Chapter 14 Everyday Life

"When the house is built, I will hire two long-term workers, and my father will take care of it," Zheng Qingluan smiled, and he had to liberate the family from manual labor, "Mother and eldest sister don't go to the ground, just take care of our family's food and clothing." ”

"How much does it cost? My mother can do it by herself, and she can still be tired of cleaning up a few acres of land in her yard!" In Qian's concept, only large landlords and large families can have long-term jobs. The vegetable patch in his yard is taken care of by a long-term worker, which is not a joke.

"Mother, I was going to buy two houses. Zheng Qingluan was quite helpless.

"Buying people?" Zheng Laosan nodded, "It's not suitable now, wait for next year!"

"His father?" Qian was a little frightened, these days are changing too fast.

"Don't worry, Orange is fourteen years old this year, and how many years can I stay at home? Zheng Laosan looked at the eldest daughter with a slim face, like a hibiscus, and was a little sad.

Qian nodded, which was a tacit acquiescence. A woman can easily be in her mother's house for two years, and now that she has the conditions, she doesn't have to worry about pampering.

"Daddy!" Zheng Qingju glanced at him with disgust, his face was flushed, and he didn't speak.

"The eldest sister is shy. Hachi laughed.

"I'm going to cook. Zheng Qingju went to the kitchen under the kang.

"Sister, let's eat braised noodles at noon. Add more dried mushrooms and enoki mushrooms. Zheng Qingluan yelled towards the kitchen.

Braised noodles with bone broth and topped with a variety of dried vegetables, including mushrooms and enoki mushrooms, dried beans, dried eggplant, and dried tofu. I ate a bowl of hot food and sweated all over.

"It's hot, it's comfortable!" Zheng Laosan sighed with satisfaction, "I'll go and buy that yard next night." Saburo come with me. ”

San Lang answered, and seeing that Zheng Qingluan had something to say, he said: "I know in my heart, I can buy as big as I can buy that place, and it is best to buy the entrance of that place." Then he turned to Gorou and said, "You will accompany your little sister to the town in a while and buy some gifts for your uncle's house." By the way, cut a few catties of meat, and the fourth uncle Ming'er went to ask for other people's crucian carp seeds, and it was also our gift to bring a piece of meat. ”

Gorou and Zheng Qingluan should be again and again.

When Zheng Laosan and San Lang went out, Zheng Qingluan and Goro also set off with baskets on their backs. Xiao Bayan wanted to follow, Zheng Qingluan coaxed him: "It's cold outside, the snow hasn't melted yet, and I'll freeze out again! When the weather is warm, you can go whenever you want." Sister came back to buy you something delicious. He asked Zheng Qingju and Qian again, "What is still missing at home?"

"Buy some oil! Yesterday fried the finches, and it cost a lot, and there are not many at home. Zheng Qingju was making single shoes for Xiaoba, and he didn't raise his head to order. She's too old to be out there, and she rarely goes to town.

"Look at it and buy it. It doesn't matter if you forget anything, it's just a matter of two steps, and you can just run again. "Qian sorted out Zheng Qingluan's clothes, this girl now has to be raised like a brat, she is different from others.

There was no one along the way, and they were all cold at home.

Zheng Qingluan discussed with Wulang, "Buy ten catties of white noodles, ten catties of rice, weigh two catties of dim sum, and five catties of meat." Do you think it will work?"

"Add another jar of wine and two catties of tea. My grandfather and uncle loved each other. Gorou added.

Zheng Qingluan nodded, his family is not short of that money now, "Okay!"

First went to the dim sum shop and weighed five catties of good pastries, and gave them to eat at home. ”

Gorou is not interested in these, he prefers large pieces of meat, but he also knows that girls love to eat these, he often sees the three cousins of the big house often put such snacks in their purses, the eldest sister and the younger sister have never eaten it, and they can't help but feel sad, "It's okay to weigh two catties more, and it can't be bad." ”

"Let's buy it after eating!" Zheng Qingluan is dispensable with these things, but he just loves to eat fresh fruits.

At the grocery store, I bought a jar of good pear blossom white, two catties of flower tea, five catties of soybean oil, and one catty of sesame oil.

Thinking of Qian and Zheng Qingju's hands full of mouths, they bought two boxes of balsam and two pieces of fragrant pancreas for washing their faces.

I bought five catties of front leg meat at the butcher shop, which is mostly fat and the most expensive. It is appropriate as a gift for your uncle's family. It's better to eat pork belly at home, and I weighed five catties, so I went back and cut one for the fourth uncle to take.

Looking at so many things, his back is also heavy, and he hasn't bought food yet, Zheng Qingluan is worried: "Shall we take it back?"

"What are you going to do with it?" Gorou smiled, "I bought food in a while, spent an extra five cents, and hired a guy to send it to my uncle's house." The ten-mile camp is also ten miles away, and you can go back and forth in an hour. ”

"I really don't know. Zheng Qingluan smiled, "The last time I bought food, the eldest brother didn't squeak, and he picked up one hundred and ten catties by himself, really,"

"The eldest brother is reluctant to spend money, and he is afraid that it will be too eye-catching. Gorou smiled, in the end, it was the girl's house, or there were few things in contact, and I had to accompany her out for a long time in the future.

talked and laughed when he arrived at the food shop, and sure enough, a guy happily took the job and promised to send it over a lot.

Looking at the empty back basket, Zheng Qingluan bought another twenty catties of white noodles, and it is estimated that he couldn't save much last time, and asked Wulang: "Will it be too heavy?"

"A total of thirty or forty pounds of things, not heavy. "Over the years, the heavy work at home has been done by two young men, San Lang and Goro, and they are very energetic. Without saying a word, just walk on your back.

As I was hurrying forward, I saw a few pieces of indigo and navy blue cotton cloth hanging on the shelf in front of a store, which had obviously been invaded by water, and in some places it was obviously faded and looked a little mottled. Zheng Qingluan's heart moved, his wealth was not exposed, and the family's clothes could not be realized for the time being, but there was no need to patch and patch. It was just right to buy these cloths, and no one would suspect anything? So he grabbed Gorou and pointed it out to him.

Gorou immediately understood, nodded, and said he could buy it.

"Boss, are a few pieces of cloth outside the store cheap?" Zheng Qingluan pointed outside and asked the proprietress in her thirties.

"Sell! Why don't you sell it. There was heavy snow on the way to the goods, and the good cloth was ruined. The proprietress said distressedly: "A horse of eight hundred wen, a good cloth of one or two halves of silver, this is the price that everyone knows." ”

Zheng Qingluan nodded, this proprietress is also a real person, I really don't want much, and look at several colors of cloth on the counter, some are only one or two feet, some are more than one meter, and there are also some water stains, it is estimated that they were cut from the whole batch of cloth, "The proprietress added these flower cloths to me, and I want all the cloths outside." ”

"The little girl is so shrewd!" the proprietress smiled bitterly. "This is also a good cloth, which was cut off by water on the outside. ”

"You have all the bits and pieces, and none of them can make a dress on their own. You gave it to me, you didn't make any money at best, but you definitely didn't lose money. You put it in the store and sell it in retail, when can you sell it out, and you can recover the principal, which is not cost-effective. Zheng Qingluan laughed.

"That's right!" the proprietress smiled, not caring about it, "I'll put it up for you." ”

I paid four taels of silver, and bought five pieces of cloth, and a pile of flower cloth. It's very cost-effective!

When they got home, the brother and sister were tired of being dogs again. The five-horse cloth is not light at all.

Qian was very happy, "Wash it twice more, and the watermark will not be obvious." That's enough for a family for two or three years. It's just that the girl's family is not festive. ”

"My clothes will be made into horseback riding clothes like my cousin Qingman, and the color will be the same as my brothers'. "Zheng Qingluan will definitely have to walk around all year round in the future, and the first step is to make people ignore her gender.

Qian nodded, feeling more and more uncomfortable, a good girl's family, there is really no way, who walks this way, looking at the infinite scenery, only he knows the suffering.

Zheng Qingluan saw Qian's sad appearance and said with a smile: "I'm also impatient with those colorful clothes. You see those flower cloths, on the clothes of the mother and the eldest sister, with these trims, or with the neckline, cuffs, skirts, or made into a belt, it is all beautiful! I use navy blue to make a whole set, the waist to pinch thin, and do not need other colors, just use indigo to make a wide belt, with beige embroidered with some moire, it is very bright. You don't have to wear red and green to look good!"

"Yes, I use indigo for a small jacket, navy blue for a long skirt, and purple cloth for the edges, it looks good. Zheng Qingju was busy comforting, so it was good.

Qian looked at the flowery girl, "Do it!

When Zheng Laosan went to the county government to get the deed of the house, the really busy days came.

Prepare the materials for building the house, and give all the thirty taels of silver to a mason shop in the town. It doesn't matter if you eat it or not, but in the end, you have to be watched.

Zheng Laosan, Qian Shisan Lang Wulang soaked in the construction site all day long, and the two sisters Zheng Qingluan and Zheng Qingju were left at home with Xiaoba to feed pigs, feed chickens, and do laundry and cooking.

This kind of life is complicated, and I don't know where to start, three delicate guests came to the house, bringing us a new topic.

said that at noon on this day, Zheng Qingju came back with a basket of wild vegetables and handed it to Zheng Qingluan.

"It's only been a few days, and it's been warm this day, and wild vegetables are popping up. Zheng Qingluan looked at a lot of shepherd's cabbage in it, "Let's eat the cake stuffed with shepherd's cabbage today." ”

"Well, the one by the river is tender! The oil residue mixed with the oil is more fragrant than the meat filling!" Zheng Qingju washed his face, moved a bench and sat next to his sister, and quickly picked up.

While the two sisters were talking, a voice came from outside the door, "Yo! What a bright shepherd's cabbage! Where did you dig it? I'll go tomorrow! Making dumplings and steaming buns are delicious! After eating pickled vegetables for a winter, it's really enough." As he spoke, he giggled and entered the courtyard. The red top, the lake green skirt, not tall, and a little round, this is Zhao Wuniang's daughter, the second cousin of the big house.

Zheng Qingluan really couldn't understand how Xiao Zhao's white eyes all day long trained Zheng Qingmei, it was really vivid.

Followed by two tall girls, wearing purple clothes is the lobby sister, Zheng Qingzhi. Zhao Sanniang's daughter is most like an old lady, with high cheekbones and thin lips, which is a little mean. The girl in the yellow shirt has snow-white skin, big eyes and a small mouth, and the most decent is Zheng Qingxing, the daughter of the concubine Xue Niang.

"Hachi, bring a stool for a few sisters. Zheng Qingju shouted to the hall, and Xiaoba came out with a smile and handed over a small bench