six-fingered peasant girl

Chapter 208 Buying Food
In March of the 21st year of Daqi Jiahe Dynasty, many things happened to Su Liu’s family. Ning Guang left, Su Jinfeng got married, bought a land and a house, Chen Ye officially went to the county school to study, the donkey-hide gelatin workshop opened grandly, and quickly entered the family. The market, everything goes according to its trajectory.

In May, the rain was pattering, everything had already awakened, and the fields were full of vitality. Su Liu and the others, who were at the center of the rumors, gradually returned to calm.

"Mother, look, my sister is in a daze again." Su Xiao pouted in the direction of Su Liu.

Mrs. Chen looked over, sighed, and said, "Your sister, I'm afraid she's thinking about you Brother Ning again."

Su Xiao was silent, propped his chin with one hand, and said: "The world of adults is really difficult to understand. Why didn't sister go with Brother Ning at the beginning? She insisted on having a lovesickness between two places, which would only add to the trouble!"

"You're so young, why pretend to be deep." Chen pinched her nose and said angrily, "What do you know about lovesickness? It's getting more and more out of shape."

Su Xiao stuck out her tongue and said, "Isn't it? They both have engagements, so why not marry right away and go together."

Chen hesitated to speak, and finally said: "You don't understand, your sister is worried about us!"

Su Xiao pursed her lips after hearing this, and said, "Sister has too many things hidden in her heart."

"So you, don't let your sister worry about it. You are a 13-year-old child, and you still need someone to help you with everything. Brother Ye is calmer and more sensible than you." Chen said angrily.

Su Xiao heard that her pretty face was wrinkled into a ball, and she pouted and protested: "Who's there, didn't you see that I'm starting to make money now?"

"Yes, we can do it even when we are little." Chen had no choice but to agree.

After several trials and experiments, Su Xiao finally made a better-quality powder, and sold some of it, but it was not delicate enough, but compared to the powder that ordinary hawkers didn't know where to get, it was much better, and it was also very popular. Ladies and sisters-in-law are welcome.

Su Xiao snorted arrogantly, and said again: "Brother Ye is back today, mother, I'll make him a sweet soup to simmer."

"Go." Chen nodded with a smile.

In the evening, when smoke was everywhere in Da'ao Village, Chen Ye walked into the house with a book bag on his back, and immediately went to the main house to greet Mrs. Chen and the others.

According to the situation of Su Liu and their family, Chen Ye is the only young master in the family, and he should have a servant to serve him. Su Liu also planned to let Cui Fu serve him by his side, but Chen Ye himself refused, saying There are few males in the family, and if Cui Fu wants to go out with him, there will be no males.Moreover, there is nothing to do in the county school except study. Clothes and the like can also be thrown to the servants of the county house to wash. If not, he can wash them himself.

Chen Ye is sensible and always thinks of them. Su Liu and the others will only be ironic in their hearts, and they will give up when they see him persisting, but they have made up their minds to make arrangements when Chen Ye is older. After all, they have maids to take care of them. Chen Ye It is necessary to have a servant to follow and serve, and it will also be a helper in the future.

"Elder Sister, Brother Ning has a letter." After paying his respects, Chen Ye took out a letter from his book bag and handed it to Su Liu.

Su Liu was startled, stood up abruptly, and said, "Show me quickly."

After receiving the letter, it was indeed written by Ning Guang on the cover. Su Liu couldn't help touching it, her eyes were hot.

After walking for more than two months, this product finally received a letter!
Mrs. Chen was also happy, but she also knew that it was not good to bother her, so she took Chen Ye down to freshen up, leaving room for Su Liu.

The letter paper is not thick, only two thin sheets, Su Liu was a little dissatisfied, and thought that Ning Guang's long-term facial paralysis was not like the sweet talker, so she was happy and read the letter seriously.

Ning Guang was a young general and rarely practiced calligraphy, so his handwriting could not be called a master's style, but because he practiced it since childhood, he could write magnificently, at least several times better than Su Liu's.

Ning Guang's letter was concise and clear, without any ink marks, and he would never write a sixth word for things that could be clearly stated in five words. Soon, Su Liu would read the entire letter.

The letter stated that he had gone to Shangjing to meet the emperor. The letter vaguely revealed that the Tartars and the Northern Kingdom formed an alliance and intended to send troops to the Daqi Kingdom. Then two years, three years at most will return.

Seeing the alliance between the Northern Kingdom and the Tartars, Su Liu's heart shrank suddenly. These words meant that there would be constant wars in the future.

Ning Guang also said that even if there is a war, it will not spread to a small place like Changping, so Su Liu needn't worry, but don't go to the northwest, if there is any business to do there, let it go.

Su Liu's heart trembled slightly, Ning Guang was so solemn, thinking that the alliance between the Tartars and the Northern Kingdom was true.

Once the war broke out, the people would be displaced, starving, leaving their homes, and living in dire straits.

Su Liu has never experienced war, but she knows that war is the cruelest, many people have lost their wives and families, and if there is a war in the north, refugees will definitely flock to all directions.

The letter was written more than half a month ago, presumably Ning Guang was on his way to border Mobei, Su Liu pursed his lips and frowned.

During this war, food and grass must be collected. Food is the most important thing. Who knows when the war will end, she has to be prepared, so that she will not even be able to eat in the future, and have no money to buy food.

Thinking of this, Su Liu stood up abruptly, his gaze bright and bright.

Now that she can't fight for a while, she has to make preparations early. Those who store food are not good people, but people are selfish. She always needs to ensure that she and her family can eat.

After making up her mind, Su Liu hurried back to her room, first wrote back to Ning Guang, and then thought about buying food.

It's only May now, and there are at least two months before the summer harvest. She doesn't know when the war will start, but she can't wait. The grain she buys now is only last year's old grain, but she must stockpile some.

And when Chen Ye said that there seemed to be many foreigners in the county recently, Su Liu became more certain of her thoughts, but she didn't say anything about the war, for fear that they would worry.

The donkey-hide gelatin workshop has gradually been on track, and Su Liu went to inspect it occasionally, and someone from the bottom came up with the matter, and the two maids Xueluo and Shuang Ning she specially taught were also beginning to be useful, although He is not mature enough yet, but he has made rapid progress, which is better than doing it alone.

Especially Xueluo, who can help Su Liu with affairs on the outside, and take care of her daily life on the inside. In Su Liu's words, this is an all-round secretary!

The business is stable and on the right track, and the crops that should be planted in the field are also growing extremely well, Su Liu is completely free to deal with the purchase of grain.

Therefore, when Chen Ye returned to the county school the next day, Su Liu also went with him.

"Eldest sister, what happened?" Chen Ye is different from Mrs. Chen, who lives in the house like Mrs. Chen, and Su Xiao, who is simple-minded. As soon as he moved, he faintly felt that something was about to happen.

Su Liu didn't want to talk to him at first, but seeing his young adult appearance, she rubbed the top of his hair and said in a low voice, "Your Brother Ning wrote that there might be a war."

"What?" Chen Ye's eyes widened, his breath was a little unsteady.

"Don't worry, our mountains and rivers are far away, and the flames of war will not reach our side, but it's always good to be prepared." Su Liu smiled reassuringly.

Not only for herself and her family, but also for Ning Guang, who is far away in Mobei, the border. This trip to the city, she not only wants to buy food, but also prepare medicines, so that they can be sent to Ning Guang in the future.

"It's no wonder that so many foreigners have come to the county these days, I'm afraid they've gotten wind of it." Chen Ye frowned tightly, and asked again: "Sister, what do I need?"

"You just need to study well, you are not needed for others." Su Liu said with a smile.

Su Liu sent Chen Ye to the county school first, and then went to the newly bought house.

The house was bought at the end of March. There was a shop in the front and a courtyard in the back, but it cost Su Liu 300 taels of silver.

Because she doesn't often live here, Su Liu only hired a servant to guard the door. Usually, Chen Ye is studying in the county school, and all the food and lodging are there, and only occasionally when he comes back to check the shop, so the servants also Nothing.

In the shop in front, Su Liu opened a branch shop of Chinese and Western buns. The decoration style is higher than that of Baise Town, and it is also very unique in style. Is a regular here.

Back at the house, Su Liu went to check the shop as usual, she only served female customers in this shop, so the shopkeeper she invited was also a female shopkeeper, surnamed Xu, a woman who lost her husband in her family.

Shopkeeper Xu took care of the shop very well, Su Liu had seen her abilities, so she didn't worry about anything, so she just explained a few words, and then went to Cao's house.

When Cao Mingzhu heard that she was coming, she came out to greet her in person. The two met when Cao Kui celebrated her birthday, and they were very happy to meet again.

Su Liu couldn't resist her, so she had to agree. Anyway, he had to prepare to buy food, so he wouldn't leave so soon, but he still had to do business, so he asked Cao Kui's whereabouts.

"It's a coincidence that you came here. Daddy just came back today. He is probably in the study now. If you want to see him, I'll send someone to call him over."

Ever since they knew Ning Guang's identity, the Cao family treated Su Liu's family with respect and courtesy, and because the two daughters got along well and even wanted to get married, they became acquainted casually.

"You are also confused, how can there be any reason for the elders to come to see the younger?" Su Liu said angrily, "Since I am here, I will naturally go to greet Uncle Cao in person."

Cao Mingzhu stuck out her tongue, smiled and asked someone to take her to the study, while she went down and ordered her servants to prepare dinner or something.

Cao Kui had also received the news that Su Liu had come, and before she could salute, he gave her a hand and smiled heartily. He first asked them how he was, and then asked Chen's health coyly, and was winked at by Su Liu teasingly. , blushing in shame.

"Hey, Uncle Cao, let's get down to business. I have something to ask you when I come back."

"Just say it!"

"I want to buy grain, I wonder if you have a way, Uncle Cao?" Su Liu looked at him with piercing eyes and asked word by word.

(End of this chapter)