bayedsolid Chapter 110 56 Jin
Chapter 110 56 Jin
"Nine taels, that's a lot, enough to buy a donkey. That's great. Did grandma say when to buy the donkey?"
"I haven't said anything yet, but it will be soon. I will pay off the debt tomorrow and treat the villagers who helped me to dinner in the evening. After I finish these two days, I might buy it."
The two brothers will not go to work tomorrow as they have to take care of family matters, so Zhou Mingshu cannot go to town either. Just ask Zhou Lao Da to go to Baicaotang and tell them when he goes to the street.
The father and son talked for a while, and then Zhou Laoer went back to rest.
Zhou Mingshu lay on the bed with a smile on her face. She had accomplished something big today. The Zhou family's debt was finally paid off. With the remaining money, she could buy a small donkey. In the future, she could use the money she earned to buy things for the family and no longer have to save money.
But people's admiration for wild boars really exceeded her imagination, it was like modern people's love for giant pandas.
However, most people in this era have a love-hate relationship with wild boars. They love their bravery but hate that they damage crops. They love their delicious meat but hate that they can’t be caught and that they pose a threat to people’s safety.
Zhou Mingshu blew out the oil lamp and fell asleep soon after.
Whenever there is a happy event, we feel refreshed. This morning, the atmosphere in Zhou's family was obviously different. No matter whether old or young, their eyes were full of energy.
It was as if the mountain that had been weighing on my shoulders for so long had just disappeared.
"We need to prepare snacks tonight. You kids don't need to rush to do anything else. Go to the foot of the mountain and pick some fresh wild vegetables. But don't go up the mountain. What if you run into a wild boar?"
Old Mrs. Zhou told her children to be careful, because if there was a wild boar in the mountains, there would be a second one, and they should not go deep into the mountains.
After breakfast, Mrs. Zhou packed up the silver and took her two sons to the neighbor's house to repay the money.
Boss Zhou and Liu carried their backpacks and went to the town to buy things.
Zhou Mingshu took out the small blackboard that had been painted with blackboard paint and distributed it to everyone one by one.
From then on, every child in the family had a small blackboard of his or her own.
Everyone couldn't let go of the heavy blackboard in their hands.
Zhou Mingjie got beaten up, but his wish finally came true. He was so happy that his big white teeth were showing, and he looked at the blackboard from side to side.
"If you want to write, go to my desk and get some chalk. I made a lot of them, so there will be enough for you."
"Okay, that's great. I can write whenever I want in the future. This will definitely make me show off in the village."
Zhou Mingjie smiled, his eyes filled with broken starlight.
"Stop showing off and put your things away. We still have a lot of work to do today." Zhou Mingqin interrupted her younger brother and sister and asked them to put their things away first.
Zhu and Feng were thinking about today's dishes in the kitchen. They had to prepare a large table of dishes, but apart from some home-cooked dishes, they didn't have any specialties in other dishes. They didn't expect this to be so worrying.
"From what mother said, we might not only call the people who helped us yesterday, but also those good neighbors in the village who lent us so much money before, so maybe they will also come." Zhu guessed.
"Second sister-in-law, it's possible. San Ya's cooking skills are good, so why not ask her?" Feng suggested.
"Okay, I'll call her over." Zhu put down the wet rag in her hand and went to her daughter's room.
Zhou Mingshu was tidying up his bed sheets and quilt covers. The sun was shining brightly today and he was free at home, so it was a good time to wash and dry them.
"San Ya, come to the kitchen, let's discuss what to make for dinner. Your aunt and I have no idea."
"Okay, I'll come right away."
Zhou Mingshu jumped out of bed, put on his shoes and followed A Niang into the kitchen.
"Those who go to help are all uncles and aunts. We just need to prepare some snacks. After they finish drinking, we can give each of them a bowl of noodles. It's not that difficult." Zhou Mingshu felt that this was not difficult at all.
"Oh, this won't do. It's too simple. People will think we don't take it seriously enough. The people here are all grown men with big appetites. A few small dishes won't satisfy their hunger. We must cook a few more delicious dishes to impress them, and our family won't be criticized by others." Zhu expressed her thoughts.
"Mother, I see that you have thought of something very simple. Just add some mushroom oil to the noodles. Who wouldn't like a bowl of oily mushroom noodles? Uncle will take care of the side dishes. You don't have to worry about that. You just need to make a few hot dishes."
"Sanyah, your mother just doesn't know what hot dishes to cook." Feng held her belly. What Sanya said just now made sense, but what puzzled her sister-in-law was these hot dishes.
"Oh, that's it. That's very simple. My second sister and I will pick up some snails and stir-fry a dish of snail meat to impress all the uncles. Then we'll make a braised fish. I guarantee they'll like it. Then we'll see what kind of meat uncle bought. If he bought chicken, we'll stew the chicken. If he bought meat, we'll stew the meat. We'll have a dish of stir-fried vegetables and meat, and another dish of mixed vegetables. It all depends on what uncle bought. But I'm just talking nonsense. You should ask grandma."
Zhou Mingshu has a lot of delicious food in his mind, but unfortunately he doesn't have such things at home and he simply doesn't have the conditions to do so.
"You said it very well. I'll ask your grandma when she comes back later."
Without Zhou Mingshu to worry about, she took the basin and went to the back of the house to wash clothes.
There were already a few laundrymen by the river, but luckily they were far away and covered by water plants. She secretly stuffed a crucian carp into the fish basket and would use it for braising later.
"Saya, what are you doing?" Zhou Mingqi suddenly appeared behind him, scaring Zhou Mingshu so much that the fish basket in his hand slipped.
"I say, second sister, why are you walking so quietly? You scared me to death." Zhou Mingqi's little face wrinkled with fear. Although she did good things every day, she always felt guilty.
"Haha, sorry, I did it on purpose." Zhou Mingqi laughed so hard that he was shaking with laughter. He put the basin aside and prepared to wash clothes.
"Did you see that? Are there any fish in the fish basket?" She turned her bright little face towards her, and Zhou Mingshu was no longer angry when he saw her.
Alas, she’s my own sister, what can I do? She’s so beautiful that I can only pamper her.
"I was just about to take a look, and then I was startled by you and couldn't see clearly." Zhou Mingshu pulled out the fish basket again and pretended to look over.
I didn't expect that in addition to the big crucian carp I released, there were also a few loaches.
"Second sister, there are fish, there are fish, and they are quite big."
Zhou Mingqi came over and stuck his head out. "Wow, this must be about 5 or 6 kilograms, it's so big."
"What? Second sister, do you know how to count? There is no way this is five or six pounds, at most three or four pounds. Today is a good day to treat everyone to a meal, you won't be able to get any of it, haha."
"Oh, you rascal, if I can't have it, then neither can you, and yet you're laughing at me."