peasant girl wedding

Chapter 101 Liuli
Tong Duo'er looked at Fang Cuiwei.

Fang Cui slightly bent over and touched Tong Zhi'er's head, and said with a smile, "Yes."

"Mom, then I'll go inside first."

When Tong Zhi'er entered the room, Fang Cuiwei quietly pulled Tong Zhu'er aside, and asked, "Zhu'er, what happened to you when you went to the street today? What did Zhi'er say that she doesn't sell cloth?" Is it a baby? Has someone bullied you?"

Tong Zhu'er shook her head, and told Fang Cuiwei about her encounter with those talented scholars in Douwen Pavilion.

"Forget it, there are other connections in the left and right family. It's okay if Zhi'er doesn't want to sell dolls. These days, you two sisters get up early and go late every day. It hurts me to see it. This is good. Finally, you two can have a good time." take a break."

"Mother," Tong Zhu'er frowned, "Why do you sound like you are very happy that we don't sell things?"

"Mother loves you the most. You don't have to wake up early and stay late. Of course, Mother is happy."

Tong Duo'er pinched Tong Zhu'er's nose, and smiled softly.

"I won't tell you anymore, I'll go to the house to find the second sister." Saying that, Tong Zhu'er ran into the house.

Tong Zhi'er was lying on the stool, and there was another stool next to her. On the stool was a stack of papers. Tong Zhi'er was holding a charcoal pencil in his right hand, as if he was writing something on the paper.

Tong Zhu'er walked over, glanced curiously, and saw Tong Zhi'er laying on the paper on her chest, which looked like several cute dolls, and said in surprise: "Second sister, it's not like we don't sell dolls. Is it? What are you still drawing this for?"

Tong Zhi'er didn't raise his head, "Yes, we don't sell dolls anymore, but I didn't say that we don't sell patterns of dolls."

"Oh, Second Sister, if this is the case, no one will snatch it from us!"

Tong Zhi'er gave her an appreciative look, and continued to draw her own picture.

Tong Zhu'er happily ran out of the house, and told Fang Cuiwei and Tong Duo'er about Tong Zhi'er's new move.

Fang Cuiwei laughed dumbfounded, "This girl is really..."

"Mom, I'll make a bowl of soup for Zhi'er to drink. Drawing things is the most brain-intensive thing, so I'll make up for her."

"Wait," Fang Cuiwei called to stop her, "Our chickens are getting bigger, too."

Tong Zhu'er proudly said: "It's big."

Chickens and ducks are all under her control, even if she followed Tong Zhier to sell dolls these days, it was no exception.When she came back, she fed the chickens and ducks as usual, even though Fang Cuiwei or Tong Duo'er had already fed the chickens and ducks before.

"Let's grab a chicken and stew it to nourish Zhi'er and your father."

"Yeah." The two sisters nodded, with a smile on their faces.

Tong Zhier draws easy-to-make cartoon patterns in the room, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Baby Bear... There is a strong fragrance in his nose.

"Mom, what are you doing?" She went to the kitchen and asked.

Tong Zhu'er, who was lighting a fire in front of the stove, immediately said, "It's stewed chicken, Second Sister."

"Mom, we don't order any chickens, why did we kill them so early?"

"That's not true, Second Sister, I feed the chickens. I know several of them grow very fast and fat. If you don't believe me, take a look." Tong Zhu'er lifted the lid of the pot.

White mist came out of the pot, accompanied by an unstoppable rich aroma.

"Second sister, look, isn't it fat?"

Tong Zhier stepped forward, and the gradually dissipating white mist made her see clearly that the chicken was cooked in the pot. It was indeed a very fat chicken, and it didn't look like it had only been bought for a month and a half. The food grab is fierce, so I can grow so fat.

"It's very fat. I'll soak some dried mushrooms and put them in to cook together later."

"Elder Sister and I've soaked it up, and I'm just putting it on the chopping board."

"This?" Tong Zhi'er turned her head and pointed to the place on the chopping board covered by a large bowl.

Tong Zhuer nodded.

Tong Zhi'er uncovered the bowl and saw that the dried mushrooms inside were almost soaked, so he took a basin of water and put the mushrooms in it to clean them one by one.

Tong Duoer, who went to pick some tomatoes, green peppers, eggplants, cowpeas and cucumbers from the vegetable garden opened by Tong Zhixin at the back of the house, saw Tong Zhier in the kitchen and walked over with a smile, "Zhier, are you hungry?"

Tong Zhi'er grinned, "It's a bit."

"Just wait a while, wait for the chicken to be stewed, cook the rice, and fry a few dishes."

Tong Duo'er rolled up her sleeves and washed another unused pot.

Tong Zhi'er squatted on the ground, cleaning up the vegetables she picked from the vegetable garden one by one.The green peppers were removed, and the cowpeas were broken into small sections.

Fang Cuiwei who was outside picked up the pebbles and chaff from the rice, and when he entered the house, he saw the three sisters working together in the kitchen.

"Mother, the elder sister's pot has been washed, is your rice clean?" Tong Zhi'er saw her and asked.

Fang Cui nodded slightly, "It's been cleaned up long ago, and it can be put into the pot after washing."

Tong Duo'er came down from the stove and followed Tong Zhi'er to pick the remaining cowpeas.After finishing this, Tong Zhi'er scooped a few ladles of water into the basin, washed the tomatoes, eggplants, etc. one by one, so that Tong Duo'er could cut them.

After washing the rice and putting it into the pot, Fang Cuiwei put the lid on the pot, and went to the stove to light the firewood, so that Tong Zhu'er could also pay attention to the cooking side.She put the cleaned mushrooms into the boiled chicken, stirred them, covered the pot, and took over Tong Zhuer's job of lighting the fire.

Tong Zhu'er came over and followed Tong Zhi'er to wash the vegetables.

The mother and daughter worked together, and the meal was ready in a short while.

Today, a lot of meals were prepared, there were good dishes in it, and the weather was early, so Fang Cuiwei went to the new house under construction to call Tong Zhixin, and some people who helped with the work came to eat.

After some excuses, these people followed Tong Zhixin to the main room on the side of the thatched cottage.

The table and chairs have been set up in the main room. There are six dishes and one soup on the table.

"Everyone sit casually, and there is nothing delicious to entertain everyone." Tong Zhixin said enthusiastically.

"Boss Tong, you are too polite. The dishes on this table are not delicious." Someone responded with a smile, looked at Fang Cuiwei, and thanked: "Thank you, lady boss."

"What am I? You are the ones who have worked hard. Come on, everyone, eat more."

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Tong Zhixin and Fang Cuiwei are kind, and the wages they give are also reasonable. They have been working these days, and they have entertained them very well, so the big guy is also working very hard. By now, it has already been covered with tiles, and so on. After installing the doors and windows, and tidying up the ground inside the house, the new house is almost done.

"Father, let's use glazed windows for our house. Glazed lighting is good, even if more sunlight comes in, the room will be brighter." Hearing Tong Zhixin say that doors and windows will be installed in the new house, Tong Zhi'er suggested.

"Liu Li is good, but it's too expensive to write, one piece costs ten taels of silver."

One piece is only twelve taels, Tong Zhixin is a bit reluctant.

Tong Zhi'er persuaded: "Father, why don't we put glass windows in the front of a house and ordinary wooden lattice windows in the back. There are six rooms in our house. If only the front windows are installed, it will cost 60 taels." .Father, it’s enough to buy the door, and the money for land preparation, so let’s put colored glaze on it.”

Tong Zhi'er settled the account in this way, Tong Zhixin was moved, but Fang Cuiwei was reluctant.

"60 taels, it's too much, Zhi'er, let's use ordinary panes."

"Father, mother, in the future when Ah Fu is studying, there will be no light in the room, but I will make Ah Fu work hard." Tong Zhier's words pointed directly at the things that Tong Zhixin and Fang Cuiwei cared about the most.

Seeing that he was talking about himself, Tong Zhaofu understood Tong Zhi'er's look, nodded immediately and said, "Yes, father, mother, the room is bright, so it's easier for me to read."

Tong Zhixin and Fang Cuiwei have the same thoughts, there are no dark spots in the room, they can be seen from the left and right, but Tong Zhaofu wants to study, so it is different, no matter how you want to create a better environment for Ah Fu .

"How about installing glazed windows in Ah Fu's room?" Fang Cuiwei asked.

"The girls' rooms and guest rooms are all installed. Since they are going to be installed, let's make them more uniform." Tong Zhixin said.

Tong Zhi'er walked over and hugged Tong Zhixin's thigh, and said with a flattering smile, "Daddy is wise."

The Patriarch had already spoken, so Fang Cuiwei naturally couldn't say anything more.

Early the next morning, Tong Zhixin went to the county to buy colored glaze.After inquiring about several shops and comparing the quality, style and price, Tong Zhixin chose a fairly reliable shop.

"Boss Tong."

A familiar voice came from behind, Tong Zhixin took a step back as he stepped into the store, turned around, and looked at Qin An in surprise.

Qin An was wearing a white robe, his long black hair was tied behind his head with only a silver ribbon, and there was a gentle smile on his face.Every time Tong Zhixin looked at him, he would feel that this person should not be a shopkeeper, but a scholar.

"Treasurer Qin."

After being dazed, Tong Zhixin went over to say hello.

Qin An looked at the shop behind him, "Boss Tong is here to buy glazed windows?"

Tong Zhixin blushed and nodded.

"Boss Tong, I also have a batch of glazed windows in my store. The total cost is 12 yuan, but I don't like the pattern very much. If you think it's okay, why don't you use it to install the windows in your house?"

"This...how is this so embarrassing?"

"At that time, Boss Tong will give me the price of the colored glaze, and it will be good to store it in my store. Boss Tong will take it home and make the best use of it."

Qin An made it clear, Tong Zhixin didn't refuse.

He followed Qin An into a restaurant where the glazed storage room was placed.

"These are all, let Boss Tong take a look." Qin An pointed to a row of things wrapped in silk.

Tong Zhixin bowed his head, startled.The silk cloth wrapped in colored glaze is extremely precious, let alone the colored glaze wrapped in silk cloth.

Guanshi Zhang, who followed behind, uncovered the silk cloth, and the transparent colored glaze appeared in front of Tong Zhixin.

Comparing several shops in the county, none of the colored glazes are better than what Tong Zhixin sees now.

This colored glaze is thick and bright, without even a trace of impurities, and the snowflake-shaped flower case covers the entire colored glaze. Tong Zhixin doesn't know much about colored glaze, but he also vaguely feels that Qin An's these are of great value.

(End of this chapter)