Lin Yuanqiu saw that each of the others squatting on the ground had a piece of black flour pancake in their hands, which was obviously their lunch.
But Xu Laoshi's family did not.
To think that Yapo felt that he was already a sold person, so he no longer wanted to take care of the food.
It's too realistic.
Although he knew that he had no right to condemn, Lin Yuanqiu had already made up his mind that if he bought someone else in the future, he would definitely not look for this old lady again.
Thinking that the children must be very hungry at this time, Lin Yuanqiu handed the oil paper bag in his hand to Xu Laoshi, "You have lunch first. When you are done eating, I will take you to Zhuangzi."
"Hey!" Xu Laoshi nodded repeatedly, and then led his wife and children aside.
The little ones had already smelled the fragrance, and when they saw that the opened oil paper bags were indeed full of white and fat meat buns, their surprised eyes could no longer move away.
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Chapter 119 Zhuangzi (2)
It can be said that today's meal of steamed buns is the most filling meal that Xu Laoshi's family has eaten since they were sold.
Brothers Ping An and Ping Ping, Xu Laoshi's two sons, started wolfing down the buns from the moment their parents gave them to them, without even bothering to raise their heads.
The little girl who was leaning against Xu Laoshi's chest held the big buns in her little hands and eagerly stuffed them into her mouth. After a while, her little mouth was full of food.
As for Xu Laoshi and his wife, they were looking after their children while eating, shouting from time to time, "Eat slowly," "Mom and dad are still here," and "I will definitely have enough to eat today."
Warm steamed buns are the most aromatic time. The pure aroma of white flour and fresh meat made other people eating black flour buns unable to help but swallow their saliva, and the envy in their eyes almost overflowed.
Some of them even smiled at Lin Yuanqiu, hoping that they would be favored by this young master and buy them, so that they would not be starved for every meal.
But at this moment, Lin Yuanqiu couldn't care less about this. When he saw several little ones devouring their food, he was a little worried about whether they would be swallowed.
Thinking that there must be water at Yapo's place, Lin Yuanqiu was not polite. After entering the shop, he asked Yapo for water.
Yapo just thought that the guest wanted to drink by himself, so he quickly picked up the teapot and poured a bowl for him.
Lin Yuanqiu, after taking the tea bowl, also took the teapot. Then, under Ya Po's doubtful gaze, he quickly left the store and handed Xu Laoshi the tea.
It was also Lin Yuanqiu's tea that came in time, which prevented Xu Laoshi from being almost choked by the bun. It's funny to say that Xu Laoshi asked the children to eat slower, but he almost swallowed it.
It was also sad. During this period, in order to make the little ones less hungry, Xu Laoshi would take a bite of his own share of the food he received every time.
As for the palm-sized black flour pancakes, if they were given to the children, very few would be able to eat them in Xu Laoshi's belly. It can be said that during these days, Xu Laoshi almost always came with his chest pressed against his back. No wonder he was eating in such a hurry.
When she saw Lin Yuanqiu bringing out the teapot, it was actually for Xu Laoshi's family. Ya Po was a little surprised. She had been in this business for many years, and it was not common for a master to take care of her servants. She really didn't expect that Xu Laoshi's family had such a good fortune. Entering the blessed nest.
After eating the steamed buns, Xu Laoshi asked his wife to put the remaining ten steamed buns in the bag, preparing to save them for when she was hungry.
Apart from a few pieces of clothing, the family had no luggage to pack, so after a brief packing, they followed Lin Yuanqiu to buy things.
When he was in Zhuangzi in the morning, although Lin Yuanqiu acted carelessly, he didn't miss anything where he should check.
Because of this, Lin Yuanqiu knew what to add to Zhuangzi at this moment.
There was a cloth store open on Changrong Street. After leading people in, Xu Laoshi quickly came out with a large package in one hand. The package contained two brand-new quilts.
Lin Yuanqiu had already seen it in the morning. Although there were quilts in the village, no one had lived there for a whole year. The quilt smelled musty and if it wasn't washed and dried properly, it might cause skin diseases.
In addition to bedding, the next thing to buy is farm tools.
Perhaps because it was only used as a racecourse, Lin Yuanqiu did not see farm tools in those rooms. So the first priority was to buy a hoe, a shovel, and a dustpan.
These things are available in grocery stores. Thinking that he would have to buy food later, Lin Yuanqiu went directly to the West Market.
Xu Laoshi was used to farm work, so he was naturally good at selecting farm tools. When he heard that they were used for planting trees, in addition to a wide hoe, he also picked a pointed hoe and a rake. With such a hoe, he could dig the ground even if it was not in the soil. Even if there are big rocks sandwiched between them, it can be done easily.
Because he bought a lot of farm equipment, the shopkeeper suggested that he store it in his shop first and wait for the customer to buy other items before he came to pick it up.
Lin Yuanqiu naturally had no objection. They still had a lot of things to buy, and it would definitely be inconvenient to carry farm tools.
Also, he planned to go to the car dealership to hire a carriage after everything was bought, so that he could take people and belongings to the village together.
After leaving the grocery store, the group went to the grain store. There are barren mountains in Zhuangzi. For now, we must buy food to eat.
As for what kind of food to buy, Lin Yuanqiu had already made up his mind. He would not be so kind as to buy a lot of rice and flour.
It is said that "a favor with rice is worth a loss with rice". These six words are the truest portrayal of human nature.
Therefore, you must grasp this degree in the future, otherwise no matter how honest and honest you are, your temper will change over time.
Lin Yuanqiu asked the shopkeeper to weigh 50 kilograms of broken rice and 100 kilograms of three-height noodles, which were counted as a month's ration for Xu Laoshi's family.
Then there was salt, oil, and various vegetables. I also bought some.
As for the vegetables we eat now, we can only buy some dried vegetables like dried pumpkins for a while. When all the vegetables you plant grow, you will have fresh vegetables to eat.
The grain store was not far from the grocery store. In order to facilitate loading later, Lin Yuanqiu asked Xu Laoshi to take the grain, oil, salt, and vegetable seeds to the grocery store, and then asked them to wait for him there.
As for himself, he went to the car dealership to hire a carriage.
It was already too early, and Lin Yuanqiu knew that if he didn't move faster, he might not be locked up outside the Imperial Academy today. So we must speed up.
Originally, Lin Yuanqiu was worried that the coachman would not be able to find a place, but it turned out that he had thought too much.
No, the carriage arrived at Hengkeng Village only half an hour after leaving the city. The familiarity of the people and the roads was shorter than when Lin Yuanqiu came here with Ya Shi and the others in the morning.
Hengkeng Village is not big, and Lin Yuanqiu has only been here not long ago and still has specific directions in his mind, so he quickly found the location of Zhuangzi.
Seeing the weeds that were half a person tall in the yard, Xu Laoshi, who had just moved all the things on the carriage into the house, turned around and packed them up quickly.
Looking at Ping An and Pingping again, the two brothers also rolled up their sleeves and followed closely behind Xu Laoshi. After a while, the father and son opened a path.
Xu Laoshi's wife was not idle either. After going to the well and shaking a bucket of water, she found a rag and began to wipe away the dust in the house.
From now on, this will be the place where the family can live. The more the family cleans up, the more interested they become. No, even the three-year-old Ya is squatting and competing with Cao'er.
Just now in the car, Lin Yuanqiu explained what he should do after arriving at Zhuangzi, so at this moment, Xu Laoshi was already thinking about digging a pit tomorrow.
Thinking of Young Master asking if it would be too late to plant trees at this time, Xu Laoshi replied, "Sir, the temperature in the north is not rising as fast as in the south, so we should be quick and plant the saplings before the end of the month. If you keep drinking water, you should be fine."
When Lin Yuanqiu heard this, he thought it made sense. It was also May, and in the south people were already wearing singlets over their underwear, but here they were still wearing clothes and jackets, so as long as he bought the persimmon saplings in time, he would be fine. A year will not be wasted in vain.
As for buying saplings, Lin Yuanqiu has nothing to worry about. He has already thought about it. He will just pay the commission directly to the dentist and let him help contact him.
Because he had to rush back to the Imperial College, Lin Yuanqiu did not stay long in Zhuangzi. However, before leaving, he counted out a hundred copper coins from his pocket and handed it to Xu Laoshi, telling him to go to the village to cut some pork.
Digging weeds and digging holes is a lot of hard work, so it's impossible to eat without a bit of meat and fishy taste.
Xu Laoshi bowed and took it, his eyes were red, and he secretly made up his mind that he must work hard to repay the young master for saving his life.
Xu Laoshi knew that if the young master hadn't bought their family out of kindness today, he might have been separated from his wife and children tomorrow.
Therefore, he, Xu Laoshi, would never be able to repay the kindness of the young master even if he was a cow or a horse in this life.
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Hurrying slowly, the carriage finally arrived at the gate of the Imperial College a quarter before Youshi.
After paying the fare and a reward of 20 yuan, Lin Yuanqiu almost jumped out of the car. When he planned to hire a carriage in the future, he would look for this company, and it would be the same coachman. It can be said that if the coachman had not been familiar with the road conditions and had taken a shortcut all the way here, he had designated to rest in an inn tonight. It would be okay to rest in an inn, but he was afraid that he would have to study in the morning class tomorrow morning, and then the chief would be there. It would be troublesome if he wasn't there.
What Lin Yuanqiu didn't know was that the old concierge couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief for him after seeing him back. I watched him go out in the morning, wondering why he hadn't come back yet. As for why he was worried about Lin Yuanqiu, the old concierge couldn't tell. Maybe it was because the kid looked sincere and didn't have any aloofness.
Lin Yuanqiu, who had been winding up for the whole day, realized the fact that he had become a landlord after returning to his dormitory and having a good drink of water.
This is more than 160 acres of land. Although it is just a barren slope now, Lin Yuanqiu is confident that given time, he will turn it into a "golden mountain" that can make money.
Also, he must buy the shop tomorrow. With his own shop, he can do some things well in the future.
Just like the auspicious Ruyi cakes, you can sell them in your own shop. There will be no middlemen making a difference in price, so you can earn more money in the future.
But the prerequisite for doing these things is that you must have an identity that can keep making money.
Therefore, the most urgent thing is to study hard.
After dinner, and after walking around the room a few times to digest, Lin Yuanqiu took out the newly bought Wei Mo Zhiyi and began to study it carefully.
Only when people know how to learn from the strengths of others to make up for their own shortcomings can they be one step ahead of others and be better than others.
Lin Yuanqiu has always believed this whether in his previous life or in this life.
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Chapter 120 Buying a Shop
Because he was thinking about buying saplings and shops, Lin Yuanqiu left the Imperial College with his banknotes just after finishing his half-day class in the morning. This made Zhou Zixu, who came over to ask him to go to the canteen to eat together, to be in vain.
Zhou Zixu was a little puzzled. He came here several times during his break yesterday but didn't see Brother Lin. And now we haven’t had lunch yet, why is Brother Lin going out again?
Perhaps it was because Zhou Zixu was talking about it, Lin Yuanqiu couldn't help sneezing several times while walking on the street. He touched the robe on his body, wondering if he was wearing a little less clothes, but he thought about running back and forth yesterday. I was sweating all over, but I felt that wearing so much was just right.
Today, I don’t have a bookcase to carry, so it’s much easier to walk.
Lin Yuanqiu first went to a noodle shop to eat a bowl of noodles, and then went straight to Changrong Street.
Seeing that the customer who bought Zhuangzi yesterday came over again, Li Yaqi was a little stunned. Hadn't he already gone to the Yamen to complete the formalities? What was he doing here now?
But thinking of the slope covered with weeds, Li Yaqi quickly realized that this person would not feel that he had made a loss after one night, so he came over and regretted it.
This is not okay. You can go back on something you signed and sealed if you want.
Although in Li Yaqi's view, spending three hundred taels of silver to buy such a racecourse that can't even grow food is indeed a bit silly, but business is a matter of mutual consent. Yesterday, he clearly explained Zhuangzi's situation. , so it is definitely impossible to regret something like this.
Li Yayi stood up and was thinking about how to refuse righteously later.
But Lin Yuanqiu asked, "Is the shop still there yesterday?"
"What! The store? It's there, it's still there."
When he heard that the customer came from the shop, Li Yayi was so happy that he almost flew up. Haha, he had business coming to his door again.
Yesterday, Lin Yuanqiu had already inquired about the price of the store, so now he could just let Ya Zhi lead him to check it out on the spot.
The shop is on Pumice Street, not far from the street entrance.
After arriving at the door of the store, Lin Yuanqiu walked dozens of meters to both sides to see what the businesses next door were doing.
The first shop on the left is a pastry shop, and the one beyond is a grain shop. On the right is a grocery store. In the past, there was a lantern seller, and behind it, there were two connected bookstores.
