ebookslot Chapter 1864 It seems we arrived at the right time, not the earlier we came.
Chapter 1864 It seems we arrived at the right time, not the earlier we came.
Chapter 1864 It seems we arrived at the right time, not the earlier we came.
Chu Xue naturally didn't think there was anything wrong with the price. After all, as the stonemason said, making a stone mortar is a technical job. You can't smash it too hard throughout the process. The overall lines must be neat, and the size and thickness must be uniform. Just removing the chisel marks and burrs and making sure it's smooth to the touch takes a whole day.
Asking her to come pick it up every night after she's older would probably force them to work overtime to finish it: "The price is fine, how much deposit do I need to pay first?"
Upon hearing this, the woman knew the job was done: "Just give me half now, and I'll give you the other half when everything is finished."
Chu Xue took the money out of her pocket, counted out twenty-one yuan, and handed it over: "Please count it."
The woman's face was full of smiles: "Yes, yes, I'll go write you a note right now."
Chu Xue didn't say she didn't need it. She doesn't like trouble, and having a receipt would save her a lot of unforeseen problems.
After the two left the stonemason's house, Chuxue said, "Auntie, let's see if we can get a chicken in exchange and buy some eggs."
Aunt Wei hadn't been back for a long time and wanted to see her old friends: "Okay, let's go visit those places we went to before."
Thinking of something, she said, "It's cold outside, so I'm afraid we won't be able to get many eggs in return."
Chu Xue nodded and said, "It's okay, we'll exchange as much as we can. I'll ask a friend to send some over for us later."
As the two walked forward, talking, someone recognized Aunt Wei from afar: "Sister Wei is back?"
"Yes, big sister, are you going out?"
"Go fetch some firewood, we'll cook some sweet potatoes for rations. We're not leaving before the New Year, are we?"
"Yes, we just got back. We're short of everything at home, so we came to see if we could trade some eggs and a chicken."
"Oh, you've come at just the right time. I just managed to collect some eggs. If you had come a day or two later, I would have had my eldest grandson take them to my daughter. But coming earlier wouldn't have been possible; I wouldn't have been able to collect so many. As for chickens, I don't have any here. You'll have to look around at other places."
Aunt Wei laughed: "It seems we've come at the right time, not the early one. Eggs will do."
Chu Xue smiled and nodded at Aunt Zhang.
Aunt Zhang had seen Chu Xue before, and she grinned and said, "Commander Fu's daughter, you're already a mother of three, how come you're getting more and more beautiful?"
Hearing this, Chu Xue laughed: "It's all thanks to Aunt Wei taking such good care of the family. I have no worries, so I'm in a good mood, just as you said."
Aunt Zhang didn't expect Chu Xue to say that. She glanced at Aunt Wei and said, "See? There are still cultured people who know how to talk. Wei girl, you must be feeling pretty good right now."
Aunt Wei's eyes were full of smiles: "Isn't it only right? They treat Wenbin and me like family, so of course I have to do my best. Don't you think I'm right?"
Aunt Zhang gathered some firewood from the side and carried it over, saying, "What you say is true. People are all made of flesh and blood; it's all earned through hard work."
Aunt Wei nodded and replied, "That's absolutely right, you're absolutely right."
The two old ladies stood closer, and Aunt Zhang sighed, "Don't even mention Commander Fu's wife, Wei's sister, you've changed quite a bit too. Your hair is blacker and shinier than before, and you have fewer wrinkles on your face. You look much younger than before."
Aunt Wei knew she was telling the truth: "When life is going well, you look younger, all thanks to the kind-hearted Fu Tuan and his wife."
Aunt Wei's words were not flattery or ingratiation; they were her true feelings. Ever since she went to the Fu family to help take care of the children, their lives had undergone a complete transformation, from not having enough to eat to eating well. She was truly grateful.
(End of this chapter)