Chapter 109 Lost Hair

Doctor Hu was exposed by Lu Qiniang and became angry and said, "Women, you have long hair but little knowledge."

"Your hair is longer than mine." Lu Qiniang said, "Forget it, I'm too lazy to talk to you, just go ahead and brag. The money is in Dujuan's hands anyway."

Doctor Hu: "You're afraid I'll eat your food, so you want to kick me out, right?"

Xiao Yan poured a glass of wine for Doctor Hu, "Brother Hu, please—"

Lu Qiniang went to the kitchen to prepare things for tomorrow's stall with Daya and Erya.

"Zhao Zhao, Zhao Zhao——" Yun Ting followed Daya like a follower.

Daya didn't show anything, but Erya was very disgusted.

"Stay away from my eldest sister, she's so annoying!"

"I'm not annoying you. Zhao Zhao hasn't even said she's annoying me!" Yun Ting snorted, "Zhao Zhao, can I help you pick vegetables?"

Daya sighed, "There aren't many vegetables left at home."

Please don't ruin it.

If you don't work hard and don't know the difference between grains, you can't do anything well and you are never satisfied with what you eat.

The reason why Yun Ting likes to rely on Daya is because she is his food guarantee.

Yun Ting said: "Then I will help you light the fire!"

"No, I just got the fever. Otherwise," Daya said, "you can go out and have a drink with my dad and the others."

"I don't like listening to them talk about that. It's boring."

"Have you finished the book my father asked you to read?"

Yun Ting: "I'll read it tomorrow. Zhao Zhao, can you help me make some steamed egg custard? Just like the one we made last time, it's so tender, smooth, and fresh."

“There are no more river shrimps at home.”

Last time, she steamed it for Lu Qiniang, so Daya took the trouble to peel the shrimps from such small river shrimps.

In the end, Lu Qiniang gave up her position to Yun Ting, and Daya was still feeling unhappy about it.

She had no objection to having guests at home, but Yun Ting was really tactless and always snatched food from other people's bowls.

This is a problem of the young master. He feels that everyone should revolve around him, and giving him something and him taking a bite is considered a reward to others.

Erya said, "Sister, just ignore him. Let him cook whatever he wants. Don't order others around just by giving him a few words. We are not his maids and we don't get paid by him."

"You want money, right?" Yun Ting snorted.

"Yes, it costs money." Erya stretched out her hand, "Give me money! I can eat whatever you want if you pay. If you don't pay, stop acting like a big shot!"

Yun Ting regretted that he had forgotten to bring the silver when he ran away from home, and now he was being scolded by this little girl.

He took off the collar from around his neck and put it in Erya's hand. "Buy a bowl of egg custard, is that enough?"

"That's enough, that's enough." Erya smiled brightly. "But we agreed that what's given to me is mine. Don't come back to my mother and ask me to give it back to you. You're not a man. You pooped and then sat back down."

"You are so vulgar!" Yun Ting's face flushed with anger. "Isn't it just a collar? I have plenty of them at home."

"Tsk tsk, you have plenty at home, but now you're at my house. You can't go back!"

Yun Ting's face flushed and he pointed at Erya: "You, you, you——"

"Er Ya, stop messing around. Why don't you return the collar to Yun Ting?" Lu Qiniang scolded with a smile, "You're asking for such a high price! Aren't you afraid of getting burned?"

"If he dares to give it, why shouldn't I dare to accept it?" Erya was not convinced.

"Give it to her, I don't want it! I have plenty at home."

Lu Qiniang beat two eggs into a bowl.

While stirring the eggs, she asked Daya, "Did you forget to take the hair I saved when you moved?"

She just remembered this when she was arguing with Doctor Hu.

Lu Qiniang had thick, black hair, and she had a habit of cutting it secretly.

When her hair grew longer, she would cut a little from the inside, and she would also carefully collect the long hair that fell off when combing her hair.

These can all be sold or exchanged with peddlers.

A hair one foot long and one finger thick can be exchanged for thirty coins or two pounds of salt.

Usually, when she saved up some money, she would put it in a handkerchief, tie it with a faded red string, and tuck it under the kang mat.

When I moved out of Zhang's house, I was in such a hurry and in such a mess that I forgot to bring it with me.

Daya said, "It seems I really forgot to bring it."

Lu Qiniang slapped her thigh and said, "Two catties of salt! I've been saving that for a long time. I sold it to the peddler last time for twenty-five coins."

Blame her. She just wanted to wait for the peddler she knew so well to give her five more coins, but now, she has nothing.

Yun Ting listened to them talking and heard every word clearly, but when they were put together, why did it sound a bit abstract?

Seeing his dazed look, Erya felt resentful of the rich and said sarcastically, "Why, has the Third Young Master gained new insights?"

Yun Ting really didn’t understand.

Erya explained to him in a bad mood.

"No, you even have to collect the hair you lose when you comb your hair? That's too much trouble! Is salt something very expensive?"

"Do you think anyone would bother with money? Doesn't that mean they have no money?"

Arya said angrily, "You should be thankful that salt is expensive, otherwise I would sprinkle a handful of salt in your soup every day and choke you to death!"

Yun Ting: "You are so unruly. Whoever marries you in the future will be unlucky."

"You are such a dandy, whoever marries you in the future will be really unlucky."

These two funny guys started arguing again.

Lu Qi Niang had a headache and said, "Er Ya, did you forget to feed the ducks today? Mix some wild vegetables with some bran and feed them."

"Okay." Erya agreed and went out to feed the ducks.

"Return the collar to the Third Young Master."

“No!”

"don't want!"

Lu Qi Niang: "...What a bitter enemy! When will you grow up?"

Outside the house, Liu Xing was talking about his own "grand plans" with saliva flying all over his body.

He stood up and put one foot on the stool when he got excited. "After three to five years when I'm rich, what will Cheng Jiuwan be? I, Liu Xing, will be the number one figure in the Beijing Grand Canal Wharf."

"I drank too much, I drank too much." Doctor Hu drank too much and his face turned red like a monkey's butt, but he was still laughing at Liu Xing.

Xiao Yan said, "Brother Liu, please don't mention Cheng Jiuwan anymore. We are not on the same level as him right now, so don't make enemies for nothing."

Liu Xing is a generous and loyal person, but he is impatient and easily gets carried away.

Cheng Jiuwan has already set his sights on them and is suppressing them. They should bide their time instead of going against the current.

However, Liu Xing refused to listen and said that he wanted to expand the warehouse.

Xiao Yan disagreed.

"Let's take it slow, one step at a time."

Liu Xing said, if you want to do it, do it big.

"After I make a little money in three to five years, I'll retire, buy three or four shops, a few hundred acres of land, build a big house, and have eight sons!"

This is his best imagination of the future.

"Where's the silver?" Xiao Yan asked in a deep voice.

"I'll borrow the silver from a bank. Although there's a bit of interest, think about it. As long as we build the warehouse and rent it out to merchants, it'll be money. It's a very profitable business."

Xiao Yan pursed his lips.

Liu Xing raised his glass and said, "Come, I'll toast you. Thanks to you for helping me get this piece of land, otherwise I would never get rich."

Doctor Hu also raised his glass and said repeatedly, "Take me, take me."