Chapter 204 Dalang, it’s time to take medicine (14)
"Wei Dalang, can you catch a deer? It would be best if you could catch a male deer." The shopkeeper of Fuxianglou asked Wei Qi in a low voice, then winked and gave a "you know" smile, saying,
"There are many wealthy and idle masters in our county who love wild animals for nourishment. Deer are full of treasures. Deer antlers and deer blood are in short supply... As long as you can hunt them, you don't have to worry about the sales. I'll take care of them all! This amount!"
After saying that, the shopkeeper stretched out a palm, turned it up and down, and said, "Gold!" Meaning that fifty taels of gold would be fine.
Wei Qi's narrow and beautiful phoenix eyes narrowed slightly. Men are most willing to spend money to improve their sexual performance, and they enjoy it.
Seeing such a large amount of money, Wei Qi did not lose his mind and vowed that he would definitely hunt a deer. Instead, he shook his head and said honestly: "Wild deer are hard to come by. I can't guarantee that I can hunt one just because I want to."
The shopkeeper said quickly, "Don't worry. I don't have to do it in the next few days. If you can hunt, then hunt it back. If you can't, it's a pity, but there's nothing we can do about it. I won't force you."
"Well, I'll try my luck." Wei Qi agreed. Fifty taels of gold could not only build a spacious and bright tiled house, but also buy a lot of land, which would be enough for him and Huo Shichu to become small landlords in the countryside without having to worry about food and drink.
"Then I'll wait for good news from you, Brother Wei!" The shopkeeper was very happy to see that he promised to pay attention. He had high hopes for Wei Qi. If Wei Qi couldn't hunt a wild deer, other hunters wouldn't be able to do it either. After all, the wild animals that Wei Qi had hunted this month were obvious to all, and they were all things that other hunters couldn't hunt alone.
And this Wei Dalang not only hunted the deer by himself, but also escaped unscathed. With such skills, hunting a wild deer should be no problem for him, right?
Wei Qi didn't know that the shopkeeper had so much confidence in him. He exchanged the wild boar for a considerable sum of money and went to the pork stall.
The boss who sold pork already knew him. This generous man always bought a lot of meat, so when the boss saw him coming, he smiled so hard that his teeth were not visible, and called out loudly from a distance: "Brother Wei! What kind of meat do you want to buy today? There is also an elbow, do you want it?"
"Yes! Do you have any spare ribs? If you do, I'll take them all!" Wei Qi was indeed very generous. Ever since he learned how to cook from Huo Shichu, he began to reveal his true nature as a carnivore. He couldn't live without meat for every meal and his appetite was huge. Fortunately, he was capable, otherwise he might not even be able to feed himself.
"Yes, yes! There is still half a piece left. I will weigh the whole thing for you?" asked the butcher with a smile.
"Weigh it, five pounds of pork belly." Wei Qi thought about it and said again because he still wanted to eat braised pork.
The boss smiled even more brightly. Wei Dalang bought most of his pork when he came. How could he not be happy? It would be great if there were more customers like Wei Dalang...
"It's quite a lot and hard to carry. Brother Wei, let me give you a bamboo basket to put it in. You can return it to me when you come." The boss said generously. He was happy to provide attentive service to such a generous customer.
"Okay." Wei Qi did not refuse. When the boss put all the meat in, the basket was almost full. Others were amazed. Was this man buying so much meat for a banquet?
After Wei Qi walked away, the other meat buyers asked, "Why did that young man buy so much meat? Is there something going on at home?"
"There's no banquet, they're just eating by themselves!" The meat stall owner shook his head and said. He had asked Wei Dalang this question before, but he knew that he would say no.
"How can you eat so much meat? How many people are there in your family? Aren't you afraid that the meat will go bad? Young people just don't know how to live." An old lady said, shaking her head.
"I'm rich, so I can eat as much as I want. Look at me, I'm tall and strong, so isn't it normal for me to eat a lot of meat? It's not like I can't afford it!" The boss was unhappy and frowned, saying, "Are you still going to buy it?"
The others stopped talking at this point, but some people started to pay attention to Wei Qi, such as the lady who just said that young people don't know how to live, she has a youngest daughter at home, who is sixteen years old and still unengaged.
But the youngest daughter is very proud and arrogant. She won't marry someone who is poor, ugly or in poor health. But their family is not wealthy and she is not a stunning beauty. She is so picky and her marriage is delayed.
Isn't this why the old lady is anxious? Seeing that Wei Qi bought so much meat, she knew that he must be from a wealthy family, and that he was tall, with clear eyes and eyebrows, and looked like a very energetic young man, so she decided to make him her son-in-law.
After buying a pound of meat, the lady started to ask the boss questions: "Where is the young man who bought a lot of meat just now from? How old is he? Does he buy meat often?"
The butcher replied because she bought the meat: "How would I know where he is from? I don't even know how old he is. I only know that he hunts game and sells it to Fuxianglou every now and then, and then comes to me to buy pork. He is very generous and straightforward!"
The old lady asked some more questions and when she was sure that she could get nothing else out of him, she remembered that he would come here to buy meat every now and then. She planned to observe him more in the future and decide on one for her daughter if there was no problem.
She never considered whether Wei Qi was already married, and she just fell in love with him one-sidedly.
But Wei Qi didn't know all this. After buying the meat, he bought other seasonings and finally, somehow, he walked to a shop selling rouge, powder and jewelry and bought a lip balm for Huo Shichu. He didn't know much about these women's things. He only knew that lip balm was the ancient version of lipstick. In his previous life when he was single, before the end of the world, the marketing advertisements of various lipsticks were so successful that he was brainwashed and knew that women liked lipstick very much.
So he was very straight and bought some lip balm, wanting to give it to Huo Shichu as a gift to thank her for teaching him cooking.
Wei Qi returned with a full load. When he got home, Huo Shichu was sewing clothes in the yard. She had learned this skill in some previous life.
Now she is not like when she first came, when she had to do everything by herself and had no time to make her own clothes. Now that Wei Qi has taken on most of the housework, she has the time and energy to make beautiful clothes for herself.
"Here you go." Wei Qi handed a small pink box to Huo Shichu.
"What is it?" Huo Shichu put down the needle and thread in his hand, took it and asked curiously.
"It's lip balm. The boss lady said this color is suitable for young girls." Wei Qi glanced at Huo Shichu and replied.
When Huo Shichu heard this, she happily opened the box. It was indeed a delicate, bright red lip balm. She took a little with her fingers and smeared it on her lips. She spread it carefully and asked Wei Qi, "Does it look good?"
When Wei Qi saw her smiling eyes, her skin was white, and her lips were red, like red plum blossoms dotted in the snow, he was so stunned that his heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help but say, "It's beautiful."
(End of this chapter)
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