Song Qiu also knew that there would be a banquet at her aunt's house in the next few days, and she and her grandma would definitely come, but now she thought that everyone was already here and met, so it would be a bad idea if she didn't go, so she went along.
She hadn't been here often and didn't even remember the door. She followed Hu Mengsheng all the way and soon arrived at a large courtyard with a blue brick house.
In the yard, Mrs. Hu Yuan was cutting pumpkins and picking pumpkin seeds. She was a few years younger than Mrs. Yuan. She was only forty-four or five this year. She looked much younger and looked very much like Mrs. Yuan.
Song Qiu felt friendly just looking at her, so she quickly called someone, "Auntie!"
Mrs. Hu Yuan raised her eyes and looked over, recognized Song Qiulai, and immediately grinned with joy, "It's Ah Qiu! Why are you here? Come on, sit in the room, and my aunt will grab some candies for you!"
Mrs. Hu Yuan has a cheerful temperament, knows how to get things done, and knows how to deal with people. She has been married for more than 20 years and has managed the Hu family in a prosperous manner.
This large courtyard with green bricks and tiles was built a few years after she got married.
My aunt and uncle Hu Changshan is also a cheerful person. He is good at playing suona. He has a suona team in his hand. He is the leader. There are people in villages ten miles away and even further away. They like to invite their team for weddings and weddings.
As long as he gets a job, Hu Changshan gets a little more, and there are lots of weddings and funerals all year round, and he can still earn thirty or forty taels of silver.
In addition, the family still has more than ten acres of land, and the annual income is enough to feed the family.
Now his eldest son Hu Yusheng and his son Hu Yinsheng are following him in this craft. In the future, this craft will be passed on to them, and life will not be difficult.
In addition, there is also a third son, Hu Mengsheng.
Hu Mengsheng is just sixteen this year and has not yet gotten married. The other two have already asked for wives.
Next, Hu Yusheng already has two children, a son and a daughter. The older one is just four years old and the younger one is two years old.
Hu Yinsheng had a son only two years after his birth. What he wanted to do this time was to drink wine for his first birthday.
Song Qiu saw that the place was clean and tidy inside and outside, and he knew that the mistress of the house was a diligent one.
"Auntie, don't be busy. I'm just here to do something. I'm passing by to see you. Don't do anything with me. I'll just sit down and leave. I'll chat with you when I come with grandma in a few days."
Free!" Seeing that Hu Mengshi had grabbed the candy and was holding pumpkin seeds to greet her cousin to make some sugar water, Song Qiu quickly waved his hand.
"You have the reception that day. It's a rare time for you to come to my aunt's place. How can my aunt neglect you? These are all gadgets at home. Your two cousins are still young and you don't dare to give them more candies. Or you?"
Last time, my aunt and uncle went to that wealthy family to do something. They were generous and offered a wife, and they gave me a big bag of candies when they closed the door!" Hu Mengshi laughed happily and stuffed it into Song Qiu's hand, not forgetting Zhang Lihua and others.
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This enthusiasm was too much to refuse, so Song Qiu had no choice but to accept it with a smile.
Mrs. Hu Yuan entertained people for food and drink, then she sat down and chatted with Song Qiu for a few words, "I heard that you set up a tea stall by the Changhe River, and the business is not bad. My sister, I have a granddaughter like you.
Being diligent and capable was also a relief to her.
First of all, tell me you are here on business? What are you doing? Ask your little cousin to help you, your aunt, your eldest cousin and your second cousin have gone to work in another village and are not at home."
Song Qiu smiled and said, "I just have some free time and earn some money. I am indeed here to do something today. No, the peppers are all red. I was about to collect the red peppers to make some food, so I went to various villages to collect them.
, I have collected a lot before. I haven’t been to these villages yet, so I’m going to take a look today.”
"Red pepper?" Mrs. Hu Yuan was stunned for a moment, then clapped her hands, "How about you get money for it when it's red and rotten enough to fertilize the seeds? There are two or three ridges in the vegetable garden at the back of my house. It's so red that I still have to pay for it.
Don't worry about it, just wait, I'll ask your eldest cousin and the others to remove it for you."
With that said, the eldest daughter-in-law and the second daughter-in-law, who were continuing to pick out pumpkin seeds outside, shouted, and the two of them immediately ran away.
Song Qiu looked at it, thinking that her aunt was really a famous person. Look at how obedient this daughter-in-law is. This eliminates the conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. No wonder the family is harmonious.
This aunt is not the only one who suppresses the daughter-in-law. I heard from her mother that when the daughter-in-law was pregnant with a baby and had a baby, the aunt was also very considerate. These people are all mutual. It is no wonder that the daughter-in-law is willing to be obedient and filial.
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Song Qiu saw the two of them leaving as soon as they said they were going, and said hurriedly: "You can't pick it for free. In these villages in the world, I collect it for a penny per catty, which is the same price as green peppers. Even at my uncle's house, it's the same price.
Don’t say it’s a free gift. I’m going to use it to make food. If I don’t spend any money on it, how can I sell it then?”
When Mrs. Hu Yuan heard this, she realized that this was the truth. She had also heard about the rice dumplings that the grandniece in front of her made and sold. Now the rice dumpling shop in the town where she bought Fangzi is doing well!
When she was celebrating her birthday, her eldest son even bought two rice dumplings from the store for her to eat.
She knew that this grand-niece was smart and capable, and was a good person.
It's said to be a meal, so it definitely is this time.
"That's the truth. Since you want to sell food and money, it's not easy to harvest the peppers for free. If you go to other places to collect them, you have to pay for the money and goods. But my aunt is not an outsider here, so that's the idea.
Red pepper, just leave it alone, how can I collect your money?"
Song Qiu knew that her aunt's family was living a prosperous life, much better than her uncle's family.
But it has to be what it is, and it makes no sense to just take it for nothing.
Song Qiu wanted to say something else, but Hu Yuanshi pushed her back after a few words.
When the peppers were picked, Mrs. Hu Yuan laughed and said, "Look, just for this basket of things, how much can I still charge you?"
Song Qiu looked at the basket and estimated it weighed seven to eight pounds.
Seven or eight pieces of paper, I think my aunt is good at this. She rarely reaches out to take it. It's not like she tried to force it through.
Thinking of my little cousin's full moon wine here, I told my grandma that it would be nice to add a little more generous gifts, so I didn't insist on giving any more money.
After collecting the basket of peppers, Hu Yuan said: "Aqiu, since you are here to collect peppers, you are not familiar with this village. You are asking your little cousin to take you there. He is away from home all day playing around. How old is he?"
I haven’t determined yet, so let him help you!”
As soon as Mrs. Hu Yuan made the final decision, Hu Mengsheng followed the mule cart obediently and took Song Qiu to the village where people planted peppers.
Song Qiu and Hu Yuan said goodbye, saying they would have some leisure time in a few days, and went out together.
Hu Mengsheng led the way, and everyone in Xiashui Village knew him. After hearing what he said, they knew that red peppers could be sold for money. Even though they were not short of a few cents or ten cents, they picked whatever they had at home and gave them to Song Qiu.
One village collected them and collected a total of about 100 kilograms.
In Xiashui Village, every household grows very little, and the total amount is only so much.
Song Qiu then went to Ping An Village. He thanked Hu Mengsheng for not asking him to lead the way again, but Hu Mengsheng smiled and said: "I have nothing to do with you! Just treat it like a joke. I am also familiar with Ping An Village. I will lead you there. It will be fun."