0p0 Chapter 240: Getting Ready to Buy an Oxcart
Chapter 240: Getting Ready to Buy an Oxcart
"Besides, the county magistrate wants to get close to me and Cheng Zishi."
"This time, we went to the banquet he hosted. He achieved his goal and gained much more than this."
Zhu had lived in the village for most of her life and didn't understand these things, so she could only look to Old Man Mu.
Father Mu thought for a long time before saying, "Since Doctor Deng said so, then keep it."
"Old woman, move the things in the snow. Hang up what needs to be hung up, and store what needs to be stored away."
Zhu responded and started to work with her son and daughter-in-law.
"You don't have to think too much," Doctor Deng soothed. "The county magistrate doesn't care about this at all. His real intention is to win over Cheng Zishi and me."
"This is very common among families."
When Father Mu heard this, he felt a little relieved.
He apologized, "Doctor Deng, I'm so sorry. You took the baby and the others to the banquet, but they were just busy getting things."
Doctor Deng said, "That's good."
"Baby, bring it back so it won't be wasted, otherwise the county magistrate will have to throw away a lot of things."
"Pour...pour it out?!" Father Mu was shocked. "Such a good thing is going to be poured out?"
He couldn't understand, and couldn't comprehend, why such a good thing should be thrown away?
Doctor Deng didn't explain the customs of the wealthy families. He just said, "Don't worry about them. Just keep the good stuff for yourself."
"By the way, we're having mutton tonight. I have a recipe for mutton soup."
Eating mutton soup in the middle of winter is so delicious.
"Master, I want to eat the mutton soup pot." Mu Baobao nudged him with a greedy look on his face, "It must be delicious."
Doctor Deng said, "That's delicious."
"You can put a lot of things in the mutton soup pot. Let's go see what to put in it."
After saying that, he took Mu Baobao to the yard.
In the yard, Zhu and others were putting various things in the snow so that they could be frozen and kept for a long time.
"Granny, don't put the mutton in. The master said to make a mutton soup pot." Mu Baobao rushed over.
Zhu hugged her and said, "Okay, okay, I'll make you a mutton soup pot."
"There's so much mutton, we can't eat it all, we have to freeze some of it."
This is a whole sheep. No matter how many people there are in the family, it is impossible to eat it all at once.
"I want a small portion of mutton, and some other meat and vegetables," Doctor Deng said. "The prepared dishes should be eaten as soon as possible."
Zhu handed the lamb to Boss Mu and said, "Boss, go get a small portion of the lamb."
"Big brother's wife, please pick out some prepared dishes."
"It's New Year's Day, let's eat well."
Boss Mu and his wife went to do it.
Mu Baobao dug grapes out of the snow, picked one, and handed it to Zhu: "Grandma, try it. Master said this is a grape and it's delicious."
How could Mrs. Zhu bear to eat such delicious food? She said, "Grandma doesn't like it, so the baby will eat it."
Mubaobao insisted that she eat it, "You will definitely like it after drinking milk."
"Grandma, try eating it."
Zhu had no choice but to eat one, "It's delicious, the rest is for the baby to eat."
It’s all thanks to the baby that she can eat such delicious food in her life.
But Mu Baobao took the grapes and gave them to each of his family members one by one.
She put the remaining grapes back into the snow pile to eat later.
The three brothers of Mu Lao Da looked at their children with disdain, and realized that daughters were indeed the best.
Look at these sons, none of them thinks about their parents, they are all just hanging around eating.
Muniu and his companions had no idea that their parents disliked them. They were squatting in front of the food.
"We're having mutton hotpot tonight. What does mutton hotpot taste like?"
"It tastes like meat. Mutton is also meat. It must be delicious."
"I haven't eaten mutton or beef yet."
Hearing this, Doctor Deng remembered something and asked Old Man Mu, "Old Mu, do you want to buy an ox cart?"
"Buying an ox cart will make it much more convenient to do business and go out."
For farmers, ox carts are the best and most convenient.
Old Man Mu was stunned for a moment. He had never thought of such a thing.
Ox cart, that was something we couldn’t even imagine before.
"Dad, it's time for us to buy an ox cart." Mu Lao Er rubbed his hands. "Every time we go to town to do business, we either rely on our own feet or borrow the ox cart from the village chief."
"If you borrow too much, then giving money back won't be good either."
Old Man Mu squatted at the door, smoking a pipe. "It would cost a few taels of silver to buy an ox cart, right?"
Doctor Deng didn't know much about this. "You should go to the town and ask first."
"You can't just buy a bullock cart. You have to look at the situation."
After thinking for a while, Mu Laodi decided to buy an ox cart.
Just as the second brother said, we can’t always borrow the village chief’s ox cart.
The most important thing is that it is convenient to do business at home with a bullock cart.
"When the market opens, go to the town and take a look."
Mu Lao Er said, "Dad, let's first see if there's anything for sale in the surrounding villages."
Mu Laodi said, "Okay, you can look around the villages first."
"If we had bought an ox cart earlier, we wouldn't have to borrow the village chief's."
He also wanted to keep a low profile at home, but how could he keep a low profile?
But there is no other way around it, the ox cart is a must-have item in the family.
"Master!" Mu Baobao jumped in front of him and said happily, "Are we going to buy an ox cart?"
"Then we don't have to walk to town anymore, right? We can take a bullock cart."
Mu Laodi hummed, "Once we buy an ox cart, the baby won't have to walk when he gets to town."
The wooden baby cheered and jumped around, "That's great!"
Her family will also have an ox cart.
"Mom, I got some cabbages out of the cellar." Liu held up a few large cabbages and said, "We can't just eat meat in the middle of winter. Let's get some vegetables."
In the dead of winter, vegetables are the hardest to come by, but meat can still be bought.
In the evening, Cheng Zishi and Mu Pingping finally returned.
"It's snowing outside again." Cheng Zishi shook his cloak and put it on his wrist. "The weather is getting colder."
Mu Pingping stood there timidly, not like his usual self at all.
Mu Laoer looked at him twice more, feeling a little strange, but did not ask at this time.
"Mr. Cheng is back just in time. We're going to have mutton hotpot." Mu Lao San greeted cheerfully, "Mr. Cheng, please sit down and eat. Hotpot is very warm in this weather."
Adults and children still sit separately, and Mu Baobao sits at the adults' table.
After Cheng Zishi sat down, he took a sip of wine to warm himself up: "Fortunately, we have enough supplies."
"Otherwise, this winter will be hard to endure."
People at the table were eating and chatting.
"In previous winters, many elderly people and children in the surrounding villages would freeze to death. Many families would wrap themselves in blankets in the winter and were reluctant to warm themselves by the fire."
"Firewood also costs money. Besides, firewood is hard to find in winter, so some families have to save firewood for cooking."
"Brother, why don't you eat?" Mu Yuyu looked at Mu Pingping in surprise.