"Silver, what silver? I don't owe her any silver."
Liu Ye'er's face darkened and she snorted coldly, "She asked for too much. They asked for ten taels of silver just to stay in our house for three days."
Liu Erniu had long known that Geng and her aunt were greedy, and her face was full of helplessness.
"Sister, what should I do? If I don't give them the money, they will definitely make things difficult for me."
If the original owner's biological mother and Liu Erniu were not still in her hometown, Liu Qiaoer really didn't want to have anything to do with Geng's anymore.
"Sister, didn't you say you would send the child to their in-laws? Have their in-laws come yet?"
Liu Qiaoer didn't say anything, but raised her hand to tidy up the young master's clothes. It was snowing so heavily, and he was only wearing a thin coat without even a hat. His little face was red from the cold as he walked along.
Liu Erniu was smart enough to guess what was going on from Liu Qiaoer's expression, but she didn't say it out loud. She felt sorry for her sister and was anxious, but she was thinking about how to deal with Geng after returning home. If Geng was in trouble, the worst that could happen was that she would sell her as a maid.
Niu Dahu, who had been silent nearby, blurted out the words without thinking.
"Maybe their in-laws don't want them anymore."
As soon as Niu Dahu finished speaking, Liu Qiaoer and Liu Erniu glared at him.
Liu Qiaoer even scolded him: "If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb."
Niu Dahu knew he was being silly and scratched his head in embarrassment. Liu Qiaoer sighed softly, "It's too cold outside. Come back with me first."
Liu Qiaoer took them back to Nanny Zhang's residence.
"Erniu, I don't plan to go back. Grandma and my aunt can't tolerate them. I plan to live here and open a steamed bun shop."
Liu Qiaoer led them through the back door. The yard was clean and tidy. There was a large house in front, which was closed at this time.
"Sister, isn't this Aunt Zhang's home?" When Liu Erniu went to the county town to find Liu Qiaoer, she met Aunt Zhang. At that time, Aunt Zhang was still a good person and gave Liu Erniu a candy man to eat.
The sugar figures they make are particularly sweet, and Liu Erniu will never forget them after eating them once.
"It's her family. County Magistrate Lu got into trouble, so he dismissed all the servants in the family. Aunt Zhang also took her whole family back to her hometown. The yard was empty and no one lived there. So I thought of moving in and making a living to support myself."
Niu Dahu parked the ox cart in front of the side door and took the two children off the cart.
He followed her into the yard, looked around with great interest, and muttered, "I wonder how much a yard like this would sell for in the county? Qiao'er, if we could have a yard like this, would your grandma agree to marry you to me?"
Liu Qiaoer and Niu Dahu are childhood sweethearts. Although their marriage has not been announced, Niu Dahu has long determined that Liu Qiaoer is his wife.
Unfortunately, the original owner is gone. Liu Qiaoer, who traveled through time, does not want to get married so early, and she knows very well that she and Niu Dahu are not the same kind of people.
Liu Erniu sighed helplessly: "Brother Dahu, please stop thinking about my sister. Have you forgotten that my grandma said that my sister is going to marry a rich man and become his concubine?"
The look in Niu Dahu's eyes when he looked at Liu Qiaoer was not pure at all, but burning like a raging fire, making his mouth dry and his tongue parched. However, Liu Erniu poured cold water on him, and the fire was extinguished instantly.
Indeed, given Geng's personality, it was impossible for her to marry Niu Dahu.
As far as I can remember, before Liu Qiaoer's fifteenth birthday, Niu Dahu asked his mother to go to the Liu family to propose marriage, but Geng's sarcasm drove the person away.
Niu Dahu said, "Yes, your grandmother wanted Qiao'er to be her concubine. But the county magistrate's family was arrested, and the two young masters were also imprisoned. Which young master should she be the concubine of?"
Liu Erniu could hear Niu Dahu's reluctance, so she simply said, "But my grandma asked for a betrothal gift of twenty taels of silver. Do you have it?"
What ultimately defeated Niu Dahu was money.
He scratched his head helplessly and sighed. The Liu family treated Liu Qiaoer as a cash cow, and he, an honest country boy, could not satisfy Geng's greed.
Liu Qiaoer didn't want to keep the topic on marriage, so she lit the kang in another room and led them into the house.
I took out the cotton-padded jackets that I had altered for the two children last night from the closet and put them on them.
The outside of the cotton-padded jacket is made of ordinary coarse cloth, and the inside is made of down and cotton. It is light and warm when put on.
While catching the firewood, he discussed with Niu Dahu: "Dahu, when you come to the county town to deliver firewood every day, can you also deliver some to me? Don't worry, I will give you every penny less."
Since she has decided to open a bun shop, and she needs firewood in such a cold day, it doesn't matter who she buys from, she might as well buy from Niu Dahu. At least he won't let her down.
Niu Dahu agreed, nodding his head: "Okay, of course, I will collect more firewood and bring it to you every morning."
Then Liu Qiaoer said to Liu Erniu, "Erniu, if you are willing, come and help me. I won't let you work for nothing. I will give you some money."
Liu Erniu's eyes lit up: "Really? Sister, what are you going to sell? I can cook and steam buns."
Liu Qiaoer thought about her cooking skills and thought they were still okay. She counted on her fingers and said, "Both steamed buns and plain noodles are okay."
But now she needs to do a market research to see how much her buns and vegetarian noodles sell for. Also, she needs to see what prices others are selling for. She can’t charge higher than others, nor lower than others.
In the end times, her grandmother ran a supermarket and her great-grandmother ran a wonton restaurant. The year the zombie outbreak occurred, they all went to the underground city, and Liu Qiaoer lost contact with them.
Later, her mother found her grandmother, and Liu Qiaoer lived with her ever since. She also inherited her grandmother's supermarket. Later, she found her grandmother, but her grandmother was old and could no longer work.
Liu Qiaoer sold the supermarket and helped her grandmother open a wonton restaurant.
We have business experience, but what we lack is start-up capital.
Liu Erniu blinked her eyes: "Sister, do you have money?"
Yes, no matter what you do, you need money. Besides, Liu Qiaoer still owes Geng ten taels of silver. How can she afford to open a bun shop
At this moment, Lu Yunxi reached out and took out the package in his arms and tugged at Liu Qiaoer's sleeve.
"Qiao'er, you can divide this money among us. My sister and I are helpless now, and you are the only one left. It doesn't matter what you do, as long as we can have food to eat."
The jewelry that the Lu siblings have added up to a lot, but after all, they are for the two children. Liu Qiaoer has silver and flour in her space, so she doesn't need their money.
Besides, there is the IOU written by Lu Yunzheng. It would be unfair for her to ask for payment from both sides.
"No, really. I've saved a little money, which is enough to open a bun stall. But you can't be a rich lady anymore. I cook and you add firewood. I wash and you hang out to dry. You have to work with me now."
Lu Yunxi had already recognized the reality and nodded heavily: "I will. I don't want to be a freeloader."
Young Master Lu Yunyang also raised his little chin and said: "I can also work, I can sweep the floor..."
"Be good." Liu Qiaoer rubbed the little boy's hair lovingly, bitter pity filling her heart.
"Qiao'er, the door of this room is locked, the kang is still burning, and I heard someone coughing in the room. Did a thief get in?"
When Liu Qiaoer heard Niu Dahu's voice, her heart skipped a beat. She couldn't let him discover Lu Yunzheng.