Chapter 7: Silver
Before the end of the eight years of Ming orthodoxy, Wen Wan finally carried a large bag and lived comfortably in her nest. On this day, there are really a lot of neighbors who come to warm the house, if not for anything else, but for this really bright and magnificent farmhouse compound.
They discussed one after another, "Ouch, look at this big house, Yuanzi is really good."
There was a loud voice that answered, "But isn't it, I heard that their family is going to Qingzhou City to build a shop!" I see, it's still Wan Niang's life, not to mention that her mother's family is rich, she married her husband's family, and she also took Lao Lin's family to prosper! ”
Those daughters-in-law gasped when they heard this, and they felt quite reasonable, but they weren't Wanniang Wangfu!
"Then you have to have the ability of the people, my man is now following him, and the land is rented out!" One of the women hung her neck high with pride, thinking in her heart that she would be able to live in a big house when her man was born.
Wen Wan grabbed some melons and fruits from the house and put them in the tea tray, and smiled and beckoned everyone to come into the house to eat tea. The neighbors also followed her with a smile, turning their heads to look around, not in amazement. The house is clean and tidy, Wanniang is meticulous and secure, they all know it.
In the middle of the hall, there is a table for offering, and a square table of red lacquer eight immortals is placed in front of the table, and a solid wood chair is placed on the left and right sides, which looks really simple and atmospheric.
In front of the left is a large round table, covered with broken flower basket cloth, and a few branches of vegetarian powder camellia are obliquely inserted in the white porcelain vase in the middle of the round table, which adds elegance.
On the right side of the hall is a light green bamboo chaise longue and a few low stools, and behind the chaise longue there is a door leading to the east and west bedrooms, and in the bedroom there is a large bed with shiny oil, and on the inside of the bed is a row of openwork wardrobes that are taller than people, which is indescribably beautiful.
Several women stretched out their hands and carefully touched the cabinet, and they all sighed in their hearts: Mother! And such a nice house! Such a big bed!
"Sister, how much silver does it cost to make this house, this house?" Two or three women pulled Wen Wan from side to side and inquired in low voices. They also really want to build a big house, whether their son marries in the future or leaves it to future generations, it is all a big pomp!
Wen Wan smiled and said that she didn't know, and led them to taste the jerky she had just made, and for a while there were different voices of admiration. She really didn't know, she only knew that it cost two taels of silver to cut meat and buy vegetables for two months.
Wen Wan was also surprised when she stepped on the neat and smooth ground, but she didn't expect that the farm yard built by Xu Yuan was quite beautiful! Now, she no longer has to worry about leaking rain and dirty shoes on rainy days, and she is not afraid of strong winds and straws falling on her face! The days are always getting better and better.
After sending off the neighbors, Wen Wan sat down to take a breath, and prepared to go to the kitchen to make a fire to cook and eat for a while, Lin Yuan was building a house for Hongchuan in the city for a while, and he would not come back at noon.
Just as he was about to stand up, the courtyard door was pushed open, and it was Lin Yuan who returned to the house. He neatly put away the newly bought bedding and pots and pans, put down the food box he brought for Wen Wan, and walked out the door without waiting for a word.
"Not eating at home?" Wen Wan followed him out and pulled him.
Lin Yuan shook his head, he didn't worry about Wen Wan being at home alone when he came back; The second is that today's meal was cooked by Hongchuan at the chef of the restaurant, and he wanted to give Wen Wan a taste, which also saved her the effort of cooking.
He also wanted to accompany her in the house, but Hongchuan went to the yamen, and he had to keep an eye on the house. The guys everywhere are not allowed to be sloppy. Besides, there is a lot of delay on the way to and from the city.
Greeted Wen Wan and tied the courtyard gate at home, but Lin Yuan still felt that it was not safe for her mother-in-law to be at home alone, and wondered if Ming'er would catch two black dogs and come back to her as companions? Later, I have to bring my mother-in-law to accompany her and take care of her during the confinement.
Wen Wan sent the man away and just wanted to go back to the house for dinner, when someone knocked on the courtyard door, it was a chrysanthemum. Wen Wan had to go to the door and pull her in. Chrysanthemum is the woman she is most familiar with in Lizi Village, and she is lively and inquisitive, and most of the gossip she hears is from her mouth.
Chrysanthemum likes to be gentle and generous, and every two or three days she always has to find her to do some needlework or chat about some interesting things. No, Wen Wan has lived in the old house for nearly three months, but she is suffocated!
Wen Wan greeted people into the house and brought her snacks and dried fruits. Chrysanthemum sat on the stool with a red face and waved her hands shyly, and she didn't want to eat when she came back. But Wen Wan only cared about stuffing a lot of dried fruits into her hands, and Chrysanthemum had to purse her lips and put it in her pocket, pinched two bites of dim sum, squinted and her cheeks bulged, and enjoyed it quite a bite.
"Something big has happened in the past two days, and it's at the end of your mother's Guzi Village." Chrysanthemum began to sell off-the-top.
"Do you know Wang Xiu'er?"
Wen Wan bit the ribs and looked up from the rice bowl, and had some impressions that the one who looked good was too much.
Chrysanthemum saw that she knew, slapped her thighs with both hands, and widened her eyes and said, "Just yesterday, this person is gone!" ”
He pulled the stool to Wen Wan's side again, and told her mysteriously the whole story.
This Wang Xiu'er promised a good family not long ago, which is the Zhao family in Lizi Village. Not to mention that the man is capable, there is also a lot of fertile land in the house. But who knew that when Wang Xiu got up two mornings ago, it was like a different person, his parents and brothers didn't know him, he couldn't wear clothes, and he couldn't comb his hair. Just babbling and asking what era, what emperor, and going to do business to earn money!
Or just lie motionless on the bed, humming straight out and going back.
The strange thing is that the good relatives of Xu before suddenly refused, the suspect was a mud leg who had never read a book, and forced his mother to lick his face and withdraw from the house, but it frightened her family!
The people in the village said that she was evil and unlucky! Even her mother said that her daughter was by dirty things and turned sexually. Forced to have no choice, her father and brother tied her up overnight, spent a lot of money to invite a master to exorcise evil spirits, tied and burned, pinched fingers and drank talismans, and tossed people half dead.
That Wang Xiu'er woke up and stopped making a fuss, just blindly lying on the bed with red eyes and crying "whining". As soon as her mother breathed a sigh of relief, this person threw himself into the river in the middle of the night while the family was asleep.
Early yesterday morning, Guizhi, who was washing clothes on the bank of the river, saw the river floating in the river from a distance, and thought that it was a good clothes! When I got closer, I saw that a man was floating face down in the water, his body was white from the river, and he was so frightened that he lost his three souls, and crawled towards the village with his face white and his hands and feet.
Chrysanthemum said with a sigh on her face, "Today, I have probably been buried, but my poor mother is blind from crying." I don't know what a dirty thing it is, and it actually killed a life! ”
Wen Wan lost her appetite and didn't speak in a daze. It turned out that she was not the only one to wear, but it was a pity that she could live well in any situation, but others may not be able to accept the reality.
Chrysanthemum stayed at Lin's house for an afternoon, and only after it was dark did she go back to cook for the boys, Lin Yuan was also at this point, dripping with water and carrying a clean crucian carp back to the house.
"You came back early today, and you went to catch fish?" Wen Wan put down the needle and thread to catch the fish.
Lin Yuan avoided it, "It's very fishy, don't smoke you." Come back early, so I can catch tail fish from the river to make up for you, and I'll wait here. ”
He put the fish in the iron basin of the kitchen, and went back to the room to change his clothes one by one, and then he started cooking on the fire in the stove house humming a song.
Seeing Wen Wan following him like a tail, he helplessly urged, "You go out and rest, don't let the smoke and fire, you will have to do it here for a while." ”
Wen Wan was disobedient, childishly moved a stool and sat at the door of the kitchen, watching Lin Yuan fry fish and vegetables, and chatting with Lin Yuan whether he had a match or not.
"Are you tired? Did you eat well? What are you eating today? They all asked about small things, but Lin Yuan was very useful, nagging and listening to it warmly.
After the milky white fish soup was cooked, the porridge was boiled and served to the table, and the five fingers were no longer visible outside.
Wen Wan scooped up the fish soup and tasted it: it was fishy and light, but the porridge was okay.
"It's delicious, A-Yuan is fragrant!" She held the bowl and drank it with a sigh, and people worked so hard to make it impossible not to give face.
Lin Yuan saw that she said this, but his brows subconsciously wrinkled, "Come on, it's broken, it's not appetizing?" “
He picked up the spoon and tasted it, and the taste was a little indescribable!
Seeing that he himself was stunned, Wen Wan hurriedly and honestly let out a flattering smile, and pointed at the fish with a well-behaved expression, "Why don't you put some ginger and salt?" “
Lin Yuan resigned himself to serving the fish for secondary processing.
After eating, he withdrew the bowl, Lin Yuan took out something from his arms and knocked it on the table with a "bang" sound, startling Wen Wan who made the bed and folded the quilt.
As soon as he turned around, he saw a silver lump lying in the dim light, glowing with a faint silver light.
"Ah, silver!" Wen Wan grabbed the silver ingot, wiped it with her sleeve and bit it with her teeth, she had never touched the black copper plate.
Lin Yuan didn't stop it, he stood aside with his chest and legs shaking and laughed at her, "Look at your appearance, five taels!" The deposit given by the employer can be settled for another five taels when it is completed! ”
"Why didn't he buy a ready-made shop? Don't be a liar, right? Wen Wan wrapped the silver in a handkerchief and wondered, Lin Yuan, they are not famous yet!
Lin Yuan patiently explained, "Which of them is not a human spirit and will do a loss-making business?" If he hadn't given Hong Chuan face, and went to see the best house that Hong Chuan had just built, could this matter fall on our heads? “
Wen Wan then hugged Lin Yuan's neck and said stupidly, "This is it?" How easy it is to make money? Well done! I know that you can do it, my gentle husband can't find it for 800 miles! “
Lin Yuanxiang took a bite of her cheek, carefully protecting her stomach, "It's so easy, this is a Qiaozong, it's a good start." ”
In the future, I have to go to the town and city a few more times, connect with well-informed people, start settling accounts with people on the material side, and give gifts to the county officials, these tasks cannot be completed overnight. Fortunately, he is a big man with hands and feet, how can he support his wife and children.
With the money in his hand, he finally had a bottom in his heart, and seeing that it was winter, he gently asked Xu Yuan to go to the iron shop to build a hot pot rack with the upper and lower corners supporting the hollow in the middle. Put an alcohol stove in it and add a shield, and put a round deep pot on top to eat hot pot! If you don't eat hot pot in winter, is it called winter? There is also mutton soup and pig-killing dishes, and the thought of these gentle saliva is going to come down.