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After the pig I bought sent the meat away, there were some guts and intestines left.
It was about 20 pounds. Li Xiang didn't take it to sell it, and planned to keep it for his family to eat.
In the past two days, 10,000 kilograms of lotus roots have been sent one after another, and he has placed them in the cellar.
As time passed, because of Li Xiang's relationship, the seven sisters of the Li family, except the third and fifth, all tasted the sweetness of earning money more or less.
Especially the fourth eldest who makes rice noodles and the second eldest who makes tofu. As for the eldest, because they have not yet split up, they can only pass on the small business of selling pig blood.
Ten days later, Muyan was finally able to throw away her crutches and walk on her own. She couldn't be free, so she quickly drew a picture of the furniture for the third family.
The third brother-in-law who received the picture was as happy as a child and expressed his heartfelt thanks to them.
Seventh brother-in-law came to him twice after learning that Mala Xuewang was the recipe given by Li Xiang, but he refused.
You were dismissive of me before, but today I let you down, now you want it? I'm sorry, but I'm going to keep the recipes for sale and won't bother you.
As time passed into the twelfth lunar month, Li Xiang made another fifty taels of silver just copying the book, and the market response to the book he wrote was also good. Since he signed a commission agreement with the shopkeeper at the beginning, it was based on his serialized book. Less than half a month after the release of the first episode, he easily earned more than 20 taels of silver.
When he got here, he had more than 200 taels of silver on hand, and the lotus root stock added up to 50,000 catties. It can be said that the lotus vegetables in Shiliba Village have been cleaned up by him, and he can't dig it if he wants to buy or dig it.
Although the fifth child did not increase their income for the time being, Li Xiang still repaid the 32 taels of silver owed to her.
He also promised her that when the spring of next year begins, he will find income for them.
In this regard, Li Wuniu was both moved and complicated. She obviously did not expect that the younger brother who only knew what to ask for would one day run around for their sisters. She received this love, and she was grateful. .
As soon as I heard that my younger brother is planning to get married on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, the elder sisters are working harder than each other. The fourth family has made a lot of money recently, and it is natural to take on Li Xiang's marriage. As for pork, tofu, jewelry , clothes, etc., were also shared by several other sisters.
It can be said that even if Li Xiang gets married, he is not tired at all. Everything is covered by his sisters. They only need to give money and be a happy bride.
joy?
No, Muyan is not happy, although the daughter-in-law is capable, so that they will no longer be in debt, and even have a better life, but let her put on a red robe and kneel and kowtow like a little wife, she feels Embarrassed.
What is especially unbearable is her gender change. She even thought countless times, how will the married life be lived in the future?
These days, she has been exhausted by the torture of her new identity, and she almost suffered a cerebral infarction because of various habit problems.
In the past, I used to pee, stand, draw a gun, and pour it all over, but now I not only have to squat, but my wife has also taught me to wipe with paper and wash it every day, otherwise it will stink easily.
What embarrassed her even more was the question of her aunt who came once a month. He used to think that women were abnormal for a few days every month. , but since she experienced that feeling once, she felt that his outlook on life and values had changed.
Damn, is this still the way people live?
Being a woman is too much trouble, isn't it?
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When she asked Li Xiang to complain about the problem, the latter squinted and looked at her like an idiot.
"Where is this? We haven't waited for you to have a baby yet. After giving birth, you will come to experience true despair!"
Somehow, after hearing Li Xiang's words, someone felt a little dark in front of him: "You, you What do you mean by this?"
Li Xiang shook his head gently: "What I say now, you think it's nonsense, you will know it when you look back and experience it yourself." They all say that women are made of water, and they fall off at every turn. Tears, screaming pain at every turn, suddenly do not know how painful it is to be a woman.
Although Mu Yan in previous lives took great care of himself, he was not a woman after all, so he couldn't understand the real pain of a woman.
This life is fortunate to let her dress as a woman, only the advantages and no disadvantages.
Before getting married, she could enjoy the pain of her aunt who came to report every month.
After getting married, filial piety to her in-laws, serving her husband, and undertaking most of the household chores.
After pregnancy, it is good that the in-laws love and care, but if you meet a 250, then your life is over.
When a child is born, it is the time to truly test whether a man is a wolf or a human. The heart-piercing pain cannot be explained in words at all.
After giving birth, I have to experience acute mastitis, uterine prolapse, out of shape, day and night upside down, unable to sleep peacefully and so on.
Do you think men can experience this?
Hehe, they will only complain about your incompetence as a mother when something goes wrong, which is why more and more people suffer from postpartum depression.
It has a lot to do with how much a man cares about his lover.
Not only the man, but also the relationship between the in-laws is also very tense.
The feud of the confinement is inseparable, it feels terrible to think about it.
How much unimaginable pain and responsibility can a small shoulder bear?
You know, once, they were also the treasures of their parents. Why did they change so much after they got married? Instead, why did they get married?
Because Li Xiang has seen too many such examples, he fully understands that being a woman is not easy.
Especially women in the workplace, raising children, earning money, and housework are all inseparable from you. If you don't worry about it, someone will be dissatisfied with you.
How can these be explained in three or two sentences? Only when Mu Yan experiences it herself can she truly understand it.
In fact, he still has some regrets about her dressing as an ancient woman. I hope he has the opportunity to dress as a modern woman, and how can he be a woman in the workplace.
That's even more interesting!
For the next half month, Li Xiang basically had nothing to do. Every day he read, wrote, made an outline, and wrote the second episode of the storybook.
The words he wrote tend to be heroic, which is the characteristic of men. Because the writing is smooth and easy to understand, without using difficult and obscure classical Chinese, it is very popular with readers. The sharing agreement was lost, and as a result, when the words became popular, they stopped talking.
And the key points of the exam that he outlined with colored pens have also become the characteristics of this bookstore. It used to be competitive with other companies. Now, with his participation, he has become the boss of the town.
The shopkeeper's mind was very bright, and he immediately decided to expand the bookstore and open branches in the county and Fucheng. Of course, as the biggest customer of their store, he came up to discuss cooperation with him. As long as he writes in the future, they will let them sell the books. , give him two shares.
Of course, in addition to the 20% of the shares, Huaben's income is calculated separately.
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Most of the words of this era are still stuck in the old-fashioned routine of the talented and beautiful, and for the pastime of the word book, it is still expressed in an obscure classical Chinese situation. It is no wonder that his words were instantly killed when he appeared Many established authors.
After entering the school after the beginning of spring, he will not have much time. At that time, apart from occasionally writing a book of words, things like copying books can only be handed over to Mu Yan to take care of it. 20% of the shares are not too much, but He was confident that he could make a lot of money from this novel. After all, he signed the contract according to the book, not according to the person.
The shopkeeper was naturally excited, and happily took his contract and discussed with the owner the intention of opening a store in the prefecture and the county at the same time.
Compared with the ease on his side, Mu Yan was not so relaxed, and the seven elder sisters took turns to teach her.
From cooking to female celebrity, from three to four virtues to making wedding dresses, really, even when she looked at her, her scalp was numb. I really don't know how this old man persevered and didn't break out.
They were just ordinary people, and it was such a hassle to get married. If it were an official family, Muyan would have chosen to hang her by the neck. After a hundred deaths, it would save her suffering.
It was easy to endure until the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, because the step of welcoming the bride was omitted, and all the guests were from the man's side, so the wedding was generally quite simple.
Everyone knows the situation of the Li family and the Mu family, and no one thinks that Muyan has no family. Instead, several sisters take good care of this little brother and sister. It goes without saying that they have asked their own daughter to go with Muyan. Being a companion made the old man both moved and helpless.
The young couple was full of joy today, dressed in red robes, and toasted table by table.
The wine was the wine that Li Xiang took out of the bubbles. No one had ever tasted it before. It was very fresh, and he drank a lot by accident.
Due to Li Xiang's control of the dishes on the table, in addition to the ones he taught his brother-in-law and sister earlier, he added six dishes such as cold shredded seaweed, cold lotus vegetables, pork with plum vegetables, Dongpo pork, and eight-treasure rice. It can be said that today's seats are not exactly the same in ten miles and eight villages.
The elder sisters were all beaming, but the old seventh family held their faces during the whole process, and they didn't know who owed him money.
Uh, it must be that Li Xiang owes him money.
However, the brothers and sisters all knew why his face was ugly, and no one came close to him, so that the person who wanted to show his face couldn't find anyone to speak.
Even Old Seventh Sister herself, seldom pays any attention to her husband.
He relied on himself to earn money in the restaurant, and the family respected her, so her wife was abused. If her younger brother helped her find a chance to exchange pocket money, maybe she would have to keep watching him. Living with the looks of his family, she didn't come close to him during this time, and when she had time, she did handicrafts and brought her children, and she was quite comfortable.
After he realized that no one was really willing to pay attention to him, he licked his face and begged Li Xiang to write him two recipes, well, this request, he was still begging at the dinner table and begging in full view, as if he didn't give it. His recipes are just as shameless as he is about to make trouble.
Li Xiang glanced at him with an ugly face: "Seventh brother-in-law, when I rushed to give it to you, you dismissed it, but now you realize its value, and you come to me again, I have already refused, it is time to write I have already written it. You tear it up and throw it away. It is your own business. I sold it to the restaurant, and I wrote it with all my heart. If you ask me now, where can I find it for you? Think, so, you still have to wait for me to figure it out, and give it to you later!"
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When the seventh brother-in-law heard this, he meant to shirk. He felt that Li Xiang was not giving him face, and immediately pointed to a few new dishes on the table and asked him.
"You didn't give me the recipe, why did you give the recipe to the fourth family? You dare to say that you didn't give these dishes?"
Li Xiang frowned slightly, put the wine glass in his hand on the table, and squinted at him.
"So what? I gave it to people at the beginning, it was rare, and it took me a long time to study it, and I can only show it today. This is the success of people's efforts. What does it have to do with me and you? What I gave , one is rare, the other is torn up and thrown away, and in turn you blame me for not giving it to you, seventh brother-in-law, is it unreasonable to be a man without taking you?" The other brothers-in-law were more or less accepted by Li Xiang. Enhui wanted to speak for him, but was stopped by him.
"Brother-in-laws don't need to say more, this is a matter between me and the seventh brother-in-law. It has nothing to do with you. You should eat and drink." After speaking, he took the seventh brother-in-law aside. He thought Li Xiang was afraid. Now, he raised his eyebrows a little proudly at him.
"Tell me, when will the recipe be given to me?"
Li Xiang was irritated by his shameless attitude: "What if I don't give it to you?"
"Then I will take your sister home!"
Li Xiang's eyes were instantly dangerous They squinted together: "Are you sure?"
"Of course I'm very sure, why? Don't you dare? If you don't dare, give me the recipe immediately. Give me the recipe. I'll think about your sister." Shamelessly laughed, and then ignored her, went to call his little seventh sister to him, and said in front of her.
"Qijie, this person just threatened me. If I don't give him the recipe, he will leave you. I don't want to give it to him anymore. What do you say?"
Li Qiniu didn't seem to be surprised that such ruthless words came from her husband. He asked him at the time, "Do you want the child?"
Being so calm and courageous, Li Xiang was startled, and even his husband, who had a smug face just now, panicked.
"What did you say?"
"I ask you, do you want the child? I will take it away if you don't want it. As for being divorced, it's even more impossible to talk about. I haven't committed any of the seven sins, so why do you want to divorce me? Now it's not you who divorce me, it's me who wants to divorce you, tell me, when will you follow me to go through the formalities?"
The 'Seventh Brother-in-law' was completely dumbfounded. What about the cards?
He wanted to go back on it now, but Li Qiniu didn't give him any face at all, so she turned around and told the guests what he had just said.
Everyone was very annoyed when they heard it, and they all shouted that they wanted to make decisions for Li Qiniu. The first ones to speak were the head of the Li family and the village head of Lianhua Village.
With the guarantees of these two heavyweights, Li Qiniu said that the 10th ** can be successful, plus Li Xiang's status as a scholar, the county master will also look a little thin.
So three days after Li Xiang got married, Li Qiniu returned to her parents' home with her two ten-year-old daughters and six-year-old son.
Li Xiang tried his best to win her over the child. In his opinion, if the husband and wife divorced, the son would be the first to suffer grievances. After a relationship there, the child was awarded to Li Qiniu. At this point, they finally have nothing to do with the ex-brother-in-law's family.
In fact, the reason why Li Qiniu is so courageous is also because of the seventh brother-in-law and her in-laws' family. Over the years, due to Li Xiang's sake, they beat or scolded her. She justified her losses and endured it, but when Li Xiang showed her favor, When he trampled on him, Li Qiniu was completely chilled.
And his recent remarks made her particularly disgusting, and she was even more impatient to follow him home and continue to accept the insults and threats from their family members.
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The return of the seventh sister made the family seem more prosperous. Li Qiniu was very embarrassed about her unpleasantness at the wedding of her younger brother and sister-in-law.
Mu Yan is a man, how can he be as petty as a woman, and even if he is not a man, it is impossible for him to be foolish at this juncture in his relationship with Li Xiang, although he regrets that his daughter-in-law is beside her on the wedding night. Sleep hard, but this has nothing to do with this seventh sister.
He immediately shook his head, indicating that he didn't care: "Sister, please don't say that, we are all a family, you don't need to take these little things to heart. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and it's quite lively when we have more family members. As for those troubles, we should leave them behind. The back of the head is good!"
Li Qiniu observed her words and expressions, seeing that Muyan really welcomed their mother and son, she was relieved, and hurriedly took her daughter to make a fire and cook.
Mu Yan couldn't stop it, so Li Xiang came forward to reconcile: "Forget it, let her go, the married daughter will feel like a guest when she returns to her parents' house. It will take time to get her to take the initiative to regain the feeling of being a master, but it is you. , your body is not in good shape yet, hurry into the room and rest!" The young couple returned to Li Xiang's room, which has been repainted. From the bed to the wardrobe, there are new clothes and new quilts, which is enough to show the old lady's attention. To the extent, I didn't feel that Mu Yan was Bai Jian's daughter-in-law, and dealt with it indiscriminately.
The eldest sister delivers meat, and the second sister delivers soy products.
The third sister and brother-in-law presented the painted dresser and wardrobe. Although they were designed by Muyan, the brother-in-law spent money and effort to make them with care.
Fourth sister and fourth brother-in-law help to set up the wedding banquet.
Although the fifth sister didn't send anything, she sent a gift of 2 taels of silver, which is not a small amount even if she got the county seat, which is definitely a generous sum.
The sixth sister helped to make the wedding dress when they got married. In the closet, the two of them also had four sets of brand-new cotton-padded clothes and daily clothes, all of which were made by the sixth sister.
The jewelry and headgear on Mu Yan's body were made by Li Qiniu with the jewelry beads given by Li Xiang. Although they were not valuable in modern times, they were very beautiful in ancient times. They looked very high-end and elegant, and they were no better than those sold outside. The difference between those dozens of taels of silver.
Even Mu Yan can eat Li Xiang's love with so many sisters, and happiness is about to bubble up.
"Aren't these sisters your sisters?" Yes, she was speechless in one sentence.
The evening meal was prepared by the seventh sister. Although she had a husband who was a cook, her ex-brother-in-law had never cooked at home. Naturally, the seventh sister could not be nurtured, so the meals she cooked were very common and commonplace.
"Sister, our family doesn't need to save so much. Now I can make money by copying books, and I'm not short of money. I can put rice, noodles, oil, etc. for dinner later!" "But didn't you lose Wang Lin ten taels of silver?"
Yinzi was originally grateful to Li Qiniu for taking care of her over the years, but her ex-brother-in-law, who was unwilling, brought this up. Li Xiang was impatient and involved too much with him, so he asked him to write a divorce agreement, with 10 taels of silver. Buy out all.
Originally, he did not agree to ask for money, and asked Li Xiang to write him a recipe. Li Xiang is not stupid. The recipe is very valuable. He must not give anything that gives him a face.
So in the end, the guy got 12 taels of silver, and finally broke with the four of them.
"Sister, even if you lose 10 taels of silver, it will not affect the standard of food in our family. Look at how thin your mother is. Mother, you can talk more about my sister in the future. In our own house, you don't need to save it, just eat it. Enough, not only eat rice and noodles, but also eat meat, eat meat with a big mouth, be good, eat it!"
Looking at the happy smiling faces of her son and daughter, Li Qiniu was moved to tears: "Mother, Xiangzi, Yaner, I thank you all, thanks!"
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On the night of the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, the north wind was blowing on the doors and windows, making a harsh wind noise. The room was very cold, and it was almost impossible to sit still.
This is not the Northeast, there is no kang, everyone is still sleeping on the bed, but the quilt is particularly thick, and it is a little breathless.
In Li Xiang's space, there are iron stoves and coals like those in modern rural areas. There is no problem with taking them out for heating.
His body was fine, but he was afraid that Muyan, who had just recovered from a serious illness, could not stand it: "How are you? Would you like to give you a warmer?"
Although she was holding a hot water bottle in her arms, she seemed to be still It was very cold, and involuntarily took off his coat and climbed into the bed.
As a result, as soon as she entered the bed, she was wrapped around like a koala, hugging herself like a fireplace.
Li Xiang's body tensed, stiffly trying to push her away, but she hugged her even tighter.
He couldn't help sighing: "Is this necessary? I can't run away, it's better for girls to be more reserved!"
Mu Yan rolled her eyes at him: "It's an old husband and wife, what are you doing? Are you still so respectful to each other? You see that I have taken the initiative, shouldn't you?"
Li Xiang immediately shook his head like an old master: "No, we are only fifteen years old, and I can't do it, so don't think about it as soon as possible,"
Strange , It's obviously a girl's face, why does he think of a bad old man's face?
A chill hit Li Xiang, goosebumps all over his body, and he pushed Mu Yan involuntarily.
"Go to sleep, you won't be cold when you fall asleep."
Mu Yan was hurt by his refusal, she turned around with a lonely face, turned her back to him, her voice aggrieved.
"I just want you to hold me to sleep."
Li Xiang pursed his lips and wanted to touch her shoulder, but the old man Mu Yan flashed in his mind again, he took a deep breath and gritted his teeth.
"I want to hug you, but probably because of the recent crackdown, the description is not allowed to be too detailed, and you can't write below the neck, so the system punishes me and makes me keep dreaming about what you looked like when you were a bad old man. What should I do if I don't dare to touch you?"
Mu Yan turned around in surprise, "Is there still such a thing? What should we do? We can't help but sail, right?"
Li Xiang rubbed his brows, endured the enormous pressure, and Mu Yan embraced her in his arms, looking at her little bird Yiren appearance, he closed his eyes slightly and took a deep breath.
"Want to sail?" His voice was hoarse, with the characteristics of the voice-changing period, not very pleasant, but very magnetic.
Mu Yan was not ashamed at all: "Li Xiang, you were too young in that life, and I was not too old. Although we were childhood sweethearts, we couldn't fall in love openly. Now it's good. It's better to be a husband and wife every time, and complete tasks together, how good?"
Li Xiang sighed: "Okay? Do you think it's still fresh? After several generations of husband and wife, the details are so subtle that each other's frowns and smiles are deeply remembered. Is it really good?"
"Listen to what you mean, don't you want to be with me?"
Li Xiang frowned and lowered his head: "Not really, I just want to meet different men and start a different life. Doing tasks with you all the time gives me a sense of sight that changes the soup but not the medicine. Also, don't pretend to be so squeamish, I'll get goosebumps. To be honest, you're not very suitable for Xiaoniaoyi. People, female King Kong, please refer to it, thank you!"
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As a result, Mu Yan was embarrassed.
Do you say she is easy?
I want to be a gentle and kind little wife, but she is not suitable.
Still female King Kong?
She almost choked to death on those three words.
She wanted to be a female King Kong, a shrew, a jealous woman, but with such a small body? Just this kind face? Is she tossing?
She knows that their status is awkward now, and they are not used to it, especially as a man, he bears more pressure, but she is not easy, right?
Since he can't take the initiative, should she be the head office above?
As a result, when she turned over and climbed onto the boat, she found that he said to her calmly.
"Come down, I don't have any horsepower, I can't drive!"
Muyan blushed: "You..., don't you feel anything about me?"
Li Xiang gave her a blank eye: "I'm not interested in women's bodies at all, no I don't feel it for you, it's because I have a problem in my heart!"
"No, you have to try changing the conditions, look at me, I feel it as soon as I touch my body, you treat me as yourself and treat you as yourself. Treat yourself as me?"
Li Xiang was really powerless to complain, "Brother, let's sleep, I'm tired, I think it takes time for this psychological problem to change, my brain hurts!"
So that night, a certain little wife hugged Holding the warm water bag and looking at the back of her husband, she is not wronged, and she is so unlovable.
After she cursed the system countless times, she was so tired that she fell asleep.
The next morning, someone pushed her into a corner again.
Yes, even if you change your gender, this sleeping position is still the same for decades...poor!
I have to thank the little wife for not kicking her out of bed this time. It seems that it is much safer to sleep in it.
In the twinkling of an eye, it was the first New Year for the couple in their thirties, and they paid great attention to it.
When I get up early in the morning, I start making dumplings with stuffing. Of course, there are no vegetables in winter, nothing more than radish and cabbage, radish dumplings, and cabbage buns.
Yesterday, I also made bean buns, fried meatballs, sesame sugar, and various snacks.
Because of the money in hand, this year's Spring Festival everyone does not dig at all, and the flour, oil, and sugar can be made hard, and the three children can't be happy.
"Mother, this is the happiest, happiest, and most fulfilling Spring New Year I've ever grown up so much."
"Me too, me too, will we all spend the Spring Year at my grandma's house in the future?"
"Me too . I don't want to leave, I'm so happy, mother, you can eat meatballs as you like, grandma's cooking is not as delicious as my uncle's, so I won't give it to us, but to my brother."
...
Mentioning the sadness in the past, Li Qiniu smiled warmly. Warm, with tears in her eyes.
"Don't worry, we will never go back again. We will spend time at grandma's house with uncle and aunt from now on."
On the second day of junior high, all the sisters and sisters were coming. Muyan had no family, so she prepared a banquet with Li Xiang early in the morning, and basically took out all the good things she had put in the bottom of the box.
What kind of sausage, wine, big crab, octopus, squid, sea shrimp, etc., only they can't think of, there is nothing he can't come up with.
Of course, these were all prevarications on the grounds that the bookstore's shopkeeper sent New Year's goods.
Li Xiang didn't prepare red envelopes, Mu Yan was thinking about this, and she kept sending them since she entered the door. No matter how big or small, each person was 20 pennies, which is definitely a generous sum.
After the red envelopes were distributed, everyone began to eat the reunion dinner. Because this meal was too rich, many of them had never eaten it, and it took two hours to finish it.
After eating and drinking, taking advantage of the time when the brothers-in-law took their children out to play, the brothers and sisters gathered together for a meeting.
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After the Lantern Festival, Li Xiang went to Qingyun Academy with his own burdens, leaving everything at home to Muyan and Qijie to take care of.
And the second episode of his novel was also given to the bookstore before going to the academy.
At the same time, he did not forget to show the handwritten copy written by Mu Yan to the shopkeeper. Compared with Li Xiang's slightly more elegant regular script, Muyan's handwriting was as smooth and capable as running clouds and water. With just a glance, the shopkeeper was impressed by this imitation of Song Dynasty. Ti nodded his head: "This font is not the same as what you often write, but it's pretty good-looking."
Li Xiang didn't say much: "I don't know if this font is feasible?"
"Okay, no problem, it's your friend. Written?" They all say that words are like their own people, and under normal circumstances, it is difficult for a person to change the font unless necessary.
Therefore, the shopkeeper can detect the character of the person from the characters. Looking at the font, it doesn't look like it was written by Li Xiang.
Li Xiang also happily admitted: "It was written by my brother. I'm going to enter the academy. The schoolwork burden is heavy, so I can only write the book, and hand it over to my brother. I don't know what the shopkeeper wants?"
If his brother You can't read the words, and even if the shopkeeper sees Li Xiang's face, he can't agree. The key is that people's words are not inferior to Li Xiang at all.
He agreed on the spot: "Yes, I will trouble your brother from now on, our price will not change."
After leaving the bookstore, he told Mu Yan who was waiting on the donkey cart: "You can copy books in the future. It's not tiring, you're in good shape, don't do heavy work."
Mu Yan stretched out his hand to tidy up his clothes: "Okay, the chatter is over, let's go, get in the car, and take you to the academy."
Li Xiang waved his hand. "I'll walk over there, and you still have to sell preserved eggs, so don't delay the matter."
Seeing Li Xiang insist, Mu Yan said helplessly: "Then you slow down," and watched Li Xiang leave before she let Niu Er rush Take the donkey cart to Xiangmanlou.
After reporting Li Xiang's name, she was directly invited to the backyard. She took out the preserved egg and lean meat porridge made at home from the back basket and let the shopkeeper taste it.
After the shopkeeper finished eating, he was instantly convinced by the fresh and refined taste: "This, is this what this thing is made of?"
Mu Yan raised the recipe in her hand: "The recipe is one hundred taels, and preserved eggs are not expensive. Five cents a piece."
"One hundred taels? This, is this too expensive? The last recipe was only fifty taels, and last time it was given away for free!"
"No? Then I'll go to the opposite door, their shopkeeper. But I've been looking for us a few times, if it wasn't for my Xiangzi's nostalgia, he wouldn't have sent me here directly!"
"No, no, this lady, please stay here, and have something to say, say it!" The
shopkeeper's Wiping away my sweat, I was a little surprised that this lady's impatience, how could she feel more difficult than their husband!
In the end, the shopkeeper was afraid that Muyan would really put the recipe right in front of him, and he was aggrieved and spent one hundred taels of silver to buy it. Seeing that he was pitiful, Muyan generously served the recipe for the cold salad. The shopkeeper smiled and praised. She is kind-hearted, although this recipe is a bit simple, doesn't she say that they have to study for a long time?
So far, the deposit of Li Xiang's family has reached 400 taels. Apart from the 100 taels, the remaining 300 taels are not only the previous deposits, but also the income from copying books before and after the year. Of course, this is after deducting their marriage. On the basis of all expenses, it is no wonder that reading books in ancient times was expensive, but actually buying books is more expensive!
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With these four hundred taels, Muyan went to a broker to buy a house with a facade and a backyard. The house was cheaper than she thought. After bargaining, it only cost one hundred and fifty taels. The reason why it is so cheap, This is because the location of this store is not on the bustling First Street, but on the slightly deserted Third Street.
It doesn't matter whether it's cold or not, the important thing is that the third street is close to the academy. In order to take care of Li Xiang, Mu Yan can be said to be warm at home.
It cost her two taels of silver to transfer the house. After she got the key, she quickly added pots and pans and clean bedding. As for the furniture in the house, it didn't matter. They were not hypocritical, so there was no need to change them.
The backyard has a total of four rooms, a utility room, two bedrooms, a study, a large yard, and a well. In short, it is very convenient to live here.
As for the front house, there is a two-story facade, which adds up to about 200 square meters.
After that, Niu Er helped her choose a donkey and a cart with a shed. The donkey and the cart together cost thirty taels of silver.
Then I gave Niu twenty or thirty pennies, thanking him for helping her greet her all day.
It is much more convenient to have a donkey cart. She first went to the academy to give Li Xiang their address and keys, and then drove home to tell everyone the good news.
I don't want the old lady and Li Qiniu to be reluctant to live in the town, and they even teased their newlyweds, they should live in their own two-person world behind closed doors.
Mu Yan's thick skin became a big apple because of everyone's ridicule.
"Yan'er, we are relieved to have you to take care of Xiangzi. In this way, you can live in the town in the future. As for the home side, come back during the day and bring the preserved eggs we made to Xiangmanlou, your fourth sister. You don't have to worry about it, they'll do it by themselves."
Li Da Niu's mother-in-law went there on the sixth day of the Chinese New Year, and after the Lantern Festival, they also split up, and now the braised pork business is on track.
At the meeting on the second day of the first day of the new year, everyone had to give Li Xiang a cut, because their current good business was brought by Li Xiang, so they must give it.
Li Xiang can't retreat, so they can give his share of filial piety to the old lady. No one has any opinion on this arrangement.
Except for the 30 taels given by the fifth brother and the 10 taels for compensation to the former seventh brother-in-law, Li Xiang did not return the money from the others, and they did not accept his repayment.
After all, this business is getting better, and it all depends on Li Xiang, and the money is over.
Seeing that they insisted, Li Xiang didn't talk too much, thinking about subsidizing them in other areas in the future.
Mu Yan took away part of the two's changing clothes, books, pen, ink, paper and inkstone and placed them in the town's house, and then spent two hundred taels of silver to buy a set of Biezhuang with 50 acres of first-class farmland. The location of Zhuangzi Just east of the town, backed by mountains and water, it is very beautiful, and it is no wonder that it is more expensive than the house.
In Li Xiang's words, the fields are basically planted with wheat, rice, sorghum, and millet, and the harvest season is not yet there. Even if they want to grow sweet potatoes and corn in the future, they will take great risks, and they are not willing to. Grind with those people, so the best way is to buy a farm, shut the door, and grow whatever you want.
No, Mu Yan immediately implemented it and bought this 50-acre high-end farm.
It can be sold for a high price of 200 taels in a small town, which is enough to show how good the location and quality of this village is.
The fields are good fields, and there is a yard in front of the key farm that can accommodate ten or twenty people.
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Now that spring has just started, and it is still a little cold, Muyan will wait until April and May to plant sweet potatoes and corn.
However, she can find someone to tidy up the land in advance, and in February, she will be able to plant some watermelons.
Li Xiang left school three days later and came to the small courtyard, but at that time, the action-oriented Mu Yan was still staring at the part-time workers working in the farm.
It wasn't until it got dark that he returned to the small courtyard. Seeing that the courtyard was lit by candlelight and the smell of the food wafted out, Muyan ran into the house like a child.
"Xiangzi, are you back?"
Li Xiang walked out when he heard the voice, and was hugged by Mu Yan as soon as he went out. He opened his arm holding the spatula and smiled helplessly.
"I'm full of oil, so you need to let go." "I'm not clean either. I've been busy
at the farm all day, so I'm going to change my clothes."
Xiang could only go over and drive the donkey cart into the house.
The dinner was simple, hand-made noodles with tomatoes and eggs. Muyan was so hungry that she didn't care to talk to him. She ate two big bowls before she felt alive.
"It's still delicious that my daughter-in-law cooks. I cook it myself, no matter how I eat it, it doesn't taste right."
Li Xiang glared at her, "Look at you, do you see any woman wiping her mouth with her hands after eating? Thanks to your gentle and kind face, I can't imagine you driving a donkey cart with Erlang's legs crossed, and this dress is not for you to wear women's clothes, so why do you always wear my clothes?"
"Where's the skirt? Is it convenient to have men's clothes? Besides, it's not convenient for me to hang out with men all day long. It's convenient for women to dress up as men."
"Are you still reasonable?"
Mu Yan immediately pleaded for mercy: "Oh, it's almost done. , at home, your mother and your sister are staring at me, and you have to tell me when you come out, and let people live?"
"It's you, who can live at home today?"
"Well, the formalities have been completed."
"Oh yeah, that's good, it's just right that you're back. In the past two days, I have found a dozen people to clean up the land of our farm. Didn't you say you want to grow watermelons? I divided about ten acres, is it enough?"
"Enough, go back to the forty acres, half of the corn and half of the sweet potato. Oh, by the way, there is also the fifth sister's side, they have a piece of sandy land, you are free I will send them the watermelon seeds and let them look at various things. I will go back and have a look when I have time."
"Okay, you don't need to worry about this. I promise to do it for you beautifully. , what are you going to sell?"
"How do you think we can sell everything like a supply and marketing cooperative in a previous life?"
"Isn't that a small supermarket? Oh, this is good, the braised pork from the older sister, and the soy products from the second sister, The gadgets made by the third brother-in-law, and the watermelons that the fifth sister has grown, can also be sold here. Yes, the clothes made by the sixth sister and the trinkets woven by the seventh sister, we will add some handmade soaps and washing powder. , kelp, vermicelli, vermicelli, fungus, preserved eggs, etc. can all be sold, but unfortunately we can't sell salt, otherwise how hot will our business be?"
"I have glass, and we also make those transparent cabinets,"
"This is easy to handle. Call your third brother-in-law over here, and he will even do the installation. I will also divide the 100-square-meter facade, food area, clothing area, daily necessities, etc. What do you think?"
Li Xiang looked at it. She smiled at her: "My lady is so capable, my husband can concentrate on studying!"
"Don't worry, I have also participated in the palace examination. I will sort out a set of key points and difficulties in your next game! "
Muyan did not participate in the imperial examination once, but several times. With his ability, this set of simulation points must be useful, and it is still very useful.