Peasant girls seek happiness

The old lady asked Cheng Wu to put her and Chu Qi in front of the Xiuzhuang gate, "Let's go for a walk, girls, just let Lao Liu accompany you. Go and help your brothers watch the stall!"

When I entered the county just now, I first went to the market to put down my things. It was still early at that time, and there were already many people setting up stalls.

She doesn't know how many people visit Daji, but there are quite a few stalls here.

Although Zhang Erya came to help today, she was afraid that there would not be enough people, so she pushed her son over, "Didn't Chu Qi come here several times, and we won't get lost, so we don't need anyone to follow us."

The old lady doesn't come to the county very often, the last time was a few years ago, "We'll go to your aunt's house after we're done shopping, and I'll let Lao Liu help you when the time comes, just pick me up when you leave at night."

When the old lady came this time, besides buying new year's goods, the most important thing was to pay back the money.

Mrs. Zhang's money, and Xiaofang's. Originally, Xiaofang wanted to give Qu's money back for her to help, but she didn't mention it because she felt uncomfortable just now.

"This winter is extremely cold. I originally planned to make new cotton-padded clothes for your uncles, but whoever thought that something happened at home, the cotton-padded clothes were not made. Fortunately, you found this job for your family. You can warm up without using it." It’s too cold, otherwise no good person can resist.”

While talking to Chu Qi, the old lady looked at a shop diagonally opposite, "This shop used to belong to our family. When the old man first came here, he bought hundreds of acres of land. To build these houses, it's a pity that your grandma didn't have a charter and didn't keep this shop, hey!"

Now there is not a single shop left, and only a hundred acres of land left...

It was the first time Chu Qi heard that there were so many assets in the family, "Then why are there only these?" Could it be that her father used so much for his studies?

The old lady sighed, "Your grandpa took a gamble, alas, the old grandpa has set a rule, you must not gamble, otherwise you will be expelled from the house."

There is another thing she didn't say, this grandfather is not only involved in gambling but also in prostitution, so there is a rule in the family that no matter rich or poor, he is not allowed to take concubines.

Chu Qi was a little curious, and was about to ask again. She had already arrived at the gate of Xiuzhuang, so she left these questions and planned to go back to ask clearly at night.

She was carrying a smaller bag, which contained pictures embroidered by her mother, and Cheng Liu carried a bag, which contained three sets of clothes that had been made these days.

Originally, Chu Qi expected that it would be enough to hand over the embroidery pictures in half a year, but firstly, the picture she chose was not complicated for Yang, and secondly, she wanted to embroider it earlier in exchange for money, so regardless of her objection, the daytime Without stopping, I lit two oil lamps at night and embroidered for an extra hour and a half.

This picture has a good meaning, the embroidery is good, and the material used is also a good plain satin, so the inspection is very fast, and the 30 taels of silver are in hand.

The shopkeeper also discussed with her, "Maybe Mrs. Cheng will embroider another picture like this before the end of February? Someone here still wants it, and the price is the same as this time."

There are still nearly three months until the end of February, which is more time than this time, but Chu Qi no longer wants my mother to do this again, it is too taxing for the eyes and the waist can't bear it.

Just as she was about to speak with a distressed expression, the old lady next to her nodded her head repeatedly: "Of course that's fine, no problem."

Chu Qi looked at her helplessly, "Shopkeeper, there is still a new year in the middle, and there are many things at home. If you are not in a hurry, we will take it if you can give it three months. If it doesn't work, forget it."

The shopkeeper sighed, "This family will go on a long journey at the end of February, and this embroidery will also be given away at that time."

On the seventh day of Chu, she spread her hands: "Then there is no other way."

The old lady poked at her anxiously, but she couldn't dismantle her stage after she spoke, so she had to watch her sell the three dresses.

This time, Cheng Chuqi took a job for the fourth aunt, sister-in-law and elder sister. Several young ladies liked the clothes they made, but they didn't want to make it look like others, so they proposed to make it to order. The price is negotiable. unique.

Counting this time, a total of nine sets were sold, three sets for each of the three people, each set was of the same style, even the embroidery was exactly the same, otherwise the speed would not be getting faster and faster.

Cheng Chuqi agreed, and made an appointment with the shopkeeper: "If you want to be unique, you must spend time; if you spend time, you must spend time. If they agree, come to the store in the afternoon, and I will take the pictures I have drawn before. Let them see, if it doesn't work, forget it, anyway, it's easy for us to just do this."

None of the three sets of clothes was reserved for Pingyang and the border towns, and a few more sets of the same clothes could still be sold.

The shopkeeper agreed, and she happily took the silver and took the old lady's arm and left.

The old lady didn't think of asking until the seventh day at the door: "This embroidery village also sells cotton."

The old lady pointed out: "Go to your aunt's shop to buy cotton." There is no reason to take care of other businesses instead of taking care of your own business.

The sons are doing business, and the eldest girl has visited twice and delivered meals twice.

Chu Qi squeezed the silver ingot, "Grandma, since we have money, let's pay back the silver from Auntie first!"

"That's natural." The old lady also didn't want the eldest girl to be shorter in front of her son-in-law.It's just, "Chuqi, you feel sorry for your mother and know it, but our family's life is really not the time when we have money and put it in front of us and don't earn it."

Chu Qi naturally also knew, "Grandma, I am called Qihuo Keju."

Although the old lady couldn't speak, she could understand what she meant, "You are not afraid that others will embroider it like that, then you will be wasting your time in vain."

"Grandma, the Xiuzhuang also pointed out that I can produce more and better pictures. Besides, it is not cheap. If you are willing to spend so much money, the Xiuzhuang will definitely not offend you easily. Besides, they also know that rare things are more expensive. The truth. He took it for others to describe, and he would be stupid to do such a thing!"

"Then don't they want another one? Are you afraid that the two families will not be happy if they look at it again?"

"The shopkeeper must know it well."

The two of Chu Qi took two turns and went to the grocery store of the aunt's house.

My aunt's shop is a grocery store, and it has been open for decades. It has always had a good reputation, and it is a business for ordinary people. .

My aunt and uncle are both in the shop, besides that, the eldest cousin of the Wang family is also there, and there are two clever little guys.

There were a lot of people in the store, and there were everything to buy, so the old lady didn't step forward, but looked around the store.

"When your aunt married here, the shop was only half the size. It is thanks to your aunt that she is doing so well now."

Chu Qi now has a much better impression of Dagu. This person is honest and upright, and his mouth is not pleasant but he has something to say.

After being busy in the store for a while, the aunt and uncle found the two of them and rushed forward, "Mother, why are you here? Oh, you are the same on the seventh day of the lunar new year, but you should call me, or help your grandma." Go sit in the backyard."

Sure enough, it was because her mouth was not pleasant, so she criticized her indiscriminately when she came up.

Chu Qi pointed at grandma: "My grandma has to listen to me too!"

The old lady waved her hand as expected: "I won't go home, I have to go to your aunt's house later."

She said and looked around, "Fen'er, find a place, I brought you the money."

Aunt Cheng was taken aback: "Mother, you want to pay me back the money? Isn't it true, the third child and the others make money by selling food at the stall?"

She also has the idea of ​​selling food.

As she spoke, she glared at her husband. If he hadn't been like that at the beginning, my mother would definitely not be so eager to pay back the money.

When the eldest uncle received the signal, he hurriedly smiled and said, "Mother, no need, we have enough money, really enough, I bought some goods with my elder brother, and I have enough money for the New Year."

The old lady looked at the two of them with a smile, "Mother knows, you are all good boys... Don't worry, the family has made money now..."

She explained to the two of them: "We are going to be born in the seventh day of the lunar new year. She can draw. Even the owner of the embroidery shop agreed on the drawing. A painting was just sold to an embroidery shop, and the embroidery shop paid a high price!"

real or fake?

Aunt Cheng looked at Chu Qi, "I really didn't expect this girl to be so capable!"

But how high can it be?
Aunt Cheng still refused to accept it, "Mother, you take it first, and return it to my aunt first, what's the hurry for your own girl? Wait until the family has spare money."

The old lady pretended to be angry: "I'll take it for you. Do you think your mother will die and suffer? If you have it, you have it. Your aunt's Xiaofang and I are ready to come out."

The old lady signaled Chu Qi to take out the silver, and Aunt Cheng and his wife finally believed it when they saw the white silver ingots.

"Mother, what kind of embroidery work is it? How much money did you sell?"

She knew that her natal family sold food at a stall, but other than that, she really didn't know much.

It's the peak season in the winter store, and she doesn't have time to go back to her mother's house.

"It's such a big pair, with trees and scenery behind it, and big characters embroidered on it, it's called 'Jia He Wan Shi Xing'. It looks beautiful to me, and the meaning is good. The shopkeeper even ordered a second pair from her." Alas, she was the one who refused and didn't agree."

Speaking of later, the old lady was very sorry.

"Why? Hey, I said you girl, aren't you stupid? You push the money out in front of you?"

Sure enough, the words of people who can't speak make people feel uncomfortable.

But Chu Qi felt that it was normal for the eldest aunt to say this, "The time is too short, if I embroider this one again, my mother will probably have to spend the rest of her life in the dark."

Aunt Cheng was taken aback for a moment, feeling a little sorry for the money, and thought that her eyes were a big deal, why would she really be blind at such a young age?

"Hey! Really, why are you so anxious about Xiuzhuang!" You can't blame them for not answering this question, then you can only blame Xiuzhuang.

The old lady returned the money and went to see the cotton again, "I will make new cotton jackets and trousers for your younger brothers, see how much you need..."

The thick cotton trousers that need to be worn outside cost a catty, and there are also cotton jackets. The cotton used by this person costs more than one or two taels of silver. .

It's no wonder that many people's cotton clothes are thin and hard, and they don't know how to make new ones.

Chuqi has no experience, and was surprised when he heard the amount of cotton used: "Grandma, I remember that the new cotton trousers you made for my grandfather last year were only half a catty of cotton?"

"Your grandfather doesn't go out in winter, half a catty is enough."

Thinking about it on the seventh day of the lunar month, my grandfather has already wrapped it so thickly in winter... Do I really doubt that the uncles can move their feet?
"When you have money in the coming year, you must make sheepskin jackets for each of your uncles."

Then there is silver to make fox fur.

Aunt Cheng was amused when she heard it, "Oh, we are very ambitious on the seventh day of the junior high school. Okay! Don't forget your aunt when the time comes, and I won't ask for a sheepskin jacket. Just buy a sheepskin coat and come to Auntie. I will find it for you. Cheap goods can make my younger brothers win in fur coats!"

"Auntie, don't worry, I will come to you next year. Not only will I come to you, but I will also buy one for my uncle." Thank the couple.

Aunt Cheng was even happier, even her uncle who was loading cotton was quacking with joy.

I bought cotton, cotton thread, some white sugar, brown sugar, and salt. The old lady even brought a jar of green sauce and a jar of vinegar. My aunt led them to the cloth shop next door to buy some more. cotton.

"This is my mother. I specially brought her to your house to buy it. It will be cheaper."

The proprietress of the cloth shop smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mrs. Wang, our two families are so close to each other, I can't give you more money."

Cotton cloth is divided into fine cloth and coarse cloth, which are used by ordinary people here, and there are no high-quality ones. A lot of medium fine cloth and coarse cloth have been torn. Save it and wear it on the street."

After buying the cloth, Aunt Cheng asked the old lady to go back and sit down, "Mother, how can a mother come here and not stay for a meal? It's not too late for you to go to your aunt's house, wait for the meal." Let Lao Liu deliver it to you after lunch."

Chu Qi also felt that there were still many things in the grocery store that she hadn't looked at carefully!So he encouraged the old lady: "Yes, grandma, stay."

The old lady thought for a while: "That's fine, but don't waste too much at noon, just stew a cabbage, and drink a bowl warm."

Aunt Cheng agreed to take the two back. Chu Qi did not follow to the backyard, but walked carefully in the store, picking it up from time to time, taking a look and smelling it, and then asking about the price.

Uncle Cheng smiled: "Why Chuqi? You also want to open a grocery store?"

Chu Qi smiled and asked, "Uncle, where do you get your stuff from? The county or the prefectural city?"

This is a secret, of course Uncle Cheng won't tell him, "It's everywhere, there are prefectures and counties."

Chu Qi discovered that salt, green sauce, and vinegar are essential items, and they sell out quickly. After a while, everyone who comes in will buy some back.

She has actually seen how to make this thing, and it's funny to say it. She was fascinated by reading novels at the beginning, and she thought about what to do if she time-traveled one day?Cough cough, so these things really can't be blindly read and imagined, you see, God knew what she was thinking, and sent it to her here in no time.

She pointed to the big vat of green sauce, "Uncle, if the family can make green sauce that is better than this, and bath beans that are better than this, I will send it to you for sale!"

Uncle Cheng laughed, pointed at her and shook his head and said, "Chu Qi, you can brag! If you can really make it, Uncle Cheng won't make you any money, and he will sell it for you! But the taste It’s okay if it’s not good, even if the bath beans are not easy to use! Our store is reputable, and it’s no lie!”

Cheng Chuqi said kind words without money: "Uncle, your business idea is great, and this is how you do business for a long time. Don't blame Uncle, your home sells well, and the things are good and cheap. Who would choose you? That must be because they don't know about your family..."

On the seventh day of Chu, I picked up bath beans, bought some lip balm and face oil.

Uncle Cheng dressed her up one by one, and waved his hand when she saw that she wanted to pay for the money: "Okay, this money won't be worth it, uncle will give it to you."

The eldest cousin glanced at them unexpectedly, and when he returned to the backyard, he quietly said to his wife: "Cousin Chuqi's mouth is as sweet as sugar, and these things cost dozens of pennies, so I will give them away if I say so." .”

Daughter-in-law Gu gave him a sharp look: "Didn't you say that grandma paid back all the money and bought a lot of cotton? You feel bad for giving such a small thing? Don't make your mother angry when she hears it."

The eldest cousin said embarrassingly: "I don't feel bad, but I just feel that father is as lavish as mother now..."

The following words were swallowed by the daughter-in-law's eyes, "I just want to tell you, hehe, let me tell you!"

Sorry for not updating yesterday.