Qin Taohua ran out happily to open the door, "Brother Jin, why are you here?" Mu Rousang was already numb to this scene, and forced a smile out of her face. "Peach Blossom, I came to find your mother for some matters."Qin Er came out from the backyard, he used a broom to sweep away the dust on his body, "Rou Sang is here, quickly come in. Peach Blossom, pour a bowl of water for your sister!"
Mu Rousang took out a lotus leaf packet from the basket and handed it over to Qin Er, "Second Aunt, Aunt Zhu coincidentally gave me some meat today, I cut some of it out, and you made it for me tonight.
The Qin Er was not courteous with her either. She was clear about the background of the Mu Rousang family now. Then I will accept it, family is not the only family that does not want this meat, I thank Rou Sang on behalf of the two gluttons in my family! "
Mu Rousang gave a warm smile, "Second Aunt, it"s fortunate that the peach blossoms were able to run fast today. Otherwise, the two of us would …" She really couldn"t do anything in the face of such a situation.
"Sigh, it"s not that I"m speaking ill of people behind their backs. Rou Sang, I think you two siblings should wake up in the future!" Mrs. Zhou"s hand was stretched out too long, thanks to her daughter who went to fetch the village chief.
"Big brother and I are still young, so we must stay at home to observe filial piety. It is impossible for us to leave the family." Mu Rousang thought about it. After these three years of mourning, Mu Jinzhi would be ten years old, and at that time, he would be able to speak for the Patriarch of the Mu Qingxi. However, she still had to be on guard a little.
"Rou Sang, hurry up and drink some water!" Qin Taohua handed the water over to her, "Rou Sang, help me check on my leg in a while, I"ve already learned it for so long!"
Mu Rousang seemed to be looking at her, the peach blossoms were too anxious, until he saw her lower her head in embarra.s.sment, "Peach blossoms, sharpening the blade does not waste wood, your embroidery foundation is solid, the flowers that will be embroidered in the future will be even better!"
Qin Er patted her head, "Rou Sang, don"t listen to her. Ever since I learned embroidery from you, she has always been yearning for the small shop at the village entrance, calculating how much embroidery she needs to buy every day."
Qin Taohua was unhappy, "Mother, how can I be like what you said? Didn"t I already sell the embroidery work to mother and father, and also my brothers who tore off two pieces of cloth to become two New clothes s?"
The Qin Er secretly glanced at Mu Rousang, seeing that she was not unmoved, she patted Qin Taohua"s back and scolded him, "Girl, you sure have a lot of heart, tomorrow your father went to town and asked him to bring you a few sesame sugar." Humans were Qin Er who were selfish. They had all seen peach blossom embroidery before, and it was much better than her own.
Qin Taohua had been studying under Mu Rousang during the second half of this year, and seeing that her impatient personality might cause Mu Rousang to be unhappy, she forced her to listen.
"Second Aunt, my requirements for the peach blossoms were a bit strict. Thinking about it now, the embroidery for the peach blossoms is also pretty good.
Peach Blossom"s front teeth were already long enough to not leak any air. Her burning eyes were filled with copper coins, "Really, Rou Sang, how much copper coins do you think I can sell for?"
"Look at the fabric. If it"s ordinary and can be sold for 20 gold coins, the cost would be around 10 gold coins." Mu Rousang told her with a smile.
"Wow, then I"ll just embroider a black purse to earn money, to earn money, to earn …" How much money should I earn? " This was the first time Qin Taohua realised that she couldn"t calculate this out loud.
"Rou Sang, how much can I earn from this?"
Mu Rousang actually liked Peach Blossom, and was innocent enough to say, "You can earn about ten pieces of money with just a purse?"
She looked at Mu Rousang with her bright eyes, "Really, how much sugar do I have to buy?"
"Cough, peach blossoms. Actually, the embroidery drapes, mosquito nets, and door curtains cost several taels of silver each." Seeing Qin Taohua spitting out so much saliva, she gave her a nasty shock.
"Really, Rou Sang, when are you going to teach me how to weave that?" The peach blossoms were too exciting. She could make money like her brothers.
Mu Rousang laughed and took away the small claws on her arm, "When you are free, I will teach you how to count. As for that kind of embroidery, you are still young enough to wait a few more years. She would never tell Peach Blossom about that. It was in a situation where there was a good embroidery thread and a good fabric.
With this joke, the Qin Er"s heart also became lively. As expected of a good person, there"s always something good to repay. If he did not extend his hand to help her, would her peach blossoms have learned such a good skill? If not for the fact that one of their two daughters was not willing to learn, given how young she was, how could she even learn peach blossoms?
They sat on the steps of the house and played around for a while. Only then did Mu Rousang get the hang of it, "Second Aunt, my brother was here to take care of this matter, but he had been busy for the past two days. He went into the mountains to chop firewood this afternoon.
Qin Er was overjoyed, "Rou Sang, don"t be polite with your Second Aunt, this matter will be covered by your Second Aunt, I will definitely find an expert for you."
"Drilling a well is not something that can be done just by one person. One has to find an experienced expert to do it, as the water that comes out is clear and sweet." Thank you, Second Aunt, but what about the wages? "
She wanted to know everything so that she could be confident.
Qin Er waved his hand nonchalantly, "Usually when you drill holes to see the depth, you will see that the ones that go deeper are at least two taels, while the ones that go deeper are at least three taels. Your family resides on the hillside, I think three taels should be enough!"
When Mu Rousang heard it, she could at least take out 3 to 4 taels. As for rations and food, wasn"t there s.p.a.ce for that! "If you want to dig a well, you can just cut some meat at Chusu"s house." Second Aunt, I"ll have to trouble you then. "
Qin Er patted her chest and guaranteed that she wouldn"t have to worry about this anymore.
"Look at my brain, Rou Sang, your work must be really urgent, and Hibiscus has to be busy studying, so she doesn"t have time to go down to the river to fetch water."
"I will tell your second uncle about this matter later. While the ground is still wet from the cold, hurry up and fill this well, lest your brother goes out to fetch water on a cold day like this."
After finalizing this matter, she went to a few households in the village to collect some rice bran and brought it home. After finishing all these ch.o.r.es, seeing that it was late, she started a fire and cooked. After hearing the door creaking, she walked over to the entrance to take a look, it was Mu Jinzhi who had returned with a bundle of firewood on his back.
"Bro, you"re back. Hurry up and come into the house for a drink. I"ll be ready to eat in a while." Mu Rousang said as she fished out the vegetables from the pot. As expected, she liked living such a simple life in the fields.
Mu Jinzhi was very anxious. The matters of today had given him time to wake up and protect his sister. It didn"t matter if she was going to study or not, it was just that he didn"t have any good ideas for the time being.
Mu Rousang picked up a piece of meat and put it into his bowl, "Brother, what happened to you today? Is there something wrong with it? " That didn"t make sense. Although those spring water couldn"t guarantee that they would be able to save a hundred lives, there was still the effect of strengthening the body.
Mu Jinzhi shook his head, "Little sister, eat more, big brother isn"t hungry!"
Not hungry? That was even more strange. Chopping firewood was a hard task, and that idea of a cake couldn"t fill his stomach. "Bro, what"s wrong with you? Wouldn"t you be more worried if you didn"t talk about your little sister?"
Mu Jinzhi opened his mouth, but in the end, it turned into a sigh. "Little sister, big brother feels that he is very useless, if big brother had had more strength today, if you had been smarter, you wouldn"t have been forced by big sister …"
She purposely whispered into Mu Jinzhi"s ear: "Brother, don"t worry, today I will clean up the house and dig out a few books from an inconspicuous corner. They must have been collected by father in the past, I think they look like they"re very precious, brother, hurry up and eat, we"ll take a look at them later."
Mu Rousang had said that he would first finish eating the bowl before she took a look. Originally, it didn"t have any taste, but after eating the delicious food cooked by his little sister, the spicy stewed meat suddenly became appetizing. Only after eating three big bowls did she put down the bowl and say, "Sister"s dishes are getting better as time goes on."
"Right, brother, I learned a lot of dishes from the village chief"s grandma and the Second Aunt." Forgive her, it was the first time she knew that maple leaves could also be eaten, and there were many dishes in a place she didn"t know of.
After Mu Jinzhi washed the dishes clean, he lit the lamp and sat at the side of the brick bed. It seemed like he had a lot of things to discuss with his sister tonight.
Her fair fingers casually picked up a book that was placed in front of Mu Rousang, "Sister, this is a book that Daddy left behind!" He opened the book carelessly. Inside, there was the movement of swords dancing. His bright black eyes looked at her in astonishment. "Is it really left behind by my father?"
Mu Rousang was a little guilty as she pointed to her little finger, "Un, it should be father"s fault. I cleaned up the room today, and originally wanted to go to town tomorrow to order a wooden bed, but who knew that when I was measuring the kang, I discovered that the brick at the corner of the hole could be opened. My sister was curious …"
Mu Jinzhi cautiously closed the door and walked around the courtyard after leaving the room. After confirming that there was no one else around, he carefully closed the door, entered the room and closed the window, which caused Mu Rousang to be shocked.
"Brother, it"s not like we live in the village, there"s no need to be so careful!" Mu Rousang did not expect him to be so nervous, this was not her original intention.
He excitedly picked up the remaining few books and flipped through them, then excitedly told Mu Rousang, "Little sister, big brother saw that this book of words is not normal, I just don"t know where daddy found this book that only talented people have."
He picked out two books from among them, "Sister, Big Brother saw that these two books are suitable for a woman to train with, I believe Daddy found these early on to teach the two of us, who knows …"
The orange oil lamp shone on his slightly baby fat face, while the darkness shrouded him from all directions. His originally relaxed and tender shoulders were once again weighed down by a heavy burden, not from life but from life at the same time.
"Little sister, we must work hard and learn well. I definitely won"t allow what happened last time to happen again!" His little sister was someone he loved and loved. The two of them relied on each other for their lives and would not allow others to hurt his little sister, so he wanted to become stronger!
Mu Rousang heaved a sigh of relief. The setbacks in life could be used to hone people, but if setbacks were irresistible, she was afraid that it would take too long for Mu Jinzhi to recover from them. Thinking back to when she was back home and saw the dozens of cloths produced in the s.p.a.ce, if things went on like this, there would be at least a hundred of them.
"Brother, the autumn harvest is long over, the quilts at home must be replaced with new ones, and how many New clothes we have to put in there?" Mu Rousang"s moving voice came out slowly.
Mu Jinzhi thought about the good harvest this year and nodded his head, "Little sister, our family does not have much silver, we still have to use it sparingly, but what little sister said is reasonable, this year"s clothes will have to be replaced with new ones, little sister should remember to add a few more soft clothes."
He had been looking at his cousins who were dressed brilliantly and prettily, and looked at his sister who was still dressed in coa.r.s.e clothes. He could not wear gorgeous clothes during filial mourning, but he hoped that Mu Rousang would wear better.
Mu Rousang was deeply moved by her lucky brother. She got off the brick bed and took out a few rabbit skin s from the only wooden cabinet in the house that was missing a foot.
Mu Jinzhi could immediately tell that it was his own rabbit"s fur, "Does little sister want to make a rabbit skin"s coat? My sister likes to take it to the town to get it ready. I can see that the leather isn"t bad. It must be very warm to wear in winter. "