Chapter 126 Chapter 126 How Lucky
After Huo Xing and his companions left the city, Miao Ying went to open a shop as usual.
Lingzhi's shop is now run by the two of them together. They have made a lot of money in the past few years, so they bought the shop next to theirs. The three shops were connected and expanded into a large store. Now the store not only sells fried skewers, Miao Ying occasionally has a sudden idea to do something else, but it never lasts long. However, the more they do this, the better the business is.
All these expenses were paid with their own money, and they did not use the money of the Fu family or Fu Lingyou.
Xing'er also got married. Lingzhi chose a good marriage for him. Now he is no longer a slave and helps out in the shop on weekdays.
Because Huo Xing went out, Xuetuan felt a little insecure, so Miao Ying always took him with him when he went out. Now that Miao Ying could drive an ox cart, Xuetuan sat next to him, holding his clothes tightly with her little hands.
"Hold on tight, or I won't pick you up if you fall." Miao Ying looked at Xuetuan with a smile. Time passed so quickly that Miao Ying couldn't even remember whether he had been in this world for seven or eight years. After calculating his age, he seemed to be almost thirty.
"Daddy won't." Xuetuan rubbed his arm and climbed into his arms again.
Miao Ying held him in one hand and drove the cart with the other. He was now very skilled at driving. On the way, he also took a few aunts and grandmas who were going to the town with him. He collected a few coins from them as a token of his gratitude, and they sucked on his snowballs for a long time. In the end, Miao Ying was at a greater loss.
Their Rongshu Village was the first village to grow rapeseed, so it benefited the most. In the past two years, the price of rapeseed oil collected by the Fuji family has dropped slightly, but it is still very similar overall. Therefore, many families in the village have made a lot of money and are very grateful to Miao Ying. So every time Xuetuan comes to the village, they are willing to feed Xuetuan.
"I don't know what kind of husband our Xuetuan will find in the future to be worthy of her." An aunt hugged Xuetuan in her arms and touched her hair.
Xuetuan was well taken care of by Miao Ying and Huo Xing. When all the children in the village had red cheeks and were covered in dirt, Xuetuan was as fair as a bun fresh out of the pot. He was always dressed neatly and there was never a speck of dirt on his body. It was obvious that he was raised in a pampered environment.
"If we can't find him, then forget it." Miao Ying said with a smile, "His father and I can support him for the rest of his life."
"Yes, you are qualified to say this." said one of the aunts.
In the past two years, with the emergence of rapeseed oil, some people have become jealous of Miao Ying's fried skewers business, so they all want to get a piece of the pie. As a result, fried skewers stalls have sprung up like mushrooms in counties and towns. There was business at the beginning, but after eating once, there was no more business.
After asking, I found out that what they sold was not as good as what Miao Ying sold before, and the main problem was the sauce.
The oil can be imitated, the dishes can be imitated, but the sauce can only be made by people in their family. So far, only Miao Ying, Li Hongying and Ling Zhi know how to make the sauce. Even Xing Ge'er doesn't know how to make the sauce. So until now, the business of their shop in the town has been getting better.
Not long ago, Miao Ying received a regular customer, the one who had repeatedly exposed Miao Ying's lies.
He stood in front of the shop, looking at Miao Ying. Miao Ying's scalp tingled under his gaze, and he smiled and said, "You're in town too?"
"Why don't you open a shop in the county town?" Miao Ying's shop is now bigger and can accommodate diners to sit down and eat.
"The shops in the county town are expensive, and we are a small business." Miao Ying brought up his food and added a few more skewers.
Xuetuan was always very quiet every time he came to the shop with Miao Ying. All you had to do was buy him some chestnuts, and he would sit there and peel them quietly for the whole morning.
"From now on, if I want to eat, I have to go to the county town. It's really inconvenient. Why not sell this shop for cash and open another one in the county town."
His words made the people around him unhappy, and the two groups almost started arguing. One asked why he should sell the shop for cash, and the other said that he could not make so much money in the town.
Miao Ying quickly came out to smooth things over, saying that the shop in the town would not close and that the county would also consider opening another one. Xuetuan on the side was a little scared and ran to Miao Ying's legs and hugged his legs, his eyes a little red.
It was probably because they noticed that the baby beside Miao Ying's legs was frightened that they stopped arguing.
Miao Ying sighed, feeling that the business was so booming that it also brought pressure.
Xing Ge'er quickly picked up Xuetuan and comforted him. He had been taking care of Lingzhi since he was a child, and now he couldn't let go of their children. He took care of them very well, especially Shengsheng. When he was young, Xing Ge'er took care of him for most of the time.
There were not many people around at the moment, so Miao Ying came up to them and watched Xing Ge'er patiently coaxing the child. He couldn't help but tease him, "Xing Ge'er, do you like children?"
"What a cute child." Xing Ge'er touched Xue Tuan's cheek. "I'll take you to buy some milk cake later, okay?"
Xuetuan then nodded and laughed again.
Miao Ying looked at him and said, "If you like children, why don't you give birth to one yourself?"
Xing Ge'er smiled and looked at Miao Ying: "Shengsheng is still young now, I want to take care of him for a while longer."
Originally, the shop was run by Miao Ying and Xiao Lin. Recently, Xiao Lin went to the provincial capital, so Ling Zhi asked Xing Ge'er to help him.
Xing Ge'er's husband is an honest man and now works in Huo Xing's oil press.
Miao Ying patted his shoulder: "For things like this, it's best to just follow your heart."
Xing Ge'er also laughed. He was different from when Ling Zhi had just left home. He had matured a lot and was not as stupid as before. If he tried to steal a household registration document, he would be discovered.
The two of them got along quite well. They still had to deliver lunch to the oil press at noon, but it was very busy at noon, so they specially found someone to help deliver lunch every day.
Before closing in the afternoon, Miao Ying would take Xuetuan to buy the vegetables needed for tomorrow, then help process them, and drive Xuetuan home on an ox cart before dark.
In a blink of an eye, a month has passed. Xuetuan has never seen his father and uncle for such a long time. He has started to feel a little anxious recently, and a piece of milk cake can no longer appease him.
Miao Ying was actually a little worried that their trip would not go smoothly. The exam was on the first day of August, which meant that they would not be able to return home in time for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
This is the first time that so few family members have celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival.
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When Huo Xing and his companions arrived at the provincial capital, all the inns near the Imperial Examination Hall had been booked out. Even many inns far away had no rooms left, and even the large bunk beds only had one or two berths scattered around.
Huo Xing didn't expect that they had arrived early but still couldn't stay in the inn as they wished. When they passed by a family who said they could stay there, but Huo Xing didn't dare to take the risk. After all, he had two children with him, so he had to find another way.
After several days of traveling, Xiaolin and Huo Xiaobao were both a little tired. The two children's faces were pale. If they couldn't find a place for them to rest, it would affect Huo Xiaobao's exams.
As they were thinking, their carriage was stopped. Huo Xing was about to go down to negotiate, but unexpectedly he saw an acquaintance. It was the head of the Zhenwei Escort Agency in the prefectural city. He walked up and patted Huo Xing on the shoulder: "From a distance, I thought you looked like me! I didn't expect it to be true!"
This man and Huo Xing had a life-or-death relationship. They both patted each other's shoulders, and the man asked him, "Why did you come to the capital?"
Huo Xing said, "My younger brother is here to take the imperial examination."
The escorts were very smart. Seeing that they hadn't gone to the inn yet, they knew the reason: "There are no rooms in the inn! Why don't you think of going to the escort agency? We have plenty of empty rooms!"
Huo Xing hadn't thought about this at all. Now that he brought it up, he felt it was a bit too intrusive and wanted to refuse, but the man jumped into the carriage and drove it to the escort agency: "You don't know, the head escort has always wanted to thank you. It just so happens that you are here, so we have to be the host."
Huo Xing couldn't refuse and could only watch him drive the carriage to the escort agency.
When they arrived at the escort agency, the chief escort was also surprised to see Huo Xing. Knowing that they had no place to stay, he quickly ordered people to vacate three rooms.
Huo Xing took Huo Xiaobao and Xiaolin to greet the people from the escort agency.
The head escort looked at Huo Xiaobao and Xiaolin and couldn't help but admire: "You look like a rough man, but the two brothers you raised don't look like you."
Huo Xing scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "They are all raised by my husband. I have no credit." He looked at Xiaobao and Xiaolin and called them over. "This is Lin Biaotou. Lin Biaotou, these are my two younger brothers, Huo Linchuan and Xiaolin."
"Okay, okay." Lin Biaotou was very happy. Seeing that the two children looked unwell, he quickly said, "Let them rest quickly. Don't even think about resting tonight. We won't leave until we are drunk."
The escort agency had maids who were responsible for washing clothes, cooking and cleaning. Escort Chief Lin handed Xiaobao and Xiaolin over to them, and then took Huo Xing out for a drink.
Huo Xing was a little worried, but Xiao Lin said that he would take good care of Xiao Bao, and Huo Xing finally felt relieved.
At the dinner table, Lin Biaotou spoke heart to heart with Huo Xing: "Honestly, I'm really grateful to you. Those people who went with you before all brought back letters saying that they have learned skills and have hope in life. They no longer feel like useless people like before."
Lin Biaotou burst into tears as he spoke: "Those were my brothers who shared life and death with me. I really didn't want them to end up like that. It was you who gave them a new life."
Huo Xing quickly took the wine and said, "They also helped me a lot, and they did a great job!"
"No more words! We won't go home until we're drunk tonight."
It was the first time that Huo Xing drank so much. When he returned to the escort agency, he could hardly stand. Huo Xiaobao and Xiaolin, who had already rested, came out to greet him. Huo Xiaobao supported Huo Xing while Xiaolin went to fetch some water.
When the water came back, Huo Xiaobao asked Xiaolin to go and rest so that he could take care of his elder brother. Xiaolin thought about it and went back to his room.
Huo Xing still had some sense. He patted Huo Xiaobao on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry about me. Go and have a rest."
"I promised Brother Xiaoying that I would take good care of you." Huo Xiaobao wiped his face. "Brother, drink less in the future."
Huo Xing hummed and lay motionless on the bed. Huo Xiaobao helped him take off his clothes and shoes, and only sat down beside his bed after watching him fall asleep.
He is so lucky in his life to be born in this family and to have such good relatives. He will definitely do his best to move forward for such a good family.
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