Chapter 64: The Seller
Although he looks weak and easy to bully on the surface, Ruan Bai is a very territory-conscious earth dog...... Two dogs. In a sense, he didn't give himself the wrong nickname, after all, what he blurted out or something can best reflect his truest heart.
After Yun Gu and others returned to their hometowns, and those who entered the city, Ruan Ergou completely became the overlord of the earth. For his own one-acre and three-point land, Ruan Er โกโก called it strict.
Ruan Bai's distant and close relatives are very obvious, and on his territory, only Chu Hao can run rampant, followed by the third family. Four official post guards are to be informed, and two reserve post guards are subject to rigorous training. As for temporary workers such as post houses, of course, they only play the role of miscellaneous servants, and there are strict rewards and punishments for various behaviors.
Coming directly to report like the post house just now, according to the "Regulations on the Second โกโก", it is not in line with Ruan Ergou's regulations.
Maybe it's because Chu Hao has become a thousand households, or maybe it's because Ruan Bai has a righteous brother who is a general, in short, it was very easy to allocate post households at the beginning, not only with sufficient personnel, but also because he was able to pick and choose.
It's a pity that the construction period of the post station has passed, and there are some courier jobs left in the usual exchanges, and the hard work is a little harder, but because Ruan Bai has good food and good accommodation here, everyone is envious for a while.
Ruan Bai's requirements for post households are also simple, obedient, able to run, and able to drive.
If it is in an ordinary post house, the post house is not qualified to ride a horse. They want to deliver "couriers", and they can only rely on two legs. If it was just letters that were better, and something that was a little heavier and stranger, they would have to use a wheelbarrow......
Here in Nguyen Bai, of course, the postmen are not allowed to ride horses. But who made their boss an upstart? There are so many donkeys in the family that you can just put one on and run away. Therefore, the postmen did not experience much hard labor, but continued to grow meat, and all of them were full of red light.
As the period of conscription was coming to an end, they all didn't want to go back. So, in recent times, they are all vying for expression.
But no matter how much you love your cousin, you can't be disobedient.
Things like coming to Ruan Bai to pass the word were all done by the post guards. The post houses were strictly forbidden to go near Nguyen Bai's residence.
But today's one is direct, so stupid that he almost wants Ruan Bai to re-educate.
Nguyen Bai's agent soul burns brightly...... In less than three seconds, a chicken leg was immediately stuffed.
True farmhouse free-range chicken, just put a simple green onion and ginger, and the taste is very good. A small rooster that is a few months old, the meat is firm and tender, there is not much oil, it is not old or woody, and it tastes just right.
"Hmm!" Ruan Bai nodded at Chu Hao, the heat was just right.
Chu Hao smiled: "Go sit down, I'll serve the meal." โ
Sure enough, it's different if there is a daughter-in-law at home, and when you come back, you will have hot rice and hot soup to eat.
Summer meals are simple. The rice is stewed, the chicken soup is stewed in the morning, and the dried tofu is served with wild vegetables. Ruan Bai had already done it.
Chu Hao fished out the whole chicken, the kitchen knife smacked a few times, the master-level master, the strength to cut vegetables was extraordinary, the knife didn't have to fall on the cutting board at all, and in the blink of an eye, a chicken with a missing leg was cut into the right size.
"Brother Cao said that he wanted to buy a recipe for making tofu." After Ruan Bai finished nibbling on the chicken legs, he washed his hands and asked, "Is there a bad food in the barracks?" โ
Chu Hao frowned slightly: "Are you in a hurry to use the money?" He asked for tofu and dried tofu, why didn't he just ask you to buy it? "Fangzi is a family heirloom, if it weren't for the fact that life couldn't go on, how could it be sold lightly?
"There's no hurry. But isn't there anyone everywhere who knows how to make tofu? Why do you want to buy a child? "There's nothing special about what he's doing, and he doesn't have a lot of tricks. However, he didn't dare to ask directly in front of General Cao at that time. Although he is called a brother at the same time, how can General Cao be compared with Chu Hao?
His second brother always began to get confused when he thought he was extremely shrewd, and he really didn't know what the place where the male ghost used to live was like, and how it became like this. He could only explain: "There are people who can make tofu, but not everyone can make it, and not everyone can make it delicious." After a while, my brother will take you to Xijing to eat the tofu there, and you will know. He looked at the dishes on the table and compared them with the army, "There has never been a time when there is enough food and grass in the army." First, from the imperial court to Shunyang, there was not much left. In addition to the grain given, old rice is used as new rice, and the grain is mixed with sand and gravel...... Hehe. Those who can be a little bit can still eat enough, and the average soldier is barely half-starved, and those auxiliary troops are basically resigned to fate. โ
"Well, that's right." Ruan Bai nodded, "Then let's sell the recipe." โ
Chu Hao was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Ruan Bai to be so refreshing. Out of righteousness, of course, he felt that if there was a recipe for making tofu in the army, it would not only improve the food in the army, but also allow more soldiers to eat more. However, it is human beings who have selfish intentions. From his own standpoint, he hoped that Ruan Bai could have more business and make a little more money.
"Huh?" Ruan Bai had just picked up the chopsticks and was about to eat, when he was suddenly lifted by Chu Hao's chin hooked, and then his hot and moist lips covered him. The smell of falling fruit in his mouth now is not the smell of falling fruits, but the smell of chicken legs~
Chu Hao didn't know why he was excited, he didn't even realize that he had kissed him. By the time his brain reacted, he had already pressed Ruan Bai against the table, and then he was kicked in the calf.
It hurts!
Ruan Bai slowly got down from the dining table and sat back on the stool, his feet were very soft: "The dishes are going to be thrown on the ground by you." "Supplies are so scarce, they can't be wasted!
Chu Hao closed his eyes and tried to calm down his overly excited feelings: "Little white ......"
It's useless to call Dabai! Ruan Bai blushed, pretended to clean up the table as if nothing happened, started eating again, and said to Chu Hao after eating: "Accompany me to Brother Cao's for a while." โ
In the summer, when it gets dark late, they eat dinner early, and they can walk a little longer, for example, from home to the general's mansion or something.
The front is a little bit of his own two legs, and the back half is leaning on obsidian.
Obsidian returned to his "mother's house" and didn't recognize his life at all, and he walked Dada by himself, and he didn't need to be led. Ruan Bai went to talk to General Cao about business.
Chu Hao failed to follow up, not because he was not qualified to participate, but because he was stopped.
The person who stopped him was a stranger, in his thirties or forties, and he seemed to be in good spirits, and there was even a hint of inexplicable excitement on his face.
Ruan Bai glanced at Chu Hao and said softly: "The person who came with Xiao Xizi did not explain his identity, his surname is Zhang." โ
Chu Hao smiled and patted him lightly on the shoulder: "You go and talk to Lord Cao first, leave it to me here." โ
"Hmm." For Chu Hao, Ruan Bai has nothing to worry about. Besides, whether it is from the status or the current home field, if Chu Hao is bullied again, it must be Chu Hao's fate. But Chu Hao was so lucky to know himself, so how could he be unlucky?
Ruan Bai was very relieved, turned a corner, and arrived at the place where General Cao usually entertained him.
General Cao was already waiting at the door, the usual smile on his face was a little unbearable, and he looked a little embarrassed, and before Ruan Bai could speak, he said first: "Brother Ruan, last time the eldest brother spoke without a brain, and you didn't say anything about buying a son." โ
Robbing people is tantamount to a desperate livelihood. It's just that at that time, he didn't know how to open his mouth naturally, and later, although he immediately realized that it was wrong, Ruan Bai said that he wanted to think about it, and he didn't refuse. Then he was stunned, Ruan Bai had already left.
A recipe for tofu, where is Ruan Bai important? Human exchanges, those are all comings and goings. But the two of them have worshiped until now, compared to what Ruan Bai brought him, his efforts are not worth mentioning at all.
He gave Ruan Bai a horse, which was the obsidian that Ruan Bai was riding now. There are too many coincidences in the origin of obsidian. Its mother was originally a wild horse that General Cao picked up by chance in the grassland. At that time, the foal was injured and abandoned. Later, after recovering from his injuries, he stayed by his side all the time, and he didn't show anything strange. Later, when the mare grew up, she gave birth to several litters of cubs, which were better than ordinary horses, but none of them could be called gods. It's obsidian, like a picked up cub.
He had planned to wait for the ponies to grow up and use them for himself. But there is a prince standing behind the newly recognized righteous brother, and there are not many gifts he can take. There is no shortage of money, and there is only such a horse left after thinking about it.
Then, Ruan Bai turned around and sent stirrups and horseshoes, which looked like they weren't worth much, but in fact...... Looking at the officials sent by the imperial court this time, he knew that there was really no stupid person. Even civil officials who never went to war knew the value of these two things, and even the grain and grass materials sent during this period were much more relaxed.
For this alone, what Ruan Bai gave back to him was worth countless good horses. What's more, Ruan Bai usually gave him a lot of useful advice. For example, the most obvious military appearance of Shunyang Pass today is said to be Chu Hao who started to implement it, but in fact, it was his righteous brother who made this set.
is such a good son for the country and the people, and he still has to worry about a tofu recipe from others. General Cao's old face was hot.
"Huh? Don't you want Fangzi? I've written it all and brought it. Ruan Bai glanced at General Cao strangely.
The young man's black and white eyes were written with doubts written bluntly, General Cao's face was even hotter, and a layer of fine sweat oozed from his forehead: "It's not that the eldest brother doesn't want this...... Otherwise, the eldest brother will buy it from you? "A large part of the military rations are beans, and he can provide the materials, and now that the displaced people have returned, it is not difficult to hire people. Although there are many people in the army, they are not particular about food, and if they are rough, they will be rough, and being able to eat enough is more important than anything else.
The young man's slightly fleshy face wrinkled, and he said very childishly and willfully: "Don't." There are so many people in your army, if they all ask me to buy it, then I don't have to do anything else. He pulled out a stack of papers from his backpack, "A piece of paper is a penny, give it quickly!" โ
General Cao looked at the money that came to deliver it, but he looked like Ruan Bai who had come to rob, and he didn't know what to do.