Chapter 44
Gu Youan was afraid that Du Lan would doubt him, so he hurriedly diverted the topic: "It's not too early, I'll go and make breakfast, otherwise Xue Yan will be hungry when he comes." ”
"What do you cook? I'll do it. ”
With that, Duran stepped into the kitchen, last night she thought about steaming meat buns, ready to go to the field to sow seeds when she was hungry and replenish her strength in time, so last night she used the dough to ferment the dough.
Gu Youan took the basin to wash his face, and Du Lan's voice came from the kitchen: "Gu Youan, help me chop meat." ”
He simply wiped his face and went into the kitchen.
In the summer, raw meat is most afraid of spoilage, and Duran soaked the meat in a bucket of cold water last night, fished it out of the bucket in the morning, and put it on a cutting board.
Gu Youan didn't say a word, picked up the kitchen knife and chopped it up, Duran rolled out the dough, and Gu Youan also chopped the meat puree at this time.
Put in the seasoning, stir well, Gu Youan started a fire on the side to boil water, and in about a quarter of an hour, the hot meat buns came out of the pot.
Xue Yan happened to come over for breakfast, and as soon as he entered the door, he smelled the smell of meat.
"I thought you didn't get up, so you came a little late, but I didn't expect it to be the right time. Hahaha! ”
Xue Yan's hearty laughter sounded in the courtyard.
Hearing this, Gu Youan hurriedly came out of the kitchen, Xue Yan looked at him meaningfully, and a faint smile tugged at the corner of his lips.
As if he saw through it, Gu Youan only felt that his face was hot, he winked at Xue Yan, and then beckoned Xue Yan into the house for breakfast.
Duran brought the hot meat bun into the room and enthusiastically handed a meat bun to Xue Yan, "Taste it." ”
The steamed bun smaller than a fist, Xue Yan put it whole in his mouth, chewing it while intoxicated and enjoying it.
At the end, he also boasted: "It's so fragrant." ”
Gu Youan and Old Man Gu also picked one up and put it in their mouths, nodding involuntarily.
"It tastes so good." Gu Youan praised.
Old Man Gu squinted and smiled, "Not only does it taste good, but the face is also soft and sweet, and it is really delicious." ”
Xue Yan also agreed: "My brother and sister's steamed buns are even more delicious than they sell, even if you don't sell sweet and sour fish in the future, you can open a steamed bun shop." ”
Duran shook his head and joked: "Meat is very expensive, is it possible that Xue Yan you supply pork for free every day?" ”
Xue Yan smiled and quipped: "Yes, if you want to open a bun shop, I will send you meat every day." ”
"Did your money come from the wind? No matter how delicious the bun is, it is just a meat bun, and it can rise to the price of a bear's paw? ”
Hearing this, Gu Youan and Xue Yan were both stunned, listening to this tone, Du Lan thought it was too slow to make money by selling steamed buns.
Speaking of which, meat buns are only two pennies each, and they sell thousands a day, which is only a few taels of silver.
Gu Youan suddenly remembered what Xue Yan said last night, Du Lan might leave him and run away.
I couldn't help but shudder in my heart, this woman is really ambitious, if she doesn't work hard, she will really dislike herself.
After thinking about it, Gu Youan suddenly became energetic, quickly finished eating a meat bun, and quickly picked up the next one and stuffed it into his mouth.
He had never gobbled it up so much, Old Man Gu looked at it in surprise, this kid was stimulated?
Du Lan was also surprised, since living in the Gu family, Gu Youan always looked like he had no desires, whatever he wanted.
Now what's going on?
"How long has it been since you've eaten meat? I remember making chicken nuggets the day before yesterday. Duran furrowed his eyebrows.
"When you are full, you have the strength to work." Gu Youan said vaguely.
Oh, it turns out that he was going to go down to the field and plant beans, which was quite satisfying to Duran.
Xue Yan looked at Gu Youan with a ruffian, this kid opened meat last night, right?
Old Man Gu was full and asked Du Lan, "Lan Lan, did you finish loosening the fields yesterday?" ”
Duran nodded, "It's all loose, I'm going to plant beans today." Grandpa, do you say that soybeans still need to be picked? ”
When Old Man Gu heard this, he stared at Du Lan in surprise, "Plant today?" Wouldn't it be too rushed? I just harvested the wheat, but the moisture is not very good, right? ”
"Huh?" Duran wondered, "What is moisture?" ”
"It's just that the moisture of the soil is not suitable for planting, and my grandfather thinks it is better to irrigate it a day or two in advance."
"Oh?" Duran turned his eyes and stared at Gu Youan, didn't he say that he knew how to grow soybeans?
"You'an, why didn't you tell me earlier, and you still have to irrigate in advance?" There is no blame in the words.
Gu Youan looked confused: "I don't know either." ”
"You!" Duran is angry, Gu You'an has never worked in the fields as a sick man, how can he grow soybeans?
I blame myself for believing him wrong.
Xue Yan was busy playing a round for Gu Youan: "It's not too late to irrigate today, right?" ”
Old man Gu said: "It's not too late, it's just that irrigation needs to dig a canal in advance, and you can dig it today." ”
Du Lan snorted, and after everyone had eaten, he packed up the dishes and chopsticks, and went out of the house with Gu Youan and Xue Yan.
When she got out of the alley and looked to the east, the place where the sky and earth met was red, and she immediately stopped.
Seeing this, Gu Youan also stopped, stared at her suspiciously, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
A flash of joy flashed on Du Lan's delicate face: "Look at the sky in the east, as the saying goes, the morning glow doesn't go out, the sunset travels thousands of miles, and there should be a rain today." ”
When Gu Youan heard this, he looked to the east with disbelief, and sure enough, the sky was red, but he didn't seem to have heard of this statement.
Xue Yan was secretly surprised in his heart, he was running outside all the year round, so he knew a little more about the common sense of observing the heavens, and he was surprised that Du Lan, who was once stupid, could also understand and say such easy-to-understand words.
really impressed him, it seems that the princess is also very human, so very good.
He smiled lightly, "No irrigation, let's go back to tea and chat." ”
Duran shook his head, "You can't put your feet in the field after the rain, so you have to dry it for a day or two." Let's go catch fish, we haven't been selling fish for two days. ”
She still wants to make money quickly and work hard towards her goal.
Gu You'an was unwilling to live behind Duran, and nodded in agreement: "Yes, then let's go catch fish." ”
"Okay, I'll go too." Xue Yan said with a smile.
Xue Yan drove his own carriage, and after Duran caught the fish and landed on the shore, he helped pull it back with the carriage.
In the evening, the sky rumbled with a few muffled thunders, and in an instant it began to rain heavily.
Duran and Gu Youan killed the fish in the kitchen, and did not make the sweet and sour fish until the evening.
The next day, as soon as the rooster crowed, Duran and Gu Youan got up, thinking that they would go to the city to sell fish earlier, who thought that the sky would not be beautiful, and opened the door to see that the heavy rain did not stop last night, but turned into a light rain.
Now, Duran can be worried, even if it rains, but the temperature is not low, if you put it at home for a day, it is difficult to guarantee that the fish will not spoil.
Xue Yan came to the carriage early, walked in in a robe, and saw Du Lan and Gu Youan with sad faces.
asked the reason, and said disapprovingly: "What are you afraid of, we have a carriage, and this little drizzle can still stump us?" ”
Duran glanced at him, "It's not a problem on the road, it's the bad weather, we arrived at the vegetable market, where are the customers?" ”
"This ......," and now he understood what people were worried about.
After hesitating for a while, Xue Yan's eyes suddenly lit up: "Yes, we can find Xu Hening." ”
"Looking for him?" Gu Youan said in an unhappy tone.
Last time, in the Xu Mansion, his wife was almost slighted by the prodigal son of that family, and now when he mentions the son of the Xu family, he is extremely disgusted.
Duran groaned for a moment, looked up, and said, "That's it." ”
Xu Hening has been sending wine to restaurants, and if he contacts a few restaurants, these sweet and sour fish should be able to get rid of it soon.
Gu Youan looked at Du Lan unhappily, and was a little angry in her heart, could she have forgotten what she had experienced in the Xu Mansion last time?
Duran looked at Gu Youan helplessly, "You can't smash the fish in your hands, the overall situation is important." ”
"This makes sense, don't worry so much about Gu Gongzi."
Now is really not the time to twist, Gu Youan had no choice but to nod, and the three of them packed the sweet and sour fish and jumped into the carriage.
"Drive!"
Xue Yan gave an order, and the horse ran quickly towards the entrance of the village.
Gu Chunyan kept looking at Xue Yan in the window, and saw that although he was dressed extraordinarily, for herself, he was a little older, and she didn't like it very much.
Galloping all the way, the horse's hooves stepped through the mud and picked up layers of mud, Duran looked out from the gap in the curtain behind the carriage, and was glad in his heart, thanks to Xue Yan and the carriage, otherwise he would have rushed to the mud along the way, and he would have to pour the mud of the two trousers into the city.
The sound of horses' hooves was constantly ringing in my ears.
"Driving the ......" Xue Yan parked the carriage directly outside the gate of Xu's mansion, and the family had eyesight, and when he saw that it was Xue Yan, he immediately returned to the house to report.
As soon as the incense was burned, Chen Jingting and Xu Hening came to the door with oil-paper umbrellas to greet them.
Gu Youan and Du Lan jumped out of the carriage and stepped up to the gate of the Xu Mansion, Gu Youan clenched his fists, "Gongzi Chen, Gongzi Xu." ”
Chen Jingting warmly returned the salute, "Gu Gongzi." ”
Seeing that Xue Yan brought Gu Youan and his wife on a rainy day, a touch of surprise flashed in Xu Hening's eyes, but his face remained silent, and he smiled at them and saluted them back: "Brother Xue Yan, Gu Gongzi, Mrs. Gu." ”
Xue Yan got straight to the point and said with a smile: "Xue took the liberty to come here today, because he had something to ask for." ”
"Brother Xue Yan is humble, where is there anything that Brother Xue Yan can't do." Xu Hening smiled and complimented.
"It's really up to you to do this."
Xue Yan told Xu Hening about selling fish, and Xu Hening immediately nodded, "It turned out that I wanted to sell fish to the restaurant, some time ago, Gu Gongzi and Mrs. Gu were selling fish in front of the restaurant, and the restaurant owner had heard about it, so it should be easy to negotiate." ”
When Du Lan heard this, he immediately said gratefully: "Then it will bother Master Xu." ”
"Mrs. Gu, why be polite, I promised last time, if you have any problems in Los Angeles, just come to me. Besides, Brother Xue Yan's friend, that is, Xu's friend, we should all move around more and get acquainted with our feelings, right? Brother You'an? ”
As he spoke, his eyes turned to Gu Youan, who was silent on the side.
Gu Youan politely shirked: "Master Xu is busy with things, how can Gu easily disturb him." ”
Chen Jingting laughed and haha: "Not busy, not busy, he is an idler, you can come here to play with us." ”
Xue Yan glared at him, this Chen Jingting is always not serious, this look like a hanger, no wonder the son doesn't like to approach him.
Duran felt that Chen Jingting had a free and easy temperament and was easy to get along with.
After a few people exchanged pleasantries, Xu Hening called the family to bring the carriage and went to the restaurant with Du Lan and them to the restaurant with which Luo'an City had the closest business contacts.