Farmer's Favorite

Even though it was sold, the result will not be known until tomorrow.

If the restaurant doesn't sell well, then no matter how happy they are now, it will be in vain.

However, just like that, these members of the Lin family also had joyful expressions on their faces, and even prepared good wine and good food, leaving Zhuang Xinyan and his wife to eat at home.

Lin Baocheng first brought some food to Mrs. Lin Ma, and when he came back, he said, "Guess who I saw on the road."

Mrs. Zhou rolled her eyes at Xiao'er, "Our village is so big, it would be strange to see someone."

"It's really strange, I saw Brother Xiao Shuang." Lin Baocheng said,

Lin Xiaoshuang had a good appearance since she was a child. Before she sold it, the people in the village would guess what kind of good husband Lin Xiaoshuang would marry in the future. Even more surprised.

Firstly, Linde was surprised that he was willing to sell his Shuang'er, and then it was the selling price, a Shuang'er was worth 20 taels of silver, which made many people speechless.

Village head Lin didn't raise his brows, and he said, "Linde's family has already said hello before, Lin Xiaoshuang will move back in these days, I'm afraid it will be today."

After finishing speaking, he told the child again: "I know that you two had some friendship when you were young, but now you have to be more honest with me. You are both adults and you can't have too many contacts."

This time, Lin Baocheng was so frightened that he didn't even have time to swallow the food, so he explained to Lin Dong beside him, "Don't listen to my father's nonsense, what kind of friendship can I have with Brother Xiaoshuang, he is a lot older than me Six or seven years old."

Lin Dong immediately pursed his lips and suppressed a smile.

Village head Lin tapped the child on the head with his chopsticks, and said angrily, "Who are you talking about?"

Lin Baocheng didn't dare to speak immediately.

Village Chief Lin looked at him with a hint of narrowness in his eyes. In fact, what he said just now was not Zhuang Xinyan, who was born and bred, and everyone else knew it. Not much.

Back then, Lin Xiaoshuang was good-natured and gentle-tempered, and was doted on by his family. He spent a lot of time playing, and the children loved to play with him.

However, what he said just now meant a reminder.

After all, Lin Xiaoshuang's identity is different now. Although Lin De's family didn't say much, it's probably just as rumored in the village. Lin Xiaoshuang was kicked out by the family members who were not members of the staff, so he planned to settle in the village.

After all, it is someone else's family matter. Village head Lin doesn't want to talk about it, but he also doesn't want to get in touch with it too much.

At this time, Mrs. Zhou said: "Lin Xiaoshuang returned to the village in the morning. Not to mention, he hasn't seen her for so many years, and his appearance is getting better and better. If you don't know, you might think it's the husband of some wealthy family. Silk and satin, and gold hairpins and silver hairpins on the hair."

What Zhou said was just emotion, not really envy.

After all, even for more money, she would not sell her children to a family who was old enough to be a father.

Lin Baocheng listened at this time, and quietly leaned into Lin Dong's ear, and said, "When I earn money in the future, I will also match you with a gold hairpin, no matter how big it is."

Although it was a whisper, Zhuang Xinyan who was beside him heard it.

He looked at Lin Qi beside him, but suddenly realized that it seemed that he hadn't really bought any jewelry for Lin Qi.

Gold hairpins and silver hairpins are fine, but jade hairpins are also fine.

Zhuang Xinyan recalled that Lin Qi's hair was always tied with a black headband, without any hairpins from the beginning to the end, and it looked very neat.

At this time, Zhuang Xinyan's hands were itchy.

What he loves most now is to buy things for his little husband. When Shi Yu left, he asked him the recipe for crab racing, and then gave him more than a dozen recipes for 50 taels of silver.

I bought a cloak for 30 taels, and two silver ingots...

Zhuang Xinyan gritted his teeth when he thought about it, he was hidden in the closet and was found out by the bastard, and now he can't get any money even if he wants to buy something for Lin Qi.

He thought that he couldn't pay for his private money, so he could only pay for his own money.

After eating, on the way back, the two joked like children from time to time, but Zhuang Xinyan kept holding Lin Qi's hand firmly.

Zhuang Xinyan stepped his shoes into the snow, and there was a creaking sound, he said: "Let's go to the town tomorrow, we have to buy some silver charcoal at home, I saw that Grandma Ma's face was cracked." and buy some ointment."

Lin Qi let Zhuang Xinyan shake his hand, "You don't need silver charcoal, just go to the foot of the mountain and chop some firewood."

"Think about it for charcoal cakes. Burning firewood in the house is full of smoke, and it can't stand it." Zhuang Xinyan said, but he also knew that it was because silver charcoal was too expensive, so Lin Qi didn't like it. Thinking about it, using the charcoal cake as an excuse, Lin Qi could agree if he was not sure.

Sure enough, what Lin Qi said was slightly different from what Zhuang Xinyan thought, and he said, "Well, after all, charcoal cake also picked up two silver ingots for me, so it should be rewarded."

Looking at the man who tilted his head slightly and smiled with crooked eyes, Zhuang Xinyan immediately leaned forward and bit his cheek lightly, "Bad guy, my husband is really penniless, You have to take care of me."

Lin Qi pushed him away with a slap, and walked forward with big strides.

With a grin on his face, he ignored the people behind him.

……

Now that I plan to go to town.

Lin Baocheng simply took a ride with his brother-in-law.

The bridge at the entrance of the village had been built on the eve of snowfall, and it was flat and spacious, making the people in the village boast and boast.

It is also extremely convenient to enter and leave the village.

Zhuang Xinyan didn't sit outside and drive the donkey, anyway, the donkey knew the way, so they were not in a hurry, they just took their time.

Lin Baocheng was really in a hurry. Last night, he dreamed that either the shopkeeper of the restaurant had ordered a large amount of salted eggs, or he was asking him to return the goods with a sullen face, which made him sleepless all night. Go to the restaurant to see the situation.

Seeing that his brother was not driving the cart, he simply sat in the front and picked up the whip to frighten the black donkey to make it go faster.

As a result, after such a scare, he arrived in town later than usual.

Lin Baocheng jumped off the donkey cart. He had no choice but to face this huge black donkey, but what could he do?It depends on the owner to beat a dog, he doesn't have the ability to bully his brother's black donkey.

Even if it was a donkey, he wouldn't dare!

Carrying a shoulder pole, Lin Baocheng strode towards the restaurant after saying goodbye.

Zhuang Xinyan and his wife came here to go shopping, so they were not in a hurry. They walked slowly through the shops.

Seeing something nice, Zhuang Xinyan took it straight away, and Lin Qi followed behind to pay.

After walking around three streets, Zhuang Xinyan finally realized that the people he was shopping for seemed to be a little different?

Before he could answer his doubts, Lin Qi tugged at his sleeve and said, "There is an ointment shop in front, let's go and have a look."

The so-called ointment shop is actually a shop for rouge and gouache.

As soon as they walked in the door, there was a smell of rouge, which made the two of them frown at the same time. The waiter in the store saw Lin Qi's eyes lit up, and he couldn't tell it otherwise, but this man wore a You can know that the cloak is worth a lot of money, so it is naturally a big customer.

He went up to meet him, and said: "Customer, what do you need? We have newly introduced a bright red rouge in our shop. It's very good. Would you like to have a look?"

Lin Qi frowned, and quickly waved his hands: "No, I just want to buy some ointment."

Naturally, the price of the ointment is not as high as that of the gouache. The waiter in the shop may want to sell more, so he added a sentence: "Put some rouge on your face, and the complexion on your face will be better, that is, the husband of our town's old man's family. This is the one I used."

Lin Qi seemed a little hesitant when he heard it, and his eyes fell on the people around him.

Zhuang Xinyan, who was being looked at, was a little speechless. He really couldn't understand the man with powder on his face, especially the powder that he gnawed on his mouth when he kissed him. But if his husband insisted on wanting it, then he would Unable to refuse, he opened his mouth and said, "You want?"

Lin Qi's face was a little weird, he didn't answer but asked: "Is the complexion on my face okay?"

Without even thinking about it, Zhuang Xinyan replied, "Of course."

Lin Qi laughed, turned his head back and said to the waiter, "No, just bring me two boxes of ointment."

Seeing this coming and going, the waiter in the shop couldn't help but feel a little bit sour. Hearing this, he didn't say much, and quickly ran away to get the ointment.

The two couples looked at each other and smiled, paid the bill and left the shop.

It happened that this street was near the restaurant that Lin Baocheng had mentioned, and it was noon, so the two simply walked into the restaurant, ready to see how Lin Baocheng was doing, and have another meal.

In the cold weather, there were not many people on the street.

There are very few people who come to eat.

However, in this restaurant, Zhuang Xinyan found that there was a plate of salted eggs on every diner's table.

Although it was a small plate, judging by the size, it should be a salted egg cut into eight pieces and placed in a small plate in a circle. The shape is beautiful and the taste is good.

Why does Zhuang Xinyan know the taste?Naturally, those who watched and ate kept nodding their heads.

When he came here, he didn't see Lin Baocheng in the restaurant, so Zhuang Xinyan took Lin Qi to sit down, ordered a few dishes, and asked, "How much is a plate of salted eggs on their table?"

"Eighteen coins a plate, but you came late, this dish has been sold out, and it will be available tomorrow." The waiter said, even patted his chest and said: "At present, our restaurant is the only one in the town. There is this dish."

When Zhuang Xinyan heard this, he couldn't help being amused. I'm afraid that in a few days, there will be more restaurants in this town.

However, the price in the restaurant is not cheap, without any processing, just cut it into eight pieces, and you can earn about ten yuan.It's just that this kind of earning method only takes a few days. Once the salted eggs are spread, people who can really afford to eat them will not often come to restaurants, but buy them and eat them at home.

The two of them were eating, and when it was almost time to finish eating, Zhuang Xinyan saw a person rushing in from the door, but the shopkeeper in the restaurant was not displeased, and even went to greet him personally.

And this person was Lin Baocheng who went to the village again.

Although Zhuang Xinyan didn't know how many salted eggs he sold today, he could know a lot, at least it could be seen from the corners of Lin Baocheng's grinning mouth.

After eating, Zhuang Xinyan and the two waited for Lin Baocheng to return to the village together.

It was also at this time that they realized that this time Lin Baocheng sold a total of 25 pieces of each of the two types of salted eggs, which means that this trip made a total of [-] copper coins, and Zhuang Xinyan could also earn almost [-] coins. .

Sitting at home and waiting to collect money, or in other words, collecting money without sitting at home, this is one of the reasons why Zhuang Xinyan helped Xishan Village.

When they returned to the village, they went back home.

Zhuang Xinyan came to the kitchen and said to the people inside: "Auntie, go to the house and bring out more salted eggs. I'm afraid they will sell a lot in a few days."

"Oh, I'm going right now."

Xiao Yi also stepped forward at this time, holding a brush in his hand, raised his head and said, "Brother Zhuang, I have written down today's account, would you like to see it?"

This was also Zhuang Xinyan's whim. After he and Lin Qi went out, no one would collect the money when they came to buy flower cakes and salted eggs. It happened that Xiao Yi would come to help after he left school, so he would keep the accounts .

He touched Xiao Yi's head and said, "Remember it first, I'll watch it later in the evening."

Xiao Yi nodded, then turned his head to look at the person sitting by the door, and shouted: "Mum, you can't run out again."

Wen Zheng pouted, wringing his fingers, very rarely angry.

Xiao Yi sighed, and said comfortingly, "I won't be able to find you if you run out, and E-Mu won't be able to see Xiao Yi."

"Yiyi." Wenzheng muttered softly.

But Xiaoyi could know that the two sounds of 'Yiyi' were not calling him, but Uncle Wu, and he patiently explained again: "Uncle Wu has gone up the mountain, and Ah Mu has to stay here obediently, waiting for Wu Uncle will come to pick you up when he goes down the mountain."

Before Wen Zheng could speak, Zhuang Xinyan, who was beside him, accosted him and asked, "Has Wu Tingyi gone up the mountain?"

Xiao Yi raised his forehead: "Yes, Uncle Wu went there just after dawn. He said that Ah Mu loves winter jujubes. He went up the mountain to pick some and came back to hunt some prey."

As he said that, Xiao Yi puffed up his cheeks, and said in a low voice, "But I didn't even know that Ah Mu loves winter dates. How could Uncle Wu know that?"

Zhuang Xinyan didn't care how Wu Tingyi knew, but he watched, Wu Tingyi really planned to stay in the village and never leave. At first he said he was recovering from his injuries, but now his injuries are all healed, so he didn't even look at it. He has a tendency to leave, but he is completely living with Xiaoyi's family.

At the same time, Village Chief Lin was very excited when he received the good news from the child.

Last night, he thought about it a lot. If the salted eggs could really sell well in restaurants, then Genshan Town would definitely not be the only place where they could sell them.

He stood up abruptly and said, "Send everyone in the village to the open space. I have something to say. No matter who it is, one person must come from every household."

As soon as he said this, several children and grandchildren in the family hurried out to call the people in the village.

Zhuang Xinyan also brought Lin Qi along for this call. When he came, quite a few people had already gathered in the open space. The weather was cold, and it wasn't that no one was complaining.

Fortunately, without waiting too long, Village Chief Lin stood on the high platform that had been built, and said, "The purpose of calling the folks here today is because of the salted eggs."

After the voice fell, none of the more than 100 people gathered spoke. Instead, they stretched their necks and waited for the village chief to continue. After all, no one is stupid, and they also know that if it weren't for the good news, the village chief would not Fei Zhouzhang also called everyone from their entire village.

Sure enough, the smile on Village Chief Lin's face couldn't hold back, and he said loudly: "The reason why the salted eggs could not be sold before was because the price was too high. After all, we sold them to farmers and ordinary people. No one was willing to buy it. So Zhuang Xinyan came up with an idea. He asked us to visit a restaurant. As a result, after a restaurant in the town tested the water yesterday, it sold another [-] salted eggs today. Every day is fifty."

While speaking, Village Chief Lin opened his palms, revealing the big slap in front of everyone.

Now, no one is not moved.

Fifty pieces of salted eggs are worth one hundred Wen.

Calculated on a long-term basis, a month is three taels of silver, and a year is more than 30 taels.

After such a calculation, the people in Xishan Village couldn't stand anymore.

They didn't think so far, they only knew that there were only a few restaurants in the village, and there must be not enough people in the village.

At this time, Village Chief Lin also expressed this concern, and he said: "Genshan Town is small, there must be enough people in our village, but think about it, everyone, now that we have such a good thing in our hands, can it be Are you willing to be trapped in this small place? You know, we have Xingcheng in the south, Supingcheng in the east, Dechuan Town in the west, and Xicheng in the north. These places are ten to a hundred times larger than Genshan Town. Don’t let people from our village go down?”

"Village Chief, do you want us to go far away?" Lin Shuangyong was the first to ask. This sentence was not unwilling, but with a little heartbeat. As a native countryman, he only went to the farthest places. After passing through Genshan Town, he naturally knew the four places mentioned by the village chief, but in the decades since he was a child, he never had the extravagant hope to visit, but now...

He had this idea.

Even very strong.

It is not Lin Shuangyong who has this idea, or even many people.

They held their breath, waiting for the village chief's response. If they could, they wished to set off immediately with the burden.

At this time, Village Chief Lin smiled and said, "Why not?"

Yeah, why not?

No matter how far the road is, but there is money to be made, why don't they go?No matter how tired you are on the road, it is better than hunting up the mountain, at least there is no danger to your life.

Besides, if you really go, you will definitely not earn a small amount of money this way.

The scene was a bit noisy, and even some people had already decided to go in that direction.

But at this time, Village Chief Lin pressed his hand, the smile on his face disappeared, and he even said sharply: "Everyone must know that Zhuang Xinyan's salted eggs are not worried about selling, even Bafang Pavilion The shopkeeper wanted to buy them all, but Zhuang Xinyan limited his quantity, so that it would be our Xishan Village. Keep your gratitude in mind, and I have something to say here.”

Having said that, he lowered his volume and continued: "Although salted eggs are a rare item, it is inevitable that some people will think the price is expensive when it first enters the market, so I will say it here, as long as I know anyone who pays less than Zhuang Xinyan If you sell one piece at your price, you don’t even want to get involved in the business of not only salted eggs but also flower cakes, and even with the ability of the village head, I will immediately drive your family out of Xishan Village.”

In an instant, hundreds of people silenced.

In fact, what the village chief said was more tactful.

He wasn't worried that others would think it was too expensive, after all, they were the only ones who thought salted eggs were too expensive, and there was no other place to buy salted eggs.

What he was worried about was that some people in the village sold it at a low price in order to grab business.

In this way, no matter how good the business is, it will be messed up sooner or later. It is better to set the regulations earlier to avoid problems later.

He added: "It doesn't matter if it's too high. Eggs cost eight cents a piece, and duck eggs cost ten cents a piece. They are all sold at this price. Anyone who doesn't pay will get out of Xishan Village."

If it is said to buy at a low price, some people will understand.

Why can't the price go up?Wouldn't that just make more money?

Suddenly, someone asked.

But when I asked this question, not only Village Chief Lin, but also some people knew it in their hearts. Lin Wuzhu said at this time: "You also know that you can earn money if the price is high. How could Zhuang Xinyan not know? He is low. If you sell it to us at a high price, you will get the price several times higher and dozens of times higher in your pocket, so you can earn this money with peace of mind?"

The man was speechless.

And Zhuang Xinyan was not really for this reason, he said for the first time: "The business of salted eggs is not in our village, Bafang Pavilion Shiyuan is also doing this business at the same time, but they all started in Shangjing Doing business will be popularized in this area one day. Our prices are unstable, and the market will not be stable. We can make money in a short time, but once it takes a long time, when their hands reach out, there will be no you Where there is a foothold, it is better to have a long stream of water and take the lead."

What everyone listened to, actually seemed to understand, but whoever let them know that Zhuang Xinyan is amazing, they were still willing to believe.

In this way, when Village Chief Lin finished speaking, no one was willing to leave in this severe cold weather. They were all discussing how many salted eggs to buy and where to sell them.

And right now.

A faint, clear and graceful voice sounded.

"Yo, it's all here."

The few people who heard the voice turned around and opened their mouths in amazement.

Some people even took a deep breath and stared blankly at the person coming.

Zhuang Xinyan heard the movement, looked back, and immediately raised his eyebrows.

I saw the handsome man who was wearing coarse clothes but still couldn't hide his handsomeness, standing there a little lazily, with a big tiger on his shoulder.

That's right, it was a completely dead tiger.

The corners of Wu Tingyi's mouth turned up, and he looked at the tall figure standing out from the crowd with a trace of hostility.

When he came to Xishan Village, he heard Xiao Yi chanting several times in front of him, how powerful Zhuang Xinyan was, able to hunt a big tiger from the mountain.

Now he has to let Xiao Yi know who is the best in his heart.

You know, his big tiger must be bigger than Zhuang Xinyan's!