Phi-Fic Chapter 47: 3 hardships in life
Chapter 47: 3 hardships in life
The lunch was arranged by Guan Zhuangtou, with five dishes and one soup. Braised pork, braised fish, chicken soup, fried shredded radish, and fried eggs with chives. Xiaomi felt that this Zhuangtou was really a talent. He arranged everything you could think of and even things you couldn't think of. In modern times, he would be a caring butler.
"Dad, Mom, should we have a housewarming dinner?"
According to the local custom, a banquet is held when moving into a new house.
"Yes, we didn't do it before because we were in a hurry to move, so it would be unreasonable not to do it this time. Besides, everyone is very curious about the farm, and now is the slack season for farming. We will invite them over after we finish our work in two days."
"How many people do you want to invite?"
"Dear relative, village head, clan leader, please come in for a moment."
"What about my mother's family and my uncle's family?"
"Of course I will go and talk to them in person."
"Oh!" Wang was very happy at the thought of seeing her mother again.
"We have a lot of houses now, so let my mother-in-law stay at home for a few more days. There is not much to do at home now."
"Hey!" Wang smiled so much that wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes. The head of the household was really considerate.
"Xiaomi, my wife, I will take you to the city tomorrow to buy clothes and fabrics."
“I also want to buy jewelry!”
"Okay, I'll buy them all!" He sold 30% of the farm's grain and earned more than 100 taels, plus the money from selling crystal minced meat recently. Although not as much as before, it's still not a small amount.
"Dad, let the head of the village deliver the crystal sashimi from now on." It was getting colder, and it was quite painful to deliver goods in winter.
"Okay, if we're going to do it, we'll do it ourselves. We'll see who will take over from you after a while."
"It's not tiring to do this, so let's do it ourselves." She felt that the recipe was safer in her own hands.
The village has many people, so if they are idle, they might as well find something to do and earn more money. Who would complain about having too much money?
"Dad, besides tofu, are there any other foods made from soybeans in the city?"
"Soy milk."
"Gone?"
"What else? Fried beans?"
Well, she had only eaten tofu, old tofu, and tender tofu over the years. She thought the Lin family was stingy and couldn't afford to buy anything else. It turned out that they didn't have any.
There are three hard things in life, and making tofu is one of them.
Dried tofu, tofu skin, and fermented tofu are both durable and delicious.
Do you want to do it? They have a mule, so they don't need anyone to turn the mill.
"Dad, do we have soybeans at home?"
"Yes, I have planted more than ten acres of dry land in Zhuangzi. Do you want to eat fried beans?"
"I thought of a food and wanted to try it."
Hearing that their daughter wanted to try something new, the couple was very supportive. When Xiaomi woke up, a large bag of soybeans had been moved to the kitchen.
"This is quite troublesome, let's try it after we have the housewarming wine!"
"It works!"
After hearing her daughter talk about the trouble, Lin Dashan knew that this thing was not easy to deal with, so she just tried the previous ones casually.
At night, Xiaomi slept in the new bed, rolling back and forth happily. It was so big and comfortable. She turned over and over in such a big bed as she wanted, and turned over all the hidden cabinets and drawers in the bed, and finally fell asleep hugging the quilt.
"Master, this bed is really comfortable. It's much more comfortable than sleeping on a kang."
"Yes, Guan Zhuangtou said that this bed would cost 20 taels of silver."
"So expensive!"
"Yes, we didn't even have a new bed or a red quilt when we got married. Xiuhe, why don't you make it up to us on our wedding night today!" As he said this, he pressed Wang under him.
"Husband!" Wang whispered, her face blushing.
Lin Dashan looked at his wife's whitened face under the moonlight and could no longer hold back...
In the morning, the whole family got up late.
Wang was still shy to go out. It was all because of the head of the household. He acted like a little boy and didn't let her sleep in the middle of the night.
Looking at Wang's shy appearance, Lin Xiaomi smiled secretly. It seemed that her father worked very hard yesterday.
"Mom, wake up. Breakfast is ready. Let's eat and then go to the city."
"Oh!" Wang felt even more embarrassed when she saw her daughter. She was so embarrassed at her age!
I delivered the crystal sashimi first and then went straight to the clothing store.
Lin Xiaomi said she didn't want any of the thick clothes she had before, and the whole family should buy new ones. The coarse linen clothes were full of patches and didn't keep her warm at all.
The store was filled with winter clothes, including double-breasted jackets embroidered with crabapple flowers, cotton skirts with white background and blue flowers, waistcoats made of some unknown wool, bright red cotton skirts, and purple satin robes.
Lin Xiaomi spent a long time choosing and finally bought two sets, a turquoise and pink cotton jacket, a padded jacket, a waistcoat, a quilted skirt, and cotton pants. The whole set was well matched. She could wear it any way she wanted. She also chose a pink fine cotton dress to wear in the warm room.
Wang has difficulty choosing clothes, so her daughter helps her choose them. For winter clothes, she wears a navy blue cotton jacket with a cotton skirt with the same color trim, and the skirt is embroidered with peach blossom patterns.
There is also a light purple double-breasted jacket embroidered with small flowers, a light purple skirt with eight-treasure plum blossom pattern, and a dark purple jacket and a mandarin jacket.
Warm house wine prepares a dark green top with silver edges and a dark blue pleated skirt.
The mother and daughter each bought two pairs of embroidered cotton shoes and a pair of ordinary cotton shoes, and Xiaomi also bought a pair of deerskin boots.
Lin Dashan's outfit was even simpler, with men all wearing the same color from head to toe, dark blue and gray-black. As for Warm Room Wine, he wore a dark green long gown.
She devoted herself to making matching shirts for both of them.
The couple casually let Lin Xiaomi hold the clothes and gesture on them, and she would buy whatever she decided to buy. Indeed, their daughter had better taste than them.
After shopping, they packed four large bags, which cost 19 taels. The shopkeeper smiled and carried the bags to see them off to the car.
After that, head straight to the fabric store.
I chose white, pink, and blue fine cotton for my inner clothes. People here make their own underwear. I bought 50 kilograms of cotton to make a few extra quilts for guests to sleep over. I also needed cotton for my cotton coat, cotton jacket, and cotton pants. I spent 8 taels.
Jewelry shop.
Wang was dazzled by the selection and felt guilty and her hands were shaking. Xiaomi chose a silver hairpin with three silver chains, a pair of silver bracelets with gold thread, a gold hairpin, and a pair of gold and jade earrings. Wang was trembling with fear. How could this girl spend so much money without blinking when buying things?
"That's too much. We just saved some money at home. Are you going to spend it all in one day?"
"These are still silver, but I lost some labor costs. Mother, even if the hairpin melts, it's still silver, no loss."
Wang was speechless.
Xiaomi also chose a pair of silver bracelets wrapped with gold wire and a pair of silver cloves.
When the bill came, it cost 43 taels. If we add a little more, we can buy a house in the city. Wang held the jewelry in her arms, feeling happy and distressed, and her face was twisted with anxiety.
Seeing her mother like this, Lin Xiaomi turned her head and let her digest it herself.
In just one day, they spent the money for a house. Wang felt that she was a spendthrift because most of the money was spent on her and she bought the most. But she was also secretly happy in her heart, thinking to herself, my girl, my husband really loves her.
He went to the pharmacy to get some medicine for Wang, and then went to Banxian on the city wall to ask him to calculate a good day for a wedding.
Banxian took 200 coins, closed his eyes, and counted on his fingers, "Five days from now will be a good day!"
Well, without any hesitation, I chose five days later.