Shopkeeper Zhao: "..."
He was thinking about Bigou, but he smiled on his face: "Mr. Bai, the store also sells skewers. Why don't you try the store's skewers first?"
"Um……"
Baiyou hesitated.
At this time, another voice sounded: "Forget it, let's just go to Wangyue Tower with the wine. I want to tell Shopkeeper Wang that I have to leave ten sausages for tomorrow. My cousin is coming from Fucheng tomorrow. , he must have never tasted such a delicious sausage."
As soon as this voice came out, Baiyou's hesitation disappeared immediately: "Okay, let's go to Wangyue Tower."
Shopkeeper Zhao: "?"
This is so embarrassing for them.
In front of his own staff, where would this put his old face?
But it's not over yet. The young man drinking with Bai You is named Shen Hua, the youngest son of Xuezheng from Zhengxin Academy.
He stomped downstairs from the second floor, complaining as he walked: "Shopkeeper Zhao, I heard that you have bought all the pig intestines in the county, so the pork sausages in Wangyue Building have been reduced by half."
"If you can't make delicious sausages yourself, why would you buy all the pig intestines? You are obviously occupying the latrine and not taking a shit."
"I can't smell the smell of mutton at all. You make me unable to eat pork sausage."
Shopkeeper Zhao: "..."
This is not a dog beeping, this is a dog beeping. His face turned red and green, green and red again, but looking at Shen Hua's angry look, he could only smile in apology.
In Dasheng, Xuezheng is an official of the ninth rank. Although he is a sesame official among sesame officials, he is still an official and is different from ordinary people.
Moreover, Shen Xuezheng himself was a civil servant and was in charge of a group of talents in Pingcheng County. His connections were wider than those of ordinary Sesame officials.
Therefore, shopkeeper Zhao could only smile kindly: "Mr. Shen, the chef in the shop has been studying sausages. You have to give the shop a chance to serve you delicious food."
"How long have you been studying? If you can't study it, you have to recognize the reality clearly." Shen Hua rolled his eyes as he spoke, with dissatisfaction written on his baby-fat face.
"Yes, yes, you are right. I will supervise the chef and try to make sausages that satisfy you as soon as possible."
Shopkeeper Zhao apologized, but he didn't mean to give up the monopoly.
Just kidding, even if he buys out the pig intestines, it won't stop Wangyue Tower from flourishing. If he doesn't do anything, will there still be a place for him in Pingcheng's Zuixianju?
If he can always do business for wealthy people in Zuixianju, there must be someone behind him. What happened to Xuezheng's son?
You can only point at his nose and scold him, but you can't make him give up his monopoly.
Shen Hua naturally understood this, so he just looked at Shopkeeper Zhao angrily: "Forget it, I won't drink the wine at your house. The wine my cousin drinks in Fucheng is better."
After saying this, he grabbed Baiyou's arm and walked towards the door.
As a widower, Baiyou has seen a lot, but he is not angry: "Brother Hua, everyone uses their own methods in business, don't be angry."
When Shopkeeper Zhao heard this, his heart, which had been pricked again and again by needles, finally felt better, but no, he was not doing any harm!
But the next second, Bai You said again: "From now on, I will ask my maid to go to Wangyue Tower to grab sausages, and I will give you everything I grab. Don't be angry."
Shopkeeper Zhao: "..."
So, this is another diner lost.
Heartbroken.
This Li Qiao!
With just a few snacks, he actually stole most of Zuixianju's business. He had really underestimated this scholar before.
what to do?
Li Qiao didn't know Shopkeeper Zhao's predicament. After a rain, the weather became much cooler and it was autumn.
This is a good time to eat corn. The corn cobs are at their most tender. Break off a few cobs and put them in a pot to cook. The rich aroma of corn can fill the entire kitchen.
Tao Zhu loves to eat this kind of corn, but it was not his turn to eat this kind of corn when he was in the Tao family. The yield of corn is high, and its status in the Tao family is equal to that of sweet potatoes. It is the most eaten food in the Tao family.
If all the tender corn cobs are eaten, the ration will be greatly reduced.
Therefore, if he wanted to eat it, he could only bake it quietly in the ground.
But he doesn't like to eat roasted corn, it's too hard. He likes to eat it boiled.
However, he and Li Qiao had just bought a field, and the corn they planted had only grown to their ankles, so if he wanted to eat the tender corn, he would have to wait another two months.
But what I didn't expect was that when Li Dashan came over this morning, he was carrying half a sack of tender corn cobs: "My mother went to the corn field early in the morning to break these. Let us eat as we like."
"Oh, so many?" Tao Zhu opened the sack and was very surprised.
"There are many of us. If we really want to eat, we can finish it in one meal." Li Dashan doesn't think it's much. He and his uncle have big appetites. If they really want to eat, they can't eat more than five or six in one sitting.
"Then we'll cook corn and eat it in the morning." Tao Zhu said with a smile on his face.
So, breakfast this morning was corn on the cob, pumpkin porridge, garlic eggplant and egg pancakes.
Just as Li Dashan thought, Li Chuntao cooked all the half sacks of corn, and there were more than twenty corns. After one meal, the four of them had eaten them all.
After breakfast, Brother Qiu from Zhang Xiuhua's family came over with a basket of eggs to sell. Li Dashan was still responsible for weighing the eggs.
But this time, Li Qiao stood aside and asked: "Brother Qiu, I heard from my aunt that your family has planted several acres of corn, right?"
The villagers liked to chat when they were building houses. He overheard Zhang Xiuhua mention that her family had planted six or seven acres of corn. The corn was about to mature. By then, breaking the corn would be a big job, and she would be exhausted. how.
Hearing this, Brother Qiu nodded and said softly, "Yes."
"Then you go back and ask Uncle De if your tender corn cobs are for sale. I want to buy them. The price is the same as those in the county, a penny per corn cob."
The man named Zhang Xiuhua is Li De.
"Huh? Okay. Okay."
Brother Qiu was startled for a moment, then nodded repeatedly, his smiling eyes narrowed into slits.
There are actually people in their village who are willing to buy young corn!
And it’s still a penny a piece. You must know that a pound of dry corn kernels only costs three cents. Nowadays, a tender corn that is full of water and has a corncob is worth a penny a piece. It’s a lot of money!
But Li Dashan stood aside and was a little stunned: "Uncle, why are you buying corn? I have planted several acres at home."
"Your parents will definitely not charge you for eating from your family."
"...How can I get paid if it's not just a few corn cobs?"
"Brother, let's settle the score. I don't want to waste words, so I just bought it from the folks."
As for why she went to Zhang Embroidery to buy it, the reason is very simple. First, Li Qiao can clearly feel the goodwill and enthusiasm released by Zhang Embroidery.
Second, life in Zhang Xiuhua's family is indeed not very good.
Li De couldn't do heavy work, so whether it was work in the fields or building a house, this woman, Zhang Xiuhua, was doing all the work.
So, if you can help me, please help me.
Li Qiao said and looked at Brother Qiu again: "If Uncle De is willing to sell it, then I will ask your brother Dazhu to deliver it at noon. I want fifty pieces first. If my family wants to buy it in the future, I will ask Dashan to tell you." "
"All right!"
Brother Qiu was so happy that he ran home happily carrying a basket and the coins he got from selling the eggs.
Fifty gen is fifty cents!
You can still make money in the future!
Tao Zhu felt a little distressed: "Why did you buy so much corn?"
"Eat it. When you saw the corn brought from the mountains this morning, you said 'oh'. You have never been like this before."
Li Qiao said, imitating his tone at that time: "Oh, oh~"
Tao Zhu: "..."
He suddenly blushed with embarrassment. Seeing Li Dashan and Li Chuntao standing aside and staring at him, he pursed his lips and raised his hand to pinch Li Qiao's arm: "Don't imitate me!"
Li Qiao turned around and ran into the shed, explaining as he ran, "It's not because you are so cute, your tone is cute, and your sparkling eyes are cute."
Tao Zhu: "..."
His cheeks were as hot as if they were on fire. Although he and Li Qiao occasionally held hands in front of Li Dashan and Li Chuntao, Li Qiao was so enthusiastic and straightforward at this time that he couldn't resist it.
What nonsense are you talking about in front of juniors!
He also followed into the shed: "How cute, how old am I!"
"hiss--"
Li Qiao's cry of pain came from the shed, as if Tao Zhu had dealt a heavy hand.
But then his voice sounded again: "You're not that old, you're only twenty years old, what a good age. Your whole body is filled with the liveliness and simple happiness of a teenager, it's beautiful and contagious, and it attracts I laughed too."
"...Stop talking!" Tao Zhu thought in a shy but smiling voice, and then, with a "Um...", the sound gradually disappeared in the shed.
Li Dashan and Li Chuntao stood in the yard and looked at each other.
Li Dashan frowned and fell into deep thought. His brother-in-law was so good. No wonder his brother-in-law was able to marry his Uncle Zhu so quickly.
Brother Qian is still ignoring him now, it must be because of his clumsy tongue.
Tsk.
He has to learn from his brother-in-law.
Li Chuntao's eyes flashed with envy.
Her severely broken heart will always be healed when facing Li Qiao and Tao Zhu.
When Tao Zhu came out of the shed again, there was obvious moisture on his lips, his cheeks were still rosy, and there was an extra layer of moisture in his eyes.
He walked into the kitchen with a straight face and prepared to make Shaqima as if nothing had happened.
At this moment, a gentle "hush" came from the door, followed immediately by a slightly familiar voice.
"Is Brother Li at home?"
Tao Zhu turned his head and looked towards the door. When he saw the appearance of the person clearly, his eyebrows wrinkled slightly. It was actually Shopkeeper Zhao from Zuixianju!
What is shopkeeper Zhao doing here?
What to do?
