Chapter 20 Going to town

Author: Seven taels of broken silver

Chapter 20 Going to town

What the Cheng family cooked for dinner that night was tofu.

Mrs. Zhao took the rare opportunity to get some oil and stir-fry the vegetables. Then she took out two stalks of garlic and chili peppers and threw them into the pot to stir-fry until they were fragrant. When the wind blew, the aroma wafted out, and everyone who smelled it was stunned.

I know the Cheng family eats tofu.

It was the first time for Cheng Miaomiao to eat something so tender and smooth.

Her eyes were bright, and she held the bowl and stared at the tofu on the plate eagerly. However, Mrs. Zhao was very stingy. She only picked two pieces and stared at her, looking like she wanted to hit her.

In the end, Cheng Erlang looked at his mother and put a few more pieces into her bowl.

Mrs. Zhao snorted heavily, picked up the bowl and chopsticks and walked out without saying anything.

Cheng Wulang asked: "Mom, why are you going?"

Mrs. Zhao: "It's hot inside, I'll go out to eat."

The others didn't pay much attention to this matter, and just ate the rare oily tofu on the table.

Cheng Miaomiao just focused on eating, thinking that she would be happy eating tofu in the future. Soon she burped a little, and when she looked up again, the plate of tofu on the table was gone.

At this time, Mrs. Zhao's proud voice sounded outside the door.

"Yes, I'm going to eat tofu today. This tofu was obtained in exchange for the eggs my Zhuzi picked up on the mountain!"

"Hahahaha Zhuzhu has always been so sensible."

"If you haven't seen that egg, even the county magistrate might not be able to eat such a good thing!"

Mrs. Zhao was sitting at the door. She didn't eat much and just talked. She praised everyone who passed by her. She praised her to the point where the sky and the earth were high, and everyone looked at the tofu in the bowl.

The villagers who were caught showing off by her could only nod their heads.

In fact, on their way back, they had already met Cheng Miaomiao, who was eager to talk. She was small and cute, and everyone was willing to listen to her. The key was that she spoke in great detail.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Zhao told the story again, and in her story the people turned into pillars.

Everyone knew it well enough to see through it without exposing it, and returned home with subtle smiles on their faces.

Mrs. Zhao kept talking about this matter for two or three days.

After dinner, Mrs. Zhao called Zhu Zhu into the room alone, took out a piece of candy from the box for him to eat, and smiled kindly: "Zhu Zhu, grandma's reputation depends on you now. Go pick it up on the mountain.

Feel free to take everything home, but you can pick up more eggs like this, you know?”

Zhu Zhu threw the candy into his mouth and started to lick it.

Hearing this, I felt a little guilty, but when I thought about it, in the future, I just had to snatch things away and say he found them like I did today.

If Daya and Mao Dan dare not to give it, then beat them!

Cheng Miaomiao didn't know what his intention was.

But after she suddenly knew that all the little money she earned would be given to Mrs. Zhao, she was no longer willing to go looking for things while Zhu Zhu was following her. She didn't want to play with someone who could snitch in private!

But the next day, Qian also clamored to go up the mountain with Ye Ning.

The two of them first picked a lot of wild vegetables and mushrooms, and then they picked all the wild grapes they found under the rock wall. Although they tasted a bit sour, they could be dried and eaten as snacks. The two of them moved them back and forth several times.

Then I moved them home.

The next day, Qian did not go up the mountain, citing pain in his back.

Cheng Erlang's bamboo baskets were also dried in the past two days. During dinner, he proposed that he could go to town tomorrow. Ye Ning also took advantage of the situation and said: "Mom, dad, I still have some tassels that I have harvested in the past few days."

I picked a lot of wild vegetables and bath beads and I want to take them to sell."

"Then you and Erlang will take the eggs that we have collected these days to the town with you."

Mrs. Zhao calculated clearly.

The old hen at home lays three or four eggs every day, plus the wild eggs picked up that time, there are dozens of them, which can be sold for a lot of money.

Old man Cheng took a sip from his dry cigarette with trembling hands and said: "Buy some rice and noodles for the family, as well as salt, soy, sauce, vinegar and so on. Then cut a few kilograms of meat and bring it back with more fat."

When the Cheng family brothers heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up. They hadn't eaten meat for a long time.

Cheng Erlang said in a low voice: "Okay, I understand, Dad."

Mom and dad are going to town?

Cheng Miaomiao stopped eating for an instant, raised her hands actively and said, "I want to go to town too!"

Mrs. Zhao spat: "Little girl, where are you going to watch movies!"

Cheng Miaomiao raised her face and said dissatisfied: "I'm going to help Dad sell things. There must be people who want the wild mint and chrysanthemums that even Dr. Zeng collected. We can sell them together and use the money to buy tofu!"

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Da Ya's eyes also lit up instantly.

It's been a long time since they last went to town. The weather will get cold soon after the autumn harvest, so they won't have the chance to go to town. This is probably the only chance they can go.

When he heard that he could go to the town, Zhuzhu also shouted: "I don't care, I'm going to go!"

Cheng Miaomiao looked at A-niang expectantly, her eyes full of pleading.

Ye Ning sighed inwardly and said, "Mom, when I go to town tomorrow, there will be no one to take the children up the mountain. I might as well ask them to go to town with me and Erlang, so that we can keep an eye on them."

"Yes, mother, my siblings may not be able to handle so many children alone, so let me go too."

Qian immediately jumped out and said.

If she doesn't go, then it won't be up to them as a couple to decide how much it will be sold for, and that's not okay!

When Sanlang's wife Meng Shi saw this, she also hurriedly said: "I know my little bitch is very noisy, why don't I also go and take care of the children and keep an eye on them, so that the second sister-in-law will not be too busy."

Little Zhou opened her mouth, but the last words remained unsaid.

Mrs. Zhao's eyes suddenly narrowed, her white eyes looked particularly fierce, and she spat: "I see that all of you are wild-minded. Wherever you go, who will do the work at home!"

Cheng Dalang and Sanlang quickly stopped their daughter-in-law.

Old man Cheng glanced at them, obviously worried about what happened last time. He pointed at Mr. Qian with his cigarette pole and said, "You can go if you want. My wife, please go with me and watch more."

This matter is settled.

That night, Cheng Miaomiao was almost too happy to fall asleep. She asked over and over again what the town was like, and finally fell asleep after being exhausted.

The next day, she was called out before dawn.

It takes half an hour to walk from the village to the town. In the past, they would have taken the oxcart driven by fellow villagers to go to the town. However, there were so many people going home this time and there were several children, so they had to walk.

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Cheng Miaomiao didn't feel very tired. She was used to walking up the mountain these days.

When they arrived in the town, Cheng Erlang found a place with ease. Ye Ning helped him lay out all the bamboo baskets and other items, and then took out the cloth bag containing the tassels.

"I'll take Miaomiao to the cloth store and sell the tassels and then come back."

Cheng Miaomiao immediately patted her chest and promised, "Don't worry, Dad, I will definitely make sure grandma doesn't get lost."

Cheng Erlang suddenly laughed and touched her little head.

Qian was not interested in this cloth village and only told Ye Ning to come back as soon as possible.

She was terrible at handicrafts and could never learn how to knit tassels by hand. If not for this, she would have asked Ye Ning to teach her. How could she have left such a profitable business?

Before going out, my mother told her to sell the eggs she picked up.
Chapter completed!