Zhou Zuorang borrowed a large cauldron from the Qian family, and borrowed a smaller cauldron from his second uncle.
Qian glanced at him and said nothing.
Zhou Lang was so happy that he took the money from Qian and went to the county town to buy a cart.
Qian asked the village chief's family about how much it would cost to buy a cart, but at this moment, he still gave him an extra 100 cash and said: "Just take precautions. It would be better if you can buy it within 800 cash. If you can't, it will be better."
It’s okay to spend a little more.”
This took away most of the family's savings. Qian sighed and waved them away.
Man Bao was happy when she thought that her family would have a car. She felt that the money she earned had to be spent, and that was money. Otherwise, if she didn't use it at home, it would be just a pile of copper.
So she comforted Qian, "Mom, don't worry, we will definitely make a lot of money."
Although Qian didn't have as high expectations as she did, she still smiled at her little daughter.
A cart is considered a big item in a farm house, and its value is almost as much as half a bed. A bed can really last a lifetime, and can be passed down from father to son, ahem.
So when Zhou Zuorang pushed the cart back, his face was beaming with joy, and two thin strips of red cloth were tied on the cart.
The children in the village joined in the fun and followed behind, screaming. When Man Bao came back from the fields in the afternoon, the first thing he did was rush to see their car.
She also climbed up and let Wu Lang push her around the yard.
Seeing my sister-in-law climbing up, Datou and others, who had been ordered not to climb around, also climbed up one after another.
Everyone in the Zhou family was filled with laughter.
Although Zhou Lang was ambitious, he had always been cautious and did not dare to buy too many things. When he and Wu Lang went to the market to buy meat the next day, they decided to buy a little less meat than Wu Lang.
After all, it’s a new place there, so I don’t know what the market is like yet.
Man Bao couldn't go today, but she had her own idea. She quietly told Wu Lang to buy eggs and sell them, "We won't sell them at noon. We can cook them and sell them for dinner. They pay a penny each, so that they can also have something to eat."
Eat one dish.”
Because all of Man Bao's ideas were good, Wu Lang decided to listen to her, so he secretly bought a basket of eggs when he went to the market, not many, just thirty.
In the afternoon of that day, Wu Lang came back with a smile on his face. As soon as he and Zhou Lang came back, they gave the cloth bag containing money to their mother to settle the accounts. Then they quietly found Man Bao, took out 30 coins and said happily: "Someone really bought it.
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Man Bao looked at the money in his hand in surprise, "Fifth brother, why don't you give the money to your mother?"
Wu Wulang said: "I save this small amount of money myself. Anyway, my mother doesn't know that we still sell eggs."
Man Bao looked at him with a look of pity, "Fifth brother, but third brother knows. Mom doesn't know now. She will definitely know when third brother comes back."
Wu Lang stiffened and thought for a moment, wondering if it would be okay for him to ask his third brother to keep it a secret for him.
After thinking about the honest face of the third brother, Wu Lang went back to his mother with his head hanging down, saying that he still had thirty coins in his pocket, and he only noticed it when he was changing clothes.
Qian had already counted out the money. She frowned, but felt that the thirty coins were extra, so she asked, "How did you earn these thirty coins?"
"Selling eggs for a penny each, during dinner."
Qian glanced at his fifth son and accepted the money.
Zhou Zuorang and his wife came back later. After all, he had a long way to go. He sold his soup, but he came back with most of the food left, which was considered as extra food for the family.
He said: "As long as the soup can be sold, the vegetables will eventually be sold. Mom, this business can be done, and the bulk is still on the soup."
Mr. Qian nodded, looked at Mr. He and said, "Tomorrow you go with Lao Wu and the others. It has been almost ten days since Lao San went there. You can help Lao Wu and also see Lao San."
He agreed happily.
Friday Lang lowered his head even lower.
Zhou Lang glanced at Fifth Brother and felt that it was all his fault. It must have been self-defeating.
Once the third sister-in-law left, the money they could share was less, alas~~
Man Bao was gnawing on the bones. Zhou Lang couldn't bear to share the fleshy bones with the laborers, so he brought them back. Once they were warm, he gave a piece to each of the children at home.
Her face was full of oil now, and after hearing this, she gave them various ideas, "Don't bring dry food when Sister-in-law 3 goes there, just go there and make pancakes for Brother 3 to eat. Freshly cooked ones are more delicious."
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Xiao Qian was thoughtful and said, "Two more days will be enough for ten days, right? At that time, the laborers will also go home to get dry food. Second brother and sister, third brother and sister, why don't you tell Laoding that you
We also sell sesame seed cakes, you don’t need to charge money, and we collect food.”
Xiao Qian was used to eating, so she could measure these things more accurately. She intuitively went to find a larger bowl, filled a bowl of grain and a bowl of wheat and said: "A bowl of grain is exchanged for a bowl of rice, and a bowl of wheat is exchanged for a bowl of rice."
A sesame seed cake."
Feng hesitated, "Will it be a loss?"
"No, although the income is small, if they all trade with you, there are about a hundred people, and you can earn at least thirty bowls a day, which is enough to feed the family for several days."
Feng's heart became excited and she quickly looked at Zhou Erlang.
Zhou Zhoulang said thoughtfully: "It's OK, but it will be a little tiring."
Man Bao interjected, "What's the matter? The Shanbao family's house is about to be built. Let the fourth brother help when the time comes. Anyway, he is not willing to hoe the ground, so let him knead the dough."
Zhou Erlang burst out laughing, touched her little head and said, "Yes, let him knead the dough. He is young and has a lot of strength."
That's how things were settled.
Man Bao was so happy that he almost squinted his eyes after eating. When Zhou Lang came back from Bai's house, Man Bao even thanked him, "Fourth brother, don't always say that I have good ideas but don't give them to you. I have already
I’ve found a job for you next time.”
Zhou Lang asked her, "What kind of job?"
"Let's go do business with the second brother and the fifth brother."
Zhou Lang became happy, "Do you still need me? Will there be too many people?"
"Not much, not much. My sister-in-law suggested another small business."
Zhou Lang became happy. In this way, he should be able to distribute some money every day. Although the money would not reach him in the end, at least the debt in his name would be smaller.
Then when he found out that Man Bao had assigned him the job of kneading dough, the smile on his face fell.
Kneading the dough is the most tiring, especially when it is likely to be eaten by hundreds of people.
Zhou Lang went to see Man Bao sadly and angrily. Is this his biological sister?
Is she a biological sister?
Man Bao knew nothing, and was happily teaching everyone how to read with a stick. She felt that her handwriting had improved a little, at least her head and body were no longer separated, and it looked pretty good.