◎Why is it this woman again?◎

The next morning, Jiang Che woke up and rubbed his head.

Wei Xuan handed him a glass of honey water: "Drink some quickly to sober up."

After drinking a glass of water, Jiang Che felt less uncomfortable.

"Now you feel uncomfortable, right? It's your fault for drinking so much."

Jiang Che paused before saying, "Wife, is there anything to eat? I'm hungry."

"Go to the yard and wash your face first, I'll get it for you." Wei Xuan got up and went to the kitchen to bring him a bowl of rice porridge and two side dishes.

"Here, drink some porridge to clear your stomach."

Jiang Che was not picky. He blew on it and took a few sips. When he felt his stomach was not so empty anymore, he prepared to talk to Wei Xuan.

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Seeing Wei Xuan sitting there, he knew that she wanted to know how his conversation with Cheng Shao went last night.

So he didn't keep her in suspense and told her exactly what Cheng Shao had said last night.

"How is it? Are you relieved now?"

Wei Xuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, don't worry. Drink more porridge to get rid of the smell of alcohol."

Jiang Che put the bowl down, raised his head and looked at her proudly: "I helped you accomplish such a big thing, and you give me porridge to thank me?"

"You want to have a full banquet so early in the morning? I can make you something delicious in the evening."

"That's more like it. I'll be waiting for you." Jiang Che said, lowering his head and snore twice. He stood up and wiped his mouth and said, "It's almost too late. I have to go to work first. You and your daughter should stay at home."

On the other side, Cheng Shao also got up late in the morning, which was rare. Bian Qianqian was playing with the children in the yard. When she saw him coming out, she said, "There is some corn porridge left in the kitchen. Go and drink it."

Cheng Shao nodded, walked to the well, fetched a bucket of cold water and washed his face. Only when he felt a little more energetic did he go to the kitchen to eat.

Bian Qianqian saw him enter the kitchen, and followed him with her son who was eager to cause trouble. She sat down opposite Cheng Shao and asked, "What did Jiang Che say when he called you over yesterday?"

Cheng Shao glanced at her and said, "Jiang Che is older than us, don't keep calling him by his name."

Bian Qianqian didn't care: "Wei Xuan and I are classmates. If I call him brother, do I have to call Wei Xuan sister-in-law? How awkward. You call her yours and I call her mine. We are not on the same side."

Cheng Shao didn't insist on asking her to change, he just said it casually, and when he saw that what she said made sense, he didn't mention it again.

Seeing that he had shut up again, Bian Qianqian anxiously asked, "You haven't answered the question I just asked you? What did Jiang Che say to you when you went there last night that made you so drunk?"

Cheng Shao still had a headache and didn't feel like talking, but seeing that his wife really wanted to know, he put down the bowl and told her slowly.

Unexpectedly, after hearing the first sentence, Bian Qianqian shouted: "Isn't this stealing your business?"

Cheng Shao frowned: "Keep your voice down, you're scaring the child."

Bian Qianqian realized that her reaction just now was a bit too much, and she quickly coaxed her son before continuing: "I'm not wrong. Knowing that you are doing this business, but insisting on doing the same thing as you, what else is this but robbery?"

"What do you mean by stealing my business? Even if my sister-in-law's brother is not there, there are others. Besides, they won't steal my business just because they are friends. When the time comes, my sister-in-law's brother will definitely avoid the areas I am familiar with. If it is someone else, they will not consider my interests. It's better to do whatever is convenient for them."

Bian Qianqian knew that the man was right, but she always felt uncomfortable. The man had finally found a job and made money, which made her feel that she could hold her head up high in front of Wei Xuan. But the next moment, someone else wanted to snatch the business, and she couldn't swallow this humiliation.

Cheng Shao knew she hadn't figured it out when he saw her like this, so he analyzed it for her: "Let's not talk about how Brother Jiang helped us before. Just talking about this matter, he didn't hide it from us, right? He invited me to dinner and informed me in advance, which is good enough. I might as well make things more open. Friends don't fight for daily life, it all depends on daily interactions. This way, our relationship will be better, and we will have someone to help us in Beijing in the future. Wife, you also know how difficult it is for me, a country person, to take root in Beijing. I have to handle everything by myself, and after getting along with Brother Jiang these days, I really think he is a good person. Not only is he smart, but he is also very loyal, so I sincerely want to make friends with him."

At this point, he assured: "I know you have your own thoughts about this matter, but you believe me, I will definitely work hard and will not let you suffer anymore. Your man will definitely give you a better life in the future."

Cheng Shao said so, what else could Bian Qianqian say? Besides, she was not an unreasonable person. Wei Xuan and Jiang Che did help them a lot.

In mid-July, the three brothers of the Wei family finally arrived in Beijing with the first batch of grain.

As it was the first time they had done something like this, the three of them were a little scared, so they decided to go together to scout the area so that they would have someone to look after them if anything happened.

Wei Xuan only provided them with a place to live and didn't care about anything else, leaving them to fend for themselves.

However, as the days passed, I saw the smiles on my three brothers' faces getting bigger and bigger, and the food at home was getting less and less, so I knew that their business was doing well.

Sure enough, during dinner that night, Brother Wei (Eldest Brother) and Brother Wei (Second Brother) said they wanted to go back.

"It's not good to live in your place all the time. Besides, we are familiar with the area now, so we can leave the third brother here alone. Most of the food from the family was transported by us this time, and we have to go back quickly to collect the food. It will be too late to collect after the food is sold out." The main reason is that the business is better than they expected, and they are afraid that if they don't go back, someone will buy the food nearby before them. This is not an idle thought. During this period of time, he has discovered many of their colleagues.

"Yes, the second brother is right, and my parents must be very worried at home, so if we go back, they can feel at ease."

Since both the eldest and second brothers Wei said so, Wei Xuan decided not to keep the guests any longer.

I just asked them: "Have you figured out how to transport the food next time?"

This time the three of them used the excuse that new grain had arrived at home, so they sent some to their sister's family in the city to try. But this excuse wouldn't work next time, because no matter how big their sister's family was, they wouldn't be able to eat so much grain in such a short period of time.

You have to know that there are only two buses running back and forth from Beijing to the county town. If you do it more than once, the conductor and the driver will definitely find out.

The second brother Wei put down his chopsticks and looked at his eldest and youngest brothers before saying, "We have discussed it. We can't take the bus in the short term, so we will borrow the ox cart from the team and set out in the middle of the night to deliver the food and then return. One ox cart can carry enough food for us to sell for a long time. Later we can only use the stupid method. The three brothers will take turns to carry a little bit each time. We shouldn't be targeted. Besides, didn't you tell your brother-in-law that this kind of life won't last long? As long as we can get through this period, it will be fine."

Jiang Che continued, "Yeah, let's not think about these annoying things for now. Since the two brothers are going back tomorrow, how about we have a drink tonight?"

Wei Xuan rolled her eyes at him in annoyance. Why did this guy fall in love with drinking recently?

Although he was not happy in his heart, he did not slow down and went to get them a bottle of wine.

"It's just this one bottle. It'll be gone once you finish it." She still remembered the last time he drank too much.

Jiang Che smiled and assured: "Just one bottle!"

Section 45

After Brother Wei the Elder and Brother Wei the Second went back, peace returned to the yard.

When she had some free time, Wei Xuan remembered that she hadn't made new food for a long time. It happened that she had nothing to do recently, so she could do some research.

Apart from the nine-layer cake, mung bean cake is the best way to relieve summer heat.

What’s more, the method of making mung bean cake is simple. Just soak the mung beans the night before. Then the next morning, you can remove the skin of the fully soaked mung beans by lightly rubbing them.

Then stew the washed mung beans until cooked and mash them into a paste, and you're halfway there.

Early in the morning, Jiang Che was muttering to himself while grinding mung beans.

"Wife, have you prepared breakfast? I'm hungry, and the aroma of mung beans makes me even hungrier."

Wei Xuan took the buns out of the pot and comforted him, "It will be ready soon, don't rush me."

Seeing that she didn't pay attention to him, Jiang Che quickly reached into the basin, dipped a piece of mung bean paste and put it in his mouth: Hmm. It smells good!

But Wei Xuan, who happened to turn around, noticed it and said helplessly, "Are you done? Come and eat."

Jiang Che said guiltily: "Okay, okay."

Wei Xuan walked forward to check the mung bean paste he had ground, and when he felt it was fine enough, he prepared to start the next step.

First pour a little oil into the pot, then put the mung bean paste in and stir-fry over low heat. This step is mainly to dry out the moisture.

Halfway through the cooking, Wei Xuan remembered something and asked Jiang Che to go next door and get the milk powder that Cheng Shao had sent last time.

"Wife, why do you want milk powder?"

Yuanyuan doesn't need milk powder now, so this box of milk powder has not been opened.

Wei Xuan opened it, scooped two spoonfuls into a bowl, dissolved it with a little hot water and then put it into the pot.

After covering the milk powder with the lid, Wei Xuan answered Jiang Che's question: "It will probably taste better this way."

Finally, add some white sugar to allow the milk, white sugar and mung bean paste to fully blend, and it’s almost ready to be served.

Take out the mold that Jiang Che had asked the carpenter to make in advance, put the mung bean paste in it and press it into shape.

"Remember to have Brother Wu's men hang the mung bean cakes in the well. If they can't be sold out today, they can't be sold tomorrow. Share them with the brothers to eat in the evening."

"Got it. I'm leaving now. You should eat quickly. If Yuanyuan wakes up later, you won't be able to eat again."

Jiang Che came to Wu Yun excitedly with the mung bean cake newly made by his wife, but he didn't expect to see Zhong Yulan again when he opened the door.

Why is this woman here again? Since he told Wu Ge last time that it was inconvenient for a woman to live here, he has not seen her again. He thought Wu Ge understood what he meant and would not let her come again, but he did not expect to meet her again today.

Unlike Jiang Che who was depressed, Zhong Yulan was very happy to see Jiang Che. She asked in surprise, "Brother Jiang, you looked so happy just now. Is there any good news? Can you tell me about it?"

Jiang Che ignored her and just asked the younger brother beside him: "Is your boss here?"

"Yes, it's inside. Brother Jiang, just go in directly." The younger brother answered tactfully.

Jiang Che nodded at him and walked straight inside.

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