Chapter 198: Heartbeat (2)
General, Madam Called You To Farm
Chapter 198: Heartbeat (2)
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Su Xiaoxiao also made a grid frame for the salted egg yolks, with bamboo leaves laid on the bottom.
These grid frames were designed by Su Xiaoxiao and made by Liu Ping, with the attention to the details.
It had to be said that Liu Ping’s craftsmanship was really skillful.
“Jie*, are you doing the snack business today?” Su Ergou asked while sorting egg yolks with a spoon.
“Oh.” Su Ergou smacked his lips, slightly disappointed.
Su Xiaoxiao laughed, “I’m joking! We won't be running the braised pork business today, but the snack business. Hurry up and bring the chestnuts!”
Su Ergou’s eyes lit up and said, “Okay!”
It was quite busy early in the morning.
Su Xiaoxiao pounded the mung bean paste and said, “Ergou, there’s no sugar left. Go scoop some for me.”
A slender jade-like hand picked the empty sugar bowl on the stove, opened the sugar jar next to the cupboard, then scooped up a big bowl and put it back on the stove.
Su Xiaoxiao was too busy to look up, “Also water, add a ladle and half to the pot.”
That delicate jade-like hand scooped up the water ladle again and gently added it to the large iron pot.
“Also……”
Before she could finish her third command, that hand pulled open the cupboard and took out the risen dough from inside.
Su Xiaoxiao now realized that something was wrong.
Su Ergou didn’t work so calmly, it wasn’t that he was careless, but he indeed would be making noises!
Su Xiaoxiao blinked, and the movement of pounding mung bean paste slowed down.
She coughed lightly and said, “I also want some water, I’m thirsty.”
That hand paused and poured a bowl of warm water for her.
Su Xiaoxiao said without changing her expression, “My hands are full.”
That hand paused for two or three times, but in the end, it still carried the water and fed it to Su Xiaoxiao’s mouth.
Su Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and smiled, she lowered her head, and took a sip happily, “So refreshing!”
She still wanted to drink!
“Brother-in-law, you’re here ah! Huh? You’re feeding water to my older sister ah!”
His hand shook, and poured a big mouthful to Su Xiaoxiao all of a sudden!
Su Xiaoxiao choked, not to mention that the water also splashed all over her face.
She became furious.
“Su… Er… Gou!”
……
Su Xiaoxiao went to change her clothes with a grumpy face.
Su Ergou said to Wei Ting, “Why is my older sister angry? It was you who didn’t hold the bowl steady and splashed her, right?”
Wei Ting only glanced at him and walked away without saying a word.
……
Just about sunrise, the snacks and salted egg yolks were all loaded into the donkey cart.
The donkey was bought five days ago, and the small cart for loading the goods was made by Liu Ping, while Su Ergou also contributed a lot.
Before leaving, Su Xiaoxiao talked to Liu Ping and Mrs. Wu in the kitchen about their wages.
Originally, she gave Mrs. Wu 20 wen a day, but now that the workload had increased, and the working hours had become longer, so Su Xiaoxiao mentioned 2,000 wen a month, which was 2 taels of silver.
Liu Ping’s monthly wage was also 2 taels.
Originally, when Su Xiaoxiao gave Mrs. Wu 20 wen, Mrs. Wu already felt that it was too much, and now unexpectedly it had increased to 2 taels——
Liu Ping was also stunned.
His wife had told him that Daya wouldn’t treat them badly, but he had never thought that he would be able to get this much!
He worked so hard in town, only eating rice bran and steamed buns, at most he could only earn one tael in a month.
Although Daya gave them a lot of work, he had something to drink when he was thirsty, he had food when he was hungry, he could rest when he was tired.
Daya wouldn’t scold him nor deduct his wages.
He said sternly, “Daya, it’s enough to give me half a tael! I would feel bad if you give me too much! You have already helped our family a lot, I can’t ask for more!”
Su Xiaoxiao smiled and said, “It’s because big brother Liu is capable, so you don’t have to feel bad.”
These grid frames were designed by Su Xiaoxiao and made by Liu Ping, with the attention to the details.
It had to be said that Liu Ping’s craftsmanship was really skillful.
“Jie*, are you doing the snack business today?” Su Ergou asked while sorting egg yolks with a spoon.
Su Xiaoxiao said, “Not today.”*Jie (姐) : Older sister.
“Oh.” Su Ergou smacked his lips, slightly disappointed.
Su Xiaoxiao laughed, “I’m joking! We won't be running the braised pork business today, but the snack business. Hurry up and bring the chestnuts!”
-Braised pork
-Chinese chestnuts
Su Ergou’s eyes lit up and said, “Okay!”
It was quite busy early in the morning.
Su Xiaoxiao pounded the mung bean paste and said, “Ergou, there’s no sugar left. Go scoop some for me.”
A slender jade-like hand picked the empty sugar bowl on the stove, opened the sugar jar next to the cupboard, then scooped up a big bowl and put it back on the stove.
Su Xiaoxiao was too busy to look up, “Also water, add a ladle and half to the pot.”
That delicate jade-like hand scooped up the water ladle again and gently added it to the large iron pot.
“Also……”
Before she could finish her third command, that hand pulled open the cupboard and took out the risen dough from inside.
-Risen dough
Su Xiaoxiao now realized that something was wrong.
Su Ergou didn’t work so calmly, it wasn’t that he was careless, but he indeed would be making noises!
Su Xiaoxiao blinked, and the movement of pounding mung bean paste slowed down.
She coughed lightly and said, “I also want some water, I’m thirsty.”
That hand paused and poured a bowl of warm water for her.
Su Xiaoxiao said without changing her expression, “My hands are full.”
That hand paused for two or three times, but in the end, it still carried the water and fed it to Su Xiaoxiao’s mouth.
Su Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and smiled, she lowered her head, and took a sip happily, “So refreshing!”
She still wanted to drink!
“Brother-in-law, you’re here ah! Huh? You’re feeding water to my older sister ah!”
His hand shook, and poured a big mouthful to Su Xiaoxiao all of a sudden!
Su Xiaoxiao choked, not to mention that the water also splashed all over her face.
She became furious.
“Su… Er… Gou!”
……
Su Xiaoxiao went to change her clothes with a grumpy face.
Su Ergou said to Wei Ting, “Why is my older sister angry? It was you who didn’t hold the bowl steady and splashed her, right?”
Wei Ting only glanced at him and walked away without saying a word.
……
Just about sunrise, the snacks and salted egg yolks were all loaded into the donkey cart.
The donkey was bought five days ago, and the small cart for loading the goods was made by Liu Ping, while Su Ergou also contributed a lot.
Before leaving, Su Xiaoxiao talked to Liu Ping and Mrs. Wu in the kitchen about their wages.
Originally, she gave Mrs. Wu 20 wen a day, but now that the workload had increased, and the working hours had become longer, so Su Xiaoxiao mentioned 2,000 wen a month, which was 2 taels of silver.
Liu Ping’s monthly wage was also 2 taels.
Originally, when Su Xiaoxiao gave Mrs. Wu 20 wen, Mrs. Wu already felt that it was too much, and now unexpectedly it had increased to 2 taels——
Liu Ping was also stunned.
His wife had told him that Daya wouldn’t treat them badly, but he had never thought that he would be able to get this much!
He worked so hard in town, only eating rice bran and steamed buns, at most he could only earn one tael in a month.
-Steamed buns
Although Daya gave them a lot of work, he had something to drink when he was thirsty, he had food when he was hungry, he could rest when he was tired.
Daya wouldn’t scold him nor deduct his wages.
He said sternly, “Daya, it’s enough to give me half a tael! I would feel bad if you give me too much! You have already helped our family a lot, I can’t ask for more!”
Su Xiaoxiao smiled and said, “It’s because big brother Liu is capable, so you don’t have to feel bad.”
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07taskky1/1/2024
Thanks for the update