Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 406: Building a Granary

I bought some dried chili peppers, star anise, bay leaves, fennel, and other spices for making hot pot base.

Then she took An Nian to find the shop selling lime.

According to the location they described, if you walk straight along the street where the horse and carriage rest station is, you will find the shop selling lime.

Then, the brother and sister walked along the street and alley, and at the end of the alley, they actually found the shop selling lime.

From a distance, the shop looked extremely simple.

The brother and sister walked forward and knocked on the door a few times.

After a while, an old man with a hunched back came out.

An Yue explained her purpose to the old man.

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An Yue thought it was not easy to come to the county town, so she planned to buy more.

As a result, she directly bought half a basket of lime.

An Nian saw that An Yue was having a hard time carrying the backpack, so he hurried forward to help hold it.

"Sister, is this easier?"

"Well, it's a lot easier now that Niannian is helping me."

The brother and sister walked all the way towards the stone arch bridge.

Arrived at the post station where horses and carriages could rest.

The brother and sister happened to rent a mule cart to Shijing Town with other people traveling with them.

After everyone got on the mule cart, the driver waved the whip to drive the mule, and the mule cart began to drive towards Shijing Town.

The road back to Shijing Town was bumpy and the mule cart was shaking.

In the county town, he had a fight with the fat woman, then wandered around several streets for a long time, and finally went to buy lime.

At this moment, half an hour has passed.

The mule cart finally arrived at Shijing Town.

The brother and sister got off the mule cart. An Yue carried the backpack and An Nian helped support the bottom of the backpack from behind.

The brother and sister crossed the main street and walked towards the entrance of the town.

At this time, it was almost noon.

Li Wu was about to drive the ox cart back to the village when An Nian called out from afar, "Uncle Li, wait a moment."

Li Wu turned around and saw that it was An Yue and her brother.

He smiled happily and said, "Hey, what did you two buy? It looks quite heavy."

Li Wu stopped the ox cart as he spoke. An Yue put the backpack on the cart, wiped the sweat off her face, and said, "I bought some lime from the county town."

"Look how tired you are. Hurry up and sit on it."

After putting the backpack away, Li Wu drove the ox cart back to the village.

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An Nian ran up quickly and knocked on the door.

dong dong dong.

"Who is it?" Chunzhi's voice came from the yard.

"Sister Haruzhi, it's me and my sister."

"The young lady and the young master are back." Chunzhi shouted and ran quickly to open the door.

The gate to the yard was opened.

Chunzhi saw An Yue carrying a basket of things on her back, and she hurried forward to take over.

The eldest aunt poked her head out of the kitchen and said with a smile, "You're back just in time. Lunch has just been prepared."

The brother and sister went to the county town for two days. When they returned home, everyone ran out with smiles on their faces.

Chunzhi asked, "Miss, what are you going to do with all this lime?"

"I was just about to tell you about this. Our corn kernels are almost dry, and we have to build a granary next."

"This is a granary, so lime will be used."

As they talked, everyone gathered in the main hall to have lunch.

An Yue asked everyone while eating: "Where do you think is the most suitable location for this granary?"

The aunt smiled and said, "Of course, the granary should be in a well-ventilated and dry place. I think the west wing is good."

Without thinking, Ale smiled and said, "We'll choose whatever the lady says."

"The west wing is really good, it's dry and well ventilated. Then, big bull, let's prepare some materials for the granary this afternoon."

Ale stopped eating and asked, "Okay! But what kind of materials do we need to build a granary?"

After thinking for a moment, An Yue said, "Here's what I thought. We still have a large urn that is vacant at home. I want to use some wood to build a fixed frame for a granary."

"Then pour the corn into a large jar. When the jar can't hold all the corn, use a fence to surround it. Finally, sprinkle a layer of lime around the jar."

Daniu buried his head in his food, then suddenly raised his head and said affirmatively: "Well, if Miss...you put it that way, it is quite simple."

After lunch, the family members each went about their duties.

An Yue took Daniu to the utility room next to the pigpen and picked out some wood of uniform thickness and moderate length.

After selecting the wood, An Yue said to the two of them, "Just these few pieces will do. Move them to the west wing."

"Okay, miss." The two responded in unison, and then began to bend down and lift the wood.

At this time, Chunzhi and her aunt were cleaning the west room with brooms, and they were also putting the things stored in the house in order.

Then, Ale and Daniu picked up the saw and hammer and started cutting the wood according to An Yue's idea.

Then, wooden boards were placed under the large jar, and a frame was built along the edge of the jar to fix it.

There was a clanging and banging sound in the room.

Several hours passed.

The granary frame has been fixed and a simple granary is about to be completed.

An Yue shook it vigorously a few times and said with satisfaction: "Well, not bad, not bad, very solid."

"Next, we will dry the corn kernels and pour them all into this large urn."

After cleaning the floor of the west wing, it was almost dusk.

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The family is together and busy with household chores every day.

In the blink of an eye, several days passed.

Now, all the food for the winter has been stored at home.

Just yesterday, An Yue went to town and bought some pork bones and pork fat.

Then he went to the blacksmith shop and took out the hot pot stove.

Although the hot pot stove forged by the blacksmith was a little different from what she had imagined, fortunately the difference was not too big.

An Yue said loudly: "We don't need to cook for dinner tonight. Let's try hot pot. What do you think?"

When the family heard An Yue say that they wanted to have hotpot, they were all very excited.

Chunzhi smiled happily and said, "Great, great, I can finally taste the hot pot."

An Yue arranged: "Then you, Daniu, will be responsible for cleaning the hot pot stove carefully, and Ale will clean the rabbit meat hanging on the stove."

"Okay, okay, let's get started now." Ale replied, rubbing his hands.

"Oh, by the way, since we are having hot pot, remember to kill another rooster."

Ale asked in disbelief: "Miss, we have rabbit meat and we want to kill a chicken. Isn't this a bit too extravagant for us?"

"Well! We have experienced various natural disasters in the past year. Now the corn harvest in the field is great again. Let's celebrate today and have a good meal."

The whole family clapped their hands and said, "Good! Good! Good!"

Chunzhi asked excitedly: "Miss, what can I do to help?"