Chapter 20 Theft
“Speaking of which, I remember that at the earliest, this Xia family came to Brother Erniu’s sesame cake stall to buy sesame cakes once or twice, and within a few days he started making cakes by himself and selling them. , it’s somewhat intentional.”
“I don’t want to think bad things about people, but this Xia family is a bit too bullying. Is it possible that she just steals Brother Erniu’s business? I don’t know Brother Erniu How difficult is it at home? "
"That is to say, Brother Erniu has a good temper. If it were me, I would have to argue with Xia to see what she wants!"
< br>Zhang Lai Fu opened his mouth, and the words were like beans poured out of a bamboo tube, crackling. Jiang Erniu was stunned. After a long while, he mumbled back, "It's just the ability to make money..."
"Ability? Is it possible that Brother Erniu has no ability?" Zhang Laifu added.
He has no ability?
This sentence was like a needle, piercing Jiang Erniu's heart. Almost instantly, his eye circles turned red. He lowered his head and kneaded the dough he had just kneaded. Son, I rubbed it again.
Zhang Laifu said nothing after seeing this.
Someone came to buy steamed buns. Zhang Laifu went to work, and Jiang Erniu stopped kneading the dough.
Looking at Xia Mingyue and Lu's busy cake stall not far away, the light in Jiang Erniu's eyes was dim and unclear.
In the afternoon, they were still preparing ingredients. When Xia Mingyue had time, she went to the blacksmith shop again and urged shopkeeper Guo to hurry up. Then she and Xia went to find the carpenter on West Street. He measured the open space next to shopkeeper Qian's house and started making a shed, tables and benches for guests to eat.
The carpenter's surname is Cao. He is an experienced and elderly master with two young apprentices under him.
The work of building a shed is not a very delicate job, so Carpenter Cao did not come in person, but only asked his apprentice to come forward and let him experience it.
Although the two apprentices were only seventeen or eighteen years old, they had learned the craft from Carpenter Cao since childhood and were familiar with this kind of work. They measured the dimensions and picked the wood for Xia Mingyue with ease. .
For this kind of outdoor sheds, tables and benches, you don’t have to pay too much attention to the quality. The wood is also made of poplar trees that are not high in price and of decent quality.
After paying enough deposit, the matter was settled. Xia Mingyue went to the grocery store again to buy some bowls and chopsticks.
You don’t have to be too particular about the style of a large coarse porcelain bowl, just make it sturdy and durable.
Xia Mingyue first ordered sixty pairs of bowls, chopsticks and spoons.
In addition, there are large chopping boards, brooms for cleaning the chopping boards, bamboo fences for catching food, and large wooden basins for washing dishes and chopsticks...
After spending twenty-two-six dollars, shopkeeper Sun of the grocery store smiled so hard that he couldn't even see his eyebrows. Not only did he give him a small change in the end, but he also gave two additional sweeping brooms as gifts. He also specially found a flatbed truck for Xia Mingyue to deliver to her home. , help them stack up.
While helping, Ms. Lu quietly asked, "When this shed is opened, what do my siblings plan to sell?"
"To be honest, I haven't thought about it yet. We'll see when the time comes." Xia Mingyue answered with a smile.
When will we see it?
Would it be too hasty...
But then again, with Xia Mingyue's cooking skills, no matter what she sells, business will be very prosperous.
She just needs to help Xia Mingyue get started.
Lu didn't think much about it and just helped Xia Mingyue place her things.
A few days later, the newly built stove was ready to light a fire.
According to what Liu Caisheng said, he first baked it on a low fire for a while, and then lit the fire normally. After a whole day, there was no cracking on the stove.
"Liu Caisheng's craftsmanship is really good." Mrs. Lu couldn't help but admire it. "My stove didn't come from him before, and it broke down twice. It seems that I still can't get cheaper in the future." "Since his craftsmanship is good, then Sister-in-law, please accompany me to find him again." Xia Mingyue said with a smile, "Place another earthen bed for me in the back room." What are you doing?" Ms. Lu was a little surprised, "The earthen bed in your house is not big enough for you and Qi Yan to sleep on."
It's really not enough.
Xia Mingyue smiled coquettishly, "It's not for sleeping. It's just a plate to put things in. If you want to make noodles in the winter, there will be an earthen kang and you can burn it with firewood at night. This will save you money on noodles." Open.”
Noodles made with old fermentation take a long time to rise and have high temperature requirements. If it is a cold winter day, the noodles will not rise overnight and need to be heated.
"That's right." Mrs. Lu nodded, "My brothers and sisters are thoughtful, but the space in your house is not big, and the kang cannot be too big. It has to be close to the north wall."
"I think so too."
When the time comes, a curtain will be hung in the middle. It will be more convenient for Lu Qiyan to sleep when he comes back.
I just hope that Lu Qiyan will maintain his original intention!
Otherwise, she wouldn't know what to do...
Making up her mind, Xia Mingyue and Lu arrived at North Street again.
This was the second time we came here, and the interval was not long. Someone immediately recognized the two of them, "What kind of work are you two ladies looking for this time?"
" I think it’s not about looking for someone to work for, it’s about looking for someone.”
As soon as this was said, someone immediately burst into laughter.
Xia Mingyue and Lu were a little confused, "How do you say this?"
"What do you mean, aren't you here to settle accounts with Liu Caisheng?" asked a middle-aged man with a beard.
Settling accounts?
Xia Mingyue and Lu became more and more confused, "What's the score?"
"Isn't it because Liu Caisheng stole your things and you came to see him?" Bearded men looked at Xia Mingyue and Lu With a look of surprise on his face, Shi touched his nose and said, "It looks like I didn't steal anything from your house."
"Liu Caisheng stole other people's things?"
Xia Mingyue couldn't imagine it.
"What's wrong? The owner of the house came here and said that after Liu Caisheng finished his work at home during the day, he secretly climbed over the courtyard wall at night and stole the things that others buried under the rice vat. "
"Since he stole it at night, why did he say it was Liu Caisheng and not someone else?"
"When Liu Caisheng went to steal something, he panicked and dropped the masonry knife he used to work with next to someone else's rice vat. The masonry knife was engraved with the word Caisheng. We all recognized it. It was Liu Caisheng. "
The bearded man said, "It's just that Liu Caisheng refused to admit it, saying that he was at home all night, knocking bricks in the first half of the night, and sleeping in the second half of the night. His mother also said that he had never been out. door, The neighbor also said that he heard some noise, and he was probably at home. "
"But I can't believe this. My mother-in-law must have been very protective of my son when he committed the crime. And his neighbor, the fence at home is. Liu Caisheng helped to build it, so he must have helped to talk."
"But if it is really Liu Caisheng who is going to steal, there is no need to go with his masonry knife." Xia Mingyue asked.
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