Everyone was very happy to learn that Qiao Ruichen was promoted to seventh-rank military officer.
Although it is not as good as the position in Beijing, in the northwest, each step is a hurdle, and it is considered a promotion.
Especially in Xining Town, the family of a seventh-rank military officer is considered to be a top figure. Ordinary people dare not bully them, and petty thieves dare not come to their home.
Qin Mao was only a sixth-rank garrison commander, yet he acted so majestically.
For people like Madam Zhang who had never even seen a garrison, it was the same feeling as when they first met Qiao Shengwen and his son. This was the first time they saw a high-ranking official in office who was still breathing, and they felt like they had broadened their horizons.
"Husband, you are so awesome! Let's go home and make you something delicious!" Miao Wan also happily took Qiao Ruichen's arm.
Taotao was beside him, yelling, "Dad!"
Taotao, who is about to be one year old, started speaking later than Ludan, but soon he spoke more clearly than Ludan. He didn’t call “mom” very often, but he called “dad” very clearly.
after all--
"Hold! Tao! Eat well!"
Miao Wan covered her mouth and laughed secretly. She was Miao Shiren's daughter, and she was even better than her father. She was very filial to her father by ordering him around.
Qiao Ruichen easily lifted Taotao with one hand, helped both mother and daughter into the mule cart, and then sent the elders into two mule carts one by one and set off for home.
Now no one looked at them blatantly or pointed at them anymore.
There was a tall and strong man in a military robe riding a tall horse to lead the charge, and he had a fierce aura about him. Even though they were sitting on an open-air cart, no one dared to point fingers at them.
Yang suddenly realized, clapping her hands and sighing to Miao Wan, "Why buy a horse? Brother Ruichen is here, he's better than any other horse. You're really thoughtful, Awan."
Miao Wan: “…”
The second sister-in-law is more cruel. She only treats her husband as a laborer and treats the second sister-in-law as an animal.
Qiao Ruichen naturally heard this. He turned his head to look at his wife who had lifted the curtain and was looking at him. Seeing his wife showing her small white teeth and smiling ingratiatingly, he just smiled gently and didn't mind at all.
What do you mind?
Whether he is a farmhand or an animal, he has his own benefits.
At the same time they were returning home, in the Yuejing Imperial City, the old saint who was speculated to be eating from the same pot as Qiao Ruichen was also talking about the Qiao family to Jin Fei.
"Isn't it said that Zicheng's new wife is in a similar situation to my beloved concubine, and her life is even harder than yours? Where does she get so many skills?"
Although he is called an old saint, he is actually one year younger than Qiao Ruichen. He is just about twenty years old this year and has just gone through the ceremony of coming of age. He has just officially returned the power to him, so he speaks in a rather lazy tone.
Qi Wangshu secretly rolled her eyes, her voice soft but with a hint of decisiveness, "So in your Majesty's eyes, I am just a useless person."
The Saint nodded Jin Fei's head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "You understand what I mean."
Back then, the two of them were plotted against by the Queen Mother and ended up together by accident. At first, the Saint disliked Concubine Jin very much because she also knew about the plot.
But later when he learned the truth, he was attracted by this cold yet resilient beauty and fell in love with her unconsciously.
When he learned of his feelings, he heard that the Qiao family had considered making Qiao Ruichen and Qi Wangshu closer, and he was jealous for a long time, and he wanted to go to the martial arts field with Qiao Ruichen every day to fight a few times.
Of course, it’s not that his kung fu is better than Qiao Ruichen’s, but there is a difference between the king and the minister. Qiao Ruichen didn’t dare to hurt the saint, and he was bound to suffer a loss.
Later, Qi Wangshu embroidered a purse with a vinegar jar and a stack of Arhats and gave it to the saint.
There is an explanation about the relationship between the two in the purse. In fact, Qi Wangshu has been taking care of Qiao Rui since she was a child. Qiao Rui couldn't bear to leave her and wanted Qi Wangshu to be her sister-in-law, but Qiao Ruichen only regarded them as sisters. Qi Wangshu only respected Qiao Ruichen as a brother, and there was no discussion of marriage at all.
Therefore, before the two were plotted against, Geng had just found an official matchmaker to choose a good family for Qi Wangshu to marry into, but she was rejected by the saint and could not even become his wife.
After the explanation was clear, Qi Wangshu ignored him for several days in a sarcastic tone. The saint finally stopped, which made Qiao Ruichen feel relieved.
But after that, Qiao Ruichen was really afraid of these two cousins and cousin-in-law who made a living by love affairs. In accordance with the relationship between the monarch and the subject, he was unwilling to get close to them easily.
Because of his noble status, his cousin's husband is like a bomb, and people try to avoid him. Qiao Ruichen has no other taboos except fear of trouble.
Therefore, the idea proposed by Miao Wan this time was also a secret letter written by her uncle Qiao Shengwen and presented to Concubine Jin.
The sage also muttered secretly, "Zicheng is such a petty kid. He beat me twice, and my hips were bruised, but I didn't even bother to settle the score with him."
Qi Wangshu's stunningly beautiful fox eyes glanced over and said, "Yes, there is damage to the Holy Body. Later, my cousin will go to the Imperial Guards to lead the army. Your Majesty, please don't say it. It's simply trying to cover up the truth."
The saint chuckled, and his face became more serious after laughing.
"The South is prone to flooding. Whenever there is a flood, fertile land is washed away, leaving countless wastelands. Even if there is only one tax in a hundred, you can't find anyone to open up the wasteland.
The north is prone to drought, and even if the land is fertile, a good harvest is difficult to achieve in years of disaster. Therefore, the people have difficulty even feeding themselves, let alone educating themselves. If this composting method is used, it will solve the greatest problem for the people of Dayue."
There’s more.
The saint had not paid too much attention to the loom and essential oil, but the method of making beet sugar and down jackets was not only good things that Chen Sixu could see, but the saint also understood their value.
"Sugar can help those who have been hungry maintain their strength and even reduce the high price of sugar. Down jackets can prevent people from freezing to death. If the grain harvest is good, people can all afford sugar. Add down jackets and cotton clothes, and the peace and prosperity of Dayue will no longer be just talk."
Although the saints did not attach much importance to looms and essential oils, together with beet sugar, these were businesses that made huge profits from cheap products.
The sage himself has an imperial farm, and Concubine Jin also has an unknown farm.
If this can really be accomplished, the saint will have more money at his disposal, and it will be easier for his subordinates to do their work. There is no need to worry about not being able to gather a large number of people with lofty ideals and break the situation where the queen mother and the regent are both in power.
Qi Wangshu's beautiful eyes were filled with ripples. She had an extremely good impression of this cousin-in-law whom she had only met once. The time they met was when her aunt brought her to the palace for an audience. At that time, her cousin-in-law was terrified as if the palace could open its mouth and eat people at any time.
Who would have thought that after going to the northwest, his cousin's wife would become the head of the Qiao family. From the few words revealed in his uncle's letter, Qi Wangshu could feel that if it were not for his cousin's wife, the Qiao family would probably suffer greatly.
So she was full of gratitude and curiosity towards Miao Wan, and naturally she was willing to say a few good words for the Qiao family and her cousin's wife in front of the saint.
"Your Majesty, from what my uncle has said, my cousin's wife has done more than this. It's just that other matters are less urgent, and I'm afraid that frequent correspondence will leak out, so I sent it to you later. But judging by the recipe my cousin's wife has offered me, if it can be used, it will benefit generations to come. You must remember their kindness. I will not tolerate any injustice to them in the future."
The sage looked at Qi Wangshu with a half-smile, "When have I ever wronged you?"
Qi Wangshu was too lazy to say anything. This man had become ruthless and used himself as a pawn to fight against the Queen Mother more than once.
She had long known that the royal family was heartless. Although she talked about love with the saint, she was actually very clear-headed and never really took love seriously.
"If we hadn't been working for Your Majesty, why would the Qiao family have to suffer this punishment? The baby in my cousin's wife's belly was able to survive because of the blessings of the Qiao family's ancestors. The blood and tears I shed are nothing, but the Qiao family suffered this unexpected disaster all because of loyalty." At this moment, she only slanted her beautiful eyes, leaning on the soft couch, looking at the saint indifferently. She had a mixture of coldness and charm all over her body, which made the saint couldn't help but gaze deeper.
When the Saint heard her talk of blood and tears, he remembered the suffering Concubine Jin had endured. He stood up and hugged her, "I am sorry for you..."
Qi Wangshu blocked the saint's lips with his hands and said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to say this. In order to avenge my mother, I did all these willingly. The Qiao family raised me, and I also have selfish motives. I hope Your Majesty will not blame me."
In fact, when the Qiao family was exiled, Qi Wangshu initially blamed the saint, but after finding out the truth, he no longer blamed him.
As an emperor, he had a very difficult life as he was caught between the empress dowager and the regent.
The Regent failed to win over the Qiao family, so he reached an agreement with the Chen Guogong Mansion to not allow the humble family loyal to the Saint to emerge, so as to avoid adding left and right arms to the Saint.
Although anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was a frame-up, the evidence was both human and material. Even if the saint had sided with them, he would only have urged those people to kill the Qiao family. Instead, he was the one who cruelly exiled the Qiao family and saved their lives.
Qi Wangshu is cruel to others and even crueler to himself. He just wants to save the Qiao family and make sure that his stepmother and the queen mother who killed his mother will never be able to turn things around.
She never concealed her own purpose from the saint, and even many of her palace fighting tactics were inspired by the saint.
Therefore, the sage understood Qi Wangshu's feelings very well.
"Are you sure that your cousin-in-law still has a lot of good things in her hands?"
Qi Wangshu thought of his uncle's words and couldn't help but smile. "Didn't you read the letter? What about Jufu Restaurant and Qianjinlou? Which of their products isn't unheard of? Word of the soap has spread secretly throughout the palace. Even Concubine Chen is urging the Dingbei General's Mansion to ship back the shower gel and White Jade Dragon Cream."
Qi Wangshu herself used it. Her skin was originally good, and after using the White Jade Dragon Cream, her snow-white skin became even smoother than cream, which always made the saint love it.
The saint thought of what the Qiao family had done, and a sneer appeared on his face. "That old thief Chen Sixu is really greedy. He got a lot of money from Qianjinlou, and he is not afraid of dying of starvation."
Qi Wangshu had been serving the sage for a long time, and he heard the unspoken meaning in his words. He looked up at him and asked, "Your Majesty, do you have any plans?"
"Of course!" The saint looked stern.
"I will immediately give orders regarding the fermentation of fertilizer. First, secretly test it on my imperial farm. If it is really useful, I will have it promoted.
I feel that with the temperament of this old fox Qiao Shengwen, since he sent the letter and spoke so sweetly but didn't really mean anything, he is trying to lure me to the northwest."
His expression became more righteous. "For the sake of the people of Dayue, even if the northwest is bitterly cold, I will go there in person, show respect to the wise and humble... and work for the welfare of the people."
"Oh, Your Majesty, aren't you tempted by those spicy skewers, crystal agate meat, barbecue, etc.?" Qi Wangshu pushed the saint away and asked coldly.
Sage: "..." Just know it, why tell the truth? He is an emperor who is greedy and has no face!
Qi Wangshu snorted softly, "You are a saint. Even if the Queen Mother and the Regent don't take you seriously, it's not good for you to leave the capital for a long time. Why don't you let me go to the temple to pray for the Queen Mother and Your Majesty, and take this opportunity to go to the northwest..."
The sage looked at Qi Wangshu intently, "Oh, my beloved, weren't you tempted by those "Fu" noodles, the ingot candy bait, the red lotus offerings, and the rouge and powder?"
Qi Wangshu: “…”
The emperor and his concubine looked at each other and confirmed in their eyes that neither of them was a good person. There was no need to say high-sounding words, just show their abilities directly.
"I have a legitimate reason to leave the imperial city!"
"If I go to the hot spring palace in Yizhou Prefecture for a while, the Queen Mother and the Regent will laugh until they faint!"
"I can stay in the temple for a year, but traveling to the northwest will take at least four months."
"The woman wants a carriage. I am traveling light and simply, and if we march quickly, the round trip will take at most a month, and the trip to the hot springs will take at least three months."
"I am the niece of the Qiao family. I will have a place to stay if I go there. I don't need to make the Qiao family go to great lengths."
"I am the nephew-in-law of the Qiao family. At most, I can buy a small courtyard and discuss important matters with you, my dear Qiao!"
"You are a dragon. If someone discovers your whereabouts and tries to assassinate you, who will be held responsible for the injuries you suffer?"
"You... you are my sweetheart. If you get sick from the long journey, I will be heartbroken!"
The two men argued back and forth, and the saint's personal eunuch listened to them arguing for almost half the afternoon, but could not come to a conclusion.
People in the northwest have already eaten it.
On a whim, Miao Wan made a simple cooking wine with spices and rice wine bought on the street. She then mixed it with soy sauce, pepper and fine salt, carefully marinated the chicken legs, chicken frames and duck frames, fried them in lard, and then took them out to drain the oil and dry them.
Before the oil temperature drops, use a brush to carefully brush a layer of dogwood oil or Sichuan pepper oil on it to make it spicy or non-spicy, and then sprinkle a layer of Sun Laohuo's special seasoning powder on it.
Cornus officinalis oil and Sichuan pepper oil lock the powder tightly on the chicken legs, duck and chicken frames. The fragrant smell makes people can't wait to take it in their hands and take a big bite.
The chicken legs are rolled in beaten egg batter, and the skin is fried until crispy and fragrant. When you tear it open, the tender white meat inside is still juicy and has a salty and fragrant taste after being marinated. It is most popular among children.
Adults still prefer duck and chicken racks, which are deliberately not scraped very clean, with a little bit of crispy bones and meat. When you put them in your mouth, you will first taste the tender and fragrant meat, and then the crispy bones.
You can chew it in your mouth and swallow it directly. It tastes as good as meat. Drinking a sip of wine makes you want to cheer loudly.
One is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, the other is tender on the outside and crispy on the inside. Both adults and children like it.
For those who really can't eat it, such as contestants like Ludan and Taotao who haven't even grown all their teeth, just give them some noodles.
Cook the noodles until they are soft, add an egg fried with the same oil as the chicken legs and rack, tear off a little bit of the chicken skin that breaks at the slightest bite, and mix it into the noodles. It is enough for two little ones to eat until their stomachs are full and they don’t want to let go of the spoon.
Ruan Qi was more particular. He washed off the smell left in the kitchen before coming close to Miao Wan and Qiao Ruichen.
"Awan, try it. Is it good enough to open a restaurant in Wa City?"
Miao Wan was gnawing on a chicken leg when she heard this. She gave him a greasy thumbs-up and said, "My uncle's cooking skills are excellent. Once Uncle Lin finishes renovating the house, I'll ask him to open a shop in Tile City."
Ruan Qin didn't stay in Qianjinlou every day. His wife, Da Li, was able to take care of the clothes. When he heard that Qiao Ruichen was back and wanted to have a few drinks, he ran back happily.
Suddenly remembering what he had heard, he leaned over and asked, "Isn't it said that setting up a stall in Tile Market only requires paying a few stall fees, but if we want to open a shop in Tile Market, I'm afraid the people in Tile Market will have to pay a lot of money. I saw that the Western Region merchants only set up tents. Wouldn't it be more troublesome for us to set up a shop?"
Miao Wan opened her mouth and looked at Qiao Ruichen with a confused look in her eyes. "But my husband said that the place has been chosen. It's next to the Western Region merchant, opposite the dye shop of the Falcon people. No one comes to scrape the skin."
Qiao Ruichen calmly poured a glass of wine for his wife. He smiled and explained to the elders, "Wa City is actually under the supervision of the Garrison. I asked Garrison Qin for a favor, and he was willing to give me this convenience."
Although Miao Wan made the essential oils herself at almost no cost, in order to be low-key and cautious, she got the essential oils from Qin Mao. It can be said that the bulk of Qianjinlou's costs were given to Qin Mao.
Fortunately, Qin Mao knew that all the profits of Qianjinlou went to General Dingbei's Mansion, so he didn't dare to ask for an outrageous price like he did to the merchants.
Even so, Qianjinlou gave him a considerable amount of money every month, and donated another two thousand taels of military pay at the end of the year, giving Qin Mao enough face.
It's a matter of reciprocity. If the Qiao family is willing to open another shop, it means that they will donate more military pay next year. Qin Mao would be a fool to refuse.
If anyone else wants to occupy a fixed place in Wa City, they will definitely be skinned alive by the garrison.
Qiao Ruichen did all these things quietly and gave Miao Wan direct credit for the results, never thinking of taking credit for them.
It was Ruan Qin who noticed it and sighed a few times. Miao Wan looked at her husband with her big eyes.
In the evening, Miao Wan, feeling dizzy, hugged Qiao Ruichen and complained for him, "You've done so many things, why didn't you come back and tell me? If you didn't tell me, how would I know to praise you? If I didn't praise you, how would I know how capable you are, my husband..."
No one stopped her from drinking today, and she learned that her seventh-rank farmhand was more capable than she thought. Miao Wan was very happy and kept kissing Qiao Ruichen on the face.
"I don't know how capable you are, how can your wife give you a bonus?"
Qiao Ruichen hugged his wife tightly, smiling as he watched the little drunk chattering in his arms, his heart softening.
He became more and more fond of this lively and energetic wife who could always reason with him about anything.
Some things are done and done. As long as she is happy, it doesn’t matter whether she says it or not.
At least that's what he thought before today.
But when he heard the drunkard talking over and over again about rewarding him, Qiao Ruichen had an idea. He hugged his wife and lay on the kang, kissing the pretty drunkard's rouge-like face with his hot lips.
"Your husband is so capable, how do you want to reward him?"
Miao Wan was panting from the kiss, and her brain was a little confused. When she heard his words, she subconsciously said, "Reward him for being more capable?"
Qiao Ruichen: "..." Good man, this little landlord even threw dirty words in the face of a grown man. If he could wait any longer, he would really let down the little landlord's expectations.
There was wind and rain overnight, and the next day it was snowy again.
This is the first snow of the new year and the second snow of this winter in the entire northwest. It is half less than last year's, which makes it particularly happy.
Even Geng couldn't help but mutter a few words, "Finally it snowed. When the weather warms up soon, the land will be more fertile, and the harvest should be good."
Madam Zhang, who had been watching over Lu Dan and Tao Tao with her and making clothes for the two little ones, smiled and nodded towards Miao Wan's yard. "Thanks to Awan's method of composting, otherwise many people wouldn't have had a good New Year this year. Since we can compost, the harvest will definitely be good."
Geng also felt so. Having such a capable daughter-in-law was indeed a blessing for the Qiao family and the people of Northwest China.
Qiao Ruichen just came back from outside, holding a cow leg. "I just went to the city of Wa to get the land deed, and I came across a cow that had frozen to death. I grabbed a leg and braised it for Awan and Ada to go with their wine."
Madam Zhang smiled and said, "Oh, this is really good stuff. Awan has been talking about wanting to eat braised beef in soy sauce for a long time. I'm going home now and ask your second sister-in-law to quickly get out the stew."
Geng waited until Madam Zhang left the house before she spat at her son, "You're not the type to always indulge your wife in drinking. You know she loves to dance when she's drunk, and you're such a tactless person you can't control yourself. What if she gets pregnant and gets hurt?"
Qiao Ruichen felt a flush on his face. Although he and his wife were getting more and more excited on the kang, Qiao Bailao, who was introverted by nature, still felt embarrassed.
He explained in a low voice at the beginning, "She won't get pregnant. I heard that it's not good for a woman to be pregnant too frequently. It won't be too late to have a child when Taotao is older and Awan is willing to have one."
By then, they should have returned to the capital, and Miao Wan could have rested comfortably in the backyard to take care of her pregnancy, which would have been easier than running around here.
Geng was shocked and threw the needle and thread in her hand into the basket. She punched her son and said, "You asked Awan to drink the contraceptive soup? I'll beat you to death, you careless bastard. Why didn't you tell me? Those medicinal soups are cold and not good for the body. You can't just drink them casually!"
Qiao Ruichen hid for a moment, not because he was afraid of the pain, but because he was afraid that his mother's hand would hurt. However, his ears became redder and his voice became much softer. "Mom, I know my limits. I... cough cough, I didn't let Awan drink the medicine."
Geng didn't hear clearly, "Hurry up and tell me! What medicine did you drink? No, I have to ask the doctor now..."
"Mom! I didn't take any medicine. I learned some fire-avoidance techniques from someone... cough cough, anyway, I calculated the date, and also, also... I won't be pregnant anyway."
Forgive Qiao Ruichen, a cold-blooded man who kills enemies without blinking an eye. In fact, he is just introverted. Now he has to explain to his mother how to avoid pregnancy through Dunlun. Her ears are almost enough to fry eggs.
When Geng saw her son like this, she thought of her husband Meng Lang when he was young, and immediately understood. She felt a little embarrassed and didn't ask any more questions.
He only whispered, "Then be careful and don't take medicine casually."
Neither of them noticed that Qiao Rui, who was keen on taking care of her little niece, was lying on the kang with her ears stretched out, and heard most of the conversation.
It seemed like her brother had learned something bad and now her sister-in-law couldn't have children. She rolled her eyes for a while but didn't think of spreading the news immediately.
Qiao Xiaogou only gossiped about topics that the children were interested in. The children couldn't have children, so there was no point in talking about this.
Coincidentally, a few days later, when she was playing with the children of the Zhang family, Yang was feeding the pigs. Suddenly, she turned her head and vomited all over the floor.
The children were terrified and rushed to see a doctor.
The doctor took her pulse and found that she was pregnant. She was exactly two months pregnant. This was after the pigs were sold to the pen before the New Year, when the couple had some money and their work was easier.
Although pregnancy is a happy event, there has been no movement from the families since Sun and Miao Wan gave birth to their child.
But there were still more than forty piglets and more than thirty sheep in Yang's pigpen, and more than a dozen chickens at home, all waiting for her to feed.
When she was pregnant, she suddenly started to vomit if she smelled anything wrong. She couldn't stand the smell of feeding livestock, let alone cooking food for them.
All the work fell on Zhang Erzhuang. There happened to be a one-month-old piglet that could be castrated. Zhang Erzhuang was asked to do the castration. He trembled as he held the knife, as if he was going to castrate himself.
Yang was very worried. She had no choice but to spend money to hire someone to do the castration.
There was no need to spend this money. She had been in a very bad mood for several days, and everyone from the literate Lu Dan to the most favored Mao Dan was beaten.
The children covered their swollen buttocks covered by cotton pants and cried for several times.
Qiao Rui suddenly remembered, "Oh, my brother said that playing with fire won't give birth to a child. Why don't we let my second sister-in-law play with fire?"
Seeing Tiezhu and Maodan's eyes light up, Donkey Egg had a terrible headache and hurried to stop them, "No, no, no, no, they say playing with fire will make you pee on the kang, and if you burn something, you will get beaten."
The most important thing is that he is the eldest child, and it was his fault if he didn't take good care of who got beaten. Am has had a bad temper lately, so she wants to punish everyone involved!
Qiao Rui said confidently, "It's okay. My brother said that even playing with fire requires learning. Why don't we find someone to teach us?"
And to reiterate the old story, Tiedan, who had come over excitedly when he heard about playing with fire, said something frankly, "I've seen Second Auntie wash the mattress several times. Even if we don't play with fire, won't Maodan still wet the kang?"
Donkey Egg: “…” Nothing wrong.
He touched his still aching buttocks and asked Qiao Rui hesitantly, "Are you sure that if you learn how to play with fire, you won't have to have children?"
Qiao Rui nodded, "My brother said it, my mother nodded, and I saw it clearly."
Goudan listened for a long time and smacked his lips. "But how do you even need to learn how to play with fire? Isn't it just a matter of lighting it?"
Donkey Egg didn't know either. He asked the most knowledgeable child in the Ruan family, but no one knew.
They were afraid that their family members would stop them from playing with fire, so no one dared to ask their family members.
Tiedan had an idea. "Let's go to Jufu Restaurant and ask those uncles who give copper coins. We'll give them copper coins too. We'll definitely learn it!"
Everyone thought it was suitable, so they all rushed to find Uncle Geng.
The older one stood beside Grandpa Geng and called Uncle Geng the best, while the younger one clung to Uncle Geng and tossed and turned, wanting to go to Jufu Restaurant to eat Bo Xia Gong.
Uncle Geng was so disturbed that he had no choice but to report to Qiao Shengwen.
Qiao Shengwen saw that there were only a few older children, and each child was holding a small one at most, which was less than half of the total number of children. He felt a little regretful.
If everyone could go, the house would be quiet for the whole afternoon.
He waved his hand and said, "Then you'll have to take the trouble to send them there. Then ask Sanzhuang to bring them back in the evening."
Uncle Geng agreed promptly, put down his work, and sent the children to Jufu Restaurant.
When they arrived at Ju Fu Restaurant, the restaurant was bustling with activity.
The various aromas of Boxia offerings are mixed with the sweet aroma of milk. Various auspicious dishes starting with gold or silver are advertised by the waiters, creating a particularly lively atmosphere of the first month of the year.
After the Chinese New Year, Miao Wan was craving shaqima again, so she asked her uncle Ruan Qi to make a few pots for her and share them among the families.
After seeing this, Zhang Sanzhuang slapped himself. This thing has never been sold in Jufu Restaurant. It is delicious and can relieve spiciness. How could he have forgotten about it?
He immediately told Miao Wan that Jufu Restaurant also wanted to serve Shaqi Ma and asked her what to call it.
At this time, without Shaqi Ma's explanation, Miao Wan simply changed her name to Jinsi Wowo, which was vivid and straightforward.
She couldn't think of any other name anyway.
Zhang Sanzhuang thought about it and decided that it was okay. He couldn’t think of a good name, so he just did it that way.
"But just putting on a golden braid is a bit thin." Zhang Sanzhuang tried hard to hint to Miao Wan.
He saw that after the Chinese New Year, Miao Wan either continued to research the new products to be launched in Qianjinlou, or was busy with the new house and the shop to be built in Wa City, without even asking about Jufu Restaurant, and he felt jealous.
If you compare the shop to a child, he is the eldest son! He will take care of Awan in her old age. If he abandons it, do you still want your eldest son to be filial to you in the future?
Miao Wan didn't expect that Zhang Sanzhuang was about to demote her generation, but she also felt that the new year brought new hope, and just a golden nest was not enough.
Then——
"Give me one of the Golden Wo Wo and one of the Silver Wo Wo. I'll ask my uncle to make some sweet milk sauce. It's so delicious when you dip it in it!" Miao Wan's mouth was watering as she spoke.
She couldn't remember it even if she didn't tell her. The main reason was that she had seen too many things done by the hosts in the live broadcast apps, and she couldn't remember everything in time.
Now that I think about it, if milk cubes can be made, condensed milk with similar technology can also be made in this era. The small gold and silver steamed buns dipped in condensed milk have a pure sweet fragrance and are even more delicious than snacks.
After saying this, she slapped her forehead and said, "I was so busy that I forgot to mention that besides white tofu and frozen tofu, there's another way to prepare tofu that's especially delicious. It's called... golden tofu. It's even more fragrant than meat when put in a bowl of porridge."
How could she forget about the tofu puff? The color of the tofu puff after frying looks auspicious.
Moreover, tofu puffs absorb soup especially well. After the bone soup from Boxia Gong is mixed with vegetables and meat, it already tastes better than meat. The tofu puffs absorb enough soup, becoming soft, chewy, and hot. It definitely tastes no worse than meat!
So after Ju Fu Restaurant opened in the New Year, Zhang Sanzhuang immediately transported the blackboard back home.
He looked down on Miao Wan's handwriting, so he asked Qiao Shengwen and Ruan Jiasheng to write for her. He only asked Miao Wan and the children to decorate the words, and immediately moved all the gold and silver into the Ju Fu Restaurant.
Who among the diners who come out for a meal and have some spare money doesn’t like a good omen?
Looking at the blackboard in front of Ju Fu Restaurant and the walls on both sides, whether it is a riddle or a menu, it says - gather gold, gather silver, gather blessings, and everyone would definitely like to get a piece of the blessing.
After entering the door, the golden silk nest is sweet, sweet as honey when you put it in your mouth, and like malt sugar when you chew it, but it is not sticky to your teeth, and it can also relieve the spiciness and greasiness. Good! I want another one!
With the golden silk dumplings, diners are naturally curious about what the golden and silver dumplings are made of and how delicious they are.
After they were served, we took a closer look and found that there was nothing special about them. They were just some finger-sized white flour dumplings, one of which was steamed in a pot, and the other was fried in a pan after being steamed. Everyone was a little disappointed.
But at this time, the guys brought out the dipping sauce for the golden and silver dumplings.
Everyone has heard of black bean sauce, dogwood sauce and jam, but no one has heard of milk sauce. It smells like sweet milk, and when you dip it with gold and silver nests, you can actually pull out long silver threads, which looks amazing.
As soon as they put the food in their mouths, the diners couldn't help but stare with wide eyes before they even bit into the bun.
The delicate milky flavor explodes in your mouth, and the sweet aroma of honey that follows it is swallowed into your stomach along with saliva, bringing you spiritual satisfaction and joy, making you squint your eyes.
When you bite into the dumplings, the aroma of starch or the fried dough and the sweetness neutralize each other, making you feel like you have swallowed a ginseng fruit, and you can't wait to swallow it down immediately.
But after swallowing it, I just felt that it was extremely sweet and delicious, but not like the taste of sugar. The slightly sticky taste brought me a sense of satisfaction. I can’t explain why it was so delicious, but I just wanted to eat it again.
So when Donkey Egg and the tightly wrapped Qiao Rui walked in with Tiedan and Maodan, they heard the waiters in the restaurant hall shouting -
"Another serving of Jinwowo!"
"Two more servings of silver nests! And one more golden tofu!"
"Pack up the golden and silver nests and take them away!"
…
A warm and fragrant scent accompanied the noise, and for a moment no one paid attention to the children who came in.
It was Sun Yaozu, who was counting the money at the counter, who looked up and saw them, and hurried over to pull them into the counter.
"Why are you here?"
Tiedan hugged him and asked, "Uncle, where is my Ada?"
Sun Yaozu: "We don't have enough flour. You, Ada, go to Wa City and drive a mule cart to buy some."
The main thing is that no one can leave. Sun Yaozu can't drive a mule cart, otherwise Zhang Sanzhuang can't go.
Sun Yaozu originally thought that the children were greedy for food, so he wanted to take them to the kang room first.
Unexpectedly, Tiedan heaved a sigh of relief, "Ada is not here, hurry up, take out the copper coins!"
Sun Yaozu had a bad feeling, "What are you going to do?"
Tiedan didn't say anything to him and walked around the counter. He happened to see the uncle from Dengzhou who had hugged him and touched him last time. He ran over and hugged his legs.
A man from Dengzhou had just paid the bill and wanted to take some golden silk nests back home for his family to try. When he looked down, he saw a familiar little boy holding his legs tightly.
"Hey, isn't this the future shopkeeper? What do you want from me?"
Tiedan was picked up and quickly pushed the copper coin out, "Uncle, we want to learn how to play with fire!"
The kid didn't know how to be low-key, and his voice was not low. As soon as he said it, several people laughed.
"What's the matter? Do you think you haven't peed on the bed enough times?" The Dengzhou merchant also laughed, pinched Tiedan's face and asked with a smile.
Tiedan pouted. He rarely peed on the kang now. Even if he did, there was still the boiled egg. Who knew who peed? Anyway, he would not admit it.
So he shouted, "I won't wet the kang anymore! I want to learn how to not have a child."
Huh? These guys, who have nothing to do all day and are just chatting away during the winter, seem to have heard something fishy.
A chubby man stood up, pushed Tiedan's hand back, and said with a smile, "Uncles, we're teaching you for free. Tell us first, how do you know that playing with fire won't produce children?"
Tiedan glanced at his little aunt and said hesitantly, "My uncle played with fire, so my aunt won't have children anymore. That's what my uncle said."
"Oh~~~" Several people stretched out their voices and laughed meaningfully.
The chubby man asked again, "Is your uncle the owner of Jufu Restaurant? Why don't you have children?"
Tiedan nodded to the first question, but the second question made him feel embarrassed. He was only five years old, so how would he know the answer?
Donkey Egg is eleven years old now, and Donkey Egg knows that he still has half a year of study in a private school.
He imitated his master's thoughtful gesture and shook his head. "That must be to continue playing with fire. You can't play with fire when there are children at home."
Anyway, Ludan and Taotao are not allowed to get close to the fire, and the same goes for Tiedan and Maodan.
As soon as Zhang Sanzhuang entered the restaurant, he heard laughter in the restaurant. He looked at his brother-in-law in surprise.
"What's going on?"
Sun Yaozu also understood. He had been taught by Qiao Ruichen for a long time. Now he just regretted that he didn't understand. His face turned red with embarrassment.
Hearing this, he didn't know how to respond, and could only stammer, "The snow has melted, it's time to beat the child."
Zhang Sanzhuang: “???”
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