When Jiang Yimian arrived at the konjac stall, Zhao Dashu and the others were already packing up and preparing to close up shop.
She was somewhat surprised, and only when she saw that the buckets of konjac she had brought were all empty did she exclaim in surprise, "How come they're all sold out in just half an hour?"
She remembered that when business was good, it would take at least an hour.
Moreover, we brought quite a lot today, over 70 jin (35 kg), and I estimate it will take almost two hours to sell it all.
Zhao Dashu just smiled and said, "A guy came by earlier and said he was a waiter from Fumanlou. He bought all the rest. He also bought a lot yesterday and said that if there is konjac for sale tomorrow, he can go directly to Fumanlou."
They waited at the stall for quite a while today but didn't sell many portions. They thought they would have to spend the whole day in town. But then the chubby guy came and bought them all, saving them a lot of trouble.
Jiang Yimian was somewhat surprised; she hadn't expected a restaurant to come knocking on her door to buy konjac.
Konjac can be prepared in many ways. If you just stir-fry it casually, it becomes an ordinary dish. But if you study it carefully, you can make quite a few different dishes.
It seems that Fu Man Lou probably made quite a few dishes with konjac, which is why they bought so much konjac to take home.
If we could supply goods directly to Fumanlou in the future, it would be a good way to make money, and it would save us from having to set up a stall here every day and worrying about not being able to sell our products.
Just then, a middle-aged man suddenly appeared in front of them.
The man glanced at Jiang Yimian and her group with a look of disdain in his eyes, then raised his head and said with his nose in the air, "Name your price. How much is the konjac recipe? I'll buy it, and you can't supply Fumanlou anymore."
If it weren't for the fact that Fu Man Lou had recently taken away a lot of business from his restaurant, his manager wouldn't have needed to come up with this method.
Jiang Yimian raised an eyebrow, glanced at the person in front of her, and said indifferently, "If you want to buy a prince, at least your manager should come to negotiate. Do you think a mere errand boy like you can keep your word?"
After saying that, without caring that the other party's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, he led Zhao Dashu and the others away.
She really didn't want to give them a friendly welcome, since they were acting so arrogantly even when they needed something from them.
Even after walking a long distance, you could still hear the middle-aged man's angry words, "You just wait."
Not only were Zhao Dashu and his friends not afraid, they even made a face at the other party, and they couldn't be happier.
"I don't know what these people are so arrogant about. They look down on people and still want to buy a son. I'm not selling to them." Wang Xiaohei said indignantly.
Jiang Yimian didn't really care, since the first thing the manager of Huichuntang said to her was to buy a son.
Aside from genuinely wanting to buy the girl, it was also a test to see if she was a smart person and worth cooperating with.
The group then bought some snacks that the children liked, as well as some colorful fabrics and several finished spring clothes.
With the weather about to warm up, the people in the small depression mostly wore dark-colored, patched-up clothes, so it was a good time to buy some new ones.
In the end, when the group returned, their baskets were stuffed full, and they were carrying quite a lot in their hands. As a result, Jiang Yimian didn't have time to buy pork fat and had to plan to come back tomorrow.
When Jiang Yimian and her group arrived at Qingshi Village, it was not yet noon. Many people were still weeding and hoeing in the fields, waiting for the weather to warm up so they could start planting.
As Xiao Zhang was shoveling the ground, she saw Jiang Yimian and her group from afar. She immediately threw the shovel in her hand to her husband and ran over.
"Hey, Jiang girl, you're back from town. What did you buy? You bought so much."
As she spoke, Xiao Zhang glanced at the things the group was carrying. Seeing that most of them were bolts of cloth, she exclaimed in surprise, "Jiang girl, this cloth must cost several hundred copper coins a bolt. Why did you buy so much?"
The group had three bolts of cloth in their hands. Even the cheapest coarse cloth would cost one or two hundred coins, so three bolts of cloth would cost six hundred coins, which is half a tael of silver.
I heard from the villagers that the Jiang family set up a stall in town and did business. They must have made a lot of money.
Jiang Yimian called out "Auntie" and was about to leave, but Xiao Zhangshi followed them, chattering incessantly.
Somehow, the topic turned to Lu Cijian.
"Hey, Jiang girl, I heard from the village chief that you know Brother Lu. What's he like? Is he really a fierce and ruthless guy?"
Jiang Yimian paused, exchanged glances with Zhao Dashu and the others, and then looked at Xiao Zhangshi, asking curiously, "What do you mean by that?"
Didn't Lu Cijian just arrive in Qing Shi Village yesterday? How come his reputation as a fierce and menacing figure has already spread?
Xiao Zhang glanced around before lowering her voice and saying, "You all went to town early this morning, so you don't know yet."
This morning, quite a few people came to Brother Lu's house again, but far fewer than yesterday. Most of the families were women, who were curious about what the new refugee looked like, or they came to propose marriage.
You wouldn't believe it, there were probably a dozen or so people chattering away early this morning. I went to join in the fun, just curious to see which girl Brother Lu would choose.
But guess what?
Jiang Yimian glanced at her, signaling her to continue.
Zhang pursed her lips, until she heard Wang Xiaohei ask curiously, "What's wrong?"
The people who were initially disappointed became excited again. "You didn't see it. As soon as the door opened, a big wolfhound rushed out of the house, scaring everyone half to death. The wolfhound was all black and howled at people. It scared away the people who were blocking Brother Lu's door. It scared me quite a bit too."
She would have been terrified if she hadn't managed to squeeze to the front; she saw several people fall down in fright, their faces covered in bruises.
After this incident, no one dared to go to Brother Lu's house anymore. Everyone said he was a fierce and bad-tempered man, otherwise why would he keep such a big wolfhound?
Jiang Yimian and Zhao Dashu could only laugh. Lu Cijian's move was quite clever; it scared the person away.
It's unlikely that so many people will dare to gather there anytime soon.
Seeing that the others remained silent, Madam Zhang continued, "Jiang girl, what's that young man Lu really like? I don't even dare to pass by his house; he's too scary, with that big wolfhound."
She thought this young man was handsome and a good person yesterday, but who would have thought he would cause this trouble today? Judging from this, he doesn't seem like a good person at all, so she dares not associate with him.
Jiang Yimian casually replied, "I don't know, I'm not familiar with him."
Zhang Shi responded with lingering fear. Seeing that the group was about to head down the mountain, she quickly stopped and stammered, "Jiang, Jiang girl, you should avoid associating with Brother Lu. That big wolfhound is really scary."
After saying that, she ran away without looking back.
Watching the other person's retreating figure as if fleeing for their life, Jiang Yimian and the others just laughed.
"Brother Lu is really amazing. He scared the guy away with just a few words. But I guess no one will dare to come and arrange a marriage for him in the future," Wang Xiaohei said with a smile.
The group chatted and laughed, and soon arrived at the foot of the mountain.
Jiang Yimian remembered that Old Liu had told Lu Cijian to come over for dinner that evening, and coupled with what Xiao Zhang had said earlier, it really piqued her interest. She handed the things in her hand to Zhao Dashu and the others, and then went to find Lu Cijian.
As soon as I arrived in front of the two completed houses, I saw people standing next to a pile of bricks and tiles.
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