nycdaug Chapter 129 Another Year of Cold and Frozen
Chapter 129 Another Year of Cold and Frozen
Li Taohua felt that something was wrong with her two children recently.
After asking, I found out that a few kids were pulling Changsheng to work on some Lin'an tabloid.
Even she, an illiterate peasant woman, knew how popular the Lin'an tabloid was.
Nowadays, students in Mingyi Hall do not forget to bring tabloids with them when they have breakfast. They read while eating and occasionally discuss with their classmates.
"Xiaoman, Jingzhe, was it really you guys who created the Lin'an tabloid?"
The door was closed in broad daylight, and Li Taohua couldn't believe it.
Lin Xiaoman nodded, "Yeah, but it's mainly Brother Changsheng who's here, we just have to think about the story or something."
Lin Dajiang and Li Taohua opened their mouths in disbelief.
The tabloid that was snapped up by educated people was actually contributed by their children. This... this...
This is incredible.
When Lin Xiaoman and Lin Jingzhe poured out the silver they had hidden onto the table, Li Taohua was dumbfounded and didn't know what to say.
The two of them had more than twenty silver ingots, which were lying on the table.
"Boss, I'm not dreaming, am I?" Li Taohua pinched Lin Dajiang's arm with one hand and her own philtrum with the other.
"Taohua, don't talk about you, I feel like I'm dreaming."
Xiaoman is a blessed person, but aren’t these twenty or so silver ingots too many?
Is it so easy to make money from scholars?
Lin Xiaoman looked at the dazed and unbelieving expressions on his parents' faces and said with a smile, "Mom, we are leaning on a big tree for shade. Without Brother Changsheng, we really couldn't do this. We can't even find a printing bookstore. Even if we find a cooperative bookstore, it might end up being a situation where the big fish eat the small fish."
When the profits of tabloids are close to infinity, they become a hot commodity that everyone wants, and only moving out of the Gu family can dispel the coveters.
To put it bluntly, if shit is valuable, then the poor people’s butts don’t belong to them.
Li Taohua finally realized that it was no wonder that Changsheng had been in such a hurry recently.
I didn’t remember to eat my favorite dishes before.
The boss also said that Changsheng has to prepare for the exam in early spring next year. It seems that he is not preparing for the exam at all, but is busy making a lot of money!
"Xiaoman, Jingzhe, quickly put the money away."
Although the doors and windows were closed, Lin Dajiang always felt uneasy.
It’s really hard to feel at ease with so much silver hidden at home.
After much thought, I decided to have a dog at home.
"Taohua, didn't my brother-in-law tell me last time that Zi'an got a dog? We should get one to guard the house."
Li Taohua subconsciously said: "Why do we raise dogs? Don't dogs consume food? How big is our family business..."
Halfway through her words, she caught a glimpse of the shiny silver on the table and immediately changed her tone, "I have to get a dog. I'll ask my eldest brother to help me pick out a strong and easy-to-raise dog. It's best if it's a bit fierce so it can scare people."
Lin Dajiang asked the two children to put the silver away.
"You earned this money yourself, so keep it to yourself. You are better than your parents. But don't go out and show off your money. It will be bad if others envy you. We are all from the same village, and they might stab you in the back."
Lin Xiaoman nodded.
Lin Jingzhe said: "Dad, I understand."
He thought that after he confessed, his parents would take the money away!
I didn't expect to let them manage their own money.
He couldn't manage his money and hid all the silver with Xiaoman.
He didn't know where she was hiding, but he tried to look for her secretly once but couldn't find her.
Of course he didn't want to take the money, but wanted to see if the place where Xiaoman hid the money was safe.
As a result, he searched Xiaoman's entire house, but couldn't find the purse where Xiaoman hid the money. He was really puzzled.
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Ever since Lin Dajiang and Li Taohua knew that Xiaoman and the others were going to make up a story, they have taken on all the housework.
Li Taohua was worried that Xiaoman would be too tired and not grow tall, so she discussed with Lin Dajiang that they should just go sell breakfast in the future and not let Xiaoman and Jingzhe follow them.
If you are really too busy, find someone to help.
Lin Dajiang naturally raised his hands to express his agreement, and the two of them discussed it and decided that they were worried about asking outsiders for help, so they asked Li Taohua's sister-in-law and brother-in-law to help. The four of them took turns to come to the breakfast shop to help.
In addition, the season for frozen foods is approaching again. While my sister-in-law will be busy in the breakfast shop, my brothers can go to several nearby villages to sell frozen foods on their shoulders.
When Li Taohua told this to Li Zhong and Zhang Qiaoniang, Zhang held Li Taohua's hand with tears in her eyes, "Taohua, Dajiang won't mind you helping your mother's family so much, right?"
Li Taohua said nonchalantly, "What's your opinion? This matter was raised by the head of the family. Besides, life was not easy before we separated the family. It was not until the brothers helped us by sending meat and food that we were able to survive. Didn't the sisters-in-law not have a bad face at the time? Mother, I remember this matter!"
"Okay, okay, Taohua is really a blessed one."
As soon as Li Taohua left, Zhang told this matter to her four sons and their wives.
The four sisters-in-law were overjoyed that the family had an extra income.
My parents had agreed at the beginning that all the money would belong to my family. Even if we can only go once every two days, it is still unexpected income.
Zhang said to her daughter-in-law, "Don't be sneaky when you do things for your sister. If I find out, don't go next time."
Several daughters-in-law said hello.
When the family sent food to Taohua, they did have some objections, but the men in the family were the ones in charge, so they kept silent.
Now that peach blossoms are flourishing, it is fortunate that the men in the family suppressed them, otherwise they would not have had this good fortune.
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Lin Jingzhe and Lin Dajiang went to the next hill in the dark to pick the magnolia fruits.
Lin Xiaoman and Lin Jingzhe were responsible for drying the magnolia fruits at home, and they took the two little ones with them.
Lin Dajiang and Li Taohua pulled a donkey loaded with food to the town.
Li Taohua then taught her sister-in-law how to make pancakes and other delicacies. She was an expert in the kitchen and became proficient in it after a few days.
However, the most important juicy dumplings at home are basically made by Lin Dajiang and Li Taohua.
From the pork skin jelly to the preparation of the meat filling, nothing was done by anyone else. Even the crackers in the pancakes were fried by Li Taohua at home.
After all, human hearts are hard to predict, so it’s better to be safe and not test people’s hearts.
The breakfast shop is busy, and Lin Xiaoman at home in Shanglin Village is also not relaxing.
She and Lin Jingzhe dug out all the seeds from the mother fruits of the magnolia tree, and dried them while the weather was good. The two of them worked hard for four or five days before they finished processing all the magnolia fruits piled up at home.
After that, it is time to dry it in the sun, turn it over, and after it is dry, put it in a clean cloth bag.
There are several bamboos on the bench, and the magnolia seeds are placed on the bamboos of the bench.
As soon as the summer solstice arrives, the Lin family’s frozen fritters start to sell out again.
There were five full buckets of ice-cold food, which made the three people who were rubbing the magnolia nuts very tired.
Two buckets were kept in the breakfast shop, and the remaining three were sold by Li Erli and the two brothers of the Li family in nearby villages.
The days pass by in a busy manner. Although tiring, it is fulfilling!