Cheng Loanloan took the ice jelly out of her basket.
The last time she came, her family only had eight bowls. Now that she no longer needed to set up a stall in town, her family had acquired twenty new bowls.
They were all white porcelain bowls, printed with light pink petals, which, combined with the light yellow ice jelly, looked particularly beautiful.
Each member of the Zhao family held a bowl and drank with great satisfaction.
Old Madam Zhao coldly said, "Chunhua, take the remaining bowl to your mother. Xiaohua, wash the bowls clean and give them to your eldest aunt to put in the basket."
After giving her instructions, the old madam looked at Cheng Loanloan: "Eldest daughter-in-law, don't bring this money-making item here again in the future. Twelve bowls of ice jelly are twenty-four copper coins. Isn't it a waste for us to drink it?"
Old Madam Zhao felt a pang of heartache as she drank. Such a precious item, two copper coins a bowl. How could an old woman like her be qualified to drink it?
Cheng Loanloan smiled and said, "Mother, if I don't bring some food over, how can I shamelessly ask Second Brother and Third Brother for help?"
Zhao Youyin immediately stood up: "Eldest Sister-in-law, if you have anything, just tell me, and I'll do it right away."
Zhao Youcai also said, "We're all family, what's with the politeness?"
Cheng Loanloan sighed: "Making this ice jelly is very troublesome, mainly because it hurts the hands. Dashan's hand is injured, so I don't dare let him do it anymore. I have to ask Second Brother and Third Brother for help. What exactly needs to be done, you'll know if you come with me."
Zhao Youyin and Zhao Youcai put down their work, ready to follow her.
Sun Shi, who was washing clothes in the back room, heard Cheng Loanloan's words and wished she could rush to the front yard to stop her husband from going. Why should her husband do work that hurt his hands? Her eldest sister-in-law felt sorry for her son, and she also felt sorry for her husband!
But in the end, she didn't dare to anger the old madam further, so Sun Shi suppressed her anger.
Cheng Loanloan continued, "Xiaohua, tomorrow you don't need to dig wild vegetables for the chickens and ducks anymore, but your eldest aunt has something else she needs your help with. Come over after you've had breakfast tomorrow."
When Xiaohua heard that she didn't need to dig wild vegetables for the chickens and ducks, her heart went cold by half, but then she heard that there was something else she needed to help with, and a smile immediately appeared on her face: "I'll listen to Eldest Aunt."
After Cheng Loanloan finished her instructions, she prepared to go back to busy herself with making ice jelly.
Before she could turn around, Old Master Zhao called out to her: "Eldest daughter-in-law, come here and take a look. If the wooden barrel is made this high, will it be usable?"
Cheng Loanloan was slightly surprised.
As soon as she entered the door, she saw the old master setting up a tree. She didn't understand what he was doing, so of course, she didn't ask many questions.
She didn't expect that he was actually making a wooden barrel, and he was even asking for her opinion. That meant he was making a wooden barrel for her. Last night, she was still planning to buy wooden barrels and basins to bring back...
For a moment, her mood was a little complicated.
After she transmigrated, currying favor with the two elders of the Zhao family was to manage their family relations well, which would also be beneficial for her future house building and land purchases.
She never expected to receive anything in return.
The smile on Cheng Loanloan's face also became more sincere: "Father, making it as high as the wooden barrel in the house will be fine. I'll pay you for your labor then."
Zhao Laotou tapped his cigarette. "After this wooden barrel is finished, take it to town, spend a little money to find a carpenter to apply a layer of oil. That way, it can be used for more than ten years, and then passed down to your brothers Dashan and Ergou. This is our Zhao family's property, why would I take your labor fee?"
Cheng Luanluan had no way to refute this logic.
She smiled and accepted Zhao Laotou's good intentions, thanked him, and then left the old Zhao family home.