After Yao Ping left, Qiao Mingjin stared at the four fifty-tael silver ingots for as long as a stick of incense.
Compared with the fifteen copper coins she and Wan'er had when they first moved out, this amount of money was already a huge difference.
Fifteen coppers could not afford even a liter of brown rice. She used to watch her daughter silently swallow the coarse grains with her throat cut, which made her feel extremely sour... Later, after she bought some broken rice for her daughter to make porridge, she was reluctant to put in more.
Add yourself a bowl...
Now I finally have money in my pocket and I don’t have to worry anymore.
Sure enough, the white money looks more interesting than the banknotes.
In addition to having free money, the family also has food.
The utility room at home has been expanded again. There are about a dozen large vats stacked against the wall. They are only about the same size as the original large water vat at home. They are filled with millet shipped from my mother's house in Yunjia Village.
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There is also the rent of four acres of paddy fields paid by the Su family.
The Su family was very considerate and sent over a hundred pounds of millet.
Now there are about a dozen jars, two of which are large jars filled with white rice, and the remaining jars are filled with millet and some beans, peanuts, sesame seeds and other miscellaneous grains.
These days, there are no barns made of aluminum or other materials. Although wooden barrels are convenient, they are not conducive to moth-proofing. Still, large vats made of yellow clay are more conducive to storage.
Cover the mouth of the tank with several layers of oilcloth, press the lid down, and then place a large stone on the lid. This will prevent the food from spoiling or mold and insects.
The dozen or so large vats of millet at home are enough for the couple and Ming Qi to eat until next year.
There is also a large utility room set aside in the workshop to store grain.
You don’t have to panic if you have food at home. It’s always unreliable to look at the weather for food, and you never know when a natural disaster will come. It’s better to have more food and feel confident. Even if you have gold in a disaster year, you may not be able to buy it.
food.
Therefore, Qiao Mingjin did not sell the rent paid by the Su family, but saved it all. In addition to the part sent by her mother's family, she saved enough food for a year, and she felt at ease.
On the same day, she received the money from Yao Ping. She was very happy, so she cooked a sumptuous meal at home and invited her cousin, sister-in-law, and Sister Xiu's family.
Father He and others were unwilling to come over. They said that if they went over to eat, they would make the eight carpenters from the city feel uncomfortable. Qiao Mingjin had no choice but to give up. However, she still sent some materials to the workshop for Ma and her cousin He.
I helped cook it, which was like adding food to them.
It's just that these people's eyes want to stick to the roots of the wood, and they don't know if they taste it.
"Sister, I see you are living a good life now, I am very happy."
Yun Jin looked at the sumptuous meal and couldn't help but feel emotional.
Cousin-in-law He also said: "Yes, Jin Niang, you don't know how worried your family was when they heard that you were moving out with Wan'er. Not to mention your family members, even your grandparents were worried.
I cried for several days. Every time I ate at home, I would say, 'I wonder if Jin Niang has food to eat'..."
Qiao Mingjin couldn't help but feel sad after hearing these words.
Sister Xiu, who was sitting next to her, felt uncomfortable after hearing this.
She had seen the life that Qiao Mingjin was living. The mother and daughter didn't even have a bed to sleep on. It was just her man who helped lift a bed board, and the mother and daughter put bricks under the board.
I laid out straw and fell asleep...
She brought a jar of pickles at that time. The mother and daughter ate them for more than a month...
But now, there are fish and meat on the table, as well as big white rice that looks great. The two skin monkeys in my family wish they were born by Aunt Qiao's family, and wish they could live with Aunt Qiao's family every day.
Eat at home.
"Mother Jin, Sister Xiu is very happy now that you are living a good life. The family thought they would be waiting for you, crying and begging them to let you go back. They are waiting to see you.
I can’t afford to eat, so I’m begging for help when I go back. How could I know that now you not only have a house, horses, cows, but also fields? Mrs. Wu is also stupid. She doesn’t hold onto such a God of Wealth in her family, but wants to covet others.
That dowry of twenty-five taels is really ridiculous."
Hearing this, Mrs. He also said: "No. This is really a case of picking up sesame seeds and losing the watermelon. At first, their family didn't look down on my aunt's family, and the betrothal gift they gave was just like charity. They thought my sister
She married into a high school. Unexpectedly, my aunt's family didn't like that at all. Not only did they take all the betrothal gifts as dowry, but the dowry as compensation was higher than the dowry money. At that time, who in Yunjia Village didn't know that my sister was with
Lan's aunt-in-law learned a superb embroidery work. With her embroidery work, my sister didn't care about her family's appearance! Now look at it, she's not going to be beaten. Bah, she's still waiting for my sister to come to the door and cry.
I’m begging to go back, let’s just dream about it.”
Qiao Mingjin looked at the indignant look on her cousin-in-law He's face, shook her head and smiled.
He doesn't care how much other people live, he just has to live his own life well.
Qiao Mingjin saw that Sister Xiu and Mr. He would not give up until they talked down to the Yue family, so she had no choice but to interrupt: "Cousin, please go back to Yunjia Village with a letter in a few days and bring Xiao Yunluan over.
, I think you also want a child. Last time Yunluan came, he only stayed for one day, and you had him taken away. I felt uncomfortable thinking about the way he cried with snot and tears on his face when he left.
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He felt very uncomfortable after hearing this and glanced at Yun Jin.
Yun Jin looked back at her and said to Qiao Mingjin: "No, just meet up occasionally. The workshop is also busy. In addition to cooking, your cousin is also busy with some chores in the workshop, so there is no time to take care of him."
"It's okay. Let him be with Wan'er. I'm not busy at this time, so I just happen to be helping with the child. I feel so idle. In addition to visiting the workshop every day, I just draw pictures and be busy at home.
There is nothing to do, so I even want to buy another acre or two of land and grow something myself."
Sister Xiu saw He looking at Yun Jin expectantly and smiled.
This Mrs. He usually looks cheerful, but she really listens to her man's words. If Yun Jin doesn't agree, she usually doesn't dare to make a decision.
Sister Xiu then said with a smile: "How can any mother not think about her children? Yun Luan is only more than four years old, and you two are not around, how can she not think about her parents? Just let him come, isn't it true when you are busy?
Do you have my two children? I can also help you take care of them. I heard from Da Lei that the workshop is very busy now, and with the children here, you can just concentrate on your work."
Yun Jin looked at his wife's expectant eyes, and then at his cousin who was looking at him with a smile, and nodded and said: "If it works, let that kid come and stay for a while. If he can't handle it, let him stay for a while."
He went back to take it with his grandma."
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Naturally, this meal was a mouth-watering meal, and everyone was satisfied.
Another half month later, Butler Zhou brought good news.
"Ms. Qiao, you don't know that the tea sets are selling like crazy. Our sixth master wanted to keep a few to give away, but they were all out of stock. Even the two samples displayed in the shop were bought at high prices.
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Butler Zhou's face was filled with joy. The turbid anger he had held in for so long was finally gone.
When the sixth master of their family sent him to the countryside to take charge of some workshop, the people who heard the news began to criticize him. They all said that he offended the sixth master so much that he sent him to the house.
Every wife has to be sent to the countryside by the second housekeeper.
He also thought that Mr. Liu had abandoned him, but he didn't expect that just a short time later, someone would fawn over him again.
Just to get the fresh things in the shop, he collected money a lot during this period. The money was not taken lightly by the man, he didn't care, of course he was happy to receive it.
Qiao Mingjin was very happy after hearing what Steward Zhou said and poured a cup of tea for Steward Zhou.
Manager Zhou quickly stood up and answered it respectfully.
Qiao Mingjin then asked: "Besides the spot goods, have you received any orders?"
Manager Zhou took a sip of tea, placed the tea cup on the coffee table, and started dancing again.
"Why not? The order is like a snowflake. In these peaceful times, who doesn't like to be elegant? The tea sets are large and small, and exquisite, and the things carved are also artistic. Who doesn't want to buy one and put it at home? That's right.
The tea table and several wooden stools set up in the shop were all being snatched away and they were about to start a fight. Our master only said that it was a sample and was not for sale yet. He only took care of people who were in a hurry and relied on a lot of connections.
I want to intercede with you to take them home."
Manager Zhou smiled with his eyes narrowed, looking in a good mood.
Qiao Mingjin was of course very happy when she heard that something she designed was praised by others.
"How do you arrange it now, Master Six, after taking the order? I haven't seen him for several days."
"Ms. Qiao doesn't know that there are a lot of charming customers coming to the house, and our husband is impatient to deal with them. In addition, the tea table in the shop is selling so much that people invite our husband out to serve tea every day. Although our husband doesn't
I'm patient with all this, but in order to escape the quietness and for the business of the shop, I can't socialize outside every day. The orders are getting more and more."
After a pause, he added: "I said that these orders will be made by the shops in the city, and there are many people in the city. Some of the good wood I bought outside has also arrived, and I am speeding up the production. Some people who have placed orders are still busy.
I decided on the materials myself. However, I also said that it is not convenient to make the tea table in the city. There is not such a big place. After all, it is too big, and it is not convenient to send the wooden stakes to the city. So I let the workshop in Xiahe Village make it.
I received a few important orders, all for tea tables, so I just went to the workshop and told He Gong and the others to hurry up and make them."
After hearing this, Qiao Mingjin nodded: "Well, that's good. I saw a lot of good wood in the trucks of piles that were transported earlier, and I can just pick out a few to make tea tables..."
Qiao Mingjin talked with Manager Zhou for nearly an hour before sending Manager Zhou away. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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