mesbooks Chapter 143 Small talk
Chapter 143 Small talk
Seeing that more and more villagers were gathering around, Su Panpan quickly asked the village head for help.
The village head then shouted to the crowd, "Everyone disperse. I'll share my experience of setting up a stall with everyone when Panpan is free."
When everyone heard the headman say this, they all made way.
Qin Mu, Xiaoxiao, Qin Xiao, Yueyue, Sisi and Linlin were playing in the village when they suddenly saw Su Panpan, Shen Ru and Erniu slowly returning in an ox cart.
The children immediately became excited and ran towards them.
Qin Mu took the lead, running and shouting, "Mom! You're back!"
Xiaoxiao also shouted happily: "Mom, we miss you so much."
Qin Xiao and Yueyue followed closely behind, their little faces full of joy.
The vixen also wagged its tail and circled around them happily.
When Su Panpan got off the ox cart, Yueyue threw herself into her arms, tears in her eyes: "Mom, we have been very good during the days you were away, and we look forward to your return every day."
Xiaoxiao also hugged Su Panpan's arm: "Mom, we went to the field to dig out a lot of potatoes that we missed."
Qin Mu and Qin Xiao were smiling beside them, their eyes sparkling.
“Hey, there’s a cat here.”
"It's adopted. Maybe someone will come looking for it in the future." Su Panpan took down the cat cage with a smile.
"Its name is Mengmeng."
"Mengmeng is so cute!" Yueyue blinked her eyes and observed Mengmeng.
"Woof...woof...woof..."
The vixen started to meow when she saw the cat cage that Su Panpan brought down. She was probably afraid of falling out of favor.
The kitten also showed its teeth and claws.
On the other side, Sisi and Linlin saw Shen Ru and ran over.
Sisi shouted, "Mom, you're finally back."
Linlin also said, "Mom, we miss you so much."
Shen Ru gently stroked their heads, her face full of love.
At this time, Qin Youwen also hurried over.
Seeing Shen Ru, a relieved smile appeared on his face: "My wife, you are back. You have worked hard these days."
Shen Ru looked at him with a smile: "You have worked hard to take care of the children."
Everyone gathered together and the topic soon turned to Su Panpan's house.
Qin Youwen said, "Panpan, building a house is a great thing."
Su Panpan smiled and said, "I'll need Second Uncle's help in the future."
The children were also excitedly talking about what the new house would look like.
The vixen pranced about merrily at their feet, and the chicks chirped incessantly.
The group carried the things they bought from the ox cart back into the house one after another.
At this moment, the world where only Erniu was injured was restored.
How come you forgot me again!
"Erniu, come in and sit down." Fortunately, Su Panpan reacted.
Erniu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said "Hey", and they walked into the house together.
Erniu, Shen Ru and Qin Youwen were chatting in the hall, while the children were playing with the cat in the yard. The vixen seemed to have accepted the kitten at this moment, and stopped meowing, observing Mengmeng in various ways.
After Su Panpan carefully put away the things she had just bought, she turned around and went to the back room.
After a while, she came out with her hands full of food.
I saw her put the fried chestnuts, fried melon seeds and fried peanuts on one side of the table. The plump chestnuts, melon seeds and peanuts exuded fragrance.
Then, she carefully put down the date paste cake, osmanthus cake, mung bean cake, cloud cake, crispy peanut candy and black sesame honey twisted dough sticks. These cakes were neatly arranged and the colors were attractive.
Afterwards, she put the hawthorn cake she made on the table, and placed the dried dates and pecans next to it.
After putting these away, Su Panpan was busy placing the oranges, apples, tangerines, and persimmons she had bought next to them. The bright fruits added a touch of bright color to the entire table.
As soon as the children saw the table full of delicious food, they ran over quickly, put their little heads together, and chattered about which food looked the most delicious.
They took their favorite snacks and ran back to the yard to play, eating the delicious snacks and excitedly discussing the kittens.
The vixen also wagged its furry tail happily around the children, the chicks also chirped non-stop, and the cute little heads also poked out from the gaps in the cage, observing everything.
After everyone ate some pastries and chatted for a while, Su Panpan stood up and took some hawthorn jam and osmanthus honey. She expertly brewed a few drinks and placed them in front of Erniu, Shen Ru, and Qin Youwen in turn. "We sold so much hawthorn jam, but we didn't drink much ourselves. Now that we have some free time, let's have some."
"Eat some of this, it's really delicious when paired with this sweet and sour hawthorn jam. No wonder Mr. Wang buys so much every time." Shen Ru took a bite of the Yunpian cake and took a sip of the drink.
"Next we need to arrange manpower and start working." Qin Youwen peeled a fried peanut and put it into his mouth.
Su Panpan thought for a moment and replied, "It will take a few days. I have already found a few craftsmen. We need to plan and design it first, and then ask the villagers to help."
"Well, it would be best to borrow Aunt Wang's ox cart and Da Niu's ox cart to carry people to town. This would be more convenient." Qin Youwen put forward his suggestion.
"Yes, otherwise my ox cart alone wouldn't be able to carry it all." Erniu agreed.
Shen Ru nodded.
Su Panpan also agreed: "Then let's ask Aunt Wang to come over for dinner tomorrow. I want to invite the people who helped me to have a simple meal together tomorrow. Are there any rules for building houses in our village?"
"Before helping, you have to treat the people who help you to a meal, explain the situation clearly, and clarify the division of labor. Then, after the house is built, you have to treat them to a meal. In addition to settling their wages, you also have to prepare wine, fish, and meat for them, and then give them red paper to take home."
"Second uncle, are there any particular requirements for the amount of wine, fish, and meat?"
"The amount of wine, fish, and meat can be more or less, depending on the host's wishes. Most families give a small jar of wine, two catties of meat, and two catties of fish."
In the room, everyone was talking at once, giving Su Panpan advice and discussing matters related to the house.
Suddenly, a trace of thought flashed across Su Panpan's face, and she slapped her forehead hard, as if she remembered something important.
She stood up, a look of apology in her eyes, and said, "Oh, my memory is so bad. It's been fifteen days since we sold potatoes, and I still haven't paid you and Erniu. I paid you eighty wen a day, so you each got one thousand two hundred wen."
After saying that, she took out two purses from the room.
Upon hearing this, Shen Ru quickly waved her hands and said, "Pan Pan, this won't work. We made a lot of money by setting up a stall with you before, but now you're building a house and you need a lot of money. We can't take this money."
Qin Youwen, who was standing by, nodded and agreed, "Yes, Panpan, it's important for you to save the money to build a house."
Erniu also hurriedly stood up and declined: "Panpan, we are purely thinking of helping, we really don't want any money."