In the blink of an eye, the climate is getting cooler, and it is about to enter early winter. Su Shi found someone to play eight thick quilts, two mattresses for each person, one for each person, and even the willows.

Not long after the Ye family moved to Tianxin Village last winter, there was nothing to do, but her mother was frozen.

Hunger can be relieved by sleep, but cold can keep you awake at night. On a snowy night, it was bitterly cold, and they hugged each other to keep warm, and the taste was truly unforgettable.

This year, the conditions are finally good, although he has not saved any money, but the Su family will not be stingy in food and clothing. The first thing to live a life is to live a good life, otherwise what's the point of guarding the silver tightly.

Everyone is full of food, warm, warm, and hard work, isn't it!

When the first snow fell, the jar sauce meat ushered in a small peak, and Tairan Commercial Bank said that it would increase the number of orders. Because of the climate, there are very few green vegetables, and after ten and a half days, the table will be full of durable cabbage, radish and potatoes.

Fresh chicken, duck and pork are often available, and it is not unusual. It's pickled bacon, and it's not greasy and annoying to eat a few more meals, not to mention that these things are delicious in jar meat.

Ye Jingqing felt that he had to take precautions, and the sauce meat in the jar slowly spread to other towns, and it is unknown how much it will be next year. But with their current manpower and equipment, it will be very difficult to go any further.

"At that time, if there is a large order temporarily, we can only choose to rent an empty house in the city, and the rent will not be mentioned, mainly because it is difficult to operate by separating the two places." Who will manage the other venue then?

Su Shi is also flexible, and after a little thought, he understood what she meant.

Aren't they short-sighted people, so why don't you seize the opportunity if you have money to earn? So the mother rolled up her sleeves and prepared to do a big job, expand the courtyard and increase the stove!

The open space next to the fence courtyard belonged to the village blacksmith brothers, who had been learning the craft of ironsmithing since childhood, and planted some crops in the fields to make a living, mainly relying on ironing for a living.

Su Shi came to the door to ask if he could sell it, and he didn't expect the little thing in the field to live, and the boss Tiezhu immediately said that he could sell it, but he had to discuss it with his younger brother Tiedan.

The next day, they replied to Su Shi, and the price was thirty taels.

It is necessary to mention the housing prices here, Tianxin Village is not as good as the city, and a piece of land of fifty or sixty square meters is twenty taels a day.

As far as the Su family's fenced courtyard is concerned, the house with the land is only fifty taels. Of course, the reason for the low price of the owner is indispensable, but the Tiezhu brothers are indeed expensive when they open their mouths for thirty taels.

Tie Dan is not as honest as his brother, he has been a ghost since he was a child, he pondered that Su's waist has bulged recently, and pointed out that his piece of land is of great use, so he opened his mouth. Tie Zhu doesn't have any opinions on weekdays, and he focuses on his younger brother in everything, so he doesn't say much.

Of course, Su Shi was embarrassed, and bargained with Tie Dan, but the other party only refused with one sentence: no thirty taels will not be sold.

Any transaction pays attention to your love and my willingness, and no one can do anything about the other party taking the opportunity to raise the price. It's just that the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, Ye Jingqing asked Ye Zhifeng to pretend to go to other farmers, so that the other party understands that he doesn't have to do it.

Originally, it didn't have to be next to the fence courtyard, it was nothing more than greedy for convenience, who knew that it was regarded as a big wrong.

Sure enough, within two days, Tie Zhu came to the door and said that they could lower the price by twenty-eight taels.

Su Shi sighed helplessly: "Big brother, we don't say dark words, and your land will be sold for twenty-three taels according to the previous price." While we do need this position, it's too much to ask. ”

They are all natives, how can they not know the price, Tie Zhu's face was slightly red, and he said: "My brother said that he wanted twenty-eight taels." ”

"That's it, it's twenty-five taels a bit." Su Shi knew that the other party had made up his mind to make them money, and he would definitely not give it according to the previous price.

The business is important, in order to plan for the long term, I can only make concessions and spend two taels of silver.

"You go back and ask your brother, everyone is a neighbor, if twenty-five taels can't be reached, just because we haven't asked." Su Shi said lightly.

Everyone is the way to get along, they are so open, it is too unkind, who does not avoid leaving.

Tie Dan also knew that he would accept it when he saw it, nodded in agreement, and honestly followed the Su family to complete the formalities, and earned an extra two taels of silver for nothing, and smiled from ear to ear!

Su successfully bought the land and planned what to do. Ye Jingqing had an idea for a long time, and now they don't have enough money to build a new house, so they can only build a fence around the periphery first.

The fence of the fence courtyard is useless, mainly to protect the yard and prevent animals from stepping into the house at night, but it can't block the peeping gaze and has no sense of privacy.

Since the last time I invited the whole village to taste the spicy skewers, many children like to run here to play and watch them do things through the bamboo fence.

Su sometimes gives them some spicy skewers to eat, but they don't dare to give more, for fear that they will get used to it, and they will come over every day to eat in the future, and they will complain to you if they don't give it.

Occasionally, other people passing by would also curiously watch everything in the fence courtyard, and Su Shi also felt a little inconvenient in his heart.

Ye Zhifeng agreed with this, and asked someone to consolidate the foundation and build a simple wooden shed. A large fence was built on the outside of the shed and a small fenced courtyard to form a large courtyard, which was divided into two areas, one for the wood stove and the other for food dissipation.

Then buy a sturdy big wooden door, hang a lock, it's very safe! The fence courtyard was upgraded to a fenced courtyard, and everyone was very happy.

The weather is getting colder and colder, Ye Zhifeng is already enough to be independent, and he doesn't let Ye Jingqing go out to set up a stall with him, and he runs in and out alone every day.

Ye Jingqing stayed at home to help, wearing a thick jacket and curled up in front of the stove to watch the fire, so warm that his little face was red.

In the winter, there is no farm work in the fields, and the people in the village are idle, and many people like to visit their homes, and some people ask if they need helpers.

After the shed and stove were all in place, Su Shi did not refuse, and recruited a few villagers to help, which was also thirty yuan a day. A few people gathered together to talk and laugh, so it was not lively.

Sister-in-law Jiang contracted all the bamboo sticks for the spicy skewers, and when she ran out of bamboo, she went to the next village to buy them, looking at the spaciousness of Su's new yard, she simply pulled the bamboo over to do things together, and the big guy was so happy to be a companion.

"Seeing that the New Year is coming, what are you going to do with the rice cakes?" She asked.

"Rice cakes...... I can make more this year, I have a lot of children in my family, and they are all at the age of being able to eat, and less is not enough to eat. Jin Lan is quick with her hands and feet, and the small talk does not hinder her speed.

Sister-in-law Jiang smiled understandingly: "Don't you say that half the eldest eats the poor, my family is also ready to do more, and I have been busy for a year, so I should treat myself." Thanks to Mrs. Su for letting me sharpen bamboo sticks, I have a lot more loose hand! ”

"It's this reason~" Jin Lan really thinks that Mrs. Su is capable, she looks good at making a living, and she also takes care of the villagers by the way. A woman's family can do this to this extent, in her opinion, that is a great ability!

Those who sell turnips, cabbage and peppers no longer have to worry about falling prices, and she herself cherishes this job very much, and never delays and is lazy in doing things.

"Then I'm going to go to Sister-in-law Jiang's house to steal the teacher~" The one who spoke was the spring flower that came only two days ago.

Chunhua is a big girl to be married, and she does some embroidery work at home on weekdays, and is sent by her mother to earn some silver to subsidize her dowry.

Sister-in-law Jiang didn't agree, and said proudly: "Not to mention, there are fewer people making several kinds of rice cakes now, and they have forgotten how to make them, I still remember it!" ”

There are many types of rice cakes, including salty and sweet, glutinous rice and sticky rice, with filling or kneading filling. It is not only a good offering to worship the gods and Buddha, but also one of the favorite foods of the people, and it is always indispensable during the New Year's holidays.

Jin Lan covered her mouth and laughed when she heard this, and said: "The older generation pays attention to the New Year's plating, and there are indeed many kinds to do, but now there are few. Chunhua don't miss this opportunity, learn your hands well, and grow a long face in your in-law's house in the future. ”

In this era, the male protagonist and the female protagonist are inside, and the woman has good cooking skills, which is a very proud thing.

Chunhua is still a yellow flower girl, and she was slightly embarrassed when she heard this.

Su Shi on the side happened to hear it, so he accosted him: "You have to teach me too, I don't know anything like rice cakes at all." ”

The Su family used to be pampered, and his ten fingers did not touch the spring water, and his cooking skills were indeed very limited. Later, I was forced to learn by doing in life, and I quickly got started with cooking, but I can't do it with such a difficult level as rice cakes.

Sister-in-law Jiang naturally didn't agree.

A few people talked and somehow mentioned the Ye family, some time ago everyone was busy with the autumn harvest, the Ye family suddenly beat gongs and drums and set off firecrackers, their Ye Zhihe passed the children's test and became the youngest talent in Shi'an City!

The news spread all over Tianxin Village in an instant, and the farmer who faced the loess with his back to the sky always had inexplicable respect for the scholars, and he also gave the village a long face.

For a time, Ye Zhihe received a lot of praise, saying that the future is limitless.

Even Master Wang, a big pig farmer in Shi'ancheng, openly expressed his optimism about Ye Zhihe, and when he heard that his family was in the middle of the road, he intended to carry him.

This can make the Ye family proud, and they can't wait to walk with their nostrils facing the sky, and that posture makes the sister-in-law Jiang, who already hates them, very disdainful.

Master Wang is an illiterate rich man, and when he is rich, he always wants to flaunt himself as superior, but he has no ink in his stomach, so he can only hit his son-in-law with his idea.

Besides, his daughter is like a pig on his pig farm, fat and brutal, and has a very bad reputation. The learned young people in Shi'an City can't look down on his family, and the character of a scholar is something you can tarnish.

Now seeing him extend an olive branch to the Ye family, most of them have fallen in love with Ye Zhihe and want to recruit a son-in-law! The Ye family didn't think so, and they were still proud.

Su Shi was silent and did not participate in the discussion, and finally broke away from their independent door, and no longer wanted to get into trouble, they were all right, and the well water did not interfere with the river water, so that it was clean.

All kinds of topics passed by in a flash, and several women chatted enthusiastically while they were busy, and they gathered in this small courtyard every afternoon, which was very interesting.

Thanks to their help, 700 cans of meat were stockpiled in the jar, and Su was finally able to relax when the Chinese New Year was approaching and got together with Jiang's sister-in-law to learn how to make rice cakes.