butcher's cook

?? In the following days, I will still eat, sleep and take care of the children.

?? Now Xiao Tuantuan is half a year old, and he is very flexible. His little hands are never resting, and he feels strange when looking at everything.Moreover, the small bones are particularly tough, and even if they are wrapped thickly, he can turn over by himself, and there is no one around him.

??Bai Ning looked at Xiao Tuantuan with a frown, and said to Tan Ming, "I think he will be able to move around in less than two months."

?? "Isn't this a good thing, why are you still frowning?"

?? "Good, good, I think he is so mischievous, and I think he will be the owner of the house in the future."

?? "Boys are all like this. Look, which one in our village is not like this, maybe it won't be like this. Don't you think Xiaobao is quite obedient?"

??Bai Ning didn't open his mouth. Xiaobao is different from Xiaotuantuan. Can the birth environment and growth environment be the same?

??Little Treasure was born as a high-level zombie, and became the king of zombies within two years.He looked at Xiao Tuantuan again, the little guy seemed to find that his father was looking at him, and he also looked back at his father, and found that it was a familiar person, with a bright smile with two teeth on his face, and he stretched out his hand to hug him.

??Bai Ning: ...Actually, this is quite good.

??In October, the temperature is not high, but the wind is quite strong, and occasionally there is a small sun.Bai Ning was sitting outside guarding the small sausages. The sausages from four pigs weighed several hundred catties. Even if they were taken out to dry in the morning and brought back in the evening, it would take a lot of work.Bai Ning sat outside to prevent the birds from eating.

??It will soon be November, and the sausages are about [-]% dry, so Bai Ning starts to pack them up and send them to Changliu Restaurant.

??This time is different from the last time. This time the sausages are sold directly. The sausages can be processed by the back kitchen or served directly in the hot pot.

?? The number of guests staying in the restaurant has not decreased due to winter.Even except for the two days when it snowed, the business was even better.After all, sitting in the hall, eating hot hot pot, talking all over the world, it's quite lively, isn't it?

?? It was still early when Bai Ning and the others arrived, and it was only after noon. The sun came out in the sky, and it was warm under the sun. There were still many pedestrians walking on the road.

??Tan Ming was driving the donkey cart, and Bai Ning was sitting in the carriage with Xiao Tuantuan. Bai Ning slightly opened the curtains, pointed at the big mountain outside, and began to teach Xiao Tuantuan how to speak.

??Tan Ming listened to the murmurs in the carriage, and felt relieved, "He's so little, how can he say it."

"Oh, Xiao Tuantuan has spoken, come on, Xiao Tuantuan, tell your father a few words."

??Xiao Tuantuan danced happily after hearing the words, and made an unintelligible sound from his mouth, "Eee... baa... ya..."

?? "Look, isn't this good at talking?" Bai Ning proudly kissed Xiao Tuantuan's cheek.

??Xiao Tuantuan is white and tender, and looks very close.

"Brother Tan, I have something to tell you." Bai Ning's tone did not change, "About me and Xiaobao's life experience."

??Tan Ming paused while supporting the donkey cart, "Birth experience? What do you mean?"

?? "My father is not dead yet. I plan to go home next year. My home is in Xuancheng."

??Tan Ming couldn't move the car anymore. Even though he thought the little brother was very powerful, he didn't worry at all.Because no matter how powerful the little brother is, he doesn't have a family, so he can't go anywhere.But suddenly the little brother said that he used to have a natal family, and he was still in Xuancheng.

??Even if he doesn't understand, he still knows that Xuancheng is the capital.

?? And no matter how peaceful my little brother is, it can be seen that he has been carefully raised by others. He eats, clothes, and spends as he pleases. Sometimes he even has a disregard for others, and he does things as he pleases. .

??I haven't told him before, but tell him now, does it mean that the little brother is going home?

?? He was uneasy in his heart. He never thought about it. If Bai Ning really wanted to go back, how could there be no news about it after more than a year.

?? Countless thoughts surfaced in my heart, and finally I only asked dryly, "Does your father know about us?"

"He doesn't need to know, you are my favorite, you live with me, as long as I like it, it has nothing to do with him?" The little brother's voice is as clear and sweet as ever, as if the afternoon when we first met, in the bottom of Tan Ming's heart Swing out circles of ripples.

??Tan Ming's heart was beating fast, and his ears were turning red. As for the uneasiness just now, all of them were thrown into the clouds.Just now, what did the little brother say, he was his favorite, he liked it, alas, this is the first time that the little brother said he liked it.

?? "Then when will you go back?"

?? "Next summer, May or June. I want to get a boat somewhere. At that time, the watermelon will be ripe, and there will be nothing to do at home. I will take you to Xuancheng for a visit. What do you think?"

?? "Okay, you have the final say." As long as you don't leave, there is nothing to say.

??Speaking of watermelon, Tan Ming thought of the watermelon in the cellar, "The watermelon at home has been stored for so long, and when Master Lin's people come to take it away, they are not afraid of it being damaged."

?? "He will come over. Watermelon is not common, and there are few such sweetness. He should not miss it."

?? This time I brought two baskets of sausages, and shopkeeper Lin asked people to move them to the kitchen, and immediately began to steam them in the wok. "The customers in the store are still asking if there are any sausages this year, just in time, boss, this sausage Do we sell it separately? Many customers are asking."

?? "Sell it, you are a fool if you don't earn money."

?? Hearing Bai Ning's description, shopkeeper Li couldn't help being happy, "Master, if you tell people what you say, you will definitely be scolded."

"Let them scold you, tell me, how much is this sausage worth?"

Shopkeeper Li thought for a while, "The sausages are in our store, and a portion is about 35 taels. It sells for [-] copper coins, which is about [-] yuan per catty."

??The restaurant sells sausages at 35 a catty, and the two baskets brought over that day were sold out.

??The next day, Tan Ming brought three baskets over there. Yesterday's one basket was not enough to sell, thinking that one more basket today should be about the same.

?? Who knows, today's three baskets are not as long as yesterday's two baskets.

?? Bai Ning is not in a hurry, think about how many people are there in Fuyun County?How many people have eaten sausage?It's just been a hot couple of days.

?? "Did you ask these people what to do when they buy sausages?"

?? "They said it was a New Year's gift. They heard that the sausage was delicious, and thought it was a good New Year's gift." After speaking, Shopkeeper Li had a strange expression, hesitating and wondering whether to continue talking.

??"What's going on here?"

"Boss, I heard that Deyun Restaurant also buys sausages from us, will it have any impact?"

"It's okay, let him buy it, it's all for giving us money."

??The sausages were selling well, so Bai Ning planned to make a batch and quit.I made a batch half a month ago, and I will kill another batch of pigs in December to do it again, so I won't do it this year.

??There were eight big pigs left, and Brother Tan insisted on splitting up half of them.It is said that the taste of this pork is different, and it tastes better when it is fatter, so it is divided in half.

?? But there was a pig breeding boom in the village, and every household clamored to raise pigs.

?? For this reason, Tan Ming also went to play a guest role as a knife maker, that is, to castrate pigs for the villagers.

??People don't need to give money, just give him the piggy ball, or pick up two eggs for him.For a while, Tan Ming was very tired.

??That's when Lin Jiujiu asked the watermelon transporter to come over.Bai Ning's business is all small here, Lin Changjiu is a busy person, he comes here every time he has time, this time he sent his manager over here, speaking of which, Bai Ning also knows him, the one who came here last year to give the New Year's gift .

??They have a boat over there, just move the watermelon onto the boat.In other words, Manager Lin has never seen this kind of watermelon. Ordinary watermelons are only the size of a bowl, but this watermelon is as big as a basin. It tastes sweet and clear. If it is summer, it is definitely the best weapon to relieve the heat.Unfortunately, it's winter.

??It suddenly occurred to him that winter is the best day. Vegetables and fruits in winter are limited and uncommon. They are nothing more than oranges and persimmons. There are only so many people can eat and they are tired of eating them all.

??The sudden appearance of such a delicious watermelon, those elders will not like it!

??He took a look at Bai Ning, and sure enough, his young master really liked him. He really has the ability.

??Before leaving, Bai Ning picked up some sausages for him to take back to eat, at least it was to give him some money.

??When Steward Lin came, the young master gave him silver, and the price was negotiated. This melon is not bad, 300 taels a piece, and he brought 400 back, which is 120 taels of silver.

??Bai Ning happily took the money, and began to inquire about the ship with Lin Guanshi. The ship was a big one, and it was not something ordinary merchants could afford, especially a big ship that could transport goods.

?? As far as he knows, only the Chen family has a large cargo ship in the county. I heard that they bought a second-hand ship with a cargo capacity of 30 tons. The big head every year is obtained by this fleet.

?? Such a lucrative business, even if I think about it, I will sell the boat.

??Bai Ning doesn't buy the brand new ones either, as long as they are [-]% or [-]% new, and they can hold a [-] to [-] catties of watermelon. What.

?? "It's not necessary to use a brand new one. It's fine if Manager Lin knows which old ship is idle."

??If it is a new ship, Manager Lin may have to work hard, but the old ship is easy to talk about.The old man of the Xu family has gone. It is not because of improper management that the eldest son is planning to sell two cargo ships.

"I have some news about the old ship. The Xu family in Fucheng wants to sell two cargo ships over there. If the Bai family wants it, they can't do it."

??Bai Ning handed over a 100 tael bank note, "I'm bothering Manager Lin to worry about it."

?? "It's easy to say, not to mention that the cargo ship is not cheap. I heard that the Xu family's is 60 tons, and it costs at least 1000 taels."

??Bai Ning slightly frowned, so expensive??

??In the end, Bai Ning asked Steward Lin to help him buy the boat. 1000 taels is not cheap. Think about it, he also earned less than 1000 taels from the restaurant this year.

?? I heard that it cost 1000 taels to buy the boat. Tan Ming didn't even blink his eyes. This silver was the price of selling wine last year.

?? "Should we buy some land?"

??For farmers, land is always the most important thing. They can have no money, but they cannot live without land.

?? "Who in our village wants to sell land?"

?? "It's not from our village, it's from Mr. He's family in the next village, that's my sister-in-law's natal family." The news came from sister-in-law Yu's mother, who immediately thought of her daughter.She heard from her daughter that the cousin of the husband's family had money, so when she heard that the landlord was selling the land, she immediately thought of this place.The first reaction of the farmers is that if they have money, they want to buy land!

??"so much?"

?? "I heard that his son lost in gambling and was chased by debt collectors."

??Bai Ning nodded, indicating that he understood, "I'll go get the silver, let's go there early." To avoid being snatched away.

?? Fifteen mu of land can only be considered as medium land, and the asking price is not cheap. Eight taels of silver per mu, a total of 120 taels.

??When you arrive at the yamen and sign the red deed, the land becomes the property of Tan Ming's family.

?? "Is my watermelon considered white?"

?? "Not counting, we have an extra [-] acres of land."

?? Bai Ning collected the land deed, "It's so far away, are you planning to go there to farm?"

?? "No, I plan to rent out the tenant. At the beginning, Master He collected [-]% of the rent, and we also received [-]%. How about it?"

??Actually, compared to other big households, Mr. He is quite conscientious in collecting rent. He only collected [-]% of the rent, while other owners took [-]% of the rent, and even saw [-]%.

?? Therefore, [-]% of renters are rented by conscience.

??Bai Ning didn't pay much attention to this, "It's just up to you to decide."

?? After speaking, he was stunned.In other families, under normal circumstances, it is the head of the family who decides the big things, and the elder brother or the woman decides the small things.Why did he come to their house to make the big decisions, and Tan Ming made the small ones?

?? "Are we getting it wrong? I'm in charge of big things, and you are in charge of small things..." Said, Bai Ning couldn't help laughing.

?? "It's okay, it's all trivial."

??Soon, there was news from shopkeeper Lin. It was told by someone. The boat was bought, but because of some mistakes, it cost 200 taels. At present, Manager Lin is asking someone to overhaul it, paint and repair it. It may take some time to find sailors and the like.

??Bai Ning was not unhappy about the extra 200 taels.He even envied First Young Master Lin, who was really good at managing things. He not only bought the boat, but also painted it, and even found a sailor. Don't be too convenient.

?? By the time the ship arrives, the new year has passed and the first month has arrived.

?? Anyway, it cost more than 1000 taels to buy the boat, so Bai Ning deliberately took Tan Ming to see it.

??Bai Ning ran up excitedly, "This is our boat."

??The people above saw a little brother running up, subconsciously wanted to chase him away, but was stopped, "Wait, this is Boss Bai's, and he bought this boat."

?? They all looked at each other in dismay. They heard that someone here wanted to hire them, and they heard that they still opened a restaurant, but they didn't expect it to be a young man.

?? "Meet the owner."

?? After all, they are not stupid. They didn't ask anything, and they all said hello to Bai Ning.

?? "You're welcome, I heard that the ship is here, I'll come and have a look."

?? After reading it once, Bai Ning has a general understanding. The boat is six feet wide, more than one foot wide, and has a total of thirteen cabins.

?? Steward Lin recruited him a total of thirteen crew members, one chief, one deputy chief, one shipwright, and twelve sailors.Originally, Bai Ning bought the boat on impulse just for a trip to the capital, but now it's all over and the staff has been recruited.

?? Bai Ning couldn't remember what to do for a while?

?? If you really answered that sentence, you can do whatever you want.

?? At night, Bai Ning was lying on the bed and couldn't fall asleep. Usually, when Xiao Tuantuan made noises about him, he almost fell asleep in seconds. There were almost no cases like this.

??Tan Ming couldn't help asking curiously, "What's wrong with you? Still not sleeping? When you wake up next time, you won't be able to sleep."

?? "Hey, what do you think I bought a boat for? I will use the boat in April and May, why can't I find someone to rent a boat at that time, why are you still buying a boat and hiring so many sailors? ? During this period of time, they can only wait like this?"

?? "Sleep first, we'll talk about it tomorrow, when Tuantuan wakes up, you won't be able to sleep again." Tan Ming patted him on the back lightly.