But in fact, Wen Xin and the other two brothers also have a little secret, which is the 175 taels of hidden silver that she and Wen Yu know about. Oh no, during this period she occasionally sold hair ropes and had already increased the 175 taels to 200
After the silver rose to 200 taels, she did not touch the hidden money. Otherwise, it would be a small change and it would be difficult for her to keep accounts. However, she did not buy less hairbands and other items. She stored them all in the space and needed them.
When the time comes, selling one or two can also solve their family's urgent needs.
Putting aside the small amount of money earned from running a stall, their family now has a total of 450 taels of silver, which is really a lot of money for rural people.
Even if Wen Wen doesn't understand, she still knows that this silver was quite valuable in ancient times. In terms of living a simple life, she will definitely not have to worry about it in this life, but when it comes to other things, it will definitely not be enough.
As for the books that Yu wanted to read, all the books he was using now were brought over by Jingchen without spending any money for the time being, but books like this are not cheap, ranging from 1 tael of silver to upwards, and the more content they involve.
The higher the price, the more expensive it will be, but the cheapest one also costs 1 tael of silver. That is, one tael of silver is just a stepping stone and the starting price, not to mention that it is impossible for a scholar to read only this book.
And you definitely can't just read books. Pens, ink, paper and inkstones are another big expense. She took Wen Yu to buy a set of basic equipment two days ago. Just a set of the cheapest pens, inks, paper and inkstones cost a lot of money.
They only had 25 taels of silver. It can be seen that children from poor families these days do not want to study, but simply cannot afford to study.
In this way, through intermittent reading and busyness, and in the days without gentleness, they finally ushered in the new year.
This is the first New Year that Wen Xin has spent here, and she is in charge of the family's money. They have both money and time, so there is no reason to wrong themselves.
Wen Wen was influenced by her parents. The food during the Chinese New Year has always been rich. Her mother is from Han City in the south. The three dishes that Han people will have on their New Year’s dinner are braised fish, fried meatballs and pork ribs and lotus root soup. Her mother
Dad is a true northerner. Northerners cannot live without dumplings during the Chinese New Year. They put a little bit of all kinds of fillings on them and make them casually to fill a big table.
It’s definitely not necessary to cook all these dishes, but it’s okay to make some of your favorites. For example, my family drinks a lot of bone and lotus root soup. It’s not difficult to make one during the Chinese New Year. The other one is deep-fried.
The meatballs are delicious, but they don’t go well with rice just fried. Wen Xin followed her mother’s example and added some side dishes and stir-fried them. It was also considered a dish. The other family members all sat together to make dumplings, which was the staple food.
That's it.
Of course, she didn't just eat whatever she wanted. The main reason was that none of the Wen family members were picky eaters and loved to eat anything, so naturally it was up to her to make the decision.
There were fragrant meatballs fried in the oil pan. After tasting one, Wen Xin couldn't stop tasting another one. I have to say that the pork these days is really fragrant. "It's so delicious. These meatballs are so fragrant."
Wen Yu said while scooping up the meatballs in the pot: "Xin'er, do you think these are enough? We don't have many families to give away, so it should be enough."
Wen Wen stood up on tiptoe and took a look, and saw that the small pot of meatballs was quite a lot, but they gave away a little from this house and a little from that house, so there really wasn't much left, so she said, "Let's fry another pot."
, Now that the weather is cold, the meat can be put in, and if there is too much fried food, we can eat it for a few more days."
When he heard that he could eat for a few more days, Wen Jin was the first to have no objection, "I think it's okay, second brother, you can fry more."
Wen Hou smiled and joked: "You can see whatever you want."
Wen Yu saw that there was still some meat in the basin, so he said: "Okay, let's fry it in another pot, otherwise there may not be enough meat filling for the dumplings later."
"Okay, okay." Wenxin agreed repeatedly.
After the last pot of meatballs came out, the kitchen was left to Wen Hou and others to clean up. Wen Yu also started to pack the meatballs and gave some to several families with whom they had good relationships.
The closest one is Aunt Wang, and it is precisely because of the proximity that the scent of Wen's croquettes has drifted to their house a long time ago. Aunt Wang has been craving for it at home for a while, so she wants to come and ask.
How to make it, but I was too embarrassed to ask at home for fear that the Wen family would teach me but not ask for money. Unexpectedly, these two people came to the door after a while. Aunt Wang took the meatballs and said with emotion: "These meatballs are fried so delicious, I'm at home
I smelled it all. I originally planned to eat these meatballs again when my eldest daughter held a wedding ceremony, but I didn’t expect to eat them. Now I eat them first.”
Aunt Wang's eldest son was originally planning to get married a week after Wen Wan's wedding, but who knew that four days after Wen Wan's wedding, and three days before Brother Wang's wedding, there was a heavy rain. This time the rain was heavier.
The first heavy rain was even heavier, and several houses collapsed in one night. Fortunately, although the rainfall was heavy, it did not last as long as last time. It stopped after three days, but even though it stopped, the village
But it was flooded again, and the temperature dropped again and again after the rain, and all the water that flooded the village froze into ice.
In this situation, you don’t even know whether the other person is alive or dead, how can you still get married? Become a couple.
Therefore, Brother Wang's marriage was naturally delayed. A week later, the icy water gradually receded. Uncle Wang also drove a donkey cart to the woman's side. Fortunately, everyone in the woman's family was intact, but this time
The wedding date needs to be discussed again.
These days, getting married requires a certain date, which is not a good day for marriage. After so many choices, the time was changed to the third day of the Lunar New Year. Calculating the time, it was now seven days after the third day of the Lunar New Year. Aunt Wang sighed with emotion.
Said: "I hope this time goes well, otherwise this life will be difficult to change."
Changing the date of marriage is a big taboo. They have already changed it once and it is impossible for these two to be together. Naturally, there is no need to get married. Aunt Wang said politely again: "I will still bother you then."
Wen Yu said: "Why are you saying such polite words? We don't have any relatives at home, so we have nothing to do when we are idle. We will definitely come over to help when the time comes. Just leave the kitchen to us. You can take it in quickly. It's still hot right now."
You can eat a few, and save some for the Chinese New Year to be cooked with vegetables. It’s also delicious. It’s actually a meat dish.”
Aunt Wang's eyes lit up when she heard this. Yes, such a big plate of meat and vegetables must be delicious.
"So, you young people are still smart. You want to give it to others. Go quickly. It will get cold soon."
"Okay, let's go then."
After Wen Yu and Wenxin left, they went to the village chief's house. As the village chief's family members took special care of their uncle, they naturally would not be stingy with a bowl of meatballs.
After leaving the village chief's house, it was naturally the Qian's house. To be honest, Wen Wen didn't really want to go. She took advantage of no one around and joked: "Do you think the eldest sister will be so excited when she sees me?"