Wang Family’s Peasant Woman: Raising kids and Making wealth

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Chapter Thirteen Taxes

In the afternoon, I ate brown rice for lunch. The river prawns were removed by Gu Chunzhu, and they were fried in a pot with lard for a few times, and they were boiled into soup. I added a little salt water and boiled a bowl full of the soup.

Both children served a large bowl of brown rice, mixed with shrimp soup, peeled the shrimp, and ate it very sweetly.

Gu Chunzhu is just a little pity that it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. She only has a small pot of lard at the bottom. When she cooks the shrimp, she only digs a little bit. If she is willing to put heavy oil, this stir-fried small river shrimp is absolutely fragrant. swallow them all.

After lunch, Gu Chunzhu took a thin bamboo pole and a wooden barrel and prepared to go fishing for shrimps.

Mother, An An also wants to go fishing for shrimp, the shrimp is so delicious! An An ran out of the house, raised her head to look at Gu Chunzhu's face, and blinked her big eyes like purple grapes.

Hearing the soft and glutinous voice of his little daughter, Gu Chunzhu's heart was about to melt, he squatted down and pinched An An's little face, nodded and said, Okay, then bring An An to help.

When he was about to take An An's hand and walk away, Gu Chunzhu felt a line of sight behind him.

She turned her head and saw Xiao Cheng standing on the edge of the door frame, there was a hint of longing in her delicate brows, the little man's lips were tightly pressed into a line, and he was silent.

Xiaocheng, my mother wants to hold my sister. I don't have a barrel in my hand. Come and help me. Gu Chunzhu lowered his head and smiled.

Xiaoguo came over, opened his arms and hugged the empty bucket.

Is the bucket sinking? Gu Chunzhu asked Xiao Cheng while pulling Xiao An away.

It doesn't sink. Xiao Cheng changed his posture to hold the wooden barrel and quickened his pace.

The mother and son walked to the river, and at noon there was no one washing clothes on the dark side.

Gu Chunzhu walked to the big bluestone for shrimp fishing in the morning. Right above the big bluestone was a big locust tree. The crown of the tree was like a big umbrella, and it was spread over their heads, blocking them from the sun.

Just here. Gu Chunzhu sat cross-legged on the big bluestone.

This is a treasure land. The sun in winter is also hot. River prawns like to stay in a shady place. Maybe they can catch more river prawns in the afternoon than in the morning.

Xiaocheng and Anan didn't make a fuss, and watched Gu Chunzhu's shrimp fishing obediently. From the excitement when she caught the first shrimp, to the faster and faster the shrimp was hooked, the two children were eager to try it.

Gu Chunzhu also let them try it out. Both children were very patient and did not delay the shrimp fishing process at all.

Until evening, I caught a bucket of shrimp, enough to cook six or seven bowls. Gu Chunzhu emptied most of the water in the bucket before moving the bucket home.

Putting the wooden barrel in the stove, Gu Chunzhu was busy in the vegetable field.

Sister-in-law Fu is a kind person. She received Gu Chunzhu's shrimp, and the vegetable seedlings she gave were all crisp and tender. Seeing that they were extremely vigorous, Gu Chunzhu carefully identified them as spinach seedlings and potato seedlings.

In addition to these vegetable seedlings, Mrs. Fu also gave two garlic seeds, which were peeled out to be garlic cloves one by one. It is easy to grow garlic, just put the garlic cloves into the soil.

There is also a crop of leeks, leeks are directly planted, and more and more will grow on the ground, as well as green onions. Some household items were basically given, and Gu Chunzhu wrote down the feelings of Mrs. Fu.

It was hard for Gu Chunzhu to grow vegetables. After a while, he planted them. After planting the vegetables, it became dark. For dinner, he ate brown rice porridge and boiled river prawns.

Gu Chunzhu knew that her body was fat, so she deducted some meals. In addition, she was tired and sore from growing vegetables today. She washed her face and feet early and went to bed.

She couldn't help but sigh, life in ancient times really couldn't allow her to think wildly. If she was not careful, she would starve and freeze. When the sleepiness hit, Gu Chunzhu quickly fell asleep.

She had a dream, dreaming that she sold river prawns for a big price, and built a large tile-roofed house for the Su family to feed the two children strong...

Gu Chunzhu woke up early the next morning.

When she got out of bed, she deliberately relaxed her movements, but it still woke Xiao Cheng up. Gu Chunzhu put her index finger to her lips and made a shush motion.

Xiaocheng nodded without making a sound. He got dressed and followed Gu Chunzhu out of the room.

I'm going to sell river prawns in the town now. You can take An An at home. If it sells for a good price, I'll buy you delicious food. Gu Chunzhu gave Xiao Cheng a smile that he thought was bright.

After seeing Xiaocheng nod, she put the wooden barrel in the basket, put the basket on her back, took half a cold sweet potato to eat, and walked towards the town.

When Gu Chunzhu walked to the town, the sun was already high in the sky.

The street is extraordinarily lively. There are many vendors around the stone road, some selling live chickens and ducks, some selling pork, and most of them are selling vegetables.

Master, can I sell it here? Gu Chunzhu looked at an uncle who was selling vegetables with a good face, and walked to his side and asked with a smile on his face.

Little sister-in-law, the stalls in this town don't have to be special, so you can stay here. The uncle who sold the vegetables took the dry tobacco stick from his mouth and looked curiously into Gu Chunzhu's back basket, What are you selling?

Shrimp in the river. Gu Chunzhu listened to the uncle's words, put down the basket, placed the bucket in front of him, and squeezed the fresh shrimp in the wooden bucket.

The uncle really looked at it a few more times, and said with a tsk: This thing is not easy to catch, how are you going to sell it?

The average big crucian carp is five cents a pound. I will also sell my shrimp for five cents. I don't have a scale, so I sell it by the bowl. A small bowl is about one kilogram. Gu Chunzhu looked at selling vegetables.

The uncle did not have a scale, the scale was made of iron, and the price was not low. Ordinary vegetable sellers could not afford it, such as Chinese cabbage, which were sold by the piece.

The price is also affordable, ahem...but this is your first time selling, so you have to shout. The uncle who sold the vegetables took another puff of cigarette, coughing as if he was choking, and reminded Gu Chunzhu after thinking for a while.

Thank you uncle. Gu Chunzhu sincerely thanked.

Seeing the people coming and going, she was a little timid, thinking of the two children at home, she took a deep breath and shouted: Fresh shrimp, live shrimp, some people can't see it, it's cheap, it's only five cents. A bowl of money.

The shouting made the surrounding vendors couldn't help but come to watch the fun.

Gu Chunzhu was in a lively circle with the front, and the people in charge of the street pushed aside the crowd and stretched out a hand in front of Gu Chunzhu's eyes, New here, haven't paid yet.

Pay the money? Gu Chunzhu looked at the man in strong suit with some surprise.

Little sister-in-law, I forgot to tell you that we set up a stall here for fifteen cents a month, ten cents for half a month, and one cent a day. The uncle who sold vegetables said, scratching his thinning hair.

It turned out that she had to pay the money, but Gu Chunzhu's heart sank. She was a little unwilling to go out before the money came in.

Then I'll pay for one month. Gu Chunzhu summed it up and found that five cents a month was the cheapest. She could fish in the river every day for this shrimp, so she would have to set up a stall for a long time.

The man in charge of the street took the money and left with satisfaction.

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