Chapter 519

Beans planted in farmlands are of many uses. Beans can cook vegetables and make bean rice. Of course, they are sold to grain merchants most of the time.

Beans are very important fodder. Cattle and horses like to eat them, especially horses. Some beans should be added to good forage.

The horses raised in this way have shiny hair, so the beans of the old Zhou family were sold to grain merchants most of the time.

However, since Xiao Qian can make tofu, the beans in his family are rarely taken out. In addition, some people in the village exchange beans for tofu from time to time, so there are a lot of beans in his family.

In the past, they made tofu and asked Zhou Erlang to sell it in the county. Now it is more convenient to drive the shop directly to the county. In addition, Xiao Qian learned several practices about tofu from man Bao and changed some. There are many dishes about tofu, which is also a feature of Qianji Restaurant.

Beans are cheap. Making tofu is more cost-effective than other dishes except that it takes effort and time.

But now the most important thing for the old Zhou family is strength and time.

After doing it for some time, Zhou Dalang found that the shop needed a lot of tofu and bean flowers every day. He simply bought a stone mill and put it back in the backyard of the shop. Early in the morning, he and Zhou LIULANG could take turns pushing the stone mill to grind beans.

Occasionally, after lunch, there is not enough tofu. They can make it again in the afternoon. It is more convenient for them to pick beans and go to the mill at the end of the street to grind beans, and they have to give money.

Yang county magistrate liked to eat their tofu and all kinds of tofu. Therefore, slowly, Qianji restaurant became famous in the county.

The passenger flow gradually stabilized.

And Xiao Qian and Zhou Xi became more and more familiar with the things in the shop. When Zhou Dalang came home for busy farming, Xiao Qian and Zhou Xi and Zhou LIULANG could hold up the shop.

In addition, the eldest children will help when they have a holiday occasionally, so the shop is not very busy.

Seriously speaking, Mr. Zhuang and Bai Shanbao may be the busiest in Qili Village.

Mr. Zhuang is very busy now because he has to take new students and increase Bai Shanbao's schoolwork.

Man Bao is also very busy, but her busy is hidden. Although Mr. Zhuang still lets her have the same class as Bai Shanbao, he doesn't have so much homework for her, so on the surface, she is very relaxed.

However, teacher Mo assigned her too many homework.

Before she was about to go to bed, she took most of the time to go into the teaching room to listen to class, read medical books in the daytime, and do or don't do her homework.

But I don't know why, Miss Mo suddenly accelerated her progress. The teacher assigned her homework. She would feel guilty if she didn't do it,

Man Bao sighs and learns medicine. He is too busy to do it.

By the end of the year, Da tou and ER tou and Er Ya officially graduated from the school. In the school, they have learned to calculate and make simple accounts.

Old Zhou tou thought they had learned enough, and so did big tou. It was mainly because Mr. Zhou mentioned to them that they had finished learning the book of songs and would consider learning the university next year. The four turned over their sister-in-law's textbook and listened to her say what they wanted to learn about the University. The four decided that grandpa was right.

So the four officially graduated from the school. At the same time, there are several classmates who graduated with them. They have also studied for four or five years. Without taking the imperial examination, they have enough basic things to use.

Old Zhou tou called his four grandchildren together. After watching them make an abacus, he touched their beard with satisfaction, and asked them to take turns to help in the shop, mainly responsible for collecting money and keeping accounts.

Especially the big head and the second head, he said: "when you are proficient in your own shop, go out to find the work of the accounting room. It took two years. At least you learned a skill that can settle down."

Erya asked excitedly, "Grandpa, what about us?"

"You, just help your mother sort out the accounts in her house."

Man Bao, who was learning to make up a little rabbit with his second brother, immediately said, "Dad, you can let Erya help your mother manage her accounts."

Old Zhou waved his head and said, "no, no, there's still you?"

"But I'm going to Yizhou in the spring. At that time, my family spent a lot of money. I'm not at home. Can my mother write down the accounts clearly?"

Old Zhou was almost choked by smoke. "What, are you going to Yizhou?"

"Yes," man Bao said, "after the Spring Festival, sir will take Shanbao to Yizhou to take an examination of the government school."

She said happily, "Sir said he would take Bai ER and me to see the world."

"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Sir, I just told me today. I was going to tell you again in the evening." Man Bao pulled the topic back and said to her father, "Dad, although there are many expenses after the spring, my sister-in-law has money to come in every month. It's good to remember such a large number, so let Erya help my mother remember."

"OK," old Zhou tou didn't care much about this. What he cared about was that his daughter was going to Yizhou. He was very worried, "Yizhou is so far away. You don't have to go to Yizhou to see the world?"

Qian came out of the house. She heard it in the house. She looked at Lao Zhou's head and asked man Bao, "how long will it take to go?"

"I don't know. Sir said that the government school examination was in April. We set out in March to get familiar with the place in advance. We have to travel again afterwards. It's not necessarily that it's autumn when we come back."

"So long? I don't trust you to go out alone. "

Zhou LIULANG immediately raised his hand, "Dad, Dad, let me go with you."

Old Zhou tou glared at him and said, "be calm. I told you to come back to see each other. If you go out with your sister for half a year, will you still marry a daughter-in-law?"

"I'm only seventeen. I'm not in a hurry."

"It's eighteen after the Chinese New Year!"

Zhou LIULANG: "... Dad, my birthday is a few days away from man Bao. Can we be one year old without turning the new year?"

Old Zhou tou snorted and said, "tomorrow you'll go back to the county to help your sister-in-law. Look at you, your heart doesn't know how long. Your fifth brother knew he was going to save money to marry his daughter-in-law when he was 13 or 14. You're almost 18 or 19 and don't want to marry her yet..."

"Dad, you just said that I was only eighteen after the Chinese New Year. Why is it nineteen?"

"Empty year, do you know what empty year is?"

Zhou LIULANG, who has just reached the age of 17 and less than two months:... He hates empty years most.

Man Bao giggled.

Old Zhou tou looked at her and said earnestly, "man Bao, you are not young, but you can't run around outside like before, or you won't go to Yizhou this time."