Days passed by.

It also rained several times during that period.

The dirt roads in Qingxia Village are extremely muddy.

Chen Xian watched as the villagers outside slipped and slid as they walked.

He wobbled on his muddy wooden clogs, lost in thought.

After more than ten attempts, Chen Xian's family members became increasingly skilled at making hamburgers.

The dough, fermented with rice wine, becomes even softer and more delicious, topped with white sesame seeds and emitting an enticing sweet aroma.

Li Niang laughed and said, "Don't even mention the meat. Just the smell of these sweet, fermenting breads makes me feel happy."

The flatbread was baked until it developed a soft, yellow crust, and it was very chewy.

The chicken breast and drumsticks are deboned, coated with flour, and fried repeatedly in oil.

It's difficult to get a flaky, fish-scale-like crust.

Fortunately, people in this era had never seen fine chaff.

Yes, Chen Xian plans to go to the city to do this business and test the waters.

A while ago, the issue of African swine fever in pork was still being discussed on a small scale.

Braised pork dishes will be temporarily put on hold.

Find the village head.

"Uncle Gui, it's necessary to repave the dirt roads in the village with fine gravel; the roads are in terrible condition."

"To get rich, build roads first."

Chen Gui: "I'll find someone to do these things. It's just that the students came here for a study tour a while ago. It would be great if they came more often..."

He sighed.

Chen Xian walked back and forth in the fields with his hands behind his back like an old man, following the wild grass by the roadside so that he wouldn't get stuck in the middle like syrup.

It was so sticky that it stuck to my cloth shoes, and every time I walked, the heel of my shoe would slip off.

I looked up at the sky through the fine rain.

Cool.

Qingxia Village doesn't have any particularly unusual scenery.

Without famous scenic spots, it's impossible to attract people, and without people coming, it's impossible to stimulate consumption.

The previous fishponds and rudimentary farmhouses didn't attract many people.

The drizzle outside is getting heavier.

San Niu called out, "Dad, come in quickly, the rain is getting heavier!"

Another ten days or so passed.

The school will also be closed for two days.

Chen Xian saw that the disaster he had imagined did not happen.

Villagers also frequently go up the mountain to dig for medicinal herbs.

Maybe I'm overthinking it.

Chen Xian brought his whole family to set up a stall on the food street.

A gentle smile.

So I made a basketful of crispy fried chicken legs, grabbed some dough, and took some vegetables, chili powder, and onions to the food street to continue setting up my stall.

The food street was bustling with people. Some vendors were picking their toes and waving fly-shaped signs haphazardly, while others stood on the street trying to attract customers: "Yellow apricots, sweet and sour, want to try some?"

Seeing Chen Xian approaching, he was pleasantly surprised: "The Chen family has arrived?"

The vendor also said to Chen Xian, "Would you like to try some, Mr. Chen? It's very crispy and delicious."

Chen Xian pursed his lips. The freshly picked apricots were sour and astringent, and needed to be left for a few days. They wouldn't taste as good as he described.

Turning to the children in the family, she asked, "Do you want some?"

Erzhuzi asked earnestly, "Uncle, is it sour?"

The vendor chuckled and said, "It's not sour, it's very sweet, with just a hint of sourness. Take it home..."

Before he could finish a sentence, all he heard was, "If it's not sour, I won't buy it."

"ah???"

The vendor opened his mouth as if to correct him, but in the end he kept quiet.

Are kids these days so picky about food?

Perhaps they all like sour foods.

Not long after.

Another child came from afar, smiling and asking, "Uncle, is this fruit sour?"

The vendor nodded and said earnestly, "It's sour."

The child said helplessly, "Then I won't buy it, I want something sweet."

Vendor: "?"

"Wait, I was just kidding, it's really sweet."

The child shook his head earnestly and said, "Uncle, you said you were lying to me, so how am I supposed to know if what you said this time is true or false?"

The other vendors, enjoying the spectacle, couldn't stop laughing.

"Serves him right! This guy is dishonest in business. The peaches I bought from him last time were sour and full of wormholes. When I asked him for a refund, he lectured me, saying that he didn't hold a knife to my throat and that I chose them myself."

I am truly a victim of injustice.

The other vendors also began to inquire about Chen Xian's whereabouts.

"Boss Chen, you're so smart! You weren't planning to sell braised pork, but then the swine fever outbreak happened here..."

"That's not all. Didn't you sell all of your more than 100 pigs to a pig farm before?"

Intelligent and insightful.

Someone joked, "What a pity for Old Zhou! That guy probably bought Chen's local pigs back then, right? If I remember correctly, the little beggar that Butcher Zhou picked up is currently working for Boss Chen, isn't he?"

Chen Xian nodded: "Yes, Yang Xiaoshu is at my pig farm."

Someone asked curiously, "How much does Boss Chen pay Xiaoshu?"

Chen Xian: "Less than five hundred coins..."

"ah?"

Quite coincidentally, Liu Rengui and Butcher Zhou were at the same stall, eating mutton dumplings, when they heard those words, and their appetites instantly vanished.

Someone asked Butcher Zhou with a smile, "Old Zhou, what do you say? How much did you pay that kid back then?"

Zhou the butcher looked around nervously, "Why bring up money? Xiaoshu is like a nephew to me, I treat him like family."

Someone scoffed: "Haha, if I remember correctly, you were the one who resold it for a little over one tael of silver, treating it like a commodity."

Poor child, you picked him up and he worked for you every day, but now you've used him and discarded him.

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