16 Chapter 16

◎Who do you meet at the corner◎

The next morning, Jiang Jingyun and everyone in his uncle's family went out.

The two older brothers of the Jiang family tried selling mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Their aunt and her family planned to add some things to the family. After giving holiday gifts to their teachers, Jiang Jingyun wanted to take his younger brothers and sisters for a stroll around the town.

Once they arrived in the town, the two families agreed on the time and place to return, then split into three groups and went their separate ways.

He first went to his teacher's home to give a holiday gift, but after a few words, he ran away when Mr. Sun asked him about his studies.

Looking at the tattered and patched coarse linen clothes on his family members, Jiang Jingyun bought some cloth from the cloth shop in the town. Since they were still in mourning period, he only bought plain cloth. He planned to take it back and ask his aunt to make two sets of clothes for them to rotate. Then he went to the bookstore and bought a few enlightenment books and some paper, ink, brushes and inkstones. Just these few things cost Jiang Jingyun almost three taels of silver. He felt so distressed that he wanted to make paper and ink by himself.

But no matter how painful it is, you still have to buy it.

The three children in the family should have reached the age of enlightenment long ago, especially the second child, who is already thirteen years old this year and only knows a few words, which Jiang Jingyun taught him when he had free time.

Since I was doing nothing at home anyway, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, I sent the second and third children to the home of a scholar in the village for education. As for my younger sister, this era was too harsh on women and there were no suitable teachers to teach her, so my brother could only take time to teach her himself.

Finally, I went to the butcher's shop and bought three pounds of pork belly and two grass carps, and also bought some of the children's favorite candies and snacks, then walked towards the West Market with all the bags.

On the way to find Brother Jiang and the others, Jiang Jingyun unexpectedly met Xiao Muyan, whom he hadn't seen for a long time. He had set up a stall in the corner where he used to go. The stall was full of prey, both alive and dead, as well as processed and dried bacon.

"Hmm?" Jiang Jingyun looked up at the sky. It was almost noon, and there were still so many left. It seemed that business was not very good.

It seems that Brother Xiao is still not good at doing business, so he needs to find a way to help. He thought about it seriously and suddenly an idea came to him: Got it!

Jiang Jingyun came forward and shouted loudly, "Boss, this pheasant looks good. Can you make it cheaper?"

Xiao Muyan looked up when he heard the familiar voice. A smiling face that he hadn't seen for a long time suddenly came into his eyes, and his heart seemed to beat faster.

Seeing his sly smile, Xiao Muyan couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Of course, if you want it, just take it. No money required."

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Big brother, why don't you follow the script? I'm your stingy. Shouldn't you cooperate with my performance and attract people around so that you can sell the prey quickly?

"Hmph, my passionate performance is wasted, I don't care about you anymore!" Jiang Jingyun thought angrily, but when he looked up and saw Brother Xiao's innocent face, his heart softened a little, "Forget it, Brother Xiao has never experienced the baptism of modern sales, and I didn't inform him in advance, so it's normal that he doesn't know how to cooperate. Let's just sell it using the methods of this era..."

After thinking about it, Jiang Jingyun took his younger brother and sister to the shade of a tree nearby, told them to play there for a while and not to go far, then went to Xiao Muyan's stall and started shouting:

"Look, look, fresh game!"

"Don't miss it if you pass by! Hey, big brother, today is Mid-Autumn Festival, why don't you bring some game to our family to add to the dishes?"

"Good goods arrive every day, but I'm afraid I won't be able to buy them. If you miss this opportunity, you'll never see this store again. Buy what you want quickly!"

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Attracted by Jiang's fresh selling words, people soon gathered around. Many people bought some game when they saw it, and most of it was sold out quickly.

Some of them were regular customers of the snail noodles and asked Jiang Jingyun why he didn't set up the stall today and instead sold game here. He explained with a smile that he was selling it for his neighbor. He was not selling rice noodles today but had new products for sale. He also asked the customers if they had bought any. Unexpectedly, several of them said that the mooncakes had sold out long ago and they couldn't get any even if they tried to rush to get them. They also asked them to prepare more tomorrow.

Jiang Jingyun agreed to everything with a smile. It seemed that his elder brother's business was selling very well, so this business could be done.

In just half an hour, Jiang Jingyun sold all the prey that Xiao Muyan had saved for almost a month. He smiled and asked Xiao Muyan for credit: "Look, I sold them all in less than half an hour. Am I amazing?"

Xiao Muyan looked at Jiang Jingyun's sparkling eyes, and couldn't help but reach out and rub his hair, saying in a low voice: "Yeah, very impressive."

Jiang Jingyun was caught off guard when someone touched his head. He took a step back unconsciously, feeling a little weird. Was he being treated like a child?

Seeing the people retreating, Xiao Muyan looked a little gloomy, and changed the subject: "Shall we go meet up with Brother Jiang and the others now?"

"Oh, okay." Jiang Jingyun came back to his senses and no longer dwelled on the fleeting thought in his mind. He called his younger brothers and sisters back from the shade of the tree and continued walking forward.

On the way, Jiang Jingyun couldn't help but ask the question that had puzzled him: "Brother Xiao, when did you come back yesterday? Why didn't I see you?"

Seeing that he was struggling to hold Jiang Xiaomei in one hand and carry a large bag of things, Xiao Muyan reached out to take the things and put them in the backpack, saying, "I didn't go back. The place where I was hunting recently was closer to the town, so I came here directly after going down the mountain."

"No wonder... I thought you wouldn't come back during the Mid-Autumn Festival." Jiang Jingyun understood.

"There is no time in the mountains. I didn't even know it was Mid-Autumn Festival." Xiao Muyan has lived alone in the mountains all year round. It was not until he arrived in the town and heard people around him talking that he realized today was Mid-Autumn Festival.

"Then let's have dinner together tonight?" Jiang Jingyun invited, blinking his eyes. "You'll be alone at home anyway, so why don't you come to our house and have some fun?"

"Okay." Xiao Muyan agreed with a smile.

When they walked to the stall where they usually sold snail noodles, their uncle and his men were already waiting there. Jiang Jingyun saw that the eldest and second brothers Jiang were more excited than when they first counted money, so he knew that the business would definitely be booming today.

He used his eyes to calm the two somewhat excited brothers, indicating that they would talk about it later, and then the whole family went back in a lively manner.

After returning to the village, Jiang Jingyun politely declined his uncle's family's invitation and did not disturb their family reunion. Moreover, he hadn't cooked for himself for a long time. This time he had invited Brother Xiao to celebrate the festival together, so he planned to prepare a sumptuous dinner.

As soon as he got home, Jiang Jingyun started to get busy.

First steam a large pot of rice.

Pickled fish and braised pork are also prepared, and the pheasant is also depilated and stewed in blanching water!

Yes, Jiang Jingyun jokingly asked Xiao Muyan to give him the cheaper pheasant, but Xiao Muyan deliberately kept it for him and did not sell it, and brought it back from the town.

Now is a good time to make bamboo shoot and pheasant soup, it will definitely taste delicious!

The dishes were ready, and I was about to ask my second brother to run to my uncle's house to deliver two dishes, when I saw Jiang Erge coming in with a basket of things, "Mom asked me to bring you a few dishes, saying that today I want you to see her true cooking skills."

Jiang Jingyun continued with a smile, "I thought the food my aunt made was delicious, but I didn't expect it to be so good. I have to try it."

As he spoke, he filled a few bowls of food and put them back into the empty basket. "Take some of my cooking back so you can have a taste of my cooking skills."

Brother Jiang looked at the basket that was full and full again and again and exclaimed, "Good fellows, are you two competing in cooking skills from a distance?"

Jiang Jingyun said with a playful smile, "Then you must judge who wins between us later."

"Okay, no problem." Brother Jiang agreed readily, waved his hand and went back.

After seeing off his second brother, Jiang Jingyun placed a full table of dishes. After asking his brothers and sisters to wash their hands and take their bowls and chopsticks, he called out to Xiao Muyan, who was still chopping wood in the corner of the yard: "Brother Xiao, stop busying yourself, it's time to eat!"

When Xiao Muyan came back from the town, he didn't even go into his own house. He kept fetching water, chopping wood, killing chickens and fish, and never stopped working.

Now the water tank in Jiang Jingyun's house is full, and the woodshed is also piled with chopped firewood, but he hasn't stopped yet. If Xiao Muyan hadn't called for dinner, he would probably have chopped all the firewood in his house.

"This is the ancient martial version of Mr. Snail," Jiang Jingyun thought secretly. He secretly glanced at Xiao Muyan's muscular body, then looked at himself, and he was unhappy.

He has made some money during this period, and the family is no longer as tight as before. The food he eats is nutritious enough, and he also walks on mountain trails every day for exercise. How come he has no signs of muscle at all? Are the differences between people so great?

Tsk, I'm jealous.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Muyan asked as he looked at Jiang Jingyun who was standing there in a daze again.

"Ah? No...nothing." Jiang Jingyun replied embarrassedly.

Xiao Muyan narrowed his eyes slightly, obviously not believing it.

Jiang Jingyun pretended not to know.

What else? Do we want him to admit that he was so absorbed in staring at other people's bodies that he is a pervert? Doesn’t he have any face?

Jiang Jingyun turned around and walked away feeling a little guilty, urging, "Hurry up, hurry up, let's eat. The food won't taste good if it gets cold!"

A few months later, the five of them ate together at the same table again, but their mood was completely different from then.

The younger brothers and sisters who used to follow their older brother's lead have successfully evolved into their older brother's fans.

The second brother was the first to praise: "Brother, your cooking skills are getting better and better! It's so delicious!"

The younger sister also imitated Jiang Jingyun's usual way of praising her and gave him a thumbs up: "Big brother is great!"

The third brother was still not talkative. He just nodded in agreement and ate without even raising his head. He affirmed Jiang Jingyun's cooking skills with practical actions.

Jiang Jingyun listened to the compliments from his younger brothers and sisters, and smiled as he served food to the younger ones, "Eat slowly, there are a lot of dishes."

He looked at the person next to him who was a little silent, and fearing that Xiao Muyan would feel embarrassed, he also picked up a piece of food from the bowl with his chopsticks and said, "Eat more."

Xiao Muyan nodded, and while eating, he suddenly realized that his eyes had not moved away, and then he reacted and praised: "It's delicious, the best meal I have ever eaten."

Jiang Jingyun was satisfied.

Looking at the smug Jiang Jingyun, he raised his chin slightly, like a proud little kitten.

Xiao Muyan chuckled, so cute.