Qiao Xin counted the copper coins happily. Even though she bought two and got one free, she still made nearly nine taels of silver plus ten braised chickens packed by Manager Liu.
Enough, enough, this gain is worth it!
She was not stingy and generously gave Heng'an five braised chickens as a way to thank him for giving her a small fortune. She stuffed all of them into his arms without caring whether he wanted to or not. She smiled and waved goodbye to him.
"Thanks, little brother. See you later!"
Heng An was embarrassed to pay the money. This was the first time in his life that he was so embarrassed in public. If his mortal enemies heard about this, how could he still have the face to live?
So angry!
Seeing Qiao Xin's annoying look, he wanted to find a hole to crawl into! He threw the braised chicken to the servant angrily and was about to grab Qiao Xin to argue, but was stopped by Heng Wen.
"Xiao Si, I admit defeat! This matter ends here! Remember to think twice before you act in the future. Don't forget the purpose of our trip."
Heng An had no choice but to give up, but he was still unconvinced in his heart, "But brother, how can she be so sure that the things must be in Liu Ji? And it's not that the country bumpkin is lying?"
Heng Wen looked at his younger brother in a puzzled manner, "The old farmer looks like an honest man. Even if he wanted to extort money, he wouldn't bring 20 chickens to the door, but only want the price of one chicken. I don't know if you have taken a close look at the layout of Liu's shop. There is no back door. If he stole the chicken in a short time, the guys wouldn't have time to send it away through the back door and could only stay in the shop.
The most important thing is, how could ordinary people easily take the initiative to provoke someone who is more powerful than themselves? And he brought his grandson with him......"
"But what if the old farmer feeds the chickens the same food as Liuji?"
Heng Wen stopped and turned around to look at him steadily. After a long while, he sighed, "You should go out more often. If you stay in the back house any longer, you might end up making a fool of yourself by drinking the minced meat without eating it!"
"I......"
"When the country was first settled, so much good land was left uncultivated. The harvest was so low that people didn't have enough to eat. Who would be willing to feed the chickens with brown rice? Even bran was not enough to eat every day. Even the servants in our house might not be able to eat brown rice every day."
.......
Qiao Xin explained the same thing to Qiao Yunting on the way back!
"I made this bet only because I was sure. It's obvious that the young master was raised too well, and grew up in a honey pot. He has rarely seen the sufferings of the world. If it were her elder brother, he wouldn't be fooled."
"What did you fool me into?" Qiao Yunqing happened to hear Qiao Xin and his third brother talking while waiting at the door of the inn. His eyes fell on the four or five paper bags Qiao Xin was holding. There was a faint smell of meat coming from inside, and he probably understood something in his mind. The woman who "killed a chicken to prove her faith" that the guests in the inn were talking about just now must be his mother!
Sure enough, before he could even open his mouth to ask, Qiao Yunting had already taken the initiative to talk to him about what had just happened, his eyes full of admiration and trust for Qiao Xin.
Qiao Yunqing sighed and said, "Mother, please don't do this in the future. These people care the most about their reputation. If you meet someone who doesn't follow the rules, you will be in big trouble."
"Don't worry, I have an idea. The man's surname is Heng, and he has the same jade pendant around his waist as your elder brother. We will deal with each other sooner or later!" Qiao Xin looked at him meaningfully.
Qiao Yunqing paused. The last name was Heng, and he had the same jade pendant. Could it be from the Heng family of Dingbian Hou?
Qiao Xin walked in while explaining, "There are only two brothers with a few followers. The older one is about the same age as your third brother, and the younger one is about thirteen or fourteen years old and looks inexperienced."
"Does mother know where they went?" There was some anxiety in Qiao Yunqing's eyes.
Qiao Xin shook her head. As soon as the bet was over, both parties separated. It was just a chance meeting. How could she ask about other people's privacy? The two brothers were obviously doing business in private. She would not be curious.
"Is there something wrong?" The second brother's reaction was obviously wrong.
Qiao Yunqing opened his mouth, but didn't know where to start. Could he say that in his previous life, Dingbian Hou's two sons had an accident during this period? The eldest son Heng Wen lost his life, and the younger son Heng An returned with serious injuries. When the old Dingbian Hou heard the news, his old injury relapsed, and he passed away after lying in bed for more than a month.
Unfortunately, the direct descendants of the Marquisate had died in the war, and these two brothers were already the descendants of the Marquisate. This time they returned to Beijing to celebrate the old Marquis' birthday. Dingbian Marquis himself was still guarding the northwest border. Unexpectedly, due to such a negligence, the bodies of the old father and the eldest son and the bedridden youngest son were seen again.
This man who had fought on the battlefield for decades was hit hard and his hair turned white overnight. His elder brother happened to return to the mansion at this time...
"What are you thinking about? How many times have I called you? You brothers, hurry up and pack up the carriage. I'll go to the kitchen and take a look. We'll set off as soon as possible."
Qiao Xin has gotten used to Qiao Yunqing being in a daze all the time, and she doesn't know why he has so many thoughts. If you ask him, there will always be a way out when the car reaches the mountain. If the enemy comes, the general will stop it and if the water comes, the earth will cover it.
Just live your life as you want! She doesn't dislike them!
When Qiao Xin went out in the morning, he gave the shopkeeper an extra fifty cents and borrowed one of their stoves so that his daughter-in-law could knead some dough and bake more pancakes for them to eat on the road.
Xu and Zhang were both used to farm work, and now with their husbands helping them, they were much more efficient. Two-thirds of the 100 kilograms of flour had been cooked, and the baskets beside were filled with freshly baked cakes. Qiao Yunxin moved the baskets into the carriage and covered them with a hemp blanket to prevent them from becoming hard.
Qiao Xin came in and took the dough from Xu's hand, then ordered, "You two go back to the room and clean up the children. Leave this to me and the third child."
Xu had become familiar with her mother-in-law's personality in the past few days, so she agreed and took Zhang to the house to prepare. Zhang, who was a little worried at first, turned around and saw Qiao Xin kneading the dough quickly with both hands, and then stacked four or five pieces of dough together, rolling the dough back and forth quickly with the rolling pin.
In the blink of an eye, four or five large pancakes, each one foot square, were formed.
She opened her mouth slightly, full of surprise, wondering when her mother-in-law had such good cooking skills!
Xu brushed the dust off her sleeves and said, "Hurry up and go clean up the things. If it's full, it might be too late."
""When did my sister-in-law's cooking skills become so good?"
"I don't know either. Don't ask. Isn't this good? Which mother-in-law will help her daughter-in-law with work?" Zhang looked at Xu in surprise. Is the sister-in-law really stupid or just pretending to be stupid? Is this what she meant?
Seeing that Xu had already gone upstairs, Zhang didn't hesitate and quickly followed her. This sister-in-law was really a fool, and she usually thought she was smart! Life was so good now, why did she have to break the casserole and ask the truth?
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