Chapter 113 A large basket of bacon
While they were talking, another person came to buy rice wine.
Shuiqing stepped aside and watched A Niang scoop up the rice wine and pour it into the pottery jar quite skillfully.
Hu Wenhua looked at A Niang's movements and said in a low voice: "Sister, I think A Niang can do it alone, and I can go out and find another job."
Shuiqing looked at her brother in surprise.
Who doesn't know how to enjoy life and still wants to go out to work?
Hu Wenhua thought his sister didn't believe him, so he said to her: "Look, our family is in the town, and the location is not bad. Most of them are old customers who bring their own pottery jars and porcelain jars to the door and buy;
At the beginning, A Niang was not skilled, and I could help with washing and steaming rice. Later, A Niang became skilled, and I could only rush to do some work."
"That's great, you two are not tired." Shuiqing subconsciously thought that the fifteen-year-old Hu Wenhua was still a half-grown child and didn't need to do the work of an adult.
There is still a long time to work in the future, so it's better to take advantage of it now while you can relax for a while, because it will be difficult to live a comfortable life later.
Hu Wenhua lowered his eyes and whispered, "This year is a bumper year. If today is extra cold, rice wine will sell well, but what if there is a disaster next year?
The rice wine business will definitely not be done by then. Daddy's pork business will not be done in the disaster year. There is no income. I am afraid that my parents will worry about eating up all the money.
But don't worry, sister. Rice wine has sold well in the past two months. I will definitely focus on rice wine.
I think that by February, no one will buy rice wine. Mother can handle it alone, and I will go out to find a job."
Only after making money did he know the benefits of having money.
Dad and mother no longer have to worry about buying land and building a big house because the family is small, and they don't have to worry about him having no house to live in after getting married and having children;
Mom doesn't have to figure out where to save more money for his wedding and reduce the food again and again. Now the food at home is much better than before!
Not to mention that we can eat rice and white flour every day, at least we can eat one meal every three to five days.
The two of them would not worry about the pork that Daddy could not sell, but happily pickled it into bacon or smoked meat to eat.
Shuiqing understood after hearing this that the child had a sense of crisis and was making plans for the future.
It is better to have an umbrella on a sunny day than to be prepared.
She did not object, but just asked: "Have you decided what to do?"
If you still do hard labor, you can only eat this bowl of rice in the future.
Hu Wenhua said seriously: "I want to find an apprentice in a shop in the capital city, and learn while working. Even if the wages are low or no wages, you can learn skills.
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Only people with skills can have no worries about food and drink in disaster years.
If you do hard labor that everyone can do, you can support your family when the world is good, but it is just to support you, and you can't go any further.
When it comes to famine years or bad times, everyone scrambles for it, and there are many people who are willing to work for food. At that time, it is difficult to make a living, let alone support your family.
He wants to be a capable person so that the whole family can have enough food and drink in the years of famine.
Shui Qing nodded to show her approval.
She thought more long-term and realistically.
We will know whether the plot has deviated next year.
If it has not deviated, the capital will be moved as soon as the war ends.
They have to make money quickly and make a lot of money. You know, during the war, real estate, fields and farms were all sold at bargain prices!
The big houses in the capital, how many sets, and you can be financially free immediately after reselling them!
However, no matter how cheap the price is, they must have money in their hands first. If they don’t have money, they can only sigh.
After Hu’s mother finished drinking, she saw that the siblings were chatting and didn’t disturb them. She turned around to look at the fish in the barrel.
The two large wooden barrels were full of fish, some big and some small, and they were not the same.
As it was cold today, although they died, they were still very fresh, but they would definitely not be good after a long time.
She reached out and moved them, and she had already thought about how to deal with them.
The head of the bighead carp is stewed, and cabbage, spinach and other ingredients are added. Eat them as soon as possible in the next two days.
The fish body is pickled and made into salted fish, which is delicious and goes well with rice. It can be eaten slowly when there is a shortage of vegetables.
Grass carp is made into smoked fish.
Other small fish and shrimps are dried and made into dried fish, which can also be stored for a long time.
As she watched, she stood up, turned and went into the kitchen, picked up the wooden stick by the wall, and hooked down all the bacon hanging above her head.
Put it in a bamboo basket.
There was a full basket.
When it was carried out with great effort, Hu Wenhua saw it with his sharp eyes.
He strode forward and said first: "Mother, I'll carry it!"
No need to ask, it must be brought back for my sister and brother-in-law.
Shuiqing was shocked when she saw the full bacon. This is definitely a huge asset for a family!
"Mom, what are you doing?"
Mother Hu's eyes curved as she said, "I'm bringing it back for you to eat. This year's bacon is well made. It's dried in the sun and smoked for several days.
When you go back, hang it in the kitchen. Take it down and cut a piece when you want to eat it. It's delicious whether it's fried with garlic or chili."
"This is too much! Just take one or two pieces back." Shuiqing's first reaction was to just give it as a token of appreciation.
How could she take it all back?
Making bacon is tedious, and she has a mall. Now she has a balance of more than one million. She can eat pork, old hens, rabbits, beef and mutton whenever she wants. It can be said that she has completely achieved meat freedom.
Life is much better than that of her parents and brother. It's better to leave the bacon for them to eat.
Hu Wenhua was even more anxious than Shuiqing, and advised: "Not much, not much. Sister, you have a lot of people. Don't look at this basket of bacon. It will be eaten up very quickly! Maybe it will be gone before you notice it."
"Our family is making money now, and your father is a butcher. Mom can make more at any time. Be obedient and take these back to eat." Mother Hu held her daughter's hand tightly, not letting her take them out.
Shuiqing only felt that the palm holding her hand was rough but extremely strong.
It must be that all the strength was used, so that she couldn't take out any of it and had to take it all back.
Hu Wenhua thought of something, and ran to the well with a bang, pouring the things soaked in the wooden basin into the bamboo basket next to it to drain the water.
She turned around and said happily: "I used wood ash to wash this pig intestine inside and out many times, to ensure that it is clean and has no odor!
Sister, take it home and cook it. Cook it for a while longer and add more chili. It is also a meat dish, right?"
Shuiqing always wanted to eat braised large intestine, but she had a headache when she thought about cleaning it. Now, looking at the washed pig intestine, she swallowed her saliva silently.
The braised large intestine is cut into dice, and it tastes good with vinegar or without.
It can also be fried with garlic or green and red peppers, and then stewed with salted vegetables or onions... No matter what, she likes to eat it!
"Take it with you. Your brother is free now, so he can wash these very cleanly. If you like to eat them, let him wash them in a few days and send them to you." Mother Hu looked at her daughter swallowing her saliva, and her smile was filled with a touch of heartache.
In the end, she took two pieces of bacon and left them. Shuiqing took the washed pig intestine, a basket of bacon, and pots and pots of pickled vegetables home.