Griffin Commander in the Late Ming Dynasty

Jiang Han looked at the green smoke rising from the small stove and remembered the small coal stove in his mind. He thought that he could make this thing when he arrived in Jiangnan.

To do such a big business, you have to invest in a whole set of supporting things first, such as recruiting craftsmen to build a factory to ensure supply, buying an iron mine to ensure the supply of iron, and then buying a mine to improve the coal, turning ordinary coal into honeycomb coal, etc. These are all businesses that can only be run by people with a lot of money.

But unfortunately, Jiang Han just happened to have it.

In this era when feudal landlords would basically keep the money they earned at home, although Cao Sheng's mansion in Anping City was only a side mansion, it contained a lot of silver and money. This group of big businessmen were all very rich, and all of them were given to Jiang Han, allowing him to complete his initial capital accumulation in the most brutal way.

Jiang Han is now considered a small capitalist.

Those are still too far away, I'm just writing them down now for later use.

Jiang Han walked out of the house, came to Zhao Ganzi and started chatting with him.

"Hey, fellow, your house is really nice. Fellow, do you have charcoal and firewood at home? I won't take it for free. I'll pay for it. Hey, fellow, do you have chickens at home? Give me two, just male ones. Hey, fellow, your daughter is very cute..."

After a cordial and friendly exchange, Jiang Han bought two chickens, a pile of firewood, and some supplies for the journey with a few pieces of silver. Judging from Zhao Ganzi's grinning face, he must have overpaid, but it didn't matter. It was not his own money, so he didn't feel bad. He just needed to have chicken to eat. Oh, and some local eggs. Compared with those Liangshan heroes who would go to the restaurant to order two pounds of braised beef after robbing money, Jiang Han felt that he was too frugal.

It's ironic that these farmers who raise chickens and whose chickens lay eggs have never tasted chicken.

After becoming the boss, Jiang Han started to act arrogantly. He, who used to do everything himself, handed over all the pre-processing work of the two chickens to Zhao Ganzi. Professional work such as killing and plucking chickens should be outsourced to professionals. When Jiang made chicken dishes, he had never encountered the situation of killing chickens.

He walked back to the house in a square step. Several people in the house had already started eating. The potatoes had been roasted in the fire until their skin was charred. When they tore off the skin, they found the golden potato flesh inside. It was so delicious that they took a bite. Anyway, the two little guys had their mouths full of black food.

"Leave some room for us, leave some room for us, we are in for a treat today and can improve our lives. I just got two chickens from a fellow villager, and today I will prepare two delicious dishes for us!"

"Chicken! Yummy!"

45 had been eating bacon and bread for days, and he felt like he was going to lose his appetite. When had Griffin's diet ever been so bad? It was hard to go from luxury to frugality, but he was just joking in front of Jiang Han. What kind of situations had he not encountered when he was on duty? He had been through many battles and had seen a lot.

A few spoons of lard, a little seasoning, no onions, that thing is not easy to grow in this season, add a little ginger and garlic, cut the chicken into pieces, blanch it in water to filter out the blood, and then stir-fry it in the pan. The aroma, wow! The neighbor's children are crying with greed!

The youngest and the little sister watched with stars in their eyes. In their simple worldview, Jiang Han, who was able to cook delicious food, possessed the power to turn decay into magic. Anything in his hands would become delicious. It was simply magical.

While cooking, Jiang Han also simmered a pot of rice. For a loyal fan of staple foods, he always felt uneasy and unsatisfied when eating without staple foods. He had to have some staple foods anyway. It was okay before when he was in the wild, but now that he had a place to stay and could cook such hard dishes, he had to have some rice to fill his stomach and make it perfect.

The smoke from the cooking stove attracted the attention of the people in the house, and also attracted a small uninvited guest.

"No, little girl, then come in... I'll give you some."

Jiang Han held the chopsticks and looked at the little girl outside the door who was secretly looking at him. He felt a little helpless. A little girl of six or seven years old kept staring at him while he was eating, and her drool was almost dripping onto his chest. It was really a bit unbearable.

"Really...really?"

The little girl pulled the finger out of her mouth, somewhat incredulous about Jiang Han's attitude. All along, whenever others saw her watching them eat like this, they would hide their food tightly, fearing that if they took one more look, they would see less of what they were eating. This was the first time in Xiao Ni's seven-year-old life that she had openly invited others to eat with her.

"It's steamed, but there's also fried ones. Come on, we can add an extra pair of chopsticks anyway."

It was just a meal, and Jiang Han didn't have much concerns about it. How much could a seven-year-old girl eat, no matter how much she could eat? And looking at the patched clothes the girl was wearing, Jiang Han even suspected that she had never smelled meat since she was a child.

"What...is this?"

The little girl pointed at the chicken nuggets on the plate. She had never seen stir-fried food before and had no idea what the fragrant pieces in front of her were.

"This is a very beautiful kini, try it, it's delicious"

Jiang Han took out a clean bowl, put the chicken in the bowl and handed it to Xiao Ni, blowing on it.

"Eat slowly, be careful, it's still hot"

The little girl carefully put the chicken into her mouth. The aroma of meat and stir-fried dishes burst in her taste buds at once. Although Jiang Han blew on the chicken nuggets, they were still a little hot when they first came out of the pan. But the little girl was reluctant to spit them out, let alone chew them. She just kept chewing them, wanting to taste every flavor of the chicken before she was willing to swallow it.

“Try this with chicken, it tastes even better.”

Jiang Han scooped a spoonful of rice for Xiao Ni. Xiao Ni was curious about what the white grains were. She held the bowl and looked at it carefully, sniffing it from time to time.

"This is rice, it's delicious,"

Jiang Han explained to the little guy.

"Xiao Ni... I've never eaten it... Can you bring it to mommy?"

The little guy looked at Jiang Han, his big eyes full of pleading.

"Of course, don't worry, I'll give you two more pieces of meat, you can take them back and eat them together."

Jiang Han laughed in silence and touched the little guy's head. Hmm... the feel is average, not as good as the M4A1.

Volume 35: Chapter Chapter : Hiding

"Mother!!!"

The little girl ran out holding the bowl.

"You are so kind that you made me eat less."

Sister 45 obviously didn't understand that Tsundere had been retired in this version update, but she was still very cute! Jiang Han couldn't help but want to rub his face, but for the sake of his own safety, he held back.

Jiang Han discovered that after spending more time with the humanoid girls, the evil thoughts in his heart became stronger day by day. Griffin is indeed a place to refine one's mind.

Zhao Ganzi's wife, Wang, was still working at home. It was still young, so she could do some sewing work. She would not be able to do it if it got dark, and they could not afford to light such a precious thing as an oil lamp.

The guest who stayed overnight today bought two chickens and some firewood, and paid enough money to buy several chickens. This made Wang feel a lot more relieved, and she was less averse to outsiders staying overnight.

"Mother!!"

Just as I was thinking about it, I saw my little girl running towards me with a small bowl in her hand.

"Run slower, or your clothes will get torn if you fall down again and I'll have to mend them again. What's this?"

Although she was concerned about her daughter, she was still harsh in her words. Just as Wang was about to scold her, she saw the bowl in her daughter's hand.

"Well, the kind person who stayed with me said that this is delicious and can be eaten. Ni'er tasted it and it was delicious. Bring it to mother to eat."

The little guy held up his bowl so that Wang could see it clearly.

"This is!!"

Only then did Wang see that in the bowl, there was half a bowl of white rice and a few pieces of fragrant meat!

For a rural woman, such a gift was a little too valuable, and she was a little panicked on the spot.

"How can you just take other people's things! Give it to me!"

Wang snatched the bowl away and dragged Xiao Ni towards Jiang Han and their room. The little girl was frightened by the sudden change and started crying with a pouty mouth.

Jiang Han and his group were eating happily at the table. He had previously ordered a batch of foldable tables and benches from a carpenter, which saved a lot of space and could be taken out and unfolded when needed. They were eating happily when they heard crying sounds coming from far away. A woman was pulling a little girl with a bowl in her hand.

"With all these meanings, why are you still so angry?"

Jiang Han was a little confused about the situation.

"Dear guests, I am so sorry. My child is ignorant and took your things without permission. I apologize to you on behalf of my child... We really can't afford this."

Wang kept bowing and apologizing.

A meal of white rice and meat was a luxurious gift for this ordinary family. Jiang Han was a little surprised and said, "Ah, it's okay, it's just a meal. I gave it to the child. The child is very cute."

He was also being polite, and tried his best to get the mother and daughter to accept the food. After all, the food had already been put in someone else's bowl, so there was no point in taking it back.

"Is it really so? I understand. Please, sir, let me go back and think about it."

Wang's answer made Jiang Han even more confused. What was there to think about while having a meal? He couldn't understand the train of thought of the woman in front of him.

"Since we're here, we just happen to have some rice left in the pot. You can take it all away and take the children home to eat something good. It's not easy in this cold weather."

As Jiang Han spoke, he scooped the remaining rice and rice crust into a bowl and gave it to Wang. He had to learn to control the amount next time.

"This... Hey, little lady, thank you so much, I won't bother you anymore."

Wang didn't say much, and slowly left with the little girl.

"Wasn't she quite resistant before? Why did she accept it now?"

M4A1 was a little confused.

"Who knows? But we are living under someone else's roof anyway, so it's only right that we give them something."

"really"

The few of them didn't think too much about it and just focused on finishing the food in front of them.

"Mother, you eat"

The little girl wiped her tears, but still insisted on letting her mother taste the delicious food.

"Mother has a poor appetite today and can't eat anything. Please eat, ah, eat more."

Wang touched the little girl's head, feeling extremely conflicted. She sniffed hard and tried her best to put a smile on her little girl's face.

"What's going on?"

Zhao Ganzi went out to chop firewood and came back home with a pile of firewood. Looking at the rice on the table and his daughter eating happily, he was dumbfounded. What happened? Is this life over?

"Boss, you're here. This was sent by the people who stayed overnight. They said Xiao Ni was cute, so they gave her some white rice and meat. I went to apologize and wanted to give it back, but they gave me another big bowl instead."

Zhao Ganzi's expression began to look a little strange.

"What do you mean?"

"I would like to ask you what you mean"

"But... this is the rule"

"Can't the rules be changed?"

There was a pleading tone in Wang's voice.

"But.....Hey! Let me think about it again....Let me think about it again..."

Zhao Ganzi sighed, squatted by the door and smoked his pipe in silence, the puffing sound just like his troubled mood.

The rain outside the window still shows no sign of stopping. It seems they will have to spend the night here. They can only hope that the weather will get better soon so that they can set off again.

Compared to a horse-drawn carriage, one advantage of this farmyard is that there is often a brick bed with charcoal burning underneath, so the whole bed is warm, but there are not many empty rooms in the yard, so the few of them can only squeeze a little.

Jiang Han said that the conditions were limited and we could only work together to overcome the difficulties, while suppressing the upward curve of his mouth. Oh, I finally caught it! How many years have passed, how many years have passed!

The last time I lay in the same bed with another person of the opposite sex was when I was in kindergarten. We were all toddlers.

Is my spring finally coming? Jiang Han couldn't help but feel overwhelmed, and even couldn't help humming a song.

"Look at how overexcited he is. My God, I really don't want to admit that such a wretched guy is my commander."

45 looked disgusted. It's just sleeping on a quilt, why are you so happy?

"This is the first time I've seen the Commander like this."

I don't know how to evaluate the M4A1 either.

"So... who's sleeping on his side?"

The problem was placed before the two of them.

"I think the commander and I knew each other earlier, so I should be the one to come."

The M4A1 took the lead.

"I think my relationship with him should be better. You are too young to control yourself. It would be bad if he takes advantage of you."

45 is not willing to be outdone.

"I believe the commander is not that kind of person"

"You're being a little too fake, sister. How about this, let's play rock-paper-scissors."

45 suggested slowly.

M4A1's eyes flashed, and a big battle was about to break out.

Volume 36: Chapter Chapter : Night Talk

"So, what does this mean?"

The youngest son and the little sister were too young and fell asleep early, unable to resist the sleepiness. Jiang Han lay on the kang, surrounded by the 45 and M4A1 on both sides, not knowing what to do.

"Didn't you lose the rock-paper-scissors game?"

45 looked at M4A1 and signaled with his eyes.

"I lost, but there is more than one position beside the commander."

The M4A1 is no longer simple.

"The Disobedient Squad has actually raised you to be like this! It's really heartbreaking!"