roccoschili Chapter 142 Year-end Review
Chapter 142 Year-end Review
After some humility, Lu Chuan finally accepted 1000 taels of silver.
After the two of them gave their holiday gifts, Aunt Zhang asked Lu Chuan and Xu Han to take the gifts back with them, saying that she would not visit them since they lived far away.
Aunt Zhang said, "I knew you would come before the New Year, so I prepared everything for you in advance. Now that you are here today, you can just take it back."
Because they had to go to Manxianglou, they did not stay in the clinic for dinner. After some politeness, Aunt Zhang knew that they were in a hurry and it was not good to keep them.
After buying the necessary plaster and other things, Lu Chuan took Xu Han to Manxianglou again.
When they arrived at Manxianglou, the old man selling water chestnuts had already arrived and was waiting for them in the backyard!
Lu Chuan and Xu Han went in directly from the front door. When Manager Li saw them, he immediately welcomed them in and said,
"Just now an old man came to give you water chestnuts, saying that they were what you wanted. I knew you would come in a while. Sit down and have a cup of tea and take a rest. My father will be here soon."
"Let's go to the backyard and weigh the water chestnuts first, and then come back to drink tea later. Manager Li, you go ahead and do your work." Lu Chuan said.
The two of them went to the backyard to weigh the goods and paid the money. At this time, Uncle Li also came.
By the way, Xu Han also brought holiday gifts for Lu Chuan and the other person. She gave the gifts to Uncle Li, and after chatting for a few words, she suggested leaving.
"Uncle Li, let's go back first. The weather is bad. It will be troublesome if it snows heavily." Lu Chuan said.
"Are you in such a hurry? Have lunch first and then go back. It won't take too long." Uncle Li advised.
"That's really not necessary. We are all family, so there is no need to be so particular. We will go back early today. I will come to see you again when I have time another day."
After saying goodbye to Uncle Li and Shopkeeper Li, the two headed straight for the city gate. Seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, they decided to go home quickly.
"It's really too risky to come down this time. It will be troublesome if it snows." Xu Han said as he walked.
"It's okay, it won't snow heavily for a while, it won't delay our return home.
Besides, the weather wasn't that bad when we came here yesterday! We definitely wouldn't have come out if it was this weather today. It looks like this heavy snow won't stop before dark, at least until midnight!" Lu Chuan said.
"Ah! I thought it was going to get off soon! Seeing you were so anxious just now, I thought we couldn't make it home in time!"
"If I had stayed there to eat, I would have drunk some wine and wasted some time. I might not have been able to come back today! That's why I didn't stay for dinner."
"Okay! It's too cold, let's go back quickly!"
After arriving home, Lu Chuan went to feed the livestock, while Xu Han first collected the things in the yard, then went outside to fetch some more dry firewood, and filled the kitchen with it, in case there was no firewood to burn when it snowed.
By the way, I also wrapped the firewood outside tightly with straw mats. Judging from the temperature, it must be snowing, not raining. If it snows, I can just cover it with a straw mat so that the snow will not wet the firewood inside. When the snow melts, I can remove the straw mats in advance so that the firewood underneath will still be dry.
After everything was ready, Xu Han took out dinner from the space. After dinner, the two of them sat on the kang and began to calculate their income for the past year.
If nothing unexpected happens, there will be no other expenses or income before the Chinese New Year.
Xu Han took out all the silver and gold. The glittering sight was so exciting, especially looking at the gold, it seemed like he had made a fortune.
After nearly a year of hard work, the two of them saved up enough supplies for the disaster year. Not only did they not spend all their savings, they even made a lot of money!
At the beginning, the family had only 215 taels of silver, but now it has more than 7800 taels of silver. It has to be said that this ginseng is too valuable.
If it weren’t for the money from selling ginseng, their lives wouldn’t have been so easy. They would probably still be digging for food in the mountains!
But selling ginseng is also very risky. Fortunately, I have Uncle Zhang to help me. But I can’t sell ginseng in large quantities in the future, as people will keep watching over me.
Lu Chuan counted the money and said, "Now the money in the family is definitely enough to spend! We have also stored a lot of food. Excluding the food we eat this year, there are still several pounds left. This is enough for us to eat until the disaster year is over, and we will still have plenty of food, so we don't have to save on food."
"Yes! The cotton cloth is enough for us, but we can buy some more. There are enough medicines, but there may be a little less vegetables and fruits, but there is no shortage of meat." Xu Han also said.
"It's okay for vegetables. We can still plant them in spring and summer next year. But water is very important." Lu Chuan frowned and said worriedly.
“The water in the space is enough for our daily drinking, but it is definitely not enough for daily use. We can only rely on the water in the reservoir.
But the water in the reservoir will not last long, and the water will be very tight in the second half of the second year." Xu Han also looked worried.
"Can we make some space in the room to store some water?" Lu Chuan asked Xu Han.
"Sure. We can store things at home and store some water. Why don't we store ice? The weather is very hot during the drought, and it will be much easier if we have ice. The melted water can be used again, so it's a two-birds-with-one-stone deal."
"Okay, now that the weather is cold, ice can be frozen. Let's stock up some ice!" Lu Chuan said as he put the silver away.
After deciding what to do next, the two stopped talking, packed up the silver, washed up, and went to rest.
If it doesn’t snow tomorrow, Lu Chuan will have to continue digging the hole!
Xu Han also had a lot of things to do, including stocking up on ice, cooking, making clothes, and she hadn't dealt with the lotus roots yet!
There were so many things waiting for the two of them to deal with! There was no chance to think about anything else.
On the way back today, Lu Chuan told Xu Han about the Xu family. One of the legs of the Xu family's youngest son was completely disabled.
Because Mrs. Xu's eldest grandson went to the gambling house to gamble again and had his fingers chopped off, and a lot of the family's land was sold, the family is now living in chaos every day.
The old lady of the Xu family has now simply given up and indulged her family members in their mischief. The Xu family has become like rats crossing the street, and everyone is shouting and beating them in Xujia Village.
Xu Han was not moved at all after hearing this. She didn't take it to heart at all. There were so many things waiting for her to do at home! How could she have the time to take care of their family?
I don't even have the heart to watch the fun anymore, I'd better live my own life! This is better than anything else.