Chapter 398 Mu Hong, did I, Gongsun Sheng, give you face? [Requesting monthly tickets]
“My son, what happened outside?”
The knock on the door woke up the old mother sleeping in the back room. She groped to get up, Ruan Xiaoqi hurriedly Said:
"Mom, please continue to rest. Maybe someone wants to buy roast chicken, let me go and tell you."
Ever since he settled in this small village called Shitang, Ruan Xiaoqi has been working hard to run it. Looking at his roast chicken restaurant.
The chickens are killed in the early morning, fried and then braised, then simmered for an hour, and then put on sale.
Roast chicken is very popular and usually can be sold out by the afternoon. Then Xiaoqi will drive a small donkey to a nearby village to collect chickens. The chickens collected will be kept for two days if they are thin, and the fatter ones will be kept for two days. The slaughter will begin in the morning.
Xiao Er and Xiao Wu were fishing nearby. The brothers would occasionally come over with fresh fish, and the family would happily have a meal.
The three brothers seem to have completely forgotten about outsmarting the birth date and Liangshanbo. They are just common people who just want to live a small life.
Ruan's mother was very happy with the changes in the three brothers. She also urged Xiaowu and Xiaoqi not to gamble, save money, and ask a matchmaker to find a wife and raise two children in the future.
Xiao Wu is not very interested in finding a wife, but Xiao Qi feels that if he has a woman to help look after the store, he can go further to collect chickens, make more roast chickens, and earn more money.
Xiao Qi has quietly saved dozens of taels of silver, and plans to let her mother arrange the marriage if she saves a hundred taels.
It’s ridiculous to think about it. I had a hundred thousand birthday plans in front of me, but I never thought about starting a family and starting a business. All I could think about was killing corrupt officials and doing great things.
But now, I am running for a little bit of silver.
Fortunately, the gentleman in the real world didn't care and gave me the roast chicken recipe, otherwise the roast chicken restaurant wouldn't be able to open.
The weather was already very cold at the end of October, so Xiao Qi got dressed and put on an old felt hat.
As he walked towards the door, he was thinking about changing to a larger yard so that his mother could have a separate room, so that she would not have to disturb her rest.
The knocking on the door became more and more urgent. Xiao Qi pulled the door latch and was about to see what was going on. The door was pushed open from the outside, and several Liangshan minions broke in with weapons. Come, raise the scabbard and hit you on the head and face:
"It took a long time to open the door, are you deaf? If you do it next time, I will kill your whole family without leaving a trace!"
Xiao Qi goes While touching the knife, the door to the back room opened, and Ruan’s mother hurriedly walked out holding an oil lamp:
"Who are you? Don't hurt my son!"
Seeing his mother come out, Ruan Xiaoqi gave up the idea of killing:
"Mom, go in and rest, I am here."
When a few gangsters saw an old man, they became even more aggressive and pretended to be convinced by Xiaoqi:
"I thought you were the only one in the house. Since there are two of us, then what? Just pay double the head fee. Grandpa, I’m in a good mood today, so I’ll give you five taels of silver.”
For five taels of silver, how much roast chicken should be sold?
Xiao Qi originally planned to argue a few words, but after thinking about it, he opened the bedside cabinet, took out an ingot of five taels of silver, and threw it to the leader:
"Take the money and go, don't bother me in the future!"
A flash of greed flashed in the little boss's eyes, he took a sharp look at the bedside cabinet, put the money in his arms, and walked away swaggeringly .
Ruan’s mother said worriedly:
"What should we do if they go down the mountain to plunder every three days?"
Ruan Xiaoqi did not expect the people in Liangshan to be so excessive:
"Don't worry, mother, I will find the two tomorrow. Brother Wu, let’s discuss it. If it doesn’t work, we can open a store somewhere else, away from Liangshan.”
After the commotion just now, his last thoughts about Liangshan were turned into ashes.
Outside, a few successful minions beat the surrounding residents for money. When they had almost got it, they left the village and joined the large army outside.
At the head of the village, Jinmaohu Yanshun was a little surprised that these little guys could come back alive:
"That man didn't do anything?"
"No, he was so cowardly that we even beat him. He didn’t fight back, but gave him two taels of silver to buy his life.”
Well, more than half of the five taels of silver given by Xiao Qi were taken away by a few people.
Yanshun turned and looked at Mu Hong next to him:
"Leader Mu, what should we do now?"
Mu Hong thought for a while and said:
"Let's go back to the military advisor to revive him first... I didn't expect that the majestic King of Hell would turn out to be a coward. . ”
Today Wu Yong found Mu Hong and Yan Shun, said a lot about brothers wanting to live and die together, and then asked them to find some new brothers to harass Ruan Xiaoqi.
If this Living King of Hell takes action, he will take the opportunity to kill all the people in Shitang Village and then lie that San Ruan did it.
The three brothers were desperate and would naturally go back to Liangshan.
Mu Hong and Yan Shun, with their respective henchmen, were ready to massacre the village. Unexpectedly, Ruan Xiaoqi did not fight back at all, which made the two of them feel as if they had punched cotton.
Xiao Qi actually didn’t resist, so he had to think of another way.
In short, we must make San Ruan earn money and let their brothers continue to work for Liangshan... They are all brothers who kowtow together to worship the master. You can just break up the gang if you say you want to pull the incense. How can there be such a cheap thing?
Since the last time they were defeated by Qilin Village and were surrounded by the army, the leaders of Liangshan felt more and more that they were short of manpower, so San Ruan, who left, and the frustrated Lin Chong, Chao Gai and others It became an object of struggle.
The core of San Ruan is Ruan Xiaoqi. As long as he gets him to the mountain, Xiaoer and Xiaowu will also return to the village.
The reason why Xiao Qi was harassed at night was because everyone in Liangshan knew that he was filial. Unexpectedly, several minions were jealous of money and did not force out Xiao Qi's anger.
After Mu Hong and others returned to the stronghold, they explained the situation to military advisor Wu Yong.
Zhi Duoxing also didn’t expect Xiao Qi to be able to keep his composure. He stroked his beard and said:
“Tomorrow, send someone to his roast chicken shop to ask for protection money, and then prod him... By the way, there is a plaque in his shop indicating that business is booming. Xiaoqi regards it as a treasure and will remember to burn it tomorrow.”
To destroy someone's most precious things if he wants someone to obey him, this is Wu Yong's trick that has been tried and tested many times.
When Mu Hong heard this, he raised his hands and said:
"Tomorrow morning, I will personally take people to his shop."
Bullying small businessmen and hawkers is Mu Hong's strong point. This was what they did in Jieyang Town in the past. Xue Yong, a sick man, was selling plasters in a trick, but he was almost sunk to the bottom of the river because he didn't pay homage to brother Mu Hong.
Song Jiang, who helped Xue Yong, was almost killed by the two brothers.
When a bully like this bullies a store owner, there is no need to act, just being yourself is enough.
At five o'clock, Ruan Xiaoqi got up early.
He dressed neatly and walked through the yard to the roast chicken restaurant facing the street.
After opening the door, first light the oil lamp in the store, then light three sticks of incense, bow respectfully to the plaque saying "Business is booming", and before the neighbors get up, go and pick up a few sticks. Water, start boiling water.
The water was boiling and the sky was getting bright. Xiaoqi blew out the oil lamp, went to the courtyard with a sharp knife, picked out more than forty fat chickens and slaughtered them one by one.
In the past, he was worried about not being able to sell out, so he would make more than 20 pieces each time.
But last night I paid five taels of silver, and there was a rally in the town today. Xiao Qi planned to kill a few more chickens. Then he would let his mother look after the shop. He picked up the roast chicken and went to the town to go to the market as soon as possible. Earn back the money you lost.
Fifty taels of silver is another step away from my wife.
Xiao Qi shook his head and smiled bitterly while working.
In the past, when I was fishing for a living, I didn’t have any ambitions and didn’t realize how difficult life was.
But now that he has a goal and a serious business, he feels that everything is so difficult, as if there is a huge net holding him tightly, preventing him from making progress.
"Peng Ju said that crossing the class is the most difficult. When I marry a daughter-in-law in the future, will this be considered crossing the class?"
Xiao Qi used a knife to cut open the chicken neck. , pinch the chicken head with your thumb and index finger, and let all the blood flow into the basin.
After a while, steam it over water and it will become chicken blood tofu. It costs one penny a piece. Several poor families in the village like to buy it. When cooking, they cut some into it and it is considered to be stained with meat.
After bleeding, hair removal begins.
The shed chicken feathers also have to be saved. Someone in the town collects them. It is said that the washed chicken feathers can be made into feather dusters, which are used by wealthy families in the city to sweep dust.
Xiao Qi doesn’t understand this, but she just thinks that shouldn’t a broom be used to sweep dust?
People in the city are so delicate that they have to use chicken feathers to sweep ashes.
After removing the feathers, Xiaoqi washed all the chickens to make sure there were no feathers. Then he grabbed a sharp knife, cut the chicken from the belly, and opened the chicken.
Then make a few cuts on the chicken's neck, cut off the trachea and esophagus, and take out all the internal organs.
Chicken intestines, chicken livers, chicken hearts, and chicken gizzards are all required. Sun Yuanwai from the village likes to eat them. Every time he buys them, he will give a few cents extra. He is very particular.
As for the golden membrane inside the chicken gizzard, you have to keep it carefully. The pharmacy in the town specially buys it, and the price is not low. It is called Laoshizi chicken gizzard, and it is said to be able to cure stomach problems. After all the chickens were collected, he cleaned them, then hoisted them up to control the water.
And Ruan’s mother had already prepared breakfast:
“My son, go eat, I will do the rest.”
Ruan Mu sat down with a small stool and began to turn the chicken intestines, clean the internal organs, and spread the chicken feathers on the bamboo curtain to dry.
Li Laosi, who collects chicken feathers in town, is very picky. If the chicken feathers are wet, he will deduct money or even refuse to accept them.
Xiao Qi came to the kitchen and saw today's breakfast.
A bowl of multigrain porridge, two white flour steamed buns, and a plate of pickles... In the past, there were two sesame-covered pancakes every morning. After paying five taels of silver last night, my mother also lowered her living expenses. .
That’s fine. While increasing revenue, we must also reduce expenditure... Xiaoqi took a sip of the porridge, grabbed the steamed buns and started eating.
After breakfast, he took off the chicken that had been soaked in water. He broke off the chicken legs and stuffed them into the chicken's belly. The chicken wings passed through the chicken's neck and stuck out from its mouth.
After making the chicken into the classic ingot shape, start to spread maltose, so that the color will be better when fried.
Ruan Mu cleaned all the internal organs, and specially broke open the chicken intestines and washed them repeatedly, and then rolled them up and tied them into bundles. It would not be easy to boil when stewing, and it would be easier to select when selling.
In this way, the mother and son were busy until the sun rose, and then they braised the chicken.
But it can’t be sold right now. It needs to be soaked for a while to make the roasted chicken more delicious.
"My son will go to the town to go to the market later. If any customers come to buy, the mother will weigh and collect the money."
"My son will go, I have an old man at home."
Very Quickly, Sun Yuanwai from the village came over on crutches and bought a pound of chicken liver, two sets of chicken intestines, and three pounds of chicken gizzards. When he gave the money, he specially gave five more copper coins.
Ruan Mu took advantage of this free time to make grain pancakes for Xiao Qi to eat on the way, and also fed grain to the chickens in the yard.
After the roast chicken was soaked, Xiao Qi put it into a clay bucket, closed the lid, put it on the donkey's back, gnawed the pancake in one hand, and led the donkey to the town to sell the roast chicken in the other hand.
After he left, Ruan's mother went to the roast chicken shop facing the street, picked up the flag, and prepared to do business.
Not long after the banners for Ruan's roast chicken were hung up, Mu Hong led Yan Shun and strolled over, accompanied by a few minions.
The two of them wanted to come early in the morning, but they drank too late last night, so that when they opened their eyes, they didn't bother to wash their faces, so they hurried over by boat, planning to hurry up Complete the tasks assigned by the military advisor.
Both Mu Hong and Yan Shun have no favorable impressions of the Ruan brothers. It can even be said that they, the latecomers, have no favorable impressions of the elders of Liangshan.
Both of them are Song Jiangshou's younger brothers, and they have a natural conflict with Chao Gai, who is not enterprising.
Now that I have the opportunity to deal with the veterans, I will naturally use any means.
When they walked into the roast chicken restaurant and saw Ruan's mother alone, they knew they were late.
However, everyone has come here, and they have to find faults when they should. After all, the major tasks assigned by the military advisor must be completed quickly.
"Hello, gentlemen, what would you like to order? Our roast chicken is well-known, and they are all made fresh today."
Mu Hong looked around and saw the chicken hanging on the wall. [Business is booming] There is an incense burner underneath the plaque. It seems that the military advisor is right. Ruan Xiaoqi really cares about it.
He pointed at the plaque and started to find fault:
"Is this plaque for sale?"
"This is a gift from a nobleman and cannot be sold."
"Nobleman? Too many You are an expensive person? You actually treat this broken character as a treasure. I think you, an old woman, want to raise the price?"
Seeing that these people didn't look like good people, Ruan's mother said coldly:
"If you don't want to sell, you won't sell. Why are you sitting on the ground and raising the price? If you don't want to buy something, please leave and don't delay our business."
As soon as she said this, Mu Hong refused. :
"Old guy, are you chasing people away? I'm going to stop talking today. Either you sell me this plaque or I burn it. Otherwise, I won't let you open a store. !”
As soon as he finished speaking, Mu Hong saw a figure flash, and there was a Taoist priest under the plaque.
Wearing a Taoist robe, holding a whisk in his hand, and carrying a sword behind his back, he was Gongsun Sheng of Ruyunlong, who was once the third head of Liangshan, and later took refuge in Qilin Village.
Yan Shun was startled:
"Gong... Taoist Master Gongsun? Why are you here?"
Gongsun Sheng didn't even look at them and waved his hand as if to ward off flies. :
“You go, don’t delay other people’s business.”
After that, he said hello to Ruan’s mother:
"Pindao is the sworn brother of Xiaoer, Xiaowu, and Xiaoqi. His name is Gongsun Sheng. This scares you."
"Meet the Taoist Priest and thank you for your help."
Ruan Mu bowed her head and hurriedly went to boil water and make tea.
Although she didn't understand what was going on, she also knew that those unscrupulous people were here to cause trouble for her son, and this Taoist Gongsun was standing up for herself.
Seeing that Mu Hong refused to leave, Gongsun Sheng said:
"For the sake of our acquaintance in the past, let's go. Let's deal with the funeral affairs when it's time to settle them... Ever since you disrespected this painting, the heavens, the underworld, Taoism, Buddhism...all the forces are rushing to get it. Where's your life? "
Just kidding, this is the word "Third Master Feng" asked by Mr. Third Master. Who is Third Master? That was Empress Nuwa's personal disciple.
You little bully dared to humiliate this painting for no reason and threatened to destroy it.
With this level of seeking death, the King of Hell would have to have you tattooed on his body.
Mu Hong didn’t believe it:
"Gongsun Sheng, you have surrendered to the enemy, and now you are still deceiving the public and destroying the military advisor's plan. If you fall into the hands of Liangshan in the future, you will suffer the consequences!"
He has long been dissatisfied with this third-in-command.
He keeps saying he is powerful, but he has not taken action since he went to Liangshan. When Brother Song was in danger in Jiangzhou, he even took refuge in Qilin Village. This kind of seller seeking glory does not deserve to have such a high position in Liangshan. !
Gongsun Sheng ignored him and said:
"Your people took away five taels of hard-earned money from Xiao Qi last night, and they will be back before dark."
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He didn't say anything threatening, but the meaning was clear.
If you don’t return it, no one will survive. Even if you are hiding in Liangshan and can’t come out, I will fly over to seek justice.
Gongsun Sheng has arrived in Handan City, and has even hung up in a Taoist temple as a wandering Taoist priest. He began to read people's faces and treat the poor in order to obtain information.
In addition to him, Cao Zheng and his wife also bought a restaurant in Handan City.
There were relatively few social places in ancient times. It was easy to get in touch with high-level figures in restaurants, which naturally made it easier to obtain information.
The high-strength liquor sold in the restaurant is very popular, but there is still one main dish missing.
Gongsun Sheng thought of Ruan Xiaoqi. Now that Qilin Village is short of manpower, he could ask San Ruan to join him and take the opportunity to make a contribution.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he had this idea, Master Luo Zhenren hurriedly sent a message asking him to come to Shitang Village to save people.
Gongsun Sheng rushed over without stopping, just in time to meet Mu Hong who was about to light the plaque indicating that business was booming.
Yanshun wants to lighten the atmosphere:
"Reporting to the three leaders, we are just following orders..."
Gongsun Sheng smiled:
"I am no longer the three leaders of Liangshan. Whose order you take has nothing to do with me. , but if you humiliate this word, then the poor man can't just sit back and watch."
There are thousands of roads, but you choose the most desperate one, which makes people unable to sympathize!
Mu Hong looked unhappy. The minions failed to get things done last night, and they couldn't do it in person today. This was such a slap in the face.
In a rage, he picked up the braised meat on the counter and threw the soup and meat at the plaque on the wall.
Don’t you think of it as a treasure? Then I will destroy it!
Oh my God... Gongsun Sheng swung his whisk, and all the braised soup and braised meat that had flown into the air fell back into the basin like a camera replay.
Confirming that there was nothing wrong with the plaque on the wall, Gongsun Sheng grabbed the whisk and slapped Mu Hong on the face:
"I have said it several times, this wording is very important, I am Didn’t I give you face?”
The moment the soft whisk hit his face, it suddenly felt like a steel whip, causing Mu Hong's face to be covered with blood and several teeth in his mouth to fall out.
Then Gongsun Sheng came out of the counter, changed his usual elegant and easy-going personality, raised his leg and kicked Mu Hong to the street, picked up the fly whisk in his hand, and beat Mu Hong again and again like a top. Hiro's head.
Irritated Taoist, beating people online!
(End of this chapter)