Early the next morning, when the three women went down to the ground, they deliberately went around to the door of Su's house, each carrying half a basket of potatoes, cabbage, etc., standing at the door of Su's house, looking at each other, and some of them did not dare to knock on the door.
The three of them were still hesitating, and the courtyard door was opened from the inside. It turned out that Young Yin and Young Zhu, who were going to wash clothes by the river with their clothes, came out. Seeing three aunties standing at the door, the two hurriedly put down the wooden barrel carried by a pole, and looked at the three of them defensively: "Who are you?"
"You are Young Jin's younger sister, right? Young Jin gave us a fish yesterday. Our village family is not good enough, so we will send you some fruits and vegetables, so you can eat them anyway. Are your adults here?" One of them The leading woman asked with a smile.
As soon as they heard that it was for their own house, the two of them greeted each other obediently, and then Xiaozhu turned around and asked Xiaojin to come out. As soon as You Jin heard that the three women from yesterday had brought things to his house, he wiped his hands and hurried out: "Aunt Ge, what are you doing? I didn't give you fish for your family's things!"
The leading woman called Aunt Ge smiled and said, "I know you don't want to do this. Although we are poor people, we are not people who like to take advantage. Even if we give you a little bit of housewarming." The rest. Both of them nodded and said yes, and Young Jin saw that he couldn't get rid of it, so he took the things sent by the three of them in half, and then invited the three of them into the room for a drink.
The three of them stood at the door and looked at the desolate yard that had been cleaned up, but they were still a little scared, so they all shook their heads: "We still have to go to the ground, come back next time." Then they hurriedly mentioned Turning away with the empty basket.
The younger sisters looked at the potatoes, cabbage, and pumpkins that had been filled in their backs, and said happily, "Elder sister, is this enough for our family to eat for several days?" The food that my aunt brought them was enough for them to eat for a few days, and they could save a lot of money!
What Xiaozhu thought was, since the three fishes exchanged a basket of melons, fruits and grains, can it be exchanged for something else? Then I suggested to You Jin: "Elder sister, why don't we use fish to exchange some food with the villagers?"
Youzhu didn't say it, and Youjin didn't expect it at first, but after hearing her say this, she had the idea of selling fish: "The three aunts are willing to give us fruits and vegetables, that's what people want, but if we come directly to the door If you change it, you seem to be a little petty, and what should people think if they think that we don’t want anything for the three aunts, and we want something for them?” After a pause, he said, “But what you said, Xiaozhu, makes sense. , Although it is not easy for us to sell in the village, we can sell it in Luohe Prefecture!"
Originally, she was a little unhappy when she was rejected by the eldest sister, but when she heard that she could sell it in the city, Xiaozhu's eyes immediately lit up a bit: "It can be sold more expensively if you sell it in the city!" You can earn more money and buy more food!
Looking at Xiaozhu's look of a fortune fan, Youjin also laughed: "Look at the appearance of a little fortune fan who has fallen into the eyes of money, okay, hurry up with your second sister to do the laundry, I'll go after I pack up the house. Fishing in the river, let’s see if we can catch enough money to sell in the city tomorrow.” Now the Su family is still confinement, and all the family is controlled by Young Jin alone, so there are a lot of things to worry about. But making money is the priority.
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There are no fishermen who specialize in fishing in Wuliqiao Village, and the fish in the river are also fat. Young Jin sat under the old locust tree on the river base for a day, but he harvested a lot more than yesterday, and he caught it. There were 19 kinds of fish in total, of which five were big fish weighing nearly three pounds, and the small ones were half a catty.
Returning home with a heavy wooden bucket, the sisters looked at the fish in the bucket, and they were all overjoyed: "There are so many fish!" "Can we eat fish again tonight!" "Yes. Have you exchanged some money?" You were so lively with each and every one of your words.
Young Jin smiled and said, "Tonight we are still eating the fish we caught yesterday. These can't be eaten, but these will be exchanged for money in the city! After the money is exchanged, the eldest sister will buy meat for you. "As soon as they heard that they could eat meat again, the little ones were very happy, clapping their hands and cheering.
Su Shi, who was holding the child on the side, smiled and shook his head, and said angrily: "You, everyone else saves the money first. It's better for you. Before you get the money, think about how to spend it." I don't blame Su Shi. In this way, after all, there are so many children in the family to support now, if there is no money around, it is really inappropriate.
However, You Jin couldn't agree with Su's opinion: "Mother, the money you earn is used for spending. Besides, our older ones are fine. The younger sisters are all growing. You have to breastfeed Xiaoba and Kang'er. What if you don’t have enough to eat?” These children in the Su family have been malnourished for a long time, and they all look like vegetables. You Jin also took this into account, so he changed his way to find food for a few younger sisters, so that he could make up for it. is a little.
Su Clan also knows that several children have suffered a lot, but when she was in Yue's house, she was unable to protect herself, how can she protect how many of them? Now that I have finally left the Yue family, I have only lived a comfortable life for a few days now, and it is also due to You Jin alone. Thinking of this, Su Shi felt that she should not care so much: "You Jin, among these mother's children, You are the most sensible and capable, and your stepmother doesn’t care about you in the future, as long as you think it’s feasible, just do it.” If she can’t help her daughter, try her best not to hold her back!
Seeing that Su's words were sincere, You Jin was also very happy, and said, "Everyone in our family is a good person. As long as we unite as one, we will always have a good life!" Sister You Yinji agrees with the eldest sister very much. Words, one by one nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, everyone believed that their life would get better and better, after all, isn't it much better now than before
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In the early morning of the second day, sisters Youjin and Youyin carried wooden barrels full of fish along the Wuliqiao River to the edge of the official road with poles. The car cost three cents, and the two sisters boarded the ox cart with a bucket of fish and went to Luohe Prefecture.
In addition to the Su family sisters, there were also many women from nearby villages who went to Luohe Prefecture to go to the market on the ox cart. In fact, Luohe Prefecture does not have a fixed market day. Because it is a relatively large town, people come and go every day in the polder market. In addition, there are many people in the city, so there are many people who buy vegetables and sell them in the city nearby. .
The ox cart went to the south gate of the city. The sisters got off the ox cart and paid an entry fee of two cents before they jointly carried the heavy wooden barrels into the city, and then went to the West Market, where vegetables and meat were sold.
It was not too early for Young Gold and Young Silver to arrive. Most of the stalls in the West Market were almost occupied. The sisters searched for a while before they found a woman who was selling vegetables. Both of them put down the wooden barrels that hurt their shoulders. As soon as the two of them put down the wooden barrels, a young woman with a vegetable basket came over and asked, "Little girl, how do you sell this fish?"
Seeing the guests coming to the door, You Jin smiled eagerly: "Little sister-in-law, our fish is 70 wen for the big fish, and 20 wen for the small one, both big and small. How big do you want to be?"
"Seventy cents is so expensive?" The little woman looked at the full bucket of fish with a little disgust: "People only sell pork for twenty-eight cents a pound, and your fish is almost more expensive than pork. ."
Young Jin reached out and fished out a red-tailed carp weighing about four pounds from the water in the wooden barrel. The carp was struggling in Young Jin's hands, and the fish scales were sparkling in the sunlight: "Look, little sister-in-law. , This fish is four pounds at least, and seventy yuan is really not expensive! This lively fish is fresh from the water, and it is delicious to go back to stew and fry it!"
The little woman saw that the big carp was really alive, thinking that her husband, who was studying at home, had been talking about drinking fish soup a few days ago, so she was moved: "I don't want such a big one, you find me two crucian carp Forget it!" It is said that the crucian carp stew is the most nourishing for the body, and my husband has worked hard to study, so drinking some fish soup to nourish the body is also good.
Young Gold neatly took the straw that was woven by the family last night from Young Yin, and quickly fished out two half-pound crucian carp from the water: "Little sister-in-law, what do you think about these two? , how about a total of twenty-five coins?" Seeing her nodding, Young Jin passed through his cheeks with straw, and the two crucian carp wagging their tails came into the hands of the little woman, took the twenty-five coins, Young Jin respectfully Respectfully send the little woman away.
Young Yin, who was afraid to speak out, didn't expect to sell two fish so quickly and earned twenty-five cents. He was also very excited: "Eldest sister, this fish can really sell for silver!"
Young Jin also smiled and breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the price he sold was not too expensive, and the spending power of Luohe Prefecture must be much stronger than that of the people in Liutun Town. This fish will definitely be sold out today, lol He said, "When the fish are sold out, let's buy a few more chicks to raise, and when they grow up, they can lay eggs for you to eat." Anyway, the place at home is big enough now, and we can't afford piglets. Raising a dozen chickens is also a good option.
Most of the people who come to buy vegetables in the morning are people who live in the city. Today, spring and March are the most fresh seasons for eating fish. Therefore, the fish brought out by the younger sisters only took an hour and they were all sold out. . Seeing that the eldest sister sold the last big carp for sixty-five pennies, Young Yin also made a new understanding of how rich the people of Luohe Prefecture are: "Eldest sister, this is too good to sell. Right? If we come to sell fish every day, wouldn't we be able to earn a lot of money?"
Young Jin cautiously stuffed all the money he got into the closest place on his chest and hid it. After all, the two of them were still young. Although there were officers and soldiers patrolling the city, it would be troublesome if they were targeted by Xiao Xiao. Hearing what You Yin said, You Jin smiled and said: "The fish in the Wuliqiao River is not what you want. Besides, we can fish and sell it, so don't others?" Back to being able to earn some money from these fish is just because I was lucky enough to catch so many fish, but once the word spreads, the people in Wuliqiao Village are not fools. Don’t they know how to fish for money
Hearing what the eldest sister said, Young Yin, who was still in high spirits, suddenly felt a little disappointed: "Aren't we going to have no way to make money again?" He felt a little annoyed and felt that he was too unsatisfactory, and the eldest sister had to worry about everything at home. I can't help myself at all.
Young Jin poured out all the remaining water in the wooden bucket, patted Young Yin on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I'll just worry about making money, but you have to help my mother and me take care of the little ones at home. Yes! Let's go, let's go buy chickens first, and then buy some meat to go back." After hearing what she said, Young Yin felt that she still had a role to play, so she nodded happily: "Yeah!"