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Standing at the wharf of Jiuling Lake, Clay felt that everything in front of him was both familiar and strange.

It was obvious that he had only been away for a few months, and the imprint he carved under the steps of the pier was still there, but some places were different.

This is Jiuling City, you don't feel it when you are in it, but once you leave for a while and turn back, you can be surprised by the changes that are updated every day.

Still, he came back.Brother Xiaofei kept his promise. After the opening of the two cities, he took the big boat from Nanshibu down the river and entered the mouth of Wuzhi River through the turbulent sea. Looking at the gradually familiar scenery in front of him, the child's heart beat faster and faster.

Closer, closer, to his home!

When he really entered the pier, Clay suddenly became a little apprehensive.

What does it mean for a young boy to stay close to his hometown, but he starts to worry that Brother Xiaofei will forget him after leaving for so long, and he doesn't want to come back again.

After all, he found his grandpa...and also found his father's home. He is from Nanshi, and he was originally picked up by Brother Xiaofei. If he found his family, he would be sent away.

The night before Brother Xiaofei left, the words that the big villain said to him kept circling in his mind, which made him realize soberly that he was not the same as Mo Zong's uncles and brothers.

He is a Hu man, a Dong Hu man, and his stage is in Dong Hu Sanbu, which is the fate destined to him by blood.

But...but...

The little boy scratched his head, feeling a little irritable.

He still likes Niubei Mountain and Jiuling Lake!

I like Brother Xiaofei, I like Grandpa Xie, and I like the friends who go up mountains and down rivers with him.

This is the first group of friends he has made in his life. When he thinks that he will be separated from everyone in the future, the young boy feels unspeakable pain in his heart.

After thinking about it, the boat docked at the Jiuling Lake Wharf.

After the border guard checked his identity, the clansman on the boat greeted Clay to disembark. The child walked slowly at the end, but his eyes kept looking around.

Then, he saw brother Fei waiting at the pier, and a group of his friends.

"Clay! Clay! Boss!"

Er Dan and Gadfly hopped and waved at him, Da Zhu was more direct, and headbutted him directly as he rushed forward, with such force that it was like a small cannonball, almost knocking Clay back.

But the child was not angry at all, he smiled and stood upright, and then bumped his head back against the big pillar.This is the secret greeting etiquette of their small group, which represents good brothers for life and will never betray.

Ning Fei couldn't understand the strange brain circuits of the wild dog children. He patted Clay's head, looked up and down the little boy he hadn't seen for several months, and said with a smile.

"Very good, I have grown taller and stronger, Brother Xiaofei almost didn't dare to admit it."

Hearing what he said, the child's heart tensed up, and he was about to say a few words to explain, but his flustered mood was completely calmed down by Brother Fei's next words.

"It's just in time to come back, the school will take the final exam the day after tomorrow."

"It doesn't matter if you fail, it just so happens that Twelve Lang is going to take the make-up exam, so you can be a companion."

Clay: ...

cough cough.

Anyway, it's really good to be home, especially with friends I haven't seen in months, and Clay feels like he never left.

"Boss, you have been gone for so long, brothers thought we would never see each other again!"

Er Dan jumped up and tapped Clay on the shoulder, and said in surprise.

"In order to be able to visit you, Da Zhu, Gadfly, I, and I have all signed up for the newly opened sailor school. We are ready to learn how to sail a big ship, and go across the sea to Nanshi to see you!"

"Unexpectedly, you came back just after we had two or three classes. This big ship is too majestic!"

After speaking, Clay was very moved.

He didn't expect his little friend to still miss him so much, and to learn to sail for him, this is true brotherhood!

"Is your class taught by Uncle Linka? He is the most powerful leader of Donghu. He used to sail boats at sea. It's worth learning from him!"

"We passed the sea when we came back. The sea is so big that you can't see the end at a glance. It's all water. No matter how big a boat is in it, you have to sway, and the timid one can't go up at all!"

"We are not cowards!"

A group of small partners scrambled to express their opinions, but they kept asking questions.

"Juzi also said that a man should be brave in waves. Does the wave that Jizi said mean ocean waves?"

"What's Nanshi City like? Why are there so many cattle and sheep? Is that beautiful salt really edible?"

"Boss, can you understand what they are saying? Are there any children bullying you over there? Brothers, beat him up for you!"

In just a few words, the estrangement of several months dissipated, and everyone was laughing and joking again, without any unfamiliarity at all.

The friends enthusiastically took Clay to see the new thing in the city - a huge oil mill powered by water, where truckloads of beans were transported in every day, turned into barrels of orange-yellow clear soybean oil, which was pulled out and sent to the city. To all parts of the border town.

Recently, a cheap and delicious oil quietly appeared in Ding'an City.

It is said that it originally originated from Yangjiao Alley, a famous food street in the city.Early one morning, diners who used to come to try their luck, smelled a strong smell of burnt aroma as soon as they entered the alley, and couldn't help being shocked.

Is Aunt Niu's restaurant open?

The diners were ecstatic.

A few days ago, the proprietress suddenly said that she had to go back to deal with something in her hometown, so she closed the store neatly, and it didn't open for two months after it stopped.

These two months have tortured the gluttons in Ding'an City.

Although there are other eateries in the city that can make a living, who can taste better than the one in Yangjiao Alley?Even if it's one of the best restaurants like Jiuxiang Restaurant, it also imitates my aunt's specialty dishes for two or three dishes, but it's always a bit less flavorful than others.

What's more terrible is that Aunt Niu's restaurants are cheap and good, and ordinary people can come in if they want to have a toothbrush.Meat is delicious, vegetarian dishes are refreshing, each has its own taste, and every once in a while, there will be limited new dishes for early adopters, so you won't get bored every day.There is no need to worry about not having enough money in your pocket.

The neighbors in Yangjiao Alley were also very happy when Aunt Niu came back.

They got used to making matching dishes for restaurants early in the morning. If the main course didn't come, the side dishes couldn't be sold either.

Fortunately, although restaurants are closed, there is no sign of closing their doors.During the period when Aunt Niu was away, the neighbors carefully maintained the entrance of the restaurant, and from time to time someone would come to clean it up to ensure that the entrance of the restaurant was not a little messy.

On the day Aunt Niu came back, the whole alley was full of joy, and the news of the opening of the restaurant quickly spread from the alley to Ding'an City.The old gourmets in the city were ecstatic, running to tell each other, making dinner appointments with each other, and preparing to have a feast together at Niujiao Alley, so as to comfort their long-lost stomachs.

Huh?

The diners who had already consciously started queuing sniffed in unison.

so fragrant? !

After carefully identifying it, um, it smells like fried meatballs.

When I think of the meatballs flipping up and down in the hot oil, the skin is quickly crispy and golden, and the inside is full of oil fragrance...

Su, my saliva is about to flow down.

But the fat in the city is not cheap. It's not the New Year or the festival. Why is Aunt Niu willing to use big oil to fry the meatballs as soon as she comes back?

The diners queuing up understand the truth. Although Aunt Niu’s restaurant has always followed the cheap and high-quality route, there will be a "hard dish" to support it every day, and the price is not cheap. Today's meatballs are probably enough.

The people at the end of the line looked around, hoping that it would be their turn soon.

But seeing the middle-aged man in No. 1 serving several baskets of deep-fried meatballs by himself, he immediately surprised everyone behind.

Many people know him as No. 1. He is a driver who works around the city. He always picks up vegetables to fill his stomach. How can he be so embarrassing today?

"Wang Er, have you gotten rich?"

asked a familiar diner.

"How can I get rich..."

Wang Er scratched his head and smiled silly.

"Meatballs are very cheap in restaurants today. I'll buy some for my mother and my family to try. It's rare to see meaty meat all year long, and it's delicious."

"Cheap?"

The man wondered.

"How can deep-fried meatballs be cheap? Even pure vegetable ones need a lot of oil, and oil doesn't cost money?"

"It's really cheap."

Wang Er shook the basket in his hand.

"The meatballs are made of thick noodles and wild vegetables. I bought these for six dollars, which is cheaper than a usual meat dish. It's enough for the whole family."

six dollars?so much!

After hearing what he said, everyone's eyes widened twice.

Six dollars is not enough to buy braised pork at Aunt Niu's restaurant!Can you buy so many fried foods now?

The result is even more exciting is yet to come.

That Wang Er didn't know what to think, and suddenly added another sentence.

"Oh, I didn't spend any money to buy these. Aunt Niu said that I can exchange them with beans. I will carry the beans back when I go back. It's a good deal!"

A bargain...not a bargain!

Beans are only worth a few bucks, and I'm afraid you can't buy six bucks for a bag.

No wonder the stingy Wang Er was willing to ask for two or three baskets, even if it was wild meatballs, he would earn a lot of money.

As a result, the crowd waiting at the back immediately started to move, thinking whether to spend money or not.

The taste of this deep-fried meatball is so delicious that it makes people want to crawl out of their stomachs.When you really eat it in your mouth, bite the slightly burnt and crispy skin, feel the hot oil splashing, mixed with the salty aroma of seasoning and the sweetness of wild vegetables, it melts in your mouth, and instantly captures the taste buds.

All calculations turned into clouds, and there was only one thought left in his mind.

buy it!buy it!Buy as much as you have!I want all of them!

Since Wang Er, every diner has started a crazy shopping mode.

A pot of meatballs was fished out, the oil was controlled, and then quickly disappeared into the vending barrel without any stop.

At the end of the sale, all the wild vegetables and thick noodles in the store were used up, which turned into a lot of money and piles of beans.At the end of the work, all the staff collapsed from exhaustion. Zheng Sanniang, Aunt Niu's apprentice, let out a long sigh of relief, feeling that the whole body was scattered into bean curds.

"Master, if we sell it like this... we really won't lose money?"

Aunt Niu was counting the beans harvested today, her abacus was moving quickly in her hands, and finally she nodded.

"Of course I won't lose money, and I've made a lot of money."

"Our meatballs spend money on rough noodles. The prices of wild vegetables and soybean oil are not high, and the profit is not less than other dishes!"

What she didn't mention was that the croquettes had another important purpose, which was to promote the soybean oil from Mo Zong Youfang.

In addition to exchanging soybeans for oil and raising soldiers with oil, all the people in the world will benefit.

This is a big move by Mozi.Not to mention that there is still a lot of money to be made, even if she wants to do business that loses money, she, Niu Sanniang, has nothing to say!

It is impossible to lose money, not even for a lifetime.

Ning Zaozi had carefully planned for several days, and it would be strange if he could still lose money.

The next day, Aunt Niu's restaurant continued to sell fried meatballs at low prices.

I thought it was an opening discount, but I was still annoyed that the diners who didn't grab it yesterday came to try their luck early in the morning, but they bumped into it.

After a lot of looting, the fried meatballs were sold out in only an hour.

Everyone understands it very well. After all, it is cheap. If Aunt Niu does not make money by giving away profits, it is naturally impossible to open up the supply.

But on the third day, the fourth day, and the fifth day, the diner who finally had a good thing couldn't hold back, and carefully and tactfully reminded the proprietress of the restaurant.

"Auntie, I know you want to benefit the neighbors, but how much money do you have to lose when you fry and sell every day? Enough is enough."

Aunt Niu raised her head and smiled openly.

"It's okay, don't pay, who will do the loss-making business!"

"My oil is made from beans. It's cheap and delicious. Don't worry, guest officer."

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately attracted attention.

Oil made from beans?Can beans make oil?

Reminiscent of the tofu shops that have sprung up in the city, everyone felt nothing unusual.

Beans are a kind of grain, they are cheap and delicious, no wonder Aunt Niu can fry meatballs every day without hesitating on the price.

After closing the store, the neighbors in Yangjiao Alley first approached Aunt Niu and asked her how to sell soybean oil.

"It can be exchanged for silver coins, but it can also be exchanged for beans."

Aunt Niu said with a smile while packing up the dishes for tomorrow's opening.

"I think it's more cost-effective to replace it with beans. The price of beans has never been high, and the oil you get out of the exchange can be used for a long time."

"There is a newly opened oil shop in Shunkangfang, Xicheng. Our family's oil is changed there. If we buy too much, we can get a penny cheaper. If you accumulate less, you will get more."

Aunt Niu’s words were already convincing. They ate deep-fried meatballs for several days, and they were very used to the taste of soybean oil. They heard that there was no hesitation in selling oil in the local area, and they all rushed towards Shunkangfang. .

Oil is passed on from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred, oil is a good thing, and everyone likes it.The frontier oil shop in Shunkang Square was only open for an hour, and the stock in the store was sold out.Merchants who didn’t find any cheap ones hurriedly brought middlemen to order. High-quality soybeans seemed to cost no money, and truck after truck drew closer to Shunkang Oil Factory.

Sitting in the empty shop, You Shan and Lu Huo looked stunned.

The oil factory's five-day inventory was...empty in just one hour?

The output of the oil workshop for the next [-] days is all given in just one hour?

The soybean deposit received alone is enough for the oil factory to use for a month. This oil extraction business is really easy to make money!

The oil is extracted from the mill by the Wuzhi River, and they only need to process the beans and add ingredients to collect the oil.

No, no, no, this is not squeezing oil, this is obviously... collecting money!