Chapter Seventy-Three: Begonias in the Mountains

In the next few days, the division of labor in the family was clear, every day before dawn, the Li brothers went to the next village Zhang Butcher to drag the pig and beef back, Song Yu and Song Daddy were responsible for peeling the skin, removing the hair and dividing the meat, and then made lo-mei with Aunt Song, while the Li brothers lay on the bed to make up for sleep, and dragged the braised meat to the town Jiashan Building with Song Yu early the next morning.

The braised pork is delivered every two days, and the three of them help out in the town, go home in the afternoon to rest, and repeat the process the next day.

The business of Jiashanlou is very hot, and the shopkeeper Wang hired a few more men as helpers, and he also personally went into battle to serve dishes and deliver water, but when it came to the meal, he was still too busy.

Longtou Town is not small, there are many rich people, some buy braised meat to take to other places to visit relatives and friends, the fame of braised meat is getting bigger and bigger, and the rich people in the surrounding towns are admiring it. Although the shopkeeper Wang is an ancient, he knows how to "hunger marketing" and knows that only by hanging the appetite of diners can the business continue for a long time, so he restricts the supply of braised pork every day, so that many people can't eat it.

At the end of the month, Aunt Song counted the income of a month, and suddenly took a breath.

Li An nibbled on braised chicken wings and came over, "How is it, auntie, how much have you earned in the past month?" ”

Aunt Song's voice trembled a little, "Whole, a full ten taels of silver!" ”

The chicken wings in Li An's hand fell off with a "snap", and Father Song and Li Mu also opened their mouths in surprise.

Ten taels? In previous years, they couldn't make so much money, but now they can earn it back in a month?

Father Song didn't even smoke dry cigarettes, and rubbed his hands a little panickedly, "This, how can you use so much silver?" ”

Aunt Song gave him a funny look, "No matter how much it is, it is Liuxi who earns it back, how to use it to Liuxi, I just keep it for her, what, what the hell do you old man want to fight?" ”

Father Song touched his head embarrassedly, smiled hehe, and said, "Isn't it just to think about it, I haven't touched so much silver in my life." ”

Aunt Song stuffed the cloth bag containing the silver to him, "Touch it more, I have to keep it for Liuxi Haosheng later, and give it to her when she needs it urgently." ”

Father Song and Li An immediately took the silver to the side and counted it over and over again, and the appearance of being unable to climb out of the eyes of the money made Aunt Song and Li Mu cry and laugh.

At this time, on the back mountain, Gu Liuxi was lying in the bushes pouting wild vegetables, and Song Yu was setting traps on the side.

Originally, according to the popularity of the braised meat business, Song Yu didn't have to hunt, but he had always been used to working and couldn't rest, and he also wanted to see if he could hunt some game like last time, and he could sell it at a higher price after making braised meat.

Gu Liuxi was in order to collect medicine and dig some weeds for the rabbits at home, the five rabbits grew fast, and the edible weeds around the house were pouted by Gu Liuxi, and even the grass roots were dug up.

It was the beginning of summer, there were many wild fruits and vegetables on the mountain, and it was a pure natural plant that had not been sprayed with pesticides. On the other side, Song Yu gained a lot, caught two poisonous snakes and said that he would take them back to make medicinal wine, which frightened Gu Liuxi to hide far away.

Song Yu also hit two pheasants and a turtledove, planning to stew soup for the family to drink, a good Dragon Boat Festival, if in the past, these things are absolutely impossible to eat at home, you have to take them to the town to sell at a good price, otherwise if someone is sick and needs to take medicine, the family will not be able to take out a little silver.

The two of them worked hard in the mountains for a day, and they ate a few pancakes and drank some water for lunch, even if it was solved, but now this pancake is different from what Gu Liuxi ate when he first came, and the pancakes at that time were all made of coarse grains, dry and hard, and there was no filling, so it was difficult to swallow.

Now this pancake is made of white flour, with some braised meat and shrimp in the middle, and the sweet pancake is made by Gu Liuxi with bean paste and Yueji sauce, which is very delicious to eat, even if it is taken out and sold, it will definitely be very popular.

When going down the mountain, Song Yu forcibly took Gu Liuxi's back basket and put it on his back, Gu Liuxi couldn't help but go down the mountain empty-handed, and he couldn't help take down the pheasant. I have to say that although Song Yu speaks little and has a cold expression, he knows how to take care of others, is considerate and reliable, and is not too much better than that Wang Tianhu.

Speaking of Wang Tianhu, Gu Liuxi's heart is always heavy, it has been almost a month since he came back from the Gu family, and he doesn't know how Master Gu plans to solve the matter of the two sisters.

Is Gu Mingshu married, or Gu Yanran married, or two sisters serving a husband?

Gu Liuxi decided to go home again in a few days to see how the family was doing, if he could help Master Gu solve his troubles, even if he couldn't help, it would be good to chat with Master Gu and make his old man happier.

"Liuxi, it's the Dragon Boat Festival in two days, do you want to go back home?"

As if knowing Gu Liuxi's thoughts, Song Yu suddenly asked.

Gu Liuxi was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "I want to too, but let's go back after the Dragon Boat Festival, we have to go to Shuili Tower before the Dragon Boat Festival." ”

She has already made some fillings, and is waiting to wrap the zongzi and sell them in Shuili Building, but it is not the same as the sales method of Jiashan Building. There are many chefs in the pear building, and she must soon be able to see how she makes the bean paste from the filling, and if she wants the business between the two sides to continue for a long time, she has to think of another way, and the bean paste alone is not enough.

Gu Liuxi was thinking about what to do in the future, when he suddenly looked up and saw a few trees not far away, all of which were purple and pink flowers, falling down in the breeze, embellishing the verdant mountains and forests.

"Yo, it's Begonia!" After seeing what the flowers on the tree were, Gu Liuxi hurriedly ran over, and Song Yu also hurriedly followed.

Gu Liuxi didn't expect that there were still blooming begonia flowers at the beginning of summer, and the plants in this mountain really couldn't be confused with the impression.

Clusters of begonias swagger between the green leaves, the flowers bloom like brocade, elegant and delicate, from a distance it looks like a touch of sunset on the horizon, bright and gorgeous, the breeze moves like layers of waves churning, beautiful.

Gu Liuxi hurriedly folded a few flower branches, and said to Song Yu: "We have to remember this place, and come back when the begonias bear fruit, the begonia fruit tastes sweet and sour, similar to hawthorn, you can make rock sugar gourd or candied fruit, which can eliminate food, strengthen the stomach, diuresis and quench thirst, and can be eaten as a snack." ”

Song Yu silently wrote down the mountain road and said, "Okay, let's pick it again when the fruit can be eaten." ”

The two of them sat under the flower tree to rest, watching the rouge-like sunset in the distant sky fall little by little, and the mountains gradually turned from blue to inky blue, until it was almost late, Gu Liuxi took a few flowers and reluctantly left with Song Yu.