Lao Matou's stinky tofu is very successful.
At the very least it made her want to puke when she smelled it.
As for why she wanted to eat when she was first pregnant, Qin Zheng couldn't understand.
Probably the tastes of pregnant women are changeable.
Ye Yun came to see Lao Ma Tou Stinky Tofu today. After finishing watching it, she started talking to him about serious matters.
"Uncle Ma, how do you sell this stinky tofu?"
"Fifty cents a piece!" Lao Ma Tofu explained, "This stinky tofu goes well with rice. It has a strong taste and is salty enough. It saves food, so it is more expensive than ordinary tofu. You see, the sizes I cut are almost the same, and I think the ones sold by others are also the same. It’s almost the same price!”
Ye Yun nodded.
Pretty much what she expected.
"Okay, Uncle Ma, how about I make a deal with you?"
"Sister, what are you talking about?" Lao Matou slapped his thigh, "I understand what you mean, you want to use this stinky tofu to discuss business with me, right? I learned this skill from you. What’s not a deal?”
readily.
Ye Yun smiled, "Then let me tell you the truth, Uncle Ma, if you continue to sell your stinky tofu, I will take a commission from it. For example, if you sell it for fifty cents, I will take five cents from it. If you can sell it for one yuan, I will I'll take a dime, at a rate of 10%, do you think you can accept it?"
The old man scratched the back of his head and said, "I understand what you said earlier. I can get five cents for fifty cents and one cent for each dollar. But what does the last ten percent mean?"
"Forehead……"
Ye Yun was speechless for a moment, forgetting that this was a saying that would only be used by future generations.
"In short, it's just a dime."
"Okay!" Seeing that she was happy, Lao Ma Tou clapped his hands and said, "Don't talk about getting a dime for each piece, I want to give you half of the money from selling this tofu!"
"That's not the case."
"Oh, you are young and don't know. Earlier, if I had learned your craft, I wouldn't have gotten any money without working for three to five years under your hands." Old Matou said with a smile.
In previous eras, a craft was the ability to survive.
If you want to learn a skill and survive, you must first kneel down and become an apprentice. Even if you learn it, you will still have to work under the master for three to five years. Three to five years is considered short, and some have to work for ten years. For eight years, otherwise, wouldn’t this skill of eating make you lose the school district?
They all say that if a disciple is taught, the master will starve to death. .
When a master passes on his skills, he has to make money back.
Ye Yun knew what Lao Ma Tou meant, nodded and said: "Okay, let's just say it. Please give the commission money to my aunt every month."
"do not worry."
Lao Ma Tou patted his chest and gave her a gesture of assurance.
Ye Yun smiled.
She had planned to give this money to Qin Xiang'e from the beginning. She and Qin Zheng were not in their hometown, and Qin Xiang'e had to be taken care of by herself at home, so she couldn't treat her badly financially.
She just came up with some ideas about how to make this income, and it didn't take much effort.
I don’t feel bad if I give it up.
Having seen too much of the warmth and coldness of human relationships in later generations, she felt that Qin Xiang'e's affection for them was very precious, so she wanted to maintain it and treat Qin Xiang'e as kindly as possible.
While he and Lao Matou were saying this, Xiu'er came back with her blind date.
The two young men carried large and small bags in their hands, including two new clothes, two ceramic washbasins with mandarin ducks printed on them, and some loose items for the wedding. Xiuer handed these things to Aunt Ma, happily He smiled and made several gestures with Aunt Ma, earning Aunt Ma's angry eyes.
It turns out that those things were paid by Xiuer's marriage partner.
These things should have been paid for by the woman.
The honest young man also smiled and explained to Aunt Ma that it was the money he insisted on paying, and Aunt Ma just laughed and stopped scolding Xiu'er.
I have to say that this young man is indeed a good marriage partner.
My parents are hardworking farmers and have a good background. I run errands in Yejiagou commune. I have a younger brother who is learning carpentry skills from the town. His father usually goes to the construction team to help build houses, and my mother does it at home. Doing the handiwork given out by the team, I can be considered a husband with good conditions.
Judging from his attitude, Xiuer will not be wronged because of her own conditions when she gets married.
Aunt Ma touched Xiu'er's long braid and sighed, as if to say: Her Xiu'er is good in everything, and looks good, but she has a bad life and has a mute mother...
Xiu'er held her hand and narrowed her eyes with a smile.
She feels that she has no bad fate, she has parents who love her, and she has met the right person to marry. Isn't this much better than those girls who get married blindly?
That is to say, she didn't know people well before and got involved with the third child of the Guo family.
But fortunately, someone stopped her in time and didn't let her jump into the fire pit. After all, her life was not good enough?
Several women were talking, and the two foreign men, Qin Zheng and Fan Gang, could only sit together.
Fan Gang's eyes never left Xiu'er. When Xiu'er was talking to her mother, his longing eyes were always fixed on Xiu'er.
Maybe because he was nervous at his father-in-law's house, he didn't know what to look at unless he looked at Xiu'er.
"You really like her?"
A cold greeting suddenly came from the side. Fan Gang's eyes were surprised. He looked back and saw Qin Zheng's inquiring look.
He pulled his lips and said a little embarrassedly: "What are you talking about..."
Can he marry someone if he doesn't like her?
Qin Zheng looked at Fan Gang's face, which looked a bit honest at the moment, and then at Xiu'er who was talking to her mute mother who couldn't speak, and said lightly: "With your conditions, you can find a normal family." Girl."
"As long as it's appropriate."
The young man's face also turned cold.
The one who can't speak is Xiu'er's mother, not Xiu'er. He lives with Xiu'er, not Xiu'er's mother. Besides, what's wrong with Xiu'er's mother who can't speak?
Then Xiu'er's mother couldn't speak, so didn't Old Uncle Ma live peacefully with others for most of his life?
Qin Zheng chuckled, "Others will laugh at you because you have an in-law who can't speak."
In rural areas, this is the scariest thing.
A tongue-tied woman will often poke you in the back and laugh at you for the smallest things.
The one who couldn't speak was Xiu'er's mother, but someone would say behind her back, "Look, who married a daughter-in-law? Her mother is mute, it's so embarrassing... and so on."
But Fan Gang shook his head and said nonchalantly: "They like to joke or not, and I don't think their in-laws will be any better."
This made Qin Zheng a little surprised, and he couldn't help but take another look at the young man.
After a pause, he nodded and said, "I should remember you. When you were half a child, you often ran the construction team with your father, right?"
"……Um."
Fan Gang was already more wary of Qin Zheng. Before, he just thought that Qin Zheng had a bad reputation but would not embarrass him. After all, he and Ye Yun were from the same village. Apart from these, he only regarded Qin Zheng as a friend of his future father-in-law's family. , so he was not afraid.
Now facing Qin Zheng's eagle-like eyes, he really couldn't resist.
There is a feeling of being overwhelmed by Mount Tai.
The next second, he heard Qin Zheng say to him: "Do you want to go to the city with me?"
"What?"
Fan Gang hasn't reacted yet.
Qin Zheng said: "It's okay if you don't go. It's not bad to develop in the commune."
"What do you mean?" Fan Gang noticed something was wrong in Qin Zheng's words and glanced in Xiu'er's direction.
Sitting with Xiu'er was Ye Yun.
Instinct told him that Qin Zheng said this to hinder Ye Yun.
Qin Zheng didn't hide it, he simply said that he wanted Xiu'er to follow Ye Yun to the city after getting married.
Ye Yun's body will become heavier and heavier in the future, but she is a money-hungry person. He wants Ye Yun to relax. If Tian Xiaohui is not enough, then he will choose another girl.
Fan Gang understood immediately.
He said: "I respect Xiu'er's choice. Wherever she goes, I will go."
He now works in a commune, gets a small amount of money a month, has some rights, and is considered a minor official. Xiu'er can still be at home, caring for her husband and raising children.
Of course, isn’t it now advocated that women can hold half of the sky?
If Xiu'er wants to go out and have a look, then he should go with him. Qin Zheng will never let him do worse than he did in the village, right?
Qin Zheng said yes.
Immediately afterwards, Qin Zheng explained the matter to Ye Yun.
Ye Yun was slightly surprised and couldn't help but smile, "I haven't even gotten married yet, so you've already calculated your manpower. If you want Xiu'er to go to the city with me, doesn't that mean we should separate them as soon as they get married?"
"Gangzi said, follow."
"Oh?" Ye Yun didn't expect it and glanced at Fan Gang, "It would be good if Xiu'er went to the city with us, but it would be good for you to stay in Yejiagou. Are you really willing to give up that?"
"Everywhere you go, you're just making a living."
Fan Gang answered very casually, and seemed to really not care much about the matter.
Lao Ma Tou was so happy that his old face was filled with flowers. While serving the tofu, he said: "Sister, if Xiu'er and the others go to the city with you, they will have great potential!"
Aunt Ma also laughed.
Seeing how enthusiastic they were, Ye Yun smiled and said, "The ugly words are ahead. Xiu'er will have to endure hardships if she comes with me."
"Bitterness is bitter. What could be worse than being in this mountain!"
The old man sighed.
Ye Yun couldn't help but smile, that was probably the truth.
For some people, the mountains may be their hometown, but for others, they are a prison from which they cannot escape. If there is a chance to escape, who would let their descendants stay here?
Xiu'er said happily: "Then when Gangzi and I get married, I will go to the city to find you."
Ye Yun said hello.
Seeing dusk, Aunt Ma warmly invited Ye Yun and Qin Zheng to stay for dinner.
Ye Yun thought that she would rush back to the county before dark and have her last meal at Lao Qin's house, so she declined Aunt Ma's enthusiasm.
On the way back, Ye Yun asked Qin Zheng how he planned to arrange Gangzi?
Ye Yun also wanted to bring Xiu'er and Gangzi to the city. Sometimes Tian Xiaohui was too busy looking after the store by herself, so Xiu'er could just go and help.
But she couldn't arrange Gangzi.
Qin Zheng said: "Don't worry, the team will recruit a new batch of drivers in a while, and they must be able to drive. Then I will teach them privately and introduce him to the team. He will have a serious job, which is better than what he does in the village." Being a bitch brings glory."
"puff……"
Ye Yun was amused by him.
Qin Zheng gently scratched the tip of her nose and chuckled: "Why are you laughing? Didn't you say it first?"
"Okay, okay."
It was not easy for Ye Yun to refute. Isn't it a bit of a coward to give a hand to an official?
…
After returning home, Mu Jingsheng and Ye Xia had been waiting for a long time.
The car was stuffed with a lot of wild vegetables, beans, and two old hens. Qin Xiang'e forced them to stuff them, saying that Ye Yun took them back to replenish her health.
Seeing them coming back, Qin Xiang'e quickly called them to come in and eat dumplings.
"Pork and wild vegetables, with sour beans added, your wife loves it the most!" Qin Xiang'e shouted happily.
Ye Yun suddenly felt her taste buds open.
When I think of the taste of sour beans, I can't help but salivate.
Just when she and Qin Zheng were happily planning to go into the kitchen shed to eat dumplings, an uninvited guest suddenly came outside——
