Chapter 20: Returning Home with a Full Load
When passing by the pork shop, Qingyuan stopped, she wanted to buy some and go back to Xiaoliu to drink the stew.
"Boss, how do you sell this meat?" The butcher who sold meat was a bearded man, full of muscles, and when he saw Qingyuan buying meat, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
"Fat meat is 9 wen a catty, lean meat is 7 wen a catty, how much does a little girl want?"
When Qingyuan heard it, it was not expensive, a copper plate was 100 Wen, and he just bought cloth for 2400 Wen, and there was still the rest given by Chen Yinchuan.
Although last night's dumplings were also filled with meat, she could only taste them in the end, and she hadn't eaten meat for a few days, and she was a little greedy.
"5 pounds of fat, 2 pounds of lean meat, and a few more bones." Fat meat boiled in oil, the Chen family's dishes have no oil, lean meat is eaten by the family, and the bone soup is boiled for Xiaoliu to replenish the body, so small, more supplements can grow well.
"The little girl bought a lot, even if the bones were given to you, a total of 59 Wen, you can take it." The bearded man opened his mouth cheerfully, not picking the door at all.
"Then thank you boss! Go back and buy meat and find the boss, hehe. Qing Yuan smiled brightly and put the meat into the back basket he brought, and Chen Yinchuan hurriedly took it into his hand.
"Brother Chen, let's go buy some seeds."
There are too many vegetables to eat in the space, but she can't take them out of thin air, she thought about it, why not buy some seeds and plant them herself, and when the time comes, others won't find out if they steal some out.
"I don't have land at home, why buy seeds?" Chen Yinchuan asked
"Just open a piece in the yard, this is the time to plant radishes and cabbage, and after a while, you can eat it, and we don't plant much, so we don't need much land."
Chen Yinchuan was still a little hesitant, after all, no one in the family knew how to farm.
Qingyuan pulled him directly, "Let's go, let's go and have a look." ”
Chen Yinchuan saw that the little girl insisted, so he let her go, she was happy, anyway, he just had to find a way to farm the land, and when the time came, he would ask the people in the village and find someone to learn some experience.
When they came to the grain store and said their intentions, Xiao Er took them to a few sacks, "There are all seeds here, what kind of girl wants?" ”
"Pick me some leeks, cabbage, coriander and radish, not too many, just one or two of each." Qing Yuan calculated carefully and then ordered Xiao Er.
"Okay, leeks and cabbage are 2 wen per tael, and the price of coriander and radish is more expensive, you will be charged 3 wen per tael, a total of 10 wen." Xiao Er settled the account and handed over the wrapped seeds to Qingyuan.
"Brother Chen, do you still have rice noodles at home?" Qingyuan suddenly remembered and asked Chen Yinchuan.
"There is still some brown rice, not much, there is not much polished rice, I will have to buy some back, I don't need to buy white flour for the time being, there are still many leftovers at home that I bought last time." Chen Yinchuan lowered his head and explained to Qing Yuan.
"That'...... We want 10 catties of brown rice and 10 catties of polished rice, what does Brother Chen think? ”
Chen Yinchuan smiled and nodded: "It's all up to you!" ”
"The brown rice in the store is 6 wen per catty, and the polished rice is 10 wen per catty, you just want 10 catties each, and the total amount is ...... 160 Wen, plus those seeds you just wanted, is a total of 170 Wen. ”
Xiao Er settled the account, wrapped the things and handed them to Qingyuan.
After paying, Chen Yinchuan was afraid that Qingyuan would be tired, so he insisted on not letting her carry it, put everything into the back basket, carried it himself, and the fabric was also held by himself.
Qingyuan walked on the street empty-handed, like a bird that had just come out of the cage, look at this stall, look at that stall.
In the past, she always ran out secretly in Lianjia, but now it's different, really free, and the mood is a lot better, everything looks good along the way, when she passes by the snack stall, she smells the smell and runs to a wonton stall, looking at the steaming wonton in the pot, and swallows indecently.
"Brother Chen, it's noon now, do you want to eat some?" She looked back at Chen Yinchuan, her eyes blinking brightly.
Chen Yinchuan saw that she was greedy, nodded with a smile, and asked for two bowls of wonton.
After a while, two bowls of steaming wontons were served.
She swept her hand to her nose and took a deep breath.
"Well~, it's really fragrant!" Quickly picked one up and blew it into his mouth, "It's delicious!" Thin skin and meat foam, haha! ”
I took another big sip of wonton soup, and the hot soup ran down my throat and into my stomach, which was very comfortable.
Just like that, a mouthful of wonton and a mouthful of soup, after a while, Qingyuan ate a bowl of chaotian.
Chen Yinchuan also learned Qingyuan, and ate it in a few big bites, and the two touched their warm stomachs and smiled at each other.
Two bowls cost 4 wen, a little expensive, but after being hungry all morning, I ate some meat, and it was worth it.
There are many stalls on both sides of the street, some selling jewelry such as hairpins, and some selling poultry such as chickens and ducks...... After turning around, Qingyuan also had an understanding of Kuangyang Town.
The small stalls are all rented by someone, the good ones cost 4 yuan a day, and the bad ones cost 1 yuan a day. There are many things sold on the street, such as eggs, vegetables, etc., which are low-cost and needed by the public. An egg costs 1 penny, although it is not expensive, but there are many people who buy it, and they earn more. I looked at the vegetables again, most of them are current vegetables, and they don't look very good, and there are many small wormholes, but many people still buy them, who calls them cheap.
She thought, if she doesn't buy vegetables, she has seeds to grow, which is definitely better than this.
Eggs? It's better to buy chicken and go back, when the time comes, there will be eggs to eat every day, and Xiaoliu's small radish head can also be supplemented.
"Brother Chen, why don't you buy a few chickens and go back, lay eggs and eat!" Qingyuan discussed with Chen Yinchuan, after all, the chickens should be raised in his house.
"Qingyuan can buy it if he wants to, and I'll build a chicken shed when I go back." Chen Yinchuan replied with a smile.
The two came to the poultry stall and picked five hens, and the stall owner happily sent a basket to Qingyuan to pack chickens.
A hen 15 wen, a total of 75 wen, Qingyuan is a little distressed about the money, after all, this is Chen Yinchuan's hard-earned money, today a day spent like running water, a little calculation, plus chicken money, today spent a total of 2712 wen.
Chen Yinchuan gave himself a string of 30 copper plates, that is, 3,000 wen, only 288 wen was left, Qingyuan pouted, the money in the space can't be used openly, he is a rich master, but he has to pretend to be poor.
There's no way, if you take money from the space to buy things to spend, maybe how many people in the village are worried about it, Aunt Chen, Wu Liu's family...... Take your time with a headache, and wait until the vegetables are sold for money, she always pretends to be poor like this, she doesn't do it, she has to find a way.
Chen Yinchuan was afraid that Qingyuan would be tired and wouldn't let her take it, so he carried a chicken basket in one hand, a cloth in the other, and a basket on his back.
Qingyuan saw that he was covered with things, so he took the initiative to ask for the cloth, but Chen Yinchuan couldn't stand her, so he had to put the cloth down and let her hold it.
Out of the town, I stopped an ox cart, and along the way, I didn't see the aunt of the Chen family, but Aunt Niu was on it.
"Aunt Niu, you're going back too." Chen Yinchuan put things away and took the initiative to say hello, Aunt Niu has helped her family a lot in recent years, and she is better than the people in the old house.
"Yes, I bought some rice and meat, my family is hungry, buy it back to satisfy his hunger." Aunt Niu smiled heartily, Shu'er is her only son, she is ten years old this year, this time she was arguing to eat meat, Aunt Niu felt sorry for her son, gritted her teeth and bought a few catties of meat to come back to fight the tooth sacrifice, during this time she went to the ground, and the head of the family and her son lost weight.
"Brother Chuan, don't you know, your aunt is sick." Aunt Niu suddenly approached Chen Yinchuan and whispered nervously.
"Sick?" Chen Yinchuan was stunned, the morning was not good.
"Isn't it just sick, after you got out of the car in the morning and left, she collapsed, and she was cold, as if she was frozen, and she was sent home directly." Aunt Niu pouted and smiled heartily, "God must have punished her and made her talk a lot all day long." ”
Qing Yuan listened on the sidelines and sneered, this time he was punished once, and next time if he was still cheap, he would be frozen into ice cubes.
"Maybe it's cold, I'm cold." Chen Yinchuan said lightly, he didn't want to say much about the people in the old house, one can't fight, two can't scold, the people in the old house treated him so arrogantly a few years ago, saying that it was impossible to say that there was no anger, if it wasn't for his mother to stop him, he would have wanted to fight with them a long time ago. No matter how the people in the old house are, as long as they don't involve their mother and Xiaoliu and don't bother them, he will turn a blind eye and give them some small profits on weekdays, just buy Qingqing.
When Aunt Niu saw that Chen Yinchuan did not fall into the well, she knew that this child was good.
"I see that you also bought some things, and you will be more careful later, but don't let the people in your old house take them away, those people will know what they are greedy for you." Aunt Niu kindly reminded.
"Haven't the people in the old mansion already separated, why do they always take Brother Chen's things, and no one cares about them?" Qingyuan interjected.
"Miss Qingyuan, you just came here and don't know the situation here, the village chief's eldest brother persuaded him several times to no avail. Thinking about it back then, Brother Chuan split up, and except for the three festivals a year, the others were divided into two families, and they didn't disturb each other. When the family was separated, he gave a few broken grass houses to Brother Chuan, and he didn't give a piece of land, which was disgusted with Brother Chuan'er's orphans and widows, and as long as Brother Chuan made some money in recent years, he always came up to get some of it, saying that grandma was not in good health, I see, the two old people are very good, how can they live one hundred and eighty, and they can't get a good word when they eat Brother Chuan's every day. Aunt Niu said angrily, no one in the old house was eye-catching, they were all Laipi dogs.
Chen Yinchuan's face was gloomy, "Aunt Niu, these are all over, not in the future, I still have to save money for Xiaoliu to treat his illness, Xiaoliu has also grown up, and when he is better, I will send him to the school!" ”
"Eh, that's how it should be, if your father wasn't sick and was still there, how could you be a showman now." Aunt Niu sighed for a while.
"What a pity! It's not that there is no money for you, I see, it's your aunt's idea, isn't his brother Xiang just for studying? She can also say, coaxing the old lady, saying that Brother Chuan is a father, and she forgets that there is a sensible eldest grandson when she hurts her little grandson! The more Aunt Niu spoke, the more indignant she became.
"I didn't want to be an official, it was good to be able to read some words in the early years, and now as long as my mother and Xiaoliu are good, I will be at ease." Chen Yinchuan finished speaking lightly, and he did not refute the things that the old mansion did. glanced at Qingyuan, who was sitting next to him, and laughed at the corners of his mouth, it didn't matter how hard he was before, but now that the little girl is in his house, her body has to be hard, and the little girl can't suffer with it.
Qing Yuan saw Chen Yinchuan staring at him and laughing, he was very inexplicable, and he also pulled up a dry smile.