It's a new day in the morning.
Liang An suddenly heard a rustling sound and hurriedly opened his eyes to take a look.
Seeing that his daughter-in-law Mei Jingjing was fully dressed and tiptoed toward the door, she couldn't help but turn her head curiously.
"Madam, where are you going?"
Upon hearing Liang An's words, Mei Jingjing hurriedly turned her head and looked at Liang An.
"Master, you're awake. Didn't I get up early to cook some food for you? Once the food is ready, I will go to Sister-in-law Zhang's house on the other side of the river to help with weaving.
Sister-in-law Zhang's house has three looms. I go to help, and I can earn a copper coin a day no matter what. Over time, I can also buy a spinning wheel at home to exchange some money for the master's weaving, and for my husband to study. "
Upon hearing what Mei Jingjing said, Liang An hurriedly dissuaded her, "Didn't I say it? Madam, we will have an income of one hundred taels of silver in a few days. Why do you bother me so much? I can't bear to use your slender hands to do weaving." Such heavy work.”
"But as the head of the house, I can't just be lazy and do nothing at home, right?"
Liang An even laughed when he heard Mei Jingjing say this.
"You don't have to worry too much about this. You just need to be happy at home, and I will be responsible for making money to support the family."
"How can this be done? The head of the family is a scholar, so he must study hard and gain fame."
"Madam, we haven't solved the problem of food and clothing yet. We will consider it after we have solved the problem. But if you really want to help me, please accompany me to choose some bamboo."
"Choose bamboo, why choose bamboo?"
Liang An looked at Mei Jingjing and said, "You will know when I choose you."
"Everything depends on the boss, but the boss should get more rest. I will go and cook for the boss now."
"Then there's Mrs. Lao."
Liang An had no choice but to follow Mei Jingjing, so as not to frustrate her good intentions. He watched the diligent Mei Jingjing leave the main room and go to the side room to make breakfast and cook porridge for herself. She put one arm under her head and the other Unable to hold on, he was gesticulating there.
"Yeah, that's it."
Liang An had a plan and giggled.
A very simple breakfast, one bowl of porridge per person, not even a shredded pickle.
After dealing with him hastily, Liang An took Mei quietly out and walked along the river towards a bamboo forest not far away.
Not far away, I saw Liang Sheng wandering around the river.
"Brother An, you are here. I am watching here to see if any fish will bite the bait soon. As long as there are fish hooked, you can sell it for more money."
Liang An couldn't help but say when he saw Liang Sheng being so diligent.
"Shouldn't you go to the city to sell live fish? If you delay for a long time, although the weather is getting cooler now, the fish will not spoil so easily, but if you delay for too long, you won't be able to sell it for money, right?"
As soon as Liang An finished speaking, Liang Sheng laughed.
"Brother An, you must be looking down on me now. My grandfather took action in person, and he happened to have some business in the county.
Isn't it more appropriate to explore the way for us by the way than for a young boy like me to go there with my own children? "
"That's true."
However, Liang Angang and Liang Sheng complimented each other and then started talking.
"But you still have to pay attention. Don't stare at catching fish here every day and forget other things.
This fish is just an unexpected catch. You should still focus on the most important things. "
Liang An just finished speaking and Liang Sheng nodded.
"I know, it's just that if you can catch fish now, you can catch some fish while they are at their fattest. When winter comes, even salted fish will be a good item."
Although Liang An didn't remember very clearly how he spent the winter in his previous life, looking at this dilapidated village, he must have thought that it was not that easy to spend the winter.
Even in late autumn, it's not that cold here, but Liang'an, who doesn't have a few cotton-padded clothes at home, can't help but start to think of ways to survive the winter.
However, when Liang An was away on business here, he did ask twice.
"Brother An, what are you doing? Are you still with your sister-in-law?"
Liang An had nothing to hide.
"I want to go out front and find some bamboo. I want to make something."
"Oh, bamboo? I'll help you."
As he spoke, Liang Sheng stepped forward and began to lead the way.
"Brother An, I know where the bamboo is big and good."
"Really? I'm going to find some thick and strong bamboo."
Liang An and Liang couldn't stop talking, while Mei Jingjing was watching the two of them from behind.
Although it's not clear why they couldn't stop gesticulating about this big and thick thing.
Although they were very confused, the group quickly arrived at their target.
A bamboo forest as thick as an arm.
Liang An nodded with satisfaction, and then gestured to find some horizontal and vertical bamboos. After determining the target, Liang An patted his head.
"It's broken. I forgot to bring the tools for cutting bamboo. What should I do?"
It's just that Liang An was annoyed, but Liang Sheng took a step forward.
"Brother An, have you made your choice? Do you want this bamboo?"
Liang An nodded, "Yes, I need bamboo like this, but I didn't expect that I forgot to bring a bamboo knife to chop bamboo. This is a bit troublesome."
"What is this thing called?"
Liang Sheng said with a smile, "Look at me." After saying that, Liang Sheng flew up and kicked the bamboo. Originally, Liang Sheng felt that the kick should break the bamboo, but the bamboo shook and did not break. There was a movement in two parts, but it was something much larger than a mouse that jumped out from some low weeds next to the bamboo.
"What is this?"
Liang Sheng murmured in confusion, while Mei Jingjing was so frightened that her face turned pale.
"What a big rat!"
But looking at the fat creature that jumped out, Liang An smiled.
"This is not a mouse. Don't make a fuss. This is a good thing. It is a bamboo rat. It eats bamboo."
After Liang An said this all his life, he didn't care about the bamboo in front of him. Instead, he flew forward and kept running for his life. However, few people came to disturb their lives. Even if they disturbed them, they could dodge dexterously. So when the bamboo rat, who didn't take people seriously, was about to hide, it was caught by Liang An in one fell swoop.
But as soon as he lifted the bamboo rat up, Liang An felt something strange.
"Why is this bamboo rat's belly so big?"
"You're not going to have a baby, are you?"
Mei Jingjing had a unique idea and said this all her life in front of Liang An, but Liang An looked a little embarrassed.
"Really? This was originally going to be made into food, but it seems there is no chance. I feel sorry for my wife."
But just after Liang Han finished speaking, Liang Sheng was indeed speaking next to him.
"Can this be eaten?"
"Why can't you eat it? This is delicious when people are very hungry. What's more, even when people are not very hungry, this bamboo rat is also a rare delicacy!"
"So this is called bamboo rat?"
Liang Sheng scratched his head, but still looked at Liang An.
"Brother An, what about now?"
"Now? Now that I have caught the bamboo rat and there is a baby bamboo rat in its belly, I have to plan carefully. It seems that I need my brother to cut more bamboo here and transport it to my home as I just chose. , I will give you a lot of wages."
After Liang An just finished speaking, Liang Sheng waved his hands hurriedly.
"Brother An, you are too outspoken. Why are you still calculating wages with me? It's an honor for me to be able to help brother. I haven't repaid Brother An properly yet.
I just happen to have the energy to deliver some bamboo to my brother. It’s only natural, so what’s the point of talking about wages? "
"How did this happen?"
Now that Liang An had a bamboo rat with a baby bamboo rat in his hand, he couldn't go looking for bamboo anymore, so he made arrangements for Liang Sheng, and then started to return with Mei Jingjing.
Along the way, Mei Jing couldn't help but look at Liang An. Liang An felt a little uncomfortable.
"Madam, you can just say what you want to say, why do you need to look like this in front of me?"
Mei Jingjing looked at Liang An awkwardly after Liang An asked.
"Master, let's let this bamboo rat go. It has a baby in its belly and we can't bear to hurt it. Let's let it go as a sign of virtue, right?"
Liang An laughed when he heard Mei Jingjing's words.
"Madam, we don't eat her, we just keep her. It's just like chickens and ducks. Why does Madam still have so many burdens? There's no need for it."
