Escape from the desert

The night is not as hot as the day, and the mellow fire-fighting tea is simmered in the kitchen room. The breeze blows occasionally, with a faint tea fragrance, the family sits in the yard and enjoys this rare time.

Jiang Yan took a sip of the herbal tea and said slowly: "Our family has a lot to do now, Xiaobei and Erbi are going to study in a private school, and the family has to go to the town every day to set up a stall, and recently they have to grow chili and I want to ask you guys, do you have anything you want to do?"

Lin Dong stared at Jiang Yan, and said honestly, "Mother, how do you arrange our family's affairs? We will listen to you, and we will do whatever you ask us to do."

Lin Nan also blurted out: "Yes, mother, we will do whatever you say."

Although Lin Xi didn't speak, he looked at Jiang Yan with a smile, obviously thinking the same as the two older brothers.

Jiang Yan had a panoramic view of their honest and honest appearance, she smiled and said: "Boss, you are the eldest son in the family, and you will bring Jinhua and Xiaomeng to set up a stall in the town in the future. You are familiar with stalls now. Three people can do it."

Lin Dong grinned: "I know my mother, I also like to set up a stall, but I have an idea that I want to share with my mother."

Jiang Yan's eyes lit up, and she gave Lin Dong a thumbs up in her heart. It's good to have an idea, but I'm afraid that my brain won't turn around and I have no idea.

She smiled and said: "The boss has something to say directly. If you have a good idea, my mother will send you a big red envelope and let you save money to buy gifts for your daughter-in-law."

Lin Dong and Wang Jinhua, who were suddenly teased, glanced at each other and immediately avoided them. Although the two had been married for several years, they were considered to be an old husband and wife, but they were still blushing and embarrassed, so they didn't dare to look at each other again.

Jiang Yan watched this scene with joy. Although she occasionally gave some money to a few children, she didn't give much, and the children didn't want to ask for it, so everyone didn't have a few coins on them, but it was Lin Bei. Because they have to settle the goods with the village, they keep the most money.

Lin Dong blushed slightly, coughed unnaturally, and then continued: "The business of our stall is getting better and better, but the stall is small and can't seat many customers. The most important thing is, where is the intersection? Sometimes it's not good if there are too many people gathering, I was thinking about whether our family should rent a shop in the town?"

"I have inquired about it in the town. There are several shops that are rented out. There are monthly rents and annual rents. The cheaper ones are a few hundred dollars, and the more expensive ones are also available for a few taels. We can rent monthly. It's as good as it is now, we're renting for a long time, if it's not worth it, we'll continue to set up stalls!"

Jiang Yan nodded immediately, she had wanted to rent it for a long time, or else she wouldn't let Qin Baoren help pay attention to the house when she bought the carriage. I didn't expect that the boss not only had this idea, but also put it into action, and even went to the shop After reading it, she felt relieved and at the same time felt that Lin Dong was worth cultivating.

"The boss is right, renting a shop in the town is a good thing. Our family has spare money now. You can take a look after closing the stall tomorrow. Your Uncle Wu has acquaintances in this area. You can offer some gifts and ask more questions. , we need to find a bigger shop, preferably a two-story one. With the shop, we can not only make rice rolls, but also other types of rice rolls, and the rent is not afraid of expensive, mainly because the location of the shop is better."

Lin Dong nodded again and again, and suddenly a sense of pride rose in his heart. When he saw his mother complimenting his appearance, his blood boiled all over, but he felt that his whole body was floating, and he couldn't close his mouth with laughter.

Jiang Yan continued: "Our family will repair the house tomorrow, there must be someone at home, the second child, I will leave this to you, you can watch at home, materials and adobe, you learn to order, in addition to repairing the house, also To build a big house somewhere in the wasteland."

While talking, Jiang Yan took a small stick and drew a simple picture on the ground: "The house will be changed into a rectangular shape, with partitions in the middle, four rooms will be built, and a large cellar will be dug. Two will be used as soap factories, and two will be used as chili factories in the future.”

Lin Nan listened attentively. He used to help people build houses in the village, and he also built walls and tiles for big families in the town. He understood what his mother said.

"The house needs to have a few large windows. When the soap is made, there will be a smell, so it must be kept ventilated. Our family will build a new house after the fall, and the old house will be repaired by adding two more rooms, but all the factories need to be tiled. , so that there is no need to renovate in the future.”

Most of the villages are adobe thatched houses. New houses will be built sooner or later. The houses you live in now do not need to be converted into tile houses. The factories are different. After they are built, it is estimated that the construction will start for a long time. will be refurbished later.

Lin Nan's face was full of excitement, and his heart was full of excitement. When he thought that his own house was going to be built, he would do it by himself, so he could not wait to start construction now.

"Mother, don't worry, I have built houses for people before, and I know what you said. I will order tiles tomorrow. After I have bought the land and measured the lot, I will start building a house."

Jiang Yan nodded: "The third child is responsible for collecting saponins, green leaves and wild grapes in the village. The Sapindus japonica I told you a few days ago is the hand-washing fruit you mentioned. If there are any, they will also be collected together. This can also be made into soap."

Lin Xi nodded hurriedly, everyone divided their work, all smiles all over their faces, hoping to start working immediately, everyone discussed the record again, and this simple family meeting ended temporarily.

Jiang Yan took out a piece of rice paper on which she painted the model drawings she designed in the afternoon. There are four drawings in total, three rectangular wooden boxes with beautiful patterns on them. These three drawings represent three kinds of fragrances. One is wormwood, the other is floral, the other is fruity, and the last picture is a small boxy box for the finished soap. There will be text on it to indicate the color of the soap and different fragrances. There is a beautiful Jiang character in the lower corner.

This is only the first draft, and the drawing is still very rough. Jiang Yan originally wanted to design an independent brand name to make the soap more iconic.

But after thinking about it, I couldn't think of a suitable one, so she simply used her name Jiang as the brand, just like those in town who buy sesame buns, Li's biscuits, and Liu's wontons, she just came to "Jiang's", In this way, no matter whether it is soap or red wine in the future, when others see these two words, they will know that it is produced by her "Jiang's".

"Mother, you are really good at painting, so you look so beautiful!" Lin Bei stared silently at the rough painting, carefully touched the rice paper, and then said idiotically, "Is this painting the house we are going to build? Are these three long ones? Is this square one a latrine?"

Lin Bei's words were sincere, even with anticipation in his eyes, looking at the rough paper, as if thinking of living in it in the future.

Jiang Yan coughed in embarrassment, her old face was a little red, what she drew was only a sketch, the patterns and lines were quite scribbled, except for her own name, which was written normally, the others really couldn't tell what she was drawing. With just a few block diagrams, it's no wonder that Lin Bei would admit his mistake.