Seeing that Wei Hanzhou was about to leave, Liu Tangxi scolded in a low voice and followed.
Speaking of which, the reason why Wei Hanzhou has such a nickname is because his grandfather and grandmother didn't pay attention to their house, so he was very casual when he named it.
Wei Hanzhou was born in a bad health, and Wei Hanzhou's grandfather didn't take it seriously, and he had a low life. As for raising it with delicious food? That doesn't exist. It was the third Wei who secretly saved money to make up for it, and Mrs. Li went to her mother's house to borrow some money, which helped Wei Hanzhou get better.
Wei Hanzhou naturally didn't want such a name, so he changed his name from the first day of his studies.
After Liu Tangxi followed Wei Hanzhou, seeing that Wei Hanzhou's face was not very good-looking, he didn't mention it again.
Of course, what she cares most about is Wei Hanzhou's clothes.
She walked side by side with Wei Hanzhou, looking at Wei Hanzhou's shoulder from time to time, but unfortunately, Wei Hanzhou's clothes were too dark, and she couldn't see anything.
However, she still had a question to ask Wei Hanzhou.
"Cough." Liu Tangxi coughed lightly.
Wei Hanzhou put his hands behind his back and didn't even look at her.
"Cough cough." Liu Tangxi coughed twice.
Wei Hanzhou still didn't look at her.
Seeing that this plan didn't work, Liu Tangxi asked directly, "So what, how did I get back to the house last night?"
Wei Hanzhou finally turned his head to look at Liu Tangxi.
Seeing Wei Hanzhou's unwavering eyes, Liu Tangxi suddenly became tense and clasped his fingers together unconsciously.
Could it be that Wei Hanzhou really carried her back
Thinking of this, Liu Tangxi became even more nervous.
"It seems that the food at home has been good recently, and the lady has become a lot more rounded."
Wei Hanzhou successfully cleared all the charms in Liu Tangxi's heart with one sentence, and even left a very bad impression in Liu Tangxi's heart.
"Are you thinking I'm fat?" Liu Tangxi sneered.
Wei Hanzhou didn't answer and continued to walk forward.
She hadn't said that he took advantage of her by taking off her clothes while she was asleep, yet he dared to dislike her! Where did she get fat? Obviously very thin, right
He looked down at his chest and touched his waist again...
Uh, it is indeed a bit fatter than when I first wore it.
Pinch your face again, um, it seems to be rounder.
There was no mirror at home, and she really didn't realize that she had gained weight unknowingly.
Realizing that he was thinking in the direction Wei Hanzhou said, Liu Tangxi immediately recovered.
Is she fat or not, what does it matter to him? She just wants to eat more, she wants to get fat!
Thinking of this, Liu Tangxi followed in a huff, and didn't look at Wei Hanzhou or talk to him after that.
Today is the first day of the new year. After returning home, Wei Hanzhou did not read a book, but stood in the yard and chatted with the third Wei and his two brothers.
Since Wei Hanzhou didn't need to study, Bo Sheng naturally didn't need to, and he also started playing in the yard.
Liu Tangxi and a few people did not embroider.
Although there is nothing to do, but there are many people in the family, there are a few children by the side, and the time to talk and talk has passed.
The second day was the second day of the new year. Both Zhang and Zhou went back to their parents' house, and Li and Wei San also went to Lijia Village next door.
In the second half, the family members came back one after another.
Li tidyed up the house, looked at the extra chair, glanced at his son, and said, "third, is this the chair in your house? You can move it back later."
Wei Hanzhou paused and looked up at the chair.
"Without the chair, it is not convenient for you to read in the house," Li said.
Wei Hanzhou looked away from the chair and said, "My son hasn't been reading books in the house recently, so let's put it here first. If there are guests from behind, it will be troublesome to move it back. Wait for the new year to move back."
Hearing these words, Mr. Li didn't think much about it, and nodded in agreement.
As for what Wei Hanzhou said about the New Year, they usually refer to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Liu Tangxi didn't know about this episode, but she didn't remember to move the chair back.
Because Wei Hanzhou said yesterday that she was getting fat, she stopped making his bed for two days.
Then, she found that Wei Hanzhou seemed to return to his room two quarters of an hour earlier than before.
In the blink of an eye, the year passed, Wei Hanzhou went to the county to continue his studies, and Bo Sheng also went to the town to study.
On the night Wei Hanzhou left, Liu Tangxi was very happy.
For more than half a month, she and Wei Hanzhou have been sleeping in the same bed, and she is really about to die of suffocation.
A good big bed was divided in half, which was not comfortable at all. At night, if she wanted to turn over, she couldn't turn it over, and Wei Hanzhou would always press on her hair.
Even though Wei Hanzhou also had long hair, she never pressed him, how could he be so dishonest when sleeping.
She's been losing a lot of hair lately.
Also, with a man by her side, she had to be on guard and felt uncomfortable.
How cool is it to be alone in a room, you can sleep whenever you want, do whatever you want, turn over and roll over, the night Wei Hanzhou left, Liu Tangxi happily threw Wei Hanzhou's pillow away At the end of the bed, I put my pillow in the middle of the bed. Afterwards, he threw Wei Hanzhou's quilt to the end of the bed, and spread his two quilts in the middle of the bed.
Looking at the large bed, Liu Tangxi lay down on the bed after soaking her feet. She stretched out her arms and legs, and placed a big "big" on the bed.
Liu Tangxi closed his eyes comfortably.
She thought that she would sleep well this night, but for the first time, she had insomnia.
This was the first time she had insomnia in this world.
She didn't know why she had insomnia, but she felt uncomfortable.
The quilt was very thick and warm, and after a while, Liu Tangxi felt warm in the quilt.
The bed was wide and comfortable, and she turned left and right without touching anyone.
But she just couldn't sleep.
I always felt like I was scratching my lungs, as if something was missing.
After turning around a few times, Liu Tangxi gradually fell asleep until it was almost midnight.
The next morning, she woke up late.
Fortunately, she shouldn't be cooking today.
By the time she finished washing, the meal was almost ready.
In the main room, looking at the meal on the table, Liu Tangxi found something different from before.
Is today's food a little rougher than before
The buns are gone, the vegetable balls are gone, only steamed porridge and pickles are left.
In the past half month of the Chinese New Year, Liu Tangxi has not eaten less delicious food, and her stomach is full of oil and water, so she thought that maybe everyone ate too much greasy food and wanted to eat something refreshing.
However, when she saw that the dinner had changed from four dishes to two dishes, and the oil in it was less than before, Liu Tangxi had a slight doubt in her heart.
Wei Daniel and Wei Erhu have gone to work. After working all day, shouldn't they eat some delicious tonic
Soon, the third child of Wei answered her doubts.
After everyone sat down, the third child Wei said, "The third child is going to take the exam this fall. Now our family is not rich, and we don't know how much it will cost. Therefore, we will save this half a year. Some flowers. No matter how hard it is, it will be a year of hardship, and everyone can bear it. However, we can't save the food for a few children, so let's be tight."
Hearing this, Liu Tangxi's heart skipped a beat.
She has eaten well for the past six months.
At the beginning, the third child of Wei was ill and needed to make up for it. Therefore, although the family had no money, the meals were still plentiful.
Later, it was because she made money from embroidery and sold apples for a lot of money, so the food at home got better and better.
From two dishes to three dishes, three dishes to four dishes, there is still a bit of meat and fish every time.
But now, Wei Hanzhou is about to take the exam. In order to save more money for him, everyone has to start saving money.
Are you going to be frugal in the future
Liu Tangxi didn't say anything on the face, but his heart was really heavy.
Because she ate a lot of good things during the Chinese New Year, she didn't feel too uncomfortable in the first few days.
However, after eating for ten consecutive days, Liu Tangxi couldn't take it anymore.
As the saying goes, from frugality to extravagance is easy, from extravagance to frugality is difficult.
Although she is not a particular person, nor is she a greedy person, she can't accept the deprivation of her right to enjoy the food after enjoying the food to be full every day.
On this day, Liu Tangxi saw that Mrs. Li was alone in the main room, and went to find her with a couple of pieces of silver.
She saved a lot of money for embroidery last year, especially the Guo family's business.
Now I have saved almost four taels of silver.
After the two exchanged a few words, Liu Tangxi explained the purpose of his visit: "Mother, although it may cost a lot of money to participate in the autumn festival this year, we have to prepare, but no matter how hard it is, we can't suffer the child, right? I see. Now, Fuyao and Shulan are both hungry and thin, and Bo Sheng's face is not as round as it is for Chinese New Year. I still have some money here, why don't we use it first?"
The third child Wei said that he could not suffer the children, but the whole family began to save, and the children were naturally affected.
Originally, I could eat one egg a day, but now I can only eat half an egg.
Liu Tangxi is not such a selfless person. She has forty taels or three taels of silver in her hand, which may be very important to the farm family. But she will go back to the Hou Mansion next year. If it is 30,000 taels of silver, it may still be useful, and three or four taels is a drop in the bucket for her, it doesn't make much difference. So, it's better to take out one or two so that you can eat better and live more comfortably.
Let's talk about it later.
It's a pity that her kindness was rejected by the Li family.
"You stupid child, what are you doing? Take it back quickly, and save your money." Li said in a low voice.
After speaking, Mrs. Li looked outside and saw that there was no one outside, and continued to speak.
"The third child doesn't know if he can pass the exam this year. If he doesn't pass the exam, your father won't let him study. The two of you will have to figure out how to do it by yourself. The third child can't work, so copy books will count. If he can make money, he still has to study, and he can’t copy it all the time. In the future, you two will have to raise children, and life will be difficult. This money can’t be spent indiscriminately.”
Li Shi was anxious for Wei Hanzhou and Liu Tangxi recently.
The other two sons are easy to say, a family of two children, son and daughter-in-law can make money. But if the younger son fails the exam, he will be in big trouble. In the future, I want to study, make money, and raise children.
Liu Tangxi did not expect that Mrs. Li would think so long, and her expression froze on her face.
All she can think of is to eat and drink well in the next year, and wait for Wei Hanzhou to return to Beijing as the champion. As for what to do after returning to Beijing, she really didn't think much about it.
And, having a baby...
Li Shi then confessed to her a few more words.
After talking about this, Mrs. Li seemed to suddenly remember what Liu Tangxi said at first, and said, "For more than half a year, the children's food is good. But you probably don't know, they didn't have enough food before now. It's good. It's good that the children in our village can see an egg every three or two days, and our family is pretty good. Besides, it's normal to gain weight during the New Year, but now that the year has passed, it's time to lose weight."
Hearing this, Liu Tangxi's consciousness gradually returned to the cage.
She was really being led astray by the Li family just now, so Wei Hanzhou will definitely be able to pass this subject. As for having children... that's also impossible.
Wei Hanzhou rarely looked at her, and she was a little annoyed when she saw him.
So, she still lives in the moment.
Shaking the money bag in the handshake, Liu Tangxi began to find other excuses.
"Father's body was just right last year, and he has to make up for it."
"Your father is in good health. I heard him say that he is more energetic than before."
"Then the eldest brother and the second brother go to the town to work every day, how can they not eat some meat? Isn't it lack of energy?"
"It's okay, your eldest brother and second brother also feel that he has been light-hearted recently and has endless energy."
Seeing Li's firm attitude, Liu Tangxi knew that this method would not work. After the two talked for a while, Liu Tangxi returned to the house.
During the meal, Mrs. Li also told everyone about Liu Tangxi's visit to her, and praised Liu Tangxi's general knowledge.
Xu Shiliu Tangxi's performance on weekdays was really good, and Mrs. Li never thought that she was greedy and wanted to eat delicious food.
And all day, Liu Tangxi was thinking about a problem, that is, how to make himself eat more good things reasonably.
Looking down at the purse in his hand, there is almost four taels of silver in it, and there is still income every month.
She can take it out and buy something delicious.
It's just that it's not good. The whole family is frugal, she went to the town to buy something good to eat
Moreover, Mrs. Li made it clear that she wanted to save money. Even if she bought meat for it, they would inevitably be unhappy and feel that she was wasted or violated their words.
In the end how to do it
For the next few days, Liu Tangxi was still thinking about this issue.
After thinking for a long time, she finally thought of a way.
Since she couldn't stand the throttling, she decided to open source.
After all, the reason why the third Wei family began to save money was simply because they had no money.
As long as they make money, it will never happen again.
In the early morning of the second day, after eating, Liu Tangxi went to find Li again.
In this family, the person she trusts most is the Li family. If there is anything, she likes to talk to her first in private.
"Mother, the elder brother and the second brother have been doing more and more work recently, and the elder sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law have embroidered more and more flowers. You and your father are also busy with this. Not only that, but everyone's food is not as good as before. Thinking that everyone is preparing for Xianggong Qiuwei's affairs, my daughter-in-law is really sorry."
Hearing Liu Tangxi say this, Mrs. Li smiled and said, "It's nothing. If the third child can pass the exam, our family's life will get better and better."
Looking at Li's face, Liu Tangxi began to step into the topic: "Recently, my daughter-in-law has thought about it, why don't we do something else to make money."
Li was stunned for a moment, looked up at Liu Tangxi, and asked, "Ah? Anything else to make money? What?"
Liu Tangxi pursed her lips and said, "Didn't the second uncle send a sack of hawthorn during the Chinese New Year? My daughter-in-law also made candied haws several times before, and everyone said it was delicious. Otherwise, let's pick some good-looking hawthorn and make them. To sell candied haws?"
"Selling candied haws?" Mr. Li murmured and repeated.
Liu Tangxi nodded and said affirmatively, "Yes, selling candied haws."
This is the fastest, best, and most convenient Liu Tangxi can think of at the moment, and it can be accepted by the third Wei's family without exposing his own methods.
First, there are ready-made hawthorns at home. Secondly, she made candied haws for her family before. In the end, this money-making method, the third son of Wei and Li, can fully participate in it.
After digesting what Liu Tangxi said, Mrs. Li glanced at the bag of hawthorn in the house, swallowed, and said, "But the hawthorn is so sour that no one eats it."
This hawthorn is really not delicious. Mrs. Li had eaten a few before, which caused her to drool just after looking at the bag of hawthorn, and she felt like her teeth were going to be sore.
Hearing this, Liu Tangxi was relieved.
For her proposal, Li's first reaction was that the hawthorn was not delicious, so she didn't say that she couldn't sell it.
And, for her, the only thing to worry about is the taste. No matter how unpalatable it is, it will become delicious in her hands.
"Mother-in-law, is there a time when the candied gourd made by my daughter-in-law is not delicious?" Liu Tangxi asked with a smile.
Li pondered for a while, and said, "It doesn't seem like it. Bosheng and the others like it very much, and they say it's better than the ones sold in the town."
"Actually, my daughter-in-law has a secret recipe. Although my daughter-in-law has lost her memory, she suddenly remembers who taught me to do it. Maybe someone in my daughter-in-law's family has sold candied haws." Liu Tangxi began to talk nonsense.
No one knows her life anyway.
Li Shi believed in these the most. When she heard the unique secret recipe, she didn't ask much, but her eyes lit up.
Because, a unique secret recipe means delicious food, and delicious food means more money.
"Really?" Li Shi asked slightly excitedly.
Liu Tangxi nodded confidently and said, "Really."
After speaking, he looked at the hawthorn placed in the corner. The best way to convince Li of her is to make some for her and let her taste it for herself.
"Why don't my daughter-in-law make some later for you to try?"
Li Shi just wanted to nod, but hesitated again, and said, "Don't worry, I'll ask your father what you mean first."
Liu Tangxi nodded in response: "Well, that's fine, then you can ask Dad. This hawthorn is not expensive, but the candied haws are not cheap. If we can make delicious candied haws and rent a stall in the town to sell them, we will definitely be able to make money. A lot of money. In terms of taste, you don’t have to worry about it, it’s delicious to keep.”
Li Shi was more and more moved by Liu Tangxi's words, stood up, and said, "Forget it, don't wait, I'll talk to your father now."
With that said, the Li family went out in a hurry.
It didn't take long for Mrs. Li to come back, and with her came San Wei.
Third Wei just went down to the ground.
Now the Wei family is short of money, and what Liu Tangxi said is very feasible. Hearing what his wife said, the third Wei was moved.
"Second daughter-in-law, can you really make candied gourds more delicious than the ones sold in town?" Wei San asked.
The number of times Wei's third child eats candied haws so much is limited. When he was a child, he could get one at most when he bought a bunch of candied haws at home. When I grow up, become a family and have children, I will not eat.
Although Liu Tangxi did a lot during the New Year's Eve, Third Wei didn't eat a single bite.
Before Liu Tangxi could speak, Fuyao, who was reading with her, stood up and said in a clear voice, "Of course, Master, the candied haws made by the third aunt are the best. They are even better than those bought by the third uncle in the county seat."
Li Shi was exaggerating at most, Fuyao just closed his eyes and blew it.
This sounded quite fake, Liu Tangxi wanted to deny it, but after a pause, he nodded and admitted.
She makes it delicious, not to mention the county seat, it is estimated that it is more delicious than the one sold in the capital.
"Of course, my daughter-in-law seems to have more memories in her mind recently. I vaguely remember that someone taught me how to make candied haws when I was a child, as well as the exclusive secret recipe. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to make it delicious," Liu Tangxi explained.
Just now, Mrs. Li had already told Wei San, but it was far from the truth that Liu Tangxi admitted.
After the third child Wei asked a few more questions, he asked Liu Tangxi to make candied haws.
When Fuyao and Shulan heard that there were sugar gourds to eat, they jumped up excitedly.
Li took out the little candy saved at home during the Chinese New Year and handed it to Liu Tangxi.
Next, Liu Tangxi started making candied haws.
This time she did both.
One is ordinary, and the other is flattened hawthorn.
In fact, Liu Tangxi is not afraid of being seen by others. In the final analysis, the reason why this candied haws are delicious is because of her hands. Anything that passes through her hands is not bad. However, she still symbolically avoided everyone when she was doing it, and pretended to play around, showing that she really had a secret recipe.
Soon, Liu Tangxi made the candied haws.
Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Li also gathered around.
Before the event, everyone had tasted that bag of hawthorn, and it was so sour. Therefore, although the candied haws served by Liu Tangxi looked very attractive, no one dared to try it.
Fuyao has always believed in Liu Tangxi unconditionally, and Liu Tangxi has a very tall image in her heart.
So, after seeing candied haws, she was the first to try it.
Everyone looked at her, waiting for her to speak.
Fuyao quickly finished eating one, and said with a look of joy, "Aunt San's cooking is delicious, much better than that bag of hawthorn." After speaking, Fuyao continued to eat.
Seeing her enjoying expression, the others also tried one.
Then, there was a look of surprise in everyone's eyes.
Zhou Shi said: "The candied haws made by the third siblings during Chinese New Year are delicious. I thought they were made because the hawthorns bought in the town were delicious. I didn't expect that the third siblings with such sour hawthorns would also be delicious. Can make such delicious candied haws."
Liu Tangxi thought that she did not avoid people when she made candied haws during the Chinese New Year, so she smiled and said, "Well, the hawthorn before was really delicious, so the method is simple."
Because the candied haws are delicious and completely different from the bag of hawthorn, the matter of selling candied haws was quickly settled.
In the evening, when Wei Daniel and Wei Erhu came back, Wei Laosan told them again.
Seeing that the two sons also agreed, Wei Laosan felt more confident.
Waking up early the next morning, the third Wei stopped walking around in the fields, went to the mountain to get a few bamboos, and then got bamboo sticks at home.
Although the third Wei is not young, he has always been in good health. The two sons went to work in the town, and the younger son went to study. Usually, he did the work in the field with Mrs. Li and his two daughters-in-law.
However, since his illness last year, he hasn't done much work.
Last year, when he was harvesting grain, he was still ill and didn't help, and he didn't help with the work in the apple orchard.
He felt that his body was already in good shape, so he didn't work for so long, and it was natural to attach great importance to the place where he was finally used.
He neither wandered around in the fields nor in the mountains, but was busy at home.
Wei Laosan worked at home for a full day, and even took a stick and made a candied gourd shelf out of straw.
Bamboo sticks are bamboos cut from the mountains, free of charge.
Hawthorn is also free.
Moreover, even if you don't have this bag of hawthorn, if you go to buy it, it will only cost you a pound or two, and you can make several bunches per pound.
It's more expensive than sugar.
However, don't put too much sugar. Liu Tangxi had seen how much sugar was put in the candied haws sold in the town, so he followed their example and put about the same amount of sugar.
After all, the cost is not high.
Therefore, a string of candied haws is the same as the town, fixed at a penny, with six or seven strings on it.
After finishing these, everyone agreed to try to sell them tomorrow.