Chapter 7: Chili peppers
A pot of spicy chicken, Fang Bo couldn't open his mouth from the beginning to the point where he couldn't open his mouth, and the more he ate, the more energetic he became, he couldn't stop, "fresh, delicious, delicious...... he was full of praise for this dish.
"That's the main dish for this year's New Year." Putting down the chopsticks, Fang Bo was still exhausted, and glanced at Ji Rongjin, smiling with a lovely smile, like looking at the God of Wealth.
Ji Rongjin nodded, "I can only sell it for the New Year." ”
"......" Fang Bo was stunned, "Can't you continue to sell?" ”
"We won't be able to sell until next year's peppers are on the market."
"How many of these peppers are there?" A shrewd businessman immediately gets to the point.
"A sack."
"Seed?" Sure enough, it's a big shopkeeper who knows how to do it.
"Yes." Ji Rongjin said, "I came to the big shopkeeper today to talk about planting peppers next year." ”
Uncle Fang didn't delay for a moment, and immediately said to the chef in the kitchen, "You have all learned the dishes that Jin Niang made just now, whoever makes the best taste will use whomever it is, and the processing money will be rewarded." ”
The three chefs in the kitchen immediately showed the whole chicken to life.
Ji and Fang returned to the master's room, sitting by the fire and planning how to plant next year's peppers.
The proprietor behind Fang's affairs is a powerful person, and some of them are Zhuangzi long chili peppers, Ji Rongjin didn't have to worry about it at all, it didn't take long for her to say it, and she got up and went home.
"Have a meal and then go." Uncle Fang didn't let it.
Ji Rongjin didn't want to stay, "During the New Year's Festival, the restaurant is also busy, and besides, I also have to go shopping on the street and shop for New Year's goods." ”
Fang Bo was also polite, "Thanks to your special dishes, business is really good, then I won't keep you." After speaking, he took a silver ticket from the abacus on the table and handed it to Ji Rongjin.
She refused.
Uncle Fang bluffed, "If I were the owner, it would be too little to give you five thousand taels, but I'm just a master now, I can only be the master and give you one thousand taels, take it, you should get it." ”
"Uncle Fang, I ......"
Fang Zhaoyao understood what she meant: "Jin Niang, don't worry, even if you don't use the name of the owner, someone from our side will give a few points for the face of the capital." ”
Ji Rongjin gave a rare chili pepper on this trip today, just for this sentence, and glanced at the silver ticket, "Then I'm welcome." ”
"Deserve it." Fang Bo stuffed it into her hand, "Put it away." ”
"Hmm." Ji Rongjin nodded and turned to go downstairs.
Fang Zhaoyao sent her to the back door of the restaurant, and only after seeing her get on the little donkey did he turn around and go back to the restaurant, find the right-hand man, and attach it to his ear, "It's going to be the New Year, you take my post and invite Cao Si of Jingzhao Mansion to the big restaurant for a meal." ”
"Yes, my lord." The steward understood that this was to ask Cao Sishen to take care of Ji Niangzi, so he hurriedly went to do it.
Ride a little donkey on the bustling and lively streets, leisurely.
The streets are lined with shops, the winter sun shines brightly between the gray walls of Daiwa, the cornices protrude horizontally, and the shop signs and banners flutter in the wind.
In the middle of the street, horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians are endless, and the penetrating shouts of vendors can be heard not far away, and occasionally the neighing of horses.
Ji Rongjin felt that he was in an antique and beautiful picture, and couldn't help but slow down the pace of the little donkey again, and the smiling faces that came to him for the New Year bloomed in the winter.
What a slow-paced ancient life! People can't help but feel comfortable.
"Ji Niangzi...... Ji Niangzi ...... "Someone broke this wonderful picture.
Ji Rongjin looked at the voice and looked over, his eyebrows moved, why was she again.
Aunt Li panted and ran across the street, "What a coincidence! ”
She didn't reply to Aunt Li's words, but looked at the woman who followed her, who walked without looking at her feet, and her eyes were rolling from head to toe, and her eyes were no different from the young woman three years ago.
Ji Rongjin quietly retracted his gaze and looked at Aunt Li standing beside the little donkey, "You also come to buy New Year's goods?" ”
"yes!"
In fact, Aunt Li didn't come to buy New Year's goods at all, it was only the eighth day of the lunar month, and she bought it now, and it was not enough for the children at home to go back, and the poor people's New Year's goods had to wait until the 28th and 9th of the lunar month to dare to buy them.
Today she is accompanying her sister-in-law Yinjiao to see the rich as a concubine, but unfortunately the woman she sent, the rich man didn't take a fancy to it, he thought the waist was too thick, he liked the small waist.
Aunt Li's gaze swept unconsciously towards Ji Rongjin's thin waist.
Ji Rongjin thought that she looked at the basket hanging on the side of the little donkey, and everything was given to Uncle Fang, and the basket was empty at the moment.
"Aunt Li, you're busy, I won't bother." If it weren't for her eyes being too uncomfortable, Ji Rongjin would have gotten off the donkey to say hello, but now, Ji Rongjin just wanted to hide away regardless of politeness.
The two sisters-in-law kept their eyes glued to the bean sprout girl who was getting farther and farther away.
"Yinjiao, what do you think of her?"
"The figure is good, the waist is thin, not bad...... "Yinjiao is very satisfied.
Aunt Li sighed: "But she doesn't look like she is willing to be a concubine." ”
Yinjiao sneered lightly: "Look at her clothes, clean is clean, but it is cheesecloth, the poor ghost is very poor, if you take silk and satin, I am afraid that I can't attract her?" ”
Aunt Li is not optimistic.
Yinjiao snorted coldly: "If you are bolder, why are you so poor." ”
"......" Aunt Li couldn't say a word when she was pushed by her sister-in-law, and looked at her dress, dressed in red silk and green satin, with gold bracelets in her hands, flour on her face, and hairpins on her hairpin, alas, she was indeed very rich, but how did she get these silver money, she didn't dare to think about it.
Yinjiao's eyes rolled and beckoned, and the ugly woman behind her hurriedly ran over, "What's the matter with the lady?" ”
"Tell the skinny monkey to follow the woman riding the donkey in front of her, and inquire about her carefully."
"Okay." The ugly woman picked up her fat and hurriedly looked for someone.
"Yinjiao, what are you doing?" Aunt Li was taken aback.
Yin Jiao's eyes flickered: "It's nothing, let's see if she can do it, if she does, let's take all the rich people's gift money." ”
Aunt Li just wanted to say something, Yinjiao turned her head, and the yellow golden hairpin on her head shook straight towards her sister-in-law, and Aunt Li was knotted by Huang's tongue, "That...... Then you have to be careful. ”
After walking for a long time, Ji Rongjin's mood is a little better, in modern times, a woman lives alone, because she has a job, as long as she usually goes home at night or orders takeout carefully, it is basically no problem.
Three years ago, after escaping from the old couple's family, she was ready to live in seclusion in the mountains or a small village, but the reality could not allow her to live a paradise-like life, and the material was too scarce.
Although she can grow some simple vegetables, fruits, melons and vegetables, and can barely raise some chickens, is that all she can do? Of course more than that, so she gave up.
Later, I also tried to go to some small towns and small counties, which were relatively easy to buy, but a single woman from outside was too eye-catching in small towns and small counties, and there were always people with bad intentions who were eyeing the door, so I had to give up again.
In the end, she chose the most prosperous Kyoto hidden in the city, coupled with her hard work, she did not worry about food and clothing, and bought a house, and finally lived a peaceful life.