Chapter 68: Digging the Foot of the Wall
On the way, Lin Xifeng met a person, the owner of the market tavern, after seeing this person, Lin Xifeng remembered that the rental period of the tavern has passed half of today, and as for whether to open a tavern in the future, he has no decision in his heart for the time being, but even if it is still open, he will not cook in person, find a cook to replace him.
"Lin Gongzi, I really didn't expect your cooking skills to be so good, the tavern in my hands is only a few dollars a month, and in your hands, there should be a few dollars every day!" The shopkeeper waved his hand and said with a smile on his face.
"Hehe, the shopkeeper is polite." Lin Xifeng returned the salute and smiled.
The shopkeeper groaned for a moment, and then suddenly asked, "I wonder if Lin Gongzi still needs to rent a tavern?" If you are interested, then the tavern will be used by Lin Gongzi! ”
"Uh...... Why did the shopkeeper say this? Lin Xifeng was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect him to take the initiative to ask to rent the tavern to himself.
"Hehe, in fact, I don't hide it from Lin Gongzi, some neighbors have been asking me about the tavern in the past few days, after all, the tavern was opened by me, they know, and naturally told them about Lin Gongzi's rent of the tavern, and the neighbors were not happy when they heard it, saying that they would not be able to taste Lin Gongzi's craftsmanship after a month, so they had to persuade Lin Gongzi to continue to rent the tavern to Lin Gongzi." The shopkeeper explained with a smile.
Lin Xifeng smiled dumbly: "If the shopkeeper is unwilling to rent another tavern, it doesn't matter, don't feel embarrassed, the tavern is opened by you, and it is naturally up to you to decide." ”
"No, no, in fact, there is also this intention in the next, Childe's cooking skills are so superb, it would be a pity if you don't open a tavern, I originally thought that Childe would reopen the tavern left by the old man, but these days I saw Childe change the tavern into a brewery, so that everyone may not be able to taste Childe's craftsmanship in the future, and I am also reluctant to give up, so I also hope that Childe can continue to run the tavern, and you can get a few dollars every day when you rest at home, but you are greedy for Childe's cheapness, but ...... If Childe wants to take care of the tavern, he can sell the tavern to Childe. ”
Hearing the shopkeeper's earnest words, Lin Xifeng didn't hesitate anymore, and said with a smile: "There's no need to sell the tavern to Zaixia, after all, the tavern is run by the shopkeeper, and I am a little reluctant to the tavern, so let's continue to rent!" It's still five dollars a month, and one day in the future, when the neighbors get tired of the craftsmanship below, they will return the tavern to the shopkeeper. ”
"Lin Gongzi said with a smile, your craftsmanship is not tired of eating for a lifetime." The shopkeeper did not shy away from complimenting.
Lin Xifeng smiled and didn't answer the shopkeeper anymore, often as soon as he finished talking to each other, it was time for him to get ready to slip away.
In fact, he knew in his own heart that it would be impossible to stay in this small Xihu County in the future, and there would always be a day when he would go out, and since he knew some things that would happen in the future, such as the shame of Jingkang, he would naturally do his best to change this humiliating history, and it was impossible to change these if he stayed here.
Thinking that the concubines and princesses of the palace and many civilians were arbitrarily bullied by the Jin people that year, anyone's heart was full of resentment, so the Jin Kingdom must be destroyed, before the Jingkang Change, there are still eleven years before the Jingkang year, and there is still a lot of time left for him.
After saying goodbye to the shopkeeper, Lin Xifeng continued to walk towards the tavern, and as soon as he opened the door and walked into the tavern, a group of people followed him, shouting excitedly but anxiously: "Lin Gongzi is about to open?" ”
Lin Xifeng looked back at these excited civilians and smiled: "If you are free today, I will make a few meals for everyone." ”
"Good, good...... We're dying of hunger these days, does Lin Gongzi need me to help wash the vegetables? Everyone shouted and shouted, and even took care of the washing of the vegetables on themselves.
Lin Xifeng didn't shirk it, called two people who looked more neat, and entered the room, one to cook rice, and the other to give him a hand.
There were also some vegetables and meat in the room, which were usually left for Fu Zhong and the others to cook, and Lin Xifeng didn't think about what to cook, just what to do.
About a quarter of an hour later, the first pot of dishes had already been served, Lin Xifeng walked out of the room, looked at the appearance of everyone gobbling up, smiled while looking at everyone, and then picked a middle-aged man in his forties, walked straight to him, and said with a smile next to him: "Old Lin, how are you doing in the Cheng family?" ”
This person Lin Xifeng recognized that he was one of the dozens of tenant farmers of the Cheng family, and the reason why he came to open the tavern now was not to satisfy everyone's hunger, but mainly to find a tenant farmer in the tavern, talk to him, and dig Cheng Shizhang's foot.
"Oops...... Lin Gongzi, don't you know, Cheng Shizhang's old guy is too inauthentic, no matter what, everyone is a neighbor, but he is extremely mean, usually if you do things slowly, there will be thugs in his family to scold you, and even whip you......" When this person heard Lin Xifeng's words, he couldn't help but complain to him, and now he is carrying Cheng Shizhang behind his back, this person has also let go a little, and directly said that Cheng Shizhang is an old guy.
"Hehe, I've always heard that Cheng Shizhang is mean, so I thought about it later, it's better for me to rent a piece of wasteland to farm, and I want you to come to me as tenant farmers, so that I don't have to be bullied by Cheng Shizhang on weekdays."
"What? Lin Gongzi also wants to cultivate land? Lao Lin was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Childe, this matter is not for fun, our land in Xihu County is poor, and now there is no good land to plant, where can Childe find a field!" ”
"The matter of the field, I have already taken care of it, it is rented from the government at the foot of the mountain, there are about fifty acres of land, I can't reclaim such a large piece of wasteland by myself, so I want you to help me, as for the salary, it must be two more floors than in the Cheng family, in the future, when my winery comes out, maybe I can usually send you some wine to taste."
"Two more tiers of wages? And give us a drink? Lao Lin's eyes couldn't help but light up, and then he asked urgently: "Young Master Lin, this wine ...... Is it the kind of wine that was drunk at the Liu family's wedding banquet that day? I heard that the wine was bought from Lin Gongzi. ”
"It's that kind of wine, I wonder if Lao Lin is willing to come to my house to help?" When Lin Xifeng saw his appearance, he knew that this matter was almost no problem, and said with a smile.
"Yes, of course I do! Not only me, it is estimated that all the tenant farmers of the Cheng family are willing to come over, and they will no longer have to be tortured by Cheng Shizhang's old guy in the future, and ah! Lin Gongzi didn't know that since he had drunk that wine at the Liu family's wedding banquet on the day he was beaten, and now when he tasted anything else, he felt that the taste was too bad. What Lao Lin said was called a righteous indignation, and the old face turned red.
"If this is the case, then it would be even better, even if all the tenant farmers of the Cheng family come over, I can accept them all, I will tell you about this, you and the tenant farmers who are working together spread the word, if they are interested, they can quit their jobs from the Cheng family and go to the Lin Mansion to find me, and then they can go to the county magistrate at any time to make a note."
After Lao Lin definitely responded to the matter, Lin Xifeng turned around and went back to the room with a smile, planning to cook two more pots of dishes for them.
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There is something tomorrow, and the noon one should be postponed to the evening, anyway, the two will not be less of you, one less one, cut into dices.