Joe's Farming

Qiao Xing first pushed five copper coins in front of Uncle Wang: "Grandpa, this is a gift to you."

Then he pushed the remaining two portions in front of Qiao Yu and Gu Feng: "Dad, Mom, this is to honor you."

Finally, he took out two copper coins from his five cents and gave one to his brother and sister: "Here, buy some candy."

Sometimes a peddler would pass by the village and pick up some maltose with two bamboo sticks and let the children play around and eat while playing around. He would pay one penny for it. Although the children had no worries about food and clothing, they had no pocket money because they were either at their aunt's house or at their own home and had no need to consume. Therefore, Qiao Yu and Gu Feng had completely forgotten about giving their children pocket money.

The old man always felt that he had nothing to eat or drink at home, and never thought about having pocket money. So the two children were very envious when they saw other children buying candies, but because there was no shortage of candies at home, the two children did not dare to ask their mother for money to buy candies.

Gu Feng had no concept of pocket money, so at the moment he just thought that Qiao Xing was sensible and acted like an older brother, knowing how to love his younger siblings.

Qiao Yu suddenly realized that she had not realized this problem for so many days! ! ! !

Qiao Yu was so happy that she took the five coins at first: "I'm going to keep these coins. This is the first gift from my son."

Gu Feng also took the money.

Qiao Xing held the last three cents he had left, smiled very happily, and asked Qiao Yu: "Mom, can I still go with you tomorrow?"

Gu Xiaoxue also said: "Mom, I want to help too."

Gu Xiaoyan also nodded vigorously.

Qiao Yu looked at Gu Feng with embarrassment. It wasn't that he didn't want to take care of the children, but he couldn't take care of so many children.

Uncle Wang spoke at this time: "Brother Qiao, why don't I go with you? You do your thing and I'll take care of the child."

Qiao Yu: "But sir, this carriage is very bumpy, are you okay?"

Uncle Wang smiled and said, "I am in good health. I have been eating well and living well recently. I also want to go to the town. I haven't been there for a long time."

Qiao Yu had no choice but to say, "Well, you can't go for nothing. I'll give you money like Xiao Xing did."

Uncle Wang quickly waved his hands: "Oh, no, no, no."

Qiao Yu said, "I was negligent before. You are helping me look after the children at home, so you should have some pocket money on you. The same goes for the children. From now on, I will give the pocket money to Qiao Xing at the beginning of every month. If you want to buy candy, you can ask your brother for it."

Qiao Xing was flattered: "Mom?!"

Gu Xiaoxue and Gu Xiaoyan looked at each other and said happily, "Okay, okay, we can ask Big Brother to buy some candy!"

Qiao Yu scratched Gu Xiaoyan's nose and said seriously: "The pocket money is not much, only 5 cents a month. If you help me with the work, I can give you more money depending on the situation." Qiao Yu thought that the pocket money should not be too much, and it could also increase their enthusiasm for work. Although they are already very active in their work, it can be regarded as a reward.

Gu Xiaoxue: "Ah! Then I can wash the dishes!"

Gu Xiaoyan: "Can I...can I do the laundry?"

Qiao Yu: "Washing your own clothes doesn't count. You'll have to wash your own clothes when you grow up. Washing dishes, feeding the chickens and ducks are all fine. When you're done, tell your brother. Remember, I'll give you money at the beginning of next month."

Gu Xiaoxue: "Okay!"

"But," Qiao Yu paused, "you must finish learning the Thousand Character Classic before March next year. I want you to go to town to study."

After hearing this, except for Gu Xiaoyan, the other two children were not very happy.

Gu Xiaoxue: "Mom, I don't want to go to town. I want to stay with you and daddy."

Qiao Xing: "I...I don't want to go either. I don't like studying."

Qiao Yu was so angry that she fell backwards: "I don't care, I have to go. At least teach me all the characters. I can't accept that our children have literacy..." Qiao Yu thought about it and realized that the word "illiterate" should not exist now, so he changed his words: "I can't accept that our children don't read. I don't ask you to read well, you can take the exam or not. But reading can make you understand the truth and master knowledge. Knowledge is productivity, don't you understand?"

Although the three children only understood half of what was said, it was the first time they saw their mother so angry, so they all nodded vigorously.

Gu Feng reminded at the right time: "Okay, let's eat."

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Before going to bed, Qiao Yu poured the soap out of the mold. It was not hard enough at the moment and might be scratched when packed, so she planned to pack it tomorrow morning when it was hard enough.

It was getting dark earlier and earlier and the weather was getting colder.

Gu Feng boiled water for his husband and asked him to go wash up. He took the opportunity to chop some firewood, as there was not much firewood left at home, so he needed to chop some more tomorrow.

Qiao Yu no longer takes a shower every day. She just wipes her whole body with a clean wet towel and soaks her feet. In ancient times, there was no pollution, so her hair would not get oily quickly. Qiao Yu usually washes her hair every few days. After all, her hair is too long and she doesn't have a hair dryer.

Gu Feng waited for her husband to finish washing before washing up. When she returned to the bedroom, her husband was sitting on the bed counting money.

Gu Feng looked at his husband with amusement as he counted without even raising his head. He stepped onto the bed and pulled his husband into his arms.

"Oh, wait, don't interrupt me counting money." Qiao Yu shouted.

Gu Feng put his chin on Qiao Yu's shoulder and said softly, "Okay, you count."

Qiao Yu nodded and continued.

After counting, he used a thin rope to string the copper coins together in hundreds, and then put the small change aside.

Gu Feng asked: "Have you finished counting?"

"Yeah." Qiao Yu's tone was full of joy. "The people in Taoyuan Town are really rich. Today, I sold 121 yuan of soap and almost 200 portions of braised dishes. Guess how much I received?"

Gu Feng particularly liked the proud look on Qiao Yu's face whenever she asked him this. He guessed, "At least two taels?"

"Haha, how come you are so smart? The total is 2365 wen. Although the stewed food costs a little more, the cost of soap is low and it is convenient to make. Besides, I haven't settled the bills with the grocery store and Yipinxuan yet. I have an idea. Do you agree?"

Gu Feng: "You say."

"When Wen Ge'er gets better, I will hand over this braised food stall to him. I will make soap at home. Soap is a consumable. It has to be sold after others have used it up. And unlike food, I can make a lot and I am not afraid of selling it out. I sell it in the grocery store in Qingyuan Town. We will set up a stall in Taoyuan Town first. When the children go to school next year, we will buy a shop and open a store in Taoyuan Town. But by then, if we have too many things to sell, we won't have enough manpower." Qiao Yu blurted out everything he was thinking.

"Don't worry about manpower, we can go to the dental clinic to buy it when the time comes." Gu Feng said.

Qiao Yu then remembered that people could be bought and sold in this era. He only wanted to get the family of Wen Ge'er and Shi Daniang.

"By the way, do you have enough money?" Qiao Yu had given Gu Feng forty taels and then ignored him. He had no idea how much money Gu Feng had left.

Gu Feng: "That's enough. Qiao'er, I'm sleepy, go to sleep."

It was rare for Qiao Yu to hear Gu Feng say that he was sleepy or tired. She felt so distressed that she put the money away, turned over, and fell asleep hugging her warm husband.