20. Chapter 20 The terrible Muramasa family

Author: Next door Lao Huang 007

Along the way, Yiren was thinking in her mind: Yesterday, Aunt Li and Brother Jinbao took the children to pick a lot of Jiudenglian. If you peel the melon seeds, they should weigh about fifty kilograms. But when they are sold to restaurants, they must be carefully selected because they are small.

Don’t ask for the ones with empty shells, shriveled or soft shells. In this case, you will need at least ten kilograms. When the wet melon seeds are fried, some water will evaporate. Generally, ten kilograms of raw melon seeds will only weigh seven or eight kilograms.

Ripe melon seeds…

After calculating this, the inventory at home can only produce thirty kilograms of cooked melon seeds, and at least thirty kilograms of raw melon seeds are needed! I and Aunt Li have to be responsible for frying, and I'm afraid I won't have time to pick them now...

She planned the journey, and when she was approaching home, she suddenly remembered someone - the original owner's childhood playmate, Qiu Guifen.

The Song family village goes back four generations, and most of them probably have the surname Song, but in recent years, foreign surnames have gradually become more common. Qiu Guifen is about the same age as the original owner, and she came from the south to escape famine. At that time, her parents had three children, and when the eldest came, they

She is seriously ill, and her belly is so big that a woman might be pregnant with her.

Same, he died not long after. The third child was the youngest, and Guifen's mother couldn't even eat a full meal, so she had no milk. The third child also starved to death not long after. Later, four more boys were born, and the family was poor.

It's hard to support them now, but now they can't get enough to eat.

Outside households cannot divide the land, so the Qiu family can only plant in spring and harvest in autumn. When the fields are busy, they can do part-time work for other families to earn some living expenses. During the slack season, Guifen's father also goes to the dock or is recruited by the government to build city walls and canals. Guifen

My mother is good at embroidery. If it were not for the expense of lamp oil at night, she could embroider day and night.

Over the years, the family has never been rich, but Father Guifen's body is exhausted and he passed away five years ago. Mother Guifen did too much embroidery, and her eyesight is not good. Let alone dowry, the family just wants to have enough food.

She had to work hard to get food, and no matter how good Ren Guifen was at embroidery, she would not be able to marry into a good family.

When Guifen was eighteen years old, the village leader Song Shan lost his wife, and Song Shan's mother married Guifen after she married him.

Song Shan was a decent man, and he was also Song Yiren's clan uncle, but the relationship was a little distant. He was nearly forty years old when he lost his wife, and he didn't want to continue to be mysterious, but he couldn't bear the persecution of his wife, so he also considered

Children in the family. The eldest son Song Dalin

He is already twenty, he is a son and has a family, so it does not matter. But the second and third children are all girls, one is seventeen and the other is only thirteen, which is the age when the mother needs to discipline and marry. In the end, the mother made the decision and married a poor girl.

Qiu Guifen also has a good temperament.

Guifen became her stepmother at the age of eighteen. Her stepson is three years older than her. One of her two stepdaughters is about the same age as her, and the other is not much younger than her. She has a shy character, and her stepson and stepdaughter are

It's not easy to get along with each other. Although they have given birth to a pair of twins and a little son, life is still difficult.

Song Yiren walked quickly to Cun Zheng's house. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she heard crying and yelling inside.

"Young girl, I'm so proud of myself. I'm my only son. Nothing in the house belongs to me, even the position in the village is mine!" Song Yiren sounded like Song Dazhong, and then there was the sound of cups and bowls breaking.

"Brother, are you in the west wing? The door to the west wing is always locked!" Song Yiren was not familiar with the two girls from Muramasa's family, so she didn't know which one was speaking. She could only hear a woman whimpering as the two of them talked.

Sobs and cries.

Songshan's house is the most magnificent and largest house in Songjiazhuang. It has five rooms in total. The main room in the front is the living room and the bedrooms of Songshan and Qiu Guifen. There are east and west wing rooms on the left and right. Song Erhua and Song Sanyu live together in the west wing.

Song Dalin and his daughter-in-law Xia lived in the two rooms at the back.

"Mom, why did eldest brother want to turn over our house?" came a childish voice.

"What's your house? This is my house, you little bastard!" the male voice scolded.

"Wow mother." The two children burst into tears.

Song Yiren had already reached the door of the hall, and happened to bump into the Song brothers and sisters rushing out of the door. In order to avoid being hit in the stomach, she reached out to block them, but unexpectedly she pushed Song Erhua directly to the ground.

"Ouch!" Song Dahua fell over and sat on the ground unable to get up. "Brother, is this bitch looking for help?" she turned around and pointed at Qiu Guifen and said.

Song Yiren looked around the room, and Qiu Guifen fell to the ground, shedding tears. Behind her stood two children, who looked like twins of a twin brother and a girl in age, crying loudly. She couldn't help but feel angry in her heart: These brothers and sisters of the Song family

, what kind of skill is it to bully women and children!

"Look at where you are going. Guifen, who is older than your second uncle and grandpa, has a bald head and a melon seed. Why does Guifen need help? Even a toad will have to take a detour when he sees you!" Song Yiren started to criticize Song Dahua.

"You, you." Song Dahua pointed at Song Yiren's face, but said nothing for a long time.

"I heard that your handsome husband kicked you? What? Recently he hooked up with Aunt Li and their family's Jinbao? He's so arrogant!" Song Dazhong pulled his sister away and opened his mouth with foul words. "Tsk, tsk, tsk, look, look,

Although she is an abandoned wife, her little face and figure are no wonder she seduced Jin Bao."

"Da Shan, I'm still your nominal mother! It's up to you! Don't say that!" Qiu Guifen saw Song Dazhong humiliating Song Yiren in such a way. Although she had a weak character, she still stood up and shouted.

"Bullshit bitch! My mother died with no bones left! You two are the same thing! With Song Yiren looking like this, she is very good at seducing men!" Song Dazhong looked at Song Yiren with a lustful look.

"You look like this just to seduce men. Do you have such a bad mouth just to seduce men?" Song Yiren showed no sign of weakness. "When she marries your father, she is your mother. You don't have to call her that, but at least you have to respect her!"

That is to say, my aunt has a gentle personality. I think you can't tell the difference between the big and the small. Her belly button is long on her back, which is contrary to you!" In terms of seniority, Song Yiren should really call Qiu Guifen "aunt".

Song Dazhong was so angry that his orifices were smoking, and his eyes were wide open. Qiu Guifen sent the two children back to the bedroom, and quickly stood between them, fearing that Song Dazhong would get involved and make a move.

Qiu Guifen has a weak character and a kind heart, but she is anxious: She is still pregnant, how can she be hurt because of her own affairs?

"Brother, let's go find him quickly while dad is not at home!" Song Erhua saw that her brother was at a disadvantage, and was also afraid that her father would come back suddenly, so she pulled Song Dazhong and the two of them went straight to the east wing.

"What are they looking for?" Song Yiren couldn't help but ask after the brother and sister left.

"What can I find? Money!" After listening to Song Yiren's question, Qiu Guifen shed tears again. "Your uncle took people to repair the canals for the government today, and they came to ask for money while he was not at home.

It is said that Erhua’s dowry is not enough and she needs to add more.”

"Erhua has a bad character. Everyone in the village knows it. I'm afraid no one is willing to marry her. Where did you say she would marry him?" Yiren also heard about Erhua's reputation.

"She lives in the county town and says she has a good family. No, she said time and time again that she was afraid of being looked down upon by her husband's family and wanted to add a dowry. I have indeed done so!"

"Then they went to the east wing."

"It doesn't matter, the money is not in the east chamber."

"You have too weak a character to be like me before. It won't work. But luckily you are still smart!"

Hearing what her former friend said, Qiu Guifen smiled shyly. "As a stepmother, I am no better than when I was at home! By the way, my dear, I heard that you and your husband have reconciled?" Qiu Guifen's eyes flashed with worry.

"Yes, it's okay. I can make money to support myself and my children!" He said while stroking his belly.

"Yiren, you seem to be really different from before." Qiu Guifen looked at this childhood friend up and down for a long time before she said.

"I came to you just because I wanted to talk to you about making money!" Yiren said seriously.

"Me? Your clan uncle hasn't come back yet." Qiu Guifen asked doubtfully. Generally, men are in charge of outside affairs, not only in their family, but also in most villages and towns.

"I'm not looking for my uncle, so I'll tell you." Yiren held Guifen's hand. "Guifen, I'll just call you Guifen when there's no one around!" Guifen nodded, and then she continued: "

I want the Nine-Deng Lotus melon seeds, I know you pick some and prepare some every year, keep them for the New Year and fry them yourself!"

"I thought it was such a big deal that you wanted me to get you some food!" Guifen stood up and was about to go to the cellar to the west.

"Guifen, listen to me!" Yiren pulled her. "I want thirty kilograms today, and I may want it every day in the future. The amount will only be a lot more. I will calculate the money and give it to you every day!"

"So much? What do you want this for? Can you make money? It's very troublesome to speculate on this thing. It's very difficult to speculate well. If you speculate well, you can't sell it at a high price!" Guifen was a little worried about her friend.

"Don't worry! You can definitely make money!"

"The thirty kilograms today is definitely enough, but if you need this much every day, it won't be enough. But these things are all grown on the edge of the mountains and forests, and they are valuable. No one picks them!"

"That's right, Guifen, I'm heavy and have to go out every day, so I can't pick it, so I'm here to beg you!"

"But with three children, I'm afraid I won't be able to spare any time!" Guifen thought with a frown.

"Guifen, I want you and your uncle to go to various families to collect children in the name of the village. After all, I am a widowed person, and I am afraid that the people in the village will not believe me!" In fact, Yiren thought more about it and went to collect children as a widow.

I'm afraid it's hard for melon seeds to gain people's trust. On the one hand, the village still recognizes Muramasa, so the price Muramasa charges can be fair. On the other hand, my body and time really don't allow me to do this.

"Normally, a hundred kilograms of raw melon seeds only cost more than ten cents. I will give you twenty cents, but they must be even in size, full of grains, and free of adulteration! As for how much you and your uncle will collect from the villagers, then

It's your business, and you deserve how much money you earn!" Yiren explained.

"Yiren, the price of twenty cents is really high. A pound of fried melon seeds on the market only costs a few cents, but frying melon seeds is really difficult and troublesome. Are you sure you can make money?" Guifen was still worried.

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"Don't worry, Guifen! Just discuss it with your uncle! I'll determine the dosage when the time comes. Just let me know when you've discussed it!" Yiren said and took out twenty copper coins. "This is today's thirty kilograms.

Money for raw melon seeds! In addition, give me a pound of peanuts and golden chestnuts at home!"

When Guifen saw that there were twenty copper coins, she refused to take them for a while. Raw melon seeds were not valuable, and golden chestnuts were not delicious to eat. She usually went up the mountain to pick some. Peanuts were worth a few dollars, but these

It’s not even worth twenty cents!

Yiren told her to accept it with confidence, as there would be more opportunities to interact with her in the future. Guifen gave up and took plenty of raw melon seeds, peanuts and golden chestnuts from the cellar.

When she was leaving, she saw Song Dazhong and Song Erhua returning from the east wing disappointed. She couldn't help but say: "Guifen, these Song brothers and sisters are all capable masters. You have to do it not only for yourself, but also for your three children."

You can’t have a weak character!”

Guifen sighed and nodded, looking like she was worried about her future life and not very hopeful.

Yiren thought: When I make money, and Guifen and Guifen also make money, I will be able to stand upright in this family, and it will not be too late at that time!
Chapter completed!