During the autumn harvest, the evening meals were so good that the Zhou family members gained weight rapidly. Even the eldest and second sons who worked hard gained weight. The most obvious one was Li. She was a foodie and had caught a lot of pheasants during the autumn harvest. Zhulan was willing to spend money on them, so Li showed off her skills. As a result, Li became even rounder. The facial features were not three-dimensional to begin with, and they were as round as a big pancake.
Zhulan usually doesn't look at Li's face, especially when she smiles, her eyes are squinting because it looks too funny. But Li doesn't think so. What she is most proud of is her face, and she always praises herself for having a blessed face.
The autumn harvest was soon over, and the rice seedlings were removed and neatly stacked in bags, just waiting for the autumn harvest in the village to be completed so that taxes could be paid together.
A lot of pheasants were caught in the autumn harvest. Zhulan was craving for meat, and eating chicken continuously was enough for her. Finally, Zhou Shuren had eaten the cured duck, and according to the principle, he made all the pheasants that could not be eaten into cured pheasants.
As for why we don’t raise the pheasants, it’s because pheasants are too aggressive and will die of anger if they are tied up for a short while, leaving no chance to raise them.
The autumn harvest was over, and the eldest and second sons went to the fields to pull corn stalks back to use as kindling.
Zhulan also prepared gifts and calculated the date to return to her parents' home to ask about the specific date of the escort mission so that she could prepare luggage for Zhou Shuren. She was happy to have some peace and quiet as she had no time to deal with Li, who was visiting the host.
People really can't stand nagging. Zhulan was thinking about Li when Li ran back with her hair a little messy. "Did a dog chase you? How can you say that you didn't even walk?"
Originally, she thought that Li was the only stupid person, so she was willing to be more lenient. However, your sweet words did not make her think anything. She was trembling with fear all day long, and almost kowtowed to you to admit her mistake. Neighbors saw her several times and criticized her severely. The reputation for generosity she had worked so hard to gain was gone in an instant.
She was so angry that she finally realized that Li was destined to be punished. Look, after being scolded, she was still smiling.
Li was not afraid at all and gathered her hair. Her mother's dark face could not suppress her excitement, "Mother, Wang Laosi's third daughter made a lot of money. Xu's family heard a bundle of copper coins ringing, and they said there were several taels!"
Zhulan: "... .....everyone in the village knows about it!"
Their family is no longer involved, and Wang Ru's road to counterattack is becoming increasingly difficult. First, Wang Laosi has changed, and then this time he made money. The original owner was not a gossiper, and no one in the village knew that Wang Ru had made money. Now it's the Xu family's turn. Although the Xu family seems honest and taciturn, they can't hide anything. This is a bit like the Li family, and the two of them have similar tastes.
Li felt that her mother-in-law was focusing on the wrong point. "Mother, San Ya made money. A lot of money."
Zhulan agreed with this point. The Zhou family could not earn ten taels of silver from their twenty acres of land in a year. The original text said that Wang Ru earned ten taels of silver, all from selling ten dishes of spicy cabbage. It was so cheap. Don't expect there to be copyright awareness in ancient times. This was only because the spicy cabbage was fresh, otherwise it would be good if one dish could be sold for one hundred coins.
Li saw that her mother was distracted again. What could she do in a hurry? She could only call out softly, "Mother, mother."
Zhulan came back to her senses. She didn't care about the reaction caused by Wang Ru's money-making. She only cared about the spicy cabbage, and she could make a small fortune by taking advantage of the opportunity. Anyway, the Zhou family has always been a source of hatred, so there is no need to worry about too many lice. "Go and call the eldest and second brother back."
Li was a little confused, but her mother-in-law had already turned around and went back to the house. She was wondering what had happened and ran away quickly. Although she was a little fat, Li was also a very agile fat girl.
Zhulan went back to the house and dug out the money, her eyes sparkling, "I'll ask the eldest and second brother to collect more cabbages to sell, and we can also take advantage of the opportunity to make some money."
Zhou Shuren frowned, "Don't worry, wait until the Wang family reveals that the spicy cabbage is made of cabbage."
Zhu Lan slapped her forehead and said, "Yes, you are right. I will ask Li to find out later. She is good at this."
I laughed when I said this, a family really can't do without someone like Li.