127 Want to open a tofu shop?
◎ "Chen Jingshan, are you in love with me?"◎
"You'd better hurry back and raise the seedlings well, so as not to affect the fish." Ye Yunzhao instructed.
Dongxiangli was busy asking, "If the seedlings are not good, will it affect the fish farming?"
"Of course."
"Okay! Okay!" He nodded hurriedly. "I understand!"
After the Dongxiang Village Chief left, Ye Yunzhao looked at County Magistrate Han and said with concern, "I think you've been quite exhausted just now. County Magistrate Han, you should go back and rest quickly. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
"Eh..." County Magistrate Han nodded slowly, watching her gradually disappear into the distance, his heart in turmoil.
He bent down, his hands covering his head, and cried out silently. His heart was filled with conflict, and regret gradually welled up in him, but he couldn't really say it out loud... If this happened, the people of Dongxiang might...
As for all this, Ye Yunzhao knew nothing about it. She was currently walking towards Bao Bianlijun's yard.
It was already noon, and the aunts sitting in the yard showed no intention of leaving. They were still sitting there busy with their work.
She smiled and said, "Aunts, go back and have dinner. Rest at home for lunch and come back at 3 p.m. when it's cooler."
Xiao Hua Niang exchanged a glance with the others and said awkwardly, "This is only three cents a day. We have to go back and sleep for an hour and a half at noon. This is not good..."
Ye Yunzhao smiled and drove them out: "It's okay. If the county government didn't have a cook, you could have eaten before leaving. You can go back at noon these few days. It's too hot."
Seeing her like this, the peasant women gave up and left one after another. Ye Yunzhao checked the woven mushrooms they had wrapped. They were almost the same size, and they were neatly arranged together, looking very beautiful. It would have been great if they could have marked them with the trademark she liked earlier.
Everything is going smoothly according to her plan~
Ye Yunzhao walked happily towards his yard. When he opened the door, he was startled by the table in the yard.
At some point, a wooden table was brought in, piled high with things of all sizes. She then remembered what Chen Jingshan had just said, and was startled: Could it be that he had given all these to her?
She walked around the table twice, she was really a little bit unbelievable. Ye Yunzhao took things into the house one by one. Of course, there were pens, ink, paper and inkstone. There were three thick stacks of the most expensive rice paper alone. If she used it this way, it would probably last until next year.
There were also some small objects, such as little wooden figures, about as long as Ye Yunzhao's forearm. When she took the wooden carving back and took a closer look, she discovered that it was actually herself!
A woman with messy hair is holding the hem of her outer garment with both hands. On top of her garment is a bag full of wild oranges. The little wooden figure is pouting as if throwing a tantrum and is about to leave. It is so lifelike.
Ye Yunzhao was surprised and delighted, and couldn't let go of the car. Sometimes he felt that the gift from Chen Jingshan was quite thoughtful, but sometimes he felt that he had never lost his temper, and it was just a random carving.
But the smile on her face couldn't lie. Her eyes were shining as she stared at the little wooden figure in her hand, her joy pouring out.
She carefully placed the little figure on the desk in the room, touched it lovingly, and then went out to look at other things.
The largest one below was three rolls of cotton and linen cloth, which had not been made into ready-made clothes. Speaking of which, Ye Yunzhao really liked breathable cotton cloth. She was a little surprised. She had not met Chen Jingshan very often, and had even less time to spend together. She had never expected that he would pay attention to these details.
In addition, there was a larger object next to the desk, covered with a cloth, and it was impossible to tell what it was.
Ye Yunzhao lifted it up gently, and his eyes suddenly lit up: it turned out to be a rocking chair!
She immediately sat down, lying slightly on her back. With a slight push of her legs, the chair began to rock slowly. She looked at the bright sky, where the clouds drifted imperceptibly. The early spring breeze was gentle, and the sun shone warmly on her body. Ye Yunzhao could hear the gentle clucking of the little hen in her ears from time to time, and she actually felt a little drowsy. What a leisurely life! The life of a god is just like this~
She closed her eyes and shook her body, feeling very conflicted. She couldn't help but think wildly: Is it considered bribery if I accept the gift from him?
But the things Chen Jingshan gave her were so good that they touched her heart, especially the rocking chair and the wooden figurine, which she loved very much.
Ye Yunzhao felt a little sad. If she returned these things, she really couldn't bear to do so, but if she accepted them, she would feel guilty.
She sat up and looked at the hens wiggling their buttocks as they walked around in the chicken coop. She sighed softly: Forget it, I'd better go back. I want to be a good official...
She immediately stood up and took out the things she had just put into the house. She picked up the wooden figurine reluctantly and touched it over and over again.
This little wooden figurine shouldn't be worth much... Besides, since it's a custom-made product, I can't just return it... If I don't return it, it won't affect my reputation as an honest official...
Ye Yunzhao tried his best to brainwash himself, and lay down on the recliner again. Before he returned, he would enjoy himself a little more.
Suddenly, her left index finger was pricked by a splinter. She raised her hand to look, and then she realized that the wooden figurine in her hand was not carved very finely, and there were still some splinters in several places.
She was stunned at first, then seemed to think of something: Could this wooden figurine be carved by Chen Jingshan himself?
As soon as the thought came to Ye Yunzhao, the more he looked at it, the less it looked like it was carved by a carpenter. Not to mention other things, just look at the wild oranges in the little man's pocket. None of them were round, but had sharp edges and corners. How could this be the work of a carpenter?
But if it was carved by Chen Jingshan...
She sat up suddenly, a rather absurd guess flooding her mind: He...could it be that he has a crush on her...
"Impossible, impossible." Ye Yunzhao kept shaking her head, but when she thought about what he did and said today, she felt more and more guilty.
Thinking about what happened in the cave that day, she closed her eyes, her face full of disbelief: When he said "responsibility", could it be that he was planning to marry her?!?
Ye Yunzhao immediately stood up and put down the wooden figurine that he had been fond of. Asking her to look at these things again didn't seem like a bribe, but a clear courtship!
Her expression was like a crack. Speaking of which, Chen Jingshan was quite good: tall, handsome, rich, and with a nice figure. But! Ye Yunzhao, who had never been in a relationship before, was a complete talker. Just like watching videos of men showing off their bodies on video software, when she really had to go to see Chen Jingshan, shyness far outweighed admiration...
To be honest, she had never thought about getting married in ancient times... Ye Yunzhao was a real liberal arts student. There were so many charismatic literati in the Chinese textbooks, but how many of them lived happily with their wives until old age and stayed together for the rest of their lives?
She felt that Chen Jingshan was no exception. Not to mention him, among the millions of men in Da Qi, few could do it once they had money.
It would be absurd to say that Ye Yunzhao had no special feelings for Chen Jingshan. It was normal for a young woman like her to feel a little agitated when facing a young and talented man.
But after thinking all this through, her heart gradually calmed down. She could not accept that her man had three wives and four concubines, nor could she accept that he would indulge in brothels.
After thinking it over again and again, Ye Yunzhao felt that as a county magistrate, it was no big deal for him to prevent the people of the county from getting married. Who knows, if the emperor gets the news, he might even give her a title to save her face.
Thinking of this, she stood up, picked up the wooden figurine, and walked out of the county government office.
*
After Chen Jingshan took the food box away, he did not leave. Instead, he followed Ye Yunzhao's suggestion and went directly to Sister Cuihua.
Wang Cuihua was five or six years older than him. She took good care of him when he had no food to eat when he was a child. Therefore, when Chen Jingshan went to the tofu shop, he bought a few pounds of lard and two pounds of pork belly.
However, he searched around Xixiang twice but couldn't find any tofu shop, so he had to give up and went to Cuihua's house with his things.
"Is anyone there?" Chen Jingshan raised his hand to knock on the door, but the door opened by itself with a creak. He walked into the yard and called out to the house a few times before Madam Cuihua came out.
Seeing that it was him, she was also startled: "Brother Jingshan, why are you here?"
Chen Jingshan didn't like to say polite words, so he put the meat he was carrying into the kitchen and said, "I heard from County Magistrate Ye that your tofu is very good, so I came to see it specially."
"Look at you, you've come all the way here with great difficulty, what are you bringing back?" Madam Cuihua looked embarrassed and said she wanted to return the things.
"How can you give something away and then take it back? Aren't you embarrassing me?" He said gently. Noticing her belly bulge slightly, he explained, "Just think of it as something I bought for my nephews and nieces."
Madam Cuihua stroked her belly gently and said with a smile, "Okay! This is just the first time! Don't carry anything next time! Let's go to the yard and I'll make you some tea."
The two of them came out of the kitchen. Chen Jingshan couldn't refuse, so he had to let her pour the tea. Madam Cuihua poured the tea and asked, "Just now you said it was County Magistrate Ye who asked you to come?"
"That's right." He nodded slightly and took the teacup with a smile. He paused and asked curiously, "But I walked around Xixiang a few times and didn't see any tofu shops?"
Madam Cuihua smiled sheepishly: "Oh, there's no such thing as a tofu shop. I made it in my backyard!"
Chen Jingshan then noticed that there was indeed occasional noise in the backyard. He put down his teacup and asked tentatively, "Can we go..."
"You want to see it?" She immediately understood and took him to the backyard. "Yes! Yes! There's nothing you can't see. Come on, Brother Jingshan."
The two of them walked into the backyard one after another. The small backyard had everything needed for making tofu, including a stone mill, a filter basket, and a pressed wooden rack. There were also three or five peasant women working here. It was not an exaggeration to say that it was a small tofu shop.
Cuihua smiled and broke off a piece of freshly made tofu and handed it to him: "Try it, my tofu is delicious!"
Chen Jingshan was not polite either. He broke off a piece and put it into his mouth, tasting it carefully. The rich bean aroma filled the air, but to be honest, he didn't feel any difference between it and the tofu he made at home.
The tofu in front of me has a slightly stronger aroma, but that’s all.
But he still smiled and said, "Not bad."
Madam Cuihua's eyes lit up: "Wait a moment, Brother Jingshan."
After leaving a word, he hurried into the tofu-grinding room, leaving Chen Jingshan standing there at a loss.
But in the blink of an eye, she came hurriedly, this time holding a plate of tofu cubes that looked like they had been cut, one side was white, the other side was fried: "Try this."
Only then did he realize that there were imprints around the tofu blocks, which showed that they were not cut, but specially made to this size.
He applied a little pressure with his fingers, and the tofu block the size of a silver ingot became very elastic. When he put it into his mouth, it had a special taste, as if it was more tender and smooth than ordinary tofu.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Cuihua hurriedly asked him to taste the small pieces of tofu fried until golden brown.
This time, Chen Jingshan was surprised to see incredibly tender tofu wrapped within a crispy tofu shell. He immediately asked, "How much tofu is produced daily? Can it supply all the shops in Ruyi Building?"
Madam Cuihua was overjoyed. Since they had really signed a contract with Ruyi Tower, she was afraid that opening another tofu shop would have to be put on the agenda as soon as possible!
Before she could answer, a man stood at the fence in the backyard. Ye Yunzhao called him expressionlessly, "Chen Jingshan, I have something to talk to you about."
Madam Cuihua was quite perceptive. Seeing Chen Jingshan looking at her with unconcealed joy, she hurriedly said, "Brother Jingshan, go ahead and do your work. I'll tell you the details later."
He followed Ye Yunzhao, and the two walked out of the courtyard one after the other. Ye Yunzhao deliberately found a deserted corner, took out the wooden figurine from his sleeve, pressed it against his chest, stared into his eyes, and said word by word:
"Chen Jingshan, are you in love with me?"
【Author’s words】
hehehehehehehehe
It is understandable that young couples have some emotional ups and downs.
When we are together, just give a big [kiss]
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