When Lu Chengfeng heard the news, he was completely dejected, like a wilted eggplant.
They were too ashamed to show their faces at the seminar.
"Mr. Xu is a complete waste of space."
Chen Xian immediately invited Uncle Fu and Su Yong to dine in the courtyard, ordering a lot of meat dishes from the restaurant.
Chen Xian cupped his hands and calmly said, "Thank you for your help, Magistrate Su. I'll toast you with this cup of wine."
Su Yong waved his hand and said, "I didn't put in much effort; it was mostly Mr. Zhou who did everything he could behind the scenes."
I don't think this is a private matter.
Xu Pingchao is indeed unqualified to be an instructor; he is merely seeking fame and fortune, and his character is despicable.
After finishing the meal.
Chen Xian saw the two off.
They went back to the street and, together with Liu Quan, began a large-scale shopping spree.
Wine, new clothes, books, writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone.
Mr. Zhou is indeed remarkable.
Before long, they returned to the village in a horse-drawn carriage.
Mr. Zhou was at home, seemingly cooking over a fire.
Chen Xian cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Zhou, thank you so much for this."
Zhou Yu waved his hand and said, "Those three people are indeed ill-intentioned, Mr. Chen, you don't need to take it to heart."
Su Wenxuan had already told Zhou Yu about the book on poetry appreciation.
Zhou Yu now looked at Chen Xian with even greater admiration.
This man, who only studied for a year and a half, was indeed exceptionally talented; he wrote excellent storybooks and also composed wonderful poems.
They are truly not to be underestimated.
Chen Xian left a bunch of things behind, and Zhou Yu couldn't refuse, so he eventually accepted them.
The Chen family was very happy to see Chen Xian return.
"father!"
"Are you out of trouble now?"
Chen Xian nodded.
Yang Xiaoshu stood to the side, mustering his courage to ask, "Uncle, I recently heard from a butcher in the next village that many pig farms in the county have swine fever. Is that true or false?"
"Yes. You'll be very busy in a while, Little Tree."
The young man chuckled and then said, "Uncle, I'll keep an eye on the local pigs. I've practically lived at the pig farm for years. No one knows better than me when the local pigs are healthy."
Uncle, you must believe me then, the price of local pork will definitely be very cheap.
The best option is to buy local pigs; it will make up for the cheap local pigs we sold off back then.
San Niu picked up a chick and said with a grin, "Daddy, the chick is growing so fast!"
Chen Xian smiled and rubbed the little girl's head.
"In a few months, we'll launch a new dish."
Da Zhuzi chuckled and said, "Dad, what's the business like at home lately? It's not easy to make braised pork right now."
Chen Xian nodded: "Continue to sell cold noodles and tea eggs as before."
Cuihua whispered, "Dad, I've learned almost all the characters Mr. Zhou taught me recently, and I can also do basic arithmetic with numbers up to 100. I want to go to town to start a business, is that okay?"
Chen Xian looked at Liniang and Shuangshuang.
And you?
"Hmm, it's not difficult at all. It's just that you need to be familiar with the calculations to be able to do them quickly."
Chen Xian nodded, "Okay, get up a little earlier tomorrow, the Chen family's business will get started!"
"OK!"
Laughter rang out in the small farmhouse courtyard.
That evening, the Chen family, carrying lanterns, began to wander through the poplar grove, intending to catch the last batch of cicada nymphs.
As the summer heat gradually fades, the cicadas' chirping becomes less frequent.
The moon and stars are sparse.
The woods were full of children and women, their noises filled with surprise.
In Qingxia Village, almost every household has children participating.
Carrying a lantern.
Si Niu, carrying a lantern, could occasionally catch a few more from tree trunks and bushes.
A sudden gust of wind blew by.
The lantern went out.
I touched something soft on the tree trunk.
He exclaimed with delight, "Hey, I caught you!"
No, wait, why is the conversation so slurred and incoherent?
I took a look by the moonlight.
"Father, you big snake!"
The little girl jumped three feet high.
Small, spiky animals that occasionally appear from the grass can be quite startling.
Back home, the Chen family members had caught about sixty or seventy animals scattered around.
I simply placed a large wooden basin on the ground, so that I could get soft cicadas by tomorrow morning.
There may be quite a few more that are difficult to deliver, stuck in their shells, with half their heads out and half their bodies still inside.
A lot of black liquid appeared on the ground.
After taking a bath, Chen Xian, Liniang, and Shuangshuang lay on a wooden bed, whispering to each other.
Shuangshuang: "Husband, I heard from the young master of the Su family that this time it was the county school teacher who made things difficult for you?"
Chen Xian: "Yes, those people can't write stories as well as I can, they're just jealous of my talent."
Shuangshuang and Liniang chuckled to themselves.
...
Chicken hook.
Woof woof woof.
Dududu.
The small kitchen began to come alive.
Chen Xian got up and practiced the routine he had learned from Su Wenhao.
In the morning, the Chen family ate scallion pancakes, wild vegetable and fried dough stick buns, wild vegetable and mushroom buns, rice flower and vegetable steamed buns, chive pan-fried buns, and white flour steamed buns with dried radish.
Have Erzhuzi deliver some to Mr. Zhou.
The Su brothers sent some.
Then I talked to them about it.
I won't be going back to the village for the next few days.
I have a room in the city where I'm staying temporarily.
Then Chen Xian and the others went directly to the food street.
9:00 AM (巳时).
The streets are starting to fill up with people again.
Some of the people there were slightly surprised.
"Oh, Mr. Chen, you've reopened your stall?"
Mr. Chen nodded: "Chen's Liangpi (cold skin noodles) is back on the market after two months, and we also have tea eggs."
Someone remarked, "Mr. Chen, I still prefer your pork. When will you start selling it again?"
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