Jiang Sheng has been very happy these days.
Although he spent a lot of money, for a huge sum of twenty-eight taels, it was just a flesh wound.
The chicken and duck meat she bought back was turned into pots of delicious food under the skillful hands of her eldest brother Xu Mo, which was really enjoyable.
If he wasn't worried about money, Jiang Sheng would even want to eat a chicken every day.
Of course, it’s just a thought.
It's cold now, and it's hard to do any business. Some people even have cats in their homes.
A few hard-working people, such as Zheng Ruqian, have to go out to collect vegetables despite the cold wind.
But it's been three days and he hasn't received a single vegetable.
Today I came back empty-handed again.
Jiang Sheng held a bowl of hot water and greeted his second brother, who was covered in frost. "It's cold and we don't have anything to eat, let alone sell you."
Zheng Ruqian took it and drank it all in one gulp, "It's impossible. Although the eggplants and beans are gone, there is no shortage of cabbage and radishes. I could receive them a few days ago, but why are there suddenly nothing."
It’s not that one family doesn’t have it, it’s that every household doesn’t have it.
It was as if we had made an appointment.
Zheng Ruqian muttered a little.
Chang Yan on the side raised his head and said, "Second brother, you might as well tell me the day when we started not receiving food."
Zheng Ruqian thought hard, "From...the second day of selling tiger skins."
Jiang Sheng thumped.
There was nothing strange about the next day. On the day they sold tiger skins, they offended a government official.
Although the yamen servant was repulsed by the eldest son of the Jiang family, it did not mean that he did not hold grudges.
Youranju couldn't afford to offend him, so he could only pick on the weak.
Brother Jiang Sheng is such a soft persimmon.
Zheng Ruqian also thought about this, and hesitantly said, "No way... I and the villagers have been harvesting vegetables for so long, they shouldn't do this..."
Whether it works or not, you will know once you try it.
Jiang Sheng found a beggar he knew well, picked out a clean coat from his brothers, gave him two pennies, and asked him to go collect some cabbage from the village.
Not long after, the little beggar returned to the ruined temple with two cabbages in his arms.
Zheng Ruqian froze.
He didn't expect that his aunt and aunt had been so affectionate in the past few months, but in the end they couldn't even compare to someone else's words.
There was obviously food but they didn't sell it to him. What would he give to Youranju after ten days?
Is a good money-making business ruined just like that?
Zheng Ruqian was unwilling to give in.
Jiang Sheng comforted him, "Second brother, don't be sad. We can do other businesses. We can also hunt tigers. We can make a lot of money hunting tigers."
"It's quite a lot, but how many days does it take to meet a tiger? If we don't meet one, wouldn't we starve to death?" Zheng Ruqian held his head, "Besides, this business is going well."
Delivering food to Youranju is not only a profitable business, but also Zheng Ruqian's proof of himself.
It proves that he can make money, is capable, and is not a waste who needs support from others.
But now, this proof has been easily broken by others.
The whole village betrayed Zheng Ruqian, which made him sad and at the same time he didn't know how to face the villagers.
Jiang Sheng sighed.
She understood her second brother, but she couldn't think of any good solution and could only accompany him in his sorrow.
For a time, the entire ruined temple was filled with sighs.
The little beggar who put on clean clothes didn't understand and shouted, "Jiang Sheng, why are you sad? Are you going to have no food? If you can't have it here, can't you go somewhere else to get it?"
Jiang Sheng raised his head suddenly.
After living a life of self-reliance for so long, she actually forgot that when she used to beg for food, the host would take one bite and the west would steal two.
If this family doesn't give, go to the next family, and there will always be someone to give you food.
If this village cannot receive food, then go to other villages to collect it. You will always receive enough food.
Jiang Sheng became happy and gave the beggar five copper coins, asking him to buy some food and drink. He also gave him clothes.
But looking back, Zheng Ruqian still looked dejected.
Jiang Sheng was stunned, "Second brother, what's wrong?"
"You think I didn't go to the next village?" Zheng Ruqian said with tears in his eyes, "Not to mention the next village, I even went to the next town."
In the end, I still didn't receive a single hair.
It can be seen that the hand behind the back is really powerful, and it actually covers the entire county.
Jiang Sheng's expression drooped again.
This is how to do ah.
Seeing the brother and sister looking at each other and crying again, Chang Yan in the corner shook his head.
“Since we can’t receive it in this county, why not try to go to the next county?”
I’ve already thought of going to the next village or town, why can’t I just change to another county?
Just because the thinking is too fixed.
Just because they have been to the county as far away as possible and have never traveled to more places.
When people's horizons are expanded, the pattern will be bigger and the mind will be broader.
It’s always right to look at the outside world more.
Zheng Ruqian was a little sluggish. In fact, it wasn't that he hadn't thought about going to the next county. It was just that humans always have a deep fear of the unknown.
He was afraid that the people in the neighboring county would be hard to talk to.
I'm afraid that the black hand behind my back is also covering the next county.
Afraid that something might go wrong on the way back and forth.
The biggest fear is that I can't do it.
Zheng Ruqian's heart was filled with a sense of tearing.
He was afraid of this and afraid of that, but after thinking about it, he was still most afraid of becoming a waste.
Especially in the presence of his older brothers and younger brothers, he doesn't want to be ordinary, let alone mediocre.
What a big deal.
Zheng Ruqian clenched his fists and stood up, "I'll go."
"Going right now."
After saying that, he grabbed his coat, asked for two taels of silver from Jiang Sheng, and rushed to the donkey cart without hesitation.
Fang Heng hurriedly caught up and helped drive the donkey cart.
It was obvious that he was still tearing and struggling just now, but in the blink of an eye he ran away.
Jiang Sheng didn't even react, and stared dumbfoundedly as the donkey cart disappeared.
After a long while, she slapped her thigh and said, "Second brother and third brother, you drove the donkey cart away, what will the eldest brother do?"
Moreover, it’s almost the Chinese New Year.
By night, Jiang Sheng knew what to do.
Zheng Ruqian actually asked a friend he met while collecting food to pick Xu Mo up every day for only two cents a day.
For them now, this is not a big sum of money and is acceptable.
It's just that I feel wronged to Brother Xu Mo, who has to run back and forth with a bunch of vegetables every time.
In this way, Zheng Ruqian and Fang Heng disappeared for seven or eight days.
Seeing that the whole town was filled with a strong New Year atmosphere, every household slaughtered pigs and chickens, fried meatballs and fried vegetables, and the children also wore new clothes and shoes.
Only the ruined temple was peaceful and a little bleak all day long.
Every day after Jiang Sheng had eaten, he was thinking about when his two brothers would come back and how much food they could bring back.
By the end, she no longer dared to expect her brothers to bring food.
Xiao Jiang Sheng sincerely made a wish to the Buddha. As long as all her brothers came back in full, she would have nothing more to ask for.
This time, Buddha appeared.
Fang Heng and Zheng Ruqian, who had been away for ten days, slowly returned one evening with a truck full of goods and the cold winter glow on their backs.
