However, there is no silver in the second brother's dimension, the silver in the Qixun dimension cannot be taken out, and there is no silver falling from the sky, so the matter of making money has to be brought up.

Fortunately, we now have food to eat, and although we are not well-dressed, we can barely survive the winter.

People should learn to be satisfied.

Even if her house suffered a fire, her life was actually much better than most of the impoverished families in her family.

Not to mention anything else, the three surviving rooms in her house are earth houses, but they are spacious. They are not as good as the large blue brick houses of the only few families in the family, but they are better than the houses of ordinary people.

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When her grandfather built a house, he kept a low profile and only built an adobe house. But he also paid attention to the quality of living. Not to mention the size of the room, the adobe bricks were made from glutinous rice paddles. In terms of solidity, they were no worse than blue bricks.

How much? Besides, this fire kang in the house is not found in any other house except my great-uncle's house.

As for food, the second brother can now hunt, and at least meat can be seen in the house from time to time. I have also bought some grain, and I can still eat dry meals three times a day. Half of the family still eats two meals a day.

There are also clothes to wear. Ninety percent of the families in the tribe cannot afford silk cotton and make do with straw and catkins. Spending the winter is simply a suffering. It has been better these years. In the past years, many people did not freeze to death.

elder?

A strong empire does not mean that the people will be rich. If people do not starve to death, it means a good life.

Qixun sighed, went to the vegetable patch, broke off some white cabbage leaves, washed them at the well and fed them to the rabbits.

There were two rabbits, a male and a female, specially selected white rabbits. Rabbits reproduced very quickly. If she hadn't been in urgent need of money, she would have been reluctant to sell the ones her second brother caught yesterday. It would be better to keep them for shearing.

However, for those with unsightly coats, I won’t feel bad if I sell them.

Even if she were to raise rabbits in the future, she would only choose solid-colored white rabbits, black rabbits, and gray rabbits. She would not keep the ones with mixed-colored fur.

After feeding the rabbit, I saw that the soybeans had been soaked for several hours and were all soaked. So I picked up the bean bucket, brought in the small stone mill, and asked the third sister Lingsu who had returned from collecting herbs to help her grind the beans.

By the time the beans were ground, it was already dusk when the sun was setting in the west, and the second brother and Uncle Lu just returned from the county town.

I am just waiting for the gauze my second brother bought to use as a sling for filtering soy milk.

Seeing the second brother enter the yard, Qixun went to greet him: "Second brother, have you bought the gauze I want?"

You need to use it for hanging soy milk, pressing tofu and Qianzhang.

Gong Yuhao smiled and said: "I bought it. In addition to rice and flour, I also bought some fine linen and satin for you, and thirty pounds of silk cotton to make four six-pound quilts for you and your mother to use after the winter.

, I will use the remaining six kilograms to make cotton-padded clothes for you, so you don’t have to worry about changing and washing them in the future. I also bought the quilt top and lining."

Brother Monkey is quite attentive, and Qixun was shocked: "Where did you get the money? The pheasants and rabbits sold are not enough to buy such things, right?"

"Hey, it's not the money from selling pheasants and hares, it's me who saved people in the county. When I encountered a frightened horse on the street, I saved a little kid from under the horse's hooves who was almost trampled by the horse. The little kid's family and the horseman

In order to thank me, my young master paid for the wild things that Uncle Lu and I had, and also gave some money as a gift. We don’t know each other, so I accepted the money and accepted this life-saving kindness. It was cheap for both sides."

It is not that he is greedy for other people's money, but for a person who has received a favor and is not short of money, it is the cheapest thing to use money to settle the debt.

Qixun saw that the basket on his back was full, and he was also carrying a big package. It was obvious that he had bought a lot of things, so he smiled and said, "How much money did you receive to buy so many things?"

"Uncle Lu and I sold our wild animals for four taels of silver, and each of us got two taels. The young master on horseback and the little boy's family each paid me twenty taels of silver, plus the silver from selling the wild animals, a total of forty taels.

Twenty taels. I also bought you pens, ink, paper, and inkstones. I spent a total of thirty-six taels, and I still have six taels of silver left. I will give them to my mother for household use."

Yes, you can really spend money.

Qixun said: "With forty or so taels of silver, if we save some more, we can afford three large houses made of blue bricks and tiles."

Gong Yuhao put the backpack on the floor of the main room, then went into the room and put the package on the kang, then waved and said: "I asked Uncle Lu, a big tiger, the tiger skin alone can be sold for tens or hundreds."

Two silvers, tiger bones are worth a lot of money. Uncle Lu said that there are tigers in the mountains. I will go into the mountains and hunt two tigers later, and I will have everything. Dad and eldest brother are not at home, I can't let mother and you go hungry.

It’s frozen. Besides, didn’t you say you can still sell the medical books you copied?”

Then he said to Gong Yumingxi: "Mom, please see if what I bought is suitable for use."

Well, these people in my family have actually never lived a truly poor life.

Even though we are short of money now, we really don’t value money too much, so we all happily opened the package.

The package contained fine linen and silk for the lining and middle coat, as well as satin for the winter coat. Although it was not the best, it was not bad. To be honest, if their father had not been a scholar, this silk would have been

It cannot be worn at home.

The silk cotton is enough to make four thick quilts plus one person and one cotton coat.

Pens, ink, paper and inkstones are not cheap, so I bought only those for daily use.

And because Qixun complained about going to the toilet, there was a large packet of toilet paper inside.

It's not that there is no toilet paper now, at least their family has always used toilet paper before. But it is really not something ordinary people can afford. Their family is poor now, which is why Qixun wants to make their own paper.

As for food, since he had bought some before, Gong Yuhao was not worried about not being able to earn any money, so he only bought twenty kilograms of polished rice and polished wheat flour.

He gave six taels of silver and dozens of coppers to Gongyu Mingxi for safekeeping: "Uncle Lu and I have agreed that we will go into the mountains the day after tomorrow, catch prey and sell it, and then come back with more food."

Qixun discussed with Gongyu Mingxi: "Mom, can you buy me a set of carpentry tools? I also want to raise more rabbits. With the tools, I can build several rabbit cages. Besides, I also want to make a spinning wheel.

I'm coming out now. After making the spinning wheel, I can also make some furniture. My brother, sister, and Xiao Wu and I have to study and practice calligraphy every day, and my mother also writes and draws. Now we only have the desk my grandpa used at home, which is not enough.

Tables, chairs, benches, boxes, wardrobes, etc. all have to be remade. It’s not cost-effective to hire a synagogue uncle to do it, and it costs money.”

Gong Yumingxi had a headache as she read: "Okay, okay, I'll buy it for you. When your second brother comes to town, ask him to bring it back to you."

Gongyu Mingxi and Lingyu were packing the things they bought in the house. Gongyuhao carried the rice noodles to the rice vat and put them away in the noodle vat.

Qixun cut some pieces of gauze, washed them, tied them to a hanger and started filtering the soy milk.

Gong Yuhao and Lingsu were helping.

After filtering the soy milk, Lingsu started the fire, and Qi Xun stirred it on the stove. After the soy milk was cooked, the brine was ordered, and after the soy milk solidified, Qi Xun first filled a few bowls of tofu curd, and then put the rest into the mold frame and covered it.

For the wooden planks, I asked Gong Yuhao to move the stone slabs to press them.

With the remaining bit, she began to carefully make thousands of them.

Thousands of sheets are more troublesome, and you need to lay one layer of gauze on top of the other, and then press it. After pressing the water, you can uncover the layers one by one.

However, it is delicious after being cut into shreds and served cold, making soup, roasting meat, and stir-frying.

There was no seasoning at this time. Qixun was a salty person, so the tofu nao was just topped with hot oil, onions and garlic, and mixed with some salt.

Gong Yumingxi ate the food very well, and asked Gong Yuhao to give a jar to each of Zuo's grandfather, grandmother, and the old man's family.
Chapter completed!