Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty

Dinner is cornstarch, braised pork, mixed with cucumbers, roasted eggplant, and thick cornstarch.

I thought Mrs. Chen would come, but she didn't. Chen Ming asked Chen Alu to deliver half of the braised pork to Chen Ye's family. By the way, he invited Chen Ye and his son to have dinner at home tomorrow night to discuss building a house the day after tomorrow.

Chen Alu glanced at the food on the kang table, and the lame boy ran very fast.

Wang shouted at the door, Don't worry, we are waiting for you.

When Alu came back, the family sat on the kang to eat.

Seeing the two young ladies eating braised pork, they wanted to swallow it with their tongues. Chen Ming also looked like he was enjoying it. Is this braised pork really that delicious?

Chen Afu ate a piece and felt that it was fragrant, but not quite like the braised pork in his previous life, but closer to the taste of braised pork.

Chen Dabao clicked his lips and said with great satisfaction, It's great to have money. I can have enough to eat and braised pork.

Chen Alu asked Chen Mingdao, Dad, are we living the life of small landlords now?

Chen Ming smiled and said, It's not even close. If we exchange all the money for fields, we should be considered a high-class household with a better life.

Chen Afu smiled and said, Then let's work hard and become small landlords first, and then big landlords.

Thinking about the bag of broken gold and pearls and jade, even if I only sell a few items, I can become a small landowner. It's just that now the silver building in Fucheng has been panicked by Jin Yanzi, and it has also spread to nearby counties and towns, and they don't dare to sell those things at this time.

That little thing is such a troublemaker.

But Mrs. Wang smiled and said, I don't dare to think about being a landlord. My mother is already very satisfied these days.

Chen Dabao has always had confidence in Chen Afu and said, Grandma believes in my mother. My mother said that if you can be a landlord, you can be a landlord.

He said it and everyone laughed.

The next morning, when Chen Afu got up, Wang was already busy in the kitchen.

Chen Afu saw that Mr. Wang had only boiled one egg, so he went to the small basket and took out four eggs and boiled them into the pot. He said, Our family is suffering from a small illness, and my mother and I are working hard, so we need to eat better. Mother, don't be afraid that the money will be spent. Just earn after you spend it.

Not only did he wash the pickles and mix them with some sugar, he also asked Chen Dabao to pick two cucumbers from the field, pat them and mix them to eat.

Although Mrs. Wang feels that she should be more frugal and keep the water flowing smoothly. But her daughter has said so, and she won’t object.

After dinner, Ms. Wang was going to the county embroidery workshop to get some embroidery work. Chen Afu advised her to take less work and not do it again at night, as it would hurt her eyes. Chen Ming also asked her to buy three pounds of Xiao Yuanchun, Chen Ye's favorite drink, one pound to drink at night, and two pounds to give to him.

If it weren't for the fear that Mr. Hu would be too greedy, Chen Ming would still want to show some respect to his mother and elder brother, so he would have to endure it for now.

In addition, Chen Afu asked Wang to buy a set of pen and ink washers and some rice paper, saying that Alu and Dabao should learn to write, and she wanted to learn too.

Although Wang is frugal, she is still willing to buy pens, ink, and inkstones. She also hopes that her two children will study more and be successful in the future.

In the afternoon, Wang and Chen Afu started busy in the kitchen. Today, Wang's made leek and pork dumplings, while Chen Afu made them.

This was the first time his family had made dumplings. Not to mention Dabao was excited, even Alu was extremely excited.

A few people were talking and laughing when Old Mrs. Chen came.

She said as soon as she entered the room, That girl Hu has very short-sighted eyes. Yesterday I heard about your family making a lot of money selling sewing baskets. I wanted to bring my family to your house for dinner the next afternoon, but your elder brother scolded me. Dun, I didn't even come. He lowered his voice and said, People in the village said that your sewing baskets made four guans, and some said they made six guans. Are there really that many?

Chen Ming smiled and said, Yeah, that's almost it. After the house is finished, I will take Alu to Fucheng for treatment.

The old lady smiled with a smile on her face and said, That basket is handsome, but I didn't expect it to be sold for so much money. She then asked Chen Mingdao, Do you have enough money? I heard that Qianjin Medical Clinic charges a lot, so don't tell me. I got five thousand dollars. My mother also saved more than one thousand dollars, and she used it to treat Alu. As long as Alu’s legs are healed, the old woman can close her eyes even if she dies.”

Chen Ming said hurriedly, Those money are for mother's coffin book. Mother keeps it. We have enough money...

The old lady looked at Chen Ming carefully, then pulled him to the door and said, Why do you think your face looks much better?

Chen Ming smiled and said, Well, these days I also feel that my body and bones are much better. I am not short of breath and cough less.

Just as he was talking, Chen Ye and his son, Hu, Chen Dahu, and Chen Daya all came.

As soon as Madam Hu entered the house, she complained to Madam Wang, We are still relatives. My younger siblings know how to make that sewing basket. Why don't you teach me so that my family can earn more money?

Chen Afu hurriedly explained, My mother has been doing embroidery work, so she has no time to make sewing baskets. Those sewing baskets were made by my father and I. We didn't expect them to sell so well at the time, so no one said anything. If you want to learn, I will tell you today.”

Hu said angrily, Do you still need to tell me now? Everyone in the village knows how to do it. What did you do earlier?

Under normal circumstances, Mrs. Chen still has to save face for Mrs. Hu. Said, Eldest daughter-in-law, I didn't let the second daughter-in-law tell you. It's not that I don't believe you, it's that I don't believe in your mother's family. Whenever something good happens to you, you can't help but go back and say that the people in your mother's family are too rich to work. , knowing this idea, why not find someone to do it? With such a shouting, everyone knows, how can the second family make money? My Alu's legs can't be delayed any longer.

Chen Ye also frowned and said to Mrs. Hu, I'm telling you, you bitch, you don't have a long memory for talking about me every day. It's rare for my second brother's family to make some money, so why are you meddling in it.

Chen Afu was a little funny. Fortunately, the Hu family had these two mountains pressing down on them and could not cause big waves.

Mrs. Hu began to talk expressively about how Chen Ye, like a father, provided for Chen Ming to study, and how she had a sister-in-law, like a mother, to take care of her brother-in-law. ...It's pitiful that we work so hard, but we haven't even worn a silk dress.

Chen Yexian was still happy to hear it, but the last sentence made him blush again and frowned, I said you stinky bitch, we are all mud-legged, doing rough work every day, where are the people wearing silk clothes?

Chen Ming quickly handed the gourd Xiao Yuanchun to Chen Ye and said, Although we made some money this time, we still have to take Alu to Fucheng to see his legs. I know that my eldest brother has helped us a lot over the years, so I sold two Jin Xiao Yuanchun. When we make more money in the future, we can buy silk clothes for my mother and eldest brother...sister-in-law.

He really didn't want to mention Mrs. Hu, but in order not to embarrass Chen Ye too much, he mentioned her anyway.

Chen Ye blushed and resisted, and Mrs. Chen said, The boss will continue. This is the second brother's wish, and you have indeed helped him a lot.

Chen Yecai accepted it.

While eating, we discussed repairing the house the next day.

At night, after Chen Afu waited for Dabao to go to sleep, he roughly drew the outline of the Bird's Nest and the Sydney Opera House. She was not used to using a brush, so she drew with charcoal strips. The bird's nest is simpler and the painting is more or less the same. The Sydney Opera House can only be painted from memory. Jin Yanzi has never seen the original thing. I painted until late at night and put the picture into the space, but the golden swallow has not come back yet.

That little thing didn't even return home yesterday. I don't know where he went wild again.

The next day, the second room of the Chen family started to get busy. Because the courtyard wall had to be laid with mud bricks, one more person was hired, making a total of six people.

Wang wanted to do some embroidery work, so Chen Afu took the initiative to take on the task of cooking lunch.

…………

Thank you to skyblue08 for the sachet, and thank you to Piaoxuefw and Hera @Qianlin for the wallet. Many friends say that the update is too slow. The main reason is that Qingquan is currently deleting and revising Peasant Girl Splendid with most of his energy. Only when this matter is over can Qingquan focus all his energy on new articles. Sorry, dear, please be patient and wait. It will be fine next month.