Chapter 129: Sensible
Farmers’ life is like this, trivial and busy.
When Qin Fangci woke up, the braised meat was already in the pot. Li Laoer poured some warm water and walked over to Qin Fangci.
"Mom, wash your face with hot water."
As the saying goes, "If someone shows you kindness without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief." This is exactly what Li Laoer is like.
But Qin Fangci was not in a hurry. She waited patiently for Li Laoer to finish serving her. After eating the breakfast made by Mrs. Du, everyone in the family had breakfast.
Although the spring planting was over, Qin Fangci never said that the family would only have two meals a day, so Mrs. Du cooked every day.
Chive pancakes with tofu pudding and soy milk, everyone finished eating and then continued to work.
Li Laoer took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it over. Qin Fangci looked over and didn't take it. She took out a clean handkerchief from her pocket and wiped her mouth.
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
Li Laoer gave a sincere silly smile, "Mom, what you said, I can't..."
"Don't tell me, I'm busy."
"Hey, mom, I just want to ask you, do you still mean what you said before about me being in charge of the braised pork and jerky?"
"What connections do you have?" Qin Fangci asked confidently. Li Laoer had already been rejected, and he would not ask again without connections.
"I was just wondering if I could make braised meat like you wholesale tofu. I could sell it on credit to other towns. If there are a lot of people, I could also go to the next county. What do you think, Mom?"
It was only last night when the Wang brothers said they took the wrong road and almost went to the next county town that he started thinking about this again.
The journey to the next county was long, so he drove an ox cart, took a few more people with him, and also brought some braised meat and dried meat.
"Mom, if I take someone to the next county to sell something, can I use our ox cart? I can also take the tofu with me."
"Mom, I think what you said before was not quite right. This is how our family should be. I will take the things out to find buyers. I am familiar with this job. The eldest brother is good at farming, and you and I will stay at home to take care of the household affairs."
Things like fetching water and chopping firewood, roasting pig heads and washing pig offal, and leading a donkey to push the mill, the eldest brother is the kind of person who doesn't want to move forward on his own initiative. He has to stay by mother's side and move only when she pushes him, unlike him and the third brother.
"Mom, what do you think of what I said?" Li Laoer looked at Qin Fangci cautiously.
Qin Fangci thought for a moment and said, "You go and give it a try. As for the family matters, you and your eldest brother won't decide who is who for now."
Qin Fangci gave Li Laoer a look, and Li Laoer understood that this meant that he and his elder brother would be under their mother's care.
Just take care of it, as long as he can get out. He was really confused that day. Such a good opportunity, but he gave up just like that.
That's how people are.
There is always a moment when I feel like I am a coward and can't accomplish anything.
Then I felt regretful and thought that I was not that bad. I kept encouraging myself and finally mustered up enough courage to try again.
Qin Fangci patted Li Laoer's shoulder and said, "Laoer, you don't always get the chance."
Li Laoer's face tensed up, thinking his mother was talking about him hiding money again.
"Once you make up your mind, you must not be afraid of hard work or fatigue. It's not something that will just last for three days and then you don't want to do it anymore."
Li Laoer's skin tightened and then loosened, and he said with a smile: "Mom, you are talking about this."
"You want me to tell you what you think?"
"No, no." Li Laoer waved his hands repeatedly.
When luck comes, it cannot be stopped.
In the evening, Li Laoer took the braised meat and dried meat to Hedong Town to sell. He was still thinking about going around the village after returning and selecting a few reliable and capable people to go to the neighboring county with him. Suddenly, a group of people came to the stall.
It was Xu Zhoutian, Xu Dalang and Xu Erlang.
"Second Brother Li." Xu Zhoutian smiled happily with his big teeth bared.
To be honest, I just met this guy yesterday. When he mentioned Li Baisong, Li Laoer's heart skipped a beat. He thought that the trouble Li Baisong had caused was not over yet. He even made eye contact with the butcher. This guy said he came to buy braised meat and said that he and Li Baisong were good brothers.
Seeing the butcher nodded and realized that he was a friend and not an enemy, Li Laoer felt relieved.
"Brother Xu, are you... buying meat again?"
Li Laoer continued to greet people with a smile, "Xu Xiaobrother, would you like to bring some dried meat today? My marinated ingredients are delicious, and everyone who eats them loves them. Take them back as snacks. When you get tired of practicing calligraphy, have a piece. It will satisfy your craving and replenish your energy."
Xu Zhoutian swallowed his saliva and said, "Brother Li, I have eaten this dried meat before."
Xu Zhoutian pointed at the dried meat and introduced it to Xu Dalang and Xu Erlang, "Brother, brother, this is what I was telling you about. It's the brother of my former classmate. They sell braised meat and dried meat."
Li Laoer handed over three small strips of meat and said, "Try them all. Our meat jerky is chewy and has a rich aroma and flavor."
Xu Zhoutian took it and put it in his mouth. This was the taste.
I don’t know what my eldest and second brothers were thinking. They were about to go out. Yesterday, he bought some braised meat after school, and today he insisted on coming to see me.
From what he said, I want to visit his home.
Just watch it. He also wanted to say thank you to Li Baisong. The school in the town was getting less and less interesting.
He told his eldest brother that he could withdraw from school but his eldest brother disagreed. Sigh...
Xu Zhoutian sighed inwardly, chewed the dried meat in his mouth in a few bites, and then took another one for himself.
Li Laoer: "..."
That's the daikon radish, not for tasting.
But it had already been eaten by Xu Zhoutian.
Forget it, just do it for my sake.
"How long can you keep your jerky?"
Li Laoer thought they were saying his meat jerky wasn't fresh, so he immediately defended his meat, saying, "My meat jerky is all made and sold fresh that day. The meat was freshly slaughtered and delivered to us by Brother Yu this morning."
Butcher Yu next to him nodded repeatedly. He could guarantee that it was absolutely fresh.
Xu Zhoutian thought he understood what his two brothers meant. His brothers were going on a long journey and could only bring some unpalatable dry food with them. Having this braised pork and dried meat was really good.
"Brother Li, my eldest and second brothers didn't mean that. They are going out on business and want to buy some braised meat and dried meat to eat on the way."
Li Laoer suddenly understood. "Oh, so that's how it is. The braised meat in our house has to be eaten in one or two days due to the weather these days. When it's cooler, it can be kept for a few more days. This is because we want to eat it fresh and hot. But the dried meat can be kept for a long time. When I'm on the road for a long time, my mouth is tasteless. I just put a piece in my mouth to satisfy my craving."
Xu Dalang and Xu Erlang looked at each other and said, "We want to discuss this dried meat business with you."
Li Laoer was delighted. "Okay, okay, let's talk. How do you want to talk? I brought out three pounds of dried meat today. Do you want all of it?"
Xu Dalang nodded, and Li Laoer smiled and quickly packed the dried meat. "Do you want more braised meat today?"
"Give it all to us."
Li Laoer was even happier.
Okay, okay, what a sensible brother you are. It just so happens that he has something to do when he goes home tonight.
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