Chapter 169: Saltpeter as an ice cube

"I want to trouble Sister-in-law Zhang, I brought back thirty children from Anping County, they were all homeless and adopted by me, I plan to make two sets of new clothes for each of the children, the cloth has been bought, I want to ask Sister-in-law Zhang to find five embroidery girls who embroider well tomorrow with me to go into the city to measure the size of the children to make clothes, Sister-in-law Zhang is relieved to make a set of clothes each has ten cents, Sister-in-law Zhang can go if she has nothing to do at home, and the silver money will be given"

Chu Qingchen said.

Sister-in-law Zhang heard her say that she had adopted thirty children, and she was shocked all of a sudden, how much silver did she have to offer! I'm afraid that the eldest sister is so kind and can make money to take over this stall,

The life of the people in Peach Blossom Village is not easy, there was a famine in the first two years, and the villagers' food and clothing have become a problem, like Chu Qingchen, who not only has three meals of white rice a day at home, but also has spare money to support thirty children, and no one is shocked.

"Sister-in-law Zhang, isn't this difficult?"

Chu Qingchen saw that Sister-in-law Zhang was stunned and speechless, so she opened her mouth and asked.

"It's not difficult to do, the eldest sister can rest assured that when I go back, I will go to Peach Blossom Village to find a few embroidery jobs, and I can't wait to go to the city to work if I have money to supplement the family! I'm just so shocked that my big sister has adopted so many children."

Sister-in-law Zhang said in her heart.

She had never seen such a good person as the eldest sister, so good to the adopted children, and spent money to hire an embroidery girl to make clothes for the children.

"The children have a very poor background, if I don't care about them, I am afraid they will live on the streets and be bullied"

Chu Qingchen said.

"The eldest sister said it well, and you have the ability to feed the children" Sister-in-law Zhang was full of admiration for her.

After Sister-in-law Zhang left, Tuanbao and Yuanbao surrounded her, and just now they heard the conversation between the mother and the aunt when they were having fun in the yard.

"Mother, do I still need thirty little uncles?"

Yuanbao asked with a look of surprise.

"Yes! One day, my mother will take you into the city to see the little uncles, you are so cute, the little uncles will like it."

Chu Qingchen looked at his daughter and said.

Yuanbao couldn't stop being excited when she heard her mother's words, and she was excited when she thought of thirty little uncles surrounding her and calling her nephew.

"Mother, let's go see the little uncles tomorrow, okay?"

"I'm afraid it won't work tomorrow, let's do it another day, tomorrow my mother still has something to do, Yuanbao is good"

Chu Qingchen comforted, she planned to find a way to find her mother's hairpin tomorrow, and the bracelet found that there was still a hairpin left.

"Mother, I am the most well-behaved, if my mother has something to do, she will be busy first" Yuanbao said obediently, but there was still a trace of loss in his eyes.

"Little nephew, let's go, little uncle will take you to catch dragonflies," Chu Tianming came over to pull the two nephews.

Yuanbao's eyes lit up when he heard that he was catching the dragonfly, and his frustrated emotions disappeared immediately.

A quarter of an hour later......

"Little uncle, you can't do it, you haven't caught a dragonfly for so long a day"

Yuanbao was so anxious that he jumped to his feet.

"Oops! It's all dragonflies flying too fast," Chu Tianming was tired and sweaty after grabbing it for a long time.

He didn't expect dragonflies to be so difficult to catch! It's a bit of a loss of face.

Chu Qingchen looked at the scene of a few children catching dragonflies, it was funny, dragonflies can't be caught, they are clever, they have to use nets to catch them.

Chu Qingchen is a man of action, and when she saw that the five children wanted to catch dragonflies, she made a net to catch dragonflies.

"Chenchen, you are so skillful, and your mind is skillful"

Shen Mochu looked at the net she had woven from wire and cotton, and made a barbed wire to catch dragonflies with a single pound of her hands.

Chu Qingchen called the children over and gave the nets to his younger brother to catch dragonflies, and the rest of the children saw this thing for the first time, and they rushed to take a look.

"Sister, you're too smart, with this net, you don't have to worry about catching dragonflies"

"Mother's great, no mother can't do it"

Yuanbao watched her uncle catch four or five dragonflies in the net with a net, and she applauded.

"The little uncle is mighty, and the mother is broken" Tuan Bao also blew a wave of rainbow farts on the side.

Chu Qingchen made two more bamboo dragonflies for the children to play with, but with limited materials, she only made two and gave the youngest two dolls, Yuanbao and Tuanbao.

The two children held the pole of the bamboo dragonfly with both hands and gently rubbed the pole, and the bamboo dragonfly flew into the air as if it had wings, and the two dolls were happy to run after the bamboo dragonfly.

"Uncle look at my big bamboo dragonfly, you can catch it, it's amazing."

Xiao Douding squatted on the ground and picked up a small brick, what did he draw on the ground? He was the quietest of the five children, and he never played wildly.

Chu Qingchen walked over to see what he was painting, leaned over and squatted next to Xiao Douding to paint, each painting on the ground was very vivid, and he could see what the painting was at a glance.

There is a picture of her making a bamboo dragonfly, a picture of her younger brother Cloth Dragonfly, and a picture of two little ones running.

At this moment, Chu Qingchen found that Xiao Douding was very talented in painting, and if he cultivated it, he would definitely be terrible in the future.

"Little Douding, you're very good at drawing, you like to draw, don't you? There is a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone in my sister's room, and I will give it to you later, and you can draw as much as you like."

"Thank you, sister, sister is so good" Xiao Douding looked up at her, with a sparkling look in his eyes, which was different from the empty eyes before.

He loved to paint since he was very young, always squatting on the ground to paint, and when he was at home, adults thought he was not doing his job, and where would he have spare money to buy paper and ink.

When Xiao Douding got the pen, inkstone, paper and ink given to him by his sister, his eyes were red and a thin layer of mist shrouded him, he was so moved, no one had ever been so good to his sister to him.

Xiao Douding secretly swore that his sister was his dearest person in the world, and he would protect it with his life.

Chu Qingchen moved a stool and found a cool place in the shade for him to continue painting.

She watched the other four children running wildly under the scorching sun, sweating all over their heads, and several children blushed as if they didn't know the heat.

This summer is too hot, she is really afraid that the children will suffer from heat stroke, Chu Qingchen thought that the saltpeter she found by chance on the mountain should come in handy.

She entered the room and turned out a wooden box from under the bed, and when Shen Mochu followed her in, she saw that she was half-kneeling on the ground, rummaging under the bed for something?

Half-kneeling posture, Yingying's waist, and upturned buttocks were particularly conspicuous, Shen Mochu swore that he didn't mean to look at her place. But he was reluctant to turn his head away.

"Chenchen, what are you looking for? Want to help? ”

Shen Mochu thought of her ecstatic back, his throat was dry, and he asked hoarsely.

"I found it, there is saltpeter in this wooden box" Chu Qingchen stood up from the ground with the wooden box, and the man had the vision to help her.

"Saltpeter? Isn't that gunpowder? What do you want to do? ”

Shen Mochu's face was puzzled.

She wants to make gunpowder? What to fry?

"In addition to gunpowder, saltpeter can also make ice cubes, you don't know this, stupid to death"

Chu Qingchen looked at him with a pair of watery eyes and said mischievously.

"Saltpeter can also make ice cubes, this is the first time I've heard of it, Chenchen, you're right, I'm not as stupid as you"

Shen Mochu followed her.

He wanted to taste the ice cubes made by the woman, and he must not offend her, and he had no to eat.