Farmhouse Pastoral Notes

Chapter 99

Chunqiu originally thought that the matter of Xiaoshitou was over, and there would be nothing else to do afterward. Unexpectedly, when she was having dinner at night, her sister Chunhua actually asked for grandma. This matter directly caught Chunqiu by surprise. Dazed, isn't it? She has just finished appeasing Xiao Shitou, how could Chunhua still get into trouble? What's more, when Chunhua said this now, Xiaoshitou also echoed, neither of them noticed her uncle, Yang Weimin's gloomy face , talking to himself, in the end, of course, she was scolded and cried by Mrs. Yang and Li, and the meal was not good. Alas, Chunqiu prayed for the two children in his heart, and hoped that he would not be beaten by her uncle when he went back. After all, her grandma is still in a fit of anger, so openly begging for Gu's, she will have to peel off her skin if she doesn't die!

When going to bed at night, Chunqiu heard her mother and her father also talking about this matter, her mother sighed a few words, then put on her clothes and fell asleep, just like what Chunqiu said, during the days between Gu Shi and Yuan Shi There was also a lot of friction, and it would be good for Yuan Shi not to make trouble now, so I hope Yuan Shi will say good things to her, in the next life!

On October 27th, Yang Weibo brought back the hot pot that Chunqiu wanted from the blacksmith shop in the town, but it was different from the copper hot pot. The pot is not too thick, Chunqiu is very satisfied.

As for why copper is not used, just saying that copper is more than five times more expensive than iron is enough for Chunqiu to rule it out. After all, even if her family is rich, she can't be so prodigal.

The hot pot was brought back, and it was time to test the results, Chunqiu hugged the hot pot, and decided to eat hot pot at night!
If you want to eat hot pot, the ingredients are essential. When I made Liangpi before, those seasonings were not used up, and now they are just in use, and then there are some meat, vegetables, meatballs, etc. Well, after a busy afternoon, I should be able to Have a good meal.

The helper chosen by Chunqiu was naturally her mother, Yuan Shi, because she thought it was too troublesome to knead the small balls. There was a whole piece of pork belly brought back by her father before, and she also asked Yuan to cut it into thin slices, and then prepared it for hot pot at night.

Chunqiu prepares the base and ingredients for the hot pot. In ancient times, there were no mandarin duck pots. For Grandma’s consideration, Chunqiu directly made clear soup, and then prepared the dipping sauce for the hot pot. In order to make the dipping sauce taste better, Chunqiu also specially made it He ran back to the backyard and brought back a handful of coriander and green onions.

In short, the mother and daughter worked hard in the small kitchen, chopping vegetables and ingredients, and when it was time for dinner, Chunqiu asked her father to put the iron pot on the table, surrounded by a plate A plate of green vegetables and meatballs, and a large plate of chopped pork belly.

"Hey, what is this? It smells so good?" Mrs. Yang and Li walked into the lobby, looking at the things on the dining table with a curious face, thinking that the pot in the middle looked so strange, There is actually a chimney, but the smell coming out of it is really nice.

"Mother, look at this shape, how strange? How can there be a pot like this?" Yang Weisong followed behind Yang Lishi, pulling his neck to see the strange pot on the table, with a little curiosity in his eyes.

"How do I know, but this thing must have been thought up by my good granddaughter. It seems to be eaten." Yang Li smiled with a wrinkled face, and there was blind trust in Chunqiu in her tone. This kind of thing that looks like food must be eaten It was her good granddaughter who thought it up, otherwise who else has such a brain.

When Yang Weibo heard what her mother said, his face was full of smiles, and he puffed out his chest proudly. What her mother said was not wrong, it was really his daughter who thought it up.

After watching the hot pot, Mrs. Yang and Li began to look for Chunqiu everywhere, but found that there were none around the house, so she asked directly with some doubts, "Where is Grandma's good granddaughter? Why isn't she here?"

"Grandma, where am I?" Chunqiu's words came in from outside the door, and Yang Lishi looked back and opened her mouth involuntarily, "Grandma's good granddaughter, it can be regarded as coming, by the way, this pot What is it? It smells really good."

"Grandmother, didn't you find this for me a few days ago? I improved it a bit. Now we can eat it directly without worrying about the fire." Chunqiu said to Yang Lishi, and then took two quick steps to wrap his arms in his arms. The dipping jars she was holding were placed on the table.

Chunqiu looked at the tumbling vegetables and meatballs in the hot pot, as well as the white meat slices, and called Yang Lishi over, "Grandma, this pot is delicious, sit down and eat."

"Oh, okay, grandma, you need to eat more." Mrs. Yang and Li finished with a smile, then took the bowl that Chunqiu handed over, mixed the dipping ingredients on top with the green vegetables that were picked up, and finally Put it directly in your mouth and eat it.

Seeing that Yang and Li ate it, Chunqiu stretched his neck and asked anxiously, "How is it?"

"Well, it is indeed made by my good granddaughter. It is delicious, especially the sauce, which is even more delicious." Yang Lishi used two delicious words to describe the hot pot made by Chunqiu, and Yang Lishi's expression is not good. As if cheating, Chunqiu directly called the people around him to eat, and Yuan Shi also came in. Everyone put the dipping sauce prepared by Chunqiu in their bowls, and then picked up the cooked meat slices in the pot, dipped them in After getting up, Chunqiu also took a bite of the small balls made by Yuan's on the side. After finding that the taste was good, he nodded with satisfaction, and then joined the army of grabbing food.

Everyone in the Yang family ate well tonight. Even Chunhua and Xiaoshi ate until their stomachs became round. Yang and Li knew that this pot called hot pot was actually an improved version of the previous copper tripod. It looks much better than copper tripod.

After finishing the meal, Chunqiu naturally followed Yang Li back to the house, today's food has been cooked, of course Yang Li also called the family to discuss how to sell it!Chunqiu once again became the only child among the adults.

"Mother, our family can make money by selling this hot pot." Yang Weisong was young and a little impatient. Ever since he ate Chunqiu's hotpot, he was in a state of excitement. Said it directly and excitedly.

After Yang Weisong finished speaking, Mrs. Yang and Li didn't respond. Mrs. Yang just sat on the kang after he came in and didn't speak. Although the hot pot is good, it may not be able to make money. The Liangpi sold in our shop before is a lesson from the past. If someone steals our recipe and makes our pot, how can it be sold?"

When Chunqiu heard her mother's words, she also nodded with lingering fear. This hot pot was not original to her. Besides, at this time, rich people would eat shabu-shabu every winter, although they all used that kind of copper tripod, which is not as good as hot pot. Yes, but it's not complicated to make hot pot, and it's not easy to handle if you make Liangpi.

Yang Weisong also listened to Yuan Shi's words, and his previous enthusiasm was immediately extinguished, and he opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

At this moment, Mrs. Yang and Li finally spoke. She saw that Mrs. Yang first glanced at Yuan and then at Yang Weisong, and said in a deep voice, "We have no choice but to take one step at a time. The material is the exclusive secret recipe of my good granddaughter, if this is the case, even if the hot pot is made, they don’t know the dipping material.”

"Mother is right." Yuan Shi nodded, "Mother, the iron pot was made for Bai in Wang's shop before, when the time comes...do you need to talk about it carefully?" Yuan Shi's words were cryptic, but Yang and Li Shi are also good people. Of course, he knew the meaning of Yuan's words, but he was afraid that if someone asked about the blacksmith shop, Master Wang would secretly type it out and not tell the Yang family.

"Mother, why don't we give Master Wang some more money, so Master Wang shouldn't be talking about it?" Yang Weisong said what he thought was a good method, but in the end he received Yang Li's vicious gaze.

Chunqiu also frowned when she heard her uncle's words. In all fairness, his uncle's method can also be used, but it is a bad strategy. Moreover, giving more money is also a distrust of others. Master Wang and their Yang family care It's still close, if this happened, it would be embarrassing to go to other people's shops in the future.

Just like what Chunqiu thought, Mrs. Yang and Li are not stupid, so they naturally know that what Yang Weisong came up with is a bad idea.

"Idiot" Yang Li gave Yang Weisong a sideways look, and stopped talking.

Yang Weimin and Yang Weibo naturally didn't know what to say, they just pretended to be invisible people in embarrassment, Chunqiu knew how to say it, but she was too young, if she said this kind of thing, her mother might be overwhelmed.

In the end, Mrs. Yuan made a good suggestion, that is, the Yang family will cooperate with Master Wang for this kind of pot. The Yang family will produce the samples of the iron pot, and Master Wang will provide the technology.

It can be said that Yuan's idea coincides with Chunqiu's, because you can't refuse this kind of thing, just like the imitations of later generations, instead of worrying about the hot pot business, it's better to focus on hot pot, you know, In the entire Heishan Town, Master Wang's blacksmith shop is one of the best in terms of fame and craftsmanship. When the time comes to cooperate, their Yang family can still do publicity, which is a win-win situation!
Yang and Li also agreed with Yuan's idea. Different from Gu's pettiness, everyone from Yuan's family background, knowledge and thinking are not comparable to Gu's, so the suggestions they put forward are also in line with Yang and Li's ideas. As for Mrs. Zhang and Li, she seems to be more and more pleasing to the eyes of Mrs. Yuan, especially compared with that ugly Mrs. Gu, it is a world of difference.

After the few people talked about the business, Yang Weimin also took the opportunity to talk about taking Gu's back. The reason is very good. The hot pot is out, and the shop naturally needs people. If Gu doesn't come back, the family will be too busy. Besides, Yang Chunni She is already a big girl, and if she stays here, it will not be good for her reputation.

Mrs. Yang and Li didn't scold people like yesterday. She just lowered her head and thought for a moment before nodding her head in agreement. At the same time, although the hotpot business has Dafang's money, Dafang doesn't need to go to the shop in the town this time, and The ratio is also different from the average Liangpi before. Yang Weimin didn't make any difference when he knew about it. After all, he had thought of it a long time ago.

"When she comes back, if there is still trouble over the allocation of hot pot, then she can just go back and never come back again." Yang Li's words were ruthless, without a trace of leeway.

Yang Weimin didn't refute, instead, he promised again and again that he would talk to Gu, and Yang and Li waved their hands directly, telling them to leave...

The next day, Mrs. Yang and Li went to Heishan Town together with Yang Weisong and Yang Weibai. Master Wang was also in the shop, and they discussed a regulation on the hot pot, and then Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Li came back.

Regarding the hot pot business, Master Wang and the Yang family split it 6:4. After all, the Yang family came up with this idea. Yang and Li wanted to split it half and half at first. They are all connected and related to their own business. Master Wang naturally attaches great importance to it, but Master Wang is also a person with a bottom line, so his 4 points are not a lot, so the two finally quarreled and came up with a 6:4 .

After talking about the hot pot, let’s talk about the shop in the town. Regarding the distribution of the shop’s income, Mrs. Yang and Li directly decided that the second room will take half of the money, and the remaining half will be taken by Yang and Li’s on the third floor, and the big house on the second floor. To be honest, such a division is unfair, because of what?Whether it is money or effort, it has nothing to do with the big house, but Yuan has been called out by Yang Li before. Yang Li said that this is the last time. They will separate after the year, and the second house can move out by then , can use the income of the two layers in exchange for the separation of the family, Yuan Shi also agreed.

Another day later, Yang Weimin directly picked up the mother and daughter of the Gu family who had stayed at her natal home for a few days, as if she had figured it out, the area around the Gu family came back very quietly, and the whole person revealed a peaceful atmosphere. Of course, if you ignore the forbearable hatred in her eyes, it's more like a person who knows his mistakes and corrects them.

Don't underestimate Chunqiu, she was an orphan in her previous life, and the human relationship is warm and cold. After she tasted it all, she has seen people who are more hidden than Gu's. What's more, Gu's just perverted person is like a child's play. .

It seems that her aunt not only didn't reflect on herself when she was in her natal family, but her heart became more and more dark. Looking at her eyes with great hatred, Chunqiu made up her mind and hoped that her aunt would not make a mistake. In her hand, otherwise... It's not a problem to push the flames.

Gu's heart is full of hatred. She hates Yang and Li's cruelty. She drove her back home regardless of her affection for the Yang family and having children. She hates Yang Weimin's ruthlessness. She begged for mercy, she hated the mother who gave birth to her and raised her even more, she was only cowardly, and her big beast brother wanted to kill them... Without them, how could she live such a miserable life!

But fortunately, she came back, and the time is still long, and she will not let go of these people who make her feel uncomfortable. Mrs. Li's house, dead old woman, they are endless!

Yang Weimin brought Yang Chunni and Gu Shi into the house, and then explained to Gu Shi about the hot pot at home. After speaking, he specially warned Gu Shi not to mess around anymore, otherwise...he couldn't stop his mother.

Gu Shi smiled and assured Yang Weibo that she would never show up again. Yang Weimin looked at Gu Shi's serious look, nodded suspiciously, and then went out.

When Gu saw Yang Weimin leaving, she sneered, hum, and called her a white-eyed wolf, then the dead old woman was the one with the most partial eyes, and she was only paid a few percent of the work this time, so she was really a beggar?There was blackness in Gu's eyes, his sleeves were tightly clenched in his hands, and his ferocious expression was like an evil spirit crawling up from hell to claim his life...

(End of this chapter)