I was a hunter in ancient times

Shen Xi retracted his expectant eyes, asked who was wrong, and insisted on asking Zhou Du.

Isn't this the same as holding your heart in front of him and piercing it for him.

Pursing his lips lightly, he lowered his head and stopped looking at Zhou Du, but thought about it seriously.

He really needs money.

In these years, he and his little uncle did not accumulate any family property in Taoyuan Village. They lived a life of earning and spending every day, and never took the initiative to plan for the future.

The little uncle didn't want to think about it because he was still stuck in the past, while he was too young to know what to do.

Year after year, he grew up from being ignorant and ignorant at the beginning, and gradually got rid of the shackles of the past. In the future, he will always live and take the responsibility of taking care of his little uncle, so money is very important.

As for Zhou Du's tiredness, there is no one who is not tired in this world. Compared with other things, physical fatigue is nothing.

After making up his mind, Shen Xi put his mind away, smiled at Zhao Rong and said: "Then I will trouble Housekeeper Zhao to help recommend it."

When Zhao Rong saw Shen Xi answering, he was also smiling: "It's outrageous to say that, you are good at cooking, even the two chefs in our house praised you very much, I'm afraid Anyang Town can't find you. You are a better cook than you, maybe if I recommend you, I will be rewarded by the master."

He also knew about the cooking competition between Shen Xi and the two chefs in the house, and he was very optimistic about him.

Shen Xi smiled slightly, and was not proud: "I am already very satisfied with being recognized by the Zhao Mansion, I dare not be complacent, the rest of the cooks in Anyang Town have their own characteristics, I just happen to have some talent in making banquets. "

Zhao Rong saw that Shen Xi's words were impeccable, and his affection for him increased a bit at the moment. People with real skills and good manners can get along well anywhere, so he smiled and said: "It's settled like this." Yes, I have news in a few days, I will ask someone to go to Taoyuan Village to inform you."

Shen Xi readily agreed.

Zhou Du saw Shen Xi responding, a flash of displeasure flashed in his eyes, he was about to say that he didn't mean that, but he stopped immediately when he reached his mouth.

He and Shen Xi were just acquainted, and he had no identity or qualification to interfere with Shen Xi's decision, so he shut his mouth tactfully.

After Shen Xi finished speaking with Zhao Rong, he turned around and saw Zhou Du who was standing silently waiting for him, with an admiring smile on his face again, full of praise: "Zhou Du, you are really amazing."

Zhou Du lifted his foot and walked towards the bullock cart: "Where is it so powerful?"

Shen Xi kept up with his footsteps, and praised in detail: "No one else can beat the opposing goose, but you are very good if you can."

Zhou Du pursed his lips, this is nothing powerful, he just watched the two geese lined up side by side, making it easier for them to shoot their arrows, who knew they were a pair in the first place.

After Shen Xi praised Zhou Du, he couldn't help sighing: "Speaking of which, this guest from the Zhao Mansion is really affectionate."

Zhou Du paused, and asked, "How should I say it?"

Shen Xi got on the bullock cart, told Luo Fu to go to the pharmacy, and then slowly said to Zhou Du: "Dayan only has one partner in life, if something happens to the partner, the other one will not marry again even if it does not die in love. , this guest is willing to hire a pair of geese after spending so much time and effort, he must love each other very much."

There was a bit of longing in Shen Xi's tone of voice.

Zhou Du twitched the corners of his lips, quite disdainfully: "Sending off the pair of geese is considered affectionate?"

As long as he wants, he can send a pair of wild geese to every girl in Taoyuan Village, doesn't he also love each of them very much?

Shen Xi thought for a while and said: "At least he is willing to spend his time for this marriage. Many people think that the geese will be released after marriage, and they don't care whether they are a pair. A person who attaches so much importance to people is definitely not that bad in his treatment of people. What's more, according to Butler Zhao, this guest should not only pay attention to hiring geese, but also use the best ones, such as wedding banquets. If it’s his other half, he must be so moved to hear such news.”

Seeing that he was talking too much, Zhou Du couldn't help but refute him: "He's not spending his mind, he's spending money."

Without money, what would he use to engage in these thoughts.

Shen Xi was choked suddenly, and he opened his lips to refute, but he racked his brains and couldn't find a way to refute Zhou Du's words, and even a faint sense of approval rose in his heart, which is really strange .

When the ox cart arrived outside the medicine shop, Zhou Du got off the ox cart and helped Shen Xi take off his sack full of medicinal materials. Seeing that Shen Xi stopped talking, he thought for a while and said, "And have you heard a word?"

Shen Xi followed Zhou Du to the pharmacy: "What are you talking about?"

Zhou Du came to the pharmacy, put down the sack in his hand, and said casually: "Show affection, die quickly."

Shen Xi opened his mouth slightly, feeling that Zhou Du deserved to be Zhou Du, and he could even say such hurtful words.

"Do you still sell medicinal materials?"

The two of them stood in front of the pharmacy door and talked for a while, but the pharmacy clerk couldn't stand it anymore and asked directly.

"Sell, sell, sell." Shen Xi came back to his senses, hurriedly brought the medicinal materials over, and asked the waiter to count them one by one.

After counting the medicinal materials, the pharmacy clerk took out two pennies from the drawer of the counter and said to Shen Xi: "No more, no less, exactly two pennies, order it."

Shen Xi quickly finished counting the copper coins, then went to the pharmacist and said, "That's right."

The pharmacy clerk raised his hand: "Go slowly."

After coming out of the pharmacy, it was getting late, Zhou Du asked him, "Go back?"

Shen Xi kept walking towards the other direction of the street: "There is one more thing to do."

The two were talking, crossed the street, and came to a study that was about to close.

When the owner of the study saw Shen Xi, he hurriedly opened the half-closed store door, and greeted him with a smile on his face: "Xiao Xi, I'm here to buy books again."

Shen Xi still held two slings of money from the pharmacy in his hand, shook his head and said: "I'm here to pay off the debt."

"Okay, okay," the owner of the study welcomes them no matter what he is here for, and welcomes them into the study, takes out a thick account book from the counter, turns to the page of Shenxi's arrears, and dials the abacus Said, "I still owe two taels of silver."

Shen Xi gave the two slings of money he got from selling medicinal materials to the owner of the study, and counted two hundred copper coins from his purse to give him.

After the study boss finished counting, the smile on his face became even wider. He stroked the beard that had just grown under his chin and said, "Recently, the study has collected a batch of new books. You should read them."

Shen Xi shook his purse, there were only a few copper coins left in it, and they didn't make any noise when they touched each other. He said embarrassingly to the owner of the study: "No, I have no money."

The owner of the study didn't care much and said: "You can still pay on credit. You and I have known each other for many years, and I am afraid that you will fail to pay."

Shen Xi was a little moved, but when he thought that he had just made up his mind to save money just now, it would be too unsteady to break it now.

Biting her lip, she insisted, "Let's talk about it next time when I have money."

"Okay," the owner of the study didn't ask, and just wrote lightly: "Oh, it's a pity that those newly collected "Vegetarian Classics", "Records of Good Wine" and "Five Grain Recipes" are right, and I also received a hand-copied version. "North Korea Food Records."

Having settled the money, Shen Xi took Zhou Du and walked out of the shop, not at all moved by the temptation of the owner of the study, but just when his legs were about to step out of the shop door, he stopped for some reason and turned around. Coming over, he asked in disbelief, "What did you just say?"

The owner of the study saw that Shen Xi had stopped, and knew that his goal had been achieved, so he repeated it quickly: "I said, "The Vegetarian Classic" and "The Good Wine Record"..."

Shen Xi immediately interrupted him: "Say the last one directly."

The boss of the study blurted out: "The hand-copied version of "Chao Shilu"."

A flash of extremely complicated emotions flashed in Shen Xi's eyes, with some expectations and some expectations: "That's it, can I see it?"

The owner of the study has dealt with Shen Xi for many years, so he can trust him: "Yes, but you can only read the front page, but not the ones behind."

Shen Xi nodded: "I know the rules."

The owner of the study went to fetch the books. He said it was a book, but it was actually a stack of old and yellowed papers, the corners of which were wrinkled.

Not only Shen Xi, but even Zhou Du couldn't help frowning when he saw this book.

Shen Xi took it, endured the unpleasant smell on it, and turned to the first page.

"I heard from my father's record, New Year's Eve, reunion dinner, mother's greed, father cooks a dish of birds and phoenixes, tell me..."

After reading the first page, Shen Xi subconsciously wanted to turn the page, but the owner of the study immediately stopped him: "You can't break the rules."

Shen Xi put down the hand that was about to turn the page, rubbed the end of the page lightly with his fingertips, with a bit of nostalgia, and then asked the owner of the study anxiously: "How much does this book sell for?"

Seeing Shen Xi's heartbeat, the boss of the study secretly rubbed his hands in his sleeves, and reported a number calmly: "50 taels."

Shen Xi's heart almost jumped out, it was too cheap.

The daughter of the former head chef recorded her father's recipes and experience, even if it is just a hand-copied copy, it is also a priceless item in the market. It can be placed in any ordinary family's home, and it can be used as a family heirloom for generations to come. When enshrined, it is worth 50 taels like Chinese cabbage now?

Immediately, Shen Xi's heart felt bitter again, but now he can't even afford the mere 50 taels of cabbage, and he still thinks it's cheap, as expected, he's been a bit flustered recently.

Thinking of what the boss of the study said earlier, Shen Xi settled down again: "Can you pay me on credit?"

"This..." The boss of the study hesitated.

He received this book in the provincial capital, and the book seller was a shabby householder. Seeing him receiving the book, he took it out of his arms mysteriously, saying that it was their family's heirloom recipe, which was worth thousands of dollars, and asked him to open it. price.

He thought that people who can live in the provincial capital should have been rich even if they are poor now, and it would not be surprising to have a family heirloom. He found a cook and tried to cook the dish recorded on the front page.

According to the recipe, this dish does not remove the gall of the chicken, and the resulting dish is so bitter that you can't even swallow it. This is not an heirloom recipe, it is clearly a useless recipe.

In the end, he saw that the dilapidated house was really pitiful and gave ten taels of silver, so he accepted the book as a good deed. Anyway, the book looks old, and when he came back to polish it, he might sell it for more than ten taels. Book.

Seeing that Shen Xi's heart was moved, the owner of the study also knew that he was a cook. If he could pay him on credit, after he got home and opened the book, he found that the recipes in the book were not good at all. If he wanted to return the book, wouldn't he even None of the capital can be returned.

After hesitating, the owner of the study studio cleared his throat and began to say: "Xiaoxi, you can tell from the pages of this book that it is some years old, and the contents in it are valuable for every cook." The wealth I got, I sell you 50 taels because we are old acquaintances, and it will definitely be more than this price if you sell it to others. If you sincerely want it, I won’t make things difficult for you. Even if you take it away, the rest of the money will be the same when you get rich.”

Shen Xi was slightly stunned: "So good?"

The owner of the study smiled again: "As a regular customer of our store, I am not good to you, but to whom."

Zhou Du has been observing the owner of the study. Due to his height, he can see all the expressions of the owner of the study clearly when he lowers his eyes. When he speaks, the corners of his mouth and eyes are slightly raised, and his hands can't stop moving in his sleeves. Go, I knew that this person was fooling the child, so I raised my foot impatiently and walked out the door: "Let's go."

"Oh, good." Although the owner of the study said it very touchingly, but Shen Xi touched his purse, and it was empty, let alone two or thirty taels of silver, even if it was two or three taels of silver, he couldn't take it out. No matter what he said, he couldn't buy it.

Shen Xi had no choice but to return the book to the owner of the study reluctantly: "I'm really sorry, I'm so shy, I really can't afford this book."

After speaking, he chased Zhou Du out of the study gate.

The owner of the study was dumbfounded holding the book, looking at Shenxi Zhoudu's leaving back, and murmured: "Hey, the price is still negotiable."

It's a pity that he spoke late, Zhou Du had long legs, and he walked a long way in a few steps, Shen Xi had to trot to catch up with Zhou Du, how could he hear his words.

The owner of the study could only sigh, and put the book back, hoping to fool other people next time.

Shen Xi and Zhou Du went back to the place where Luo Fu parked the ox cart. Sitting on the ox cart, he breathed slightly, his mind was still thinking about the book just now, his fingers unconsciously kept stirring the belt around his waist, An anxious and helpless look appeared on his face.

Zhou Du had never seen Shen Xi like this before, he frowned and asked, "Is that broken book important to you?"

"Ah," Shen Xi didn't expect Zhou Du to ask a question suddenly, he was taken aback for a moment, then he didn't know whether he was whispering or talking to himself, and said two words like a mosquito: "Important."

After finishing speaking, he lowered his head again, rubbing his wrist, wondering what he was thinking.

Zhou Du was silent for a while: "If it's important, go buy it."

Shen Xi raised his head and looked at Zhou Du, then lowered his head, shook his head slightly, and said dejectedly, "I don't have any money."

Although it was only for a moment, Zhou Du also saw his eyes clearly. The light in his eyes had disappeared, and the black pupils were filled with dead silence, making people uncomfortable like pearls covered in dust.

For some reason, Zhou Du also felt that his heart had been pricked, and it hurt.

He took out the 30 taels of silver he got from selling the geese and handed it to Shen Xi, and said indifferently: "I can lend you the money."

Shen Xi stared at the money Zhou Du handed over, and was stunned.

"but……"

Before Zhou Du could utter the next sentence, Shen Xi knew that he was going to say something bad again, so he directly robbed him of his money, jumped off the bullock cart, ran to the study, turned around and smiled brightly at Zhou Du: " Don't worry, I will definitely repay you for borrowing your money!"

"But why should I lend it to you?" Zhou Du looked at his leaving back, said the unfinished sentence, and breathed a sigh of relief.