Chapter 69 Help with ideas
Mrs. Gu cursed: "Bah, you are just a dog relying on the power of others, what has it got to do with you!"
Widow Qu straightened her back and said, "Xiao Ya is my niece, why can't I speak up? I think you are the ones who are bullying me!"
Widow Qu stopped them now because her daughter was a good citizen and she felt braver.
Gu Ersao was almost mad with anger, so Zhao Liya simply put an end to it and drove the man away.
"No, that's right. If you want to buy 50 kilograms, then buy them. If you don't want to, forget it! These potatoes are not ours. They were bought by a big boss who invested in potato farming for others. He worked hard to get this treatment for the villagers. If you do this, it will make things very difficult for us."
The sisters-in-law of the Gu family were only concerned with quarreling and were so angry that they were about to explode. How could they buy anything?
After leaving the Zhao family in anger, when I came to my senses and wanted to buy it again, unfortunately, the Zhao family refused to sell it.
Who doesn’t have a temper?
Now we not only have Zaihu Village, but also Bajiao Village, which makes us feel more confident.
The Gu family was very angry. If they really made a fuss, they would not be in the right and would definitely not gain any advantage. They could only give up in anger.
Yu Xiaofang also came to buy potatoes, he bought fifty kilograms.
But he had no money to pay.
"Do you want some big, fat pheasants or rabbits?"
Zhao Liya didn't even think about it: "Yes!"
By the way, I have been here for so long. From time to time when I go into the mountains, I can see pheasants pecking at the grass in a proud manner, and see them flapping their wings and flying in the woods. But except for the time when I lived in the cave with Yu Xiaofang and Lin Mo, I tasted a few bites of roasted pheasant thanks to them, I have never eaten it at home.
How can a few cents be more important than a satisfying meal?
Yu Xiaofang laughed and exchanged two fat pheasants and two fat rabbits for potatoes.
The pheasant is dead, but the hare is alive. You can raise it first and eat it when you want.
Zhao Liya was beaming with joy. She was going to make some chicken nuggets and potatoes in the evening, and save some for stewing pheasant with wild mushrooms tomorrow night.
Yu Xiaofang lowered his voice and said, "Oh, by the way, Miss Zhao, I have something to ask you."
Zhao Liya looked at him.
"That's right. The wicked stepmother tried to control the man who had taken a fancy to the concubine's daughter. The man was not very obedient and took whatever she wanted. The wicked stepmother took her anger out on the concubine's daughter and tormented her in every way. What do you think Miss Zhao should do?"
Zhao Liya raised an eyebrow: "For example? How does the vicious stepmother torment me?"
"They made her do more work, beat her and scolded her cruelly, and often deprived her of food."
Zhao Liya glanced at him with mixed feelings. "Work as much as you can. If you can't work, then don't work. You have to learn to take a break. Hide if you can, hide. Run if you can, run. If you really can't, fight back. Knowing that your stepmother is vicious and mean, do you still let her beat and scold you for the sake of a reputation of being 'filial'? To put it bluntly, we are all from a family of exiles. Who would care about our reputation? What's the point of having a so-called good reputation? If you just try to be 'filial' and don't resist, will you be free even if you get married in the future? I don't think so. As for not being allowed to eat, then don't eat. Wouldn't a man who likes a concubine's daughter secretly give her food?"
Yu Xiaofang was stunned, and his eyes were more complicated than hers.
"But, but in this case, will the evil stepmother let her marry her lover as she wishes?"
Zhao Liya smiled and asked, "Could it be that now the vicious stepmother will let her marry her lover as she wished?"
Yu Xiaofang was suddenly speechless.
That, that’s true!
"If we want to solve this matter completely, what should we do?"
"You're putting me in a difficult position. Use both soft and hard tactics. It's up to you."
If it were her, she would have just fought tooth and nail without any hesitation. But she knew that times had changed, and there were some things she couldn't say, like instigating Yu Xiaofang's cousin to beat up the Luo family girl's parents. Yu Xiaofang would have been terrified.
Furthermore, everyone has their own way of solving problems. What matters is not the method used, but the determination of the person who wants to solve the problem.
If you can't stand up on your own, no matter how useful the methods others say are, they will be useless.
Lin Mo and Yu Xiaofang are both capable people. As long as they figure it out and as long as the girl from the Luo family makes up her mind, there are ways to deal with the vicious stepmother.
What they need is to break free from their inherent constraints. Once they do, they will suddenly see the light.
But this is not something Zhao Liya can control.
Yu Xiaofang sighed with a headache, put on a smile and thanked Zhao Liya, then left feeling worried for his cousin.
However, it's not completely without benefit. I can ask my cousin to secretly send food to Sister Shuyan in the future. Persuading Sister Shuyan to be lazy and avoid it whenever possible can also help her avoid being beaten and scolded.
The largest restaurant in Gaolian County also came to the door and negotiated with a smile, wanting to buy potatoes.
Potatoes have been very popular recently, and the chef of their restaurant was curious and made a few dishes according to the method he learned. He fell in love with it at once.
The spicy and sour potato shreds are sour, spicy, and crispy, instantly whetting your appetite and making you want to eat more. The chicken nuggets stewed with potatoes are tender and flavorful, while the chicken nuggets, coated in the rich broth, are fresh, fragrant, and delicious, creating a unique flavor. He also tried pairing potatoes with other dishes, and the results were always quite surprising.
The chef is very confident that the new dish will be a big hit.
However, what made him sad was that he couldn't buy potatoes in large quantities!
Apart from keeping some for the next year's seeds, each family only kept a small amount for their own consumption, or kept some to eat with the grain if there was not enough food. The rest was all sold.
Now, even if the price of restaurants is three or four cents per pound, few people are willing to sell it.
The potatoes reserved for seeds were definitely not for sale. Farmers would never touch the seeds unless they starved to death. As for selling potatoes to buy food? Rice was only seven or eight cents per pound! Not worth it.
Everyone can only feel extremely frustrated and angry: Why didn’t we plant more? We must plant more next year!
Therefore, the restaurant had no choice but to go to Yan Village to look for the Zhao family.
Zhao Liya originally planned to promote potatoes. Since the restaurant came to buy them, why not sell them?
After some bargaining, Zhao Liya sold two thousand kilograms at the price of four cents per kilogram.
Soon, three or four restaurants came to buy, ranging from several hundred to a thousand kilograms, and Zhao Liya sold them all at the price of four cents per kilogram.
Zhao Liya tentatively sent another two thousand kilograms to General Zhong Jing. If he was willing to accept it, that would be great, but if not, that was fine. She was thick-skinned anyway, so she wouldn't feel embarrassed if it was returned.
Unexpectedly, General Zhong Jing accepted it with great joy. Unable to express his gratitude in person, he asked his trusted confidant Zhong Ming to do so, and presented Zhao Liya with dozens of coconuts, dozens of kilograms of shrimp, fish, abalone, scallops, and other dried seafood as a gift.
He also specifically ordered Zhong Ming to tell Zhao Liya that his elder brother Zhou would definitely come again before the New Year, and that he would definitely visit Yan Village at that time.
(End of this chapter)
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