"From Xiaqiu Village? Are you really from Xiaqiu Village?" the man looked at the chief and asked.
"We forgot about the ducks and geese starting to lay eggs. We are too busy. From now on, a boat will pass by every day. If you want to come to the city, just get on the boat."
The head of the village did not directly say whether he was from Xiaqiu Village, but made arrangements to prove it.
"He is the head of our village, and this is Brother Hanhan, the village guard." The child next to him introduced.
"Hey! Hanhan! I, um! Hey hey hey hey!" Zhu Wentian had to swallow the steamed bun in response, and then took a big gulp of the soup, choking a little.
The headmaster nodded: "You are home now. Whoever comes here again should remember to get off the boat at Tongjimen and walk along the road. When you see the library, you are home.
You go back and tell others that you can come on any boat. If you can't find it when you get there, ask them at any dock.
Don't be afraid of causing trouble to us. We will ask you for help in the future. We will catch crabs this year. "
"What kind of person do you ask? When I came here, someone on the pier wanted to buy duck eggs cheaply. When I refused, he glared." The man has no sense of security.
"Who's glaring? Come with me later and let me take a look!" Someone stood up next to him.
"Song Laosan, sit down. I don't know that we are neighbors in Xiaqiu Village. Brother! From now on, you will talk about Xiaqiu Village first.
As long as you speak up and tell the other person that you work for Xiaqiu Village, someone will send it to you and help you carry the load.
In the whole city of Nanjing, if you encounter any problem, just shout that you will work for Xiaqiu Village, and everything will be easy to handle. "
Someone stood up next to him, pushed down the person before him, and explained the situation to the man.
The man looked at Li Chang: "Zhu Li Chang, is... is that so?"
"I relied on other brothers to reward me with three points of thin noodles. I deserve it." The village leader stood up, clasped his fists, saluted around him, and said at the same time: "Xiaqiu Village has invited me for today's meal."
"No, I've given you the money, can you still get it back? I'll ask you to add some lard residue tomorrow." Someone shouted with a smile.
"Yes, yes, I love eating lard residue from Xiaqiu Village." Someone else agreed.
The head of the village continued to clasp his fists: "Okay, brothers, I'll give you a favor. I'll make lard and pickled cabbage dumplings for everyone to eat tomorrow, and I'll have some musu pork."
"I don't want Mushu meat. It's too expensive. Dumplings are fine."
"Yes, you can't be greedy."
"Dumplings as promised."
The people around them shouted again. Except for the little baby who was trying to eat steamed buns, the family from Shijiu Lake felt very safe for a moment.
The man felt that the weather was not so hot anymore and his breathing was smooth. He looked around and smiled.
"His father, he thought that Xiaqiu Village was very powerful over there, and a group of villages listened to Xiaqiu Village. He didn't expect that Xiaqiu Village could also enjoy the success in the city."
The woman said to her husband, her eyes filled with joy.
"Sister-in-law is wrong. Xiaqiu Village is definitely not a problem in Yingtian Mansion. Even the Holy One is protecting Xiaqiu Village!
Zhu Lichang, can we build a shed here? It was so hot that I didn’t even want to eat. As a result, I couldn’t bear it anymore and ran over again.
Hey, can we have a cold beer each? Don't eat the steamed buns yet. "
Zhu Ping came. He felt hot and had no appetite, so he didn't plan to eat. As a result, he couldn't stand being hungry.
"Ah! Drink! Wait, uh-huh!" Zhu Wentian had just eaten a steamed bun, and his stomach was only enough to hold a drink.
He got up to look for food, came back and put a large glass of beer and a glass cup for each person on the table.
There are ice cubes in the beer, which were brought from the north last winter for cellaring.
"I haven't seen you for a few days. The imperial examination is over. Some people are still waiting for the riding and shooting in ten days."
Zhu Xi scooped some dogwood sauce into his plate. The sauce was a bit bitter, so he added sugar when making it, making it very spicy.
Put the braised pig ears in Zhu Cang, dip them in the dipping sauce, chew them, and you will instantly feel sweat on your forehead.
"Eat! Don't worry about others." The village leader saw the four people from Shijiu Lake looking at Zhu Chong and asked him to eat.
The four people were confused. Who is this young man? The meaning of the words sounds very unusual!
They continued to eat, glancing at the baby from time to time. The baby's mouth was moving hard. The steamed buns themselves were a little sweet and soft after soaking in water. The baby loved to eat them most.
Of course, babies still like to eat steamed buns soaked in soup, but after eating, they will feel resistant to drinking milk.
After eating a few pieces of soaked steamed buns and feeding him two spoonfuls of water with a spoon, the baby burped, his mouth clicked and he closed his eyes.
A child entered the back room and rolled out a stroller with a canopy on top.
Put the baby in and the little girl can eat by herself.
"You can push this car back to Houhu when the time comes. If anyone has a baby, come and get a car.
You must have your own boat, and the village will lend you the boat first. In case someone in the family gets sick, it will take less than two hours to get from here to here.
Duck eggs and goose eggs can be sold diagonally across the street in Jubiqi, where salted eggs are also sold in Xiaqiu Village. "
This was what the village chief had planned, and he asked people by the lake to raise a large number of ducks and geese, and also plant wheat.
After more than a month, the wheat harvested soybeans. When the lake water rose, they gave up this crop of soybeans. If there was no flood, they harvested an extra crop of beans.
In the future, we will gradually build flood control embankments, and now our income has definitely increased, which is in line with the original intention at the time.
The family of four kept nodding. They didn't have any good ideas, so they should just listen to Xiaqiu Village.
After the four people had eaten, the chief asked the children to take the two children to sleep in the back, while he told the couple about hatching ducks and geese.
"Selling eggs is not as good as selling chicks. It is good to have one male duck and nine female ducks out of ten ducks.
The hatched male ducks cannot be cooked and eaten directly. They have to wait until they grow up and choose the stronger ones.
In fact, the duck seedlings and goose seedlings given to you are good seedlings selected by Xiaqiu Village..."
The manager was very patient, hiding in the shade and talking to the couple about duck and goose breeding issues, including the culling of female ducks.
Calculated based on the number of eggs produced, a female duck that lays fewer eggs will naturally not be able to do so. Generation after generation, the best will be selected.
Someone over there took away the goose and duck eggs, weighed them, and paid them the market price. They couldn't give more.
After coming all the way, carrying a load, swaying in a boat, and not knowing whether the eggs will sway when picking up eggs, it is not worth facing the sun to see if they will hatch and become salty.
In fact, under normal circumstances, there is no problem. Even if you put the eggs into a plastic bag and put them into an incubation tank, they will still hatch. Life is so magical.
"Hanhan, I went back and told them. My sensible brother was very happy and said that he would arrange for someone to come over to guard and work.
This street will be different in the future. It should be called Wangfu Street. In the entire Ming Dynasty, there was no business comparable to Xiaqiu Village.
Whenever the Ming Dynasty is located, we princes will follow Xiaqiu Village and open shops everywhere. Anyone who dares to cause trouble in Xiaqiu Village will cause trouble for the Ming Dynasty. "
Zhu Fang laughed as he spoke. He thought it was very funny, and even expected that a local official would collude with the local bully to harm the business of Xiaqiu Village.
Zhu Wentian: "..."
(End of chapter)
