Pan Jinlian's petty bourgeoisie life

thoughtful. "

Pan Jinlian scratched her head and thought of Wu Song's "ruthless" posture in the standard romance novels. She probably didn't mean that, but Wang Po was also very concerned:

"Miss, I'm not talking about you. This eldest sister-in-law is like a mother. You don't need to worry about your brother's affairs. Otherwise, would the two of them have the nerve to say it? Don't worry, I already have an idea here, you Just look at me."

Wang Po giggled, pushed Pan Jinlian, and was about to tease her, when she saw a guest coming, she quickly stood up and greeted her.Only then did Pan Jinlian take the opportunity to escape back home, took a deep breath, and then let it out viciously:

"Yeah, bah, who are these people? Who the hell told me that women in ancient times were all dignified, virtuous, gentle and deceitful?"

History has no truth, Pan Jinlian sighed, and began to drag the basin back to wash clothes, thinking very much about the days when there were washing machines.

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Humming a ditty while squatting in the shade of the backyard to wash clothes. This was also one of the results of the discussion with Wuhan University. The rice can be cooked and the house can be tidied up, but the clothes can’t be washed by him, so she just put a few of her own through them. The skirt and middle clothes were washed, hung on the bamboo poles, wiped off the sweat, went back to the house to rest for a while, and made up their minds: When we have money, we will definitely hire two servants, one to wash clothes and the other to watch. !

After Pan Jinlian made her big vow, she felt that her life was going well, so she lay on the bed and read a book for a while—the little yellow booklets here are all vertically typed traditional characters, but she can understand the general meaning even after guessing. Coupled with the meticulous illustrations next to it, it is basically barrier-free to read.

It was getting late, and Pan Jinlian saw that there were hawkers carrying baskets home, so she went downstairs to prepare dinner. Wu Song was in charge of the lunch office, but he had to come back with Wuhan University for dinner. There were too many people, and the food was rushed It took a lot, so I had to add another dish.However, Second Master Wu also often went out to eat and sleep in the open air, so he didn't pay much attention to it. They just ate whatever she did, and they were easy to talk to.

Turning around the kitchen, there were a few pancakes left over from yesterday, some eggplants, yams, cabbage, and leftover tenderloin. Wu Song brought back fried quail and marinated pigeons from the yamen.Pan Jinlian thought for a while, and then made a eggplant with garnish, a mashed yam with gravy, white flour made into small pancakes and chive pigeon rolls with chive eggs tired of pigeon meat, quail heavy with oil and cumin powder, Plus pretzel eight-treasure rice, and a large plate of chili sauce risotto, enough for three people to eat a meal.

Not long after, Wuhan University returned home with a burden, washed his hands, smelled the fragrance and said with a smile:

"The girl is really good at crafting. I've been thinking about what to eat for dinner at noon. But it's strange. Why do I feel like someone is following me all day."

"Could it be that you are thinking too much, or that you know you are the elder brother of the hero who fights the tiger, and you want to get close to the second brother?"

Pan Jinlian didn't think much, just brought the food, Wu Song followed Wu Da's pace and entered the door. He had already changed into a policeman's attire, with a black sheath lacquer gold treasure knife pinned to his waist, and black and white fast boots. asked with a smile:

"Who wants to have a relationship with me?"

"God knows, I always felt that someone was following me when I went out to sell cooking cakes today, but I didn't see who it was. It's no wonder, since you became a catcher in Yanggu County, my brother, my business has been very good all of a sudden. Not only are all the cooking cakes sold out, but there is not even a single drop of the new thing that my sister entrusted me to sell, called wheat drink."

Wu Da let go of his suspicions, and suddenly became proud again. He took out a green cloth pocket from his white apron and put it on the table. He happily told Pan Jinlian about today's grand occasion:

"They were all robbed. This is the money I earned. It's a total of five hundred dollars, which is the same as what I earned from selling cooking cakes. There are still many people asking, saying that they will buy it tomorrow."

Pan Jinlian was very happy in her heart, so she didn't count, and accepted it with a smile:

"In this way, I will be able to support myself in the future, and I don't have to burden the two elder brothers. Since this thing sells so well, I will continue to make more tomorrow, and I will go out someday to exchange some money to spend. If I earn money in the future If you have more, you can also help your brother set up a shop, saving you from going out all day in the wind and rain."

"Exactly, that's what I mean too. It's too hard for my brother to go out every day to sell cooking cakes. When I save money, I will go to the street or buy or rent a shop for my brother's business."

That's what Wu Song was thinking too. How could the elder brother have to repay him for having worked so hard to bring him up.Pan Jinlian knew that the government of the Song Dynasty had always been generous and the salaries were extremely high. If there were no accidents, Wuhan University might really have this blessing.

The enthusiasm between the two brothers has not yet passed, Pan Jinlian is also happy to see the money she has earned, and the dinner is also very harmonious.After eating and washing the dishes, put on tea, melon seeds, spiced beans, and a plate of "Six Gentlemen of Tea"-in fact, it is just sesame, peanut, pine nut, and corn that are pressed thinly and cut into slices.

At this time, the sky was dark, and it was not yet dark. Wu Da adjusted the oil lamp and opened the door. The noise of playing in Wang Po's teahouse continued to spread into the room. Wu Song took a stool and sat aside, chatting with Wu Da and Pan Jinlian. Anecdotes.The talk was also very lively. Pan Jinlian had never heard of it before, but felt that it was more interesting than the TV series she had watched before, so she listened with relish while eating tea.

Just when she heard the excitement, Pan Jinlian suddenly felt a little cold, she stood up and stretched her legs and was about to go into the house to get some clothes to put on, when she saw two people coming in from the entrance of the alley, both leading their horses, walking away one after the other come over.Walking straight to the door of Master Wu, Wu Song and the two stood up quickly.

"May I ask what you two have learned?"

Seeing that Wu Da saw that he did not know him, he just thought that he came to visit Wu Song because of his reputation, so he didn't take it seriously, and brought stools for the two of them.In front was an elderly man with a white face and long beard, quite majestic. He was also wearing a cocoon silk gown, with jasper finger rings on his fingers, and his whole body was spotlessly clean.The old man smiled slightly, raised his hand and arched, and asked:

"This must be Uncle Wu? I, Chai De, the manager of Chaiji Liquor Shop, have a business that I want to discuss with Uncle Wu."

"Business? Shopkeeper Chai has identified the wrong person. Wu Da is my brother, and this is him."

As he spoke, he pointed to Wuhan University, who was also at a loss, put down his stool and said with a smile:

"I'm just a seller of cooking cakes, what's the matter, can your wine shop also sell cooking cakes?"

"It's not cooking cakes, it's wheat drinks."

The old man's eyes were bright and his complexion remained unchanged, but Pan Jinlian suddenly had a flash of inspiration. Just now, he felt that the young man behind him looked familiar. Wasn't it the young man who bought his own wine in the tea house at that time.

After thinking about it, Pan Jinlian knew what the old man's plan was. It seemed that Li Daitao's stupid plan had been seen through so quickly. She hurriedly opened the door, and said with a smile:

"Let's go into the house and talk, I'll buy you some good tea."

Wu Da was also busy letting him into the room, but Pan Jinlian gently tugged him, and asked Wu Song to accompany him first, then pulled him to the backlight, and whispered outside:

"If they want to buy the formula of wheat drink, you can say that it is ancestral, and you can't sell it, and you won't sell it for any amount of money. Do you understand? We are going to take a long time to catch big fish this time."

Wuhan University also did business, understood this truth, nodded and entered the door.Pan Jinlian walked slowly to Wang Po's tea house, ordered some good tea, and asked casually:

"Does Mom know Chai Kee Wine Shop?"

"Chai Ji, is that Chai Ji? Oh, my lady, it's a long story. Chai Ji was opened by the Chai family of the former Emperor Danshu Iron Scroll. It is said that it is also an old business for many years. It has only arrived in the past few years. We opened a semi-colon in Yanggu County. When we opened, we built a sky-high colorful building, and invited many opera troupes to sing for three days. It was so lively, but the wine we brewed was not surprising, but the wine we sold was more expensive than others. , so the business is getting worse, and now it is the old man sent by the Chai family to be the shopkeeper, I don't know what will happen in the future."

Wang Po relished talking about this, the men in the tea house drink a lot, so they know a lot about the wine shop in Yanggu County, this Chai family is not a local business, it is a big tree, and the gossip is familiar.

Pan Jinlian nodded, with a plan in mind, and when she returned home with the tea leaves, she saw the young man muttering to the horse while breaking a piece of sesame seed to feed it, and seeing Pan Jinlian blushing, He hurriedly turned his head away, patted the horse's mane, and stopped talking.

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When Pan Jinlian entered the room, she didn't participate in the man's conversation. She just went to the kitchen to boil tea, put a plate of good dim sum and sent it to the main room, and then stepped aside.In this era, men still call the shots, and women can only listen from the sidelines.

Chai De claimed to be the shopkeeper of Chai Kee and the housekeeper of Chai's family. He looked dry and thin, and it seemed that his words carried some weight.As expected, I came here today to discuss with Wuhan University about buying the wheat drink formula.Wu Song heard him talk about the Chai family for a long time, but suddenly said:

"Could it be that this Chai family is the official family of Xiaoxuanfeng Chai Jin Chai? I have heard of his name and visited him when I was in Cangzhou. He is an extremely righteous hero."

"Official Chai is the nephew of our master. The Chai family is the emperor of the previous dynasty. The Taizu gave the alchemy iron scroll. Although he is not an official in the court, he is also a prominent family, so we will not be deceived. Common people. Both of you seem to be smart people. I have tasted this wheat drink, and it is clearly wine.