jdhmnovel Chapter 396: Spreading Silently
Chapter 396: Spreading Silently
"Could it be that someone from Brother Li's family is here to ask as well?" Gu Qingqing asked tentatively.
Geng Chunhua didn't seem to expect Gu Qingqing to guess it. After a moment of daze, she suddenly burst into laughter. She was obviously the only one laughing, but Gu Qingqing heard the feeling of thousands of troops and horses.
"Hahaha, Qingqing, how did you guess that? It's a bit embarrassing to be a live-in son-in-law here. Normally, your brother Li and I only go back to visit during the Chinese New Year and our parents' birthdays, hoping to turn a blind eye, as if everyone can forget the existence of this matter. They even rarely come back once a year. Now the county magistrate has divided our village into an experimental field. The wives and married girls in the village listened to our advice and ran to their own homes to learn it. Now people from other villages are very interested in our method of making fertilizer with compost. But..." Geng Chunhua said here, and the expression on her face became quite disappointed.
Gu Qingqing didn't know about these things. She was addicted to listening to them. When she heard her use the word "but", she knew that nothing good was going to happen.
He hurriedly asked, "But what?"
"But those people were just here to ask around. When they heard that they were going to join the lime we make, they all left with a smile, making it seem like we were cheating people," Geng Chunhua said indignantly.
Gu Qingqing saw that it was this matter, and she smiled broadly, "I thought it was something else, this is normal, there is no rush, as long as there is a family in the other village that follows my instructions, the results will be known immediately during the autumn harvest. There is a saying in the village, good food is never too late, and a good woman will never have trouble finding a husband."
"That's what I thought, too. Your brother Li's mother's brother came to inquire about it, so I asked you to tell them the solution and give them the lime that my family got. I don't want anything else, but I want to make your brother Li proud and let the Li family know that the child's father is also on holiday at my house."
Gu Qingqing nodded. She felt comfortable watching Geng Chunhua doing things. Then Gu Qingqing asked, "How are other households in the village doing recently?"
Geng Chunhua thought she was asking how everyone felt after spending money but not selling anything, so she said hastily, "Everyone in our village is open-minded and is looking forward to a good harvest this year. In addition, the county magistrate exempted us from the autumn tax this year, so even if we spent the money on the mountain, we can still make a profit this time."
"It's still a little difficult to make back the investment through this season, but things will only get better and better in the future," said Gu Qingqing.
Then she chatted with Geng Chunhua about other things in the yard, and her giggles could be heard from the yard many times.
"Mom, I'm back." Before Wenrou entered the yard, her cheerful voice had already spread into the yard.
"I said I didn't see your children today. Are they all out?" Geng Chunhua asked while stopping her needlework.
"Wenrou went to town with his father, and Wennuan is in the backyard with his elder sister." Gu Qingqing replied, stretching her neck and saying "Hey" in the direction of the front yard.
"Then I have to go. Time has passed so quickly while I was talking to you. I don't know if your brother Li has come back from the fields. Oh, by the way, do you still sell offal in the village?" Geng Chunhua asked as she stood up.
Gu Qingqing shook her head. "Everyone in the village is busy working in the fields, so they don't want to eat it, so they don't keep it for sale. Now they are all being sold in the town. What's wrong? Do you want to buy it?"
"If you want to buy it, give me a big bowl tomorrow and I'll come to get it tomorrow morning. Also, keep a braised chicken for me." Geng Chunhua said with a smile.
"What happy event is this at home? Braised sausages and braised chicken." Gu Qingqing asked curiously.
Geng Chunhua just laughed and said, "Tomorrow your brother Li's father will have his birthday. Let's go there."
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingqing promised the other party, "Don't worry, I'll leave you the fattest chicken."
"Okay, that's settled then. I'm going back."
Gu Qingqing stood up and walked her to the door, and saw her greet Wang Baoyu who was following the donkey cart and asked, "Baoyu, what are you doing?"
Wang Baoyu went to the town today, and Meihua took her to pass by the Shen family shop not far away. She saw how good the soap business of the Shen family was. She felt nervous, but at the same time she hoped that the soap shop would do better business after it opened.
I was lost in thought when I heard Geng Chunhua's question. I didn't know how to answer for a moment, so I hurriedly replied, "I'll follow and see."
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Gu Qingqing pulled Wenrou into the house and found Wen Wuyan washing his face. "Wuyan, run some errands and go to the next village to buy a few jars, a few large pickle jars, and a dozen oil jars."
The action of wiping his face with the towel paused, and a muffled voice came from behind the towel, "What do you want those for? Don't you have an empty pickle jar at home?"
"That one can't be used. I just suddenly thought of it today. There are some wild grapes on the mountain. I plan to try to make some wine. I also want to use the jars to make some canned peaches as snacks for the children at home." Gu Qingqing explained.
"Making wine? Will it be too tiring?" Wen Wuyan was a little worried about her health.
"Not tired. Besides, which pregnant woman in the village can be as comfortable as me? I will take it easy. Besides, there are so many children at home. I will let them do some work instead of me."
Wen Wuyan got Gu Qingqing's promise before taking the money and leaving.
Just when Gu Qingqing was wondering why she hadn't seen Li Xin all afternoon, Li Xin and Zhao Danju showed up, one carrying a basket of peaches and the other holding a basket filled with small peaches that had fallen on the ground.
Gu Qingqing was surprised to see this, "Daxin, why did you bring back so many peaches?"
Li Xin raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his face, and smiled at Gu Qingqing, "Aunt, you are going to make something, right? Do you think these peaches are enough? The peaches look big on the tree, but when I pick them back, they are only this small."
Li Xin said self-reproachfully as he looked at the peach that was not even as big as an egg.
Gu Qingqing understood instantly and smiled gently, "You, I just asked at noon. The things at home were not ready yet, but you picked the peaches and brought them back."
When Li Xin heard that he had picked the peaches too early, he felt even more guilty, "Aunt, are these peaches useless?"
Gu Qingqing looked at the depressed child, smiled and shook her head, "How can it be useless? Wait for me to tell you how to make it. Let's make some after dinner. Your uncle has gone to buy jars, and we'll make the rest tomorrow."
Then Gu Qingqing noticed that Zhao Danju was twisting and turning around and scratching around, and she knew that there must be some hairy peach on his body.
"Daxin, go get the soap from home and take Danju to the stream to wash and bathe. You must have a lot of peach hairs on your body."
Li Xin was also feeling itchy all over, and when he heard this, he immediately smiled and nodded, "Okay, Auntie, we'll go right away."
Gu Qingqing watched Zhao Danju being dragged out by Li Xin with a reluctant look on his face. Just as she was wondering why this child didn't want to go, she heard Zhao Danju's rather resentful voice, "Daxin, where's my candy?"
"We have too much peach hair on our bodies. It would be bad if we passed it to Auntie. I'll give it to you after we come back from the shower. Come with me quickly. I can't lie to you..."