Chapter 11: Meeting the Old Butler in a Remote Place
However, soon, Lin Xi was slapped in the face by himself.
The two baskets of koi steamed buns she brought today were sold out in an instant, and she also received a thick stack of orders. It would take her an estimated three days to finish the production.
After seeing off the last guest who had made a reservation, Lin Xi counted the silver and money in his hand. The total was two taels, seven hundred coins, exactly twice as much as yesterday.
[Drops, experience points increased by 3 points, total experience points 10 points.]
Lin Xi became more and more satisfied. He thought that as his business got better and better, he would be able to exchange the seedlings before planting.
Just when Lin Xi was about to close the stall, a middle-aged man who looked quite elegant suddenly came. He was wearing a green robe and a white shirt and looked like a scholar.
"I'm sorry, today's steamed buns are sold out. Why don't you come back in a few days?" Lin Xi thought the other party was here to buy steamed buns, so he quickly explained.
Unexpectedly, the other party's gaze stayed on Xiao Yongyan for a long time, unwilling to leave, with tears in his eyes.
Lin Xi was very surprised that in this remote and poor place, there was actually someone Xiao Yongyan knew.
Xiao Yongyan obviously noticed the man's gaze and lowered his head and said, "I am just an ordinary citizen now. I have food and drink, which is not bad."
But the man clearly disagreed with Xiao Yongyan's words and sighed, "Young Master has never lived such a hard life."
It turned out that this man's name was Gu Songtao, and he was the dean of Songtao Academy in the town.
At that time, he was also an ordinary student who went to Beijing to take the imperial examination. After failing, he was rescued by the Regent and became a steward in the palace.
But as time went on, he became concerned about the elderly people in his family, so he resigned from his position as regent and returned home to open a college.
Over the years, Songtao Academy has become somewhat famous in the surrounding area, and he has been living a pretty good life.
The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they couldn't just stand on the street and reminisce about the past, so Gu Songtao took Lin Xi and Xiao Yongyan back to his academy.
Upon hearing that the young couple now makes a living by selling steamed buns, Gu Songtao sighed again.
Lin Xi took the opportunity to say, "My husband wanted to open a private school in the village, but the head of the village refused to agree. How about letting him come to your place to take classes?"
Gu Songtao had watched Xiao Yongyan grow up until he was almost seven years old, so he naturally knew how strict his education had been since he was a child. He immediately said, "It would be a blessing for these students if they could receive guidance from the young master."
However, Xiao Yongyan disagreed. "My identity is sensitive. Teaching in the village will have little impact and will not attract attention. If I come to the town to teach, it will be inconvenient to travel back and forth, and I am afraid it will attract the attention of the government."
What he said made sense. Lin Xi and Gu Songtao tried to persuade him a few more times, but all ended in failure.
In the end, Xiao Yongyan agreed to take advantage of the opportunity when Lin Xi came to sell steamed buns to correct students' essays for Gu Songtao, using the pseudonym Mr. Shuer.
Gu Songtao said again that he wanted to give Xiao Yongyan a reward, but this time he refused to take it no matter what.
Finally, Gu Songtao had no choice but to declare that he would introduce more business to Lin Xi. Only then did Xiao Yongyan not object.
After a few days, Lin Xi's koi buns had become famous in Fenghe Town, and there was a constant stream of people queuing up every day. However, she did not come to the town for several days because it was time to plant rice seedlings.
Lin Xi used all the 16 experience points he had accumulated over the days to exchange for rice seedlings. Although they were only bronze quality, the yield per acre was about 800 kilograms.
Lin Xi had never done a single day of farm work in his entire life, so he knew nothing about planting seedlings.
After planting half an acre of rice under the guidance of Aunt Wu, Lin Xi felt like his waist was about to break. No wonder children were taught to cherish food since childhood. Planting rice is really too tiring.
In the end, Lin Xi's family was able to acquire several acres of land with the help of the Wu and Ma families.
Lin Xi looked at Wu Erniu, who was still very young but was better at work than himself, and couldn't help but sigh that it was true that children from poor families had to grow up early.
After two days of hard work, the four acres of rice were finally planted and all we had to do now was let the rice grow on its own.
After resting for a whole day, Lin Xi got up early to prepare a new batch of koi steamed buns, but someone knocked on the door.
Xiao Yongyan went to open the door, only to see Wang Xiaoling standing outside.
Although Wang Xiaoling is Wang Meihua's sister, Lin Xi seldom has dealings with her. This time when she suddenly showed up, Lin Xi had to be extra careful.
"Brother Xiao." Wang Xiaoling didn't expect that the person who came was Xiao Yongyan, and she was a little stunned for a moment. Looking at Xiao Yongyan from a close distance, he was more handsome than from a distance.
When Lin Xi walked out of the west room, she saw Wang Xiaoling stealing glances at Xiao Yongyan with watery eyes.
Her face suddenly turned half dark, "So you are Shuping's wife, what's the matter?"
When Wang Xiaoling saw Lin Xi coming out, she greeted him very warmly, but Lin Xi cleverly avoided her.
Wang Xiaoling was inevitably a little embarrassed, so she could only pretend that nothing had happened. "I heard that you guys have to go to town every day to sell steamed buns. What a coincidence! Our Wang family also sells steamed buns, so we have to drive out every day. You might as well just take our car, it's on the way anyway."
Previously, when Lin Xi and his friends went to town, they used the Ma family's car. Now that the Wang family suddenly came to invite them, Lin Xi always felt that something was wrong.
"No need. We have already agreed with the Ma family to rent their car for a month, and the money has been paid." Lin Xi said.
But Wang Xiaoling did not give up. "It's not like the time can't be extended to a later date. The Ma family is reasonable."
"Of course they are reasonable, but we have to be reasonable too. We agreed to borrow it for a month, and if we extend it arbitrarily, wouldn't it seem like we are not trustworthy?" Lin Xi said.
Wang Xiaoling didn't expect Lin Xi to speak so eloquently. She grew up in the countryside and really couldn't argue with him.
"Well, I don't charge you any money, just come." Wang Xiaoling was about to help Lin Xi carry the basket.
However, just as he took a step, he was stopped by Lin Xi, "We have a bullock cart that you can use, or you can take our cart."
How could this be possible? This was not the purpose of her trip. Wang Xiaoling absolutely could not agree to it.
After a few rounds of this, Wang Xiaoling was pushed out of the door by Lin Xi.
With no other options, Wang Xiaoling had to leave.
Wang family.
Old Mrs. Wang had been waiting at the door early. When she saw Wang Xiaoling coming back alone, she frowned and asked, "Why are you alone? Where is Linxi?"
"You refuse to come no matter what." Wang Xiaoling said unhappily. Lin Xi almost pushed her out.
"You useless thing! I asked you to invite people to go to the town together, but you couldn't even come. I have raised you for all these years in vain!" Old Mrs. Wang scolded immediately.
Wang Xiaoling seemed to be used to being scolded, and stood aside without saying a word.
"Mom, if you want to negotiate cooperation with others, just say no directly. Why are you beating around the bush like this?" Wang Xiaoling didn't understand what Grandma Wang did. Why did she have to make up a reason to send people to the town? Wouldn't it be easier to just say it directly?
Old Lady Wang glanced at Wang Xiaoling with a look of regret, "She has the secret recipe. Only if we know more about her and find out her weaknesses, will we be able to get her to cooperate with us. Otherwise, no one will be willing to share the money with you."
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