The husband's son-in-law

The Zhang family and the Ma family are almost the same as the Xu family.

This meeting is all about eating, but the Zhang family is more lively. The couple also have three daughters. The aunt is a bit more tempered. She is 13 years old this year. She washes, cooks, and does housework on weekdays. Taking care of the two younger sisters is a hood.

Sometimes Sanniang is not afraid of her mother, but her elder sister.

Er Niang has a quiet personality and a quiet temperament.Sometimes Mrs. Zhou also said that her second child is a boring gourd, who sits for an entire afternoon and is unwilling to let her go out to play with San Niang.Later, Zhou didn't care about it.

"Mom, what is this?" Auntie asked A Niang, helping to make lunch in the kitchen.

Mrs. Zhou held the brine offal from Gu Xiucai in her hand, and said, "Xiaoshui, it's from the courtyard of the Li family in the alley."

"Is it the one that wears robes all day? Can my dad wear robes too? It's pretty nice."

All the men in Pomegranate Alley wear brown jackets, but Gu Zhao is the only one who wears robes, isn't it unusual?

"Those are the robes of Qingping Academy. Those who study there are all scholars. They are different from us. They don't have to do business, they just sit all day long. How can your father be jealous when he wears robes?" Mrs. Zhou said Putting the bowl on the table, he thought of something, and said, "If you have a younger brother who has accumulated all these years and can send him to a private school, maybe you can..."

It's a pity that she didn't live up to her stomach and there was no news.Zhou sighed.

The aunt saw that her mother was not happy, so she said: "Mother, the water is dark, is it delicious?"

"There is nothing delicious about going into the water, but Gu Xiucai just brought a bowl of soil here, and we have to follow it. This is the blessing of a scholar." Zhou Shi said, seeing that the aunt was curious, it was also about the thing of going into the water, and she was the only one. When I was a child, I was so poor that I couldn't open the pot, and it was unreasonable not to eat meat during the Chinese New Year, so my father bought offal and ate a few meals.

Mrs. Zhou can't forget it now, and said: "Hey, that taste, I'm so hungry, I can spit out the water in my stomach if I stuff it in my mouth, do you think it's delicious?"

When the aunt heard what the mother said, her curiosity was half scared.

The meal was ready, and the aunt called the second and third mothers to serve the meal. The second mother saw the bowl of something she hadn't seen before, and asked the eldest sister, "Sister, what is this? Is it served?"

"Mother said that the water is not good to eat." said the aunt.

Mrs. Zhou was at the side: "It's wrong, I can't eat this thing, and I'm going to vomit, so pour it out later."

Who knows that while talking, Er Niang took a piece of chopsticks and put it in her mouth. Anyway, Niang said it was going to be poured, so she tasted how bad it was——

"Well, sister A Niang, it's delicious!" Er Niang just got the taste on her tongue, chewing it quickly and said, "Don't pour it down."

Mrs. Zhou didn't believe it. Where could it be delicious in the water? Her second child is just weird.The aunt was curious, "I'll try it too." Once she tasted it, her eyes lit up, and she couldn't help nodding, "Mother is delicious, even more fragrant than our own fried meat."

"Really?" Mrs. Zhou hesitated, then took her daughter's chopsticks and tasted them too.

Ma's yard is not far behind.

There are only husband and wife in the Ma family, and they have no children. The husband was injured in an accident before and could not have children.Now the couple are doing business in the prefecture and county, earning money to send to the old house in the village. When the younger brother/second brother grows up, he will marry a wife and have children, and then adopt one of them.

This is what parents promised, otherwise what can we do?

After getting old and dead, there is not even a person who falls into a basin.

When it comes to adopting one, it is an outsider after all, and it is not the blood of the Ma family. The couple are not happy to spend money on outsiders. They feel that the parents are right, so they should stick to the younger brother. Wait seven or eight years to get married and get a wife, and then the first one will be given to them.

This is the only hope for the couple's life.

The yard of the Ma family is smaller, less than the size of one main house, and the rent is also cheaper. On weekdays, one sleeps in one, and the two work for a living. They save money on food and clothing, and save money.This lunch is a pot of vegetarian noodles with a few wontons. I have been doing business for a day, and I like simple things when I eat them, and I don’t like complicated ones.

Deal with two mouthfuls.

The leftover bone broth still has a base, and after adding water, there are still wonton noodles left over, and the next handful of Chinese cabbage will be ready.How can I not get tired of eating like this.

"Just now, the little husband in the courtyard of Li's house next door sent a bowl of marinated water, or I'll bring it over?" Sister-in-law Ma asked the man.

The man frowned when he heard that it was in the water, and he agreed, "Eat it, don't waste it."

Sister-in-law Ma thought the same way, if it tastes bad, it will taste bad, and you can’t waste it, so she brought it over, and said enviously: "There is a brother next door, and I saw his husband-in-law go out to buy breakfast this morning, it hurts so much." Cherish people."

"I don't feel sorry for you anymore?" the man asked.

Sister-in-law Ma scolded the man, and said: "There is no need to compare. That is, I am just envious, no matter the girl or the brother, they are all very good." The vinegar buyer dislikes his three girls, and others look down on him, but If you put it in her belly, then she will be a treasure.

"I'm sorry—"

"Stop it. If you hadn't protected me, I would have died." Sister-in-law Ma stopped the man from talking. She was the one who brought up the topic first. She couldn't hold back, so she changed the subject and said, "Let's eat, you Taste it first, and see if it's not boiled or fried, it's shiny."

The man laughed and said, "Would you like me to taste it? Chengcheng, I'll come. If it's not good, you can eat something else."

It's been so many years, and every time I talk about children in passing, it's always boring in the end.The two changed the topic. The man put his chopsticks into the water and put them in the noodle bowl, fearing that he would not be able to eat them after a while, so he wrapped them in the noodles and pressed them down. As a result, when the chopsticks entered his mouth, the plain noodles suddenly changed.

"Try it quickly." The man said without swallowing it.

Mrs. Ma: "Are you bluffing me again? I'm not fooled."

"Try it, it's delicious." The man put a piece in the wife's bowl and urged, "It's really delicious."

Sister-in-law Ma imitated the man’s way of eating, and was stunned as soon as she ate it. The taste is very fragrant, and the tasteless noodles are rich and appetizing. Not as fragrant and special.

"Really delicious."

Later, the Sanjia lo mei was eaten in the water, even the soup was not spared, and the noodles were very fragrant.

Unexpectedly, Li Fulang in Li's courtyard has such a good skill.The Xu family, Xu Wenbin finished eating, said it was delicious, and asked Grandma if she could still eat this tomorrow?

The men in the house also looked over, what to eat in the stove at home, Aunt Xu was in charge of the house.

"I don't know, but I see that Mrs. Li's family next door is going to do this kind of business." Aunt Xu noticed that it was delicious and special. It was the first time she had tasted such a taste, so she couldn't help but enviously said: "I guess. Business is going to get better."

The other two families almost agree with the same meaning. They finished their delivery and are still thinking about the next bite, thinking about continuing to eat tomorrow.He couldn't come to the door to ask Li's lo mei to go into the water. He almost turned his head when he thought about it, and guessed that Li's business would open in a few days.

"It's cheap and not worth a lot of money. This is how it is done. I don't know how to do it. I tasted some sweetness, but the sugar is more expensive."

"No matter how expensive materials can be used, the main thing is to sell the water, and the water is less."

"I don't know how much it sells for?"

All the families were envious, but after thinking about it, the Li family was lucky to sell well and did not have any conflicts with other families.Ma's family also said: "It's good to have noodles in the water here, and I'm a neighbor. It's salty to eat the water without a mouthful. Wouldn't it be good to have some noodles and steamed buns?"

"Too."

The other three are waiting for Li's to open.

In the courtyard of the Li family, the couple finished their lunch and tidied up, and went to Zhou Zhou's small class for an hour. Today, they still learned two characters and reviewed what they learned earlier.Then wash up and go to bed to lie down and talk.

"Sister, how much do you want to sell it for?" Li Zhouzhou said to his husband, wrinkling his fingers, "Meat buns cost three renminbi and bean paste also costs three renminbi. The sugar in this is more expensive, and meat wontons cost six renminbi and ten per bowl."

Gu Zhao said: "Take our cooking spoon, a spoonful of Qiwen?"

The spoon is quite big, and it's almost half a bowl in one spoonful. Isn't it cheap?

"Otherwise ten words?"

Li Zhouzhou's eyes widened, "This, this is too expensive, I'm thinking of a bowl of Wuwen..."

"It can't be calculated like this. Launching the water is cheap now and doesn't cost money, but the price may increase in the future, and the firewood, materials, labor, and the hard work you have to do before and after running, let's not say that it is too expensive, but It can't be that cheap."

Now the big porcelain bowl for cooking, the big iron spoon has to scoop two spoons.

"If there are halogen dishes in the future, the vegetarian tofu and dried tofu will be more expensive than the water, right? Can't the vegetarian ones be more expensive than the meat ones?"

Gu Zhao took it for granted, "Especially our lo mei is the only flavor in the prefecture and county. Don't be afraid to set a high price. Besides, it's not particularly high. It's not worth a tael of silver per bowl."

"Who would spend a tael of silver to eat this?" Li Zhouzhou laughed, and the husband teased him again.

Gu Zhao said: "Why not? If a rich person wants to buy it for his own good, he will buy it regardless of the price. But let's not talk about it. Wife, you can try it tomorrow. You can see how many spoons can be made in a big pot."

"Success, then sell the spoons according to what Xianggong said, seven cents a spoon?" Li Zhouzhou asked.

Gu Zhao: "The price is still a little low, but this location doesn't want to be too expensive, let's just go for seven yuan." Pomegranate Alley is full of private courtyards, and daily food consumption, a spoonful or half a bowl of stewed food, is worth it. It's almost enough to add a dish at home, mix a noodle, and just a steamed bun.

take the long way.

Li Zhouzhou made up his mind and got excited, thinking that tomorrow he would go to buy water first, and then go to the lumber store to have a look, build a table, and buy firewood. These are big expenses, but this time There is no fear in my heart, only nervousness and expectation.

He felt that this business would not be bad for making a living.

"I'll take a rest the day after tomorrow, and we'll open the business at home, so you won't be too busy on the first day of opening." Gu Zhao said.

Li Zhouzhou felt more at ease and agreed.

Gu Zhao put his arms around his wife's waist, was about to fall asleep, but remembered again, and said, "You need to buy a lot of fish for business, and the butcher's shop is far to the west. You come back and forth, let's take a cart." Bar?"

Li Zhouzhou originally said that he could also move.

"Wife, don't be tired~" Gu Zhao took out his trump card.

Li Zhou listened to "Tired" on Monday and thought of having a baby, endured the dryness on his face, and hummed in a low voice.

"The one-wheeled one seems to be unstable. No, we need to make a two-wheeled one." Gu Zhaojian saw that there are all unicycles in the village. I don't know if there are two-wheeled carts in the prefecture or county. I had never seen a two-wheeled vehicle at this time, and I couldn't sleep anyway, so I got up in the dark to draw a draft paper for my wife.

Li Zhouzhou got up to light the oil lamp, and heard that the old man said that he wanted to draw a two-wheeled cart, so that it would be easy to push and would not overturn.

After such a toss, he was sleepy when he went to bed again. Gu Zhao kissed his wife's face and said to sleep, and the couple slept soundly hugging each other.

Early the next morning, when Li Zhouzhou cooked breakfast, Gu Zhao put on his clothes and went out. He came back after a while and said, "I just asked, the Ma's next door doesn't need carts for a few days, I've already agreed." Zhou Zhou, if you buy water, firewood, etc., you will borrow his family first, and it will take a few days for the car to be customized, and then you can send some horses into the water."

"Okay, I see, let's have breakfast quickly, Mr. Xiang."

Li Zhouzhou was sweet in his heart, he didn't expect his husband to rush out because of this.

After breakfast, Gu Zhao changed into his school uniform, kissed his wife and hurried out.He found that once a person stepped onto the school, it seemed that he couldn't go back and relax. Today, he just sat down in the classroom again, took out his pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and the bell rang outside.

Zheng Hui is full of energy now, and he has returned to his previous enthusiasm, saying, "You are in such a hurry, why don't you live on campus with us."

"Can there be a wife in the bed of the school? You are single, you are pitiful, what do you know?" Gu Zhao said bluntly.

Zheng Hui got angry and said, "I also have a wife."

"So? You still sleep with your second brother at night."

Rigorous letter is reading the book, without raising his head to deny it: "Everyone sleeps in their own beds."

Then the bell rang, and everyone went back to their seats.

Although Zheng Hui just quarreled with Gu Zhao, his face was angry, but he was actually happy in his heart. He felt that he felt relieved after he said it. Gu Zhao talked to him a little more casually. Brother Zheng is different.

Much kinder.

Even Yan Jingxin, the two of them quarreled at first, and the words were not speculative, but now they are quite tolerant.Zheng Hui settled down and started studying, just thinking that it was right to come to government school and meet good friends.

At noon, it is natural to talk about the rest time tomorrow.

Zheng Hui stretched his waist, explaining that he must relax and eat well, and invite Gu Zhaohe and Yan Jinxin to the restaurant, "...the chrysanthemum fish in Jinyulou is very delicious, sweet and sour. The body of the fish is as beautiful as a blooming chrysanthemum, I have been here for so long, I have heard that I have never been there before I settled down, how about it, the three of us will go to eat tomorrow, and there will be the sweet-scented osmanthus wine."

"No." Yan Jinxin refused.

Zheng Hui then said: "I treat the two of you as brothers, so don't tell me that you won't be eaten by poaching."

"I want to review the book."

Zheng Hui looked at Gu Zhao, knowing that if Gu Zhao went, they were talking and talking, and they were strict and confident that they would go.Unexpectedly, Gu Zhao waved his hands and said happily, "I'm not going either. I have something to do tomorrow. I'm not prevaricating. My family is going to open a business every week to make money to support me. I have to do something at home."

"You don't go, he doesn't go, it's boring for me to go alone, I don't go." Zheng Hui sighed.This chrysanthemum fish does not know when it will be eaten.

These two brothers are good at everything, they are upright and reliable, and they are the best gentlemen, but when one mentions it, he is full of his husband, while the other mentions it all because he wants to read books.

Ugh.

"Have you two never been to my house? If you don't mind, you can come to my house as a guest." Gu Zhao thought about pulling young men, and he would be busy tomorrow, and he would have someone to help him.

Zheng Hui is the mascot. He is lively and enthusiastic, rigorous and trustworthy. He looks like a diligent and reliable person who can work.

Gu Zhaoman sincerely invites the two brothers, if they are brothers, they will be cut a few times!

"It's not far from my home, within a minute's walk is the study."

Yan Jingxin was about to say a polite refusal, but was shaken.Gu Zhao added: "The last time I went to read books with Brother Zheng, some of them were newly arrived in the capital, so it's okay to go and have a look if you don't buy them."

"Then I will bother you tomorrow." Yan Jinxin agreed.

Zheng Hui: ...

Gu Zhao looked at Zheng Hui.Zheng Hui readily agreed and said, "No matter what to eat, I don't want to stay in the academy anyway, it's so boring, it's good to go for a walk."

So it was decided that tomorrow, Zheng Hui and Yan Jinxin would go to Li's house early in the morning.

"When you get to Pomegranate Lane, just ask where the Li Family Courtyard is." Gu Zhao said.

Zheng Hui felt complicated every time he heard Gu Zhao say that he was the Li Family Courtyard and that he was from the Li family. He didn't know why Gu Zhao could say it so frankly and nakedly.Aren't you afraid that others will say that he is not a man because his bones are weak?

Because he married the concubine daughter of the mansion, the elders in the family boasted about the good marriage that the elder brother found, and he will treat her well in the future, but the daughter of the man was wronged when she came to our house. When other uncles in the town mentioned it, it was the Zheng family Forged a good marriage.

Praise every sentence, but in Zheng Hui's eyes, behind every sentence is a mockery and satire of their family's clinging to the mansion. Even if he was selected as a scholar this time, the family members don't say that he came here because of his hard work, but because of his marriage. The daughter of Fu Zun.

It's been seven years since I got married, why didn't I win the first two times?Why not this time?

He studied hard for more than 20 years, but in the end, he climbed up by relying on his wife's family relationship.Can Zheng Hui not panic?After passing the exam this time, he came to the government school in the prefecture and county. His parents said that he would let his wife come with him and rent a yard next to the government school, and his wife and servants would take care of him.

Zheng Hui didn't want to, he would rather sleep in a dormitory, although it is a bit inconvenient, but he can be free.If you pass the Juren exam next time, what else can the family say?Wouldn't you say that you relied on your wife's family again?

Because of a grudge in his heart, Zheng Hui became more and more indifferent towards his wife. When he entered the official school, it seemed like a new world. Enter the son-in-law.

He mentioned his husband from time to time without mentioning it, and every time he was full of glory.

Zheng Hui felt that he had already been humiliated enough. He didn't think about whether the new classmate came to marry him or his brother's house. Logically speaking, he should be more determined to avoid it. If he didn't mention family matters in the academy, how could Gu Zhaoneng be so calm.

"That's the truth. No matter what I say, I can't change that I'm the son-in-law of the Li family. As for why I mentioned it, of course I'm happy. My Zhou Zhou family is so nice. I feel good when I talk about him. Besides, others think that I am What, I don't care what they do, it's not that they provide me with education, cook for me, sew for me, care for me..."

Legal husband and wife, why are you ashamed to speak.Gu Zhaoli said boldly.Of course, the matter in the room will not be mentioned.

Zheng Hui was brainwashed by Gu Zhao's remarks again, and felt that what Gu Zhao said was right, and went back to tossing and turning, unable to sleep, and Yan Jinxin was so noisy that he asked what was wrong.Zheng Hui sat up and said that he was upset.

"Brother Zhao is broad-minded and firm-willed, very human." Yan Jinxin praised Gu Zhao, and then ignored Zheng Hui. Although he said that he would not have classes tomorrow, he still had to go to the study and Li's house.

Zheng Hui muttered: "Yeah, I just care too much about other people's opinions. I'm not as free and easy as Brother Zhao. Thanks to me, I don't care about fame and wealth. If I really don't care about fame, I won't mind so much. I hide it..."

On this day, in the morning when Li Zhouzhou cleaned up the pots and bowls, there was a knock at the courtyard door, Mrs. Ma pushed the family cart and brought them over in person, and the stewed bowls that Li Zhouzhou sent yesterday were all cleaned.

"My family doesn't need a car these days, so don't worry about it." Mrs. Ma took the bowl from the car and handed it over, praising: "It was a joke yesterday. I didn't dare to eat it when I first heard it, but then my man said it was delicious. I just got off the chopsticks and it tastes good, really good."

Li Zhouzhou took the bowl and was praised. He first thanked Mrs. Ma for sending the car, and said: "I'm not afraid of my sister-in-law's jokes. My family used to live in the countryside. I haven't heard that there is money for Yexiang. Now I live here. My husband studies and rents a yard." , to buy paper and pens, these costs a lot, so I thought about making a living.”

"That's true. Scholars spend a lot of money." Mrs. Ma nodded sympathetically, and said, "Didn't I say that before, my uncle also studies, and he still goes to the private school in the village to study two taels a year, and writes and pens on weekdays, etc. It costs money to give gifts to my wife during Chinese New Year and holidays.”

"It's also my family who provides for such a scholar, otherwise how dare I think about it."

Li Zhouzhou couldn't ask further questions, so he smiled.After delivering the car, Mrs. Ma said a few words and then went back.

The stall owner of the butcher shop carried half a pig and threw it on the stall, and there was already a line in front of the stall.

"Old Zhu, I want a catty of fat board to boil lard, and another catty of fat and thin ones."

The pork shop is called Zhu Rou, and the owner's surname is Zhu.It just fits this business.

The edge of the knife is sharpened, and the heavy knife is delicate in the hands of Boss Zhu. Once the tip of the knife goes down, two pieces of meat will come out after three or two strokes. The customer who bought the meat waved his hand and said that he didn't need to be weighed by the boy, and directly put it into the basket. He laughed and said, "Old Zhu's craftsmanship is more accurate than the name. I have bought it for so many years, and it is only a lot more. Let's go."

Every family of acquainted customers who come to buy meat is like this. Of course, there are also those who live carefully. If they don’t speak, the little guy will say that every time it is just right, and there is never any shortage of meat.

"Master, when will I learn your craft?"

"It's almost enough to work for seven or eight years." After Boss Zhu finished speaking, he saw a man pushing a cart in the distance. Did you buy water yesterday?

The half bucket of offal water, even if I eat it at home, I can't finish it in a day.

Boss Zhu murmured to himself, are you here to buy meat today?Look at this man again, he is tall and tall, although he is dressed in ordinary clothes, his clothes are clean and he is neatly tidied up, maybe some inn or shop is in charge of buying meat, did he come to scout the way yesterday?

Li Zhouzhou parked the car and put it aside, and said, "Boss, I'm here to buy water."

Boss Zhu: ...

"I remember you, I bought half a bucket yesterday, why did your family run out of food?" I was really curious.

Who eats like this in the water.

Li Zhouzhou said: "To be honest with the boss, my family has a craftsman who specializes in sewers. I used to live in the countryside, but now I moved to the prefecture. , I gave less money yesterday, so the boss should calculate more."

Boss Zhu was shocked at first, and blurted out: "You are my brother."

"Yes." Li Zhouzhou nodded.

Boss Zhu didn't know what to say for a while. He has been in the pork business for so many years, and he has seen all the customers, but he has never seen such a man-like brother. No wonder the man in the family can rest assured that his husband will come out to make a living.

After thinking about these corner gossips, Boss Zhu remembered what this husband said just now, going into business?

This water can still be bought and sold for food?Are you afraid of losing money?

So he was speechless again, guessing that this husband is also a poor man, he looks like this, and the husband still has to study, so he can only work hard, and he is afraid that he has no capital in the business, so he can only think about it.well.

"I can ask you how much you want in the water, isn't it a scam if you want too much?" Boss Zhu replied stiffly.

Li Zhouzhou then explained: "Yesterday, ten cents a barrel was too cheap. I did business and made money later, but the boss you gave me is too low. I'm afraid you will be unhappy in the future."

This husband is honest and honest, only people from the countryside would say that.Boss Zhu felt sympathetic. Of course, he felt that what Fu Lang said was ridiculous, and he was afraid that he would lose money if he entered the water business.No one wants to sell it on a daily basis, even if the rich people don't eat it for dogs.

"Don't talk about it, it's only ten cents a barrel. Everyone in the neighborhood knows that I am Lao Zhu. I have been in business for so many years and have never done anything that cheats people. One spittle is one nail. That's it. You can make money That's your skill, if you can't earn it, don't rely on me and let me pay you ten cents." Boss Zhu said with a final word.

Li Zhouzhou: ...

"My husband-in-law said—"

"What is your husband, how much do you want to buy?" Boss Zhu interrupted impatiently, and said ten yuan a bucket. ?”

Li Zhouzhou can only admit it first, and then go back and talk to his husband, "Buy it. This is a bucket. I will come over tomorrow to buy it. Can the boss save it for me in the future? How much is the maximum per day?"

"Almost two barrels, all reserved for you."

Knowing that Li Zhouzhou is a husband, the guy next to him was kicked by his master to help pour the water from the wooden bucket into the bucket brought by Fulang, and then carried it onto the cart.After Li Zhouzhou paid the money, he thanked the cart and left.

The little guy said: "Master, is there someone who cooks offal and eats it? Then you will die of embarrassment."

you do not say.Boss Zhu also thought in his heart, just wait for this husband to stop his business in a few days and stop coming.

He also said that he made money, and he was afraid that he would be unhappy if he lost the money he gave.

How is it possible.

When Li Zhouzhou returned home, he put the offal in the kitchen and covered it with a lid.Then I took the blueprint of Xianggong's painting yesterday to order a cart table and buy firewood, but the firewood seller said that if I ordered it in the future, it would be delivered to my home.

There are also aniseed, cube sugar, and sauce.liquor.These are all things to buy.

When we arrived at the wooden furniture shop, Li Zhouzhou said that he would order a two-wheeled cart and show the shop assistant the drawings.

"Two-wheeled carts are simple. Someone in our prefecture can order them. The master can make them. You don't need to look at them. It's not from a small place that you've only seen one-wheeled carts." I've seen it, and I still took out the pictures, what are the pictures.

Li Zhouzhou was not unhappy when he heard the contemptuous meaning in the assistant's words. His husband was afraid that he would not be able to paint, and he also wanted him to make a living and buy water more easily in the future. This is his wish.

"Let me take a look." The master carpenter came and looked at the drawing in the customer's hand. Although the drawing was not very good, he could still understand it roughly. This is good, it is convenient to stop and go, and no one needs to carry it all the time.”

"It looks better than the ones made in the store before." The master said.

Guy just now: Is it really that good?He didn't see anything good about it.

"My husband-in-law also said it's so good, and I want to put two wooden boxes that are as high as the forearm and as long as the cart." Li Zhouzhou gestured to the master.

Xianggong said that the wooden barrel is not stable when placed on it, and the load-bearing is single and unbalanced, and it is easy to fall over, and a large box is better.

"It's done. The cart box will be picked up in two days, and the wooden table will be delivered to you in the afternoon. Just leave the address." The master nodded and understood.

When collecting the money, I didn't ask Li Zhouzhou to collect [-] Wen, which was quite a wooden box.

"Your husband's cart is well thought out, and there is a support under it to stop and rest." The master boasted, "In the future, when I make carts here, I will use your cart, and it will be cheaper for you."

Li Zhouzhou is naturally well, thank you with a smile.

The husband is always thinking about him.

After buying all the things, it was already past noon when we went back. Li Zhouzhou was reluctant to eat outside, thinking of making something to deal with it. Not long after returning, Aunt Xu came to deliver a bowl, and also a meat and bean paste bun. Li Zhou and Zhou Ming are tall enough to start a business and make a living, so they just boasted that it was good.

"My family ate your brine yesterday. Xiaowen said it wasn't enough. It was delicious. I wanted to eat it even after arguing. I was afraid that you wouldn't do it. Now it's good. I made a deal. We can buy it when we are near. "

Li Zhouzhou immediately said: "I will try to make it again in the afternoon, and then I will send it to the neighbors to taste how it tastes like the day before yesterday."

In the afternoon, there was another free marinade to eat, Aunt Xu was naturally enthusiastic and happy, and then Li Zhouzhou's busy work was not delayed.They want to do business, so it's impossible for her to stay here, it's all handmade recipes.

A bucket of sewage, washed clean, removed the dirt, with bloody water, and there was half a bucket left.

There is a large stove and an iron pot at home, which is just half a bucket of stew.Li Zhouzhou regretted asking for two barrels, what if he couldn't sell even one barrel?

Blame him for listening to ten cents a bucket, thinking of making more and earning more money.

This time, one bucket is still divided into two pots of marinade. According to Xianggong, the things are placed in batches.The last ones were cut and soaked in the marinade. One was too long and the other was short.

This time, Li Zhouzhou sent many gifts to every household in an alley.He counted, and if he took a large spoon according to Xianggong's instructions, there would be fifteen spoonfuls out of the pot.

A spoonful of seven coins is one hundred and five coins.He paid ten Wen for a bucket of water, and one piece of sugar was divided into four pieces, and one petal was put in. The big ingredients were not expensive, and there were firewood and wine.The total is 35 essays.

One hundred and five coins minus the cost of 45, there are still sixty coins.

Li Zhouzhou's calculations are a bit slow, if he can sell one pot a day, then in a month...

One to two to eight hundred texts!

Li Zhouzhou's eyes lit up, after a year, it was almost the same as the crops in the field.

At this time, Li Zhouzhou didn't dare to sell two pots a day. He counted on one pot. He was already satisfied and at ease. He didn't need to spend money to buy food for his family, and it all depended on the grain harvested in the village. up.

Counting the monthly expenses last time, there are more than 800 Wen a month. If the husband buys books, it will be more expensive, and it can be calculated to save eight or nine taels of silver a year!

very nice.

In the afternoon, when Gu Zhao came to the alley after school, he saw a boy pushing a cart with wooden boards and table legs. When he asked, it was indeed for his home, so he helped him back home.

After entering the yard, the man asked where to put it.

"This way." Gu Zhaorang sent him to the shop, right next to the front door.

After the table and stools are installed, I send them to the buddy.We have dinner at home.

Li Zhouzhou said that the boss said he would not raise the price when he bought the water today, and he had calculated the price for a pot. Gu Zhao felt that it was cheap when he heard it, and said: "If the boss raises another ten yuan in the future, the cost will increase to 55 yuan. , This kind of business is hard work, and the earning is low, otherwise a bowl of eight coins? It’s nice to hear, Fa Fa Fa.”

"My husband, I'm not afraid of hard work. This is how I do business and earn a living." Li Zhouzhou felt that the price increase was a bit much, "On our street, steamed buns sell the fastest and best, because they are cheap, and Aunt Xu's son and daughter-in-law arrive every day. I don’t stop at night, one person kneads the dough, the other mixes stuffed buns, and after a whole day, I earn a little more than our family, but not too much, but I am not so tired this way. "

"Even if a bucket is ten cents more expensive, there is still some money to be made."

Li Zhouzhou said.

Gu Zhao no longer insisted, his family made up their minds Zhou Zhou, "My wife, you are right, I always want to make more money, I am opportunistic to take advantage of the special lo-mei, the business of this snack takes a long time, and it is indeed more expensive for an extra penny. "

Don't look at the difference between seven and eight pennies, but for the nearby residents, sometimes they have to weigh whether they can buy it or not.If it is released in the capital, the asking price of ten yuan or more may not be too high.

"Sister-in-law loves me all the time, I know." Li Zhouzhou said happily.

Gu Zhao laughed, and wanted to hug his wife and act coquettishly again.

This time, Li Zhouzhou sent a small amount of lo-mei to his neighbors. The three families who gave it yesterday had tasted the taste. This time, he put down his chopsticks as soon as it came up. He didn’t eat any fried dishes at home.If you haven't tasted it before, you will hesitate, retreat, and dislike it, but after you really taste it, you will be amazed, and you will praise it. Whether to do business or not.

There are a lot of people in the family, and just a few chopsticks are eaten, and the taste is fragrant, and then it is gone. If I eat home-made dishes, the taste will be gone immediately, and the rice will not be easy to eat.

So he asked, "When will Li's shop open?"

The three families inquired about it, and Aunt Xu said: "It will be opened tomorrow. I don't know how much it will sell for. This is a rare thing. How can you make it so delicious? I'm afraid it won't be cheap if you take advantage of the meat."

"If it's ten yuan a bowl, I can taste it every few days."

"Why do you buy Shiwen?" said the man who sells vinegar in Zhang's family.

Mrs. Zhou joked, "I still dislike offal. You ate the most when I brought it up. Why don't you dislike it when you eat it. I guess the stuff inside is valuable because it tastes like sugar. Expensive, I’m afraid it’s worth eight or nine if you don’t need ten Wen.”