Chapter 388: Duplicity
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Feng San's kind of happiness, Hui Niang can also understand, turned her head, saw that Feng San was still gesturing, and said with a smile: "Uncle Feng, you should go and take the carriage out, if you continue to compare, it will be dark, Miao Miao, Aunt Qi and Xiaoxue are all in the town?" ”
Feng San smiled embarrassedly, "Madam, I'll go right away." ”
When they arrived in the town, Aunt Qi, Luo Jiu and Ma Shi were already packing up their things, thinking that the food should be almost sold, Hui Niang got out of the carriage and went to help, and Feng San was waiting outside.
As soon as Aunt Qi saw Hui Niang and Feng San coming, her face bloomed with a smile, and she turned her head and called Xiaoxue a few times, Xiaoxue poked her head out of the courtyard behind, and Aunt Qi said, "Xiaoxue, go and tell Miss Sheng that Mrs. is back." ”
Xiaoxue sighed, immediately retracted her head, and ran into the backyard upside down.
Hui Niang smiled and didn't say anything, and helped pack up what should be cleaned up, Miao Miao heard that Hui Niang was back, and she didn't play with Fan Qiqi anymore, so she hurriedly ran out to find Hui Niang and asked her how things were going.
"Of course, Miao Miao don't worry, let's go play for a while, and when I go home, my mother will tell you." sent Miao Miao away, and Hui Niang settled down to do things again.
When she returned home, Hui Niang asked Aunt Qi how Ma was doing, and Aunt Qi said slowly: "I see that the eldest lady is doing things well, and she is very positive this day." ”
"That's good, Aunt Qi, you should pay more attention to my sister-in-law in the future." It's not that Hui Niang is suspicious of Ma's, but she thinks it's better to keep an extra mind, lest something happen to her later, it's best if she doesn't have nature.
Aunt Qi nodded, the family of five sat at a table at night, and there was a table of good dishes on the table, Hui Niang saw that everyone was seated, coughed, and said, "Let me say first, the watermelons in our house are ripe so quickly." This is inseparable from Uncle Feng's hard work, so in order to thank Uncle Feng, I decided to give 500 yuan as a reward, do you think it's good? ”
"Okay." Miao Miao followed.
Feng San was praised by Hui Niang, his old face turned red, and he said: "No, no, I didn't do anything, if you want to say that the watermelon was planted by my wife early, otherwise where would the watermelon be sold now?" ”
"Alright, Uncle Feng. Don't be modest, these 500 Wen are a reward for you, although not much. But it's also my heart, Aunt Qi, you can persuade him to accept it. Hui Niang turned her head and turned the conversation to Aunt Qi.
Aunt Qi was also in a rare interest today, and said with a smile: "That's it, it's the master." You just take it, don't be lazy in the future, just do something for your wife to repay her. ”
What kind of temperament Hui Niang has, now Aunt Qi has also understood a little, so she persuaded Feng San to accept it, so she said. Face Xiaoxue and Miao Miao also widened their eyes, expectantly wanting him to accept it.
Feng San scratched his head shyly, "Okay then." I'll take it, old woman, don't worry, I don't need you to say it, I will do things well for my wife. ”
This seems to be a bit angry. Aunt Qi gave him a strange look, and then lowered her head to eat.
Pei Muqing received the corn that Hui Niang asked the little maid to bring him. The color and shape are similar to what she said, especially when Liu Huiniang said that if this is planted on a large scale in the future, the profit will only be as simple as she believes on the surface.
Pei Muqing turned his business brain, thinking about the plan for this matter, and after a while, Pei Muqing felt that his brain was not enough, so he didn't continue to think about it, and asked the little guy to take it to the kitchen to cook the corn according to what he said, and after tasting it, the taste was really sweet, and there was a unique fragrance of corn.
At the moment, she decided to buy Liu Huiniang's corn, and the first batch of watermelons were sold, Huiniang also breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and the next day, as usual, she asked Feng San's family to pick the family's vegetables and sell them in the town, while she took Miao Miao and Luo Jiu to the storefront in the town to work.
Not long after Hui Niang arrived, Ma also brought Fan Qiqi over, sent the two little ones to play, and the three of Hui Niang began to work.
And here, when Pei Muqing sent someone to Hui Niang's house to find her the next day, the two little guys who came yesterday found that there was no one at home, and when Feng San went back after selling vegetables, the little guy sent by Pei Muqing had already gone back.
On the third day, the two little guys who had come before called the door outside for a long time, Feng San came to open the door late, and when he saw that it was the two little guys three days ago, he was taken aback, and hurriedly invited the two of them in, and after asking, he learned that Pei Muqing came to discuss the corn with Hui Niang.
Feng San thought for a while and said, "I know this, when our wife comes back, I'll tell her, by the way, if you have anything to do with our wife in the future, you can go directly to the Fan Ji shop in Liuye Town, and you can find her there." ”
The two little servants sent the words, and without stopping for a moment, they went back, and told Feng San that Hui Niang would have time to go to the city and find their eldest young master.
"Definitely, definitely, the two of you will walk slowly." After sending away the two little guys in Jubaolou, Feng San turned around and went to work.
In the evening, Feng San picked up Hui Niang and a few people back, and told her about it, Hui Niang was happy in her heart, and she knew that there was a drama in this matter.
Early the next morning, Hui Niang and Feng San went to the city to discuss the price of this corn with Pei Muqing, because this corn is a rare seed, so Hui Niang's asking price this time is higher, and it is by no means as simple as the thirty Wen of watermelon.
"It's... Sister-in-law Fan, I also understand what you said, but the price you said is really a bit high. "Pei Muqing has been working with Hui Niang's family for so long, and this time somehow, she was born, and she wanted to tease her.
Hui Niang frowned, and couldn't help but slander in her heart: Just fifty yuan a pound of corn, the price is still high, she didn't ask for such a high price as bacon, it was already very good, anyway, Pei Muqing was very rich.
Hui Niang understands very well, there are at least dozens of shops and restaurants under the name of the Pei family, and the business must be very extensive, otherwise every time they sell something, within a few days, Pei Muqing will urge it tightly.
"Young Master Pei, this price is not high, think about it, if you make this corn exclusively for those dignitaries to eat, and then give it a loud and beautiful name, then you will earn much higher than the price I sold to you." Seeing Pei Muqing looking at her silently.
Hui Niang was anxious and said: "This corn is very drought-tolerant, the most suitable for growing in the north, and this yield is also very high, it is better for you to buy mine, and then take the people in the capital, let the court to promote, and ask the people to plant a large number of them, then they can also earn a lot of silver, not only that, this is a good thing for the country and the people." ”
Hui Niang remembers very clearly, like the weather in the north, there is nothing to eat in winter, with this corn, it is different, Hui Niang said everything she thought.
Anyway, it's one thing to say it, and it's another thing to do it, it's all Pei Muqing's business.
Pei Muqing listened to Hui Niang's words, and her blocked thoughts suddenly became brighter, although Liu Hui Niang's words were incoherent, but they were also very right.
If it were possible, then what their Pei family dreamed of would come true, and now Pei Muqing couldn't hold it back, and he didn't press the price that Hui Niang said, but instead raised it by ten yuan, and the price of corn rose to sixty yuan.
The price is high, yes, Hui Niang faintly felt that Pei Muqing's eyes were a little creepy when she looked at her, and hurriedly finished discussing this matter, and Hui Niang immediately left.
Of course, before leaving, Hui Niang did not forget to ask Pei Muqing to call someone to come to her house to pull corn. As the days passed, in a blink of an eye, Pei Muqing sent a second group of people to collect watermelons and corn, and the last corn was sold for a total of thirty taels of silver, a total of more than five hundred catties.
This time it is obvious that there are more watermelons and corn than the first time, take watermelons alone, there are more than 1,200 catties, not to mention a few acres of corn, corn has 750 catties, fortunately, there are two carriages, otherwise there is really a little bit of it that can't fit it, this time it will be taken away, and it will take at least ten days and half a month next time before it can be pulled again.
The little guy at the head weighed it, calculated it, gave the silver to Hui Niang, and said: "Sister-in-law Fan, this watermelon is thirty-six taels of silver, and the corn is forty-five taels of silver, a total of eighty-one taels, you can order it well, is this number." ”
"That's right, it's this number, it's really hard for you this time, Uncle Feng, you go and see if there are any ripe watermelons, pick a few and let a few little brothers take them back." Hui Niang's voice just fell.
The little guys replied: "No, sister-in-law Fan, we understand your kindness, and we will be exempt from sending us watermelons, otherwise it will be difficult to go back." ”
Hui Niang understood, and asked Feng San to go to the back to find two ripe watermelons, and let them eat them in the house before going back.
Sending away the little guy sent by Pei Muqing, Hui Niang calculated it well, and sold watermelons and corn twice, nearly one hundred and thirty taels of silver, Hui Niang was more satisfied in her heart, took eighty taels out, and when she went to the town, she returned the eighty taels of silver owed to Luo Ran, and gave him some corn and watermelon.
Luo Ran was a little embarrassed, and said with a smile: "Brother and sister, you are too polite, come here, and bring so many things to me, I am really a little flattered." ”
But he secretly prayed in his heart, don't say that the money owed to him should be repaid later, otherwise he is really hard to refuse, needless to say, Luo Ran classified Hui Niang into the category of people who came to ask him to do something.
Hui Niang seemed to understand Luo Ran's thoughts, and said with a smile: "I haven't thanked Boss Luo yet, Boss Luo, don't be polite, accept it with peace of mind, by the way, I came today to return the eighty taels of silver I owe you to you." ”
"Oh, that's right, brother and sister, if you have an urgent need at home, don't rush to return it yet." Luo Ran said duplicitous.