Siheyuan: The happy life of a little chef

Li Jianjun reminded.

"Sister-in-law, don't limit yourself to Qinjia Village. If there isn't enough in Qinjia Village, you can ask the villagers to go to other villages to collect some. But don't push the price too low. Crayfish can only be sold for a few months at most. When the weather gets cold, you won't be able to find them anymore."

Qin Huairu, who came from the countryside, naturally understood the situation, but was a little worried.

"Jianjun, does this count as speculation? Will there be any problems?"

Li Jianjun shook his head.

"We buy lobsters from Qinjia Village just like a buyer buys chickens, ducks and geese. It's not speculation. As for the price from other villages, you can tell the village chief Qin that the price will be lower because of the transportation cost. Of course, it's best not to let others know if you can."

Qin Huairu nodded excitedly. She believed everything Li Jianjun said.

"Jianjun, I will go back soon and tell my father and the others the good news."

Li Jianjun smiled.

"Okay, tomorrow is Monday. Ask them to catch a few dozen kilograms and send them to the factory. I will cook a meal for the factory leaders and then finalize the price. Don't worry about the price. The farmers will not suffer any loss."

Qin Huairu quickly finished his meal and rode his bicycle to Qinjia Village.

After returning to Qinjia Village, Qin Huairu hurriedly poured a bowl of water, and Qin Dashan asked.

"Huai Ru, you're in such a hurry to come back, did Jiang He and Xiao Hu make a mistake?"

Qin Huairu quickly explained.

"No, Dad, it's good news. Please call my uncle over quickly. It's great news."

Qin Dashan was excited. Last time he said something great, and then Qin Jianghe and Qin Xiaohu went to the city to work as workers. This time there was another good news.

"Wait a minute. I'll go find your uncle now."

After saying that, he ran out.

This time, Qin Mancang arrived after a while and there was no need for Qin Dashan to hold him back.

Qin Mancang asked as soon as he entered the door.

"Huai Ru, what's the matter this time?"

Qin Huairu quickly told the story about the crayfish.

Qin Mancang asked somewhat uncertainly.

"Huai Ru, can this thing really be sold for money?"

Qin Huairu nodded.

"Uncle, you don't think I came all the way back just to tease you, do you? This is what Jianjun said, would he lie to you? Besides, let's catch a few dozen kilograms first and send it to the factory tomorrow, won't we know?"

Qin Mancang nodded.

"Yes, yes, Jianjun won't lie to us. The fields are not too busy right now, so it's no problem to catch a few dozen kilograms. Your father and I will deliver it tomorrow morning. If this is true, our Qinjia Village won't have to suffer from poverty. That's great, Huairu, you must thank Jianjun on behalf of Qinjia Village!"

Qin Huairu smiled.

"Uncle, you can thank him yourself tomorrow. By the way, try to pick the bigger ones when you catch them."

Qin Mancang patted his chest and assured.

"Don't worry, Huairu. There are plenty of these. I guarantee they'll all be huge."

Qin Mancang thought about it and continued.

"Huai Ru, catch two old hens and bring them back to Jianjun. There's nothing else we can offer in our village except these."

Qin Huairu said uncertainly.

"I don't know if Jianjun will accept it. I've never seen him accept a gift."

Qin Mancang said seriously.

"Since they have done such a big favor, they can choose not to accept it, but we cannot refuse to give it to them, otherwise it will seem that we don't know etiquette."

Qin Huairu didn't worry about these things anymore.

"Okay, I'll take it back later. Please hurry up and arrange for someone to catch it and send it over tomorrow morning."

Qin Mancang stood up and said.

"I will go to the village committee now and tell them about this matter. Huairu also contributed to this. You are now the benefactor of our Qinjia Village."

Qin Dashan's face was flushed.

"Brother, I'll go with you, Jiang Hai. Let's go to the chicken farm and catch two chickens for your sister. Pick the big ones."

Qin Jianghai also understood that what Qin Huairu said today would bring considerable income to Qinjia Village, and hurriedly responded.

"Got it, Dad. Huairu, take a rest for a while. I'll go catch a chicken for you."

Qin Huairu happened to be chatting with her mother and sister-in-law.

Qin Mancang and Qin Dashan quickly gathered the village cadres to the village committee for a meeting.

After telling the story, everyone was very happy, but the village accountant said.

"It's a good thing that the warehouse is full. The steel mill is so big that the quantity must be huge. Our village cannot supply it. We can go to other villages to buy it, but we can't let other villages know how much we sell it to the steel mill. We must be on guard against jealousy."

Qin Mancang nodded.

"We don't know the exact price yet. No matter what the price is, you can't tell anyone. Only we will know when the time comes. If anyone tells anyone, don't blame me for punishing him."

Although Qin Mancang is always smiling, his aura comes out when something really happens. If he can't control these people, he can't be the village chief.

No one had any objections, it was all for the village.

Qin Huairu returned to the courtyard with two chickens.

"Jianjun, my uncle gave me two chickens. You keep them. They said you must keep them."

Li Jianjun was not polite either.

"Sister-in-law, I'm not polite either. I'll take one and you keep one. You know I don't need these. I just want to give Village Chief Qin some peace of mind."

Seeing that Li Jianjun said so, Qin Huairu stopped arguing.

"Okay, then I'll keep it. If Chunyan wants to eat it someday, I can bring it back and make soup anytime."

Xiaodang squatted on the ground looking at the tied chicken, not daring to reach out his hand. But Huaihua was different. She staggered over and grabbed the chicken's neck, scaring the chicken so much that it screamed. Huaihua was startled and quickly let go, patting her heart.

Huaihua turned her head and looked at Li Jianjun, pointing at the chicken with one hand.

"Eat~"

Li Jianjun smiled.

"Huaihua, do you want to eat chicken? Okay, uncle will make chicken soup for you tonight, and everyone will drink chicken soup in the evening."

Qin Huairu said quickly.

"Jianjun, don't listen to her. What does a child know?"

Li Jianjun smiled.

"Sister-in-law, you're just going to eat it. There's no need to feel bad about it. Just take one back."

In the evening, the whole family drank chicken soup.

The chicken soup stewed by Li Jianjun is different. It is more fragrant than others, and the chicken is soft and tender.

Li Jianjun took out two chicken legs and gave one to Xiaodang and Huaihua.

Qin Huairu said.

"Jianjun, give the chicken legs to Xiao'e and Chunyan'er."

Lou Xiao'e would never snatch food from children.

"Huai Ru, don't be polite. Chun Yan'er and I can just eat chicken wings. I love them very much."

Li Jianjun picked up a piece of chicken and tore it into pieces for Doudou to eat.

"Do you like chicken wings? I'll make you cola chicken wings next time. I think you'll like them."

Han Chunyan and the others had never heard of it, but Li Jianjun said they would definitely like it if they liked it.

Lou Xiao'e said.

"Jianjun, I know Coke. I've even drunk it. Can it be used to grill chicken wings?"

Li Jianjun nodded.

"Of course, it tastes good."

Han Chunyan was somewhat looking forward to it.

"Jianjun, when will we do it?"

Li Jianjun thought about it.

"Let's do it next Sunday. I'll make you some chicken wings with rice and some cola chicken wings. I'll let you eat until you're satisfied and tired of them."

Lou Xiao'e said with a smile.

“You’ll never get tired of delicious food.”

Li Jianjun shook his head.

“No matter how delicious something is, you will get tired of it if you eat too much.”