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Because the old man refused to take the plane, there was no other way. The grandfather and grandson had no choice but to take the train to Tongcheng City. The two people who were dizzy by the train had no appetite, so they went directly to the bus station to take the train to Yongqing.

It took more than three hours to drive from Tongcheng to Yongqing, and when they arrived at Yongqing Bus Station, it was already dark.

"Buffalo Town, Buffalo Town, there are only two people to leave. The last bus for today." As soon as they walked out of the station, they heard someone shouting to solicit customers. When they took a closer look, it was a young man driving Liuzhou Wuling.

"Hey, how much is it to go to Buffalo Town?" the old man asked with a wave.

"One 15, two [-]." The young man replied in a full-fledged manner.

"Shall we go to Buffalo first?" the old man asked his granddaughter.

"Success." The girl nodded.

In the passenger seat of Liuzhou Wuling, there is already an old lady in her 60s and [-]s sitting, and there is a [-]-year-old boy in the back seat.The old man got into the car and sat in the middle of the back seat. His granddaughter put the travel bag into the car bucket, followed her into the car, and sat next to his grandfather, near the window.

"You two don't look like our locals. Are you coming back to see relatives?" On the way, the young man driving the car enthusiastically spoke to the grandparents and grandsons.

"Hey." The old man responded without saying much.

"These days, there are so many people going back to our Buffalo Town to see their relatives." The young man who was driving smiled and said to the old aunt beside him.

"What kind of relatives are you leaving? They just came here to borrow a night, and they didn't come back for us." The old aunt also talked to him with a smile.

"That's right, the aunt of our family hasn't come back for many years since she was married outside. She heard the news from somewhere a while ago, but she came back suddenly. She stayed for only two days. When she left, she took a bag from Luo Hongfeng's shop. A big bag of steamed buns." The young man laughed.

"Isn't our daughter the same? Tongcheng is only far away from us. She didn't like to come back in the past. Now it's better. I don't call her. I have to run back every week." The old aunt also laugh.

"Is this your grandson? He's already this old." The young man said again.

"Hi, my eldest son got married early, and he is in the second year of junior high school. I heard that he has to start tutoring in the third year of junior high school. He has to take half-day classes on Saturdays. He will have to work hard in the future. Today, I will see that there is nothing wrong at home, so I will take him to school. Buffalo, this kid likes to eat Luo Hongfeng’s family’s lotus leaf and lotus seed porridge, so I’ll eat a bowl tomorrow morning, and another bowl the day after tomorrow, and I’ll go to school again on Monday the day after tomorrow.”

"Lotus leaf and lotus seed porridge is good. It turns out that my mother always buys lotus leaf and lotus seeds from them and cooks for herself. I heard that they don't sell them anymore?"

"There are still lotus leaves. I heard that they were dried in the summer, and not many people bought them. They are available now. The lotus seeds have long since disappeared, so I left some for Luo Hongfeng's shop to cook porridge." Speaking of Luo Meng's house Those few things, the old aunt is very clear.

"Hey, you have to eat lotus seeds when they are still fresh. For a while, my mother always liked to buy lotus pods and peel them by herself. The freshly peeled lotus seeds are eaten raw. They are crispy and sweet, and the old ones are delicious. Almost, porridge is also good, roll a few times in the rice porridge, it will be cooked quickly, and it will be delicious!"

"No, it would be great if it could be paired with a plate of their side dishes, the whole milk steamed bun."

"Their side dishes are good. The crispy cucumber, the pickled radish, yes, and the pickled eggplant. I like the pickled eggplant. It's delicious!"

"Our family also likes this one, but it's a pity that it can't be put away, and we don't dare to buy too much at a time..."

"Gulululu..." While speaking, a series of such voices came from the back row.

"Mingming, are you hungry?" the old aunt turned around and asked her grandson.

"It's not me." The young man didn't save face for the two strangers beside him, one old and one young, so he directly denied it.

"Oh, you two came here by car, you must be hungry?" The young man who was driving smiled brightly and started talking to the grandpa and grandson who came from other places.

"Hey, I didn't feel hungry when I was at the station just now." The old man said with some embarrassment.

"That's the way it is. I just got off the long-distance bus and I don't know I'm hungry." The old aunt also said the same.

"By the way, where are you going to send the two of you later?" the young man asked.Taking Liuzhou Wuling is better than taking a van. This is the place. As long as the location is not too far away, it can be delivered to your doorstep.

"Oh, it's relatives in the mountains, so don't bother them so late, let's talk about it after staying in the town for a night." After sitting in the car for a while, the old man's vigilance was a little bit lowered, but he still didn't Tell them that you are here to buy things and not visit relatives.

"That's right. There's nothing you want in the village. It's not good to go there so late." It's late at night, and most drivers don't like to go to remote villages.

"If you don't go to a relative's house, then you two might as well get off at Qiaotou with us later. We just plan to go to Qiaotou to eat a bowl of rice noodles before going home." The old aunt said.

"Yes, at this time, we should go to Qiaotou to eat rice noodles. It's better to have a plate of fried rice stems, a plate of fried snails, and two glasses of cold beer. Hey, it's a pity that the weather is too dry this year, otherwise Lao Du and his family will Lobsters are the best with wine," said the young man driving.

"..." The grandfather and grandson looked at each other, and seeing his granddaughter nodded, the old man said, "Success."

The Panshan Highway bends left and right, and the driver hums a song and drives very easily. After this trip, I will go to Luo Jingliang and the others to buy fried snails, and go home to eat fried snails and watch TV with my wife.

When the car drove into Buffalo Town, the lights on both sides of the street were reflected in the car, and the grandpa and grandson who had come all the way finally relaxed. In fact, not long after getting on the car, they regretted it a little. I don't know the place well, I would rather stay in Yongqing for one night than rush this way.

Buffalo Town is not big, the streets are not spacious, and the buildings are not particularly tall, but the streets are quite lively at the moment, with pedestrians and vehicles bustling with each other. The shops on both sides of the street and the street lights on both sides of the street illuminate the town brightly.

"Friday night will be a little more lively than usual, and tomorrow will be even more lively on Saturday night." Seemingly seeing the surprise on the faces of the grandpa and grandson, the young man who was driving explained to them with a smile.

After a while, the car arrived at the bridge where Luo Jingliang and the others set up a stall. Friday and Saturday nights were the best time for Luo Jingliang and his family’s business. Plastic tables and chairs were placed in a long row along the creek, and there were no empty seats at a glance.

"Hey! Look, I'm bringing you customers again." The young man who drove got out of the car first, stood by the car door and patted his semi-new Liuzhou Wuling, and greeted Luo Jingliang and his wife loudly.

"This is the last trip today, isn't it?" Luo Jingliang flipped the frying pan swiftly and turned to talk to him.

"That's right, I'm pulling customers here every day, and I don't invite me to eat a plate of snails." While talking, the young man walked to the back of his car with a smile, and took the luggage of the guests in the car one by one. down.

"I'll give you a [-]% discount." Chen Saili, who was giving money to customers, also spoke to him loudly.

"Four customers only give two yuan commission. They are so stingy. Forget it, just give me a few more snails." At this time, the young man also collected the fare from the two grandparents and grandchildren in the car.

"When did I run out of money for you? You bastard, I fried a plate of snails for a pound, and I didn't make a dime. I have to pay for seasoning gas..." Luo Jingliang has been doing business in Buffalo Town for the past few months. The wind is smooth, busy is busy, but I feel at ease, not to mention making money, there is also a backstage, don't be afraid that this and that will come and find fault with them.

"Hey, are you guys together?" Chen Saili came to greet them who just got off the car at this time.

"Not together, I am with my grandson, and he is with his granddaughter." The old aunt explained with a smile, don't think that people don't have to worry about being gossiped when they are old, and they have to avoid suspicion. People in Buffalo Town It's coming soon.

"Well, it's easy to find a seat. It's really not intentional to find a table for four people at the moment." Chen Saili said, and led them to find a place to sit. It is impossible to have a table alone , At this time, there must be a table fight.

"What do you two want to eat?" After finding seats for them, Chen Saili asked the grandpa and grandson who came from out of town.

"I want two rice noodles." The girl said.

"A stir-fried bamboo shoot." The old man added.

"Another stir-fried snail." The grandpa and grandson remembered what they heard in the car just now.

"Forget about the wine, what else is there to eat?" the old man asked Chen Saili.

"It's almost enough for the two of you to eat these. Why don't you eat the whole sweet one and have a corn roast? We use fresh corn kernels from Niuwangzhuang, which are delicious." Chen Saili said.

"Success, let's have a corn roast."

...

An hour later, the granddaughter hiccupped and said to her grandfather, "How about we stop buying walnuts and buy a property here?"

"Look at your prospects, what are you doing buying a house if you have nothing to do? It's not that you have no place to live. You're driving up housing prices in disguise, you know?" The old man was determined to buy walnuts anyway, although his granddaughter did not agree with the idea just now. good.

"You're still driving up the price of walnuts!" the granddaughter was unwilling to show weakness.

"Anyway, both of us have established a document, and you don't want to go back on your word." The old man still felt a little bit sorry for his pair of old jade bracelets, but now he feels relieved, this document is well established!

After eating and drinking enough, the two found a hotel along the street, asked for two rooms, washed and rested, and early the next morning, after being introduced by the proprietress of the hotel, they went to "Big Buffalo Dairy" for breakfast. I had a comfortable breakfast, so comfortable that the old man's determination to buy walnuts began to waver.

"'Shanshuirenjia', a grand opening! Surrounded by mountains and rivers, a warm home. The audience starts at [-] yuan, with a [-]% discount on the opening day. Everyone is welcome to visit the site and consult..." At this time, an advertising vehicle came from The street in front of the "Big Buffalo Dairy" slowly passed by.

"Three thousand and eight, and a [-]% discount." The granddaughter looked at her grandfather.

"Why don't you... go and have a look?" The old man was also a little moved, this place has breakfast and supper, life is comfortable.

"go!"

"..."

A few hours later, the grandfather and grandson came out of the sales center of "Shanshui Renjia" with an extra house purchase contract in their hands. In order to save some interest, they did not plan to take out a mortgage, and the house payment was paid in one lump sum.

"After buying this house, how much is left?" the old man asked his granddaughter.

"There's nothing left, and I can't buy any bracelets," said the girl.

"Can't you? Isn't it just doing building materials business with others, just earning this?"

"How much money do I have? People are willing to ask me to join in the fun, just for the sake of my father."

"Really gone?"

"No more."

"Why don't you call your dad?"

"If he knows that we went out to buy walnuts, he will have to peel me when we go back."

"Cough cough..."

"Anyway, I can't buy the bracelet anymore, so I'll go back first."

"Come with me to see the walnuts and then go back."

"I don't have any money, so what to watch, I feel embarrassed."

"Look what's wrong?"

"I wanted to buy it after seeing it. Wouldn't that be a pain in the ass? No matter, I'm going back."

"Then why don't you go back to Qiaotou to eat rice noodles at night?"

"Well, there is no car at that time, so I might as well stay another night and go back after breakfast tomorrow."

"Yes, bring back some more milk steamed buns, and tell your parents to try them too."

"Some side dishes, too."

"..."

The big boss of this "Shanshui family" is Hu Qunfeng. Originally, the grandparent and grandson were going to send money to Luo Meng, but they were cut off by Hu Qunfeng halfway.

On the opening day of "Shanshuirenjia", Buffalo Town was really lively. Many people from Tongcheng of Yongqing came here after hearing the news. The first batch of open houses were almost sold out. It is not good that only a few sets of locations are left. No one wants a [-]% discount for [-] square meters.

Hu Qunfeng's community was opened, and the building in Luomeng was also built in sevens and eighties. The overall framework of the [-]-story building has been completed, and the exterior wall is currently being renovated.

In line with the basic principles of economical, affordable, safe and convenient, Lao Zhou didn’t let them install bricks, just paint it after smoothing it out. The light blue walls and dark blue balcony railings also complement each other. There are also window frames and other positions. It was also decorated with dark paint. The design company that Hu Qunfeng introduced to Luo Meng at the beginning was not bad, and the overall effect was quite good.

The supermarket downstairs has also been renovated, and it will be able to open at another date when the exterior walls of the upstairs are completed. Gao Sunu and Chen Jianhua have basically completed the preparations before opening.

Xiao Shulin just started to learn walnut carving, and there are many places that need to be learned and put into practice. These days, he still runs to the blacksmith shop. When he ran there, Romon followed.

"Brother Luo Meng, do you have loofah vines over there?" It happened to be Saturday, and in the afternoon, the three girls from Aunt Ayun's family were also in the yard, setting up embroidery frames, but they were not very attentive. Liao Xianglin hadn't embroidered a few times before he lost his needle and thread and went to talk to Luo Meng.

"What are you doing?" Romon asked her.

"Wash your face, I heard that washing your face with loofah water is the best." Liao Xianglin said.

In the previous battle about Yan Yunkai, Liao Xianglin won the three sisters by virtue of his age advantage. However, in matters such as feelings, it is useless to shave your head. Yan Yunkai has no idea about her, so she naturally It won't work, this girl was lost for a while, and in a few days she was alive and well again.

"How do you wash it?" Luo Meng is a man after all, and he has never cared about cosmetics and skin care products. How did he know that loofah water can also wash his face, and how did he do it?

"I just cut off the loofah vine, put a bottle there to catch water, and I can get a small bottle of loofah water in one night. A Japanese female writer heard that she uses this thing to wash her face. She is very old and her skin is still very delicate. "

This girl Liao Xianglin can't read well, she speaks clearly when talking about these things, but if you really ask her what is the name of that Japanese female writer, this girl can't answer [-]% of the time.

"Just use that as water to wash your face?" Luo Meng felt fresh after hearing that.

"How can I just use it as water? Just dip some gauze on it every day and wipe it on your face. After wiping it off, wash it off with clean water. Well, it's probably like this. People didn't say it was so detailed." Liao Xianglin said.

"Does it need to be so economical? If you want it, go to Niuwangzhuang, and take a bucket back to use it as bath water." Luo Meng joked to her.

"For the nouveau riche, a small bottle will sell for tens of dollars, so it's still mixed with water." The three girls of Aunt Ayun's family talked to Luo Meng in the same way.

"Yo, it's quite valuable." Romon was moved when he heard it. "Is it really possible to use without processing?"

"It depends on the skin type. Some people believe that natural products are good, and some people have heard that they will be allergic." Liao Xianglin said.

"When you come to my place at that time, first use it to see if you are allergic?" Luo Meng laughed.

"It's fine if you want me to be your guinea pig, and you have to provide me with loofah water for free in the future, okay?" So far, the three girls from Aunt Ayun's family haven't asked for anything with Luo Meng, and at most they've been with Boss Xiao. Light up and eat some good rice and dishes from Niuwangzhuang.

"Hey, count me in, and I'll be your guinea pig too." Sanya, who was watching her mother's embroidery, followed her second sister's words and signed up.

"Count me into one." The big girl Liao Zhengmei also said that this girl is no better than her two younger sisters. She has a job recently, and she has a rare weekend, and she uses it for work. Even if she really wants to be lazy, she has to give it to her. Do your best to cheer yourself up and bite the bullet.

"You can't just be young. The skin texture of older people is different from that of a little girl. You can try it on me." Aunt Ayun also said with a smile.

"Uncle, do you want to have a look too?" Sanya asked Boss Xiao.

"Why should I wipe that thing?" Boss Xiao crossed Erlang's legs, holding Houwazi in one hand, and reading a comic book that Erya bought back in the other.

"My mother has already wiped it. If you don't wipe it, don't be much older than her when you go out." Sanya said.

"Oh..." Boss Xiao raised his head and thought for a while, then said, "Then wipe it." Then he buried his head in the comic book again, laughing from time to time, reading it with relish.

Houwazi followed suit, and when Boss Xiao turned a page, he followed the next page. After reading and reading, he probably felt that this position was inconvenient, so he tore off Boss Xiao's clothes and climbed onto his shoulders. , Looking down from the top, the field of vision suddenly widened a lot. While watching, he rubbed the walnuts from time to time. As for Huahua, he put it on his shoulder.

That evening, when Luo Meng and Xiao Shulin took Houwazi back to Niuwangzhuang, the three maids from Aunt Ayun's house all went with them.

Luo Meng took them up the mountain to find a few old vines that were almost unable to produce loofahs. They cut off the trunk of the vine at a distance of several tens of centimeters from the ground, and buried a jar next to it. Go into the jar, and finally cover the mouth of the jar.

"This should be okay?"

"It should be almost there, wait a day or two to come and have a look."

"Get some more."

"There's a loofah on it."

"Pick it off, the vines are old and won't grow up."

After they buried a few jars together, a small pile of loofahs were picked from the cut vines. The three girls took a few back, and the rest were put back in baskets by Romon and the others. The cottage went.

These loofahs were all peeled by Liu Chunlan, and two garlics were patted down, and a large pot was fried. They tasted tender and crisp, smooth and delicious, and the whole family liked them very much. I like it, a pot of loofah can be divided up after three times and five divisions.

The two female dogs, Xiangxiang and TangGao, have been in Niuwangzhuang for a while, and Luo Meng plans to wait a few days before letting them live with the third and fourth children, and Houwazi will be called Huahua to accompany him in the future.

On Sunday evening, the three girls from Aunt Ayun's family came to Niuwangzhuang again, went up the mountain with Luo Meng and the others, and went to the places where the loofah water was fetched yesterday, and there was indeed a lot of liquid in the jar.The three girls were impatient, so they took some loofah water back home, and used it that night, and called Luo Meng the next morning to tell them that it worked very well, and they didn't have any allergic reactions at all.

So Lao Zhou explained that after the loofah vines in Niuwangzhuang are old, they will first take the loofah water and then dig it out. The loofah water will remove the foam on the top and the sediment below, filter it with gauze, and put it in A while ago, Luo Hongfeng sold it in a small bottle of thorn rose juice.

Chen Guanshi's work efficiency is very high. Within two days, he arranged for people to collect a batch of loofah water. Bottles of loofah water were put in baskets, and Lao Zhou transported them to the town to sell. , jingling.

"What the hell is this this time?" After a lot of panic buying, someone finally found out that the old Zhou's house had new products.

"Loofah water." Old Zhou replied.

"How do you eat this thing?" If you want to drink it directly, why not sell it in Luo Hongfeng's shop?

"This stuff is not for eating, but for washing your face."

"Wash your face? Anyone else use this to wash their face?"

"You don't know this, do you? There is a female writer in Japan called Hirabayashi Eiko, do you know her? They use this loofah water to wash their faces. They live to be 80 years old without any wrinkles. The skin on the face is so delicate that it is like peeling off. It’s like an egg in a shell.” These days, Luo Meng himself spent some time getting to know this loofah water.

"Well, if you don't have wrinkles at the age of 80, don't you all become old hags?" Men don't like this at all.

"How much is this bottle?" The women were moved.

"20 yuan." The price is very affordable.

"Get me a bottle."

"Hey, I want a bottle too."

"..."

"Don't squeeze, I'll come first!"

"Hey...is there any more?"

"No, let's go early tomorrow."

"..."

The loofah water has been sold for a few days, and the girls and daughters-in-law in Buffalo Town say it is good. Even those who are a little older don’t feel bad about the 20 yuan. Said, it seems to be really useful.

It is said that since this loofah water was put on the shelves, many young women in fashionable clothes have joined the rush-buying crowd of the old Zhou family every morning, all of whom came for this loofah water.

When chatting, the girls and daughter-in-laws in the town said that the loofah water in Niuwangzhuang is good, but it is too difficult to buy. I heard that it will be fine when their supermarket opens in a few days. As for the number of visitors, as long as you go early, you don't have to compete with others.