Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

Chapter 207 Temperament Change

Zhou Mi hesitated, "Winter will come soon. Chickens won't like to lay eggs in winter. I'm afraid they will freeze to death before they grow up."

Zhou Guo waved her hand and said, "It's okay, just raise a few. I won't feel bad if they die. When they can lay eggs, I can have egg drop soup every few days."

Eggs are good things. They are also a delicious dish when there is no vegetable in winter.

On the way back, the three of them saw someone selling soap beans in the market. Zhou Guo's eyes lit up and she bought a basket of them. This thing was indispensable. For so long, she had been washing her hair with wood ash, which was not easy to use.

They looked at the half-grown hens and bought six of them. After buying the chicks, there was nothing else to buy, so they headed towards the exit.

At this time, there were still a few people in the market, but the people at the market entrance had already dispersed, and many people were already walking back with baskets on their backs.

When Li saw the three people coming out, she greeted the old man first, and then looked at Zhou Guo and the others, "What did you buy?"

Zhou Guo said, "We bought a lot of things, we have to hurry in to haul them."

Zhou Mi put the basket on his back on the ox cart. Li leaned over to take a look. The basket was full of things. "What did you buy?"

Zhou Guo put the bamboo basket filled with chicks on the cart. The chicks inside chirped softly, "These are all things we need."

Li then noticed that what she was holding was chicks. She leaned over to take a look and said with a smile, "We have to buy chicks. I was thinking of borrowing some eggs from the village when I have time later. But then I thought we just arrived and it would be bad to trouble others for everything."

But, "You bought too few chicks. You should buy at least ten."

Zhou Guo said, "Mom, my third brother said that he doesn't know what the weather will be like here in winter. We don't even have a chicken coop at home. We're afraid that if we buy some chickens back, they might die by accident, so we should raise a few first."

Zhou Mi smiled embarrassedly, "Second Aunt, I think it's cold in winter, and chickens don't like to lay eggs. They can't find food in the wild. It's not cost-effective to raise so many chickens and prepare so much chicken feed."

Li smiled and said, "You are so thoughtful. Our Sanmao has grown up. Let's go and see what you bought."

The old man drove to the market.

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Zhou Guo kept moving things onto the car, small basins, bathtubs, suitcases, chairs and tables. Li was dumbfounded and asked Zhou Mi, who had just finished moving the stools, "Why did you buy so many things? How much do they cost? And this basin, did you buy eight? Or did you move too much? If you moved too much, just give it back. We can't take other people's things."

Zhou Mi explained, "Second Aunt, we bought all of this. As for these eight basins... you should ask Guoguo when you go back. She insisted on buying them. I don't know why she bought so many. And the tables and chairs. We bought a new set, and an old table for only eighty coins. It hasn't been repaired yet. The shopkeeper asked us to bring it back next time we go to market. All these cost more than two strings of silver."

Two guan may not sound like a lot, but in the years when the family's financial situation became worse, it was almost all their family spent in a year, and sometimes they could not even spend it even if they saved a little.

Li looked at these things one by one, and indeed each one was a necessity for the home.

Only at this moment did I truly understand what it meant to be able to break one's bank and gain a fortune.

Once the table arrived, the entire car was packed to the brim, leaving no room for a seat.

The few people could only walk back, leading the cows.

Zhou Guo took off the bamboo tube and handed it to Li. "Here, mother, this is mutton offal soup. The mutton offal soup at that restaurant is delicious. We each drank a bowl. This bowl is yours. I brought it back specially for you."

Li smiled and said, "If it tastes good, keep it and bring it back for everyone to enjoy. Let's have two sips each."

Zhou Mi said, "Second Aunt, I have another portion here. This bowl is yours. It will be past lunch time when we go back. Eat this first to fill your stomach. It's getting late."

Zhou Guo took out another pancake from his bag, took one, put the rest back, and took out another bag of mutton. He split the pancake in the middle, stuffed the meat into the pancake, filled it up, and handed it over. "And this, mom, try it. Their mutton is also delicious. It tastes even better when eaten with pancakes."

Li took it with a smile, looked at her daughter's bulging bag, and also saw the things she had just taken out of the bag. There was still some left, so she started eating it bite by bite.

Zhou Guo smelled the fragrance and couldn't help swallowing his saliva. He took out something and continued to wrap it. He gave the first one to the old man, "Come on, Master, you eat one too. Anyway, it's okay now, you eat it."

The old man took it and had been eating for a while, but he was still able to eat more.

She continued to pack and gave this one to Zhou Mi, "Third brother, this is for you. It's delicious. You haven't eaten like this before, right? What? Finished? No problem, we can bring them more next time after we finish. This shop is not going to close, and it will be the same if we bring them more later. We need to fill our stomachs, you eat, you eat."

Stuffed it out.

The rest is yours!

The pancake was filled with meat. Zhou Guo took a big bite and was very satisfied with the soft pancake and chewy meat. This is Roujiamo.

Li looked at her satisfied face and smiled knowingly. When this child was young, he looked like he wanted to keep strangers away. He had a cold face all day long and rarely spoke to anyone. But now he does things properly and looks like an adult. At first, she thought this child was cold-hearted.

She couldn't sleep countless times, thinking that children should behave like children. How much suffering they would have to endure if they became like adults too early, and it would feel like they couldn't get along with anyone.

Finally, the child is now acting more like a child. He talks more, knows how to act like a spoiled child, and loves to talk. Sometimes he even chatters more than anyone else and becomes more lively.

Although he is still hardworking and likes to take things on himself, his temperament is finally not so cold, which is the best thing. If it were like before, she would be worried that the child would not be able to get close to his brothers and sisters at home, let alone other outsiders. She is afraid that he will never have anyone to confide in for the rest of his life!

She was very happy and smiled sincerely, "That's right. If we can finish it, we don't need to leave it for them. It's the same if we buy more next time we go to the market. It's not like we won't be able to eat it."

Zhou Guo and others looked at her in surprise.

This doesn't sound like something she would say. Every time she has something delicious, she must bring it back for everyone to try.

Li smiled and said, "We have meat for every meal at home, and there is enough food, so we don't lack this. Besides, I also brought some food back for them."

Zhou Guo was stunned, "Mom, what did you buy?"

Li said, "You'll know when you get back. You're still eating. Don't look at the pot while you're eating from the bowl."