Chapter 20 Settling down
"If you want to sell it in the city, it will definitely not be such a big bowl. A small bowl has one or two pieces of meat, and you can add more soup as you like. I plan to sell it for ten grand a bowl," Liu Xin said.
Ten yuan is definitely a price that is close to the people. You must know that a sesame seed cake costs four big yuan. In these three countries, food prices are high and commodity prices are high, so labor is not valuable. People outside the city cannot see copper coins a few times a year.
Liu Xin and his family were sitting next to the big pot chatting. Tomorrow Liu Xin would take his mother and two younger sisters to the city. Liu Ji and Liu Gu felt indescribably uncomfortable.
The younger brother who used to be the most unreliable can now buy a house in the city and have such a good way of making a living. Hao Chunmei has been saying good things to Liu Xin, saying that when he becomes successful in the future, he should not forget his home.
He apologized to his mother, saying that he had not been a good daughter-in-law in the past few years, which made Liu Wanliu and Liu Xiaomei roll their eyes!
When the soup in the big pot cooled down, Liu Xin, Liu Gu, Liu Ji and others poured the big pot of soup into a free water vat at home. Liu Xin put all the meat into the vat and wrapped it with a piece of cloth.
Tie the mouth with a rope, add a layer of hay and tie it with the rope, then tie it with a piece of cloth.
After being tied three times in a row, Liu Xin stopped. He packed up all the things he needed to take away tomorrow, and then entered his thatched house.
This will be the last time he lives in a thatched hut. Liu Xin has too many memories of this place, but he has no nostalgia for it. He still has a long way to go in the future. Leaving this home is his first step.
Liu Xin said to himself.
Early in the morning on February 5th, Liu Xin's mother steamed a pot of white flour pancakes and boiled all the rice into thick porridge. Everyone had a delicious meal, which was regarded as everyone's breakup meal.
Liu Wanliu and Liu Xiaomei have been playing happily. Liu Xiaomei pestered Liu Xin to buy her new clothes. Since Liu Wanliu got new clothes and new shoes, Liu Xiaomei has asked Liu Xin for more than ten times a day. She wants a set.
New clothes.
Liu Xin's mother, however, ate in silence. She had lived in this home for more than 20 years and spent most of her life here. Liu Xin's father also died here and was buried here. It is inevitable to not let go.
Liu Ji and Hao Chunmei said they wanted to come home to see them when they had time, and looked reluctant to leave. Even Liu Guisheng said some sensational words.
After breakfast, Liu Xin put the uneaten flour, millet, and bedding in their three houses on the cart. Then, Liu Gu, and Liu Ji put the water tank filled with broth.
Lift it onto the cart and tie it with a rope.
The cauldron was tied to the shaft of the cart, and Liu Xin's backpack was placed inside the cauldron. There were 9 pieces of vacuumed beef jerky in the backpack.
The cart was fully loaded, and Liu Xin pushed the cart while his eldest sister and mother helped him on both sides.
Liu Xin couldn't sell [Mixed Liver Soup] by himself, so it was easier for Liu Xin to have his sister and mother. They pushed the cart for more than an hour and arrived at the city gate, when they were stopped by several soldiers.
The soldiers guarding the city also know how to look at them. As long as there are vehicles or livestock passing by, if you are not from a prominent family, you will not be able to get out without peeling off your skin.
"Liu Xin, what are you doing? Pushing this cart!" the soldier guarding the city said to him as he saw him pushing a cart with difficulty.
"Won't the market open in the next few days in the city? I'm thinking of setting up a street stall in the city to make some money!" Liu Xin said this. Several soldiers suddenly lost interest. Most of the people outside the city who were doing business in the city took advantage of them.
There's nothing to gain, and there's no benefit to pushing them into a hurry.
"In that case, you can enter after paying the entrance fee." The soldier said.
Liu Xin paid 8 Wen, and the other party did not ask him what business he was doing, so Liu Xin pushed the cart to the newly purchased yard.
The house has been cleaned, except for the weeds that have been removed from the yard. There are three upper bedrooms, one for Liu Xin and one for Liu Wanliu. Liu Xiaomei did not dare to live alone, so she lived with her mother first.
Liu Xin helped her mother and sister move the bedding to the kang in their room, and then went to the market to find a mason.
He plans to turn one of the two remaining side rooms into a kitchen with a kang, so that he can store things and live in and cook. The last room will be turned into a special room for cooking meat and soup.
The original soup of [Mixed Gan Soup] is best kept simmered over high heat. Liu Xin will definitely have some things that he cannot reveal to others in the future, so he can use the excuse of protecting the secret of [Mixed Gan Soup] to prevent others from easily entering this room.
Most of a family's craftsmanship is only passed down from male to female, and now there is only one man in the family, Liu Xin, so it would be a good idea to use this to protect his secrets.
There are a total of one hundred small boxes of [Thirteen Spices]. Liu Xin used one bag yesterday. In the future, he can only add some seasonings when the soup tastes not enough. However, these five kilograms of [Thirteen Spices] cannot be used by Liu Xin all the time.
Selling [Mixed Gan Soup], he is here only temporarily to accumulate funds and strength.
With 170 yuan, Liu Xin found a mason and three workers.
The four of them will build stoves for the two side houses and make earthen kangs for the kitchen in the next three days. Liu Xin will not care about all the materials and food, and the money will be given after all the work is done. Liu Xin
Now I only have more than 100 money left with me.
Watching the four people carrying adobe bricks into the yard with poles, Liu Xin lent them the cart. He planned to build a simple stove with stones under the eaves. Tomorrow is the sixth day of February, and people in the market will start to
There are more and more, and he will be able to sell it tomorrow.
Before setting up the stall, Liu Xinke had to prepare a lot of things. To set up the stall, he needed a pot and an easily movable stove. In addition, he had to buy tables, chairs, bowls and chopsticks, a sink, and a bucket.
After a busy day, Liu Xinlei felt sore in his back and back in the evening. He finally prepared everything that needed to be prepared. He also spent a lot of money. He still lacked some daily necessities at home, so he could only take his time in the future.
Fortunately, they brought some food over, so they didn't have to worry about going hungry. Their mother and sister also packed up the house, and the masons had already moved enough adobe bricks and were setting up the stove.
I originally wanted to convert the woodshed into a chicken coop and buy new clothes for my mother and little sister, but now I see that I can only wait for [Mixed Liver Soup] to make money.
In the evening, because Liu Xin came home late, dinner was served much later. At the dinner table, the two sisters looked happy. They were very satisfied to be able to live in such a good house.
"Third son, I will go out of the city tomorrow. Bring some coarse grains from home. This landlord's family can't eat white flour cakes all day.
I found a mill on West Street today, and it costs a penny an hour. I will grind the millet by then, so that the family can live long like this!" Mother said to Liu Xin.
"Tomorrow is our first stall. It may be quite busy. Mom, you and your sister will have to help me.
Don't worry about food in advance. If our business is good, we will have no problem eating sesame seeds all day long." Liu Xin said.
Ever since they had a meal of [Mixed Liver Soup] yesterday, Sister Liu Wanliu has been craving for it all day long, but her mother is very strict, saying that both the meat and the soup are sold for money, and the sisters can only eat it occasionally.
The two sisters are sensible. They know that if the third brother cannot make money, they will not be able to live in the city. They have been helping their mother with work. From poor families, a six or seven-year-old girl can already help the family.
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