Chen Nianguan now makes a living by making fish curd, and the main ingredient is fish.

And it must be fresh dace.

Chen Nianguan did not consider breeding dace, but only wanted to keep the dace he bought for a few more days when he was prepared.

As for the open space behind the house, since there is a rockery, she can build a pond specially for fish farming on the right side according to local conditions, making it more beautiful, so that it can not only store food temporarily, but also become a scene, killing two birds with one stone.

After hearing Chen Nianguan's plan, Liu praised her daughter for being smart.

It’s just that if we still only sell fish curd in the future, now there is no income from Yueman Building, the fish sent by Master Ming Hai is gone, and the spices are almost used up. Counting the cost, it is conservatively estimated that there will be an income of twelve taels of silver a year.After removing the rent, there are only six taels left.

The daily expenses of the mother and daughter have to be included in the six taels, so it is not bad to be able to save four taels a year.

And Chen Nianguan, who successfully completed the first small goal, the next small goal is to buy a house.

She and Yaxing secretly inquired about the value of the courtyard house on this section of the road.

Well, like the house they live in now, it might cost two hundred taels.

Two hundred taels.

She saves four taels a year, and it takes fifty years to save two hundred taels.

And the average life expectancy of the people in this era is the longest.

what!

so funny.

Chen Nianguan cried old tears.

So just selling fish curd has no future.

Moreover, after late autumn, the activity of dace will decrease and it will be difficult to catch. There will not be many dace in the market, and the fish rot business will be temporarily suspended.

She had to think of other livelihoods.

And it must be a business that no one else has, must be competitive, and can indeed earn money.

But at present, she only has herself and Liu Shi. Even if she thinks of a profitable business, she has no manpower, so she can only find helpers while thinking of ways.

After surveying the rockery behind the house on the spot, actually measuring the size, calculating how to build the pool and how high it should be, and solving technical problems such as changing water and cleaning, Liu was surprised when he planned to ask a reliable mason for help:"Your sister-in-law Wang's husband is a bricklayer. If you want to ask someone else for help, why don't you just ask him?"

Chen Nianguan thought of the clay stove he built for himself. Although it was destroyed after only one use, it worked really well.

If you can ask Brother Wang to come over and build a pond, why not just ask him to build an extra earthen stove in the yard for emergencies.

So she nodded, and the Liu family immediately took Xuan Xuan out.

Now that there is no dace given by Master Ming Hai, the eggs, corn flour, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, etc., and spices have to be repurchased, not to mention the iron pan, kitchen knife, shovel, etc.You have to go to a blacksmith to make it, so Chen Nianguan is not going to sell it until everything is ready.

Knowing that her daughter has money and silver in her hand, and the more than 500 Wen she earned from the stall before, Liu is in her own hands, so she is not in a hurry.

After I moved here, I was addicted to living in a single room, and I couldn’t be free. I spent a few days tending the yard, pulling up the weeds in the front yard, and planned to open it up to grow something, even shallots and garlic.

No, just two days after planting, the onion seedlings started to turn green.

It's just that Zhongqiu is here, and the weather is getting colder day by day, so it's estimated that there won't be many crops.

Taking advantage of this time, Mrs. Liu went to tear cloth to make clothes for the family of three, including socks, shoes, autumn clothes and winter clothes.

By the way, the old sheets that have been used for many years have been replaced.

In the past, when doing this kind of needlework and embroidery work, the best ones were kept and sold to others, but now can finally make the best clothes for family.

Liu also wanted to make clothes with Chen Nianguan.

But since Chen Nianguan changed the core, he can no longer do embroidery work that was passable before, but he dared not tell Liu Shituo that he couldn't hold the needle, and only vaguely said that he hurt his brain that time.I really remembered how to embroider, and said that I was thinking about the next money-making project, but I didn’t have time, so I shirked it.

Mrs. Liu believed it was true, and didn't bother her daughter, and called Wang De—that is, Brother Wang, when Sister-in-law Wang's husband was doing work, he simply invited Sister-in-law Wang to come to the house as a guest, and do needlework together by the way.

Chen Nianwan relaxed, occasionally went to the other side of the Yueman building to give advice to the cooks, mostly painted and painted, and then supervised the work, always keeping an eye on the progress of the house's repairs.

Wang De, a mason, usually works with the foreman, and of course, takes orders by himself in his spare time.

That day, when heard that the house that Mrs. Liu rented was going to be repaired, immediately followed her.

After entering the house, I heard a request from Chen Nianguan. I was a little surprised when I learned that a pond would be built around the rockery. Then I looked at the neat courtyard house they rented. I didn’t say anything unnecessary. I asked in detail and nodded.He said that he could do it, and he also said that he could buy the red bricks and blue tiles from the brick kiln by himself, and then asked about the wages.

"Thirty yuan a day, including one meal, and not working at night, what do you think?" Chen Nianguan thought of his sister-in-law Wang who still lived in the courtyard, and she was paid generously.listen to me."

Wang De was taken aback.

He works with the steward, he has good skills, does not include meals a day, and usually only has about twenty-five Wen, so he nodded immediately.

In fact, there is a reason for Chen Nianguan to pay so much wages????? Thinking that everyone has been invited back anyway, except for building the pool, and by the way repair the whole house. The broken tiles and walls should be repaired and should be repaired.Make up.

There is also the earthen stove that she has been thinking about.

If she wants to make a living again, she is afraid that the current two-stove kitchen will not be enough, so she might as well build a bigger one first.

Wang Dedang even climbed up to the roof to check carefully the eaves that needed to be repaired, and then found out the place to be repaired. Combined with Chen Nianguan's requirements, he estimated the amount of bricks and other raw materials that needed to be used, and after giving an amount,He added, "I don't know if Miss Chen Si is in a hurry to fix it? If I want to finish it in a short time, I'm afraid I can't do it alone."

"So you still want to ask for help?"

"It's just a little guy. I usually export it and bring it with me for a meal. The wages don't need to be too high."

Chen Nianguan took a look at the budget. It was less than one or two taels of silver. Counting Wang De's salary, he speculated that if he could finish it in five days, he would need a total of 150 cash, and another 50 cash would be needed, which was still within his budgetInside.

"You little man, can I give ten pennies a day?"

"Yes, of course it is possible." Wang De was overjoyed and nodded frequently.

So the next day, when Wang De came directly from the brick kiln with a mule cart of bricks and tiles, a half-year-old boy who looked like ten years old also came over.

According to Wang De's introduction, the young man's name is Xiao You. He was originally a beggar on the street. Once he picked up Wang De's purse and returned it to the original owner before begging for a copper coin. Seeing that he was not greedy, Wang De gave him a few coins.Wen Qian, treat him to another bowl of noodles, and the two of you will know each other.

Later, when Wang De went to work, he was in a hurry and stayed late at night. Xiao You happened to see him, so he rolled up his hands to help, and the workmanship was pretty good.

Later, whenever Wang De was too busy, he asked Xiao You for help.

Xiao You must come to every call, and he doesn't expect a salary, just wants to have food and clothing.

It's just that Wang De would give him three or four Wen from his salary every time.

Xiao You was dressed in rags, but was very clean. He looked thin and frail, and he was also taciturn, but he was very clever.

Wang De had to climb the ladder to climb the house, but Xiao You climbed up to the roof of the eaves from the ground without making a sound, just like a wild monkey.

That Xuan Xuan is very rare, she doesn't play anything else every day, just walks up and down, waiting to see Xiao You dexterously climb over the wall and land, rising and falling like a kite, clapping her little hands and laughing: "Brother Xiao You is so amazing!another one!"

While the teacher and the apprentice were busy working, the sister-in-law Wang was also making clothes with Mrs. Liu in the house. After finishing the clothes for herself and Wang De, Mrs. Wang was fine when she went back to the courtyard, so she helped Mrs. Liu to sew., Wait for Wang De to finish work and then go back together.

Sister-in-law Wang's hands and feet are nimble, and she is good at needlework, and she can do it faster than Mrs. Liu. Mrs. Liu felt sorry and wanted to give her wages, but Mrs. Wang refused.

"Sister-in-law Chen, you are welcome. Anyway, I usually stay alone and have a lot of time. I will make clothes for you, and you can chat with me to relieve boredom. It's just right." Sister-in-law Wang said.

Although they are a poor and humble couple, Wang De treats his little wife very well. He always goes out to earn money to support the family by himself, and he is not willing to let his sister-in-law do heavy work.It is also because of this that Mrs. Wang has been raised to be innocent and careless, and Mrs. Liu can trust her, so she is willing to trust her to take care of her little daughter when something happens.

Seeing that Wang De and his wife were both working for their family, Mrs. Liu felt grateful, and told Chen Nianguan how good Mrs. Wang was from time to time.

Wang De also worked swiftly. First, he repaired the place where the eaves needed to be repaired, then repaired the broken wall, paved the gravel road in the yard, and built it not far from the kitchen according to Chen Nianguan's request.I built a big earthen stove, and built a hollow square platform next to the jujube tree, leaving a vent door outside, and adding a thin stone slab that can be moved away, to deal with the final big project, the pool.

According to Chen Nianguan's idea, the pond is built according to the scope of the rockery, with blue bricks, and built in a semi-arc shape, just as it looks good, with a height of about 60 centimeters. After all, it is used for temporary fish farming, and a little depth is better..

In addition, a water outlet slot should be left, and a large bamboo tube should be used to connect it outside, so as to facilitate drainage and water replacement when cleaning the pool.

As for the bottom of the pool, of course it can’t just be left alone. Even if it’s on the ground, it should be waterproofed first. It’s best to use mud to spread a layer along with the wall, and then pour pebbles to fill up the bottom layer.

Because agreed with Wang De at the beginning, Xiao You collected the stones, and Wang De followed the steps. Chen Nianguan said what he did with Xiao You. In less than five days, the pool including the rockery was completed.Well, during the acceptance check, poured 50 cm of water into it, and after two hours of storage, there was no water leakage on the wall. Chen Nianguan couldn't help giving Wang De a thumbs up.

Watching Chen Nianguan open the water outlet and release the water in the pool, Wang De and Xiao You were quite curious: "Is this really able to raise fish?"

"Yes." Chen Nianguan nodded.

In her hometown in modern times, she asked her master to build such a fish pond.

It's just that there is no rockery, nor is it as big as the current pond.

The job was done in just four days.

At the time of settlement, seeing how fast they worked, Chen Nianguan paid enough wages for five days.

Wang De and Xiao You each held copper coins dangling and making beautiful sounds, Wang De couldn't close his mouth with a smile, and Xiao You pursed his lips.

"Miss Chen Si, if you still have work in the future, remember to come to us."

Chen Nianguan said yes.

After seeing them off, the mother and daughter sat around the edge of the pool, looking at the empty pool.

Thinking that the place will be full of lively fish in the future, Xuan Xuan happily asked: "Sister, will we have fish to eat every day in the future?"

"En." Chen Nianguan nodded.

Fish in this era is not expensive, cheaper than pork.

She did some research and found that pork costs around 223 Wen a catty, and dace only costs 12 to 15 Wen a catty.

Ordinary people don't know how to remove the fishy smell. The fish itself is bony and bony. When they buy fish, they are mainly steamed. Then there is a grilled fish. They rarely know other ways to cook fish. However, because coastal fishRich, fish is the first choice when people eat meat.

It's just that it's difficult to catch fish. Most of the seafood caught by fishermen is sold to restaurants. Experienced chefs make fish dishes that ordinary people can't eat.

This is why fish rot is made from low-priced fish meat, but there are so many merchants and travelers who buy it at the wharf.

Chen Nianguan was very excited to see the house he rented changed day by day, and finally repaired it into the way he imagined.

This is as exciting as the process of buying a house by yourself in modern times and decorating it according to your own design every day to become your favorite process.

Of course, the house is still only rented.

However, renting a house means owning a house for the time being. Isn't it a joy to spend a little money to make yourself comfortable?

Chen Nianguan was secretly happy and excited about it, and decided that starting tomorrow, it was time to go out and set up a stall to continue earning money.