[The peaks and mountains are like clusters, the waves are like angry waves, and the mountains and rivers are like Tongguan Road inside and outside. Looking at the Western Capital, I hesitated. It is sad that wherever the Qin and Han Dynasties traveled, thousands of palaces and palaces were turned into dirt. When it prospers, the people suffer; when it dies, the people suffer! 】
[Main mission: Survive for a lifetime]
[Side mission: If you live high in a temple, you worry about its people; if you live far away from the rivers and lakes, you worry about your king! 】
Looking at the handwriting that appeared on the virtual panel, Wang Zhong couldn't help but wonder. The system seemed to be getting lazier and lazier, and the tasks it gave were getting simpler and simpler. Survive for the rest of your life? Just find a place to live in hiding for the rest of your life, which is also called survival!
However, the two words that appeared on the system panel were definitely not for no reason.
Put away your thoughts, put the stewed braised pork into a plate from the kitchen, and put it on the table. The little girl couldn't wait to climb on the little spoon, holding the spoon, and stared at the thing on the table with bright eyes. A big vat of braised pork.
Looking at the ruddy, crystal-clear and attractive braised pork, and smelling the tangy meat aroma that was so close to Chi Chi, even Mrs. Li couldn't help but swallow her saliva, let alone the little kid Wang Qian'er.
Although the mother and daughter were already extremely greedy, their eyes were still looking at Wang Zhong, waiting for Wang Zhong to take the lead.
"Eat!" Wang Zhong picked up a piece of fat and thin meat with a kuaizi and put it into Wang Qian'er's bowl.
"Thank you, uncle!" Wang Qier immediately picked up the spoon and prepared to take a bite.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
"tasty!"
"Mom, eat it quickly!"
The little girl's cheeks were bulging from the pressure, and the rich aroma of meat exploded in her mouth, stimulating her taste buds. At this moment, the little girl only felt that even the sweet caramel was not as delicious as this meat.
Mrs. Li also picked up a piece of braised pork with great expectation and put it into her mouth. She clicked her teeth lightly and a look of shock immediately appeared on her face.
Fat but not greasy, soft and fragrant, Mr. Li has never tasted such delicious pork in his nearly 20 years of life.
"Uncle, this..."
Seeing Li's shocked expression, Wang Zhong smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, what do you think of this meat?"
"It's delicious!" Li took out a piece again in disbelief, looked at it carefully and asked, "Is this pork?"
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The box was handed to Li.
"This is this?" Li looked at the wooden box and then at Wang Zhong.
"Sister-in-law, you'll know once you open it and take a look!" Wang Zhong said with a smile.
The box was not locked. Li opened the lid and saw a stack of deeds, documents and a red book issued by the government office, with a large seal on them.
But when Li saw the name clearly written on his deed, he was even more surprised than he could express. He looked at Wang Zhong in confusion, his eyes full of questions.
Wang Zhong raised his hands to Mrs. Li and said, "Sister-in-law, please don't worry. Although my brother is gone, my sister-in-law is still my sister-in-law. I will also love Sister Qian as my biological daughter. My brother has ruined all my sister-in-law's dowry. Zhuangzi, in the future It is my sister-in-law's body. If my sister-in-law has a person she likes and wants to remarry, this Zhuangzi will be my sister-in-law's dowry."
"Uncle, who do you think I am?" As soon as Wang Zhong finished speaking, Mrs. Li couldn't help but reply: "Since I, Li Sanniang, have married into the Wang family, I will belong to the Wang family in this life. Please don't worry about remarrying again, uncle." carry."
"My brother made a mistake, sister-in-law, please don't blame me!" Wang Zhong quickly bowed his hands to Mrs. Li.
Mrs. Li looked at her daughter who was playing a rattle in the courtyard and said, "I don't have any other hope in this life. I just want to see my second mother grow up safely and marry a good husband. Live a lifetime."
Wang Qian'er is the second daughter of Mrs. Li and brother Wang Zhongzhong, so she is called the second daughter. Mrs. Li's birth was originally a twin of a dragon and a phoenix. At that time, it was regarded as auspicious by the people in the village, but she never thought that her husband would But suddenly he became addicted to gambling, and he stopped taking care of the family fields. He drank and played with others every day, and everything in the family was taken care of by Li and Wang Zhong.
But she didn't expect that the house leaked and it rained all night. Her eldest son died of a high fever when he was six months old, and her husband also lost his life. Mrs. Li was heartbroken. If Wang Qian'er's daughter hadn't been there, she would have wanted to die. Yes.
"I'm going to the front yard to ask Old Yu to explain some things, and I'm going to go for a walk in the fields. Do you want to go with me, sister-in-law?"
"I listen to my uncle." Mrs. Li is not a strong woman. On the contrary, she is a bit weak. After her husband passed away, the backbone of the family became her uncle, and Mrs. Li gradually developed the attitude of being dominated by Wang Zhong in everything. habit.
"I want to go too!" The little girl ran to Wang Zhong at some point, hugged Wang Zhong's legs, and said expectantly.
Wang Zhong smiled and hugged his niece: "Okay, okay! Let's go together!"
Old Yutou was originally from Baishui Village. Due to the death of his parents in his early years, he went to the city to work as a boy in the house of Yuanwai Li. Because he was honest and reluctant to leave Baishui Village, Yuanwai Li allowed him to stay and became a servant. A village head.
Lao Yutou's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wu, was originally a maid from Yuan Li's family. After marrying Lao Yutou, she stayed in Baishui Village with Lao Yutou. Lao Yutou, his wife and children have spent a lot of money over the years, and they also bought There were only a few acres of land, but the two sons married wives one after another, and the eldest son gave birth to a granddaughter. The family's wealth was gradually emptied. It was impossible to support a large family with just those few acres of land, so in Zhuangzi We also rented ten acres of paddy fields for farming.
"Uncle Yu!"
"I've met my boss! I've met Madam Li!" Lao Yutou had been a servant before. Although Wang Zhong was a poor man like them before, he is now the master of Zhuangzi, and that is the boss of their family.
Lao Yutou has worked in Zhuangzi for decades and is extremely familiar with every inch of Zhuangzi. He led Wang Zhong and Li Shi out of Zhuangzi immediately, introducing them as they walked.
"There is a small lake south of Zhuangzi, which is also our property. In previous years, we would plant lotus roots, water chestnuts and the like."
"Are there any fish in the lake?"
"Yes, but not big!" Old Yutou said: "The old man remembers that the largest grass carp he ever caught was only three or four kilograms."
It's said to be a lake, but it's actually just a larger pond.
"The fields by the lake belong to our farm..."
The fields of Xiaozhu Village are on the edge of the village, surrounding the pond with a radius of only 40 to 50 meters and the Xiaozhu Mountain behind the village. It is more than 60 acres of land, which is the size of several football fields.
But if you add in the small bamboo mountain full of bamboo, it will be less.
Around Yangzhou, there are mostly plains washed by rivers. Low hills thirty or forty meters high like Xiaozhu Mountain are rare.
Bypassing Zhushan through the fields and entering Zhuangzi through the back door, Wang Zhong had a tour of the entire Zhuangzi, and Wang Zhong felt confident.
In the evening, Mrs. Li was taking Sister Qian in the courtyard, while Wang Zhong was drawing something on paper with charcoal in the study he had just cleaned up.
The main task given by the system is to survive for a lifetime, but after dealing with the system for so long, Wang Zhong has probably figured out the system's routines. Although the task is simple, it is not that easy to get a high score.
Wang Zhong stayed in the study all night. When he felt sleepy in the second half of the night, he went to meditate in the study instead of sleeping.
The Qi training has reached the sixth level, and the Qi in the body is as thick as a river. The pure Qi that has been practiced for nearly a year has the effect of feeding back to the physical body.
After meditating all night, Wang Zhong not only did not feel tired at all, but he was particularly energetic.
Since arriving in this world, it seems that even the skill of breathing in and practicing Qi has become smoother.
It's still dark, but the big rooster in the backyard has already begun to flutter its wings and raise its head, and crow loudly.
Wang Zhong took out the long sword he used in the world of "Two Flags Town Swordsman" and started practicing in the courtyard, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, sometimes urgent and sometimes slow. When the pace changed, the sword light like splashing ink went with him, and the momentum was compelling. .
Now that he has Qiancaizhuangzi, his life naturally does not need to be as simple as before. After bathing, changing clothes, and having breakfast, Wang Zhong came to the backyard. Old Yutou had already led a group of villagers to wait for a long time.
Seeing Wang Zhong coming out, Lao Yutou hurriedly led a group of villagers to salute and greet Wang Zhong.
A group of villagers stood in the courtyard, and Wang Zhong stood on the porch with his hands clasped, and said loudly: "Old Yutou must have told you, but now that the autumn harvest has passed, it is the slack time for farming. I want to build a lot of construction in the village and need a lot of manpower. , the daily wage for strong men over fifteen and under fifty is fifteen cents, and for women, ten cents per day, and two meals a day. If anyone is willing to come, you can sign up at Lao Yutou."
"Fifteen cents a day, two meals a day, does my boss really mean what he said?"
"One day, you can get money after you finish the work. The premise is that you can't steal women's work and fish in troubled waters."
"Don't worry, boss, we are all honest people!"
"I regestrated!"
"I'll sign up too!"
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After a while, almost every household had someone sign up. Now that the busy farming season is over, winter is coming soon, and there is less farm work. At this time in previous years, most of the strong laborers in the village would go to the city to find work together. , carry it on the pier, or
The first phase of the construction project of Xiaozhuzhuang officially started. Wang Zhong was responsible for supervising the construction, while his sister-in-law Li, along with Lao Yutou's mother-in-law and two daughters-in-law, were responsible for everyone's meals.
Time passed day by day, the north wind came, the weather became colder, and it started to snow at some point. Next to the pond, there was an oil mill, and on the side of Xiaozhu Mountain, it was spread out in a ladder shape, and five rows of pig pens had been built. Finish.
If it hadn't been for the delay in buying these wood, bamboo and bricks, I'm afraid it wouldn't have been this long.
"Boss! There's news! There's news!" Yu Chuer is Lao Yutou's second son. He is married, but has no children yet. His temperament is not as honest and honest as his brother's and his cooking skills. Clever and spirited, he happened to be looking for a boy to run errands for Wang Zhong, so he begged his father and ran to Wang Zhong to introduce himself.
This kid had a fairly flexible mind, was a bit smart, was diligent with his hands and feet, and had some eyesight, so Wang Zhong kept him by his side for the time being.
"What a shame! What a shame!"
Looking at Wang Zhong with a straight face, Yu Chuer quickly bowed his head and admitted his mistake.
"Young master, please forgive me for being insignificant!"
"This will never happen again!"
"yes!"
"Say it!"
"Go back to me, sir, I found a suitable shop!"
"oh?"
Yu Chuer said with a smile: "It's right next to the pier, at the corner of an alley, surrounded by food vendors."
There has always been a saying in this shop that there is a belly of grass with golden horns and silver edges. Wang
Zhong Rang Yu Chuer had been looking for a shop near the pier for some time. Wang Zhong originally just wanted to find a shop with a better location, but to his surprise, he actually found one.
"Let's go and have a look!"
For Wang Zhong, the journey of more than thirty miles was only more than half an hour's journey, but if it took this long every day, the delay would be too long.
Yu Chuer led Wang Zhong directly to Yangzhou Pier and to the shop Yu Chuer mentioned that was located at the corner of Pier Main Street.
Wang Erxi and the others came to this shop often. Unfortunately, Wang Chong missed his sister-in-law and niece at home. Every time he got off the boat, he would go straight home, but he had never been there.
It was broad daylight, and the door of the shop was closed. Yu Chuer stepped forward and knocked on the door. After a while, several vertical door panels were removed, and an old man with silver beard and hair and a stooped figure appeared in front of them.
"Is it you?" The old man was a little surprised when he saw Yu Chuer, and then he explained helplessly: "Didn't I tell you that someone is interested in my shop, so you should find another place!"
"Old man!" Wang Zhong stood up, cupped his hands towards the old man and said, "The location of your shop is indeed very good. I also want to buy it. I wonder if I can come in and talk about it. The price is negotiable!"
"Hey!" The old man sighed, cupped his hands towards Wang Zhong and said, "Young Master, please forgive me, it's not about the price."
"Is the old man in trouble?" Wang Zhong asked.
The old man's expression changed slightly. He looked at the group of orchids and jade trees and the extraordinary temperament of Wang Zhong. He sighed again and said, "This is not the place to talk. Young Master, please come in and talk!"
"Then that's too much trouble!"
The old man invited the two of them into the shop, served hot tea, and then slowly explained to Wang Zhong.
The old man's shop is inherited from his ancestors and was originally a restaurant business. Because it is close to the dock and has a good location, and the old man's craftsmanship is outstanding, the business is quite prosperous. However, he didn't expect that two people suddenly came three days ago. I personally want to buy Laohan’s restaurant.
How could the old man agree to the ancestral shop? But when the two men revealed their identities, the old man fell silent.
"Those two people came from the house of Mr. Tongpan. I heard that they are still the people around the young lady who is extremely favored in the house of Tongpan and has surpassed the eldest lady in the house and has the power of housekeeping. The little old man is How can a common man dare to go against them?"
Tongpanfu? The steward’s wife? Lin Sushuang?
Wang Zhongdao: "As far as I know, our Yangzhou magistrate Sheng Tong has been in Yangzhou for a few years. He has always had a good official reputation and is known as being diligent and caring for the people. I have never heard of any bullying of the people?"
"Hey!" The old man sighed, "Who knows?"
"Are you afraid that the people below are making their own decisions?"
"It doesn't matter if a third-rank official in front of the prime minister just makes his own decisions. After all, ordinary people like us can't afford to offend him." The older people get, the less courageous they become. The parents of the old man and his children and grandchildren naturally have to consider them.
Wang Zhong said: "How can I be willing to give up such a good shop?"
"So what if you don't want to give up!" The old man's helpless tone was still a bit sad.
Wang Zhong asked: "How much are they willing to pay?"
The old man said: "In addition to the shop in front of my shop and the house in the back, there are seven rooms in the back. They are willing to pay a hundred dollars!"
"Hundred Guan?" Wang Jian nodded and said, "It's not that few!"
Most of the people living near the dock are ordinary people, and the prices of houses are not high. However, the two sides of this street that connects the dock to the main road in Yangzhou are different. Yangzhou is the hub connecting the Grand Canal and the Yangtze River, with people traveling from south to north. There are countless large ships traveling from the west to the east. Most of these large ships heading to various places will stop in Yangzhou, which naturally brings a huge flow of people to Yangzhou.
As long as there are people coming, there will be business, including the guards on the ship, the small businessmen passing by, and people like Cao Gang.
"It's really not that little!" Even so, the old man still showed a bit of reluctance on his face.
"Sorry for disturbing the old man, I'll take my leave below!" Wang Zhong didn't say anything big about solving the old man's problem. He took Yu Chuer around the city and bought a lot of medicinal materials.
Will
When leaving the city, Wang Zhong said: "On the second day of the junior high school, find someone and continue to keep an eye on the shop! Report any news immediately."
"Still staring?" Yu Chuer looked at Wang Zhong in confusion.
"The Sheng family is not from Yangzhou. They will eventually leave. They bought the shop, but they may not want to run it themselves!"
Yu Chuer suddenly realized that it was not easy to find a few beggar dolls to stare at for more than a dozen big bucks.
Two days later, Yu Chuer came to Wang Zhong excitedly. After the Sheng family bought the shop and took it out, it turned out that they did not run it themselves, but wanted to rent it out. Yu Chuer even found out why the Sheng family bought the shop. In order to buy property for the young lady favored by Sheng Tongpan.
Wang Zhong asked Yu Chuer to lead Lao Yutou to come forward, rent the shop, and sign a three-year contract.
In Xiaozhu Village, the old man who had bought a house and shop from the Sheng family was sitting in the front hall with his son. After waiting for a while, Wang Zhong finally appeared in a blue gown.
"It's really my fault for keeping me waiting for so long. I hope you won't blame me!"
"Don't you dare!" The old man also waved his hand quickly: "Young master sent someone to invite me and my son. What do you want to do?"
Wang Zhong did not directly answer the old man's question. He laughed and said, "The old man and your son have come all the way. They must be hungry. I have ordered someone to prepare a banquet. Why don't we chat while we eat?"
The old man looked at Wang Zhong and did not dare to refuse. He cupped his hands and said, "Then I will disturb the young master."
"Please!" Wang Zhong turned sideways and held out his hand, leading the old man and his son straight to the side hall. There were not many furnishings in the hall, except for an Eight Immortals table and a circle of round stools around it.
But on the Eight Immortals table, there were four steaming dishes.
The three of them sat down, and Yu Chuer was waiting beside them with a wine bottle. The eyes of the old man and his son were all on the four dishes on the table.
The fragrance is overflowing and the presentation is excellent. Is this it?
Even though the old man has been running a restaurant for decades, he has never seen dishes like this.
Wang Zhong smiled mysteriously and said, "You two might as well try it first!"
The old man picked up some stir-fried rapeseed and as soon as he put it into his mouth, he couldn't help but nod.
The old man's son picked up a piece of stir-fried kidney and put it into his mouth, and his expression changed accordingly.
"How?" Wang Chong asked with a smile as he looked at the old man and his son.
The old man and his son looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.
"Very good!" The old man said with great emotion: "I have been a chef for half my life, and I have never tasted such a delicious dish. It is full of color, aroma and taste. I am already well versed in the three flavors of cooking."
"It's just that the cooking method seems..." The old man has been a cook for half his life and has a lot of knowledge about cooking. After taking a taste, he vaguely noticed it.
At this time, stir-fry had not yet become popular, and ordinary meals were mainly stewed and fried. As for those fancy tricks, ordinary people would not have the thought to do them.
Seeing the old man's reaction, Wang Zhong was quite satisfied: "This dish is neither steamed nor boiled, nor pan-fried nor deep-fried. It is cooked using a cooking method discovered by chance. The old man feels that the dishes cooked by this method are , can it win the favor of diners?"
"Absolutely!" said the old man.
Wang Zhong suddenly sighed and said: "But I still have to study and take exams. My father and brother died early, and there are only widows, sisters-in-law and nephews left in the family. They are like the two of them in the second grade of junior high school, and they have no talent for cooking. They have no such wonderful method." , but no one around me understands how to run a restaurant, what’s the use of it!”
The old man's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Wang Zhong. He stood up and bowed his hands and said, "I have been running a restaurant for many years, and I have gained a lot of experience. If you don't give up, I am willing to share your worries for you!"
"Do you really mean what I said?"
"I am willing to share the worries of the young master." The old man expressed his attitude again, and the old man's son immediately followed the old man and saluted to express his feelings.
"For one wage, if the old man and his son have no place to stay, they can continue to live in the house in the backyard."
"Thank you, sir!"
