How to survive in poverty: I use a simulator to farm

Chapter 122 The corvee is coming
Seeing that he was like a wooden man, Chen Dazhu didn't even know how to seize the opportunity. No young son could please a woman at all. He hated iron and said: "Dezhi, hurry up and tell your wife, what are you selling today?" Like?!”

Chen Dezhi hesitated for a moment, then said with a smile: "Dad~, I ran to the town first today, and then went to the county. Business is not doing well these days, and I found that most of the people in the town and county I’m not rich either. I carried a load back and forth in the town, calling for an hour to sell tofu, and only about ten people came to buy it.”

As he spoke, his tone became a little proud.

"Moreover, they all said that they had no money and had to save money, so they could only barter with me. A few guys even took a broken bowl and told me that they were willing to trade it with me. I see His bowl was quite big and very bright, so I used two kilograms of tofu to replace it with him."

When Chen Dazhu heard that he exchanged two kilograms of tofu for a broken bowl, he stood up from the kang.

"Where's the bowl? Let me take a look."

Chen Dezhi handed over the big black bowl that had been broken into two halves. Chen Dazhu took it in his hand and looked at it, and his expression suddenly changed.

He casually threw the broken bowl on the ground, gritted his teeth, pointed at the nose of his eldest son Chen Dezhi and cursed: "How could you do such a stupid thing?!"

Where is this big black bowl?
This is obviously a bone jar popular among the rich and powerful clans in their area, and is used to hold the little finger bones of the disciples who died outside!
When he used to go to the Chen family ancestral hall and follow the clan members to worship their ancestors, he noticed that there was such a thing on the table.

If this thing is kept at home, who can it feed? !

Besides, refilling bowls is very expensive these days!

Most country people use wooden bowls passed down from their ancestors.Passed down from one generation to the next, it can be passed down to four or five generations.

What qualifications do poor people like them have to use porcelain bowls?

Isn't that an intentional waste?

Thinking that his eldest son was not as smart as his younger son since he was a child, Chen Dazhu gritted his teeth and beat him. "You ignorant elm-headed man, you are so stupid!"

Seeing his daughter-in-law looking at him with inquiring eyes, Chen Dazhu did not tell the matter directly.

After he glared at Chen Dezhi fiercely, he put on a shy old face and said softly to Chen Yuan: "Daughter-in-law, you see, eating is a problem for our family now. How can anyone be so particular about eating?" Utensils?"

"Our family's top priority is to exchange tofu for food, clothing, and money! Can our family afford such a big bowl? I looked at Shuanzi's house next door. Don't you make pickles at home every day? Last time I heard Rumor has it that Shuanzi's wife always says that there are not enough pickle jars for making pickles. Look, if our family sends such a big bowl, her family should want it, right?"

Seeing that Chen Yuan was indifferent, Chen Dazhu hurriedly said: "Daughter-in-law, we are not the kind of people who repay kindness with enmity. We use two kilograms of tofu to exchange for a broken bowl like this, and we will sell it to her at this price. Daughter-in-law, Don’t look at this broken bowl, but ask a tinker to bake it and it will be ready! The money for this baked bowl is not much, so it’s only ten cents!”

"I estimate that the person who exchanged the bowl with our son will definitely not be able to find someone to replace it. His family can't even eat, and he won't use such a good big bowl to exchange for the two kilograms of tofu. What do you think? Yes or no?"

When Chen Yuan heard this, he thought about it seriously.

I think what he said makes sense.

My family is so poor that I really can’t use it.

Sister Feiyan did complain to her some time ago, saying that the pots and bowls at home were not enough.

Going to the county town to buy a new one is too expensive.Going to a pawn shop to buy a few old ones is also very expensive.

A four-inch old porcelain bowl costs about five cents.

An eight-inch old bowl costs ten cents.

The lower class people in the countryside can't even afford a porcelain bowl now...

Thinking of this, Chen Yuan nodded and agreed: "Dad~, I will go to Shuanzi's wife tomorrow. Give her this bowl."

Knowing that the unlucky thing would be given away tomorrow, Chen Dazhu was extremely satisfied. "Okay, okay."

too tired.The family talked for a while and then went to sleep on the kang.

Chen Deli Chen Dezhi was as tired as a dog today. He didn't wash his face, feet, or brush his teeth.I didn't take off my clothes, got on the kang, closed my eyes and fell asleep.He also snored.

Suddenly, the house was filled with loud snoring.

…His snoring is very loud.In the middle of the night, it can reach quite far.

Chen Feiyan, who heard their snoring now, fell asleep again.

Today, my man learned some bad news from the village chief Chen Qiliang.

Officials from the county seat have posted notices asking civilians to clear the mud from the Youshui River and strengthen the river embankments.Each household has at least three people.

Chen Qiliang still secretly communicated with her man about this matter.

Let his family prepare in advance.

Chen Feiyan was thinking to herself at this moment, what preparations could her family make? !
The corvees sent by the government were not paid.They all force people to work for free.

To eat, the people prepare it at home, and the government will not send food.

To wear it, it is up to the peasants to prepare it themselves.

Housing is left to the peasants to make their own arrangements.

In short, ordinary people like them have to do the work assigned by the imperial court, and they still have to pay for their living expenses out of their own pockets.

Thinking that digging silt, clearing sand, and consolidating river embankments were all strenuous work that could lead to death, Chen Feiyan quickly climbed out of bed quietly, staring at the little food in the room and thinking about what dry food she should prepare. ah?
Chen Feiyan became anxious thinking that the village chief would open the ancestral hall tomorrow and announce the news, and that tomorrow he would have to count the number of people according to their accounts and rush to the county town with other people in the village.

Dry food must be nutritious and can be eaten anytime and anywhere.

It has to be the kind that can be eaten dry, soaked in hot water, or mixed with cold water...

Chen Feiyan couldn't help but think of a beautiful thing - fried noodles.

Chow mein is actually fried flour.

Don't put oil in it, put some crushed hawthorn, some dried walnuts and red dates, some salt,... When it's cooked and dry, put it in a cloth bag and you can take it out and eat it at any time.

Thinking that the fried noodles were not enough, Chen Feiyan hurriedly went to see the ten kilograms of dried tofu that she had made today.

This dried tofu is fermented.

I was really hungry and had no place to light a fire, so I could just eat dry.It's good to supplement protein.

Thinking that these things were not enough, Chen Feiyan began to rummage through the cabinets again, looking for food that could be stored longer after being cooked.

Soon, she thought of something else.Lard-fried wheat cakes.

However, the wheat cake must be steamed first, then pressed into a puree, and finally put into lard and fried slowly.

After thinking about these three things to do when she gets up tomorrow morning, Chen Feiyan slowly climbed onto the kang and fell asleep.

When she woke up, Chen Feiyan found that her husband and children had already begun peeling soybeans.

"Daughter-in-law, we are going out at this time tomorrow."

Hearing Chen Yixuan say this with a smile on his lips, Chen Feiyan didn't know why, the tears in Chen Feiyan's eyes suddenly burst and fell.

Once he leaves, he doesn't know when he will come back.

He was in poor health, and he finally got better. He had to go out to do such heavy physical work, and he didn't know if his body could handle it!

She was really worried about him, so Chen Feiyan couldn't help but walked over and got into his arms.

"Oh oh oh, I don't want you to leave!"

(End of this chapter)