Chapter 340 Character and Destiny
Yang's Blacksmith Shop
Blacksmith Xiao Yang is one of those who arrive late.
He came back dejectedly with his household registration book and told his father that he went too late and bought nothing, not rabbit meat, not even duck eggs.
Old blacksmith Yang comforted him, "If you can't buy it, then you can't buy it. Doenjang bibimbap is also very delicious."
Blacksmith Xiao Yang: ...
He cried out in his heart that he wanted to eat meat, not rice with soybean paste.
He hammers away every day, is it easy for him? He is really hungry, craving for meat and oil.
At this moment, Xu Zheng came over, "Master Yang, Master Yang, you are all here."
"Xu County Lieutenant, why are you here?"
"I'm here to give you this—" Xu Zheng smiled and picked up a fat rabbit from the basket.
"Rabbit!" Blacksmith Xiao Yang was drooling.
"What is this?" Old blacksmith Yang didn't quite understand.
Xu Zheng explained that in fact, in addition to the rabbits sold on the market, the farm also gave some to various prefectures, departments, and workshops. They were responsible for distributing the rabbits.
"How could we let you do this? You could have someone notify us and we would have gone to get it ourselves."
"What's the big deal? Everyone is busy today, so I just brought it to you." Xu Zheng waved his hand, not thinking it was a big deal.
Old Blacksmith Yang took the rabbit, weighed it, and estimated it to be over four pounds. He said, "Master Xu, why don't you stay for lunch today? We can roast this fat rabbit."
"No, no, I got one too. I'm going home to eat it!" Xu Zheng declined. "Okay, you guys get busy. I have to deliver the rest to other families."
Blacksmith Yang glanced at the time and asked, "Dad, is it time to cook?"
After saying that, he added, "I think this rabbit is quite old. If it is not stewed for a longer time, the meat will not be tender."
"Make it happen! Just do what you want to do."
Blacksmith Xiao Yang happily went to the kitchen with the rabbit.
The inn where the Zhou family stayed that night was right next to the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce's grain and oil store in Xicheng. Early in the morning, they saw people lining up in a long queue waiting to buy rabbit meat.
What surprised him was that this store only sold a pound of cleanly slaughtered rabbit meat for fifteen cents!
This was a big shock to their family. The people of Houcheng were living too well, weren't they? The end result was that their parents and sister-in-law urged the two brothers to go to the government office to handle the settlement procedures.
Daling Village is a village on the edge of Wuci County, Liaodong County.
At dinner time that day, the rich aroma of meat wafted from many kitchens.
Li, the daughter-in-law of the Yu family at the village head, carefully brought out the roasted rabbit meat.
"Mom, try this rabbit meat and see if it tastes the same as you remember."
Li's mother-in-law trembled as she picked up a piece of rabbit meat and put it into her mouth, tears of happiness streaming down her face. "This is the taste, so delicious."
"If it smells good, eat more." Mrs. Li picked out a few more pieces of meat and gave them to her.
After her mother-in-law got married, her father-in-law let her eat rabbit meat once, but then her father-in-law passed away. For the past twenty or thirty years, she has always missed it and now she finally got to eat it again.
Granny Li said, "Let's eat together!"
After seeing that the man and the child had finished eating, Mrs. Li picked up a small piece of meat and put it in her mouth. The taste was so good that she couldn't help but squint her eyes.
After she finished the meat in her mouth, she smiled and said, "The people at the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce Grain and Oil Store were really nice. They even told us how to cook rabbit meat properly. This rabbit meat was cooked according to their instructions, and it tastes really good."
"In the final analysis, it's all thanks to our county magistrate. After he came to our Liaodong County, our lives have become better." They knew what life was like in the neighboring Xuantu County.
Li and her husband both agreed. It was indeed so. Ever since Lord Lu took office, not only had their Liaodong County been peaceful, but they could also often buy affordable grain. Now they could even eat rabbit meat. It was all thanks to him.
Liaoxi County, at the foot of Yandang Mountain
Two people carrying bags and holding a walking stick each walked with difficulty.
"Brother Sheng, Liaodong County is just ahead." Han Yachen couldn't hide his excitement.
Sheng Peiguang hummed weakly.
"Brother Sheng, are you tired? If so, let's take a break?" Han Yachen didn't mention that they had just taken a break two quarters of an hour ago.
"No, keep going."
"good."
Sheng Peiguang was a little confused about whether he was lucky or unlucky. He had finally tricked Han Yachen into giving him enough money for the trip, and thought he could immediately take a boat to Liaodong County to live a good life.
But as soon as Han Yachen got on the boat, he vomited violently and kept complaining of dizziness.
Sheng Peiguang really wanted him to endure it and go to Liaodong County, but seeing that he was really uncomfortable, he had to compromise and asked the boatman to make an exception and get off the boat on the return trip and take the land route instead.
At that time, the two men got off the boat in shame.
Sheng Peiguang watched the departing ship, his eyes filled with grief. He hadn't anticipated his companions getting seasick. He touched his right chest and sighed to himself, thinking he was still too soft-hearted.
But he wasn't without gain. Han Yachen felt extremely guilty because Sheng Peiguang couldn't get to Liaodong County by boat quickly because of him. He almost took care of all the chores along the way, even wanting to wash his underwear for him.
Sheng Peiguang: !!! Not really, really not really...
His only sense of shame made him refuse to let Han Yachen touch his underwear.
Liaodong County, Qin Family
When Lu Songli returned from the county magistrate's mansion that day, he found that Qin's mother's smile was forced and the atmosphere at home was not right.
She asked with concern, "What's wrong?"
"Qin Bin and Qin Dan had a fight, and your fourth sister-in-law is upset." She was upset too.
"Why fight?"
"It's not a big deal, it's just..."
Lu Songli didn't say anything, just kept listening. In fact, they were all trivial matters and quarrels.
Qin Bin and Qin Dan are brothers, but Qin Dan was adopted by the fifth son of the Qin family.
The fifth son of the Qin family died on the battlefield before he got married. Qin Dan was adopted by him, which meant he was left without a father or a mother.
Fourth sister-in-law Su couldn't help but feel a little distressed, so she paid more attention to him.
They didn't take into account that Qin Bin also only had one mother left and he also needed care.
Qin's mother finally said, "They are all children and don't understand things yet. They will be fine when they grow up."
Lu Songli disagreed with this statement, "Mom, I'll come and talk to the two children later."
She once heard an educator say this: Be careful with your thoughts, they become your words; be careful with your words, they become your actions; be careful with your actions, they become your habits; be careful with your habits, they become your character; be careful with your character, it becomes your destiny.
In summary, a person's thoughts will ultimately determine his fate.
Children often need guidance and correction from their parents. As the saying goes, a young tree cannot grow straight without pruning.
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