Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 108 Try your best

"A few days ago, my aunt came to Yueyue to borrow some meat, but Yueyue was angry at the time, so I didn't lend it to her."

"But then I thought, my aunt is not nice to Yueyue, that's my aunt's business, brother Anqing is very good to us."

"Besides, if my sister-in-law comes home in a few days and there really isn't a single bit of meat in the dishes, wouldn't she feel wronged?"

"Yueyue, there's really no need. Your aunt just likes to worry about things that are unnecessary."

An Yue forced the pork into An Qing's hands and said with a playful smile, "Brother An Qing, just take it! You don't have to return the meat to Yue Yue in the future."

An Yue pouted at An Qing and said coquettishly, "Brother, Yue Yue still has many things to trouble you with in the future. Brother and Yue Yue are so polite, how can Yue Yue dare to trouble Brother in the future?"

Seeing that An Qing still refused to accept it, An Yue continued, "Brother An Qing, are you really going to let my sister-in-law come home and there won't be any meat smell in the dishes? Then won't our An family be laughed at by my sister-in-law's family?"

An Qing felt that what An Yue said made sense. Besides, An Yue had already said so much and insisted that he accept it. It would be bad if he refused again.

Anqing took the meat and went back to the west room.

After the brother and sister packed up the things they bought, they started to prepare lunch.

An Yue washed a few large sweet potatoes and put them into the pot, added water, covered the pot and cooked it.

Then cut the remaining half of the meat strip into two finger-wide pieces and prepare to make dandelion meat soup.

Finally, the remaining meat is salted and stored in jars.

At this time, grandfather An Chengde came into the house with tools, ready to repair the smashed cabinet.

When he saw the cabinet door was smashed beyond recognition, he cursed, "This damn old woman, she has nothing to do but to make trouble for me all day long. She can break it but not fix it!"

The brother and sister did what they were supposed to do and didn't say anything.

——Three quarters of an hour passed.

The brother and sister then prepared the meal.

When An Yue looked at her grandfather An Chengde, she felt inexplicable hatred and anger in her heart.

I hate his selfishness, I hate his partiality, I hate him for driving the siblings out of the An family without considering family ties.

But can I change him by hating him?

No, nothing can be changed. He is just punishing himself with his mistakes, that's all.

"Grandfather, have you had lunch?"

An Chengde paused, rubbed his fingers, and replied calmly: "I have eaten."

Then the brother and sister brought the vegetables and sweet potatoes to the table and prepared to eat lunch.

It takes a quarter of an hour to eat, but three quarters of an hour to cook.

Soon, after the brother and sister had finished their meal, An Yue collected the dishes and washed them, while An Nian wiped the table and swept the floor.

Then An Nian said, "Sister, Nian Nian is going to take a nap."

An Yue nodded, and An Nian turned and walked towards the room.

At this time, my grandfather An Chengde had repaired the cabinet.

He stood up and said calmly: "Just use it!"

After saying this, Grandfather An Chengde walked out of the east room and headed towards his main room.

After An Yue washed the dishes, she put them away and closed the door to the east room.

She took out all the silver and money in her pocket and put them on the table and counted them one by one.

After counting, An Yue found that the silver she brought back from her grandmother's house was almost gone.

Now I only have a little over five taels of silver left in my hand, and I have to earn more money next time.

An Yue sat on the bench, sighed deeply, and couldn't help but mutter to herself: "It's really like spending money like water!"

The total cost today was twenty-seven taels and one hundred coins, of course this included An Nian's annual tuition.

I don’t have to worry about An Nian’s tuition this year, but what about next year and the year after?

Although my grandmother still had 150 taels of silver in her hands, she tried not to spend it unless it was absolutely necessary.

After all, An Nian is now in school, so it's better to keep some money for emergencies and not worry.

Seeing that she had so little silver in her hand, she stood up and looked at the rice jar; it was empty.

I looked at the sweet potatoes in the corner of the stove again, and there were only a few left.

Vegetables? An Yue went to look at the two large jars of kimchi.

When you open the jar, a sour smell of pickled cabbage hits you.

There is no need to worry about the vegetables. There is so much sauerkraut that you can use it to make do when there is no vegetable.

It is now the beginning of spring.

There are countless wild vegetables in the fields, such as shepherd's purse, amaranth, houttuynia cordata, dandelion, purslane, wild garlic and other medicinal herbs are all wild vegetables in spring.

The wild vegetables on the mountain include spring bamboo shoots, ferns, toon sprouts, and many other wild vegetables.

The shredded pork and pickled cabbage fried bamboo shoots tasted really good. An Yue started drooling as she thought about it.

But there is no staple food at home, so I must buy some staple food from town tomorrow, such as rice, sweet potatoes, or flour and cornmeal.

After counting and putting away all the silver and money, An Yue couldn't help but yawn and prepared to go back to her room for a nap.

It can be said that the siblings are sleepy in spring, tired in autumn and take naps in summer. They are used to taking naps, and it seems that this is no longer a problem for them throughout the year.

It was already late noon when the brother and sister woke up.

The sun and the moon refuse to delay, and the four seasons are urging each other.

An Yue soaked the seeds she bought in water, thinking about coming back tomorrow afternoon to dig the ground and plant the seeds.

The brother and sister discussed and decided to go dig herbs again, thinking of digging more and drying them, and then exchanging them for silver when they had enough.

This time I took an extra basket with me. If I saw any fresh wild vegetables, I would dig them up and put them in the basket, so that I would have food for dinner.

The brother and sister did the same as yesterday, they filled two backpacks and went home.

Because I had chosen the right spot yesterday, I was familiar with the route today and went straight to the destination, so I arrived home before it got dark.

The brother and sister had dinner early and went to bed.

Work at sunrise, and rest at sunset.

On the second day, the brother and sister got up early, made egg soup with sweet potatoes, and had a simple breakfast.

An Nian put on his newly bought clothes, hat and shoes. An Yue looked at him with a smile and exclaimed: "Wow! Our little boy is so handsome!"

"Sister, you are making fun of me again." An Nian felt a little embarrassed when his sister praised him.

Then An Yue said, "Come on, come on, stand still, I'll take a picture for you."

Yes! In the 21st century, children still take a photo as a souvenir on their first day of school.

An Yue took two steps back, made a camera gesture with her hands, and said, "Click!"

An Yue walked up to An Nian and pointed at her head and said, "Okay! Sister has saved the appearance of the little boy Nian Nian in her mind!"

An Nian imitated the "click" gesture and asked, "Sister, what is this thing you are gesturing for?"

An Yue paused and said, "Uh... it's a tool for quickly drawing a portrait of a person, called a camera."

She turned her head and whispered, "You've never seen a camera!"

Although An Nian still didn't understand, he was very sure of one thing, that is, his sister must be good to him.

He walked in front of An Yue and said seriously: