His sister Cui Niangzi took out the scale from home like a gust of wind, her voice was louder than Yan Laoer's.
"One pound of coarse salt is twelve cents, and refined salt is thirty-five cents.
If you want to buy something, go home and get a can and a cloth bag.
The water jars, jars, and jars cannot be moved home today, just to show everyone.
I can't do it until the day after tomorrow. I'll count the numbers at the Liang boy's place first.
Stop dawdling, there are not many big water tanks..."
When she shouted, everyone rushed home to get the salt shaker and the cloth bag containing salt.
"No need to buy more. Let's buy half a catty or a few taels first. I'll have some more when I go next time." Yan Laoer said hurriedly.
Looking at this posture, it seems that the one hundred kilograms of salt I have is not enough.
He looked back guiltily and saw that Grandma Rong was looking at him with a slight smile, her eyes falling on the salt bag from time to time.
Li Xuemei turned back, took a bag and went out.
He stood directly in front of Yan Laoer, opened his pocket, and motioned for him to put it inside.
My daughter has been thinking about salted duck eggs for a few days. If she doesn't salt the wild duck eggs, they will go bad.
Grandma Rong rushed over and helped load a bag of coarse salt.
The two left contentedly.
As soon as his wife left, Yan Laoer felt that his back became straighter.
He looked around. Fortunately, everyone had gone home to get their things, and few people were there.
Many people buy coarse salt, but few people care about refined salt.
You guys are used to living a hard life, it's not that delicate, just a little salty is fine, you can eat it the same.
Orders for large tanks are extremely popular.
When using water at home, they still used to collect it and store it in the water tank first.
Also, if you put a water tank in your home, you can put out the fire in time when water leaks out.
Every one of them had a kang, so they slept next to the stove, and they felt even more unsure. They bought a big vat, filled it with water, and put it in the yard, which made them feel more at ease.
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By the time Yan Yu came back, her father had already closed the stall and moved the vats and jars back to the yard.
A group of children skillfully sorted the herbs and sent them to Cui Langzhong's house for scoring.
Grandma Rong washed the wild duck eggs and set them aside to dry.
Boiling salt water.
Yan Laoer had just returned from the river and washed the vats and jars inside and out.
Grandma Rong went over and got two jars, just for pickling salted eggs.
Yan Yu cheered, washed his hands and rolled up his sleeves to help with the work.
The two men met and put duck eggs into the jar.
Yan Yu: "Dad, did you see that there are two more rams in the backyard? I have been craving for them for several days, just waiting for you to come back."
Yan Laoer didn't say anything, "I'll kill it today, and I'll go find your Uncle Luo San in a while. Do you want to eat boiled water or grilled food tonight?"
Yan Yu swallowed. What to do? It was a difficult choice. She really wanted to eat it.
"Shake-boiled mutton!" she decided.
Yan Laoer heyed twice and whispered: "I'm greedy too."
Father and daughter are having fun with each other.
"Let's eat one first, and then kill the other when Lao Yan comes back." The arrangement for the two sheep was clear.
Yan Yu hurriedly interrupted him: "No, Dad, I have to keep one for breeding. Grandma Rong is now vigorously developing family breeding. Look at our chickens, in addition to the eggs they lay themselves, they even have wild duck eggs stuffed in them.
Those little piglets you bought are so chubby now, and even the rabbits we raised in our field, Grandma Rong often goes over to see them, just waiting to give birth."
Yan Laoer:......
"Fortunately, I didn't say I wanted to raise fish." He said casually.
Yan Yu had an expression on his face that said, "You guessed it right."
"Dad, you are amazing. You want to put the fish in the water to live for a few more days. You are rushing to buy a tank just to put the fish in."
Yan Laoer: "It won't be much, let's ask Master Lu to help us clean the pool..."
"I thought about it, but it's very difficult to change the water and get into the water." Yan Yu frowned: "You need live water to raise the fish. Dad, do you think I, Uncle Qi Wu, can drive a waterwheel?"
"What are you thinking about?" Yan Laoer touched her forehead. She didn't have a fever, so why were she talking nonsense?
"We have gone into the mountains several times, and the water source is a bit far away. To draw water from the mountains, we have to build a long waterway, and there is no easy way to draw water from the river." Every time Yan Yu goes to the mountains, it is not just to collect medicine, she always thinks about it.
About diverting water into the village.
"Your uncle won't let the river be touched, for fear that the water level will rise." Yan Laoer said.
Yan Yu: "We don't move the soil, but setting up a waterwheel by the river won't affect it at all. It can not only divert water, but also grind it."
"The waterwheel grinds mills, so why do we let our village donkeys do it?" Yan Laoer feels that the waterwheel is not urgently needed, not that it is bad, but that it is dispensable for them now.
"Dad, haven't you noticed? Nowadays, people are required to do any work. If water can be diverted into the village, irrigation will become easier. You can also save time on going to the river to fetch water every day. The little money will add up.
, can these time create some other value?
Such as burning charcoal, mixing mortar, and building a house..."
Yan Yu dropped a bombshell.
"You...have you researched the cement formula?" Yan Laoer looked at his daughter in disbelief.
Yan Yu raised her chin proudly.
"I wanted to keep a low profile, but my strength didn't allow it, hahaha!
Dad, the first version of cement has been completed. Well, to be precise, it should be called soil cement. I don’t know if it is the best ratio, but after experiments, the waterproofing should be no problem and it is quite strong. We are not building an air raid shelter.
, it’s more than enough to wipe the floor and the walls.”
Yan Laoer became excited.
"Okay! This is great. Master Lu's plaster is too expensive. I felt so sad when I saw him plastering it."
This is not the only good news for Yan Yu.
"Recycled paper is coming soon. I just went to the river to fish out the bag containing the paper, and the ink has been washed away.
Although the color of the pulp is dark and not so white, it is nothing for our own home use.
I'm thinking that if it's a sunny day tomorrow, I'll fish it out of the bag, light it for our fire wall, and make paper."
Yan Yu is in high spirits.
Once successful, even if you cannot achieve the freedom of writing, you can also achieve the freedom of humming.
Yan Laoer's face was glowing red, and he looked proud.
Look at my daughter, how can she be so capable!
"Do it, you have to do it. I will help you tomorrow." Yan Laoer couldn't sit still anymore and ran out happily. "I'm going to find Luo San and make a pot to cook the mutton tonight!"
When Grandma Rong heard the name of the dish, she looked for it.
Yan Yu happily said to her: "Mother Rong, Sanshu Luo will come to help us kill the sheep later. Tonight we will eat the mutton, and by the way, we can also rinse the fish. Let's put some fish in it. The fish and mutton will be fresh."
,a ha ha ha!"
Grandma Rong smiled particularly warmly.
Get ready quickly.
She first picked a sheep, tied it in the front yard, and then prepared the basin.
Turn around and boil the water.
He also took back the small fish and shrimps dried in the yard...
As soon as Luo San heard that the sheep was going to be killed, he stopped going into the mountain and followed Yan Lao Er to the Yan family's yard after taking care of other things.