Ten taels of silver!
Twelve!
As long as you cook two meals, you can get ten taels of silver!
The problem of dressing, wearing shoes, and bedding in winter can be completely solved in one fell swoop. There should be enough money left to do other things. The uncle and nephew immediately had the answer in their minds, and they saw in each other's eyes the same answer as their own.
"Xiao Xiaolangjun, is it okay?" Mrs. Yuan Sanniang asked again.
"Okay!" Xiao Yu and Ming He answered loudly together.
Mrs. Yuan Sanniang was startled.
Xiao Yu quickly said: "Sorry, the sound is a bit loud."
It seemed that Xiao Yu and Ming He really didn't hold a grudge against themselves. Mrs. Yuan Sanniang had a smile on her face and said, "It doesn't matter, let's just settle it. I'll give you a deposit now."
Xiao Yu stopped him and said, "Wait a minute."
Mrs. Yuan Sanniang paused, worried that Xiao Yu would regret it, and asked hurriedly: "What's wrong?"
"Mrs. Tian, I have to take Minghe with me, okay?" Xiao Yu made a condition.
When Minghe heard this, his heart felt warm again, and he nodded to Ms. Yuan Sanniang: "Yeah, aunt, my uncle and I will be together forever."
"Okay." Mrs. Yuan Sanniang said with a smile, "I originally invited Tian Liu's friends to be my guests. If Minghe can come, of course we can play and eat together."
That's it.
Xiao Yu took the deposit and returned home with Minghe.
As soon as he saw his uncle rolling up his sleeves, Minghe asked, "Uncle, do we still want to make steamed buns?"
"Yes." Xiao Yu replied while washing the basin.
"We are all rich, and we still sell steamed buns." Minghe now feels that he is as rich as his uncle.
Xiao Yu said with a smile: "This little money is not enough." And in business, you can't fish for three days and dry the nets for two days. He finally got some repeat customers at the small dock and couldn't lose them, so he tried not to ask for leave.
Minghe asked curiously: "How much money will it cost?"
The little guy had no idea how much it would cost. Xiao Yu turned around and said, "When I make enough, my uncle will tell you."
"Uncle, are you tired?" Minghe was also in the talking stage and talked a lot, mostly asking questions.
Xiao Yu has always wanted to heal Ming He, so if Ming He has a voice, he will respond. He smiled and said: "I'm not tired, I won't be tired if I make money."
"I'm not tired either. I'll boil the water and let's take a bath."
"good."
The uncle and nephew were busy until late at night, and then got into bed.
On the second day, we made and sold steamed buns as usual, and went to Jin's Mansion together to officially host Jin Dabao's third birthday party.
In addition to some children's delicacies yesterday, Xiao Yu also made childlike cat's claw yam puree, bunny steamed buns, round yam balls, sweet and sour bamboo tube milk tea, boneless chicken wings, etc., each of which was delicious. It has attracted unanimous praise from adults and children.
Jin Dabao's birthday banquet was rare without any crying children. The Jin family and all the guests were extremely satisfied.
Xiao Yu took the remaining five taels of silver from Master Yuan and returned home.
Only one day later, he and Minghe went to Tian Mansion to do a job. He made different children's food. This time, not only did the children eat it, but the adults also took advantage of it and praised Xiao Yu's craftsmanship.
The people of Tianfu paid a high price to hire Xiao Yu as the chef of Tianfu.
Xiao Yu might have agreed to this matter in the past, but now he has a mobile steamed bun stall. Although it is exposed to wind and sun, he can be his own boss, free and able to take care of Minghe all day long. He is definitely not willing to be a social animal again. , so I declined politely.
After taking the money, he and Ming He returned home and started making noodles again. Before dawn the next day, the uncle and nephew were still busy making and selling steamed buns.
When they got home near noon, the two of them were already very sleepy. They didn't even eat lunch, so they crawled into bed together and fell asleep.
They slept until the sunset turned half the sky red, and then the two of them woke up together.
"Uncle." Minghe called, rubbing his eyes.
"Yeah." Xiao Yu responded.
Minghe saw the missing sunset through the dilapidated window. He jumped up, opened his eyes and said, "Uncle, it's already evening!"
"Yeah!" Xiao Yu sat up and stretched.
Minghe said in surprise: "We slept until evening!"
"Yes, have you had enough sleep?" Since the day he took over Jin Dabao's birthday party, Xiao Yu's daily workload has increased, and Minghe has followed him everywhere.
Although the two of them had a full meal at every meal, their sleep was reduced and their amount of exercise and labor increased dramatically, making them really tired.
Today they have reached the limit of their thin bodies, so as soon as they enter the house, they throw themselves on the bed and sleep until now.
After all, he is a child, and he is full of energy after a sleep. Minghe's eyes were bright and dark, and he said: "You have had enough sleep."
Xiao Yu also felt refreshed and said, "Let's go, let's cook something."
Minghe's belly made a few "gurgling" sounds at the right time. He touched it with his little hand and said, "My belly says it's hungry."
Minghe rarely used repeated words, and Dudu also learned this from other children in Tianfu. Xiao Yu smiled and said, "Then ask your Dudu what he wants to eat."
Minghe lowered his head seriously and asked: "Dudu, what do you want to eat... Oh, you want to eat the food cooked by my uncle... You like everything my uncle cooks... What a coincidence, I do too." "
The little guy can direct and act on his own.
Xiao Yu laughed out loud, touched Ming He's little head and said, "Okay, then let's eat vegetable, egg and meat porridge. It's easier to digest at night, okay?"
Minghe tilted his little head and agreed: "Okay."
Xiao Yu asked Minghe: "Can I fry some shredded radish with lard residue again?"
"Okay." Minghe's voice was sweet.
Xiao Yu's heart felt soft after hearing this, and his smile was particularly soft: "Let's go."
"Walk."
The uncle and nephew were busy in the kitchen for a while. Not only did they have dinner, but they also made buns and noodles. After taking a bath, they went to the outhouse.
Xiao Yu closed the door, raised the wick higher, and the surrounding area became brighter.
Minghe immediately said: "Uncle! Waste gas!"
Xiao Yu said angrily: "Little stingy guy, we have to count money, but it's too dark so we can't see it."
"Oh well."
The uncle and nephew were lying on the corner of the table with their heads pressed against each other, counting the money.
"How many do you have there?" Xiao Yu asked.
"I counted it twice, it's fifty-eight articles." Ming He replied.
"Oh, then we have a total of twenty-three taels and fifty-eight coins." This is all the income Xiao Yu and Minghe earned from selling buns, going to Jinfu to make noodles, and going to Tianfu to make noodles during this period.
"Wow, there are so many!" Minghe was surprised.
Xiao Yu nodded: "Well, tomorrow we will also give the thick quilt to Grandma Hao to make."
"Then what do we do?"
"Buy rice, noodles, grains and oil." Xiao Yu was too poor before. When buying rice, noodles, meat and vegetables for daily consumption, he would only buy enough for two days at most. The family had no food at all. Now that he has money, he can just buy some rice and noodles. If he stocked up on food and oil, he wouldn't panic.
Minghe thought for a moment and said, "I bought it and put it in the tank."
"Yes, the rice vat at home is always empty."
"Yeah! That's it!" Minghe imitated what Xiao Yu usually said.
Xiao Yu followed: "That's it!"
The next day after the uncle and nephew finished selling the steamed buns, they went to Qingshi Town to buy grain. However, the two of them had limited transportation capacity. They bought about ten kilograms a day, and it took four or five days to fill the rice jar. He felt a little sense of security.
But not enough.
Far from enough.
He continued to buy small jars, big jars, meat, beans, radishes, radish tassels, Chinese cabbage, ginger, green vegetables, salt, star anise, pepper, etc., taking advantage of the fact that it was not winter yet and there was enough sunlight, he could cook as much as possible. Some bacon, pickles, dried vegetables, dried sweet potatoes, etc. will completely ensure that he and Minghe will not go hungry in winter.
Minghe was also hungry and scared, so he was very active in helping.
The uncle and nephew would go home after selling steamed buns every day and start preparing them.
When Grandma Hao Hao came to deliver clothes, she saw many strips of bacon hanging in the entire small yard, many jars set up, and two poles of dried vegetables. She was extremely surprised: "Brother Yu, did you do all this?"
"Ming He and I made this together for the winter." Xiao Yu immediately took out a piece of bacon and handed it to Grandma Hao: "Auntie, this is for you."
"It's so valuable, how can you make it so!" Grandma Hao didn't want it.
"Grandma Hao, you see we have done a lot." Minghe pointed to the small yard.
"That's right, we have done a lot, and it seems we can't finish it. You help us so much, so just treat us as filial piety to you." The book "Emperor's Dream" does not mention Grandma Hao, but Xiao Yulai After arriving here, I really received a lot of help from Grandma Hao.
Such as steamed buns, yeast, making clothes, quilts, etc. Although he and Minghe gave them items and money, they were not worth the efforts of Grandma Hao. They also knew that Grandma Hao was poor, so they took special care of her.
Both of them have always been grateful to Grandma Hao.
After several refusals, Grandma Hao accepted the bacon and asked Xiao Yu and Ming He to try on the clothes. After confirming that they fit perfectly, Grandma Hao taught Xiao Yu a little trick for making pickles based on her experience, and whispered: "Cai is not a good person." Exposed, the little money you earn is enough for you to spend on yourself, but don’t show off, you can do whatever you want with dried vegetables and pickles, but the bacon should be hung lower so that no one will think about it.”
"Everyone in Jinxiu Village makes bacon," Xiao Yu said.
"It's always good to be careful."
"OK."
Seeing Xiao Yu being so obedient, Grandma Hao smiled and rolled her eyes. She suddenly thought of something and asked, "Have you prepared the sweet potatoes?"
Xiao Yu said: "I have bought a lot these days."
Grandma Hao nodded with satisfaction: "Wash it, cut it into slices, dry it in the sun, put it in a bamboo basket, hang it on the beam, don't touch the water, you can cook porridge, soup, or steam it later, and you'll still be full." , you can eat it for at least a year.”
"Well, that's what we're going to do."
"Do you want aunt to help?"
Xiao Yu said quickly: "No, no, we two have nothing to do anyway, we can do it in a while."
"Okay, stock up on more food. You won't be hungry in the future." Grandma Hao smiled and patted Xiao Yu's shoulder, seeming to feel distressed and sighing: "You are a ten-year-old child yourself, and you have a three-year-old child with no parents or brothers. Relatives are helping me, so pitiful."
"It's okay, we can take care of ourselves."
"Okay, okay, I have something to tell Auntie." Grandma Hao said a few more words, then walked out of the small yard carrying a piece of bacon.
Minghe lowered his head and took off his clothes.
Xiao Yu asked: "Not wearing any clothes?"
"I have to work soon, so I can't dirty my new clothes."
"Yes."
The two took off their clothes, squatted in front of the big wooden basin, and washed the sweet potatoes together. After that, Xiao Yu sat in the small yard and cut the sweet potatoes into slices, while Minghe put the slices of sweet potatoes in the sun to dry.
The uncle and nephew were busy in an orderly manner.
After a while, there was a pot of sweet potato chips in the big wooden basin.
Minghe stamped his feet in annoyance and said, "I'm too slow! I can't even finish the sunbathing."
"Don't worry, I'll help you later." Xiao Yu answered with a smile.
"Minghe!" Suddenly a voice came.
Xiao Yu and Ming He turned around and were extremely surprised to see Jin Dabao, Tian Liu and Master Yuan standing at the door.
"Minghe!" Tian Liu shouted.
Jin Dabao opened his eyes wide and said, "Minghe, why are you so fat?" Since they separated in Tian Mansion, Jin Dabao and Minghe hadn't seen each other for half a month. Unexpectedly, Minghe had gained a lot of weight.
Minghe said happily: "I eat fat food!"
Jin Dabao ran over in surprise, holding Minghe's fleshy face in his little chubby hands: "My face has become bigger."
"Let go," Ming He said.
Jin Dabao didn't let go: "I've gained a lot of weight."
"Let go, let go quickly, buttonholes!" Minghe held sweet potato slices in his two little hands. He couldn't use his strength to push the fat Jin Dabao away.
Fortunately, Jin Dabao let go.
Tian Liu came over and said, "Minghe, you've really gained weight!"
"Well, my uncle raised him!" Minghe was very proud.
"Your uncle raised you to look good." Jin Dabao grew up in Jin Mansion and saw many good-looking children, but he felt that Minghe was the prettiest, especially the fat Minghe.
"My little uncle is the most beautiful!" Minghe said confidently.
"Yes!" Jin Dabao and Tian Liu nodded in unison. Then Jin Dabao saw the sweet potato chips in Minghe's hand and asked, "What are you holding?"
"Sweet potato chips, dried in the sun, can be packed and eaten for a year." Minghe explained.
"Wow, that's amazing!" Tian Liu thought it was amazing to be able to "eat it for a year."
"What are you going to do?" Jin Dabao asked.
Minghe pointed to the big wooden basin and said, "Take the sweet potato slices there to dry in the sun."
"Let me help you!" Jin Dabao and Tian Liu said together.
"Okay." Minghe was worried about his slow movements.
Jin Dabao and Tian Liu ran to the big wooden basin, bent down and grabbed two handfuls of sweet potato slices. Facing the sun, a graceful goddess scattered flowers, and a group of sweet potato slices lay on the ground in disgrace.
Minghe: "..."
Xiao Yu and Mr. Yuan, who were chatting, turned their heads: "..."
"It's so fun!" Jin Dabao said happily.
Tian Liu said: "Let's continue to help Minghe."
"OK!"
The two children continued to bend over to get the sweet potato chips.
"No!" Minghe panicked and tried to stop him. He didn't know whether it was Jin Dabao or Tian Liu who slipped a sweet potato slice under his feet. He just happened to step on it when he suddenly slipped and his little body jumped forward uncontrollably. So I pounced on the two children.
Jin Dabao and Tian Liu crashed into the big wooden basin.
"Dabao! Tian Liu!" Xiao Yu and Master Yuan shouted together.
Before they could come to help them, Jin Dabao and Tian Liu got up and wiped the sweet potato slices off their faces together.
Jin Dabao said angrily: "Tian Liu! Why are you pushing me!"
"It was you who pushed me, you are so mean!" Tian Liu was also angry.
"You pushed me!"
"You pushed me!"
The two children quarreled.
Xiao Yu and Master Yuan were stunned.
Minghe weakly stretched out his little fleshy hand and said, "Yes, yes, I pushed it."
Jin Dabao and Tian Liu looked at Minghe in surprise: "You pushed me?"
