The first wife of the strongest peasant daughter

Chapter 40

Before nightfall, the city of Baihe County was gradually lit up with various lights.

There are a lot of lanterns on both sides of the street, and the people watching the lanterns are dizzying. Almost everyone, adults and children, has a lantern in their hands.

There were not as many people at the wonton stall as at noon, but many people from ten miles and eight villages came to the county town to watch the lanterns and crowded the streets and alleys. At first glance, they were a little curious about the tiger skin wontons.Therefore, there is no long queue of people who come to eat wontons, but there has been a steady stream.

During the day, in order to save candles and lamp oil, Gu Chuhan didn't light up all the revolving lanterns and didn't sell them.As night falls, every type of revolving lantern is lit up, turning slowly, some slow and some fast, and various cartoon patterns rotate with the revolving of the revolving lantern.

Gu Chuhan didn't draw anything else, they were all cartoon patterns, simple and interesting, aimed directly at children and those who are young at heart.

Many little children walked to the front of the stall, their feet could not walk, "Mom! I want this lantern!"

"How much?" The woman turned her head and asked the price.

"Auntie! A cup of ten cents!" Gu Chuhan replied with a smile.

"A paper lantern costs ten cents! Don't buy it! I'll buy you dumplings to eat!" Pulling the child away.

Gu Chuhan, who has already sold more than a dozen lamps: "...Is it because I said something wrong? Shouldn't I be called Auntie, should I be called Miss Sister!?"

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Smiling so conspicuously!Gu Chuhan turned his head.

Xue Jinxiu smiled all over his face, "Brother Jiulang!"

"Jinxiu!" Gu Chuhan greeted her, "You came out by yourself?"

"Yes." Xue Jinxiu nodded.

Seeing her as a ten-year-old little girl, the streets were full of people coming and going, fish and dragons mixed together, Gu Chuhan couldn't help but frowned, "Do your parents know?"

Realizing that she was worried, Xue Jinxiu blushed slightly, "I told my mother, it's not a problem if we're close!"

The shopkeeper Xue and Hong Yu only have this precious girl. If they really want to meet someone who is taking pictures, the sky will collapse. Gu Chuhan asked her to go inside the booth, "Do you want to eat a bowl of wontons to keep warm? My tiger skin wontons, you Haven't eaten yet!"

Xue Jinxiu thought for a while, and replied, "Okay."

Gu Chuhan went over to grab a bowl of wontons and brought them to her.

Xue Jinxiu, who felt that she was receiving special treatment, blushed even more, and smiled happily and took it with her lips pursed.Wonton entrance, even more delicious.Looking at the endless stream of diners at the wonton stall, I am very happy from the bottom of my heart.Mother said that their family owed a lot of silver, and now they can pay off the wontons if they sell the money!

Seeing that someone came to buy lanterns, Gu Chuhan preemptively said, "Miss! My revolving lantern is cute and can walk, let's get one!"

The sixteen or seventeen-year-old daughter-in-law blushed, feeling ashamed and annoyed when she heard her words. She looked at the expressions of the people around her, and then at Gu Chuhan, who was a handsome and delicate boy with a pink and white face. Unsteady, he said angrily, "Frivolous!"

Go away with a snort!
Gu Chuhan: ...

Seeing her dark face for a long time, Xue Jinxiu couldn't help laughing until her stomach hurt.It's wrong to call you aunt, and it's wrong to call you young lady!Also scolded!She laughed so hard!

It was the first time that Gu Chuhan was scolded for being frivolous, "If you don't buy it, you don't buy it..." Hearing the almost presumptuous laughter in his ear, he turned his head and looked over.

Xue Jinxiu put down the wonton bowl, rubbed her stomach, and suppressed a smile, "Brother Jiulang! Let me sell it for you!"

Gu Chuhan raised his eyebrows, motioning for her to give it a try.

Although Xue Jinxiu didn't often participate in the business, he was often in the embroidery workshop, and his father was also the big shopkeeper, so he was better than Gu Chuhan.Sold two of them as soon as they were released.

Gu Chuhan gave her a thumbs up.

Xue Jinxiu pursed her lips and smiled, and worked harder to help her sell those revolving lanterns.

After selling more than a dozen wontons in a short time, Gu Chuhan was a little surprised, "It's really worth eating a bowl of wontons!"

Mrs. Gu saw that a lot of lanterns were sold, people who ate wontons continued to eat, her back hurt and her arms were sore and she didn't feel overwhelmed, she just felt that all the busyness and tiredness were all worth the money!Having said that, I will definitely work hard this year to pay back the money owed to Tang Erye and Wang Ergou's family!Even if it's not finished... then you have to work hard!
As the night deepened, the wonton fillings and wrappers they brought were all wrapped and sold out, and there were only three revolving lanterns left.

Gu Chuhan let out a long breath, "A complete victory!"

Hong Yu also came to pick up her daughter. Seeing that they had sold out so many wontons, even the revolving lanterns, she looked at Gu Chuhan even more differently, "These are all Jiulang's ideas? It's so popular, no wonder I have to learn tailoring Teacher!"

Mrs. Gu is also full of pride now, "Mother Ran is already very grateful to the proprietress if she can go to Jinxiufang! Our grandparents and grandchildren will set up a stall and earn some change to subsidize the family."

"Didn't you earn some change in the past two days? This tiger skin wonton is novel and delicious, so you continue to sell it! If it sells well, you will never have to worry about the money you owe!" Hong Yu had roughly calculated for them. However, the wontons alone earned at least three taels of silver today.

Mrs. Gu didn't have time to count, "How can there be so many, what we do is a small book!"

Seeing that they were all exhausted, Hong Yu smiled and greeted them to go home, "It's too late today, and it's not reassuring on the way home, just make do with my house for one night, and come back tomorrow!"

"No, no, no! It's close to home, and there are many people on the way back to watch the lanterns, so it's okay!" Gu Pozi said quickly.

Gu Chuhan also said that it would not be troublesome, "There are still people in the same town who have not left, we happen to be together. But the stove and pots and bowls, I have to trouble the proprietress again!"

Seeing that they insisted on leaving, Hong Yu couldn't stay any longer, "Okay! Then you should be careful on the way!"

Xue Jinxiu opened his mouth, but it was difficult to say something to persuade him, "Brother Jiulang, be careful!"

"Okay!" Gu Chuhan smiled at her, and followed Mrs. Gu and Gu Raniang.

There were very few people on the road. After leaving the county town and walking on the main road, there were no people around, and Mrs. Gu also became afraid.She is not afraid of old bones, but how many children does she bring with her!Twenty miles away, I still walked for an hour during the day, and walked at night, even though there was a bright moon shining high, I couldn't get home within an hour and a half.They sold a lot of money today and carried all of them with them.

She and Gu Raniang were pulling the cart in front, Gu Shilang was pushing aside, and Gu Ruoniang was sitting in the cart.

Originally, Gu Chuhan was asked to ride in the car, but she didn't want to get in the car because her legs recovered, so the speed of walking and pulling the car was not fast.

"Jiulang! You're also in the car, let's go faster!" Mrs. Gu urged Gu Chuhan with a bad feeling.

Gu Chuhan also knew that they were worried, "It's okay! I can walk fast!" He called Gu Ruoniang to take out her stick for her to lean on.

Seeing her walking to the front, Mrs. Gu and Gu Raniang both quickened their pace at the same time.We have already walked halfway, and we will be home in another seven or eight miles!
"Hmph! Stop!"

Several people suddenly rushed out of the shadows.

(End of this chapter)