farmhouse ditty

Chapter 213
Wang Er's daughter-in-law carried the slop bucket from the stove to the entrance of the alley, and stood there with a few mothers-in-law, who were also waiting there with the wooden bucket.

Seeing Wang Er's family coming, the women and aunts greeted her with smiles, and Wang Er's family also smiled back, standing with them and chatting for a while.

About half an hour later, a mule cart came ahead with two large wooden barrels tied to it, and there was a sour smell from a long distance away.

The man who drove the car this time was an old man in his 60s and [-]s. He specialized in collecting swill from alleys and alleys. He usually came out once every two days. He collected the swill and sold it to pig farmers elsewhere. Feed it to the pigs.
The aunts and Wang's family at the entrance of the alley hurriedly beckoned the driver to come over, poured the swill from their own house into the wooden bucket, and then left laughing.

Wang Er's family took the bucket outside, rinsed the bucket with the water prepared earlier in the yard, found a board to cover it, and went back to the yard.

Wen Shi was washing dishes in the stove. She saw Wang Er's house and asked her to help bring a basin of water. She had just washed the dishes with the rice washing water that she had left earlier, so she had to rinse them again. .

Wang Er's family responded, took a wooden basin, and walked to the well. It was quiet in the yard, and there was not even a single person. Have you all gone to the north room to take a nap?

She poured half a bucket of water into a basin, and brought it to Wen's side, "Hey, yes, sister Juan, sister Xiuniang and the shopkeeper haven't come back yet?"

Wen put the washed bowls into the basin of clear water, "Not yet. During lunch, my family Chu Fu went to the racecourse to ask about it. I haven't seen anyone come out yet...Hey, this man in my family is really protecting his brother with all his heart, didn't he just finish his meal after he came back. "

Wang Er's family listened, just echoed a few words with a smile, and then said, "Hey, this is weird, logically speaking, that model has been seen by people in the palace, and a few words As for the conversation, why did Miss Xiu go all morning, and she hasn't come out yet?"

Wen looked up and down at Wang's family, "Sister, you've been asking me if my siblings are back since noon, you... what's the matter with you?
Wang's family said, "Sister Juan, to tell you the truth, I really have something to ask Miss Xiu."

"Oh, what's the matter, tell me."

"Hey, it's really nothing. I just want to ask Miss Xiu, if the private school in the back alley still accepts children."

"How does she know about this, you can just ask yourself."

"Hey, Sister Juan, I'm always in the shop. Sister Xiu Niang goes to pick up your uncle and sister-in-law every day. I'm thinking that she can talk to that teacher..."

Wang Er's family was chatting with Wen's, and suddenly heard her own man's voice, she was a little surprised, why Wang Er came back now, isn't he staring at the cabinet with Chu Fu, she was thinking Looking into the yard, I saw three people coming in from the front cabinet, not Wang Er, but Chu Fu and Chu Gexiuniang.

Wen's family and Wang's family glanced at each other, put the bowl in the clean wooden box beside them, untied their waistbands, and were about to go out. Chu Fu asked Chu Ge and Xiu Niang to sit in the yard and yelled into the stove. Pour some water out.

Wang Er's family took the apron from Wen's hand, saying that she could make it in the stove by herself, and let her go first.

Wen didn't say anything, and went out after saying yes. In fact, she was also anxious about the order in the palace. Earlier, Xiu Niang also secretly promised that as long as she and Chu Fu were of the same mind for her wooden workshop, the people in their shop would The deal is good, she and Chu Ge won't let them be in vain when the new year comes.

She came out to watch, and saw that both Chu Ge and Xiu Niang looked a little tired, and she was also well-informed, so she didn't start talking about the business, but said it.

"Oh, second brother, second younger brother and sister, you are finally back. This morning, your brother has been going to the racecourse to watch... Come on, you are back now, let's sit down and drink some water to rest for a while. Xie, I just left some food for you in the stove, I'll heat it up for you first."

Wang Er's family poured two bowls of water from the stove, put them on the table, and said, "The shopkeeper, Miss Xiu Niang, this water was boiled at noon. Let's drink first."

Chu Ge was also thirsty. He picked up the bowl and drank two big gulps. Hey, after talking all morning, how could he not be thirsty?

Xiu Niang responded with a smile, put the board on the table, and Wen Shi went to work in the stove with Wang Er's family after talking.

Chu Ge put down the bowl and asked Chu Fu, "Brother, how much wood do we have in the warehouse?"

Chu Fu thought about it for a while, and then talked about it. Since Liu's brothers brought the wooden board over, they have already used almost half of the material.

Chu Ge didn't say anything when he heard it, but he just glanced at it with Xiu Niang. They both seemed to have a good idea. They sat and chatted for a while, and Wen's and Wang's family brought out the food. Originally, Wenshi put the food in the pot to warm up earlier, but now it only needs to be heated up on high heat.

Wang Er's family put the food in the main room, and called Chu Ge and Xiu Niang to come over for dinner. The Wen family was in the courtyard. She watched Chu Ge and Xiu Niang leave, and then secretly asked Chu Fu. Chatting with Chu Ge, did they talk about the list business in the palace?

Chu Fu shook his head and said no, he was chatting with Chu Gexiuniang just now, and didn't talk about business.

Wen shi sighed secretly when she heard this, with Xiu Niang just like that, the deal must be impossible, how can they compare with Yuanmuhang.

Chu Fu looked at his daughter-in-law strangely, and didn't know what she was thinking about. She was happy for a while and disappointed for a while. He couldn't figure it out, so he ignored it. He went straight to the north room to knock Open the door, let the guys get up and work. It's been an hour and a half since this, and it's time to get up.

The clerks in this room dawdled for a while, and waited for a bag of cigarettes before they pushed open the door and came out. Chu Ge and Xiu Niang finished their meal in time, and they listened and looked at the people in the yard. The guys were all there, and the two walked out chattering.

Some of the guys in the yard saw Chu Ge and Xiu Niang, and they all shouted to greet them, and some of them even laughed and asked about the business in the morning.

"Shopkeeper, sister-in-law Xiuniang, when did you come back?"

"Yes, I haven't seen you when we had dinner just now..."

"Hey, shopkeeper, sister-in-law Xiuniang, how is your business negotiation going, let's beat that garden tree."

"Shopkeeper, tell me quickly, our workshop is quite busy this month, and our brothers still want to get busy..."

"That's right, shopkeeper. I was on the road yesterday, and I heard that the guys from Yuanmu Co., Ltd. were terrified, saying that they have to make four or five hundred boards this time..."

"Brothers, brothers, stop arguing and listen to me."

Seeing the guys chattering in unison, Chu Ge couldn't answer one by one, so he had to shout first to calm the guys down.

Seeing that the fellows were all looking at him, Chugo glanced around the yard, with a rare joy on his face, he smiled, "Brothers, what you just said is right, the people in the palace That list, let us continue!"

The guys in the yard had a meal first, and then they all cheered and yelled loudly when they were done, and directly quarreled with old man Li who was taking a lazy afternoon in the Westinghouse, and received several yells from him.

Xiu Niang looked at him and smiled, "Uncle Li, don't be angry, we've accepted the order in the palace. The big guy is happy, and I'm calling you to have fun together."

Some guys were very happy, excitedly urging Chugo to speak quickly, to see how many orders they could get this time.

Old man Li was still thinking about it, but when he heard Xiu Niang say that, he calmed down unexpectedly, smiled with his old mouth, and came to the yard.

Of course, Chu Ge followed what they said. This time, the palace asked for a total of [-] boards, and I heard that it was still less than half of the amount. Waiting for Guanshi Huang to bring it back to the palace, if those laundresses make good use of it Yes, they will send someone over to ask for the board.

Hearing Chu Ge's words, the guys in the yard couldn't bear it any longer, and started laughing happily. However, they didn't have much fun before letting Chu Ge return to the status quo.

He looked at the guys in the yard and said, today is the eighth day of the lunar new year, and they have to hand in the board four days later. Steward Huang has to bring a team back to the palace before August [-]th. Anyway, outside of Shuangyang Town It's an official road, they can bring their things here, they don't need to change routes halfway, they drive away day and night, within three days, they will arrive at the palace.

However, Chu Ge knew that they didn't have any in stock at all, so he had to negotiate with Guanshi Huang in the horse house, asking him to give him a few days, and let them make this new board, or it would take a whole morning.

Originally, Guanshi Huang would have to do it tomorrow, because the palace will hold many large and small banquets on the [-]th of August, and the ladies in the palace will have to change their clothes frequently. If they can't make it back on the fifth day, the people in the clothing bureau will have to work hard to death, and if they can't finish washing the clothes, several palaces will have to be fined.

So on the way here, Chu Ge and Xiu Niang discussed it. In the past two days, everyone will work in two shifts, working day and night to make boards, and the wages will be doubled. Pack a red envelope.

The folks in the yard heard what Chu Ge said, and they had to make a thousand or so boards within four days. For the sake of the red envelopes, they were all in high spirits again.

Chu Ge looked very happy, and he directed the guys to work in front of the main room.

Now in the Chu family wooden workshop, it can be said that everyone is full of energy, except for one person...

(End of this chapter)