55, Chapter 55

Yang Haiyan smiled: "Don't be nervous, take it. Also, my pastry shop is still short of someone, are you willing to work there? The monthly salary is not high, two hundred cash a month. Then a monthly subsidy of twenty A pound of grain, twenty pounds of vegetables, two pounds of meat, and ten eggs. "It's about one hundred liters, half of what a private guard would pay." But once the harvest comes in, the money will be saved.

Ms. Kunzhang felt that she was a bit unable to react today. It was a pity that she could not go to the county town to do business. As a result, she was stunned by the reward of ten taels of silver, and then her wife gave her a job.

When Mrs. Kun and Zhang walked out of the main courtyard, she was still a little dazed.

Aunt Lian said: "Captain Kun's wife seems to be an honest person."

Yang Haiyan smiled: "Mom, everyone is honest."

Aunt Lian also smiled, she did not guess what the wife was thinking. My wife doesn't make her feel like a teenage girl.

Yang Haiyan thought, with the Kun Zhang family in the dim sum shop, Aunt Fan no longer has to run in both directions. In the past, she got up early every morning, went to the dim sum shop to make dim sum, then took Aunt Yu to buy vegetables, and then went to Qian Fu Zhai and There are dim sum shops running on both sides, which is really busy. ‌But from now on, she won't have to do this anymore and just focus on the kitchen.

‌With Shopkeeper Ping's business, there are twenty kilograms of extra snacks every day. Aunt Hong is obviously too busy to handle it alone.

Of course, only Aunt Fan and Aunt Hong know how to make dim sum. Kun Zhang only makes basic ones, such as making noodles. She mixes the noodles and gives them to Aunt Hong to mix with goat milk and butter. They are in different places. Made in the house, there is a front process and a back process.

This way the recipe will not be leaked.

When Mrs. Kun and Zhang returned to the servant's yard, she was already awake. She couldn't hide the joy in her body and the curved corners of her mouth. But at this moment, everyone else in the lower courtyard was having lunch at home, and no one noticed her.

Kun Shi and Kun Daying, who had just returned from private school, had already brought out the food. Yesterday's old hen was stewed in soup at noon. The soup was fragrant and everyone who smelled it was greedy. In fact, for Kunshi, meat is no longer so attractive. After all, he has lived here for four months and can eat meat every day.

Kunshi looked at Kunzhang's happy face and asked curiously: "Why are you so happy? Is the dim sum sold very well today?"

Kunzhang said mysteriously: "My wife rewarded me with ten taels of silver today and asked me to work in her pastry shop. I was given two hundred coins a month and a food subsidy."

Kunshi was stunned: "Why did Madam give you a reward of ten taels of silver?" To be honest, it was not a surprise, but a fright. "Although two hundred cents a month is not as much as selling snacks in the county town, it does save you two trips, which is good. But why don't you go to the county town to sell snacks? My wife doesn't approve the snacks. You?"

Mrs. Kun and Zhang explained what happened to Shopkeeper Ping: "This is a reward from my wife."

Only then did Kunshi understand: "My wife has always been generous. As long as I am loyal to you, you must be loyal to my wife."

Kun Zhang said: "I know."

In a blink of an eye, the three days of testing came.

Qin Siya was very nervous today. After breakfast early in the morning, she stood up in the study. She usually studied in the east wing, an unused room, which was converted into a study room for her to read and write. It was also Qin Shoucheng's study room.

Hearing a sound at the door of the study, she looked outside and saw that not only her sister-in-law was coming, but also her eldest brother. Her heart beat faster and faster, and she was nervous.

Qin Siya said with a bit of embarrassment: "Why is eldest brother here?"

Qin Fang glanced at her: "I'm here to test you."

Qin Siya wanted to cry. Although it was just a Chinese calligraphy test, the eldest brother's test and the eldest sister-in-law's test both had 30 characters, but when she saw her eldest brother, her mind went blank. She looked at Qin Fang and asked cautiously: "Can I take the exam instead of my sister-in-law?"

Qin Fang said: "No. There are many things in life, and you can't choose whatever you want. You have to learn to face it."

Yang Haiyan comforted her: "Don't be nervous Si Ya, show your true skills to show your elder brother. Don't worry, my elder sister-in-law is watching from the side."

Qin Siya clenched her fists: "Yeah."

Qin Fang and Yang Haiyan sat down. Qin Fang opened the book on the table. This was Qin Siya's "Hundred Family Surnames". Because it had just been bought a few days ago, the book was brand new. Qin Fang didn't hesitate and asked first, "Has Aunt Lian taught you your own name?"

Qin Siya nodded: "Taught me."

Qin Fang spread out the paper and gave her a pen: "Can you write your own name?"

Aunt Lian and Yang Haiyan taught Qin Siya how to read. Naturally, they not only wanted to know the words, but also wanted her to be able to write. Qin Siya took over the pen and wrote the word Qin Siya in a crooked way on the paper. Although the words were crawling like earthworms, Qin Fang didn't care. In his opinion, it is a good gain that his sister can recognize and write. As for whether the handwriting is good or not, you can take your time.

Qin Fang praised it with two words: "Not bad."

Hearing her brother's praise, Qin Siya relaxed a little. Next, Qin Fang began to test the characters of "Hundred Family Surnames". Qin Siya did not remember every word of the thirty characters he learned in the first three days. ‌It was for today's exam. She had been reviewing for it. She forgot it, so she asked Qin Shoucheng. The first time she took the test, she was under great pressure and did not dare to relax for a moment. Because of this pressure, the results of today's exam were quite good. Although I didn't remember thirty characters, I did remember twenty-three characters. Qin Siya herself was a little dissatisfied. Why could she only remember twenty-three words?

Yang Haiyan took out two pennies: "Si Ya, this is your reward. Although you haven't memorized thirty characters, you have just learned to read. It's already good to remember twenty-three characters. Try to take the exam next time. time, remember more than this time.”

Qin Siya took the two coins and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law." She touched the money happily. This was the first time she touched copper coins, and she was reluctant to hide them.

Yang Haiyan looked at her and shook her head with a smile: "I'll give you a day off today. You don't have to study or become popular. If you recognize twenty-three characters, you can reward eleven snacks. Ask Aunt Fan to give them to you later. Send it.”

Qin Siya hurriedly asked: "Are they the small cakes and biscuits we had before?" Aunt Fan gave them to us on the second day after we arrived, but they disappeared later, so for the little ones Qin Siya misses cakes and biscuits very much. But she was good and wouldn't mention it to Yang Haiyan.

Yang Haiyan: "That's right. My sister-in-law promised you that every time you know two words, I will reward you with a piece of cake." After that, I didn't give it to the two children because it was used as a reward. I gave it to the children every day. It's not a rare thing anymore. You will only cherish it if you can't eat it.

Yang Haiyan doesn't like these small pastries and biscuits, so she doesn't have them at home. If she wants to give them to Qin Siya, she has to go to the shop to get them. Thinking of this, Yang Haiyan said to Qin Fang: "Ms. sir, there is a market in the town today, shall we go shopping?"

Qin Fang said: "Okay." He will go to the military camp in two days, and there will be less time to accompany her, so he might as well take the opportunity to go shopping with her.

So, the couple went out without taking anyone with them. But before going out, Yang Haiyan went back to the house to get the pearls she bought earlier.

Because there were many traveling merchants in the market, there were twice as many people in the town as usual. However, many people just looked at it and joined in the fun.

Qin Fang said: "When there was a market in the past years, if we were not on duty in the military camp, we would come to join in the fun."

Yang Haiyan was curious: "Have you been here? Have you bought anything?"

Qin Fang shook his head: "I didn't have the money to buy it in the past few years, but after I got monthly treatment, I was reluctant to buy it." Speaking of this, he thought of one thing, he hadn't given her anything as a gift yet. So, she searched the stalls in the market to see if there was anything she could afford and suitable for her.

Qin Fang calculated the money in his hand. After becoming a captain, his monthly pocket money increased from one hundred wen to one tael of silver. Now that he had saved more than five taels, what could he buy for his wife? bracelet? Hand jewelry? Hairpin? clothing? Think about it from beginning to end, and then look at the stalls everywhere. When ‌ saw one of the stalls, ‌ suddenly had an idea.

With an idea in his mind, Qin Fang stopped looking at these things.

Shopping doesn’t necessarily mean shopping. The two of them went shopping to Yongji.

When the shopkeeper saw it was Qin Fang and his wife, he came to greet them enthusiastically: "Master Qin, Mrs. Qin, what kind of wind has brought you here today."

What I buy in Yongji are women's products, such as soap, rouge, gouache, and accessories. Because it is in the town, the prices are relatively moderate. Occasionally, there are a few expensive items, which can be regarded as one of the town stores. Treasure. No matter how expensive it is, people in the town can't afford it, and even if they can afford it, they won't be willing to buy it.

Yang Haiyan smiled and said: "The shopkeeper is very polite. I came here today to ask the shopkeeper whether the jewelry in your shop is sold as finished product. Do you know whether the jewelry is processed or not?"

The shopkeeper said: "It depends on what kind of jewelry it is."

Yang Haiyan took out the pearls: "When I bought these pearls, there were no holes. Can you drill holes?"

The shopkeeper took a look and said: "Sorry, Mrs. Qin, we can't do this. This has to be taken to the county for processing."

When Yang Haiyan heard this, she didn't have much hope at first. It seemed like she would have to buy a hole puncher from the platform and punch the hole herself. Although drilling is not possible, the thread for stringing pearls must be purchased here. The thread on the platform is different from the thread in ancient times.

After buying the thread, the couple left.

After leaving Yongji, Qin Fang said: "Going to the county seat?"

Yang Haiyan shook her head: "There's no rush. It's the county fair in early April. It's easy to go there then."

The two of them walked around and then returned to the family room. There were several women following them. They were not following them, but happened to be behind them. Seeing them in front of them, the woman murmured: "Master Qin is so kind. He even accompanies his wife to the market."

"No, by the way, Mr. Qin has been married for more than half a year, and Mrs. Qin's belly is not pregnant yet...will she lay eggs?"