I sell hot pot in Dasong [farming]

Si Nan clutched his little heart, and took three steps back, "I need to confirm, what is the relationship between us now?"

He didn't accidentally confess, did he?

Didn't the relationship between the two of them change qualitatively because they drank alcohol yesterday?

Tang Xuan hooked his lips, "The relationship of 'boyfriend'."

Si Nan swallowed, "By boyfriend, do you mean... a special friend?"

Tang Xuan raised his eyebrows, "Otherwise?"

call--

I am relieved.

Si Nan waved his hand, "Hurry up and catch the thief, I won't delay you."

Tang Xuan nodded, "Go home obediently."

"Got it!" Si Nan smiled sweetly, proving that he was well-behaved.

Tang Xuan smiled and patted his head, turned around and entered the alley.

Si Nan gritted his teeth and touched his head like him.

No, you must buy a sheep.

Drink goat milk every day to grow taller.

What's the matter with a dignified attacker who always gets his head touched by Xiaowei!

Make an agreement with the boatman in advance, and the mandarin fish will be delivered directly to the shop.

Si Nan only carried a stack of cold pot helmets around the stove, and went home humming a song.

As soon as he entered the door, he suddenly saw a row of little Douding sitting under the jujube tree, all of them dressed, combed their hair, washed their little faces, and stared at him eagerly with their dark eyes open.

Si Nan swallowed, that guilty conscience... like a scumbag father who abandoned his baby for love.

"I bought a big pot helmet for you guys, it's crispy and delicious, hurry up, wash your little paws and come eat." Sinan tried his best to make up, "Then what, make another bowl of noodle soup, put shrimp skins and small green vegetables, and add a lot of meatballs, okay? good?"

The children were very kind. They obediently raised their faces and said cooperatively, "Okay."

Sinan felt even more guilty, and quickly rolled up his sleeves to make noodle soup.

The little black ferret got out of the den, dangled the "board and lodging fee" in front of him, and then voluntarily threw it into the toilet - I saw Sinan doing this every time before, and the little guy learned it, so he simply served to the end.

After throwing it away, the little black ferret jumped onto the shelf with peace of mind, opened the small basket, and took out two round eggs—holding two at a time, it’s already been practiced—then covered the basket, and slithered into it. Back to the nest.

Then, the two little ones got together, head to head, brushing their hairs, and ate their balls lovingly.

The children were discussing when the little ferret would have cubs, and said they would make a bigger litter for them.

Erlang asked about the situation in the store, and the children talked to him about the experience.What they remember are all interesting things, as for those who make things difficult for customers, hard work and so on, they have long forgotten.

When the pot was hot, Si Nan sprinkled a handful of green vegetables and boiled the pot. The smell of firewood immediately diffused, and the sound of stir-frying was intertwined with the children's whispers.

I just think, this day is really exciting!

There are new employees in the store today, they are the beggars from Wuyou Cave that Sinan had previously received in Kaifeng Mansion.

These children are over 12 years old, philanthropy does not accept them, they are really young, and their strength is also weak, so they can't go to do coolies in places like wharfs and grain stores. Sinan can almost be said to be their savior.

There are also a group of older people who were selected into the army.According to Tang Xuan's arrangement, more refugees were sent to Cuijiazhai to grow fungus.

Prior to this, the imperial court had a headache for the resettlement of this group of people. There were too many people, and the inner city and the outer city could not accommodate them together. They should be dispersed and placed in surrounding villages, but the villagers were unwilling.

These people came out of Wuyou Cave, even if they didn't have blood on their hands, they are definitely not good people. Tang Xuan and Bao Zheng couldn't bear to destroy the peace of the village for political achievements.

Later, when Cui Shi heard about this incident, he took the initiative to ask these people to be taken to Cuijiazhai.Firstly, the people in the village must be too busy to grow fungus on the barren hills; secondly, Tang Xuan's urgent need was relieved, and it was also a disguised form of repaying Sinan's favor.

From Cui Shi's point of view, Tang Xuan treated Si Nan very well, and as a "family member", of course he had to consider Si Nan.

At first, Tang Xuan didn't agree, he had no reason to let Cui Jiazhai take such a risk.

Later, it was Sinan who told him that the ancestors of Cuijiazhai were bandits, and until now, no matter men, women or children in the village, they were all tough, and the nearby villages did not dare to provoke them.Other villages may be afraid of people like Wuyoudong, but Cuijiazhai is not.

Si Nan came up with an idea: instead of directly letting the refugees live in the village, first arrange them on the barren hills, let them build their own houses, plant fungus, and exchange their labor for "points."

And set the corresponding rules and points, deducting points for fighting and making trouble, deducting points for bullying men and women, adding points for hard work, and adding points for doing good deeds. If you accumulate enough points, you can be naturalized and officially become a Cuijiazhai person.

——People often don't cherish things that are easy to get, and they will cause troubles because others get two and they get one.However, if such a thing was acquired by him after a lot of hard work, no one would be willing to destroy it easily.

Facts have proved that Sinan's method is very effective. Less than ten days after the refugees entered the barren mountain, they built more than a hundred small wooden houses in a hurry, and cut out thousands of forged logs. The fungus can be planted just after the fungus is distributed.

When the officials found out about this, Longxin was overjoyed and rewarded Cuijiazhai with a lot of money.The county magistrate went over in person and said a lot of words of encouragement.

In the past, Cuijiazhai was discriminated against because of his birth, but now it has become the most enviable village in ten miles and eight towns, and the young ladies are vying to get married there.

Cui Shi walked with the wind for several days in a row. Originally, he just wanted to help Sinan, but he didn't expect to have such an unexpected joy.

Brother Nan is the lucky star of Cuijiazhai!

——The villagers became more determined about this idea, and then refused to tell others, for fear of being robbed by other villages.

Back to the hot pot restaurant.

The group of children that Sinan invited were all known by Huaishu, they were diligent in their work, and their hands and feet were clean.

What Sinan signed with them was a "work contract", not a contract of prostitution, the wages were not high, and they were in charge of food and housing, and they only worked for half a day.

At first the teenagers were reluctant, and they hoped to work full-time and earn double money.

Simon drew a cake for them——

He made an analogy, the salary of the waiter is [-] yuan per ten days, and the salary of the accountant is [-] yuan per ten days.Now they only work half a day as waiters, earning [-] Wen every ten days, learn how to read and calculate accounts, and after five years, they will be promoted to accountants, and they can get [-] Wen every ten days.

If you only see a salary of 20 Wen per ten days and don’t want to improve yourself, you will still only get [-] Wen in five years, ten years, or [-] years.

The teenagers seemed to have been enlightened, and since then they have never clamored that reading is useless.

Even Er Dou, who is not interested in learning and only wants to make hot pot, has awakened - if he is illiterate, he can't even understand the recipes written by the master!

Xiao Zai told Erlang about these things.

The two little guys were wearing red uniforms, lying behind the high counter, biting their ears, and chatting for a long time.

While talking, they talked about themselves again, "Brother Huaishu is going to join the Xiang army, and Brother Dongzao will definitely follow him. Brother Douzi has become a real apprentice of Brother Master, and will learn to cook in the back kitchen from now on; Brother Mumu and Xiao Brother Gou wants to learn carpentry from Uncle Mu, and Brother Master has already agreed. Now only Xiao Mantou, Little Eggplant and me are left..."

Xiao Zai's voice was soft and soft, which made people's hearts soften.

Erlang asked, "What are your plans?"

"I want to go to Ruoshui Academy, study and write like Brother Erlang, and take the number one exam!" Xiao Zai said firmly.

Erlang opened his mouth, a little surprised and a little embarrassed, "I... didn't want to take the No. [-] exam."

The main thing is, I can't pass the exam.

Wu Zhuangyuan can still think about it.

He touched the cub's little round hand covered with long scars, and said distressedly, "How do you write?"

Xiao Zai said optimistically: "Brother Master has helped me figure out a way, put a wooden clip on my hand, use the wooden clip to hold a pen, and I can write!"

Erlang blinked, "So powerful?"

"Hmm! Brother Master can always come up with amazing things. It will be good to let Uncle Mu make it when the time comes. Brother Mu and Brother Xiaogou said that they will help me to do it when they learn carpentry." Speaking of family members, The cub's tone was full of pride.

"Okay, then I will be responsible for protecting you! When the time comes to the academy, whoever dares to bully my cub, I will knock him down with my fist." Erlang clenched his small fist and knocked the wooden tiger flying on the counter. .

The cub didn't look moved at all, but opened his mouth wide in surprise.

Other children also ran over in a panic, with a few pairs of small hands together, carefully lifting the wooden tiger.

Erlang wondered, "A piece of broken wood is not gold, why are you so nervous?"

"It's more important than gold!" Xiao Zai said seriously, "This is Master's favorite wooden tiger, and..."

He leaned close to Erlang's ear and said in a very small voice, "Brother Master named it 'Xiao Xiaoxuan'!"

Erlang: ...

When Si Nan came out of the back kitchen, he saw the children gathered together, and his "Xiao Xiaoxuan" was supported like stars.

"What's going on here?"

"No, it's nothing." Erlang grabbed the wooden tiger with a swish, placed it safely on the counter, and dusted it carefully.

Xiao Zai tactfully helped him out, "Well...we just wanted to ask Brother Xiao Guo if we think our store is good."

Knowing that the little guys had ghosts in their hearts, Sinan followed their words and looked at Xiao Guo.

Xiao Guo is the most diligent and smartest among the new employees. He got to know everyone after only half a day and received several tables of guests by himself. Just now, Cui Shi even went to the back kitchen to praise him.

"Then please tell me, Xiao Guo, what do you think of our store?" At this time, there are not many customers, and there is no need to greet in the private room for the time being, Si Nan waved his hand and asked everyone to sit down.

Xiao Guo is tall and thin, with a pair of smiling eyes. Before he could speak, he smiled, "It's really nice here, everyone is nice, the hot pot is good, and the guests who come in and out are also kind. It's the boy's blessing to come in and take a look at the place, I didn't expect to be able to work here..."

Sinan laughed, "I don't need to talk about the nice ones, tell me, do you have any suggestions for our store?"

Xiao Guo scratched his head, "No, it's all good."

Si Nan raised his eyebrows, "Tell me, if you can name one, I will treat you to lychee smoothies today. The authentic Lingnan lychees are even loved by imperial concubines of the Tang Dynasty."

Now, even if Xiao Guo is embarrassed to say it, the children will urge him to say it.

Xiao Guo hesitated for a long time before opening his mouth cautiously: "I don't think there's anything wrong with it, just now. A female guest came in just now. Although he walked through the 'female passage' arranged by the host, he was the one who led the way. Among them There was a young woman who held her veil tightly, as if she had some scruples. The boy lowered his head and didn't dare to say anything, for fear of offending the nobleman."

He paused for a moment, then continued: "My boy thought, if the leader is also a woman, maybe he can chat and laugh with the distinguished guests, and introduce the new products in our store along the way."

Si Nan was quite surprised, he didn't expect him to think of this.

This is what he is thinking about recently, and he has already mentioned it to Mrs. Liu to see if she would like to help in the store.

Mrs. Liu is kind and kind, and with only one daughter, Niu Niu, it is very convenient to work in the store.

Mrs. Liu did not agree immediately, but only said that she would write to her husband to discuss it.

Si Nan smiled and gave Xiao Guo a thumbs up, "My good boy, I must put more lychees in today's smoothie!"

"Thank you, my boss." Xiao Guo blushed with excitement.

The new employees surrounded him and were equally happy for him.

With today's release, they have really gained a foothold in the hot pot restaurant.

At the entrance of Yutang Alley.

Yu San'er was talking to a man dressed as an official.

He even begged and threatened: "You were also involved in that matter back then, if the kid surnamed Si really turned over, not only me, but you will also have bad luck."

The officer put on a cold face, and said sarcastically, "You don't have to beat me with this, you think I'm afraid of him? I got the orders of the adults today, and it has nothing to do with you."

Not only was Yu San'er not annoyed, but he also smiled and said: "Very good, so very good, he privately cast bronze wares, the evidence is solid, even the King of Yan County can't protect him."

What's more, he felt that King Yan would not protect Sinan at all.

The official's name was Zhao De, and he was not a relative of the clan, but brazenly linked up with a distant cousin of the official's family, and got an errand in Kaifeng Mansion.

Relying on his own backing to be more stable, he didn't take Tang Xuan seriously at all.

Yu San'er said: "It's up to you this time, and he must not be allowed to stand up again."

"Do you still need to say?" Zhao De straightened the knife on his waist, waved his hand, and immediately a wave of guards ran over.

He gave a few instructions in a low voice, and led the crowd towards Si's Hot Pot Restaurant in a swaggering manner.

In the store, the female customers in the private room had to pay the bill, and Sinan planned to go there in person, trying to make a good impression on them.

Just as he was about to go upstairs, he saw a group of servants enter the store aggressively.

Zhao De asked loudly, "Where is Sinan?"

Before Sinan could say anything, someone pointed at him and said, "That's the man, my subordinates saw him in Zhouqiao."

Zhao De waved his hand, "Take it!"

Simon's first reaction was to protect the children.

He winked, and the little guys cleverly hid behind the counter so as not to cause trouble for him.

Huaishu and Erlang rushed out and stopped Sinan.

The guards didn't pay much attention to them at all, and they would beat people when they hit the stick.

Naturally, Sinan couldn't let them fight, and was about to resist, when he heard Zhao De's servant say unhurriedly: "I know you have kung fu, and I have more people than these officers today, you can protect one or two, Can you protect everyone?"

Sinan calmly said: "Who are you? Which adult ordered you? Is there a document? You want to take me away with just one word, and no one will accept it."

"I don't care if you accept it or not?" Zhao De's eyes flashed a thick sarcasm, "All of them, if anyone dares to resist, they will be killed on the spot!"

Sinan's heart sank.

The other party didn't seem to be ordered to arrest people, but seemed to have a personal enmity with him.

The guards rushed over with their staffs in hand, and Sinan instantly adjusted his best defensive posture, and at the same time blew the bamboo whistle in his sleeve.

At this moment, a clear female voice suddenly sounded from upstairs: "Who made a mistake here?"

Zhao De raised his head, and was about to scold him, but he couldn't help but startled when he saw the man, "I have seen Mrs. Dingguo."

Mrs. Dingguo?

The first wife of General Di Qing!

Si Nan turned around in surprise, and saw a woman in plain clothes walking downstairs step by step, supported by a young lady in a veiled hat.

There is a tall aunt behind her. Although she is dressed as a servant, she has a straight waist and a dashing appearance, as if she can call the shots.

She was the one who shouted just now.

Wei's face was sullen, and he pretended to be majestic and said: "What did the little brother of the Si family do that deserves such a mobilization by the Kaifeng government?"

General Di Qing, who has made contributions all the way from a tattooed soldier to a privy envoy who has always been a civil servant, is a role model for all military officials in the Song Dynasty. Do not agree.No matter how arrogant Zhao De was, he had to be respectful and respectful to the Wei family, "Sinan was accused of privately casting bronze wares, and the officials came to take him to the Yamen for questioning under the order of Mr. Bao of Kaifeng Mansion."

"Bao Zheng asked you to come?" Wei looked at him, then at Sinan, with a naive expression, "Since Master Bao gave the order, do you have a document?"

"Yes." Zhao De offered it honestly.

The aunt next to Wei received it, checked it carefully, and nodded, "It's true."

Wei raised his eyebrows and looked at Sinan.

Sinan knew that she was Yue Linglong's friend, so he didn't want her to be misunderstood, and explained: "The boy didn't cast bronze wares privately, and bought these copper hot pots from a regular shop."

Zhao De sneered: "In this case, why don't you dare to follow me?"

Not to be outdone, Sinan said, "You don't reveal your identity, and you don't explain why, how do I know if you're an official or a lunatic?"

Zhao De said angrily, "Can't you recognize my official uniform?"

Si Nan clicked his tongue: "Clothes are dead, but people are alive. I can still put them on the big yellow dog at the bridge!"

A trace of cruelty flashed in Zhao De's eyes, "As expected, he is as eloquent as a Si Daguan."

Si Nan raised his eyebrows, do you think this person is not against him, but against his cheap father?

Zhao De held his hand, "Today, the lower officials are ordered to arrest people, please don't stop Madam."

"I didn't stop it, I was just thinking." Wei Shi said unhurriedly.

Zhao De: ...

His expression cracked for a moment.

"Lord Bao has always been fair and will not wrong innocent people." Wei seemed to be thinking, "However, you are too tough, it will be bad if you hurt Brother Nan, what should we do? "

The aunt in charge coughed lightly: "Madam, it's better to make a decision early, and it would be bad to affect Brother Nan's business."

Several waves of customers came to the store just now, and they all frightened out seeing this posture.

Wei Shi spread his hands, "But, I haven't made a decision!"

The aunt in charge's expression cracked.

Simon laughed.

The legendary Mrs. Dingguo is kind of funny.

Seeing the smile on his face, Zhao De said with sarcasm: "How can you laugh when you are dying? Xiaoguan Si has such a big heart."

Si Nan smiled, "It's not like you, avenging private revenge."

Seeing that they were about to fight again, the woman in the veil hat saluted Wei Shi, and said softly: "Auntie, why don't you let Aunt Caoguo accompany Mr. Si Xiaolang for a trip, and explain it clearly to Mr. Bao."

When Wei Shi thought about it, he was right.

So, he said to Sinan, "Good boy, would you like it? Don't worry, let Caoguo follow you. She has kung fu. If someone is against you halfway, she will save you."

Si Nan had already prepared for the copper hot pot, he nodded, told the pagoda tree a few words, and planned to go with Zhao De.

Zhao De took out the shackles, and said with a half-smile, "Since you are ordered to arrest someone, you should follow the rules. Please understand, Mr. Si."

Forgive you!

Si Nan couldn't bear it any longer, and wanted to turn his back on him.

Wei Shi was dissatisfied, "The charges haven't been settled yet, why are you going to be in chains?"

Zhao Dedao: "This is the rule."

Wei frowned, and said very seriously: "I don't study much, don't lie to me. I have followed the general on the battlefield, and I have chopped off every single head."

Zhao De: ...

Threatening to eat fruit.

Si Nan bowed his hands to Wei Shi gratefully.

It was not in vain that he had three small hot pot meals a day for more than ten days in a row.

It's confirmed, this is his mother's best friend.

The woman in the veiled hat spoke again: "My little girl doesn't understand the law, so I dare to say that the shackles without conviction are indeed too much, why not tie them with ropes, that's what it means."

Simon: ...

Who is this?Are they relatives?

Why make the decision for him?

Zhao De smiled, "That's fine, then tie it up."

"Who is bound?" Tang Xuan stepped into the door.

Sinan was like a dying fish that suddenly found water, and jumped up to his side with a flick of his tail, "Tie me up, this grandson not only wants to tie me up, but also chains me up!"

With a flick of Tang Xuan's whip, the shackles were instantly torn apart.

"The person who locked me, do I agree?"