I really don't want to take shortcuts anymore

Chapter 11 Dongyuanli City

Repairing the thatched hut was not a big job, so Luo Qianhuai quickly settled the deal, paying ten and a half bucks for the work and materials, and Jiang Yuan followed her to the door.

When she passed by the door of Zhou's house, Zhou's parents-in-law came out again and handed her a bag of glutinous millet.

The grain tank at home was indeed empty, so Luo Qianhuai did not refuse and took it generously.

The bag weighs about two kilograms, which is not much, but it really solves an urgent need.

"Thank you, Aunt Zhou." She thanked her sincerely.

She made a note of Mr. Zhou's righteous words yesterday and the donation of food in the past two days. She would repay it if she had the chance, so there was no need to be coy.

Seeing her being so frank, Zhou's parents-in-law had a smile on their eyes: "Actually, Uncle Jun has been caring about you a lot in the past few years. It's just that you have your own elders, and it's inconvenient even if you can't see them. say what."

"I understand." Luo Qianhuai understood what she meant: "I'm sorry to bother you, Mrs. Zhou. I'll stay in a few days and I'll come to thank you personally."

The smile in the eyes of Zhou's parents-in-law deepened: "If you have any difficulties in the future, just come to us."

Luo Xiao and Luo Zhao were watching in front of the door. When they saw Luo Qianhuai and others coming back, they hurriedly greeted them.

The two of them didn't see her when they got up. They had already searched around the area and went to their eldest father and mother's house to look for her. However, they were scolded by their second aunt and kicked out.

"So, you haven't eaten the morning meal yet?" Luo Qianhuai frowned.

After what happened yesterday, even if they completely broke up with them, they would definitely not care about the food of the three of them again.

But it doesn't matter. She has the skills to support her family and it's not a problem at all.

Luo Qianhuai poured half a kilogram of glutinous millet, washed it, took out the snake from the cloth bag, peeled the skin and bones, and got more than a kilogram of clean meat.

According to her preference, the snake meat is best braised or stir-fried, or made into salt and pepper. It will definitely taste good.

But the current conditions at home are really unfavorable.

The seasoning is only a small piece of yellowed coarse salt, plus green onions and ginger, and nothing else.

So are pots and pans.There is only a small bronze cauldron at home. Apart from the function of cooking, it can't do anything like stir-frying or frying.

Luo Qianhuai chopped the snake meat into cubes and boiled it with glutinous millet and water. He also added minced ginger and salt to cook a large pot of millet snake meat porridge.

The fragrance of snake meat wafted out after a while, attracting the two younger brothers' glances. Even Jiang Yuan, a craftsman who was living a good life, couldn't help but swallow a few big mouthfuls of saliva.

Luo Qianhuai served it in a wooden bowl and called them to eat together.

The snake meat was sweet and delicious. The three men snored and drank the entire pot of meat porridge in no time.

"Madam Luo." Jiang Yuan looked at her deeply: "I didn't expect you to have such good skills."

In his past and present life, Luo Qianhuai was confident in his cooking skills. Hearing this, he just smiled and nodded without thinking too much.

In this era, common people only had two meals a day, namely, morning and evening meals, and few people ate three meals a day.So Jiang Yuan, who had an extra lunch, worked extra hard.

He not only repaired the previously leaky roof and shed walls, but also helped to repair the bed and dining table in the house. Finally, he specially strengthened the north wall and nailed a layer of windshielding boards outside to allow the siblings to relax. The three of them had a good night's sleep.

"Let's make do today. We will go to the city early tomorrow morning and send Luo Xiao to school. Then we will buy some food and daily necessities so that we can live a good life."

Luo Qianhuai's eyes narrowed as he thought about the two golden toes he had just obtained.

The next day is the day of the five-day meeting.The three siblings got up early in the morning and hit the road.

As soon as I went out, the system that had been quiet for a long time popped up again.

"It is detected that the host is preparing to travel. Does this system need to calculate a shortcut route?"

"Thank you, but no need." Luo Qianhuai refused happily.

Just kidding, the original person and his two younger brothers have walked so many times in just ten miles, so it’s hard to get too familiar with them.

<divclass="contentadv">Not to mention, the three siblings are not the only ones going to the city in Shouquan today.

In this era, commodity trading was not as developed as in later generations. Many residents took advantage of the meeting day to go to the market to exchange needed items.

Therefore, she would only listen to the system's deception unless she wanted to find trouble.

If you don’t listen, believe, or use it, let’s see how you can trick me!

Jiang Yuan drove an ox cart, which brought some furniture and woodware made by him, and stopped specifically when he saw them:

"Madam Luo, please get in the car and I'll give you a ride."

"No need." Luo Qianhuai looked at the already full car and decided to let the old cow go:

"Thank you, Uncle Jiang. We will just follow your car and walk."

"Madam Luo, just call me by my name." Jiang Yuan said with a smile.

Luo Qianhuai didn't think much, he agreed and followed Jiang Yuan all the way to Dongyuanli smoothly.

The market is located due east of Dongyuanli, and it is already crowded and lively.

Jiang Yuanzi was looking for a place to sell his woodware. Luo Qianhuai said goodbye to him and took his two younger brothers into the market.

To her surprise, there were not many real shops here. Most of them were sold by nearby residents selling their own agricultural products. You could barter or pay directly, which was very convenient.

After buying five strips of bacon, as well as a lot of red dates and celery, Luo Xiao wanted to go directly there to learn, but was stopped by Luo Qianhuai.

She took two people into the only clothing store in the city.

Fortunately for Luo Zhao, Luo Xiao stopped resolutely when he saw the sign.

"Sister, I can still wear this dress."

"They were all made the year before last." Luo Qianhuai grabbed him angrily and pushed him into the store: "The sleeves and hem are too short."

These linen clothes are not strong to begin with, and they are even more damaged after being washed many times. Even if the owner cherishes them, they should be replaced.

"If you want to go to boarding school here, you will definitely need to buy some new clothes."

"Ready-made clothes are still too expensive." Luo Xiao was still hesitating: "Let's just buy the fabric directly. Sister can make it for me."

In this era, most people make their own clothes, and the original person does have this skill.

But Luo Qianhuai didn't have such leisurely ambitions: "Don't waste time on things that can be solved with money. Hurry up, you have to seize the time to learn!"

When they came out of the clothing store, the three siblings all looked brand new.

Although commoners could only wear linen clothes, there was a difference between linen and sackcloth.

At this moment, the three of them were wearing long robes made of fine linen.This is a winter jacket filled with shredded linen chips. It is many times warmer than the earlier single linen jacket.

Two sets of clothes and shoes for each person cost more than 200 five pieces of money. Luo Xiao was heartbroken, but Luo Qianhuai didn't care.

Next, she took Luo Xiao to Jiyaxuan nearby and bought a pen and ink inkstone and some blank bamboo slips.

These things are much more expensive than clothes. A whole piece of Linzhi gold is worth more than 3000 pieces. After paying the bill, there are only less than a thousand pieces left.

"Sister, where did that gold ingot come from?" Luo Xiao asked hesitantly.

Luo Qianhuai rolled his eyes at him: "If you have money, just use it. Why do you ask so much?"

The group of people came to the entrance of the school, but found that the door was closed.