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Chapter 30

A few days later, Xiuniang called Mrs. Liu, picked up two girls from her family, and Xiao Xianger went to the mountain to dig bamboo shoots together. First, Xiuniang told her that the dug bamboo shoots were sold in the town, and the two families shared them together. with.

Mrs. Liu said yes when she heard this, but she didn't take it to her heart, she just took it as a deaf ear, and she was the same as Ji Laoliu in that she didn't like this bamboo seedling. Can the food in Jiacun be the same as here?

What's more, Chu Ge, who she saw earlier, went to the town with a basket of bamboo seedlings, but he just brought back a few wooden pots, so there was no money left. What are you going to do? If you want to follow what she said, why don't you just leave it at home and do some embroidery with needles and thread, and then sell it to the embroidery workshop in the town, so that you can get more money quickly.

But Ren'er Xiuniang's sister is calling her today, what can she do, seeing that girl is so high-spirited, she is not easy to pour cold water on, isn't it, well, first help her get those two Let's talk about it when the diabolo basket is full.

Xiuniang, Mrs. Liu, and three and a half girls went leisurely up the mountain. They each carried a small bamboo basket. People say hello.

In the bamboo forest, Xiu Niang first taught them what to do, what kind of hands to choose, and after digging a few people who had learned how to dig, they scattered to find them. Mo Shazi was energetic, chatting with Xiuniang while looking for bamboo seedlings.

After a while, Xiu Niang called for a break from work and went back. Mrs. Liu searched for every basket and passed her eyes, muttering to herself, how about asking five people to go up the mountain to work? Shi Chen dug half of the basket together, so there is nothing to do here.

Xiu Niang picked a lot of bamboo leaves, spread them on everyone's baskets, and then took them home.

She didn't know what Mrs. Liu was thinking, as they did what they said, they dug up the soil when they were looking for sharp bamboo shoots. Said, but she was thinking about it, she is so good that the sixth sister-in-law has four or five children in her family, and there are many things to do, so it is not easy to ask her to stay with her all the time.

It was the first time she was called to dig bamboo shoots today, so she didn't want to delay people's work.

Just these five and a half baskets of bamboo shoots, stacked up to fit two bamboo baskets, the baskets brought by Xiuniang are smaller than those of Ji Laoliu's family, but they are also more expensive than the original one.

After waiting for Ji Laoliu to share the money, Liu stared blankly, and asked her where the man got the money in exchange for, and whether he took Chu Ge's share or not. up.

Ji Laoliu laughed and said that her little Mo couldn't see big money, and a few taels of money couldn't hold it down.

In fact, Liu's eyes are not small. When he was young, Dashuiling was still flashing. It's just that the bamboo seedlings are worth a few strings of money. How can they be exchanged for white money? .

She was very happy with the money, and she boasted, "Hey dad, don't tell me, this girl Xiuniang is quite good at hiding things, but she kept it from me for a long time."

Ji Laoliu wiped his face in the courtyard, passed the silver to Mrs. Liu in the back room, and smiled when he heard her talking, "Hey, why don't you keep talking, the mouth of a thin man's belt, an old woman, If you pull it, you will loosen it, and you can't hide things."

Mrs. Liu squinted her eyes and raised her finger, "What do you mean by that? What old lady, whose mouth can't hide things!"

Seeing his mother-in-law's stance with a knife mouth and soft fists, Ji Laoliu smiled stupidly, "I said it was me, it was because I couldn't hide things, it was because my belt was loose."

Only then did Mrs. Liu withdraw her hand, and Ji Laoliu continued to smile, "I was thinking about it just now, isn't this all the same old saying, but we also have one, oh no, two, Will the two hide things?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Liu gave him a look, "Just open your old mouth and say, I have been kidnapped by your mouth in my life."

Looking at Liu's face, Ji Laoliu smiled and took out the tobacco pot, filled it with tobacco leaves and smoked, "Yes, yes, I, Ji Laoliu, have found a good man's house, and I will abduct you there. I came under the quilt by myself."

Seeing Ji Laoliu, Mrs. Liu snorted, put away the money, and took the apron and went across the house. She asked Xun Xiuniang to make a good total, that's how to make money, and give it to the next trip. Dig more.

There was an aunt on the way who looked at Mrs. Liu who was smiling and squinting, and smiled, "Hey old Liu's family, you are so lucky that you don't cook after ordering, and you rush across the house again."

Mrs. Liu looked at the person. This aunt is Ji Laoliu's relative who went eight hundred miles away in the past. They live a better life than their family, but they are better than themselves. No, otherwise she thought this man was a relative of Aunt Zhao's family.

She looked at the aunt and pondered for a while, then raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Yo, it's you, let's chat..."

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Seeing that Mrs. Liu is looking for bamboo shoots vigorously, Xiuniang is also ready to leave the house to tidy up. Although she said that there are only four of them, she always feels that there is endless work to do. The fourth girl took care of the laundry, cooking, cleaning and putting away everything.

Fortunately, Mrs. Liu could also tell that the two who were digging bamboo shoots alternated to help collect all the shares from each family, but Mrs. Liu helped to dig up a lot these days.

In fact, asking Xiuniang to dig the two baskets by herself, it's not that she can't do it, it's just that she is tired.

Earlier, Chef Wang thought that Chu Ge would come to town every other day, sometimes after a long time, so he said that he wanted Chu Ge to bring more baskets of bamboo shoots, and it was best to bring three or four baskets at a time.

Xiu Niang was surprised, the tavern in his house said it was big or small, why did it ask for so much.

Afterwards, she heard Chu Ge say that the tavern where Chef Wang was was also had an old shop, which was placed on the other side of the town, and she reckoned that those who wanted more baskets were dragged there to do it.

Xiuniang was right to think that people would need more baskets. These bamboo shoots can be used alone to make soup. They can be fried, stewed, or boiled. Is it legal to collect money?

The family was busy yesterday, and today Xiuniang was thinking about digging bamboo shoots. We can sell them for big money, so we can't keep asking Mrs. Liu to do the work, right?

While Chu Ge and Chu An were still asleep, Xiu Niang made porridge and warmed it up by the fire. She and Xiao Xiang'er drank two bowls of pickles. In the spirit of Xiao Xiang'er sleeping with her all the time, she woke up When she got up, Xiao Xianger also got up.

They carried bamboo baskets on their backs and went out with a half-cut spatula. Xiuniang saw that there was no movement in Liu's house, and guessing that she was still awake, she took Xiaoxiang up the mountain.

But after entering the bamboo forest, she couldn't even find a bamboo shoot shell...

(End of this chapter)