The first peasant daughter of the green garden

Chapter 48 Borrowing Money
It was almost noon, and the big cloth bag was full, and the wild jujubes were of good color, each one was plump, with a faint sour fragrance.

When going down the mountain, Aunt Nian was watching from behind.Li Caiwei walked down the mountain carrying about fifty catties of wild jujube, feeling a little out of breath from exhaustion.

When I got home, I saw that the door was open.

"I'm a married woman, you're back." Seeing an old man in his 60s and [-]s, full of energy and full of energy, sitting next to him was a young man with mischievous eyes, staring at her all the time.

Li Caiwei carried the jujube into the house, wiped the sweat on her forehead with her sleeve, seeing that it was a visitor, she wanted to pour you two glasses of boiling water.Aunt Nian followed behind and walked slowly. When she came in, she saw the village head sitting at home, "It's the village head, why are you looking for a wife?"

"Talk to Jiacheng's wife about something."

Hearing that it was the village head, this is a distinguished guest, and there must be something wrong with coming home suddenly, Li Caiwei carefully brought two glasses of boiling water to the village head and the young master next to him. "Jia Cheng's daughter-in-law, I'll come and talk to you about something before I leave. If you're not busy, let's discuss this matter."

Li Caiwei nodded, took a stool for Aunt Nian, and sat opposite the village head.The village head took out a notebook, "It's like this. The village decided to build a temple. Every household has to contribute money. I came here mainly to collect money."

Li Caiwei thought about it in her mind, Jiacheng was not included in the genealogy, what is the rationale for raising the money, isn't the money she gave out for nothing?

"Village chief, how much does each family pay?"

"There are two people in your family, one person will pay 500 Wen, and if there are two people, it will be one tael of silver."

"Village Chief, I can pay for this money, but Jiacheng has not entered the genealogy yet, can you think of a way for me?"

The village chief Liu Baoxiang closed the notebook, "The situation is like this. The entry into the genealogy must be confirmed after discussion with several elders in the village. Jia Chengniang has talked to me many times. It is not easy to enter the genealogy. things."

"Village chief, I would like to ask how can I enter the family tree?"

The village head thought about it, "There is a rule in the village that Liu's family is an outsider, so if you want to enter the family tree of Liu's village, you have to report to the higher authorities. If you can enter the genealogy with the approval from the higher authorities, I will agree."

"Then can I trouble the village chief to submit an application to the higher authorities for me?"

Liu Baoxiang sighed, "You know that this year the imperial palace released the imperial list, and the household registration system is checked very strictly. It stands to reason that this Liu Jiacheng is not from Liujia Village, but there are exceptions. For example, people who have made great contributions to the village are treated differently Never mind."

Li Caiwei probably understood what the village chief meant.This means that you have to pay more money yourself, but even if you donate all the money on hand, it is not enough to be called a big contribution.

"Village Chief, let me think about it for a few more days, and I will personally send the money to your home when the time comes."

After the village chief left, Li Caiwei shared the doubts in her heart with Aunt Nian, and Aunt Nian sighed, "The village chief wants you to pay more money. Right now, the rice has not been sold yet. The money is not very abundant, this temple was said to be built many years ago, it has been a few years, and it has been delayed until today because of lack of money.”

"What should I do?" Li Caiwei sighed, probably implying a lot of money.

"At least it will cost several hundred taels of silver."

"A few hundred taels?" Li Caiwei read it silently several times, which was an astronomical figure for herself, and Li Caiwei frowned, "Isn't the village chief embarrassing me? It's not that I don't know the situation in this family. I'm afraid a few hundred taels Years may not be able to make up a complete set."

"Jia Chengniang has been asking the village head about the genealogy for the past few years, but it's all gone."

"Aunt Nian, I have to let Jiacheng enter the family tree. He will always be discriminated against here."

Aunt Nian sighed, "You have to think of a way."

"Let's not talk about it. I want to wash the jujube. It's hot and I'm afraid it will be spoiled." The two washed the jujube with water together. Aunt Nian threw in various spices from home and boiled it. After about an hour, the wild jujube is ripe. The skin of each yellow wild jujube is burnt on the outside and tender on the inside. The meat inside is plump and juicy. The aroma of cinnamon and other spices penetrates into the meat, with a faint fragrance in the sweet and sour .

"My family is a daughter-in-law, this sour jujube smells very fragrant."

Li Caiwei put part of it in a bowl and kept it as a snack.

After the jujube is cooled, the real process begins.

The first step is to peel off the skin of the wild jujube. After picking out all the skins, add chili, salt and a little pepper. The viscous wild jujube is placed on a flat plate, and another flat plate is used to press it into a block of two or three centimeters. The fourth step is to dry the wild jujube skin in the sun.

The two of them worked hard for a whole day, and by the evening they had almost finished processing all the jujubes, only missing the fourth step.I'm afraid the jujube will go bad overnight. "Aunt Nian, let me bake the wild jujube on the stove, it should dry overnight."

"Okay, I'm a daughter-in-law, I'll come over tomorrow to have a taste, it's getting late, I have to go back."

"Well, come over tomorrow." Li Caiwei poured the cooked rice into the wooden receptacle in the pot with a dustpan, and when she heard the sound of water splashing next to her, it must be that her husband came back.Li Caiwei covered the pot, went out and saw Jiacheng was washing his hands, and handed him a towel, "Jiacheng, the village chief came today and said that the village will build a temple, and every household has to donate money."

Li Caiwei brought over the towels and folded them, fearing that he would lose face, "Jia Cheng, the village head said that if the family can donate more money, the village head will allow you to enter the genealogy." After a pause, he continued: "I know a friend in the county seat. The last time I went to the county seat, I was almost killed by a bustard in a brothel. It was because of him that we were fine."

"Jiacheng, you also know that it is not easy to enter the family tree. Since the money can be solved, I will borrow some and return it to others when we have money. So I want to go to the county tomorrow and ask that friend about it. .”

"I agree with whatever you do."

"Well, I just hope you don't misunderstand when the time comes."

The wild jujube peels on the stove have been dried a lot, but there is still moisture in it, so it needs to be dried for two more days.Aunt Nian ate a piece, it was sweet and sour, and tasted very good.

"The family is a daughter-in-law, and the jujube peels are sold in the market, and someone will definitely buy them."

"Well, it's just that no one has sold it before. I don't know if anyone will like it. I don't know what to do. I feel more at ease when you say that."

"It shouldn't be a problem. My son is running a small business in the town, selling some snacks or something. I'll ask around later."

"That's a good thing, then my worry is reduced by half. If the jujube skin can be sold, I can make a lot of money from the jujube income."

(End of this chapter)