Everyone took the initiative to say hello to him.
"Li Qiao, these are the persimmons I just picked on the mountain. They are not yet ripe. You can go home and ripen them."
Someone gave him a few wild persimmons.
The persimmons were very small, only as big as an egg, and he could catch them in one handful. They were not worth much, and it was hard for him to refuse them.
Someone also asked: "Li Qiao, do you accept salted duck eggs? They are just like the salted eggs sold to you by others. The yolks are oily and very fragrant."
"The salted duck eggs are collected, just carry them over." Li Qiao nodded.
Thinking of the many ways to eat duck, he asked again: "Uncle Liang, how old is your duck? Are you selling it?"
Wang Liang was stunned when he heard this, and then nodded immediately: "Each one weighs at least two kilograms, and they are very good. If you want to buy it, then sell it."
"Then send three over tomorrow and I'll buy them." Li Qiao nodded with a smile.
"Okay!" Wang Liang also smiled.
Hey, Li Qiao actually took the initiative to buy ducks, hoping that Li Qiao would like his ducks, so that he would not have to go to town to sell them.
…
In this way, walking and talking to the villagers all the way, Li Qiao slowly entered the house.
When he entered, Tao Zhu heard his footsteps and poked his head out of the kitchen. Seeing that he was really back, he came out of the kitchen and walked towards him: "The cold rice rolls are ready, go and eat them." .”
"Okay." Li Qiao responded.
He handed the fish to Tao Zhu, and he hung the wet clothes on the rope.
By the time he finished hanging it, Tao Zhu had already placed the pottery bowl with cold rice rolls on the table under the shelf.
"What are you having for dinner?" he asked Tao Zhu as he sat down.
"Corn juice, fried corn, cold cucumber." Tao Zhu said.
"...As long as you like it." Li Qiao could only say this.
"Of course I like it." Tao Zhu thought of the fried corn and corn juice that were about to be cooked in the kitchen, and a smile appeared on his pretty face: "It's both oily and sugary. Everyone likes it."
"Then I'll make you one you like better tomorrow." Li Qiao picked up the chopsticks and said with a smile.
"What do I like better? What?" Tao Zhu was curious.
"Roast duck and braised duck neck."
"Ah..." Tao Zhu opened his eyes wide. He had never eaten roast duck or braised duck neck.
He can still understand roast duck, but how much meat can there be in a duck neck?
In the kitchen, Li Dashan, who was making corn juice with another meat grinder, heard this and hurriedly shouted: "Uncle, what's delicious about the duck neck?"
Li Chuntao is making corn roast. Although she is curious, she now has blind trust in Li Qiao: "Your uncle said it is delicious, then it must be delicious."
"Even if it's delicious, I still prefer eating meat!" Li Dashan said.
Even if the duck neck is made to taste like braised pork, he will definitely prefer braised pork.
Li Qiao heard what Li Dashan said and asked Tao Zhu, "Brother Zhu, do you believe what I say?"
"Believe it." Tao Zhu, who was a little surprised just now, nodded without hesitation: "I believe in your recipe and my cooking skills."
"Huh? You feel confident."
Li Qiao was surprised.
Tao Zhu would not have said such a thing before.
"Because this is the truth." Tao Zhu raised his chin slightly as he spoke, with a bit of pride in his expression: "It has been proven many times that the food you taught me to make is delicious."
This man's recipes, coupled with his cooking skills, are unrivaled.
This was the first time Li Qiao saw him showing such a confident look, and he was a little stunned for a moment.
Li Qiao had always felt that just by looking at Tao Zhu's appearance: his facial features were handsome and sharp, then Tao Zhu should have followed the path of a domineering prince, noble and not easy to mess with.
At this time, Tao Zhu raised his chin slightly and looked sideways at him with a pair of watery eyes. His handsome face was shrouded in confidence. This look finally matched his own temperament.
To put it simply, it is two words: seductive.
Li Qiao blinked and saw from the corner of his eye that there was no one at the entrance to the courtyard or the kitchen. He quickly stood up, held Tao Zhu's face in his hands, and kissed him hard on the lips.
This is his husband!
Tao Zhu: "!"
His eyes widened instantly, but Li Qiao didn't stay long. After the kiss, he sat back on the bench.
He could only turn from shock to helplessness.
Okay, why don't you kiss him again.
Li Qiao saw his confusion, and when he saw that he had returned to his usual gentleness and calmness, he smiled and said, "You looked so good-looking just now that you seemed to be glowing."
Tao Zhu: "..."
He wanted to say nonsense, but he couldn't hold back the smile on his face.
He loved hearing this nonsense.
He laughed, and Li Qiao also laughed: "Ahem, Brother Zhu, tomorrow we will let Dashan know that we won't trade anything for meat."
"...Okay." Tao Zhu nodded.
Although he didn't know why Li Qiao kissed him again, when he mentioned his areas of expertise, he subconsciously showed a confident look.
This naturally made Li Qiao feel itchy.
Anyway, it was already evening, so they had a quick dinner and asked Li Dashan to go home and Li Chuntao to take the calf home. Then Li Qiao locked the door from the inside and took Tao Zhu back to the house to be happy.
In the process of being happy, he told Tao Zhu's ear the reason why he kissed him suddenly in the evening, which made Tao Zhu feel ashamed.
What a domineering prince, nonsense.
But he was a little moved. He liked Li Qiao's confident look when doing things, so when he showed a confident expression, he looked better than usual?
…
Then he should learn more skills in the future to attract this person's attention to him.
The happy night passed quickly. Before dawn the next day, Wang Liang sent three ducks, each weighing almost three kilograms. Li Qiao sent Xiao Wu away and began to teach Tao Zhu how to roast and marinate.
At noon, the roast duck comes out of the oven, and the aroma fills the whole yard.
The braised duck neck, duck wings, duck intestines, duck feet, etc. are also prepared, and the aroma is obvious and not obscured by the smell of roast duck.
Li Dashan took a duck neck and gave a thumbs up to Li Qiao and Tao Zhu while chewing it. With this taste, he might not be willing to change the braised pork!
While Li Qiao and others were busy eating duck, over at Wangyue Tower, shopkeeper Wang was selling corn juice, corn pancakes, and corn and pork stuffed dumplings to the rich as before.
No matter which one, they have been well received by diners.
In the past, people used corn as whole grains and side dishes, and it was easy to eat. Who would have thought that corn could make such a delicious dish? Wangyuelou is amazing.
Shopkeeper Wang saw that the response was good, so he immediately asked Xiao Wu to get on the carriage, and the two of them came to Sanliu Village.
First go to Li Qiao's house to find Li Qiao.
Shopkeeper Wang told Li Qiao about the situation at Wangyue Tower, and then the two of them went to find Zhuang Fengshou.
This kind of matter that needs to be notified to the whole village naturally cannot be bypassed by the village chief Zhuang Fengshou.
Zhuang Fengshou did not expect that Li Qiao would actually find a market for the corn. After being shocked, he was delighted. As the village chief, he naturally hoped that the lives of the villagers would get better and better.
The specific regulations were carefully discussed, and then, in the evening, the manor gathered the whole village again with gongs in hand.
When the villagers were almost gathered under the willow tree, Zhuang Fengshou stood on the table, facing the curious eyes of the villagers, and announced this great event.
"...Today, Shopkeeper Wang from Wangyue Tower came to our village in person. Therefore, this matter is true. Just keep it in your heart and don't have any doubts."
After Zhuang Fengshou finished speaking, there was silence under the willow tree for a few seconds, and then a huge exclamation broke out.
"Village Chief! Li Qiao actually helped everyone negotiate business with Wangyue Tower???"
Ever since that time when Tao Shu deliberately fabricated rumors to drag Xiao Wu down at the entrance of the village, everyone in Sanliu Village knew about Wangyue Tower.
That's the largest restaurant in the county!
Now, Li Qiao actually acted as a middleman and got them a deal?
"Of course it's true. Well, the person standing with Li Qiao is Shopkeeper Wang."
Zhuang Fengshou pointed to Shopkeeper Wang on the side.
Shopkeeper Wang was standing at the table, accompanied by Li Qiao, Zhuang Zhuang, and Zhuang Wu.
He has a goatee and is dressed in silk. He is a bit wealthy, and it seems that he has a good family background.
Moreover, the look on his face was very gentle, unlike some rich people who had a arrogant attitude and all kinds of contempt when facing country people.
Some brave villagers couldn't help but ask: "Shopkeeper Wang, is what the village chief said true?"
"Of course it's true."
Shopkeeper Wang smiled softly, and his tone was as gentle as his expression: "Later, the village chief will arrange a draw to determine the order in which everyone will sell corn. I will live in the village tonight, and the villager who gets the first place in the draw will be drawn tomorrow. But you can bring your own corn and come back to the county with me. Also traveling with you are the village chief Zhuang and Xiao Li."
"Other curious folks can also go to Wangyue Tower in the county seat to have a look and get their bearings."
"That's right, in order to eliminate everyone's doubts, and also to allow everyone to go to Wangyue Tower to sell corn by themselves in the future, so if anyone is not busy at home tomorrow, you can follow us to the county town to have a look."
Zhuang Fengshou nodded.
With Zhuang Fengshou's words, the villagers no longer had any worries or worries.
The willow tree was suddenly filled with laughter and laughter.
"Then I will follow the village chief to the county town tomorrow to see the world!"
"I'll also go and identify the door, so that I won't have to find the way when selling corn in the future!"
"That's Wangyue Tower. I never thought we could do business with Wangyue Tower!"
"No, once you enter Wangyue Tower, you will be able to visit relatives in the future."
"Yes, yes, and what I sell is corn. It just so happens that my family has planted a lot of corn this year. Hey, I can make a little more money."
