Traveling through the Lishu to farm the fields

On the second day, both Li Shu and Fu Shan got up very early.With Fu Shan's help, Li Shu quickly made forty or fifty chestnut cakes, and placed them neatly one by one in a large basket covered with oiled paper. layer cloth.After packing up, I went to the town with the village's market brigade. At this moment, every household sold grain and got some money, so it was necessary to go to the town to buy some things for the family.As for Li Shu, he stayed at home, waiting for the people who built the house to come and break the ground.Before Li Shu left, he repeatedly told Li Shu to be careful and not bump into each other.Li Shu agreed with a smile before being let go by Fu Shan.

After Li Shu entered the city with a group of people, they went their separate ways.Li Shu took the basket and walked to a pastry shop called Meimeizhai.Li Shu often comes to this pastry shop, and the job shopkeepers in the shop are very polite, so Li Shu found this pastry shop.Li Shu entered the gate of Meimei Zhai, saw a young worker, and said with a smile, "Brother, hello, I have handmade pastries handed down from my family here, and I hope you can ask your shopkeeper to come out and see each other."

The clerk is also simple and honest, besides, he smelled the fragrance from Li Shu's basket a long time ago, and replied with a smile: "Yes, my little husband, wait a moment, I will go and call our shopkeeper out." After finishing speaking, The guy quickly ran into the back room.

After a while, the shopkeeper came out and saw a very handsome young man with a big basket on his arm, and a scent wafted out of it, which was very new. The shopkeeper immediately realized the business opportunity, He said to Li Shu amiably, "Does this young man have any good snacks to sell to our shop?"

Li Shu took down the basket on his arm, approached the shopkeeper, and said, "Shopkeeper, this is my ancestral handicraft. Why don't you try it?" Li Shu watched the shopkeeper's movements with a proud face. , full of confidence.The shopkeeper stared at Li Shu's face, making sure that the young man was not pretending, then he picked up a piece of chestnut cake and put it in his mouth. The mouth was startled. It was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, crispy and soft. The combination of food and drink is extremely delicious, even better than the pastries in our own shop, such a good thing, must be taken, the shopkeeper immediately gave birth to the idea of ​​​​talking about this business with Li Shu, " This little husband, your pastry is really good, I wonder if the little husband is willing to discuss this business with our delicious restaurant?"

"It's easy to say, the shopkeeper doesn't know. The dim sum you are eating now is cold, and the taste is better when it comes out of the pan. Since the shopkeeper intends to discuss business with me, let's talk about your wishes first." Li Shu said calmly. Of.

"Then I'll just say it straight. I don't know that my little husband is willing to sell the recipe of this dim sum to our delicious restaurant. I'm willing to pay 50 taels." I can't afford it.

Li Shu felt that 50 taels was not too much, so he agreed, and replied, "Okay, but I have one additional condition."

Seeing the success of the matter, the shopkeeper smiled flatteringly and said, "Please tell me, my husband, anything that is not too much is fine."

"This dim sum is called Chestnut Cake. As the name suggests, the main ingredients of this dim sum are chestnuts, so I want you, the shopkeeper, to give priority to buying chestnuts sent by people in our village. It costs two cents a catty. I don't know what you want?" Li The book spoke with a little threat.

The shopkeeper readily agreed, "OK!"

"Then I'll thank the shopkeeper first, and I'll write the recipe for you, and I'll give you this basket of chestnut cakes, as a gift for cooperation." After Li Shu finished speaking, he asked the assistant to take the paper Bring a pen, write down the square, and pass it to the shopkeeper.The shopkeeper readily gave Li Shu five silver ingots.Li Shu vacated all the chestnut cakes for Meimeizhai, and then went out happily.

On the street, Li Shu wandered around for a while and bought some pork and pork bones.Seeing Fu Qingyuan's husband Lang Jiangyue in the same village, he seemed to have cut a lot of good meat.Fu Qingyuan was the leader who built a house for Li Shu's family. Now that his own man is being asked to make a living by others, he must be polite to his master and employer.This Jiang Yue was not just polite to Li Shu, she pulled Li Shu along the way and asked him how he was, which made Li Shu really flattered.However, he did not reject the kindness of others, and responded one by one.The two were invited back to the gate of the city and waited for the large army in the village.

When Li Shu returned home, a group of men were busy in their yard, digging foundations, picking soil...there were still a lot of stones, bricks and tiles piled up outside the yard.Li Shudu greeted them one by one with a smile.Li Shu couldn't help but sigh with emotion, 'Finally a new house is going to be built! '

Fu Shan was also helping out, seeing Li Shu came back, he immediately washed his hands and took the things in Li Shu's hand.

Because Fu Shan didn't want to make Li Shu tired, he didn't provide food for these people, and gave some extra money as a subsidy.But Li Shu still felt sorry, so he cooked some mung bean soup every day and made some pastries for these people to fill their stomachs.It is also rare for everyone to eat such delicious snacks, and they are satisfied with what they eat. Besides, the wages are also very high, and they work even harder without being sloppy.Li Shu also announced in the village that Meimeizhai had purchased chestnuts, but they had to be chestnuts that had been removed from the thorns, and the price was two cents a catty.Li Shu felt that the chestnuts were wild, that is, the common resources of the village, and there was no need to take them all by himself. Besides, Li Shu didn't want to make money so obvious that it would make people jealous.This can be regarded as seeking some benefits for the village, to please the village, so that everyone will remember their own good, and in the future, those who are big money and those who talk badly will not be able to make trouble even if they want to.As soon as the news spread, the whole village started bombing. No matter who it was, as long as they had all hands and feet, they all went up the mountain to grab chestnuts. A big battle for chestnuts started like this. It was extremely crazy.Li Shuyou regretted a little, 'Is it really right for me to do this?right?right? '

Soon, the chestnuts on the mountain were scoured by the villagers.Every household has started a chestnut peeling competition.Let's talk about the delicious restaurant in the town. Ever since Li Shu's chestnut cakes were tried, many big households bought them back and tasted them. Many people came back to order them, and the chestnut cakes became a hot item.The shopkeeper was worried at the moment, there were not enough chestnuts, and people from Fuhong Village sent chestnuts one after another, which solved the shopkeeper's urgent need, and received as many as they had.This made the villagers of Fuhong Village very happy. They could peel more than a hundred catties of chestnuts in one day and earn more than 200 cash.Every household buried chestnuts peeled at home.It's a pity that it will be gone after five or six days. All families are planning to fight again next year.Meimeizhai was unable to do so, and all the chestnuts in the surrounding towns were searched, and there was not even a single hair of chestnuts to be found, so we had to use other fillings instead, but the benefits were not as good as chestnut crisps.

Li Shu didn't care about the situation of these people in the war, and he earned too much money, and lived his leisurely life at home by himself.But there was someone who refused to let Li Shu wish.