Chapter 17: Gossip
Things went smoothly and unexpectedly.
In the production and sale of tofu, Li Sandao's action is amazing. He really knew his brothers inside out, and he assigned the tasks appropriately.
After three or five days' work, it has been sold to the town.
All the people love this white tofu very much, and they are reluctant to buy it back to taste it. Of course, it is also because the price of this tofu is not high, and in this era of scarcity of materials, it can be called high-quality and cheap.
"Auntie, don't you know, and the people in that town buy three meals a day to eat." Li Benqi was already very comfortable talking with Cheng Shui: "Even the old fairy said that this tofu is a good thing, and he never gets tired of eating it for three days." ”
"Needless to say, this is already a well-known thing." Cheng San rolled his eyes on the side, he just couldn't get used to seeing this kid playing tricks and cuteness behind his mother all day long, and he didn't have any manly spirit at all.
He never mentioned that he was a little jealous, and felt that there was a teenager younger than him in the family, and his mother's attention was attracted away.
"That's right, mother. Recently, the Taoist on Hoang Lien Mountain said that there will still be a severe drought next year, and the people in the village want to run to buy grain again. Cheng San saw that Li Benqi was about to open his mouth again, and said hurriedly.
Cheng Shui's gaze really turned, "When did this happen?" Where did the news come from? ”
"In the past two days, it seems that someone in the town went to the Taoist hall to bring back the incense." Cheng San touched his head.
Li Benqi said: "It's the news spread by the Feng family, aunt." ”
Since Cheng Dacheng Er went to the mountains to teach tofu making, Cheng Shui became the head of the Li family's caravan and couldn't hide it. Now, except for Changping, who is young and ignorant, the Cheng family is dedicated to helping and supporting her, so there is no need to hide her hands and feet.
"You know again?" Cheng San looked at Li Benqi and asked.
"Don't be angry, cousin, I said it when Uncle Sandao came to deliver something in the morning, and you weren't there at the time." Li Benqi blinked wide-eyed, a little innocent.
Hearing this, Cheng Shui smiled, this child is like a bun stuffed with sesame seeds. And although Cheng San was still a little unhappy, he didn't say anything more.
Cheng Shui stretched out his hand and stroked the heads of the two boys before saying, "This Feng family has some means, but that's all." ”
Li Sandao's brothers are used to running, no matter what the three religions and nine streams, or what kind of garbage is around the corner, as long as there is a need to buy, there are Li family tour merchants, and the news flows naturally.
Different from the online communication in the previous life, the gossip in this era is all passed on by word of mouth, and it is very simple to crack the Feng family's scheme.
Cheng Shui had a bad taste in his heart, and wanted to tell Li Benqi to pass the word, but looking at the two big fluttering eyes, he swallowed the words on his lips again.
That's it, don't teach bad children, wait for Cheng Er to come back.
Li Benqi didn't know why, and seeing that his aunt didn't give orders, he continued to practice calligraphy with Cheng San, while Cheng Shui continued to look at the bamboo slips of this era on the side.
After dinner, Cheng Shui left Cheng Er alone and said to him, "Do you know the rumors in that town? ”
"Mother, I've been busy making tofu for the past two days, so how can I have time to go to town." Cheng Er had some resentment.
"Ahem, how do you feel in the mountains these days?" Cheng Shui was a little perfunctory.
Cheng Er didn't hear it, and said beautifully: "Mother, I've seen those traveling merchants of the Li family, and I've heard them talk a lot about how to sell skills." He paused and looked at Cheng Shui with some hope: "Mother." I want to go sell tofu with them, and making tofu is too boring. ”
Hearing this, Cheng Shui was not surprised, when she took Cheng Er to contact the Li family, she thought that with his love of money and life, he would inevitably choose to engage in business.
"You can do whatever you like. However, to be a traveling businessman, you have to obey Li Sandao's dispatch, and you'd better discuss it with the Li family. ”
"I understand, mother." Cheng San nodded.
After gossiping, Cheng Shuicai mentioned the Feng family's scheming again, this time without waiting for Cheng San to interrupt angrily, she said the way to deal with it, and Cheng Er, who listened directly, was dumbfounded.
On the second day, Cheng Er found Li Sandao and relayed Cheng Shui's words, Li Sandao laughed, patted his chest and said, hand it over to him.
So, soon the rumors in the town changed.
Before the rumors in the Feng family's strategy spread, I heard that the head of the Feng family had a private meeting with someone in the Huanglianshan Taoist Hall, and after being seen by the old Taoist in the view, he still wanted to kill people and kill his mouth, so the old Taoist cursed him not to die well, and he would be punished by God.
Such rumors were brought to Shilong Town's ten miles and eight townships with the Li family caravan, although the rumors were absurd and exaggerated, but they spread ten or ten hundreds, and they were said as if they were true.
There are also people who say that they saw it with their own eyes, and they accidentally heard it when they hid in the corner of the courtyard to relieve their hands. also said that it did not rain in the sky, because the Feng family was rich and unkind, and the punishment given to them by God made it difficult for ordinary people to suffer unjustified disasters.
In the end, it is really a naked hatred of the rich.
This is also human nature, suppressed and endured for a long time, all anger needs an outlet, no power and no power dare not do it, vicious words have no price, it is easy.
It is also the Feng family's delusional desire to manipulate food prices, keep repeating, and calculate people's hearts. The evil result of the accumulation of greed that does not care about the lives of others.
At this time, Cheng Shui didn't expect what kind of beast he had released, which contributed to the demise of the Feng family.
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The Li family's tofu business is booming.
Now Cheng Da is responsible for managing the production of tofu, controlling the time and quantity.
Cheng Er really followed Li Sandao and started trading.
And because Zhao Yannian couldn't make a move, the three boys, Cheng San, Li Benqi and Rui Ge, followed Cheng Shu to learn words and study,
Cheng Shui and his two daughters-in-law are left at home every day. Needless to say, the Zhang family has to take care of Changping. In addition to handling chores at home, Liu is to serve by Cheng Shui's side, and he feels like a big girl, of course, Cheng Shui has not been served by a maid, but he feels that Liu's work is very similar to what is staged on TV.
On this day, Cheng Shui grabbed Liu and asked, "Did Erlang go to be a traveling merchant to discuss with you?" ”
"Mother, don't worry. My husband told me that I also support it, and good men are ambitious. He has the heart to do things, and I won't hold him back. Liu said gently, his hands kept moving, and he picked up the dried clothes and folded them.
"I see that the clothes on my mother's body should also be changed, I will make two more clothes for you, and use the Yangzhou brocade sent by Mr. Zhao."
"I'm not in a hurry, it's up to you to make new clothes." Cheng Shui pointed to the hairpin on Liu's head and joked.
Liu's face flushed: "Fujun suddenly brought it back yesterday, and said...... said that the brothers and daughters-in-law in his team all had ......" She obviously encountered this for the first time, and said very uncomfortably.
At this moment, a carriage suddenly came from outside the courtyard.
The two stopped talking, got up and walked out.