Pastoral Valley Fragrance

Chapter 79

After being busy with Aunt Wen's affairs, Li Dequan continued to beat those tables, chairs and benches every day without rest all day long, hoping to be faster so as not to delay the business of the restaurant.

Du Dalin tidied up his house and came to help Li Dequan every day. He was a hard worker, and Li Dequan knew what to do before he even asked. Part-time work or something, but Du Dalin responded well every time he said it, and those who should come the next day still came, and they couldn't be driven away.

The whole family liked this honest and hardworking child, so they no longer refused. With such a helper, Li Dequan felt relieved for a while. He discussed with Mrs. Wang, and when the wages were paid there, it was necessary to give him Some, but it's hard to say now, for fear of scaring him away.

Xiao He got to know Gu Yu, and often came to play, Gu Yu had an extra companion, plus Xiao He was quick-tempered, very friendly in talking and so on, and got along very well.

Seeing the children in this room, Xu Qinshi was very happy, and often fried a handful of soybeans and steamed two pieces of rice cakes for them to eat.It was very lively for a while. When Aunt Wen came to ask Xiao He to go home, she saw Xiao Man and Wang embroidering, her eyes lit up, but then dimmed again.

Mrs. Wang sees everything, but it's hard to teach Xiaohe how to embroider, so that they can supplement the household. Mrs. Wang knows that things like embroidery cannot be forced, and Gu Yu doesn't like to use needles and threads.But every day when Xiao He came to play, Wang made her an embroidery stretcher and taught her some simple embroidery techniques. Although Xiao He was clever, she was not that flexible. Fortunately, she was diligent enough and willing to endure hardships. I can't leave the embroidery stretcher, and after a while, the embroidered things already have a shape.Although he can't be like Xiaoman Wang, but he can go to the embroidery shop with the women in Zhuangzi to get some work, and get some money every day, which has made Xiaohe so happy.

Du Dalin was here to help, and the tables and chairs that Li Dequan helped Xu Shihe to build were all completed quickly, and he even used tung oil to paint it over, which looked very glossy and smooth.

One of the sets of tables and chairs is carved and looks very delicate. Li Dequan put it in the main room and couldn't get enough of it every day, just like an old farmer in the village looking at the crops in the field.Because of the tables and chairs, everyone in the village came to see them, and said that they were not lucky enough to go into that restaurant. The best tables and chairs in this restaurant had been seen by themselves, so it was worth it.

For the carved tables and chairs, Gu Yu and Jingzhe Jinxuan also had some disagreements. At the beginning, Gu Yu asked Li Dequan to use his own skills to carve all the carved patterns. When the restaurant has distinguished guests, it will be easy to entertain them. But Jinxuan said that there were no big families in that restaurant, and what he wanted was a durable one. If the carvings were dirty, it would not be easy to clean them.On this matter, Jing Zhe and Jinxuan have the same standpoint, and Gu Yu cited Ning Bo's example, who knows that Jing Zhe and An Jinxuan are silent, which makes Gu Yu feel very strange.

After all, Li Dequan still made a set. This skill has not been practiced for a long time, and he also feels unfamiliar. In addition, he has been making wooden basins and barrels for a while. Once this set of tables and chairs is made, he himself will As if he was happy, every day felt a sense of accomplishment, and the lacquered tung oil was extraordinarily dedicated. Gu Yu saw it in his eyes, and felt more and more that his idea was correct.

The tables and chairs were delivered, and when Li Dejiang came back, he brought a message to Li Dequan, saying that he and his brother were very satisfied, and that they would have a good time for the expansion of the restaurant in two days, and invited all Dequan's family to come over.He also invited Jing Zhe An Jinxuan to come over too, and for some reason he only mentioned the two of them, Li Dequan naturally agreed.

Although Li Dequan agreed, it was just that Gu Yu was a little embarrassed, and it wasn't that she was stingy, it was just that she felt a little uncomfortable, not because of Xu Shihe. The He family is in need of money now, and Gu Yu wants to help them, but he is powerless.She deliberately went to the jar and poured out the money she had saved, one copper coin by one copper coin, very pious.

After counting and counting, the money will not be more than one penny. On the hundredth day of the summer solstice, it has already cost almost one tael, and that is Li Dequan's wages last time. If there is no such wages, the family will probably bottom out again. , the rest, Gu Yu counted and counted, which is 230 pennies. With this money, I still need to buy food and food. I dare not think about those clothes. Fortunately, it was the material sent by Ning Bo at that time. Xia Zhi Wearing clothes was not a problem, but what he and Xiaoman were wearing were the materials Xu Qinshi had given them when they first came here.

Fortunately, the rice can be harvested soon, at least there is no need to buy rice to eat, and you can get some rice bran. There is more than enough to raise chickens, and the chickens raised in spring are about to lay eggs, which is also an income , At that time, Xia Zhi can eat rice noodles and egg custard, and there is no need to buy too many other things.

If there is still a surplus of rice bran, Gu Yu can count on raising a pig, and then he can feed it with wild vegetables and so on. Maybe it will be fattened by the end of the year, which is not a small sum of money.

Counting back and forth, Gu Yu sighed faintly, it was still too slow, time waited for no one, she became a little dazed, and when she got rid of poverty and became rich by relying on these things, when and when will it be.

Gu Yu had no choice but to wrap the money in the jar, the one thousand cash, in a separate piece of paper, wear the remaining two hundred cash, take out twenty cash, and go shopping for gifts, she looked at herself Where I live now, when will I be able to have my own house?There are too many people, and we can't just go on like this.

Two days later, Li Dequan took his family with him, and Xu Qin's family and Li Dejiang also went there naturally, leaving Xu at home, and Aunt Wen agreed to come and watch for a day.

When they arrived at the restaurant, Li's family brought some usual gifts and some festive patterns that Xiaoman and Wang's cut out on weekdays. Unexpectedly, Xu Shihe was very happy and there were too many people, so he didn't say anything. What.

This group of bustling people included Xu Shihe's business friends and relatives. The housekeeper of Ning's family also sent things, but they didn't stay for dinner. Gu Yu watched him thinking about Ning Bo, and he didn't know what he was doing now What.

Jing Zhe and An Jinxuan seemed to be familiar with Xu Shihe, they waved their hands and winked, and talked with Xu Shihe for a while.Gu Yu was very surprised, she chased after her and asked, but they denied it categorically, but smiled mysteriously.

Li Dequan was thinking about his family's affairs, and the family stopped staying after dinner, and hurried back to Taozhuang.

In the afternoon of the next day, Li Dequan finished his homework and was tidying up the place. Of course, Du Dalin didn't come over again. He heard from Xiao He that he went to work for the landlord's house for three days, which was the adult's two days' wages.Gu Yu sighed again in his heart, this Du Dalin is a good laborer in the first place, he won't cheat and play tricks when he does things, he is also strong, and he can stand up to the labor of an adult, so the landlord's family will not suffer, but it is Embarrass him.

There is a carriage at the door of the house, which is Xu Shihe's home.

Xu Qinshi was a little surprised why he appeared here at this time, "He brother, why aren't you busy over there?"

Xu Shihe smiled, he was a little fat and the sun was too harsh, he was already covered in sweat when he came in, Xiao Man made him tea, but he didn't sit down and paced around the room.

His smiling face really doesn't look like a businessman, Gu Yu thought to himself.

Just hearing the news he was talking about made the family extremely happy. It turned out that he took those paper-cuts yesterday and went to the shop that sold things for the wedding banquet. No one else can guarantee that these things will sell well. The price given was very low, but Xu Shihe was very confident, "This is how business is done. It was difficult before, but it will get better in the future. I just think the price is too low, so I come to discuss it with you, isn't it? You can let them make some money first, the boss and I know each other well, I'm afraid if they can't sell it..."

Gu Yu's eyes lit up, this is a great opportunity to deliver it to your door, and it's thanks to Xu Shihe who wanted it, otherwise, there wouldn't be many people buying these things in Zhuangzi. The price is too low, and I'm afraid it won't be of much use. A piece of paper-cut is only paid for one penny, but it can be sold for at least five pennies. It's just that the boss said that he has to bear the risk of not being able to sell it.

Gu Yu frowned and thought of a way, "Uncle! I have an idea, or ask my mother and sister to cut some and sell them to him in the shop. If they can be sold, we will give the boss a penny for each piece." Money, it doesn’t hinder his business anyway, if we can’t sell it, we’ll go get it back, anyway, it’s just some paper money, so neither of us will suffer.”

Xu Shihe clapped his palms together, "Why didn't I think about this, this is good, if it's five coins for a piece of paper, you will get four coins, anyway, he also has one penny, which means it's a no-cost business, so it's true Well, Gu Yu, you are really amazing."

Gu Yu was praised, she smiled and said nothing, in fact, she was already thinking about those tricks and so on, and she also thought that if someone liked the tricks and asked her mother and sister to go to the house to cut them now, it would be fine, but she couldn't tell, maybe Shihe was just laying a thread, so there was no need to bother him, so naturally he would go and talk to the boss himself in the future.

Xu Shihe didn't bring anything with him this time, because he was afraid that Li's family would feel bad if he brought both wages and things, so he agreed with Li Dequan on the wages, and he settled there calmly. There are six big tables in total. There are 48 chairs, a total of 630 Wen. After he calculated, he said that the carved table was too troublesome, so it was not easy to calculate.

Li Dequan quickly declined, saying that this is already very good, and there is no need for more.

In the end, it was Xu Shihe who gave a total of 660 six essays, saying that businessmen pay attention to auspiciousness, and Li Dequan is still at a disadvantage.

Li Dequan blushed, feeling a little uncomfortable. These days, Mrs. Xu stayed here, and Mrs. Xu Qin also helped her family. After all the calculations, it was always the eggs, fish and pork that Xu Shihe sent. Even if I do things for nothing, I still take advantage of myself.

After Xu Shihe finalized the matter here, he went to Jing Zhe and An Jinxuan again, everyone was a little strange for a while.

Only then did Xu Shihe say: "Oh, there's nothing wrong with it. It's just that they helped me write a good pair. According to the rules, I have to give them a separate gift. It's not a big deal. Gu Yu must give it to me Brother."

Gu Yu always felt that the matter was not so simple, so he took it over and thanked him politely.

Xu Shihe said that he had to leave because he had something to do in the restaurant. He had already walked to the door, and came in again to pat Li Dequan on the shoulder: "Brother Dequan, you have these two sons and two daughters, but you can't ask for anything! Jing Zhe and Gu Yu Needless to say, I'm familiar with it, I see Xiaoman, he's a gentleman, and the paper-cutting and embroidery work is also good, I think Xia Zhi must be a good one in the future."

After finishing speaking, Xu Shihe walked away with a hearty smile, leaving Li Dequan to look at the people in the room and smile silly.

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After finishing this chapter in one go after get off work, Shuang Geng is still not used to it, so I am begging for pink.

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