North and South groceries

Luo Yong stayed in Lishi County for a few more days this time, until the business of stinky tofu basically stabilized, and Tian Chonghu settled down again, and then returned to Xipo Village with a few Dinghu people who were going to the city to deliver goods.

In the past few days, Wang Dang went to Dinghu County again with several of his brothers. This time he went back for a longer time. It has been more than ten days, and no one has returned.Wang Dang's daughter-in-law and his brothers who stayed behind were a little worried, because they were afraid that some natural or man-made disaster would happen to them on the way.

But no matter how worried they are, they can only wait now. This is the case these days. There are no cars, ships, planes, and telephones. Once the space distance is a little farther, people will easily lose contact with each other.

For this, Luo Yong was not used to it at first. He was used to using mobile phones and computers in the 21st century. I can see this little bit of the world in front of me, but the distance is always blurry.

"Sanlang, I think your stinky tofu sells very well." On the way back, a Dinghu man spoke to Luo Yong.

"Why, you also want to do this business?" Luo Yong sat on the donkey cart with his neck curled up. At this time, it was already the second month of the lunar calendar, but the weather was still very cold, blown by the gusts of cold wind for half a day. There was a chill in the whole person inside and out.

"Where can it be? How expensive is that iron kettle." The Dinghu man waved his hand.

That iron cauldron costs a lot of money, how can ordinary people afford it?If they have that kind of money, they might as well do some small business with Boss Wang.

A large part of the reason why they didn't go to Dinghu County with Wang Dang and the others at this time was that they had no capital, and it was impossible for Luo Yong to give them credit every time. All in cash.

There is also a problem of risk. The ability of these people to bear risks is still too poor. Some people are timid. Even if they know that the business can make money, they are still unwilling to take risks. A few pennies are enough.

The lessons learned from Boss Wang's past are there. The Wang family had a good life earlier, just because Boss Wang sold goods with them once, but ended up planted in a strange place, and it was hard to get out.

That time, they not only lost all their capital, but also suffered a lot, which delayed more than half a year of work.After suffering such a catastrophe, the life of the family will naturally be sad, and it is even worse for Mrs. Wang. Sister-in-law Ahe fell and lost the child in her stomach, and then that kid Wang Shao sold himself. Turnaround, it was very difficult to find the person again.

Now it can be regarded as a blessing in disguise, Xipo Village is a good place, and all their brothers are slowly taking root here.

Then Boss Wang and the others started selling goods again. They were really bold, and it would be impossible to replace them. At this moment, they dare not take any risks anymore.

The business of Luo Yong's stinky tofu is very good. They have also discussed in private these days, and they think that the stall selling stinky tofu can do at least fifty or sixty yuan of business every day. Wen's.

But envy is envy, just that iron cauldron stumps them all. These days, ordinary ordinary people, who can have a lot of money, in some remote villages, many people will never see dozens of people in their lifetime money.

The iron cauldron is indeed precious, and Luo Yong is also afraid that someone will think about it. In the past few days in the city, he has often greeted the people in the city and asked them to pay more attention to Gu Tian Chonghu.

In addition, Luo Yong has a good relationship with the officers and soldiers patrolling the city in Lishi County. If something happens, they should not just watch Tian Chonghu suffer.

After walking for a long time, she finally returned to Xipo Village. Before entering the village, Aunt Luo waved to Luo Yong at Xu's guest house, beckoning him to come over and talk.

"Sister, is there something wrong?" Luo Yong said goodbye to those Dinghu people, and drove the donkey cart over with a smile.

"Come here, I'll tell you." Aunt Luo whispered.

Seeing her like this, Luo Yong also guessed that the other party was going to share some gossip with him, so he gave the five pairs to Si Niang and the others who were playing here, and asked them to take the five pairs back to drink water and food.

Luo Yong entered Xu's guest house, greeted Mr. Xu and others in the front hall, and followed Aunt Luo to the kitchen where the couple worked.

This kitchen is smaller than the big kitchen, but the place is not too cramped, and it is still good for three or five people to move around in it.

The guest house of Xu's family is well maintained, and it is upright. There are two floors in the row of the front hall. There are no single rooms on the second floor, just a transparent long corridor.

It's cold now, no one goes to the second floor, even if they go up, they just stay for a while.When the weather warms up, it must be very good to eat there and enjoy the scenery.

"...Tian Chonghu's old lady has been telling people around the village these days, saying that without Tian Chonghu in the family, tofu can't go on anymore, and that she is a lazy man, and she doesn't have much strength as a woman. Pooh, According to what she said, the grandson and widow's family is still alive." At this time, Aunt Luo told Luo Yong about the Tian Chonghu family.

"Did Tian Chonghu, Aye, say something?" Luo Yong was in the county for the past few days, and someone sent a message to the Luo family and the Tian family, and the people in Xipo Village were doing tofu business, and the news was relatively well-informed. By now, everyone already knew that Luo Yong asked Tian Chonghu to help him sell stinky tofu in the county.

"I want to ask Tian Cunzheng for comment." Aunt Luo hummed.

"Just judge." Luo Yong nodded.They are not afraid of them if you report to the Heavenly King and Lao Tzu. It is not illegal to employ child labor these days, so you are afraid of lawsuits.

"The couple have been talking about this and that with people in the village these days. Yesterday, a peddler who sold tofu told Wulang that Tian Chonghu's parents were still talking about this to those who came to buy tofu. Tian Chonghu didn't want to go to the city to work, but you forced him to go."

The aunt is very worried, no kind of reputation can withstand such slander.Tian Chonghu's parents talked nonsense like that, making his family feel pitiful and helpless, making Luo Yong almost like that tyrannical tyrant.

Fortunately, most people don't listen to them. His family wants men and men, fields and fields, and the craft of making tofu. If you say it is poor, there are more poor people in this world than them.

But if those words are heard by some people who don't understand, I'm afraid some people will believe them. If things go on like this, will Luo Yong's reputation be lost?

"Don't worry, I have my own opinion on this matter." Such a situation can be regarded as expected by Luo Yong.

The main reason why Tian Chonghu's parents had such a big opinion was that Luo Yong promised Tian Chonghu that his wages would not be paid for the time being, and that they would settle together after three years.

There is no way, as far as his family is concerned, he might not be able to save how much money he takes back. If the family has money, his father will not like to work, and he has to wait until all the money is eaten before he can move around.Compared with his unreliable parents, Tian Chonghu has more trust in Luo Yong, and would rather keep the money with Luo Yong.

This idea was proposed by Tian Chonghu himself, and Luo Yong also agreed. The couple of the Tian family were naturally unhappy when they got the news.

Tian Chonghu's old lady has always been the best at complaining about suffering and crying about poverty. She has never dared to speak out about any family affairs regardless of her shame. She used to talk about her man outside all day long. Let's talk about whether Luo used it.

The reason for this situation is that Luo Yong gave them a too kind impression of this person.

Before that, the Yin family almost spread the sweater knitting skills to the outside world, but Luo Sanlang didn't see him stand up and say something, and he worked hard to find someone for them, so some people regarded him as the soft-hearted old man.

Coming out of Xu's guest house, Luo Yong first went home to freshen up, and then ate some hot food. When it was getting dark, he got up and went to Tian Cunzheng's house.

In winter, when the days are short and the light is good, the diligent people in the village seldom sit and rest. will be much less than now.

Luo Yong heard that Tamura Masa's family has been making a lot of tofu every day recently.

Luo Yong didn't have much contact with Tamura Zheng, and he was a little wary of him earlier. After the incident with Mrs. Yin in the first month, Luo Yong's impression of him changed a lot. Now that Mrs. Yin can be found, Tamura Zheng A person's standpoint and attitude are also very important. For this matter, he also traveled to Xicheng County. It was really not an easy task in the cold weather.

There is also the matter of Tian Chonghu's injury. According to Tian Chonghu, it was Tian Cunzheng who went to show him and told him to rest on the kang for a full month.Now it seems that Tamura Masa is also an enthusiastic person.

Oil is very expensive, and villagers generally don't light oil lamps. When Luo Yong went to Tamura Zheng's house, his family had already had dinner and was about to rest.

"Tian Cunzheng is at home." Luo Yong slammed on the gate of his house.

"Is it Saburo?" Hearing Luo Yong's voice, Tamura Masa's wife hurried out to open the door for him.

"Are you guys going to take a break?" Luo Yong apologized.

"It's all right, it's still early, I can't sleep anywhere." Tamura also came out of the house at this time.

In fact, it's not just Luo Yong. After the incident with Mrs. Yin, Tian Cunzheng's impression of Luo Yong has improved a lot.Although Luo Yong was willing to teach them how to make tofu in the past, in Tamura Masa's view, this matter should only be a choice of interests for Luo Yong, and it did not elevate it to the level of benevolence and selflessness.

After that, Luo Yong took in those many disciples, and Tian Cunzheng was actually a little wary of going in and out of the village entrance every day.But after the incident with Mrs. Yin happened in the first month, this Luo Sanlang didn't mention it, he wanted to find someone first, and then he went to Lishi County to inquire about the news, and he put in a lot of effort. trust.

"You came here today because of Tian Chonghu's mother?" Tian Cun was leading Luo Yong into the house and asked.

"I heard people say that those two people are now going around to ruin my reputation." Luo explained the purpose of coming in a concise manner.

"I've heard about this too. To tell you the truth, I'm saving it for them. I'll clean it up when you come back."

Tian Cunzheng is a man of the city. After this sign came out, he didn't rush to pinch it. He fermented it for him first. After the fermentation reached a certain level, the movement would be loud enough when he cleaned it up tomorrow. Once he cleaned it up, the village would be clean. some time.

For those couple, Tian Cunzheng has long been dissatisfied. The tofu made by his family often has problems, and the whole village is dragged down by them.

Now those two are talking nonsense everywhere again, pointing their fingers at Luo Sanlang, and it is also rumored that Tian Chonghu, his family, did not want to go to the city originally, but Luo Sanlang insisted on him working for him.After hearing this, some villagers came to tell Tian Cunzheng that those couples were really outrageous, and it would be impossible to ignore them any more.

Without waiting for another day, after talking with Luo Yong, Tian Cunzheng asked his two sons to inform the villagers and told them to go directly to Tian Chonghu's house to gather.

Tian's family rested early, and at this time the doors and windows had already been closed and they were lying on the kang. While lying down, they suddenly heard someone knocking on the courtyard door outside, and the two adults ordered Tian Xiang'er to open the door.

Wrapped in a ragged jacket, Tian Xiang'er ran outside tremblingly and opened the door. Seeing a group of people surrounded by darkness outside, she was frightened and shouted loudly: "Aye! Auntie!"

"Xiang'er, go to my house to play with San Niang, let's talk to your mother." Tian Cun said to Tian Xiang'er.

"..." Tian Xiang'er was frightened by the battle. For a while, she didn't know what to say, and before she could recover, a woman from the village took her aside and led her to Tiancunzheng. went home.

Everyone in the village has heard about Tian Chonghu's mother in the past few days. At this time, Tian Cun asked them to gather at Tian Chonghu's house. Needless to say, everyone knew what it was for.

Before the husband and wife got up from the kang, everyone walked in, among them Luo Yong and Tian Cunzheng walked in the front.

A group of people entered the house with cold air, and some people prepared torches for lighting. Luo Yong stood in the cold light of the fire and questioned the couple:

"I heard that the two of you are going around to tarnish my reputation recently, saying that I forced Tian Chonghu to work with me?"

"Why did you ever say that?" Tian Chonghu's father apologized with a stiff face.

"Tian Chonghu did work with me voluntarily. If you refuse to accept it, you can go to the government to confront me." Luo Yong did not let their plan go easily this time.

He had already taken care of Tian Chonghu's matter, and the two were dissatisfied with him and tried to slander him with rumors. Since the incident had already been provoked, there was no reason for it to be easily exposed.

Even if these two people look humble and pitiful, Luo Yong doesn't have to let himself be a good person.