A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

Chapter 21 Make More Bamboo Bowls

"Who said our Xiaoxue didn't work? Didn't Xiaoxue feed the chickens and clean the house with grandma? When everyone was tired, you served tea and water to everyone and massaged their backs. Grandma saw all this."

"Then I will work harder in the future. If anyone wants to drink water, just call me. I can't let my grandma down for the money she gave me, hehe."

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha"

"Hahahahaha"

"..."

Zhang Yunyue rubbed Xiaoxue's head and then pinched Xiaoxue's face.

"Xiaoxue, you are so cute. Sister likes you so much."

Zhang Yunxue: "Sister, Xiaoxue likes you too. I also like Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Mom, Big Brother, Second Brother, Third Brother. I like everyone in my family."

Everyone joked for a while, and then Zhang Cheng and Zhu took out all the stall tools and cleaned them. After all, they were cooking food, and they couldn't let others criticize them for not making clean food and give them something to talk about.

Grandpa Zhang thought that it was already afternoon, so he decided to go to his eldest brother and second brother's house first. Both families also grew mung beans, so he prepared to buy some from his two brothers. After all, it didn't matter who he bought from, so he would definitely take care of his own relatives first.

Grandpa Zhang walked forward with his hands behind his back. He had just reached the center of the village and originally wanted to go directly to his eldest and second brothers' homes.

As a result, Grandpa Zhang saw his eldest and second brothers chatting with others under the big banyan tree, so he walked over and called himself eldest brother and second brother.

My great grandfather had two sons, the eldest, Zhang Gui, and the second, Zhang Jiang, and a daughter, who married in another village.

Zhang Gui's wife, Guan, also had two sons and one daughter. The eldest son, Zhang Xingzhong, married Li Manman and had a son, Zhang Zibao; the second son, Zhang Xingquan; and the youngest daughter, Zhang Yunni.

Zhang Jiang's wife, Wei, had a son and a daughter, the eldest son was Zhang Xingshi, and the daughter was Zhang Yunhuan.

My second grandfather had a son and a daughter. His son Zhang Chong married Chen Fang and had three sons. His eldest son Zhang Xinglin married Mao Hong and had a son Zhang Zibei. His second son was Zhang Xingshu and his youngest son was Zhang Xinghe.

A fifth uncle from the same clan who was within the fifth degree of mourning saw Grandpa Zhang and said, "Dafu, I haven't seen you for a few days. What have you been doing these days?"

Grandpa Zhang: "Fifth Uncle, I have been busy at home these past two days and have not been out. I will come to chat with you after these days."

Fifth uncle: "I'll remember that. Otherwise, I'll come to your house to find you later."

Grandpa Zhang looked at his eldest brother and second brother:

"Brother, brother, you are here. I am looking for you for something."

When the two saw that their brother was looking for them, they stopped chatting with others, waved goodbye to others, and walked home.

"Brother, brother, do you have green beans at home? I want to buy some."

Great grandfather: "You don't have any green beans at home. If you want them, just bring some from home. Don't ask me if I want to buy them."

Second Grandfather: "That's right, Third Brother, you are being distant with me and your eldest brother. I have some at home, come get some."

Grandpa Zhang: "Big brother, second brother, you misunderstood. I didn't use it to eat myself. I used it to make mung bean jelly and then sell it in town. The mung beans at home were all used up. I thought that your two families must have some, so I bought some from my own family first."

Great grandfather: "Is that so? How much do you want?"

Grandpa Zhang: "I'll take whatever you have at home. I guess I'll have to buy more in the village in a few days."

Great grandfather: "In addition to saving some for seeds and food, I estimate there are about 100 kilograms left."

Second Grandfather: "My family has left some for seeds and food, so I estimate there are about 70 to 80 kilograms left."

"Okay, that's all for now. Big brother, second brother, we'll go to your house and weigh it. We'll need it tonight."

The three of them went to great-grandfather's house first.

The great grandfather's wife was taking care of her great-grandson Dabao in the yard, and the second grandfather's wife was also chatting with the great grandmother.

Grandpa Zhang entered the yard: "Sister-in-law, she's looking after Dabao."

Grandma: "The third child is here. Sit down, third child."

"Sister-in-law, I won't sit down. I just asked my brother to buy some green beans from your family. I'll buy them at the town price of 4 cents per pound."

Great grandmother looked at great grandfather in confusion, and great grandfather told great grandmother and second grandmother what Grandpa Zhang had said.

Grandma: "It's good to run a business at home. It brings in more income for the family."

The great grandfather asked Dabao's father Zhang Xingzhong to take out the mung beans from the utility room, and then left the ones his family needed, and asked Zhang Xingzhong to deliver them to Grandpa Zhang's house later.

Second Grandpa and Second Grandma also returned home and left some things needed at home, and then asked their grandson Zhang Xinglin to send them to Grandpa Zhang's house.

Zhang Xingzhong and Zhang Xinglin each carried a bag of mung beans and followed Grandpa Zhang home.

I met Zhang Lei's father Zhang Yi on the way.

Zhang Yi: "Uncle Zhang, what are you doing? What are Xiaolin and Xiaozhong carrying?"

Grandpa Zhang: "Oh, they are carrying mung beans, which I just bought from my eldest and second brothers."

"Uncle Zhang, you bought so many green beans, can you eat them all?"

"I'm not going to eat them myself, I'm going to make food and sell them. Do you have any green beans at home? When these two bags are sold, I'll come to your house to buy some."

"Yes, we still have dozens of kilograms at home. Uncle Zhang, you can come anytime if you want."

"Okay, come in a few days."

"Uncle Zhang, I'm leaving first."

Old Qi, who was passing by the village entrance, heard the conversation between Grandpa Zhang and Zhang Yi. Thinking of the one or two hundred kilograms of mung beans he still had at home and that the mung beans would be ready for harvest this year, he also asked Grandpa Zhang.

"Lao Zhang, I have 100 to 200 kilograms at home, do you need more?"

Grandpa Zhang: "I'll sell all these first. If I need more, I'll come to your house, okay?"

Lao Qi happily agreed: "Okay, okay, okay, just let me know when the time comes and I'll take you home. You guys go first, I have to go to the fields right now."

back home.

Grandpa Zhang called Zhang Cheng and weighed Zhang Xingzhong and Zhang Xinglin. The great grandfather's family weighed 102 kilograms, and the second grandfather's family weighed 75 kilograms.

Grandpa Zhang called Grandma Zhang and gave Zhang Xingzhong 408 coins and Zhang Xinglin 300 coins. The two took the money and said goodbye to Grandpa Zhang and left.

Zhang Cheng moved all the mung beans he bought into the utility room and put them away.

Grandpa Zhang was sitting in the yard making bamboo bowls, thinking about what Yueyue had just said, that someone bought bamboo bowls to take away.

Grandpa Zhang felt that although not many people took the food away, he could still sell some, and some people really wanted to buy it home to eat with their families. If he couldn't take it away, he would offend the customers and might even lose customers.

A penny is not a problem for some people who want to pack up.

So Grandpa Zhang decided to make some extra bamboo bowls and bring some to town every morning.

By the way, you can also make some bamboo baskets that can hold five or six bowls. In case some customers buy several bowls and cannot hold them with both hands, you will lose some orders.

A bamboo basket worth a few cents can solve their problem, and the bamboo basket and bamboo bowl can be used in the future.

There was a knock on the door outside the yard, and then two identical girls and a round-faced girl, the same age as twins, walked in.

"Xiaoxiao, Xiaohua, Xiaohe, you are here, are you here to look for Yueyue? She is in the house, go ahead."

"Hello, Uncle Zhang. We are here to play with Yueyue."

After greeting Grandpa Zhang, the three girls, Zhao Xiaoxiao, Zhang Xiaohua and Zhang Xiaohe, went to Zhang Yunyue's room to find her.

Zhang Yunyue was tidying up things in the house. She had been busy at home these past two days and hadn't cleaned up her room much, so it was a bit messy.

"dong dong dong"

Zhang Xiaohua: "Yueyue, are you in there?"

Zhang Yunyue walked to the door and opened it.