"Ayi, wait until next year and send your brother to a clan school."
"Mom, my brother is only three years old this year, and he will only be four next year. Isn't he a little young?"
"You're not young anymore. I remember that the village chief's son went to school at the age of four. If you go to Mr. Yu to intercede, he will definitely agree. Besides, your brother is so smart, how could Mr. Yu not like it. "
"All right."
Huang Yi wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing.
"Yier, you have to remember that you will get married sooner or later. Once you marry into your in-laws' family, your brother will be your support for the rest of your life. Only when your brother succeeds will your life in your in-laws' family be easy."
"I know, mother."
After Huang Qiang, who was lying on the bed, got over his excitement, he continued his work. He never paid attention to matters at home.
Huang Yi left the house and went to the backyard to feed the ducks. He couldn't help but be fascinated by the ducklings eating happily in front of him. She really envied the sister of the Su family. In the future, she could recruit a son-in-law. In the past, Huang Yi thought that a woman would get married one day. She never thought that a woman could recruit a son-in-law. There was no such thing in the surrounding villages. But ever since he once heard from people in the village that the daughter of the Su family would be looking for a son-in-law, his thoughts gradually changed.
Although the sister of the Su family is now engaged to Yu Zheng and will marry into the Yu family sooner or later, as Uncle Su and Aunt Su dote on their daughters, it will not be difficult for sister Su to marry into the Yu family. I don’t know when the day came, but a thought suddenly came into her mind. If a woman can recruit a bride, why can’t she? From then on, whenever she heard her mother say that she would marry into her husband's family and could only rely on her younger brother, she would disapprove in her heart. However, the habits she had developed over the years meant that she would never disobey her mother. What did her mother say? That's what.
Su Yu was basking in the sun in the yard as usual, with a plate of dried fish on hand. He threw a few fish to entertain the two tigers when he had nothing to do. The Su family had long been accustomed to this.
Hearing the movement at the entrance of the courtyard, he saw Shopkeeper Niu getting off the carriage and quickly got up to greet him.
"Business Manager Niu, why are you here?"
You must know that Shopkeeper Niu is a very busy man and rarely leaves Taihe Building when there is nothing to do.
"I heard that Miss Su is ill, so I came here specially to check on her today."
Then he handed the snacks he was carrying to Mrs. Lian.
"I bought it on the road, Miss Su, try it."
Mrs. Lian was not polite and took over the kitchen house.
"Shop Manager Laoniu is thinking about me. He's fine now."
The two of them entered the courtyard while talking. The weather was nice today, so they simply sat in the courtyard.
"How's the business going these days, shopkeeper?"
"It's okay, just like usual."
Mrs. Lian made tea and went to the backyard to call Su Laoer.
"Here comes the boss, the cattle manager."
As soon as Su Laoer heard that Shopkeeper Niu was coming, he put down his work and walked to the bucket nearby. When Mrs. Lian saw it, she stepped forward and scooped a ladle of water for him to wash his hands.
"Why is Shopkeeper Niu here?"
"I didn't know that I would be sitting in the front yard with my daughter right now."
While talking, the two of them had already walked to the front yard.
"Brother Niu, what kind of wind brings you here today?"
"I didn't hear you say that Miss Su is sick. I came over to take a look."
Su Laoer didn't expect that he would say that that day, but Shopkeeper Niu took it to heart.
Su Yu felt funny in her heart. His father really believed what he said. He probably thought she was the second best. The cattle shopkeeper came over today to have other things.
"I heard from my friend that your family has planted more than 20 acres of radishes in the back hill. Is this true?"
"Yes, I plan to plant something else, but it's not the right time, so I'll plant radishes for a season first."
When it came to other important points, Su Yu suddenly remembered what she had forgotten. There were only a few sorrel trees in the mountain. She was not allowed to nurse seedlings before planting them. How could she forget such an important thing? Fortunately, she thought about it now. Get up, if it takes a few more months, it will be too late.
Shopkeeper Niu also asked. Su Laoer usually only knows how to lower his head and do things. He couldn't think of such a way at the moment, so it must be Miss Su's intention. The longer they knew each other, the more shopkeeper Niu dared not look down on the little girl in front of him. Normally, he and Su Laoer were brothers. In terms of seniority, he should call the girl Su in front of him his niece, but when facing Su Yu, this loud voice He couldn't call his niece. It seemed that the person sitting opposite him was not a teenage girl, but a competitor in the business field. You had to pay attention to him. Shopkeeper Niu had always had this feeling, and he couldn't figure out what it meant.
"I have one more thing to do here today. When I went to your shop that day, Brother Su gave me some food from your shop. I thought it was good when I went back to eat it, so I wanted to buy some from you and take it to Kyoto."
Su Yu didn't expect that Shopkeeper Niu came today for this matter. When his father came back from town that day, he didn't hear him talk about it.
"Okay, how much does Mr. Niu want?"
"The bacon and sausages cost one thousand catties each, the preserved eggs and salted duck eggs each cost two thousand catties, the pork jerky costs two thousand catties, and the soap costs ten boxes."
Su Yu thought about the inventory at home.
"Okay, I have some inventory at home now. You can send a man to my house to pick it up at any time. Bacon, sausage and pork jerky are fifty cents per catty, preserved eggs are ten cents each, salted duck eggs are five cents each, and soap is ten cents. piece."
"Then at this price, I will ask the guy to come over tomorrow to get it. I brought the money today, so let's calculate how much it will cost first, and I will pay the money first."
Su Yu calculated it in his mind and came up with the answer. However, in order not to let shopkeeper Niu notice it, he waited for a while before telling the price.
"The total is two hundred and fifty taels."
Shopkeeper Niu also did some math in his mind just now. Su Yu calculated exactly as he did, and readily took out two hundred and fifty taels of silver notes from his pocket.
"Miss Su, next time if your family is doing something, please inform me immediately. You can't do it like this time. I didn't know until the shop was open for such a long time."
"Okay, if there is any fresh food made at home that I want to sell, I will be the first to notify you, but I have two things here now."
After speaking, he turned to look at Su Laoer.
"Dad, go get a toothbrush and brush."
Su Laoer heard that it was the same, so he went to the backyard warehouse and took one of the same.
When he came, he handed the things to Su Yu.
"This is my new one and not worth much. The hair on it is made of pig hair. It is specially used for brushing teeth. It is much easier to use than willow branches. The other one is for washing clothes. Both of them are simple to make. But the best thing is that it is easy to use and is a necessity of life. Everyone in the town can afford it. I plan to sell the toothbrush for ten cents each and the brush for twenty cents each. But there is one disadvantage. Anyone who has seen it will know how. But if you use it well, you can also make money.”
(End of chapter)
