Chapter 34 Ironing
Mrs. Cui now thought of Zhiluo saving people in the town in the morning.
Her daughter-in-law has a really good temperament.
This saved two people in a row.
Mrs. Cui smiled and said: "My Zhiluo is really good. Ever since she got married to He Jin, life at home has been obviously much better, and my mood has also improved accordingly."
What Mrs. Cui said is the truth.
Zhu has a good relationship with Zhiluo's mother, Ye, so naturally she wants to help Zhiluo speak up.
At this time, seeing Mrs. Cui looking very satisfied with Zhi Luo, and her expression didn't seem to be fake, Mrs. Zhu felt relieved.
Mrs. Cui followed her words and told her that she came here to buy beets, and she would charge one penny per catty according to the market price.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhu's eyes widened suddenly and she asked in disbelief: "Sister Cui, don't lie to me. Are you talking about harvesting beets?"
Their family planted some beets and the harvest was good. They harvested a lot of beets. She planned to go to town to sell some of them to support her family.
Who would have thought that not many people would buy beets for a penny per pound.
You may not be able to sell some even if you spend a whole day in town.
After a few times, she simply stopped going to town and left the beets at home for her own consumption.
But now that the weather is getting warmer, it wouldn’t be good to leave these beets uneaten.
She thinks beets are delicious when cooked, but if she eats them every day, she will still have enough.
So when Madam Cui mentioned the acquisition, she was really happy and even wondered if she had heard it wrong.
Mrs. Cui said with a smile: "I usually take good care of you, and I can't thank you enough. I can't tell you lies, they are all true."
"I don't want to buy beets, but I want to come to your place first."
Mrs. Zhu beamed when she heard this. As a member of the Li Zheng family, if anyone in the village had something to do, they would naturally help.
Besides, she also liked Mrs. Cui's temperament and felt sorry for her, so she couldn't help but help her more.
I don’t mean anything at all, but at least I am known to be a good person, and I feel very happy about it.
The two exchanged pleasantries for a few words, and Mrs. Zhu said cheerfully: "How much do you want to buy? I'll go to the cellar to get it."
The head of the family and her two sons have gone to work in the fields, so she is the only one at home who can go to the cellar to get things.
This is the slack time for farming, and in a while, when food and vegetables will be planted, she will also go to the fields to help work.
During this time, she was growing some vegetables in the vegetable patch in the yard.
Mrs. Cui smiled and said, "How much can you sell for?"
Zhu opened her eyes wide and said in shock: "Is it possible that you charge as much as I sell?"
Although she was shocked, Mrs. Zhu couldn't help but feel a little excited.
Both sugar beets and cabbage have high yields and are grown in every household, but they are not worth much.
She grew a lot of beets.
If all these were sold, how much money could be made? Zhu thought about it and became excited.
Mrs. Cui said without any ink: "Take them all."
Zhu smiled with her teeth exposed and said, "Wait, I'll go to the cellar to get it."
Almost every household in the village has a cellar dug in a kang hole for convenient storage of vegetables.
The cellar is warm in winter and cool in summer, but I am afraid that the cold weather in winter will freeze the vegetables.
Mrs. Cui said: "Let me give you a piece of it."
Zhu didn't refuse either.
Mrs. Zhu took Mrs. Cui into the house.
Mrs. Zhu entered through the small hole under the kang, walked down the steps step by step, and then took out a sack of beets.
Mrs. Cui helped hold it at the entrance of the cave and took it out.
Then Zhu took some more.
Zhu's family happened to have a weighing scale, and when he weighed it, he found it weighed a total of one hundred and three kilograms.
"Sister Cui, I took out all this."
Mrs. Cui was stunned, "Don't you save some for home?"
Zhu said with a smile: "We still have cabbage and radish at home. I can't eat anything but beets."
Sugar beets can be sold for money, and Zhu is eager to sell them all quickly so that he can make money to support his family.
The beets were valuable, so they naturally stopped eating them.
Even if eggs are as delicious as eggs, because they can be sold for money, every household is reluctant to eat them, so they save the money they can sell to support their families.
But I can't live without it.
Mrs. Cui thought the same thing.
Even she had the same idea as Zhu.
Mrs. Cui smiled and said: "That's right!"
Mrs. Cui gave Zhu one hundred and three.
Zhu didn't ask for the three cents, "Just erase the change."
"One code equals one code." Mrs. Cui felt that she could not take advantage.
Zhu said cheerfully: "Look, you have collected so many beets from me, and you should wipe out the fraction. If I go to the town to sell them, I won't be able to sell them at a high price. Maybe I will buy a pound of them."
If you give me a pound as a gift, you may not be able to sell it, so don’t be polite to me."
Mrs. Cui no longer hesitated.
Because there were a lot of things, Mrs. Zhu and Mrs. Cui couldn't carry them.
Mrs. Zhu pushed out the cart at home, put the beets on it, and helped Mrs. Cui send it back.
As soon as she arrived at the door, Mrs. Zhu smelled a strong fragrance.
Smelling the fragrance, Mrs. Zhu felt her mouth watering.
However, she refrained from asking or going in. She helped Mrs. Cui move her things down and hurried back.
Mrs. Zhu knew that although there were many households in the village, everyone lived in poverty and were reluctant to cook delicious food.
Even if I make something delicious, it’s just a little bit.
If she asked, Sister Cui and Zhi Luo would inevitably get some for her out of respect for their face.
She can't do that. It's not easy for everyone, but she can't take advantage of it.
And when she got one hundred pennies, she was very happy and couldn't hold back the smile on her face.
The eldest son is already fifteen years old, and he has reached the age to marry him. If he saves more money, he can find a wife for his eldest son.
The conditions in Donghe Village are not very good, and many girls are unwilling to come to Donghe Village.
Even if their family is upright, there is no advantage. Money is still useful. If you give them more gifts, you can help your eldest son find a virtuous and good wife.
She didn't care about anything, she just thought that her daughter-in-law would be more diligent and hard-working, so that she could live a good life with her son.
With children, she can also help take care of them.
Thinking of that scene, the smile on Zhu's dark face deepened.
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When Jiang Zhiluo was peeling beets in the yard, she heard the noise outside and hurried out to help Mrs. Cui move the beets inside.
"Mom, you collected so much in such a short time?"
Looking at these beets, Jiang Zhiluo seemed to see a pile of sugar and was very happy.
Mrs. Cui said: "This light was collected at your Aunt Zhu's house, and your Aunt Zhu also wiped off three kilograms..."
Mrs. Cui told Jiang Zhiluo in detail.
"I thought your Aunt Zhu would ask us why we bought so many beets, but your Aunt Zhu didn't ask anything."
Jiang Zhiluo nodded and said: "Aunt Zhu is very sensible, and she generally doesn't like to inquire about other people's affairs."
It was also because Uncle Li Zheng and Aunt Zhu had good temperaments, handled things well, and were very prestigious in the village.
Chapter completed!