【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

At Li Erniu's house, the taciturn Li Erniu broke his usual habit and cooked for Wang Xing himself, making a white fungus and red date soup and a big bowl of radish and lean meat dumplings. While Wang Xing was eating, her tears ran out uncontrollably and could not be stopped no matter how hard she tried to wipe them away.

Li Erniu was stunned for a moment, and after a long while he managed to utter a few words, "Don't save money, eat as much as you want, I'll support you."

Wang Xing covered her mouth and sweetly punched her husband, "You said that."

Li Erniu looked at his wife's thin face and nodded heavily.

"What's going on with Erniu's family?"

Li Daniu was fed a few red dates by his wife, and he couldn't help but ask his wife.

His family lives in the first house on the west side, two houses away from the house where Li Erniu lives now, so they don't disturb each other's lives.

Yu Qian'er, who was about to make soup for his daughter-in-law, stopped and said with a pout, "My second sister-in-law is so frugal that she almost had a bloody discharge after she found out she was pregnant."

"Second brother and his wife are really good at living." Li Daniu was speechless. "I remember our second brother picked up a lot of abalone and sea cucumbers. You can send some to his family later. They are nutritious."

"It's done."

If relatives or neighbors are related by blood and someone is pregnant, the relatives need to come and visit. Regardless of whether they have money or not, they must bring gifts to express their concern. This is an established etiquette and is the same for everyone.

After returning home, Yun Xi told everyone to go take a shower and go to bed, as the wind and snow outside were getting stronger and stronger.

From the following days until the end of November, the snow fell intermittently. Fortunately, the sun came out on November 20th and the snow melted quickly.

During this period, the children in the family finally finished learning the Hundred Family Surnames. With paper and pens, they were in the stage of practicing calligraphy. The two little ones learned faster. It can only be said that new brains are useful.

On the second day of December, the snow outside had melted and the ground had become dry. Clan leader Li gathered people and prepared to go to Chengdu to buy supplies. The problem was that it was cold and they had to wear thick clothes when going out. He asked those who had thick clothes to go with him, and those who didn't have them to report what they needed and they would bring it back when the time came.

Upon hearing this, Yun Xi wanted to go with them and also wanted to take Li Chunsheng to see the world, but she was worried about leaving Mei Zi and the two children at home.

Li Chunsheng saw her embarrassment and said sensibly, "Mom, take Meizi to see the world. Next time, let Meizi take me."

"Okay, I'll take Mei Zi to Rongcheng this time." Yun Xi looked at him with satisfaction, "There will always be a chance when you two go next time."

As she prepared to leave for Rongcheng, Yun Xi took out the money she had kept for her family expenses. Last time, she had spent 500 coins to buy a black pig through the system, and finally sold it for 800 coins, making a net profit of 300 coins and a certain amount of meat.

The ginseng was sold for 22 taels of silver. After spending some of it, there were still 7 taels and 158 wen left. The family savings were 116 taels and 600 wen. I spent 500 wen to buy a black pig and made 300 wen.

Yun Xi divided the money into two piles. One pile was 116 taels and 600 wen, which was the family's original savings, and the other side was 300 wen, 7 taels and 158 wen, which was what she earned through the system. It was originally agreed that the 800 wen earned from selling black pigs was her private money, so in the eyes of Li Chunsheng and Li Meizi, the "wild boar" was obtained for free. The family savings had not been touched recently. The mother had 800 wen of private money and did not know about the money from selling ginseng.

This time I went out to buy things for my family, so of course I had to use the money at home. The 7 taels and 458 wen of my own money couldn't be put into the space, so I took the savings at home with me.

"System, I want to open a small grocery store, what do you think?"

System: "I think we're losing money. Look at the people in the tribe. They've all been given so much money and so much land, almost like small landlords, yet they're still reluctant to spend money. They only have food and salt, two necessities of life, and they won't buy anything else. They won't even replace clothes or shoes that aren't worn out."

"I know what you mean, but what about the grain seeds? They have to be bought, right? I guess there aren't many in Rongcheng. As far as we know, there are five pregnant women in the village. Even if they don't take supplements, they still have to make clothes for the children. I can buy a piece of cotton cloth and spend it slowly. I also have two acres of cotton. I can sell it to the villagers at a low price. It would be best if I could meet someone selling ewes. I can give them a few coins for a bowl of goat milk. Isn't that income?"

"If you only want to import this much, it's fine. You can keep it for your family if others don't buy it. But you have to pay attention to the grain seeds. No one sells ordinary grains here. Most of them are high-yield grain seeds." The system reminded her.

"That doesn't matter. You know Jiaozhi, right? The grain yield there is very high, but it just hasn't been spread to the Central Plains. We can then use the excuse that the merchants bought the grain seeds from there. Besides, there weren't many good fertilizers and pesticides in ancient times, so no matter how good the seeds were, they wouldn't necessarily produce the same high yields as modern ones." Yun Xi had already prepared for this.

Moreover, introducing high-yield seeds to this backward ancient time is a great merit.

"That's a good excuse."

The warm winter sun was shining, a little warmer than the days with heavy snow. Yun Xi and Mei Zi pulled their cotton coats tightly together and drove the ox cart slowly to follow the team.

The calf is now a few days over a year old. Everyone feeds it well at home. Except for the part of straw that is used to make the bed, the rest is all food for the calf. Occasionally, we feed it some beans and corn, and there is no shortage of hay. After being fattened for so long, the calf has become taller and bigger. Pulling a cart is not a problem for it. It can pull several hundred kilograms of cargo. But if it pulls more, it will hurt the calf.

Yanran named the calf Huanghuang, because it means yellow cow, a very simple name.

"Mom, what should we buy in the city?" Li Meizi looked at the desolate land along the road and felt sad.

"See if there are any chickens or ducks for sale. We have finished eating the pork at home, so we need to buy some. We also need ink and inkstones, and see if there are any academies open to accept students. Also, the clan leaders are probably going to the nearby villages to find partners for their children." Yun Xi felt that she had to come this time, as she couldn't celebrate the New Year without meat.

“I hope the price hasn’t gone up.”

After six days of crossing mountains and rivers, we finally arrived in Chengdu. It was near the end of the year, and the city gate looked more lively than last time.

"Mom, look at how high the city gate is."

Li Meizi grinned, feeling an indescribable sense of pride in her heart.

"Indeed, the higher the city gate, the better. Let's go and take a walk in the city." Yun Xi said to Chief Li, and drove the ox cart away from the main force.

"Mom, are we going to do this alone?"

"Yes, everyone needs to act individually and gather at the city gate in the evening." Yun Xi observed the street and saw that there were more vendors than last time, and more houses open for business.

Yun Xi randomly stopped a well-dressed man on the street and asked him about the academies in Rongcheng.

"Academy? Who would go to school when we can't even get enough food to eat? It's funny to ask. If you really want to send your child to school, come and ask next year." The man shook his head and left.