"Aunt Liu, that's it for today."
Ying Qingci glanced at the sky. If he went back at this time, he could wash the raspberries.
"good."
Hearing Ying Qingci's voice, Aunt Liu nodded, picked the raspberries from the branches in her hands and put them into the basket.
Bend down, put the basket on your back, and follow Ying Qingci down the mountain.
Back home, Ying Qingci found the wooden basin that she had prepared before, poured all the raspberries into it, and soaked it in the water. After a while, the dirt or other dirt on it would float up.
After doing all this, Ying Qingci turned around and looked at Aunt Liu.
"Aunt Liu, there is something I would like to ask your opinion on."
After hearing Ying Qingci's words, Aunt Liu was a little nervous. She didn't know what Ying Qingci was going to tell her. Could it be that she did something bad?
So, she has a problem with her?
When Ying Qingci saw her like this, she quickly said, "Aunt Liu, don't think too much. Actually, I want to ask about wages. Do you want to pay every day or every three days?"
She also knows that the villagers here are actually very short of money. If it is left in the town, it is usually paid monthly, at least every seven days.
However, considering the living conditions of the villagers here, Ying Qingci still shortened the date.
As for Aunt Liu, Ying Qingci could also guess.
When I first met Aunt Liu, I saw the embarrassment in her eyes. If she hadn't really encountered difficulties, I don't think Aunt Liu would have been so bold to do the work.
"I...I want to get married, okay?"
Aunt Liu felt a little embarrassed when she said this, for fear that Ying Qingci would not agree.
"sure."
Ying Qingci smiled, and then glanced at her, "Aunt Liu, wait a moment."
There are still some copper coins at home, which were not used up when the wages were paid last time. However, there are not many anymore. If someone comes to work again in the future, she will need to exchange them for additional copper coins.
Taking out the copper coins, Ying Qingci raised her hand and handed it to Aunt Liu.
"Aunt Liu, here are fifty coins. Count them."
"No... no need."
Aunt Liu waved her hand, Ying Qingci probably wouldn't deduct her wages.
Ying Qingci nodded, "Well, Aunt Liu, if you still want to do it later, you can come back tomorrow morning."
"good."
Aunt Liu had a rare smile on her face, said goodbye to Ying Qing, and left directly.
Her family lived at the end of the village, not far from the back mountain, so she returned home not long after walking.
Aunt Liu's home is the same as most other homes in Qingyang Village.
The walls of the thatched house were all made of earth. Aunt Liu opened the wooden door and saw the messy yard as soon as she walked in.
A trace of sadness flashed in Aunt Liu's eyes. She put the copper coins in her pocket, walked to the corner, picked up the broom, and swept away the fallen leaves in the yard.
After sweeping, there was a sudden crackling sound in the house.
'boom--'
Aunt Liu's hands shook, her face turned slightly pale, she put down the broom in her hand and walked into the house.
"Where did you go? Are you back now? Do you want to starve me to death?"
"I...I'm going to work."
Aunt Liu's voice was trembling, and she looked at the man in the room, with a flash of fear in her eyes.
"Where's the money?"
After hearing Aunt Liu's words, the man's expression softened slightly and he looked at Aunt Liu.
Aunt Liu handed the fifty cents she just earned today to the man. When the man saw the fifty cents, he frowned.
"That's just a little money!"
"I...I just worked all afternoon and only had fifty coins..."
"The Ying family must be too stingy. They only gave us fifty cents in one afternoon."
The man frowned, obviously very dissatisfied with the fifty cents.
"No... not much."
Aunt Liu glanced at him and spoke very quietly.
'boom--'
The man suddenly threw the utensil at hand, which startled Aunt Liu and said, "Trash! Go and cook quickly!"
"Here...let's go..."
Outside the door, a couple came back carrying farm tools. The leader was an old lady with gray hair, and next to her was an old man who looked quite young, about the same age as Ying Wangzhu.
Opening the door, the couple walked into the yard.
After seeing the smoke coming from the kitchen, the old lady in front frowned, "What time is it? The meal isn't ready yet!"
"You can't even give birth to a child, and you can't do anything without doing anything like this. What's the use of you!"
After Aunt Liu heard her words, her eyes turned slightly red, but she did not dare to cry. Once she cried, she knew that what she was about to experience would be even more terrifying...
On the other side, after Aunt Liu left, Ying Qingci put all the raspberries into the wooden basin and soaked them. When it was almost time, he took them all out, dried them, and put them in the prepared place. In the jar.
Ying Qingci used the raw energy to carefully process each raspberry. After that, when making wine, the taste will be more pure and the effect can be fully revealed.
"We're back!"
Ying Shuangzhu's voice came in from outside. Ying Qingci turned around and saw Ying Shuangsong and Ying Shuangzhu who had just come from outside.
"Dad, how's it going?"
When Ying Qingci saw them, he closed the lid of the jar and placed it on the ground temporarily.
"Well, we went to the town to find the family that made porcelain. However, we encountered a little trouble in the middle. Fortunately, it was solved later."
Originally, the porcelain maker was planning to close down. Over the years, they had been unable to make ends meet. They originally didn't want to take the deal this time, for fear of being deceived.
Later, Ying Shuangsong talked it over with Ying Shuangzhu and temporarily paid the deposit, which made the family relax.
This time, they may be considered to have got it right.
If I go a few days later, I'm afraid, the family will have to leave.
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Time flies by
A month passed in the blink of an eye, and one month after another, the villagers from Qingyang Village came to her house to work. With Aunt Liu taking the lead, the other villagers no longer had so many fears.
In just one month, their workshop was filled with jars.
As for the customized wine bottles, they were brought back a few days ago.
Looking at the strange-shaped wine bottle, Huang Xuecao admired it inwardly.
"My dear, this wine bottle is so beautiful. Are all these patterns painted on it?"
The wine bottle was specially designed by Ying Qingci. Its appearance is in the shape of a long water drop with shallow patterns outlined on it. A bottle can probably only hold less than a kilogram of raspberry wine.
This is the first batch of wine that their family will sell, so everyone in the family is particularly excited.
"Yes, Ah Nai, these are all painted before firing these porcelain bottles, so that the colors will not fade in the later stage."
With that said, Ying Qingci walked to the raspberry wine vat, preparing to open it and fill it with wine.
