C9

Shen Shiliu saw that her father and brother were busy here, and that she wasn't much different from them, so she went to watch the fun.

The one that laid on the ground was a youth who looked to be around Shen Shu's age. However, his face was pale white and his eyes were tightly shut.

When Shen Shiliu returned, the young man was already supported by the wall so everyone could stand on him. Shen Shiliu's fat body immediately squeezed to the front.

"Thank you, Lady Xie!" Du Xuan Mo said, but his body was still weak, and he couldn't move even if he leaned against the wall.

Shen Shiliu took back the bowl from Nanny Liu, shook her head, and said: "No need to thank me!" Then she took the bowl and left.

The Shen father and son sold out two barrels of mutton soup, but when they realized that the Shen Shiliu was still not back, they waited on the spot.

"I'm back, sold out?" Shen Shiliu was happy, her speed seemed to be even faster than yesterday, she had sold out in the morning, she still felt that she did not do enough yesterday, she would not be able to sell it in the afternoon!

"Dad, pomegranate, you two wait here first. I'll go ask when these people will finish the morning work tomorrow!" Shen Shu had a brain, he thought he should find the right time, in case they came too late and missed the perfect time to sell their food.

"En!" Shen Shiliu nodded and then waited on the spot with him. Not long later, Shen Shu returned and the family of three chatted as they walked.

He had finally recovered and wanted to come over to express his gratitude. When he heard that the fat girl had used the soup sold by her family to save him, he considered giving the money to her. Although his family was in ruins now, he still had to repay the debt of saving his life.

"That chubby girl is probably coming back tomorrow. Her family has been selling mutton soup here for two days already!" Nanny Liu muttered: "I'll try it tomorrow too!" It was because the broth was just too alluring, making her want to eat it.

Du Xuan Mo nodded, then returned to put away the stall where she'd written a letter. It was time for her mother to take her medicine.

Du Xuan Mo first went to the medicine store, and after buying the medicine, he was completely penniless. His father was an Elementary Scholar, but unfortunately, he died too early. The clan members gave the mother and son a piece of thin land, then chased them out. However, because Madame Du had been sick all these years, they finally sold it.

"Xuan Mo is back. Cough cough, mother will cook for you!" As the Madame Du spoke, he was about to get up from the bed and be pushed back by Du Xuan Mo.

"Mom, you lie down, I'll go make some medicine first!" As Du Xuanmo spoke, he went to heat up the stove's "black hole".

The reason why the nest was black was because of the cornmeal mixed with wheat bran. The wheat bran was also called the wheat skin. They couldn't afford the white flour, so they could only buy this coarse wheat skin.

Du Xuan Mo had no choice, he didn't earn much money from writing letters for his family every day. After getting rid of the money to buy medicine, it was already pretty good to be able to eat this.

Madame Du was also upset, these days were really too bitter, her weak body and many diseases were all the burden of her son.

"Mom might as well just die to avoid dragging you down. I'm afraid that you won't even have the face to see your dad!" Madame Du cried as she spoke. She had a soft temper, and now that she was relying on her son to support her entire family, she felt guilty!

"Mother, don't say such words anymore. Your son is not tired!" Du Xuan Mo advised his mother, saying that they would be carrying a heavy burden on their own family, but in reality, it was only two people. No matter how weak they were right now, they could still manage their food and drinks. Now that they were eating the vegan dish, they would definitely be able to eat the spicy dishes in the future! However...

Today, he had drunk that soup. It was delicious and delicious, as if he had never eaten anything so delicious since he was born! I heard that fat girl sold a bowl for three gold coins. If I can earn three gold coins tomorrow morning, I'll definitely buy a bowl for mom to eat!

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Shen Shiliu did not immediately return to the village after closing up. Instead, she went to the butcher's shop to buy Sheep-head Sheep-hooves.

"Boss, give me two more sets today!" The Shen Shiliu said. Work harder today, and cook up two pots for sale tomorrow morning and noon!

"Alright, I'll sell you all the materials we have in the future!" The butcher, who sold meat, was a tough, rough man. If he was happy, he could take it. He could kill three sheep a day and sell as many as he wanted. It was better than throwing them away!

Shen's Father thought for a moment, then asked: "Pomegranate, do you want to set up another pot?"

Shen Shiliu thought for a bit, there were only two stoves in the house, and only two stoves. If they could cook this soup, then there would be no use for them to eat. If he were to use a pot to make the soup, there probably wouldn't be enough time. In the end, she nodded and said, "Sure, buy a big pot!" The money she had earned today should be enough to buy a wok.

"Alright, I'll see you at the city gate soon!" The Shen's Father took the money and left.

The butcher gave two sets of things to Shen Shu. The items were not light, the Shen Shiliu helped him carry them, but Shen Shu did not let them, he threw all of them onto the cart and pushed them towards the city gate.

When the father and son duo returned to Chao Xia Village, they even met many of their fellow countrymen.

"Big Brother Shen, what is your family up to?" The one who came over to ask questions was the Western Head Widow Xu, he was in his thirties and lived with a six year old daughter. Usually, he would hang out with people like Grandma Zhang, and his mouth was full of gossip.

"It's nothing, we just want to earn some money!" Shen's Father did not say much either.

Upon hearing that they could earn money, the Widow Xu asked, "What is there to eat from this thing? What kind of money can we earn?"

Just as Shen's Father wanted to say something, Shen Shiliu said, "Dad, let's hurry up and go back. Mom is probably worried!"

The Shen's Father was a honest man, if he said everything, and the others did it, they would not be able to earn anything!

"I'll be leaving first. Talk later!" Shen's Father also pondered over the situation, then left after saying a few words to Widow Xu.

"Looks like I have to control my tongue in the future!" Big Tree, you too, don't tell others! " Shen's Father said that he had to tell his mother when he got home.

Mrs. Zheng was already waiting for them at the entrance of the courtyard. She had already prepared breakfast, and seeing that the three of them had returned, she asked: "How is it today?" Then her gaze fell on the pot and the sheep's head.

"It was sold very quickly today. My brother even went to inquire about it. He said that there would be an early job tomorrow at this time. We can sell it in the morning and at noon!" Shen Shiliu said happily. Although she still sounded muffled, she did not hide her joy.

"I knew it, why would I buy a pot? It's not enough!" Mrs. Zheng was happy, he then discussed with the Shen's Father about how to reconstruct the stove in the courtyard. With one stove and two pits, when the time came, they could boil the two pots together and save the firewood!

The Shen Shiliu used the kitchen stove for the time being, and the two sets of sheep heads took some effort to set up the stove. When the Shen's Father went to set up the stove, Shen Shu helped to pick out the meat, and when the meat was finished, the stove over there was completed as well. There was no need to hang the wet mud, it would dry after burning the stove for a while, and it would not be wasted.

Hearing the gurgling sounds coming from the two pots, the family of four smiled at each other. They felt that a good day was about to come!

Shen Shiliu thought that since this transaction had started, she had to keep an account. However, there were no scholars at home, and no pen and paper at all. In the end, she could only go to the kitchen and take out the yellow parchment that she had bought previously and use it temporarily.

But the problem now was that no one in his family could read. Shen Shiliu felt that if he suddenly could write, it would be scary enough.

"Mom, how do we keep our accounts?" Shen Shiliu asked Mrs. Zheng. She couldn't possibly be confused after all these years, right?

Mrs. Zheng naturally had her own methods, which were quite "novel" when compared to the Shen Shiliu's.

Mrs. Zheng's method was very simple. To draw the sun, one would draw a line, two would make two strokes, and if it was enough, he would draw a circle in the middle, and at the end, draw the shape of the sun.

"What if he's twenty?" Shen Shiliu asked in shock. She really did not expect Mrs. Zheng to record his accounts to be in such a literary form …

"If you're twenty, then draw another circle in the circle!"

"That's a hundred?"

"The circle is directly smeared black!"

"..." Shen Shiliu felt that Mrs. Zheng was too awesome.

He had sold more than fifty bowls today, but two of them were cheap. In the end, he had earned one hundred and thirty-three coins, bought a pot for eighty coins, and also got rid of the money he had for the Sheep-head.

Shen Shiliu took out a branch from the stove pit and blew the fire out, then used the charcoal to draw the sun. However, she felt that it was not a good thing for a family to be illiterate.

"Mother, does our village have a school? Send my brother there! " Shen Shiliu said, she knew in her heart that the virtuous women of this era were the talented ones, she did not even know which country they were from! They had chatted with the Village Head before, but the Village Head couldn't make it clear that he didn't even know what the Emperor's surname was.

Hearing that, Mrs. Zheng laughed: "What? Let alone the fact that we don't have it in the village, even if we do, we won't be able to use it. We're just people of a village, what's the use of learning to read and write? "

The Shen Shiliu felt sad, and said: "It's different now, we can't keep selling food on the streets. When we have money in the future, we might even have to open shops in the county city, when that time comes, we won't even be able to read a word or read a contract.

Shen Shiliu's words caught the attention of the whole family. Previously, they only needed to know how to grow a land, but if they had a family business in the future, they would still be blind.

As Mrs. Zheng was pondering, the Shen's Father said: "pomegranate is right, we can't not study!"

Shen Shu was confused. How old was he? You're going to study now?