vstars Chapter 178 Door-to-Door Delivery
Chapter 178 Door-to-Door Delivery
After taking a short nap, Liu Jingxue tidied herself up and left the space, planning to go out and ask around in the village about families who could make wine and tofu.
When I walked out of the house and was about to close the door, there was a knock on the door.
Liu Jingxue asked Tuanzi, "Tuanzi, who is outside?"
"The man and child from the family where you ordered the quilt, as well as the captain's two sons and Tiedan.
Carrying a quilt and pushing a pickled cabbage jar, it seems that he is delivering quilts and pickled cabbage to you." Tuanzi replied.
Liu Jingxue was very surprised that the quilt and sauerkraut were ready so quickly.
And they were all delivered at this time, what a coincidence.
There was a constant knock on the door, and Liu Jingxue quickly responded, "I'll be right there," and ran to open the door.
After opening the door, Liu Jingxue saw several people outside and quickly greeted them.
"Uncle Mancang, Big Brother Zhang, Second Brother Zhang, Dazhu, Erzhu, Tiedan, why are you here?"
Chen Mancang spoke first, "Liu Zhiqing, the two 12-jin quilts you asked us to make are ready. I'm here to bring them to you."
Before Zhang Jianshe and Zhang Jianguo could reply, Tiedan said, "Sister Xiaoxue, my grandma asked my uncle to bring you some pickled vegetables."
Liu Jingxue quickly stepped aside and said to them with a smile, "Please come in.
How did you get together? Did you make an appointment? "
Zhang Jianshe smiled and said, "We just happened to meet on the road.
After asking, I found out that they all came to your house, so they came together. "
Chen Mancang came over carrying a load on his shoulder with a quilt tied on one end.
Zhang Jianshe was pushing a wheelbarrow with a large jar of sauerkraut on it.
Zhang Jianguo was carrying a load on his back, with a small jar of sauerkraut at one end of the basket.
Liu Jingxue took a look and saw that the three sauerkraut jars were all full of sauerkraut.
"Uncle Mancang, just put the quilt on the kang."
Chen Mancang carried the load into the house and placed the quilt on the kang.
Zhang Jianshe asked, "Liu Zhiqing, where are these pickled cabbage jars?"
"Brother Zhang, put it in the yard first, I'll move it over later."
Zhang Jianshe was about to say that he would put it away for her so that she wouldn't have to make another trip, but when he thought about her strength, he stopped talking.
Forget it, let’s not make things difficult for ourselves.
Zhang Jianshe pushed the wheelbarrow into the yard, put it down, and called Zhang Jianguo to come over to help, and lift the large sauerkraut jar off the wheelbarrow.
Hearing his call, Zhang Jianguo quickly put down his burden and prepared to come over to help his elder brother move the big jar of sauerkraut off the wheelbarrow.
However, Liu Jingxue walked over, hugged the sauerkraut jar with both hands, and with a little force, she directly moved the large sauerkraut jar down and put it aside.
Zhang Jianshe looked at the scene speechlessly. Thinking of how he had just called on his younger brother for help, he felt his face burning.
Tiedan didn't understand his uncle's embarrassment at all, and even clapped his hands and shouted, "Sister Xiaoxue, you are so awesome.
You don’t know that before, it took my grandfather, my uncle, my father, and my mother and aunt to help get this big sauerkraut jar onto the wheelbarrow.
Now you have carried it down by yourself.
Doesn't this prove that you alone are more powerful than all of them combined?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Mancang laughed out loud, "Tiedan, you are absolutely right.
Your father and uncle are useless. Even if they were combined, they are still not as strong as your sister Xiaoxue."
Chen Mancang saved face for the captain and didn't say anything about him.
Although Chen Mancang and the team leader are of the same generation, the team leader is much older than him and is also a team leader, so he cannot be too presumptuous.
As for the younger brothers Zhang Jianshe and Zhang Jianguo, there is no need to be so polite to them.
The two brothers Zhang Jianshe and Zhang Jianguo were exposed by their nephew and son, and were ridiculed by Chen Mancang, which made them even more embarrassed.
I couldn’t take my anger out on others, so I could only glare at Tiedan hatefully.
I want everything from my nephew and son, except that they have mouths. It would be better if they didn’t talk.
Liu Jingxue felt a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say, so she turned around and took two small jars of sauerkraut out of the basket.
Several children were still there clapping and praising Sister Xiaoxue for her great strength.
Chen Mancang was still laughing there.
Zhang Jianshe and Zhang Jianguo stood on the ground awkwardly, at a loss as to what to do.
Liu Jingxue quickly changed the subject, "Brother Zhang, is there anything special about these pickled vegetables?
Is it okay to just put it in the yard?
Are there any requirements for temperature or something like that? "
Zhang Jianshe calmed himself down and quickly replied, "It's not impossible to put it in the yard, but you have to cover it with a lid and keep raw water out.
The sauerkraut jar should be placed in a cool place, not too hot. "
Liu Jingxue heard from the team leader that the house where she lived had two rooms, and the kitchen and the bedroom shared a firewall.
In this case, the only two rooms cannot be accommodated.
If it is placed in the yard and has no lid, it will get wet.
Then it can only be placed in the woodshed or cellar.
Thinking of this, she quickly asked, "Can I put it in the cellar?"
Zhang Jianshe nodded quickly, "A cellar is fine. Many families in our village have cellars."
Zhang Jianguo said, "Liu Zhiqing, my mother said that she will send you the radishes, cabbages, potatoes, garlic and other vegetables you need to stock up in a couple of days."
"No problem. I'm not in a hurry. Just let my aunt arrange it." Liu Jingxue agreed readily.
Liu Jingxue went back to the house and got some fruit candies for the three children.
After getting the adults' consent, the three of them thanked them and took over.
After finishing their work, they said goodbye.
Thinking of what she was going to inquire about in the village, Liu Jingxue quickly spoke up to stop a few people.
"Uncle Mancang, Big Brother Zhang, Second Brother Zhang, don't leave in such a hurry. I still want to ask you about something."
Several people stopped walking, and Chen Mancang, as the elder, spoke first, "Liu Zhiqing, what do you want to know?"
“I like tofu, but I haven’t had it in these days.
Our village grows so many soybeans, I wonder if there is anyone who knows how to make tofu.
I want to go and get some tofu."
After hearing this, Chen Mancang replied, "There are many people in our village who can make tofu, but in terms of craftsmanship, the Xie family is still the best.
His family used to make tofu every few days, and the villagers could exchange soybeans with him for tofu.
It stopped during the autumn harvest, and it will probably start again in the next two days."
"Which family is the Xie family?" Liu Jingxue asked.
Tiedan said, "Sister Xiaoxue, I know. I'll take you there later."
"Okay, I'll trouble Tiedan to lead the way for me later."
Zhang Jianshe said, "Liu Zhiqing, if there is nothing else, we will leave first."
Liu Jingxue quickly told her brothers that she was going to exchange some wine and send it to them, and asked them who she should find to do the exchange.
Dazhu said, "Looking for my second grandfather.
My second grandfather is the most famous winemaker in the village, and his wine yield is the highest.
Usually the villagers would ask my second grandfather to make wine.”
Chen Mancang said, “Dazhu is right, my second uncle is indeed the best winemaker in the village.
The grain has been distributed today, and he is also going to prepare to make wine.
If Liu Zhiqing wants a large quantity, we should go to him and talk to him about it immediately."
"Then I'll go find him later," said Liu Jingxue.
"Sister Xiaoxue, you must not know where my second grandfather's home is. Let me lead you there," Erzhu came over and said.
Chen Mancang looked at him with amusement, "I think you just want to be lazy and don't want to go back to help with the work."
Erzhu waved his hand and said, "Dad, didn't you and mom say that I always cause trouble for you?
If I don't go back and cause you trouble, I'm helping you.
As for helping with things, I still have my elder brother."
Erzhu looked at Dazhu and said, "Brother, go back and help our parents.
As for leading the way, I am enough."
"Actually, you don't need to lead the way. I'm here. I also know where your second grandfather's house is.
Why don't you go back and help? I'll lead the way for Sister Xiaoxue." Tiedan said quietly.
Erzhu choked, "Tiedan, why are you holding me back? Are we still good brothers?"
"Okay, Erzhu, you stay here to lead Liu Zhiqing, and Dazhu, come back with me." Chen Mancang said this and left with Dazhu.
The two brothers Zhang Jianshe and Zhang Jianguo left Tiedan behind and went back.
After leaving the house, Zhang Jianguo reminded him again, "Liu Zhiqing, these pickled vegetables are not ready yet. We can't eat them until at least a month later."
"Okay, Brother Zhang, I understand."