Lu Xu went home and told Lu Zhou and Yuan Maniang about his plan to open a shop for his grandfather.
"Grandpa promised so readily. I think he will probably give me the money later. If I am not at home, you should not accept it."
Yuan Manniang nodded: "Since your grandfather is looking after the shop and we have no contribution, naturally we can't ask for this money."
La Yue was a little disappointed, looked up and asked, "Brother, can't we open a shop?"
Yuan Manniang touched her head and said, "Grandma is sick and needs to take a lot of medicine. Mom can also make money doing embroidery, so let grandpa run the shop. Grandpa makes money by opening the shop, so he can take medicine for grandma."
Lu Zhou was stunned.
He suddenly turned his head to look at Lu Xu. No wonder his elder brother didn't let him speak all night.
The depression that I had held in all night was gone.
He only thought about his family's lack of money, but ignored that his grandparents also had to spend money, and he even ignored the hard work that his fourth uncle had to do to take care of his grandparents.
He looked at Lu Xu. The eldest brother was holding Lu Rui and happily tying Lu Rui's pigtails. Next to him was the curious December. From time to time, Lu Rui raised his short hand to touch the little knot on his head, which was very fresh.
Lu Zhou silently clenched his fists, then slowly loosened them, and lowered his head in shame.
The eldest brother once taught him not to regard Lu Wen as his brother. It turned out that he was really too small-minded.
Still struggling in the twelfth lunar month, he asked Lu Xu: "Can I still eat sweets in the twelfth lunar month?"
Lu Xu: "Yes, if you ask grandpa for it, he will definitely give it to you, but you can only eat one in two days. If you eat too much, your teeth will be damaged, and if you eat candy, you can't ask for anything else."
La Yue nodded, "Yeah! La Yue has saved money. If you want something else, spend money on it."
Lu Xu said "Ouch" and handed Lu Rui to Lu Zhou, who was still depressed. He rubbed Lu Yue's little face with both hands, "Ouch, whose ice-snow and smart little cutie is this!"
Lu Yue couldn't stop giggling and threw herself into his arms shyly, "I'm from my brother's family. I'm so cute."
Lu Xu: "The twelfth lunar month is the cutest."
December: "My brother is the cutest."
Lu Zhou: "..."
Lu Rui: "...ah!"
He kept fluttering, stepping on Lu Zhou's arm to get into Lu Xu's arms, and said anxiously: "Me! Me! Rui!"
Lu Xu pushed him away: "You're not cute."
Lu Rui cried "Wow".
The Lu family yard was in a state of chaos again.
The fourth uncle spent two days opening a door for the house facing the street, cutting trees from the mountain to make wooden doors, tables and chairs, and making high and low shelves according to Lu Xu's requirements.
Place dishes and heavy items in the lower area, put the most commonly used items in the middle, and hang various colored strings in the upper area.
The lines arranged according to the transition of colors are like vertical rainbows, attracting the little girls in the village to come in and look at it again and again.
Seeing Lu Xu in the shop, several young girls pushed me and I pushed you, and they gathered together and asked him shyly, "Are these threads Aunt Manniang uses for embroidery?"
When Lu Xu saw the business, he showed a professional smile: "Yes, whoever wants to learn can come to my house and find my mother."
The little girls were stunned by his laughter and asked shyly: "Really?"
Lu Xu: "Yes."
The aunt who bought soy sauce said: "Can everyone learn?"
Lu Xu: "Of course you can. My mother embroiders at home every day. If there are more people, you can discuss some new patterns."
The little girls were all happy when they heard this, and the aunts in the village were also happy. They heard that the fans Yuan Manniang taught Xiao Xia to embroider were twice as expensive as ordinary fans!
That day, an aunt took her daughter to Lu Xu's house to learn embroidery from Yuan Manniang.
Lu Xu was happy for a few days. The profit from silk thread was not low, and the embroidery sold was also expensive. Only Yuan Manniang and Yan Muxiu were in short supply. If all the girls and daughters-in-law in their village could learn embroidery, they could slowly accumulate a lot of money by selling embroidery. Less money.
Now that they have money, the business of his grandfather's canteen, his fried dough sticks, and the third grandma's bun shop will all improve. It's really good for you, me, and everyone.
Lu Xu started selling silk thread.
But he was not happy for a few days, and before the silk threads were sold out, the matchmaker who pulled the red thread came to the door first, and introduced a little girl who had been to his house several times. Lu Xu was so frightened that he ran to Yan Junqi's house. , I no longer dare to go home when there are outsiders at home.
Lu Xu: "I'm staying with you today."
Yan Junqi: "Sister Xiaolan is very beautiful, don't you like it?"
Lu Xu's heart palpitated, he liked a ball! He is only seventeen, and he will be eighteen next month. He has only started his business, so how can he fall in love prematurely?
Lu Xu blurted out: "I don't like it! I didn't even take a close look at what she looks like."
Yan Junqi stopped writing, pretending to be casual and asked him: "Then what do you like?"
Lu Xu collapsed on his bed, pulled off his shirt, and used the clothes as a fan without any image, "Can you help me cool down? It's so hot, I'm almost dying of heat..."
Yan Junqi threw a fan at him.
Lu Xu: "?"
Yan Junqi: "Isn't it hot?"
Lu Xu picked up the fan and started fanning it, startling him.
He sat up and moved a chair to the window, "Brother Shanbao Shubao is going home to pick up his relatives and asked them to bring me walnuts. I asked them to bring more. Walnuts are good for your brain. You should also eat more."
Yan Junqi smiled: "Okay."
Lu Xu came closer and fanned him with a fan. Yan Junqi was neatly dressed and was sweating now. Lu Xu asked: "Are you about to take the exam? When is the college exam?"
Yan Junqi: "The first ten days of August."
Lu Xu: "That's not far away. After you finish copying this book, don't copy it again. Review the book given by the county magistrate carefully. As the saying goes, if you sharpen your gun before the battle, it will be useless if you are not happy. Reviewing before the exam is the most useful."
Yan Junqi has never heard of such a saying.
Studying does not happen overnight. The most taboo thing is three days of fishing and two days of drying nets.
Lu Xu: "From now on, you will recite to me every night and I will supervise you. Although I can't understand, I will definitely be able to tell whether the flow is smooth or not."
Yan Junqi: "Okay."
Lu Xu arranged some friends, and after finishing his big brother addiction, he thought of something else, "Have you gone to see my grandpa's shop?"
Yan Junqi nodded.
When Lu Xu was away, if Grandpa Lu forgot how much something cost and had trouble keeping accounts, he would come and ask Yan Junqi to take a look.
Lu Xu: "Can you help me draw how to arrange it? No words, just pictures. They have chosen the village, and others have almost chosen it. Brother Hu asked me to help take a look and give my opinions."
Yan Junqi naturally agreed. After copying the page he was copying, he took out a piece of white paper and gave Lu Xu to draw it.
Lu Xu praised: "Your painting is getting better and better!"
Come to think of it, Yan Junqi had not learned to draw when he helped his mother draw the pattern, but now he can draw decently.
Lu Xu himself was good at simple drawings. Apart from what he learned in art classes, he had also copied comics. Don’t be too envious of Yan Junqi’s talent of being able to learn everything quickly. “Junqi, just go and pose.” Selling calligraphy and paintings at the stall can also make you eat! This New Year, I will buy paper, you will draw pictures, and we will work together to sell New Year pictures!"
Lu Xu sold cold vegetables in the morning, and took a boat to travel to various towns with Qiu Hu in the afternoon. He was eloquent and had sample pictures. People who were originally worried and suspicious heard that their shop had opened and asked what they could sell.
Lu Xu knew everything about the village. He asked them about the specialties in the village and its population. He also made suggestions and helped with the design. He also received many gifts when he left.
Coincidentally, he also arrived at the natal village where the third aunt's brother and sister-in-law lived, and that family was the same family where the third aunt wanted to buy cattle.
This family was originally a salesman, and they hit it off with the Qiu brothers. Except for the large farm tools, which required advance payment from the Qiu family, all other small items were purchased by the salesman's family themselves.
"It used to cost me a lot of money to just take a boat to Guanyang. I also had to pay extra for buying goods. It was very troublesome to exchange grain and transport it. It will be much more convenient for you to collect grain and vegetables."
Lu Xu saw that his family raised cows, and heard his third aunt mention which village he bought the cows from. When he asked, it was true.
The salesman was also very happy and led Lu Xu into his house to see the cow. "I raise the cow carefully. Look, the calf is growing very well. In another half month, he will be able to pull the cow."
Lu Xu looked at it for her third aunt. This was the first calf and the calf was very strong.
There were not many families with cattle in the surrounding towns. They were able to buy cattle now. Thanks to the kinship between the third aunt's brother-in-law's family and the seller's family, the third aunt had money on hand, so she quickly paid the deposit. Set the cow down.
Lu Xu remembered that her third aunt was counting the days every day waiting for the morning cow. The family had already packed up the cowshed, and she couldn't help but be happy for her third aunt.
The salesman gave Lu Xu a lot of home-grown vegetables and a large bundle of mint.
He had transplanted the mint from elsewhere, and it was sweeter and more fragrant than wild mint when soaked in water. Lu Xu took it home, gave most of it to his third aunt, and kept a small half to take home. Half of it was planted, and the other half was left to dry.
Dried mint soaked in water is refreshing and refreshing. The fresh leaves are green and beautiful, and can be used as side dishes and pastries.
While the mint was still wet, Lu Xu found the remaining glutinous rice at home, squeezed the mint juice into it, mixed it with some mung beans and sugar, and steamed a pot of mint cake to eat.
The green cakes attracted the curiosity of the children at home. Lu Xu took great pains and asked La Yue to wash some dried mulberries and decorate them. From the third and fourth uncles, Lu Xu also picked up a few beautiful pieces and gave them to them together with fresh mint leaves. Yan Jun took it all together.
"It relieves the heat! Try it quickly. Is it delicious?" Lu Xu picked a piece from the plate and stuffed it into his mouth, his eyes lit up, "Hey! I have some talent for making pastries!"
Yan Junqi bit into the mint cake and wondered, "You didn't eat it?"
Lu Xu: "I haven't eaten! Just feed the little ones."
He swallowed it in twos and took another piece, "You can eat it. It's a pity that there is no glutinous rice, otherwise we can make it again. I planted a lot of mint, and when it is alive, I will move it to the stream, and then move two pots to your house. , this thing will grow when it sees water, and you can pinch the buds when it grows taller. When you are tired from studying, make some mint tea, and put it in the house to repel mosquitoes."
After feeding Yan Junqi, Lu Xu returned home to make cold noodles.
He figured out through research that his family, Lu Zhou, loved to eat sesame sauce. Whether he was eating steamed buns or pancakes, as long as he put sesame sauce on it, he could eat half as much.
What kind of steamed buns and pancakes do you eat in summer? Eat cold noodles!
He didn't have enough noodles to sell fried dough sticks and cold noodles, so he had more than enough to eat at home.
The author has something to say:
Lu Zhou: I doubt myself every day, whether I am the least popular person in the family. (Looks left and right, pats chest) Fortunately, there is Lu Rui.
Lu Rui:? ? ?
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