The splendid life of a small peasant girl

Chapter 18 The First Pot of Gold
Shopkeeper Wen couldn't help taking a serious look at Yao Yu. Although the woman in front of her was a peasant woman, her conversation and knowledge really didn't look like she came from the village.

Shopkeeper Wen handled the affairs neatly, and he drew up the agreement in a short while. Yao Yu read it and had no objection, so he pressed his fingerprint.

Shopkeeper Wen handed an agreement to Yao Yu, "Your fish cakes are fifty catties in total, and thirty Wen per catty, so together they are [-] Wen, but you have to keep it." Wen Zhanggui pushed the money bag away. To Yao Yu.

Yao Yu glanced at the purse, one tael of silver plus five hundred copper coins with a serial number, and couldn't help but sigh that shopkeeper Wen is good at handling things, "Then I wish us a happy cooperation."

It was already noon, and many guests came to the inn, so shopkeeper Wen stopped entertaining Yao Yu.Yao Yu put a tael of silver in his coat, went to a noodle shop with an empty basket, ordered a bowl of plain noodles for three pennies, and ate them all in one gulp, only then did he feel alive.

Yao Yu first went to the place where the flour was sold, and as soon as he entered the shop, someone came to entertain him, "What does the guest officer need, rough noodles for ten cents and a bucket."

The color of the thick noodles is not good-looking, and if it is mixed with fish cakes, it will affect the taste. Yao Yu shook his head and gave up the rough noodles.

Seeing that Yao Yu glanced at the rough noodles before looking at other things, Xiao Er hurriedly said, "This kind of ordinary flour costs five cents a catty."

This kind of flour was lent to her by Wang Fengzhen. Although it was passable, the taste was average. What Yao Yu wanted was fine flour. She used it when cooking for the fourth child, and the fish cake she made must be delicious.

"This kind of fine noodles cost eight cents a catty." Seeing Yao Yu sizing up the fine noodles, Xiao Er hurriedly quoted the price.

"I want thirty catties." Yao Yu said, and he wanted to return ten catties to Sister Fengzhen, ten catties to make fish cakes, and another ten catties to keep for the family of three.

"Okay, wait a minute." Xiaoer really didn't expect Yao Yu to choose fine noodles, and bought thirty catties in one go.

Yao Yu saw that Xiao Er had packed the noodles, and asked, "Can I leave the fine noodles here first? I'll come back later to get them."

Xiao Er replied boldly, "No problem, I'll put the noodles here for you, no one will see."

Yao Yu was amused by Xiao Er, paid 240 Wen, and went to other shops.Knives and scissors are necessary but are lacking at home. Knives cost ten coins a pair, scissors cost eight coins, and another eighteen coins went out all of a sudden.

Yao Yu lamented that it is easy to spend money but difficult to make money.After leaving the knife shop, Yao Yu went to another grocery store. When he saw the salt in front of him, Yao Yu couldn't wait to buy a catty. It was only when he was paying that he realized that a catty of salt cost forty renminbi!

In such a short time, three hundred and one cash had already been spent, and Yao Yu felt a little pained, but even so, he went to the vegetable market to see if there were any different dishes.

After shopping around, Yao Yu decided to buy five catties of pork first. When the shopkeeper was weighing it, Yao Yu saw a lot of big pig bones next to the pork, and asked curiously, "Boss, how do you sell these bones?"

"If you want these, it's your two cents." This bone has been on the market for a long time, but no one bought it. Someone will ask, and the shopkeeper can't wait to sell it immediately.

"Then I'll take it. Do you still have suet?" Yao Yu thought that there was no oil at home, so if he bought some suet, he could go back to make lard.

"Yes, five cents a catty." Most meat buyers don't want fat, so the boss can only pick it out, but most poor people don't eat oil every day, so this pork suet is not easy to buy.

Yao Yu estimated the weight of the shopping, "I want ten catties."

"Okay, pork is five catties and one hundred Wen, lard suet is ten catties and fifty Wen, and pork bones are two Wen, all together are 150 Wen." The boss was afraid that Yao Yu would not be able to calculate the price, so he quoted the price very carefully.

Yao Yu paid the money readily, and put the meat in a basket, so that when he came out, he would use wild vegetables to carry the fish cake. Now Yao Yu put the salt at the bottom, then put pork, lard, and wild vegetables on it , and the top ones are pork bones and knives.

Yao Yu went to the flour shop, and when Xiaoer saw Yao Yu coming, he quickly brought out the fine noodles. Yao Yu thanked him, and started walking back with his things.

"The bullock cart, the bullock cart to Shuangshui Village is only one person away." Yao Yu heard someone yelling just as he walked to the gate of Hehua Town.

"How much is it to go back to Shuangshui Village?" Yao Yu asked.

"Not much, just four pennies." As soon as the driver finished speaking, a villager from Shuangshui Village answered the question.

"I'm talking about Xiao Wuzi, four pennies is not much, and we only need ten pennies for a day's work."

Little Wuzi scratched his head in embarrassment, "Buying a cow, and raising a cow is also costly. There is no way. In order to survive, let's go to Shangyao Village, I need three copper coins."

What Xiao Wu said is true. The ox cart from Hehua Town to Shangyao Village is three copper coins. Yao Yu gave Xiao Wu four copper coins, and then got on the ox cart. Xiao Wu hurriedly helped carry the things on ox cart.

"Thanks to the Sanjia, but what good things did you buy?" As soon as they got in the car, someone stared at Yao Yu's basket and bag.

Yao Yu shook his head, "The family has no money, so how can I buy anything good."

The man didn't believe it, and was about to dig through Yao Yu's basket. Yao Yu's face darkened, and he heard the woman sitting next to him say, "Mr. Sun, you must be too curious."

Yao Yu turned her head and saw that she knew this aunt. She had met this aunt when she was washing clothes by the river. Yao Yu had a good impression of this person, so she smiled, and the person smiled back when she saw this.

The woman named Sun was a little unhappy, "Wu, don't you want to know?"

Wu said with a smile, "You want to know so much, why don't you show everyone your basket first?"

As soon as Mrs. Wu finished speaking, someone in the bullock cart shouted, "Yes, Widow Sun, let us see what's in your basket."

Widow Sun looked unhappy, "They're all dead, what's so interesting about it."

A storm passed like this.The bullock cart was faster than people, and returned to Shuangshui Village in less than half an hour. Yao Yu returned to Xie's house with his things, but fortunately no one saw, otherwise there would be another dispute.

Seeing Yao Yu carrying a basket and a bag of things, Nuoer asked curiously, "Mother, what is this?"

"Nuo'er opened it by himself." Yao Yu was very happy, and said to Xie Zhimo, "The fish cake was sold, and I didn't ask you what you need before I left. I will buy it for you next time I go to Hehua Town."

Xie Zhimo quickly shook his head, there is no way to let a woman buy things for him, "I don't lack anything, you can buy whatever you need."

Nuoer imitated Xie Zhimo's emphasis and said, "I don't lack anything." For the little Nuoer, as long as Yao Yu and Xie Zhimo are by his side, having food every day is the greatest happiness.

Nuoer opened the basket and saw the big pig bone on the top, and said happily, "Wow, mother, is this meat?"

"It's the bones, and the meat is underneath." Yao Yu briefly told Xie Zhimo about the fish cake. Xie Zhimo was happy for Yao Yu, but at the same time a little sad. Why his legs are not good, so he can share some of Yao Yu's burden .

"I'll come back to cook later, I'll go to Sister Feng Zhen's house to return the noodles first." Yao Yu said.

"It's okay, Nuo'er and I are not hungry yet." Xie Zhimo said, Nuo'er nodded quickly, indicating that he was not hungry.

Yao Yu went to Li's house with ten catties of fine noodles. Wang Fengzhen came out immediately when she heard Yao Yu's yelling, still holding a knife in her hand, ready to pass it to Yao Yu.

Yao Yu shook his head and explained, "I went to Hehua Town today and bought a knife. This is noodles. Thank you so much."

Wang Fengzhen took the noodles, "If you are in a hurry, you can eat first, my family has no shortage of noodles right now."

"Thank you, Sister Fengzhen. I also bought the noodles at home. Nuo'er and the others haven't eaten yet, so I'll go back first." Yao Yu said and walked back.

As soon as they got home, Wang Fengzhen came running over panting, "Sister, why did you give me fine noodles?" What Wang Fengzhen lent them at the beginning was ordinary noodles, and ten catties of fine noodles and ten catties of ordinary flour cost thirty cents. difference.

"If Sister Fengzhen treats me like a younger sister, why do you care about these things?" Yao Yu said with a smile, "Take it home and make a delicious meal for Xiao Lizi and Brother Li."

Seeing that Wang Fengzhen was still unwilling to accept it, Yao Yu said, "If Sister Fengzhen still thinks it's not good, give us some vegetables and green onions, we are short of these now."

Only then did Wang Fengzhen accept the fine noodles, and went back to the vegetable field to pick a lot of green onions and cabbage.

Yao Yu saw the green onions and cabbages piled as high as a hill in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh, this sister Feng Zhen's family is too sincere!There are so many, when will I have to eat it!

Yao Yu blanched the big pork bones and put them in a pot to stew. There was only one pot at home. Yao Yu thought about what to do with the leftover meat. When he saw green onions and vegetables, Yao Yu had a flash of inspiration, "How about eating meat buns at night? "

"Okay!" Nuo'er was the first to respond.

Xie Zhimo felt like drooling in an instant, and he hadn't eaten delicious meat buns for a long time.

Yao Yu was about to meet, Nuoer hurriedly said, "I'll help." Yao Yu was about to refuse, but seeing Nuoer's expectant eyes, he pointed to the handful of green onions and vegetables and said, "Then Nuoer will give you the vegetables from He He." Wash."

"What can I do?" Xie Zhimo also asked.

Yao Yu thought for a while, then took out the meat and washed it, "You chop the meat, it doesn't need to be too fine."

"Okay." Xie Zhimo took the meat and put it on the table and began to chop it.

After Nuoer liked the vegetables, Yao Yu handed the green onions to Xie Zhimo, "Chop the green onions together."

Yao Yu also reconciled at this meeting, and placed it directly next to the stove, with the heat, the facial hair will be faster.Then put Nuo'er's washed vegetables in the pot that boiled the big bones, scald them until soft, then take them out, and then squeeze out the water, so that the meat will not be full of water later.

"Chop up the vegetables too."

"Okay." Xie Zhimo had great strength, and he chopped the minced meat in a short while.

"Okay." If you chop it down, you can only make dumplings, and the stuffing of the buns is still thicker and delicious.

(End of this chapter)