He was betrayed at the beginning, from a cake seller to a wealthy person

Chen Xinghai and Xia Hefeng finished drinking and broke up that day, and the next day he was thinking of ways to resign. To be fair, he was not willing to give the twenty taels of silver.

Fortunately, the owner, Mrs. Liu, is not too busy now. She has almost never been here since she brought in her own people, leaving all the chores to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper belongs to the old man. When the young master became the boss, he originally wanted to replace him, but it was difficult to find a cook but a shopkeeper, and there was never a suitable candidate. Now the owner is Mrs. Liu, and he is still the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper of Xiangyun Tower is an old acquaintance of Chen Xinghai. The two have worked together more than ten years ago.

Chen Xinghai told the shopkeeper that he was leaving and that he had to pay money to terminate the contract in advance. The shopkeeper was silent for a moment and said, "You can just leave. You don't have to pay me money yet. I'll fool you." . If I really can’t fool you, I’ll go to you again and ask for money.”

There was nothing wrong with Chen Xinghai, so he naturally nodded in agreement.

Chen Xinghai followed Lu Yan to Zhuangzi the next day.

Seeing that he was still alone in his forties, Lu Yan couldn't help but ask: "Don't you have a family? Have you never married?"

Chen Xinghai smiled bitterly: "I have been married. More than [-] years ago, I had a wife, children and an old woman at home. At that time, the court recruited people year after year, and I was recruited away. I fought in the north for several years. During the war, my mother became seriously ill. My wife had no choice but to take the children and remarry. I used the little money I saved to treat my mother's illness. I was lucky at that time. I happened to meet Liu Yuanwai, who came to see my orphans and widowed mother. It was so pitiful that the medicinal materials were half sold and half given to my family. When I came back, my wife left and never came back. My mother left after a few years, and I was left alone, so I followed her all the time. Member Liu is out."

Lu Yan felt a little emotional. The war really ruined the lives of many ordinary people. Fortunately, it was over when she came.

She asked again: "Then you haven't thought about finding another partner to live with?"

Chen Xinghai shook his head and sighed with emotion: "Actually, the first wife was not the one I wanted to marry. Even when I got older, I said it was time to get married, so let's get married. In the end, I let her down for the rest of her life. Now let it take its course. Well, it’s fine to just live on your own if you don’t meet someone you like.”

Lu Yan nodded: "That's true. The pressure of survival when one person has enough to eat and the whole family is not hungry is much easier than raising a family."

Chen Xinghai: "That's indeed what happened."

If this were modern times, someone would have to come out and say something like, "You should regret it when you get old," "It'll be up to you if you can't take care of yourself when the time comes," "No one can support you even if you live in a nursing home."

But this was in ancient times.

Just like who can live to be old.

When you are in your [-]s or [-]s, you are too busy to think about what you will do when you get old.

Why do you feel that there were fewer difficult and complicated diseases in ancient times than in modern times? Because the people in ancient times were already dead before they could reach it!

Lu Yan thought very broadly. It would be great if she didn't get married and have children. She was a capitalist, and she didn't want her employees' energy to be diverted to other places besides work. It would be great to be able to concentrate on my work.

Of course, no one can stop fate when it comes. If Chen Xinghai really has a second spring, she can just wish him well.

The two chatted and soon arrived at Zhuangzi. Lu Yan took Chen Xinghai to meet Zhou Liang and Ying Niang, then went to choose a place to live, and then went to the kitchen. From now on, the kitchen has been Chen Xinghai's office. Chen Xinghai was happy looking at the spacious, bright, clean and tidy kitchen, which was mostly unoccupied.

"Just tell them what vegetables you need." Lu Yan told Chen Xinghai: "Basically there are all kinds of vegetables here. If you don't have what you want, you can even grow it now."

This kind of place where you can cook whatever you want without seasonal restrictions is simply a chef’s Jerusalem. Chen Xinghai fell in love with this place after only being here for a few hours.

After settling Chen Xinghai, Lu Yan was about to go back. Zhou Liang and Ying Niang reported to her the recent situation.

"As you said at the beginning, let the news go out and say that this is the first year we are planting melons. There are not many melons and the quantity is limited. As expected, more people are grabbing them. There are still a few people who are afraid that they will not be able to grab the melons and have to raise their prices." Ying Ying My mother said, "Then one family secretly gave two more and asked them to keep quiet. The favor was given out smoothly. Everyone was very grateful. They even booked the next one in three months."

Lu Yan nodded and calculated in her mind, feeling that she could earn a lot from selling melons this time.

Zhou Liang also said: "I raise a few sheep."

Lu Yan nodded: "Let's raise them. How many have you bought?"

"Twenty." Zhou Liang said, "Ten or so are ewes."

Lu Yan was still nodding, but suddenly turned her head: "Huh? What do you mean? Are you going to give birth to a lamb?"

"I don't want to give birth to lambs, I want the ewe to give birth to lambs." Zhou Liang corrected.

Lu Yan nodded: "Okay, as long as you are busy."

Zhou Liang: "I have Dahuang and her children watching over me. They also help me when shepherding sheep."

Lu Yan was really shocked this time. She is now extremely glad that she recruited Zhou Liang from the county school. He is really suitable for this place. Not only can he manage, he is also a master of animal breeding. He can raise chickens and sheep, and he can also train dogs. He can raise an ordinary big yellow dog. Able to shepherd sheep.

What a pity that such talents are wasted in the imperial examination! Work as a steward for her and get a share of the profits. You can achieve wealth and freedom after working for a few years.

Lu Yan fully supports everyone's free play. Anyway, they have made money now, and there is more start-up capital.

Lu Yan was going back soon and had a few bites in Zhuangzi before leaving. When leaving, he killed a sheep from Zhou Liang and took it away.

Anyway, I have to buy sheep every year, and I didn’t go back to the village this year. It’s better to just buy ready-made sheep in the shop.

When Lu Yan went back, she cut the sheep apart and made several plates of mutton slices. She was going to cook the mutton in the evening.

You have to prepare sesame sauce for mutton shabu-shabu, and this process is left to Lu Sheng. The jar of sesame paste was placed in a room with a low temperature. Although it would not freeze, it was still solid. It took Lu Sheng a lot of effort to dig out a small piece, which made the spoon in his hand feel numb. Printed.

Lu Sheng finally made enough sesame paste at the cost of breaking a spoon. But the tahini not only has to come out, it has to escape. Releasing the hard sesame paste with water is no easier than getting it out.

After finishing several large bowls of sesame sauce, Lu Sheng couldn't help but say harshly: "I will never do this job again. I would rather not eat boiled mutton."

Lu Yan: "That's a good idea. You have to do whatever I ask you to do. Don't forget that I still have a request coupon written by you in my hand."

Lu Sheng was in disbelief: "Finally, you have the opportunity to assign me to do anything, and you just let me leak the sesame sauce?"

Lu Yan: "No, I will let you wear women's clothes and show off your sesame sauce."

Lu Sheng: "..."