Chapter 277 What happened to Lin Jie?
When Haiwa's father saw her, he immediately greeted her: "Miss Wen, would you like to bring some seafood back for lunch?"
"No, you guys sell it. I'd like to go to your village in a couple of days and ask you to take me out to sea."
"Okay, just tell us in advance and we'll wait for you at home."
"Okay, you guys go ahead and do your thing. I'll go to the market to buy some things."
Wen Zhenyi went to the market and found that the business at the tofu stall was much better than usual. Many people had a banana leaf with some cold tofu skin on it.
The tofu stall owner smiled and introduced them: "This tofu skin is easy to preserve. When you want to eat it, just soak it in water until it softens. You can make soup, stir-fry it, or eat it cold."
A woman was eating the tofu skin in her hand, with some soup still on the corner of her mouth: "I asked you before why you couldn't say it?"
"Hey! Miss Wen taught us how to make this tofu skin. Before we could ask her how to eat it, she went to the county town and only came back recently. We only just learned how to make it now."
"This Miss Wen is amazing. As long as it's edible, there's nothing she can't do."
The people buying groceries nearby also echoed: "That's right, she doesn't hide her secrets, she'll teach you anything you ask. But I can't make it taste like hers."
"That's right, I've tried it, but I just can't make that taste."
"You say, if she were to make the tofu skin, wouldn't she be able to come up with a lot of delicious dishes in different ways?"
"I'm not as amazing as you say." Wen Zhenyi listened as they talked more and more outrageous words.
"Miss Wen, come quickly and tell us what else you can do with this tofu skin?"
"It can also be used to make meat rolls. It's a pity that there isn't that much pork right now, otherwise there would be a lot of things you could make with it."
The sound of swallowing saliva came from the surroundings: "Miss Wen, you'd better stop talking. It makes me feel like I ate breakfast in vain."
"Yes, I feel like I'm getting hungry again."
Wen Zhenyi didn't say anything else. She bought a few sheets of tofu skin and prepared to take them back for her family to try.
The owner of the tofu stall asked, "Miss Wen, when will you sell pork?"
"It's hard to say. If you want people to be able to buy pork every day, you might have to wait until the New Year."
"That's a long time away."
"If we sell the pigs we have now, people will have even less pork to buy later."
A boy who was buying vegetables nearby said, "I heard that pork prices in the county town have gone up."
"Is this true?"
"Of course it's real. It's almost the same price as beef, and you can buy it every day."
“Ordinary people can’t afford it.”
"That's right. Only the Wen family hasn't raised the price of pork. It's still the same price."
A woman nearby quickly looked at Wen Zhenyi and said, "Miss Wen, you guys are not going to raise the price too, are you?"
"Aunt, if we wanted to raise the price, we would have done so before."
Everyone around breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this. Although it was not available often, they could still buy some if they were lucky.
Wen Zhenyi didn't say anything else to them, and turned around to buy some vegetables for the family to eat today.
The owner of the beef stall greeted her as soon as he saw her: "Miss Wen, you are here to buy vegetables today!"
Wen Zhenyi glanced at the beef on his stall and saw that he had already sold quite a bit today. "Business is good today."
"Thanks to you, business is good today."
"If you have any leftover beef, just send it to my house. But I don't want the offal for now. I need the butter."
"Okay, I'll remember that."
Wen Zhenyi bought everything he wanted and went back to the store to wait for Lin Jie.
Zhu Tao saw that she was a little embarrassed: "Yi Yi, what did you say to Brother Lin?"
Wen Zhen blinked his eyes and said, "Just tell the truth."
"Didn't we agree on this?" Zhu Tao was a little depressed.
"We have agreed on this, but Brother Lin is not stupid. He plans to sign a contract to sell me."
Zhu Tao suddenly looked up at her: "Ah!"
"Don't be so surprised. Uncle Lin's illness requires a lot of money, and he can't come up with that much money right now."
Zhu Tao bit her lips lightly and said nothing more.
Wen Zhen looked at her and said, "Signing a contract to sell yourself to me is not necessarily a bad thing. At least in name, your status will be equal."
Zhu Tao's face flushed immediately: "I don't know what you are talking about."
"Is that so? After Brother Lin and I sign the indenture agreement, I think I can arrange a marriage for him. What do you think of Shuangshuang?"
Zhu Tao's face turned from red to pale in an instant, and she bit her lips tightly and didn't say a word.
Wen Zhenyi didn't tease her. He put his arm around her shoulders and said, "Everyone can see your little thoughts, but I think Brother Lin is also interested in you. My marriage is already arranged, so how can I forget you?"
Zhu Tao looked up at her: "You..."
"Okay, don't worry. He didn't do this entirely for himself, but also for you."
"Me?" Zhu Tao was a little surprised.
"Only in this way can my status be equal to yours. It's your fault for not wanting to redeem yourself." When she finished speaking, Lin Jie had already appeared at the door.
Zhu Tao saw him coming and turned into the kitchen.
Lin Jie looked at her back and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything: "Miss Wen, let's go."
Wen Zhenyi carried the basket of vegetables and got on the carriage outside. Lin Jie glanced in the direction of the kitchen and turned to leave the shop.
"Brother Lin, aren't you planning to get married?"
Lin Jie tightened his grip on the reins slightly. "With my family's financial situation, which girl would be willing to marry me? Besides, I'm going to sell myself to you and sign a contract with you. So, don't go and cause trouble for others."
“Is that so?”
"That's good. At least I don't have to worry about food in the future. After I settle my father down, I will sign a contract with you."
"Okay, but after you sign the contract, it seems like your marriage will be decided by me."
Lin Jie took a deep breath and suppressed the person in his heart: "It's better not to harm others."
"I was saying that you and Xiao Taozi are a good match. It seems I have no choice but to find someone else for her. What do you think of Brother Ji?"
Lin Jie's hands almost broke the reins, and his voice trembled a little: "It's fine, it's fine."
Wen Zhenyi raised the corner of his lips slightly. "Little guys! I still don't believe I can't cure you."
"I think it's a good idea too. I plan to pick a date after I'm done with this busy period and have them arrange the marriage."
Lin Jie's heart ached, but he knew that Ji Hongguang was also a very good person, and Zhu Tao would definitely live a good life with him.
When they arrived in the village, Aunt You took Lin Jie to see their house.
Grandpa You readily sold the house to Lin Jie for two taels of silver, and also promised to help you repair and clean the yard.
Aunt You pulled Wen Zhenyi's sleeve: "Yiyi, what happened to Lin Jie today?"
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