sjar Chapter 105: Finding a companion
Chapter 105: Finding a companion
After all the matters concerning the workshop were settled, the vermicelli workshop officially started to operate.
The daily accounts of the vermicelli workshop were handed over to Zhou Huilan. With Zhou Huilan's ability, doing these things was a piece of cake.
In this regard, Su Yuanyuan also wanted Su An Dong to hire an accountant! The reason was simple, because Su Yuanyuan wanted to learn how to use the abacus and learn the ancient accounting method.
The purpose of learning the ancient accounting methods is not to use them, but to improve them and come up with an accounting method that is easy to use and suitable for here.
Su Anton rejected Su Yuanyuan's idea of hiring an accountant. He said, "With just these few things, it's not enough for your mother to do the work. You still need an accountant! Accountants are not cheap, and we don't need them now. If you want to learn how to use an abacus, I'll find you a book and you can learn from it. As for the ancient accounting methods, there are books. We have such books at home! They should be in your space. I'll go to the bookstore to find you some books of this kind later, and you can learn from them first."
Su Yuanyuan agreed as soon as she heard it. This was fine. She had forgotten that she could learn from the book first, and she only thought about the accountant.
The seven families who came with the Su family kept enough for their own food and sold all the remaining sweet potatoes and potatoes to the Su family. They planned to use the money from the sale to buy some food from the county. The price of food did drop after the autumn harvest, just as Su Anton expected.
Some of these seven families had borrowed grain from the government. Now that the autumn harvest has arrived, they have to pay it back to the government, and they have to pay 10% more!
Why did they borrow grain from the government instead of the Su family? Because some families were too embarrassed to ask for more. They felt that they couldn't trouble the Su family for everything. They already owed so much, so they were a little embarrassed to borrow more.
The remaining four families that grew sweet potatoes and potatoes also sold them to the Su family. For them, the price was the same anyway, and it was more convenient to sell them closer! If someone in the village came to sell sweet potatoes and potatoes, the Su family would also buy them. Not only did they buy from the village, Su Anton also planned to buy some from other villages in the future!
I had to go back to the Su family and dig a lot of cellars in the courtyard of the vermicelli workshop, otherwise there would be no place to store it. But even so, the cellars could not hold it in the end. Because the distance between the cellars cannot be too close, and they cannot be dug randomly, so the cellars in the courtyard are limited.
Finally, Su Anton had two large warehouses built in the courtyard of the vermicelli workshop with adobe bricks. The warehouses can be used to store sweet potatoes and potatoes, and can also store the finished vermicelli.
Su Anton thought that when the time comes to make vermicelli, he will first use the sweet potatoes and potatoes in the warehouse, and use those that can be preserved for a long time in the cellar later.
Fortunately, the yard of the vermicelli workshop is big enough, otherwise there would be no place to build it.
The house where the Su family lived was built several days after the vermicelli workshop was built.
After it was built, it was left to air-dry for a few days. Although no one lived in the house during these days, the kangs in the house were also heated to remove moisture.
During the days when the house was being aired, the Su family was busy pickling vegetables, pickling sauerkraut and various pickled vegetables.
The Su family pickled a lot of sauerkraut and pickled vegetables, especially sauerkraut, which they pickled in twelve jars. They even went to the county and bought several large jars.
The reason for pickling so much sauerkraut is, firstly, that the Su family has enough vegetables grown. In addition to those grown in the vegetable garden, most of the vegetables planted in their own yard are cabbages; secondly, Su Anton wants to open a food shop in the county.
After finishing all these, the Su family was ready to move into their new home, and Old Mrs. Su began to divide the rooms.
There are four bedrooms in total. Mrs. Su divided them up like this: the eldest and second sons and their spouses live in the three rooms on the right, and the third sons and his spouse and Mrs. Su live in the three rooms on the left. Mrs. Su will live in her room with her three granddaughters and two daughters.
The fourth child and the four boys still lived in the original adobe house. As for the sisters Nianchun and Nianqiu, they still lived in the adobe house where the women lived. Old Mrs. Su would find someone to keep the two sisters company. The reason for finding someone to keep the two sisters company was that she was afraid that the villagers would know that Nianchun and her sister lived in the adobe house with the unmarried men of the Su family and spread some unpleasant things.
After Mrs. Su divided the rooms, she asked everyone for their opinions: "Do you think this is okay?" Then she turned to Su Anyuan and said, "Old Four, you can take the children to live in the adobe house for a while. If it's cold in winter, you can burn more firewood. When the house is built, you can live there. Is that okay?"
Su An Dong quickly replied, "Mom, what's the point of making do. This division is good. After my brothers move out, we can live in a much more spacious place. It's good."
Several boys also quickly agreed and reassured Mrs. Su.
What the boys were thinking now was that they finally didn't have to face Su An Dong late at night. They were more or less under some pressure when facing Mr. Third Uncle. Finally, they didn't have to sleep at night under his watch, and they were cheering in their hearts.
Su Anping took the initiative and said, "Mom, let the fourth child and the children live in the brick house! My wife and I will live in the adobe house." Su Anping thought that since he was the eldest, he should give in to his younger siblings.
Su Anyuan quickly refused: "Brother, no need. Just follow what mother arranged, it's fine."
The four boys also quickly waved their hands to refuse.
Old Mrs. Su rolled her eyes at Su Anping and ignored him. Although she knew that Su Anping had good intentions, she still couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.
Mrs. Su thought: This eldest son is too honest. If he is so modest, then Su Ankang should also be modest. This is putting Su Ankang on the spot. After all, with Su Andong's status in the Su family, the other brothers have never thought of comparing with Su Andong. Su Andong's special status in the Su family has been established.
Su Ankang didn't think much about it, because after all the journey of fleeing famine, he now knows his eldest brother very well. Sometimes his eldest brother may not be thoughtful enough, but he is definitely a good brother who only cares about the good of the family.
In the end, the rooms were allocated according to Old Mrs. Su's idea.
After booking a room, the next day Old Lady Su looked for someone to keep Nianchun and her sister company. She found an old lady from the Chen family who had fled with them.
The condition given by Old Lady Su was that Old Lady Chen would go to the Su's house every night to keep Nianchun and her sisters company, and she would give Old Lady Chen fifty cents a month.
When Mrs. Chen heard this, she happily agreed, but she refused to take any money.
Old Mrs. Chen said, "It's just a companionship. I don't have to do anything. How can I charge you money? Besides, you know, my family is also very tight now. I can sleep at your house at night, and it can make my family feel more relaxed."
It is indeed as Mrs. Chen said. Now, except for the Su family, all other families live in adobe houses, and they are all tightly packed together.