Back to 90s she just wants to get rich

Chapter 390 389. Living expenses

Because they have brought a lot of things today, and the sun is already very strong at this time, and the station is such a long distance from the school, so after they arrived in Shengshui Town, they directly called the two motorcycles back. school.

Of course, Yan Fei did not go with them, because Yan Fei had to go to his second uncle's house first, and put down the lotus roots that he brought to his second uncle before returning to school.

After the two arrived at the school, it took a lot of effort to move those vegetables and lotus root upstairs. The two stood at the entrance of the corridor and rested for a while before Xiang Jin took out the key to open the door.

Just when she was about to insert the key into the keyhole, the door was opened from the inside, and Hao Ran greeted them with the kind face of her grandma.

"I heard someone talking from outsiders, so I guessed that you should be back, and it really is!"

"Grandma?!" Xiang Jin called out first.

"Oh," the old lady replied, and seeing her sweating profusely and her face flushed with heat, she couldn't help but look outside, "The sun outside is very bright right now? "

Xiang Jin said, "It's okay!"

The old lady nodded, and then Yan Chen called out politely, "Grandma Qiao!"

"Oh, okay, come in, come in," Xiang Jin's grandma hurried out of the way, and Xiang Jin and Yan Chen entered the room one after the other.

"Oh, what are you carrying? See how tired and hot you are from this journey?" The two entered the house, and Xiang Jin's grandma saw what they were carrying in their hands, so she hurriedly Reach out to help pick it up.

Xiang Jin said, "They are all vegetables. Grandma Mo and Grandpa Zeng gave us this bag of snake cloth, and this bag of lotus root and this lotus pod was given to us by Yan Fei, saying that there are vegetables in it." Old lotus root and tender lotus root, grandma, let’s use this old lotus root to make soup, and let’s use this tender lotus root to boil and eat cold, or fry them, or cut them into small cubes Mix it with minced meat and make dumplings, this dumpling is delicious, crispy and fresh!"

Her grandma just smiled and said, "Okay, it's up to you, eat whatever you want, and we will do it when the time comes!"

As she spoke, she hurriedly greeted Xiang Jinyanchen to sit at the tea table over there.

After looking around the whole room, Xiang Jin asked, "Hey, grandma, where is grandpa? Why didn't you see anyone else?"

Her grandma said, "Oh, your grandpa went to the dormitory building next door. I heard that Mr. Zhang's house is a beekeeper. Their family brought two big buckets of honey to the school to sell. Your grandpa said that the weather It’s too hot, go buy two cans and come back, then drink it with water to cool off!”

"Oh," Xiang Jin nodded.

"Go, go, go sit and rest for a while, I'll cook for you after I put this dish in the refrigerator!" Her grandma pushed her towards the living room.

Xiang Jin just went over and sat down to rest.

Her grandma took the vegetables out of the bag one by one, and then found bags to pack them in different categories, and finally put them in the refrigerator one by one.

Immediately afterwards, she went to place those lotus roots again. She first separated the old ones from the tender ones, and then left a few knots to eat at noon, and then put them in bags and put them in the refrigerator. Finally, she hesitated when she saw the lotus pod up.

"This lotus pod..."

Xiang Jin said, "Grandma, you don't need to put the lotus pod in the refrigerator. I think Yan Fei and the others picked a long piece of the stem when picking it. When the time comes, do you see if we have that bottle at home? If you want to eat it, just fill it with some water and insert it, and then it will be fine for a few days, and if you want to eat it, just take one and peel it off to eat."

"Oh, okay, then I'll look for it," her grandma responded.

Xiang Jin said again, "If you don't have a bottle, you can just take a small pot and it's the same."

"Yes, yes, there seems to be a canned bottle, I'll find it!"

After a while, her grandma found a bottle of canned pears, and then filled the bottle with water, and then inserted the lotus pods into the bottle one by one and put them on the tea table.

Xiang Jin said to Yan Chen, "This is pretty pretty, just like a flower!"

Yan Chen took a look at the bottle of lotus pod, then nodded, "Yes!"

Xiang Jin's grandma went to the kitchen to prepare lunch, Xiang Jin got up to wash her hands, and after a while she came back and picked up a fruit from the fruit plate and began to peel it.

After peeling the skin, she handed it to Yan Chen, who took a look at his hands and got up to wash his hands.

After Xiang Jin handed the fruit to him, she picked up the second one and began to peel it. Just halfway through, her grandfather came back with a few jars of honey, and smiled when he saw the faces of the two old men Come.

"When did you come back?"

"Grandpa!" Xiang Jin called out.

"Grandpa Ouyang," Yan Chen stood up from his seat and called out politely.

The old man pressed his hands down, "Sit down, don't be so polite!"

Yan Chen sat down as he said, and said to Jin, "We just came back not long ago."

Yan Chen said, "Sixteen past eleven!"

Hearing him tell the time so accurately, Xiang Jin's grandpa immediately burst out laughing. After hearing her grandpa's voice, Xiang Jin's grandma came out of the kitchen with a knife in her hand, "I bought a few jar?"

Xiang Jin's grandfather looked at her wearing an apron and holding a menu, and asked, "Did you do it?"

Xiang Jin's grandma said, "What time is it, shouldn't you be cooking?"

Her grandfather Xiang Jin nodded, "Then I'll help you," he stood up from his seat.

But her grandma came over, looked at the jars of bright yellow honey and said, "What kind of honey is this?"

Her grandfather Xiang Jin said, "It's about the cauliflower honey and the loquat honey, oh, it's the honey collected from various flowers in the countryside, but the cauliflower honey and the loquat honey are the ones with the most ingredients. "

Xiang Jin's grandma nodded, and then asked, "Are there many people who bought it?"

Xiang Jin's grandfather nodded and said, "It's okay. When I went, the one bucket was almost sold out. There were two or three people in line in front of me. I filled them all from the second bucket."

Xiang Jin's grandma nodded, "Then the business seems to be going well?"

Xiang Jin and her grandfather also nodded, "I heard that their family has dozens of boxes of bees. That teacher Zhang and his parents will pick those bee boxes to those rapeseed fields when the rapeseed blooming season comes. Next to it, and then build a simple shed on the nearby open space to keep the bees there, until the rape flower blooms.”

Xiang Jin's grandma said, "Oh, that's not easy."

"Yes, it is said that April, May and June are their busiest seasons, but they only make money for one month in a year."

Xiang Jin's grandma gave a clear "oh", and then the two elders went to the kitchen to prepare lunch, leaving only Xiang Jin and Yan Chen in the living room.

While nibbling the fruit in his hand, Xiang Jin took a jar of honey and looked at it. In this day and age, there shouldn't be that kind of fake honey in this nook, huh?

Yan Chen asked, "What are you looking at?"

Xiang Jin said, "Oh, it's nothing, it's just that the color of this honey is really pretty, it's bright yellow, even more beautiful than the color of gold?"

Yan Chen said "hmm".

Xiang Jin gnawed the fruit in her hand after a while, then got up and went to the kitchen to get a small spoon out, then she opened one of the glass jars and scooped out a spoonful of honey from it, just as she was about to When she tried a sip, she saw Yan Chen looking at her, so she shifted the direction of the spoon again and approached Yan Chen, "You want to try it too?!"

Yan Chen turned his head to the side, "I won't taste it, it's too sweet, you can taste it yourself!"

Xiang Jin stubbornly put the spoon in front of him, "Well...Try it, try it, this honey is different from that sugar, it has a floral fragrance."

Seeing her persistent and coquettish expression, Yan Chen couldn't beat her after all, so after hesitating for a moment, he opened his mouth and ate the spoonful of honey into his mouth.

Seeing that he had eaten a whole spoonful, Xiang Jin smiled happily, "How is it? How does it taste?"

Yan Chen said, "Well, it's very sweet, but it's not as greasy as sugar. It has a refreshing floral fragrance mixed in it, like the smell of loquat flowers and plum flowers. An icy cold feeling."

"Really?!" After hearing this, the smile on Xiang Jin's face became brighter, and then she took a spoonful and ate it into her mouth, "Well, it's delicious, it's delicious," as he said , it seems that this honey is real.

Yan Chen watched her eat honey with the spoon he had eaten just now, his heart trembled suddenly, and his eyes moved to her charming pink mouth involuntarily. His Adam's apple involuntarily rolled up and down twice, and then he immediately turned his head away and stopped looking at her.

After Xiang Jin ate one spoonful, he ate another spoonful, and then asked him, "What do you think of the taste of this honey? Is it delicious?"

Yan Chen gave a light "um", "It's okay!" But he still didn't look at her.

Then Xiang Jin asked again, "Then do you want to take another bite?"

"Don't eat, you can eat, but you also eat less, I'll go wash your hands," he stood up after speaking, and then went straight to the bathroom.

"Oh, good," Xiang Jin nodded while looking at his back, and then covered the glass jar.

After lunch, Yan Chen accompanied Xiang Jin and her grandfather to kill a few more games of chess, and then got up to say goodbye. Before leaving, Xiang Jin said to him, "Remember to come to dinner at five o'clock?"

Xiang Jin's grandparents also hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, come to have dinner then, and come over directly after school."

"Well, good!" Yan Chen agreed without delay.

Immediately, Xiang Jin's grandma stuffed a jar of honey into his hand, "Take this with you, mix it with a cup in the morning, noon, and evening, it's good for your health."

Xiang Jin nodded at him, and Yan Chen reached out to take it, "Okay, thank you Grandma Qiao, Grandpa Ouyang, then shall I go first?"

"Okay, go, go!" Xiang Jin and his family of three sent him to the door.

After Yan Chen left, Xiang Jin's grandma said, "Oh, by the way, Xiao Jin, where is Yan Fei, why didn't you see him today?"

Xiang Jin went back to the living room, picked up a lotus pod, and peeled it off, "Yan Fei went to his second uncle's house, and he brought lotus roots for his second uncles, and besides, he is also busy with business, didn't he?" Got time?"

"Business?!" Xiang Jin's grandparents were stunned.

So Xiang Jin explained it to them, and then said, "The weather is so hot, if he doesn't give the food to those students as soon as possible, what will happen if the food goes bad?"

Xiang Jin and her grandparents laughed out loud after hearing this, and then her grandma said, "This kid is really funny, how much money can he make at a time?"

Xiang Jin distributed the peeled lotus seeds to her grandparents, "It's about 100 to 200 yuan."

Xiang Jin's grandfather nodded, "Well, this kid is promising!"

Xiang Jin just rolled his eyes in his heart, hope is useless on the right path!
After Xiang Jin's grandma ate a lotus seed, she asked about Yan Chen's grandparents, "Hey, Xiao Jin, are your grandma Mo and Grandpa Zeng doing well recently?"

Xiang Jin nodded and said, "Well, they are all in good health, quite strong and tough."

"The greenhouse vegetables in their house should be very hot this day, right?"

Xiang Jin said, "It's okay, this time doesn't need to build a shed like in winter, they are all planted directly in the open, so it is not too hot when picking vegetables, and what they are planting now It is the kind of vegetables that hang fruit on the shelf or saplings that bear fruit. They have rarely planted green leafy vegetables like that, except for some that they want to eat at home, so they can be picked directly when picking. Or you can pick them by bending down slightly.”

Xiang Jin and her grandparents nodded, "This is easier."

"Yes," Xiang Jin also said, "but Grandpa Zeng and his family also grow mushrooms, but fortunately, their vegetables are picked in the morning, usually from 06:30 to 08:30 and nine o'clock in the morning It looks like the weather is not too hot during this period.”

"Well, this is not bad," her grandparents said again.

Following Xiang Jin, he said, "Grandpa and grandma, I want to tell you something, that is, I want to go back to accompany them every month after the holiday."

Her grandma nodded immediately after hearing this, "Well, yes, no problem, no problem, your grandpa Zeng and grandma Mo treat you well, you should go back and spend more time with them, it's not easy for two old people, son The daughter-in-law and grandson both work outside, and it is rare to come back for a reunion once a year, and I heard that sometimes it is rare to see each other for several years."

Xiang Jin nodded, "Well, Brother Hao Ze only comes back once every few years. His aunt Yan Chen came back once last year, but she went back to work after not staying at home for long. return."

Her grandma said, "Fortunately, Yan Chen has been by their side these past few years, otherwise the two old people would be so lonely?"

Xiang Jin said, "That is, after the college entrance examination next year, Yan Chen will not be able to be by their side anymore."

"Well, that's it," Xiang Jin and her grandparents nodded again. Yan Chen has good academic performance and will definitely be admitted to a good university next year.

"I'm going back. Have you just dealt with two casual meals in the past two days? I think the dishes in the refrigerator are no different from what I had before I left?" Xiang Jin asked suddenly.

Her grandparents just looked at each other, and then they all laughed, and her grandma said, "We haven't cooked much these two days, and we just went to eat in that small restaurant directly from what you heard."

Xiang Jin nodded, "Very good, very good, hey, do we still have flour at home? Why don't we make some dumplings in the afternoon, while we still have a lot of time."

Her grandfather looked at his watch, then got up, "Okay, then I'll chop the meat."

Xiang Jin's grandma also stood up and said, "Then I'll go make a face-to-face meeting!"

Xiang Jin said, "Then I'll deal with the lotus root."

The family of three worked in divisions and cooperated together. In the end, the stuffing was prepared by her grandfather under Xiang Jin's guidance and her grandma standing aside to observe.

"Well, it's so delicious!" Her grandma sniffed hard, and then said, "We rarely buy lotus root to eat. I have never come here to make dumplings.”

Xiang Jin said, "We seldom eat lotus root." The first lotus root dumplings were made by Yang Juyun when she saw people digging lotus roots when she passed by Sunjiawan. She bought some and Xiang Jin made them. "The last time was after we finished the exam, Yan Fei's family also dug some up for Grandma Mo and the others, and then we packed them."

"Your grandma Mo and the others also like to eat this dumpling?" Then her grandma asked.

Xiang Jin nodded, "Yes, I like it. They all like eating lotus root dumplings, especially Grandpa Zeng and Yan Chen, they really like it!"

"Then we also eat dumplings at night?" Her grandma asked her with a smile on her face.

Xiang Jin said, "Yes!"

At about 04:30 in the afternoon, Xiang Jin's grandfather said to their mother-in-law and grandson after making a dumpling, "Then you two make a dumpling, and I'll cook?"

After Xiang Jin's grandma put a stack of printed dough in front of Xiang Jin, she said, "Go, go, make it quickly, the children will have to study at night later."

So Xiang Jin and her grandfather walked into the kitchen.

About ten minutes later, Yan Chen came, and Xiang Jin said to him, "Shall we eat dumplings tonight?!"

"Okay," Yan Chen rolled up his sleeves and walked towards the bathroom. After he came out, he stood by the dining table to pack with them.

"Oh, Xiaochen, can you make bread too?" Xiang Jin's grandma couldn't help but said when she saw him pick up a dough and put the stuffing in it unhurriedly.

Yan Chen said, "I will pack a little bit."

Xiang Jin said, "He can wrap it, and it looks pretty," but he can't cook.

Xiang Jin's grandma nodded frequently, "It's good, it's good, boys still need to know some simple kitchen tasks, so that even if they live outside alone in the future, they won't be hungry."

Xiang Jin looked at Yan Chen and giggled, "Yeah, I think so too," Yan Chen tilted his head and gave her a warning look, then Xiang Jin turned his head and whispered to him , "Actually, your fried vegetables are pretty good," as for the meat dishes, it's hard to say.

Yan Chen's eyes suddenly lit up, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, "Hurry up and make dumplings!"

"Oh!"

Although they ate dumplings at night, Xiang Jin's grandfather still made three more dishes besides dumplings, two of which were meat dishes and one vegetarian dish, and the two meat dishes were a stir-fried dish and a cold salad dish.

"Grandpa, it's amazing, you can still make so many delicious dishes in such a short period of time," Xiang Jin gave her grandpa a thumbs up without hesitation during the meal.

Her grandfather just smiled hehe, "It's delicious?"

"Well, delicious!" Xiang Jin nodded.

Then her grandfather said, "Then you and Xiaochen should eat a little more, we can't leave this dish for tomorrow, so, let's try to finish our meals in one meal, and don't wait until the next meal Eating old ones is not good for your health!"

Xiang Jin's grandma also said, "Yes, yes, eat fresh, and we make fresh every meal."

Xiang Jin and Yan Chen nodded, and then heard Xiang Jin's grandfather sigh suddenly, "Oh, I didn't expect this lotus root dumpling to be really delicious, fresh, fragrant, and crispy!"

Xiang Jin said proudly and proudly, "Is that so? Then let's make more dumplings like this in the future!"

Xiang Jin's grandma laughed and said, "How can I make it often? I haven't seen this sold in the vegetable market here?"

Xiang Jin thought about it for a while, then nodded, "That's true, but it doesn't matter, we have it over there, and there is a large lotus pond planted in Sunjiawan over there, at least dozens of acres, every autumn They will start digging at the beginning, if we see it next time, we will bring some more, Yan Chen, don’t you think so?”

"Ok!"

After the meal, Yan Chen directly gave Xiang Jin 600 yuan, Xiang Jin was puzzled, looked at him and said, "What are you doing?"

Yan Chen said, "Living expenses, you help me to give to your grandma and them."

Xiang Jin said, "I guess they won't accept it."

Yan Chen said, "Give it to them!"

So Xiang Jin walked towards her grandparents.

After a while, Xiang Jin's grandparents came out of the kitchen with the money and returned it to him, "What do you think your child is doing? Our Xiao Jin didn't pay living expenses at your house. Why are you still so polite in our house? Come on, good boy, put it away!"

Naturally, Yan Chen would not accept it. He looked at Xiang Jin and said, "She hasn't stayed at our house for long, and she has also bought vegetables."

Xiang Jin said, "Just bought it once, okay?"

Yan Chen raised his eyebrows, and asked her with his eyes: Is it just once?I went back and bought it yesterday.

Xiang Jin ducked his eyes and pretended not to see it.

Xiang Jin's grandma said, "Why not long? It's still half a month, and besides, she should live in your house and not pay the rent, utilities, and buy groceries?"

Yan Chen said, "This is also the money I gave to buy vegetables, and I didn't give too much. My monthly living expenses in that small restaurant are almost the same."

Xiang Jin's grandparents were still unwilling to accept it, and Yan Chen was also unwilling to accept it. One side felt that it was inappropriate to accept it, and the other side felt that it would be inappropriate if they did not give it.

"Grandpa and grandma, according to our family's previous diet, how much is the daily living expenses? You don't have to hide it, just tell the truth!"

Her grandparents were a little embarrassed, "Xiao Jin, this is wrong!"

Xiang Jin said, "Oh, come to think of it, Yan Chen is not short of money, and according to his personality, he would definitely not be willing to let him eat our food here for free."

After her grandparents hesitated for a while, then her grandpa asked her grandma to go and take out the account book from the drawer of the bedside table in their house.

Then her grandma followed suit, and Xiang Jin took 300 yuan out of her grandma's hand after flipping through it and handed it back to Yan Chen, "I looked it over and roughly calculated it. , Forget it, including rice, noodles, meat, vegetables, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, fruit, water, electricity and electricity, the average monthly living expenses of each person in our family is so much, if you want to give it, give it so much, grandpa, grandma, you guys Just take those?"

Yan Chen didn't go to pick up the money, but frowned slightly, and said to Jin, "Don't worry, it's so much, I didn't give you a discount, let's buy vegetables and cook by ourselves, it must be better than other people's small restaurants." It’s much cheaper here, and the purpose of opening a restaurant is to make money, such as artificial water and electricity expenses, as well as travel expenses for grocery shopping, and they must have a share of profits.”

Xiang Jin and her grandparents sighed and persuaded after looking at the money in their hands, "Yes, child, take it, the money you gave is enough, and you and Grandpa Ouyang are already very close." I'm sorry," said her grandma and raised the money in her hand.

After being silent for a moment, Yan Chen still pushed the money back to Xiang Jin, "Just use it as my living expenses for next month!"

Xiang Jin was startled, and then handed it over to her grandparents with a smile on her face, "Hey, you heard it too, it's next month."

After staring at the money for a while, her grandparents finally took the money with a helpless sigh, "Oh, why are you so polite as a child, we are not outsiders? "

Yan Chen said, "It's not polite, it should be like this!"

Xiang Jin hugged her grandma's arm and said coquettishly, "Oh, grandpa and grandma, it's like this, when I lived in Grandma Mo's house, they didn't want my money, but I always feel that living in their house is free. It was also very embarrassing to drink for nothing, so I went to the street with Yan Chen to catch a game, and I couldn't help but drag him to the vegetable market to buy some vegetables and go back, even though I was told by Grandma Mo severely After a pause, I said that I wasted money indiscriminately, and that I should save the money and spend it on the blade when it is useful to me, but I felt very at ease and at ease in my heart, and I was very happy!

Presumably Yan Chen thinks the same way, you let him eat and drink for free, and he is not short of money, how can you make him feel so bad?Isn't that Yan Chen? "

"Ok!"

Her grandparents just laughed, and her grandma said, "Okay, then we'll take it!" Then her grandma said to Yan Chen, "Then you can't give me any more?"

Yan Chen glanced at Jin, and saw that Xiang Jin was squinting and smiling at him, so a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Okay!"

(End of this chapter)