Chapter 33 A Small Business
After breakfast, the village chief began to get everyone to pack up and get ready to set off. They had only traveled a few miles that day and were still a long way from the meeting point in the county town.
At the urging of the village chief, everyone moved more quickly and were ready to go in just a cup of tea.
Nourished by the spiritual spring water, the Wu family members were no longer tired from the previous day. They quickened their pace and followed closely behind the village chief's ox cart.
After walking about ten miles, it was already noon. Looking at the cloudless sky, the sunlight was dazzling. This was the hottest time of the day. Seeing that everyone was beginning to look tired, the village chief asked everyone to find a shady place around and take a short rest.
Wu Yuetang immediately jumped off the carriage, walked forward, looked at the road ahead, and vaguely saw a bustling group of people a few miles away.
"Village chief, are those people in front from other villages?" The village chief also looked in the direction she pointed.
"It should be the team from the town, as well as those from Maiduo Village and Huaishuzhuang. They left early yesterday morning, and judging by their speed, they should be them."
"Then we might as well catch up with them. There's safety in numbers."
The village chief nodded. After all, most of the teams in the town were businessmen with good family backgrounds. They brought more things than everyone else. Maybe they could take better care of each other if they stayed together, so he agreed to Wu Yuetang's proposal.
"Everyone, keep working hard. We'll be able to meet up with the team in town soon. We can rest together then!"
After hearing the words of the village chief, the villagers also perked up and walked forward faster.
When they caught up with the main force ahead, Wu Yuetang saw clearly that there were many horse-drawn carriages in the team, and they were indeed the team from the town.
The village chief was busy communicating with the village chiefs of other villages, and the other villagers also found some shady places to sit down and rest.
After Wu Yuetang settled her parents, she hurried to the town's team like a gust of wind, and ignored her brothers who called her from behind.
Where's the little God of Wealth I met in town last time? Is he also in this team?
As Wu Yuetang walked and looked, she saw a luxurious carriage parked in front, which was even more luxurious than the one she bought. Before she got close, she heard the crying of a child coming from the carriage.
"Mom! I want to eat meat! I didn't have any meat yesterday! I want to eat meat at noon today! I want to eat meat!"
Hmm, this voice sounds familiar.
"My dear son, stop making trouble! Be good, and when we get to the county town, I'll take you to a restaurant to eat meat, okay?"
A woman's gentle voice sounded, but no matter how she comforted him, the little boy kept making a fuss. Just when Wu Yuetang wanted to get closer, a servant came over and stopped her.
"Where did you come from, you peasant? Stay away! This is my master's carriage! Can you afford to pay for it if it gets dirty?"
Wu Yuetang was speechless. "Am I still two meters away from this carriage? How much further do I have to go?"
"What's wrong?"
The curtain of the carriage was opened, and a wealthy middle-aged man asked the servant who had just been there.
"Master, it's a peasant from the village. I'm trying to get her out of here because I'm worried she might make you and your wife rest less."
The man glanced at Wu Yuetang, who was wearing tattered coarse clothes, nodded and lowered the curtain.
"Wait, does your son want to eat meat?"
The man paused as he lowered his hand. "What do you mean? Do you have meat to eat?"
"certainly."
Wu Yuetang's space not only contains the leftover wolf meat from last time, but also the uneaten wild boar meat, all of which are stored fresh.
"It's so remote out here, cooking is a problem. What kind of meat can you make?"
"Sir, how will you know if you don't try? Besides, it's very likely that your son knows me."
Wu Yuetang smiled.
"Yu'er, do you know her?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a chubby little face sticking out of the car window. The originally angry expression instantly turned into joy after seeing Wu Yuetang.
"Aren't you the one who sold me delicious food last time?"
After saying that, the little fat man climbed down from the carriage with a grunt.
"Are you also in this group fleeing famine? Did you prepare any delicious food? Give it to me quickly. I haven't eaten meat all day!"
The little fat boy was so anxious that he was like seeing a savior when he saw Wu Yuetang. He pulled her sleeves and refused to let go.
"Of course, but this meat is not eaten for free."
"I can buy it! As long as I can eat meat, you can name your price!"
Oh my, this little fat guy is really his own God of Wealth. It seems his family is really not short of money.
"Okay, my team is at the back and just caught up with you. I'll bring it over when it's ready."
Wu Yuetang said as she extended her hand, "But I need to pay a deposit. If I cook it and you don't eat it, I can't waste the ingredients, right?"
"good!"
As the fat boy spoke, he took out his small purse, took out a silver ingot and put it in her hand.
"I'll give you one or two ounces first, and I want to eat meat at noon!"
"Okay, I'll bring it to you in half an hour."
After receiving the deposit, Wu Yuetang left quickly with a smile.
After returning to the resting place chosen by his family, he started to build a fire with firewood, which made everyone in the family look puzzled.
"Girl, what are you doing? What were you doing running out front just now?"
Wu Shoutian couldn't help but ask.
Wu Yuetang directly handed the one or two taels of silver ingot in his hand to his father, "Of course, I'm going to attract customers! This is just a deposit. I'll prepare the food and send it over later. There's also the balance."
Wu Yuetang's words confused the family. Did the girl mean to charge people for cooking? But how could they have so many ingredients at home?
Li was a little worried and hurried to persuade her.
"Tang'er, why don't you return the silver to them? We don't have much food, so how can we accept a deposit of one or two taels?"
"Mom, don't worry. I've been preparing food supplies before fleeing the famine. I have enough money and food as well. Don't worry."
Wu Yuetang decided to wait until the family settled down before telling them about her space. It would be easy for others to hear it now, and it would not be safe.
"Well, little sister, are there any of the dishes you cooked for us to eat at noon?"
Wu Zhiyun looked at the fire that had been lit, then looked at the pot that Wu Yuetang had just taken down from the carriage, and swallowed unconsciously.
"Of course there is. We have to travel in the afternoon, so we must eat a full lunch."
After saying that, he climbed back into the carriage, took out a few pieces of wild boar meat that he had stored in the space, and took out some seasonings and starch from the kitchen.
Pour oil into the pan, coat the sliced marinated pork with starch, and fry it in the pan. A loud sizzling sound instantly attracts the attention of people around, and then a strong aroma wafts through the air.
"It smells like meat! Emma, this smells so good!"
"Who's cooking?! It's the middle of the day, I'm not going to eat anymore. I can't stand the smell!"
"It's the Wu family girl cooking again! I've never smelled such a fragrance before!"
"What delicious food is the Wu family girl making again?"
There were discussions one after another, and some people had come to watch Wu Yuetang cook. It must be said that the pork fried in the oil pan was really delicious.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the sweet and sour pork came out of the pot in a magnificent manner. There were three whole bowls. One bowl was to be given away, one bowl was to be kept at home, and the other bowl, hehe, could be sold.
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