Chapter 689: Sit back and wait for death


Chapter 689: Sit back and wait for death

Therefore, when the second child heard that Daya was going to use the dowry money to buy meat, and they didn't get a piece of it, he got angry.

Seeing that the brother and sister were about to fight, the village chief angrily took out five taels of silver and threw it to the second brother, "Go and buy a few kilograms of meat. Our whole family will eat it."

Then after thinking about it, he took out another one tael of silver and said, "I just bought four kilograms. Master Zheng gave me twenty taels of silver for food, and we can't let people eat boiled Chinese cabbage every day."

Thinking of this, he glared at his wife.

In fact, there is salt at home, but his wife thinks that if the food is delicious, people will eat more. Their food is just enough to feed their family for a year. If the food is eaten too fast, by next autumn , their family will run out of food.

His wife came up with this idea.

Who would have thought that Master Chu and his family would build a pot table by themselves the next day after having a good meal.

As for Master Zheng, there may be no one who can cook with him, and he didn't say that he would cook for himself. But if he continues like this, there is no guarantee that he will take the money back and cook for himself.

Some money should be spent, but it must be spent.

When the village chief thought about this, he felt that the six taels of silver were well spent.

The second child went to find a place to eat and bought four kilograms of pork. Just in time, everyone had finished lunch, except Daya, the village chief, and the village chief's wife.

The girl muttered that she would braise the four kilograms of pork together at noon.

The village chief did not agree.

"Everyone has eaten. Who will eat the meat? You eat it alone. What about Master Zheng? They don't give you enough money. It makes no sense for us to buy meat and eat it behind his back."
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Before Daya could cry and fuss, the village chief's face darkened again, "Da Ya, let me tell you, this matter is not something you can do alone by crying and fussing. If you continue to make trouble unreasonably, at night, you will Don’t eat it.”

When Da Ya heard this, she didn't dare to make any more trouble.

However, she was so angry that she skipped lunch and wanted to save her stomach for braised pork in the evening.

Xia Zihan heard clearly what happened in the village chief's house.

Xia Zihan looked at Chu Fei and Chu Fei with a smile and said, "You guys are really narrow-minded. Aqi told me that he only spent thirty taels of silver to buy the pig, and he also bought two chickens and took care of it. Okay, but you said three hundred taels, haha... The village chief’s wife also believes it?”

"Believe it, why don't you believe it?" Chu Cong said with a smile, "A pig weighing 70 to 80 kilograms in her family can be sold for 20 taels of silver. What's wrong with a pig weighing more than 300 kilograms and selling for 300 taels of silver? Besides, at times like this, even if you have money, you may not be able to buy food and drink. If Shi Ziye and Ma Bao were not good at Qinggong, the road would be covered with mud up to their knees, and ordinary people would be able to walk to Wangjia Village. ?”

On the way back and forth, for more than 20 miles, Shi Ziye and Ma Bao used Qing Kung to go back and forth. Without their Qing Kung, even if the Wang family had pork to sell, they would be out of reach.

"I don't know when the rain will stop. The weather is getting colder and colder. Shouldn't we spend the New Year here?" Xia Zihan sighed and murmured.

Chu Cang and Chu Fei also frowned.

Chu Jingqi's expression was even more sinister.

There are still two months left before the Chinese New Year. No matter how much we save on eating those hundreds of kilograms of meat, we can only last until the Chinese New Year. But what about after the Chinese New Year?

"I think it's going to snow in the next few days. When it snows, we'll leave here." Chu Jingqi tapped her fingers on the counter and said, "When it snows, the road will be frozen, which is easier to walk on than the dirt road. ”

However, you have to walk and clear the snow at the same time. Although the journey is slower, it is better than sitting here and waiting for death. Even if it is to go to the next town, it is better than staying in this village.

Here, the food and drink are not good, but in the town, you can buy some good things to eat, and you will not let his Ayu suffer this kind of pain.

In the afternoon, Zheng Wenting came and said he wanted to thank them for the plate of braised pork ribs they gave him at noon. At noon, he had an extra bowl of sorghum rice.

Xia Zihan laughed, pursed her lips and said in amusement, "The richest businessman in the world, the young master, is now willing to sacrifice himself for a plate of braised pork ribs. If you tell me, no one will believe it."

"Who says no, Chu Yu, will I still have meat to eat tonight?" Zheng Wenting looked at her pitifully, "You also ate his food last night, right? Is that food still for human consumption? It’s not as good as pig food.”

"My boy, I was out for a walk last night. When I passed by the lower house, I heard the old woman talking to her daughter. Guess what they said?"

Before Xia Zihan and the others could guess, Zheng Wenting said angrily, "That old woman was afraid that we would eat too much, so she deliberately didn't add salt or oil when cooking. Why are there such shameless people? , took my money, but didn’t want me to eat. I really want to get my money back, but I won’t eat from her anymore.”

Zheng Wenting was really angry.

This was the first time in his life that he encountered such a funny thing, and it was also the first time that he suffered such hardship. It was the first time that he felt how delicious and happy the delicacies he usually ate were.

Nowadays, let alone delicacies from mountains and seas, even a normal home-cooked stir-fry meal is a luxury.

Even if there is no meat, he doesn't mind. As long as the potatoes, pumpkin, and cabbage are cooked a little more delicious, and even if a little more salt is added, he will be happy.

But he couldn't get such a simple hope.

After giving someone money to eat, you still have to look at their expressions when eating.

Really, it makes no sense.

Chu Fei twitched his lips and said, "Stop complaining. You can eat meat tonight. The second son of the village chief's family just bought four kilograms of meat from Shengdi."

"Humph, it's only four kilograms of meat. With so many people, how many pieces can I eat?" Zheng Wenting curled his lips and said disdainfully.

Then, with a flattering smile on his face, he asked, "Can I also buy a few kilograms of meat? How much money is a kilogram? I will buy thirty kilograms."

"Go, go, go, you bought it, it's not a cheap one. From now on, if I make it, you will naturally have a share. However, you will also have a share. We can't afford to support the people around you."< br>


Chu Cang glanced at the boy next to him and had a hint.

Zheng Wenting heard that as long as he had a share, as for the people around him, as long as they didn't starve to death anyway.

He was shy, eating their food, and asking the servants to eat too. This was too thick-skinned. He was thin-skinned and didn't have the face to ask.

In the evening, the village chief's wife cooked four kilograms of pork at once, put a large pot of potatoes in it, and stewed most of the pot. But this time, the village chief's wife, who had been reprimanded by the village chief, was generous and let it go. I put less salt in it, and even poured half a bottle of soy sauce, which was rare, and it tasted pretty good.

After it was done, divide it into two pots.

(End of chapter)

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