During this quarrel, the embarrassment and confusion that Xu Zishang felt when he first arrived was dispelled a lot.
The Xiao family has a prosperous population, and even if Xiao Mu and Xiao Song are not here, the dining table is still full of people.
Compared to the previous scene where he and Xu Cai were dining together, it was much more lively.
Xiao Changhe took some chopsticks of braised pork and another chopstick of fish to Xu Zishang, and advised: "Try it quickly, the craftsmanship of our farmers is still different from that of your restaurant."
When Xu Cai and Pei Shu saw everyone moving their chopsticks, they immediately stopped fighting in a tacit understanding.
Join the army of making rice together.
Xu Zishang took a bite of braised pork first.
The braised pork is fat but not greasy, fresh but not woody.
Compared to what their previous chefs had cooked, it was even better.
"What ingredients are used in this braised pork, and why does it have such a unique aroma?" he asked.
"Dad, don't ask. This is someone else's secret. Your restaurant is gone and you still want to learn someone else's recipe?" Xu Cai said and gave Xu Zishang a piece of meat.
"You brat!" Xu Zishang knocked him on the head.
Then he looked at the Xiao family and said, "Sorry, I just ate this braised pork and thought it was delicious. Just asking."
"fine."
Ye Luoxin said: "We put some common seasonings, and some of them we picked from the mountains ourselves."
"So that's it!" Xu Zishang stopped asking further.
No wonder everyone who ate it praised the Xiao family for making it delicious.
It turns out that special spices are used.
After dinner, Xu Zhengxiang made tea with dried red fruits for everyone to digest and relieve tiredness.
Several people were sitting in the yard, looking at the moon in the sky and chatting about the harvest of the crops in the fields.
Doctor Pei never understands things in the fields and can't always get a word in.
He suddenly said: "By the way, both your father and son have lost their livelihoods now. I wonder what your plans are in the future?"
He ate and drank at Xu's house because he treated Confucius, which he deserved.
But the Xu family is different.
In the past, the Xu family was rich and could use money to compensate for living here.
Now that they have no income, do the father and son plan to stay and grow crops?
Xu Zishang took a sip of tea and said with shame: "Cai'er has been bothering you here for so long. I came here today. Firstly, I came to thank Brother Xiao and Mrs. Sister-in-law. Secondly, I also came to pick him up and take him back with me."
"Don't just say thank you all the time. People in our village don't like this!"
Xu Zhengxiang corrected him, "After Xu Cai came, he didn't just lie around and eat and drink for free every day. He worked for every meal."
Xu Cai nodded sharply after hearing this.
"Dad, after I arrived at the Xiao family, I really didn't have the time to eat or do anything."
Xu Zhengxiang didn't stop talking, and then asked: "You just said you would take him back? Where?"
Xu Zishang said hurriedly: "The death anniversary of Cai'er's mother will be in one month. The two of us will go back to our hometown to pay homage to his mother. After the memorial ceremony, we will stay in our hometown to see if there is anything we can do."
This result was unexpected.
When Ye Luoxin took Xu Cai in, her selfish intention was to make good friends with the Xu family and use their family's connections and channels in the future.
Although so many things happened later, the Xu family's restaurant was not saved.
But Xu Zishang's ability is still there.
She quickly asked: "Don't Shopkeeper Xu consider reviving his business in Qinghe County?"
Xu Zishang smiled and said, "It's not easy to get back on my feet! After this incident, all the shops I worked with before were wary of me. When I return to my hometown, at least I still have relatives to rely on."
"Dad, didn't you say that my uncle's family doesn't welcome us back? In the past, we always came back immediately after paying homage to our mother!" Xu Cai didn't want to go back.
Xu Cai immediately stared: "Children don't understand anything, don't talk nonsense."
Ye Luoxin persuaded again: "I know that Shopkeeper Xu has great ambitions and may not look down on our small business, but I have skills and Shopkeeper Xu has connections. If we can cooperate, why worry about not making money?"
"You are so polite, girl!" Xu Zishang said: "With your skills, you can still stand up in Qinghe County without me."
Ye Luoxin: "It's not enough to just have craftsmanship, you have to have the ability to run a business."
Xu Zishang lowered his head and did not answer.
Looking at his look, Ye Luoxin knew that there was no point in talking.
She stood up, went back to her room, and came back after a while.
She placed two ingots of silver in front of Shopkeeper Xu and said, "Here are twenty taels of silver for Shopkeeper Xu to use as payment."
Just when Xu Zishang was about to refuse, Ye Luoxin took out a ring and a jade pendant: "These two were given to me by Mr. Xu. You may need to use money to bring these two with you when you return home." Defend yourself."
Xu Zishang looked at the things in front of him, and for the first time, his eyes felt sore because of money.
He’s really old! he thinks.
"Thank you so much, nephew and wife!" Xu Zishang took the things and said, "I will definitely repay you double the money in the future!"
…
That night, Xu Zishang and Xu Cai were arranged to live in a newly built house.
Pei Shu lived in the room by himself and felt a little lonely for no reason.
"This stinky boy, finally get out of here. If you get out of here, no one will compete with me for a room, and no one will think that my old man snores!"
After he lay down, he turned back and forth several times without falling asleep.
He was so angry that he simply sat up.
“After this brat goes back, I don’t know if he will come back!
If he goes back to his hometown, others will definitely annoy him to death! Forget it, what does this have to do with me!
Speaking of which, Xiao Jing is the better child, he is sensible and diligent. Only children like this will have great potential in the future. "
After struggling for a while, Pei Shu finally fell asleep.
At dawn the next day, the Xu family and his son got up to say goodbye.
Before leaving, Xu Cai released the big white geese from the pen and took them to eat grass for the last time.
"Goose, goose, I'm leaving. I hope you can become someone else's meal later, so maybe we can see each other again."
Xu Cai was a little reluctant to leave.
The big white geese squawked around him, happy because they had eaten fresh green grass.
In the kitchen, Xu Zhengxiang baked a dozen cakes for them to take with them on the road, and also brought braised pork and pickles.
"If things go well after we go back, let someone tell us that we are safe.
If your life is not going well, you might as well come back here. Our Luo Xin is very lucky. If you do business with her, I guarantee you won’t lose anything! "
Xu Zhengxiang advised.
Xu Zishang took the cake and meat sheepishly and nodded solemnly.
After the two left, the Xiao family's life returned to its original rhythm again.
It's just that Xiao Changhe and Xu Zhengxiang are busy with things in the fields.
Yang Feng and Ye Luoxin were busy with the livestock raised at home.
Three days later in the evening, Xiao Mu and Xiao Song also came back from the mountains, each carrying a large backpack.
Everything inside is filled with picked star anise.
(The male protagonist is back, and the sweet little life of the two will begin immediately!)
