Chapter 69: Brother Huobao
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Speaking of this, Xiao Qi stopped, Liu Qingyan glanced at him, you go on!
Xiao Qi raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Recently, I have been free, so I came." ”
Hehe! Liu Qingyan bared her teeth at him, forcibly resisting the urge to hit someone.
Xiao Qi raised his lips, revealing a dark smile, and continued: "There is one more thing, it will be my aunt's 60th birthday in two days, and I am also here to celebrate my birthday this time, and I want to meet the culinary genius mentioned by the shopkeeper Tong." ”
I know a lot of things, and cooking is forced by life.
Liu Qingyan looked at Xiao Qi, who was looking bad, with great disgust, and stretched out her hand in front of him, "Give me the remaining two thousand taels of silver." ”
Xiao Qi was stunned, didn't react for a while, and stammered: "I...... I don't have any money on me. ”
What, no silver? Aren't you here to settle the bill with me? It's fun to be funny for a long time.
Liu Qingyan's heart suddenly became angry, she wanted to beat someone just now, this would be wanting to kill someone!
Xiao Qi saw that her eyes were angry, and he smiled suddenly, and a shallow smile rippled from his mouth, "I have never carried silver with me." ”
Liu Qingyan laughed dryly twice and sat up straight. Also, a big bose like him doesn't need to bring his own money bag.
But when will you give my two thousand taels?
I ate all the food, and I didn't pay for it.
She began to get a little impatient, sitting on a chair with her little feet dangling.
Xiao Qi only thinks she is a child, and it is normal for her to be detained in one place for a long time and not be able to bear it.
"Sister Liu, let's talk about building a sauce workshop."
Okay, let's talk about work first, and then don't give money after talking about business, be careful of my hair!
Liu Qingyan first explained in detail the two production processes of bean paste, and then the two discussed the establishment of a sauce workshop, and the result was that she was only responsible for technical guidance, and other matters were completed by Xiao Qi's people, and then talked about the production of koji rice noodles.
Just as he was saying this, the shopkeeper Tong came in again.
Xiao Qi decided to promote the new dishes in the Ruyi Mansion in Yongzhou Mansion first, a total of twelve, and the supply of koji rice noodles would need to increase more than tenfold, but the money would be quite considerable.
Of course, Liu Qingyan is willing to do what she has money to do, and she immediately promised to go back and immediately increase production to ensure what is needed.
After the matter was discussed, Xiao Qi asked the shopkeeper Tong to summon the entourage waiting downstairs and settled the balance of 2,000 taels.
After counting the silver tickets, Liu Qingyan's eyes bent and bent, and she stretched out her right hand towards Xiao Qi.
Xiao Qi was confused and didn't know how to react.
Liu Qingyan took two steps over, grabbed his right hand, forcibly shook hands, said "happy cooperation", and then turned around and walked out of the Ruyi Pavilion.
What kind of etiquette is this!
Xiao Qi looked at his palm and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
Sitting in the carriage arranged by the shopkeeper Tong, Liu Qingyan counted and counted the silver tickets, and the family had surplus food without panicking, and finally did not have to worry about the silver.
When I returned to the house, I explained today's events to my family, and the family made suggestions one after another to discuss the matter of increasing the production of koji rice noodles. With a few people in the family, you can't do it anyway, you have to invite a few people to help, and the problem is who to invite.
Liu Qingyan thought about it and decided to invite Xie's mother's family, first, Xie's mother's family is hardworking, affectionate and righteous, and will not want to come to the in-laws like the Guo family; The second is that the fertilizer and water do not flow into the fields of outsiders, and there is not much work to do in this season, so it is good for them to earn some extra money.
Because Xie wanted to stay at home to take care of housework and take care of Qingzhi, early the next morning, he asked Liu Lanqing to accompany Liu Qingyan to Huangzhuao.
Rent a horse-drawn carriage and get off at the fork in the official road, and the rest will have to rely on two legs.
Row after line, the willows and flowers are bright and another village, and the Huangzhu Pass surrounded by mountains and mountains finally appears in front of you.
Seeing Liu Lanqing, everyone in the Xie family already knew about his talent in the examination, and now the future is hopeless, and there is a lot of indignation.
Mrs. Xie, who was full of tears and emotional, pulled the brother and sister to beat their chests, cried so much that they persuaded for a long time to stop.
Xie Qiugui's two sons are still young, and Xiao Cai's is pregnant again, after listening to Liu Qingyan's explanation, Xie Laohan asked Xie Chungui and his family to go into the city to help.
When Da Cai heard that he was going to the city, he said happily: "I have lived for most of my life, and I have never been back to the city a few times, and I didn't think that I would be able to go into the city to live for a long time and live the life of a city person." ”
Xie Chungui scolded: "You lazy woman, you went to the city to help with the work, you should let you be a rich wife, wandering around every day, if you miss your niece's business, see me stop you." ”
Da Cai's scolded again, these two people are used to fighting, and everyone happily looks at it as a joke.
After laughing, Liu Qingyan talked about the salary.
When Xie Laohan heard this, he said angrily: "Yan girl, my grandfather knows that you are capable, but now your family is in trouble, and you need someone to help you let your uncle go." As for the salary, I don't want to mention it, you didn't ask for the dividends from the bamboo shoots last time, how can our family still have the face to collect your wages. ”
Everyone else also said that they were idle now, and their relatives were helping to do something, so how could they still ask for wages.
In the end, the brother and sister persuaded to no avail, Liu Qingyan summed it up, it is better to let people go first, and then slowly find a way to make up for them later.
My father and brother all went to the city, and Qiaozhen wanted to go with her to see the world, but she was too embarrassed to speak, pursed her lips and her eyes flashed, and she wanted to talk a few times.
Liu Qingyan saw her thoughts and said to Xie Laohan: "Grandpa, if the family is not busy, let Sister Qiaozhen go to the city to help me do some housework, my mother has to take care of my grandmother and sister Qingzhi, and she can't be busy." ”
Xie Laohan thought for a while and nodded in agreement, "The weather is cold, and the bamboo work can't be knitted, and staying at home is idle, and she is a soft character, so go to the city to follow you to see some of the world, and let go of your temperament." ”
Qiaozhen was happy and shy, blushing and looking down at the ground.
When the matter was settled, Dawu Xiaowu invited the Liu family brothers and sisters to dig winter bamboo shoots on the mountain, and now is a good time to dig winter bamboo shoots.
Young people love to be lively, and Qiaozhen and Yong Yanzi naturally did not fall behind.
Winter bamboo shoots are more delicious than spring bamboo shoots, but they are also difficult to dig, and the day passes quickly.
The next day, Xie Chungui and his wife led Dawu, Xiaowu and Qiaozhen together to go into the city with the Liu family brothers and sisters.
There is no car to sit in the city, more than 30 miles of road depends on walking, "if you want to get rich, build the road first", walking on the rugged mountain road, Liu Qingyan has been thinking about this wise saying in her mind.
However, there are several kilometers from the fork in the road to Huangzhu'ao, and there was no heavy equipment such as excavators in ancient times, so it was all relied on manpower to dig, which was such a arduous and huge project, and I did not have such financial resources at present.
Dawu Xiaowu took turns to pick up a full load of winter bamboo shoots dug yesterday, the newly dug winter bamboo shoots, buried in the fire with the shell and simmered until there was no hard feeling in the hand, then taken out, put it vertically in a cool and damp place, and then peel off the shell when eating, and use this method to keep it fresh for about 40 days.
Xie Chungui and his wife picked up some bamboo plaques and steamers on their shoulders, afraid that they would not be enough.
Fortunately, there are many people, walking and resting, and talking and laughing along the way, I don't feel tired.
Cai walked around the Liu family's new house, saw the pool and felt novel, and shouted: "My mother, the people in the city are just idle, digging a big pool in the yard and putting so many mountain-like stones to do, maybe they want to bathe in the yard." ”
Dawu came last time and knew the role of the pool, so he said: "Mother, it is used by people in the city to raise fish for fun, not for bathing." ”
Liu Qingyan said with a smile: "When the weather warms up next year, let's clean up the pool and buy some beautiful fish to raise." ”
Xiao Wu scratched his head and interjected: "You can't raise fish that can only be seen, you should buy more grass carp and carp to raise, and when you want to eat, you can catch two of them, so that you can get it." ”
Dawu sarcastically mocked him, "You know how to eat, they are all born in one child, but there is a delicious mole on the side of your mouth." ”
Xiao Wu didn't show weakness either, and replied: "You don't have a good mole, but I didn't see that you didn't taste good." ”
Dawu chased after him and wanted to beat him, but Xiaowu hurriedly fled, and the two circled around the pool.
Everyone laughed, and even Mrs. Liu, who had been in a depressed mood, was amused by this pair of living treasure brothers.
After arranging a place for Xie Chungui's family of five, the work of increasing the production of koji rice noodles was in full swing.
Five wen a pound of rice, after processing, sold to Ruyi Lou for fifty wen a catty, a large amount, is also a lot of income.
The manual grinding is too hard, and when I go to the mule market to buy mules, I replace the ox cart with a horse-drawn cart, which is somewhat unsightly in the city, and the carriage runs fast and can pull many things.
Mrs. Shi now comes to Liu's house almost every day, and after talking to Mrs. Liu, she goes to serve the vegetable patch behind the yard, not at all as an outsider.
Although she doesn't know how to do needlework, she is a good hand at growing vegetables, and she doesn't need Xie's help to clean up the vegetable garden tightly and neatly.
On this day, Mrs. Shi came to the willow house and saw everyone mixing rice on the big bamboo plaque, and she thought it was very interesting, and she shouted to join in.
Mixing koji is a very hard job, and Dawu Xiaowu feels that Mrs. Shi is old and expresses doubts about her ability.
Mrs. Shi was not convinced, and went to the courtyard to perform a set of palm techniques, with vigorous skills, and she seemed to chase the wind with electricity.
The big guys were dumbfounded at first, and then applauded and cheered.
"Young man, although my mother-in-law is old, but my martial arts have never been left behind, when I galloped the rivers and lakes, you were not born when I was dominant." Mrs. Shi said proudly.
A pair of two goods were full of admiration, stepped forward to beat their backs and pinched their shoulders, and begged Mrs. Shi to accept the apprentices.
Mrs. Shi deliberately pinched her tone, and the shelf was full of shelf, "You two can't have good bones, your body frame is too thin, if it was ten or eight years earlier, under the guidance of my mother-in-law, there may still be some results, and now that I am older, I practice in vain." ”
Dawu Xiaowu was suddenly deflated, leaving Mrs. Shi to go back to mix the songs.
"Young people, don't go, you can't become a master, it's good to learn a few tricks to keep fit." Mrs. Shi shouted after her.
There are more people in the family, and they are all too busy to ignore the back, Mrs. Liu is infected by the lively atmosphere, she can often see some smiles on her face, and her body is gradually improving day by day.