Antique food: The general dotes on his lucky wife

Chen Xi was stunned!

She thought business should be good, but she never expected it to be so good!

Chen Qi also ran and jumped excitedly: "Sister, our business is so good! Let's not go to uncle today. I'll go help first!"

Chen Xi quickly grabbed him and said, "You can't help much if you go. Why don't you go in first and ask why there are so many people lining up?"

Even if there are many people buying, you must know that there are six stoves in the shop. Counting the two brothers Chen You and Chen Zhuo, there are now a total of eight people in the shop to help. There should be no such a long queue!

It was inconvenient for Chen Xi to show up, so Chen Qi got into the store through the back door and came back soon.

"Sister, the second uncle said that it was because a few big customers came to line up early in the morning and bought two thousand meat buns at once, so the subsequent customers couldn't buy any! But the second uncle said that they can be steamed right away. Got it!"

Chen Xi secretly thought no wonder!

Under normal circumstances, two or three thousand steamed buns would definitely be steamed at this time, but if someone bought two thousand at once, then the rest would not be enough.

They stood outside and waited, and found that the queue started to move after a while. The customers came out of the store with the steamed buns, eating them as they walked, and they were full of praises!

"Chen's steamed buns are real! Although seven cents a piece is a little more expensive, there is more meat in them than two other steamed buns!"

"Not only are they delicious, they also taste great! I have never eaten such delicious meat buns! I will be leaving next month, and I won't be able to eat Chen Ji's buns by then. It makes me sad just thinking about it!"

"Me too, wuwuwu, why am I not from Qingshui County!"

Chen Xi and Chen Qi listened to the guests' conversation

, looked at each other and smiled secretly.

After a while, when all the customers had almost finished buying, Chen Xi found an opportunity to enter the store.

When Chen Dajiang, Chen Erhai and others saw her coming, they said excitedly: "Xiao Xi, guess how much they sold this morning!"

"how much is it?"

"20 taels!"

Chen Xi couldn't help but widen his eyes: "So many!"

"Yes, yes, I steamed a basket with leek and egg stuffing this morning, and the rest are all pork and cabbage! We are almost running out of meat, and I will ask your second uncle to hurry up and pull another [-] kilograms! There is also cabbage. , all of them!"

"Fortunately, we prepared a lot of seasonings yesterday. Otherwise, if we prepare more seasonings today, we might not be able to make it in time!"

"The key is that there are a few big customers today and they bought too much at once. I just don't know if they will come tomorrow. If they still come tomorrow, I'm afraid it will be the same as today!"

As soon as Yan finished speaking, Chen Dajiang continued: "Don't be afraid of him coming, the more he comes, the better!"

"Yes, yes, are we still afraid that our customers will buy too much?"

"No, I'm afraid that the customers waiting in line will take too long!"

Chen Erhai said with a smile: "It's okay, I think everyone is quite willing to wait! These two cages are sold out, and now there's a queue outside!"

Everyone's words made Chen Xi think about it, but today is the first day of selling pork and cabbage buns. It's normal for everyone to be more enthusiastic. Let's sell it for a few days and see. Maybe she's just thinking too much!

"First aunt and second aunt, you guys are busy first. Xiaoqi and I are going to my uncle's house."

"Okay, the buns prepared for you have been packed, remember to bring them!"

Chen Xi and Chen Qi carried the buns to Qingshui Book Store.

Ever since Chen Qi came to Qingshui Academy to study yesterday, this kid has been very excited!

He got up early in the morning, washed up, and waited early for Chen Xi to bring him to ask his uncle how to enter the academy.

After Guo Yuchang got the news, he took his sister and brother to the backyard of the bookstore.

"Uncle, today is the beginning of winter. The bun shop has new pork and cabbage stuffed buns. Everyone said they are delicious. Xiaoqi and I brought some for my uncle and aunt. If you think they are delicious, you can go directly to the shop to get them. !”

Guo Yuchang was worried about his niece and nephew, and he asked warmly: "Is business good today?"

Chen Qi immediately recounted the scene he saw this morning, "The buns made by my sister are really delicious. Uncle, please give some to Brother Yuan later so that he can eat them hot too."

"Haha, okay, I'll have someone deliver it to him in a moment."

Chen Xi took the opportunity to speak: "Uncle, my parents and I discussed it yesterday. We want Xiao Qi to study at Qingshui Academy in the future and take the same path of donating schools like Xiao Yuan."

After hearing this, Guo Yuchang immediately said happily: "Great! In fact, I had such an idea a few days ago, but I was still thinking about whether to tell you!"

Donating school for one year is 100 taels. 100 taels is really not a small amount!

Guo Yuchang knew that the Chen family's business was doing well, but even if it was good, he didn't know whether his sister's family could raise 100 taels in such a short period of time.

The life in his family was not poor, but it was by no means rich. The help their family could do was really limited, so they hesitated over and over again whether to mention this matter.

But he didn't expect that his niece had already thought of it first and came to him.

"It's October now,

The first day of November is the time for new students to enroll, and all admission matters must be settled before then. Let's do it this way. On the tenth day of the lunar month, you bring Xiao Qi here with a set of silver coins, preferably 51 ingots of official silver. I will take Xiao Qi to see the gentleman at the academy. When the time comes, the gentleman will write a letter after accepting the money. Letter of recommendation, Xiaoqi can enroll in school with the letter of recommendation on the first day of November. "

Chen Xi was immediately overjoyed: "Thank you uncle!"

Chen Qi also thanked him.

Guo Yuchang laughed and waved his hand: "I know Xiaoqi is good at studying. Then you will live in my house and go to and from school with your brother Yuan. It will be convenient!"

Chen Qi glanced at his sister and said nothing, while Chen Xi said: "Okay, I will have to trouble my uncle and aunt a lot when the time comes!"

When he came out of Qingshui Bookstore, Chen Qi pulled Chen Xi's sleeve excitedly and said, "Sister, can I enter the academy now?"

"Of course, your brother Xiaoyuan has been studying at Qingshui Academy for four years, and my uncle also knows many gentlemen from Qingshui Academy. Later, we can collect 100 taels and go to the bank to exchange for official banknotes. You can wait for admission with peace of mind!"

"Hmm, then I'll read the book a few more times during this time!"

"Yes, review and review more!"

After the siblings left, a man walked out from where they had just been. This man was Zhang Youcai, a servant of the Zhang family who had previously smashed the Chen family's stall and made trouble on Pier Street. He was later beaten up by Liao Qianhu.

Zhang Youcai is a son of the Zhang family and has been with Zhang Ling since he was a child. He has a good grasp of Zhang Ling's mysophobia and treats Zhang Ling comfortably, so he is highly valued by Zhang Ling.

For so many years, he has pretended to be powerful and prosperous, whether in the Zhang family or outside. This is the first time he has eaten this.

What a big loss!

Not only was his arm broken this time, but he was also slapped in front of all the followers and lost face. Later, he was severely punished by the Zhang family and fined a year's worth of silver!

But fortunately, Zhang Ling did not abandon him. When his arm recovered a little, he quickly returned to Zhang Ling to serve him.

Today, he was waiting at the gate of the academy for Zhang Ling to finish school as usual. Who would have expected that he saw the Chen siblings carrying a basket of buns into Qingshui Bookstore. He hurried over and stared at it. After some inquiring, he found out that Guo Yuchang was the relative of the Chen siblings. uncle!

Zhang Youcai couldn't bear the loss he suffered from the Chen family!

He knew that Zhang Ling couldn't swallow it either!

But he also knew that the military men in the Xishan Military Camp had to flatter even the county magistrate, and Zhang Ling had to swallow it even if he couldn't bear it!

But if he can't offend the master of the Xishan Military Camp, why can't he even the shopkeeper of a small bookshop do anything about it?

When Zhang Ling came out of the academy after finishing today's class, Zhang Youcai quickly opened the door of the carriage and asked Zhang Ling to step on his legs. Then he handed a box with a clean wet towel to Zhang Ling and asked Zhang Ling to wipe his hands and face. .

After this was done, Zhang Ling sat back comfortably and picked up a book to read at will.

Zhang Youcai looked at his face, rolled his eyes, and said in a low voice: "Master, there is something I think I can't hide from you."

Zhang Ling glanced at him, and Zhang Youcai immediately continued: "Today I saw the masked woman from the Chen family carrying a box of buns into Qingshui Bookstore. I thought it was someone in the bookstore who bought the buns, but the Chen family actually let a A woman with sores on her face came to deliver steamed buns. She was so uncouth! Who knew that after asking about it, it turned out that it was not the case.

Who ordered the steamed buns, but the Chen family's brother and sister came to visit shopkeeper Guo of the bookstore. Shopkeeper Guo is the masked woman's uncle! "