Pan Jinlian's petty bourgeoisie life

Something messed up Wang Po's business.Just as they were making noise, a person sitting in the corner of the tea house suddenly stood up and walked closer:

"Miss, can I have a taste of this wheat drink?"

"Huh? Oh, you wait for me to pour some for you."

Taking a step back, Pan Jinlian cast a glance at this person, and saw that he was a young man in his twenties, with long gown and tied hair, delicate features, and a medium build. If he handled it properly, he would have the appearance of Bae Yong Joon.Everyone loves to watch beauties, but it has nothing to do with me, so I just looked up and down a few times, and Pan Jinlian went back to her home and brought out another bowl to the man:

"If you think it's delicious, help me out and spread the word, and I'll invite everyone to drink when I come to this tea house in the future."

The people here are all peddlers, there are no fans of Cheng Zhu Neo Confucianism, and Pan Jinlian talks and laughs openly, and she will not be paraded in the streets with any strange names, and there are no moralists to shoot bricks.According to what she heard and saw, it seems that there are not so many talks in this market place. After all, many women in the family go to the street to buy vegetables and go out to play. All shopkeepers need to show their faces. The so-called door-to-door or door-to-door is just for everyone.

The man smiled and nodded, picked up the bowl and drank it down, pondered for a while, and then said:

"This thing is good, but why does it look like..."

"Like what?"

"It's okay, I'm just talking nonsense for a while. Anyway, the things are ready. The lady is really good at craftsmanship. I will definitely come to help in the future." After speaking, he took out a handful of copper coins from his pocket, "If the lady doesn't mind it, I will sell it to you now." For me, I will take as much as the money can buy."

Pan Jinlian was slightly taken aback, but still filled him with a small bottle, but did not take the money:

"Brother, you're being polite. I said I can't ask for your money as a treat."

The man was also taken aback for a moment, then thanked him repeatedly, took the bottle and sat back in his seat, then slowly drank tea and ate sunflower seeds.Pan Jinlian couldn't see her own business, said goodbye to Wang Po with a smile, and followed her back home.Thinking about rewarding myself with something delicious today, after all, it is not easy to succeed for the first time.

Pan Jinlian thought happily, seeing that the weather was fine, she sat by the window on the second floor of the private seat on weekdays and drank afternoon tea as usual, took off her work clothes at home, changed into a lake blue twig flower skirt, and carried Baskets ready for the street.Going out to have a look, Sister-in-law Liu actually opened a door panel today, and she could vaguely see her figure sitting in the main room embroidering, so she walked over to strike up a conversation:

"Sister-in-law Liu, what do you want to buy, I'll bring it back for you."

After waving at her, Pan Jinlian crossed the green brick alley in a few steps and arrived at the door of her house.Sister-in-law Liu smiled and stood up, opened the door on the other side, put the needle and thread in the basket, and replied with a smile:

"I don't have anything to buy. If it's convenient, bring me some silk thread. The peddler was supposed to come back today, but I didn't expect there to be no sign at this time."

"Okay, I remember, I want a bundle of silk thread, right?"

Pan Jinlian nodded, picked up the basket and went out, but only strolled to the butcher shop at the entrance of the alley to buy half a catty of clean tenderloin and a fresh fish, and asked the people in the shop to help pack them up and put them in the Then I went to the grocery store to sweep all kinds of vegetables, and finally snacks and needlework. I followed a group of children under a big tree to watch the hawkers making dough for a long time, and then brought the heavy basket back.

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"Master Wu, come here."

Pan Jinlian was holding her breath and walking with a basket when she suddenly saw Wang Po standing at the door of the tea house and beckoning to herself. She hurried to her, put down the basket, rubbed her arms and said with a smile:

"What's the matter, mom?"

"I'm not looking for you for something. This is left by the guest officer who took the thing you made today and told me to give it to you." After finishing speaking, he took out a handful of money from his apron and stuffed it with a smile. To Pan Jinlian, "They said they couldn't take advantage of you, a little girl, and forced the money to me."

Pan Jinlian blinked, looked at a handful of copper coins and thought about it, and had no choice but to collect the money, which was her first business.Back at home, I put my things in the kitchen, washed my hands, and started to organize the celebration banquet.

Although it was a banquet, I only planned to cook four or five dishes. First, the two of them couldn’t eat much, and second, they had limited money, so they couldn’t spend it before they earned it. In this era, there is no such thing as a credit card.

The carp I bought weighs a whole jin, and it is still fresh. It is best to steam it. It is only marinated with shredded ginger cooking wine, and then it can be put aside. If there are too many seasonings, it will lose its original flavor.Pan Jinlian stood in front of the pot and made some calculations, and made a sweet and sour sweet and sour honey pork with tenderloin, a spicy salt and pepper pork tenderloin, flat pointed lily winter melon soup in the back, and a sesame sauce with garlic and beans, all of which were delicious. It is home cooking.

When smoke came out from the steamer, it was already evening, and when Pan Jinlian wiped her hands and was about to go out to take a look, she heard the door being knocked open with a bang. It was Wuhan University who brought a person back, and he couldn’t see clearly behind his back, only listening to Wuhan University chanting:

"Brother, I'm home now, I want to take a good look at you, brother really misses you every day."

Pan Jinlian immediately stayed there. Could it be that this strong man was famous for beating the tiger to death with three punches——

"This is my brother Wu Erlang named Wu Song, brother, this is mine, um, the girl I recognize." Wu Da coughed, "Sister, is the meal ready? I'll go to the wine shop in the alley Buy some good wine and give it to my brother. You don’t know that now he is the hero of our Yanggu County. He beat a tiger with three punches on Jingyang Ridge. If you do errands in the yamen, you are also a member of the public."

"Ah, oh, you don't need to buy wine. I just made something to drink here. You can try it later. The dishes are also ready, but there is less rice. Fortunately, there are meat buns at home."

While agreeing, Pan Jinlian took a look at Wu Song. She really had a handsome appearance, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a burly figure, a righteous face, and martial arts all over her body.Seeing that he was a little surprised, he also looked at himself, smiled slightly, pursed his lips and went back to the kitchen to bring the steamed fish out of the cage. The time was just right.

Four dishes, one soup, and a plate of steaming meat buns, and Pan Jinlian's steaming wheat drink just out of the oven, the two brothers ate very well.At the banquet, Pan Jinlian said while eating, touting Wuhan University as a great hero who can't get used to weak women being helped by justice:

"That big family Zhang is very domineering. In the entire county, only brother Wu dared to take me in. He cut off big family Zhang's thoughts as husband and wife. In fact, brothers and sisters treat each other with respect, and each keeps their innocence. That's why I treat my big brother as my own." My biological brother took care of me, and I sincerely helped my brother live, thinking that I would leave after the prosperity of the day, but I didn't expect my second brother to come back."

Wu Da blushed when he heard this, and he had earned enough face in front of his younger brother, so he followed Pan Jinlian's words and nodded in agreement.

"It's nothing. We are all hard-working people, and we should help each other."

"The elder brother is indeed chivalrous, and the younger brother admires him."

Wu Song has always regarded loyalty as more important than life, and he doesn't like female sex, he judges others by himself, thinking that if he meets him, he may cook in the same way, so he doesn't have too much doubt about Pan Jinlian, but he admires his elder brother very much character.

Pan Jinlian, who was eating a meal, was terrified, fearing that Second Master Wu's Mao Muluoshun would turn over the table on the spot and try to beat him to death, but in the end there was no danger, and everyone was very harmonious.After the meal, Pan Jinlian made tea for the two brothers, and went upstairs to let the two talk about parting and brotherhood.

9 business

Wu Song did find a job as a police officer in Yanggu County, and went to the Yamen to take up the post the next day, but Pan Jinlian just thought that since she had someone to support her, her life would be easier, and she felt quite comfortable.

Get up early in the morning, give another jug ​​of wine to Wuhan University, and entrust him to go out to try the business, if someone buys it, then continue to make it, if no one wants to see it, you can only change it to another style.But after all, there was a thousand years of difference, and Pan Jinlian felt that there would always be something that the ancients and the present loved, and she would fiddle with it.

While thinking about it, Pan Jinlian shrank her shoulders while watching the two brothers walk away together. The morning air was a bit chilly, and the small wind felt a little cold on her body.After closing the door, I climbed back to the bed, slept for a while before returning to the cage, and then slowly woke up. I straightened my hair with a comb, scooped a large wooden basin of water from the water tank, and moved it to a sunny place outside the house until it was hot. Save the laundry.

Wang Po's place was also empty, only Xing'er was busy lighting the stove to boil water, Pan Jinlian took a bag of five-spice melon seeds and sugar-fried chestnuts to the teahouse, chatted with Wang Po for a while, and asked about the so-called alcohol in the yamen For the things needed for the permit, Comrade Wu Erlang is now considered a public official, and he may be able to get it done through some means.

Although Wang Po is well-informed, she has never done this kind of thing before. She smiled and said something perfunctory, and then pulled her to talk about other things:

"I'm talking about Master Wu. I see that your brother Wu Song is a hero, but he has a family. If he doesn't catch up, I will find a handsome and gentle little wife, how about it?"

"Well, I didn't say a few words to him. I really don't know. You can ask him when our uncle comes back at night. But I think he just settled down here, so I'm afraid it's not like that.