The village chief grabbed the money bag and led the villagers back to the village happily to distribute the money. The fifteen households in Wufeng Village were divided equally. One family received six coins and half a catty of pork. Every family cheered.
Then he enthusiastically chased the younger ones in the family to catch them.
After tasting the sweetness, they couldn't bear to let it go. The young man couldn't catch it, so he caught less than ten kilograms the next day, and the family only got two cents.
The strong laborers from each family looked at them and couldn't help but roll up their trousers and go to the mud ditch, hoping to catch more and sell them for more money.
The village chief watched and hurriedly called the villagers together and said: "Song Dong's family only has this inn. No matter how many guests there are every day, they can't eat so many loaches! That is to say, the day before, we sent too many, and Song Dong's family gave them all
We collected it but couldn’t sell it all, so that’s not causing trouble to others!”
"I see that the boys, young and old, will be able to give away more than ten kilograms every day. From now on, we won't divide the money every day. I will keep the money after selling it. We will divide it once every ten days."
"There's not much farm work right now. If you really can't help but want to catch loaches, then catch more. My wife, Daquan, don't tell me. Eat these loaches stewed with tofu. It's a great supplement! It's good for the elderly and children. You can take whatever you catch.
Go home, eat at home, and replenish your health at home!”
As soon as the village chief spoke, no one in the village refused to listen. If they wanted to sell the loaches to the Crescent Inn, it would be up to the young man from each family to catch them. They, the adults, would not take it easy.
If you really want to catch it, take it home and eat it yourself.
I learned how to stew it from Daquan's wife, and it was easy, so I stewed it for myself.
Although it is easy to catch loaches, tofu costs two cents a pound, and lard and sugar are needed to stew the soup. Not every family is willing to eat it every day. Eat it once every ten days and add more water.
Just drink it to your heart's content.
If there was a pregnant woman in the family, I would feed her two more meals. When the baby was born and the old hens didn't have enough to eat every day, they would stew more of this soup.
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The Crescent Inn is running business in an orderly manner. June is about to enter. The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the business of the tea shed is also very good.
Every day, the iced shrimp and iced glutinous rice is the best seller, and iced watermelon has also started to be sold.
Song Qiu temporarily deleted hot and sour noodles and other hot foods, and retained mung bean porridge and steamed buns.
They all sell jelly and cold noodles, which are refreshing and filling foods, as well as pork head mixed with courgette salad. Guests who don't want to eat in the inn can also have a drink in the teahouse.
She was thin in the bitter summer, and Song Qiu was smoking in the kitchen every day. All the meals she ate in the inn were handed over to Mrs. Liu. She was too hot to want to eat. Most of the time, a piece of iced watermelon or a bowl of jelly cold noodles would be more delicious.
Be more comfortable.
I have lost weight visibly to the naked eye.
Ah Ling has always had a strong skin, and she can eat even if it's hot, and her appetite is still huge.
Seeing that Song Qiu had lost weight, he couldn't help but feel distressed. He looked at the official road outside the inn and sighed: "It's been more than ten days since I left, why hasn't Uncle Du come back yet?"
Uncle Du brought Aunt Zhong and the others here, and Sister Aqiu's burden of taking care of the dishes can be relieved.
She has been away from home for a month and she misses her grandma.
Song Qiu also missed Lao Yuan. She had been away from her grandma for such a long time, and she was too busy to think about it. Grandma was watching her at home every day, so she must have missed her very much.
At this moment, Song Qiu suddenly felt homesick.
No one has mentioned it before, but Ah Ling only mentioned Du Chuanfu now. Du Chuanfu arrived before it got dark.
There were two mule carts in a row, covered in dust.
Song Qiu was just wondering why there were two carts coming, when he saw a figure speeding down from the leading mule cart.
"Aqiu!"
The figure was like a rabbit, rushing towards her. Song Qiu was so quick that he didn't even react before he was hugged.
"Aqiu! I miss you so much!"
Song Qiu was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and confirmed that Lihua had really come with him. He immediately grinned, hugged the person and jumped up, "Lihua? Why are you here!"
Lihua, who seemed to have grown a little taller after not seeing her for a long time, hurried all the way here. She was a little tired, but she couldn't help but be happy to see Song Qiu.
"What's wrong, Ah Qiu, you don't welcome me here? Huh, you took Ah Ling and his sword to the end of the world and left me alone. I watched you come to me every day. It's been a month since you left.
You’re not even coming back! I miss you, so I might as well come here with Uncle Du!”
"This is the first time I have traveled so far. This car makes my whole body fall apart. But we are finally here!"
Aling didn't expect that Lihua was here, and he was so happy that he came up to her and gave her a big hug, and then said: "Why do you want to travel to the end of the world with a sword? But it's unfair! We stay in this inn every day, and we haven't gone anywhere.
It just so happens that you are here by yourself, so I want you to see it with your own eyes, so as not to say that we have gone out to enjoy ourselves when we go back!"
Lihua said: "I heard from Uncle Du that what happened to you along the way was really exciting!"
Then he looked around the inn again, "Is this the black shop you met first? Uncle Du talks little and only speaks in a few words. I haven't heard enough yet. Ah Qiu, please tell me more! I'm the most
Love hearing these stories!”
Song Qiu listened and quickly glanced at Du Chuanfu, "You didn't tell my grandma about the encounter with the black shop, right?"
The old man watches it every day at home. If he knows whether this is a black shop or not, don't worry about anything else.
There is definitely something to worry about.
Du Chuanfu replied: "No, I just obeyed the girl's instructions, so I didn't say much about these things. She just took over this inn because no one else could keep it."
Lihua also said: "I asked Uncle Du about this on the way here. Grandma Yuan didn't know! She knew that everything went well here and you had opened an inn. She was very happy and asked me to bring you a message.
Everything is fine for you outside. The inn has been opened. Just take good care of it. Don't rush home. It's hot now. It will be even hotter when you go back. It's uncomfortable to travel. Don't worry about home. Everything is fine at home.
Woolen cloth!"
Song Qiu felt relieved when he heard that everything was fine at home, and said first: "Are you tired? Come on, sit down and have a rest!"
Then he called Ma Liang outside to look at the cold shrimps, iced watermelon and other things in the tea shed, and bring some in for Lihua and the others to eat.
Traveling on such a hot day can be very tiring.
Zhong and others who were talking to Meng Chaoqun over there also hurried over to see the girl.
Lihua was indeed very thirsty, so she felt refreshed after eating a large piece of iced watermelon, and kept chattering about what happened along the way.
That's all, and he said: "I begged my parents for a long time before they agreed! It's not in vain. I can travel far away to find you. I was so excited that I didn't sleep well along the way. I kept asking Uncle Du every day.
How long does it take to get there? I wish I could be there in the blink of an eye!"
"It's such a stormy day at noon that the travelers can't stand it, and the mules can't stand it either, so we're hurrying up and taking a break. We've arrived!"