happy old days

Chapter 37

It was already very dark when Yang Zhenhai came back, "I'm back, have you eaten?" Jin Niang stepped forward to clean the dust off Yang Zhenhai's body, and whispered.

"No, hurry up and get me something, but I'm starving. Did Dad sleep?"

Jin Niang nodded, "Go and change your clothes first, and I'll get you something to eat right away."

Yang Zhenhai nodded his head and was about to enter the small room in the main room. Before he could enter, he heard Father Yang shout, "Zhenhai is back?"

"Ah, Dad, I'm back." Yang Zhenhai responded, and turned to the east room. The old man didn't bark in the door at all, probably waiting for him to come back.

Jinniang quickly brought out the hot rice in the pot. For the eggplant that she cooked tonight, she took two eggs and made a bowl of thick egg soup.

There is a small table on the kang in the room, and the food is served on it.Yang Zhenhai went into the room and took off his clothes without changing. He put on his underwear and washed his hands and face.When I came back, I sat on the kang and drank a big mouthful of soup first.

"The price of the wild boar is good. I bought it for 20 taels. In this way, I don't need to pay another autumn tax this year. It will be enough for the Chinese New Year."

Jin Niang smiled and nodded, and took over the money bag that Yang Zhenhai put on the kang just now, and said heavily, "It's really a lot. We got 1000 taels of silver notes to build a house this year, and we still have to save it up. I heard that the second child's family is in The county town has bought a facade, so I don’t know if it’s for business. Shall we do something too?” Jinniang didn’t have any ideas, but felt that money was a bit of a loss in her hands, and it would be great if money could be made.

Yang Zhenhai took a bite of the egg and nodded, "I'll think about it again. Now that the house is built, there's nothing special to spend money on. It's good to do something. Last month, my brother-in-law came and said that he was looking for someone to bring goods from the south. , I can make [-] to [-]% after removing the cost of shipping. I’ll go over and ask someday.”

Jin Niang frowned, "Are you sure? Is the boat safe?"

"It's not a big problem. My brother-in-law has done it a few times. Most of the goods are sent to Yancheng. He still wants to go to Yancheng. The shops in Yancheng are expensive. He can't sell them for a while, so he asked me for advice. Although If you take the sea route, there will be no big storms if you don’t go inside. It’s just that the taxes along the way are too troublesome. We just invest money and hand over other things to others, or we can earn [-] to [-]% of it. Those who have their own boats don’t get double that. income."

When Jinniang heard that Yang Zhenhai had already been thinking about it for a long time, the goods from the south were transported to Yancheng and the price was doubled to the north, and the ship sent the goods from the north to the south, which was doubled again. In the [-]s, shipping was very profitable. Even if they invested money in it, they had to pay the shipping fee and all the expenses on the road, so that they earned less.She also heard from her aunt about this matter, and some people in Yancheng also did the same, so safety can still be guaranteed.

"You can do what you want, and there is no place to spend money at home. If we are young, we can make money even if we lose money."

Yang Zhenhai gave her a blank look, "How can you compensate? You have to trust your husband-in-law, who will earn you a fortune in the future, and marry you ten or eight daughters-in-law to serve you."

After hearing this, Jinniang stretched out her hand and tapped him, "I won't give you so many sons."

Yang Zhenhai stared at him, and stretched out his hand to pull Jinniang into his arms, "If you don't give birth to me, who will give birth to me."

Jinniang blushed, "That can't be so many." She pouted, "At most three."

Yang Zhenhai narrowed his eyes when he heard this, "Okay, three will be three." After speaking, he pulled Jinniang closer, "Daughter-in-law, our new house is built, so it's time to consummate the house."

When Jinniang heard that, her face was like a red cloth, and she struggled to leave.

"All right, if you don't give me a good word, I won't let go." Yang Zhenhai was a bit rascal.

In fact, Jinniang and Yang Zhenhai are only one step away from the last step, and they accept him in their hearts, and they also have some expectations for the consummation of the house. It's just that this kind of thing is too shameless to say it, but seeing him like this, Jinniang can only nod her head.

Yang Zhenhai happily kissed Jinniang, and Jinniang took the opportunity to jump out.

The next day was a sunny day, Jin Niang took the mushrooms she picked yesterday outside to dry, and Yang Zhenhai sat there with a small stool to help her pick the mushrooms clean.With the current weather, two or three days in the sun will be fine.

"Are you going to grow buckwheat at home?" Jinniang suddenly thought of the fact that Aunt San wanted to grow buckwheat.

Yang Zhenhai shook his head, "No more, the dry land at home is newly opened, the soil is not strong, we don't just sell it for money, how much can the three of us eat, Sanbo's family planted a lot this year, wait for them Take it, just exchange the soybeans for a bag and it will be enough to eat."

Jinniang thought that there are quite a lot of things planted this year. When the autumn harvest comes, there will be a lot of soybeans, small beans, mung beans, rice and wheat, and radishes and cabbages this year.She has a lot of things to do. This year, she planted two kinds of mustard greens, one is potherb mustard, which is going to be moldy dried vegetables, and the other is pickled mustard, some of which will be removed, and the rest will be dried. many.Unfortunately, there are not many kinds of each.

Jinniang packed the sun-dried mushrooms in a bag. It rained a lot these days, so she followed Yang Zhenhai into the mountains several times and dried more than 20 catties of mushrooms. Yang Zhenhai went into the mountains and caught two pairs of rabbits and raised them. The wild boar also survived.

The chili seeds that Jinniang bought were already ripe. They were small sharp peppers the size of a thumb. Jinniang hung them in strings to dry, and collected five big bags. After keeping the seeds, she ground two catties of chili noodles and some Papa Yang and Yang Zhenhai were not used to eating crushed peppers, but Jinniang made boiled fish, spicy shredded pork, and fried belly with peppers a few times, and the two gradually fell in love with it.In Jinniang’s previous life, she ate chili peppers after she went to school. She couldn’t eat very spicy ones, but she liked spicy ones. Although the chili peppers grown this time were small, they were still much worse than Chaotian peppers. Niang Jin likes this.In particular, the fried chili oil is very fragrant and slightly spicy. She likes to eat it with dumplings.

Jinniang hangs the chili peppers on the edge of the house, and she can see the red one from a distance. When she hung them out, a few younger siblings came to visit the house. After a few words, she became very interested in her chili peppers. She didn't say anything. What, I grabbed a few and handed them to them to taste. The result is conceivable. At this time, chili peppers are not accepted at all, and they have never eaten it. The first one ate the raw chili directly, tearing up his nose and snot from the hot pepper. Jin Niang said while eating, "This taste is a bit pungent, just get used to it, it's actually quite delicious."

Seeing the people running away in a panic, Jin Niang couldn't help laughing. She took a look at it just now. The straight, hard red peppers are the hottest. The one she ate would be better, otherwise she would It is also unbearable.

The reason why they do this is because they are afraid of trouble. If the chili is ready, they should ask for seeds again, and then they need to cook recipes. The garlic has been down in the past two days, and she still wants to make garlic chili sauce and sugar As for the vinegar and garlic, it will come again at that time, and if something happens, she will not be in a good mood.It's not like teaching them something and getting a whole body.

Once again, Jinniang bought a lot of large and small porcelain pots and jars.Yang Zhenhai asked a carpenter to build a very strong wheelbarrow.The two went to the grocery store of Manniang's house. Yang Zhenhai chatted with Zhang Xi for a long time, and when they got home, he took 200 taels from her as this investment. The money for building the house, including making furniture and hiring craftsmen, were all included in it, and Yang Zhenhai also filled in the dozens of taels in his hand.

On weekdays, the family expenses are the 50 taels given by Yang Zhenhai when the separation bill expired, plus the money for buying wild boars, she still has 68 taels for the family, and this autumn tax will also be paid from here. The money is earned by Yang Zhenhai from hunting. Yes, a total of more than 100 taels.Jinniang's dowry money has not been moved, and the gold ticket in her hand has been exchanged, one to five, and now she still has 1000 taels of silver ticket in her hand.This is the old man who cannot move.

The 200 taels was considered a test of the water, and the actual operation was up to Zhang Xi.

When the garlic was harvested in the field, the furniture for the new house arrived. The furniture was designed by Jinniang. The style is simple and elegant, with a modern and simple style. They are all mahogany furniture. Some of the furniture is made differently from this era Like the chests of drawers that Jinniang asked to make, the edges are decorated with embossed patterns, the big drawers can hold a lot of things, and there is also a chair to be placed in front of the fireplace in the east wing. With a hint of Western style, Jin Niang prefers clear-style furniture, so she chose simple ones suitable for their use and painted some. Yang Zhenhai bought treated wood, so it took more than three months to lay it out.

Seeing the new furniture, Jin Niang once again lamented the craftsmanship of the ancients. Not only did she follow the appearance she drew, but also added some unique textures in many places, making it look more beautiful and generous.

One piece of furniture filled the empty house. Looking at the pieces of furniture that were only painted with tung oil to reveal their true colors, Jinniang liked it very much, but she was a little bit regretful that the sofa was not made.In fact, she would rather sit on a soft sofa and warm up by the fire in winter, but it doesn't matter, she decided to make some big and soft cushions, which is the same.

In the south room of the east chamber, there is a place to prepare meals. The round table is not used for the dinner table, but the big long table that Jin Niang said, because Yang Zhenhai is the eldest son, and his younger siblings and children will come over during the Chinese New Year. There are more people sitting at the table.

(End of this chapter)