Fang Jie looked at Pu Cao's thin little body and straightened up, his originally somewhat yellowed complexion was also covered with a light blood, his eyes were as bright as stars, and there were many expectations and apprehensions flashing in the depths, of course, more confidence, for some reason, he suddenly felt very familiar with such a look in his heart, so familiar that he couldn't bear to let these eyes lose their brilliance, and he didn't want to disappoint this brave woman...

This thought really frightened him again, after all, over the years, no matter whether he was acting on the scene or whether he was sincere or false, he had seen countless women, beautiful and charming, knowledgeable, and reasonable, all of them were a hundred times more beautiful than this woman, but this was the only one that gave him this sense of familiarity, could it be...

His eyes were slightly narrowed at Pucao, the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, and he was immersed in his own thoughts, and his expression was very different from before, if he had been the breeze blowing the woman's veil before, a little naughty and frivolous, then this moment had become a peaceful lake, quiet and quiet.

Chunni raised her eyes from time to time to peek, her face was red with half shame and half annoyance, and she wanted to scold Pu Cao for "Dengzi", but she was afraid that she would ruin Pu Cao's big thing by making a statement, so she had to force herself to look down at the colorful brocade ruyi hexagonal box with snacks on the coffee table.

Pu Cao's appearance in her previous life was first-class and good, and the boy who hit the telephone pole in college because he stared at her in a daze was not a hundred but eighty, and when he saw Fang Jie like this, he didn't feel much disgusted. On the contrary, with the idea of never suffering a loss, he looked at Fang Jie carefully up and down, and muttered in his heart, this man is much more handsome than the stars in his previous life, if he can travel back, he will definitely become popular...

Both sides of the negotiation were silent, and the atmosphere in the room became awkward, the old shopkeeper couldn't bear it, clenched his fists and coughed twice in his mouth, Fang Jie woke up, and also felt that he was very rude, so he casually found a conversation and asked, "Sister-in-law Pucao, since you dare to set up an IOU, you must be very sure, but I don't know what vegetables you plan to plant this winter?" ”

Pu Cao also put his mind away, and Zhengse said, "Now this season, it is too late to collect the seeds of some vegetables, and I am the first year to build a greenhouse to grow vegetables, so I must also have concerns about lack of experience, so I only plan to plant onions, garlic seedlings, spinach and cabbage." ”

Fang Jie frowned and asked, "Green onions, I know it's for seasoning, spinach and cabbage are also eaten daily, but the garlic sprouts don't know what they are, are they planted with garlic?" ”

Pu Cao waited for him to ask this, and immediately smiled, "Fang Gongzi is really talented, and he will talk about the fundamentals with a casual sentence." Garlic seedlings are indeed planted with garlic, the seedlings are green and high, the taste is equivalent to garlic, but not as spicy as garlic, but more fragrant, only cut a small handful mixed in the meat filling, wrapped wontons or dumplings, scrambled eggs or fried shredded pork, are extremely delicious. ”

"Oh," Fang Jie nodded, glanced at the old shopkeeper and the young man beside him, and they were all puzzled, knowing that they had never heard of such dishes, so he said, "I just don't know what these wontons and dumplings are?" ”

Seeing that the "prey" finally fell into the trap she had set step by step, Pu Cao was overjoyed in her heart, and continued to fool, "Fang Gongzi doesn't know, these dumplings and wontons are food from the southern countries, they are very delicate and small, and they are extremely delicious, and the fillings and soups are endlessly new. ”

Speaking of this, she deliberately stopped talking and turned to something else, "It's the shallot, don't look at the usual common, if you pick out two fresh ones in winter, cut them into sections, and serve them with dry tofu and egg sauce, wrap them in one place, and eat them in your mouth, which is also fragrant and crispy."

Guests are tired of eating big fish and meat, and they must like this kind of appetizer. Even if you only make seasonings, an ordinary bowl of noodles sprinkled with a pinch of green green onions can make people have a great appetite.

There are also spinach and cabbage, green and watery, whether it is a side dish or a boiled vegetable or a soup, I don't wait to eat it in my mouth, I feel refreshed just by looking at it..."

I have to say that Pu Cao's ability to fool people is very clever, and the three of Fang Jie's master and servant are extremely interested, and the little guy even moved his throat again and again, and he kept swallowing his saliva.

Sure enough, Fang Jie finally relented, "If we cooperate, these foods will have to be taught carefully by Sister-in-law Pucao." ”

Pu Cao's face immediately lit up, and he responded with a full mouth, "This is natural, these food and storage men, women and children love it, and when the time comes, the threshold of the restaurant can be broken by diners." ”

Everyone loves to listen to auspicious words, that is, the old shopkeeper who has always been skeptical, his face has improved a lot for a while, and when he saw his master nodding, he immediately took out two small silver bills of five taels from his purse and put them on the coffee table next to Pu Cao.

Pu Cao tried her best to suppress the joy in her heart, got up and was about to speak, but she didn't want Fang Jie to say loudly, "Twenty taels!" ”

The old shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, but he didn't dare to make a sound, and hurriedly made up another ten taels, Pu Cao frowned slightly, seeing that Fang Jie's expression was solemn and did not have the slightest hint of teasing, he suddenly grinned, bowed deeply, and said, "It has always been easy to add icing on the cake, but it is difficult to send charcoal in the snow, Fang Gongzi is so kind today, the little woman remembers it." All the vegetables grown this year are sold to Baiyunju, and the price is set by Gongzi, I don't talk about anything, as for next year... Baiyunju also has the right of first refusal. ”

"Deal!" Fang Jie got up and stretched out his hand to high-five Pu Cao as an oath.

Pu Cao invited the old shopkeeper to take paper and ink, took a pen and wrote an IOU contract, and carefully copied the agreement between the two parties just now.

"Fang Gongzi, we are villains first and then gentlemen, all the agreements today, this contract is clearly written, you can also sign and press your fingerprint, we will each hold a copy, and if there is a disagreement in the future, we will also have a certificate."

The more appreciative the color in Fang Jie's eyes, how did he know that Pu Cao was completely modeled after the model of the regular contract in his previous life, and thought that it was the result of Pu Cao's own careful consideration, so he secretly praised it in his heart for being cautious and meticulous, and then handled it according to his words.

Pu Cao dried the contract and folded the ink, put it in his arms with the silver bill, and then saluted and said goodbye, "Fang Gongzi, the little woman still needs to buy some utensils, so I will leave first, if the son has leisure and does not dislike our peasant vulgarity, you are welcome to come to the door at any time." ”

Fang Jie also responded politely, smiled and personally sent Pucao and Chunni out of the house, then changed the little guy and continued to lead them out the back door.

The old shopkeeper invited his master to sit down again, and said with a smile while pouring tea, "The son is kind-hearted, knowing that what this woman said is untrue, but he pities her family and helps her." ”

Fang Jie took a sip of tea slowly, shook his head with a smile, "Whether this woman is lying or not will have to wait until the winter to see if she can send fresh vegetables." However, there was something strange about this woman, for though she was dressed shabbyly, there was no sign of humility in her expression, and when she saw that the room was lavishly furnished, the other woman was stunned, but she only glanced at it a few times, and it was evident that it had been either common or had not taken it to heart..."

The more Fang Jie thought about it, the more he felt that Pucao's words and deeds were very contradictory, and he smiled at the end, but twenty taels of silver, the right to relieve his boredom, so he turned to ask the old shopkeeper, "How is the business of the restaurant these days?" ”

The old shopkeeper hurriedly bowed down and said, "Although the Fugui Building opposite has invited a group of famous corners, and some business has been robbed, but the master in our building has good craftsmanship, and the old customers are still there, and this month's income is estimated to only drop by about 10%." ”

Fuguilou is also a famous restaurant in the city, since the opening a few years ago, it has been taking stepping on Baiyunju as its own responsibility, unfortunately, Baiyunju's dress is elegant, and often holds a poetry meeting on weekdays, a flower-viewing banquet, the food service is impeccable, has been firmly in the top spot, Fuguilou every time he makes a move, it is a good start and lack of stamina, and he returns again and again, and is often laughed at Lu Ban for getting a big axe in front of the door.

Fang Jie naturally didn't care, just smiled slightly, looked up and saw that the old shopkeeper's face was a little embarrassed, and his heart moved, "Is there anything else?" ”

The old shopkeeper sighed in his heart, and said stubbornly, "Well, childe, there is really something... A letter came from an old house in Kyoto. With that, he trotted to the bookcase inside, opened a carved wooden box, took the envelope, and held it back with both hands.

Fang Jie's face had already sunk, he opened the envelope, and swept towards the handwriting that was written like a chicken planer in disgust, the green tendons in the corners of his forehead slowly skyrocketed, and he slapped it on the desk suddenly, and said hatefully, "What is he when I am the one who opens a silver bank?" The opening is 10,000 taels of silver, which is really a big breath! ”

The old shopkeeper secretly pulled his sleeve and wiped the sweat drops on his sideburns, extremely embarrassed and reluctant, but still poured another scoop of oil, "The guy who sent the letter also sent the account books for the past two months, I checked it last night, well, the expenses of the old house... There are three more percent, and the input of the two months of Jinxiufang has been filled in, and the old shopkeeper Chen asked how to deal with it in the future? ”

Fang Jie's chest rose and fell violently, and the hatred in his heart couldn't be suppressed, his mother was forced to death by these bloodsuckers back then, and now, do they still want to bite him, suck his blood dry, no, absolutely not!

"Send a letter to Uncle Chen, and only send two hundred taels per month to the old house in the future, no matter who goes, even if the old lady is in person, you can't give one or two more! If they ask for cloth and brocade, let them buy it with cash, and take it by force... Just report to the official! ”

The old shopkeeper saw that the master was really angry, and hurriedly comforted, "Childe, let's write to the master and tell me about the difficulties of doing business, so suddenly reducing the use of the old mansion, I'm afraid it's the eldest lady... No, if it is spread by someone with a heart, people who don't know what is going on will think that the son is unfilial..."

"Unfilial?" Fang Jie sneered, "They have never treated me as a member of the Fang family, why should I be filial to them, I am just a tool to make money in their eyes..."

The old shopkeeper had to persuade him again, Fang Jie had already thrown away the letter, flicked his sleeves and strode out, the old shopkeeper hurriedly chased after him and asked, "Childe, childe, where are you going?" Where is the capital..."