Nie Qianqian's attention was focused on Gu Xiao's right hand. After shaking her head for a moment, she noticed the money bag that Gu Xiao had handed over.
She took the money bag and counted it. There were about 60 coins in it.
When Gu Xiao was rescued by "Nie Qianqian", he was a dying man. His right leg and right hand were injured. After marrying "Nie Qianqian", the Nie family had no money to treat him properly. The injuries on his legs were relatively minor. It gradually healed on its own, but there was still a slight limp when walking. However, the injury to the right hand was serious, and later it was completely disabled.
Old Mrs. Nie had only been holding Gu Xiao for a short period of time, and wanted to take the jade pendant as her own before forcing Qianqian to marry him. Unexpectedly, he survived, and with the disability of his right hand, he could not do heavy farm work. In her eyes, she was a useless person, and she became increasingly dissatisfied with him and Nie Qianqian, and insulted him endlessly.
After Gu Xiao completely lost the use of his right hand, Nie Qianqian's memory saw him practicing writing on the ground with a branch in his left hand more than once. A year later, he just used his left hand to practice calligraphy and found a job in the town. Mrs. Nie's attitude towards him softened due to the work of copying books. Therefore, Nie Erzhuang would punch and kick Liu Yan and Nie Qianqian, but would not hit Gu Xiao.
Old Mrs. Nie was very clever. Gu Daqiang went to town to find out which bookstore Gu Xiao copied books in, how many books he could copy in a day, and how much money he could pay. Gu Daqiang went to town to find out. Gu Xiao had earned money from copying books in the past six months. All the money was confiscated to Mrs. Nie. Liu Yan had no idea how much her son-in-law could earn from copying books. He didn't even see the shadow of a copper plate.
Although there was only 60 copper coins, Liu Yan had not seen so much money for a long time. She calculated silently in her mind. If three people and one baby ate 7 sweet potatoes a day, the money would be enough to support them for more than a week. Thinking of this, she frowned. The frowning Sichuan eyebrows relaxed a little, and she said with a hint of sobs: "Gu Xiao, you have worked hard. It is not easy for you to earn this money. Mother, mother, thank you."
Sometimes, 60 cents is life-saving money.
Gu Xiao shook his head and said slowly to Liu Yan, "This is what I should do."
Nie Qianqian sorted through his memories and found that in the past three years, the original owner had basically no communication with Gu Xiao, and Liu Yan did not talk to him as much.
Gu Xiao must be disgusted with the behavior of the Nie family. He does not want to have too much interaction with anyone in the Nie family, and he only cares about Tuan Tuan.
Regarding Nie Qianqian, Gu Xiao knew that she was being plotted and did not hold any grudge against her, but his attitude was also very alienated. The original owner felt guilty towards Gu Xiao, but was weak by nature and did not know how to change the established facts, let alone Knowing how to get along with Gu Xiao, the only way to solve the problem is to escape.
Nie Qianqian looked at Mr. Cheap's face and sighed in her heart. Although he was extremely tall, his life was not good and he was also a poor person.
Forget it, she and he are already husband and wife, and he is the father of their child, so they naturally want to live in peace.
Anyway, a sheep is being driven, and a group of sheep is being driven.
They couldn't be a real loving and sweet couple, so they treated him as a teammate who lived together. Now that he was on her Nie Qianqian boat, she had to protect him.
Nie Qianqian bumped the money bag in her hand and smiled, "Not bad, I have enough food for the past few days."
Gu Xiao was startled by Nie Qianqian's bright smile. He felt more and more that she was completely different from the past. She seemed to have become more agile and confident?
At this hour, it was definitely too late to go to town to buy food. Liu Yan thought for a moment and said, "Qianqian, do you think this is okay? I'll go to Sister-in-law Wang next door and exchange the money for some sweet potatoes and whole grains."
Nie Qianqian was worried that she couldn't take out the food in the space to eat. Isn't there a reason for this? She answered: "Mom, I'll go to Aunt Wang's place to change it. You can put away the usable dishes at home and pick up some more." Put the firewood on the pot."
Tuantuan stood on the ground, clasped her little hands, raised her head and looked at Nie Qianqian, and asked timidly: "Mom, what should I do?"
Nie Qianqian squatted down, level with Xiao Tuanzi, and said warmly: "Duanzi, you are still young, so there is nothing you need to do. Your most important task now is to eat enough and grow fat."
Tuanzi blinked his eyes in confusion. Previously at Nie's house, he had always heard his great-grandmother say that in this family, no one could have a free meal, and they had to work if they wanted to eat. Is it really possible to eat without working?
Nie Qianqian rubbed his head again, stood up and was about to go out, when she heard Gu Xiao's voice, "What do you need me to do?"
Nie Qianqian glanced at his right hand and said, "You don't need to do anything. Just sort out your clothes at home."
Gu Xiao noticed her look and frowned imperceptibly, "Then I'll go collect firewood."
Nie Qianqian: "Okay, then you should be careful and just pick up some lighter branches. Don't hurt your hands." After that, she went out with the bamboo basket she brought from Nie's house. Gu Xiao paused when he heard her words, looked at his right hand for a long time, and then walked out the door.
On the way to Aunt Wang's house, Nie Qianqian thought about how badly this cheap husband's hand was injured and whether it was possible to cure it. She was confident in her medical skills, and it seemed that she would have to find an opportunity to check his pulse in the future.
There is also his jade pendant. I haven’t seen it for a long time in my memory. I can’t really let Mrs. Nie take it away...
Nie Qianqian came to Aunt Wang's house and exchanged 10 sweet potatoes, a small bag of brown rice, and a small bag of white rice.
On the way back, Nie Qianqian found a deserted place, took out 3 kilograms of white rice directly from the space and poured it into the rice bag. Modern people have begun to pay attention to purely natural and pesticide-free food. There are stalls selling natural wild vegetables in supermarkets. She took out some watercress, rolled it on the ground, collected some dust, and threw it into the basket.
Although there are countless delicacies lying in the supermarket, she has just traveled through time and cannot conjure up so many things at once.
Back at the old house, smoke was rising from the long-abandoned house. Nie Qianqian handed the frame to Liu Yan, "Mom, let's eat white rice tonight, scrambled eggs with waterlilies, and boil some sweet potatoes."
Liu Yan took the basket and rummaged through the contents, her eyes widened, "Qianqian, did you exchange all 60 Wen? White rice is expensive, it would be great to exchange for more brown rice."
In Liu Yan's mind, being full is the most important thing, and taste is never a consideration for her.
Nie Qianqian: "Mom, I didn't change everything. I still have some copper coins left. We haven't eaten this rice for a long time. Let's have a good meal today. I picked the wild vegetables on the way back and didn't spend any money."
Liu Yan took out the watercress and gently brushed the leaves with her cracked hands. A smile appeared on her sad face, and she said slowly: "I didn't expect that we can still dig up such fresh watercress. "
When Gu Xiao, who was adding firewood nearby, heard this, he glanced at Nie Qianqian. It was already autumn, and all the wild vegetables that could be dug in the village had long been dug up. It was not possible to find even a few wild vegetables in the back mountains.
Nie Qianqian turned a blind eye to his look. As long as she refused to let go, no matter how suspicious he was, he would not be able to guess that all this was because she was carrying a large supermarket with her.
Liu Yan grabbed a small amount of white rice from the rice bag and weighed it in her hands, thinking to herself that she would not waste the white rice. This should be enough for three people.
She poured the rice into the gapped pottery basin. Because her stomach was empty, her hands shook unconsciously, and a few grains of rice fell from between her fingers and fell to the ground.
Liu Yan quickly bent down and hurriedly looked for the few grains of white rice from the ground. Her hands were shaking slightly and she was still muttering, "Oh, why didn't you grab it? What a waste!"
Nie Qianqian happened to walk in and saw this scene, feeling indescribable in her heart.
Living in peaceful times, a few grains of white rice were of little value to her. She ignored the white rice that fell away during cooking and simply swept it up and threw it away.
But for Liu Yan...
Nie Qianqian squatted on the ground, helped Liu Yan pick up the white rice, and then grabbed a large handful of white rice from the rice bag and put it into the pottery basin. "Mom, how can you eat the rice you grabbed?"
Liu Yan looked at the white rice that had been soaked in the water with distress, and whispered: "I won't eat it. I won't eat it. This is too much."
Nie Qianqian washed the rice and said, "It's not much at all. I'm still seriously injured and my husband has been copying books for a day. As for you, you haven't had enough to eat for several days. I'm afraid it's not enough." "
Liu Yan listened, looked at Nie Qianqian's injuries, and finally did not object.
She took Qianqian's hand out of the cold water and pushed Qianqian out of the kitchen. "Qianqian, your injury is not healed yet. Stop cooking. Go and have a rest. Mom, just do it."
Nie Qianqian stood at the door of the kitchen, and her eyes felt sore when she saw Liu Yan's thin and hunched back.
Although Liu Yan is not a real blood relative to her, since she has replaced the original owner, she will fulfill her filial piety for her.
Now that I'm here, I won't let you live like this again. Nie Qianqian thought silently in her heart.
Liu Yan cooked all the white rice into fragrant rice, cracked three eggs to fry the watermelon, cooked another egg for Tuan Tuan, and cooked three sweet potatoes.
Except for Nie Qianqian, who had eaten bread for lunch, everyone else was already hungry, and Liu Yan's stomach was already growling.
As soon as Liu Yan put the food on the table, Tuantuan stared at the fragrant rice with big eyes and couldn't help but swallow his saliva. He had never eaten a few grains of white rice at Lao Nie's house.
Liu Yan couldn't help but blush as she looked at the dishes on the table. She had never dreamed of such a meal.
She worked as a cow and horse in that family, but she hadn't had a full meal for a long time, let alone such a hearty meal.
Gu Xiao couldn't see the fluctuations in his emotions, but his eyes always fell on Nie Qianqian intentionally or unintentionally.
Nie Qianqian smiled at the two of them and Yibao said: "This is the first meal we have moved out. We must eat it happily. Come on, Tuantuan, eat an egg and grow fat."
Tuantuan stretched out her little hand, touched the round egg, and rolled it on the table. She didn't dare to start, and asked in a sweet voice: "Can Tuantuan really eat an egg today?"
Nie Qianqian took the egg, peeled off the shell, took out the round white egg, and put it in Tuantuan's hand, "Not only will I eat it today, but I will eat it every day in the future."
Liu Yan wiped away the tears that accidentally rolled down her eyes with her hands, thinking helplessly that there would really be a future like this.
Even if there is no future, with days like this, I will be content every day.
She sighed silently, held up the bowl and whispered: "Eat, eat."
The white rice is so fragrant. The aroma goes straight to your nose. When you bite it, it is soft and glutinous, which makes you feel satisfied.
He took a big bite of the lump, and he was so happy that he wanted to bubble.
Liu Yan ate one grain of rice at a time. It had been a long time since she had tasted the taste of white rice.
Liu Yan and Tuan Tuan were extremely happy eating such simple meals as rice, vegetables and eggs.
In the evening, Nie Qianqian and Liu Yan lived in the east room, while Gu Xiao and Tuanzi lived in the west room.
Nie Qianqian couldn't sleep staring at the dilapidated beams. There were faint stars shining through the roof. It seemed that the roof was in urgent need of repair, otherwise it would turn into a water curtain hole when it rained.
The house now only has some clothes and bedding, and the dishes and chopsticks are not complete. The weather will get brighter and brighter after autumn, and the house must be repaired before late autumn.
Alas, there are so many things missing.
Shopping malls can provide food for a family of four, but in any era, if you want to live a good life, food, clothing, housing and transportation are indispensable, and it cannot be solved by relying on food from supermarkets.
Nie Qianqian closed her eyes and sighed deeply in her heart. She was a rich woman in her last life, but she never expected that she would become a pauper once she traveled through time.
Alas, the only way to relieve worries is to get rich suddenly.
