Chapter 5 Shepherd’s Purse Dumplings (more updates!)

Author: Mahjong Jun

Chapter 5 Shepherd’s Purse Dumplings (more updates!)

After seeing off Li Guofu, Zhao Wenmu went directly to the health center.

Sure enough, the treatment of the foot injury cost a total of 1 yuan, 60 and 5 cents.

The wild vegetables were sold for a total of 3 yuan and 4 cents. Adding in the 5 yuan given by Li Guofu and the remaining 1 cent from yesterday, he now has a total of 6 yuan, 85 cents.

He went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought ten kilograms of white flour. Since there were no coupons, the price was slightly more expensive, only 1 cents per kilogram.

I bought two kilograms of pork with alternate fat and thin, which is later known as pork belly, now called three-layer pork.

The three-layer meat is the most delicious, costing 7.5 cents per pound.

I also bought two kilograms of lard suet, which is used to extract lard. The remaining oily residue after boiling the lard is very fragrant when eaten with a little salt.

Stir-fried vegetables with oil residue are also delicious.

Pork suet costs 6 cents a pound.

Eating lean meat is not popular nowadays, pure lean meat is cheaper.

I bought two more pounds of sugar, 1 yuan per pound.

I also spent 7.5 cents to buy some soy sauce, vinegar and salt.

I bought a few more pieces of candy.

All of a sudden, I only had 2 yuan left in my hand, 2 of which were reserved for the Sanlizhuang small shop. After all, I still owed 2 yuan for yesterday's rice noodles.

Zhao Wenmu lamented that the money was still too little, but it was only the first day and he was still very confident about making money.

After reviving his life, he must let Zhao Jing and his little girl live a good life, and also help his relatives and fellow villagers get rich.

He thought that his rebirth must be related to his good deeds in his previous life.

On the way home, the breeze blew on his face. Looking at the wild flowers blooming on both sides of the road, Zhao Wenmu felt extremely comfortable. He had not been so happy in decades.

In the previous life, a person lived alone in the world. He seemed to be all-powerful and glorious, but in fact, only he knew the misery in his heart.

I went to Sanli Village to pay back the money, and it was about ten o'clock when I got home.

Zhao Jing was not at home at this time, probably going to work in the fields.

Every villager could not wait to hold the land they had just received and serve it in their hands, and Zhao Jing was no exception.

Zhao Wenmu put the things in the kitchen, picked up the basket, and went up the mountain with the hoe.

The eldest brother and the eldest sister-in-law have contracted a small peach orchard on the mountain. It is the time when the peach blossoms are in full bloom. They are probably busy pollinating the peach blossoms now. He plans to go to the eldest brother first.

After all, the amount of wild vegetables needed is quite large, and he certainly cannot dig that much by himself.

When I arrived in Taoyuan, I discovered that not only the eldest brother and sister-in-law, but also the second brother, second sister-in-law, and Zhao Jing were here. The little girl and the two little carrots from the eldest brother's family, Zhao Zimeng and Zhao Ziting, were also here.

Everyone is helping to pollinate. After all, the flowering period is very short, and it can be windy at any time. If it rains, pollination will not be possible, so we should seize the time to work while the weather is good.

With so many people, it can be done in less than half a day.

It is very common for relatives to help each other with farm work.

Before he even got close, he heard his brother and sister-in-law discussing him. The second brother even encouraged his sister-in-law to beat him up.

Zhao Jing said in a gentle voice, "I'm working hard."

Zhao Wenmu was sweating all over after hearing this. Just as he was about to hide, he heard the crisp words "brother-in-law."

It was Zhao Ziting who discovered her. The little girl was four years old, very pink and tender, and she was making her giggle.

Although Zhao Wenmu is a street kid in the eyes of adults, he is very popular in the eyes of his nephews and nieces.

After all, only Zhao Wenmu was willing to take them fishing for fish and shrimps, catch birds and lay eggs, and occasionally buy them sweets.

Zhao Zimeng also rushed over.

The adults also looked over, and Zhao Wenmu took out a few pieces of candy from his pocket with an embarrassed look on his face and gave them to the two little guys, Zimeng and Ziting.

He peeled off the last piece of candy and signaled Zhao Jing to open her mouth.

Zhao Jing blushed and felt a little shy in front of everyone. Zhao Wenmu insisted on raising her hands. She had no choice but to open her mouth and eat.

A hint of sweetness entered the throat, mixed with the fragrance of milk, and a warm current surged in Zhao Jing's heart.

"Okay, little brother, please take care of your wife. Where are your sisters-in-law?"

Second sister-in-law Song Yun asked with a winking smile.

"Second sister-in-law, if you want to eat sweets, you have to ask my second brother. My wife loves her own things, right, second brother?"

Humph, who asked you to encourage your sister-in-law to beat me up!

Zhao Wenmu asked Zhao Jing to rest and help with pollination, but Zhao Jing refused to do so.

A few people finished all the work before noon.

It is also customary for the sister-in-law to stay with everyone for lunch. It is usually free to help in rural areas, but at least you have to take care of the food.

But we are all brothers, so we don’t care about this.

Zhao Wenmu mysteriously said that he had a business to do with his eldest brother and second brother, and asked everyone to go to his house to have dinner and discuss it.

None of the brothers and sisters-in-law were interested in going to Zhao Wenmu's place for dinner, but when they heard Zhao Wenmu say "there is business," they made up their minds to go and listen.

It's not that I really want to do business with him.

But I'm worried that he will do something wrong again.

The second brother also winked at the elder sister-in-law, meaning that you should not be too gentle later.

Zhao Wenmu naturally knew what his brothers and sisters-in-law were thinking.

I don’t blame everyone for not trusting me, after all, I was too ignorant before.

Both sisters-in-law knew what was going on at Zhao Wenmu's house, and they planned to go home first to get some steamed buns, cabbage, radishes, etc. before going there.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, we have some noodles at home, so don't go back to get them."

Zhao Wenmu couldn't help but say something, and took everyone home.

I also dug some shepherd's purse on the way.

A large group of people went to Zhao Wenmu's house.

Everyone was shocked when they saw the white noodles, pork, and sugar in the kitchen. They wouldn't be willing to buy so much pork during the Chinese New Year, right?

There is no joy and excitement as imagined.

The eldest brother Zhao Wenlin's face was ashen, and there was anger and disappointment in his tone. Even the two little guys, Zimeng and Ziting, were so scared that they hid behind.

"Brother, where did these things come from?!"

Zhao Wenmu was idle and just defrauded A Jing of money every day. Could he now steal or rob?

Several other brothers and sisters also looked worried.

Although Zhao Jing had anxiety on her face, she still held Zhao Wenlin back, fearing that he was going to beat Zhao Wenmu.

"Brother, don't worry, let me explain."

Listening to his wife's words, Zhao Wenmu was very moved. No matter how miserable he was, Zhao Jing was willing to believe in him.

However, his former self betrayed her trust time and time again.

The chickens she worked so hard to raise were stolen and sold, the money from selling the corn was taken away and used for gambling, and even the money from selling her hair was taken away to buy wine.

He is not angry at all for everyone's distrust of him at this time. He deserves it. He will work hard to change everyone's impression of him.

He was only happy that it was still too late and Zhao Jing was still willing to believe him.

"Brother, these things are really not stolen. They were robbed. I earned them from selling wild vegetables."

Then Zhao Wenmuzai described in detail how he sold wild vegetables, including the fact that Li Guofu paid 5 yuan in advance.

Things were clearly organized, and the causes and consequences were simple and clear. After listening to it, everyone believed it 70% to 80%.

"I called everyone here today because I need too many wild vegetables. I can't dig that much by myself. I want everyone to help me dig together."

"How about we dig together and sell it to me for 5 cents a pound?"

After listening to Zhao Wenmu's words, everyone basically believed that he was not lying, but the 1 cents per pound of wild vegetables still surprised everyone.

Finally, it was my sister-in-law who made the final decision:

"Brother, after dinner, we all go dig wild vegetables. Brother Qian and sister-in-law don't want any."

"Second brother, you will go selling wild vegetables with your younger brother tomorrow and drive the family's ox cart."

The eldest brother has an ox cart at home, and Zhao Wenmu really plans to borrow the ox cart from him.

As for asking the second brother to go with him, it was not only to confirm whether things were really what he said, but also to help him catch the bus.

After all, Zhao Wenmu, who doesn't do farm work, really doesn't know how to drive a bullock cart.
To be continued...