Live leisurely in Fucheng.
Shopkeeper Hao smiled broadly, but declined, "Mr. Zheng, our locals rarely see these long beans and don't eat them very much. Even if Youranju bought them, no one would eat them. Isn't that a waste of money?" "
Businessmen are shrewd and will not engage in loss-making transactions.
Zheng Ruqian said urgently, "The shopkeeper's beans are delicious, can't you try them?"
Shopkeeper Hao didn't refute his favor. After all, the two carts of vegetables sent by Yunshui County were so juicy that they made Youranju's business much better.
He waved his hand, and the second brother went out with a bundle of dried beans. After a while, he brought three plates.
One plate for stir-frying, one plate for red stew, and one plate for dry steaming.
Except for the red stewed one, which can only be eaten in two bites, the others all smell bad, like chewing firewood.
Zheng Ruqian couldn't believe it. He grabbed the red stew and took two more bites. He found that not only was it not as chewy and chewy as he had tasted in Anyang County, but the taste was also inferior.
He was dumbfounded.
Shopkeeper Hao was still trying to persuade him kindly, "Young Master Zheng's idea of introducing new dishes is a good one, but it's just local flavor. People are used to it and often can't accept other flavors."
Otherwise, how could some people be acclimated to the local environment, and how could they be greedy for the "taste of hometown"?
Zheng Ruqian was so distraught that he did not stop at Youranju and left with two carts of vegetables.
I saw several dried vegetable shops on the road and asked about them, but no one was willing to take them.
Zheng Ruqian was a little unconvinced.
Shopkeeper Hao's words make sense. Local people prefer local flavors, but foreign flavors are fresh and delicious enough that some people will still try them.
For example, those fish, shrimps and crabs, which everyone ate every day when they were young, were shipped from other places and everyone was eager to taste them.
In the final analysis, it still cannot taste like Anyang County.
Zheng Ruqian found the crux of the problem, returned to Hairpin Flower Courtyard, and began to try to restore the taste of Anyang County's cauldron.
But the act of copying dishes may cause mistakes even for a seasoned cook, let alone Zheng Ruqian, a person who has hardly ever cooked.
After he set the kitchen door on fire for the third time, Zhang Xianglian rushed in and said, "Child, leave it to me."
Zheng Ruqian shyly patted the ashes on the bottom of the pot and whispered, "Then I'll leave it to my aunt."
Zhang Xianglian is indeed a master of cooking. She made half a pot of braised pork ribs on the same day. The taste was slightly better than that of Youranju, but it was still not as good as the local taste in Anyang County.
"There's still something missing." Zheng Ruqian thought hard, "What exactly is missing?"
No one can answer this question.
He is the only one who has tasted the real thing and doesn't know about it. The others who have never tasted it naturally have no way of knowing.
"It would be great if I could try it myself." Zhang Xianglian sighed softly.
Zheng Ruqian raised his head suddenly.
Counting on the fingers, there are only eight days until the Chinese New Year.
Jiang Sheng had already purchased all the clothes and food he needed for the New Year, including the Dafu characters and decals. However, Zheng Ruqian stopped in Fucheng to compete with dried beans.
It takes five days to get from Xieyang County to Anshui County. If Zheng Ruqian doesn't leave after three days, he will definitely not be able to catch up with the New Year.
In the small courtyard.
All four brothers are here, Xu Mo has taken his annual leave, and Wen Zhiyun's medical clinic has officially closed, so everyone is quite free.
Jiang Sheng rolled his eyes and said, "How about we go to Fucheng to celebrate the New Year."
She clasped her fingers and said, "Auntie is here, Uncle Zhang and Aunt Cui'er are here, and the most important thing is that second brother is also there. We can't reunite in Xieyang County, so we can go to Fucheng to reunite."
Everyone else is easy to talk about, but Zheng Laoer is the most important.
They agreed not to separate. Of course, there should be no regrets during the Chinese New Year, a time when the whole family enjoys togetherness.
Fang Heng was the first to respond, "I have no objection. The servants have all bought out their contracts and can come with us."
Wen Zhiyun took Chang Yan and whispered together, "We have no objection either."
Everyone's eyes fell on Xu Mo who was drinking tea. They were all worried that Master Xu would worry about the people of Xieyang County.
"Ahem." Xu Mo choked, rarely laughing and scolding, "What do you think of me? The people of Xieyang County and the magistrate of Bian County, of course the second child is more important to me."
"But this time he didn't come back to celebrate the New Year with us because of business. He deserves to be punished." Mr. Xu spoke lightly, but when he threw it on the ground, it made two holes.
Jiang Sheng shrank his neck and mourned for his heartless second brother.
"Then let's go."
Fang Heng picked up the wooden stick, Wen Zhiyun carried the small medicine box, Jiang Sheng and Chang Yan picked up the newly bought clothes and food.
Jiang Yi and Jiang Er were already waiting at the door with their donkey cart, and six heroic figures holding long sticks sat behind them, giving them a sense of security.
For the first time, Jiang Sheng felt that it was really worthwhile to empty out the small treasury.
People ride in carriages, and things are put on donkey carts.
They headed towards Anshui County from Xieyang County.
On the way, Jiang Sheng did not forget to stop at the door of a clothing store to buy a new set of clothes for his aunt Zhang Shucui'er as a New Year's gift.
Six days later.
They stopped at the door of Hairpin Flower Courtyard in the dust, knocked on the door, and it was Zhang Qiquan who came to open it.
Seeing such a large number of noisy children, he was startled for a moment, and then said in surprise, "Why are you here? You are here to celebrate the New Year, but you are staying in Fucheng to celebrate New Year's Eve?"
Jiang Sheng nodded and said angrily, "Who told the second brother not to go home? Where is the second brother? Where is the second brother?"
She was like a little fly, floating from the east room to the west room, and then to the front yard.
The workers in the workshop were all on vacation, and the entire Hairpin Flower Courtyard was empty. It seemed that there was no one except Zhang Qiquan.
Zheng Ruqian is not here either.
Jiang Sheng was dumbfounded.
Could it be that the second brother has returned to Xieyang County? Did they miss it along the way? Is it too late to go back now?
Can he still wear the new clothes he picked out?
Fortunately, the conversation between Zhang Qiquan and Xu Mo saved Jiang Sheng from his wild thoughts.
"You mean, the second brother took his aunt and Aunt Cui'er to Anyang County?" Xu Mo frowned slightly.
Zhang Qiquan sighed, "Yes, I have been gone for six or seven days. If everything goes well, I should be back tomorrow."
Zheng Ruqian worked really hard to prevent the twenty-five taels of beans from drying up in his hands.
Perhaps, it’s more than just the purchase of twenty-five taels.
It is his outlook for future business, his expectation for more money and a bigger business blueprint.
But in any case, Xu Mo felt the need to condemn this behavior of dragging someone else's daughter-in-law away during the Chinese New Year.
The group of them settled down in the hairpin courtyard.
Rooms are limited, so squeeze in.
The word "Dafu" is affixed to the main door with boiled flour paste, small lanterns are hung on both sides, and decals are glued to the windows.
The so-called ten miles apart.
Anshui County is so big that different counties have different customs and different towns have different dialects. However, the custom of posting blessing characters and hanging lanterns during the New Year is common to every family without exception.
When we rushed from Anshui County to Anyang County, our doors were still bare.
When we rushed back, the world was filled with bright red.
Zheng Ruqian couldn't help sniffing when he thought about the time his brothers and sisters spent celebrating the New Year in the ruined temple last year, and how they had been dependent on each other for the past two years.
It wasn't because of the twenty-five taels of silver that he didn't go back to celebrate the New Year. He felt that he was too embarrassed to face his brothers and sister.
But that doesn't mean he doesn't want them.
I don't know if they are okay in Xieyang County or if they are angry. Little Jiang Sheng must be as angry as a little toad.
Zheng Ruqian was sad as he parked the donkey cart at the entrance of Hairpin Flower Courtyard.
After supporting his two aunts and aunts who were almost stiff from the cold, he raised his hand and knocked on the door, not forgetting to miss his brother, brother and sister.
The door opened suddenly, revealing a familiar pretty face.
"Zheng Ruqian, you still know how to come back!"
