Chapter 27 Mahua Business: Teaching how to make maltose
As Li Qiao thought, it was not very soft, but as soon as it came into contact, his whole body went numb.
He raised his head slightly and looked at the person in his arms.
Tao Zhu put her arms around his neck. Seeing that he just touched him and left, he subconsciously raised his head, wanting to take the initiative to greet him.
Who can bear this?
Li Qiao couldn't help it anyway.
He lowered his head and kissed her again.
This time it was no longer a touch like a dragonfly, but in an adult way.
By the time everything was over, it was already an hour later.
Tao Zhu lay weakly on the bed. When Li Qiao asked him to lie down in the afternoon, he actually doubted whether he could do it.
But now there are only two words in his mind:
satisfy.
At the same time, there is still a slight doubt in my heart. This person does not look like a novice...
Hearing Li Qiao's steady footsteps, he turned over and looked toward the door.
Li Qiao was walking towards him with a basin of water in his hand.
"When we pay off the debt, let's dig a well in the yard." He couldn't help but say.
Looking at the situation tonight, I have to take a bath at least twice a day. If I have to go to the river or fetch water from the well in the village every day, it will be really hard work.
"Okay." Li Qiao nodded in agreement.
Although he likes Brother Zhu very much, he has survived the apocalypse, so he does not intend to expose his water powers.
If you want to be lazy and save energy, you can only dig a well at home.
However, he quickly reacted and couldn't help but smile: "You're not a bad man, aren't you?"
"It's not bad. But you seem to have done it many times before." Tao Zhu didn't want to hide anything from him. He had doubts in his heart, so he spoke out directly.
"...I am wronged! Although I used to be greedy and lazy, I never messed with boys or girls."
Li Qiao explained while wetting the cotton cloth.
"But you asked me to feed you Cai Wowo that day." Tao Zhu was still thinking about this.
That was the first time in his life that he was molested by a man.
I was angry at the time, but when I recalled it later, it became sad and sweet.
"Because I thought you were good-looking, so I was rude." Li Qiao said, motioning for him to lie down and wipe his body.
Tao Zhu: "..."
His face turned red again.
As he turned over, he asked, "Then why didn't you think I was good-looking before?"
"Because I was confused before. Now I am no longer confused. My brain works better and my eyes can recognize people. Now I have discovered your beauty." Li Qiao said with a smile while wiping him.
Tao Zhu: "..."
The corners of his mouth were disobedient and turned up crazily.
He believed these words.
It is true that this person has never spread any rumors about men and women.
So the reason why you performed so well tonight is because of your extraordinary talent?
As soon as this thought came out, he couldn't hold it back anymore. However, he couldn't help but feel sad when he thought about the hard work his man had put in during this period, catching fish, making rich cakes, and running back and forth between the village and the county seat.
"Tomorrow you will buy a pair of pork kidneys when you come back from the county town. You have been too tired recently and need to replenish them."
In fact, you can buy pork kidneys from Butcher Zheng, but Tao Zhu is embarrassed because he is from the same village and has just gotten married.
After Li Qiao heard this, he couldn't laugh or cry. He was indeed tired recently, but it was not because of the bridal chamber.
Forget it, you're already married, and you'll have to work hard here sooner or later, so let's make up for it before it's too late.
The husband and wife kept talking about their plans for tomorrow and the future. They were worried about going to the county town tomorrow. They didn't talk much. They hugged each other and quickly fell into sleep.
The next day, Li Qiao got up a little late. By the time he arrived at the county seat, the sun had already risen high.
The market at the city gate is about to disperse.
Xiao Wu was waiting at the usual place where he usually set up a stall. He walked over and said very embarrassed: "I got up late today and made you wait for so long. Come here and have some mahua."
He used chopsticks to pick up a large flower from the basket on his back and handed it to Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu was not annoyed, he was very understanding. He smiled and said: "I didn't wait long, and it's still an hour before the restaurant opens."
After saying this, he stared at Damahua with a curious look on his face: "Brother Li, your twist is very special."
She is chubby and makes people like her just by her appearance.
"It tastes good, try it quickly." Li Qiao handed the twist to him.
"This must be very expensive. I won't try it. It's definitely delicious." Xiao Wu waved his hand.
"It's not expensive. After all, it's just a twist." Li Qiao forced the twist into his hand and said, "After you taste it, praise it in front of shopkeeper Wang and see if you can make this twist too." A growing business.”
After hearing this, Xiao Wu took the twist.
Although he is only a waiter at Wangyue Tower, he can get leftovers from diners from time to time, so he has tasted a lot of food.
But it was the first time for him to eat maltose Damahua like this.
When he took a bite, the outside was a little burnt, but the inside was very soft, and there was maltose as a filling. His eyes suddenly lit up, it was delicious!
"Brother Li, I don't need to praise you at all. The shopkeeper is definitely willing to do long-term business." He said with admiration.
"Then let's go to Wangyue Tower and have a look." Li Qiao smiled and pushed the cart.
He brought five giant flowers here today. If Shopkeeper Wang likes them, he will supply them to Wangyue Tower in the future.
If shopkeeper Wang doesn't like it, he will set up a stall to sell it in the future. Anyway, the twist tastes good, so he doesn't have to worry about selling it.
When I arrived at Wangyue Tower, I met Shopkeeper Wang, who liked Maltose Damahua very much, even more than Shaqima.
He asked Li Qiao to bring more tomorrow. It didn't matter whether he sold it or not. His family had to enjoy it first.
Another deal was negotiated, and Li Qiao was in a good mood. He went to the butcher shop and bought a pair of pork kidneys, two kilograms of pork belly, and a few bones.
A few days before getting married, he was busy selling fish and Shaqima, earning more than ten taels of silver.
He spent more than half of it to get married, and now he still has more than four taels in hand.
Counting the Shaqima sold today, there are still six taels left.
He went to buy another ten pounds of maltose and fifty pounds of glutinous rice, and then pushed the cart back home.
When I got home, it was already afternoon.
Tao Zhu was making Shaqima. When he saw him coming back, he asked him to sit down and rest, and brought him cold boiled water and a pot of noodles.
The hand-rolled noodles are very chewy. Knowing that he likes spicy food, Tao Zhu specially put some spicy oil in it and put two poached eggs on top.
After finishing a bowl of noodles, my stomach was completely full.
He sat on the chair contentedly. Although the county steamed buns were delicious, they lacked a bit of home-cooked flavor.
Turning his eyes, he saw Tao Zhu busy in the kitchen alone. He couldn't help but laugh. It was great to get married.
When Tao Zhu saw that he had finished his meal, he made noodles and said, "I gave away the twists from the banker's and Brother Qian's houses at noon, and got 1,700 copper coins. I gave them a total of 50 coins." A fraction of the text.”
The cost of Mahua is about the same as Shaqima's, both fifty cents per catty. In the village, Li Qiao sets the price of Shaqima's at a lower price, one hundred cents per catty.
Mahua is also sold at the same price, four mahua per pound, which works out to twenty-five cents per piece.
The dealer's fifty coins totaled one thousand two hundred and fifty copper coins.
The Zheng family's twenty pieces are five hundred copper coins.
This adds up to one thousand seven hundred and fifty copper coins.
"Well, it's up to you to make the decision."
Li Qiao had no objection to this. He stood up and handed the money bag to Tao Zhu: "I got two thousand copper coins from selling Feng cake today, and spent some more. Now I have three coins left in my hand. here you are."
"From now on, you will be responsible for keeping the family's money."
When he first proposed marriage, he wanted Tao Zhu to keep the money bag, but Tao Zhu was living in Tao's house at the time, so he refused.
Now that they are married, Tao Zhu can take care of the family's money bag.
Tao Zhu glanced at the old cloth bag, shook his head and said: "You have to go to the county town every day, how can you not carry money with you. Put this money bag in a place that both of us know, and whoever needs it can go and get it. .”
"Well... you take two hundred coins every day and put them in a place I don't know. This is your private money and it is your dowry."
Thinking of Tao Zhu's uneasiness and inferiority complex before, Li Qiao said again.
"...are you leaving me a way out?"
Tao Zhu's moist eyes widened with confusion on his face.
"Of course not. We are on the same road. Whichever way you go, I will go. I see that the husbands next to me have their own dowries, and you are no worse than them, so of course you should have it too."
"You do so much work every day. This is the dowry you earned yourself."
"Then you secretly hid the money behind my back?"
Tao Zhu thought for a while and asked.
"Of course not." Li Qiao shook his head immediately.
"Then I don't need to hide the money behind your back." Tao Zhu lowered his head and continued to knead, his voice a little low: "You tell me this the day after we get married, as if you won't want me in the future."
Li Qiao: "!"
