Wen Family Has a Wife

What would she do with just such a little money? It's really a clever woman who can't cook without rice.

Seeing Chen Ningya frowning, Wen Youshan immediately said nervously: "Miss, don't worry, I can still save some money for my hunting and work, but recently, the children are sick in spring plowing, so I don't go into the mountains much, just go down. It’s just a cover, I keep the game I caught and eat it at home, so I will naturally have less income, so I’ll go into the mountains tomorrow to have a look.”

Chen Ningya's brows loosened, and she said with a chuckle, "You didn't hunt in previous years, but you can support your family with the money you saved from hunting, but you can't change the family's situation. If I have the conditions, I still want to send my children to study."

Wen Yuanliang, who had just walked to the door of their room, paused when he heard this, with a look of astonishment and disbelief, and then heard Chen Ningya continue: "Everything is inferior, only reading is high, we can live a life of poverty and happiness, but children They are still young, and there are infinite possibilities in their lives. I don’t want to make them work as hard as we are because of poverty. You see, the boss is eight years old. If you don’t enlighten him, it will be too late. A serious gentleman..."

Chen Ningya talked a lot again, and Wen Yuanliang stood at the door for a long time before turning around and leaving.

Wen Youshan has never thought about it so much before. Fushan Village is in a ravine and is very poor. All the children in the village come here. As long as they can eat and clothe themselves, everyone will be satisfied. I dare not think about it, but now that Chen Ningya said that, Wen Youshan is a little dazed.

Chen Ningya was also afraid that Wen Youshan would be under pressure from talking too much, so she patted him on the shoulder soothingly, and said, "These are all in a hurry, in the future, you can inquire about studying when you have time, and if you can, send the boss out first. , the second child is only four years old, don't worry, let's take it slow, don't forget, we haven't received the compensation from the Deng family."

When it comes to the Deng family, Chen Ningya's eyes are more ruthless. At the beginning, Shen Bian sentenced the Deng family to compensate her for 22 taels of silver, and the Deng family would give her the money even if they broke the pot and sold iron, but she was not worried.

Wen Youshan patted his head, "I forgot if you didn't say it. I went to inquire about it half a month ago. People from the county government said that the Deng family couldn't get 20 taels of silver, and they needed to sell the property. I'll ask again tomorrow, it's been a month, the Deng family should have collected the money."

Wen Youshan hated the father and son of the Deng family completely now. He was more interested in these twenty taels of silver than Chen Ningya. After all, Chen Ningya bought it back with her life.

The next day, I got up and went out before dawn. If I didn't hurry, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to go back and forth in a day.

Chen Ningya knew that he was going to the county, so she took out twenty cents from the cabinet to give him, "The county is not near, if you can, hitch a ride in the town and save some time. If you are hungry for a pennie or two, you can buy some snacks for the children if there is any copper left, and the children have worked hard during this time.”

Let's not talk about the two sick children. The eldest has been more obedient and sensible during this period of time, and has done a lot of things for the family. As for the youngest two, not crying or making trouble is a big help.

Wen Youshan nodded in response when he heard the words. When he went out, he took away the rabbit skins and wild duck eggs he had saved during this time. It was a rare trip to the county town, and it would be a pity not to sell anything.

At the foot of the mountain, Wen Youshan made a special trip to the Sun's and Huang's homes, saying that he was going to the county seat, and the two families gave him the eggs they had saved.

This egg sells for two cents in the town, and one two cents in the county, which is not a star and a half.

Wen Youshan just walked around like this, and didn't leave the village until the back basket was full. When he arrived at the town, he found a donkey cart to the county as explained by Chen Ningya, and paid three cents. He saves a penny, but the ox cart is not as good as the donkey cart. In order to save time, he still chooses the more expensive donkey cart.

It was just noon from the town to the county, and there were many fewer people setting up stalls on the street. Wen Youshan didn’t foolishly sell on the roadside, but went to the clothing store first.

He used to sell furs to cloth shops in the town. He knew that they would eventually sell them to clothing stores after they received them. Unfortunately, there are no ready-to-wear shops in town, and his skins could not be sold at a good price. Today, Wen Youshan also thinks about it. Try your luck, if you can, sell it for two more dollars. His requirements are not high, as long as he pays the toll for the return trip.

After inquiring about the more honest clothing stores in the county, Wen Youshan peddled while walking. When he found Duan's clothing store, the eggs in the back basket were also selling better.

When the second shopkeeper saw the customer coming, he immediately stepped forward to say hello: "What do you want to buy? We have all kinds of clothes here."

Seeing that Wen Youshan was not well-dressed, Xiao Er took him to see the linen very considerately. Ordinary people wear linen, those who have money wear fine linen, the poor wear coarse linen, and most of them in the store. Linen.

Wen Youshan glanced at it and asked nervously, "Little brother, I didn't come to buy clothes, but wanted to ask if you would accept leather?"

Xiao Er was a little disappointed after listening to the first half, but after listening to the second half, his face became a little more joyful, "There are some, but we need to look at the fineness and tanning craftsmanship of the leather. If the leather is well packed, the price will naturally be higher. , after talking so much, you still don't know what kind of leather the guest officer sells?"

"Rabbit skin." Wen Youshan was unequivocal, he put down the back basket, took off the top cover, and spread out the skins one by one.

Rabbit skins are not uncommon, but they are better because they are in high demand. When Xiao Er saw it, he immediately said, "Please wait a moment, I will call the shopkeeper."

After a while, a middle-aged man with a long beard and a long shirt followed Xiao Er out of the backyard. As soon as he entered the door, he noticed Wen Youshan standing in the store with his back straight and a little nervous, and asked warmly, "That's right. Do you want to sell leather?"

Wen Youshan nodded and handed over his skin, "This is the rabbit skin I made."

The shopkeeper saw that his movements were a little stiff, so he smiled clearly, took the leather and walked outside, looked over it carefully under the sun, and then said to Wen Youshan after reading it all, "Brother, your leather is really a little bit of a bitch. Although it is an ordinary rabbit skin, the skin is intact and the processing is fairly clean. If you have a large amount, I can give you more, but you only need seven or eight pieces. In this way, I will give you sixty wen for one piece. how?"

Wen Youshan's eyes lit up and he raised his head suddenly, but he was smart and didn't say a word.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper explained: "Usually we collect in batches. For a piece of leather of this kind, you will be charged more than 60 yuan per piece, but at least 20 pieces will be collected. You have only seven or eight pieces, and the number is not enough. , I can only give you this price."