Different from the detailed production steps, in terms of how to eat tofu, Cheng Shui said a few words and let Zhang and Liu play on their own.

At noon on this day, Mr. Cheng sent Brother Rui to invite.

Cheng Shui knew at a glance that Li Benqi was coming.

After thinking about it for a while, she instructed Cheng Er to serve a pot of tofu. took the two to the village chief's house.

The summer heat is like a fire, and the air seems to be filled with the smell of firelight.

As usual, Cheng Guan came out to greet him, but this time it became the Li family who guarded the door, yes Li Benqi's Li, and Cheng Guan married the daughter of the Li family.

Seeing Cheng Er, Cheng Shu hesitated a little, and when he saw that Old Man Cheng didn't say anything, he shut up.

This time, there was also Rui Ge'er who entered the tunnel, and the group stumbled.

When he arrived at the secret room, Old Man Cheng did not stay, and continued to move forward, Cheng Shui glanced at Li Benqi and guessed that this should be the tunnel to the top of the mountain.

There is an authentic tunnel in his own home, and Rui Geer actually only learned about it in the past two months. Although Mr. Cheng didn't want to make a noise, he had indeed been in close contact in the past few months, and with a single line, sooner or later he would have to tell Brother Rui, and Mr. Cheng didn't bother to hide it.

But Cheng Er is completely black-eyed.

He muttered in a low voice: "Brother Rui, how can there be an authentic tunnel in your house?" It's still so long, it seems like an uphill road, right? Won't it lead to the top of the mountain? ”

"Shh Rui Ge'er whispered, "Second Brother Cheng's voice is quieter, remember not to talk nonsense for a while, let's just listen." ”

Seeing that the two of them were lagging behind, Li Benqi also took a slow step, "What are you talking about?" ”

"Nothing, nothing." Although he has met Li Benqi a few times, Brother Rui only knows that this little young master is the son of his father's friend, and the two have no intersection at all and are not familiar with each other.

After walking for about half an hour, I came out of the tunnel and saw that it was a gap between two boulders. Indeed, as Li Benqi said, it is natural.

After walking on the mountain path for another half hour, I finally saw a house.

At this time, Cheng Er was holding tofu, sweating tiredly, and couldn't help asking: "This, there are people living in this mountain!" Our village has been at the foot of the mountain for so long, and I don't even know it. ”

Cheng Shu patted him on the shoulder, "There are many snakes and insects in the mountains, and the forests at the foot of the mountain are dense, so there are no hunters in our village, so naturally they have never come up." ”

"Village chief, looking at the scale, there are no less than 100 people living here, is it ......" Cheng Er hesitated a little, "It won't be a bandit den." ”

Not only Cheng Er had questions, but Cheng Shui, who knew the inside story, felt that it was a bit of a bandit's nest.

"Hahaha." Rui Ge couldn't help laughing: "How is it possible, my father brought us to the bandits' den to do something, and we are not worth anything." ”

"Not necessarily." Li Benqi couldn't help but make a joke.

Cheng Shu and Old Man Cheng looked at each other and smiled, Brother Rui and Cheng Er were dumbfounded, a little stunned.

As he spoke, he didn't stop at his feet. When I got closer, I saw someone greet me.

Serious business: Zhao Yannian.

Li Benqi was close to him and stepped forward and shouted, "Mr. Zhao." ”

"I'm thinking you're late, and I'm preparing." Zhao Yannian said: "The mountain road is not easy to walk, let's go to the side house to rest first." ”

"Ahem, I haven't been up in a long time." Old Man Cheng looked around and entered the door with the help of Cheng Guan.

I saw that here, the houses were very close to each other, and the yard was not enclosed one by one as usual, but two or three together, which was quite a bit indistinguishable from each other.

Not like a village, not like a clan. It's like the stockade of the bandits' den that Cheng Er said.

When I walked to the center of the house, I saw a rather large hall, and a rough and hoarse male voice came from inside: "...... The foreign grain merchant was preparing to partner with the Feng family to sell high-priced grain, which was really unkind to the businessman. ”

"Uncle Three Blades." Li Benqi was the first to push open the door.

In the hall of the room, there were three or four big men standing, all of them dark-skinned and strong.

A middle-aged man in the middle was still carrying a big knife in his hand, as if he was about to pull out a knife to help if he didn't agree with him.

"Young Master." As soon as he opened his mouth, the voice could be heard, it was the person who had just spoken.

Seeing Li Sandao looking at him, Li Benqi hurriedly introduced: "Uncle Sandao, this is my aunt, the person invited by Grandpa Cheng to help us take power and lead the way." ”

He said naturally Cheng Shui. When Li Sandao heard this, he also looked at it.

I saw this old woman standing in front of everyone calmly, although she was dressed in cloth, her momentum was not weak at all.

She must have seen the big knife in her hand, but she was still silent, and her heart was furrowed, and she must not be an ordinary person.

Li Sandao bowed: "I've seen it...... Mrs. Cheng. ”

I had heard Zhao Yannian talk about today's events earlier, even if Li Benqi didn't speak, Li Sandao knew who it was.

However, although he knew it, he was not completely without opinions, and what made him most dissatisfied was that he felt that this person was the same as Zhao Yannian, and people with foreign surnames could not be trusted.

Old Man Cheng has been secretly helping the Li family for a long time, and he is also half a guest, knowing this Li Sandao's heart, he said: "She was originally surnamed Li, and she is the queen of her family, so she should not be taken lightly." ”

"Yes." Li Sandao should go down.

It can be seen that Old Man Cheng has prestige in the Li family.

At this time, Zhao Yannian stepped forward: "Now there is only one person left, so let's sit down first and let the meal be prepared first." ”

After speaking, he looked at Cheng Shui, the meaning was obvious, and he was willing to listen to her instructions.

"Naturally, Erlang, you send the tofu to the kitchen, add dishes, and give everyone a taste." Cheng Shui commanded.

Then everyone sat down under Zhao Yannian's arrangement.

Cheng Shui is on top, Li Benqi is the first on the right, and Old Man Cheng, Cheng Guan and others are sorted in turn.

On the left-hand side, Li Sandao sat on the highest position, empty one, and then the other Li family sat down, and Zhao Yannian was at the bottom.

This sorting, the mind and status are clear at a glance.

As soon as he sat down, Cheng Guan couldn't help but ask: "I saw Erlang holding that plate of things all the way and was careful, and I heard my sister-in-law say that it was food, but I have never heard the name tofu." ”

Cheng Shui poured a glass of water, "Don't worry, this is the recipe I got by accident, I'll know when you taste it, I don't know if this thing is available elsewhere, let's have it here, it should be the first one." ”

Li Sandao was impatient to listen to what to eat, and said directly: "Old lady, now that the price of grain has plummeted, we can't sell the grain we brought back from outside, but this time it's a big loss!" ”

He was complaining when a fat man dressed as a shopkeeper walked in. Why is it said that the shopkeeper is dressed up, I saw that this person was gorgeously robed and had a huge abacus hanging around his waist. ”

"Brother Sandao, this is a bad statement." The people who came talked as they walked, walked to the hall, and saluted Cheng Shui with their hands. "See the old lady."

"Steward Li, please." This is what Li Benqi said about Li Steward.

Li Fan respectfully finished saluting before sitting down under Li Sandao: "It's just that at that time, we were a step late and didn't catch up with the last wave." He was talking about the rise and fall of grain prices, "But it's not too late, I heard that the Feng family plans to unite all grain merchants to control prices together in order to sell grain." As a result, if the people wanted to buy grain, they had to buy grain at a high price. ”