The little girl from a farm family has a big wish to make a fortune by farming and picking mushrooms

About an hour later, the women came back with smiles on their faces, their baskets filled with not only fruits and vegetables, but also some needles and thread.

She was still muttering about the patterns of fabrics, and when she talked about a certain kind of fabric, she shook her head and regretted not having gotten it.

No wonder he came back so late. He must have gone to grab some fabric from the cloth pile.

All the people in the cart were gathered together. The old man put away his pipe, knocked off the ashes on it, flicked the whip in his hand, and the old ox brayed twice, dragging the heavy cart board on its way home.

Seeing so many things in the back of the car, the women looked around and asked Old Mrs. Zhou what so many bamboo baskets were for.

Old Mrs. Zhou laughed and touched the baskets in front of her. "What else can these bamboo baskets be used for? Aren't they usually used to dry vegetables?"

When they heard that it was used to dry wild vegetables, the women looked at them with contempt.

I thought I was going to do something big by buying so many bamboo baskets, but I didn't expect they were just for drying wild vegetables, which were all worthless things.

Several women began discussing what patterns to embroider. Old Mrs. Zhou was not willing to talk to them. She moved her body and faced the back of the car so that she could enjoy the sunset.

The same went for Zhou Mingshu. His small body leaned next to Old Lady Zhou. The ox cart was shaking, and he actually rocked her to sleep.

It was not until they reached Lijiagou that Old Lady Zhou woke her up.

The women walked quickly. After Zhou Lao Da unloaded the things on the cart, he left a handful of sweet apricots for the old man driving the cart. The old man squinted his eyes happily and said that they were just right for his little grandson at home.

Old Zhou carried the backpack and held two bamboo baskets in his hands, while Old Lady Zhou took the other two. Zhou Mingshu had to take the lightest fish basket.

This fish basket is made of rattan. It is small at both ends and large in the middle. There is also a mechanism inside. I guess the fish will not be able to get out once they go in.

"Uncle, with this fish basket, we won't have to worry about not being able to catch big fish. From now on, we will have more fish than we can eat~"

It’s just convenient for me to secretly stuff fish in there, which makes me happy.

Old Mrs. Zhou and Boss Zhou looked at the girl in front of them and smiled happily.

Everyone is happy when there is delicious food. The three sisters-in-law of the Zhou family have already put dinner in the pot.

The small fish that had been processed in the morning were fried twice by them, and they were crispy inside and out. A lot of oil in the oil can was used up. I wonder if my mother-in-law will be angry when she comes back.

A few kids on the side were using skewers to pry out the snail meat, and they would stir-fry the snail meat later.

There were some meat dishes on the table, and with a few vegetarian dishes, the meal was quite delicious.

Not long after, Mrs. Zhou and the other two returned home. Smoke was rising from the kitchen, and dinner was almost ready.

"Oh, I'm so tired."

Old Mrs. Zhou leaned the basket against the door and pounded her arms. Old Mr. Zhou put down the backpack and went to the kitchen to get some corn and put it in the fish basket.

Zhou Mingzhi and several other boys followed him to the back of the house to put the fish baskets away, and the yard suddenly became less lively.

"Mom, you must be tired. Sit down and have a rest." Feng handed over a stool and poured two bowls of tea.

"Your aunt gave me a lot of apricots. I didn't want them, but I couldn't resist her. Eat them quickly in the next few days. They are all ripe, otherwise they will go bad."

After she finished speaking, she took a few sips of tea, took out some in a small basket and went back to the village.

"Mother, where is grandma going?"

"He should have gone to your second great-grandfather's place. He should be here after he sends apricots to him."

Zhu took another small basket, took out some apricots, washed them with well water and brought them into the kitchen. Everyone took a few and the basket was soon empty.

Several people were talking to Zhou Mingshu, asking about what was happening on the street.

Zhou Mingshu picked out some interesting things to talk about, which made everyone very happy.

She also said that they would need to prepare more anti-itching cream later, as they would be very busy later.

Once the family is busy, it means money can be earned, and the kitchen becomes very lively for a while.

When Old Mrs. Zhou came back with the empty basket, she saw everyone's smiling faces. Influenced by everyone's emotions, her smile also brightened.

"Have a good job. We have ordered a thousand porcelain bottles today. We must sell them all. Otherwise, the bottles will be a burden on our hands. These are all our capital and the porcelain shop will not refund them."

Old Mrs. Zhou paused and told Zhou Mingshu that he was going to Baicaotang to learn calligraphy.

After a moment of stunned silence, everyone burst into excited cheers, especially Zhu, whose eyes turned red with excitement.

This scene surprised Zhou Mingshu very much. Everyone was so excited. One could imagine the status of reading and writing in everyone's minds.

"Sanyah, you must study hard so that you can teach us how to read when you come back." Zhou Mingqin's voice trembled. She never thought that she would have the chance to learn to read in this life.

"Don't worry, sister. I will definitely study hard, and Doctor Chen is happy to teach me."

"San Ya, you can't just learn to read, you also have to learn to recognize medicinal herbs. When we get to the mountain, you can help us recognize them. Otherwise, we won't recognize the medicinal herbs we encounter and will waste a lot of money in vain. That would be such a pity."

"Second sister, you are such a money-grubber. Don't worry, I will not only learn to identify medicinal herbs, but I will also learn to diagnose illnesses. I will try my hand on you when the time comes."

At this point, Zhou Mingqi was so happy that he laughed out loud, "You stinky girl, you don't think of me when good things happen to you, but I will definitely not escape bad things."

The atmosphere in the kitchen was very lively. When Boss Zhou brought the children back, he saw that they were very happy. Although he didn't know what they were talking about, he had the same smile on his face.

As soon as Zhou Laoer and Zhou Laosan came back, they washed their hands and went to the table to eat.

When Mrs. Zhou saw that everyone was gathered, she told them all the good news today. Seeing that everyone at the table was smiling, Zhou Lao San took a bite of the steamed bun and said, "It turns out that you all know about it, but we two brothers were the last to know."

"Who told you to come back the latest? You go out early and come back late all day long. It's natural that you don't know what's going on at home."

Zhou Laosan and his two sisters-in-law were joking around, and the atmosphere at the dinner table was very lively.

After dinner, everyone washed two baskets of apricots and sat together to chat.

Zhou Lao Er and Zhou Lao San worked in the town all day long. They heard a lot of gossip and trivial matters in the town, and they would talk about them when they got home.

Jinmiao Town is big, but also small.

The Zhou family has lived here for generations, and they know many of the neighbors. Just a few names you mention are all relatives in some way, and they all know each other more or less.

Zhou Mingshu was not interested and took a bath in the house.

I ran around town all day today and I sweated a lot, so I feel a little sticky.

Starting tomorrow she will go to Baicaotang to help. This is a hard-earned opportunity and she must cherish it.

Zhou Mingshu took off his braids and started washing them. It was okay to be poor, but one must not be dirty.