A busy afternoon, fish soup, pork ribs and other dishes.
A total of three meat dishes, four vegetable dishes and one soup are ready.
"I'll get the dishes!"
Seeing this, Li Cuiyun stood up hurriedly and wanted to enter the kitchen.
"Cuiyun, go and call Uncle Zhang and the others!"
Before Cuiyun moved, Aunt Zhang said: "Old Zhang and the others are still on the mountain, and they probably won't come back until late at night!"
Ji Pingan nodded and said with a smile: "Then start eating, Aunt Zhang, you're welcome."
Aunt Zhang looked at the table of steaming delicacies and couldn't help but swallow her saliva. This was a delicacy that could not be eaten even during the Chinese New Year.
At Ji Ping'an's urging, they started to use chopsticks.
Li Cuiyun skillfully placed a large piece of pork ribs in Ji Ping'an's bowl, while she picked up the rice in the bowl and ate the vegetarian dishes.
Seeing this, Ji Ping'an sighed in his heart, this girl...
Ji Ping'an put a duck leg directly into Li Cuiyun's bowl.
However, such a simple move made Li Cuiyun lower her head, eyes red, silent, and gently nibbled on the leg given to her by her husband.
At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door.
Ji Ping'an looked around and saw that Wang Chengming was here, looking a little dazed.
Ji Pingan was not surprised by this. He stood up and said with a smile: "Uncle Ming, come and eat."
When Wang Chengming saw a large table of dishes, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva. Although his life was pretty good, he had never spent so much!
"Uncle Ming."
Li Cuiyun also shouted.
Wang Chengming walked in, nodded, and looked at Ji Ping'an: "You did what you said this time."
Then he also took his seat.
After a meal.
The bright moon has risen into the sky.
"Aunt Zhang, if you don't mind, take all these back."
Ji Ping'an said, and Li Cuiyun was very sensible and took out all the meat in the bowl and put it in the banana leaf.
Aunt Zhang couldn't refuse, so she thanked her gratefully and took her away.
In these days when ordinary people can only eat whole grains and wild vegetables, they are reluctant to eat this kind of food during the New Year.
So, she didn't mind it.
Wang Chengming did not leave. Ji Ping'an sat with him in the courtyard and started talking about the past.
"I'm going to clean it up."
Li Cuiyun said and cleared the dishes on the table.
During the meal, she already knew that Uncle Ming had to pay for Ji Ping'an's food and meat purchases today.
This gave her some sense of security.
After all, she and Uncle Ming knew each other well and knew each other's character.
"Uncle Ming, how about that thing?"
Ji Pingan looked at Li Cuiyun who was busy in the kitchen and said with a smile.
But Wang Chengming's eyes became solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Bo Chang, this thing that the master left you, you just gave it to the Xu family?"
He was filled with shock when he thought of the results obtained by following that formula today, the color dyed on the fabric.
Tell Ji Ping'an: "Did you know that this thing is enough to change the entire dyeing city!"
"Not only is the cost reduced, but the dyed colors are more vivid, which will definitely be welcomed by many people. The Xu family can take this opportunity to make a lot of money. This is a hen that can lay golden eggs!"
But as he said this, he was surprised to see Ji Ping'an always looking calm, as if he wasn't surprised at all.
That’s why he emphasized it again!
Ji Ping'an smiled and said, "So, how much silver is the Xu family willing to give me?"
"They must know, so they asked you to come and talk to me?"
Wang Chengming nodded: "Yes, the Xu family plans to pay five thousand taels of silver in one lump sum!"
Five thousand taels, that is five thousand copper coins!
This is a fortune that ordinary people cannot strive for in a lifetime!
But Ji Ping'an smiled, a little coldly, and said sarcastically: "Is this the way the Xu family is? Are you going to get rid of me for five thousand taels?"
Wang Chengming said in a deep voice: "Although the Xu family is a good dyeing workshop in the entire Jinling County, their annual net income is only more than a thousand taels."
Ji Ping'an said quietly: "Uncle Ming, I chose the Xu family because of your face. There are more than one dyeing shop in the Xu family in the entire Jinling County."
"Since the Xu family is so stingy, how else can I choose any other family?"
"Moreover, I only gave you three colors of prescriptions, but I still have more than twenty kinds in my hand!"
Hearing this, Wang Chengming's eyes narrowed.
His eyes flickered and he said in a deep voice: "Bo Chang, on behalf of the Xu family, the most I can offer is 30,000 silver taels!"
"Besides, you are alone now and it may be difficult to hold on to such a huge wealth. Uncle Ming is doing this for your own good!"
Although he is from the Xu family, he still considers Ji Ping'an and speaks the truth.
As for why he didn't mention his annual income, he paid dividends to Ji Ping'an.
Because this is what the Xu family does not want to see.
Ji Ping'an's image as a rotten gambler has become deeply ingrained!
Ji Ping'an looked at him, nodded, and said with a smile: "For Uncle Ming's sake, give me eighteen thousand taels of silver, and I will give the Xu family eight color formulas, how about it?"
Wang Chengming showed a smile. This price was indeed an advantage for the Xu family.
After all, this is indeed the chicken that lays golden eggs!
Suddenly, Ji Pingan looked at Wang Chengming and asked, "Uncle Ming, have you ever thought about coming back to help me?"
Wang Chengming's smile faded and he stared at Ji Ping'an.
At this time, Ji Pingan stood up: "I plan to revive the Ji family and become the home of world medicine. I am short of manpower now. I really hope that Uncle Ming will come back to help me!"
Wang Chengming sighed: "Bo Chang, when you did those things, I was disheartened. It was the Xu family who invited me with a lot of money. If I am invited back by you now because of profit, what does it mean?"
"But you and the Xu family can cooperate for a long time!"
Ji Pingan was not surprised by this and nodded: "Well, I understand."
Wang Chengming changed his tone and said, "But I know some people who are also proficient in medicine and can help you."
Ji Ping'an smiled and said, "If Uncle Ming knows these people, he can introduce them to me. I won't treat them badly."
Wang Chengming nodded, the order was done, and with tens of thousands of properties, Ji Ping'an might really be able to make it happen.
"In this case, I will go back and report the news first, and wait for my news."
Wang Chengming said, got up and left Ji's house.
He looked at the Ji family, which had only one yard left, looking extremely lonely. He sighed in his heart, if Ji Ping'an hadn't been working hard for so many years, how could the Ji family be like this?
But fortunately, Ji Ping'an may have really turned around now, which is not bad.
As his Uncle Ming, please help if you can!
"Husband, prepare to wash your feet and rest early."
Li Cuiyun was busy until late at night, looking at Ji Pingan who was sitting in the courtyard watching the stars, hesitated, and said cautiously.
Ji Ping'an looked at her and said with a smile: "Well, you should rest early..."
Suddenly, Ji Ping'an's expression changed, he looked not far away and heard some sounds.
It's Aunt Zhang's family who are back.
Before he could get up, he heard footsteps.
I saw the burly head of the Zhang family walking in, carrying a bow and arrows on his back. He was holding game in his hand and looking at Ji Ping'an's body.
"My old lady said you've changed, but I still don't believe it. Now it seems you're pretty good and you're starting to be a different person again!"
Zhang Manping was as straightforward as ever.
He looked at Li Cuiyun: "Cuiyun, this beast didn't bully you, right?"
Li Cuiyun blushed and shook her head quickly.
Zhang Manping nodded: "That's not bad. Ji Ping'an, you have to treat her well. She has suffered a lot in the past few years."
Ji Ping'an twitched the corner of his mouth and nodded with a smile: "Uncle Zhang, I understand."
Zhang Manping waved his hand: "Okay, I'll go back first."
At this time, Ji Ping'an stopped him, then looked at Li Cuiyun and said with a smile: "Cuiyun, you can go sleep with Aunt Zhang today. Uncle Zhang, please talk to me."
Li Cuiyun was stunned for a moment, then nodded. Her husband had just gotten better and she didn't want to disobey him.
"Uncle Zhang, if you stay one night, I'll treat you to wine and meat tomorrow!"
Zhang Manping: "..."
However, Zhang Manping still stayed.
"Ji Ping'an, what are you going to do?"
Ji Ping'an smiled and said nothing. Two big men crowded into a room.
Later in the night.
Zhang Manping, who had not fallen asleep, suddenly stood up and looked out the window.
Ji Ping'an also stood up at this time.
"Uncle Zhang, this is why I asked you to stay here. Someone will definitely come today to help me!"
Ji Ping'an whispered.
Zhang Manping quietly came to the window and saw someone climbing over the wall and entering the courtyard sneakily. He turned back to look at Ji Ping'an and asked, "Is this someone from the casino, here to collect debts?"
Ji Ping'an shook his head.
Zhang Manping snorted coldly: "This is not for you, but for Cuiyun."
As he spoke, Zhang Manping bent his bow and arrow, aiming it at the courtyard.
With a whoosh, an arrow shot out from the string!
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