entrance of the village, and there is also hope that it will not. Otherwise, if there are too many people, who will you bring and who will not bring you? ”

Huang was very hesitant, she said, "Isn't that being poked in the back?" ”

Yang laughed and said, "Your own car, you didn't steal it or rob it, why did you make people poke your backbone?" ”

Lao Cheng often goes to Xiatangji, and his brain is much more active than his daughter-in-law, he said: "What Sister-in-law Zheng said is true. If I had set up on those days in January, I would have been able to collect money; Unlike in the past, I couldn't go a few times in a month, so I was naturally embarrassed to accept it. ”

Of course, it's good to have money to collect, Huang smiled happily and asked, "Then let's all collect a penny?" ”

Lao Cheng smiled: "That's not going to happen, the little baby and the old man can't accept it." In this way, the people in the village just wanted to say nothing. ”

Yang nodded again and again: "Brother Lao Cheng's words are reasonable!" ”

Because of the payment for the car, Lao Cheng's service was immediately much more thoughtful, and he sent Yang to the door of her eldest brother Yang Defa's "Fuxi Grocery Store", and also helped move the two bamboo baskets down before leaving.

Yang stopped him again and said, "Brother Lao Cheng, when you go home next night, come to my eldest brother's place." I'm going to buy two vats today, and you can help me bring them back, and I'll count the money for you when I get home." ”

Lao Cheng hurriedly replied: "Okay! Go ahead, I'll help you get it back. ”

Yang turned his head with confidence, and saw that the kid from Laixi greeted him with a smile: "Auntie, why did you come so early today?" I've only been open for a while. ”

His fair face, eyebrows and eyes are full of smiles, and his face inherits the softness of his grandmother and his father, not like his mother's rigid lines, he is a male baby who makes people happy at first sight, but he has not lived up to the name "Laixi".

Yang said with a smile: "I happened to meet the ox cart in the village today, and I was given a ride, so naturally it was early." ”

As they spoke, they walked into the grocery store.

Although this shop is not in the center of the market, it is far away, but it is located right next to the road into the market, so people can see it coming and going, and the business is not bad.

The store is long and narrow, and on both sides are some household utensils.

Dustpans and dustpans made of bamboo strips are placed on shelves and stacked on top of each other; The large vats, clay pots, and porcelain bowls and plates were placed on the ground and covered with straw, presumably for fear of breaking them. All the goods are stacked neatly, not cluttered at all, standing at the door of the store, everything is clear at a glance.

Therefore, this store has only been open for a few days, but there is also some word of mouth, some villagers who rush to the market gradually love to come in and take a look, and some of the things that are easy to use can be brought back; Even when the people who run small shops in the villages come to the market to buy goods, they will also bring a few things back to sell.

To say that these achievements are all earned by Laixi.

He has a bright brain, he cleans up the grocery store every day, the goods are neatly organized, and he can welcome customers with carelessness, if people buy more things, he can usually reduce the odds, so that everyone who comes in laughs.

Yang smiled and said to Laixi: "Go to dinner, we will go to sell vegetables in a while." ”

As he spoke, he went to the kitchen at the back to find the stove and took it out, took two more bowls, scooped two bowls full of water and sent them to the kitchen.

At this time, Yang Defa came out of the latrine, looked at his sister and smiled: "It's early today." ”

Yang smiled and told him about the ride.

Yang Defa nodded and said, "That's fine, I'm still worried that you will run back and forth like this, and you won't be able to bear it for a long time." There's a lying down in the house, and you can't lie down anymore. ”

Yang even said that he was fine, but he paid attention to it.

Lai Xi finished the corn porridge in three bites, and said to Yang with admiration: "Auntie, this fragrant sauce made of chrysanthemums, it is better to get up early and eat porridge." With it, this corn paste is not so unpalatable. ”

Yang Defa said with a flat face: "How unpalatable?" It's not good to grind it so finely and boil it so thickly, you can be content! Is it easy for your aunt to earn two cents? Seeing the sky, I will bring you vegetables, we don't have to cook every day. ”

Yang smiled: "It's all worthless things, what are you talking about?" Laixike helped my aunt a lot. ”

Lai smiled happily, and looked at the aunt and felt kind. In the end, it is my own aunt, which is much better than the second aunt - the second aunt is reluctant to give away even a needle.

After eating, Yang Defa was happy to go to Erlipu with his aunt to sell vegetables - he knew that Yang's family was busy, and it was better to go back if he finished selling it earlier.

Lai Xi picked up the burden, Yang carried a small firewood stove in one hand, and a basket in the other, in which some firewood and tongs and other utensils were placed, and the two went to Erlipu.