Chapter 17: Gratitude to the Village Chief
"Xiaoxuan." Xia Yutong's voice was loud.
Xiaoxuan heard a familiar voice, looked up, and saw a familiar figure running towards her with a smile. "Big sister."
"Come on, I brought you some delicious food today." Xia Yutong was very happy to see her brother smiling.
"What's delicious?" He was in a hurry to go out in the morning, so he just drank a bowl of porridge and didn't eat any vegetables, but he could smell the fragrance of the house.
"Is this the braised food made by you, big sister?" Xiaoxuan's eyes were sparkling.
"Yes, smart."
Xiaoxuan immediately took the lunch box and opened it before even reaching the dining area.
As soon as he opened it, the fragrance began to spread.
Soon all the students who were close to him stopped.
"Xia Zixuan, what are you eating? It smells so good." The little boy, who must be his classmate and half a head taller than Xiaoxuan, walked over and asked.
Xiaoxuan is a smart boy. After getting the look from his sister, he was so enthusiastic.
"Zhou Ran." This classmate's family is relatively wealthy, and he has good food and clothing on weekdays. When he saw him coming, Xiaoxuan smiled like a big bad wolf.
"This is the braised food from my family. Isn't it delicious?" Children always have a certain desire to show off.
"It smells good." Zhou Ran is a straightforward person.
"What is braised food?" But he was not stupid, so he asked another question.
"This is the food my father made. It's delicious. Here." He didn't show any disdain and directly took out a piece of pig's ear with his hand and said, "Try it."
Seeing that her younger brother got along so well with his classmates, Xia Yutong felt relieved.
"Xiaoxuan, I'm going to go back first. I have to go to West Street to help Dad sell braised food. You and your classmates should go and have dinner." She said this with a narrow mind.
"Oh, then big sister, you and dad should not get too tired." Xiaoxuan is a sensible child.
With a wave of her hand, Xia Yutong left the school.
Xia Zixuan was surrounded by people he knew and didn't know.
Everyone wants to try the braised food in his lunch box.
He is not a stingy person. When he sees a lot of people, he asks everyone to take out their dishes and eat together.
Of course everyone has no objection.
Once there was one, there were two, and the whole cafeteria gathered together.
Everyone knows that Xia Zixuan's braised meat is delicious. Where can I buy it?
West Street.
I don't know the price, but Xia Zixuan said it wasn't expensive. He also said that his family spent four taels of silver just on spices. His pained expression made everyone feel like he was getting a bargain. The next day, seeing that the weather was getting colder, Xia's father didn't let Xiaotong come with him. He could do it alone.
But today Xia Yutong bought a stove for Xia's father.
Ask him to heat up the braised meat in a small pot before giving it to others, it will be more fragrant this way.
Father Xia also thought this was a good idea, but it would just make him a little more tired, and he could afford this little hardship.
After seeing off Father Xia, Xia Yutong took her younger sister Rongrong with her.
"Rongrong, call me sister." Her greatest interest now is to coax Rongrong, who can't speak yet, to call people.
Mother Xia sat next to them and watched.
As soon as Father Xia left, Xia Yutong took out some spiritual spring water from the space and gave it to her mother.
Of course, this spiritual spring water is not a remedy for immortality, it is just good for the human body.
It's good to keep fit.
As long as Mr. Xia keeps taking the medicine, he will definitely get better in one or two years.
It's not that she is stingy, she doesn't want to die if she doesn't give more.
What a good time, enjoy yourself.
People in ancient times were much more humane than in modern times.
Like their family, the whole family is very close.
Thanks to yesterday's promotion, Mr. Xia's business is better today, and he added another pot to heat up food for others.
Who can resist the fragrance?
So even though there was three times more meat today, it was sold out in no time.
Some wealthy families came to buy, taking ten kilograms at a time.
Of course, there are only one or two.
The rest are bought in batches of one or half a pound.
At lunch time, Xia's father returned.
As he walked, the sound of the coins colliding could be heard from far away.
Xia Yutong opened the door and saw her father's smug look, and she was delighted. "Dad, you're not afraid that someone else will snatch it away," she joked.
Father Xia rolled his eyes happily and said, "One by one, we beat one. One by one, we beat a pair." Ever since his legs and feet healed, he started practicing with Xiaoxuan and the others.
On West Street, he could say he wasn't afraid.
Of course, if you fight alone.
If there are too many people, it will all be in vain.
As soon as Father Xia got home, he started counting the money. After seeing that he had earned back his original investment, he immediately looked at his daughter and asked, "How much brine is left at home?"
Seeing her father like this, Xia Yutong smiled happily, "Dad, don't worry, he will be gone at least until the beginning of next spring."
"That's good, that's good."
It’s such a great profit.
The next day at noon, after Xia Yutong delivered lunch to Xiaoxuan, she also brought a piece of braised meat to Xiaoxuan's teacher, and not only to the teacher, but also to Aunt Ruyun.
Aunt Ruyun brought more, about two kilograms.
Of course, it’s all pig cheek meat.
The Xia family's business gradually got on track, and the family's money gradually increased.
The Chinese New Year is just a few days away. These days, Father Xia has been getting up early and going to bed late. Although he is having a hard time, he is in good spirits.
"Dad, Chinese New Year is coming soon. Shouldn't our family thank the village chief?"
The village chief's help to his family must not be forgotten.
And there's her hometown, that whole family, after all, she's her father's mother, so at least she should try to prevent people from gossiping about her.
"You should, Xiaotong. Then tell me, how should we thank the village chief?" Gradually, in this family, Father Xia got used to asking his children for their opinions.
"The village chief will definitely not accept the money if I give him it, so why not buy him some New Year's goods? I also have to give grandma the pension money, so I might as well give it directly to the village chief." This is just in case.
This will prevent the old lady from denying her responsibility later.
"Well, I'll do as you say."
Father Xia may have come to terms with it. He doesn't care much about the people in his hometown.
If he has this intention, he might as well earn more money.
"You and Xiaoxuan can decide on the items to buy. When the time comes, ask your uncle Daqing to take them back with you. Give him the hundred coins and ask him to tell the village chief uncle not to expose our family."
Some things should be avoided if possible.
Given the village chief's personality, he will definitely stand on his side. Father Xia is confident of this.
"Remember, buy more for the village chief's uncle, and just give money to your grandma." Father Xia sighed after he finished speaking.
Xia Yutong nodded and said, "Listen to Dad."
After the family discussed it, they started to take action the next day.
The things must be bought in Aunt Ruyun’s shop. Her shop is small but has a complete range of products.
There are food, candy and so on.
Xia Yutong also bought some candies for the village chief's grandchildren.
She did have some in her space, but they were all packaged and difficult to take out. It was okay to eat them at home, so she picked them and then ate them.
She finds it troublesome to give gifts to too many people.
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