Yoshida Mii

Chapter 203 Coincidence
"I saw it!" Gui Zhi curled her lips, "I was angry at the time, so I pretended I didn't see it, and left with the child in my arms. When Da Rong followed me, his elder sister called him, and he responded, saying yes. I didn't stop to say a word, and I didn't say a word when I got home, I guess I was angry in my heart."

Mrs. Li sighed, "Da Rong's elder sister was wrong about this matter. It was because of this matter that she separated the family. If she was for the good of her mother's family, she shouldn't come back to take her family's things. Although your family is separated, don't you still have it?" Didn't you marry a daughter-in-law if you were so lucky? How can the new daughter-in-law be willing? Without that little food, she can't go hungry, really... hey, is your sister-in-law's marriage settled yet?"

As soon as she mentioned sister-in-law, Gui Zhi's face became worried, "No... hey, this matter is difficult. Sister Hongzhen, you also know, because of the matter of our separation, and the trouble when the family we were engaged to divorced before. Thing... My parents-in-law thinks their old girl is good, but other people don't think so. They look down on my sister-in-law with good conditions, and they don't like my sister-in-law with poor conditions. Now Dahong is almost fifteen, and the marriage has not yet been settled. My in-laws They all blamed me behind their backs, saying that if I hadn't made a fuss at the beginning and ruined my sister-in-law's reputation, I wouldn't be able to settle down now."

"Why are you involved again?" Aunt Qiuxia interjected, "It's because they can make trouble and do it themselves, and they can't blame others."

After the new year, the weather is getting warmer day by day. The long ice edges hanging from the eaves are gradually melting under the sunshine of early spring. Drop by drop, they turn into water and hit the bricks on the ground. It melted away, and only the shady areas were still covered with snow.

On the 25th day of the first lunar month, the boy who came to the shop to fetch tofu sent a letter to Dong Bao, asking if Dong Bao had any new dishes, and their young master wanted to invite Miss Song to Anzhou.

Of course Dongbao is willing to go, and it costs more than 100 taels of silver to go there. She plans to save all of it and buy all the land. Even if the tofu business is imitated or unfortunately robbed of the business, she and Li She can also be a landlady comfortably.

Dong Bao has a very good impression of Wang Cong. From Dong Bao's point of view, this Wang Cong is devoted to the octagonal building, and only wants to make his ancestral family business bigger and stronger, to be the number one, but he is not at all like a single man. Qiang is such a shrewd philistine, full of flattery, he can't believe a word.Moreover, Dong Bao felt that Wang Cong was a bit bookish and stubborn.After getting acquainted with him, she found that the young master didn't put on airs or lose his temper, and he was really a very easy-going person.

Lin Shi and Zhang Qian have to study in the academy these days, and Dong Bao took Zhang Xiuyu, Quanzi and Shuanzi to Anzhou before dawn.Ever since the college started after Chinese New Year, Dong Bao has keenly noticed that Lin Shi has become more serious about his studies. He used to go home to help the family when he was in Muxiu, but now he only goes back every other time, and he spends the rest of the time racing against time. study.

Dong Bao was actually quite worried about Lin Shi. Although he was always smiling, the boy’s thoughts were deep inside. He only told her good things and never bad things. Master Liu often praised Lin Shi for his rapid progress in front of Aunt Qiuxia. , who have only studied for a few months, are better than those who have studied for two or three years.

It wasn't long before dawn when the group arrived at the Octagonal Building. The Octagonal Building hadn't opened yet, and the backyard was quiet.Because Dongbao and the others had come several times, the guys guarding the backyard gate recognized Dongbao and let him go immediately. When Dongbao entered the yard, he heard Wang Cong's voice coming from the wing.

"I knew you would come over... Since you like to eat the dishes cooked by Miss Song, don't make things difficult for others when Miss Song comes. It's not easy for a little girl, so she lost her father and relatives at a young age And unreliable, begging for life with mother..." Wang Cong's tone was rather helpless.

"I know she is your God of Wealth, and I won't trouble her! You're like a bitch for so much chatter!" Wang Wu interrupted Wang Cong impatiently with his voice changing.

At this moment, the little boy who was following Dong Bao ran over, and there was a sound of heavy footsteps on the stone slab in the yard. The people in the wing room seemed to have heard the sound, and immediately stopped talking.

"Young Master, Miss Song is here!" The boy who reported the letter said loudly.

The sound in the room stopped abruptly, and after a while, the curtain at the door was raised, and Wang Cong and Wang Wu appeared at the door, walking towards Dongbao.

Wang Cong smiled at Dong Bao: "Miss Song came very early!"

Wang Wu stood aside with his hands behind his back. Although his face was stinky, he didn't say a word to run on Dong Bao. It seemed that Wang Cong had listened to what he said just now.

Dong Bao and the others pretended that they didn't hear those words when they just came in, and said with a smile: "It's early, too, Mr. Wang!"

This time, Dongbao taught the cook to make braised pork and fragrant dried twice-cooked pork. The fragrant dried tofu is the five-spice dried tofu that Dongbao dried at home during the Chinese New Year. It has been sold in Baoji shop together with Qianzhang. It is also available in Wang Cong's place. The price is more expensive than tofu, and the sales volume in Baoji shop is not as good as that of tofu, but it sells very well in Anzhou. After all, Anzhou people have a little more money than Yuanshui people, and they are willing to spend a few more money to buy some delicious food.

It took a long time to make braised pork. When the meat was simmering in the pot to collect the juice, the strong aroma of meat wafted all over the yard, and many people were drooling around their mouths. Wang Cong stood in the yard, just smelling The smile on the face of this taste couldn't hold back. He had a hunch that this dish would be more popular than boiled fish.Wang Wu, on the other hand, stood in the doorway with his hands behind his back, watching Dong Bao cook without saying a word, but his eyes revealed curiosity, and he kept circling Dong Bao, waiting for Dong Bao to watch. In the past, he folded his arms and looked at the sky again.Wang Wuyi was wearing a fine moon white brocade robe, a red gold crown on his head, a jade belt around his waist, and a pair of clean sheepskin boots on his feet. No matter how you looked at it, it didn't match the dirty and greasy stove.

Dong Bao simply ignored him and concentrated on cooking.She added dogwood when making fragrant dried twice-cooked pork, and used miso for coloring. When frying on high heat, she cut fresh green garlic sprouts just pulled out from the snow. The aroma is slightly spicy, and the color is also pleasing to the eye. , is a good side dish.

"It's so delicious!" Standing in the yard, Quanzi and Shuanzi drooled at each other, smiled at each other, and said in unison: "Go home and let Sister Dongbao cook for us again!" Although they couldn't afford the star anise The building is such a high-end place, but they have sister Dongbao who is more powerful than the chef in the octagonal building.

Wang Cong and Wang Wu led the waiters to the octagonal building in front with two dishes. Before leaving, they told the two cooks in the octagonal building to cook these two dishes well. Repeatedly said yes.When the Fifth Young Master Wang left, the atmosphere in the whole yard immediately relaxed. Everyone knew that the Fifth Young Master Wang had a bad temper, but he couldn't be offended because of his high status.

At noon, as usual, Wang Cong invited Dong Bao's half-grown children to have dinner in the Octagonal Building. When Wang Cong led them into the lobby on the first floor of the Octagonal Building, Dong Bao heard someone behind him shout in surprise, "Song Dongbao?"

Dong Bao looked back and saw Shan Qiang, who was wearing a bright royal blue satin jacket, holding a jug in his hand, with a fat belly bent, pouring wine for the people at the wine table graciously. When he called Dong Bao, he was probably surprised and didn't expect that the person he saw was really Song Dongbao, and he was still maintaining that ridiculous posture of pouring wine.

Dong Bao didn't expect to run into Shan Qiang here, so he nodded politely as a greeting, and then followed Wang Cong upstairs.

At this moment, someone at the table with Shan Qiang recognized Wang Cong, got up quickly, bowed his hands respectfully to Wang Cong and said with a smile: "So it's Young Master Cong, you came to the restaurant today, it's a pleasure to meet you! My lord His surname is Guo, with a single name, and he is the shopkeeper of Datong Grain Store in the north of the city." After exchanging pleasantries, Guo Wen introduced to several people at the table: "This young master is the young owner of Octagonal Tower, Master Cong!"

Shan Qiang's eyeballs became even more rounded.

People at the table got up one after another to get close to Wang Cong's gloves. Some praised Wang Cong for being young and promising, and some praised Wang Cong for his good looks. He said politely: "Everyone who comes to my place is a guest, don't be cautious, if there is anything inconsiderate, just tell our shopkeeper!"

The few people who came to flatter him naturally understood that Wang Cong had something to do, and immediately expressed their thanks with a wink and returned to their seats.

Shan Qiang was still unable to extricate himself from the astonishment, and took the opportunity to ask: "This prince, does he have a big background?"

Guo Wen sneered, as if mocking Shan Qiang’s ignorance from the countryside, he cupped his hands in the direction of the Wang family’s residence in the west of the city, and said: “The Wang family is the largest family in Anzhou, and there are countless members from the family, even the magistrate The master also wants to give the Wang family three points. Although this prince is not a aunt, he is a great-grandfather with his contemporaries, and he is a close relative. He is also the young owner of the octagonal building. What do you think? Is it big?"

Shan Qiang laughed again and again, and drank three glasses of wine in a row, "My little brother is from the country, and I have no experience. I made everyone laugh, and I will punish myself for three glasses!"

After Wang Cong exchanged pleasantries with those people, he led Dong Bao and the others to continue upstairs. When they reached the sixth floor, they entered a box and told the waiters to come over to a table.

Dong Bao has been to the Bajiao Building several times, and knows that the lobby on the first floor of the Bajiao Building is the cheapest. The higher the floor, the more expensive the table fee is. She remembered that Shan Qiang always fetched [-] to [-] yuan in Yuanshui on weekdays , He only needs to mark "I am a local tyrant" on his forehead, but when he gets here, he can only be in the lobby on the first floor, and he has to bow his belly and flatter people with drinks.

After dinner, Dong Bao and Zhang Xiuyu led Quanzi and Shuanzi to the pharmacy to buy four hundred catties of plaster and came back. When they worked together to lift the sack to the carriage, Quanzi whispered to Dongbao: "Yes A few people follow us all the way!"

(End of this chapter)