Chapter Seventy-Three: Winter Solstice Dumplings
Yamen Second Hall.
The county parent, Master Wei, sat on the main seat, the Chen family sat in the guest seat, Master Sheng sat on the side, and the others all sat down, including several representatives of the bitter master, as well as the Shen family.
Let's discuss the aftermath of the matter together.
"This matter has developed to the current level, and it has fallen on my Li Jinshui's head, then my Li family will not shirk it, but everything has to be famous, after all, the big owner of the oil mill is still the Du family brothers, and our Li family has no reason to fight for them." Old Li shopkeeper yelled at Wei Dadao.
There are no stupid people here, and as soon as the shopkeeper Li said this, everyone knew it in their hearts.
"The oil mill found such a big event, the Du family brothers escaped, this oil mill no longer belongs to the Du family brothers, and it stands to reason that my yamen should be sealed. However, now that Du Luniang is the third shareholder, and the Li family is also willing to bear the aftermath of this incident, then this oil mill should be owned by the Li family. At this time, Master Sheng said on the side, and said to Master Wei: "Dong Weng, do you think this is the case?" ”
"Well, that's how it should be." Master Wei said.
At this time, Shen Shi on the side said in a non-principled manner: "This oil mill ...... The oil mill belongs to my eldest husband and Erlang. ”
Listening to her words, the people around her looked at her like an idiot.
"Mother......" Du Shi cried out through gritted teeth, his eyes were red.
"You are stupid, the Li family is helping you with your backpack, if this oil mill is still your eldest Erlang, why did the Li family come out to deal with the aftermath? If the Li family doesn't take care of the aftermath, is it difficult for you to bear it? Can you afford it? On the other hand, Shen's aunt pulled Shen's sleeve vigorously, and said angrily in a low voice.
This eldest niece is really a foolish person, and her two sons call her spoiled. Leaving this mess to the old lady has no filial piety. But this one doesn't know the heart of the cage daughter. blindly buckled the basin on her daughter, and her daughter left her heart. Who will she rely on after this?
Relying on those two unfilial sons, don't even think about it.
"Oh, oh, it's the Li family, as long as the Li family handles this matter, this oil mill belongs to the Li family." Shen Shi came back to his taste and said busily.
So everyone stopped looking at her, and the next thing was to post a notice and take back the oil that had been sold. These oils may not be useful to others, but it doesn't matter to the Li family, these oils can also burn bituminous coal.
Then there is the issue of discussing compensation, although not everyone is satisfied, but it is basically okay. Then the yamen issued a verdict, and the owner of the oil mill was replaced, replaced by Li Zhengliang, the eldest man of the Li family.
As for the money borrowed by the pawnshop, it was also made by Master Sheng, and the owner of the pawnshop wished that the interest was waived. and extended the loan period, and the Li family reluctantly accepted it and re-established the contract.
Of course, there is some bargaining in between. I won't go into all of them.
In this way, everything is in order.
Then everything has to rely on money, and there is still a question of compensation for the medical expenses of each poisoned patient. In addition, the vegetable oil returned by each family has to be refunded, which is not a small amount. Although these oils can also burn bituminous coal to make ink, that is also a matter for the future. Far water can't save the fire, plus the wages of the oil mill workers, etc., in short, the Li family has to throw a lot of money into it.
At night, Zhao was on the oil lamp with the family's accounts, looking at the money that had been saved up these days, and it was about to be spent all at once, and his face was wrinkled like a bitter melon, but it was still not enough.
"Why hasn't Da Lang arrived home yet? I heard that he made a lot of money over there, but he didn't see anyone, and he always had no bottom, but now I'm counting on him. Wu sighed.
Zhen Niang is not worried at all, since the eldest brother has made a lot of money by writing letters before, he must have made a lot of money, after all, the mines she pointed out are all first-class old pits, and it is strange not to make money.
"This comes from Wuyuan, it is a mountain road, it is difficult to walk, and the time is a little longer." Du Shi whispered.
As soon as Zhao heard her voice, he snorted coldly, and Du had to lower his head and hold Xiaoxiaoguan in his arms and hang his head silently.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
"It must be the big brother, they're back." Xi Ge'er jumped up suddenly, after this chaos at home, this kid is a little more sensible, he has been obedient before, not naughty or mischievous.
Now it's okay, and everyone breathes a sigh of relief. But I heard Brother Xi's voice a little disappointed: "It's the second aunt, Aunt Jingdong and Aunt Jinhua." ”
"What? Who do you think it is? Aunt Jinhua teased Brother Xi.
"I thought it was Big Brother back." Xi Ge'er replied.
"What, your eldest brother hasn't arrived home yet?" Aunt Jinhua asked.
"Nope." Brother Xi replied, and then the three of them led them into the house.
Zhao and the others hurriedly greeted each other. Zhen Niang poured tea and water for the three of them.
"Don't be busy, it's late, we'll go back after a few words." The second uncle of the sect said to the rhubarb family. Then he handed Zhao a money box in his hand.
"Sister-in-law Jingfu, this is some money that our three families have put together to save you in an emergency." Rhubarb Road.
"This, how is this good? Before, the money in the medicine hall was still paid by the ink shop. Zhao said embarrassedly, in order to quell the trouble in front of the yamen today, it was the Chen family who sent the account office of the ink workshop, and the medicine fee was temporarily paid by the ink workshop.
"It's okay, the ink shop is from the ink shop, these are our private intentions, and what comes out is our dowry money, and it doesn't match anything else." Rhubarb Road.
"Okay, then you're welcome." Hearing what the Rhubarb family said, the Zhao family said with affection, to be honest, in the past, the eight rooms of the Li family were squeezed out by the other rooms, and the Zhao family also had a lot of complaints about the other rooms.
Later, Zhenniang took over the matter of Mofang, and the Zhao family agreed with it, but she didn't agree in her heart, and she complained about the Seventh Lady in her heart. But now that she has the trick of the Rhubarb family, her heart has been stuck with the other rooms, and some of the previous barriers have disappeared. I just feel that everything Zhen Niang has done for the ink shop is worth it.
Knowing that the Li family had many things to discuss, the Rhubarb family and the others took their leave, and the Zhao family sent them to the door, and watched them get on the sedan chair and walk away before returning to the house.
Here, Zheng opened the money box, took a small scale and weighed the broken silver inside, and the silver ingots in it were five taels and one ingot. There are more than 150 taels in total. That's a lot of money.
"Remember, not only the amount of money. And this heart. Old shopkeeper Li said.
"Hmm." The others nodded their heads.
"By the way, tomorrow is the winter solstice, right?" Then. Wu moved his fingers and counted the days.
"No, it's all a mess." Zheng glanced at the almanac and nodded.
"Jingkui's daughter-in-law, Jingfu's daughter-in-law, give me noodles, I want to make winter solstice dumplings tonight, and early tomorrow morning, I will send the sixth and seventh and ninth families to let everyone taste them, they haven't tasted my winter solstice dumplings for many years." Wu said. and commanded Zhenniang to let her wash the vegetables.
"There are also winter bamboo shoots in the kitchen. Also peeled. Watching Zhen Niang enter the kitchen, Wu added again.
"Okay." Zhen Niang smiled and responded, she had long heard her mother say that her grandmother's winter solstice dumplings are a must, especially delicious, it is said that when the relationship between several families is haode, grandma often wraps winter solstice dumplings for everyone to eat. It's just that the relationship fell out later, and over the years, grandma has never made winter solstice dumplings, even if she eats them at home. It's all Zhao and others in the bag.
And today, Wu is going to do it himself.
This night, in addition to laughing at the official. No one rested, even Brother Xi didn't go to bed. I moved a small stool and sat on the edge of the kitchen counter, watching Wu chop the stuffing. When it came to making dumplings, the kid drooled on the side.
Huizhou's winter solstice dumplings are not dumplings, it is big, wrapped in rice noodles, and then steamed in the basket, the skin is soft and glutinous and delicious, and the filling is juicy and delicious. After eating, it will make you have a lingering aftertaste.
In the early morning, at dawn, several cages of winter solstice dumplings had been steamed, and Wu asked Zhao and others to find food boxes, and put them in one plate after another.
"Jin Hua definitely can't go back last night, you send it to Jin Hua in the morning, so that she can take it to the sixth brother to taste." Wu instructed Zhen Niang.
"Haode, grandma don't worry, it'll be delivered." Zhen Niang ate the winter solstice dumplings in her mouth, and said vaguely that grandma's winter solstice dumplings were really as delicious as her mother said.
Then he wiped his mouth, and lifted the two food boxes one by one, while Xi Ge'er also screwed one, just three of them, and the two of them sent it together.
When she arrived at the door, Zhenniang's hands were empty, so Xi Ge'er went to open the door, but she didn't think that the door was pushed open from the outside, and Hao Xuan didn't hit it. Brother Xi had already shouted happily: "It's the eldest brother who is back!" ”
As soon as the family heard that Li Dalang was back, they all rushed out.
"Something happened at home, and I died in a hurry when I received the letter." Li Dalang asked anxiously as soon as he entered the door.
"Big brother, it's okay, you just need to bring the money back." Zhen Niang said with a grin.
"Ha, money! I'll tell you, we're going to have nothing but money when we come back. On the side, Brother Li Zheng said. This is quite domineering, compared with the sentence of later generations that the poor only have money.
"How much, how much?" Zhao asked anxiously.
"Excluding costs, I made a net profit of more than 800 taels. I and the main body can divide four hundred taels. Li Dalang said.
"That's not all, there are also some top haode, such as jade belt pattern, color belt pattern, temple red, and high-quality tea green and other varieties, we all pressed down, stocked the goods, and then sold when the price rises." On the side, Li Zheng said proudly.
"Two waste pits, no one thought that they could dig out so many inkstone mines, and if they were heavier, the quality was not bad, the day we came out of the inkstone mines, the whole Wuyuan was in a commotion." At this time, it was a man in his thirties who was following Li Dalang and Li Zheng who were talking.
"Uncle?!" Zhen Niangfu looked at the man's somewhat similar face to the Zhao family, and called out tentatively.
"Ha, it's Zhenniang, it's good, it's good, I still know my uncle, when you were a child, my uncle hugged you." Zhao Yuan and laughed haha's way.
Zhenniang Khan, where does she remember. It's just that before, the eldest brother wrote back and said that the brother-in-law was coming over, and besides, the brother-in-law and the Zhao family are quite similar, and it is naturally easy to guess the pair.
"Amitabha!" On the other hand, the Wu family recited the scriptures again, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, with this amount of money, it would not be a matter to deal with this tung oil incident.
Zhen Niang waited with her eldest brother and brother-in-law for a few words, and then took Xi Ge'er to the ink shop and sent winter solstice dumplings to each family first.
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I've been thinking about it.,Huang and others borrowed money This paragraph can't be written.,After all, from the perspective of the plot arrangement.,With Li Dalang's money.,This borrowing money seems to be a bit repetitive.,But after thinking about it again and again.,Still wrote.,A certain sugar to write is a story that has to pay for it.,Zhen Niang paid for the ink shop before.,Now there's an accident in the eighth room.,It's time to have a return.,It feels like this is warmer.,Everyone says isn't it? Of course, Li Jin's lack of wealth does not count. haha! (To be continued......)
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