Chu Nanzhi took Dabao to the market and bought six gifts for apprenticeship: celery, lotus seeds, red beans, red dates, longan and dried lean meat strips. He also bought some pork and vegetables and went back to prepare a sumptuous meal for everyone.
meals.
After a while of busy work in the kitchen, I washed the spare ribs, stewed a pot of lotus root and corn pork rib soup, and then fried a few dishes that I had never tasted a few days ago:
Fresh ground vegetables, stir-fried potatoes, fried noodles with lean meat, fried beans with pork belly and scrambled eggs with tomatoes specially ordered by Chang Lao.
While waiting for the food to be served, Chu Nanzhi introduced his new dishes to everyone one by one.
The second elder and the quadruplets looked at a table full of new tricks and were very greedy.
This time, Mr. Nie and Mr. Chang stopped trying to grab the food. They tasted the delicacies in harmony and were full of praise.
Mr. Nie drank a few glasses of wine and began to make bold suggestions:
"To say that the most famous restaurant in Luyan Port today is the one opened by the Qi family. The dishes there are deeply loved by the rich and powerful, but I have been tired of them a few years ago. The dishes you studied, Nanzhi, are very novel.
, if you can open a restaurant in the county, I think it will be on par with the Qi family, and maybe even be the top one."
"Mr. Nie's words are wrong."
Chang Lao quickly rejected his proposal and said disapprovingly:
"My disciple is so smart, so asking her to run a restaurant is overkill."
After saying that, he quickly waved his hand to Chu Nanzhi: "My good disciple, please don't listen to what this old man says."
Xiao Sibao always remembered that grandma mentioned the matter of opening a restaurant in the county a few days ago, so he quickly expressed his opinion at this time:
"Grandpa Chang, can my grandma teach my grandma and two aunts to open a restaurant in the county?"
When the two elders heard this, they looked at each other and looked embarrassed.
Even now, Chu Nanzhi had no intention of deceiving the two elders and answered truthfully:
"To be honest with the two teachers, it is true that as Si Bao said, the students have had thoughts in this regard. The two elders also have a general understanding of the affairs of my natal family. In the past few years, my adopted son-in-law and the second son of the Han family have almost ruined the family.
Jiye, the student appreciates the hard work of his mother and is trying to find a livelihood for their family."
"Well, it's good that you have such filial piety."
After Chang Lao listened, he finally agreed.
Just mentioning the affairs of the Chu family, several people couldn't help but frown.
Mr. Nie looked regretful and said with a wry smile: "It is a pity that Erlang of the Han family was indeed a very talented person in this county in the past."
At this point, he paused sadly and couldn't bear to say any more. His deep eyes slowly turned to Lin Jinxiao who was picking up vegetables:
"Fortunately, Dalang has a noble character and has never been deceived by others. This fact makes me very happy."
After being praised by his mentor, Lin Jinxiao put down his chopsticks with fear and replied respectfully:
"Thanks to the cultivation of the two mentors, the students will never dare to ruin their own future and live up to the teachings of the mentors."
After hearing this, the two old men raised their glasses with joy and drank down the wine in one gulp.
Looking at the arrogant and lonely figure opposite, Chu Nanzhi vaguely remembered that Qi Mochen had also deliberately tried to win over Lin Jinxiao, but it was a pity that this man was an impoverished man who only had official duties and a few children at home in his eyes.
If this guy had become as decadent and decadent as Han Erlang and Liu Shuyang, then the four little guys might have lost their way out.
Getting back to the subject, since Mr. Nie mentioned the matter of opening a restaurant, Chu Nanzhi simply said everything in his mind at this time:
"The students thought that if they could really open a restaurant in the county, they would create a spacious and elegant room in the restaurant for the two elders to teach their lessons to the four little treasures. In this way, if the students develop any new dishes, they can also contribute to them in time.
A teacher."
"Well, Nan Zhi, your proposal is very good."
Mr. Nie's face was full of kindness and he nodded in agreement.
Chang Lao stroked his beard repeatedly with full of thoughts, half-squinted his eyes and said uneasily:
"Although the Qi family is not an aristocratic family, it has been entrenched in Luyan Port for many years and has long been deeply rooted. My disciple, you are a woman's family after all. Da Lang's legs and feet are not flexible at the moment. If you compete with them, I'm afraid you will suffer a loss.
"
"Teacher, don't worry. Didn't the teacher just say that on the way back, students are good at conspiracy, and business is about fair competition. Luyan Port is not the domain of the Qi family. It cannot be done in such a large county.
If you want to do a small business, it depends on the Qi family's attitude. Besides, if I really can't compete with you, why don't I still have two teachers?"
Chu Nanzhi smiled evilly.
Her temperament has always been like this. She can only decide whether she wants to do something or not, but not whether she dares to do it or not.
Moreover, she has no feudal ideas and looks down on those who do business. If she can live a richer life, why should she think of herself as noble?
After listening to her words, Mr. Nie took a deep look at Chang Yanjue who was deep in thought. He no longer hesitated and replied firmly:
"Nan Zhi, you don't have to worry. As long as you do what you want to do boldly, I will fully support you. If the Qi family dares to play any dirty tricks, I will fight with him to the end even if I risk my life.
"
Seeing this, Chang Lao had no choice but to acquiesce.
After finishing the meal and sitting until evening, Chu Nanzhi led the quadruplets in the apprenticeship ceremony and sent the two elders away, and the yard became quiet again.
Thinking about what happened in the county today, she still felt a little uneasy, so she decided to go back to her parents' home one day early and tomorrow.
After bathing the quadruplets, she discussed with Lin Jinxiao in front of him: "I will get up early tomorrow and go to the village to hire two people to carry you back to my mother's house."
"It's up to you."
Lin Jinxiao replied indifferently.
During lunch, after hearing a few people talking, he roughly guessed that something might have happened to this woman when she went to the county today, so he had the good sense not to contradict her at this time.
As soon as the quadruplets heard that they would be able to go to their grandma's house tomorrow, they started jumping up and down again.
Xiaosi Baolin Ruijia immediately came over with the pastries she had saved and handed them to Chu Nanzhi, and said solemnly: "Mom, these red bean cakes and sesame cakes are what I left for my aunt's brother."
When Chu Nanzhi saw that there was still more than half of the four treasures left among the red bean cake and sesame cake given to each of the little ones today, Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but feel touched.
The little guy was reluctant to eat it himself and wanted to leave it to Chu Nanzhu's children. It was not in vain that their grandma and aunt loved him so much.
Chu Nanzhi stroked Xiao Sibao's head and said in a personal voice: "You can keep these to eat on the road when you are hungry tomorrow. I left a lot for my aunt's little brother."
After hearing this, Xiao Sibao was willing to put away his snacks.
When she returned to her parents' home this time, Chu Nanzhi didn't plan to leave too much money for Liu Yun, but only planned to buy more things for the Chu family.
That is, Anlin Village is not close to Tong'an Village, and it takes more than half an hour to walk.
Therefore, in addition to the cakes for the children and the clothing materials bought today, as well as a few rare old wild ginseng plants sent by the old doctor in the county, which were prepared in advance, she wanted to wait until she arrived in Tong'an Village to buy the rest.
After packing everything and before going to bed, Chu Nanzhi had just placed the second, third and fourth treasures when she saw Lin Jinxiao leading Dabao at the door of the cabin.
The father and son looked at each other, hesitating to speak, as if unable to speak.
When Chu Nanzhi saw him bringing Dabao over, she immediately guessed what he was thinking. She looked at the small space on the bed and asked a little embarrassedly: "Do you want Dabao to sleep here too?"
"Well, Dabao is used to sleeping with his younger brothers and sisters, and he can't bear to leave them."
Lin Jinxiao did not tell the truth about the conflict between himself and Dabao.
He patted Dabao's head lightly and leaned against the door: "You can take the little treasures to sleep in the back room. I will sleep here from now on."
When the three babies who were lying down heard this, they immediately got up from the bed, came over with joy and pulled Chu Nanzhi towards the back room.
Looking at such a scene, Lin Jinxiao suddenly thought of the past when he was surrounded by four little guys. He couldn't help but shook his head angrily and entered the cabin alone with a lonely expression.