It's hard to be a peasant girl who time-travels

Chapter 66
When the glutinous rice has dissipated heat to a certain extent, pour the glutinous rice into a washed and dried water tank, sprinkle with koji powder and stir evenly, press it firmly, and then make a round hole in the middle, which can be done without a big fist. ,simple.

But it is such a simple thing, but it is often more difficult to make. Otherwise, why would so many people follow the steps, but the taste of the sweet wine that comes out is uneven, and some of them are moldy and sour. These are all details.

After the rice is put away, first put a basket on the water tank, and then wrap it directly with a torn cotton jacket to make sure that there will be no air leakage. It is still quite hot, and it is not the most suitable time to make rice wine, so there is no need to put it in the firepit to keep warm.

"Okay, this wine is fermenting quickly, I'll come and have a look the day after tomorrow." Clapping her hands, Grandma Wang breathed a sigh of relief, and she was about to say goodbye to Mingyu right now. She still had a lot of things to do, and the family had no spare money. If you don't work hard, the grandparents and grandchildren will drink the northwest wind.

But then Grandma Wang thought about it again, turned her head and said to Mingyu: "If you still have some money, you can repair the courtyard wall first, and invite people from the village, and it will only cost you a few dollars."

As soon as Grandma Wang mentioned this, Mingyu understood that she knew that Zhang Da and Mu Sang had frequented her house before, so she nodded, "I thought the same way before, and I was going to Ask Aunt Xu if anyone can introduce me to you!"

She had this idea before, thinking that she didn't have enough money and was waiting to accumulate some funds, but after learning about the prices here, she changed her mind.

There will definitely be more and more things in the house in the future. If those two people come here from time to time, will she still have to live?
Grandma Wang was very satisfied with what Mingyu said, "You don't need to bother anymore, this mud wall is simple, it's not like building a new one, it can be done in half an afternoon, and I'll go to your grandma's place later, It just so happened that some of your Uncle Li came over to help, so you can give each of them five copper coins, and let them repair the roof, tables, chairs and benches for you by the way."

Grandma Wang looked at Mingyu's thatched house as she spoke, how safe she looked, and then thought of the original yard of Dongfang's family and the tile-roofed houses built in Neicun behind her. The house and money left by Dongfang's family are enough for Mingyu to use for three lifetimes, but what about now?
Not to mention eating enough, dressing warmly and sleeping comfortably, not having three meals a day, what else?I heard that the child's previous good clothes were all pawned.But things are already like this, what's the use of saying more?

Mingyu's face was sweated by Grandma Wang, and she could naturally think of why Grandma Wang was like this. She also thought of the life of Dongfang's family before, but what can be done? She was already like this when she took over, and now she can With hard work, it is not bad to have a bite to eat.

Grandma Wang left with a regretful Wang Yong. Mingyu packed up her needlework and sent it to Shi Shi, thinking that someone would come at home later, so she didn't stay at Shi Shi's place and didn't stay too long.

Sure enough, not long after Grandma Wang left, the three sons of Grandma Yu from the Li family came over carrying dustpans.

"Girl Mingyu, I heard that you want to repair the courtyard wall?" Li Bei, the eldest son of the Li family, came over to say hello, and then looked at Mingyu's courtyard, as if he wanted to study how to repair it.

"Uncle Li, you are here, come in and drink some water."

Mingyu didn't expect to arrive so soon, and hurriedly invited the three uncles into the house, but the three uncles of the Li family waved their hands, "No, no, we won't delay, your courtyard wall is dangerous enough, it should be repaired properly , if the animals on the mountain come down, it will kill people."

Following Uncle Li's words, Second Uncle Li also nodded and said: "Your house is not going to work. In our place, there is a strong wind in winter. Just your house, if you are not careful, the roof will be blown off!"

There was no trace of teasing in the words, but he looked at Mingyu's current house seriously, with a look of worry on his face.

"Yes, what Second Uncle Li said is true, and I think so too."

Mingyu just nodded, and stood at the side a little helplessly, not knowing how to talk to the three uncles, even if she was at Grandma Yu's place before, she was not familiar with these three uncles, and she just said hello when they met , now the three uncles look so enthusiastic, she really can't stand it, she is not familiar with her!

Seemingly seeing Mingyu's embarrassment, Uncle Li waved his hand, "It's done, you go and do your work, uncle will mend the wall for you now." After saying that, he directly called Uncle Li and Uncle Li to pick mud behind the house.

Seeing the backs of the three men leaving, Mingyu thought about it, and went into the kitchen to prepare boiling water for the uncles at work to drink.Before, because I was not used to drinking cold water for nothing, I got some licorice by the river, and I just got some for the three uncles who were working, and it also quenched their thirst.

In fact, relatively speaking, Mingyu wants to buy a wild vegetable or medicinal material map, so that she can know some edible wild vegetables, or pick some herbs to sell, and at the same time, she can also know some words, so that she will not be an illiterate , the worst thing is to be prepared when you get sick, and you don’t need to go to a special store to spend money on medical treatment.

It's a pity that the reality is skinny, and under the reality that you can't even eat enough, in this era where everything is inferior but reading is high, this book is really not affordable for everyone.

She had been to a bookstore secretly once before, not to mention books, just the cheapest paper, a piece of paper costs a hundred cash, that's the price of a bucket of rice, and a bucket of rice with ten liters is enough for a grown woman like her to eat Pure rice, after 20 days of eating, is still in the state that she can eat the most.

No wonder the poor are poor all their lives, they can't read books at all, they don't have a bright future, and they count money for others when they are cheated.

Mingyu looked at the three uncles who were already busy outside, put the boiled licorice tea in a bowl, and sent it to them when it was colder. There was all physical work there, and she couldn't help at all. busy.

And even though the uncle is an uncle, she still needs to pay attention to whether he is a man. Recently, there are rumors in the village that the woman Musang has a bad reputation with a lame man in the village. Grasping the handle, especially if she is beaten up by Mu Sang and Zhang Da, she will suffer.

Turning around and entering the house, I cooked fifteen copper coins. This was the wage negotiated with Grandma Wang.

You said that three men were hired for just fifteen copper coins. It sounds cheap and cheap, but when you look at the prices here, it is not cheap at all. She has to wash fifteen pieces of clothes!

But from another perspective, if you don’t look at it from the perspective of a poor buyer like her, you can also say how cheap labor is. According to Wang Yong, an adult laborer who goes out to do dead labor costs at most fifty copper coins a day, which is not enough. How bad is it to pack rice?

Alas, to sum it up in one sentence, it is all the fault of poverty.

(End of this chapter)