The farm cook is very prosperous

Chapter 8
"Yes, mother, don't be angry, my sister bought it because I wanted it." Huzi thought that mother was still blaming sister, and pleaded for sister Chun.

Huzi is really righteous, even though she and Huzi wanted to eat it, she didn't have the courage to speak up.

Aunt Li smiled wryly: "I don't blame you, mother also knows that I have no ability, mother's only wish is to watch you grow up, since your father left..." She lifted up the corner of her sleeve and wiped it. Try the corner of your eye.

Seeing Aunt Li getting sad, Chunniang patted her on the back and softly comforted her: "Mother, don't worry, I will let you and your brother eat white rice every day."

"Well, mother, and me, I have grown up too, I will help my sister to work together, study hard, and I will be the number one in the exam in the future to honor your ancestors." Hu Zi patted his small chest and kept on Make a guarantee.

Aunt Li looked at his cute little grown-up appearance, hugged his head comfortingly, felt extremely relieved, and said with a choked voice, "Okay, okay! You are all mother's good children. Your father is in the spirit of the sky, and I think he will bless you too." of……"

"Mother, you don't know, my sister is amazing today..." I boasted about what happened in Huixian Pavilion today in front of Aunt Li. Seven or eight.

Aunt Li didn't say anything, she just laughed and listened to her.

During dinner, Chunniang was thinking about the third son's proposal to the cook, and she was always hanging in her heart, and answered Aunt Li's questions perfunctorily.Unexpectedly, Aunt Li suddenly put down her job and said slowly, "I want to ask you something, but I never had the chance."

Chunniang was startled, forced a smile and said, "What's the matter?"

"Chun Niang, Hericium erinaceus, how did you know that it can be exchanged for big money?" Aunt Li's words made her even more confused.

"This—" Rourou breathed a sigh of relief, and lied helplessly: "I often go up the mountain. He is an old hermit, knowledgeable and talented. He lives in the deep mountains. He just lives alone. I have been there a few times, and I have helped him a few times, and I heard him mention it unintentionally." After speaking, he was afraid of being noticed by others, and he quickly lowered his head to pick up the cold rice grains in the bowl.

"Oh, so that's the case, then we still have to thank him, eat a la carte, don't just focus on grilling rice." Although Aunt Li has read a few books, her thinking is still too simple, and she was overwhelmed by Chun Niang's few words. Take it easily.

"Mom, I have to go to the city tomorrow and send back the Hericium erinaceus left over from yesterday. It can be exchanged for 300 taels. With me in the future, you don't need to work so hard on embroidery." Looking at Li The aunt was relieved and continued to speak.

"Okay, mother knows the size, don't worry about mother, I want to save the money for you as a dowry later, after all, our Chunniang is also 11 years old this year, and we will order it for you in two years." Aunt Li smiled. Dao, and helped Chunniang pick up another piece of vegetable, not forgetting that Huzi next to him also picked up a piece of vegetable.

Damn, Chunniang just remembered now that women in ancient times got married early, usually at the age of 15, and she had at most four years to plan for herself, where would she go to find a good man? Not all people have three wives and four concubines, and they pay attention to the right family. She doesn't want to be a concubine. The fate of a concubine is too miserable, and she doesn't want her future husband to take a concubine. After much deliberation, the only way to find a stable and honest farmer is the most reliable.

"Mother, you must promise me that I want to choose my future husband by myself." Chunniang knew that in ancient times, it was the order of her parents and the words of the matchmaker. , I also understand that he is a very democratic person.

"Yo, I really can't tell, my Chunniang is so fast, I have planned for myself, my Chunniang is so beautiful, she is much more beautiful than my mother when she was young." Aunt Li joked.Huzi listened happily, and followed suit.Even though Chun Niang was thick-skinned, she couldn't bear to blush.

Aunt Li knew that her niece had a good idea, much better than herself, she looked at the blue cloth on her body and said, "Don't worry, mother will listen to you, you can go to the city tomorrow to buy something you like." Bu, Mother will make you a new dress, and it needs to be decorated upside down."

When Chunniang heard the answer she wanted, she smiled even more after eating a meal.

Early the next morning, Chunniang took Old Uncle Li's ox cart to deliver goods to the city.When I was leaving, I saw Huzi still asleep on the bed. Huzi was so excited because of yesterday's incident that he went to bed very late, but he just said hello to Aunt Li.

It's too early, the restaurant should not be open at this time, anyway, I came here in a hurry yesterday, I didn't have a chance to take a look around, today is just free, and before leaving, Aunt Li didn't forget to stuff three hundred copper coins for Chun Niang, Except for asking her to buy some cloth last night, let her figure out the rest.

Chunniang saw that many shops hadn’t opened yet, only the hawkers selling breakfast were busy, some selling sesame seed cakes, wontons, steamed buns... There were seven or eight items to choose from, there were quite a lot of things, and the prices were also 1-3 yuan In between, it was not expensive. I bought a bowl of wontons, ate them slowly, and sat there wasting time.

"Haven't I heard that Fugui Restaurant is looking for cooks recently, no matter male or female, as long as they are good at cooking, they can get up to five taels of silver a month, and food and housing are also included, as long as they sign a five-year contract." A diner at a table was talking there with relish.

"Yes, it's a pity that we don't have such a good craftsmanship, otherwise we would like to try it." Another diner also said enviously.

Five taels of silver can be worth two or three months' income of an average family.Signing a contract is a literal description of an employment system, which is equivalent to a modern labor contract, but in ancient times it was divided into two types: dead contract and living contract.Once the death contract is signed, it cannot be redeemed again. It is equivalent to the private property of the master's family. It is called a slave and can be bought and sold at will.The contract of living is relatively simple. The employer cannot buy and sell at will, and can redeem it according to the stipulated time to terminate the employment relationship.

I am 11 years old now, and the general life contract is about five years. According to five taels a month, there are 60 taels a year. It is not a problem to support a family at all.I am only 16 years old when the contract ends, and it is not too late to marry, but I have never done this kind of thing of serving a rich family as a slave, so it is better to be cautious.

The street began to become lively, and the shops on both sides opened one after another. It is better to go to the market to buy cloth first. This matter needs to be planned carefully.

Compared with the East Market, the rent of the shops on the other side of the market is much cheaper, and the prices of the things sold here are also quite cheap. Most of the cloth shops on the other side of the market are selling coarse linen clothes worn by the poor, and the colors are more fashionable. Its simple, blue, blue, black, gray and white are relatively simple.Those silk silks and satins are also sold, which are good-looking, easy to be scratched, and the price is very expensive. Most of the people who buy them are small rich families, and the quantity is not large.

(End of this chapter)